Peter Smith is CEO, Founder & Executive Chairman of Blockchain.com, a cryptocurrency financial services company he co-founded in 2011 alongside Nicolas Cary and Ben Reeves. He stepped into the CEO role in 2014, at which point he raised $40 million — the largest venture capital round for any crypto company at that time. Investors in the company have included GV (formerly Google Ventures) and Richard Branson.

Under his tenure, Blockchain.com has grown from a Bitcoin block explorer into a platform serving both retail and institutional clients. Its retail operations include a global exchange and a brokerage with over 94 million crypto wallets across more than 100 countries. In 2019, Smith led the development of an Institutional Markets arm, which has since traded over $15 billion and provided over $8 billion in credit and structured debt. He also serves as CEO of Blockchain.com Ventures. In 2026, Smith was appointed to the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission's Innovation Advisory Committee. He has publicly advocated for the passage of the Digital Asset Market Clarity (CLARITY) Act of 2025, appearing on Fox Business to make that case. Prior to founding Blockchain.com, Smith worked in international finance across the Middle East, Eastern Africa, and Singapore. He attended graduate school at the University of London, studying economics.

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