Mikhail Dunaev is an experienced technology leader with over 20 years of experience in software development and more than 10 years in technical leadership roles. A proven innovator in fintech and blockchain, he has served as Engineering Director at Paxful, one of the largest blockchain exchanges, and co-founded an L1 blockchain project. Currently, he is the Chief AI Officer at xData Group, an Estonian fintech company. Passionate about creative technology, Mikhail recently launched Hexagen.World β a generative AI experiment that has engaged over 10,000 players and generated more than 60,000 unique locations using AI-driven image generation techniques.