Joseph Haggenmiller
Founder and CEO
Joseph Haggenmiller has over 20 years experience in quantitative market making and market microstructure liquidity. Most recently he led the Markets group at XBTO, a top crypto investment and trading firm.
Joe has led teams at multiple trading firms which included quant researchers, developers, and traders; as well as maintained responsibility for developing/deploying strategies and trading. The algos and strategies employed state-of-the-art sophisticated quant finance methodologies.
Before XBTO Joe was Founder/CEO of a high/medium frequency, quantitative trading firm, Presagium BVI Ltd. He started his career in equity derivatives structuring and trading at Credit Suisse and UBS.
He has an MBA from Harvard University, BA from Macalester College, and was in the General Course Program at the London School of Economics Read more
Mervyn Zly
Engineering
Mervyn brings a comprehensive understanding of economics, financial markets, and derivatives, honed through years in the financial services industry. Mervyn has a Masters Degree in Data Science, focusing on AI and deep reinforcement learning, allowing him to translate complex mathematical models into algorithmic strategies.
Since his first Bitcoin trade in 2016, gearing him towards the dynamic world of cryptocurrencies, he has delved deep into crypto markets, NFTs, and blockchain technology, developing unique practical tools to his programming. As a trader in crypto derivatives, he brings a personal understanding of markets and risk management. His approach to data science and programming is not just theoretical but deeply rooted in practical, real-world application.
Mervyn has a Master of Data Science from Monash University, BBus in Banking & Finance from Victoria University. Read more
Adrian Baschuk
Partnership Advisor
Adrian Baschuk is the CCO & Founding Partner of Ethernity, a web3 ecosystem leveraging RWAs, gaming, phygital, digital collectibles and DeFi verticals - offering blockchain lending, farming, and staking through a powerful library of IPs- all utilized via the native token ERN. He is a Founding EP of Crypto Banter, a daily livestream of the overall crypto community and Producer of CNBC’s “Crypto Trader,” the world’s first major network broadcast program on blockchain and crypto currencies.
Adrian is a Miami Beach native, graduate of Tufts University with a B.A. in International Relations and Communications/Media Studies. Read more