About Jack Jia

Jack Jia is Head of GateFi at Unlimint. Jack grew up in San Francisco and studied economics at UC Berkeley where he met lifelong friends in the School of Engineering. In 2009, Jia co-founded a startup with his colleagues, applying AI/ML to industrial hydraulic systems. In 2013, he first heard of Bitcoin at a dinner party and became instantly fascinated. Two months later, he decided to change industries and became the first employee at Wyre, a first generation crypto payment company. From the year of “Blockchain Not Bitcoin” to the Bitcoin Civil War to the rise of Defi and NFTs, Jack has been at the frontlines of the industry as an active contributor since 2013. After seven years at Wyre, Jack left to take a gap year to rest and focus on mental health. Jack Jia strongly believes that when working in fast growing industries like crypto, people need to find healthy stress response mechanisms. Today, he relies on exercising, meditation, volunteering, and even playing in an ukulele band to balance out the sheer amount of time spent in the Metaverse. Currently, at Unlimint, Jack Jia is head of the new crypto solution GateFi where he is responsible for bringing the new product to life from development to legal, risk, compliance, sales and marketing strategies. He is the go-to person for the product and sales team, and his goal is to “build with the builders” by leveraging Unlimint’s global banking & payment infrastructure and contributing in a meaningful way to the crypto space. Jack Jia is the Co-Chief Executive Officer at Stable.com, a fintech company focused on developing stablecoins. He has a robust background in the fintech and cryptocurrency sectors, having accumulated over a decade of experience in various roles. Before his current position, Jia served as the Head of Crypto at Stable.com and held significant roles at Ripple and ConsenSys, where he directed go-to-market strategies for products like MetaMask Institutional. Jia holds an MBA from the University of California, Irvine, equipping him with a strong foundation in business management alongside his technical expertise in cryptocurrency and blockchain technology. Jack Jia is recognized for his strategic thinking and operational capabilities in the crypto space. His leadership has driven advancements in integrating cryptocurrency solutions into mainstream financial systems, addressing regulatory challenges, and ensuring compliance within the evolving landscape of digital currencies.