Jan 2019 – Present · 7 yrs 2 mos

• Co-founded OPCAT Labs to develop Bitcoin-native execution and infrastructure primitives built around OP_CAT and emerging script capabilities.
• My role spans narrative, positioning, ecosystem strategy, and go-to-market design for the OPCAT layer, including how developers, applications, partners, and capital are onboarded as the ecosystem evolves.
• This includes shaping the external narrative, coordinating early ecosystem participants, and defining adoption pathways that align protocol capabilities with real-world use cases — rather than traditional demand-generation marketing.
• OPCAT Labs operates at the protocol and infrastructure layer, exploring new models for Bitcoin-native programmability, execution, and application design while remaining aligned with Bitcoin’s security and ethos.
• I work closely with the founding team on long-term positioning, ecosystem coordination, and rollout strategy as the OP_CAT landscape develops.

Jan 2017 – Present · 9 yrs 2 mos · United Arab Emirates

• Principal-led advisory to founders, family offices, and institutions operating in crypto and frontier markets, with a primary focus on the MENA region.
• The advisory has been active since 2017, originating during the early ICO and infrastructure phase of the crypto industry and continuing across multiple market cycles alongside operating and leadership roles.
• Engagements are selective and typically focus on strategic inflection points, including market entry, positioning, go-to-market design, ecosystem strategy, capital structuring, and leadership support during periods of growth, transition, or complexity.
• This is a non-operational, advisory-only role. I do not run execution teams or take on interim management mandates. All engagements involve direct principal participation and are conducted discreetly.

May 2015 – May 2020 · 5 yrs · Remote

• Co-founded and held multiple C-suite roles at Bitcoin.com, including CEO, during a period of rapid platform expansion and market volatility.
• Led product, growth, revenue, and operational strategy across wallets, exchange, media, and consumer crypto services at global scale.
• Key outcomes included:
• Scaling the Bitcoin.com Wallet ecosystem to 60M+ funded wallets, making it one of the most widely used consumer crypto wallets globally
• Launching and scaling core revenue products, including fiat-to-crypto on-ramps and decentralized exchange infrastructure
• Building Bitcoin.com News into a leading crypto media platform with millions of monthly readers
• Establishing strategic partnerships, including OEM wallet distribution with HTC
• Leading a company-wide restructuring as CEO during a bear market, returning the business to profitability and improving operating income by multiple millions
• This period involved operating through multiple market cycles, balancing rapid growth with governance, cost discipline, and long-term platform positioning.

Jan 2013 – Dec 2015 · 2 yrs 11 mos

• Founded and scaled Bitcoinist into one of the early, leading cryptocurrency media platforms during the formative years of the Bitcoin ecosystem.
• Under my leadership, the platform evolved from niche technical coverage into a widely recognized industry publication, reaching millions of monthly readers at its peak.
• Bitcoinist was successfully acquired in 2015, after which I transitioned to co-founding Bitcoin.com.

Jan 1998 – Jan 2012 · 14 yrs · Global

• Competed professionally at the highest international level for 14 years, achieving multiple national and international titles, including a World Championship.
• Sponsored by leading global brands including Oakley, Fox, and Liquid Force.
• This period shaped a long-term discipline, performance mindset, and comfort operating under pressure — qualities that later carried into entrepreneurship and leadership roles.