Kyle Kistner

 

Kyle Kistner is the co-founder of the bZx Protocol, a decentralized finance (DeFi) platform that specializes in margin trading and lending. He is the head researcher and manages projects at bZx.

 

Despite this tangential background, Kistner discovered blockchain in 2011 and co-founded bZx with Tom Bean, the company's CEO and technical head, in August of 2017.

 

Quick Facts

 

Full name	Kyle J Kistner
Birth	United States
Nationality	American
Education	Georgia State University
Wife/Partner	Married
Net worth	Estimated in millions

 

Kistner's year was more difficult than most of ours. In February, bZx was hit by two consecutive exploits while on retreat at the ETHDenver conference. 

 

Kistner had to flee for his protocol's safety on several occasions, first sneaking into Bean's guarded community in the middle of the night and then foregoing an expensive lunch and sprinting with his team through the snow to patch the second hack.

 

Kyle Kistner - Career Highlights & Events

 

• 2017 – Co-founded bZx Protocol to innovate decentralized lending and trading

 

• 2018 – Launched Fulcrum and Torque as key bZx products

 

• 2020 – Spearheaded DeFi security audits and recovery post-protocol exploit

 

• 2021 – Transitioned bZx governance to a fully decentralized DAO model

 

• 2022 – Continued development on cross-chain DeFi compatibility

 

• 2023 – Focused on integrating real-world assets into the bZx ecosystem

 

Kistner's early days at bZx included a lot of programming and bootstrapping to create a Defi project before the term "Defi" was coined, as well as frequent sponsoring of conferences and community happy hours.

 

With bZx, his goal is to build trustless financial solutions that empower users around the world. His perspective centers on decentralization, empowering users, and fostering open-source innovation within the crypto ecosystem.

 

Useful Links to Connect With Kyle Kistner

 

Platform	Link
X (formerly Twitter)	https://twitter.com/kylekistnerbzx
LinkedIn profile	https://www.linkedin.com/in/kyle-kistner
bZx Network	https://bzx.network
Github profile	https://github.com/bZxNetwork