Michael Shlayen

Connecting Web3, Crypto, Blockchain, AI Ecosystems - Recruitment | Executive Search | Talent & Jobs | VC | Funding | Marketing | Advisory | Real Estate | Bitcoin | Ethereum | DeFi

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🚀 About Me

With over two decades in recruitment, executive search, marketing, and consulting, I help founders, funds, and teams scale globally.

In 2016, I discovered Bitcoin and blockchain and immediately recognized their potential to reshape finance, ownership, and work itself. Since then, I’ve been deeply involved in building the crypto talent ecosystem - connecting innovators with builders, investors, and visionaries shaping the future of money, infrastructure, and decentralized technology.

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🔹 Blockchain Headhunter — blockchainheadhunter.com

Founded in 2017 as one of the first specialized crypto & Web3 recruitment agencies, we’ve completed 340+ placements across DeFi, Infra, Layer-1s, Layer-2s, Gaming, AI, and Stablecoin projects, from startups to unicorns.
Our 300,000+ community of crypto professionals gives us unmatched reach into developers, founders, investors, and executives across the ecosystem.

Roles we place:
🧠 Engineering (Solidity, Rust, Cosmos, zk, smart contracts, protocol, infra)
📈 Marketing, Growth, Community, Tokenomics, Product
⚖️ Legal, Finance, Operations
🎯 Executive & C-suite (CEO, COO, CTO, CMO, CFO, Head of Engineering, Head of Product)

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🔹 Crypto Funding — cryptofunding.vc

We connect Web3 startups, investors, and venture funds, helping early-stage teams raise capital and expand through our global founder and VC network.
We’ve facilitated multi-million-dollar rounds and bring insider visibility into funding trends, token launches, and strategic partnerships.

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🔹 Crypto Real Estate — cryptorealestate.cc

The largest platform for buying and selling real estate with crypto, featuring 1,500+ listings globally. Explore opportunities, list your property, or diversify your portfolio using digital assets.

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🔹 CryptoCareer.cc — cryptocareer.cc

Helping professionals transition, grow, and advance their careers in Web3 through expert coaching & insights

Founder & CEO

🔹 𝐁𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐡𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫 - https://blockchainheadhunter.com/

I founded one of the first recruitment agencies in the space at that time in 2017, which remains among the leading talent providers in crypto & web3 ever since.

During these years we have completed hundreds of recruitment assignments for some of the top companies and startups in the industry. We have also built the largest online talent community in crypto with 150k followers across various social platforms. which provides us with a unique insight and access to top professionals, companies and stakeholders in web3, allowing us to make meaningful connections.

If you are exploring jobs or hiring in crypto, web3, blockchain, defi, nft you are welcome to connect here or via Telegram @blockchainheadhunter. 

You can also explore, apply for all open positions as well as join our communities across the web here - https://bit.ly/3JNu65s.

Positions we are placing - Software engineers, developers, architects, devops (ethereum, solidity, smart contracts substrate, rust, polkadot, cosmos etc); Marketing, community, copywriting, social media, content managers; Tokenomics; Product; Legal; Finance; Operations; C-suite, CEO, COO, CMO, CTO etc

Experienced Crypto Market Analyst and Educator | Enthusiasts in Web3 Technology and Product Integration | Influential Advocate for Web3 Adoption| Web3 Speaker| Web3 Project Influencer| Top Crypto Voice in Africa|

I help Web3 platforms, institutions, and founders make smarter decisions in Africa’s crypto and digital asset markets — with clarity on regulation, stablecoins, adoption, and go-to-market strategy.

Most teams don’t fail in Africa because the tech is bad.
They fail because they misread the market: 
• Unclear regulation signals.

• Wrong user behaviour assumptions.

• Weak distribution strategy.

• “copy-paste” playbooks from the US/EU.

That’s where I come in.

My work sits at the intersection of:

• crypto market structure

• digital asset regulation & compliance.

• Stablecoin adoption.

• Institutional strategy in emerging markets.

What I help you do.

• Enter African markets with lower risk and clearer positioning.

• Build adoption strategies that match real user behaviour.

• Align products with regulatory direction (not speculation).

• Avoid costly mistakes that slow growth or block expansion.

Proof of work
• Featured Web3 & Crypto Market Analyst on Channels Television Nigeria.

• Featured in Cointelegraph, CoinDesk, DLNews, TechCabal, CoinRepublic, Techcabal Bitcoin.com, and more.

• Co-author of Africa’s first Blockchain Compliance book.

• Founder, Cryptopreacher Blockchain Academy (trained 20,000+ professionals) combined.

• Immediate Past Executive Secretary, Blockchain Association of Nigeria (SIBAN).
• Co-Convener, Decentralized Nigeria Conference.

• Advisor to Web3 platforms on market entry, adoption strategy, and compliance readiness.

📩 Open to advisory roles, collaborations, speaking engagements, and media requests.

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