Ruben Merre

Managed the project's public messaging, organized partnership announcements and coordinated with exchanges and wallets to enable listings and integrations. Concrete tasks included drafting and publishing press releases, negotiating technical and commercial terms with custodians and exchanges, and running ambassador and bounty programs that increased developer and user participation. These documented communications and partnership agreements changed how market participants perceived project momentum and utility of KMD. Led community outreach campaigns and developer engagement initiatives that increased node operation, wallet adoption and participation in notary programs. Coordinated timelines for protocol upgrades with exchange partners to minimize downtime and liaised during incidents to restore deposit/withdrawal services. Such operational communications have immediate effects on trading flow and user trust, directly influencing on-chain activity and order book behavior. Authored and sanctioned public roadmaps, release notes and onboarding guides that exchanges and institutional partners used to evaluate integration costs and custody risks. These specific, traceable communications and agreements were instrumental in expanding listings, market access and the community base, thereby producing measurable impacts on KMD adoption and sentiment.