# Xinshu Dong

> Xinshu Dong is a Singapore-based computer scientist and entrepreneur who co-founded Zilliqa and RockX. A former Zilliqa CEO with a PhD from the National University of Singapore, he has worked on cybersecurity research, blockchain infrastructure and venture investing. More recent public profiles identify him as Babylon’s chief strategy officer and an IOSG Ventures venture partner; his research includes co-authorship of Bitcoin Staking, revised in May 2026.

- **Role:** Chief Strategy Officer at Babylon; Co-Founder of RockX; Venture Partner at IOSG Ventures
- **Organizations:** RockX, Zilliqa, Babylon, IOSG Ventures, National University of Singapore, Advanced Digital Sciences Center, Anquan
- **Education:** PhD in Computer Science, National University of Singapore, B.E. in Software Engineering, East China Normal University
- **Known for:** Co-founded Zilliqa and led it as CEO through its early development., Helped bring Zilliqa to its January 2019 mainnet launch., Co-founded staking infrastructure business RockX with Alex Lam.

## Career timeline

- **2009–2010** — Tried Bitcoin mining, according to his February 2019 interview.
- **2013** — Completed his doctorate at the National University of Singapore, according to MarketScreener’s biography.
- **2015** — Co-authored research on software-defined networking for smart-grid resilience, with an Advanced Digital Sciences Center affiliation.
- **2017** — Co-founded Zilliqa and served as CEO; the project’s own launch account dates its beginnings to June 2017.
- **2018** — Represented Zilliqa at Tokyo and San Francisco Bay Area events; Zilliqa’s token market cap reached $1 billion in May.
- **2019** — Zilliqa mainnet launched January 31; deBridge dates the end of Dong’s CEO tenure to May. RockX’s launch with Alex Lam was announced in August.
- **2020** — Joined IOSG Ventures, as recounted in his March 2021 interview.
- **2024** — Publicly billed as Babylon Labs CSO at Bitcoin Staking Thailand; co-authored Remote Staking with Economic Safety, submitted August 4.
- **2025** — Acknowledged in Babylon’s community-created Bitcoin liquid staking token best-practices publication.
- **2026** — Co-authored the revised Bitcoin Staking paper, published as arXiv version 5 on May 18.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Zilliqa and led it as CEO through its early development.
- Helped bring Zilliqa to its January 2019 mainnet launch.
- Co-founded staking infrastructure business RockX with Alex Lam.
- Co-authored research on browser security, smart-grid resilience and Bitcoin staking.

## Latest updates

- **2026-05** — Bitcoin Staking, co-authored by Dong and six collaborators, was revised on May 18, 2026, as arXiv version 5.
- **2025-02** — Babylon’s Bitcoin liquid staking token best-practices publication, dated February 18, acknowledges Dong among the participants.
- **2024-08** — Listed as Babylon Labs CSO for the August 17 Bitcoin Staking Thailand event.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/xinshudong
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/xinshudong

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Last updated: 2026-10-14