About Blockcircle

Blockcircle is a remote-first financial market intelligence platform founded in 2021 by Basel Ismail. We combine real-time data from six prediction market platforms with AI-powered analysis and on-chain whale tracking, serving thousands of traders worldwide.

5,000+
Markets Tracked
6
Platforms
200+
Cross Matches Daily
50,000+
AI Analyses Run

Our Mission

Prediction markets are one of the most powerful tools for forecasting real-world events, but the ecosystem is fragmented across dozens of platforms, each with different interfaces, data formats, and pricing.

Blockcircle solves this by aggregating markets from Polymarket, Kalshi, Manifold, PredictIt, Metaculus, and Opinion Trade into a single, unified dashboard. Our AI-powered cross-platform matching identifies the same questions across different platforms, revealing arbitrage opportunities where the same event is priced differently.

We combine this with deep AI research and on-chain whale position tracking to give traders the most comprehensive view of any prediction market opportunity, all in one place.

Built on Institutional Experience

Blockcircle is built by a team with deep roots in financial technology at the world's leading institutions.

American Express

American Express

Fintech innovation — building next-generation payment and financial technology products

Goldman Sachs

Goldman Sachs

Trading systems — real-time market data infrastructure and quantitative analysis tools

ScotiaBank

ScotiaBank

Capital markets technology — derivatives pricing and risk management platforms

Yahoo!

Yahoo!

Ad-tech platforms — high-scale real-time bidding and audience analytics systems

Academic Foundations

Our team brings academic foundations from world-class universities.

Cornell University

Cornell University

University of East Anglia

University of East Anglia

Queen's University Belfast

Queen's University Belfast

Universitas Katolik Soegijapranata

Universitas Katolik Soegijapranata

Lebanese American University

Lebanese American University

Recognition

Third-party validation and public appearances. Founder alumni from Goldman Sachs, American Express, ScotiaBank, and Yahoo! are listed above under Institutional Experience — inclusion here does not imply endorsement by those companies.

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CoinFest Asia 2025

Main stage, CoinFest Asia 2025

CEO Basel Ismail presented "The Art of Alpha Hunting"

Cornell University

Cornell MBA founder

Built by a Cornell University MBA alum

Sister company: FirmAdapt

CEO Basel Ismail also leads FirmAdapt, an AI company analysis platform

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Leadership Team

Basel Ismail

Basel Ismail

Co-Founder & CEO

15+ years building financial technology products at global institutions. Previously at American Express (fintech innovation), Goldman Sachs (trading systems), ScotiaBank (capital markets), and Yahoo! (ad-tech platforms). Deep expertise in quantitative finance, machine learning, and prediction markets.

Basel has an MBA from Cornell University and an MSc from the University of East Anglia. He is also the CEO of FirmAdapt.

Cornell UniversityCornell University
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Agnes Rahangiar

Agnes Rahangiar

Co-Founder, Blockcircle Indonesia

Co-Founder of Blockcircle Indonesia, leading expansion across Southeast Asia. Manages platform partnerships and community growth in one of the world's fastest-growing prediction market regions.

Universitas Katolik SoegijapranataUniversitas Katolik Soegijapranata
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Conor O'Neill

Conor O'Neill

Co-Founder, Blockcircle SEA

Co-Founder of Blockcircle South East Asia, driving growth and market expansion across the SEA region. Brings deep regional expertise and strategic partnerships to accelerate platform adoption.

Queen's University BelfastQueen's University Belfast
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Rania Halabi

Rania Halabi

Co-Founder, Blockcircle MENA

Co-Founder of Blockcircle MENA, overseeing operations across the Middle East and North Africa. Drives adoption across Arabic-speaking markets and builds relationships with regional trading communities.

Lebanese American UniversityLebanese American University
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Alex Hunter

Alex Hunter

Co-Founder

Better known in the crypto community as Crypto Hunter, Alex brings a sharp eye for identifying emerging investment narratives before they reach the mainstream. He focuses on researching promising sectors and uncovering opportunities across the crypto landscape, helping the team stay one step ahead of the market.

Part of the Blockcircle Ecosystem

Blockcircle is built by Blockcircle, a leading trading and financial market intelligence platform trusted by thousands of traders worldwide. Visit blockcircle.com to learn more.

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