We speak to Tongtong Gong , COO and Co-founder of Amberdata , the startup delivering digital assets data into blockchain , crypto and DeFi , empowering FIs
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We speak to Tongtong Gong , COO and Co-founder of Amberdata , the startup delivering digital assets data into blockchain , crypto and DeFi , empowering FIs
Tongtong Gong is the Co-founder and Chief Operating Officer of Amberdata , the company delivering digital assets data and insights into blockchain networks , crypto markets and decentralised finance ( DeFi ) – empowering financial institutions with data for trading , risk , analytics , compliance , reporting and research .
As a startup founder , Tongtong ’ s responsibilities frequently shift from one thing to another . “ You have to be agile enough to gravitate to whatever needs your help the most , jump in and solve the problems you need to solve ,” she says .
An engineer by trade with a degree in computer science , Tongtong started her career as a software developer focused on building data products .
“ I spent over 15 years building data integration , data analytics and data products , and learned a tremendous amount about understanding related data . Often , one plus one is greater than two – so I learned the importance of deriving insightful information from data .”
Fast-forward to 2016 and 2017 , and Tongtong ’ s interest in crypto assets , blockchain technology and smart contracts spiked . “ I was finding myself looking for resources to soak up as much information as possible about this new technology and emerging industry ,” she adds .
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