Matt Ye

Matt Ye is a New York-based entrepreneur and former quantitative trading engineer, best known as the Co-Founder and CEO of Lorenzo Protocol, an institutional-grade Bitcoin asset management platform. He previously worked in software engineering within the quantitative trading sector. ^[2]​

Early Life & Education

Matt Ye pursued his higher education at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, completing his studies in 2020. His educational background in computer science laid the groundwork for his subsequent work in quantitative trading and crypto asset management. ^[3]​^[4]​

Career in Quantitative Trading

Before founding Lorenzo Protocol, Ye worked as a software engineer at prominent quantitative trading firms. Public profiles indicate his affiliations with both Akuna Capital and Two Sigma, two high-profile entities in the financial sector. ^{[5] [2]}​

Founding of Lorenzo Protocol

Lorenzo Protocol was co-founded by Matt Ye in 2022, where he assumed the role of Co-Founder and CEO. Matt Ye is based in New York. Lorenzo Protocol is known for developing Bitcoin yield products, such as stBTC and enzoBTC, which are integrated with Babylon's staking infrastructure. The BANK governance token launched in April 2025. ^{[2] [6]}​

The design architecture of Lorenzo Protocol describes how Bitcoin deposits are routed into yield-generating sources and how users receive a liquid token representing their position, facilitating a combination of traditional finance yields with decentralized finance mechanisms. ^[2]​