Chidera Ernest Ijeoma
Technical founder building Web3 platforms with AI, and audiences at scale.
I run two ventures solo: Grandtake, a USDC-settled platform on Base built with Claude Code, and an Instagram content network that reached 60M+ people a month and generated 160M+ views.
Ventures
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Grandtake
Founder & Operator · June 2026 to present · pre-launch, in audit preparation
- USDC-settled Web3 platform on Base, built from 0 to 1 with Claude Code: Solidity contracts, TypeScript backend, Next.js frontend.
- Integrated 6+ third-party APIs: Privy wallet login, Sumsub tiered KYC, Onramper fiat on-ramp, and cross-chain conversion through Li.Fi, Squid, and Relay.
- Closed a critical treasury-drain vulnerability and an operator hot-key risk with EIP-712 signed trade intents; backend tests grew from 100 to 290+, with 67 contract tests.
- Built a smart-account custody system with a gas-sponsoring paymaster, frozen for audit. Slither found zero High or Critical issues, and the Sherlock audit package is prepared.
- Proved a full deposit, trade, resolve, and claim cycle end to end on Base Sepolia with a real embedded-wallet user.
grandtake.com
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Instagram Content Network
Founder & Creator · February 2023 to present
- Founded hardpillnetwork (Feb 2023), then hardpillhustlers (Oct 2023), and grew the latter past 1 million followers.
- Delivered 2,400+ posts for 180+ clients across hardpillhustlers and themomentumhq, generating 160M+ total views.
- Run additional pages including themomentumhq and elitecietyhq, and negotiated multiple brand sponsorships.
- Built and sold the Faceless Instagram Wealth Accelerator directly to 200+ students.
instagram.com/hardpillhustlers
instagram.com/themomentumhq
Notable work
Gasless deposits at Grandtake. New users signing up with Google had USDC but no ETH, and depositing required a transaction that needs ETH for gas. One test user hit that exact dead end, a real blocker, not a hypothetical.
- Evaluated five technical approaches, from a simple signed-permit model to a full smart-account redesign, weighing security, audit cost, and user experience.
- Chose an authorization-based deposit flow (ERC-3009): a user signs once, no gas required, while a backend relayer submits and pays the fee.
- Build completed and fully verified by July 2026. Removes a hard onboarding blocker for every non-crypto-native user.
Student results
Taught 1,000+ students across programs, including 200+ sold directly through the Faceless Instagram Wealth Accelerator. A sample of accounts built using the strategy taught in it (tap one to open it):
Background
2021 – 2022
Freelance Video Editing
Delivered video editing services for clients.
Jan 2022 – Jan 2023
Office Assistant
Living Faith Church, Eneka. Administrative and operational support.
Sep 2018 – Oct 2022
B.Sc. Management
Imo State University, Owerri.
Skills
AI-Assisted Software Development (Claude Code)
Full-Stack Product Architecture
Smart Contract & On-Chain Settlement Design
Web3 Wallet & Authentication Integration
Security Hardening & Audit Preparation
Brand Partnership Negotiation
Social Media Growth
Content Strategy
Course Creation & Monetization
Video Editing