I am Felix, an ecosystem builder focused on helping to create credibly neutral institutions and infrastructure powered by crypto-economic protocols.
On this page you can find my focus areas, affiliations, as well as a selection of personal writings and public appearances.
Symbiotic (Shared Security Protocol) Head of Ecosystem
Frachtis (Crypto Infrastructure Venture Fund) Venture Partner
**Epicenter** (Crypto Podcast) Co-Host
I have a Masters in Finance and professionally entered the crypto space in early 2018 through Chorus One, where I held the position of Chief Commercial Officer until Summer 2023.
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If you are interested to connect, please reach out via one of the channels on the right.
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I am also the Co-Founder and a Designer for streetwear fashion brand Pastelle Apparel which is focused on producing high-quality merchandise inspired by classical art fused with urban and digital culture in Portugal.
Staking Infrastructure and Protocols, Ecosystem Development, Token Economics, DeFi, Node Operator Relations, Decentralized Governance, Investing, Strategy, Design
Find me on Telegram as @FelixLts and reach me via email at felix(at)symbiotic.fi, I am always happy to discuss collaborations with projects and people working in my areas of interest.
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Quo Vadis Validation? Restaking and Shared Security - The Future of Blockchain Infrastructure? Blog Post and Presentation (2023) An article exploring the evolution of infrastructure and security models in the Proof-of-Stake ecosystem.
MEV: The Final Frontier of Staking Economics? Blog Post and Presentation (2022) An article explaining the role of MEV (Maximally Extractable Value) in Proof-of-Stake economics supplemented with data and observations in the space.
**The Basics of Staking (English) / Die Grundlagen von Staking (German)** Crypto Valley Journal (2021) A short piece describing the concept and history of staking, its stakeholders, and path to adoption from 2012 to 2021.
Liquid Staking Report Chorus One Research (2020) The first of its kind report exploring the dynamics, categories, and projects of liquid staking - fungible representations of staking positions - and their implications on DeFi on 88 pages funded by the Interchain Foundation in 2019.
How can Proof-of-Stake Networks Nurture Decentralization? Blog Post (2022) An article analysing the dimensions and implementations of validator selection in foundations delegation programs and liquid staking protocols.
**Staking Economy** *Self-Published Newsletter (2018-2021) *****A newsletter focused on updates from the staking ecosystem that was published every two weeks from Aug 2018 to Sep 2021.
