After witnessing political volatility and moving to the U.S. from Moscow in the early 1990s, Anastasia decided as a child that she wanted to create world change through technology. 

The cryptocurrency market has taken quite a nose dive recently. But while the market is down, new innovations are happening with blockchain so that DeFi may one day be widely adopted. 

Since first investing in Bitcoin, Aziz Zainuddin aka Atticus has always been interested in cryptocurrency. But given his traditional financial background, he saw practical limitations in developing crypto products within conventional corporate structures.