Derivatives 3.0

James has over 25 years of experience in the traditional finance and DeFi industries, holding several C-Suite roles with companies such as Crypterium, Coindirect and the London Derivatives Exchange.

He is an expert in derivatives and related products, with direct involvement in the development of a wide range of products holding several C-Suite and senior roles with companies such as London Derivatives Exchange, Trayport and Cantor Fitzgerald.

Mathias is a seasoned award-winning tech entrepreneur with a deep technical knowledge in crypto and blockchain. He has lectured at several notable conferences including Blockchain Summit London, ITU (United Nations tech conference) and TEDx.

His track record includes multiple tech startups, three exits and one IPO. BTC investor since early 2015 and he holds a degree from the triple accredited Henley Business School in the UK.

Mathias also serves as Group CEO at Tacans, the blockchain venture studio that built CVEX.

Ivan is a highly experienced solution architect and principal engineer with over 12 years of experience in the industry.

He is well regarded in the Rust open-source community and has designed and implemented a host of advanced systems in the blockchain space including Exonum blockchain as ex Chief Architect at Bitfury. Focusing on innovative, large-scale products, he has designed, implemented and delivered reliable and efficient solutions for a number of advanced projects in the blockchain space.

Jules is an award-winning investor and entrepreneur with over 20 years of experience across investment banking, private equity, venture capital, and leading startups and scaleups.

He has invested in, founded, and managed high growth businesses in emerging technologies, fintech, AI, and crypto and participated in over $20 billion in debt and equity funding.

First degree from Oxford University. MBA from INSEAD.

CFO and COO experience working with boards. Focused on blockchain since 2016 supporting enterprise solutions, DeFi, and Layer 1 protocols.

Brendan is a highly experienced TradFi and Fintech leader and co-author of FinTech for Dummies and author of ESG Investing for Dummies.

He is the former Chief Innovation Officer, Global Head of Product Strategy and Executive Board Member at Eurex, which is one of the largest futures and options markets in the world, and Chairman of the Supervisory Board Deutsche Boerse Asia.

Eduardo is ex-Binance Director of Institutional Sales EMEA & LATAM. He is an experienced professional with a demonstrated history of working in the technology and financial services industry.
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Started his career in International Banking, to then do 360 degrees transition to the startup life in crypto. Joined as founding team member at IntoTheBlock in 2018, leading the BD & Marketing efforts until 2020 when decided to join Binance to lead the Institutional team in EMEA  & Latam up until his departure in late 2023.

During his tenure in Binance, Eduardo worked closely with a wide range of market participants, including; individual traders, HFT and proprietary trading firms, hedge funds, asset managers and family offices, market makers and brokers, investment banks, corporations, fintech firms, and more.

Crypto Valley Exchange is built by a team of experienced advisors, traders, developers and marketers with decades of experience in the TradFi and DeFi markets.