Aug 2, 2019
Top 50 Leaders In Global Blockchain Community
Here is a list of 50 top names in Blockchain Technology, the architects behind this technological revolution.
There is no second-guessing the fact that Blockchain is the technology of the future. The journey of blockchain started with Bitcoin as a medium for cryptocurrency exchange. However, this technology has the potential to revolutionize other sectors as well. Recognizing that aspect, many industries are coming forward to implement and utilize blockchain in their line of work.
2018 was a great year for blockchain as the technology got positive exposure across industries. Apart from cryptocurrency, the ones in the gaming sector, insurance, investment management, and supply chain has seen some relevant adoption of blockchain and the other corporates are lining up too. The ones who had already implemented the technology are starting to see good results, and overall things are looking quite positive in the blockchain domain.
Corporates And Countries Implementing Blockchain Technology
Over the years some of the big corporate names have implemented blockchain and set an example for others to follow. In 2017, JP Morgan used it in their Interbank Information Network which now includes more than 220 banks. Recently they have announced a strategic partnership with Microsoft. This will make JP Morgan’s Quorum the first distributed ledger platform that will be available through Azure Blockchain Service of Microsoft.
Another worthwhile example is that of UBS. It has led a group of banks to start Finality International. The role of this blockchain-powered entity is to keep track of the development of their utility settlement coin for cross border trades.
Besides the financial sector, Amazon followed in the footsteps of Microsoft and IBM by providing their blockchain as a service to be availed by the interested parties. On the other hand, Social networking giant Facebook made headlines with the launch announcement of their own global currency Libra.
Following this global corporate trend, more and more countries are becoming more accepting of the technology and some have even started implementing and developing blockchain strategies on various levels. Countries like Malta, Germany, the Nordics, Estonia have already shown us the way by creating functional and advanced blockchain ecosystems. With the Smart Dubai 2020 Blockchain Strategy, the middle east is also keeping up with their technological renovation. In the Asian belt, both the Indian and Chinese governments are exploring ways in which they can implement blockchain technology for their overall development.
With so much going on, it does seem right that we also acknowledge the architects behind the growth and development of the global blockchain ecosystem. So given under is a list of blockchain leaders who are doing relevant work in that sector.
Top 50 Global Blockchain Leaders In 2019
1. Dr. Abdalla Kablan
Country: Malta
Designation: Tech Entrepreneur and Digital Innovation Advisor, Founder, DELTA Summit, Associated with Malta Stock Exchange and Caledo
2. Roger Ver
Country: Japan
Designation: CEO, Bitcoin.com
3. Raj Chowdhury
Country: USA
Designation: Managing Director of HashCash Consultants
4. Hans Koning Tiim
Country: Hong Kong
Designation: Co-Founder and CEO of Vicarium
5. Ahmed Al-Balaghi
Country: UAE
Designation: Co-Founder and Co-Host of Encrypted
6. Aisha Bin Bishr
Country: UAE
Designation: Director, General of Smart Dubai Office
7. Rahul Pathak
Country: USA
Designation: Blockchain & AWS, Amazon
8. Akash Gaurav
Country: India
Designation: CEO of Auxesis Group
9. David Marcus
Country: USA
Designation: Blockchain Lead of Facebook
10. Edward Deng
Country: China
Designation: President, Huawei Cloud Global Market
11. Manana Samuseva
Country: Hong Kong
Designation: Founder & Partner, Women in Crypto Fund
12. Erica Kang
Country: South Korea
Designation: CEO & Founder, KryptoSeoul
13. Gaurang Torvekar
Country: Singapore
Designation: Co-Founder & CEO, Indorse
14. Emma Weston
Country: Australia
Designation: Co-Founder & CEO, AgriDigital
15. Rhian Lewis
Country: UK
Designation: Director, Salvia Media Services
16. Pascal Gauthier
Country: France
Designation: CEO, Ledger
17. Nina Nichols
Country: USA
Designation: Founder, Global Women in Blockchain
18. Preethi Kasireddy
Country: USA
Designation: Founder & CEO, TruStory
19. Taavi Roivas
Country: Estonia
Designation: Former Prime Minister, Estonia
20. Phu Styles
Country: USA
Designation: Founder, Women in Blockchain Foundation
21. Ada Jonuse
Country: Lithuania
Designation: CEO and Co-Founder of Lympo
22. Poramin Insom
Country: Thailand
Designation: Founder, Zcoin
23. Roman Gold
Country: Israel
Designation: Founding Partner, Israeli Blockchain Association
24. Marcella Atzori
Country: Italy
Designation: Board of Directors, Blockchain & Society Policy, Research Lab
25. Kamales Lardi
Country: Switzerland
Designation: President & Co-Founder, Women in Blockchain Switzerland
26. Ish Goel
Country: India
Designation: CEO, Somish
27. He Yi
Country: China
Designation: Co-Founder & CMO, Binance
28. Gokul Alex
Country: India
Designation: Associate Director, PwC
29. Emma Cui
Country: Singapore
Designation: Founding Partner & CEO, Longhash
30. Benjamin Dubois
Country: Switzerland
Designation: Blockchain Lead & Digital, Transformation Manager, Nestle
31. Aviya Arika
Country: Israel
Designation: Chief of Blockchain, AVIYA
32. Darren Wang
Country: Taiwan
Designation: Founder, OwlTing
33. Christine Moy
Country: USA
Designation: Blockchain Lead, JP Morgan
34. Ameer Rosic
Country: Canada
Designation: Co-Founder, Blockgeeks
35. Gary Spence
Country: UK
Designation: CEO, Yotta Laboratories
36. Amber Baldet
Country: USA
Designation: Founder & CEO, clovyr.ai
37. Jeff Paik
Country: South Korea
Designation: Co-Founder, Deconomy
38. Jules Miller
Country: USA
Designation: Partner, IBM Blockchain Ventures
39. Junya Yamamoto
Country: Vietnam
Designation: Co-Founder & CEO, Infinity Blockchain Labs
40. Kaidi Ruusalepp
Country: Estonia
Designation: Founder & CEO, Funderbeam
41. Gen Matsuda
Country: Malaysia
Designation: CEO, OKWAVE
42. Joanna Hubbard
Country: UK
Designation: Co-Founder & CEO, Electron
43. Mariana Gomez de la Villa
Country: Netherlands
Designation: Program Director Distributed Ledger Technology, ING
44. Silvio Schembri
Country: Malta
Designation: Junior Minister for Financial Services, Digital Economy & Innovation, Government of Malta
45. Vishal Anand Kanvaty
Country: India
Designation: Founder, EzyRemit
46. Pandu Sastrowardoya
Country: Indonesia
Designation: Co-Owner, Blockchain Zoo
47. Oliver Naegele
Country: Germany
Designation: Founder, Blockchain Helix
48. Marta Piekarska
Country: USA
Designation: Director of Ecosystem, Hyperledger
49. Justin Wu
Country: USA
Designation: Co-Founder & Organizer, BlockchainNW
50. Kahina Van Dyke
Country: USA
Designation: SVP, Business & Corp Dev, Ripple
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