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I have over 15 years of experience in software development, and have focused exclusively on blockchain technologies since Jan 2017. Some highlights I am proud of there:

"Father of CosmWasm" - CosmWasm is a Rust SDK to build smart contracts as well as a VM that can be easily embedded into many different blockchains. This is currently live on over 20 public mainnets, and is second to only the Ethereum EVM on the chains it supports.

• CosmWasm Academy
• Base contracts - Something like "Open Zeppelin" for CosmWasm
• "The Book"
• CosmWasm Github

Founder of Confio - I co-founded Confio GmbH in 2020 to build a team capable of delivering the vision of CosmWasm. We are now around 25 talented individuals all around Europe making enormous open source contributions. I had to learn lots about business and how to fund a pure open source project via grants and project work. I am proud to have gathered such an amazing team, and even more so, that they enjoy working here.

• Website
• Medium

Early Contributor to Cosmos - You may have heard of the Cosmos Hub ($ATOM) or the 40+ connected blockchains that comprise the "Cosmos", based on IBC. I worked on the foundations in 2017-18, creating the original Cosmos SDK and writing the first working prototype and technical specification of IBC, among other things.

Beyond these technical contributions, I have tried to make a larger impact. I joined blockchain not due to interest in token value, but rather to learn how one could create programable money and a sovereign governance structure that would support community currencies at scale, with completely different economic logic than the larger market economy. Unfortunately, I have not gotten anywhere close to that, but I am collaborating in a few other projects that seek to use blockchain to make positive social impact:

• WyndDao - Shifting DeFi towards ReFi (regenerative finance) by building sustainable DeFi protocols that donate 25% of all revenue to real-world enviromental causes. In development, protocols launch Q3 and Q4 2022.
• DAO DAO - A DAO to create DAO tooling. Building cutting-edge technology for decentralized governance and organizations in order to empower the next-generation of collaborative blockchain projects. They also have built an amazing community and have done no token sale.
• Tgrade - A CosmWasm-based blockchain meant to support real-world businesses. I spent almost 2 years designing and implementing a "Proof of Engagement" consensus mechanism leveraging non-transferable reputation to serve as a better PoS.