Sveinn is a co-founder and the CEO of Monerium, the first company authorized to issue money on blockchains. Monerium operates a gateway for transferring euros directly between bank accounts and blockchain wallets, another first. Sveinn first came across Bitcoin in 2011, and has discussed cryptocurrency, blockchains, and CBDC, at leading conferences and institution including Consensus and the IMF. Prior to Monerium, Sveinn helped start and manage companies in biotechnology, mobile software, telecom, and venture capital in Europe and the US