Anthony Di Iorio is famous as the co-founder of the Ethereum blockchain platform along with Gavin Wood, Charles Hoskinson, Anthony Di Iorio, and Joseph Lubin. Being an early investor in Bitcoin, Anthony Di Iorio is an entrepreneur who has started many firms to promote the use of decentralized technology. This Canadian investor is also one of the richest crypto investors with a net worth of over $1 billion.
Anthony Di Iorio’s Career Progression
After graduating in Marketing from Ryerson University (now Toronto Metropolitan University), Di Iorio worked as a website developer before investing in Bitcoin.
Member of the Founding Committee and Executive Director of Bitcoin Alliance of Canada (August 2013–December 2014)
The Bitcoin Alliance of Canada was an organization built to create awareness about cryptocurrencies among Canadian entrepreneurs, merchants, regulators, and policymakers. The alliance made policies to promote Bitcoin adoption in Canada and further, the academic value of Bitcoin was promoted and discussed in the light of the activities by the Bitcoin Alliance of Canada.
CEO and Founder of Kryptokit (November 2013–December 2015)
Kriptokit is a wallet that is especially used for Bitcoin transactions. It also provides other useful resources such as a Bitcoin chart and news, a Bitcoin merchant directory, and a GPG-encrypted messaging platform. Kriptokit has an associated Bitcoin wallet called Rushwallet.
Founder and Funder of Ethereum (December 2013–December 2015)
Anthony Di Iorio is the co-founder of the Ethereum blockchain network. Ethereum was an ambitious project aimed at decentralizing the web space. The introduction of static content publication, dynamic messaging, trustless transactions, and integrated user interface are the major aims of the Ethereum network.
Advisor to the Fintech Cluster of MaRS Discovery District (February 2015–June 2016)
MaRS is a Fintech company that fosters collaboration among different communities in the realms of business, capital, technology, and social entrepreneurship. Di Iorio was the Cryptocurrency Advisor to the Fintech wing of MaRS. In this capacity, he served as a link between the financial services sector and various startups developing payment technology, peer-to-peer transactions, and alternative lending.
Chief Digital Officer at Toronto Stock Exchange (January 2016–August 2016)
Anthony Di Iorio in his capacity as the Chief Digital Officer at the Toronto Stock Exchange explored the possibility of making exchange operations faster and cheaper through blockchain technology.
CEO and Founder of Decentral.tv (December 2014–Present)
Decentral. tv is a 24-hour interactive internet dashboard that displays video segments, curated news and information, a Twitter feed, interviews with prominent personalities, feature programs, charts, and customizable exchange tickers. People get access to global news about decentralized and disruptive technologies. It also includes live broadcasts of the weekly, Decentral Toronto meetup events, and other unique and curated programs.
CEO and Founder of Decentral (January 2014–Present)
In 2014, Anthony Di Iorio founded the Decentral. It is Toronto’s first two-way Bitcoin ATM. The firm has hosted over 100 events concerning blockchain, fintech, cryptocurrencies, and decentralized technologies.
The Bottom Line
Anthony Di Iorio has been selected as one of the top 20 richest people in the crypto world by Forbes magazine in 2018. He was a seminal presence in creating various communities and partnerships to foster the growth of the decentralized space.
Di Iorio has achieved this success in the cryptocurrency realm by emphasizing the importance of maintaining a long-term perspective, lessons learned from partnerships, and the shift from interfaces to infrastructure. In the 2023 edition of the Blockchain Futurist Conference, Anthony Di Iorio introduced Andiami, a project aimed at creating personal computers that prioritize user control, AI integration, and decentralized infrastructure.
Anthony Di Iorio has been a part of the blockchain ecosystem since its inception. We can expect many more contributions on his part toward the upliftment of the future of decentralization. In his role as the lecturer of various universities, Anthony Di Iorio is dispensing valuable information to the coming generation. He will be remembered as a father figure of the blockchain industry by the coming generations.
