# Michael Shaulov

> Michael Shaulov is the CEO and co-founder of Fireblocks, which provides digital asset security, wallet and payments infrastructure for institutions. A former mobile-security researcher and Lacoon co-founder, he moved into blockchain infrastructure after participating in investigations of South Korean exchange hacks. Fireblocks connects his cybersecurity background with an ambition to make financial transactions work more easily over internet-based systems.

- **Role:** CEO and Co-Founder at Fireblocks
- **Organizations:** Fireblocks, Lacoon Mobile Security, Check Point Software Technologies, NICE Systems, Israel Defense Forces Unit 8200
- **Nationality:** Israeli
- **Education:** BSc in Computer Sciences and Physics, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
- **Known for:** Co-founded Lacoon Mobile Security, acquired by Check Point in 2015., Co-founded and leads Fireblocks, whose January 2022 financing valued the company at $8 billion., Presented mobile-security research at Black Hat USA in 2013.

## Career timeline

- **Childhood** — Moved from Ukraine to Israel with his mother at six; grew up in Haifa and learned programming at seven.
- **Age 13** — Started a web development business.
- **Before 2011** — Served in Unit 8200 and later led mobile-security researchers at NICE Systems.
- **2011** — Co-founded Lacoon Mobile Security with Ohad Bobrov; founding year given in Check Point’s acquisition announcement.
- **2013** — Presented A Practical Attack against MDM Solutions at Black Hat USA.
- **2015** — Lacoon acquired by Check Point; subsequently headed products for mobile and cloud security.
- **2017** — Participated in South Korean cryptocurrency exchange-hack investigations that helped inspire Fireblocks.
- **2018** — Co-founded Fireblocks with Pavel Berengoltz and Idan Ofrat.
- **2019** — Fireblocks emerged from stealth in June with $16 million in announced funding.
- **2022** — Fireblocks announced $550 million Series E financing at an $8 billion company valuation.
- **2025** — Announced the Fireblocks Network for Payments in September.
- **2026** — Fireblocks launched Flow in June for stablecoin acceptance.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Lacoon Mobile Security, acquired by Check Point in 2015.
- Co-founded and leads Fireblocks, whose January 2022 financing valued the company at $8 billion.
- Presented mobile-security research at Black Hat USA in 2013.
- Fireblocks supported deployment of ANZ’s smart contract for its March 2022 A$DC stablecoin transaction.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — Scheduled to give the October 19 Money20/20 USA keynote, “Stablecoins Without the BS: What $1.5T in Transactions Actually Signals,” in Las Vegas; upcoming as of the research date.
- **2026-07** — Discussed Fireblocks’ Korean-market expansion and the role of stablecoins in institutional finance in a July 23 Yonhap interview.
- **2026-06** — Fireblocks launched Flow on June 2; Shaulov discussed stablecoin acceptance in a Bloomberg interview at Money20/20 Europe.
- **2026-04** — Appeared on The Archive podcast to discuss his background, customer focus and Fireblocks’ growth.
- **2025-09** — Published the September 4 announcement of the Fireblocks Network for Payments.

## Links

- Website: https://www.fireblocks.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelsh

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Last updated: 2026-10-15