Alex Tapscott (born 1986) is a Canadian business author, and advisory board member.

[1] He was the CEO and founder of NextBlock Global, a cryptocurrency investment company,[2] and is the co-founder, with his father Don Tapscott, of the Blockchain Research Institute.

[5] Tapscott represented Canada as a member (and captain) of the Canadian Men's Rugby Under-21 Team in numerous tournaments in 2006 and 2007.

[9] Financial Times reviewed the book and wrote "The Tapscotts provide a thorough, balanced and enlightening guide to the next big thing",.

[14][15] On November 5, 2017, he announced that NextBlock was forced to scrap IPO plans due to being dropped by their underwriter, CIBC, after the company is reported to have made false and misleading statements in its marketing materials.