All news
Articlenormalfi.substack.comJustin Benjamin and Normal2d ago

Normal Names Niko Gorjan Chief Technology Officer

Normal Finance elevated Niko Gorjan to Chief Technology Officer after he led three major product phases: a DeFi savings account on Stellar with DeFindex and Blend Capital partnerships, multichain expansion supporting Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana, and platform optimization. Mobile apps launching next.

DeFiFinancial InclusionPartnerships
Lumen Loop's take

Normal Finance promoted Niko Gorjan to Chief Technology Officer, formalizing technical leadership he has provided since joining in June 2025. A developer from Slovenia who previously led frontend architecture at Relume.io, Gorjan has overseen three major product milestones: first, a Stellar-based DeFi savings account in partnership with DeFindex and Blend Capital; second, multichain expansion enabling Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana support through partnerships with Turnkey and LI.FI; and third, a comprehensive platform optimization enhancing security and scalability. Normal now serves users across 40+ countries and is preparing iOS and Android mobile app launches.

Mentioned projects
4 projects linked
B
Blend CapitalFinancial Protocols
SCFAudited
DeFiLending & BorrowingLiquidity

Blend is a decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol built on Stellar's Soroban smart contract platform, enabling users, DAOs, and i…

View →
D
DeFindexFinancial Protocols
SCF
YieldDeFi

​DeFindex helps wallet providers to offer savings accounts to their users easily, through a diversified DeFi portfolio. Also, It…

View →
L
LI.FIInfrastructure & Services
BridgeCross-ChainDEX

LI.FI is a cross-chain bridge and DEX aggregation protocol providing a unified API for swaps and cross-chain transfers across 60…

View →
N
Normal FinanceFinancial Protocols
SCFAudited
DeFi

Normal Finance is a multi-chain synthetic asset protocol that enables investors to gain exposure to various assets, asset indexe…

View →