raindust - Overview

Mingzhi Yan (raindust)

Blockchain Infrastructure Architect / Staff Engineer
Focus: Rollups · Zero-Knowledge · Consensus · Trusted Execution · AI-Augmented Systems

🧠 Infrastructure × AI

I design and build modular blockchain infrastructure and integrate AI-driven engineering workflows.

My work sits at the intersection of:

High-Performance Rollups (SVM-based execution layers)
Zero-Knowledge & Verifiable Systems
Trusted Execution Environments (TEE)
Cross-Chain & Consensus Engineering
AI-Assisted Development & Autonomous Tooling

Over 10 years of experience building distributed systems from protocol design to production deployment.

🏗 Architecture Domains

Rollup Systems

SVM execution architecture
Optimism-based derivation layers
Modular L2 protocol design
Data availability optimization

Zero-Knowledge Infrastructure

RISC Zero proof integration
Proof pipeline abstraction
Verifiable execution flows

Trusted Compute

TEE + blockchain hybrid models
AWS Nitro Enclaves integration
WASM runtime isolation

AI-Augmented Engineering

LLM-assisted development workflows
Autonomous infra tooling
AI-driven validation pipelines
AI + blockchain experimentation

🔬 Selected Engineering Themes

Modular SVM Rollup Architecture
ZK-enabled verification pipelines
Cross-chain consensus mechanisms
Trusted decentralized compute platforms
Protocol-level payment abstraction (x402)

🛠 Technical Stack

Languages: Rust · Go · C++ · C# · Python
Blockchain: SVM · Substrate · Optimism Stack · EVM · Hyperledger
Distributed Systems: Consensus · Protocol Engineering · Scalability
Security: Zero-Knowledge · Trusted Execution (TEE)
AI Engineering: LLM tooling · Autonomous agents · AI-assisted CI/CD

📈 Engineering Philosophy

Design modular systems with verifiable boundaries
Optimize for scalability and cryptographic soundness
Bridge protocol theory with production deployment
Use AI to increase engineering leverage

Building next-generation blockchain infrastructure, augmented by AI.