Jeff AKA "Jihoz", is a co-founder of Sky Mavis, the creators of Axie Infinity and the Ronin Blockchain. Axie is the #1 NFT game by DAU, NFT volume (as verified by the Guiness Book of world records), and cultural impact. As Chief Growth Officer, his mission is to growth the size and strength of both the community and economy. Jeff grew up playing video games and catching insects.

Jeff graduated with a BA in History from Yale University in 2015 where he wrote his thesis on the game theory of sovereign debt restructuring.

Selected Press

Bankless: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N70qNJ_9iUA

The Defiant: https://thedefiant.io/after-defi-its-nfts-and-daos-were-gathering-tinder-jihoz-of-axie-infinity/

Fortune NFT 50: https://fortune.com/nfty-50/2021/jeff-zirlin/

GameAnalytics: https://gameanalytics.com/blog/masters-of-blockchain-lessons-from-axie-infinity/

Bloomberg: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zidfacFc1ls

a16z podcast: https://yieldguild.substack.com/p/the-a16z-podcast-building-a-digital

Nas Daily: https://twitter.com/nasdaily/status/1488583249446465539