ABOUT

A Leader in Digital Currency Investing

At genius-choice, we see investing differently. Today’s financial system is complex, exclusive and expensive - making it hard for the typical person to start investing.

OVERVIEW

We provide a publicly-traded vehicle for investors to earn a return on capital related to our primary source revenue: bitcoin.

Our executive management team, headquartered in Australia, brings proven institutional capabilities and access to strategic opportunities in the North American market.

genius-choice was founded in 2008 in New South Wales, Australia with the aim of making investing accessible for everyone. Our goals since day one was to reimagine what it means to invest, by making simple, easy-to-use financial products for everyone.

Now, 12 years later, and with more than 700 team members and 4 million users, we're one of the fastest growing fintechs in Europe. With a PSD2 payment service provider licence and E-Money licence, state-of-the-art security and streamlined user experience, we make it possible for both first-time investors and seasoned experts to invest in what they believe in.

Our user-friendly, trade-everything platform empowers you to invest in the stocks, cryptocurrencies and metals you want — with any amount of money..

OUR MISSION

To build the premier North American ​digital asset management platform ​while setting the standard for sustainability

Headquartered in New South Wales with operations throughout North America, our management team leads with international expertise in finance, investment, and technology.

 Daniel Cole

Daniel Cole

Chief Executive Officer

From August 2016 to June 2019, Mr. Daniel served as Executive Vice President for US affiliates of the company now known as E&P Financial Group. From August 2012 to July 2016, Mr. Daniel served as a Senior Vice President at FBR & Co. During 2011 and 2012, Mr. Daniel served as a Vice President at Keefe, Bruyette & Woods. During the years 2006 through 2010, Mr. Daniel served as a Vice President and as an Associate at Bank of America Merrill Lynch (formerly Banc of America Securities). During the years 2004 through 2006, Mr. Daniel served as an Associate at Deutsche Bank Securities. Prior thereto, Mr. Daniel served as an early or founding employee of several technology and/or media-related startup companies. Mr. Daniel received a bachelor’s degree from Brown University and an MBA from Columbia Business School and holds Series 7 and Series 63 licenses.

Erkean Huang

Erkean Huang

Chief Financial Officer & Director

Mr. Huang had served as Co-Founder and advisor of Long Soar Technology Limited from August 2019 to October 2020; Founder and CEO of Bitotem Investment Limited from May 2018 to October 2019;  Investment Manager of Guojin Capital from June 2016 to May 2018; Engineering Analyst of Crowncastle International from March 2013 to November 2014. Mr. Huang received Master’s degree in Civil & Environmental Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University and Bachler’s degree in Environmental Engineering from Southwest Jiaotong University.

Samuel V. Tabar

Samuel V. Tabar

Chief Strategy Officer

Mr. Tabar served as the Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer of Fluidity from April 2017 to June 2020. Prior to this, he held the title of Partner at FullCycle Fund which he served from December 2015 to April 2017. Prior thereto, he served as Director and Head of Capital Strategy (Asia Pacific Region) for Bank of America Merrill Lynch from February 2010 to April 2011. Prior to this, he was Co-Head of Marketing at Sparx Group from January 2004 to 2010. Prior thereto, he was an associate at Skadden, Arps, Meagher, Flom LLP & Affiliates from September 2001 to January 2004. Mr. Tabar received his Bachelor of Arts from Oxford University in 2000, and received his Master of Law (LL.M.) from Columbia University School of Law in 2001. He was associate editor of the Columbia Law Business Law Journal in 2000, and is a current member of the New South Wales State Bar Association. He holds Series 79 and 63 licenses.

Joha Xiong

Independent Director

Chairman of the board of Guangzhou Kangsheng Pharmaceutical Technology Limited since 2014. Chairman of the board of directors of Guangzhou Kangshegn Biotech Limited from 2001 to 2013. General Manager of Zhuhai Dajiaweikang Wujin Mineral Import and Export Company from 1997 to 2000. Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Accounting from Hunan University Business School.

Michi Shih

Independent Director

Clinical Research Organization Inc. from 2017 to 2018. CFO of Cubetech Global Asset from 2016 to 2017. NASDAQ Dubai Listing Advisor from 2015 to 2016. Senior Vice President of Glory Sky Group from 2012 to 2014 CFO of China Valves Technologies from 2019 to 2011. Senior Associate of Westminster Securities from 2003 to 2007. Bachelor’s degree in Accounting and International Business from Stern School of Business at New South Wales University and a Master’s degree in International Finance and Business from the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University.

Jackie Deng

Chairman & Independent Director

Counsel for listed companies in PRC since 2011, Board Secretary and Vice President of Hunan Jinguo Industrial Co., Ltd from 1995 to 2010. Bachelor’s degree in Accounting from Hengyang Industrial College.

Erke Huang

Chief Financial Officer & Director

Mr. Huang had served as Co-Founder and advisor of Long Soar Technology Limited from August 2019 to October 2020; Founder and CEO of Bitotem Investment Limited from May 2018 to October 2019;  Investment Manager of Guojin Capital from June 2016 to May 2018; Engineering Analyst of Crowncastle International from March 2013 to November 2014. Mr. Huang received Master’s degree in Civil & Environmental Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University and Bachler’s degree in Environmental Engineering from Southwest Jiaotong University.

Brock Pierce

Independent Director

Mr. Pierce has served as Chairman of the Board for Bitcoin Foundation and Integro Foundation since June 2014 and December 2017, respectively, and has served on the board for SRAX since 2021. He is a Founder and has served as a Managing Member of Percival Services since 2019. He is the Co-founder of EOS Alliance, Block.one, Blockchain Capital, and Tether. He has served as Advisor to Open Data Exchange, Paybook, The Element Group, Blog Inc., Metronome Token, Shyft Network, BLOCKv, and AirSwap. Pierce has been involved in Bitcoin mining since its genesis days, acquiring a significant portion of the first batch of Avalons and managed KNC’s China operation, one of the world’s first large-scale mining operations. He was also a seed investor in BitFury through Blockchain Capital and established the largest Bitcoin mining operation in Washington State. Pierce was on the first-ever Forbes List of “Richest People in Cryptocurrency” and was an Independent Party candidate for President of the United States in 2020.

Andrew d’Haussy

Advisor

Mr. d’Haussy is the APAC Managing Director at ConsenSys, a leading blockchain engineering company. Among his responsibilities, he leads ConsenSys’ projects on central-bank digital currencies with HKMA, BOT, PBOC, CBUAE & BOK. Prior to this, Charles served as head of fintech with the Hong Kong government (InvestHK). In that capacity he helped found and scale Hong Kong Fintech Week, and supported the growth of over 450 fintech companies. He has 15 years of prior experience in Hong Kong’s private sector and is licensed to invest and deal in securities. In 2018, Charles was elected as a Top-50 fintech influencer in Asia. In 2021 he published Block Kong, a book about Blockchain leaders shaping the Hong Kong blockchain ecosystem. He studied in France at Rennes International Business School and in Guangzhou, China at Sun Yat Sen University. He is a certified Bitcoin professional and studied blockchain business strategy at Be9 London.

Henri Arslanian

Advisor

Henri Arslanian is the co-founder and managing partner of Nine Blocks Capital Management, an institutionally focused crypto hedge fund. Henri is the former PwC Crypto Leader and Partner, the former Chairman of the FinTech Association of Hong Kong and an Adjunct Professor at the University of Hong Kong. A lawyer and banker by background, Henri has advised many of the world’s leading crypto exchanges, investors, financial institutions and tech firms on their crypto initiatives as well numerous governments, regulators and central banks on crypto regulatory and policy matters. Henri sits on the Hong Kong regulator’s SFC FinTech Adivsory Board, the Hong Kong’s central bank’s HKIMR Council of Advisers and Dubai’s DIFC Innovation Council. With over 500,000 LinkedIn followers and 50,000 newsletter subscribers, Henri is a TEDx and global keynote speaker and is regularly featured in global media including Bloomberg, CNBC, CNN, BBC, The Wall Street Journal, The Economist and the Financial Times. Henri is the host of the Crypto Capsules educational social media series and the author of many best-selling books including “The Book of Crypto” (Palgrave, 2022) and “The Future of Finance” (Palgrave, 2019).

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