demarkoantonio

Founder & Product / Partnerships Lead

Founder and Web3 product leader building verification and partner infrastructure across blockchain ecosystems. Founder & Chief Protocol Architect of Abraxas, where I lead product strategy, technical architecture, integrations, identity and credential workflows, tokenization infrastructure, and partner development. Built Abraxas from concept to working product and secured our first external design partner.

9+ years across entrepreneurship, business development, Web3 communities, growth, and digital assets, with experience across Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, and Sui. Strongest at bridging technical products with real-world business requirements and taking products from 0β†’1.

Open to product, partnerships, ecosystem, solutions, and business development opportunities across Web3, digital assets, and emerging financial infrastructure.


Experience: 9 years

Yearly salary: $120,000

Hourly rate: $65

Nationality: πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ United States

Residency: πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ United States


Experience

Community Manager
NFTFRIENDSALPHA
2021 - 2024
Managed and grew NFT AlphaFriends community to thousands of engaged members. Raised $500K+ through community initiatives, NFT sales, and partnerships. Organized campaigns, moderated discussions, and built trust within the NFT ecosystem. Developed strategies to enhance user retention and project visibility across Web3 channels.
Co-Founder & Managing Partner
Native Assets
2020 - 2024
Produced 100+ weekly newsletters delivering Web3 insights to 5,000+ subscribers. Authored & published 'The Blockchain Blueprint: A Practical Guide to Investing in an Automated Age of Fi.' Scripted, filmed, and produced 20+ podcasts with leaders across DeFi, DAOs, and NFT projects. Oversaw paid media campaigns (Facebook, OOH, and influencer partnerships) achieving 3.5x ROAS.
Head of Operations
Qi Greens
2020 - 2021
Architected & developed an indoor, scalable grow system, increasing production capacity by 433%. Built SOPs to improve quality metrics for projected crop yields under strict time & cost constraints.
District Manager
Vector Marketing
2015 - 2015
Recruited & trained 100+ sales reps; exceeded office sales goals by 270%.

Skills

api
blockchain
business-development
defi
growth
integration
partnership
product-manager
tokenization
web3
english
spanish