Igor Telyatnikov

Igor Telyatnikov

Co-Founder & CEO

As CEO and Co-founder of AlphaPoint, a blockchain and financial services technology company headquartered in New York, AlphaPoint’s mission is to enable access to digital assets globally. AlphaPoint’s white label software platform has powered crypto and digital asset marketplaces and wallets in 35+ countries, with billions in trading volume and supporting over 9M end users to date. Igor brings over 15 years of experience in enabling companies to harness the power of technology to deliver innovation securely and efficiently. Under Igor’s leadership, AlphaPoint has powered over 150 exchange, brokerage and wallet clients worldwide, including premier financial institutions such as Chivo, CME Group, the largest futures and options exchange in the world, RBC, Scotiabank, and XP Securities. AlphaPoint has also expanded the product suite to include a brokerage platform, liquidity solutions, and digital asset wallets. In 2022, AlphaPoint partnered with the Government of El Salvador to upgrade El Salvador’s Chivo Wallet, the national Bitcoin and dollar wallet of El Salvador and the world’s first nationalized crypto ecosystem. As a recognized thought leader Igor speaks frequently at industry events and conferences to share his vision for blockchain technology’s impact on the future of finance. Prior to AlphaPoint, Igor served as Managing Director of Cvetlo, an early stage venture firm making investments in fintech, adtech, and online media. Prior to Cvetlo, Igor led West Coast Business Development for LiftDNA, a digital ad exchange platform focused on managing online publisher ad revenue by making real-time pricing predictions for over 10 billion ads per month. LiftDNA was acquired by OpenX, a global leader in digital and mobile advertising, in 2012. Previously, he held multiple roles over 5 years in the Security Technologies and Systems Integration divisions of Ingersoll Rand / Allegion, where he drove adoption of new security technologies. Igor holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Marketing from Penn State University.