William Quigley

About

William Quigley is an American venture capitalist and cryptocurrency investor. He has incubated over 30 blockchain-related ventures and co-developed the first crypto derivative for pre-release Ethereum trading. Before blockchain, Quigley was a venture capitalist, co-founding Clearstone Venture Partners, a $700M early-stage firm focusing on communications and consumer technology. He has collaborated with various blockchain experts within his decades of blockchain experience. Quick Facts Full name William E. Quigley Birth United States Nationality American Education Harvard Business School Wife/Partner To be updated Net worth Estimated in millions He co-founded Tether, the first fiat-backed stablecoin, GoCoin, a pioneering crypto payments processor, and WAX (Worldwide Asset eXchange), a leading NFT platform. In 2013, he co-founded Crypto Currency Partners, investing in Coinbase, Kraken, Bitfury, Authy, ChangeTip, and Circle. William Quigley Crypto - Career Timeline • 1990s – Invested in early internet and e-commerce startups. • 2000s – Joined Idealab, supporting early tech and fintech companies. • 2014 – Co-founded Tether (USDT), pioneering stablecoins. • 2017 – Launched WAX, focused on NFTs and blockchain gaming. • 2019 – Expanded WAX’s marketplace for digital collectibles. • 2021 – Partnered with major brands for NFT-based assets. • 2023 – Advocated for mainstream blockchain adoption in gaming. Previously, he managed at Idealab Capital Partners (ICP), the first consumer Internet venture capital firm, and invested early in PayPal, Netzero, MP3.com, and Goto.com, a pioneer in search result bidding. Useful Links To Connect With William Quigley Crypto Platform Link X (formerly Twitter) www.twitter.com/williamquigley LinkedIn profile www.linkedin.com/in/williamedwardquigley/ Magcap website www.magcap.com WAX blog www.wax.io/blog

Awards

• CoinTelegraph2023 - Top 50 Most Influential in Crypto
• Forbes2022 - Crypto Awards Best Blockchain Entrepreneur
• DeFiCon2020 - Web3 Visionary Award
• NFT2019 - NYC Top NFT Innovator
• Crypto Summit2017 - Blockchain Gaming Pioneer

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