Vavrinec Cermak, also known asLarry, is a Czechian Businessprofessional with expertise in Digital assets.

^{[1] [14]} He is known in the Blockchain tech space as an individual who has questioned the legitimacy of

projects and also for his adroit sensibility in research.

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Cermak was born in the country of Czech Republic.

^[10]He lived in the town of Kamenice, which is located in the East Districtof Prague.

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As a young teenager he moved to the East Coast of the United States and settled in Pennsylvania.

^[1]He lived near the town of Exton.

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He is an alum at Church Farm School, aCollege Preparatory Private Boarding School where he accumulate a GPA of 3.98.

During his time in high school, he excelled as an athlete.

^[1]He was part of the Varsity Basketball team, and became one of their most efficient players on the court.

^[17]He was aVaristy letterwinner in basketball and also an All-Area Second Team selection.

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Cermak was also a part of the Stock Exchange club, the Art Club, and the photography club.

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Cermak attended Skidmore College where he received his Bachelor of Science degree n Economics.

He was a part of the Men's Varsity Basketball team.

^[17]He was also the Team Leader of Executive Presentation.

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He studied abroad in Freiberg where he studied Political science and Economics.

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He received his Master's degree from Fachhochschule Kärnten in International finance.

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He was briefly the web marketing intern for the company, Dark Side a.s. where he received experience in research, presenting, database management, and project coordination.

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He was also the Internal and External Communications inter at Vodafone Czech Republic.

In Prague he also worked for Google as the Sales intern.

^[1]He also worked at Microsoft as the Public Relations Intern where he also worked inVideo Editing (Adobe Premiere Pro CC), Visual Effects (Adobe After Affects CC), Production and Camera of an internal Microsoft video; and many other projects.

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At Ernst & Young, he was the Business analyst intern.

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At Diar, he was the Head of Analysis and also the Market Research Analyst for more than a year in Austria.

Hein research of developments in the field of Digital Currency, Assets (Cryptocurrencies), Enterprise Blockchain, Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC), Payment Processing, FinTech & Regulation.

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In early October, 2018, he joined the team at The Block, where he is currently the Head of Analysis.

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Cermak lives in New York where he is currently working as one of the main researchers for The Block.

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Cermak is a lover of Basketball, and continues to play the sport.

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He has written a scholarly article titled: "Can Bitcoin Become a Viable Alternative to Fiat Currencies?

An empirical analysis of Bitcoin's volatility based on a GARCH model".

^[12] The article was widely read outside of academic and covered by Cryptocurrency publications.

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