Marcel Thiess

Crypto and DeFi executive specializing in regulated market expansion, compliance-driven growth, and institutional partnerships. Former Regional Lead at Binance and Amber Group, responsible for scaling operations across Europe in complex regulatory environments (MiCA, AML). Currently focused on AI-powered DeFi and automated portfolio infrastructure, building systems that bring institutional-grade standards to onchain execution. Creator of the Compliance-Led Growth Framework (CLGF), a practitioner system for MiCA-regulated crypto market entry and CASP authorisation, battle-tested inside major exchanges, infrastructure providers, and institutional crypto businesses, and published via Thiess Invest GmbH.