Richard “Finanzgoblin” Mediavilla
Ten years across two industries that don’t usually talk to each other. I spent the first five auditing financial infrastructure for European banks — security risk consulting, ISO 27001, PKI, eIDAS compliance, HSM audits, and gematik certifications. I spent the second five inside DeFi — building vault strategies, writing governance proposals, and developing tooling for yield tokenization protocols.
Banking & Security (2017–2022)
Security Risk Consulting (SRC) for major German financial institutions. ISO 27001 and adjacent-framework audit support as e.g. BSI-Grundschutz. PKI infrastructure with eIDAS compliance - digital signature frameworks. gematik certification work (German national health infrastructure). HSM operational audits and data center audits. I learned what institutional-grade security actually looks like from the inside.
DeFi (2020–present)
Active participant across Spectra Finance, Curve, and Convex. Built the MetaVault MCP Server — an AI-native tooling layer for Spectra Finance and Pendle data. Designed the MetaVault Double Loop strategy. Active in Curve and Convex governance.
Teaching
Mentor at TUM Web3 Talents program. Guest lecturer at University of Malta (blockchain and DeFi modules). Former Mentor at Frankfurt School of Finance & Management DeFi Talents Program.
Education
B.Sc. Economics, Universität Bonn. Thesis: ‘Kryptowährungen - Ein dynamisches Modell’ — one of the first academic treatments of cryptocurrency economics at the institution.
What I’ve built
MetaVault MCP Server — an open-source Model Context Protocol server that lets AI agents query Spectra Finance and Pendle data directly. MetaVault Double Loop Architecture — a yield strategy design for Curators combining Spectra and Pendle yield tokenization with recursive position management. Spectra Yield Strategy Guide — a structured research document covering optimal PT/YT allocation across market conditions. Yearn governance proposal — passed, reallocated idle funds from underperforming strategies.
Legal entities: Malta (EU) and United Kingdom. Both available for engagement.
