Erasmus Hagen
Building digital products for humans. Product and technology in finance and digital identity. Notes on trust, technology, and transcendence.
Copenhagen, Denmark
Selected work
WaySpace
AI agent ecosystem · 2026 – present
A credibility-gated catalogue for AI-agent builders — research into the open-source slop crisis led to a directory where only verified humans and proven builders can post.
WayID
Digital identity · 2026 – present
Provenance certificates for AI agents — WayID binds each agent's cryptographic identity to a verified human that anyone can check in one lookup.
PLACEHOLDER — Third project
Blockchain · 2021–2023
PLACEHOLDER — Fourth project
Research · 2020
CV
Experience
Co-FounderFeb 2026 – present
Building trust rails for AI agents.
Director of ProductDec 2023 – Feb 2026
Head of ProductNov 2021 – Jun 2023
Headed product development of a forex-focused Polkadot parachain from idea to launch, including Spacewalk, the first bridge between Stellar and Polkadot.
Head of ProductNov 2021 – Jun 2023
Led product development of a cross-border money transfer app on decentralised ledger technology, including compliance (KYC/AML) and financial-services partnerships.
Education
MSc, Social Science of the Internet2011–2012
Multidisciplinary study of the societal, economic, and political impact of the Internet at the Oxford Internet Institute.
BA, Media & Communications2008–2011
Combined critical media and communication theory with hands-on practice in interactive media.
Diploma, Managerial Accounting and Financial Control2010
Intensive programme in management accounting, budgeting, and financial control.