Akin Fernandez

CEO and Founder

Alexander “Akin” Fernandez is the Founder of Azte.co. He has 20 years of experience running the renowned independent publishing company, Irdial. During his time there, he was in charge of all aspects of curation, manufacturing, print production and company website, which was one of the first record company websites on the Internet. Akin has also worked as a consultant and technical interpreter in the Oil and Diamond mining industry, as well as a developer and project manager to a range of London based companies, and a French wine company. Akin has an extensive, multifaceted skill set due to his background in advising on all aspects of Internet usage including software, hosting and marketing strategies, and designing and deploying websites. As Founder of Azte.co, Akin is an internationally respected Bitcoin “Thought Leader”. Known for being an ultra prescient trend forecaster, Akin has foreseen many of the trends unfolding in Bitcoin and the inevitable integration of Bitcoin into Internet services. He has formulated, authored, and designed the critically acclaimed book / CD on Shortwave Espionage, The Conet Project: Recordings of Shortwave Numbers Stations.