# kkdemian > Web3 Product Engineer with 6+ years building DeFi, Solana, and ICP products. Crypto researcher covering BTC macro, altcoin oscillators, and market structure. kkdemian (KK) is a Web3 Product Engineer, digital nomad, and crypto researcher. Founder of iBuidl, TPM at Yamaswap. He builds and ships live market tools, publishes deep-dive crypto research, and writes about DeFi architecture and AI agent systems. Core thesis: exchange rate (ALT/BTC) is truth, USD price is the illusion. ## About 6 years of Web3 product engineer, 4 years of Web3 startup experience, led the design and development of 10+ Web3 products (SOL, TON, ICP), obtained 10M level of financing, and led the team to obtain a cumulative total of $300,000. ICP, Tia, ADA, People, Degen Early Alpha. ## Pages - [Home](https://kkdemian.com/): Personal portfolio — bio, current roles, work history, projects, and philosophy - [Research](https://kkdemian.com/research): Deep-dive investment research on 60+ crypto projects across exchanges, DeFi, L1/L2, ZK, AI/DePIN, RWA, and market structure - [Oscillator](https://kkdemian.com/oscillator): Altcoin strength monitor using ALT/BTC oscillator thesis — research watchlist, market breadth table (top 500), BTC market heat index with 12 on-chain indicators - [Fund](https://kkdemian.com/fund): Live capital map of crypto assets, L1s, DeFi infrastructure, US equities, and prediction markets with conviction tracking - [Blog](https://kkdemian.com/blog): Technical articles on Web3, DeFi protocols, AI agents, long-term memory architecture, and crypto market analysis - [Thoughts](https://kkdemian.com/thoughts): Short-form crypto market notes and observations synced from Telegram channel @kkdemian2050 - [Stack](https://kkdemian.com/stack): Personal workflow — recommended books, data sources, crypto tools, and AI stack ## External Tools Built - [Stablecoin Watch](https://usdt.kkdemian.com/): USDC/USDT supply flow and stablecoin market dashboard - [Fear Dashboard](https://fear.kkdemian.com/): Crypto market regime, risk scoring, and cycle-timing dashboard - [Crypto Master](https://book.kkdemian.com/): Web3 educational resource and research archive ## Recent Blog Posts - [全球 Web3 与 Crypto 投资机构 - 最新研究、资本流向与机会交叉分析](https://kkdemian.com/blog/global-web3-and-crypto-investment-institutions-latest-research-capital-flows): Global Web3 and Crypto Investment Institutions - Latest Research, Capital Flows and Opportunity Cross-Analysis - [从 AI IDE 到 Agentic Development Environment：多 Coding Agent 编排工具正在成为新的开发入口](https://kkdemian.com/blog/agentic-development-environment-multi-coding-agent-orchestration): 过去三年 AI 编程工具经历了代码补全、AI IDE、Coding Agent 三次迁移，现在正在进入第四阶段——Agentic Development Environment。软件开发的调度单位正从文件、编辑器和开发者时间，转向任务、Agent、隔离工作区和可审查的执行结果。本文拆解 Conductor、JetBrains Air、Codex App、Warp、Zed、Cursor、Vibe Kanban 等产品背后的六层工程基础设施，以及开发者角色在这场迁移中的重新分层。 - [吉祥马 / 吉祥马: DeFi infrastructure value capture, liquidity, and token risk](https://kkdemian.com/blog/--defi-infrastructure-token-value-capture-risk): 吉祥马 is treated as a DeFi infrastructure watchlist candidate sourced from CoinGecko/CMC discovery and refreshed with Surf, with emphasis on product durability, token value capture, liquidity, supply, and execution risk. - [0G / 0G: DeFi infrastructure value capture, liquidity, and token risk](https://kkdemian.com/blog/0g-0g-defi-infrastructure-token-value-capture-risk): 0G is treated as a DeFi infrastructure watchlist candidate sourced from CoinGecko/CMC discovery and refreshed with Surf, with emphasis on product durability, token value capture, liquidity, supply, and execution risk. - [0x0.ai / 0X0: privacy infrastructure value capture, liquidity, and token risk](https://kkdemian.com/blog/0x0-ai-0x0-privacy-infrastructure-token-value-capture-risk): 0x0.ai is treated as a privacy infrastructure watchlist candidate sourced from CoinGecko/CMC discovery and refreshed with Surf, with emphasis on product durability, token value capture, liquidity, supply, and execution risk. - [0xDAO / OXD: yield infrastructure value capture, liquidity, and token risk](https://kkdemian.com/blog/0xdao-oxd-yield-infrastructure-token-value-capture-risk): 0xDAO is treated as a yield infrastructure watchlist candidate sourced from CoinGecko/CMC discovery and refreshed with Surf, with emphasis on product durability, token value capture, liquidity, supply, and execution risk. - [0xMarkets / SN35: DeFi infrastructure value capture, liquidity, and token risk](https://kkdemian.com/blog/0xmarkets-sn35-defi-infrastructure-token-value-capture-risk): 0xMarkets is treated as a DeFi infrastructure watchlist candidate sourced from CoinGecko/CMC discovery and refreshed with Surf, with emphasis on product durability, token value capture, liquidity, supply, and execution risk. - [1INTRO / INTRO: DEX / liquidity infrastructure value capture, liquidity, and token risk](https://kkdemian.com/blog/1intro-intro-dex-liquidity-infrastructure-token-value-capture-risk): 1INTRO is treated as a DEX / liquidity infrastructure watchlist candidate sourced from CoinGecko/CMC discovery and refreshed with Surf, with emphasis on product durability, token value capture, liquidity, supply, and execution risk. - [375ai / EAT: DeFi infrastructure value capture, liquidity, and token risk](https://kkdemian.com/blog/375ai-eat-defi-infrastructure-token-value-capture-risk): 375ai is treated as a DeFi infrastructure watchlist candidate sourced from CoinGecko/CMC discovery and refreshed with Surf, with emphasis on product durability, token value capture, liquidity, supply, and execution risk. - [3lon / 3LON: DeFi infrastructure value capture, liquidity, and token risk](https://kkdemian.com/blog/3lon-3lon-defi-infrastructure-token-value-capture-risk): 3lon is treated as a DeFi infrastructure watchlist candidate sourced from CoinGecko/CMC discovery and refreshed with Surf, with emphasis on product durability, token value capture, liquidity, supply, and execution risk. - [4 / 4: DeFi infrastructure value capture, liquidity, and token risk](https://kkdemian.com/blog/4-4-defi-infrastructure-token-value-capture-risk): 4 is treated as a DeFi infrastructure watchlist candidate sourced from CoinGecko/CMC discovery and refreshed with Surf, with emphasis on product durability, token value capture, liquidity, supply, and execution risk. - [401jK / 401JK: DeFi infrastructure value capture, liquidity, and token risk](https://kkdemian.com/blog/401jk-401jk-defi-infrastructure-token-value-capture-risk): 401jK is treated as a DeFi infrastructure watchlist candidate sourced from CoinGecko/CMC discovery and refreshed with Surf, with emphasis on product durability, token value capture, liquidity, supply, and execution risk. - [404—GEN / SN17: DeFi infrastructure value capture, liquidity, and token risk](https://kkdemian.com/blog/404-gen-sn17-defi-infrastructure-token-value-capture-risk): 404—GEN is treated as a DeFi infrastructure watchlist candidate sourced from CoinGecko/CMC discovery and refreshed with Surf, with emphasis on product durability, token value capture, liquidity, supply, and execution risk. - [8 Ball / SN125: DeFi infrastructure value capture, liquidity, and token risk](https://kkdemian.com/blog/8-ball-sn125-defi-infrastructure-token-value-capture-risk): 8 Ball is treated as a DeFi infrastructure watchlist candidate sourced from CoinGecko/CMC discovery and refreshed with Surf, with emphasis on product durability, token value capture, liquidity, supply, and execution risk. - [88mph / MPH: lending market value capture, liquidity, and token risk](https://kkdemian.com/blog/88mph-mph-lending-market-token-value-capture-risk): 88mph is treated as a lending market watchlist candidate sourced from CoinGecko/CMC discovery and refreshed with Surf, with emphasis on product durability, token value capture, liquidity, supply, and execution risk. - [A Hunters Dream / CAW: DeFi infrastructure value capture, liquidity, and token risk](https://kkdemian.com/blog/a-hunters-dream-caw-defi-infrastructure-token-value-capture-risk): A Hunters Dream is treated as a DeFi infrastructure watchlist candidate sourced from CoinGecko/CMC discovery and refreshed with Surf, with emphasis on product durability, token value capture, liquidity, supply, and execution risk. - [Aavegotchi / GHST: DeFi infrastructure value capture, liquidity, and token risk](https://kkdemian.com/blog/aavegotchi-ghst-defi-infrastructure-token-value-capture-risk): Aavegotchi is treated as a DeFi infrastructure watchlist candidate sourced from CoinGecko/CMC discovery and refreshed with Surf, with emphasis on product durability, token value capture, liquidity, supply, and execution risk. - [ABC Pool / ABC: staking infrastructure value capture, liquidity, and token risk](https://kkdemian.com/blog/abc-pool-abc-staking-infrastructure-token-value-capture-risk): ABC Pool is treated as a staking infrastructure watchlist candidate sourced from CoinGecko/CMC discovery and refreshed with Surf, with emphasis on product durability, token value capture, liquidity, supply, and execution risk. - [Abelian / ABEL: privacy infrastructure value capture, liquidity, and token risk](https://kkdemian.com/blog/abelian-abel-privacy-infrastructure-token-value-capture-risk): Abelian is treated as a privacy infrastructure watchlist candidate sourced from CoinGecko/CMC discovery and refreshed with Surf, with emphasis on product durability, token value capture, liquidity, supply, and execution risk. - [Abey / ABEY: bridge / cross-chain infrastructure value capture, liquidity, and token risk](https://kkdemian.com/blog/abey-abey-bridge-cross-chain-infrastructure-token-value-capture-risk): Abey is treated as a bridge / cross-chain infrastructure watchlist candidate sourced from CoinGecko/CMC discovery and refreshed with Surf, with emphasis on product durability, token value capture, liquidity, supply, and execution risk. ## Research Coverage Exchanges: Binance, OKX, Bybit, Coinbase, Hyperliquid DeFi: Uniswap, Aave, Curve, Pendle, GMX, Ethena, Morpho L1/L2: Ethereum, Solana, TON, ICP, Base, Arbitrum, Optimism, Sui, Aptos ZK: zkSync, Starknet, Scroll, Polygon zkEVM AI/DePIN: Render, Akash, io.net, Bittensor, Grass RWA: Ondo, Maple, Centrifuge ## Projects - [iBuidl](https://ibuidl.org/): Web3 digital nomad community — accelerating Web2-to-Web3 career transitions - [Yamaswap](https://yamaswap.com/): Permissionless ETF dApp on Solana and BASE using Intent Framework and AI Agents - fCurrency: Farcaster mini app for fiat/crypto conversion using CMC, CoinGecko, and Coinapi - [AnkiRin](https://rin.kkdemian.com/): AI-powered Japanese vocabulary flashcard tool using Gemini AI and Firebase ## Skills & Expertise React, Notion, Solana, Typescript, Solidity, Go, Supabase&Vercel, Cloudflare, Figma, Rust, AI Agent, Claude Code ## Social & Contact - GitHub: https://github.com/chuhemiao - X (Twitter): https://x.com/0xkkdemian - Telegram: https://t.me/kkdemian_laobai - Telegram Channel: https://t.me/kkdemian2050 (market notes, research drops) - YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@kkdemian - RSS Feed: https://kkdemian.com/rss.xml