$SOL 🌟 Have you heard about this guy? 🌟
He lost $14.5M on FTX. Now, he's the founder of Solana's biggest NFT collection!
Here's the untold story of Armani Ferrante and his insane comeback 🔽🧵
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👨💼 Armani Ferrante is the founder of Backpack. He previously worked as a software engineer at Oasis Labs.
💻 His journey into crypto began in university and escalated while working at Apple, where the Ethereum white paper blew his mind. He left Apple to focus on crypto, writing open-source code that caught the attention of companies, eventually joining **Alameda**.
⚡ Turning Point: Sam Bankman-Fried introduced Armani to Solana at Alameda, sparking a major shift in his career.
🌐 Armani first introduced Coral, the firm behind anchorlang, a top developer framework for Solana.
🚀 Next Project: He began creating Backpack, aiming to make it the leading decentralized exchange on Solana. In 2022, he secured $20M in funding led by FTX and Jump Crypto.
👀 The Twist: Most funds were stored on FTX, and when FTX collapsed, it was chaos. But Armani stayed calm and had a plan.
🔄 The team pushed on, introducing xNFTs and creating MadLads, one of Solana's most popular NFT collections.
💪 After a break, Armani and his team fully launched Backpack Exchange, making it a leading exchange on Solana through relentless effort.
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🔥 Follow Armani's incredible journey and see how resilience and innovation lead to success!
