Stephen Hess is the founder of Metaplex, the leading protocol for digital assets on Solana. As a director of the Metaplex Foundation, Stephen drives strategy and ecosystem growth, establishing Metaplex as the backbone for digital asset creation and commerce. Previously head of product at Solana Labs, Stephen spearheaded the scaling of the application layer, including the first liquid staking programs, bridges, stablecoins, gaming, token standards and ecosystem integrations. Stephen leverages his background in Symbolic Systems from Stanford to focus on the intersection of technology, economics, and culture. Today, Metaplex powers hundreds of millions of NFTs and tokens, with its Genesis platform extending this foundation into on-chain token launches.
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