With a strong background in economics, Winston Hsiao is a serial entrepreneur and active crypto trader. Winston founded Taiwan’s first Bitcoin exchange BTCEx-TW in 2013 and has invested in seed equity rounds of many crypto startups. Winston is also the Founder and CEO of Verico International, a consumer electronics brand. Born in Taiwan but grew up in India, Winston majored in economics at Savitribai Phule Pune University, where he graduated with FirstClass.In 2018, Winston co-founded XREX Inc. and he currently serves as the Group's Chief Revenue Officer. XREX is a blockchain-enabled financial institution working with banks, regulators, and users to redefine banking together.Winston divides his time between Taipei and India. In 2022, Winston co-founded and is a sitting Board Member at Unitas Foundation, a non-profit organization that supports the development of Unitas Protocol, which operates exogenously over-reserved stablecoins pegged to emerging market currencies. These stablecoins unleash emerging market potentials by facilitating foreign investment, cross-border payment, global market access, DeFi participation, efficient USD liquidity, and more.蕭滙宗擁有經濟學背景，是一名連續創業家與活躍的加密貨幣交易者，他也是許多亞洲區塊鏈新創公司的天使投資人。蕭滙宗於 2006 年創辦 3C 產品貿易與品牌商 Verico International 擔任執行長，並於 2013 年創立台灣第一家比特幣交易所 BTCEx-TW。蕭滙宗 15 歲就到印度求學直至大學畢業，受其成長歷程影響，他對發展中國家的中小企業及跨境商人所面對的挑戰極為熟稔。出生於台灣，在印度求學，蕭滙宗畢業於印度西部的普內大學 (Savitribai Phule Pune) 主修經濟學，取得一等榮譽畢業。蕭滙宗於 2018 年共同創辦 XREX 並擔任營收長。XREX 是一家應區塊鏈技術而生的國際金融機構，與銀行、政府及用戶密切合作，共同改寫金融定義。蕭滙宗在 XREX 的角色，完美結合其對普惠金融的熱忱、區塊鏈專業與跨境貿易支付的寶貴經驗。2022 年，蕭滙宗共同創辦了 Unitas 基金會並擔任董事。 Unitas 基金會是一個非營利組織用以發展 Unitas 協議。Unitas 協議是一個去中心化的單位穩定幣協議，其發行之穩定幣是由外生資產（外生美金穩定幣）超額儲備，其價值錨定新興市場的當地貨幣，藉此加速發展中國家之外資投資與跨境支付，協助其接軌全球市場與 DeFi 生態系，透過美金流動性增強，釋放其經濟潛力。