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Founder & Executive
Sam Benyakoub has established himself as a visionary founder at the intersection of blockchain education and developer tooling.
As the CEO and Co-founder of Node Guardians, he's built what has become the largest gamified learning platform for smart contract developers in the blockchain space.Sam's journey into crypto is anything but conventional.
Originally pursuing studies as a medical student, he pivoted to blockchain in 2017 when he co-founded Journal du Coin, which grew to become the leading French-language crypto news source.
This entrepreneurial success provided him with deep insights into the industry before he identified another crucial need: accessible developer education for blockchain technologies.Node Guardians, under Sam's leadership, has pioneered a unique approach to blockchain development education through gamified challenges called CTFs (Capture The Flag).
The platform offers campaigns across multiple blockchain ecosystems, including Ethereum, Starknet, Optimism, zkSync, and others.
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