ALEX PADEN

hacking, writing, building.

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Work
Project
Writing
2025
march
created a one-shot knowledge document for identity and community ai on farcaster, using structured workflows to generate comprehensive documentation from fragmented project files (ai workflow project manager).
february
developed an open-source elizaos plugin that detects comic sans font in images and rewards users with $comicsans tokens on the base network.
2024
december
explored a future where ai agents rule the cryptosphere, reshaping markets, identity, and governance through an evolutionary dance of online identities.
july
forked an implementation enabling account transfers, recovery, new seed generation, and signature generation through a smart contract and web interface.
may
original open-source indexer to replicate farcaster databases efficiently using parquet files for optimized cost and performance.
2023
jun → apr 2024
analyzed and standardized accounting and production data for petroleum deals; built ai-enhanced data pipelines for key portfolio assets.
may
farcaster analytics suite
created comprehensive analytics tools including protocol analytics, account analytics, and specialized gpts.
march → may
ditti farcaster tools
developed multi-purpose farcaster tools including a multi-command bot with translation and gpt integration, and a follow management system based on activity, account age, and mutual relationships; uncovered a critical hub vulnerability.
february
open-source contributor to the a16z python library for warpcast apis.
2022
march
conceptualized a digital identity platform providing verification services with minimal disclosure, designed as a reusable identity layer for web2 and web3 applications.
february
proposed an extended email platform allowing separation of concerns, inbox aggregation, and multiple email addresses, combined with privacy relay technology at the group level.
2020
jan → jan 2022
designed and deployed kyc identity products, built ssr web app with sso authentication and custom kyc stack using google vision and tesseract.
2016
march → dec 2019
managed four products: storefront, payments, pos, and creator tipping; enabled 50,000+ merchants to process $10m+ in payments and secured a $500k investment from bitmain.
2014
jan → jan 2017
managed pre- and post-sale deliveries of new and used cars, including consumer and freight vehicles.
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