Speaker

Peter Smith

Peter Smith
Speaker

Peter Smith

CEO & Co-Founder

Blockchain.com

Speaking at

Monday 27 October, 16:25 - 16:45

The New Administration's Pro-Crypto Stance

Biography

Peter is CEO and co-founder of Blockchain.com, one of the world’s largest and most popular crypto platforms, serving tens of millions of consumers and thousands of institutions since 2011. Evolving from early Bitcoiner to developer to CEO of a multinational company, Peter has worked tirelessly to accelerate crypto adoption and build a financial system for the internet.

Under his leadership, Blockchain.com has emerged as a leading provider of cryptocurrency products and services to retail customers and institutional clients alike. The company balances a robust retail brokerage of over 85M crypto wallets across 200 countries, a thriving exchange, and one of the largest institutional desks in the crypto space.

After a modest upbringing in rural America, Peter developed a global perspective, living, studying, and working in the US, Europe, MENA, East Africa, and Asia.