Source: https://nayiem.com/story/

My story

# Building across software and the physical world

I’m a Dutch entrepreneur based in San Francisco. My work has taken me from blockchain networks and hosting infrastructure to a tourism business in Sweden, and now to building IceRoot and Monolythium through Mono Labs.

## The early projects

In 2018, I started Qredit, initially on Neblio and focused on crypto adoption in the Netherlands. It later became an independent blockchain. That project’s history leads to Monolythium, its new name and direction in 2026.

From 2018 to 2022, I also worked on Northwest Hosting. The business evolved from crypto mining into infrastructure and hosting, moving from the Netherlands to Sweden. It reached more than 20 MW of hosting capacity. I sold the business and returned investors’ capital with a 20% profit.

I acquired Altilly in 2018 and invested $175,000 personally. The exchange’s collapse involved a $2.4 million loss.

I led Altilly until its collapse in December 2020. Its technical operations were handled by a developer I knew as Mike O’Sullivan. After customer funds were lost, my team and I spent years reconstructing records and processing refunds, including contributions from my own funds. My subsequent investigation led me to identify the developer as Paul Vernon, the founder of Cryptsy. I retained the correspondence and reported my findings to law enforcement.

## My years with Solar

I started as an ARK delegate, became a technical advisor to Swipe, and later took on leadership responsibility for Solar Network. My work with Solar ran from 2021 to 2025, spanning the chain and the products around it.

**Peak CoinMarketCap rank: #85.**

From 2022 to 2025, my work also included Solar Enterprises, previously known as Dokdo. Its projects included Solar Wallet, tymt, District 53, Solar Card, and BrighterVPN.

My involvement ended in 2025. Solar continues independently. The time I spent working on its network and applications is part of the experience I bring to what I build today.

[Solar Foundation website](https://nayiemw.github.io/solar-foundation-website/)

## Beyond software

In 2019, I began Voyager Park, a tourism venture in Sollefteå, Sweden. It brought together accommodation, a restaurant, and outdoor experiences, including glass igloos and snowmobile tours.

Voyager Park ended when I moved to America. The venture delivered **+165% ROI for investors**.

Hospitality gave my work a very physical side: a place, guests, equipment, and day-to-day operations. It belongs in this story alongside the software.

## What I’m building now

Through Mono Labs R&D LLC, I’m building IceRoot and Monolythium. IceRoot focuses on asset continuity; Monolythium is the programmable network. They share a builder and have distinct responsibilities.

LYTH is planned to launch on IceRoot before moving to Monolythium’s own network when it is ready. That makes the relationship practical: we intend to use the same asset lifecycle we are building for others.

[Why I’m building both networks](https://nayiem.com/why-iceroot-and-monolythium/index.md) explains that thinking. You can also find my work on [GitHub](https://github.com/NayiemW) or [get in touch](https://nayiem.com/index.md#lets-talk).

## Outside work

I also work on robotics projects with Unitree robots. I make custom maps for Red Alert 2 and Yuri’s Revenge, and run [The Real Antares](https://the-real-antares.com/), a community map archive.

I made [Anchorfall](https://anchorfall.monoplay.xyz/), too, and later enhanced the game with AI.