# originprotocol

By [paybao](https://paragraph.com/@paybao) · 2022-05-05

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A world-class team led by entrepreneurs and engineers from iconic tech companies
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Bringing NFTs and DeFi to the masses
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Origin was founded in 2017 by successful Silicon Valley entrepreneurs and has a team of experienced engineers from iconic tech companies like YouTube, Google, PayPal, and DropBox. Today, Origin is a global community with hundreds of open-source contributors and thousands of token holders. We work in public and you can always find at least one of us awake in our [Discord](https://www.originprotocol.com/discord).

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