SafeBets Founder Alex Konanykhin on Crypto’s Future

1. You were born and started your career in Russia before building companies across very different regulatory and business environments. How did those early experiences shape your views on markets, trust, and financial systems—and ultimately your approach to entrepreneurship?

Nobody is born confident. Confidence is earned—one success at a time.

Mine was earned the hard way. By the age of 25, I had built the largest commercial bank in Russia from…