Blockfinex, according to Danny Oyekan is a global
cryptocurrency exchange for trading of crypto to crypto and fiat to crypto,
allowing users to trade more than 100 cryptocurrencies.
There are a variety of projects that Oyekan offers through
his Dan ecosystem under his firm for creating a financial future that people deserve.
Telechat, which was launched in July 2020 is a messaging app service, which is
a privacy-focused voice over IP service and messaging platform, providing all
the features like text and voice messages, media files, documents, stickers and
so on.
In addition to that, it also has an inbuilt digital wallet
product for cryptocurrencies named Coins App, to allow users to have a
comfortable and convenient transaction experience all over the world.
Coins App is a stand-alone social payment App for the ecosystem
and is currently operational in five African markets.
Oyekan is a cryptocurrency subject matter expert with
specializations in the blockchain industry. He was amongst the first wave of
Bitcoin investors and is considered a pioneer in establishing the use of
virtual currency in the African Markets.
Oyekan has been featured in several media outlets including,
Data Source Hub, Time Bulletin, Forbes Middle East, US Times Now,
CoinTelegraph, Tech Cabal, Inside Bitcoins, and others
Under the leadership of Oyekan, Dan Holdings, in just a
year, became a Blockchain Technology Ecosystem comprising Telechat, Coins App
and Blockfinex, and an upcoming Decentralized Social Network.
Telechat was one of the first investments of Dan Holdings. It
is a privacy-focused Social Messenger in beta. At the beginning of 2020, Dan
Holdings’ another investment Coins App was launched, which is a global social
payments application powered by cryptocurrencies. BlockFinex is a crypto to
crypto and fiat to the crypto exchange platform.
Oyekan was born in Ikoyi, Lagos, Nigeria. He completed his high school education at Chrisland College. He moved to Dubai, UAE in 2015 to pursue his bachelor’s degree. He attended the University of Wollongong in Dubai (UOWD), where he majored in International Business (BBA).
His entrepreneurial sojourn began in 2012 when he started
investing in Bitcoin. After making a series of investments in Bitcoin, Oyekan,
2017/ sold some of his Bitcoin collection to fund his first business idea – Dan
Ventures, a Venture investment firm that focuses on ventures, tokens, and
projects related to blockchain tech, digital currency, and digital assets and
other emerging technologies.
He later founded Dan Holdings, a Blockchain technology
Ecosystems. The aim behind the foundation of this blockchain ecosystem was to
revolutionize the technology sector in the Middle East and Africa by supporting
the creation of the latest technological inventions, thus building a solid
financial foundation for the African and Middle Eastern people.