Matthew Liu | The Intersection of Finance and Blockchain

In this episode of Silicon Dreams, host Sharlaine Menezes from Orbis86 talks with Matthew Liu, Partner and CSO at SynFutures, about his journey from traditional finance to decentralized finance. With experience at Deutsche Bank, General Motors, and Ant Financial—where he built one of the largest blockchain-based trade finance platforms—Matthew shares how his expertise in trading and risk management shaped SynFutures’ mission to create transparent and accessible financial infrastructure.

Discover how SynFutures navigated major crypto crises like Terra and FTX, why Matthew believes hands-on experience is the best way to learn Web3, and how grassroots adoption will drive blockchain’s future across industries.