The people behind dollarize.
dollarize is built by Alberto Gómez Toribio in a partnership with the stablecoin company Stabolut, led by Eneko Knorr.
Alberto Gómez Toribio
Engineer turned product and technology leader. Building crypto products since 2013.
- 2013
- first crypto company, Coinffeine
- 50K+
- users onboarded onto a non-custodial trading platform in four months
- 70+
- countries Coinffeine ran in
Alberto started in crypto in 2013 as co-founder and CEO of Coinffeine, a peer to peer Bitcoin exchange. In 2014 it closed an investment with banks including Bankinter, and it went on to run in more than 70 countries. He then spent four years leading CaixaBank's digital asset strategy, where he owned Stockmind, the bank's tokenization and electronic money platform, and represented the bank in Iberpay's pilots on tokenized money, with the Bank of Spain as observer.
At Crypto Plaza he was CTO and partner, co-investing with protocols such as dYdX and Aave, and CTO of POAP. Since 2023 he leads onchain products at an exchange, where he launched a non-custodial trading platform that onboarded more than 50,000 users and reached $10M in daily volume within four months. In 2020 he sat on advisory committees on digital assets for the CNMV and Spain's Ministry of Economy. He also teaches crypto and DeFi at IE Business School and ICAI.
Track record
- Since 2023
Head of Onchain at Exchange
Leads its non-custodial trading and stablecoin products.
- 2021 to 2023
CTO and Partner at Crypto Plaza
A venture builder co-investing with dYdX and Aave. CTO of POAP.
- 2020
Advisory committee member at CNMV and Ministry of Economy
Advice on the rules for digital assets.
- 2017 to 2021
Head of Digital Assets Strategy at CaixaBank
Owned Stockmind, the bank's tokenization and e-money platform.
- 2015 to 2017
CTO at Barrabés Group
Founded its blockchain company, with Endesa, Ferrovial and Santander as clients.
- 2013 to 2015
Co-founder and CEO at Coinffeine
A peer to peer Bitcoin exchange, from Madrid to San Francisco and New York.
Eneko Knorr
Serial entrepreneur, investor and educator. Founder and CEO of the multi-currency, yield-bearing stablecoin platform Stabolut.
- 2000
- his first company, 26 years as an entrepreneur
- 4
- companies founded: Hostalia, Ludei, Onyze and Stabolut
- 3
- exits in his angel portfolio, to eBay, HomeServe and Petco
Eneko has been building technology companies for more than 25 years. He founded Hostalia, one of Spain's leading web hosting companies, which was later acquired by Telefónica. He went on to found Ludei in San Francisco, followed by Onyze, a Spanish digital asset custodian.
Today, Eneko leads Stabolut, a multi-currency, yield-bearing stablecoin platform. Together with the Stabolut team, he brings deep expertise in stablecoins, digital assets and financial infrastructure to dollarize.
As an angel investor he backed Ticketbis, acquired by eBay, Habitissimo, acquired by HomeServe, and PetCoach, acquired by Petco, along with Cabify, Captio and Chicisimo. The Spanish Business Angel Networks Association (AEBAN) named him Business Angel of the Year. He is an Honorary Professor at the University of the Basque Country and teaches entrepreneurship, blockchain and crypto at IE Business School.
Track record
- Since 2024
Co-founder and CEO at Stabolut
A multi-currency, yield-bearing stablecoin platform.
- Since 2022
Crypto market analyst at Negocios TV
A weekly segment on markets, regulation and digital assets.
- 2018 to 2022
Co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer at Onyze
Custody of digital assets for companies. Still an advisor.
- Since 2007
Angel investor
Ticketbis, Habitissimo, PetCoach, Cabify, Captio, Chicisimo.