Daniel Lee MBA LL.M CFtP — CEO
I am the CEO of Cactus Custody (part of the BIT Group). We provide institutional grade security and advanced enterprise cryptocurrency management system, trading, DeFi, earning as a TCSP in HK and also provides MPC self-custody and stablecoins-as-a-Service solutions globally. https://www.bit.com/custody https://www.mycactus.com I am also the Senior Web3 Advisor for Banking Circle. I was the Head of Web3 for Banking Circle, a B2B Bank licensed in Luxembourg with branches / subsidiaries in Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Germany, UK, Liechtenstein, Singapore and Australia. Banking Circle is the first bank in the EU to issue a MICA compliant stablecoin. It also issues tokenised deposits. I left DBS in Dec 2021 after 22 years of service to set up a Digital Asset Custody and Prime Services Business in Europe. Together with Calvin Cheng, the former Nominated Member of Parliament in Singapore, we set up Damoon Technology Holdings AG (renamed to Anchored Coins AG), Damoon Technology (Europe) AG and Calvin Cheng Web 3.0 Holdings FZE (provisional licence from the DVARA). I am also on the board of directors of Coins U Trust, a crypto currency exchange that was co-founded by Xinxi Wang, who co-founded the Litecoin Foundation. I was the Head of Business and Listing for the DBS Digital Exchange and was in the founding team working on this project since 2018. I was also involved in other blockchain related projects within the DBS Group including being part of the team that set-up Climate Impact X. Prior to the DBS Digital Exchange, I was the Executive Director and Head of Electronic Trading servicing intermediaries (broker-clients), digital exchanges, high frequency traders and market makers in the electronic trading space. I have experience in dealing with various regulators and exchanges across the region. I was also responsible for the ETF business. My previous roles in DBS include Research Compliance and also Project Manager for the implementation of a Trading System and FIX order routing infrastructure. I speak regularly in conferences / forums / seminars on electronic trading, fintech, cryptocurrencies and FIX order routing. I was also involved in many corporate finance related deals and placements (including internal integration and joint-ventures). I have an MBA, an LLM in Commercial Law and a First Class Honours degree in Psychology. My MBA studies was sponsored by DBS Securities, while my LLM programme was sponsored by DBS Vickers. I am also an Industrial Fellow of the Global Fintech Institute.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Fintech leader with extensive experience in cryptocurrency management and digital asset custody.
Location: Singapore, Singapore
Experience: 29 yrs 5 mos
Skills
- Cryptocurrency Management
- Digital Asset Custody
- Stablecoin Issuance
- Digital Asset Trading
Career Highlights
- Established Cactus Custody for digital asset security.
- Led issuance of EU's first MICA compliant stablecoin.
- 22 years of experience in banking and digital assets.
Work Experience
Banking Circle
Senior Web3 Advisor (3 mos)
Head of Web3 (3 yrs 4 mos)
Cactus Custody
Chief Executive Officer (3 mos)
Anchored Coins
Advisor (10 mos)
Coinut (Coins U Trust)
Non Executive Director (3 yrs)
Calvin Cheng Web3 FZE
Advisor (3 yrs 8 mos)
Damoon Technology (Europe) AG
Non Executive Director (2 yrs 3 mos)
Damoon Technology Technology AG
Non Executive Director (1 yr 3 mos)
TechStorm TV
Advisor (1 yr 4 mos)
In progress - watch this space
Retired but still building (9 mos)
DBS Digital Exchange Pte Ltd
Executive Director, Head of Business and Listing (1 yr)
DBS Bank Ltd
Executive Director (4 mos)
DBS Vickers Securities
Executive Director (1 yr 9 mos)
Director (21 yrs)
WI Carr Securities
Sales Trader / Sales / Analyst (3 yrs)
Education
PG Research at University of Cambridge
BSc (Hons) at Queen's University Belfast
LL.M at Northumbria University
MBA at California State University - East Bay
