Elie is a blockchain entrepreneur who co-founded Datai Network, a decentralized data platform aggregating on-chain data across DeFi, NFTs, RWAs, and GameFi using machine learning. Elie's Twitter Score is 2.5 out of 1000 as of July 2026, ranking #301,682 among 531,432 tracked accounts.
Elie co-founded Datai Network and serves as its CEO, building on earlier work at R3, where he previously served as Entrepreneur in Residence and founded a debt-tokenization platform on Corda. He also previously worked at BNP Paribas as a blockchain architect. Datai Network itself evolved from Merlin, an earlier centralized blockchain-data provider focused on DeFi insights.
Elie also co-founded VALK as Co-Founder and CPO, and founded Crypto MENA, a non-profit organization. He is affiliated with ChainGPT Labs, which incubated Datai Network, supporting it with partnerships and fundraising. Datai Network's backers include ChainGPT Labs, Shima Capital, Blizzard Fund, FBG Capital, Big Brain Holdings, and Metavallon. The network's native $DATAI token is used to reward contributions, access analytics, stake for governance, and receive network rewards.
Elie's account has published 243 posts and has been mentioned by 1 accounts a total of 13 times, reflecting engagement from across the blockchain data and DeFi community.
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