Edward Woodford is the Founder and CEO of Zero Hash, the leading crypto infrastructure platform trusted by industry leaders like Stripe, Franklin Templeton, Shift4, and Interactive Brokers. Zero Hash has secured over $170M in funding, settled over $45 billion in transaction volume and onboarded 5m+ people to the crypto and stablecoin economy. Under Edward’s leadership, Zero Hash has been recognized for its industry leading innovation. In 2024 recognised as the 4th fastest growing company in N.America by Deloitte’s Technology Fast 500™ and as a winner by Fintech Breakthrough for Cryptocurrency Innovation. In 2023, Zero Hash was named the 46th fastest-growing company by Inc 5000 and 21st in Deloitte’s Technology Fast 500™, while also earning recognition as a finalist for World Changing Ideas by Fast Company. Edward himself has been honored as a 2025, Titan 100 (Chicago’s Top 100 CEOs & C-level executives) and by Goldman Sachs as one of the Most Exceptional Entrepreneurs of 2023, one of the 101 Top CEOs in Fintech by Best Startup US, and his commitment to diversity was acknowledged when he received the 'Best CEO for Diversity' award from Comparably. Prior to Zero Hash, Edward successfully launched and sold a CFTC-registered derivatives execution venue to tastytrade. He holds a First Class B.A. in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics from the University of Warwick as well as a Master of Finance from MIT.