🫂Team Bios

Get to know your team!

Doryphoros -- Developer & Strategy Co-Lead

Doryphoros ("Dory") is a Product Strategist at a Series C DeFi tech company. Dory initially discovered DeFi in 2020 during his time working as a private equity Investment Associate, where virtually all stocks with true alpha were on his firm's restricted list. As an inherent degen, he wanted exposure to volatile assets 24/7, not just within the normal equities market hours. Might this have been the best idea? At times, surely not -- definitely fed prime content into the 'Loss Porn' category of r/WallStreetBets. But in his latest journey across the Tomb fork meta, he has successfully grown an initial investment of five figures into a seven figure portfolio -- a significant chunk in BASED. Dory is an early BASED investor and a Chad (pillar) in the community, and created this idea as a way to serve the community he loves, with the community he loves.

Hekman -- Developer & Strategy Co-Lead

Hekman is a long-time tech enthusiast. His first computer was an IBM PCjr back in the Stone Ages. He's been programming since he was 8 years old and has paired his expertise with his growing passion for DeFi. He's been working in the tech industry for over 20 years; many of them in management, so he knows how to herd cats. He's also a BASED investor and looks forward to supporting that ecosystem with the RARE project!

Ducky -- Marketing Lead (Outreach + Partnerships)

Ducky first found crypto as a traveler who happened to stumble upon Anarchapulco in 2017. There, he became fascinated with the social and economic empowerment possible through crypto at an individual and community level. After riding the waves of ICO madness and a rough crypto winter, he separated from the scene for a few years. Having plugged back into the matrix as a Project Manager at a tech company, Ducky reconnected with crypto and became obsessed with DeFi, FTM and Tomb namely, eventually landing early in Based. He is passionate about building sustainable & synergistic relationships in a way that uplifts all players in the ecosystem and is excited to begin this RARE journey alongside the BASED community.

Nomicon -- Community Manager & Office Mom

Nomicon ("Nomi) been dabbling in crypto investing for years, but only recently came to DeFi after googling "yield farming" because it sounded way less stressful than actively managing a portfolio of tokens. Poor, naïve Nomi. Her loss is your gain, as she brings a great deal of knowledge (much of it cursed) from her Life Before Fantom, and what she lacks in experience (or swing trading skill) she more than makes up for with love and sarcasm. (Developer note -- get to love her. She is AWESOME).

Elregor -- Design Lead

Elregor is a non-award winning 2D- and 3D- freelance designer bringing his skills to the DeFi ecosystem. He is a proud Fantom, Tomb, Based and Rare enthusiast and Japanese comedy lover. He lives to keep learning and improving his skills, and hopes to continue being a digital nomad and achieve financial freedom to reach a creativity flow state. Hayao Miyazaki once described him as "truly an inspiration".

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