Minted Protocol is operated by MintedAssociates Corp, a Delaware C-Corporation headquartered in New York. The leadership team combines institutional finance experience, smart-contract security depth, and direct Federal Reserve advisory access.
Luis Cuello brings nearly a decade of institutional finance experience: BNP Paribas (Fund Administration) and Johnson & Johnson (Director of Mergers & Acquisitions, East Coast). Prior founder with a successful SaaS exit. Full-time in Web3 since 2020; founded Minted Protocol in 2024.
Most visible independent Canton Network ecosystem educator. Content regularly amplified by official Canton Network and Digital Asset leadership including CEO Yuval Rooz, Co-Founder Shaul Kfir, and CMO Jonathan I. Gold Partner and Speaker, Proof of Talk 2026 Canton Track (Louvre Palace, Paris).
Former Senior Auditor at CertiK, where he audited 5,000+ smart contracts. Former Core Developer at Thirdweb. Former Core Developer at Ape Chain. Founder of DAPPD (acquired). Smart-contract security and DAML / Solidity engineering depth across institutional and consumer Web3 contexts.
Serial entrepreneur with first exit at age 19. Revenue and partnerships lead at Minted Protocol; leads institutional sales motion across Canton ecosystem participants and yield programme curators.
Securities law specialist. Lead counsel on Minted's Reg D 506(b) / Reg S structuring and on the structural separation between mUSD (non-yield-bearing payment stablecoin under GENIUS Act) and smUSD (separate institutional yield vault).
Former Head of Marketing Europe at Binance (~7 years). Currently Head of Emerging Markets Growth at Kraken. Provides dedicated fractional advisory and campaign execution for Minted Protocol under a structured fractional arrangement.
Former Vice President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas with a ~40-year career at the Federal Reserve. Senior advisor on US institutional and regulatory strategy; co-architect of Minted's GENIUS-Act-aligned structure. Few seed-stage stablecoin protocols have direct ex-Fed VP advisory; this is a meaningful regulatory anchor for institutional counterparties.
MintedAssociates Corp — Delaware C-Corporation, headquartered in New York, NY. Contact: [email protected]. Company X: @tryminted. LinkedIn: /company/tryminted. Crunchbase: Minted Protocol on Crunchbase.