Yijia Chen (0x1plus) is CEO and co-founder of Curio, the crypto game studio behind Duper. She was quoted in the studio's August 2024 announcement of a $5.7 million round co-led by Bain Capital Crypto and SevenX Ventures, describing the goal of making Duper 'the best digital-native, skill-based wagering game'. Per her X bio she previously studied pure mathematics at UC Berkeley, and her GitHub lists the same 0x1plus identity.