Team

Led by pioneers & industry award-winners

Empowering financial innovation with expert-driven analytics in crypto derivatives.

Leadership Team

Led by a team with over 60 years of experience at global investment banks, hedge funds, and the fintech sector 

Alfonso Delgado
Operations & Legal

Lecturer at Imperial College Business School on blockchain, and author of several academic papers and book chapters. Head of Investment Research at Silver 8 Capital, one of the earliest and largest hedge funds in the crypto-asset space. Previously worked as a derivatives lawyer in a leading London law firm; Completing a PhD in Computer Science at Imperial College; MSc in Law and Finance from Oxford; LLB from King’s College.

Enrico Crovini
Research Analyst

Holds a PhD in Statistics and Machine Learning from Imperial College London, where his research focused on developing novel algorithms for optimization and uncertainty quantification, particularly for applications in nuclear fusion problems. He has a diverse technical skillset, including Python, deep learning frameworks, and big data technologies, along with experience in natural language processing and sentiment analysis, and prior industry experience in consulting.

Tazmina Rashid
Research Analyst

2 years at Barclays starting their career on the Electronic Trading team specialising in derivatives and algorithmic trading. Gained valuable experience in traditional finance, with exposure to market dynamics across multiple asset classes and managing relationships. Graduated from the University of Warwick with a BSc in Physics.

Kat Dmitrichenko
Senior Operations Analyst

A decade of experience in Global Markets Sales at Credit Suisse and Intesa Sanpaolo. Covered major Asset Managers and Hedge Funds, focusing on Fixed Income vanilla and derivatives products. Recent MSc graduate from UCL in Science and Technology Studies. Part of a UKRI-funded UCL research group, co-authoring a report contrasting expert and public views on AI.

Eamonn Gashier
Founder & CEO

Derivatives structuring and trading for 15+ years. Previously portfolio manager at Whard Stewart, a macro hedge fund. Held senior roles at investment banks, Credit Suisse and most recently Nomura. Associate member of the UCL Centre for Blockchain Technologies. MSc in Financial Mathematics at University of Warwick; MEng in Chemical Engineering at University College London.

Franco Zanuso
Software Engineer

9+ years of experience in the Financial Sector. Started working at the largest Argentine Derivatives Exchange, then at a startup to help develop a trading platform for the Latam OTC Market. Following that, spent 2 years as part of BlackRock's Engineering Team. Graduated with honours as a Systems Engineer and holds an MSc in Finance.

Vajiya Shaikh
Technical Lead

11+ years of experience in software architecture and development. Led e-commerce application in loyalty domain for airlines. Hands-on experience in coding and architecture for product based companies. Seasoned lead developer with a proven track record of complete customer satisfaction. Graduate and class topper in Computer Engineering.

Andrew Melville
Research Analyst

Graduated from Imperial College London with an MSc in Mathematics and Statistics, including a strong foundation in Probability Theory and Stochastic Analysis. He has extensive academic research experience as the author of published academic papers, and has developed a talent for communicating complex ideas.

Cody Gîdei
Chief Technology Officer

5+ years at Bloomberg in Trading & Analytics, and Goldman Sachs in Investment Banking. Passionate builder, effective collaborator & lifelong learner. First Class Honors Bsc Computer Science from King's College London.

Bailey Miller
Senior Cloud Engineer, Devops Lead

12+ years of experience beginning as a cryptanalyst at the NSA before moving to security and cloud infrastructure engineering at video game companies such as Blizzard and Riot. 10 years of experience in the cloud including AWS, Google Cloud and Openstack. Proven track record of architecting and engineering solutions to myriad emerging problems in the cloud engineering space. Strong communicator and lover of technology.

Thahbib Rahman
Research Analyst

Graduated from King’s College London with First Class Honours in Economics. Passionate about macroeconomics and decentralised finance. Eager to expand his knowledge by contributing to innovative projects in the crypto space.

Elena Kirova
Head of Business Development

Entrepreneur and angel investor with 7+ years of experience in alternative asset management. Previously held various roles in top tier financial institutions, working with blue chip global hedge funds and funds of funds in investment research, portfolio allocation, and fundraising. Passionate about financial innovation, blockchain and driving business growth by crafting and conveying value effectively.

Dennis Filtz
Principal Engineer

25+ years experience as a developer, architect, and software engineering leader, most recently as the Head of Application Development for the Risk Manager product suite at MSCI. Head of Development for Locus, Credit Suisse’s pre-trade analytics platform. Developer at PricewaterhouseCoopers, Ernst & Young, and Microsoft. US Army veteran, having served 6 years primarily in the 82nd Airborne Division.

Ahmad Kida
Data Analyst

Graduated from University of Southampton with an MEng in Electronic Engineering with Artificial Intelligence. While studying, he developed an interest in cryptocurrency and has completed substantive research in on-chain analytics. He maintains a high level of technical understanding of the cryptocurrency space and a consistent enthusiasm on extracting insight from on-chain data.

Tony Maynard
Senior Software Engineer

5+ years as a Full Stack Engineer previously developing Quant infrastructure for hedge funds. Previously working on software specialising in a data-rich progressive web application. His expertise in both front-end and back-end development allows him to craft user-friendly, data-centric solutions that provide powerful insights for our users. Graduated with a First class honours BSc in Mathematics.

Partners

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Philip Kallerhof
Hedge Fund Advisor

Managing Partner at Protos Asset Management, a longstanding crypto-asset hedge fund with a focus on quantitative styles and DeFi investments. Lecturer on finance and trading at ETH Zurich

Jen Zhu Scott
Advisor

Jen is a renowned figure in tech, listed among Forbes World’s Top 50 Women in Tech (2018) and Fortune’s Most Influential Businesswomen in China (2021). She's a Fellow of Chatham House, specializing in Computer Vision, NLP, and Web3 Direct Investment. With an Applied Mathematics degree from Sichuan University and an MBA from Manchester University, Jen is the Founding Partner of IN. Capital, focusing on AI and deep tech investments. Previously, she chaired the Fortune Global Tech Forum and held roles at Thomson Reuters.