Ben is a digital-assets investor and technology strategy advisor who founded Anzen Finance, a protocol that issues USDz, a tokenized dollar backed by a diversified portfolio of private-credit assets. Ben's Twitter Score is 16 out of 1000 as of July 2026, ranking #66,135 among 531,432 tracked accounts.
Ben founded Anzen Finance, which raised $4 million in seed funding in May 2024. USDz is available on Base and Ethereum Mainnet and supports bridging through LayerZero; holders in permitted jurisdictions can stake it for sUSDz, which accrues staking rewards. Anzen Finance's utility token, ANZ, is deployed on Base. Shyong first encountered crypto in 2014 while building blockchain-based tools for software creators.
Ben also founded Meddik and co-founded Perseverance Capital as a partner. He works at Opcode, a strategic technology leadership and advisory firm that serves startups and investment firms with AI-driven process optimization. Previously, he worked at Walmart, at Ad Hoc, and at Assembly in a product and growth capacity. Ben posts about technology, markets, and digital assets, and has published 8,570 posts to date.
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