Farhan Tanvir Ifti
I, Farhan Tanvir Ifti, didn’t start in blockchain. I started as a dreamer from Bogura, Bangladesh, believing that the impossible is just the next challenge waiting to be solved. “All that we see or seem is but a dream within a dream” has been my guiding philosophy since childhood, and it’s that mindset that led me here.
My journey into decentralized technology began with open knowledge. Since 2016, I’ve been contributing to Wikipedia, helping build the world’s largest free encyclopedia. In 2021, I joined Telegram as a translator, breaking down language barriers across global communities. I also contributed to 1001Tracklists, connecting music lovers worldwide. These weren’t just volunteer projects; they were my introduction to the power of decentralized collaboration.
But it was Web3 that showed me the future being built in real time.
“All that we see or seem is but a dream within a dream.”
Edgar Allan Poe
From Communities to Code
My introduction to crypto came during my college days, when I met Ashikur Rahaman, a friend who was already deep into cryptocurrency trading. He opened my eyes to a world I didn’t know existed, where code could create value, communities could form around shared belief in technology, and the future of finance was being rewritten in real time. What started as curiosity quickly became obsession.
I entered the blockchain space as a community manager, building and leading vibrant communities for projects like PSRS Token ($PSRS), AME Chain ($AME), Tron Flight Ticket ($TFT), Mouse Coin ($MIC3), Kilopi ($LOP), and SafePal ($SFP). I was recognized as the best community manager for multiple consecutive months, but more importantly, I discovered my calling: creating spaces where innovation meets genuine human connection.
The journey evolved. I moved into listing coordination at Broxus and DigiFinex, then became listing manager at LAToken Exchange. Eventually, I stepped into the role of Head of Community at XT Exchange, where I helped shape strategy at the intersection of technology and people.
But community building was just one chapter. I wanted to build the infrastructure itself.
Building the Decentralized Future
Farhan Tanvir Ifti ‘s Smart Contract Development Journey
Today, I’m a blockchain and smart contract developer, working primarily with Ethereum after cutting my teeth on Tron. On December 29th, 2020, I deployed my first smart contract, the iFTi token named after me, Farhan Tanvir Ifti, marking my transition from community builder to an actual builder of blockchain infrastructure. That moment of seeing my code live on-chain, immutable and executing autonomously, was when I knew this was more than just a career. This was the future I wanted to build.
From there, I, Farhan Tanvir Ifti, dove into founding ventures. With Ashikur Rahaman, I co-founded Revamped Music ($MP3), a blockchain platform merging music and Web3 technology, and CryptoPedia Bangla, a Bengali crypto education community. With Nafis Rafi, I experimented beyond blockchain: launching Let’s Inside and Distorted Brain as creative writing projects exploring content and community in different forms.
Beyond my development work, I continue building multiple crypto startups—some solo, some in collaboration, most still in stealth mode. These ventures focus on trading communities and innovative solutions in the Web3 space. Some have succeeded, some have taught me expensive lessons, but each one has shaped how I think about building products people actually need. Building with people you trust, who share your vision, makes the wins sweeter and the failures easier to learn from.
I’m not here to chase hype cycles or promise moon shots. I’m here to build cool stuff, solve real problems, and enjoy the journey of creation. Every line of code is a small dream made tangible. Every project is another color in the palette. I dream in colors you’ve never seen, and I’m turning them into reality, one smart contract at a time.
Why I Write
This site – farhantanvir.space – is where I document everything I’m building, learning, and questioning.
What you’ll find:
Blockchain & Web3:
Smart contract development, Solidity tutorials, DeFi architecture, gas optimization, and lessons from deploying to mainnet. The technical content I wish existed when I was learning.
Consciousness & Experiments:
Polyphasic sleep documentation, consciousness exploration, altered states research, and unconventional approaches to productivity. Documented with analytical rigor.
Music & Trance:
Progressive trance at 138 BPM, ARTY deep dives, the Unreleased channel, playlists that power late-night coding sessions, and why music isn’t background noise – it’s the rhythm that drives creation.
Building in Public:
The journey from Bogura to blockchain, from community manager to developer. Successes, failures, lessons learned.
Why write about tech, consciousness, AND music?
Because I’m one person who codes to trance while experimenting with sleep schedules and questioning reality. Compartmentalizing is boring. Some posts teach Solidity optimization. Some document polyphasic sleep. Some geek out about progressive trance breakdowns.
All come from genuine curiosity and the belief that the most interesting life explores everything that fascinates you.
This blog is my public learning journal – technical, experimental, musical, unconventional.
The Rhythm of Innovation
Here’s something most developers won’t tell you: I find my best ideas at 138 BPM.
Music has been my constant companion since 2015, when Alan Walker’s “Faded” opened the door to electronic dance music. But it was in 2020, when I discovered trance through ARTY (Alpha 9)’s “Must Be the Love,” that everything clicked. There’s something about the progressive builds, the euphoric drops, the way a perfect trance set takes you on a journey—it mirrors exactly what we’re doing in blockchain.
Both are about tension and release. Both are about building something greater than the sum of its parts. Both are about community, energy, and the belief that the next moment could be transcendent.
That obsession led me to create Unreleased – a fan-made YouTube channel celebrating ARTY/Alpha 9’s music and the broader progressive trance scene. What started as personal detective work tracking down unreleased IDs from live sets became a community of fellow enthusiasts discovering music together and celebrating the art form at 138 BPM.
When I’m not writing smart contracts or architecting decentralized systems, you’ll find me lost in a trance set, discovering new tracks, or vibing to the sounds that fuel my creativity. Music isn’t just a hobby: it’s how I think, how I dream, and how I build.
🎵 The Track That Changed Everything
ARTY’s track that introduced me to trance in 2020
Visual Storytelling: Dreaming in Pixels
Code. Consciousness. Music. And now, photography.
I recently discovered another medium for expressing those colors you’ve never seen – cinematic photography and Photoshop composition.
What I create:
Moody composites, conceptual portraits, and visual experiments that blend reality with imagination. The same curiosity I bring to blockchain and consciousness exploration flows into my photography – questioning what’s possible, pushing boundaries, and experimenting with light and shadow.
The connection:
Both coding and composition are about layering – building complexity from simple elements, creating something greater than the sum of its parts. A smart contract is a composition of logic. A photograph is a composition of light.
Where to see my work:
- Instagram: @ifti.one – Visual experiments and compositions
- Pinterest: @ifti_one – Cinematic photography and edits
Photography is my newest obsession, and like everything else I do, I’m diving deep.
Why I Do This
I’ve always been a dreamer. The kid from Bogura who looked at the world and saw not what it was, but what it could become. Blockchain isn’t just technology to me; it’s the infrastructure for dreams that haven’t been dreamed yet. It’s the foundation for colors that don’t exist in the visible spectrum.
I’m building because I believe in a decentralized future where power is distributed, where communities own their destinies, where innovation doesn’t need permission. I’m building because every startup, every smart contract, every community I’ve shaped is another brushstroke in a painting only I can see, until it’s real.
Some days I’m deep in Solidity, debugging contracts and optimizing gas fees. Other days I’m strategizing on startups, thinking about market fit and community growth. Every evening, I’m probably listening to a progressive trance set, letting the music rewire my thoughts for tomorrow’s problems.
Let’s Build Together
Connect with Farhan Tanvir Ifti
I’m not here to sell you on the blockchain revolution or convince you that Web3 is the future. I’m here to build it, one block at a time, one dream at a time, one track at a time.
If you’re into smart contracts, decentralized innovation, community building, or just want to share a killer trance set, let’s connect. The best collaborations happen when dreamers find each other.
The future isn’t written. It’s coded. And I, Farhan Tanvir Ifti, am here with my keyboard, my dreams, and a perfect trance playlist.
Let’s build something beautiful.