# Charlie Thompson

Ethereum-focused product engineer and researcher building at the intersection of programmable cryptography and AI-assisted collaboration.

Email: charlie_thompson@protonmail.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/charlie-thompson-2a8293aa/

Public version focused on public projects and work history.

## Focus

I turn ambiguous onchain requirements into product direction, technical specs, and working integrations across Ethereum/EVM, programmable cryptography, AI workflows, and group coordination.

Skills: Ethereum/EVM, Solidity, Foundry, ethers.js, TypeScript/JavaScript, React, Node.js, Cloudflare Workers, Arweave, Lit Protocol, passkeys/SIWE, OpenAI/Anthropic APIs, roadmap and spec writing.

## Public Projects

### Context Engine

2021-present

Built and published an Ethereum-enabled toolkit for AI-enhanced collaboration and group coordination. Owned product direction, roadmap, architecture, docs, and release iteration.

Developed React/TypeScript client, Node tooling, Cloudflare Worker APIs, Solidity contracts, and Foundry tests. Supports configurable EVM chains, Arweave-backed records, Lit Protocol encryption, passkeys/SIWE, and SBT-gated access.

GitHub: https://github.com/AgalmicSoftware/context-engine/

### Quantum Computing / Bitcoin Report

2025

Public report on quantum computing risk to Bitcoin, Ethereum, ECDSA, and post-quantum migration.

Report: https://charliethompson.lol/quantum.html

### Social Infrastructure for AI on Ethereum

2023

Presented at Zuzalu AI x Crypto, with a linked Context Engine AI safety ideas map.

Page: https://charliethompson.lol/zuzalu.html
Event: https://aixzuzalu.splashthat.com/
Ideas map: https://charliethompson.lol/assets/ai-safety-map/WebsiteContextEngine_AISafetyIdeasMap_.html

### Liberal Radicalism: A Flexible Design for Philanthropic Matching Funds

2019

Provided research assistance on "Liberal Radicalism: A Flexible Design for Philanthropic Matching Funds" and helped connect Democracy Earth and RadicalxChange around a Colorado State House quadratic voting pilot.

Paper: https://arxiv.org/abs/1809.06421

## Work History

### Independent Product Engineer and Researcher - Context Engine

2021-present

Product, engineering, docs, releases, user/deployer flows, AI-assisted collaboration features, and public/private deployment design.

### Solidity Developer - The Quantum Resistant Ledger

2020

QRL contributor page: https://www.theqrl.org/team/charlie/

Contributed to a post-quantum XMSS Ethereum vault prototype and translated cryptographic constraints into Solidity/EVM trade-offs.

### Research Assistant - Glen Weyl

2019

Research assistance around quadratic funding, RadicalxChange, and civic experimentation.

### Independent Researcher

2018

Designed an early proof-of-humanity smart contract concept using natural-language challenges resistant to AI.

## Education

Cornell University - B.A., Computer Science, 2021. Focus: cryptography, natural language processing, AI.