Igor Telyatnikov
Co-Founder & CEO AlphaPoint
As CEO and Co-founder of AlphaPoint, a blockchain and financial services technology company headquartered in New York, AlphaPoint’s mission is to enable global access to digital assets. AlphaPoint’s white label software platform has powered crypto and digital asset marketplaces and wallets in over 35 countries, facilitating billions in trading volume and supporting over 10 million end users to date. With over 15 years of experience enabling companies to securely and efficiently harness the power of technology for innovation, Igor's leadership at AlphaPoint has empowered over 150 exchange, brokerage, and wallet clients worldwide. These include premier financial institutions such as Chivo, CME Group - the world's largest futures and options exchange, RBC, Scotiabank, and XP Securities. Expanding AlphaPoint's product suite with a brokerage platform, liquidity solutions, and digital asset wallets, Igor partnered with the Government of El Salvador in 2022 to upgrade El Salvador’s Chivo Wallet. This effort transformed the Chivo Wallet into the national Bitcoin and dollar wallet for El Salvador, creating the world’s first nationalized crypto ecosystem. As a recognized thought leader, Igor frequently speaks at industry events and conferences, sharing his vision for digital assets impact on finance. Before AlphaPoint, Igor served as Managing Director of Cvetlo, an early-stage venture firm investing in fintech, adtech, and online media. Prior to Cvetlo, he led West Coast Business Development for LiftDNA, a digital ad exchange platform focused on optimizing online publisher ad revenue through real-time pricing predictions for over 10 billion ads per month. OpenX, a global digital and mobile advertising leader, acquired LiftDNA in 2012. Previously, over 5 years at Ingersoll Rand/Allegion, Igor held multiple roles driving the adoption of new security technologies in the Security Technologies and Systems Integration divisions. Igor holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Marketing from Penn State University.
