#305: Alex Svanevik, CEO of Nansen, on Blockchain Data, AI in Crypto, and Investing for the Future

Alex Svanevik is the CEO and Co-founder of Nansen. He has a background in artificial intelligence, with 10+ years of experience as a data scientist and management consultant before co-founding Nansen in 2019. Alex is also one of the initial DAO members of Lido Finance and PleasrDAO and serves on the board of WalletConnect.

With an academic background in artificial intelligence and machine learning, Alex is also an entrepreneur with strong opinions on data-driven insights in cryptocurrency and blockchain. Alex has secured over $88.2 million in funding during his tenure. He has an MSc in Artificial Intelligence from the University of Edinburgh as well as a BSc in Cognitive Science from the University of Bergen (UiB).

In this conversation, we discuss:
- Launch of Nansen query
- Launch of Nansen 2
- Nansen’s Plans for 2024
- Life in Singapore
- The founding story of Nansen
- How Nansen uses AI
- Deepening data moats
- Less input, more output
- Signals - gold nuggets in a simple feed
- The four C’s - Cute, Community, Content, CEO

Nansen
Website: www.nansen.ai
X: @nansen_ai
Telegram: t.me/nansen_announcements

Alex Svanevik
X: @ASvanevik
LinkedIn: Alex Svanevik

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