I have a thing for bitcoin, sci fi, and
talking with my hands.
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Meltem Demirors is Founder and General Partner at Crucible, an early-stage fund investing in the foundations of our digital future. Before launching Crucible in 2024, she served as Chief Strategy Officer at CoinShares, Europe’s largest and longest standing digital asset investment firm which oversees $7B in AUM. Meltem started her crypto career on the founding team at Digital Currency Group, which grew from 40 to 200 portfolio companies and 2 to 4 subsidiaries during her tenure.
Beyond her corporate positions, Meltem has lectured at MIT and Oxford and is an active angel investor in over 100 startups. She leverages her vast network – ranging from major institutions to builders at the fringe – to find and fund unique opportunities for Crucible.
Before joining the crypto industry in 2015, Meltem began her career trading and working in the oil and gas industry. She studied math and econ at Rice University and has an MBA from MIT’s Sloan School of Management. When she isn’t talking about data centers, the energy grid, or forward curves she can be found reading, wandering in the woods, or scheming with her magical internet money friends.
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CNBC | Meltem Demirors breaks down the impact of Bitcoin’s halving on mining trends, price, and more
Bloomberg | Coinshares Advisor discusses how high bitcoin can go after surging past $60K level
CNBC | We are so Back, Electric Boogaloo Part 2
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CNBC | The Most Hated Rally - We're So Back, Baby
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CNBC | ‘Culture is currency’ with NFTs: CoinShares’ Demirors
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Yahoo! Finance | Bitcoin is an antidote to dysfunction: Demirors
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Barron's | A Bitcoin Bull Makes Her Case
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Wall Street Journal | Cryptocurrency Platforms Struggle With Demand From WallStreetBets Fervor
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House Financial Services Committee | Written Testimony for Hearing on “Examining Facebook’s Proposed Cryptocurrency and Its Impact on Consumers, Investors, and the American Financial System”
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