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Kevin Coutinho

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Founder and Foundation Council President at Layer-One.X
📍 Australia

Kevin Coutinho is the Founder of Layer-One. X, a blockchain protocol focused on interoperability and scalability. A serial founder and PhD researcher at The University of Western Australia, he began programming at age 8 and is a long-time open-source contributor. Colleagues describe him as visionary, tenacious, and intensely creative.

Outside of his entrepreneurial and academic pursuits, Kevin is a disciplined martial artist, having earned a Bun Bu Ichi Black Belt. He connects the philosophy of "Pen and Sword as One"—the unity of mental and physical strength—directly to the strategy and focus required to succeed in business.

Unique fact: Kevin was a contributor to major open-source projects like GNU/LINUX and Firefox long before founding his own tech companies.

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Experience
4 Years
Current Role
Founder and Foundation Council President
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Australia
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Blockchain Interoperability
His entire company, Layer-One. X, and his PhD research are dedicated to solving the challenges of cross-chain communication and scalability.
DeFi Liquidity
He recently posted analyses on the structural problems of liquidity in DeFi, highlighting the high failure rate of projects with low initial liquidity.
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Career

Work history

8-2021
Founder and Foundation Council President
Layer-One.X
6-2019
Founder
Humanbot
10-2019
Founder
Rewalty
4-2022
Founder
BlocksOne
10-2019
Vice President
Business & Trade Association Of Victoria Park
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Education
9-2025
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD
The University of Western Australia
7-2021
Research Associate
The University of Western Australia
2018 - 2020
Masters of Professional Accounting
The University of Western Australia
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