Zac Prince
Zac Prince is a Managing Director at Galaxy Digital, a global leader in digital assets, alternative investing, and data-center infrastructure. He oversees Galaxy One, the firm’s integrated platform offering high-yield cash solutions, trading, and crypto services for institutional and high-net-worth clients. Prince is widely known as the Co-Founder and former CEO of BlockFi, the pioneering crypto lending platform that later entered bankruptcy following industry-wide disruptions. Before entering the digital asset space, he held multiple leadership roles in high-growth technology startups. His early career began in adtech, where he contributed to two major exits: Admeld, which was acquired by Google, and Sociomantic, acquired by DunnHumby.
Zac Prince Professional Experience / Academic History
Professional Experience
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Managing Director and Head of Galaxy One
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Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Academic History
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B.A., International Business, Cum Laude
Zac Prince co-founded BlockFi in 2017 with Flori Marquez, with the goal of creating a crypto-focused financial services platform offering products similar to traditional banking.
Under his leadership, BlockFi expanded rapidly, serving more than 650,000 retail clients and over 400 institutional investors, and launching the world’s first crypto rewards credit card.
However, in November 2022, BlockFi filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy following severe losses tied to its exposure to FTX and Alameda Research.
During the subsequent legal proceedings, Prince testified in the trial of Sam Bankman-Fried, stating that BlockFi was unaware of Alameda’s true financial condition and associated risks.
In 2024, Prince announced his departure from the crypto industry to join RE Cost Seg, a real estate technology company that specializes in accelerated depreciation and cost-segregation studies for property investors.
EARLY CAREER
Before entering the crypto and fintech sectors, Zac Prince built his career in the adtech industry, where he contributed to two notable acquisitions: Admeld, acquired by Google, and Sociomantic, acquired by dunnhumby.
He later transitioned into online lending and financial technology, holding senior roles in business development and strategy.
Prior to founding BlockFi, Prince led business development at Orchard Platform, a broker-dealer and RIA focused on online lending infrastructure, and at Zibby (now known as Katapult), a rapidly growing online consumer lending company.