- Ameer Rosic built Blockgeeks to simplify blockchain education and help everyday people enter the space with confidence.
- Despite his success, Rosic remains critical of crypto hype and emphasizes the need for real understanding over speculation.
While others were busy completing formal education, Ameer Rosic took an unusual path. He dropped out of school in the ninth grade. Not because he had no potential, but because his life direction rejected a path that was too rigid. Who would have thought that from that decision a figure would be born who would help thousands of people enter the blockchain industry.
At first, Rosic did not immediately jump into the world of technology. He had run a clothing business from Hong Kong. However, after getting to know Dmitry Buterin—the father of Vitalik Buterin, the founder of Ethereum—his life direction began to shift.
Toronto, where the blockchain community thrives, introduced him to new opportunities. From there, his passion for decentralized systems could no longer be contained.
Ameer Rosic: Building His Own Blockchain School
2016 was a turning point. Together with Dmitry Buterin, Rosic founded Blockgeeks, an online education platform that focuses on blockchain and crypto. Many people at that time were curious about Bitcoin and Ethereum, but were confused about where to start.
Blockgeeks was there to bridge that need. Not only technical tutorials such as the Solidity language, but also general knowledge about how blockchain networks work.
What made Blockgeeks quickly known was not only its material, but also Rosic’s way of delivering it to the point. He doesn’t like to beat around the bush. Even some of his educational videos uploaded to YouTube feel like chatting with an old friend who is talking about the future of money. In a short time, the platform has reached millions of organic visits.
Furthermore, the practical approach he uses makes many people feel that blockchain is approachable. It’s not just complicated technical matters. Behind the scenes, Rosic helped compile the curriculum, designed the learning flow, and even directly answered user questions.
But Rosic is not the type to stay in one place. On the other hand, he also started to get involved in broader blockchain projects. One of his early contributions was on the Aion network—a platform that tries to answer the issues of scalability and interoperability between blockchains.
Although not as well-known as Ethereum, Aion has a fairly ambitious technical mission, and Rosic is among those who built its foundation.
It didn’t stop there, he also entered the DeFi sector. He became one of the early investors in several protocols such as Thorchain and Synthetix. Outside of investing, Rosic also sits on the board of WonderFi, a Canadian digital finance company that combines blockchain technology with local regulations.
One of the steps he pushed for was the formation of the Canadian Web3 Council, an advocacy body that pushes for more sensible crypto policies in Canada.
Sometimes people forget that the crypto space is not just about money. There are many regulations, bureaucracy, and legal pitfalls in it. Well, Rosic understands that the future of blockchain also needs to be filled with people who are willing to talk to the government, not just behind the scenes.
Still Asking Big Questions in a Fast-Moving Crypto Space
One of Rosic’s characteristics is his endless enthusiasm for learning. He is active on YouTube with more than 150 thousand subscribers. The content is not only tutorials or token analysis, but also philosophical discussions about decentralization, privacy, and how technology affects everyday life.
Sometimes, in the middle of a technical discussion, he can ask a simple question like, “If everyone has a digital wallet, do we still need banks?”
On Medium and LinkedIn, he also often shares writings. But it’s not a formal corporate writing style, but more like a letter from an old friend who just discovered something interesting and can’t wait to share it.
However, that doesn’t mean he agrees with every direction the industry is headed. He once said that in the crypto world, everyone is “smart enough to lose or make money.” The sarcastic tone shows his concern for people who enter the market without understanding the risks. For him, education is still the key—and that’s why Blockgeeks is still going strong today.
Now, Ameer Rosic is not just a founder or an investor. He’s more like the starting point that introduced blockchain to everyday people. From a former bad kid who was kicked out of school, to a major figure who changed many people’s lives through the internet.
