# Hello world, my name is:
Sammy Salih
Crypto native operator / on-chain analyst / game theory enjoyer.
# Profile:
Crypto native operator with 8+ years of experience across major blockchain ecosystems. Strong understanding of how crypto users think, where risk appears, and how incentives shape behaviour.
Before focusing on crypto, I worked as the Finance and Systems Manager for Sal’s Pizza, supporting the head office generating $1m+ NZD per month. That role carried real responsibility across financial reporting, operational systems, data quality, and problem solving.
The value I bring is in the overlap: crypto native judgement backed by real-world operational discipline. My edge is combining that experience with AI-assisted workflows to research faster, analyse better, and turn messy information into useful outputs.
# Looking for:
- Business development and ecosystem growth.
- Protocol, network, and operations support.
- Project research and on-chain analyst support.
- KYC/AML compliance, forensics, investigations.
- Community support, trust & safety moderation.
# Ecosystems:
- Native user of bitcoin, solana, and sui.
- DeFi, market making, lending, yield farming.
- NFTs, memes, media, incentives, game theory.
- Dapps, discord, telegram, and x communities.
- Scams, phishing, and user risk identification.
# Signals:
10,000+ hours of market exposure has helped me develop an instinct for why narratives form and how behaviour changes under pressure.
Actively using AI tools in my workflow to build code, research faster, document clearer, test ideas, and transmuting data into gold.
Confident acting independently, taking initiative, being adaptable, and moving forward without needing every step defined.
Able to dive into existing systems, understand them from the inside out, and identify potential inefficiencies or points of failure.
Comfortable translating complex systems or ideas into clear language for users, partners, founders, or other non-technical stakeholders.
# Perspective:
I think the best crypto teams understand their users.
My views come from being a long-term participant in the market, not just an observer.