# DeFi Devs

> DeFi Devs is a Miami-based blockchain and AI development company that serves as the lead community developer of the Accumulate Protocol, an identity-based, delegated-proof-of-stake blockchain built for decentralized finance, digital identity, and enterprise tokenization. Founded in 2021 as a subsidiary of Inveniam Capital Partners and led by Factom founder Paul Snow, the firm builds infrastructure for cross-chain atomic transactions, human-readable addresses, and hierarchical key management, positioning Accumulate as an 'Internet of Blockchains' that bridges regulated real-world assets onto decentralized rails.

- **Founded:** 2021
- **Headquarters:** Miami, Florida, United States
- **Founders:** Paul Snow (CEO / CTO / Founder & Chief Architect), Jay Smith (President)
- **Team size:** ~6 employees
- **Products:** Accumulate Protocol, Accumulate Digital Identifiers (ADIs), Enterprise blockchain & tokenization services, Blockchain & AI solutions
- **Notable:** Founded and shipped the Accumulate Protocol, with testnet live October 2021 and mainnet launched October 31, 2022., Carried forward the legacy of Factom, one of the earliest data-integrity blockchains anchored to Bitcoin (2014)., Raised $2.8M in a private seed round for Accumulate development.

## Products & services

- **Accumulate Protocol** — An identity-based, delegated-proof-of-stake Layer-1 blockchain where each digital identity (ADI) is its own chain, featuring human-readable addresses, hierarchical key management, cross-chain atomic transactions, and high throughput reported near 70,000 TPS.
- **Accumulate Digital Identifiers (ADIs)** — Human-readable, hierarchical on-chain identities (e.g. acc://bob.acme) that let enterprises manage keys, tokens, and data with tiered cold/warm key security and administrative recovery.
- **Enterprise blockchain & tokenization services** — Development and integration work bridging real-world assets, banking, supply chain, and healthcare data onto decentralized infrastructure in a regulatory-compliant manner.
- **Blockchain & AI solutions** — Consulting and engineering for Web3 adoption, cross-chain interoperability, data security, and AI-augmented digital-asset tooling for enterprises.

## Achievements

- Founded and shipped the Accumulate Protocol, with testnet live October 2021 and mainnet launched October 31, 2022.
- Carried forward the legacy of Factom, one of the earliest data-integrity blockchains anchored to Bitcoin (2014).
- Raised $2.8M in a private seed round for Accumulate development.
- Published a peer-referenced whitepaper on identity-based blockchain with cross-chain support and key-management capabilities.
- Reported throughput near 70,000 transactions per second across its interconnected chain architecture.

## Latest updates

- **2022-10** — Accumulate mainnet launched, moving the identity-based protocol from testnet to production.
- **2024-01** — Paul Snow's focus expanded to IDD Labs, continuing work on Accumulate and EVM-based tokenization.
- **2025-01** — DeFi Devs continues to feature in Miami's tokenization and real-world-asset builder community.

## Links

- Website: https://defidevs.io
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/defi-devs
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/accumulatehq
- GitHub: https://github.com/AccumulateNetwork

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Last updated: 2026-07-21