# Pranshu Rastogi — Blockchain Engineer, Speaker & Web3 Builder

## About
Pranshu Rastogi is the Head of Ecosystem & Integrations at Push Chain (formerly Push Protocol). He is a blockchain engineer with 7+ years of experience building in Web3, a speaker at 30+ global conferences, and a technical writer on Medium.

## Current Role
- **Position:** Head of Ecosystem & Integrations
- **Company:** Push Chain (push.org)
- **Focus:** Ecosystem growth, strategic partnerships, developer adoption, decentralized communication infrastructure

## Career History
- **Push Chain / Push Protocol** (Nov 2021 – Present): VP of Engineering, then Head of Ecosystem. Led engineering org, scaled protocol to 1,000+ integrations, shipped core notification system.
- **Dhiway** (Aug 2020 – Sep 2021): Software Engineer. Built decentralized identity solutions on Substrate chains, DID protocols, verifiable credentials.
- **Terse Software** (Apr 2019 – Jul 2020): Software Engineer. Architected backend systems and wrote first production smart contracts.

## Notable Projects
- **SPECTER** (specterpq.com): Post-quantum stealth address protocol for Ethereum and Sui. Uses ML-KEM-768 (NIST FIPS 203) for quantum-resistant private payments via ENS/SuiNS names. Detailed insights, research articles, and threads on post-quantum privacy at https://specterpq.com/insights
- **Bloom Ideas**: Collaborative idea-sharing platform for Web3 communities.
- **EYI (Earn Your Identity)**: Decentralized identity verification system.

## Writing & Research
Pranshu writes extensively about post-quantum cryptography, onchain privacy, stealth addresses, and the quantum threat to blockchain. His research and threads are published at:
- SPECTER Insights (post-quantum & privacy research): https://specterpq.com/insights
- Medium (technical articles): https://pranshurastogi.medium.com
- Twitter/X threads: https://x.com/pranshurastogii

## Expertise
Post-Quantum Cryptography, ML-KEM-768, Lattice-Based Cryptography, Stealth Addresses, Onchain Privacy, Blockchain, Ethereum, Solidity, Rust, Web3, DeFi, Smart Contracts, Decentralized Identity (DID), Push Protocol, Substrate, Ecosystem Development, Developer Relations, Technical Writing

## Links
- Website: https://pranshurastogi.com
- SPECTER Insights: https://specterpq.com/insights
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/pranshurastogii
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/rastogipranshu
- GitHub: https://github.com/pranshurastogi
- Medium: https://pranshurastogi.medium.com
- YouTube: https://youtube.com/@pranshurastogi

## Pages
- Home: https://pranshurastogi.com/
- POAPs: https://pranshurastogi.com/poaps
- Projects: https://pranshurastogi.com/projects/specter, https://pranshurastogi.com/projects/bloom-ideas, https://pranshurastogi.com/projects/eyi