ESIDFI

Members & Partners

Institutional categories across governance, membership, research, protocols, and advisory work.

Governance — legally and reputationally accountable.

Board of Directors

Silvijn Kwak

Director, Institutional Affairs and Policy

Silvijn is one of the most networked young figures in TradFi institutions across Europe, with six years spent at the intersection of traditional finance and blockchain. He is known for thinking alongside institutional players toward new-age banking and helping them connect the dots in an ever-evolving industry.

Paid institutional supporters who helped establish ESIDFI.

Founding Members

Niklas Wauch

Founder, Yovo Payments; former Head of Whop Europe

Niklas is one of the most prominent young entrepreneurs in the European fintech and digital payments space, with experience spanning three ventures by age 20. He is known for rapidly scaling startups, from founding a marketing agency at 16 to expanding Whop across Europe and launching Yovo Payments with an $8.4 million pre-seed round in 2025. His work helps bridge traditional commerce with next-generation payment infrastructure.

Founding Members

Naqib Zarin

Co-Founder, VaultMind

Naqib is a deeply technical blockchain security expert and protocol designer with nearly a decade of experience at the intersection of academic research and Web3 infrastructure. He is known for his perfect 4.0 GPA from TU Delft, three years designing privacy-preserving protocols at Heliax and Anoma, and founding VaultMind to solve the critical problem of continuous blockchain security beyond one-time audits.

Ongoing fee-paying institutional partners.

Listings will be published as relationships are confirmed.

Academic and research institutions — often non-paying, collaborative.

Listings will be published as relationships are confirmed.

Blockchain foundations and protocols — grant/support relationship.

Listings will be published as relationships are confirmed.

Individuals lending credibility and expertise.

Listings will be published as relationships are confirmed.