About Me

Hi, I’m Praneeth! I’m currently finishing my MS in Computer Science at Virginia Tech. My research under Dr Shin’ichiro Matsuo and Dr Wenjing Lou at the Commonwealth Cyber Initiative is the first empirical comparison of four active Bitcoin covenant proposals (CTV, CCV, OP_VAULT, CAT+CSFS) — I discovered a critical covenant-bypass vulnerability in BIP-443 and built a four-axis security framework for vault design. More at research.praneethg.xyz.

I’ve worked at Bithyve building a secure Bitcoin mobile wallet that helps you self-custody your keys. I led the hardware integrations with the mobile app and helped the team build scalable applications securely.

I was a speaker @Bitcoin4India. Spoke about “Securing Bitcoin with Multisig”. Hosted multiple Bitcoin meetups in and around Bangalore to elicit about Bitcoin. Open-sourced libraries that can efficiently establish a bridge between hardware wallets and mobile applications.

Outside of work, I play a lot of chess, brainstorm startup ideas, and make great chai ☕️ I also enjoy learning about human psychology/behavior and help better visualize things.