Redefining Digital Trust: How Matej Michalko Is Building a Creator-First Blockchain Future
If you have followed the rise of blockchain beyond Bitcoin, the name Matej Michalko keeps appearing. The Slovak engineer-turned-entrepreneur founded DECENT in 2015 with one radical promise: give digital content back to the people who make it. A decade later that promise lives inside DCore , the open-source backbone now driving marketplaces, game platforms and even aerospace supply chains. From conference halls to code commits Long before venture capital caught on, Matej was a fixture at grassroots meet-ups. He organised China’s first international Bitcoin Conference in 2014 and co-created the BitcoinExpo series across Europe, discovering first-hand that ideas spread fastest when gatekeepers disappear . That conviction helped DECENT attract 5 881 BTC during its 2016 ICO—about four million dollars at the time—fueling offices in Bratislava, Shanghai and New York and a main-net launch on 30 June 2017 . What sets DCore apart? Instant revenue splits – smart contracts di...