I was recently discussing the Perp feature with the @OndoFinance team, and waking up to the news of Nathan @nathanlallman's passing was truly shocking. He was tweeting just three days ago. While I can't find Nathan's exact age, judging from his resume, he majored in economics and biology in college, graduating around 2015-2016. When he founded Ondo in 2021, he was probably in his early 30s, so he was likely only in his early 30s when he passed away—very young. Nathan was actually quite accomplished. He started trading cryptocurrencies and participating in ICOs as early as 2017, remaining active on the front lines. Between 2018 and 2019, he ran a small crypto hedge fund and personally managed liquidity on Uniswap and SushiSwap. Afterward, he earned his MBA from Stanford and was deeply involved in projects such as security tokenization within Goldman Sachs' global markets digital asset team. In 2021, he left Goldman Sachs to officially found Ondo Finance, with a core logic of bringing institutional-grade traditional financial products onto the blockchain. In 2023, Ondo began tokenizing US Treasury bonds, directly placing itself at the center of the RWA (Real Money Market Fund) sector. In recent years, it has expanded into tokenized stocks and ETFs, significantly broadening its product line. Just when US RWA stocks were poised for a boom in 2026, he unexpectedly passed away—a truly tragic loss. Nathan was the true driving force behind Ondo. His personal network with institutions like the SEC, JPMorgan, and BlackRock, as well as his role as a public advocate for the RWA sector, are unlikely to be completely replaced in the short term. His successor, De Bode, with his McKinsey background, will likely take a more systematic and institutional approach, and his style will certainly differ from Nathan's. Nathan was a crypto native. Let's all prioritize safety and enjoy each day; no one knows what tomorrow will bring. R.I.P.

RIP, that's such a pity.