Nicolas Racchi
Nicolas Racchi is a software engineer and blockchain technology professional with a background in academic research and decentralized systems. He is the CTO of Chainbound and previously worked as a blockchain engineer at the company and as a software engineer at Five Elements Labs. [10]
Education
Racchi graduated from Politecnico di Milano with a Bachelor’s in Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering in 2021. [2]
Career
Racchi worked as a Research Scholar at NECSTLab in Milan from March 2021 to April 2022, where he conducted research in an academic environment focused on computer science and technology. From April 2022 to August 2023, Racchi worked as a Software Engineer at Five Elements Labs in Milan. He then joined Chainbound in August 2023 as a Blockchain Engineer, working on blockchain engineering, research, and development. In December 2025, he became CTO of Chainbound, succeeding his previous engineering role and continuing to work on the company’s decentralized technology projects, such as Umia Finance. [2]
Interviews
Umia Finance
In a September 2026 interview on the MCG podcast, Racchi discussed his background in robotics and cryptocurrency and the development of Umia. He described the team’s transition from Ethereum infrastructure to developing Umia’s token restructuring protocol, including ownership models such as futarchy, decision markets, and revenue-based tokens. The discussion covered Umia’s $6 million funding round, completed through an auction in about seven minutes, as well as the role of early community engagement in building awareness of the project. Racchi also discussed using zkTLS technology for community participation and the protocol’s approach to serving both retail and institutional investors through curated launches. The interview also covered Umia’s plans to expand to multiple EVM chains and develop transparency dashboards to provide information about projects and protocol activity. Racchi described a selective approach to future launches based on factors such as project quality and traction, and discussed mechanisms intended to give founders and investors greater participation in project formation and governance. The conversation addressed the relationship between ownership, decision markets, and revenue-based token structures, with Racchi describing these components as part of Umia’s broader protocol design. [7]
