Christophe

Full-time Other-General

Overview

We help usher a financial revolution by depriving the big banks of their power over the masses.

Christophe Lassuyt, Co-founder @Request Network (REQ), CEO @Request Finance, has been a co-founder at Request Network since 2017. He brings experience as a CFO in traditional structures and exposure to Y Combinator, informing his work in web3 and decentralized finance.

Background

After several years as CFO, Christophe became an entrepreneur. In 2014, he co-founded a company that powered international money transfers with Bitcoin as a backbone, sparking his web3 interest. He is currently a co-founder of Request Network, a blockchain-agnostic payment request protocol that connects to more than 10 blockchains and enables over 40 digital currencies. He also supports the team at Request Finance, the first successful application built on top of Request Network technology. In one year, they onboarded 1,000 businesses, DAOs, and freelancers from the web3 indus...