Chen Arad is Co-Founder and Chief External Affairs Officer (CXO) at Solidus Labs, a pioneer in crypto-native compliance and market surveillance solutions for digital and traditional asset markets.

Prior to Solidus Labs, Chen spent a decade as a print and TV journalist covering U.S. elections and the Syrian refugee crisis, and served as a lecturer on Media and Politics at Brandeis University, where he also earned his MBA.

Chen leads Solidus Labs' market engagement, policy, and communications strategy, working closely with regulatory and strategic partners to promote integrity standards in the digital asset industry.

He founded the DACOM (Digital Asset Compliance and Market Integrity) Summit and led the founding of the Crypto Market Integrity Coalition alongside key industry partners, shaping compliance standards across the sector.

Solidus Labs monitors over 250 million trading events daily, analyzing $16 trillion in crypto and DeFi markets, safeguarding 25 million retail and institutional users against market manipulation.