Alula Zeryihun

Alula Z (@MyCrypt0World)

Builder obsessed with privacy, autonomy, and giving humans control over their own intelligence.

From Big 4 consulting and a decade in automation, crypto reporting, and systems engineering to running Edge Consulting Labs — where I build AI, automation, and blockchain systems for teams across the U.S. and a global community of 900+ builders in my AI + Automation Lab.

I build fast. I build in public. And I build things that actually ship.

Technical Expertise

• Local-first AI Architecture (WhisperX, LLMs, secure memory, offline reasoning)
• Blockchain Integration (Zcash, Hedera, Solana, Base, TON)
• Privacy-First Systems (MPC + ZK-aligned design)
• Automation & Agents (MCP, n8n, Python, Node)
• Rapid Execution (Complex technical ideas → working systems in days)

Mission

Centralized AI is the next surveillance industry. Every prompt, every conversation, every thought is quietly logged, profiled, and monetized.

I believe the future belongs to private, local-first intelligence, where you own the model, the memory, the identity, and the keys.

No SaaS vendor. No opaque cloud. No behavioral analytics.

Featured Projects

Zulu.cash - Private AI Agent for the Zypherpunk Era

Local AI Agent + Encrypted Memory + Zcash-native Identity

Core features:

• Local WhisperX transcription with diarization
• Encrypted personal knowledge vault (SQLCipher)
• Local LLM reasoning with zero cloud dependency
• MPC-ready infrastructure
• Designed for shielded identity + ZK reputation

Zulu treats surveillance as a bug, not a feature. Built for Zypherpunk — a true privacy-native agent that never leaks a byte.

EdgeFlow (Hedera) - Tokenized POS + USDC Treasury Automation

• Real-world merchant payment flows
• AI-powered business intelligence assistant

SkillExchange - Tokenized Labor Marketplace

• On-chain proof-of-work verification
• Fair attribution system
• Portable worker reputation

POS DAO - Stablecoin Payment Network

• DAO-governed merchant ecosystem
• Real-time reporting via Covalent
• 95%+ reduction in payment fees

Why Zypherpunk?

Because I'm building the future this movement represents.

I don't just talk about privacy. I don't just believe in cypherpunk values. I build real systems that operationalize them.

Zulu.cash is a direct challenge to cloud-first AI surveillance - a private AI agent that listens, remembers, and reasons without leaking a single byte.

My goal: Turn ZULU into the baseline architecture for personal AI — a world where every person runs their own intelligent node.

I'm here to ship, collaborate, and push the movement forward.