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Four Pillars is a team that serves as a beacon to projects and investors active in the protocol economy. They are a reliable research partner who can be quickly trusted and help in decision-making when new uncharted territories emerge in the blockchain ecosystem.

Simon Kim

Hashed | CEO

Four Pillars is a research team with overwhelming insight into the crypto market. They are able to grasp and explain the essential characteristics of major crypto projects, and their analytical skills on both technical and business issues are outstanding. I am confident that Four Pillars' capabilities and execution as crypto communicator will contribute significantly to creating a healthy and forward-looking crypto ecosystem.

JongSeung Kim

SKT | Web3 Lead

Four Pillars is an exceptional team of crypto native researchers with a knack to identify emerging narratives early on and stay ahead of trends. I'm confident that their insights will significantly contribute to helping enterprises and projects stay ahead of the curve.

Arjun

LI.FI | Research Lead

We had the pleasure of partnering with Four Pillars on a research project focused on restaking, and the experience was truly outstanding. We were highly impressed by the professionalism demonstrated by the entire Four Pillars team. From the very beginning, they exhibited a deep understanding of our project's objectives and requirements.

Joel Kahil

Nethermind

Team

Namwoong Kim

CEO & Researcher

Researcher Profile

Steve

Namwoong has always had a keen interest in neutral currency, which led him to learn about Bitcoin quite early. His fascination with blockchain technology prompted him to start a career in the blockchain industry from 2017. He moved through venture capital and large corporations before co-founding a validator company called A41, where he led the research team. Currently, he is actively involved in a blockchain research company he co-founded, known as Four Pillars

B.A. in Economics, Penn State University

Jaehwan Jeong

Operation Lead & Researcher

Researcher Profile

Jay

Prior to Four Pillars, Jaehwan worked as a governance lead and protocol specialist at a validator company called A41. He also has experience as a data analyst and AI engineer, and his academic interests are in systems optimization and econometrics.

M.S. in Management Engineering, KAIST - B.S. in Industrial & Systems Engineering, KAIST

Heechang Kang

Product Lead & Researcher

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Heechang

Heechang has a background with experiences focused on Startup and Software Development. He previously worked as a Research Analyst at Xangle, a Technical Researcher at Manythings, and a Software Engineer at a Military Secret Agency.

B.S. in Computer Science, Hanyang University

Joowong Byun

Product Manager & Researcher

Researcher Profile

Pillarbear

Joowoong Byun aims to bridge the gap between foundational technologies and commercial products in blockchain, leveraging his technical background and business experience. He has previously wokred as a Product Manager at Xangle and as a Research Analyst at Bain & Company and Dunamu Upbit.

M.S in Mechanical Engineering, KAIST - B.S in Mechanimcal Engieering, Yonsei University

Soomin Lee

Designer

As a designer, Kate possesses proficiency in illustration, 2D graphic design, 3D modeling, and she constantly drives to expand her studies within the design spectrum. As a member of Four Pillars, Kate is in charge of designing Four Pillars merch and visual graphics such as research cover pages.

B.S. Visual Communication Design, Hongik University

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