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Pavel Kravchenko, PhD
Blockchain development firm. Since 2014, 100 ppl
Pavel Kravchenko, PhD is a technology entrepreneur, cryptographer, software architect, author, and public speaker.3 He is the founder and CEO of Distributed Lab, a Ukrainian blockchain development firm established in 2014.31
Kravchenko received his PhD in Cryptography in 2012 from Kharkiv National University of Radioelectronics.3 His career in blockchain and cryptocurrencies began at the Silicon Valley startup Stellar.1 In 2014, he co-founded Distributed Lab, which now has about 100 team members, mostly based in Kyiv.23
Distributed Lab focuses on open-source blockchain projects for the financial and public sectors, aiming to build a "financial web" - a set of protocols connecting users, financial institutions, and regulators in a global network without central control.3 The company has developed over 250 projects since its inception.2
Kravchenko is also an author, having written a book about blockchain technology available on Amazon.3 He has been involved in numerous blockchain initiatives, including organizing events, speaking at conferences, and teaching university courses on blockchain technology since 2014.3