Zaki Manian

▸ Built IBC and launched first Cosmos testnet

Co-founder of Sommelier Finance and legendary Cosmos builder. Helped launch the first Cosmos testnet and completed IBC. Sommelier combines Cosmos SDK with Ethereum to create intelligent DeFi vaults — allowing off-chain AI and ML strategies to execute portfolio rebalancing and yield optimization on-chain without human intervention.

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Intelligent DeFi vaults combining Cosmos SDK with Ethereum — allowing AI and ML strategies to execute portfolio rebalancing on-chain.

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Cosmos infrastructure and validator provider. Helped launch the first Cosmos testnet and completed IBC.

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