Chris Astles Resume
All Work

Mezo Earn — BitcoinFi Protocol

Designing a voting system that lets Bitcoin holders direct protocol revenue without requiring DeFi expertise.

RoleProduct Design Lead
CompanyThesis (Mezo)
Year2025
ScopeGauge voting · Locking · Governance UX
Mezo Earn — gauge voting interface
The Problem

Ve-tokenomics is powerful but hostile to newcomers. Most BTC holders entering Mezo have never interacted with gauges, epochs, or vote-weight allocation. A voter who doesn't understand what they're allocating — or who skips an epoch — forfeits all active rewards.

The Goal

Make vote allocation feel as intuitive as setting a budget. Progressive disclosure to hide protocol complexity. Visible consequences before every transaction. Recoverability — votes reset each epoch, reducing the anxiety of "getting it wrong."

Mezo Earn voting flow
Design Approach

From protocol mechanics to user mental models

Progressive disclosure

Surface only what users need at each step — hide protocol complexity behind clear actions.

Visible consequences

Before any transaction is signed, show exactly what will happen — estimated rewards, allocation breakdown, epoch deadline.

Mezo Earn interface detail Mezo Earn interface detail
Mezo Earn allocation breakdown
Mezo Earn interface detail Mezo Earn interface detail
Outcomes
22%

Of BTC locked as veBTC — users actively participating in governance

$20M

TVL at initial launch phase

3 weeks

From concept to production

Next Project
Mezo Red Envelope — TGE Growth Campaign