CTO · DeFi Engineer · AI Agents

Ivan Alberquilla

I build tools that make blockchain data understandable and useful. 15+ years across traditional finance, DeFi, and AI agents.

The Project Vault

Years built and engineered to drive DeFi forward and make it more accessible. From abstraction layers to AI-powered analytics.

1Tx — DeFi Abstraction

Founder

A true abstraction layer that compresses multi-step DeFi yield strategies into single atomic transactions. Built on Uniswap V4 hooks. Includes an API for AI agents to operate DeFi strategies programmatically. Participant in Uniswap Hookathon UHI8.

Uniswap V4 HooksSolidityAaveCompoundMorphoNext.jsNestJS

Pond3r — AI-powered DeFi

Founder

AI-powered DeFi research platform. Autonomous agents that analyze blockchain data, track yield opportunities, and generate investment-ready reports. End-to-end GCP infrastructure.

LLMsAI AgentsOn-Chain DataTypeScriptGCPBigQueryCloud Run

Filecoin Plus Registry

Team Lead

Built the Filecoin Plus registry at Protocol Labs. Led the team, developed the app, and created bots automating GitHub requests connected to smart contracts.

FilecoinSmart ContractsGitHub BotsTypeScript

DAO Treasury (Libree)

Founder

Plugin system on Aragon OS enabling DAOs to execute Uniswap swaps, provide liquidity, and earn yield on Aave through governance votes.

Aragon OSUniswapAaveSolidity

ERC-6900 Subscriptions

Founder

Open-source recurring payment system using modular smart accounts. Built in collaboration with Alchemy. Listed as community contributor on the EIP-6900 standard.

ERC-6900EIP ContributorSmart AccountsAlchemySolidity

The Graph Python Library

Grant

Received a first-wave grant from The Graph. Python library aggregating data from multiple subgraphs, standardized for data science use.

The GraphPythonSubgraphsDeFi Data

NFT-Backed Loans (Aave)

Grant

Aave community grant to integrate Nevermined with Aave — enabling NFTs as loan collateral using credit delegation.

AaveNeverminedNFTsCredit Delegation

DeFi Data Marketplace

Lead

Led the DeFi data marketplace at Keyko. ETL pipelines sourcing from The Graph, Filecoin storage, smart contract monetization.

NeverminedThe GraphFilecoinPython

Career Architecture

A journey through traditional finance, enterprise integration, blockchain infrastructure, and AI-powered DeFi products.

CTO & Founder
Pond3r

AI-powered DeFi research platform. Autonomous agents and LLM-driven on-chain analysis. End-to-end GCP infrastructure: ingestion pipelines, containerized services on Cloud Run, and Gemini-powered scheduled jobs.

2025 – Present
Head of Engineering
Libree

DeFi products for DAOs and smart account users. Plugin system on Aragon, ERC-6900 subscription module in collaboration with Alchemy, tokenized vaults and DeFi integrations.

2023 – 2025
Senior Core Engineer
Protocol Labs

Led the Filecoin Plus registry (plus.fil.org). Built the app, led the team, created bots automating GitHub requests connected to smart contracts.

2020 – 2022
Software Engineer, Blockchain
Keyko

DeFi data marketplace, protocol grants from The Graph and Aave. ETL pipelines, Filecoin storage, smart contract monetization.

2022 – 2023
Blockchain Engineer
Freelance

Ethereum & Hyperledger Fabric development. Smart contracts, integrations, and enterprise blockchain solutions.

2019 – 2020
TIBCO Consultant
Accenture / Arval (BNP Paribas)

Integration technologies, regulatory reporting, big data. TIBCO BusinessWorks, Spotfire, enterprise integration.

2016 – 2019