Messari’s Former Vice President and Head of Research Joins Medici to Accelerate Growth
LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Medici Network today announced the appointment of Maartje Bus as President. Bus will lead Medici’s business operations and explore new ventures that build on the company’s strengths in its mission to drive broad institutional adoption of digital assets.
Bus joins Medici from Messari, where she served as Vice President and Head of Research. At Messari, she built Protocol Services into a category-defining platform and led the Enterprise Research team, trusted by top institutions for its crypto market intelligence.
"Maartje brings a wealth of experience at the intersection of blockchain and capital markets. She joins at a time of exponential growth for Medici and the broader digital asset industry,” said Adam Winnick, founder of The Medici Network. “As the pace of adoption accelerates, we need the most trusted voices at the table. Maartje will be a key partner as we continue to provide world-class insights to our community.”
In addition to Messari, Bus has held leadership roles at Omniex, Thomson Reuters, ABN AMRO, Lehman Brothers, and Citigroup. Her career reflects a rare combination of institutional rigor and frontier-market insight, making her uniquely equipped to help bridge traditional finance and digital assets.
“Medici is a trusted partner to institutional investors as they dive into digital assets. With the convening power to drive some of the industry’s most important conversations and research that brings clarity to a complex market, Medici has become the go-to platform and that influence is only growing,” said Bus. “Adam and the team have filled a critical gap in how institutions access, understand, and connect around digital assets. I’m excited to work alongside Adam as he continues to build this remarkable community.”
Medici LA, the network’s flagship annual gathering, takes place May 4–7, 2025 with a highly curated group of fund managers, founders, policymakers, and institutional allocators. Known for its off-the-record format and emphasis on substance over spectacle, Medici LA facilitates the conversations that shape the future of digital assets. This year’s event comes at a critical moment for the industry.
About The Medici Network
Founded in 2018, The Medici Network supports broad institutional token ownership and has become a critical bridge between traditional finance and the rapidly evolving blockchain ecosystem. Through its highly curated events and research, Medici provides a trust layer between blockchain-natives and key decision-makers at the leading financial institutions and enterprises. Medici’s events are off-the-record, invite-only, and limited to 150 or fewer carefully vetted founders and CEOs, CIOs, general partners, policymakers, and senior capital allocators. Research offerings, including proprietary surveys, are powered by Medici’s community and accessible only to past event attendees and other trusted insiders. For more information, please visit: www.medici.network/.
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