Marcus Swanepoel

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About Marcus Swanepoel

Marcus Swanepoel co-founded Luno, the cryptocurrency exchange and wallet app owned by Digital Currency Group, in 2013 and served as its CEO for about ten years. In March 2023 he handed the CEO role to James Lanigan and became executive chairman, focusing on strategy and broadening Luno's investor base. Luno was co-founded with Timothy Stranex, Carel van Wyk and Pieter Heyns.

Roles3

  1. 2013–2023

    CEO

    Luno

    Former role· checked 2026-10-26source 1source 2

  2. From 2023

    Executive Chairman

    Luno

    Current status not recorded· checked 2026-10-26source 1

  3. From 2013

    Co-Founder

    Luno

    Current status not recorded