# Anthony DeMartino

> Anthony DeMartino is the co-founder and CEO of Sentora, the institutional DeFi platform formed in 2025 through the merger of Trident Digital and IntoTheBlock. A Bentley University finance graduate and veteran of rates and emerging-markets trading at UBS, Barclays, and HSBC, he later built risk and institutional trading businesses at Coinbase, led Matrixport's U.S. operation, and co-founded Trident. His current work centers on making on-chain yield, credit, and vaults intelligible and manageable for professional investors.

- **Role:** Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer at Sentora
- **Organizations:** Sentora, Trident Digital, Matrixport, Coinbase, HSBC, Barclays, UBS Investment Bank, Zeebu, Istari Ventures
- **Education:** BS in Finance, Bentley University
- **Known for:** Led trading businesses across UBS, Barclays, and HSBC over a career spanning more than two decades., Built and led institutional risk, DeFi, and derivatives functions at Coinbase., Led Matrixport's expansion into the United States as U.S. CEO.

## Career timeline

- **1999** — Graduated from Bentley University with a BS in Finance.
- **2000s-2012** — Worked at UBS, beginning in short-term interest rates and repo financing and later trading agency and supranational debt; traded Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac through the financial crisis.
- **2012-2018** — Joined Barclays, first in agency markets and later in emerging-markets macro trading.
- **2018-2020** — Served as a managing director and head of Latin American local-markets trading at HSBC, covering Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, and Chile.
- **2021-2022** — Joined Coinbase in institutional trading and later led risk strategies, institutional DeFi, and derivatives trading.
- **2022-2023** — Led Matrixport's U.S. business as U.S. CEO, later moving into an advisory role.
- **2023-2025** — Co-founded and led Trident Digital, focused on crypto lending, structured products, safe yield, and stablecoin adoption.
- **2025-present** — Became co-founder and CEO of Sentora after Trident Digital merged with IntoTheBlock; the combined company announced a $25 million Series A.

## Achievements

- Led trading businesses across UBS, Barclays, and HSBC over a career spanning more than two decades.
- Built and led institutional risk, DeFi, and derivatives functions at Coinbase.
- Led Matrixport's expansion into the United States as U.S. CEO.
- Co-founded Trident Digital and structured liquidity and financial-product programs for digital-asset organizations.
- Led the 2025 combination of Trident Digital and IntoTheBlock into Sentora and announced a $25 million Series A led by New Form Capital.
- Holds FINRA Series 7, Series 24, and Series 63 licenses.
- Serves on the Resource Development Committee Board of the Wakeman Boys & Girls Club.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — Published an essay arguing that heavy AI-related borrowing is crowding out other borrowers and creating an opportunity to connect stablecoin capital with high-quality fintech and payments credit.
- **2026-06** — Joined a public discussion with The Defiant, Kraken, and Veda on DeFi hacks, operational security, and institutional vaults.
- **2026-03** — Appeared on FalconX's The House View to discuss transparency, real-world assets, duration, leverage, and the evolution of on-chain credit.
- **2026-02** — Published a case for banks to participate in DeFi vault curation as operators, partners, or infrastructure providers.
- **2025-05** — Became CEO of Sentora following the Trident Digital-IntoTheBlock merger and the announcement of a $25 million Series A.

## Links

- Website: https://sentora.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anthony-demartino-8086a81
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/admff492

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Last updated: 2026-08-27