2011 - First Encounter with Bitcoin
I majored in Software Engineering and first learned about Bitcoin in college when a classmate mined Bitcoin using a Macbook GPU. That same year, I joined IBM as an intern.
2012 - Cross-market Arbitrage
I joined HSBC, working on HSBC's Core Banking System, and started doing arbitrage between Bitcoin China and Mt. Gox.
2013 - Bitcoin Red Packets
During the Lunar New Year of 2013, WeChat red packets became popular. I thought Bitcoin was a natural fit for sending red packets, so I asked my WeChat friends to leave their Bitcoin addresses to receive Bitcoin red packets. This post is still there now.
2014 - The Darkest Day
When Mt. Gox was hacked and went bankrupt, I suffered a 100% loss (in fiat😭) and temporarily lost faith in cryptocurrency.
2015 - Founded a Startup
I founded a startup focused on aggregate payment solutions (WeChat, Alipay, credit card, etc.).
2016 - Earned My Master's Degree
I graduated from South China University of Technology in 2016, earning my master's degree in Software Engineering while working. I also obtained PMP and PMI-ACP certifications that year.
2017 - Age of Ethereum
After Ethereum emerged, I realized that Bitcoin is like a feature phone, while Ethereum is a smartphone. I liked Ethereum's idea of "The World's Computer" and started learning Solidity.
2018 - Joined Blockchain Startups
I joined two blockchain startups in 2018 and developed blockchain wallets, on-chain games, cryptocurrency options, CSI 300 options, weather insurance, developer tools, etc. I led the company's token listing on centralized exchanges.
2019 - Consortium Blockchain Practice
I implemented a supply chain finance system and a generic rule engine (no-code platform).
2020 - Joined Amber Group
As the first blockchain engineer in the trading team, I was the first one in Amber to do MEV trading and built the infrastructure from zero to one. I also interviewed, guided, and led the blockchain team from zero to one.
2024 - Joined OKX
Joined OKX Web3 team.
