Xavier Fernández is a technologist and entrepreneur with 11+ years building decentralized infrastructure and web3 products from Costa Rica. As Partner and CTO at Edenia and co-founder of EOS Costa Rica and Smart EIR, he architects scalable blockchain systems, tokenization frameworks, and real-world asset integrations while leading engineering teams and DevOps practices. His work spans sovereign Bitcoin infrastructure, Lightning payments, and EOSIO/Antelope networks, with a practical bent toward bridging traditional finance to trust-minimized chains. A founding vice president of Costa Rica’s Blockchain Association, he helped launch the country’s first major blockchain conference and mentors university talent across Latin America. Xavier blends formal training in economics and full-stack development with deep systems experience, enabling him to translate regulatory and operational constraints into privacy-preserving, production-ready solutions. He’s notable for applying blockchain to logistics (container gate systems) as well as financial sovereignty, demonstrating a rare mix of infrastructure rigor and entrepreneurial product sense.
11 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
WDI, Web Development Immersive, WDI, Web Development Immersive at General Assembly
Licentiate degree, Business/Managerial Economics, Licentiate degree, Business/Managerial Economics at Universidad de Costa Rica
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