Company
Working together to unite blockchain projects around the globe.
Decentral is an innovation hub for disruptive and decentralized technologies. Decentral was home to Canada’s first two-way Bitcoin ATM and from time to time hosts community-driven events in the domains of fintech, blockchain, cryptocurrencies and decentralized technologies. Our purpose is to champion the decentralized movement by building the technology that empowers and creates wins for all.
Our Values
1. Think big. Be bold.
2. Challenge equals opportunity.
3. Normal sucks. Be strange.
4. Perfect for some. Not for everyone.
5. Improve, improve, improve. Waste is a villain.
6. Question everything. There's a solution to every problem.
7. Present minded. Future driven. Long term focused.
8. Come and say hi. We've got nothing to hide.
9. We're sidekicks in a world of Heroes.
10. Life's a game. Keep leveling up.
11. Change happens. Embrace it.
Anthony Di Iorio
A message from the founder.
Decentralization is a buzzword with bite. It is the future of computing, finance, and the Internet. Decentralization is changing the very fabric of the global economy.
Decentralized technologies power trust-less, frictionless, efficient networks and markets by enabling people to create, store, transfer and receive value from anyone, anywhere — friends, strangers, colleagues, businesses — without the assistance or cost of traditional middlemen. As a result, every sector—from marketing to manufacturing, from healthcare to energy, from law to accounting — is being disrupted. Join us in our mission to create opportunity and empower individuals around the world.
Decentral history
Decentral opened its doors in 2014 and has become Canada’s leading blockchain company.
In late 2013 Anthony Di Iorio funded & co-founded Ethereum, the decentralized smart contract platform that at its peak hit $150 billion in market cap. In 2014 he founded what is now Decentral Inc., an innovation hub & software development company focused on decentralized technologies. Decentral is the maker of Jaxx Classic & Jaxx Liberty, digital asset platforms that empower millions of people with the tools they need to control their digital lives.
The History of Decentral
1
Early 2012
Anthony Di Iorio organizes a variety of Bitcoin meetups in the Toronto area. BTC trades under $10. Anthony starts the Toronto Bitcoin Group.
2
Early 2013
Anthony Di Iorio founds and is elected first Executive Director of the Bitcoin Alliance of Canada (now “Chamber of Digital Commerce Canada”)
Kryptokit is conceived and development begins. Kryptokit becomes the first Bitcoin wallet browser extension on release.
3
Late 2013
Vitalik Buterin shows Anthony a project he has been working on: Anthony is the first reader of what will become the Ethereum Whitepaper. Anthony dedicates funds and his full attention to building a team to pursue the Ethereum Project and becomes co-founder of Ethereum.
Ethereum is born: Decentral gives the Ethereum Project its first home. Anthony Di Iorio, Mihai Alisie, Vitalik Buterin, Charles Hoskinson and Amir Chetrit co-found the project to develop the platform laid out in the whitepaper. (Joseph Lubin, Gavin Wood, and Jeffrey Wilke are added as founders a few months later).
4
Early 2014
New Year’s Day: Decentral opens its doors at 64 Spadina Ave. The Bitcoin ATM in this new office is the first in Toronto and second in the country.
Decentral organizes and runs the Bitcoin Expo 2014 (bitcoinexpo.ca), attended by thousands and the biggest cryptocurrency event in Canada at the time.
5
Summer 2014
Ethereum global crowdsale begins and eventually leads to $18m in ether sales (now worth over $44 billion).
Rushwallet by KryptoKit launches in beta as a simple HTML5 Bitcoin wallet.
6
Late 2014
Decentral hosts its 100th event. Seeks new event space to accommodate demand and crowd size.
8
Early 2016
Jaxx 1.0 released. Additional platforms supported.
9
Late 2016
Jaxx passes 100,000 users; Android is the most popular of the 9 platforms Jaxx supports.
In-app cryptocurrency swapping features go live; Jaxx users are able to exchange a variety of cryptocurrencies for each other, instantly.
10
Early 2017
Jaxx hits 300,000 users; users can pair their Jaxx masterseeds across iOS, Android, Chrome Browser, Linux, Mac, and Windows.
11
Spring 2017
Decentral announces upwards of 70 industry partnerships; companies include Coinbase, RSK, BitPay, Bittrex, Blockchain Capital, QTUM, Bancor, MonaCoin, Omni, Lisk, Stratus and others.
12
Summer 2017
Decentral Grand Odyssey Boat Cruise - hit blockchain event celebrates 4 years of Decentral events.
13
November 2017
Jaxx exceeds 400,000 users around the world.
Decentral Inc. begins construction for 5-floor, 15,000 square foot office and event space in the heart Toronto’s financial district.
14
December 2017
Bitcoin prices hits $20,000 CAD. 2000x higher than when Decentral’s founder, Anthony Di Iorio, started building the Toronto cryptocurrency community.
Innovation
Leading the blockchain market into 2019.
Located in downtown Toronto, Decentral is an innovation hub for disruptive and decentralized technologies. We are building relationships with a range of companies in a wide variety of sectors that collectively are creating economic opportunity, and empowering individuals worldwide with financial liberty.
Decentral
Meet the team.
Anthony Di Iorio
Founder & CEO
Anthony Di Iorio is a serial entrepreneur, venture capitalist, community organizer, and thought leader in the field of digital currencies, blockchain and decentralized technologies. Anthony is the Founder and CEO of Decentral Inc.
Kirby Chicas
Alexandru Culea
Andrei Daniliuc
Rhonda Fairman
Paolo Frescura
Di Gallo
Anik Ghosh
Adam Jacobs
Nick Lacroix
Razvan Marin
Andrew Mason
Lucian Mocanu
Jon Newlands
Sheldon Norton
Bogdan Pascu
Marc Roopchand
Oliver Soriano
Agnes Veres
Shu Wang
Maggie Xu
Warren Yen
Careers
Informing. Empowering. Uniting.
Decentral is leading the blockchain movement in Canada and around the world. We're changing the way people think about the exchange of value.
We're looking to meet talented and motivated people to join us in our Toronto offices. Our business is growing rapidly and we're actively seeking a variety of candidates for various roles. If you would like to work for the startup at the heart of blockchain in Canada, submit your resume below.
