Celestia

‣ Mustafa Al-Bassam is a security researcher and co-founder of Celestia Labs, specializing in scalable blockchain technology.

‣ A former hacker turned blockchain innovator, Al-Bassam co-founded Chainspace, which was later acquired by Facebook.

‣ His PhD research on blockchain scalability informs his work at Celestia, where he is pioneering advancements in decentralized systems