Paolo Ardoino

About

Paolo Ardoino holds the position of Chief Executive Officer at Tether and Chief Technology Officer at Bitfinex, a leading crypto exchange firm. His enthusiasm for cryptography was ignited during his military research, which subsequently inspired him to establish Fincluster in London. He progressed from the position of senior developer to that of Chief Technology Officer at BitFinex in the year 2016. Under his guidance, Bitfinex introduced significant features such as staking, custody services, a peer-to-peer streaming protocol, and a market surveillance tool. Quick Facts Full name Paolo Ardoino Birth 1984, Cisano sul Neva, Italy Nationality Italian Education Computer Science Degree from the University of Genoa Wife/Partner Claudia Lagorio Net worth $9.5 B Experience • CEO at Tether from Dec 2023 to present. • CTO from Dec 2017 to Apr 2024. • CTO at Bitfinex from Mar 2015 to Present. • Lead software engineer from Oct 2014 to Feb 2015. • Chief strategy officer at Holepunnch from January 2020 to present. • Partner at Fincluster from 2012 to 2015.Senior full-stack developer at Frame Asset Management from 2010 to 2012. • Joint Founder at Involutive snc from jan 2007 to Apr 2009. • Web programmer at Freelance Consultant from 2003 to 2008.

Experience

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  Chief Technology Officer

  bitfinex

Awards

• Fintech World ForumInnovator in Digital Asset infrastructure in 2023.
• Crypto Expo DubaiVisionary Leader in Stablecoins recognized in 2022.
• BlockWorks Most Influential figure in DeFi Tech in 2021.
• Tether Awards Awarded Stablecoin Tech Leader in 2020.
• CoinDesk Recognized as one of Top 10 Crypto CTOs to Monitor 2019..

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