Meltem Demirors is Chief Strategy Officer of CoinShares, an investment firm that manages $750M in assets, and is a trusted partner to investors and entrepreneurs navigating the digital asset ecosystem.
An established veteran of digital asset investing, Meltem draws on her substantial experience and widespread influence to accelerate growth and acceptance of the asset class. Prior to joining CoinShares, Meltem helped build and grow Digital Currency Group, raising capital from the world’s largest corporations and managing a portfolio of 120 companies and 4 subsidiaries. Before she was bitten by the bitcoin bug, Meltem worked in the Oil & Gas industry in trading, corporate treasury, and M&A roles.
Meltem has been recognized for her personal contributions to the industry and serves as an outspoken advocate. She is a founding member of the World Economic Forum Blockchain Council and testified before the House Financial Services Committee on digital currencies.
Meltem teaches at her alma mater MIT as well as Oxford, and is passionate about privacy and civil rights.
PRESS KIT
Feb 2020 - One Page Press Kit
RECENT MEDIA COVERAGE
CoinDesk: Meltem Demirors Is Having Fun, And Tells It Like It Is
Bloomberg: CoinShares' Demirors Responds to Study on Bitcoin's 2017 Surge
CNBC: Libra hearings may give bitcoin ‘much-needed political momentum’: CoinShares strategy chief
MIT Technology Review: Venture capitalists are still throwing hundreds of millions at blockchains
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”
House Financial Service Committee: Oral Testimony for Hearing on “Examining Facebook’s Proposed Cryptocurrency and Its Impact on Consumers, Investors, and the American Financial System”
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