Santiago Velez
Santiago Velez is a renowned practitioner in the digital asset and blockchain space. He is the Co-Founder and Division Lead of Research & Development at Block Digital Corporation, a leader in decentralized computing, supporting the future of Web3. He also serves as Head of R&D at Sindric Solutions, a Web3 enterprise software development company that has built and advised on products for Fortune 50 companies. Velez joined the digital assets space in 2016, and has since become an advocate and expert in digital assets and blockchain technology. He spent 20 years as a nuclear engineer in the power generation, procurement, and construction industry. He also has experience in entrepreneurial startups and project management assets over $50 million.
Santiago Velez Professional Experience / Academic History
Professional Experience
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Co-Founder and Head of Research and Development
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Head of Research and Development
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Co-Founder
Academic History
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B.S., Nuclear Engineering
CURRENT APPOINTMENTS
Co-Founder and Division Lead of R&D, Block Digital Corporation
Head of Research & Development, Sindric Solutions
As Division Lead of R&D, he supports the next generation of decentralized ecosystems using co-located computer & power generation.
He also focuses on compute component and system engineering, procurement, and construction for a computationally diverse capability.
Since co-founding Block Digital Corporation, he has built the firm's risk management from the ground up.
Velez is an Advisor and Head of Research & Development at Sindric Solutions.
He serves as an advisor to the Sindric Solutions DLT platform for the management of digital assets, both fungible and NFTs.
He also focused on decentralized ledger technologies, digital assets, NFTs, and smart contracts capabilities.
MEDIA & PUBLICATIONS
He contributes to the Real Vision platform to perform deep-dive, long-form interviews with up-and-coming leaders in the Web3 space.