SpeakerThomas de Phuoc
Thomas
de Phuoc
Kiln
COO and Co-Founder
Thomas de Phuoc is Kiln’s Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer. Before co-founding Kiln, Thomas was the Country Lead for France at Circle, developing the company’s business in the region.
Under Thomas's leadership, Kiln has achieved a successful $37 million funding round and scaled the team from 5 to 60 talented people.
Kiln stands as the industry-leading enterprise-grade staking platform, empowering institutional customers to programmatically stake their digital assets and integrate white-labeled staking functionality. Kiln runs validators on all major PoS blockchains, with over $8 billion of stake under management and more than 4% of the Ethereum network, operating on a multi-cloud, multi-region infrastructure.
Under Thomas's leadership, Kiln has achieved a successful $37 million funding round and scaled the team from 5 to 60 talented people.
Kiln stands as the industry-leading enterprise-grade staking platform, empowering institutional customers to programmatically stake their digital assets and integrate white-labeled staking functionality. Kiln runs validators on all major PoS blockchains, with over $8 billion of stake under management and more than 4% of the Ethereum network, operating on a multi-cloud, multi-region infrastructure.
Sessions
2024/08/28
3:20PM - 3:50PM
EchoX Stage
EN
Simplifying DeFi: Bridging the Gap Between Users and Protocol
This panel brings together experts from various sectors of the cryptocurrency and DeFi space. Speakers include Gracy Chen from BitGet, Abel Seow from BitGo, and Yoann Turpin from Wintermute. This diverse group of panelists will explore strategies and innovations aimed at reducing the complexity of DeFi protocols, improving user experience, and increasing adoption among both retail and institutional users.

