Wei Dai is a cryptography researcher and Research Partner at 1kx who holds a PhD in Computer Science with a specialization in cryptography. Wei Dai's Twitter Score is 277 out of 1000 (an Excellent rating) as of August 2026, ranking #1,253 (top 0.5%) among 481,722 tracked accounts.
Wei Dai works at 1kx focusing on crypto, AI, blockchain, financial infrastructure, security infrastructure, cryptography, and frontier technologies. 1kx raised $75 million for a new fund in March 2024, with participation from Accolade Partners and Galaxy Digital. Previously, Wei Dai worked at Bain Capital Crypto.
Wei Dai completed doctoral work at the University of California, San Diego and has published more than a dozen academic papers spanning security, cryptography, and blockchains. Wei Dai's account has 17,585 followers as of August 2026 and 3,047 posts. Wei Dai has been mentioned by 94 accounts a total of 151 times.
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