# Anthony Ramirez

> Anthony Ramirez is the COO and co-founder of Wormhole, known for enabling asset transfers among blockchain networks, and is a University of Pennsylvania alumnus...

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- Tags: Founder
- Created: 2024-05-31T16:55:00.104Z
- Last updated: 2024-06-24T14:13:16.722Z
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**Anthony Ramirez** is the COO and co-founder of [Wormhole](https://iq.wiki/wiki/wormhole), a cross-chain protocol enabling seamless asset transfers and interoperability among diverse [blockchain](https://iq.wiki/wiki/blockchain) networks. [\[1\]](#cite-id-6ka3ibg9bv3)  
  
# Education  
  
Ramirez graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 2012. [\[1\]](#cite-id-6ka3ibg9bv3)  
  
# 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](https://iq.wiki/wiki/cryptocurrency), Jump Trading’s [Web3](https://iq.wiki/wiki/web3) infrastructure division. [\[1\]](#cite-id-6ka3ibg9bv3)  
  
## Wormhole  
  
In 2023, Ramirez co-founded [Wormhole](https://iq.wiki/wiki/wormhole) with his coworkers, [Saeed Badreg](https://iq.wiki/wiki/saeed-badreg) and [Tony Jin](https://iq.wiki/wiki/tony-jin). In December 2023, they raised $225M in funding from various VC backers, including [Coinbase Ventures](https://iq.wiki/wiki/coinbase), Brevan Howard, Jump Trading, Multicoin Capital, [ParaFi](https://iq.wiki/wiki/parafi-capital), Dialectic, Arrington Capital, and Borderless Capital. [\[1\]](#cite-id-6ka3ibg9bv3)[\[2\]](#cite-id-8sb7cpixs8x)  
  
# Panels  
  
## tBTC: Decentralized Bitcoin  
  
In a Twitter space panel hosted by [Threshold DAO](https://iq.wiki/wiki/threshold-network), Ramirez discussed his extensive involvement with [Wormhole](https://iq.wiki/wiki/wormhole), highlighting his contributions across business development, operations, and strategy. He emphasized the significance of [Bitcoin's](https://iq.wiki/wiki/bitcoin) role in [decentralized finance (DeFi)](https://iq.wiki/wiki/defi) and the importance of providing decentralized alternatives to centralized [Bitcoin](https://iq.wiki/wiki/bitcoin) wrappers like [WBTC](https://iq.wiki/wiki/wrapped-bitcoin-wbtc). Ramirez expressed excitement about partnering with [Threshold Network](https://iq.wiki/wiki/threshold-network) to leverage their expertise and enhance interoperability and security in the ecosystem. He underscored [Wormhole's](https://iq.wiki/wiki/wormhole) commitment to supporting strong, decentralized projects and fostering collaboration to advance the broader [crypto](https://iq.wiki/wiki/cryptocurrency) landscape. [\[3\]](#cite-id-39y93wf3u5p)