I got laid off from Siemens. Learned to code. Built the largest decentralized exchange in the world. Unemployment was the best thing that happened to me.

adversitydefiTwitter/X, 2020

x times y equals k. That one formula replaced the entire order book model. Math doesn't need a middleman.

ammdefiConference talk, 2021

Uniswap has no CEO, no board, no headquarters. Just code running on Ethereum. That's the whole point.

codedecentralizationETH Denver talk, 2022

Anyone can trade. Anyone can provide liquidity. Anyone can build on top of it. No permission needed. That's financial freedom.

defifreedomBlog post, 2020

I taught myself Solidity from online tutorials while unemployed. You don't need a CS degree to change finance.

codingentrepreneurshipInterview, 2021