Our Authors
Meet the expert analysts, researchers, and industry veterans who bring you data-driven insights on digital finance, blockchain technology, and payment systems.
Marcus Vanhoutte
Macro Strategist
Marcus brings over two decades of experience in global macro analysis and financial markets. Previously a senior strategist at a major European investment bank, he now focuses on the intersection of traditional finance and digital assets. His analysis combines quantitative rigor with deep institutional knowledge to decode market movements and policy implications.
Elena Rossi
Systems Architect
Elena is a veteran systems architect with 15 years of experience designing high-throughput payment systems for global financial institutions. She has led technical implementations of ISO 20022 migrations and real-time payment infrastructures across multiple continents. Her writing bridges the gap between technical complexity and business strategy.
Kenji Sato
Crypto-Native Researcher
Kenji has been immersed in the blockchain ecosystem since 2015, contributing to multiple DeFi protocols and conducting on-chain research. His unique perspective combines deep technical understanding of smart contracts with practical experience in tokenomics design. He specializes in analyzing emerging trends in decentralized finance and blockchain scalability.
Sarah Jenkins
Infrastructure Engineer
Sarah is a seasoned infrastructure engineer who has built and scaled critical financial systems at leading fintech companies. With expertise spanning from traditional database systems to distributed ledger technologies, she provides unique insights into the technical foundations that power modern finance. Her focus areas include cryptographic protocols and system resilience.
Dr. Adrian Thorne
Academic Lead
Dr. Thorne is a distinguished academic with a PhD in Financial Economics from the London School of Economics. He has published extensively on monetary policy, financial regulation, and the economics of digital currencies. As our Academic Lead, he brings scholarly rigor to complex financial topics, making them accessible to practitioners and policymakers alike.
Leo Chen
Data Product Lead
Leo leads our data products team, bringing expertise in quantitative analysis and data visualization. With a background in computational finance and machine learning, he develops tools and dashboards that help readers make sense of complex financial data. His work focuses on making institutional-grade analytics accessible to everyone.