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Blockchain company history timeline

2011

The world’s leading crypto finance house serving people, projects, protocols and institutions since 2011.

Founded in 2011, Blockchain.com allows users to buy and store digital tokens such as Bitcoin and is led by Chief Executive Officer Peter Smith.

2014

After co-founding and advising the company in its early days, Peter stepped into the role of CEO in 2014 and immediately raised $40M – the largest venture capital round for any crypto company at the time.

2015

As part of the team that built the original Blockchain.com Wallet and Explorer, Matt assumed leadership over technical infrastructure as CTO in 2015, making him one of the crypto industry’s longest standing executives.

2018

Stratagem caught the attention of Blockchain.com and was acquired in October 2018 to bring Charlie and the team aboard.

His expertise is managing operational risk during periods of rapid growth.Prior to joining Blockchain.com in 2018, Al worked with Charlie McGarraugh at Stratagem Technologies, where he was COO and General Counsel.

2019

In 2019, Peter added an Institutional Markets arm that has since partnered with thousands of clients to trade $15B+, provide $8B+ of credit and structured debt, and create bespoke solutions for active trading, lending, mining, and DeFi.

2021

In March 2021, the firm raised $300 million at a $5.2 billion valuation in a round that included Lightspeed and VY Capital.

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2011
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Headquarters
Palo Alto, CA
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Founders
Peter Smith,MacRina Kgil,Matt Tuzzolo,Nicolas Cary,Thianh Lu,Peter Wilson,Samuel Harrison,Benjamin Reeves,Marco Santori
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