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I have followed the blockchain and crypto space for more than 10 years. Originally an enthusiastic ambassador for Bitcoin and Ethereum, I eventually became concerned about aspects hindering mass adoption, in particular anonymity, lack of scalability and a general mistrust of regulation.

Having been the co-founder and co-CEO of Saxo Bank for more than two decades, I became convinced that the same regulatory developments we experienced in TradFi would eventually also make their way to the crypto space. Therefore, I founded Concordium in 2018, a compliance-ready layer one blockchain that combines all the great features of a distributed, permissionless blockchain with a focus on ID and complying and accepting the general expectations of the society around us. Based on world-class cryptographic science, Concordium aims to become a leading layer one blockchain, providing true scalability, and a trustworthy and stable foundation for real business use.

In 2017, I heard about a new exciting restaurant in Copenhagen. I went to the small 15-seater bar, had 45 courses, and was blown away by the originality and the often controversial messages accompanying the dishes. I told the owner/chef Rasmus Munk that if he ever wanted to take this to the next level, I was in.

Shortly thereafter, we embarked on a massive project, creating a whole new, technology-based concept and two years later, we opened Alchemist in its second iteration. Despite a difficult start with the pandemic, the restaurant was successful from day one.

Alchemist now has two Michelin stars, is number 18 on the World’s Best Restaurants List, and currently has a waiting list of 35,000 guests.

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When I went to high school, almost every night I and a small group of close friends went to this iconic bar. Opening in 1977, it was one of the first French-inspired cafes in Copenhagen, and completely different from the drab, brown bodega scene that dominated Copenhagen in the seventies. Cafe Dan Turell quickly became a favourite hangout of artists, musicians and journalists.

Named after the great Danish poet Dan Turell (the founder was his publisher), the cafe went downhill in recent years, and I bought it in 2019. After a complete renovation to bring back its former glory, the cafe is now again filled with lights, cocktails, 80s music and I often hang out there myself when in Copenhagen.

I have followed the blockchain and crypto space for more than 10 years. Originally an enthusiastic ambassador for Bitcoin and Ethereum, I eventually became concerned about aspects hindering mass adoption, in particular anonymity, lack of scalability and a general mistrust of regulation.

Having been the co-founder and co-CEO of Saxo Bank for more than two decades, I became convinced that the same regulatory developments we experienced in TradFi would eventually also make their way to the crypto space. Therefore, I founded Concordium in 2018, a compliance-ready layer one blockchain that combines all the great features of a distributed, permissionless blockchain with a focus on ID and complying and accepting the general expectations of the society around us. Based on world-class cryptographic science, Concordium aims to become a leading layer one blockchain, providing true scalability, and a trustworthy and stable foundation for real business use.