{"id":"ken-timsit","version":1,"language":"en","title":"Ken Timsit","hidden":false,"content":"**Ken Timsit** is the head of Cronos Labs and Managing Director of Cronos chain — a decentralized finance and [blockchain](https://iq.wiki/wiki/blockchain) gaming ecosystem that interoperates with [Ethereum](https://iq.wiki/wiki/ethereum) and [Cosmos](https://iq.wiki/wiki/cosmos) technology, and was developed by [Crypto.com](https://iq.wiki/wiki/cryptocom). [\\[1\\]](#cite-id-g1mo7x6wryh)[\\[2\\]](#cite-id-xztf15vwemr)[\\[5\\]](#cite-id-a121nkucrf5)  \n  \nCronos Labs is the ecosystem investment fund, web3 start-up accelerator, and incubator of Cronos chain.   \n  \n# $$widget0 [YOUTUBE@VID](pv3D4VcN7WI)$$  \n  \n# Education  \n  \nKen Timsit attended École Polytechnique[\\[3\\]](#cite-id-tkguqfzw4fa) for an MSc in Engineering and General Management from 1995-1998. In 1998 he enrolled in Mines Paris - PSL[\\[4\\]](#cite-id-jaumhbijhvi) and graduated with an MSc in Engineering and General Management in 2000. [\\[2\\]](#cite-id-xztf15vwemr)  \n  \n# Career  \n  \nKen Timsit began his career at The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) where he spent 15 years (2000-2014) in Paris, New York, and Singapore. He was a Partner and Managing Director focused on the financial services and fintech industry in Southeast Asia. [\\[5\\]](#cite-id-a121nkucrf5)  \n  \nIn 2014, he was the COO and Co-founder at GEMFIVE (GuoLine eMarketing Sdn Bhd), an online shopping destination where to discover new brands, and look shop for the must-haves. Timsit was in charge of operations, analytics, payments, partner operations, supply chain & delivery, and customer service. [\\[2\\]](#cite-id-xztf15vwemr)  \n  \nKen spent 3 years (2014-2017) as a Managing Director at ECKT in Singapore where he was the Senior Advisor, interim executive, and investor. He was involved in projects concerning financial services and technology with BCG, Lu.com, PopLister, and Coucou. [\\[2\\]](#cite-id-xztf15vwemr)  \n  \nIn 2017 Ken joined ConsenSys[\\[7\\]](#cite-id-i14ic7yki4d), a leading [blockchain](https://iq.wiki/wiki/blockchain) software company as the Chief Revenue Officer (CRO) in charge of worldwide sales & marketing until December 2021. [\\[2\\]](#cite-id-xztf15vwemr)  \n  \n## Cronos  \n  \nKen Timsit joined Cronos and Cronos Labs as the head of operations in November 2021. [\\[6\\]](#cite-id-ap427x156eb)  \n  \nCronos is an open-source and decentralized public [blockchain](https://iq.wiki/wiki/blockchain) of [Crypto.com](https://iq.wiki/wiki/cryptocom), built on top of the [Cosmos SDK](https://iq.wiki/wiki/cosmos), and is also compatible with both the [Ethereum](https://iq.wiki/wiki/ethereum) Virtual Machine(EVM) and Inter-Blockchain Communication(IBC) Protocol. This allows users to import [cryptocurrencies](https://iq.wiki/wiki/cryptocurrency) from both networks as well as [DApps](https://iq.wiki/wiki/decentralized-exchange)[ ](https://iq.wiki/wiki/decentralized-application)to be easily integrated into the ecosystem. [\\[6\\]](#cite-id-ap427x156eb)  \n  \nThe Cronos ecosystem consists of **Cronos** — the open-source blockchain protocol developed by [Crypto.com](https://iq.wiki/wiki/cryptocom), **[Cronos ($CRO)](https://iq.wiki/wiki/cronos-cro)** — the cryptocurrency, used as native token by both the Cronos chain and the Crypto.org chain and **Cronos Labs** — the team, Web3 startup accelerator, and ecosystem development fund focused on growing the Cronos ecosystem. [\\[6\\]](#cite-id-ap427x156eb)[\\[11\\]](#cite-id-d1sasv04ufw)  \n  \n> \"The mission at Cronos is about bringing the next generation of users to direct ownership of their cryptos, DeFi investments, and NFTs\"   \n  \n— said Ken Timsit in an interview. [\\[12\\]](#cite-id-p5t47vo6yxn)  \n  \nIn February 2022, Ken Timsit was named the Managing Director of Cronos chain and Particle B[\\[8\\]](#cite-id-sr8hcxtywbf), a [blockchain](https://iq.wiki/wiki/blockchain) startup accelerator focusing on DeFi and Gamefi projects and on the development of the [Cronos](https://iq.wiki/wiki/cronos-cro) ecosystem. [\\[5\\]](#cite-id-a121nkucrf5)[\\[6\\]](#cite-id-ap427x156eb)  \n  \n> “We are uniquely positioned to accelerate development of the rapidly-growing DeFi and GameFi ecosystem by supporting its developers on the Cronos EVM (Ethereum Virtual Machine) compatible chain. I’ve long admired the Cronos project from afar and am honored to lead it at such a critical time of growth and innovation.”   \n  \n— Ken Timsit said.  \n$$widget0 [YOUTUBE@VID](UiwPO5q53zQ)$$  \n  \n# Personal Life  \n  \nKen Timsit has co-authored several publications on fintech and [blockchain](https://iq.wiki/wiki/blockchain) and is a frequent speaker at technology events. Between 2018 and 2020, he was a management committee member of the EU Blockchain Observatory and Forum, a two-year-long initiative launched by the European Commission. [\\[2\\]](#cite-id-xztf15vwemr)[\\[5\\]](#cite-id-a121nkucrf5)[\\[9\\]](#cite-id-weuefkygl2k)[\\[10\\]](#cite-id-9x63kzcakhn)  \n$$widget0 [YOUTUBE@VID](1CVGuhbzGws)$$","summary":"Ken Timsit is the head of Cronos Labs, an ecosystem investment fund and web3 start-up accelerator, and Managing Director of blockchain gaming platform Cronos Chain. 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