Léonard Lancia

CEO and Founder

Leo has 15 years of experience leading high-frequency trading desks at top-tier institutions. Before founding Portofino in 2021, he led systematic options market making in Europe at Citadel Securities. Leo also held roles at IMC Trading in Chicago, Amsterdam, and London. Leo holds an MSc in Management from ESSEC and a bachelor's in Mathematics from Pierre and Marie Curie University.

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Illustration showing the Digital Euro and MiCA-regulated stablecoins converging into a single liquidity bridge, symbolizing Europe’s digital sovereignty.

Opinion

A Gambit for the Ages: MiCA, the Digital Euro, and Europe’s Bid for Monetary Sovereignty

Europe’s digital money experiment reshapes finance, sovereignty, and monetary power.

Event announcement visual for WEB3 Hub Davos 2026 featuring Leo Lancia, CEO and Founder of Portofino Technologies, panelist on the Future of Investing.

News

Leo Lancia to Speak at WEB3 Hub Davos on the Future of Investing

Leo Lancia speaks at WEB3 Hub Davos 2026 on the future of investing and market structure.

Illustration showing a Bitcoin padlock split in two: one side cracked under quantum computing pressure, the other reinforced by upgraded cryptography, symbolising crypto’s ability to adapt rather than collapse.

Opinion

Quantum Computing Won’t Kill Crypto, But It Will Expose Who Was Never Ready

Quantum computing will test crypto institutions long before it breaks cryptography.

Conceptual illustration of a crypto market scan revealing hidden liquidity infrastructure beneath visible market activity, symbolising the shift from visible trading metrics toward deeper liquidity observability and execution analysis in institutional digital asset markets.

Thought leadership

Early Crypto Markets Rewarded Visibility. Mature Markets Reward Reliability

Why institutional crypto markets increasingly care about liquidity quality, execution resilience, and tradability rather than headline volume metrics.

An ultra-modern transparent mechanical timepiece inspired by Richard Mille and high-end Swiss engineering, floating in a dark futuristic environment. The watch is partially cut away to reveal hundreds of intricate precision gears, transparent sapphire bridges, glowing blockchain-inspired circuitry and interconnected digital nodes. The outer face is clean and minimalist, while the hidden internal mechanism is extraordinarily complex, symbolising that resilient financial markets are built on invisible structure rather than surface appearance. No text, no logos, no numbers, no labels.

Opinion

Market Integrity: Crypto's Next Challenge

Why market integrity, not technology, will shape crypto's next chapter.

Sunrise over London's financial district and Millennium Bridge, symbolising a new chapter following the conclusion of U.S. litigation involving Portofino Technologies.

News

Citadel Voluntarily Dismisses U.S. Trade Secret Lawsuit Against Portofino

Citadel's voluntary dismissal with prejudice brings the U.S. proceedings to a final conclusion