Chandan

I'm Chandan. Over the past four years, I've been exploring the frontiers of Web3 and AI—from evaluating investments as a VC analyst to building decentralized apps and researching technologies that are just emerging. I also write about tech for the pure joy of it.

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research work | tech articles | work experience | side projects |

📰 Research Articles

2025

Why GPUs are bad for inference

AI agent launchpads

AI agent frameworks

2024

Where does Ethereum fit in? With the launch of numerous L2s, L1s?

Many are unaware, but Polygon is the leader in prediction-market volume.

Increasing Rollup TPS to 100k and more.

Breaking Down the Bitcoin Ecosystem: An In-Depth Look at ETFs, Lightning, Layer 2s, Bridges

Ethereum Network Trends: A Dive into Security, Network Activity, Layer2s

Navigating the Solana Ecosystem: Key Trends, and Highlights

Crypto Predictions for 2024

How Do Blockchains Centralize Power?

Which Layer 2 Will Win?

Are Layer 2s Superior to Alt‑L1s for Scaling?

Crypto-Product-Market-Fit

2023

4 Ways to Reduce ⛽️ Gas Fees Paid to the Ethereum Blockchain

Making Crypto Easy: Simple and Safe Wallets for Everyone.

We Need Crypto‑Native Stablecoins More Than Anything

Money: The First and Still the Most Important Application of the Blockchain

2022

How to Protect Your Crypto Wallet 95% of the Time

Comparing the Top Smart Contract Platforms

A Solution to Significant World Problems?

6 Reasons Why Ethereum Protocol Updates Take Longer

The New Governments Emerging from Web3

How to Make Decentralized Apps (DApps) More User‑Friendly

Rocket Pool Can Make Ethereum Decentralized and Censorship‑Resistant

👨‍💻 Work Experience

Fitcentive: Co-founder/CTO
- iOS app — built the entire app infrastructure in just five months. Over the past few months, here’s what we’ve achieved: - Over 3.72k downloads - Over 200 paid users - A 20–30% increase in users’ average step count - Collaborated with over 40+ UGC creators - Generated over 10 million views across TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, and Facebook - Glad I went all in on Fitcentive; learned a ton

Investment Analyst at M31Capital - 1 Year
- Led investments in multiple Web3/AI startups and conducted extensive research on Web3 infrastructure and AI.

BuildBear Labs: DevRel, 1 Year
- Responsible for growing the product. Integrated BuildBear with popular Web3 libraries like Hardhat and Scaffold‑ETH. Authored 50+ technical articles for developers.

Appavengers: Web3 Developer
- Developed smart contracts and integrated the frontend and blockchain; worked on app infrastructure.

Vagobond Magazine 9
- Content Writer: Authored article on Crypto Wallet Safety.

Tiar: Community Builder & Researcher
- Hosted Twitter Spaces and supported the development team with infrastructure research.

Retron EV
- Design/Manufacturing Engineer: Specialized in lithium‑ion battery pack design and manufacturing processes; worked closely with the founders to design and scale manufacturing of the battery pack.

University Project
Built a full‑scale four‑wheeler, solar‑powered electric vehicle with a range of 50 km and a top speed of 50 km/h in college with my friends and participated in India's largest solar electric vehicle race. Learned a ton about EVs, solar energy, teamwork, and parallelizing tasks to mitigate manufacturing delays