{"id":"raphael-nicolle","version":1,"language":"en","title":"Raphael Nicolle","hidden":false,"content":"**Raphael Nicolle** is the Founder and Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of [Bitfinex](https://iq.wiki/wiki/bitfinex), a [cryptocurrency](https://iq.wiki/wiki/cryptocurrency) exchange. Prior to establishing Bitfinex, Raphael Nicolle was a System Administrator for three different tech companies, providing advice and developing web applications for these organizations. [\\[1\\]](#cite-id-egr95478ojp)  \n  \n# Education  \n  \nRaphael Nicolle started academics at IUT A - Université Lyon 1, obtaining a Diplôme Universitaire de Technologie (DUT) in Biological Engineering from 2004 to 2006. During this period, he engaged in various activities and societies related to Biological and Biochemical Analyses. [\\[1\\]](#cite-id-egr95478ojp)  \n  \n# Career  \n  \nRaphael Nicolle started as a helpdesk and development technician at Helpline from January 2009 to June 2010. Beginning with telephone support responsibilities, he transitioned to on-site interventions from October 2009 to June 2010, handling Windows operating systems, office applications, and networks. [\\[2\\]](#cite-id-zw0upo7lajb)  \n  \nFrom December 2010 to April 2013, Raphael assumed a new role as a freelance Linux administrator at Optisolutions EURL, offering his services in system administration, web development, and VBA/Visual Basic development. [\\[2\\]](#cite-id-zw0upo7lajb)  \n  \nFrom June 2010 to December 2010, Raphael served as a helpdesk and development technician at Levallois-Perret. He provided user support at level 2 for web-based business applications, coupled with occasional development tasks in VBA to enhance overall productivity.  \nTransitioning to a long-term engagement with Gutenberg Networks, Raphael worked as a freelance system administrator from January 2011 to April 2013. This role involved handling helpdesk responsibilities for various web applications while concurrently managing Linux servers hosting these applications. [\\[2\\]](#cite-id-zw0upo7lajb)  \n  \nIn October 2012, taking on the role of Founder and CTO of [Bitfinex](https://iq.wiki/wiki/bitfinex), Raphael played a key part in launching the Bitfinex trading platform. His contributions included implementing an original [P2P](https://iq.wiki/wiki/peer-to-peer-trading-p2p) lending formula for exchanging [Bitcoins](https://iq.wiki/wiki/bitcoin-btc) and trading with [leverage](https://iq.wiki/wiki/leverage). Following the launch in 2013, Raphael transitioned to a technical advisory position in May 2015, as experienced investors took over the management of the growing company. [\\[2\\]](#cite-id-zw0upo7lajb)[\\[3\\]](#cite-id-fvswyhnzlcp)  \n  \nFrom January 2013 to April 2017, Raphael was a Freelance Developer for Ruby on Rails, a server-side web application framework written in Ruby. [\\[2\\]](#cite-id-zw0upo7lajb)[\\[4\\]](#cite-id-smuftj2s5sk)[\\[5\\]](#cite-id-mngyuuzyhxp)  \n  \n<br>  \n","summary":"Raphael Nicolle is the Founder and CTO of Bitfinex, and a former System Administrator, with a background in Biological Engineering from Université Lyon 1.","categories":[{"id":"people","title":"People in crypto"}],"promoted":0,"tags":[{"id":"Founders"},{"id":"Developers"},{"id":"PeopleInDeFi"}],"metadata":[{"id":"references","value":"[{\"id\":\"egr95478ojp\",\"url\":\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/raphaelnicolle/?locale=en_US\",\"description\":\"Linkedin Profile\",\"timestamp\":1700054437032},{\"id\":\"zw0upo7lajb\",\"url\":\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/raphaelnicolle/details/experience/?profileUrn=urn%3Ali%3Afsd_profile%3AACoAAAY-YBkBpQKqn22dW9tKNAJwbTVEtO1evpY&locale=en_US\",\"description\":\"Linkedin Career Section\",\"timestamp\":1700054587860},{\"id\":\"fvswyhnzlcp\",\"url\":\"https://www.bitfinex.com/\",\"description\":\"Bitfinex Website\",\"timestamp\":1700056451843},{\"id\":\"smuftj2s5sk\",\"url\":\"https://rubyonrails.org/\",\"description\":\"Ruby on Rails Website\",\"timestamp\":1700056482888},{\"id\":\"mngyuuzyhxp\",\"url\":\"https://www.codeur.com/-raphaeln\",\"description\":\"Codeur Profile\",\"timestamp\":1700056601994}]"},{"id":"linkedin_profile","value":"https://www.linkedin.com/in/raphaelnicolle/?locale=en_US"},{"id":"previous_cid","value":"QmapeJwwS37quQZp4XTwbnWeFpWu4q9hinnbMWY5YvXKP6"}],"user":{"id":"0xa817e9da10923C49C3eD3265Ec9aAb4FB2AF69FE"},"author":{"id":"0xa817e9da10923C49C3eD3265Ec9aAb4FB2AF69FE","profile":{"username":"Yeonwoo","avatar":""}},"media":[],"views":43,"events":[],"ipfs":"QmapeJwwS37quQZp4XTwbnWeFpWu4q9hinnbMWY5YvXKP6","transactionHash":"0xda59281b7b31706597c10b13873fe93cefd4cc0c476095e737fe1dfe0c24c385","created":"2023-11-15T13:58:58.000Z","updated":"2023-11-15T13:58:58.000Z","images":[{"id":"QmWvSNqg1QNrm2RxWUPSYghrZYgcyVr5j9RQmmP1qgrNVP","type":"image/jpeg, image/png"}],"linkedWikis":null}