A marketplace for trading DeFi protocol points
Pichi let users buy and sell the points earned by wallets on DeFi protocols before those protocols launched a token.
I joined as founding engineer and led engineering. My work covered smart contracts, the website, infrastructure, and connections to other apps. I also reviewed the user experience and led a redesign.
How it worked
Pichi let users sell a wallet together with the protocol points it had earned. Buyers could purchase the position before a token launch through the marketplace.
Each position was represented by an NFT linked to its own wallet. I built the marketplace, escrow, and transaction indexing around this structure.
Connecting to other apps
Other apps needed to recognize each position as a normal wallet, even though it was linked to an NFT and managed through Pichi.
I built the connection and signing services so these wallets could use external apps. The services also enforced request limits and spending rules.
Result
The company raised $2.77M. I led engineering and the product redesign, including the wallet system used to connect positions to other apps.