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Ben Putley is the co-founder and CEO of Alkimi, a blockchain-based platform designed to modernize the digital advertising industry. He launched Alkimi to build a decentralized advertising exchange that improves transparency, reduces intermediary costs, and allows advertisers and publishers to transact directly using blockchain infrastructure.
Putley has more than a decade of experience in digital advertising and programmatic media. Before founding Alkimi, he held senior roles in the advertising sector, including leadership positions in programmatic advertising platforms and global campaign management. His industry background shaped Alkimi’s mission to rebuild programmatic advertising with transparent, efficient, and verifiable on-chain systems.