Georgi is the Co-founder and CEO of Hinkal. He holds two degrees from Stanford: MBA and MS in Sustainability. His past experience includes Marketing, Finance (Privacy and Compliance) and Investing.
This article was co-authored by Nika Koreli, co-founder and CTO of Hinkal, and Jason Li, co-founder and CEO of MPCVault. Introduction FinOps (financial operations) for web3 teams are important for their successful survival and operation. Although there are plenty of notable solutions to cover the needs of regular crypto natives,
This article was co-authored with zkMe, the pioneer in Web3 Identity solutions. Introduction The recent crackdowns and heightened enforcement actions by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) are reshaping the landscape of the cryptocurrency market. In 2023 alone, the SEC initiated 26 enforcement actions in the cryptocurrency space,
This article was co-authored with Bentzi Rabi, co-founder and CEO of Utila, a leader in enterprise-grade MPC wallets. Introduction With the emergence of new investment vehicles and yield opportunities on DeFi - the latest one being LSTs and LRTs, institutional investors are ramping up their positions and exposure to Ethereum.
With the emergence of Arkham, Nansen, DeBank, and other on-chain data analytics tools, blockchain lost its pseudonymity. Entities and individuals can be targeted, their activity and assets held can be tracked - including founders, team members, VCs, and private investors who are about to receive vested tokens. To address this,
Introduction After the collapse of FTX, billions of dollars were moved to DeFi. Managed accounts AUM increased rapidly, with investors seeking professional handling of their funds. Contrary to CEX accounts, non-custodial solutions give direct control and exposure of underlying assets. SMAs became the go-to solution for most investors. Until recently,
This article was originally posted on Axelar Blog Introduction The DeFi ecosystem has grown substantially, with a variety of dApps offering a wide range of sophisticated digital asset services and products, including trading, yield farming and lending. However, mass adoption is impossible without institutions entering DeFi. This, in turn, relies
Token holders of significant amounts, VCs, institutions and active traders are targeted for copy-trading and MEV attacks. Transacting with illiquid assets with public addresses can have a big market impact or judgment. To counter this, Hinkal enables buy-and-hold and liquidation of any token in a secure and confidential environment. Assets
To ensure no illicit parties can interact with the protocol, users can access Hinkal after passing KYC (B) verification. As a result, no users or wallets belonging to sanctioned lists can pose a pool contamination risk. It is a common misconception that KYC (B) verification compromises privacy and pseudonymity. All
Introduction Over the past year, DeFi has become one of the crucial venues for price discovery and execution. Within a range of $20m-$100m AUM, DeFi is a necessary function in the order execution management systems for liquid funds. With the yields coming back to DeFi with new primitives, such
Hinkal’s solution enables the protection of users’ privacy on multiple layers. Introduction The term privacy in Crypto and DeFi is an abstract concept. It includes multiple layers - each layer covering a different aspect of a user’s on-chain activity. We can break it down into 4 distinct categories:
Private On-Chain Transactions with Reusable KYC(B) Attestation to Exclude Illicit Parties This article was originally posted on Stanford Blockchain. Introduction In Traditional Finance (TradFi), privacy is taken for granted. Your transactions are only known by you and the participating parties. When opening a bank account, only you and the