Markus Franke

Global Head of Stablecoins bei Celo

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Dr. Markus Franke is Global Head of Stablecoins at Celo Core Co and co-founder of Mento, one of the most widely used onchain FX and stablecoin platforms, supporting 15+ currencies and 14m+ users with over $100m in daily volume. He co-created Celo and served as its Chief Economist, leading the design of its monetary architecture and stability mechanisms. Before web3, he managed institutional multi-asset portfolios exceeding €1bn at Allianz Asset Management and began his career in M&A and derivatives at Merrill Lynch and J.P. Morgan. He holds a PhD in economics from LMU Munich and has conducted research at Columbia Business School and HKUST.