Steven is a former executive editor of Unchained. He's now head of research at Sharplink. He is the host of Bits + Bips: The Interview, a weekly show on the Unchained on Air network. He also has served as director of research for digital assets at Forbes. Prior to this, he was at Kraken, a cryptocurrency exchange based in the U.S. Before joining Kraken, he served as chief operating officer at the Wall Street Blockchain Alliance, a non-profit trade association dedicated to the comprehensive adoption of cryptocurrencies and blockchain technologies across global markets. Before joining the WSBA, he was the Lead Associate within the Emerging Technologies practice at Spitzberg Partners, a boutique corporate advisory firm that advises leading firms across industries on blockchain technology. Previously, he was Vice President/Lead Strategy Analyst at Citi FinTech, where he drove strategic and new business development initiatives for Citigroup’s Global Retail and Consumer Bank business across 20 countries. He also served five years as a Senior Intelligence Analyst at Booz Allen Hamilton supporting the U.S. Department of Defense. He has a B.S. in Business Administration from the Tepper School of Business at Carnegie Mellon University and an M.A. in International Affairs from Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs. Additionally, he is a Certified Information Privacy Professional (United States, Canada, and the European Union) and a Certified Information Privacy Technologist at the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP). Steven holds over $1,000 of bitcoin.