Margaux Avedisian

Called the “Queen of Bitcoin” by the Wall Street Journal, Margaux's experience as an entrepreneur on the ground floor of innovative technology spans a decade. In 2012 she relaunched the first American Bitcoin exchange, Tradehill, and co-founded two others, Alphapoint and Monetago, respectively. She has also served as Executive Vice President for the Transform Group from 2016-2018 during the ICO boom. Currently, Margaux is CEO and Co-Founder of Beyond the Runway. A fashion fit avatar technology company and luxury fashion NFT consulting/creation. Margaux has connected hundreds of entrepreneurs with business leaders, technologists, policymakers, and creatives to promote tech startups and cryptocurrency. She has spoken at numerous conferences and had a podcast Burning Bridges with Margaux. In addition, she has been a standup comedian since 2012 and has performed at numerous clubs in NY, Las Vegas, LA and SXSW. She has a BA from Mount Holyoke College and an MFA in Fashion Merchandising from the Academy of Art University.