{"version":1,"id":"anatoly-berdnikov","title":"Anatoly Berdnikov","summary":"Anatoly Berdnikov is a person who is a Russian entrepreneur and CEO involved in founding and leading blockchain and cryptocurrency service companies.","content":"**Anatoly Berdnikov** is the founder and chief executive officer of [Decimal](https://iq.wiki/wiki/decimal) PTE. LTD., the company behind DecimalChain, an information-technology firm founded in 2019 that launched the [Decimal](https://iq.wiki/wiki/decimal) (DEL) [blockchain](https://iq.wiki/wiki/blockchain) in 2020.[\\[1\\]](#cite-id-ac8syspwps)​[\\[6\\]](#cite-id-si42afolex) He has led a succession of cryptocurrency ventures based in Southeast Asia and Eastern Europe, including the exchange platform BIT.TEAM and the earlier bitcoin service WALLBTC.[\\[1\\]](#cite-id-ac8syspwps) He is based in Prague, Czechia.[\\[3\\]](#cite-id-sreby9905u)​\n\n## Early Life and Education\n\nBerdnikov was born in 1986 in Miass, an industrial city in Russia's Southern Urals.[\\[1\\]](#cite-id-ac8syspwps) After completing contract service in the army, he worked briefly as an auto mechanic at the Ural factory before leaving within a few months to pursue entrepreneurship.[\\[1\\]](#cite-id-ac8syspwps) His early ventures included a chain of coffee shops, described as successful, alongside several other business projects.[\\[1\\]](#cite-id-ac8syspwps) At the age of 23 he began self-education in information technology, crypto-economics, probability theory, game theory, and web development, and started trading on the [peer-to-peer](https://iq.wiki/wiki/peer-to-peer-trading-p2p) marketplace LocalBitcoins while also experimenting with [cryptocurrency](https://iq.wiki/wiki/cryptocurrency) [mining](https://iq.wiki/wiki/mining).[\\[1\\]](#cite-id-ac8syspwps)​\n\nHe studied economics at the Moscow Psychological and Social Institute (Московский Психолого-Социальный Институт, also rendered Moscow Psychosocial University), where he graduated from the Faculty of Economics with a specialization in \"Economics, Entrepreneurship, and Finance.\"[\\[1\\]](#cite-id-ac8syspwps)​[\\[2\\]](#cite-id-vu2jr54gi6) Between 2021 and 2022 he completed an Executive Master of Business Administration (EMBA) in Business Administration, Management and Operations at Университет \"Синергия\" (Synergy University) in Moscow.[\\[3\\]](#cite-id-sreby9905u)​[\\[2\\]](#cite-id-vu2jr54gi6)​\n\nHe also holds two financial-market qualifications issued by the Ural Institute of the Stock Market (Уральский Институт Фондового Рынка): a certification in brokerage activity, dealer activity, securities management, and forex dealing, issued in March 2022; and a certification in the management of investment funds, unit investment funds, and non-state pension funds, issued in April 2022.[\\[2\\]](#cite-id-vu2jr54gi6)​[\\[1\\]](#cite-id-ac8syspwps)​\n\n## Career\n\n#### Sberbank-Technology\n\nBerdnikov began his professional career in the banking and IT services sector. From 2010 to 2014, he worked as a business analyst in the consulting department of Sberbank-Technology in Kaliningrad, Russia, which served as the basis for later work with [blockchain](https://iq.wiki/wiki/blockchain).\n\n#### WallBTC\n\nBerdnikov later became involved in cryptocurrency services. He is listed as CEO of WallBTC from 2015 to July 2022, with Singapore given as his location during this period. WallBTC operated a service for depositing, withdrawing, and exchanging digital currencies without intermediaries and supported multiple payment systems. The platform also accepted deposits in [cryptocurrency](https://iq.wiki/wiki/cryptocurrency).\n\nWallBTC provided transactions involving [cryptocurrencies](https://iq.wiki/wiki/cryptocurrency) such as [Bitcoin](https://iq.wiki/wiki/bitcoin), [Dash](https://iq.wiki/wiki/dash), and [Ethereum](https://iq.wiki/wiki/ethereum). Its services included a seven-level referral program through which participants could receive bonuses in rubles based on transactions conducted by users they referred.\n\n#### Bit.Team\n\nBerdnikov has been listed as CEO of Bit.Team since 2017. The company described its activities as a group of services related to [cryptocurrency](https://iq.wiki/wiki/cryptocurrency) transactions. Its first service was a [peer-to-peer](https://iq.wiki/wiki/peer-to-peer-trading-p2p) exchange platform designed to facilitate the purchase and sale of cryptocurrency among miners, sellers, and buyers.\n\nThe platform was described as completed and undergoing testing in the company's published information.\n\n#### Spacebot and PRIZM\n\nDuring his involvement in the [cryptocurrency](https://iq.wiki/wiki/cryptocurrency) sector, Berdnikov created a [mining pool](https://iq.wiki/wiki/mining-pool) using [proof-of-stake](https://iq.wiki/wiki/proof-of-stake) and [delegated proof-of-stake](https://iq.wiki/wiki/delegated-proof-of-stake-dpos) mechanisms. The pool was organized through a Telegram bot that enabled users to combine resources for mining activities.\n\nIn March 2019, he launched Spacebot, a Telegram bot used for storing and mining the PRIZM token. By the summer of that year, the service was reported by the company to have attracted users and generated dividends for participants.\n\nAt the end of 2019, the PRIZM project collapsed. The biography attributes the collapse to problems with its blockchain economic model and the departure of members of its development team. Berdnikov stated that he and other participants incurred financial losses. He subsequently apologized to Spacebot users who had experienced losses and announced plans to develop a separate [blockchain](https://iq.wiki/wiki/blockchain). At that time, he had assembled a team of more than twenty specialists.\n\n#### Decimal\n\nIn 2020, the Bit.Team team led by Berdnikov launched [Decimal](https://iq.wiki/wiki/decimal), a [blockchain](https://iq.wiki/wiki/blockchain) network with its own token and functionality for blockchain assets. Decimal uses a [delegated proof-of-stake](https://iq.wiki/wiki/delegated-proof-of-stake-dpos) (DPoS) [consensus mechanism](https://iq.wiki/wiki/consensus-mechanism) and provides functionality for the issuance and management of [digital assets](https://iq.wiki/wiki/digital-assets), including the creation of individual coins.\n\nBerdnikov has served as CEO of [Decimal](https://iq.wiki/wiki/decimal) PTE. LTD. since August 2020. His listed location for the position is Czechia. According to the Decimal team information, his responsibilities include participating in shared decisions, managing project managers, and overseeing the company's compliance with criteria and requirements established by external stakeholders.\n\n#### Coinmarketrate\n\nIn 2021, Berdnikov founded Coinmarketrate, a [cryptocurrency](https://iq.wiki/wiki/cryptocurrency) analytics and rating agency. He is also identified as a founder of BIT.TEAM, DecimalChain, and Coinmarketrate.\n\n#### Consulting and Industry Activities\n\nIn addition to his executive positions, Berdnikov works as a consultant on investment platforms, digital financial assets, and utility digital rights. He also participates as a speaker at international conferences covering investment, information technology development, [blockchain](https://iq.wiki/wiki/blockchain) technology, and [cryptocurrencies](https://iq.wiki/wiki/cryptocurrency).\n\nOn August 29, 2023, Berdnikov became a participant in RACIB, the Russian Association of Cryptoeconomics, Artificial Intelligence, and [Blockchain](https://iq.wiki/wiki/blockchain), in his capacity as director of Decimal. He is also listed as a member of the Committee for Investments and Innovations within Opora Russia, an organization representing small and medium-sized enterprises in Russia. He is additionally reported as a member of a working group on cryptoeconomics under the Government of Moscow.\n\n#### Binance AMA\n\nOn February 8, 2022, Binance hosted an Ask Me Anything (AMA) session with Berdnikov in his capacity as CEO of Decimal. The discussion covered aspects of [Decimal's](https://iq.wiki/wiki/decimal) development, including its transition to the [Ethereum Virtual Machine](https://iq.wiki/wiki/ethereum-virtual-machine-evm) (EVM), commission structures, participation by larger market participants, [NFTs](https://iq.wiki/wiki/non-fungible-token-nft) containing multiple tokens, [blockchain](https://iq.wiki/wiki/blockchain) bridges, [tokenization](https://iq.wiki/wiki/tokenization) of businesses and bloggers, grants, and the project's development plans.\n\nBerdnikov also addressed Decimal's strategic objectives and initiatives related to his role as CEO, as well as topics concerning the Decimal decentralized autonomous organization (DDAO), including its exchange rounds and buyout team. 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