π Blockchains Iβve explored
- Bitcoin, Ethereum, Tron, Polygon, Arbitrum, Solana, Base, Kinto, Optimism, EOS, Tezos, ICON, Terra
- Worked with 20+ chains at Crystal (L1s, L2s, sidechains)
π Protocols Iβve used & worked with
- At CryptoSimple: Enzyme.finance, Uniswap, Aave, Curve, Compound, Lido, Yearn, Anchor
- Personal exploration: Morpho, Kinto.xyz, Eigenlayer, StakeDAO, Kelp DAO
π My Crypto Journey
- βReally, you can have code on-chain?β β discovery of Ethereum
- ICO days (2016β2018): participated in 20+ ICOs, first exposure to major projects
- DeFi boom (2020β2021): yield farming, staking, early L2 adoption β strong portfolio growth
- Entrepreneurship leap: invested all into building β founded CryptoSimple
- On the way to success: raised $1M, media coverage, 1K users, 650K AUM
- Terra crash (2022): direct losses, ecosystem shaken
- Entrepreneurship failure: missed product-market fit, tried to pivot
- Exit (2025): sold CryptoSimple shares, gained hard-earned lessons
- Maturity: joined Crystal Intelligence β scaled org, contributed to Series B led by Tether
- Today: builder, entrepreneur, advisor, and engineering leader
π€ Communities & Contributions
- Head of Engineering at Mosendo β non-custodial wallet from scratch
- Technical Financial Analyst at Tokenflow β technical review of investment deals