Bart Melek is a leading expert in the cryptocurrency space. He has been involved with cryptocurrencies since 2011 and first became known for his work on Bitcoin. Since then, he has become one of the most sought-after experts in the industry, consulting for some of the top companies in finance and technology.
Melek currently works as Global Head of Commodity Strategy at TD Bank Group where he focuses on developing strategies around blockchain technologies and digital assets such as cryptocurrencies. Prior to joining TD Bank Group, Melek was Chief Economist & Strategist at HIVE Blockchain Technologies Inc., an early mover into crypto mining infrastructure development that went public via reverse takeover (RTO) transaction on TSX Venture Exchange (TSXV). He also held senior positions at Capital Markets Trading Platforms LLC (CMTP), CME Group Inc., Bloomberg LP, UBS Investment Bank AG London Branch and First Active Asset Management Ltd Dublin Ireland.
In addition to his professional career, Bart Melek is also active in various events related to cryptocurrencies such as conferences organized by Coindesk Consensus Invest or Crypto Assets Conference which brings together institutional investors from all over Europe. Additionally Mr Meleks frequently consults governments about their regulations regarding virtual currencies like Ethereum or Ripple XRP giving talks about its potential use cases across different industries e-commerce retail banking healthcare etc… Recently Bart even explored possibilities how central banks could adopt digital currencies through initiatives like CBDC’s – Central Banks Digital Currency
