Viswanadha Modali

• Building the Quicksilver Zone
• Conceptualized and designed Quicksilver, a sovereign blockchain which connects to IBC enabled chains in the Cosmos ecosystem to provide liquid staking and cross chain DeFi
• Leading the product and business development efforts of Ingenuity, the company behind Quicksilver.
• Ingenuity is now acquired by Notional Labs.

• Early research analysts at Chorus one, my work was primarily focused on the following: Network research: Found and researched new and existent Proof of Stake chains for network onboarding
• Analyzed tokenomics, product market fit and infrastructure set up these chains
• Investment research: Researched and evaluated early stage investments in novel blockchain products for the company to invest in
• Product research: Worked on scoping and developing novel staking related products.

• Helped in the development of a product for clients in the Blockchain space
• Conducted market research and interacted with relevant people to understand key pain points in order to design an apt product.

• Researched and articulated on product level adoption for Tally Money
• Iterated on fintech and traditional banking competition to Tally and conducted economic analysis of gold backed banking systems in fintech.

• I work in close collaboration with the Ambassador to produce research and policy reports
• Undertook two major projects at the embassy
• The first one was coming up with an original proposal for Australian aid investment plan to Palestine for the year of 2020
• After drafting a detailed aid investment plan I also led the team to present it to the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT), we are currently in the process of liaising with DFAT with the objective of getting my aid investment plan put into action
• The second project that I am working on is drafting a policy plan for PICA (Plaestinian International Cooperation Agency) for development projects in Timor Leste, Vanuatu and Papua New Guinea
• Once I finish drafting the plan, I will also have to liaise with the high commissions of the respective countries to discuss implementation of the projects that I have drafted.

• Worked on developmental policies in India; primarily focused on education and mining.

Was a product consultant for a fiat to crypto on/off ramp. Helped them find the right market of crypto assets to offer their services in; and made relevant product decisions to advance their objectives.

• Working as a product consultant to an early stage project in stealth
• The product is working on a mobile application for Artisanal miners in Africa; as well as a blockchain based proof system for ethically sourced minerals.
• Helped them design their application logic and worked with the founding team to finalize product specifications.