USA Citizen
Residence Japan
Married
Pythagoras fan (711)
4th Generation American - Family from Italy / Germany / Austria
DOB: 10/10
Blood Type 0
188cm tall
Born: Silicon Valley, California
I publish under the name of J, Michelin focusing on AI Fintech and Law.
Research and Interests
AI Fintech
Common Law, Civil Law, Canon Law
2025 - AI Fintech Data Engineer Japan (remote)
2025 - Solana Super Tokyo, Japan
2021 - 2024 Solana Labs Fintech Staking Delegator, Japan (remote)
2019 - 2020 Ethereum Mining Fintech Engineer, Japan (remote)
2019 - Ethereum Devcon V Osaka, Japan
2015 - 2018 Bitcoin ASIC Mining Data Engineer, Japan (remote)
2014 - 2020 Amazon Import / Export (Freelance), Hong Kong, Japan (remote)
2014 - Hashfast Bitcoin Mining, San Francisco, California
Education
2025 Anthropic Claude Code
2024 OpenAI Pro Certification
2012 University of California, Berkely Computer Science Graduate Coursework
2009 Harvard Graduate School of Arts / Sciences Finance Graduate Coursework
2008 Portland University. Bachelor of Science Environmental Engineering
AI Subject Focus: Fintech, Risk Management, Fraud / Fake Detection, Quantum Mechanics
Machine Learning and Deep Learning
Generative AI Integration
Data Engineering and Pipelines
Python, SQL, Rust
Cybersecurity Risk Management
Canon Law, Common Law, Civil Law
Videos:
Bitcoin Market Manipulation: Recorded in Japan
October 29, 2014
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmo9aVi14Ms
The Golden Age of the Blockchain: Recorded in Japan
February 10, 2015
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPjTEXGTeiU&t=1s
Blockchain Sentiment Research
Feb 10, 2015
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tLbvyxYQ9bY
Hong Kong ANX Bitcoin Exchange
May 5, 2015
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4mMQVAIT5z0
Shanghai BTC China Bitcoin Exchange Visit
May 5, 2015
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_se7oGzjpLg
Bitcoin Blockchain Bull Market Hong Kong December 2015
Apr 18, 2016
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VOdP5xKjuRQ
Blockchain Mining and Bitcoin ATMs in Hong Kong 2015
Apr 18, 2016
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QumvYMf2wfg&t=115s
Conferences:
Ethereum V Devcon Osaka, Japan 2019
https://blog.ethereum.org/2020/03/02/devcon-whats-ahead
https://imgur.com/a/devcon-5-1-CHdfeCS#DQEEnhR
https://imgur.com/a/devcon-5-2-fujb1o2#PykDKKP
https://imgur.com/a/devcon-5-2-fujb1o2#ttGSIpf
Writings:
Vyper vs Solidity: Which Is Better For Smart Contracts On Ethereum?
July 5, 2022
https://iglu.net/vyper-vs-solidity/
Learning Blockchain Development: Everything you need to know
October 4, 2022
https://iglu.net/learning-blockchain-development/
Top 15 blockchain coding languages
December 17, 2022
https://iglu.net/blockchain-coding-languages/
What is Golang? Intro and Use-Cases of Go Programming Language
December 26, 2022
https://iglu.net/what-is-golang/
How to Become a Blockchain Developer From Beginner to Pro
December 26, 2022
https://iglu.net/how-to-become-a-blockchain-developer/
Hyperledger Fabric vs Ethereum: What’s The Difference?
December 26, 2022
https://iglu.net/hyperledger-fabric-vs-ethereum/
Web 2 vs Web 3: What is the difference?
February 10, 2023
https://iglu.net/web-2-vs-web-3/
Truffle Ethereum: The Definitive Guide
February 12, 2023
https://iglu.net/truffle-ethereum/
What are the 3 Key Components Of The Blockchain Network?
February 12, 2023
https://iglu.net/key-components-of-the-blockchain-network/
Ethereum layer 1 vs layer 2: What is the difference?
February 12, 2023
https://iglu.net/ethereum-layer-1-vs-layer-2/
Rarible vs OpenSea – Which NFT Marketplace to use?
June 2, 2023
https://iglu.net/rarible-vs-opensea/
How To Choose the Right Software Development Partner
June 6, 2023
https://iglu.net/how-to-choose-the-right-software-development-partner/
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