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| Born | 1986 (age 38–39) |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | New York University |
| Occupation | Entrepreneur |
| Known for | Chainlink |
Sergey Nazarov is an American entrepreneur and technologist who co-founded the decentralized blockchain oracle network Chainlink.[1][2]
Early life and education
Nazarov was born in 1986. His parents were engineers. In 2007, he graduated from New York University with a bachelor’s degree in philosophy and management. Following his graduation, Nazarov was a teaching fellow at the New York University’s Stern School of Business.[3]
Career
In 2009, Nazarov co-founded the peer-to-peer marketplace ExistLocal and worked at the venture capital firm FirstMark Capital. In 2011, he established QED Capital, an early-stage venture fund. Through QED, he launched the decentralized email service CryptaMail and the Secure Asset Exchange in 2014.[4]
In September 2014, Nazarov co-founded SmartContract.com with Steve Ellis.[5] The company worked with Cornell Tech professor Ari Juels to develop a decentralized oracle network. This work led to the launch of Chainlink in June 2017, accompanied by a white paper co-authored by Nazarov, Ellis, and Juels.[6] Nazarov was also part of a team that worked with SWIFT on a pilot project for automated bond payments using a smart contract. As CEO of Chainlink Labs, Nazarov oversaw the project’s growth and developed features including Proof-of-Reserve and the Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP).[7]
In March 2025, Nazarov was invited to the White House Crypto Summit in Washington, D.C..[8][9]
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