Rex Hygate
President And Founder at DeFiSafety
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Top SchoolRex Hygate is the founder and president of DeFiSafety, combining eight years of industry experience with a deep belief that digital asset security demands layered controls beyond just code. Based in Montreal, he focuses on assessing Ethereum DeFi projects across Solidity software, process, quality, and transparency to make complex risks accessible to non-developers. A former business development manager with a background in electrical and electronics engineering, Rex blends technical curiosity with practical risk communication and market-facing experience. He is an Ethereum enthusiast who prioritizes explainability—translating smart contract safety into actionable guidance for users and teams.
8 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Toronto Metropolitan University
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (10)
blockchain9
ethereum9
solidity9
smart-contracts9
contract9
security8
eip6
react4
webapp4
lists3
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
SecurEth/guidelines
Mar 2018 - Mar 2019
Smart Contract Security Guidelines
Contributions:54 commits, 4 PRs, 19 pushes in 11 months
smart-contractethereumsecuritycontractblockchain
SecurEth/CryptoZombiesT2
Nov 2018 - Apr 2019
Contributions:14 pushes, 1 branch in 5 months
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