Provide necessary support and guidance to external blockchain projects that are interested in building compelling use cases and creating synergies within the ICON ecosystem.
Pursue internal ideas that align with our goal of securing the future of Digital Nations.
Expand the developer community through partnerships, meetups, and the propagation of educational materials.
Leverage our industry expertise to provide regular, data-driven insights on decentralized system innovation and macro-market trends.
Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAOs) are reward distribution mechanisms for aligning incentives among people that share a common goal.
We believe that DAOs will become the equivalent of companies in Digital Nations.
Non-fungible Tokens (NFTs) are blockchain based assets that allow for unique metadata to be attached to each respective token.
NFTs' use-cases include, but are not limited to: digital collectibles, blockchain-based games, and event ticketing.
Programmable money is different from traditional money because smart contracts enable the transfer of money (cryptocurrencies) without depending on a 3rd party.
Programmable money has broad use-cases across any sector that requires middlemn: finance, sports betting, supply chain, etc.
Fees for payment processing using blockchain technology can be significantly lower than traditional payment processing.
Small convenience stores must pay a minimum fee to credit card processors, which can be substantial, especially for smaller items.
Digestable research pieces on the most recent innovations in the industry, published on a biweekly basis.
Detailed, data-driven insights on macro-market trends and future demand, published on a quarterly basis.
Longform thematic articles that explore the direction of the industry, published on a quarterly basis.
Daeki started his career as a venture capitalist at TransLink Capital, in which he led multiple early stage investments. He also actively supported multiple portfolio companies and was deeply involved with many early stage entrepreneurs.
He spends his spare time learning about new technologies and was impressed with the potential of “socioeconomic revolution” through token economics, at which point he decided to build ICX Station to support entrepreneurs who are trying to build next generation businesses on blockchain.
Daeki earned his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley.
Scott earned his Master of Science in Finance (MSF) from Vanderbilt University in 2016, followed by two years of Investment Banking experience at Deutsche Bank with a focus on Asset Backed Securities.
During his time at Deutsche Bank he dedicated his nights and weekends to self-education on the nascent blockchain and cryptocurrency space, eventually leading to his current role at ICX Station.
Ricky brings more than 7 years of experience as an investment banker and equity research analyst at Deutsche Bank covering financial institutions. At Deutsche Bank, Ricky co-authored one of the first institutional research reports on cryptocurrencies (Cutting through the noise of cryptocurrencies) for corporate clients. Prior to that, Ricky worked in corporate development at a de-novo bank that later IPO'd and as an analyst at a later stage growth equity venture capital firm.
Justin is a serial entrepreneur who started cryptocurrency investment and blockchain technology research from 2017. He started out as a member of the ICON community, with his constant contributions and technical competence, ICON foundation recruited him to work in an official capacity. Justin will be joining the ICX Station SF team and continue to explore all areas where he can be of assistance to the ICON organization.
