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Hong Kong · Digital Asset Security

Eric Wong

I work on Digital Asset Security and custody operations at Bullish in Hong Kong. My focus is the intersection of digital security, digital assets, and the AI-enabled future.

Selected work Writing

From Biotech and Pharma to Digital Asset Security.

I work at Bullish as a Specialist, Digital Asset Security. The habits carried over from science: clear controls, verifiable workflows, clean documentation, and AI-assisted tools that leave a trail a human can check.

Seven years
Data analysis in biotech and pharma.
Five years
Crypto and custody operations.
US$10M
Digital Asset Security scope supported to date.

Projects.

Data Analysis · Program Ops · Pharma

CAR-T Program Data Pipeline

Drove end-to-end data acquisition, analysis, and visualization across 4-5 concurrent CAR T-cell therapy programs at Kite Pharma (Gilead). Built the executive presentations that informed go/no-go decisions for 150+ scientists.

Codex · Claude Code · Automation

Career Intelligence Pipeline

Built an AI-assisted system that monitors company career pages, scores opportunities against a target profile, generates tailored application materials, and keeps the review loop explicit enough to audit.

Fortress21: Crypto Custody & Security
Bitcoin · Custody · Security

Fortress21: Crypto Custody & Security

Through Fortress21 Ltd., I design digital asset custody architecture for people who need stronger operational controls. Single-sig plus passphrase setups for most cases, Bitcoin multisig where it fits, inheritance protocols, and transaction workflows. Over $10M in Digital Asset Security scope supported with zero security incidents.

Mandarin Deck: Free HSK 3.0 Learning App
Language Learning · PWA · Codex + Claude Code

Mandarin Deck: Free HSK 3.0 Learning App

A browser-based Mandarin learning app I built from scratch. Follows the official HSK 3.0 curriculum (12,281 words), with spaced repetition, native-speaker audio, reading passages, and cloud sync across devices. Live at mandarindeck.com, free to use.

RetireCalc: US Withdrawal Strategy Tool
Personal Finance · Svelte · Codex + Claude Code

RetireCalc: US Withdrawal Strategy Tool

A US retirement planner that models healthcare costs, Social Security taxation, Roth conversion windows, early-retirement spending, and the other tax variables off-the-shelf tools skip. Browser-only, no backend, no data captured.

How I got here.

I graduated from UC Berkeley with honors in Molecular Cell Biology. From there I spent three years in translational cancer research at UCSF, then moved through biotech R&D roles at Tizona Therapeutics and Nektar Therapeutics before landing at Kite Pharma (Gilead Sciences). At Kite, I drove data analysis across four to five concurrent CAR T-cell therapy programs: processing samples, running flow cytometry, building the analyses, and creating the presentations that went to directors, VPs, and audiences of 150+ scientists. My work directly informed go/no-go decisions, resource allocation, and study sequencing for therapies targeting multiple forms of cancer.

In parallel, I had been going deep into Bitcoin and digital security on my own time since 2016. Curiosity led to real work on custody architecture, operational workflows, self-custody, reducing single points of failure, and inheritance planning for digital assets.

Today I'm based in Hong Kong and work at Bullish as a Specialist, Digital Asset Security. The systematic thinking from science never left. I point it at controls, documentation, review habits, and security workflows that need to hold up when accuracy matters.

AI is part of that operating system too. I use it to build, review, and document faster, but the standard is still human judgment, source material, and work that can be checked.

Eric Wong discussing hardware wallets in an interview

Specialist, Digital Asset Security

Bullish, Hong Kong. Digital Asset Security workflows, operational controls, documentation, and review practices.

DAS 2026 - Present

Bullish

Specialist, Digital Asset Security in Hong Kong. Custody controls, security workflows, documentation, and review.

R&D 2018 - 2025

Science & Pharma

UCSF research, then Kite Pharma (Gilead). Data analysis across 4-5 concurrent CAR-T programs, presenting to 150+ scientists.

BA Class of 2018

UC Berkeley

BA Honors in MCB, Immunology & Pathogenesis. 3.9 GPA, High Distinction.

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