In the deep, mysterious currents that run through everything, one charge rose up and lived as you for awhile. The charge is free again, but your light will be forever burned in my mind.
Ivan, you were the most gentle, kind, considerate human being. You lived consciously. Your brain was as big as your muscles. You open sourced so much code while you were alive that lives in websites, forked into code bases probably for decades to come. Everyone was positively effected by your existence, and that's something I can only hope to copy one day.
Above all that, you were my friend for 18 years, through many startups, relationships, cities, and meals. I will miss you my friend.
Rest in peace Ivan Akimov.
Sr Platform Architect, CoinMarketCap
Creator of the open source library Sqids (formerly hashids)