In the world of decentralized finance, there are many loud names — but very few leaders who combine engineering vision, strategic thinking, and a real product that can stand the test of both time and market forces.
Alexey Salashny, CEO and founder of Super, is one of those rare figures. Originally from Russia, he relocated to the United Kingdom to take advantage of its more flexible regulatory environment and greater legal clarity for fintech and blockchain projects.
We sat down with Alexey to talk about Super’s philosophy, platform architecture, technical innovations, and his vision for how DeFi will transform the global economy in the coming years.
Alexey Salashny:
I spent many years in traditional finance — portfolio management, risk management, and investment products.
I entered the cryptocurrency space in 2018, when I could already see that blockchain technology was moving beyond experimentation and could truly reshape the financial system.
And I kept seeing the same problem: access to financial instruments was limited, fees were high, and processes were slow.
When I studied Ethereum’s smart contracts, I realized it was possible to build a system with no intermediaries, where all operations are transparent, automated, and secure.
We launched Super in 2022. Initially, it was a DeFi staking aggregator. But from day one, our vision was to create a multi-product ecosystem that could offer users everything — from simple staking to complex institutional strategies.
We use hybrid metadata storage: critical information is stored on-chain, while secondary analytics data is kept in IPFS and encrypted off-chain storage.
And most importantly — people will stop even noticing they’re using blockchain. It will become invisible infrastructure, like the internet.
Alexey:
A massive role. Many features were introduced based on community requests.
We want Super to be not just a product, but a DAO-driven ecosystem where users actively shape the platform’s future.
Alexey Salashny is a clear example of how a leader with both technical expertise and strategic vision can build a secure, scalable, and reliable DeFi platform.
Super has already become synonymous with quality in DeFi, and with the launch of SuperChain and the expansion of SCORE, it’s poised to take its place among the technology leaders of the next decade.
