Crypto Operator · Europe · Dubai · Asia
Crypto operator for regulated markets. Launching exchanges, scaling regions, and turning frontier products into real revenue.
Eight years building and running crypto exchanges, tokens and Web3 products across Europe, Dubai and Asia. Licensed, live, and scaling.
Currently open to senior leadership roles · also taking advisory mandates and deals.
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I'm an operator who ships. I've taken crypto products from zero to licensed-and-live: exchanges, tokens, and a 50,000-user game.
Across eight years I've led exchange operations, designed VARA-aligned compliance, raised and owned P&L, and grown teams to 68 people. My specialty is crypto, in places where regulation and competition make execution hard.
I also understand modern product and AI architecture hands-on, but that stays a complement to the main work, not the main work itself.
Worked across Europe · Dubai · Asia with investor roadshows in China and Hong Kong.
Four ways I plug in. Find the one that sounds like your situation.
For you if you're an exchange entering or scaling in Europe, Dubai or Asia and need someone to own the region.
I do market-entry strategy, local team building, institutional and trader acquisition, KOL and community growth, partnerships, compliance coordination.
For you if you're building a CEX or DEX and need the operating model, liquidity and compliance stood up.
I do operating model, fee structure, liquidity and market-making, KYC/AML and risk, internal policies, LP and vendor partnerships.
For you if you're buying or selling a crypto exchange or business and need operational due diligence and a neutral hand between buyer and seller.
I do operational and commercial due diligence, deal-structuring support, buyer↔seller facilitation as a neutral intermediary, risk flags.
For you if you're raising or launching a token and need it taken to market.
I do tokenomics, ICO/STO/IEO launch, fundraising strategy, exchange listings, KOL and community growth, investor roadshows.
Led the 0 → 1 launch of VARA-aligned exchange infrastructure for UAE market entry. Operating model, compliance architecture, MENA go-to-market.
Owned full P&L. Secured $1M+ funding, scaled the team 3 → 68, and launched Poomb Creatures to 50,000+ users across App Store, Google Play and Telegram in 3 months.
BD, operations and VASP/VARA advisory for exchanges. Built the KOL network for Bitget's EU launch with 100+ influencers and $30M+ monthly volume.
Delivered 10+ ICO/STO launches and built CEX + DEX platforms for tokenized securities. Brokered a $200K Gate.io investment and led roadshows in China and the EU.
Supported Poland's Digital PLN (CBDC) initiative. Researched stablecoin and digital-currency adoption with government and private stakeholders.
MA and BA, International Relations, Lazarski University, Warsaw. 2013 / 2018.
"Deep understanding of how crypto products function. He bridges the gap between product, business logic, and execution. Proactive, reliable, and easy to work with. He understands both the 'how' and the 'why'."
"Igor stands out for his ability to bridge business and technology. In high-pressure situations he stays calm and keeps things moving. He doesn't just discuss ideas. He drives them to execution."
"One of those people who just 'gets it', both from a product side and a regulatory perspective. No hype, no shortcuts. He builds things that actually work, scale, and won't fall apart once regulators get involved."
"It was a pleasure working with Igor. He is extremely dedicated and passionate about getting things done. Organized, structured, and action oriented."
20+ events across Europe, the Gulf and Asia, from participant to keynote speaker. 150+ educational reels and interviews since 2018.
A weekend-and-evenings build, kept here only as a small note. I shipped it solo, from idea to App Store in eight weeks, designing a 9-layer memory architecture on top of React Native, the Claude API and Supabase. Localised into seven languages.
Listed here so anyone hiring or partnering with me knows I can work fluently with AI APIs and modern product stacks. My specialty stays crypto.
Two ways in. Pick whichever fits.