Well, I’ve been with the Velo Project for over a year and a half now, focusing on the aspects of the project related to use cases, economics, and fund flows.
My background is traditional finance, more on the side of derivatives (equity and credit derivatives) and structuring. I also spent 4-5 years working on the asset liability management side of a global insurance company.
Having moved to Thailand 4 years ago, I saw firsthand the inefficiencies in the existing banking infrastructure, both in how it poorly served existing banking customers when it came to cross border transactions and how it also shut out many of the migrant workers and small villages throughout the region.
Then, around 3 years ago, I started getting into the entire concept of DLT and Bitcoin through a family member who was already involved in the space. I found the concepts to be pretty revolutionary. With that interest in mind, I jumped on the chance to work on a blockchain based project that was seeking to increase adoption and aid the underbanked populations of the world. That is what brought me to the Velo Project.