All Roads Lead to Decentralization: How to #Unbankyourself on the #Blockchain
Celsius aims to bring the next 100m people into crypto by offering a new level of financial services that all act in the best interest of the user. To cross the chasm and create mass adoption, we are building a suite of financial tools that cater to the new digital asset economy. Together, we are building a future of finance that works in the best interest of everyone.
- Do Good then Do Well
- Unbank the banked, then bank the unbanked
- Celsius flywheel grows as users and deposit grow
Event Recording
All Roads Lead to Decentralization: How to #Unbankyourself on the #Blockchain
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Speaker
Alex Mashinsky
- Title
- Founder and CEO @
- Company
- Celsius Network
- Role
- Speaker
Alex is one of the inventors of VOIP (Voice Over Internet Protocol) with a foundational patent dating back to 1994 and is now working on MOIP (Money Over Internet Protocol) technology. Over 35 patents have been issued to Alex, relating to exchanges, VOIP protocols, messaging and communication.
Alex is a serial entrepreneur and founder of seven New York City-based startups, raising more than $1 billion and exiting over $3 billion. Alex founded two of New York City’s top 10 venture-backed exits since 2000: Arbinet, with a 2004 IPO that had a market capitalization of over $750 million; and Transit Wireless, valued at $1.2 billion.
Alex has received numerous awards for innovation, including being nominated twice by E&Y as ‘Entrepreneur of the Year’, in 2002 & 2011; Crain’s 2010 Top Entrepreneur; the prestigious 2000 Albert Einstein Technology medal; and the Technology Foresight Award for Innovation (presented in Geneva at Telecom 99).
As one of the pioneers of web-based exchanges, Alex authored patents that cover aspects of the Smart Grid, ad exchanges, Twitter, Skype, App Store, Netflix streaming concept and many other popular web companies. Additionally, Arbinet’s fundraising story was featured as a case study in 2001 by Harvard Business School.
About
Celsius Network
Celsius addresses the financial needs of today’s consumers worldwide through an earning and lending platform accessible via a mobile app. Built on the belief that financial services should only do what is in the best interests of the community, Celsius is a modern platform where membership provides access to curated financial services that are not available through traditional financial institutions. Crypto holders can earn rewards by transferring their coins to their Celsius Wallet and borrow USD against their crypto collateral at interest rates as low as 1% APR.