--- # System prepended metadata title: Michiel Degruytere --- --- title: Michiel Degruytere --- # Michiel Degruytere ## Contact Information - **Email:** mf@foragers.io - **Signal:** [m_f.27](https://signal.me/#eu/EZUUAoLavEj-VBIRjt2vXGbZKwE1XH171q4NjbPLtfNAP6hJK7JJ8JMuaEpC94ku) - **Telegram:** [@Dragon_Mf](https://t.me/dragon.mf) - **Twitter:** [0x_m_f](https://x.com/0x_m_f) - **GitHub:** [DeBelg](https://github.com/DeBelg) - **Signal:** [m_f.27](https://signal.me/#eu/EZUUAoLavEj-VBIRjt2vXGbZKwE1XH171q4NjbPLtfNAP6hJK7JJ8JMuaEpC94ku) - **LinkedIn:** [Michiel Degruytere](https://www.linkedin.com/in/michiel-degruytere) --- ## Summary Blockchain & startup project leader with 7 years of experience coordinating multi-stakeholder initiatives in privacy, security, and decentralized technologies. Proven track record of building relationships across the Ethereum ecosystem, organizing large-scale events, delivering security-focused projects, and fostering collaboration between diverse contributors. Skilled in simplifying complex concepts, milestone-based project execution, and facilitating alignment across organizations. --- ## Work Experience ### No-Title @ xx.network 2024-2026 - Sustained token growth during self organised campaigns & strategy (between 66%-111%) - Created 2 new business models alongside first clients (API & Wallet) - Created 2 technical solutions regarding public bounties - [Sleeve Wallet integration](https://forum.xx.network/t/xxb-2025-002-sleeve-wallet-single-seed-modification/7256/5) (in process) - [Secure extension for Haven](https://forum.xx.network/t/xxb-2024-003-haven-browser-extension-implementation/7056/15): Moving KV values from local storage to isolated extension storage (being audited) - [Transmission](https://forum.xx.network/t/announcement-marketing-transformation-token-analysis/7299) of xx.network: design, brand, marketing, and tokenengineering - Managing a dedicated team of 3 engineers, 1 designer, 1 copy writer ### Core @ [web3privacy](web3privacy.info) 2024- 2025 - Managed a small team of open-source contributors and engineers to build out explorer.web3privacy.info - Creating strategies regarding products with a focus on privacy. - Designed the [privacy audit service](https://hackmd.io/2IRrRsLcQyKo1XOwAFABBA) - (Co-)organizing events --> Production/general organisation/Event design. (W3PN_Hacks, Cypherpunk Congress BKK, Meetups) - Fundraising (€30.000+) ### Core (Tech Writing & Marketing) [logos.co](https://logos.co) ([Status.im](https://Status.im)) **April 2023 - December 2023 | Remote** - [Simplified complex matters](#📚-Written-Work) for various audiences. - Organized the [Logos.co](https://Logos.co) Launch event in Paris. - Initiated, led, and maintained the Logos Spaces Campaign, scaling to all business units. ### Co-Founder, [Foragers.io](https://Foragers.io) | Stop Selling Your Time **December 2022 - April 2023 | Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands** - Wrote whitepaper, secured funding, and established processes and partnerships. - Worked on front-end development in Angular & React. - Clients included: radicle.xyz (developer relations), [xspectar.com](https://xspectar.com) (whitepaper). ### Freelancer, MF DG LTD **March 2020 - Present | Remote** - Operated as a freelancer, proposing, creating, executing, and managing projects. - Provided consulting services in blockchain, real estate, finance, and business consulting. - Worked on various web3/blockchain projects, including management consulting, event organization, developer relations, and technical writing. ### Founder, [Namai.nl](https://Namai.nl) | Privacy First Real Estate Agency **March 2020 - December 2021 | Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands** - Designed MVP and grew service to €20k+ revenue in 4 months. - Created privacy & security workflows for sensitive data. - Built front-end of [degruytere.com](https://degruytere.com) for apartment rentals. ### VP of Sales, [Belinus](https://belinus.com) | Solar Energy **September 2020 - October 2020 | Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands** - Responsible for B2B sales of solar panels to distributors in the Belgian market. - Short project that concluded due to COVID-19 supply chain issues and organizational restructuring. ### Strategic Relations, Assent Compliance Inc **October 2019 - June 2020 | Amsterdam Area, Netherlands** - Top global performer in April 2020. - Second hire in the European team, alongside Managing Director. - Responsible for outreach, training new personnel, and improving conversion rates. --- ### Co-Founder, Dot. **April 2019 - October 2019 | Amsterdam Area, Netherlands** ### Freelance Business Consultant, [Growack](https://growack.com) **April 2019 - June 2019 | Amsterdam Area, Netherlands** ### Account & Traffic Manager Belgium, [Knaek](https://www.knaek.be) **January 2019 - April 2019 | Amsterdam Area, Netherlands** ### Business Writer, ODD Continent **February 2019 - March 2019 | Amsterdam Area, Netherlands** ### Headhunter, [Cloud9 Staffing (now Nimble Recruitment)](https://www.nimbl-recruitment.com) **September 2018 - December 2018 | Amsterdam Area, Netherlands**
## Web3 Achievements - [Closing Keynote at Web3Summit in Berlin](https://docs.proton.me/doc?mode=open&volumeId=yFG-yTcGe81g8N6mGgaZGsaPHEbApsdzuYMb-3aUuqbydvwvws8oIOiZA2t62AnsK7RwxeO_QbqKKTpbzcGb9w%3D%3D&linkId=18cNh6gw4QmD_AMQgzf6S4hnnG3CiSGpohtJlV4pcB5G9xmXO4JCW8aMf2tGuaGIDw7JneDromGOH-BtOnFeSQ%3D%3D) - Speaker at [ProtocolBerg v2](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9WvcqnhigIo) - Other public speaking includes ([view all here](https://drive.proton.me/urls/CC1FQXM73W#2lUYnHggP0IW)) - ETHDam - ETHPrague - ETHCluj - EThWarsaw - [Speaker at Devcon VII: A new Cypherpunk Generation (not recorded)](https://app.devcon.org/schedule/3H39WT) - 6 Hackathon current winstreak (see below for information) - Main organiser of [W3PN_Hacks](https://hackathon.web3privacy.info/), a 72hour event during Berlin Blockchain Week including the technological agnostic privacy/security hackathon, side events, art performances, and a rave. You can see the [aftermovie here (click)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97madHNGXtk). Total cost of event >45.000EUR. Facilitated a collaboration with [Ftc](https://www.fundingthecommons.io/) to setup a week long of activities in the same venue. - Raised 30.000EUR for privacy for the non-profit Web3PrivacyNow ### Hackathon Achievements - **CarnationFM** Winner at ethBerlin4 [Twitter Announcement](https://x.com](https://x.com/ETHBerlin/status/1813154846612013329)) [Project](https://projects.ethberlin.org/submissions/364/) Ongoing progress/Github: [carnation.fm](https://carnation.fm) Featured on [coindesk](https://www.coindesk.com/business/2024/07/16/carnationfm-a-decentralized-radio-playing-songs-with-encrypted-hidden-messages) and on [Binance](http://binance.com/en/square/post/2024-07-16-carnationfm-encrypted-messaging-through-music-10864283067234) A stenographic encryption system utilising a decentralised radio as a front to hide encrypted messages in audio files. - **Dust.OPS** Winner & Finalist of ETHPrague 2025 organised by ETHGlobal [Twitter announcement](https://x.com/ETHGlobal/status/1929175656421839280) [Project](https://ethglobal.com/showcase/dust-ops-uk2n7) A cross-chain token sweeper with optional privacy router. - **Underwei** Second place at Othentic/Eigenlayer Hackathon [Twitter Announcement](https://x.com/0xOthentic/status/1812830142177186162) [Project](https://github.com/Benoitded/UnderWei) A cross-chain P2P bridge that addresses major security risks of existing bridges: - No mint & burn mechanism for tokens - No oracle utilization - No large liquidity pools - **Swarm.Security** Winner Nethermind - AgentArena Bounty 2025 [Project](https://ethglobal.com/showcase/swarmsecurity-qasg1) - Multi-persona agent system for smart contract auditing - Cost of 01-20cents per contract - 25 different agents specialised with recent breach examples - **RE:verdi** Second place at EthPrague [Project](https://devfolio.co/projects/reverdi-d60a) - **DEWDROP.** ETHBrussels - Worldcoin Public Good Prize. [Project](https://ethglobal.com/showcase/dewdrop-nyhug) - **People's Choice Winner at Infinite Hackathon Bogota** [Proof Of Win](https://collectors.poap.xyz/token/5729791) A hypothesis of applying LaPlace Demon on top of blockchain. We actually gamed the system here. More information on request ### Events/Other achievements: - Organiser & founder of hackerhotel a decentralized living experiment. ([twitter](https://x.com/hackerhotel_xyz)) - [Co-organiser of Cypherpunk Congres](https://lu.ma/w3pn-meetup-devcon7) with 3847 registrations - [Organiser of Cypherave](https://lu.ma/gqmn3nsl) with 2161 registrations - [Co-Organiser of Hacktivism Hub](https://forum.devcon.org/t/sea-community-hub-proposal-hacktivism/3793) - Organized the Logos Launch Event, during ETHcc 2023 [Event Details](https://lu.ma/LogosOnline) #### [Full list of events here](https://hackmd.io/@m-f-/events) ## Skills - **Project Management** - **Technical Writing** - **Solution Design** - **Technical Marketing** - **Proposals & Strategy** - **Research & Consulting** - **Lightweight Software Development** (HTML/CSS/JS,React, web3.js/ether.js, python) - **Blockchain Integrations & serverside systems** - **Team Creation** - **0 to 1 Execution** - **Event organisation** --- ## Languages - **English** - **German (Limited Working Experience)** - **Dutch** - **French** - **Flemish** - **Spanish (Limited Working Experience)** --- ## Freelance Projects in Web3 - **web3privacy.info**: 3rd paid Core-Contributor, fundraising, lead [explorer](https://explorer.web3privacy.info), privacy hackathon creator, privacy audit creator. - **Logos.co:** Technical writing, technical marketing, proposals & strategy - **Xspectar.com:** Whitepaper, research, consulting, and writing - **Radicle.xyz:** [DevRel work](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Ro5W_E-qMbPlTPb167SF5usLVL2uPQhUlmCP0jt2Ihc/edit?usp=sharing) alongside early drips documentation (sunsetted) - xx.network creating [secure KV extension](https://forum.xx.network/t/xxb-2024-003-haven-browser-extension-implementation/7056) --- ## Current Research Topics - **Post-Quantumn encryption systems within blockchain** - **Scoring mechanisms within privacy** - **Network packets analysis (privacy audit)** - **Security & Privacy within Blockchain** - **Gamification** - **Guerrilla Marketing** --- ## Written Work - **Fractal.ID breach - Interview & facts directly from the hacker** [Article](https://hackmd.io/@7veHo9V5QuuMVFc_R7KTGA/SyJogUKuC) - **Web3Privacy Articles** **[Privacy Audit Checklist](https://hackmd.io/@7veHo9V5QuuMVFc_R7KTGA/S1YBoPuh0) [Explorer: Scoring mechanism breakdown](https://mirror.xyz/0x0f1F3DAf416B74DB3DE55Eb4D7513a80F4841073/s9flkE6tMaJ4f2tzWu-FmDy7Zx_TRPe3jdXr2iYmYH0) [Learn how to submit your project here](https://mirror.xyz/0x0f1F3DAf416B74DB3DE55Eb4D7513a80F4841073/Ri2ZMIq6Os-ZKQyT_l6a5F1-gJURySvvwNRKzBvNpWM) [Learn how to edit an existing project here](https://mirror.xyz/0x0f1F3DAf416B74DB3DE55Eb4D7513a80F4841073/yDbRRq8FjSogK7iUWdiRKkm54wvx6DgRt99gFuineuY) [About Explorer](https://hackmd.io/@7veHo9V5QuuMVFc_R7KTGA/HJZ3aZSekl) [Your Time to Shine Light on Privacy](https://mirror.xyz/0x0f1F3DAf416B74DB3DE55Eb4D7513a80F4841073/-Vu8UYstwv1Br4XVTfoUYHFu24S77aezdSY4IM1FUV4)** - **Time Became Corn** [Article](https://medium.com/@mf_60314/time-became-corn-94248f9959af) - **Codex EF Kick-Off** [Blog Post](https://blog.codex.storage/codex-and-ethereum-foundation-kick-off/) - **Waku Roadmap** [Document](https://hackmd.io/@7veHo9V5QuuMVFc_R7KTGA/ryoVCqUBR) - **Scaling Waku** [Blog Post](https://blog.waku.org/scaling-waku-progress-update/) - **xSpectar Whitepaper (First, 2022 edition)** [Document](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hDNtmYQcc3_GcBSlgHjbTRPYpLy32HQ1R3dHofpSqEE/edit?usp=sharing/) - **Foragers.io Whitepaper** [Document](https://www.docdroid.net/bXW6hVb/foragersviablepaper-pdf) - **LaPlace Demon on Blockchain (Co-Authored)** [Document](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Yuh6evYp-t5vZ4QSFhqMpVa_bQrNO96AjHcY5tzaAkI/edit#) [Presentation](https://www.canva.com/design/DAFOkJYnUr8/KCHGFfyA1PFLJWp00Tzhww/view) - **Radicle.XYZ Sunsetting of Upstream** [Document](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Ro5W_E-qMbPlTPb167SF5usLVL2uPQhUlmCP0jt2Ihc/edit?usp=sharing) ## Hobby/Fun - **Fashion Design** - **Organising Music Events** (on & off web3, info upon request) - **Gravel Bicycle Riding** (Giant Revolt 0) - **Bouldering:** Grade 5c/6a - **Skiing:** Double Black (Max speed 113km/h), Freeriding in areas such as Mont Blanc/Chamonix - **Nomading:** Every 3-6 months since 2022, I have been changing my base in Europe and building my own administrative framework around it ## Side Projects & Contributions - [ahora.studio](https://ahora.studio) (2025) - Blockravers (2023/24/25) - MF fashion (2019 & 2022) - Commissioned (legal) graffiti (2020) - Coffee 4 Musicians (2020) - Dutch Tutoring (2019) - Webdev (2018-now) - Registation (2024/25) - [HackerHotel](https://hackerhotel1337.web.app/) (2024) - Cypherave 1/2 (2024/25) - Financial Controller VVE MHP (2021/22) - DJ (2020/21/22/23/24/25) - Modeling (2019/25) - [Lightroast.agency](https://lightroast.agency) (2024) - BioInk3D EU Horizon Proposal (2022) - [Sound Nuisance research Waag (2020)](https://waag.org/nl/article/amsterdam-sounds-op-het-marie-heinekenplein/) - EU Youth Embassy (2016) - [Hacktivsm Hub - Devcon Bangkok](https://forum.devcon.org/t/sea-community-hub-proposal-hacktivism/3793) (2024) - [Privacy Hub - Devconnect Buenos Aires](https://forum.devcon.org/t/arg-community-hub-privacy-on-ethereum/7858) (2025) - [Moderating ZK-Pannel Fhenix Encryption day](https://luma.com/e9ces3lr?tk=4y2eZW) (2025) ---