Blockchain.com Peter Smith is the CEO and cofounder of the Baillie Gifford-backed crypto startup Blockchain.com. Smith shared how, in 10 years, he built the firm from nothing to a business valued at $5 billion. He also laid out the four crypto trends and assets on his radar these days. The crypto market is tumbling. But Peter Smith, the chief executive and cofounder of Blockchain.com, is "hodling." "Ten years in crypto and I still haven't figured out how to sell," Smith said in an interview. "I've never been more convicted that bitcoin and crypto generally are where I should be spending all my time."