9h ago
>be Michael
Russian physics prodigy, broze at IPhO, still mad it wasn’t gold
>studies at MIPT
professor says “no free lunch”
invents yield farming years later just to prove him wrong
>discovers Bitcoin → “math = money”
joins LinkedIn → builds data pipelines → dreams of decentralized ones
>2016: co-founds NuCypher
proxy re-encryption wizardry, trustless data, nerd applause
>2018: writes StableSwap
zero slippage, zero mercy, 100% math
everyone confused, Michael focused
>2019: launches Curve
UI from 1995, math from 2095
works better than 99% of crypto
>2020: CRV leak
“fine, I’ll do it myself”
creates DAO + veCRV → tokenomics masterpiece
TVL $1.2B
>2021: bull market
tricrypto pools, BTC/ETH/USDT ménage à trois
Curve = liquidity spine of DeFi
>2022: bear market
projects die, Michael builds LLAMMA
Curve lives, math stronger than ever
>2023: multichain
Curve everywhere, crvUSD brewing, $1.8B TVL
>2024: chaos
$130M CRV nearly nuked
sells to whales, saves treasury
launches crvUSD + Yield Basis
>2025: dominance
Curve $36B volume, CRV on Coinbase
Yield Basis slays impermanent loss
Michael drinks water, whispers “it’s just curves…”
>physics never dies
Curve never dies
Michael never dies
13.71K
85
The content on this page is provided by third parties. Unless otherwise stated, OKX is not the author of the cited article(s) and does not claim any copyright in the materials. The content is provided for informational purposes only and does not represent the views of OKX. It is not intended to be an endorsement of any kind and should not be considered investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell digital assets. To the extent generative AI is utilized to provide summaries or other information, such AI generated content may be inaccurate or inconsistent. Please read the linked article for more details and information. OKX is not responsible for content hosted on third party sites. Digital asset holdings, including stablecoins and NFTs, involve a high degree of risk and can fluctuate greatly. You should carefully consider whether trading or holding digital assets is suitable for you in light of your financial condition.