The Untold Story Behind Ameer Rosic and Blockgeeks

By: crypto news flash|2025/05/08 22:15:02
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Ameer Rosic built Blockgeeks to simplify blockchain education and help everyday people enter the space with confidence. Despite his success, Rosic remains critical of crypto hype and emphasizes the need for real understanding over speculation. While others were busy completing formal education, Ameer Rosic took an unusual path. He dropped out of school in the ninth grade. Not because he had no potential, but because his life direction rejected a path that was too rigid. Who would have thought that from that decision a figure would be born who would help thousands of people enter the blockchain industry. At first, Rosic did not immediately jump into the world of technology. He had run a clothing business from Hong Kong. However, after getting to know Dmitry Buterin—the father of Vitalik Buterin, the founder of Ethereum—his life direction began to shift. Toronto, where the blockchain community thrives, introduced him to new opportunities. From there, his passion for decentralized systems could no longer be contained. Ameer Rosic: Building His Own Blockchain School 2016 was a turning point. Together with Dmitry Buterin, Rosic founded Blockgeeks, an online education platform that focuses on blockchain and crypto. Many people at that time were curious about Bitcoin and Ethereum, but were confused about where to start. Blockgeeks was there to bridge that need. Not only technical tutorials such as the Solidity language, but also general knowledge about how blockchain networks work. What made Blockgeeks quickly known was not only its material, but also Rosic’s way of delivering it to the point. He doesn’t like to beat around the bush. Even some of his educational videos uploaded to YouTube feel like chatting with an old friend who is talking about the future of money. In a short time, the platform has reached millions of organic visits. Furthermore, the practical approach he uses makes many people feel that blockchain is approachable. It’s not just complicated technical matters. Behind the scenes, Rosic helped compile the curriculum, designed the learning flow, and even directly answered user questions. But Rosic is not the type to stay in one place. On the other hand, he also started to get involved in broader blockchain projects. One of his early contributions was on the Aion network—a platform that tries to answer the issues of scalability and interoperability between blockchains. Although not as well-known as Ethereum , Aion has a fairly ambitious technical mission, and Rosic is among those who built its foundation. It didn’t stop there, he also entered the DeFi sector. He became one of the early investors in several protocols such as Thorchain and Synthetix. Outside of investing, Rosic also sits on the board of WonderFi, a Canadian digital finance company that combines blockchain technology with local regulations. One of the steps he pushed for was the formation of the Canadian Web3 Council, an advocacy body that pushes for more sensible crypto policies in Canada. Sometimes people forget that the crypto space is not just about money. There are many regulations, bureaucracy, and legal pitfalls in it. Well, Rosic understands that the future of blockchain also needs to be filled with people who are willing to talk to the government, not just behind the scenes. Still Asking Big Questions in a Fast-Moving Crypto Space One of Rosic’s characteristics is his endless enthusiasm for learning. He is active on YouTube with more than 150 thousand subscribers. The content is not only tutorials or token analysis, but also philosophical discussions about decentralization, privacy, and how technology affects everyday life. Sometimes, in the middle of a technical discussion, he can ask a simple question like, “If everyone has a digital wallet, do we still need banks?” On Medium and LinkedIn, he also often shares writings. But it’s not a formal corporate writing style, but more like a letter from an old friend who just discovered something interesting and can’t wait to share it. However, that doesn’t mean he agrees with every direction the industry is headed. He once said that in the crypto world, everyone is “smart enough to lose or make money.” The sarcastic tone shows his concern for people who enter the market without understanding the risks. For him, education is still the key—and that’s why Blockgeeks is still going strong today. Now, Ameer Rosic is not just a founder or an investor. He’s more like the starting point that introduced blockchain to everyday people. From a former bad kid who was kicked out of school, to a major figure who changed many people’s lives through the internet.

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Mixin has launched USTD-margined perpetual contracts, bringing derivative trading into the chat scene.

The privacy-focused crypto wallet Mixin announced today the launch of its U-based perpetual contract (a derivative priced in USDT). Unlike traditional exchanges, Mixin has taken a new approach by "liberating" derivative trading from isolated matching engines and embedding it into the instant messaging environment.


Users can directly open positions within the app with leverage of up to 200x, while sharing positions, discussing strategies, and copy trading within private communities. Trading, social interaction, and asset management are integrated into the same interface.


Simplified Trading Experience: No KYC Required, Opening a Position in Five Steps


Based on its non-custodial architecture, Mixin has eliminated friction from the traditional onboarding process, allowing users to participate in perpetual contract trading without identity verification.


The trading process has been streamlined into five steps:

· Choose the trading asset

· Select long or short

· Input position size and leverage

· Confirm order details

· Confirm and open the position


The interface provides real-time visualization of price, position, and profit and loss (PnL), allowing users to complete trades without switching between multiple modules.


Social-Native Trading: Strategy and Execution Completed in the Same Context


Mixin has directly integrated social features into the derivative trading environment. Users can create private trading communities and interact around real-time positions:

· End-to-end encrypted private groups supporting up to 1024 members

· End-to-end encrypted voice communication

· One-click position sharing

· One-click trade copying


On the execution side, Mixin aggregates liquidity from multiple sources and accesses decentralized protocol and external market liquidity through a unified trading interface.


By combining social interaction with trade execution, Mixin enables users to collaborate, share, and execute trading strategies instantly within the same environment.


Referral Mechanism: Non-institutional users can receive up to 60% fee split


Mixin has also introduced a referral incentive system based on trading behavior:

· Users can join with an invite code

· Up to 60% of trading fees as referral rewards

· Incentive mechanism designed for long-term, sustainable earnings


This model aims to drive user-driven network expansion and organic growth.


Self-Custody Architecture and Built-in Privacy Mechanism


Mixin's derivative transactions are built on top of its existing self-custody wallet infrastructure, with core features including:


· Separation of transaction account and asset storage

· User full control over assets

· Platform does not custody user funds

· Built-in privacy mechanisms to reduce data exposure


The system aims to strike a balance between transaction efficiency, asset security, and privacy protection.


A New Path for On-Chain Derivatives


Against the background of perpetual contracts becoming a mainstream trading tool, Mixin is exploring a different development direction by lowering barriers, enhancing social and privacy attributes.


The platform does not only view transactions as execution actions but positions them as a networked activity: transactions have social attributes, strategies can be shared, and relationships between individuals also become part of the financial system.


Regulatory Background


Mixin's design is based on a user-initiated, user-controlled model. The platform neither custodies assets nor executes transactions on behalf of users.


This model aligns with a statement issued by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on April 13, 2026, titled "Staff Statement on Whether Partial User Interface Used in Preparing Cryptocurrency Securities Transactions May Require Broker-Dealer Registration."


The statement indicates that, under the premise where transactions are entirely initiated and controlled by users, non-custodial service providers that offer neutral interfaces may not need to register as broker-dealers or exchanges.


About Mixin


Mixin is a decentralized, self-custodial privacy wallet designed to provide secure and efficient digital asset management services.


Its core capabilities include:

· Aggregation: integrating multi-chain assets and routing between different transaction paths to simplify user operations

· High liquidity access: connecting to various liquidity sources, including decentralized protocols and external markets

· Decentralization: achieving full user control over assets without relying on custodial intermediaries

· Privacy protection: safeguarding assets and data through MPC, CryptoNote, and end-to-end encrypted communication


Mixin has been in operation for over 8 years, supporting over 40 blockchains and more than 10,000 assets, with a global user base exceeding 10 million and an on-chain self-custodied asset scale of over $1 billion.


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