Viktor Ihnatiuk is a Bitcoin and Web3 engineer with over 12 years of experience building core infrastructure, protocol tooling, and privacy‑preserving distributed systems. A serial entrepreneur, he has founded and scaled multiple ventures across the crypto industry. He scaled Boosty Labs into a leading European Web3 development house, growing the team to 150+ engineers and partnering with major industry players including Coinbase, Ledger, Consensys, MoonPay, and Blockchain.com. Earlier, he joined Storj Labs to help build decentralized cloud infrastructure, leading the Growth team and contributing to the company’s eventual exit. He also co‑founded Astroid to support early BTCFi teams, helped launch the RGB Association, and contributed to ThunderStack, the primary infrastructure provider for RGB. Currently, as Co‑Founder & CEO of Utexo, he is bringing private, compliant USDT payments to Bitcoin via the Lightning Network and RGB, with applications in online gaming, sports betting, and the agentic economy.
Career History
| Company | Role | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Utexo | Co-Founder | – present |
| Boosty Labs | Founder & Managing Partner | – present |