ELIO MOSTERO
2010
Wanted to be a painter. Wasn't good enough.
2011
Read Bitcoin whitepaper. Invested $400 via Mt. Gox.
2012
Admitted to Math and CS. Bought $2,000 Antminer.
2014
Earned $2,000 back. Got Gox'ed.
2015
Developed interest in cryptography and number theory. Met Jesus.
2016
Joined startup. Then graduated. Read ETH paper. Bought in at $20.
2017
Implemented SAML 2.0 in PHP. Got deep into SSO.
2018
QuadrigaCX froze withdrawals. Lost significantly.
2019
Joined e-commerce giant. Built OAuth for internal logistics.
2020
Designed graph algorithm for shift-swap matching.
2021
Joined legal startup. Built payments on Stripe.
2022
Joined virtualization giant. Built shared MDM devices.
2024
Quit. Moved back home. Tutored math.
2025
Joined AI company. Built inference and harness.