Gene Deyev, Founder and CEO of Stobox
Founder & CEO · Stobox

Gene Deyev

Gene co-founded Stobox in 2018, in the first wave of the security-token industry, and has led it since — from STO technology and consulting to the Run → Raise → Tokenize platform behind $300M+ in tokenized real-world assets across 100+ clients and 20+ jurisdictions. His thesis hasn't changed in eight years: the barrier to tokenization was never the technology — it's whether the business is ready.

Track record

2018
Co-founds Stobox with Ross Shemeliak; CEO since August 2018.
Book
Co-authors one of the first books on STOs with the Malta Digital Innovation Authority.
Framework
Authors the Stobox Tokenization Framework — battle-tested across 100+ client engagements.
Standards
Co-authors the STV3 compliance-embedded tokenization protocol; public backer of ERC-7943.
2025
Participates in the SEC Crypto Task Force roundtable on tokenized securities.
Today
Leads the Run → Raise → Tokenize platform behind $300M+ tokenized across 20+ jurisdictions.

Latest writing

Capital Raising · Jul 31, 2026

Stobox clears due diligence with FINRA-member broker-dealer Silicon Prairie Capital Partners

Silicon Prairie Capital Partners, an SEC-registered, FINRA-member broker-dealer, has cleared Stobox's company raise through its due diligence review. Here is what that review covers, why an independent regulated gatekeeper matters, and what happens next. This is a corporate milestone announcement, not an offer of securities.

Product & Releases · Jul 29, 2026

What Is Stobox Intelligence? The Verified System of Record for Businesses Read by AI

Capital, banking and regulatory decisions are increasingly made by AI. Stobox Intelligence is the verified system of record that reads your business the way a counterparty's AI will, and gets you ready before they ever look. A complete explanation of the product, with examples. Beta opens August 2026.

Company & Insights · Jul 23, 2026

The Economy of Trust: How Ukraine's Municipalities, Global Partners, and Tokenization Are Rewiring Post-War Reconstruction

Economy of Trust Ukraine unites mayors, a coalition of international companies, and a 7-stage project finance program to turn Ukraine's reconstruction into transparent, investable assets. Stobox serves as the ecosystem's tokenization partner. Here is how the model works, who is behind it, and why verifiable transparency, not promises, is what will unlock capital for Ukraine. Available in English and Ukrainian.

Company & Insights · Jul 22, 2026

The Round Is Live: Non-US Investors Can Now Own Stobox Through STBX

Stobox's investment round is open — and from today, eligible non-US investors can participate through STBX, our tokenized Class-C equity, live on Stobox Compass. Here is what a tokenized share actually is, and why we issued ours on our own rails.

Company & Insights · Jul 21, 2026

Consolidating STBU: Trading on MEXC Winds Down Ahead of Base

As Stobox Token (STBU) consolidates onto a single canonical contract on Base, trading of STBU on MEXC will wind down this week. This is a planned step in the migration: the move to Base runs on-chain, from wallets holders control, so tokens are moving back into holders' hands to be migrated 1:1. If you hold STBU on MEXC, withdraw it to a self-custody wallet now and migrate before the 15 September 2026 deadline. We expect to revisit STBU's availability on MEXC once the migration completes.

Product & Releases · Jul 19, 2026

One STBU, One Chain: Stobox Token Is Live on Base

Stobox Token (STBU) is consolidating onto a single canonical contract on Base — one token, a clean 1:1 exchange, and zero migration fees. The new contract is live, verified on BaseScan, immutable, and hard-capped at 250,000,000. Holders on Ethereum, BNB Chain, Polygon, and Arbitrum burn their old STBU and claim the new token 1:1 from 15 September 2026. Here is what STBU is, how the migration works, and how to do it safely.

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