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Brian R

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Brian R

@BrianRetford

@ThemaFinancial. Prev @risczero, @intel, @google

Seattle, WA

Joined April 2018

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Brian R
@BrianRetford
Feb 20
Strong evidence @themafinancial we can replace APs with agents and DeFI too. No more S&P500 depegging. More yield for everyone.
nairolf
@0xNairolf
Feb 20
defi will save consumer crypto 4% yield on stablecoins > 0.01% savings account 1 click access to stocks > set up a whole account instant payments in any currency > waiting days + conversion fees make that easy = win
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Brian R
@BrianRetford
Oct 30, 2021
Replying to @julieblue917 and @BradGeyer
Funny cause every prison is like this or worse, where’s your outrage been?
Brian R
@BrianRetford
Mar 23, 2024
Hey everyone! Difficult days. Mental health is very difficult some days/months/years etc. Please keep working with the amazing team @RiscZero they are brilliant and passionate. And reach out and support them if you’re close. This had been hard on them too. Mostly keep building
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Brian R
@BrianRetford
Oct 30, 2021
Lolololol 70% of rikers are people in pretrial detention. Most of them are black though so I guess it’s cool?
Brian R
@BrianRetford
May 7, 2023
Just swapped my last $BTC for $ETH, not sure what that makes me exactly, other than bullish on $ETH long term
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Brian R
@BrianRetford
Aug 22, 2023
So amazed and proud of the team. @risczeo We did it! Eth proofs with very little custom code. Standing on the shoulders of giants for sure @EliBenSasson @jbaylina @bobbinth @VitalikButerin @gluk64 Huge thanks to our capital partners, especially @BainCapCrypto and
RISC Zero
@RiscZero
Aug 22, 2023
Introducing Zeth: A Fully Open Source Type 0 zkEVM 🚀 Built on the RISC Zero zkVM and Bonsai, Zeth is a performant, upgradable, and scalable way for developers to ZK prove any Ethereum block ushering in the next generation of ZK and EVM 🧵 1/8 Learn More Below!
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Brian R
@BrianRetford
Mar 2, 2023
This was a great panel! Excellent answers all around but @gluk64’s answers really stood out. @zksync is doing some very thoughtful work.
IOSG Ventures
@IOSGVC
Mar 1, 2023
Security From Protocol Level? 🤔 What a wonderful discussion will happen between: @isqueeniee - @IOSGVC @gluk64 - @zksync @yezhang1998 - @Scroll_ZKP @finestonematt - @taiko @nemothenoone - @nil_foundation @BrianRetford - @RiscZero Register 👀👀lu.ma/IOSG_Old_Frien…
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Brian R
@BrianRetford
Sep 27, 2023
I’m proud to be in our nation’s capital representing @RiscZero and our industry along with 45 other founders @standwithcrypto. We need Congress to act and provide the clarity necessary to keep innovation in America. #StandWithCrypto #FIT21
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Brian R
@BrianRetford
Oct 30, 2021
Was when? Had never been. So I assume you were at all the BLM protest?
Brian R
@BrianRetford
Sep 5, 2024
Time to get back in the saddle. Hit me up if you want catch up at 2049. #NewProfilePic
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Brian R
@BrianRetford
Jul 19, 2023
I’m very grateful for the opportunity to keep pushing the envelope of what can be done with cryptography, and for all of the incredible team @bcap. Onwards!
RISC Zero
@RiscZero
Jul 19, 2023
We're thrilled to announce that we've raised a $40 million Series A!
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Brian R
@BrianRetford
Aug 2, 2023
Modularity is the future of blockchain technology – ZK is the backbone that will make it practical. Bonsai, @RiscZero, and projects like @sovereign_labs make it possible for developers to write once, connect universally, run everywhere, in any modality.
Ignite
@ignitecelestia
Aug 2, 2023
Speaker: @BrianRetford from @RiscZero Talk title: Bonsai: a Verifiable & ZK Computing Platform for a Modular World Watch here ▶️👉 youtu.be/TVB-dIxXcyE
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Brian R
@BrianRetford
Feb 16, 2024
SP1 is a great accomplishment – I’m confident in our strategy and very bullish on our upcoming 1.0 launch. Competition is good - the real winners today : everyone wanting to use ZK, blockchain writ large, and privacy and freedom lovers everywhere.
RISC Zero
@RiscZero
Feb 16, 2024
Welcome @SuccinctLabs 👋 and congrats on SP1, an impressive accomplishment and a great signal for the future of general purpose zkVMs. We’re focused on providing the cheapest, most scalable, and most effective platform for building and deploying ZK. Since benchmarks against
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Brian R
@BrianRetford
Mar 23, 2024
I’m excited for this part of RISC zero! 0️⃣ sadly I’ll be missing it but it was for the best. Please support him. He is a badass.
Jeremy Bruestle
@BruestleJeremy
Mar 23, 2024
I’m excited to share that I’ve stepped into the position as CEO of RISC Zero. Our success will continue to be defined by our technical excellence and ability to deliver cutting-edge, world-class technologies. I look forward to leading the company in this next phase.
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