Keiko Yoshino is a Japanese cryptocurrency expert and entrepreneur. She is the founder of “Yoshino Blockchain Lab,” an organization that provides research, education and consulting on blockchain technology. As a leader in the space, she has been featured in numerous publications such as Forbes Japan, Nikkei Business Magazine, and Tokyo Shimbun.
Yoshino began her career as a software engineer at Fujitsu Research Institute before founding her own IT company in 2003. In 2013, she became interested in cryptocurrencies and established Yoshino Blockchain Lab two years later to focus on researching how this technology could advance society through its potential for decentralization and increased efficiency.
Since then, Keiko Yoshino has become one of the most influential people in Asian crypto circles due to her extensive knowledge of blockchain technologies and their implications for business models. She frequently speaks at conferences around the world about topics related to digital currencies and distributed ledger technology (DLT). Her expertise spans from technical aspects like consensus mechanisms or smart contracts development to more general trends about regulation or corporate adoption strategies for blockchain applications.
She is also known for working with leading companies such as SBI Holdings or Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group on projects related to digital asset management solutions or DLT-based banking services respectively.
In addition to her professional life, Keiko Yoshino actively supports initiatives that promote financial literacy among women entrepreneurs by participating in events such as Women’s Crypto Conference Series 2020 held by Ethereum Foundation Japan last year (2020).
