Blockchain Protocol Engineering & Venture Building

brainbot specializes in core engineering of blockchain protocols and scaling solutions, backed by over 7 years of experience developing pioneering Web3 infrastructure for the Ethereum ecosystem. Their protocol engineering services combine hands-on development with venture building capabilities, enabling clients to build production-grade blockchain infrastructure from ideation through deployment and scaling.

Protocol Development Capabilities

brainbot's development team has deep expertise in protocol design, cross-chain solutions, MEV protection mechanisms, state channel technology, and threshold cryptography implementations. They work across multiple blockchain ecosystems including Ethereum, Optimism, Arbitrum, Gnosis Chain, and Polygon. Their technical capabilities extend to consensus mechanism implementation, peer-to-peer networking, cryptographic primitives, and custom chain development frameworks.

Active Protocol Ventures Portfolio

Shutter Network: Protects users from malicious MEV and front-running using threshold cryptography-based distributed key generation (DKG) protocol. The technology includes Rolling Shutter (MEV protection for Layer 2 rollups built into the sequencer flow) and Shutter Governance (shielded voting for DAOs implemented by Snapshot). This venture directly addresses the hidden value extraction that occurs through front-running bots, miners, and validators.

Beamer Bridge: Enables users to move digital assets across rollups quickly and securely through an intuitive cross-rollup transfer solution. Beamer specializes in transferring assets between EVM-compatible rollups, providing a smooth user experience to make Ethereum more accessible. It's a community-driven open-source project based on collaborative efforts.

Raiden Network: Provides off-chain, near-instant, low-fee, and scalable transactions for Ethereum, working with any ERC20-compatible token. As a community-driven research and development project, Raiden defines state channel protocols and develops reference implementations to complement the Ethereum blockchain.

Trustlines Network: Empowers people to create their own money and access digital payments through what they call "People Powered Money." The project builds a universally accessible payment system allowing peer-to-peer payments without intermediaries, eliminating the need to link bank accounts or deposit money upfront.

Research & Ethereum Ecosystem Contributions

brainbot actively participates in Ethereum research, including co-submitting work on the Shutterized Beacon Chain to address MEV at the Layer-1 level through Ethresearch forums. They contributed to The Merge data challenge organized by the Ethereum Foundation and developed PoWDump to help users swap PoWETH to ETH post-Merge, processing over $1,000,000 in value within the first month. Their open-source track record on GitHub demonstrates their commitment to public goods and collaborative development.

Service Models for Protocol Development

For Startups: brainbot offers a battle-tested MVP development process tailored specifically for Web3 protocol startups, refined through their venture builder operations. Their well-established team takes client ideas, breaks them into manageable pieces, and reassembles them into production-ready protocol implementations.

For Enterprise: Enterprise clients receive full-stack protocol development services. brainbot guides teams through each stage including ideation, planning, solution architecting, implementation, and ongoing maintenance and support. They adapt to enterprise requirements while maintaining blockchain best practices.

For DAOs: DAOs can access brainbot's top engineering talent who become integrated contributors to their teams. The developers are Web3 natives who immerse themselves in project communities and align with community culture, providing seamless collaboration for decentralized organizations.

Engagement & Expertise

The engagement follows a streamlined process: clients describe their protocol requirements, brainbot schedules alignment meetings to create unique team augmentation strategies, provides CVs for approval, and launches remote development teams. Clients benefit from brainbot's developer capacity, well-established agile teams, expert advice, market insights, and in-depth training. The service is flexible, allowing clients to scale development resources based on project needs while maintaining access to senior-level protocol engineering expertise.