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Geoffrey Byers

Co-founder, Cryptiv

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Geoffrey Byers is a co-founder of Cryptiv, the institutional crypto custody wallet company that Coinsquare acquired in 2019, where he served as chief technology officer. He later worked as CTO of Tetra Trust, a Canadian crypto custodian. TenX Protocols' team page listed him as its CTO when checked in September 2026.

Geoffrey hasn’t spoken on a TechTO, TechVancouver or TechWaterloo stage. This profile is here because Geoffrey co-founded Cryptiv, which appears in 2 talks in the archive.

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Who is Geoffrey Byers?

A co-founder of Cryptiv, where he was chief technology officer. TenX Protocols' 10 December 2025 announcement of its public listing said Geoff Byers previously served as CTO and co-founder of Cryptiv, and TenX's team page, checked in September 2026, says the same.

What did Cryptiv do, and what happened to it?

TenX's December 2025 announcement described Cryptiv as an institutional custodial wallet provider that was acquired in 2019, and TenX's team page names the buyer as Coinsquare. The team page says Byers built institutional-grade crypto custody systems there.

What has Geoffrey Byers done since Cryptiv?

According to TenX's team page and its December 2025 announcement, he served as CTO of Tetra Trust, which TenX describes as Canada's first qualified crypto custodian. TenX's team page listed him as CTO of TenX Protocols when checked in September 2026. TenX began trading on the TSX Venture Exchange in December 2025.

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