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BlockFi Welcomes Alex Grigoryan as Chief Technology Officer
Published, 12 January, 2022
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As a tech industry veteran, Grigoryan brings 15+ years of scaling and managing large, global engineering organizations to BlockFi ahead of continued exponential growth for the company in 2022
JERSEY CITY, NJ; January 12, 2022 - BlockFi, a crypto financial services company, announced today that Alexander Grigoryan has joined the firm as the Chief Technology Officer and will oversee all global product development and technology strategy moving forward.
“As we look forward to the next level of step function growth in BlockFi’s global suite of products and services, we needed a tech leader who has built global financial technology platforms at scale. Given Alex’s stellar track record of working with billion-dollar global brands in the mobile payments and e-commerce spaces, we knew that Alex was the perfect fit for the role and are ecstatic to have him on board to continue to make BlockFi the crypto platform of choice in 2022,” said Zac Prince, CEO and Founder of BlockFi.
Mr. Grigoryan brings 15+ years of engineering and management experience having worked in a variety of startups and Fortune 500 companies scaling and managing large, global engineering organizations as well as spearheading the development of world-class mobile payments technology and customer experience platforms. Prior to BlockFi, Mr. Grigoryan led Product Engineering at Skillz, a leading mobile games platform, and before that held senior engineering and developer roles at Walmart and PayPal.
“I’m thrilled to be joining such an outstanding team at BlockFi that is truly at the frontier of building and distributing crypto financial products to masses and helping all investors build and grow their crypto wealth. I’m excited for what’s ahead under the leadership of BlockFi’s founders, Zac Prince and Flori Marquez. It’s my belief that technology is the foundation for powering adoption and transformation at scale, and BlockFi is at the forefront of this for the crypto industry.” said Mr. Grigoryan.
Last updated on January 12th, 2022
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BlockFi Lending LLC NMLS ID#1737520 | NMLS Consumer Access
BlockFi Trading LLC NMLS ID#1873137 | NMLS Consumer Access
Digital currency is not legal tender, is not backed by the government, and crypto accounts held with BlockFi are not subject to FDIC or SIPC protections. Digital currency values are not static and fluctuate due to market changes. Not all products and services are available in all geographic areas and are subject to applicable terms and conditions. Eligibility for particular products and services is subject to final determination by BlockFi. Rates for BlockFi products are subject to change.
BlockFi Rewards Credit Card: For more information, please see BlockFi’s Terms of Service. BlockFi is not a Bank. Cards are issued by Evolve Bank & Trust, Member FDIC, pursuant to a license from Visa® USA Inc. Rewards are not offered by Evolve Bank & Trust and are instead offered and managed by BlockFi.
BlockFi International Ltd. holds a Class F digital assets business license under the Digital Assets Business Act, 2018 (as amended) and is licensed by the Bermuda Monetary Authority to conduct the following digital assets business activities: (i) issuing, selling or redeeming virtual coins, tokens or any other form of digital assets (ii) operating as a digital asset exchange (iii) providing custodial wallet services (iv) operating as a digital asset derivative exchange provider and (v) operating as a digital assets services vendor.
See blockfi.com/terms for more information.
2022 © All Rights Reserved.