Richard Anthony Amaya

Richard Anthony Amaya is an American entrepreneur, music producer, international model, and digital visionary who founded Lucid Shield™, a revolutionary Web3 security protocol built entirely with less than $500 and a government-issued phone.

Born in Salinas, California, Richard's career began in the creative arts — first as a champion breakdancer in the San Jose scene, then as a global fashion model working with brands like Hugo Boss, Levi’s, and Miss Sixty across Tokyo, Milan, Hong Kong, and Johannesburg. Simultaneously, he built a name in music production, earning praise from 808 Mafia/Motown Records and winning SoundCloud competitions with original work like Euthanasia1.

Despite his success in fashion and music, Richard saw creators struggling with NFT fraud, copyright theft, and royalty loss in Web3. Instead of waiting for someone else to fix it, he taught himself blockchain, wrote his own contracts, and launched Lucid Shield™ — a decentralized protocol that protects artists by embedding metadata, automating royalties, and sending smart transfer alerts.

With no startup capital, no investors, and only a prepaid phone, Richard built what’s now being called the future of NFT security. His mission is simple: Protect creators. Automate ownership. Stop theft before it happens.

Today, Lucid Shield™ is poised to become the new standard for NFT protection by 2026, and Richard is actively sharing his story through interviews, partnerships, and open-source collaboration — all while keeping full control of the vision he started alone.

Media Contact:

Email: E11x@Protonmail.com
Website: LucidShield.nft
Phone: 206-699-0456
Base: Seattle, WA