George is the Chief Marketing Officer at Block.co. He studied Economics and Business Administration and has a 10-year track record in regulated financial services. Having served most of his career as an executive for Cyprus Investment Firms, George climbed up the corporate ladder while managing Sales, Marketing and Business Development teams for regulated financial services. George has a thorough acumen for business administration and management in start-up environments. He discovered Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies in 2013, once the Cyprus banking crisis unfolded and started mining bitcoin at home using ASIC miners until 2015, when he proudly developed an “obsession” about Bitcoin. Since then he has collaborated with crypto-exchanges, wallets, KYC/AML, CRM and various fintech solutions in the space. Since 2017, George became a member of the crypto community in Cyprus and helped form various local community groups, while contributing proactively in social group discussions. He also led and managed the team of organizers that created the blockchain startup competitions “iCoinSummit” in 2018 and “Nakamoto’s Den” in 2019. As an avid enthusiast of tech relevant communities (both online and offline), he has been involved in hackathon organizations and been a volunteer mentor/advisor for technology startups. George has been reinforcing the adoption movement of Blockchain and cryptocurrencies in Cyprus, being extremely proactive in the organization of local meetups, lectures and presentations. George is a founder and board member of the Cyprus Blockchain Association which is a regional stakeholder in drafting policies alongside with corporates and the government, as well as representing the local community and its projects. Lastly he is also the Vice-President of Decentralized Chapter Nicosia, bringing experts together to share a common knowledge pool, towards an improved societal change.