Digital Assets, Stablecoins, and Institutional Finance

10+ years of industry experience in Web3, wealth management, banking operations, business development, and relationship management.

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My credentials

FINRA Series 7 & 66, CRPC, SDIP

My background

Bank of America, Merrill Lynch, Stably, Bitwave

My community

CryptoMondays Vegas

About

Institutional discipline. Operator execution.

Capital markets foundation. Web3 partnership execution. Agentic systems in production contexts.

I began my career in traditional finance at Bank of America, then became a FINRA Series 7 and Series 66 registered financial advisor at Merrill Lynch, Edward Jones, and AXA Advisors. That foundation shaped how I approach financial services today: put the client first, communicate clearly, operate with attention to detail, and earn trust through reliable execution.

I later moved into Web3, leading business development initiatives at Stably, Bitwave, and Allora Labs. Across these roles, I built and managed pipelines from initial outreach through long-term institutional and enterprise relationships, working at the intersection of financial services, stablecoins, and digital assets.

Today, I also help small businesses design and implement autonomous AI agents and workflow automations that improve operational efficiency and client engagement. Outside of work, I help manage the CryptoMondays community in Las Vegas, bringing together founders, investors, and other members of the crypto industry through a weekly meetup.

Alberto De Pablo

Expertise

Where finance, digital assets, and execution meet.

Sales & BD

Building institutional pipelines from prospecting through close

Strategic partnerships

Developing long-term relationships across fintech and digital assets

Team leadership

Leading cross-functional teams and initiatives from strategy to execution

Relationship management

Managing client and partner relationships with responsiveness and trust

Operations

Improving workflows, processes, and execution across growing organizations

Products & strategy

Translating market needs into product, growth, and go-to-market strategy

Digital assets & stablecoins

Institutional crypto, blockchain technologies, and stablecoin infrastructure

Capital markets

TradFi, DeFi, investment products, and institutional client solutions

Compliance

KYC/AML, risk management, and regulatory requirements

Achievements

Results across TradFi, Web3, and community.

$50M+
Managed AUM at Merrill: $100M+
Self-directed AUM at Merrill: 450+
Clients at Merrill: $3M+
Web3 deals closed: 80+
Web3 partnerships secured: 10,000+
Event attendees: 100+
Events hosted: 15+
Years in financial industry: 0
Regulatory complaints & enforcements

Experience

Career and operator track record.

2026 – Present

CryptoMondays Vegas

Las Vegas Residency

Organize the longest-running weekly on-chain community residency on the Las Vegas Strip, hosted at Legacy Club and Circa — stepping up from longtime member to organizer in 2026.

CommunityEventsWeb3

Ongoing

Zero Labs Accelerator

Cohort 3 Alumni · SME Mentor

Alumnus of Zero Labs’ competitive Cohort 3 accelerator program focused on onchain payments and Web3 GTM strategy; now an SME mentor to three early-stage founders on payment architecture, BD strategy, and GTM execution.

Founder ProgramGTMMentorship

Nov 2025 – May 2026

Allora Labs

BD Manager

Sourced and closed partnership opportunities across DeFi protocols, prediction markets, and perpetual trading platforms for Allora’s decentralized AI network, owning the full cycle from sourcing through integration and performance tracking.

Built and deployed an automated outbound BD system on Claude AI, increasing partner pipeline velocity across DeFi and institutional segments.

Web3PartnershipsAI Network

Allora Labs Incubated Project

Robonet.finance

Allora Labs Incubated Project

Business Development / Strategy

An Allora-incubated project focused on on-chain quant strategy infrastructure — capital-efficient, institution-ready DeFi execution.

DeFiQuant Strategy

2025

OT3 Ventures

Advisor / Operator

Advisor and operator supporting venture and operating initiatives at the intersection of technology, capital, and go-to-market. OT3 Ventures operated during 2025 and is no longer in business.

VenturesAdvisory

Graduate

gener8tor — Electrify Nevada

Founder Group Graduate

Completed gener8tor’s Electrify Nevada founder program — a selective accelerator cohort for Nevada founders building high-growth companies.

AcceleratorFounder GroupNevada

Sep 2023 – Dec 2024

Bitwave

BD & Blockchain Partnerships

Designed a first-of-kind Coinbase Custodial Payments integration with Oracle NetSuite ERP for Bitwave’s CFO tech stack, led GTM strategy across Polymesh, Arbitrum, and Stellar ecosystems, and secured $500K in blockchain development grants.

Built partnerships with EisnerAmper, Plaid, and Stellar Foundation, and produced NASBA-accredited CPE content.

EnterpriseComplianceBD

Mar 2021 – Jun 2023

Stably

Head of Business Development

Sourced and closed $3M+ in grant revenue from Coreum, VeChain, ICON, and others to advance Stably’s $USDS stablecoin and fiat on/off-ramp platform, and built 50+ DeFi partnerships and Stably Ramp integrations across 25+ blockchain ecosystems.

Grew USDS and Stably Ramp across EVM and Cosmos ecosystems, and tuned fiat-to-stablecoin conversion to raise approval rates and cut friction.

StablecoinsInfrastructureBD

May 2016 – Mar 2021

Merrill Lynch (Bank of America)

Financial Solutions Advisor

Actively managed a $50M AUM portfolio for high-net-worth, enterprise, and retail clients as a FINRA Series 7 and 66 registered advisor, maintaining strict BSA/AML/OFAC and SEC compliance standards.

Wealth ManagementFINRACapital Markets

Dec 2014 – May 2016

AXA Advisors

Registered Representative

FINRA-registered representative with AXA Advisors in Los Angeles, between two tenures at Merrill Lynch. #1 retirement benefits advisor to the entire Oakland Unified School District, advising on both private and public pension funds.

Financial AdvisoryFINRA

Sep 2014 – Nov 2014

Edward Jones

Registered Representative

FINRA-registered representative with Edward Jones in San Francisco, CA, earning the Series 66 license.

Financial ServicesFINRA

Apr 2014 – Sep 2014

Merrill Edge (Merrill Lynch)

Registered Representative

Began a FINRA-registered career in the Merrill Edge call center and helped open the Chandler, AZ office — placing Level 1 trades, supporting complex trades, and keeping clean FINRA and SEC books and records.

Financial ServicesFINRA

2012 – 2014

Bank of America

Personal Banker

Personal banker in San Francisco, CA. Top referrer into Merrill Lynch during the banking-center integration, bringing in over $3M in new money per quarter.

Retail BankingSales

2011 – 2012

Bank of America

Sales and Service Specialist

Sales and service specialist in Los Angeles, CA. Helped pilot Interact, the system that merged Bank of America’s legacy platforms, and supported the rollout of specialty stores for complex transactions.

Retail BankingOperations

2009 – 2011