Culture, ownership, and infrastructure built with discipline.

Founder and CEO

Metanize

Visionary Technologist | Cultural Pioneer | Blockchain Innovator

Metanize is the Founder and CEO of Agentic DeFi Labs, where he leads the development of sovereign AI, agentic identity, blockchain infrastructure, and creator-owned digital economies. A long-running New York technology and culture ecosystem builder, he has launched Harlem Tech Week, founded Brooklyn Tech Week, and led the Blockchain Crypto Summit while developing platforms including HIPHVERSE, HiphFi Launchpad, and BODE Genesis.

His work centers on a disciplined thesis: autonomous intelligence should expand human and community agency without extracting control of strategy, identity, culture, or intellectual property. Through Agentic DeFi Labs, Metanize is building infrastructure that connects local-first AI, verifiable governance, decentralized ownership, and culturally grounded product design. His founder-led approach emphasizes clear boundaries, serious execution, and transparent distinction between what is operational, what is in pilot development, and what remains a research objective.

Culture and technology should empower communities, not extract from them. True innovation builds bridges between authentic cultural expression and advanced technology while keeping creators and operators in control of their future.

CTO, Web3 and Creator Economy Strategy

Zhinzo

Crypto-Preneur | AI × Web3 Builder | Cultural Systems Designer

Zhinzo is a Co-Founder of Agentic DeFi Labs and a founding team member of BODE Genesis. He works at the intersection of blockchain, autonomous agents, creator-economy infrastructure, Hip-Hop production, and visual storytelling.

His focus is translating culture into usable systems: agentic identities that can be owned and governed, creator tools that preserve intellectual property, and Web3 experiences that respect the communities they are designed to serve. Drawing from old-school Hip-Hop production and manga and anime storytelling, Zhinzo helps shape products that combine technical utility with a distinct cultural language. His operating philosophy is direct: give more than you take, respect the culture, and build tools that let creators control their revenue and representation.