Asset continuity
IceRoot
A focused network for digital assets: launch, hold, transfer, and move between networks. Its scope keeps asset operations native to the protocol.
Explore IceRootFounder & builder · San Francisco
Nayiem
Willems
I build software, networks,
and places people use.
I’m a Dutch founder based in San Francisco. Today, my work at Mono Labs brings together IceRoot and Monolythium, following years in blockchain, software, and hospitality.
Building since 2018github.com/NayiemW
behind the projects.
01 / Current work
What I’m building now
Mono Labs R&D LLC develops IceRoot and Monolythium. Each network has a different job.
Programmable settlement
Monolythium
A programmable network for applications, markets, and autonomous-agent commerce. It gives developers an execution environment for what they want to build.
Explore MonolythiumA shared use case. LYTH is planned to launch on IceRoot, then move to Monolythium when its network is ready. It follows the same migration path designed for other assets. ROOT and LYTH remain distinct tokens.
02 / From my notebook
Why I’m building
IceRoot and Monolythium
How the two projects fit together, where the ideas come from, and why an asset’s future should be able to extend beyond one network.
Read the storyLYTH’s planned path
- Launch on IceRootA native asset with its own identity.
- Use the assetHold, transfer, and participate.
- Move to MonolythiumWhen the destination is ready.
03 / Along the way
The work behind the work
My background spans running networks, building products, and operating a hospitality business in Sweden.
2021–2025
Solar Network
I led Solar and worked across its blockchain, wallets, and ecosystem. My role ended in 2025; Solar continues independently.
Peak CoinMarketCap rank: #85
Solar Foundation website2022–2025
Solar Enterprises
My work here covered products around the network: Solar Wallet, tymt, District 53, Solar Card, and BrighterVPN.
BrighterVPN: 7,500+ users onboarded
Founded 2019
Completed
Voyager Park
A hospitality venture in Sollefteå, Sweden, with accommodation and outdoor experiences. The venture ended when I moved to America.
Investor return: +165% ROI
2018 onwards
Qredit → Monolythium
Qredit began with crypto adoption in the Netherlands and grew into its own network. That work continues through Monolythium.
2018–2022
Northwest Hosting
A crypto mining venture that developed into an infrastructure and hosting business, moving from the Netherlands to Sweden. I sold the business and returned investors’ capital with a profit.
Peak hosting capacity: 20+ MW · Investor return: +20%
2018–2020
Altilly
I joined the cryptocurrency exchange in 2018 and served as its CEO and public face; formal ownership was to follow once my company was set up, which happened twelve days before the breach. It closed after a security breach in December 2020. I took public responsibility for the failure.
Personal investment: $175,000 · Total customer claims after the breach: $2.4M
There have been successes, setbacks, and changes of direction.
Read my background04 / Outside work
A few other interests
In the physical world
Robotics
I also work on robotics projects with Unitree robots.
Old games, new maps
The Real Antares
I make custom Red Alert 2 and Yuri’s Revenge maps. I also run The Real Antares, a community map archive.
Explore the mapsSomething to play
Anchorfall
A game I made, then later enhanced with AI.
Play Anchorfall05 / Get in touch
Let’s talk.
Working on something interesting, looking to collaborate, or have a question about a project? You can reach me here.
[email protected]Based in San Francisco, California.