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Michael Mendes

Michael Mendes

Head of DeFi & Data GTM, Chainlink Labs

London, England

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Leader in institutional DeFi integrations — speaks and represents Chainlink on partnerships that bring institutional liquidity on-chain, emphasizing secure pricing and cross-chain interoperability for market-grade infrastructure. chainlinktoday+2
Data and oracle adoption advocate — has led go-to-market for Chainlink data products and publicly promoted Chainlink Data Standards for stablecoins and onchain FX, highlighting the role of tamper‑proof price feeds for financial-grade DeFi. mentolabs
Tezos ecosystem partnerships and developer engagement — while at Trilitech he worked on institutional integrations for Tezos, participated in community AMAs and media discussing custody and DeFi on the Tezos chain. tezos+2
Background bridging traditional finance and crypto — prior roles in retail financial markets and credit risk, combined with CFA progress and an honours degree in finance, underpin his focus on structured, institution-friendly onchain products. rocketreach+1

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Active commentator on crypto and DeFi topics via social media. nitter+1