Audit Monger at Large @zellic_io | Advisor @LinkPoolio | Culture @stakedotlink | Fmr @Chainlink Labs | Opinions not even my own
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Joined August 2020
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Amped to say I've joined the world-class team @zellic_io as Growth Lead for their audit and node operation business! I'll be working closely with teams at all stages to help them build more secure protocols. I couldn't be happier to join @gf_256 and @ret2jazzy in their mission to find all the bugs and save all the money.
Zellic's node ops uniquely support both pre-launch and well-established networks in a few ways:
- Teams (Foundations, LSTs, etc.) that delegate to us earn back a portion of our nodes' rewards as audit credits, effectively keeping our s-tier security engineers on retainer
- Zellic's unparalleled depth of experience auditing protocols, core node software, pentesting, etc. ensures that when shit goes pear-shaped and you pick up the red phone - people who can fix it answer the call
- We're invested in your success. When number go up you get more audit credits and you can build more (and more secure) stuff
In my brief time with the team I've been amazed at their commitment to openness, collaboration, and to each other's success.
I'm humbled and grateful to be here. Let's build cool shit together.
Eric retweeted
i spend most of my day talking to ai now.
i work from home, i haven’t been to a conference in ages, and at some point i realised i’m barely having real conversations with people anymore. which is a problem, because i always find my greatest inspiration comes from having conversations with new people.
so i’m running a small experiment: 100 conversations over the next few months with friends, strangers and a maybe a few enemies if they’re up for it. just 25 minutes of your time, and we can talk about whatever you want, or i’ll come with some easy questions.
i think of it a bit like reading 100 books, so if you have a book you’d recommend, bring that too.
Eric retweeted
Congrats to Zellic Cryptographer @JiaxinGuan for two accepted papers at TCC 2026, with one of them earning the Outstanding Paper Award!
He will be presenting both results at the Theory of Cryptography Conference in New York this November.
Eric retweeted
🥧BAKED IN🥧
Any developer that uses OpenZeppelin templates or token wizard for their token (hint: they all do) can now easily get CCIP and ACE standards baked in.
Today we’re announcing a strategic partnership with @chainlink
Chainlink CCIP and ACE are now natively embedded across OpenZeppelin tooling, giving institutions and developers one trusted foundation for moving assets and operations onchain.
Eric retweeted
Crypto should be private. And privacy shouldn’t cost.
That’s why we built Privacy Pools V2 🛡️
🔒 Shielded pools & swaps
⚡ Zero deposit or withdrawal fees
📈 Earn yield on shielded funds
In V2, privacy doesn’t cost you. It pays you.
Live now 👇
Eric retweeted
Last week, I had the opportunity to contribute to BGIN Block 15’s Post-Quantum Cryptography Migration workshops, hosted at Georgetown University, as an invited key contributor.
I presented a live demo of pqcvisualizer.com and discussed why post-quantum migration goes far beyond replacing signatures.
My written contribution explores the technical, operational, and governance challenges of making that transition.
Read it here: valens.me/writing/post-quant…
Eric retweeted
> looking for a new node
> ask the devs if their node is reth or not
> they don't understand
> pull out illustrated diagram explaining modularity, performance, and production readiness
> they laugh and say "it's a good node sir"
> read the code
> it's reth
Eric retweeted
If anyone is near Minneapolis and wants to hit up an advanced manufacturing conference, check this out!
I'll be at there both the 28th & 29th and would love to connect 🤝 @MDM_Tradeshows
Eric retweeted
We launched @untitled on ProductHunt would you take a second to upvote is for visibility?
producthunt.com/products/unt…
Eric retweeted
There's a trend in software (well I might be conflating a few trends) that I think is not going to bode well for most:
- With how insane coding agents and the models are getting, it's very easy to just build "everything" but we're seeing just insane scope creep that don't really serve the purpose of the "thing" the product wants to solve for customers
- Everyone is going to collectively relearn the painful lesson as to why super apps have never worked in the west (spoiler alert it was never that "software was hard")
- A lot of companies are calling themselves "labs" as a way to excuse themselves from building *one product* that people actually use (repeatedly) but rather multiple mediocre products (non-stop launches on the timeline), few are focused on actual "research" but rather are doing sub-par R&D or product development
- Because new software/products/features are so easy to build, it's easy to find new things to latch onto (technological innovation) that aren't the thing you should care about (like retention). I agree with Nikita that technological moats are mostly over
- When everyone is gunning to build *everything*, there's massive alpha in just building simple things that are focused and well-executed
Eric retweeted
I feel like I'm missing something...how is this company still companying?
We've got an exploded parts breakdown to help you determine if malicious hardware has been installed inside your device?
We're of course being reminded that the warranty will be voided if you open it which is just absolutely diabolical.
Like I'm sorry but I don't understand how there aren't more indicators that a wallet has been cracked open and messed with?
After the data breaches, and now this - why are we still tolerating this?!
