# Igor Telyatnikov

> Igor Telyatnikov is a Los Angeles-area entrepreneur, investor and AlphaPoint co-founder who became CEO in May 2019. His career spans electronic security, advertising technology and venture investing, followed by digital-asset exchange and wallet infrastructure, including AlphaPoint’s Chivo upgrade in El Salvador and its work with Bancolombia Group’s Wenia. AlphaPoint now identifies Scott Bambacigno as CEO, a role he assumed in 2026.

- **Role:** Co-founder and former CEO at AlphaPoint
- **Organizations:** AlphaPoint, Cvetlo, LiftDNA, Ingersoll Rand Security Technologies, Yale Entrepreneurial Institute
- **Education:** Bachelor of Science in Business Marketing, Penn State University
- **Known for:** Became AlphaPoint CEO in May 2019 after serving as president and chief operating officer., Led AlphaPoint during its Chivo wallet upgrade and Wenia exchange and payment-card projects., On his Boardio profile, reports helping grow AlphaPoint to over $20 million annual revenue and raise $24 million; these are self-reported figures without a stated measurement date.

## Career timeline

- **Before AlphaPoint** — Worked in security technology and systems integration at Ingersoll Rand, then led West Coast business development at advertising exchange LiftDNA and served as managing director at Cvetlo.
- **2012** — First learned about cryptocurrency and blockchain; subsequently invested time and capital in mining and trading businesses.
- **2013-2014** — AlphaPoint was founded in 2013; The Block dates Telyatnikov’s involvement to 2014. He is identified as a co-founder in company materials.
- **2014** — Began mentoring at the Yale Entrepreneurial Institute, according to his LinkedIn profile.
- **2017** — Identified as president and COO during AlphaPoint’s institutional blockchain work, including its Scotiabank trial.
- **2019** — Appointed AlphaPoint CEO on May 31, succeeding Salil Donde; also participated as a mentor in the Techstars Alchemist Blockchain Accelerator.
- **2022** — Led AlphaPoint during its publicly announced work upgrading El Salvador’s Chivo Bitcoin and dollar wallet.
- **2023** — CEO at AlphaPoint’s tenth anniversary, when the company reported more than $1 trillion in transactions and over 10 million users globally.
- **2024** — Announced AlphaPoint’s work powering Bancolombia Group’s Wenia and supporting its crypto-backed payment card.
- **2025** — Scheduled speaker on institutional digital-asset business models at Istanbul Blockchain Week, June 26-27.
- **2026** — AlphaPoint’s current leadership biography says Scott Bambacigno assumed the CEO role in 2026.

## Achievements

- Became AlphaPoint CEO in May 2019 after serving as president and chief operating officer.
- Led AlphaPoint during its Chivo wallet upgrade and Wenia exchange and payment-card projects.
- On his Boardio profile, reports helping grow AlphaPoint to over $20 million annual revenue and raise $24 million; these are self-reported figures without a stated measurement date.
- Mentor listed in the 2019 Techstars Alchemist Blockchain Accelerator recap.

## Latest updates

- **—** — AlphaPoint identifies Scott Bambacigno as its current CEO, with a biography stating he assumed the role in 2026; the month is not published.
- **2025-06** — AlphaPoint scheduled Telyatnikov to speak at Istanbul Blockchain Week on successful digital-asset business models for institutions.
- **2024-11** — As CEO, commented on AlphaPoint’s support for the launch of Wenia’s crypto-backed Mastercard.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/igortelyatnikov/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/itelyatnikov

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Last updated: 2026-10-22