I quit DeFi three times. I keep coming back because the code is more interesting than the community is toxic.

burnoutpassionBlog post, 2022

I gave away all the YFI tokens. No pre-mine. No team allocation. People thought I was insane. The community disagreed.

communitydefiTwitter/X, 2020

YFI went from $3 to $40,000 in two months. I didn't keep any. I wanted to prove that a fair launch could work.

convictionfair-launchInterview, 2020

I build in public. That means I fail in public. Crypto Twitter has no forgiveness for failure.

buildingcriticismTwitter/X, 2021

I've built 20 protocols. Not all worked. But the ones that did changed DeFi forever.

defiinnovationInterview, 2023