<h3>Co-founding Unit Network</h3> <h4>& Unit Ecosystem: Unit Ventures, Unit Masters, Unit Unconferences, Investors Roundtable, Crypto Ski Weeks</h4> I joined Michael and Paul Healy in 2019 to co-found Unit Network, driven by a shared vision to build a more equitable society where individuals and communities could directly support and hold a stake in the businesses they believe in. We recognized blockchain’s potential to transform traditional finance and set out to create a platform that makes tokenization simple and accessible, enabling anyone to participate in the success of ventures they align with. My focus was on designing a decentralized and interoperable ecosystem that empowers users to raise capital, store value, and build transparent economic relationships. Our goal was to democratize stake ownership, allowing creators, entrepreneurs, and communities to grow together through aligned incentives and shared value. We launched Unit Network, a cutting-edge decentralized application built on the UnitChain blockchain, pioneering a new era of tokenized economies and financial transparency. I co-piloted both initial and follow-on funding rounds, securing $18 million to support strategic expansion, product development, and platform scalability. Since then, Unit Network has evolved into a global ecosystem with a team of over 50 people and a network of 30,000+ members including leading founders, investors, and thought leaders. During the beta phase, over 1,000 tokens were created and more than 50,000 users joined the platform. To drive adoption and learning, we launched Unit Masters, a blockchain education program that has trained more than 35,000 students worldwide, with over 10,000 of them from developing countries. The program focuses on making Web3 approachable and practical for those new to crypto, equipping the next generation of builders with the tools to succeed in the decentralized economy. We also introduced more than 20 Digital City DAOs, each bringing together over 700 active members across venture capital, entrepreneurship, and the creative sectors. Notable examples include the Davos DAO, which explores governance, token economies, and community-driven innovation. Between 2021 and 2025, we participated in more than 80 major blockchain conferences and hosted over 150 events across global hubs and online. Our in-person and virtual unconferences and investor gatherings featured leading voices in the industry, including David Bonderman, Brittany Kaiser, and Sandeep Nailwal, engaging top-tier VCs, family offices, and ecosystem partners. With Unit Embassies now active in New York, Dubai, Hong Kong, and London, and the mainnet successfully launched, Unit Network is positioned as one of the most accessible consumer-facing blockchains in the space. Our work continues to shape the future of ownership, collaboration, and economic inclusion worldwide. **More about Unit Network:** Unit Network simplifies tokenization without code, linking real assets to the blockchain for easy use. It operates on its own consumer-faced L1 blockchain, UnitChain, enabling people to create or invest in token-based communities, businesses, and currencies. This promotes financial transparency and direct transactions. We focus on helping businesses and individuals to raise funds, go public, and store value via our decentralized bank and digital assets exchange.  **Highlights:**  **- Targeting Long Tail Businesses and Creator Economy:** Facilitates a broad spectrum of long tail businesses and creators in raising funds and going public directly through peer-to-peer transactions, eliminating the need for intermediaries. This approach not only democratizes access to capital and liquidity but also creates a new market of tradable assets, appealing to everyone from local communities to institutional investors.  **- Reserve-Backed Tokens (RBTs):** Introduces RBTs to stabilize the economy and provide a trustworthy foundation for token valuation. **- Account Abstraction:** Utilizes email, password, and PIN for streamlined access and enhanced security, simplifying user interactions with blockchain technology. **- Cross-Chain Interoperability:** Features 16 blue-chip cross-chain bridges, enhancing connectivity across major blockchain networks. **- Decentralized Custody:** Ensures decentralized custody of funds, reinforcing security and trust in asset management. **- Built-In Oracles:** Integrates built-in oracles for accurate real-time price data and transaction verification, supporting reliable and informed decision-making. **- Staking Workers:** Implements a Staking Worker system to facilitate active participation and reward contributions within the network. **- Bond Staking:** Offers Bond Staking options to encourage long-term investment and network growth. **- Overcollateralized Stable Tokens:** Manages 22 overcollateralized stable tokens, ensuring robust economic stability and reducing volatility. **- Tokenization:** Simplifies the process of linking real-world and purely digital assets to the blockchain, enabling seamless creation and trade of tokenized assets. **- Global Strategic Presence:** Positioned in key global locations as NYC, Dubai, and Hong Kong, with 30+ global city-DAO communities.  **- Decentralized App Store:** Unit Network's upcoming App Store serves as a unified platform for sharing and discovering a wide range of mini apps, combining the social, community, informational, engagement, and financial layers, fostering equitable and data-driven collaboration within the token economy.  **Team:** exWikiLeaks, exWellington Partners (800M EUR AuM), exFounders Forum, and others.  **Advisors & Alliances:** DraperLabs, Digital Asset, MarketAcross, Substrate Builders Program, TPG, and others. 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