A former Wall Street IT whizzkid, Andrzej experienced first-hand the inherent flaws and inefficiencies of an antiquated global financial system. The financial crisis and early signs of blockchain mobilized him to take action. After returning to his native Warsaw, he assembled in 2012 a team of free-thinking engineers, mathematicians and cryptologists who together built a next generation, distributed system for both money and documents. The unique approach has revolutionized the way to construct and secure digital money and trusted digital information.