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[\\[1\\]](#cite-id-0p1kxubb54)​[\\[2\\]](#cite-id-wx7kpgnwtw)​\n\n## Education\n\nGary graduated from the University of Hong Kong in 2012 with a degree in computer science.[\\[1\\]](#cite-id-0p1kxubb54)​\n\n## Career\n\nGary Or is a full-stack software engineer with experience in Ruby on Rails, Go, and other web technologies, and has a stated interest in areas such as [blockchain](https://iq.wiki/wiki/blockchain), machine learning, and artificial intelligence.[\\[1\\]](#cite-id-0p1kxubb54) He has worked in organizations such as Foris, EventX, Stepcase, and Inspire Synergy Limited in engineering and technical roles.[\\[1\\]](#cite-id-0p1kxubb54)​\n\nHe was a co-founder and Chief Technology Officer of [Crypto.com](https://iq.wiki/wiki/cryptocom) and Foris from 2016 to December 2020, during which time Foris operated as a payments and cryptocurrency platform and [Crypto.com](https://iq.wiki/wiki/cryptocom) grew as a multi-currency crypto services platform.[\\[1\\]](#cite-id-0p1kxubb54)​[\\[3\\]](#cite-id-9jpjjmj5gh) In December 2020 he stepped down from his role as CTO of Crypto.com to focus full-time on Particle B, a [blockchain](https://iq.wiki/wiki/blockchain) startup accelerator he founded.[\\[2\\]](#cite-id-wx7kpgnwtw)​[\\[4\\]](#cite-id-ghoxl8btxx) Particle B, announced in December 2020, incubates decentralized finance and other projects built on the Crypto.com Chain as well as the [Bitcoin](https://iq.wiki/wiki/bitcoin) and [Ethereum](https://iq.wiki/wiki/ethereum) networks, later expanding its activities around the [Cronos](https://iq.wiki/wiki/cronos-cro) [blockchain](https://iq.wiki/wiki/blockchain).[\\[2\\]](#cite-id-wx7kpgnwtw)​[\\[5\\]](#cite-id-289lkmj9ez)​\n\nOr is also the founder of Cronos Labs, an ecosystem accelerator and investment arm focused on the Cronos blockchain.[\\[3\\]](#cite-id-9jpjjmj5gh) Cronos is an Ethereum Virtual Machine-compatible chain built with the Cosmos SDK that runs in parallel to the Crypto.org Chain, supporting [smart contracts](https://iq.wiki/wiki/smart-contract) and decentralized applications.[\\[5\\]](#cite-id-289lkmj9ez)​[\\[1\\]](#cite-id-0p1kxubb54) Before founding Particle B and Cronos Labs, he held roles including CTO at EventXtra and platform architect and application developer positions at BEECRAZY, Stepcase, and Inspire Synergy Limited.[\\[1\\]](#cite-id-0p1kxubb54)​[\\[3\\]](#cite-id-9jpjjmj5gh)​\n","recentActivity":null,"operator":{"id":"0x1E23b34d3106F0C1c74D17f2Cd0F65cdb039b138"},"categories":[{"id":"people","title":"People in crypto"}],"tags":[{"id":"Developer"},{"id":"Founder"}],"images":[{"id":"QmcrcUuSfvuVgjcBo8wrhFqjnrQ1EAgzbukMti5xaaWGCe","type":"image/jpeg, 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