Stablecoins: the new backbone of global finance
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Clarisse Hagège is Co-founder & CEO of Dfns, a cybersecurity company specialised in wallet infrastructure for web3, which she founded in 2020. Dfns provides wallet infrastructure that helps organisations manage digital asset operations and onboard users into crypto. The company has raised $30.6M across two funding rounds and has been accelerated by Techstars, Station F, and Crédit Agricole. Alongside her role at Dfns, Hagège serves on the board of the MPC Alliance, where she focuses on raising industry awareness and adoption of multiparty computation technology. She also mentors for the Techstars Web3 Launchpad and advises crypto startups at Station F.
Before founding Dfns, Hagège spent ten years in investment banking, holding roles at Goldman Sachs, Merrill Lynch, and Crédit Agricole CIB. At Crédit Agricole CIB, she became the youngest person to serve as Chief of Staff to the CEO, and also held roles spanning research analysis, wealth management, and global coverage. She initiated the bank's first hydrogen financing project. Her academic background includes a BSc in Geopolitics and History from Sorbonne, an MSc in Finance from Sciences Po, and an MSc in Applied Economics from Dauphine University. She splits her time between New York and Paris.
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