Seraphim Checker, Head of Growth at Athena, announced that he will step down from his position.

Checker shared the "big personal news" on file Share on XHe revealed that his exit as Head of Growth for the Artificial Dollar Protocol comes after an amazing journey that has seen the project grow into one of the best platforms in the DeFi ecosystem.

“It has been a truly amazing and rewarding journey,” he wrote. “I joined the protocol in a seed round, secured over $1 billion in DeFi partnerships while ensuring Ethena was on your mind 24/7 and had incredible fun doing it.”

Athena outgoing (this) The team member notes that he was “actively involved” in the project from scratch to a multi-billion dollar success story. US dollar (US dollars) The total value of the stablecoin issuer, according to DeFiLlama, is currently approximately $6 billion. Much of the volatile growth has come amid huge demand from yield-hungry investors.

While he is stepping down from his role in the cryptocurrency project, Checker says his decision is also due to him being “tired.”

“The company is entering a different phase of its growth (but) the truth is, I'm also tired of DeFi. I've been doing it for years without any real vacations, I've worked with every major liquidity provider, protocol, and KOL in the space, and I deserve some break. I literally did everything you can do in DeFi.

Checker plans to continue supporting Athena from the outside, and will take a period of well-deserved rest and rest for a month or two.

When he returns to actively participating in the industry, his plan is to avoid “pure decentralized finance.” Instead, it will look to explore other sectors, including artificial intelligence, memes, SocialFi, entertainment, and fashion.