the crypto staking industry.

Founded in 2017 by brothers Mirko and Jannik Schmiedl, Staking Rewards has grown to become a team of over 10 professionals, exceedingly passionate about a decentralized, open, and transparent financial community for all. Our team is truly decentralized with colleagues spanning across 10 different countries, 4 continents and 8 timezones. Learn some more about our team below:

• Mirko Schmiedl

  CEO & Co-Founder
  Mirko is the Co-Founder and CEO at Staking Rewards where he created the company with his brother Jannik. He has been researching Proof of Stake Networks and yield-bearing digital assets since 2013, eventually turning his passion into a career. He currently leads a team of 12 on a mission to bring passive income to all through digital assets. Prior to Staking Rewards he led a Bitcoin Mining Operation in Southeast Asia.
• Jannik Schmiedl

  CTO & Co-Founder
  Jannik is the Co-Founder & CTO at Staking Rewards where he teamed up with Mirko to build the infrastructure of Staking Rewards. He is a coder by heart, staking enthusiast and a self-proclaimed coffee nerd based out of Hamburg. He previously worked at Check24 and has a degree in Mediasystems from HAW Hamburg.
• Marian Walter

  Head of Biz Dev
  Marian Walter leads Business Development at Staking Rewards. With a background in Fintech (ex-Revolut), he is making the SR20 crypto index come to life. In crypto since 2017, he is passionate about the ample opportunities for wealth creation it offers, and working in this fast moving industry.
• Hady Mahmoud

  Head of Engineering
  Hady Mahmoud is the Head of Engineering at Staking Rewards. He's responsible for the happiness of our developers, the effectiveness of our tools and the quality of our software. Enjoys the challenges of building teams and software at scale, loves sailboats, passive-income and Falafel. When not at work, he's either designing a game or playing squash.
• David Walsh

  Sales & Operations Mgr
  David is the Sales and Operations Manager at Staking Rewards. He previously worked with EY as a Senior Strategy Consultant. He holds an MSc in Management from UCD, Ireland and a BA in Economics from UCC, Ireland and is passionate about fixing the broken economic system.
• Allan Wojnowski

  Snr Researcher & Data Analyst
  Allan Wojnowski is the Senior Researcher and Data Analyst at Staking Rewards. After 4 years of TradFi Trading Experience, Allan turned to the Crypto world to add more excitement to his life. Passionate about DeFi and the opportunities it presents.
• Fabian Hug

  Software Engineer
  Fabian Hug worked at several startups before (including one crypto focused), has a strong CS background and in-depth knowledge about Blockchain, DeFi, IDOs, Web3 and NFTs.