Eric Chen
Eric Chen | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 28, 1998 Shenzhen, China |
| Education | New York University |
| Occupations | Entrepreneur, blockchain developer |
| Known for | Co-founder and CEO of Injective Labs |
Eric Chen (born August 28, 1998) is a Chinese-American entrepreneur and blockchain developer. He is the co-founder and chief executive officer of Injective Labs.[1]
Biography
Chen was born in Shenzhen, China. He later moved to the United States, where he attended New York University (NYU), studying finance and computer science.[2] During his time at NYU, Chen became involved in blockchain technology, contributing to open-source projects and participating in blockchain-related academic initiatives.[3] From 2017 to 2018, Chen worked as a researcher at Innovating Capital, where his work included blockchain protocol research and trading strategies.[4]
In 2018, Chen co-founded Injective Labs with Albert Chon.[5] The company developed Injective Protocol, a blockchain platform designed for decentralized finance applications, including trading and derivatives.[6][7]
In March 2023, Chen announced the release of the inSVM rollup, the first Solana Sealvel Virtual Machine (SVM) rollup intended for the Solana developer community and Cosmos users.[8][9] In May, Eric Chen helped integrate Pyth with the Injective mainnet.[10][11]
Injective Protocol is built using the Cosmos SDK and supports various financial products such as spot and derivatives trading.[12][13][14]
In 2024, Forbes included Chen and Albert Chon in its 30 Under 30 Finance list as cofounders of Injective Labs.[15]
Chen has also spoken at a number of conferences, including ETHCC,[16] ETH Denver,[17] Avalanche Summit,[18] Binance Blockchain Week,[19] Permissionless, Messari Mainnet,[20][21] and others.
References
- ^ Singh, Medha (March 9, 2023). "Crypto stocks slide after Silvergate decides to shut down". Reuters. Retrieved April 20, 2026.
- ^ Schwartz, Leo (August 5, 2025). "Eric Chen: Injective cofounder, CEO, and blockchain's Gen Z leader". Fortune. Retrieved April 20, 2026.
- ^ "This Gen Zer dropped out of NYU with just a few months to go to build a $1B crypto business". Yahoo! Finance. August 5, 2025. Retrieved April 20, 2026.
- ^ "Gen Z CEO Eric Chen Builds $1.3B Blockchain After NYU Dropout". AInvest. August 5, 2025. Retrieved April 20, 2026.
- ^ "Injective Labs". Forbes. Retrieved April 20, 2026.
- ^ Singh, Manish (December 3, 2020). "As crypto comes back, Binance-backed Injective Protocol launches testnet for its DeFi trading platform". TechCrunch. Retrieved April 20, 2026.
- ^ "How a college dropout got Mark Cuban to invest in his blockchain business". Business Insider. September 2025. Retrieved April 20, 2026.
- ^ Wang, Tracy (May 25, 2022). "Wormhole Bridge Expands to Cosmos Ecosystem". CoinDesk. Retrieved April 20, 2026.
- ^ Jha, Prashant (March 31, 2023). "Injective launches Layer-2 testnet for Solana-based apps in Cosmos". Cointelegraph. Retrieved April 20, 2026.
- ^ "Injective Integrates Pyth, Launching Institutional and Real World Asset Markets". Yahoo! Finance. May 3, 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2026.
- ^ "Cost-Based Optimum Design of Reinforced Concrete Retaining Walls Considering Different Methods of Bearing Capacity Computation". Mathematics. MDPI. Retrieved 13 May 2026.
- ^ "What is Injective Protocol (INJ)?". Coinhouse. Retrieved April 20, 2026.
- ^ "What Is Injective (INJ)?". Binance Academy. Retrieved April 20, 2026.
- ^ "Mathematics, Volume 14, Issue 7, Article 1232". MDPI. MDPI AG. Retrieved 30 April 2026.
- ^ "30 Under 30 - Finance (2024)". Forbes. November 28, 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2026.
- ^ "Event: The Ethereum Community Conference 2023". Qwoted. Retrieved April 20, 2026.
- ^ "ETH Denver 2022: Injective Recap". Medium. March 4, 2022. Retrieved April 20, 2026.
- ^ "Avalanche Summit: Game-Changing Trends & Innovations in DeFi". Chain Debrief. March 31, 2022. Retrieved April 20, 2026.
- ^ "Binance Blockchain Week 2023". Binance Live. November 8, 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2026.
- ^ "Mainnet 2022 Recap". CoinMarketCap. November 4, 2022. Retrieved April 20, 2026.
- ^ "Event: Mainnet 2022". Qwoted. Retrieved April 20, 2026.