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Track record
1 PROJECT
1 position on CoinPaprika team lists
After their events
+127.7%
NEXT DAY−3.1%30 DAYS+127.7%
every measured event on this person's projects
Next event
NOTHING SCHEDULED
schedule from the projects' own event lists
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Track record in shortON RECORD
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Projects
1
token records · Oct 4, 2026
Positions
1
on CoinPaprika team lists
Best-ranked project
#19
Cardano · Oct 4, 2026
Median from ATH
−92.1%
across projects · Oct 4, 2026
Projects hacked
0
during a recorded tenure
First seen
Oct 4, 2026
first recorded in our sources
Career historyON RECORD
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| Tenure | Position | Project | Chain | Rank now | Market cap | From ATH | Rank, 90 d | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — → present | Compilers Engineers | Cardano (ADA) | Cardano | #19 | $9.53B | −92.1% | active | |
L1 · 13 events and 5 listings on record · no hack during the tenure. | ||||||||
Source: CoinPaprika /people/chad-nester · outcomes from PatternPlus · fetched
TimelineMEASURED
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| Date | Event | Token | Venue | 7d before | Next day | 7 days | 30 days | vs BTC | 90 days | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | ||||||||||
| network upgrade Plomin (full community governance) during tenure | Cardano (ADA) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | network | |
Plomin (full community governance), a network upgrade, 21:45 UTC (cardano.org: Hard forks (every Cardano hard fork and its date)). The move is the coin's, from the close before that day. ADA saw a network upgrade on Jan 29, 2025; the price series does not cover the 30-day window, so no effect is measured. | ||||||||||
| 2024 | ||||||||||
| recorded event 18.53MM Token Unlock during tenure | Cardano (ADA) | — | −0.9% | −3.1% | −1.3% | +127.7% | +81.8% | +179.7% | coinpaprika | |
On Oct 22, 2024 ADA made the news; it fell 3.1% by day 1 and was 127.7% higher 30 days later, 82 points ahead of BTC; it had moved −0.9% in the 7 days before. | ||||||||||
| network upgrade Chang (on-chain governance) during tenure | Cardano (ADA) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | network | |
Chang (on-chain governance), a network upgrade (cardano.org: Hard forks (every Cardano hard fork and its date)). The move is the coin's, from the close before that day. ADA saw a network upgrade on Sep 1, 2024; the price series does not cover the 30-day window, so no effect is measured. | ||||||||||
| 2023 | ||||||||||
| spot listing Binance Adds ADA/FDUSD, FIL/FDUSD, FRONT/TUSD, LEVER/TRY, LTC/FDUSD, RUNE/TUSD & TRB/TRY Trading Pairs during tenure | Cardano (ADA) | Binance | — | — | — | — | — | — | announcement | |
Binance listed ADA on Oct 11, 2023; the price series does not cover the 30-day window, so no effect is measured. | ||||||||||
| 2022 | ||||||||||
| network upgrade Vasil during tenure | Cardano (ADA) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | network | |
Vasil, a network upgrade (cardano.org: Hard forks (every Cardano hard fork and its date)). The move is the coin's, from the close before that day. ADA saw a network upgrade on Sep 22, 2022; the price series does not cover the 30-day window, so no effect is measured. | ||||||||||
| 2021 | ||||||||||
| network upgrade Alonzo (smart contracts) during tenure | Cardano (ADA) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | network | |
Alonzo (smart contracts), a network upgrade (cardano.org: Hard forks (every Cardano hard fork and its date)). The move is the coin's, from the close before that day. ADA saw a network upgrade on Sep 12, 2021; the price series does not cover the 30-day window, so no effect is measured. | ||||||||||
| all-time high ADA all-time high: $3.10 during tenure | Cardano (ADA) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | derived | |
Highest daily close in our price history. ADA set an all-time high on Sep 2, 2021; the price series does not cover the 30-day window, so no effect is measured. | ||||||||||
| recorded event AdaPay on Shelley MainNet during tenure | Cardano (ADA) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | coinpaprika | |
ADA made the news on Mar 31, 2021; the price series does not cover the 30-day window, so no effect is measured. | ||||||||||
| spot listing OKX lists ADA during tenure | Cardano (ADA) | OKX | — | — | — | — | — | — | instruments | |
ADA-USDT spot trading (quotes: EUR, TRY, USDT, USDC). OKX listed ADA on Jan 29, 2021; the price series does not cover the 30-day window, so no effect is measured. | ||||||||||
| 2020 | ||||||||||
| perpetual listing Binance Futures Will Launch ADAUSD Quarterly 0925 Futures Contract With Up to 75x Leverage during tenure | Cardano (ADA) | Binance | — | — | — | — | — | — | announcement | |
Binance opened perpetual futures for ADA on Jul 20, 2020; the price series does not cover the 30-day window, so no effect is measured. | ||||||||||
| recorded event The Cardano Virtual Summit during tenure | Cardano (ADA) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | coinpaprika | |
ADA made the news on Jul 2, 2020; the price series does not cover the 30-day window, so no effect is measured. | ||||||||||
| perpetual listing OKX lists ADA perpetual during tenure | Cardano (ADA) | OKX | — | — | — | — | — | — | instruments | |
ADA-USDT-SWAP perpetual trading (quotes: USD, USDT). OKX opened perpetual futures for ADA on Feb 28, 2020; the price series does not cover the 30-day window, so no effect is measured. | ||||||||||
| perpetual listing Binance Futures Will Launch ADA/USDT Perpetual Contract With Up to 75x Leverage during tenure | Cardano (ADA) | Binance | — | — | — | — | — | — | announcement | |
Binance opened perpetual futures for ADA on Jan 30, 2020; the price series does not cover the 30-day window, so no effect is measured. | ||||||||||
Co-workersON RECORD
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| Person | Shared projects | Their positions | Shared |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akihiro Yabe | Cardano | Senior Manager, Corporate Department Emurgo | 1 |
| Alexander Diemand | Cardano | Developer | 1 |
| Alexander Nemish | Cardano | Engineer | 1 |
| Alexander Vieth | Cardano | Developer | 1 |
| Alexandre Baldé | Cardano | Core Developer | 1 |
| Alfredo Di Napoli | Cardano | Core Developer | 1 |
| Amanda Rasch | Cardano | Office Manager | 1 |
| Andreas Triantafyllos | Cardano | Developer | 1 |
| Ante Kegalj | Cardano | Developer | 1 |
| Arseniy Seroka | Cardano | Lead Developer | 1 |
| Artyom Kazak | Cardano | Core Developer | 1 |
| Bruce Milligan | Cardano | General Manager | 1 |
| Charles Hoskinson | Cardano | Founder & CEO IOHK | 1 |
| Darryl McAdams | Cardano | Developer | 1 |
| Deepak Kapiswe | Cardano | Developer | 1 |
| Denis Shevchenko | Cardano | Blockchain Developer | 1 |
| Dmitry Kovanikov | Cardano | Core Developer | 1 |
| Domino Burki | Cardano | Council Member | 1 |
| Edsko de Vries | Cardano | Consultant | 1 |
| Edward Tate | Cardano | Developer | 1 |
| George Agapov | Cardano | Core Developer | 1 |
| Ilya Lubimov | Cardano | Core Developer | 1 |
| Ivan Gromakovskii | Cardano | Core Developer | 1 |
| Javier Roberto Diaz | Cardano | Developer | 1 |
| Jean-Christophe Mincke | Cardano | Development manager | 1 |
| Jens Krause | Cardano | Developer | 1 |
| Jon Moss | Cardano | Marketing Consultant | 1 |
| Jonn Mostovoy | Cardano | Lead Developer | 1 |
| Jordan Millar | Cardano | Developer | 1 |
| Juliette Adelfang | Cardano | Delivery Assurance Lead | 1 |
| Ken Kodama | Cardano | CEO Emurgo | 1 |
| Kostas Dermentzis | Cardano | Developer | 1 |
| Kostas Vrakopoulos | Cardano | Developer | 1 |
| Kristijan Šarić | Cardano | Developer | 1 |
| Kyle Peterson | Cardano | Investment Group Emurgo | 1 |
| Lei Hao | Cardano | Marketing & Community Team | 1 |
| Maki Mukai | Cardano | Content Marketing & Community Manager | 1 |
| Manmeet Singh | Cardano | Council Member (CIO Emurgo) | 1 |
| Marko Dimjašević | Cardano | Developer | 1 |
| Matt Parsons | Cardano | Developer | 1 |
| Matthias Benkort | Cardano | Developer | 1 |
| Matthias Güdemann | Cardano | Software Engineer | 1 |
| Michael Parsons | Cardano | Cardano Foundation Chairman | 1 |
| Michael Peyton-Jones | Cardano | Engineer | 1 |
| Mikhail Volkhov | Cardano | Core Developer | 1 |
| Nathan Kaiser | Cardano | Chairperson | 1 |
| Nicholas Clarke | Cardano | Consultant | 1 |
| Nicolás Arqueros | Cardano | CTO Emurgo | 1 |
| Pascal Schmid | Cardano | Council Member | 1 |
| Peter Thompson | Cardano | Developer | 1 |
| PhD Duncan Coutts | Cardano | Director, full stack engineer | 1 |
| PhD Lars Brünjes | Cardano | Director of Education | 1 |
| PhD Marcin Szamotulski | Cardano | Developer | 1 |
| PhD Philipp Kant | Cardano | Director of formal methods | 1 |
| Polina Vinogradova | Cardano | Software Developer | 1 |
| Radu Ometita | Cardano | Engineer | 1 |
| Rebecca Valentine | Cardano | Developer | 1 |
| Rob Cohen | Cardano | Developer | 1 |
| Roman Kireev | Cardano | Engineer | 1 |
| Ryuta Toida | Cardano | Human Resources Emurgo | 1 |
| Sebastien Guillemot | Cardano | R&D Engineering Lead Emurgo | 1 |
| Shigetaka Doi | Cardano | Human Resources Emurgo | 1 |
| Shunsuke Mitsumoto | Cardano | Manager, Public Relations Emurgo | 1 |
| Shunsuke Murasaki | Cardano | Senior Manager, Business Development Emurgo | 1 |
| Stavros Chryselis | Cardano | Developer | 1 |
| Steve Wagendorp | Cardano | Head of Technical Operations | 1 |
| Sumire Ono | Cardano | Executive Assistant Emurgo | 1 |
| Takahiro Hoshi | Cardano | ICO Consultant Emurgo | 1 |
| Takumi Sezaki | Cardano | Corporate Development Emurgo | 1 |
| Tatyana Valkevych | Cardano | Release manager | 1 |
| Thomas Winant | Cardano | Consultant | 1 |
| Tilmar Goos | Cardano | Legal Counsel | 1 |
| Tom Kelly | Cardano | Marketing & Community Manager | 1 |
| Vanessa McHale | Cardano | Engineer | 1 |
| Vasileios Gkoumas | Cardano | Developer | 1 |
| Ye Ji Kim | Cardano | Marketing & Community Team | 1 |
| Yosuke Yoshida | Cardano | Senior Manager, Corporate Planning & Business Development Emurgo | 1 |
Names, aliases and disambiguationON RECORD
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NO DATA YET No field of this record has changed since it was first built.
Compilers Engineers of Cardano; 1 project on record since Oct 4, 2026.
CoinPaprika people record and our token joins; as of Oct 4, 2026.
Chad Nester has 1 position on record across 1 token project; the highest-ranked is Cardano (#19), and it is active as of Oct 4, 2026. Cardano (ADA) is −92.1% from its Sep 2, 2021 high and no hack was recorded during the tenure.
From the latest data refresh
Regenerated nightly from token ranks and events; as of Oct 4, 2026.
1 position across 1 project; 1 current, 0 ended, as of Oct 4, 2026.
CoinPaprika team lists joined to our token records; as of Oct 4, 2026.
13 events across Chad Nester's projects up to Oct 4, 2026; 13 fell inside a recorded tenure and 1 have a measured day-30 outcome.
events and effects of every linked token; as of Oct 4, 2026.
77 people share at least one project with Chad Nester on record as of Oct 4, 2026: Akihiro Yabe, Alexander Diemand, Alexander Nemish, Alexander Vieth, Alexandre Baldé and Alfredo Di Napoli.
People listed on the same projects' team lists; as of Oct 4, 2026.
No alias is recorded for Chad Nester as of Oct 4, 2026; the name is written exactly as CoinPaprika publishes it.
Aliases as CoinPaprika publishes them; other people with the same name on record.
No field on this page changed between Oct 3, 2026 and Oct 4, 2026.
Change log compared against the previous build; as of Oct 4, 2026.
Questions
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Positions come from CoinPaprika's team lists (people id chad-nester); ranks, drawdowns, events and hacks are joined from the token records on this site.
| Source | What it gave this page | Last successful fetch | Last error | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| coinpaprika | name, description, links, positions | 2026-10-04 18:37 UTC | none | api.coinpaprika.com/v1 |
| defillama | hacks during tenure | 2026-10-04 18:50 UTC | none | api.llama.fi |
| predict | predictions: chance of a higher price, typical move, likely range and our track record | 2026-10-04 19:28 UTC | none | — |
| snapshot | daily snapshots and the change log | 2026-10-04 19:33 UTC | none | — |
| build | the nightly rebuild | 2026-10-04 19:35 UTC | none | — |
PatternPlus compiles facts from public sources and gives no financial advice; corrections by email. As of Oct 4, 2026.
