{"id":"anthony-ramirez","version":1,"language":"en","title":"Anthony Ramirez","hidden":false,"content":"**Anthony Ramirez** is the COO and co-founder of [Wormhole](https://iq.wiki/wiki/wormhole), a cross-chain protocol enabling seamless asset transfers and interoperability among diverse [blockchain](https://iq.wiki/wiki/blockchain) networks. [\\[1\\]](#cite-id-6ka3ibg9bv3)  \n  \n# Education  \n  \nRamirez graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 2012. [\\[1\\]](#cite-id-6ka3ibg9bv3)  \n  \n# Career  \n  \nRamirez worked at Jump Trading LLC, a data and research-driven trading business, from January 2015 to October 2023. He also worked on strategic projects for Jump [Crypto](https://iq.wiki/wiki/cryptocurrency), Jump Trading’s [Web3](https://iq.wiki/wiki/web3) infrastructure division. [\\[1\\]](#cite-id-6ka3ibg9bv3)  \n  \n## Wormhole  \n  \nIn 2023, Ramirez co-founded [Wormhole](https://iq.wiki/wiki/wormhole) with his coworkers, [Saeed Badreg](https://iq.wiki/wiki/saeed-badreg) and [Tony Jin](https://iq.wiki/wiki/tony-jin). In December 2023, they raised $225M in funding from various VC backers, including [Coinbase Ventures](https://iq.wiki/wiki/coinbase), Brevan Howard, Jump Trading, Multicoin Capital, [ParaFi](https://iq.wiki/wiki/parafi-capital), Dialectic, Arrington Capital, and Borderless Capital. [\\[1\\]](#cite-id-6ka3ibg9bv3)[\\[2\\]](#cite-id-8sb7cpixs8x)  \n  \n# Panels  \n  \n## tBTC: Decentralized Bitcoin  \n  \nIn a Twitter space panel hosted by [Threshold DAO](https://iq.wiki/wiki/threshold-network), Ramirez discussed his extensive involvement with [Wormhole](https://iq.wiki/wiki/wormhole), highlighting his contributions across business development, operations, and strategy. He emphasized the significance of [Bitcoin's](https://iq.wiki/wiki/bitcoin) role in [decentralized finance (DeFi)](https://iq.wiki/wiki/defi) and the importance of providing decentralized alternatives to centralized [Bitcoin](https://iq.wiki/wiki/bitcoin) wrappers like [WBTC](https://iq.wiki/wiki/wrapped-bitcoin-wbtc). Ramirez expressed excitement about partnering with [Threshold Network](https://iq.wiki/wiki/threshold-network) to leverage their expertise and enhance interoperability and security in the ecosystem. He underscored [Wormhole's](https://iq.wiki/wiki/wormhole) commitment to supporting strong, decentralized projects and fostering collaboration to advance the broader [crypto](https://iq.wiki/wiki/cryptocurrency) landscape. [\\[3\\]](#cite-id-39y93wf3u5p) $$widget0 [YOUTUBE@VID](jFyEbDY2rTI)$$","summary":"Anthony Ramirez is the COO and co-founder of Wormhole, known for enabling asset transfers among blockchain networks, and is a University of Pennsylvania alumnus...","categories":[{"id":"people","title":"People in crypto"}],"promoted":0,"tags":[{"id":"Founders"}],"metadata":[{"id":"references","value":"[{\"id\":\"6ka3ibg9bv3\",\"url\":\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/anthonyramirez1989/\",\"description\":\"Anthony Ramirez | LinkedIn\",\"timestamp\":1717173715014},{\"id\":\"8sb7cpixs8x\",\"url\":\"https://fintechmagazine.com/articles/cross-blockchain-comms-enabler-wormhole-lands-us-225m\",\"description\":\"Wormhole Secures $225M Funding | Fintech Magazine\",\"timestamp\":1717173853302},{\"id\":\"39y93wf3u5p\",\"url\":\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jFyEbDY2rTI&ab_channel=ThresholdNetwork\",\"description\":\"tBTC: Decentralized Bitcoin | YouTube\",\"timestamp\":1717173999106}]"},{"id":"twitter_profile","value":"https://twitter.com/apram89?lang=en"},{"id":"linkedin_profile","value":"https://www.linkedin.com/in/anthonyramirez1989/"},{"id":"previous_cid","value":"QmNVwKJ5LdhCT2FxWbMeKB1XtkttB2r7gL4PULP3X2UjgQ"}],"user":{"id":"0xacb6c5AD52b8f605299B0d774CE97F26e3DB80c2"},"author":{"id":"0xacb6c5AD52b8f605299B0d774CE97F26e3DB80c2","profile":{"username":"JSD","avatar":""}},"media":[{"name":"jFyEbDY2rTI","id":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jFyEbDY2rTI","size":"0","type":null,"source":"YOUTUBE"}],"views":40,"events":[],"linkedWikis":{"founders":[],"blockchains":[]},"ipfs":"QmNVwKJ5LdhCT2FxWbMeKB1XtkttB2r7gL4PULP3X2UjgQ","transactionHash":"0x0f895a25486068e8ef9b4bdc2bec41ce0f6261515775de1796de88ff0f41e458","created":"2024-05-31T16:55:00.104Z","updated":"2024-06-05T16:12:35.555Z","images":[{"id":"QmX2UmMVkmT43PW1vZ8NDUeqbxbz5WDyp9NA4Jrz7wMjsE","type":"image/jpeg, image/png"}]}