Jake Ryan
Chief Investment Officer Founder at Tradecraft Capital
Austin, Texas, United States
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Top SchoolJake Ryan is a founder and Chief Investment Officer who blends a software engineering and applied AI background with macro-driven digital asset investing as head of Tradecraft Capital. He is an award-winning author whose books on crypto and the Age of Autonomy are used in university courses and recognized by US News & World Report, and he co-authored an HBR Insights volume on crypto. A former CEO of a specialized software firm with Fortune clients and the lead author on highly cited AI-for-cybersecurity research, Jake uniquely bridges rigorous technical research (800+ citations) with practical investment strategy. He’s a frequent keynote at top AI and crypto conferences, a guest lecturer at Pepperdine, and an advisor to fintech and AI startups—often helping founders translate technical breakthroughs into capital strategies. Based in Austin, he markets a long-wave view he calls the Age of Autonomy and engages a broader audience through a podcast and Substack.
8 years of coding experience
19 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science Computer Science - Concentration in Artificial Intelligence, Bachelor of Science Computer Science - Concentration in Artificial Intelligence at The University of Texas at AustinLeadership Program Organizational Leadership, Leadership Program Organizational Leadership at Landmark
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Github Skills (20)
bitcoin9
privacy8
in-progress8
financial7
finance7
cryptocurrency7
ethereum6
snapshots6
java5
seed5
javascript5
wallet5
desktop4
react4
crypto3
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
BlueSilver22/BitcoinPrivate
Apr 2018 - Jul 2018
Bitcoin Private is a Bitcoin and Zclassic fork which uses ZK-SNARK technology for privacy and fungibility.
Contributions:2 PRs, 2 pushes in 2 months
snarkzclassicbitcoinprivacy
BTCPrivate/utxo-dump
Feb 2018 - Feb 2018
Utility for Snapshotting UTXOs
Contributions:3 commits, 1 PR, 2 pushes in 1 day
reactutxossnapshotssnapshotsnapshotting
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