David Stancel

Building at the frontier of digital sovereignty

Crypto OG · a16z Backed Founder · Founder of Polystate · Author of Coinstory

About Me

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Builder & Entrepreneur

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Book Author — Coinstory

A decade of research compressed into one book. Coinstory traces the full history of Bitcoin and the cryptocurrency revolution — from the cypherpunk origins to DeFi, NFTs, and the emerging digital economy. Published in 2022, it's used in university courses and crypto communities across Europe. Get the book →

Coinstory — The Evolution of Bitcoin and Cryptocurrencies
First Bitcoin Transaction
The Alchemist
Billion Dollar Pizza
Code to Gold
Ether Ultrasound
Hand of Cyber-God
The Revolutionists
Wired Cover
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Advisor & Consultant

Blockchain IntegrationDigital AssetsTokenizationDeFi SolutionsTech StrategyRisk AssessmentMarket EntryDue Diligence
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Community Builder

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Speaker

InvestSummit 2022UTXO 2022Readycon 2021/2022WeAreDevelopers 2021Aeternity Universe 2019FuturePort Prague 2019/2021IXPO 2019IBM Perspective 2019Globsec 2018Blockwalks 2018/2019FutureNow Conf 2018XIXOIO Conference 2018Cybercentral 2018/2019Softecon 2018Hackers Congress 2016/2017LibertyCon 2017
Keynote at Paralelna Polis
Main stage at XXOO Conference
Blockchain regulation keynote
With Vitalik Buterin at Devcon
Polkadot conference panel
Swiss Re Future→Now panel
Bitcoin Plan B conference
PwC university lecture
Innovation Geeks meetup
University lecture
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Educator