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![TheCryptoProfes Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:24/cr:twitter::1469259059547230213.png) The Crypto Professor [@TheCryptoProfes](/creator/twitter/TheCryptoProfes) on x 40.2K followers
Created: 2025-07-18 09:47:40 UTC

𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗩𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗿𝘆 - 𝗗𝗿. 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗿𝗮 𝗗𝘂𝗴𝗴𝗶𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗮

From medical doctor to Bitcoin pioneer, Dr. Chandra Duggirala's journey to creating @PortaltoBitcoin is as unique as the protocol itself.

𝗕𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱
MBBS from India, PhD in Biophysics from Northern Illinois University, medical residency at Drexel University. 

But @csentropy saw a bigger problem to solve than individual patients, fixing the entire financial system.

Entrepreneurial Success: Built two 8-figure revenue software startups before Portal, earning multiple US patents along the way.

𝗕𝗶𝘁𝗰𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘀𝗲
7+ years deep in Bitcoin development, becoming the inventor of the first functional Layer-2 cross-chain atomic swaps protocol.

𝗩𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻
Bitcoin doesn't need to change, the infrastructure around it does.

Under Chandra's leadership, Portal has raised $42.5M from top-tier investors including Coinbase Ventures and OKX Ventures.

His unique combination of medical precision, technical innovation, and entrepreneurial experience is driving Portal toward its mission: making Bitcoin the foundation of a truly decentralized financial system. $PTB

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