Anthony Ramirez is the COO and co-founder of Wormhole, a cross-chain protocol enabling seamless asset transfers and interoperability among diverse blockchain networks. ^[1]

Education

Ramirez graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 2012. ^[1]

Career

Ramirez worked at Jump Trading LLC, a data and research-driven trading business, from January 2015 to October 2023. He also worked on strategic projects for Jump Crypto, Jump Trading’s Web3 infrastructure division. ^[1]

Wormhole

In 2023, Ramirez co-founded Wormhole with his coworkers, Saeed Badreg and Tony Jin. In December 2023, they raised $225M in funding from various VC backers, including Coinbase Ventures, Brevan Howard, Jump Trading, Multicoin Capital, ParaFi, Dialectic, Arrington Capital, and Borderless Capital. ^[1][2]

Panels

tBTC: Decentralized Bitcoin

In a Twitter space panel hosted by Threshold DAO, Ramirez discussed his extensive involvement with Wormhole, highlighting his contributions across business development, operations, and strategy. He emphasized the significance of Bitcoin's role in decentralized finance (DeFi) and the importance of providing decentralized alternatives to centralized Bitcoin wrappers like WBTC. Ramirez expressed excitement about partnering with Threshold Network to leverage their expertise and enhance interoperability and security in the ecosystem. He underscored Wormhole's commitment to supporting strong, decentralized projects and fostering collaboration to advance the broader crypto landscape. ^[3]