Nishant Agarwal
Nishant Agarwal — Backend & Blockchain Engineer. Former Intern at Digital South Trust. Open source contributor to Hardhat, Hyperlane, FilOzone, and Mastra. B.Tech CSE at Bennett University.
Nishant Agarwal is a backend and blockchain engineer from India. He builds privacy-preserving systems, production APIs, and Ethereum tooling. He interned at Digital South Trust, was a Finalist at LNMHacks 8.0, placed Top 20 at Kshitij 2026 (IIT Kharagpur), and has merged open-source contributions into Hardhat, Hyperlane, FilOzone, Mastra, WalletConnect, and viem. His projects include Krydo (ZK identity), BlockForge (decentralized lab assessment, NetCrypt 2026), CivicSense, and TrustMesh.
Official website of Nishant Agarwal: backend engineer, blockchain engineer, Web3 developer, Bennett University, India.
Work
- Web3 Blockchain Developer Intern — Digital South Trust (Mar 2026 – Jul 2026)
- Open source: Hardhat, Hyperlane, FilOzone, Mastra, WalletConnect, viem (merged PRs)
Projects by Nishant Agarwal
- Krydo — Privacy-preserving identity with zero-knowledge proofs, 154 tests, and Sepolia contracts.
- BlockForge — Decentralized academic assessment with IPFS storage and a NetCrypt 2026 accepted paper.
- CivicSense — On-chain civic reporting with hybrid storage and Gemini-assisted triage.
- TrustMesh — Business trust network on Stellar Soroban with on-chain reputation.
Contact Nishant Agarwal
Email agarwalnishant812@gmail.com. GitHub https://github.com/nishant-uxs. LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/nishant-agarwal-62a956322/. Resume Nishant Agarwal Resume PDF.
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Nishant Agarwal
Backend & Blockchain Engineer
Nishant Agarwal is a backend and blockchain engineer from India. He builds privacy-preserving systems, production APIs, and Ethereum tooling. He interned at Digital South Trust, was a Finalist at LNMHacks 8.0, placed Top 20 at Kshitij 2026 (IIT Kharagpur), and has merged open-source contributions into Hardhat, Hyperlane, FilOzone, Mastra, WalletConnect, and viem. His projects include Krydo (ZK identity), BlockForge (decentralized lab assessment, NetCrypt 2026), CivicSense, and TrustMesh.
Education
B.Tech Computer Science Engineering, Bennett University, India
Selected work
- Krydo — Privacy-preserving identity with zero-knowledge proofs, 154 tests, and Sepolia contracts.
- BlockForge — Decentralized academic assessment with IPFS storage and a NetCrypt 2026 accepted paper.
- CivicSense — On-chain civic reporting with hybrid storage and Gemini-assisted triage.
- TrustMesh — Business trust network on Stellar Soroban with on-chain reputation.
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