Veteran Marketing Leader to Guide Next Phase of Product and Market Expansion as Aleo Builds the Future of Private Blockchain

The Aleo Network Foundation, the nonprofit corporation that oversees the health of the Aleo Network, a privacy preserving blockchain that powers secure, programmable, payments, today announced the appointment of Kyle Zink as Chief Marketing Officer. In his new role, Zink will oversee communications, product marketing, and go-to-market, translating zero-knowledge blockchain innovations into business value as stablecoins move into mainstream finance with a growing demand for privacy.

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Kyle Zink, Chief Marketing Officer

Shield Wallet, a crypto wallet that sets a new standard for onchain privacy, recently launched on Aleo. As Aleo enters a new phase of product-led growth, Zink will focus on driving adoption and expanding the company’s partnership ecosystem to scale Aleo’s privacy-first financial stack.

Zink brings 15+ years of experience driving rapid product growth at leading fintech and tech brands, including Sentz Global, Divvy Homes, Google and Square. As Chief Marketing Officer at Sentz Global, he launched and scaled its private L1 blockchain and private stablecoin, eUSD, building unique expertise in marketing blockchain privacy solutions. Prior to that, as the first marketing hire at Square and founding marketer for CashApp, he built the company’s marketing organization from the ground up, and helped make Square one of the fastest-growing fintech companies in history. Zink also spent two tours at Google, where he was Head of Marketing, Advanced Technologies and Projects Group, for Project Ara and led product marketing for Google News, Google Images, and Google Instant.

“Kyle is one of the only marketing leaders out there with a proven track record taking a private L1 blockchain with its own wallet and stablecoin to market,” said Leena Im, Chief Operating Officer at the Aleo Network Foundation. “As Aleo enters its next phase of growth, Kyle’s deep expertise and knowledge of the nuances of blockchain privacy will be critical to making Aleo’s privacy-preserving blockchain infrastructure accessible for consumers and businesses alike.”

“Aleo is solving one of the most important challenges in crypto today: reconciling the public nature of blockchain with the privacy demands of real-world finance to enable mainstream adoption,” said Kyle Zink, Chief Marketing Officer at the Aleo Network Foundation. “I’m excited to join a team that is shaping the infrastructure for the future of digital payments, and to tell Aleo’s story in a way that resonates with developers, enterprises, institutions, regulators and everyday users.”

Blockchain adoption is at a critical inflection point. Blockchains now process over 3,400 transactions per second, but most stablecoin activity still runs on public blockchains where transaction histories are permanently exposed. By providing a secure foundation for digital assets, Aleo enables businesses to leverage the speed and scale of blockchain technology without sacrificing the privacy and security of their financial data.

About The Foundation and the Aleo Network

Aleo is the world’s first-mover in private smart-contract blockchain infrastructure. Powered by zero-knowledge cryptography, Aleo combines end-to-end encryption with smart contract programmability, bringing privacy, compliance, and scalability to stablecoins and blockchain-based financial systems.

Backed by leading investors including a16z, Softbank and Coinbase Ventures, the Foundation is headquartered in the U.S. and focused on enabling the next generation of secure, on-chain, financial infrastructure.

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“Kyle is one of the only marketing leaders out there with a proven track record taking a private L1 blockchain with its own wallet and stablecoin to market,” said Leena Im, Chief Operating Officer at the Aleo Network Foundation.