BX

Brent Xu

Founder of Duration Labs

New York, New York

Overview

Work Experience

  • Co-Founder & CEO

    2024 - Current

    Developing software to optimize lending platforms

  • Founder

    2021

    Algorithmic optimal-utilization-based lending protocol built utilizing the Cosmos SDK and running Tendermint Consensus

  • Partner

    2021

    Venture Investments in Blockchain, Crypto, and Web 3.0

  • Strategic Advisor

    2021 - 2022

  • Head of Strategy

    2019 - 2021

    Launched the Cosmos Hub and managed ecosystem expansion for the Cosmos blockchain network

  • Venture Investments - Coven

    2019 - 2020

  • Protocol Business Architect

    2015 - 2019

    Built out the Ethereum network since launch

  • Ecosystem Contributor

    2015 - 2016

    -Researched and designed tools on Ethereum -Volunteered time towards building out the ecosystem -Joined ConsenSys as an early employee

  • Bond Trader

    2010 - 2015

    Joined via acquisition of Carolina Capital Markets MBS & CMBS derivatives, Structured Products, High Yield

  • Research Analyst

    2007 - 2010

    Computational Biology, Bioinformatics, & Epigenetics

  • Retail Specialist

    2005 - 2007

    Shoe department sales and operations

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