ApeNinja

ApeNinja started as a question I kept asking myself: "Do I actually know how to build a complete DeFi product, or do I just know pieces?"

I'd worked on contracts. I'd built backends. I'd shipped frontends. But I'd never owned an entire system end-to-end: the smart contracts, the API, the Telegram bot, the Chrome extension, the web app, the documentation. Everything.

So I set a constraint: build it in 30 days, and make it actually work on mainnet.

What I Actually Built

ApeNinja is a multi-chain DeFi interface built on smart account architecture. Users can trade across chains, manage positions, and interact with DeFi protocols through multiple surfaces: a web app, a Telegram bot, and a Chrome extension.

The smart account contracts handle the core logic. The backend coordinates execution across chains. The bot and extension provide different entry points depending on how users want to interact. Everything talks to the same API, documented in Postman so anyone can build on top.

It didn't launch publicly because focus shifted to Gasyard. But the code is real, the contracts are verified, and the systems work. I learned something important: when you understand every layer, you don't need handoffs to ship.

Proof of Work

ApeNinja proved something personal: when I understand a system end-to-end, I don't need handoffs to ship it.