Lukas A. Zimmermann
Core Protocol and Distributed Systems Lead
ETH Zürich · EPFL · formerly Principal Systems Architect at SIX Digital Exchange. Mandate: node alliance consensus, mempool under contention, and verification-before-finality paths.
13.1 · Contributor Structure
Functional mandates
Four mandates own the technical and economic subsystems at this stage. Each carries a defined scope so a counterparty can identify the accountable party for a given subsystem.
Bastiaan van Lynden-Cappelle
Settlement Rails and Gateway Architecture Lead
Delft University of Technology · formerly Senior Gateway Architect at Adyen. Mandate: rail router topology, multi-gateway custodial interfaces, and local-currency gateway specs.
Dr. Seiichiro Kashiwabara
Identity and Cryptographic Assurance Lead
Tokyo Institute of Technology · research fellowship at NTU. Mandate: principal–agent delegation graph, credential lifecycle, and behavioral scoring.
Devavrat Seshadri-Narayanan
Mechanism Design and Financial Risk Architect
IIT Madras · NUS Quantitative Finance. Mandate: machine credit layer, collateral haircuts, loss absorption, and circuit-breaker design.
13.2 · Research and Advisory Council
The council advises
It holds no executive authority, votes on no protocol parameter, and controls no treasury.
Jonathan K. L. Cheng, LL.M.
Senior Regulatory and Gateway Policy Advisor
King's College London · NUS. Advises on compliance-by-architecture separation, non-custodial node liability, and emerging-market corridor interoperability.
Functional titles describe scope within the protocol. Prior institutional affiliations denote employment history; they do not indicate current affiliation with, endorsement by, or representation of those institutions.