Nick Saponaro is an American software developer, Speaker, Musician, and blockchain personality. He is the Chief Information Officer and Co-founder of The Divi Project. He is also a frequent speaker at blockchain conferences.

Nick is an entrepreneur, crypto enthusiast, and keynote speaker who is regularly featured in the media talking about crypto-related issues. Media appearances include Cheddar, CNBC, Quartz, Investing.com, Nasdaq.com, and CoinTelegraph.

Nick Saponaro is co-founder and lead full stack developer of the Divi Project, a blockchain startup committed to improving the usability of cryptocurrency. Nick heads the creation of Divi’s Smart Wallet technology and five-tier masternode system using his blockchain programming expertise, which spans across Ethereum, IBM’s HyperLedger, and PIVX. He also manages the ever-growing Divi community on Telegram and Discord, regularly engaging with users and answering their questions to help their crypto experience. Along with his two co-founders, Nick founded the Divi Project as an initiative to solve the current pain points of leading cryptocurrencies through blockchain education and simplification of user technology.

Early Life & Education

Nick was born and brought up in United States. He studied at Paul VI High School (2000-09 ) and Palm Springs High School (2010-11). He then went to University of California, San Diego Extension and became certified in web programming from 2017 – 2018.

Career

Nick has been involved in various fields from Music, Real Estate to software development. He also holds New Jersey Real Estate License and California Real Estate License.

Music Producer

Before studying at UCSD, Nick was very active in the field of Music. He founded his own Music Production company known as Nick Sapo Production 2012. He performed various roles including a DJ, producer and performer. He created and played music in front of crowds many times. He started DJing in small parties, school dances and weddings, but soon moved to bars and clubs. Now he performs not only in the United States, but in the other countries as well. He has also worked as a Music Coach for the Music Competition show Rise Up With Me.

He was always interested in gadgets and played with computer from a young age. He founded a computer store, Better Builds, LP in San diego in 2013. He managed all logistical aspects of the business, tax filings, book keeping, and marketing. He also assisted in building the computers and customer relations.

Web Developer

Nick started as a freelance web developer in January 2017 and developed websites for a variety of industries ranging from e-commerce, photography, videography, law, personal finance, and many more. He worked as a freelancer for three years till July 2017.

The Divi Project

In 2017, he co-founded the blockchain project known as The Divi Porject with Geoff McCabe. He worked as a Full Stack Engineer for 8 months and built and maintained all web based services that Divi offers from front end to back. He also played a helping role in the creation of smart contracts on the Ethereum blockchain, as well as protocol development for the Divi Core Node. His programming expertise spans across multiple blockchain frameworks, such as Ethereum, Hyperledger and PIVX. He was promoted in Feb 2018 and worked as a GM & Lead Full Stack Developer for a year. He was responsible for implementation of tasks coming from all departments including, UI / UX, Blockchain, Marketing, etc.

Chief Information Officer

He is working as Chief Information Officer from the start of the project and helps the Divi team in project management, programming, functional design, and other technical areas. His major role consists of maintaining all high-level web services, managing the blockchain and Smart Wallet development teams, and engaging with potential strategic partners where it applies to technology.

Speaker

Nick is a popular blockchain expert and has actively participated in many cryptocurrency and blockchain conferences and has been featured on Cheddar, CNBC, Quartz, Nasdaq.com, Investing.com, This Week in Tech, FinanceMagnates.com and more. He often engages with users and answer their questions to help their cryptocurrency experience.

Personal Life

Nick lives in San Diego, California and he is active on social media. He has over 13.5k followers on Twitter. He is also active on Facebook.