Bob Chapek is a technology entrepreneur and investor who has been involved in the cryptocurrency space since 2012. He is best known for his work as an advisor to major blockchain projects, such as Ripple and Ethereum.
Chapek began his career by co-founding BlockCypher, one of the earliest Bitcoin startups. This company was focused on making it easier for people to store, send, receive and use digital currency securely through its suite of APIs (application programming interfaces). After several successful years at BlockCypher, he moved onto other ventures within the crypto industry including heading up investments with venture capital firm Pantera Capital Management LLC. Since then Chapek has advised many leading companies such as Coinbase Inc., 21 Inc., LedgerX LLC and BitGo Inc..
In addition to advising these companies Bob Chapek also serves on numerous boards in the cryptocurrency world including Brave Software International Ltd., R3CEV Holdings Limited Partnership and Steemit Incorporated among others. He contributes regularly to various publications regarding technological advancements within the sector while helping shape policy decisions concerning cryptocurrencies around the globe via organizations like The Crypto Asset Working Group (CAWG) where he currently serves as chairman emeritus.
Given his experience both investing in early stage cryptosoftware companies along with helping create global policies that impact this sector Bob Chapek can be considered one of most influential leaders within today’s booming crypto space
