# Mark Daly

> Mark Daly is the Chicago-based Chief Business Officer of zerohash and a member of its founding team. After studying asset management at University College Cork and working in European sales and research at Advantage Futures, he moved through business development, growth, revenue, and partnerships at zerohash. Today he oversees commercialization across stablecoin payments, tokenization, staking, and digital-asset infrastructure for financial institutions.

- **Role:** Chief Business Officer at zerohash
- **Organizations:** zerohash, Advantage Futures, University College Cork
- **Education:** Master’s degree in Asset Management, University College Cork
- **Known for:** Progressed from business development and growth roles to Chief Business Officer at zerohash., Helped commercialize zerohash infrastructure used by financial institutions across stablecoin payments, tokenization, staking, trading, custody, and settlement., Built ecosystem and institutional partnerships as a member of the zerohash founding team.

## Career timeline

- **Before zerohash** — Worked at Advantage Futures as a European Sales and Research Analyst.
- **2015** — Earned the FINRA Series 3 qualification.
- **2017 onward** — Joined zerohash’s founding team and held roles spanning business development, VP and SVP of Growth, and global revenue and partnerships.
- **2023** — Represented zerohash as SVP of Growth at World Business Chicago’s FinTech Exchange at Illinois Tech.
- **2026** — Served as Chief Business Officer, overseeing commercialization of stablecoin payments, tokenization, staking, and related institutional infrastructure.

## Achievements

- Progressed from business development and growth roles to Chief Business Officer at zerohash.
- Helped commercialize zerohash infrastructure used by financial institutions across stablecoin payments, tokenization, staking, trading, custody, and settlement.
- Built ecosystem and institutional partnerships as a member of the zerohash founding team.
- Represented zerohash in public discussions at Paris Blockchain Week, Chicago Stablecoin Day, World Business Chicago’s FinTech Exchange, and industry webinars.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — Commented on zerohash support for Robinhood Chain and USDG, describing it as part of a broader vision for instant access across chains, assets, and instruments.
- **2026-08** — Discussed enterprise stablecoin use cases at Chicago Stablecoin Day alongside leaders from Brale, CMT Digital, and Coinflow.
- **2026-08** — Highlighted zerohash’s role in the Visa Direct stablecoin prefunding and payout partnership.
- **2026-04** — Joined Moody’s Ratings executive Marat Faritov at Paris Blockchain Week for a fireside chat on the operational shift to 24/7 stablecoin-powered payments.
- **2026-02** — Discussed zerohash’s Monad and USDC integration and the factors that drive stablecoin activity across networks.

## Links

- Website: https://zerohash.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dmarkdaly

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Last updated: 2026-09-26