Bio

Nicolas Cantu is the founder of 4NK https://4nkweb.com He is an Engineer. A Speaker. A Teacher. A serial entrepreneur since the age of 15 with 2 successful exits. He was the co-founder of Chain Accelerator, was attached to the ''French Tech Corporate Community''. With a technology background and a passion for deep tech businesses Nicolas managed several high level projects for Fortune 500 companies. He has an in-depth knowledge of blockchains and Bitcoin close to the main teams. Nicolas is also a Blockchain Research & Applications for Innovative Networks and Services (BRAINS - IEEE) TPC Chair Member. Talks: CNES COMET, ITC Spring 2020, IE-Club Global 60, EBG, BFM Business, French Tech, 21 millions (Capital), Infinance Luxembourg Fintech Summit, ESCE podcast, French Founders, Les Echos, Surfin' Bitcoin and corporate events. Corporate: 2018-2021: Bitcoin & blockchains : C-level training & higth level consulting 2016-2018: CTO of Isilis (Banking mobility and reward platform for French banks) 2007-2010 RATP: 1st RER FR with on-board Wifi Train / Train transmissions 2007-2010 RATP: 1st FR metro with digital video protection networks 2006-2007 CNES: 1st Satellite ISP FR 2005-2006 Orange: 1st phone / mobile convergence platform FR 2G/3G Startups: 2022 : one of the 1st layer 3 on Bitcoin #4NK 2019 - 2020 Paris Blockchain Week Summit co-host one of the main blockchain conference in Europe 2018 - 2019 Chain Accelerator one of the 1st accelerator of blockchain startups in Europe (exit) 2015 - 2017 INSTRIIT - The social network of life projects (with privacy, Bitcoin & zcash) 2016 - 2017 Congo Digital Consortium 2012 - 2014 LOCAL STORIES - Research in project management (exit) (2013 Bitcoin mining) 2013 - 2014 MyIndustry ''Decentralization of companies'' (UK) 2009 - 2011 Multimod Systems - ''The transport is a medium'' 2004 - 2005 Tobeable: 1st FR research directory, one of the 1st NoSQL solutions 1995 - 2001 Allocameroun.org ''The 1st network of the diasporas''