{"id":"rok-kopp","hidden":false,"ipfs":"QmZN3R32CXDh8h1vemqpX5SCnDHpMbedjTcEPfLnFkvNL8","language":"en","transactionHash":"0x00d6af68afe28402409960e504854717a79a7abe0bed23193b0fe6fe0a395125","created":"2024-04-26T19:10:21.101Z","updated":"2026-09-04T18:32:10.299Z","title":"Rok Kopp","summary":"Rok Kopp is the Chief Revenue Officer and co-founder of ether.fi, a decentralized staking protocol, with previous experience at CaptainU and Groupon.","content":"**Rok Kopp** is the co-founder and Chief Growth Officer of [ether.fi](https://iq.wiki/wiki/etherfi), a crypto‑native neobank on [Ethereum](https://iq.wiki/wiki/ethereum) that combines non‑custodial [staking](https://iq.wiki/wiki/staking), automated yield and strategy vaults, and payment functionality in a single application, allowing users to save, grow, and spend crypto in one connected experience that includes staking ETH, deploying assets across [decentralized finance (DeFi)](https://iq.wiki/wiki/defi), accessing fiat on‑ and off‑ramps for global transfers, and paying for everyday goods with a linked payment card. [\\[1\\]](#cite-id-01rtdxqwqufe)​[\\[2\\]](#cite-id-7w0572rqm57)​\n\n[YOUTUBE@VID](CT25fu9oYVY)\n\n## Education\n\nKopp attended the University of Notre Dame, where he interned at the investment office and worked as a sports director.[[1]](#cite-id-01rtdxqwqufe) \n \n\n## Career\n\nKopp started his sales career at CaptainU, an online recruiting ecosystem connecting high school athletes with college coaches, until February 2010. He then worked at Groupon, an experiences marketplace, holding various positions like account executive and city CEO, until October 2012.[[1]](#cite-id-01rtdxqwqufe)​\n\nIn 2012, as director of sales and later VP of enterprise sales, Kopp worked at Top Hat, a higher education app focused on enhancing traditional education to make it more engaging for students. It was here that he met [Mike Silagadze](https://iq.wiki/wiki/mike-silagadze), founder of Top Hat.[[1]](#cite-id-01rtdxqwqufe)​[[2]](#cite-id-7w0572rqm57)​\n\nHe became CRO at Buildout, formerly Apto, a commercial real estate software company, working there until October 2019. The following month, he held the same position at Obsidian HR, a full-service professional employer organization (PEO), until January 2022. During this time, he joined the Revenue Collective, a global community for B2B go-to-market leaders, and became a limited partner at GTMfund, an early-stage VC fund focused on B2B SaaS.[[1]](#cite-id-01rtdxqwqufe)​\n\n### ether.fi\n\nIn April 2022, Kopp and [Silagadze](https://iq.wiki/wiki/mike-silagadze) co-founded [ether.fi](https://iq.wiki/wiki/etherfi), where Kopp serves as co-founder and Chief Growth Officer.[[1]](#cite-id-01rtdxqwqufe) In an April 2024 interview with Incrypted, he shared his thoughts on the [ETHFI](https://iq.wiki/wiki/etherfi) token, integrating [staking](https://iq.wiki/wiki/staking) into [L2](https://iq.wiki/wiki/layer-2) networks, and the future of [crypto](https://iq.wiki/wiki/cryptocurrency). At the start of the interview, he shared how he got into [crypto](https://iq.wiki/wiki/cryptocurrency):[[2]](#cite-id-7w0572rqm57)​\n\n​[ether.fi](https://iq.wiki/wiki/etherfi) grew from a non-custodial [staking](https://iq.wiki/wiki/staking) and restaking protocol into what Kopp describes as a crypto-native neobank, combining [DeFi](https://iq.wiki/wiki/defi) infrastructure with more familiar financial use cases.[[2]](#cite-id-7w0572rqm57) By April 2024 it had become the largest liquid restaking (LRT) service on [Ethereum](https://iq.wiki/wiki/ethereum), with nearly $3.9 billion in assets under management, and expanded its product suite into bank-like categories: Ether.fi Stake as a savings-style [staking](https://iq.wiki/wiki/staking) product, Ether.fi [Liquid](https://iq.wiki/wiki/liquid) as investment and yield vaults, and Ether.fi Cash as spending tools including a crypto-backed card.[[2]](#cite-id-7w0572rqm57)​[[1]](#cite-id-01rtdxqwqufe)​\n\n## Presentation\n\n### Managing Risk\n\nKopp presented [ether.fi](https://iq.wiki/wiki/etherfi) at [TOKEN2049](https://iq.wiki/wiki/token2049) Singapore 2023. He highlighted the significant growth of the [staking](https://iq.wiki/wiki/staking) market. He outlined current [staking](https://iq.wiki/wiki/staking) options, including custodial and non-custodial centralized solutions like [Lido](https://iq.wiki/wiki/lido-dao). Kopp discusses risks facing [Ethereum](https://iq.wiki/wiki/ethereum) [staking](https://iq.wiki/wiki/staking), such as geographical and technological centralization and systemic risks when one provider exceeds 33% stake. [Ether.fi](https://iq.wiki/wiki/etherfi) aims to address these risks by offering decentralized, non-custodial [staking](https://iq.wiki/wiki/staking) and restaking solutions, emphasizing user custody of keys, and introducing products like ether.fan, tokenized [liquid staking](https://iq.wiki/wiki/liquid-staking) [NFTs](https://iq.wiki/wiki/non-fungible-token-nft), and a [staking](https://iq.wiki/wiki/staking) fund for institutional clients, aiming to provide diversified options to the market.[\\[3\\]](#cite-id-4nxwwqikk8)​\n\n[YOUTUBE@VID](5ngaYo913FI)\n\n### ether.fi and Liquid Restaking\n\nIn this conference talk at Web3 Forum 2025, Kopp described [ether.fi](https://iq.wiki/wiki/etherfi) as a decentralized, non-custodial liquid restaking platform built on [Ethereum](https://iq.wiki/wiki/ethereum). He outlines how [ether.fi](https://iq.wiki/wiki/etherfi)’s liquid restaking products allow users to delegate staking and restaking while retaining control over their keys, and discusses the protocol’s approach to managing [validator](https://iq.wiki/wiki/validator) and protocol-level risks in the broader [DeFi](https://iq.wiki/wiki/defi) ecosystem.[\\[4\\]](#cite-id-r5y7yht93o)​\n\n[YOUTUBE@VID](A9zGa1qr0ls)\n\n### Building a Crypto-Native Neobank\n\nIn this conference talk, at ETHDenver Kopp presented [ether.fi](https://iq.wiki/wiki/etherfi)’s evolution from a decentralized, non-custodial [staking](https://iq.wiki/wiki/staking) and liquid restaking protocol into a broader crypto-native neobank. He describes products such as staking, yield vaults, and spending tools, and outlines how these offerings aim to make [DeFi](https://iq.wiki/wiki/defi)-style rewards usable in everyday finance.[\\[5\\]](#cite-id-4or9lef97x)​\n\n[YOUTUBE@VID](2PyZk1_UNW8)","recentActivity":null,"operator":{"id":"0x1E23b34d3106F0C1c74D17f2Cd0F65cdb039b138"},"categories":[{"id":"people","title":"People in crypto"}],"tags":[{"id":"Founder"}],"images":[{"id":"QmRNp37Lz5XysPe8faMThv9oUbguWPTGF79tpytL28EBFy","type":"image/jpeg, 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