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Yves La Rose

Founder and CEO of the EOS Network Foundation

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Biography:

Yves La Rose is co-founder and CEO of EOS Nation and executive director of the EOS Network Foundation, a not-for-profit organization that works to encourage the growth and development of the EOS network through financial and non-financial support. La Rose’s responsibilities range from governance to strategy and communication. 

The EOS Nation CEO was already interested in information technology at a very young age, building his first computer and writing his first program when he was seven years old.

Yet, his studies revolved around arts and biology. He obtained a Bachelor of Arts in 2005 and a Bachelor of Science in 2013 from the University of Ottawa, where he also developed an interest in computational neuropsychology.

He was fascinated early with the concept of decentralization, and blockchain and cryptocurrency offered an opportunity to finally further develop his interest. He started mining Bitcoin in 2010 and used his amassed BTC to buy parts for his computer.

He was interested in national politics, and for some time, he worked as an economist and policy adviser for the Canadian federal government before moving on to work in the communications department for an elected political representative in Canada. In 2016, La Rose began dedicating his career to the crypto industry, co-founding a crypto education group. In February 2018, La Rose co-founded EOS Nation with six others, and in August 2021, he took the role of CEO at the EOS Network Foundation.

La Rose’s 2022:

2022 was a year of intense activity for La Rose. During the second quarter of 2022, the ENF saw exponential growth as an organization with a rapidly growing team and a global expansion that saw the creation of ENF USA LLC and ENF Hong Kong Ltd. 

As part of its business development and marketing strategy for EOS, the ENF also forged a strategic partnership with Web3 company Zaisan in order to maintain a physical presence at trade shows and Web3 events throughout Europe and Dubai.

In September, EOS experienced a major consensus upgrade to cut all ties with Block.one — the company that originally designed the network — to signal a new beginning for the platform.

In Q3 of 2022, the EOS Yield+ portal was launched to help develop and grow the DeFi ecosystem through an incentive program aimed at bringing increased liquidity and opportunities to the EOS network.

La Rose’s 2023:

In 2023, La Rose’s mission for EOS Nation and the ENF will likely be to expand support for Web3, NFTs and the metaverse across its ecosystem. Funding more businesses within these communities and providing them with reliable infrastructure and collaboration will be crucial if the company wants to retain a significant role in a vibrant, innovative market.

La Rose is likely to focus on the new EOS DeFi ecosystem in 2023 to grow its total value locked, increase opportunities for users to earn yield off of their EOS assets, and make EOS a more competitive and attractive platform for DeFi applications, builders and users.