I’m a SoloHomeStaker, educator, and builder deeply committed to the Ethereum ecosystem since 2017.
Founder of Ethereum Veracruz, a community that bridges academia and Web3.
Currently serving as Community Lead at Stakers Union and Delegate at Obol Collective.
Full-time educator at Universidad Veracruzana (uv.mx), teaching emerging technologies for over 14 years and integrating Ethereum and blockchain into formal education since 2019.
In 2022, I became the first and only SoloHomeStaker in Mexico, launching and maintaining a solo validator node on Ethereum Mainnet.
I champion decentralization, security, and privacy while promoting home staking practices throughout Latin America.
Active contributor to communities such as ETHStaker, CoinCashew, Rancho Stake, Cypherpunk Citadel DAO, and builder at BuidlGuidl.
Ethereum Veracruz was born from growing student interest in blockchain.
Since 2020, over 300 students in our Information Technologies in Organizations program have taken mandatory courses in Blockchain, DeFi, and Web3.
In 2024, we:
- Organized a regional onboarding event
- Participated in ETHGlobal, Ethereum México, and DEVCON7
- Were recognized as one of the most impactful blockchain communities in Mexico
I’m motivated by Ethereum’s potential to promote digital sovereignty, education as a public good, and a decentralized future built by and for Latin America.
My goal is to empower Latin American students to become active participants in the Ethereum ecosystem—not just users, but builders and developers.
- 🌐 Personal Webpage (UV)
- 🐦 Twitter - CJValdez
- 🐦 Twitter - ETH_Veracruz
- 🌐 ENS:
cjvaldez.eth - 🌐 ENS:
ethveracruz.eth - 💬 Warpcast
- 💻 GitHub (Personal)
- 💻 GitHub (Ethereum Veracruz)
- 💻 BuidlGuidl Profile
- 📲 Telegram
- 📩 Email:
carvaldez@uv.mx