About the speaker:

Maksim Balashevich is the founder and CEO of  Santiment – building a big data platform and community-generated insights on cryptocurrencies (SANBase).  Santiment was one of the most successful early ICOs in 2017. Hitting its hardcap with over $12M, Santiment is a high profile cryptocurrency success story and innovator with a total network valuation of $80M – $120M. Maksim is a regular media commentator and has been featured in Forbes and other financial publications. A distinguished sentiment analysis and crowd psychology expert, he has been successfully applying Elliott Waves Theory to crypto markets. He has more than 15 years experience building and leading international teams, and more than 10 years experience in financial markets analysis. Maksim also draws upon his unique background as a yoga instructor, vegetarian and meditation practitioner. He applies a yogic way of life to foster a human-focused, balanced approach to building teams, communities and decentralised platforms. His values and ethics inspire the Santiment community to higher levels of trust and transparency so as to use technology to build a better society for all people.