Viktor Bunin
Protocol Specialist at Coinbase
New York, New York, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolViktor Bunin is a protocol specialist with eight years of experience designing and operating blockchain networks, currently advancing protocol strategy and operations at Coinbase after leading the Protocol Operations team at Bison Trails. He combines deep technical research with product and token-economics design, advising projects on when to use blockchain and how to align incentives for long-term network health. Viktor has hands-on experience running and evaluating large-scale developer programs, having stewarded judging at ETHDenver for consecutive years. His background in financial services consulting and UX-driven digital strategy at EY brings a pragmatic, user-centered perspective to cryptoeconomic design and operational resilience. Based in New York, he writes about protocols, contributes to research, and is an avid runner—an uncommon ritual that he credits with sharpening his analytical focus. He prioritizes intentional networking and asks new connections to share context, reflecting a thoughtful, results-oriented approach to collaboration.
8 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Bachelor, Double major in Economics and Psychology, 3.8, Bachelor, Double major in Economics and Psychology, 3.8 at Baruch College
Russian
Github Skills (47)
libra10
uniswap9
crypto9
wallet9
blockchain9
ethereum9
cryptocurrency9
helium9
smart-contracts9
firefox8
plug8
chrome8
chrome-extension8
solidity8
threshold8
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
viktorbunin/LIPs
Jul 2020 - Aug 2020
Livepeer Improvement Proposals
Contributions:14 pushes, 2 branches in 13 days
ethereumproposalslivepeerweb3improvement
viktorbunin/lip
Oct 2020 - Mar 2021
Libra Improvement Proposals
Contributions:2 pushes in 4 months
ethereumproposalsblockchainimprovementlibra
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