Jess Houlgrave (@Houlgrave) header
Jess Houlgrave (@Houlgrave) profile picture

CEO @WalletConnect - Open banking for digital assets. | Connect, Auth, Pay, Deposit, Trade, Comply | 🇵🇹

Lisbon, Portugal
Joined August 2017
Photo by Jess Houlgrave (@Houlgrave)Photo by Jess Houlgrave (@Houlgrave)Photo by Jess Houlgrave (@Houlgrave)Photo by Jess Houlgrave (@Houlgrave)Photo by Jess Houlgrave (@Houlgrave)Photo by Jess Houlgrave (@Houlgrave)Photo by Jess Houlgrave (@Houlgrave)Photo by Jess Houlgrave (@Houlgrave)Photo by Jess Houlgrave (@Houlgrave)Photo by Jess Houlgrave (@Houlgrave)
It's a good time to build on @StellarOrg with WalletConnect. @jasonkarsh, @natashaghoskins, and I talked all things AI: from payments, to operations, and brand-building.
Secret’s out: it’s a good time to build on Stellar. Number 1 in net new full-time developers since April 🏆 CMO @jasonkarsh in conversation with @natashaghoskins from @BoysClubWorld and @Houlgrave from @WalletConnect during our #Meridian2026 VIP dinner.
1
10
32
2,398
Thank you for having us, @StellarOrg!
WalletConnect was on the ground at Meridian by @StellarOrg. Watch ↓
3
6
37
2,204
We are so excited to welcome @StellarOrg to the WalletConnect Network. The first of three exciting announcements this morning at Meridian.
9
13
152
4,930
I’m super excited to be at @StellarOrg Meridian today with some exciting news! I’ll be on stage at 10.45. You can also catch the awesome @dee_centralized with more guests on the @WalletConnect pulse! P.S. thank you to whoever stocked the Pastel de Nata in my goody bag!
4
5
1
49
4,674
Welcome to Lisbon!
Meridian 2026: where institutional finance meets the future. Join us in Lisbon in October 28 - 29. Tickets 👇
1
13
575
Available to @WalletConnect wallets!
Not public yet, but already trading on Based! $69M in open positions across Pre-IPO markets for OpenAI, Anthropic, Jio, and Oura. Anthropic filed its S-1 yesterday, and its markets were already live. *These are perpetual futures, not shares.
2
1
19
1,409
Jess Houlgrave retweeted
WalletConnect Payouts lets your platform send money out to your users' own wallets. Wallet ownership verification built in, so you confirm who controls the destination address before any funds move.
5
9
58
6,197
Another great @money2020 in the books as we sprint through Q4. @WalletConnect is now powering connections, authentications, payments and trading for some of the worlds largest organisations with more exciting news in the next few weeks.
4
4
24
1,457
Congratulations to @zerohashx 🤝~ they join other partners like @meshpay @CoinbaseBiz and others who use @WalletConnect for secure connectivity and auth via our network. Making crypto secure and easy to use is an essential part of creating better experiences for businesses and end users.
Today, we’re launching AUTH by zerohash: the trusted layer for onchain account-linking. Users link an account, confirm, and move assets onchain, with no wallet addresses or chain selection. ↓
1
4
1
33
2,951
Jess Houlgrave retweeted
NEW EPISODE of the WalletConnect Pulse @ekang426 and @ilblackdragon share: > How they first met > Why they moved to SF > What building together is like > Their prognosis for the future of AI and crypto > Surprising facts about each other Watch ↓
12
13
4
75
14,044
Jess Houlgrave retweeted
Introducing Wallet Verification: proof that your customer controls their wallet, before funds move.
9
14
3
80
10,452
Jess Houlgrave retweeted
Every business needs a stablecoin strategy. The ones that move first will win customers.
235
185
57
1,993
139,847
September and October are usually busy but this year seems more so than usual! There is so much happening across all the surface areas of @WalletConnect - wallets, custodians, banks, chains, stablecoins, payments, compliance and trading. Here's a short recap of what we've been up to. 🇸🇬 TOKEN2049 - we hosted an oversubscribed networking event and recorded 6 new episodes of the WalletConnect Pulse podcast with AI and crypto leaders. 🇵🇹 I was grateful to be at @fintechmeetupeu and be on The Payments Shed Podcast with Liam Gray. 🇧🇭 Over the next couple of days you can find me and Oliver Sumnall at @fintechforward by @forbes_mena_ and Bahrain Economic Development Board (EDB) where I'll be on stage with leaders Mostafa El-Sahn, Ebrahim Mashal Ali Mohsen Dickon Johnstone and Sally Mousa سالي موسى. 🇺🇸 Then it's to Vegas for @money2020 with Lewis Nurcombe and Tommy Chipman. WalletConnect is hosting a brunch for the early risers on Monday 19th - DM me if you want to meet us there and I can share the link. I'll also be giving a workshop (yes!) with Sunil Sachdev David Taylor and Rick Geloff, CPA. 🇵🇹 Then back to Lisbon for @StellarOrg Meridian event with @aarond0dd, @dee_centralized, and more of the team where we have some exciting news to share and I'm excited to host in my home town for a change! I'm going to need alot of cups of tea to get through this trip so if you want to join me for one, please send me a message!
6
10
3
44
7,175
Gm Bahrain 🇧🇭 !
4
1
17
2,885
Jess Houlgrave retweeted
BREAKING: WalletConnect Pay Launches with @ezeebit in South Africa debuting at @TheCapital_SA. Customers pay from any wallet in USDC, USDT, ETH or BNB across @ethereum, @BNBCHAIN and @solana, in store or online. Merchants like The Capital settle in stablecoins or fiat.
11
12
4
69
8,465
1 day left to get Meridian tickets for half off. Use code "MeridianX" to get 50% off tickets for our flagship event in Lisbon, October 28-29. Hear from these voices and more 👇
7
25
2
233
28,498
Jess Houlgrave retweeted
The WalletConnect Pulse is live.
4
11
64
9,790