
Elson Liu
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Elson Liu
@elsonliuzq
@UCBerkeley | Edu Head @calblockchain





Introducing Mantle Squad Americas 🌎 Mantle is bringing together 7 creators, builders and researchers from all over Americas to @consensus2026 Miami next week. Mantle Squad Americas would grow Mantle's presence in North America. Learn more about each of them 👇

An AI agent without assets to act onchain is just a chatbot. Yesterday at @CalBlockchain, @emilyRioFreeman and @ryanli from @SurfAI unpacked what agents become when RWAs and onchain rails converge. Mantle is built to accelerate exactly that, the agentic economy.






SOLACE IS OFFICIALLY HIRING — not only do we pay VERY generously, we’re also building the first hybrid software–hardware AI companion system for emotional wellness. We’re a rapidly growing Web3 mental wellness AI startup, expanding our core team of backend, ML, and Web3 engineers to help define the emotional layer of agentic infrastructure. Here’s a snapshot of our current development roadmap: 🗣️ Low-latency, fully customizable voice pipelines (speech-to-text, voice modulation, caching) 🧠 Agentic behavior modeling (tailored personalities that adapt to users' emotional and functional needs) 🔒 Secure, decentralized infrastructure for sensitive user data (smart contract logic, encryption, MPC) 📊 Behavioral analytics from Spotify integration, calendar interpretation, journaling, and mood tracking 🧸 A native Solace hardware line — a physical AI companion with real-time, on-device inference and emotional memory (mechanical engineering track) WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR: • Engineers with experience in backend systems, ML infrastructure, smart contract development, speech optimization, or Web3 security • Bonus if you’ve worked on agent-based AI, LLM fine-tuning, or have a CogSci / Psych + CS background • We’re also hiring cognitive research leads to expand our wellness knowledge engine • Non-technical roles are available for standout candidates — pitch us your angle 💰 Contract bounties start at $20K base (negotiable based on skillset and commitment) 🎯 $500 referral bonus if we hire your recommendation 🌍 Work is remote & async through August (with potential to extend or go full-time) 📨 Interviews will be sent via email 📆 Apply by July 24 — but we’re hiring on a rolling basis, so EARLY APPLICANTS GET PRIORITY. Send your CV + 2–3 sentences on how you’d like to contribute to: 📧 kellyzeng@solacelaunch.org Let’s build emotionally intelligent AI — for real.




