About.
Beril Bektas
Web3 Research, Content & Community
I'm a Web3 content specialist based in Istanbul with 3+ years of experience across growth marketing, research, and community management in the blockchain ecosystem.
I focus on translating complex ecosystem topics into content that people can actually follow and engage with - from technical research and weekly newsletters to community building and event coverage.
Currently studying at Istanbul Technical University while co-running Maslak Labs, a Web3 community & content hub, and advising ITU Blockchain, Turkey's first and biggest university blockchain community.
Experience.
Advisor
ITU Blockchain
leadershipSupporting research, content, and community direction for Turkey's first and largest university blockchain community.
Research & Growth Marketing
Fintables Kripto
researchBuilt Fintables' entire crypto vertical from scratch. Created written and visual content across X, YouTube, and the website — educational explainers, technical research, weekly newsletters, and trend analysis.
Co-Founder
Maslak Labs
leadershipWeb3 community & content hub supporting global blockchain projects' Turkey-side operations. Led local content production, community engagement, in-person events, and ambassador programs.
Head of Research & Content Creation
ITU Blockchain
researchTaught blockchain basics and technical topics through weekly discussions. Guided members in content creation and hackathon participation. Wrote technical articles and hosted X Spaces.
Community & Content
Fuel Network Turkey, Frax Finance Turkey, Superseed Turkey
communityManaged the official Turkey accounts. Created educational and ecosystem-focused content. Organized in-person events and community meetups. Contributed to TGE-related communication and growth efforts.
Editor & Writer
Genesis News
contentWeekly 5-minute newsletter covering the most important Web3 news of the week, published by ITU Blockchain.
Content Creator
Mina Protocol & Fileverse
contentPublished blog posts for Mina's zkIgnite program and Fileverse covering Ethereum events, onboarding guides, and ecosystem content.
Selected Work.
Why Do Tokens Die?
Fintables Kripto
Data-driven breakdown of why 3.6M out of 7M tokens launched since 2021 are no longer trading — market makers, tokenomics, and exchange listings.
Are ICOs the New Airdrops?
Fintables Kripto
Analysis of the shift from airdrop farming to ICO-based token distribution, using MegaETH and Monad as case studies.
How the Trump Family Made $800M From Crypto in 2025
Fintables Kripto
A breakdown of the four moves behind the number: WLFI, Alt5 Sigma, TRUMP memecoin fees, and USD1 stablecoin yield.
Weekly Stablecoin Report
Fintables Kripto
Regular market analysis covering stablecoin flows, adoption trends, and market dynamics.
Why Is Everyone Buying ETH?
Fintables Kripto
On the shift of Bitcoin-focused institutional players into Ethereum restaking, staking ETF expectations, and supply dynamics.
EIP-7251 Explainer
ITU Blockchain
Technical explainer on Ethereum's validator consolidation upgrade, produced for a general audience.
Genesis News Newsletter
ITU Blockchain
Weekly Web3 newsletter covering protocol updates, ecosystem narratives, and Ethereum developments.
Devcon Bangkok Coverage
Personal
Live coverage and onboarding content for first-time Ethereum event attendees across multiple threads.
Hackathons & Awards.
Building, competing, and winning across the Ethereum ecosystem.
Eth.org Translatathon
1st Place, Global
ETHDam III
Finalist & Best AI Project
ETHGlobal Cannes
ETHGlobal Brussels
Avail DA 2nd Place & Best use of Blockscout
ETHGlobal Scaling
Arbitrum — Pool Prize
ETHGlobal Bangkok
Avail — Pool Prize
ETHBerlin
Writing & Publications.
Research, analysis, and educational content across platforms.
Can Quantum Kill Crypto?
Explores the potential impact of quantum computing on blockchain security, analyzing how algorithms like Shor's could threaten current cryptographic systems such as ECDSA.
Another Post, Another Lottery
An analysis of how AI-driven content production and algorithmic distribution have reshaped social media, turning visibility into a probabilistic system.
Congrats, Your AI Agent Just Hired a Scammer
Explores how ERC-8004 aims to solve the trust problem between autonomous AI agents by providing decentralized infrastructure for identity, reputation, and verifiable work.
What Are Circle STARKs?
Explains how Circle STARKs improve STARK proof efficiency by operating over smaller fields such as Mersenne primes, reducing computational costs while maintaining security.
What Is Maximal Extractable Value (MEV)?
Explains how MEV emerges from transaction ordering in blockchain systems, shaping Ethereum through arbitrage, liquidations, front-running, and sandwich attacks.
What Is EIP-4844?
Explains proto-danksharding as Ethereum's first major step toward cheaper rollup transactions by introducing blob data as a more efficient alternative to calldata.
Let's Buidl Something
Together!!
Open to roles in Web3 research, content strategy, community management, and growth marketing. Let's connect.
