Ekin Genç

Ekin is a part-time DPhil candidate with a research interest in decentralised finance (DeFi) through the perspective of private orders.

He holds an MSc in Social Science of the Internet from the University of Oxford, where he graduated with Distinction, and in Philosophy and Public Policy from the London School of Economics as a Jean Monnet Scholar. Previously, he completed concurrent BA degrees in Comparative Literature and Political Science in Istanbul and Brussels, graduating top of his class in both.

Ekin works as the Managing Editor of DL News, the independent crypto news platform of DeFi analytics tracker DefiLlama. His professional experience includes roles in policy and consulting across Brussels, London, and Washington, D.C.