Bio
Co-Founder & CTO of Vcreate; Co-Founder/Advisor of Nash
Ethan Fast is a computer scientist and entrepreneur who co-founded Nash — a non-custodial cryptocurrency exchange and financial services platform — and is currently Co-Founder and CTO of Vcreate, a company applying machine learning to cancer immunotherapy research. Fast holds a PhD in Computer Science from Stanford University, and his career reflects a bridge between applied cryptography research, crypto product development, and biomedical machine learning.
Fast's crypto contributions include co-founding Nash (originally known as nOS/NEX) and contributing to the Neon Wallet, one of the earliest and most widely used wallets for the Neo blockchain. Nash's MPC-based non-custodial architecture was notable for providing exchange-like functionality without requiring users to give up custody of their assets.
Nash — Co-Founder History
Nash was co-founded by Ethan Fast and other collaborators including Fabio Canesin, Fabian Wahle, and Samuel Bourque. The project began in the Neo ecosystem and evolved into a standalone non-custodial exchange and financial services platform. Nash's architecture used multi-party computation (MPC) to enable non-custodial trading, meaning users retained private key control while the exchange matched orders. In 2021, Nash publicly announced leadership changes; Fast transitioned away from his operating CTO role and joined Vcreate. His current relationship with Nash is as a co-founder/advisor rather than as operating CTO.
Neon Wallet
The Neon Wallet was one of the first consumer-friendly desktop wallets for the Neo blockchain, co-created by Fast and others in the Neo community. It became widely used for managing NEO and GAS tokens and participating in Neo-based token sales.
Vcreate — Current Role
Vcreate is a company focused on applying machine learning and computational biology to cancer immunotherapy research. Fast serves as Co-Founder and CTO. This work, while not in the cryptocurrency space, reflects the applied ML background that has informed his approach to decentralized systems. Fast's personal website and research publications cover both crypto and ML topics.
Current 2026 Work
As of August 2026, Fast's primary professional role is at Vcreate, where he works on machine learning applications for cancer immunotherapy. His advisory/co-founder relationship with Nash should be verified from Nash's current official communications for its exact nature. His public commentary continues to touch on cryptography, privacy, and decentralized systems through X (@unignorant) and his personal website.
Key Contributions
- Nash Co-Founding: Co-founded Nash; helped design its MPC-based non-custodial trading architecture.
- Neon Wallet: Co-created the Neon Wallet — a widely used Neo blockchain wallet that lowered the barrier to NEO/GAS management.
- MPC Non-Custodial Exchange: Contributed to the practical implementation of multi-party computation for exchange-level security without user custody risk.
- Stanford CS PhD Research: Academic work in machine learning and natural language processing from Stanford, applied to both crypto and biomedical domains.
- Cross-Domain ML Application: Transferred ML expertise from crypto infrastructure to cancer immunotherapy research at Vcreate.
Career Timeline
Completed PhD in Computer Science at Stanford University with research in machine learning and NLP.
Co-created the Neon Wallet for the Neo blockchain ecosystem.
Co-founded Nash (formerly nOS/NEX); designed non-custodial exchange architecture using MPC.
Nash exchange and financial services platform developed and launched.
Nash announced leadership changes; Fast transitioned from operating CTO to advisor role while joining Vcreate.
Serves as Co-Founder & CTO of Vcreate; applying ML to cancer immunotherapy research.
Sources & Verification
Information last checked: August 2026
Profile at a glance
- Country
- USA
- Status
- Active
