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

ETHPrague 2026Unbundled 2026FintechWeek CEE 2026InvestSummit 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
Tokenization of Capital Markets panel at FintechWeek CEE 2026
Keynote at Unbundled 2026
Fireside chat at ETHPrague 2026
Talk at BTC Prague
On stage at ETHPrague 2026
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