Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Passionate about the future of finance and money and focused on digital assets since 2014. Highlights - Co-founder of crypto hedge fund Nine Blocks Capital Management - >$200m AuM multi-strategy crypto absolute return hedge fund - Former PwC Global Crypto Leader and Partner - Co-founder and Chairman of ACX Compliance - world's largest crypto specialised compliance services firm - Host of Crypto Weekly on CNBC Arabia - 60 million global viewers each week - 500K+ LinkedIn followers, Host of CryptoCapsules™ LinkedIn video series - 50K+ newsletter subscribers, The Future of Money with Henri Arslanian - Host of The Future of Money with Henri Arslanian podcast (ranked in top 5% of all podcasts globally on Spotify) - Adjunct Professor, University of Hong Kong, teach first FinTech/crypto university course globally since 2015, host of highest rated crypto course on Udemy - Best-selling author of “The Future of Finance: the Impact of FinTech, AI and Crypto on Financial Services” (Palgrave, 2019) and "The Book of Crypto" (Palgrave, 2022) - Best-selling author of "Decoding Crypto with Henri & Hodler" educational kids book (Brown Books Kids, 2024) - Regularly featured/quoted in media (Bloomberg, CNBC, CNN, Financial Times, The Economist, Wall Street Journal) - Recognized by HK courts as expert on FinTech matters, past member of Hong Kong securities regulator's (SFC) FinTech Advisory Group, HK central bank's HKIMR council of advisers as well as Dubai's DIFC Innovation Council and Ras Al-Khaimah Digital Assets Oasis Speaking Engagements - Speaker at >500 events globally across all continents including events like Davos, Milken Summit, Asian Financial Forum, WIEF, Consensus, Token 2049 as well at numerous Fortune 100 internal and client events as well as 2x TEDx speaker. Recent Awards - LinkedIn Global Top Voice in Finance - Ranked #1 most influential individual on Finance globally on LinkedIn out of 50K+ individuals working at the top professional services and management consulting firms in the world (Onalytica) - Named “highest profile FinTech consultant in Hong Kong” (Chambers) - Milken Institute Young Leaders Circle - Governor General of Canada Gold Medal for Academic Excellence - Global "20 Rising Stars under 40" - Armenian Bar Association - Future Leader Award - College Jean-de-Brebeuf - Fintech Changemaker of the Year - Asian Private Banker How to contact Henri For media inquiries and speaking engagements, please contact me: [email protected] or visit www.henriarslanian.com
Multi-strategy crypto absolute return crypto hedge fund focused on generating alpha from inefficiencies in crypto markets using relative value, arbitrage, and quantitative strategies, >$200m AuM, since 2022, 1st crypto hedge fund to be licensed by Dubai's Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority For more information: www.nineblockscapital.com or [email protected]
Henri is the host of Crypto Weekly on CNBC Arabia, which is focused on covering the global crypto developments each week. The show reaches over 60 million households across the Middle-East and GCC on TV and millions more globally via social media channels.
ACX is the world's largest crypto specialized compliance managed services provider with over 200 staff servicing some of the leading crypto firms globally. ACX is 100% focused on the crypto industry with 100% of staff advanced crypto trained. Henri co-founded ACX in 2021 and currently chairs the Board. To learn more: www.acxcompliance.com ACX Compliance is a member of ACX International group: www.acxinternational.com
2020-present: Adjunct Professor 2015-2020: Adjunct Associate Professor Since 2015, Henri teaches the first FinTech/crypto university course in the world. He currently teaches a full 36 hour crypto course titled “Introduction to Cryptocurrencies and Digital Assets” as part of the HKU MBA and Masters in Finance programs. He was previously a lecturer at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology in Hong Kong and at the University of Sherbrooke in Canada. Henri has won numerous teaching awards over the years.
Arslanian Media Group was set-up in 2020 to hold all of Henri Arslanian's IP rights and content (including the Crypto Capsule /The Future of Money / Henri & Hodler brands) across video, social media, newsletter, podcast, book and other mediums. This includes Henri's numerous best-selling books including: “The Book of Crypto” (Palgrave, 2022) - global top 10 best-seller in financial services “The Future of Finance” (Palgrave 2019) - global top 10 best-seller in financial services and recognized as one of the “Best FinTech Books of All Time” by Bookauthority. “Decoding Crypto with Henri & Hodler” (Brown Books Kids, 2024) - global #1 new release global top 5 best seller