{"id":"caleb-banister","title":"Caleb Banister","content":"**Caleb Banister** is one of the co-founders of [LayerZero](https://iq.wiki/wiki/layerzero), a cross-chain interoperability platform that enables developers to create [decentralized applications (dApps)](https://iq.wiki/wiki/decentralized-application) that work seamlessly across multiple [blockchains](https://iq.wiki/wiki/blockchain). [\\[2\\]](#cite-id-fcj9amcvqkn)\n\n# Education\n\nBanister graduated from the University of New Hampshire with a BS in Computer Science in 2010. As a student, he worked as a software developer for UNH InterOperability Lab, where he worked on test automation software for Broadband equipment. He also met [Bryan Pellegrino](https://iq.wiki/wiki/bryan-pellegrino) and [Ryan Zarick](https://iq.wiki/wiki/ryan-zarick), [LayerZero’s](https://iq.wiki/wiki/layerzero) other co-founders. [\\[1\\]](#cite-id-zm9fj5qqjv)\n\n![layerzero1.jpg](https://ipfs.everipedia.org/ipfs/QmcbvinQx86bL6VyAdZcqqWEfbQzptt4qkhNjkHzpdFrr3)\n\n# Career\n\nAfter graduation, Banister co-founded Coder Den, a tech company that designed and implemented full mobile applications, with [Pellegrino](https://iq.wiki/wiki/bryan-pellegrino). He worked there for ten years and co-founded two other companies with [Pellegrino](https://iq.wiki/wiki/bryan-pellegrino) and [Zarick](https://iq.wiki/wiki/ryan-zarick): 80Trill, a crypto company specializing in writing and auditing [smart contracts](https://iq.wiki/wiki/smart-contract), and Minimal AI. In February 2021, he co-founded [LayerZero Labs](https://iq.wiki/wiki/layerzero) with [Pellegrino](https://iq.wiki/wiki/bryan-pellegrino) and [Zarick](https://iq.wiki/wiki/ryan-zarick). [\\[1\\]](#cite-id-zm9fj5qqjv) [\\[3\\]](#cite-id-byd9ip74uuw) [\\[4\\]](#cite-id-yi7zw24etgl)\n\n![photo\\_2022-03-29\\_16-06-38.webp](https://ipfs.everipedia.org/ipfs/QmctXWLMD5TZBRivUma7osAFiFsEQwiM4rRrpSskyB4cC1)","summary":"Caleb Banister is a co-founder of LayerZero, a cross-chain interoperability platform for decentralized applications, and a computer science graduate from the Un...","images":[{"id":"QmZzuxt46uYSyvzZLjW9dRJvGzWgQJASr7j9Xjay4MjFop","type":"image/jpeg, image/png"}],"categories":[{"id":"people","title":"People in crypto"}],"tags":[{"id":"Founders"},{"id":"Developers"},{"id":"PeopleInDeFi"}],"media":[{"id":"QmcbvinQx86bL6VyAdZcqqWEfbQzptt4qkhNjkHzpdFrr3","size":"0.06","name":"layerzero1.jpg","type":"GALLERY","source":"IPFS_IMG"},{"id":"QmctXWLMD5TZBRivUma7osAFiFsEQwiM4rRrpSskyB4cC1","size":"0.04","name":"photo_2022-03-29_16-06-38.webp","type":"GALLERY","source":"IPFS_IMG"}],"metadata":[{"id":"references","value":"[{\"id\":\"zm9fj5qqjv\",\"url\":\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/caleb-banister-240b1142/\",\"description\":\"Caleb Banister | LinkedIn\",\"timestamp\":1722016827196},{\"id\":\"fcj9amcvqkn\",\"url\":\"https://layerzero.network/\",\"description\":\"LayerZero website\",\"timestamp\":1722444557467},{\"id\":\"byd9ip74uuw\",\"url\":\"https://ca.linkedin.com/in/bryanpellegrino\",\"description\":\"Bryan Pellegrino | LinkedIn\",\"timestamp\":1722444640392},{\"id\":\"yi7zw24etgl\",\"url\":\"https://ca.linkedin.com/in/ryanzarick\",\"description\":\"Ryan Zarick | LinkedIn\",\"timestamp\":1722444676301}]"},{"id":"website","value":"https://layerzero.network/"},{"id":"twitter_profile","value":"https://twitter.com/caleb_banister"},{"id":"linkedin_profile","value":"https://www.linkedin.com/in/caleb-banister-240b1142/"},{"id":"previous_cid","value":"\"https://ipfs.everipedia.org/ipfs/QmdFeT8iZVNzfjpboFMjG6Qae4iAducNS9WL3wWbP5usS2\""},{"id":"commit-message","value":"\"refactor: Update categories and format content for Caleb Banister article\""},{"id":"previous_cid","value":"QmdFeT8iZVNzfjpboFMjG6Qae4iAducNS9WL3wWbP5usS2"}],"events":[],"user":{"id":"0x8af7a19a26d8fbc48defb35aefb15ec8c407f889"},"author":{"id":"0xacb6c5AD52b8f605299B0d774CE97F26e3DB80c2"},"language":"en","version":1,"linkedWikis":{"blockchains":["layerzero"],"founders":[],"speakers":[]},"operator":{"id":"0xacb6c5AD52b8f605299B0d774CE97F26e3DB80c2"}}