Mark S. Smith

Director

Mark Shelby Smith was CEO and Founder of Symbiont.io, Inc. the first enterprise blockchain and smart contract company. Symbiont was the merger of MathMoney f(x) which was founded by Mr. Smith in September of 2013 and the founding team of Bitcoin 2.0 project Counterparty.io. As a entrepreneur and executive leader Mark brings three decades of global experience in FinTech. He is a pioneer in creating and deploying disruptive technology to the global FinTech ecosystem for both institutional and non-institutional customer segments. Mr. Smith is one of the early adopters of Bitcoin and what is now known as the Web 3 economy. During his career Mark has been part of the founding team of four disruptive FinTech companies that have gone from start-up to exit including The NexTrade ECN, MatchBook FX, Lava Trading, and Anderen Bank of Tampa Bay. He also holds a purple belt in Gracie Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and was a 14 time All-American swimmer for the University of South Carolina. Mr. Smith also is the inventor on 5 financial technology product patents.