Serpin Taxt

Serpin is the founder and CEO of Ethos, an on-chain reputation protocol addressing a critical gap in Web3 trust and identity verification. A 12-year product leader with experience at Atlassian, HouseCallPro, and as an early hire at Message.io (YC W16), he brings deep expertise in fraud prevention, security, and high-growth product scaling. Known for hands-on community engagement, transparent communication, and relentless focus on building rather than chasing hype, Serpin actively hosts spaces, responds directly to feedback, and personally vouches for credible users while slashing bad actors. The community consistently describes him as a visionary builder committed to doing things the right way, with particular praise for his work detecting Sybils and AI-generated content, his thoughtful product iterations like the XP system and Ethos Broker, and his dedication to making crypto more human-centered and accountable.