Jonas Sandmeier

Chief Strategy Officer

Jonas Sandmeier, aged 48, is a globally renowned FinTech and blockchain expert with a Bachelor’s in Economics from Universität Wien, a Master’s in Financial Operations Research from Duke University, and a PhD in FinTech from MIT Sloan School of Management. His career spans quantitative trading, blockchain finance, and educational innovation. At Sequoia Capital, he led teams designing automated trading systems managing billions in assets, effectively forecasting market risks. He later founded NovaQuant Capital, a hedge fund focused on digital assets and macro strategies, earning multiple “Annual Quantitative Fund Performance Awards” from Bloomberg and Financial Times. As Chief Strategy Officer at BitmineX Markets, he drives green energy mining and AI-powered trading strategies, leading the company’s Digital Plan Phase II with BSDEX, MARA, and FLYW. Additionally, as a Professor and Board Member at the European FinTech Institute, he teaches intelligent investing and on-chain economics, fostering the next generation of FinTech leaders to advance the global digital economy.