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'''Sam Hamidi-Kazemian''' ({{lang-fa|سام حمیدیکاظمیان}}; born February 12, 1993) is an [[Iranian Americans|Iranian-American]] [[programmer|software programmer]]. He is the founder of Frax Finance, a decentralized [[stablecoin]] [[cryptocurrency]] protocol. Previously, he co-founded [[Everipedia]],<ref name="Chavez-Dreyfuss2018">{{cite news|url=https://www.usnews.com/news/technology/articles/2018-02-08/novogratzs-new-fund-others-invest-30-million-in-online-encyclopedia|title=Novogratz's New Fund, Others Invest $30 Million in Online Encyclopedia|last=Chavez-Dreyfuss|first=Gertrude|work=[[U.S. News & World Report]]|date=8 February 2018}}</ref> a [[For-profit corporation|for-profit]], [[wiki]]-based [[online encyclopedia]].<ref name="James2017" /> He founded Everipedia with [[Theodor Forselius]] in December 2014<ref name="FinSMEs2018" /> and later served as its President. In 2019, he began development of Frax, a fractional [[stablecoin]] [[cryptocurrency]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|last=John Roberts|first=Jeff|date=October 21, 2019|title= |
'''Sam Hamidi-Kazemian''' ({{lang-fa|سام حمیدیکاظمیان}}; born February 12, 1993) is an [[Iranian Americans|Iranian-American]] [[programmer|software programmer]]. He is the founder of Frax Finance, a decentralized [[stablecoin]] [[cryptocurrency]] protocol. Previously, he co-founded [[Everipedia]],<ref name="Chavez-Dreyfuss2018">{{cite news|url=https://www.usnews.com/news/technology/articles/2018-02-08/novogratzs-new-fund-others-invest-30-million-in-online-encyclopedia|title=Novogratz's New Fund, Others Invest $30 Million in Online Encyclopedia|last=Chavez-Dreyfuss|first=Gertrude|work=[[U.S. News & World Report]]|date=8 February 2018}}</ref> a [[For-profit corporation|for-profit]], [[wiki]]-based [[online encyclopedia]].<ref name="James2017" /> He founded Everipedia with [[Theodor Forselius]] in December 2014<ref name="FinSMEs2018" /> and later served as its President. In 2019, he began development of Frax, a fractional [[stablecoin]] [[cryptocurrency]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|last=John Roberts|first=Jeff|date=October 21, 2019|title=Trump's Former Fed Pick Stephen Moore Announces Cryptocurrency to Compete With Central Banks|work=[[Fortune (magazine)|Fortune]]|url=https://fortune.com/2019/10/21/stephen-moore-trump-fed-nomination-cryptocurrency-stablecoin-frax/|url-status=live|access-date=December 28, 2020|archive-url=https://archive.today/LiZ5p|archive-date=January 14, 2020}}</ref> As of January 2022, Frax is ranked the 5th largest stablecoin by market capitalization according to cryptocurrency ranking website Defipulse.com.<ref>{{Cite web|title=DeFi Pulse {{!}} The DeFi Leaderboard {{!}} Stats, Charts and Guides|url=https://defipulse.com/|access-date=2021-07-12|website=defipulse.com|language=en}}</ref> |
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== Biography == |
== Biography == |
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Revision as of 06:01, 20 November 2022
Sam Kazemian | |
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 Sam Kazemian in 2018 | |
| Born | Sam Hamidi-Kazemian February 12, 1993 |
| Education | University of California, Los Angeles |
| Occupation | Founder of Frax Finance |
| Known for | Founding Frax Finance & Co-founding Everipedia[1] [2] |
Sam Hamidi-Kazemian (Template:Lang-fa; born February 12, 1993) is an Iranian-American software programmer. He is the founder of Frax Finance, a decentralized stablecoin cryptocurrency protocol. Previously, he co-founded Everipedia,[3] a for-profit, wiki-based online encyclopedia.[4] He founded Everipedia with Theodor Forselius in December 2014[1] and later served as its President. In 2019, he began development of Frax, a fractional stablecoin cryptocurrency.[5] As of January 2022, Frax is ranked the 5th largest stablecoin by market capitalization according to cryptocurrency ranking website Defipulse.com.[6]
Biography
Education
Kazemian attended Westlake High School, where he participated in athletics.[7] He was a member of the UCLA Powerlifting team from 2012 until 2015.[8] He graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) in 2015.[9]
Career
Starting as a small project in Kazemian's dormitory room at UCLA, Sam Kazemian founded Everipedia with Theodor Forselius in December 2014.[1]
In 2017, Kazemian told Boing Boing that "Wikia, like Wikipedia, uses really old software that was built in 2001. Meanwhile there are all these new, modern crowd-knowledge sites like Rap Genius, Quora and StackOverflow, but nobody ever tried to attack the original beast —a wiki of everything— with the new, modern tools. That is what Everipedia aims to do."[4]
In 2019, Kazemian founded Frax, a stablecoin cryptocurrency, with Trump senior economic advisor Stephen Moore.[5]
Personal life
Kazemian is from an Iranian family and is a first generation immigrant.[10]
References
- ^ a b c "Everipedia Raises $30m in Series A Funding". FinSMEs. 10 February 2018.
- ^ "Trump's Fed Pick Stephen Moore Announces New Cryptocurrency". Fortune. Retrieved 2019-11-04.
- ^ Chavez-Dreyfuss, Gertrude (8 February 2018). "Novogratz's New Fund, Others Invest $30 Million in Online Encyclopedia". U.S. News & World Report.
- ^ a b James, Andrea (12 June 2017). "Can Everipedia remake collaborative encyclopedias to be inclusive and enjoyable?". Boing Boing.
- ^ a b John Roberts, Jeff (October 21, 2019). "Trump's Former Fed Pick Stephen Moore Announces Cryptocurrency to Compete With Central Banks". Fortune. Archived from the original on January 14, 2020. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
- ^ "DeFi Pulse | The DeFi Leaderboard | Stats, Charts and Guides". defipulse.com. Retrieved 2021-07-12.
- ^ "Sam Kazemian". Athletic.net. 2018.
- ^ "Sam Kazemian - 2013-14 Powerlifting Roster - UCLA Club Sports". UCLA Club Sports. 2018.
- ^ "Everipedia: Bản sao xấu xí và tội lỗi của Wikipedia" [Everipedia: ugly copy and sin of Wikipedia]. VNG Corporation. 10 August 2017.
- ^ Geroulis, Tasha (October 15, 2018). "Second Brain Tumor Inspires Mahbod Moghadam to Change Corporate Philosophy". Jewish Journal. Archived from the original on November 3, 2020. Retrieved December 28, 2020.