# Matt Ye

> Matt Ye is the Co-Founder and CEO of Lorenzo Protocol, an institutional-grade Bitcoin asset management platform based in New York.

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- Created: 2026-07-23T13:51:03.677Z
- Last updated: 2026-07-30T18:11:54.145Z
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**Matt Ye** is a New York-based entrepreneur and former quantitative trading engineer, best known as the Co-Founder and CEO of [Lorenzo Protocol](https://iq.wiki/wiki/lorenzo-protocol), an institutional-grade [Bitcoin](https://iq.wiki/wiki/bitcoin) asset management platform. He previously worked in software engineering within the quantitative trading sector. [\[2\]](#cite-id-z229JD0mXhr8wKKS)​

## 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. [\[3\]](#cite-id-x10iRAhN7iTiSRaY)​[\[4\]](#cite-id-Yk4rFtKqFAU6zL6S)​

## Career in Quantitative Trading

Before founding[ Lorenzo Protocol](https://iq.wiki/wiki/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. [\[5\]](#cite-id-r5jryti0Su2IUB8A) [\[2\]](#cite-id-z229JD0mXhr8wKKS)​

## 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](https://iq.wiki/wiki/lorenzo-protocol) is known for developing [Bitcoin](https://iq.wiki/wiki/bitcoin) yield products, such as stBTC and enzoBTC, which are integrated with Babylon's staking infrastructure. The BANK governance token launched in April 2025. [\[2\]](#cite-id-z229JD0mXhr8wKKS) [\[6\]](#cite-id-INVVHyXvYW81pcBx)​

The design architecture of Lorenzo Protocol describes how [Bitcoin](https://iq.wiki/wiki/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. [\[2\]](#cite-id-z229JD0mXhr8wKKS)​