Yemel Jardi

Yemel Jardi is a co-founder of Decentraland, and the Executive Director of the Decentraland Foundation. With a passion for blockchain technology, Yemel began building open source tools for Bitcoin development in 2014, and later co-founded Casa Voltaire, which has incubated significant blockchain projects such as Decentraland, OpenZeppelin, HardHat and Muun. He is currently the Executive Director of the Decentraland Foundation, leading the organization's efforts to build a decentralized virtual world in the open metaverse. In his free time, Yemel enjoys playing football, kiteboarding, and FPV drone racing. Yemel holds a Master’s Degree in Software Engineering from the Technological Institute of Buenos Aires (ITBA).

Latest from Yemel Jardi

Consensus Magazine

Move Over Hollywood: Why Gaming Is the New King of Entertainment

To stay relevant in this dynamic environment, the entertainment industry must integrate emerging technologies like blockchain, or be satisfied with increasingly reduced engagement, says Yemel Jardi, co-founder of Decentraland.

Jul 9, 2024

Cheerful Asian gamer celebrating after winning in video game.

Opinion

The Unified Future of AI, Blockchain and Virtual Worlds in 2024

Convergence is more than just a blending of technologies: It is a harmonization that enhances, expands, and redefines our experience of the digital world, says the co-founder of Decentraland Foundation, Yemel Jardi.

Dec 22, 2023

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