Speaker: Mike Komaransky

Mike Komaransky is an early adopter of cryptocurrencies who received his first five bitcoins from the Bitcoin Faucet in June of 2010. He then proceeded to mine many more bitcoin from an old laptop before mining became the extremely competitive venture that it is today. At the time there were no exchanges or public prices so he made deals on online forums and met in person to purchase even more bitcoin. As the head of a trading desk, Mike saw a gap in the market which led him to start Cumberland Mining, the first institutional trading desk in the crypto space. Since then, Mike now runs his new crypto trading firm, Grapefruit Trading, as well as his family office, Komodo Bay Capital.