Sergio Silva
Sergio Silva is the Co-Founder of Popset, a next-generation onchain social network. Under his leadership, Popset is building a content-sharing platform for both creators and collectors, unlocking new dimensions while leveraging blockchain technology. Sergio is a prominent investor, collector, and thought leader known as Sergito in the NFT space. He is also a cross-asset derivatives sales trading specialist with over a decade of experience in equities, FX, rates, and credit markets. Sergio is the Founder of "Seize The Meebs!", an editioned-art and meme project focused on promoting digital asset ownership and exploration of NFTs as value-delivery platforms. Prior to launching Popset, he was Senior Director for Web3 Business Development at Fireblocks, an enterprise-grade platform delivering a secure infrastructure for moving, storing and issuing digital assets. He leveraged his background in traditional finance working at Goldman Sachs and Barclays into a thriving Web3 career.
Sergio Silva Professional Experience / Academic History
Professional Experience
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Co-Founder
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Senior Director for Web3 Business Development
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Director, Equity Derivatives & Latam Structured Products
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Associate
Academic History
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B.B.A., Finance
NFT & DIGITAL ASSETS
Sergio is a prominent investor, collector, and thought leader in the crypto and NFT space.
He is hailed by the NFT community as a maximalist of Meebits NFTs and a curator of memes.
He is a founding member of NeonDAO, a for-profit investment fund focused on building and promoting the open metaverse.
Prior to joining Fireblocks, he was Director of Equity Derivatives and Latam Structured Products at Barclays.
He gained extensive experience in covering US-based accounts for equity derivative products across a wide range of asset classes.
He had direct responsibility for business development and offshore equity derivatives sales trading coverage of Israeli, Brazilian, and Colombian clients.
He served as an Associate and Analyst, generating trade ideas across the macro product spectrum.
He trained, mentored, and managed junior analysts in client relationship management, product execution, and general business practices.
He also generated and oversaw daily flow sales for the Andean institutional client franchise.
During his internship at Goldman Sachs, he rotated through Prime Brokerage, Volatility, and Synthetics groups.
MEDIA & APPEARANCES
Sergio has been featured in various financial media outlets, including Bloomberg and Yahoo! Finance.
He has also been quoted in CoinDesk, Cointelegraph, The Block, and NFT Now.
He frequently appears in Real Vision.