brock benton

Brock Benton

computer science + economics @ CU · incoming Base · prev. Gemini

I build onchain systems. At Gemini I designed and built a new compliance enforcement service for onchain transfers, and next summer I'm joining Base at Coinbase.

At CU Boulder I study computer science and economics and run CU Blockchain (the best university org on campus). Outside of class, I can be found hiking through the Colorado wilderness or learning to cook a new meal for my roommates.

experience

  • Coinbase Incoming Software Engineering Intern (Base) May 2027 – Aug 2027

    San Francisco, CA · coinbase.com ↗

  • Gemini Software Engineering Intern May 2026 – Aug 2026
    • Designed and led the creation of a new onchain compliance enforcement service, defining the threat model and phased rollout strategy before implementation
    • Built a low-latency gRPC service that reconciles risk signals for onchain addresses, merging internal and external vendor results into a unified risk verdict
    • Architected a Kafka-driven asynchronous completion engine that ensures required post-transfer compliance obligations reach a terminal state through Redis-based leader election

    New York, NY · gemini.com ↗

featured work

  • OAP An onchain attendance protocol on Base with QR check-in and gasless, soulbound ERC-1155 tokens →
  • Augur (PBC Hackathon) A Solana lending protocol that lets you borrow USDC against prediction-market positions →
  • Base Bets (MBC Hackathon) A peer-to-peer USDC escrow on Base that settles automatically on Polymarket outcomes, with gasless transactions →
  • Distributed Blockchain Network A proof-of-work blockchain built from scratch in C++ with SHA-256 mining, transaction validation, and peer-to-peer consensus →
  • Git Infrastructure with CI/CD Pipeline A self-hosted Git platform with HTTPS, CI/CD, and webhook-driven deploys, built on a repurposed desktop →

writing

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