Adam Wozniak is the co-founder of Ojo Inc., a company focused on developing the Ojo chain and providing innovative oracle services to the Cosmos ecosystem. His work primarily involves advancements in the seamless integration of blockchain oracles, enabling more robust and secure data feeds across various blockchain networks. ^[1]​

Career

Adam Wozniak's career has included roles in blockchain infrastructure, decentralized finance (DeFi), and software engineering. His work has focused on oracle systems within the Cosmos ecosystem, including the development of blockchain data infrastructure and price feed mechanisms used by DeFi applications. He has also participated in discussions regarding oracle design, data verification, and risk assessment in blockchain networks.

Ojo Network

In October 2022, Wozniak co-founded Ojo Network and became its Co-Founder and CEO. The company developed Ojo Chain, an oracle chain in the Cosmos ecosystem that succeeded Orion, Umee's original V1 oracle. Ojo Chain was created to provide data feeds and risk assessment mechanisms for DeFi applications, supporting pricing data across blockchain networks.

Umee

From November 2021 to October 2022, Wozniak served as Oracle Lead at Umee, a decentralized finance protocol focused on cross-chain borrowing and lending. His work included oracle infrastructure and data systems used within the Cosmos interchain. Umee and Ojo Network also collaborated on oracle-related infrastructure for cross-chain applications.

Software Engineering

Before working in blockchain, Wozniak held software engineering and software architecture positions in the financial technology sector. He served as Director of Software Engineering at Fidelity National Financial from May 2021 to November 2021. Prior to that, he was Web Architect at Fidelity National Home Warranty from April 2020 to May 2021.

Earlier in his career, Wozniak worked as Software Architect at Lavell Virtual Stores from February 2019 to May 2020 and as Lead Software Developer at Cascade Financial Technology Corp from November 2017 to February 2019. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Interviews

Perspectives on Oracle Security and DeFi Infrastructure #01

On February 21, 2023, Adam Wozniak appeared on the Arch In Podcast to discuss his views on decentralized oracles, their function within decentralized finance (DeFi), and the development of Ojo Network alongside its integration with Umee. During the interview, Wozniak stated that oracle mechanisms play a central role in lending protocols because they supply external market data used to determine asset values. Referring to the Mango Markets exploit, he argued that inaccurate or manipulated price data could affect lending platforms and explained that Ojo was developed to address these risks through a validator-based consensus process combined with historical pricing information.

The interview also covered Wozniak's perspective on Ojo Network's technical architecture and development model. He described the project's approach to cross-chain oracle services, its planned transition from permissioned to permissionless integrations across Cosmos-compatible networks, and its validator incentive structure. Wozniak also discussed his professional background in fintech, stating that his experience with traditional financial infrastructure influenced his interest in blockchain-based financial systems and the development of decentralized data infrastructure. ^[5]