paolo ardoino

Paolo Ardoino is the chief technology officer at Bitfinex. He graduated from the University of Genoa in the computer science program. Arduino became intimately concerned with cryptography and discovered distributed systems while undertaking research for a military project.

Arduino began his career as a senior software developer at Bitfinex in 2014, and after two years, he was elevated to chief technology officer. He is also the commander, Bitfinex had a banner year in 2020, launching a staking service, institution-grade custody services, an open-source peer-to-peer streaming protocol, and a market surveillance tool, all under the technological supervision of Ardoino. In addition, the exchange earned headlines for conducting one of the largest Bitcoin transactions ever.