About Jon Matonis
Jon Matonis is a Founding Director of the Bitcoin Foundation and his career has included senior influential posts at VISA International, VeriSign, Sumitomo Bank, and Hushmail.
An economist and e-Money researcher focused on expanding the circulation of nonpolitical digital currencies, Jon also serves as an independent board director to companies in the Bitcoin, the Blockchain, mobile payments, and gaming sectors. Jon has been a featured guest on CNN, CNBC, Bloomberg, NPR, Al Jazeera, RT, Virgin Radio, and numerous podcasts. As a prominent fintech columnist with Forbes Magazine, American Banker, and CoinDesk, he recently joined the editorial board for the cryptocurrency journal Ledger. His early work on digital cash systems and financial cryptography has been published by Dow Jones and the London School of Economics.
Education
Experience
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Bitcoin Foundation
- Founding Director and Executive Director
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First Global Credit
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Globitex
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VeriSign
- Director of Financial Services
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Visa International
- Chief Foreign Exchange Dealer; Director of Credit Card Interchange
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Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
- Senior Derivatives and Money Market Trader
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