# Minik Kim

> Minik Kim is the Seoul-based CEO and co-founder of Blockwave Labs and is identified as founder of Nexton Solutions in its November 2025 financing announcement. His public project record includes QuasarProtocol marketing and community work, membership and wallet tools, and DeFi interfaces; he was also listed as a HackSeoul 2024 mentor.

- **Role:** CEO and Co-founder at Blockwave Labs
- **Organizations:** Blockwave Labs, Nexton Solutions
- **Education:** Seoul National University
- **Known for:** Team member of QuasarProtocol, listed as a company prize winner in the IGNITION Solana hackathon., CEO and co-founder of Blockwave Labs, whose Yours product graduated from the 2023 Aptos x Outlier Ventures Move Accelerator., Listed as a HackSeoul 2024 mentor.

## Career timeline

- **2021** — Credited with marketing and community work on QuasarProtocol, an IGNITION Solana hackathon company-prize-winning project.
- **2022** — Listed on teams for SYNC, Sail on Polygon, EVRIDGE, Sail Protocol on Evmos, and MEPEvmos.
- **2023** — Blockwave Labs product Yours joined and graduated from the Aptos x Outlier Ventures Move Accelerator.
- **2024** — Listed as a mentor for AngelHack’s HackSeoul event on August 24-25.
- **2025** — Identified as Nexton Solutions founder in its November 27 announcement of an expanded $4 million strategic financing round.

## Achievements

- Team member of QuasarProtocol, listed as a company prize winner in the IGNITION Solana hackathon.
- CEO and co-founder of Blockwave Labs, whose Yours product graduated from the 2023 Aptos x Outlier Ventures Move Accelerator.
- Listed as a HackSeoul 2024 mentor.

## Latest updates

- **2025-11** — Nexton announced that its strategic financing round had expanded to $4 million, led by Danal, and quoted Kim on connecting to financial infrastructure.
- **2026-10** — Research check: Blockwave Labs’ team page continues to list Minik Kim as CEO and co-founder; its current presentation emphasizes institutional relationships under the broader BWL system.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/minik-kim-175353310/
- GitHub: https://github.com/minikwave

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Last updated: 2026-10-25