as the last semester of my junior year begins to wrap up, i wanted to take some time before i begin my gap semester in the fall to reflect on my time in @CalBlockchain— including some of the memories i've made, the friends i've met and the person that i've become along the way :)
aly
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chicago
Joined July 2015
- ~a summarization of the things i’ve learned at my first crypto internship @ Fidelity Digital Assets Management (FDAM) doing quantitative and fundamental research: - how to evaluate crypto companies through a risk-based lens - what is the best way to develop models to estimate
- successfully dropped out of my double major @ucberkeley for the fall 25 semester… … see you in 5 days new york city!
- 📌This week, I hosted a reading group for @CalBlockchain, where we went over SNARKS and I primed them on: the medium of a proof, strong homomorphic encryption, arithmetic circuits, preprocessing argument systems, and domain specific languages!
- Replying to @alydotxyzas my time on exec comes to a close, i wanted to express my gratitude towards everyone i've met, no matter how big or small of a role they've played in my journey. however, i especially wanted to pay my thanks and acknowledge the following people: - @arushi_arora & @mehaaraja
- My guide on how to successfully land offers from T1 crypto VC/research roles: 1. Know what type of applicants your company is recruiting for, i.e. if the partners/analysts at the vc you’re recruiting for already has a DePIN, DeFi, zk specialist then what sets you apart from
- Replying to @emmainSTEMso real no mid tech guys will be breaking my heart in 2026
- can i just say i literally hate @Meta so much. you guys banned my facebook account for no reason and this isn't even the right instagram account i had linked in my accounts center. can't even log into my ig to appeal bc its not the right one. also meta support is nonexistent.
- Why I won’t be returning to Berkeley for my senior year: Because I don’t want to 🤣
- throwback to me and @AlishaSrivas’s first crypto office visit together 🥳 shoutout @artemis for having us and for having the coolest crypto cap out there- no more boring black ones yay
- best side event recap!! @MaplestoryU x @Uniswap x @pudgypenguins Night Market!!!! 🍄🐧 My brother and I won two pudgy plushies and so much other merch!!! (I’m glad to say my valorant skills paid off for the tin knocking game🥲🤞🏻100% hitrate) #PudgyPenguins #MapleStoryUniverse
- had such a fun time helping coordinate the DEAI summit with @Ridddhiiii @meganhho @naman_kapasi and @BigBrainVC !!🚀 B@B AT ETHDENVER 🚀 We just had around 25 B@B members take over Ethdenver, here is what we cooked: Events: 🌟 Full Day DEAI Summit with @BigBrainVC 🌟 Full Day CUBE Summit wirh @CUBE_Summit & @BuidlerDAO 🌟 Virtuals Brunch with @virtuals_io & @StanfordCrypto Hackathons:
- Replying to @alydotxyzin spring of 2025, i ran to lead the education department. i realized i was passionate about research and education, especially through the efforts of my previous head of education, @ aayushi (sorry omg cant find twitter). additionally, i knew how difficult it was to break into



























