David Stancel — CEO
Exploring Bitcoin and Blockchain in all their forms since 2012: Organized the first Bitcoin & crypto meetups in Czechia (since 2013) Published one of the earliest academic theses on Ethereum (before its main net launch in 2015) Worked as IT Auditor & Consultant @PwC (2016–2017) Co-founded NGOs - Paralelná Polis & Blockchain Slovakia (2017) Graduated with an MSc in Digital Currencies @University of Nicosia (2019) Created and lectured the first university-level course on Crypto & Blockchain in Slovakia (2019) Board Member @Fumbi (CTO → CIO, 2020-2023) Authored a book on The Evolution of Bitcoin and Cryptocurrencies - Coinstory.tech Advisor to the Slovak National Bank, Vacuumlabs, Aaro Capital Co-founder of Cork Protocol (DeFi derivatives platform) Along the way: Frequent speaker at international conferences, panels, and universities Advisor to startups, SMEs, and financial institutions on crypto strategy & regulation Active investor in blockchain and digital asset projects
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Fintech expert with a strong focus on decentralized finance and blockchain education.
Location: Singapore, Singapore
Experience: 14 yrs 3 mos
Skills
- Decentralized Finance
- Product Strategy
- Non-fiction Writer
- Research
- Cryptocurrency
- Blockchain
Career Highlights
- Pioneered Bitcoin and Blockchain education in Slovakia.
- Authored one of the earliest theses on Ethereum.
- Co-founded multiple impactful blockchain organizations.
Work Experience
The FinTechers
Mentor (10 mos)
Cork Protocol
Advisor (1 yr)
Co-Founder & COO (a16z CSX 24') (11 mos)
Amagi Labs
Chief Executive Officer (1 yr 11 mos)
Národná banka Slovenska
Cryptocurrency Consultant (1 yr 6 mos)
Coinstory - The Evolution of Bitcoin and Cryptocurrencies
Book Author (3 yrs)
Vacuumlabs
Strategy Advisor (2 yrs 1 mo)
University of Nicosia
Ambassador (2 yrs 6 mos)
Fumbi
COO & Board Member (2 yrs 10 mos)
Faculty of Informatics and Information Technologies, Slovak University of Technology
Adjunct Lecturer (4 yrs 4 mos)
University of Economics, Bratislava
Adjunct Lecturer in Cryptocurrencies (3 yrs 8 mos)
Aaro Capital
Advisor (2 yrs 4 mos)
University of Zilina
Adjunct Lecturer in Cryptocurrencies (10 mos)
DLT Software
Advisor (1 yr 1 mo)
KOUD
Advisor (1 yr 4 mos)
ETERBASE AG
Advisor (11 mos)
NOVIS Poisťovňa
Blockchain Advisor (1 yr 4 mos)
Bethereum
Advisor (1 yr 5 mos)
Blockchain Slovakia, o.z.
Co-Founder & COO (5 yrs 7 mos)
PwC Slovakia
Risk Assurance (1 yr 1 mo)
Paralelní Polis
Project Coordinator (6 mos)
Plaut Consulting LLC, Russia
Intern (1 mo)
Students For Liberty
European Executive Board Member (1 yr 11 mos)
Co-founder - Executive Board Member (3 yrs)
UNIFER alfa a.s.
Marketing Team Member (9 mos)
Masarykova studentská unie
Head of Fund-Raising Team, (4 mos)
ZETOR TRACTORS a.s.
Administrative Support (2 yrs)
Education
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD at University of Paris I: Panthéon-Sorbonne
Master of Science - MS at University of Nicosia
Bachelor's degree at Masarykova univerzita
Bachelor's degree at Masarykova univerzita
Online Course at Princeton Computer Science
Online Course at University of Nicosia
Certificate at Ludwig von Mises Academy 2013
