Team Behind the Plasma (XPL) Project

👤 Co-Founders

Paul Faecks – CEO & Co-Founder

Experienced DeFi entrepreneur; previously co-founded Alloy, a platform for institutional crypto operations. He leads Plasma’s vision and technology.

Christian Angermayer – Co-Founder

German entrepreneur and investor, founder of Apeiron Investment Group and other tech/crypto ventures; provides strategic and financial guidance.

👥 Leadership & Key Team Members (beyond founders)

Murat Firat – Head of Product (former founder of Turkey’s largest crypto exchange & stablecoin issuer)

Adam Jacobs – Head of Global Payments (previously global head of payments at FTX & fintech experience)

Usmann Khan – Head of Protocol Security (top performer on blockchain security platforms)

Jacob Wittman – General Counsel, focusing on regulatory and institutional strategy.

Other senior roles reported include CTO, COO, ecosystem, and growth leads with backgrounds in tech, finance, and blockchain — many from companies like Google, Facebook, Square, Goldman Sachs, Temasek, and Nuvei.

👥 Team Size & Expertise

Plasma reports a ~50+ person team combining technical developers, product builders, security experts, and business specialists.

The team includes engineers from notable blockchain and finance projects, integrating cryptography, consensus design, and payment system expertise.

📌 Backers / Advisors (not internal team but influential)

Paolo Ardoino – CEO of Tether/Bitfinex, strategic supporter.

Peter Thiel – PayPal co-founder through Founders Fund; early investor/advisor.

In one line

Plasma’s team combines experienced blockchain founders, product and security leads, and institutional finance veterans, supported by strategic advisors from Tether/Bitfinex and top VC firms. #plasma $XPL @Plasma