Rafael Balbino
Founder at Custody Agents
Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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Top SchoolRafael Balbino is a founder and seasoned software architect with 11+ years designing cloud-native, secure systems across fintech and enterprise IT. After leading global architecture teams at CI&T and delivering high-scale messaging and blockchain solutions at Wipro, he now leads Custody Agents in Barcelona, building multi-signature Bitcoin custody and inheritance protocols. He blends practical security engineering (Bitcoin Core, Multi-Sig) with experimentation in multi-agent AI to automate threat detection and portfolio monitoring. Rafael’s background spans hands-on stacks from Python and Rust to Nostr and Lightning integrations, plus proven experience shepherding products from PoC to production for banks and startups. Not immediately obvious: he combines formal business training with early R&D and founding experience, enabling both technical depth and commercial execution. He is open to collaboration with investors and innovators across Europe and beyond.
11 years of coding experience
24 years of employment as a software developer
GPA: 3.83 Graphic Design Computer Science, GPA: 3.83 Graphic Design Computer Science at St. John's UniversityInstituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia de São PauloBachelor Business Administration, Bachelor Business Administration at USP - Universidade de São PauloEntorno Internacional de los Negocios, Entorno Internacional de los Negocios at Universitat de Barcelona
English, Spanish
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Github Skills (9)
blockchain-platform8
blockchain-network7
cryptocurrency7
ethereum6
blockchain6
wallet2
bitcoin2
raspberry2
raspberry-pi1
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
rafaelturon/blockchain-investments
Aug 2014 - Sep 2020
Solution to control your blockchain investments performance
Contributions:49 commits, 93 pushes, 5 branches in 6 years 2 months
investmentsblockchain-platformethereumblockchainperformance
rafaelturon/pocs
Dec 2016 - Sep 2020
Contributions:11 pushes, 1 branch in 3 years 10 months
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