Commercial Leadership
- Commercial Strategy
- Revenue Growth
- Enterprise Sales
- Deal Structuring
- Pipeline Development
- Customer Success
- Stakeholder Management
- Negotiation
- Programme Management
Capabilities demonstrated in the work.
Two active practices: transaction and open-source analysis for digital-asset risk, and international partnerships and market adoption.
Return to executive overviewPartnerships & Ecosystem
- Strategic Partnerships
- Blockchain Partnerships
- Web3 Partnerships
- Ecosystem Development
- Developer Adoption
- Partner Onboarding
- Co-Marketing
- Go-to-Market Strategy
- Market Entry
- Market Expansion
- Stakeholder Engagement
- Capacity Building
Web3 & Technology
- Blockchain Ecosystems
- Confidential Computing
- DeFi
- AI Infrastructure
- EVM & Layer-2 Ecosystems
- Digital Assets
- Web3 Infrastructure
- Privacy-Preserving AI
- Privacy-Preserving Technologies
Risk & Intelligence
- AML/CFT
- KYC/CDD
- Customer Due Diligence
- Financial Crime Risk
- Transaction Monitoring
- OSINT
- Attribution
- Crypto Investigations
- Blockchain Attribution
- Digital-Asset Risk
Tools
- HubSpot
- Notion
- CRM Systems
- Blockchain Explorers
- OSINT Tooling
- Transaction Analysis Workflows
- Research & Reporting Tools
Credentials.
Certification work across AML/CFT, transaction monitoring, KYC/KYB, fraud prevention, open-source intelligence, institutional operations, and commercial leadership.
AML/CFT Risk-Based Supervision of Financial Institutions
Results-Based Financing
AML Transaction Monitoring
View credentialTransaction Monitoring
View credentialAML Fundamentals
View credentialHow to Collect Data for Successful KYC
View credentialBusiness Verification Advanced
View credentialBusiness Verification Fundamentals
View credentialTravel Rule
View credentialFraud Prevention
View credentialOperational Analysis of Suspicious Transaction Reports
Open-Source Intelligence
Disbursement Course
GONAT Virtual Training Workshop on Illicit Financial Flows
BUS504: Management Leadership
Education.
Business-administration foundations, university leadership, and professional development supporting commercial execution, stakeholder engagement, and capacity building.
Bayero University, Kano
Bachelor of Business Administration
Business Administration and Management
- Organised workshops, meetups, events and educational programmes for students and emerging technology communities.
- Received recognition in the Bayero University Weekly Bulletin.
- Business-development certification through the Federal Government of Nigeria's National Youth Investment Fund.
Compliance, financial-crime, OSINT, leadership, and development-finance credentials are listed in the Credentials section above.
Speaking, interviews and event appearances
Selected talks, workshops, media appearances, and public proof across Web3, blockchain privacy, ecosystem growth, and digital assets.
Popeblack at Encryption Day in Argentina - Encryption Lab: FHE in Real Life
Conference video from Encryption Day in Argentina covering FHE, encryption, privacy infrastructure, and real-world emerging technology adoption.
DeFi for the Masses at Solana Summit: Stablecoins Africa
Panel discussion in Abuja on practical DeFi adoption beyond speculation, with Kayode Popoola representing Secret Network.
Tech Talk Episode 4: Web 3.0: The Future of the Internet
A public media appearance on Web3, blockchain infrastructure, digital ownership, and the future internet stack.
Secret Agent Showcase
A Secret Network ecosystem feature discussing privacy-first blockchain adoption, community growth, and the value of confidential computing infrastructure.
Daybreak Extra: Web3 Blockchain and DeFi Privacy
Broadcast appearance focused on Web3, blockchain adoption, DeFi privacy, and the need for privacy-preserving technology in digital asset markets.
The Alt Kings Episode 111
Podcast appearance covering Web3 ecosystem growth, blockchain partnerships, digital assets, and adoption across emerging markets.
Popeblack's Presentation at CoCreate West Africa Tech Expo
A recorded presentation on blockchain at CoCreate West Africa Tech Expo.
SiBAN Digital Assets Summit 2023, Abuja
Day-two recording of the SiBAN Digital Assets Summit. I moderated a panel on finance and emerging technologies and spoke about blockchain privacy and Secret Network's work in Africa.