The NEM developers are pseudonymous but are still largely trusted by the NEM community. The key figures leading the NEM foundation have a public identity, while all of the developers do not reveal their real identities. NEM was started by a Bitcoin Talk forum user called UtopianFuture who was inspired by NXT. Long Wong, is the Founder and CEO of Dragonfly Fintech, a blockchain technology company and is the President of the NEM.io Foundation.