Doug Petkanics

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Doug Petkanics is the CEO and founder of Livepeer, a service for decentralized streaming of video content. Located in New York, New York, Livepeer seeks to offer a more scalable, economical, and decentralized video infrastructure using blockchain technology. Quick Facts Full name Doug Petkanics Birth United States Nationality American Education BS in Computer Science from the University of Pennsylvania Wife/Partner To be updated Net worth Estimated in millions Livepeer is a decentralized video streaming service that leverages blockchain crypto-token protocols, economic incentives, and open media servers to deliver a more scalable and affordable broadcasting option. Doug Petkanics - Career Highlights & Events • 2010 – Co-founded Hyperpublic, acquired by Groupon in 2012 • 2013 – Co-founded Wildcard, a mobile-native search engine • 2016 – Launched Livepeer, building decentralized video infrastructure • 2021 – Raised $20M in Series B for Livepeer’s ecosystem growth • 2023 – Livepeer scaled to 70K+ GPUs and decentralized live streaming His objective is to decentralize video streaming, lowering expenses and enhancing transparency via blockchain technology. Before Livepeer, Doug was a co-founder of Hyperpublic (which was acquired by Groupon) and Wildcard. At Livepeer, he is advancing the limits of Web3 technology in content distribution. His guidance is influencing the decentralized video sector, enabling developers to create scalable. Useful Links to Connect With Doug Petkanics Platform Link X (formerly Twitter) https://twitter.com/dougpetkanics LinkedIn profile https://www.linkedin.com/in/dougpetkanics Livepeer official https://livepeer.org Medium profile https://medium.com/livepeer-blog

Awards

• DappRadar2023 - Influential Founder in Web3 Media
• Web3 Awards2021 - Best Decentralized Video Solution
• Blockchain Impact 2018 - List Top 100 Web3 Builders
• CoinDesk 2016 - Blockchain Innovator to Watch
• TechCrunch2012 - TechCrunch Disrupt Finalist

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