Edward Moncada
Founder of Lazo LLC
Edward Moncada
Founder of Lazo LLC
Santa Barbara, California
Overview
Work Experience
Co-Founder
2021 - Current
Zoomie is a social good network for celebrating animals through video.
Co-Founder & Managing Partner
2021
Protofund is an early-stage venture fund founded by entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs. We invest in passionate teams building blockchain/web3 and consumer products.
Executive Chair
2021
The Zoomie Foundation is a non-profit for the benefit and welfare of animals.
Co-Founder
2021
Advisor
2021
Advisor
2019
Premier Defi asset management platform with $2B+ TVL. www.instadapp.io
Co-Founder
2021 - 2021
Acquired for $150M - October 2020.
Co-Founder & CEO
2017 - 2021
Blockfolio is the market leader in mobile portfolio tracking and management for the cryptocurrency and blockchain industry. Try it and find out why our users love it so much! https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.blockfolio.blockfolio https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/blockfolio-bitcoin-altcoin/id1095564685?mt=8
Co-Founder
2014 - 2017
Blockfolio is the market leader in mobile portfolio tracking and management for the cryptocurrency and blockchain industry. Try it and find out why our users love it so much! https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.blockfolio.blockfolio https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/blockfolio-bitcoin-altcoin/id1095564685?mt=8
Marketing Strategist
2020 - 2021
DASH Foundation Board Member
2014 - 2018
DARKCOIN In Mar 2014 helped organize a team of investors to acquire a considerable stake in Dash (formerly Darkcoin). The subsequent sprout of anon-centric tokens created a need for Darkcoin to differentiate, so we worked to have Darkcoin listed on Bitfinex (at the time the largest exchange having only ever listed BTC & LTC). DARKCOIN FOUNDATION Later in 2014, we reached out to core dev E. Duffield to offer support. We proposed the creation of a foundation to raise dev funds and provide direction to the ecosystem. I'm proud to have been involved in assembling the original board. REBRAND Darkcoin's implementation of Instant X moved it beyond just an anon cryptocurrency. Pushed at the board level for a rebrand to Dash, which is short for Digital Cash. The new brand clearly emphasized its key new feature of instant transactions while moving the anonymous "dark" aspects to the background. - Organized and led initial rebrand discussions - Assembled the team responsible for handling rebrand trademark and IP legal needs - Originated key strategies such as the acquisition of Dashcoin for IP rights to successfully contest a prior trademark application by a B&M financial co. This is the first crypto to crypto M&A deal on record. GOVERNANCE In late 2014 I proposed to Dash core dev E. Duffield that we redirect a portion of the Masternode rewards to fund projects that advanced the Dash ecosystem (an idea that BTCtalk whale Otoh and I dreamed up now referred to as "inflation funding"). Evan loved it and the team ran with it, delivering the 2015 white paper "Decentralized governance by blockchain". This would create an incredible feedback loop that would attract devs, capitalize numerous Dash startups, and drive the market cap from $15M to $1B+. It's been a huge success. https://www.dash.org/ https://www.dashfoundation.io/