About Benjamin
French
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English
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Spanish
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Dutch
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Experience
- MonetumChief Operating Officer (COO) & Head of Product StrategyBANKING AND INSURANCEDecember 2024 - April 2026 (1 year and 4 months)Zug, SwitzerlandLed transformation of licensed financial institution into institutional crypto-banking platform serving funds, DAOs, and crypto native companies. Architected complete company rebrand and product pivot to DeFi/crypto-banking services Repositioned from traditional fintech to institutional digital asset infrastructure Established partnerships with blockchain protocols and DeFi ecosystem players Rebuilt client dashboard from scratch (UX/UI redesign, full-stack development) Integrated blockchain infrastructure: Multi-chain wallets (Alchemy), DEX swaps (0x), yield farming (Enso) Developed algorithmic trading platform connecting CEX and DEX liquidity Built analytics CRM tracking revenue, marketing, and user intelligence Managed cross-functional teams (IT, product, compliance, business development) Drove P&L optimization and strategic resource allocation Bridged technical teams, executive leadership, and regulatory stakeholdersImpact: Positioned Monetum as compliant TradFi-Web3 bridge for institutional clients to custody, trade, and earn yield on digital assets in regulated framework
- SuperBotsFounder & CEONovember 2021 - March 2024 (2 years and 4 months)Built advanced DeFi trading platform with automated strategies and smart contract execution.Developed trading platform using Solidity, Nuxt.js, MongoDB, AWS, Node.js Smart contract development: Optimized gas efficiency and security for on-chain execution Product ownership: Defined vision, roadmap, and feature prioritization Front-end development: Designed and built user-friendly trading interfaces Launched cutting-edge DeFi platform recognized for reliability and UX Set new standards in automated crypto trading Successfully acquired (2024), continued as strategic advisor
- UpBotsFounder & CEOJanuary 2019 - March 2024 (5 years and 2 months)Brussels, BelgiumFounded and scaled institutional DeFi trading aggregation platform solving fragmentation across centralized and decentralized exchanges. Raised $5 million in funding (equity + token sale) Launched institutional platform serving individuals, hedge funds, family offices, trading firms Integrated 10+ exchanges and DeFi protocols (Binance, Kraken, Uniswap, 1inch, Curve) Built bots management optimizationLed engineering team and product roadmap | Developed backtesting engine for complex strategies Built social copy-trading infrastructure | Created marketplace for trading courses and signal providersResults: 700 monthly subscribers (€69/month) → €500K+ ARR 7,500+ community members | Ranked #1 trading bot platform (Q4 2018)
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Education
- EntrepreneurshipUSC Marshall School of BusinessEntrepreneurship
- Commercial Engineering DegreeCommercial Engineering Degree