Pioneering the World’s First Super-Computer Powered by Handheld Devices, with Butian Li @ Bless Network (Video)

Butian Li is CEO of Bless, pioneering the world’s first shared computer—a decentralized network where everyday consumer devices power the internet. Under his leadership, Bless is reshaping internet infrastructure by enabling laptops, smartphones, and tablets to contribute their compute power collectively.

Bless' first-generation product, Tap Compute, allows users to seamlessly share their device’s computing resources through a web browser, supporting AI inference, data processing, and web hosting. By decentralizing these essential services, Bless is shifting control away from large corporations with massive data centers and back into the hands of everyday people.

A seasoned entrepreneur and investor, Butian’s expertise spans technology, finance, and strategic growth. He was previously COO of Wabi (Binance ‘17), an Investor at Lightspeed Venture Partners and NGC Ventures, and Founding Partner of Access Crypto hedge fund. His early career includes management consulting at Deloitte Consulting, where he advised Fortune 500 companies on IPOs and M&A transactions.

Butian holds an undergraduate degree in Engineering from UC Berkeley and an MBA in Quantitative Finance from Wharton.

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