About
Elena Sinelnikova is a co-founder of the Metis Foundation portfolio, which includes Metis L2, ZKM, and GOAT Network, and has held leadership roles including CEO of CryptoChicks and fractional COO positions across Web3 and AI-focused organizations. With over 25 years of operational experience, she has led institutional funding rounds, managed non-profit governance across multiple jurisdictions, and developed cybersecurity frameworks for multi-subsidiary networks. Sinelnikova currently serves as a board member and interim executive, specializing in decentralized infrastructure scaling and AI-driven operational optimization.
Elena Sinelnikova @elenacryptochic
The future is here. AI agents negotiate deals without human intervention. Do you business while you sleep! https://t.co/ujghJZRaN2
Jul 30, 2026 Β· β₯ 11 Β· β 3
Elena Sinelnikova @elenacryptochic
Remember: Receiving Bitcoin hides your public key. Spending Bitcoin reveals it. To stay secure, use a new address for every single transaction. Again: If you have an address that has already exposed its public key, spend or move the full amount out of that address in a single
Jul 26, 2026 Β· β₯ 2
Elena Sinelnikova @elenacryptochic
Consolidate UTXOs Mindfully When you make a transaction that combines multiple small receives (Unspent Transaction Outputs or UTXOs), you reveal the public keys for all of those input addresses at once. Practice UTXO Management: Many advanced wallets (like Sparrow, Electrum, or
Jul 26, 2026 Β· β₯ 1
Experience
- Metis FoundationCo-Founder | Board Member | Fractional COO | Interim Executivecurrent2019 β presentToronto, ON
- GOAT NetworkCo-Founder | Fractional COOcurrent2023 β presentDelaware, United States
- MetisCo-Founder | Fractional COOcurrent2022 β presentToronto, ON
- MetisCo-Founder | Interim CEO & Fractional COO (Scale-up Phase)2019 β 2022Toronto, ON
- ZKMCo-Founder | Interim Executivecurrent2022 β presentDelaware, United States
- CryptoChicks - International Hub for Women Talent in BlockchainCo-Founder | CEO | Fractional COOcurrent2017 β presentToronto, ON
- SporkDAOBoard Member (Governance and Operations)2021 β 2025Denver, CO
- Harness All Possibilities Inc. (HAP)Board Member2019Connecticut, United States
- GHDSoftware Development Team Lead2017 β 2018Toronto, ON
- Edmonton Police ServiceSolutions Architect |Team Lead | Applications Analyst in Public Safety2002 β 2017Edmonton, AB
- Sierra SystemsApplications Architect | Technical Team Lead | .NET Developer | Database Architect2001 β 2008Edmonton, AB
Education
- National Research University of Electronic Technology (MIET)Master's Degree, Computer Science1989 β 1995
Skills & more
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SQLXMLASP.NETMicrosoft SQL ServerIncident ResponseEcosystem GrowthVenture ArchitectureCybersecurity GovernanceAI Workflow AutomationInterim ManagementBusiness Process ManagementFractional COOLanguages Russian
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