Antonio Juliano is the founder of dYdX, a decentralized exchange (DEX) supporting margin trading, spot trading, lending, and borrowing for Ethereum and Ethereum-based digital assets. He is also an advisor at Magic Eden, a NFT exchange, and is a former software engineer at Coinbase. ^[1][2]

Education

Antonio Juliano's education started at Sewickley Academy which he attended from 1999 to 2011. During his time there, he engaged in various activities such as Chamber Choir, Varsity Lacrosse, Soccer, Programming Team, and Math Team. ^[2]

He further pursued his education at Princeton University, obtaining a BSE in Computer Science from 2011 to 2015. Alongside his studies, Antonio participated in extracurricular activities including the Glee Club, Club Lacrosse, Colonial Club, and Opera Company. ^[2]

Career

Antonio Juliano began as a Software Engineering Intern at MongoDB in 2014, contributing to the Kernel Storage team's work on the MongoDB database. ^[3]

Antonio then joined Coinbase as a Software Engineer from 2015 to 2016, achieving milestones like launching services in Canada and Singapore and leading a banking microservice project. ^[3]

He transitioned to Uber in 2016, working as a Software Engineer on the Money Team, where he implemented new payment microservices. ^[3]

In 2017, Antonio founded Weipoint, a search engine for the decentralized web that can be used to interact with Ethereum smart contracts. ^[4]

He then co-founded dYdX, a decentralized exchange for cryptocurrencies, in 2017, leading its growth as Founder and CEO. ^[3]

His influence extended to Magic Eden, where he became an Advisor in 2021. In 2022 he featured in the Forbes 30 under 30 for the Finance sector and was in Cointelegraph's Top 100 people in crypto and blockchain. ^[3][5][1]