{"version":1,"id":"blake-richardson","title":"Blake Richardson","summary":"Blake Richardson is a blockchain entrepreneur and decentralized-finance professional known for co-founding Superform and previously leading DeFi at BlockTower Capital.","content":"**Blake Richardson** is a [digital asset](https://iq.wiki/wiki/digital-assets) entrepreneur and [decentralized finance](https://iq.wiki/wiki/defi) specialist with experience in [cryptocurrency](https://iq.wiki/wiki/cryptocurrency) investment, [blockchain](https://iq.wiki/wiki/blockchain)-based gaming, research, and technology policy. He is Co-Founder of Superform, having previously served as Head of DeFi at [BlockTower](https://iq.wiki/wiki/blocktower-capital) Capital and co-founded CryptoPets. [\\[12\\]](#cite-id-wQpyuPd3wIHDfYlX) \n\n## Education\n\nRichardson earned his BS in Economics from George Washington University. [\\[1\\]](#cite-id-qfdsjc5sfc) \n\n## Career\n\nRichardson began his career in research and public policy, working as a Researcher at GRA Quantum from 2016 to 2017 and in the Office of US Senator Joe Donnelly in 2016, where he worked on economic and technology policy. From December 2017 to September 2019, he co-founded CryptoPets, a [blockchain](https://iq.wiki/wiki/blockchain)-based video game that explored decentralized technology through online battles, rewards, and game mechanics. From October 2019 to March 2022, Richardson served as Head of DeFi at [BlockTower Capital](https://iq.wiki/wiki/blocktower-capital), a cryptoasset investment firm focused on [digital asset](https://iq.wiki/wiki/digital-assets) investing, trading, and portfolio management. In March 2022, he co-founded Superform, where he continues to work on the company. [\\[1\\]](#cite-id-qfdsjc5sfc)  [\\[7\\]](#cite-id-hdt3rcagie) \n\n## Interviews\n\n### Superform\n\nIn an interview with the BlockHash Podcast at [ETHDenver](https://iq.wiki/wiki/ethdenver) in April 2026, Richardson discussed his path from working in the U.S. Senate and defense sector to founding early [crypto](https://iq.wiki/wiki/blake-richardson) projects, joining BlockTower Capital, and co-founding Superform in 2022. He explained that Superform had evolved from a [DeFi](https://iq.wiki/wiki/defi) yield marketplace into a non-custodial [crypto](https://iq.wiki/wiki/blake-richardson) neobank intended to let users earn, save, trade, and eventually spend on-chain assets through a mobile application. At the time of the interview, the platform offered vaults and tools for accessing yield across multiple [EVM](https://iq.wiki/wiki/ethereum-virtual-machine-evm) chains, with planned additions including more on-ramps, third-party vault curators, swaps, a credit card, Android support, and expansion into additional countries. Richardson described [ETHDenver](https://iq.wiki/wiki/ethdenver) as reflecting a greater focus on sustainable businesses, real users, and privacy, and characterized market conditions as a bear market for tokens that differed from [Bitcoin's](https://iq.wiki/wiki/bitcoin) institutional narrative and the improving fundamentals of [crypto](https://iq.wiki/wiki/cryptocurrency) businesses. He also emphasized that broader [DeFi](https://iq.wiki/wiki/defi) adoption would require stronger safety measures, including insurance and protections against user losses. 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