Lou Kerner
Founder of CryptoMondays & DAIAA
Partner at Blockchain Coinvestors Wall Street’s Bitcoin Expert
Builder of the World’s Largest Web3 Community
Lou Kerner is the Founder of CryptoMondays — the largest in-real-life Web3 community in the world, with over 150,000 members across dozens of cities and multiple countries. He is also a co-founder of the Decentralized AI Agent Alliance (DAIAA) and a Partner at Blockchain Coinvestors.
Once dubbed “Wall Street’s Bitcoin Expert” by the Wall Street Journal, Lou transitioned from a successful career as an equity analyst at Goldman Sachs to becoming a full-time crypto investor and community builder. With a BA from UCLA and an MBA from Stanford, he brings decades of experience in capital markets, venture investing, and community formation to the intersection of Bitcoin, Web3, and decentralized AI.
Run of show
Appearing at
Tuesday, September 15
Tech Tuesdays · Liberland Meetup, Hard Rock Cafe Times Square
Liberty, Privacy & Ownership: From Liberland to the Ledger
The Liberland Meetup headline explores how liberty, privacy, and ownership translate from political ideals into digital systems people can actually use. Speakers connect sovereign identity, self-custody, and ledger-native rights to the choices builders and citizens face today.
Thursday, September 17
Main Stage, Hard Rock Times Square
The New Sovereign Moment
A new sovereign moment is reshaping capital, networks, and national strategy around digital assets. Pierce, Terpin, and Kerner frame where power is shifting–and which bets still matter as Bitcoin and crypto enter the geopolitical mainstream.
Friday, September 18
Main Stage, Hard Rock Times Square
Closing Vision: Leaders Deploying Capital at Global Scale
Closing vision from leaders who deploy capital at global scale. Expect a forward look at where conviction, networks, and institutional readiness are pointing–and what Blockchain Week’s community should build next.
Expertise
- •Community Building
- •Crypto Venture Capital
- •Decentralized AI Agents
- •Web3 Strategy
- •Capital Markets
Signature Moves
- •Founder – CryptoMondays
- •Founder – DAIAA
- •Partner – Blockchain Coinvestors
- •“Wall Street’s Bitcoin Expert”
- •Global Speaker & Thought Leader
“Community is the ultimate utility. When people meet face-to-face, they create trust — and trust is the foundation of everything we’re building in Web3.”
– Lou Kerner
