OWN THE FUTURE OF PREDICTION MARKETS

As reported by the Wall Street Journal, “Mr. Konanykhin was a whiz-kid physics student who became a pioneering Russian capitalist in early 1990s, building a banking and investment empire valued at an estimated $300 million all by his mid-20s. He was a member of President Boris Yeltsin's inner circle.”

Professor at New York University. Leading voice on prediction market economics. Opened the inaugural Prediction Conference 2026 in Las Vegas. Drives SafeBets' academic credibility, regulatory positioning, and industry relationships.

Leads SafeBets' capital markets strategy and investor communications. Manages the current crowdfunding round and coordinates with accredited investor networks, family offices, and institutional allocators. Also Chief Investment Officer at Unicoin.

CEO of SureMark Digital and a founding father of blockchain. In 1991, Stornetta and his collaborator Stuart Haber published "How to Time-Stamp a Digital Document," introducing cryptographic methods for linking and verifying digital records that would become cornerstones of blockchain technology. Their research is widely cited throughout the Bitcoin white paper as its data integrity foundation.

Tennyson Singer brings 15 years of global brand strategy experience spanning Wall Street, Fortune 500 companies, and the worlds of AI, Web3, and digital assets. As founder of Brandsinger and former Senior Strategy Director at Madison Avenue firm Siegelvision, he has helped financial institutions, healthcare leaders, and high-growth technology companies transform complex ideas into compelling market narratives. At SafeBets, Tennyson helps lead brand strategy, marketing and the company's growing network of advertising and distribution partners.

Samuel ‘Sam’ Amsterdam engages his close colleagues across the global media landscape to collaborate on helping to establish narratives redefining the future of finance. Sam serves as an advanced advocacy, strategic media liaison professional and Senior Policy Advisor to SafeBets, with wide ranging experience engaging from major global hubs including London, Brussels, Johannesburg, Lagos, Bahrain, Nursultan, New York City, Toronto and Washington, D.C. Sam graduated with a degree in Public Affairs and Policy from Ottawa, Canada’s Carleton University.

Chief Cryptographic Officer, SureMark Digital · Co-inventor of blockchain

• Co-authored “How to Time-Stamp a Digital Document” with W. Scott Stornetta in 1991, the intellectual origin of blockchain.
• PhD in Cryptography, Columbia University; research career at Bellcore.
• Introduced linked hash chains, the structure underpinning every blockchain.
• Bitcoin’s white paper cites Haber-Stornetta three times, more than any other source.

Executive Director & Founder, Government Blockchain Association

• Founded the Government Blockchain Association in 2016, the foremost nonprofit linking blockchain to government.
• GBA spans 7 continents, 70+ cities and 2,000+ member organizations.
• Author of the Blockchain Maturity Model, the standard for government and enterprise systems.
• Connects SafeBets to blockchain policy in Washington, D.C., and internationally.

Cynthia Acosta brings more than 20 years of experience in sales, revenue strategy, business development, and international markets. With an MBA in International Business, she has built a career leading commercial strategies, developing strategic partnerships, and driving growth across diverse markets and industries. At SafeBets, Cynthia serves as Managing Director, Spanish-Speaking Markets, leading market expansion and strategic initiatives across the region, including revenue, partnerships, marketing, and investor relations.