In the buzzing world of NFTs and blockchain, Amanda Terry's proven superpower of community building and connection comes into play big time. She is one of the driving forces behind Metagood, a company that strives to build a better future for Web3. One of Metagood's most notable projects is Onchain Monkey. With an artful stroke of genius, they launched the first 10K NFT PFP (profile picture) collection in a single Ethereum transaction and inscribed the first 10K collection on Bitcoin in a...

Before deciding to join the crypto space in 2017, Maggie kept finding herself either locked out of the club when it came to financial literacy, or in the room, but drowning in jargon that no one was willing to explain. The moment Maggie realized that crypto would allow her to be sovereign over her own resources was not only personally empowering, but also opened the door for that would eventually lead her to become a leader in crypto and web3 education. Maggie’s three pillars are education,...

Like a lot of people, Orlando thought crypto was pretty much just internet money for people looking to do illegal things online. The 2017 ICO boom piqued his curiosity a little, but it wasn’t until 2020 with the increased interest in DeFi that Orlando started to really pay attention and had his light bulb moment and realized that crypto and web3 are actually revolutionary. The innovative and disruptive nature of crypto and DeFi naturally bring about questions of legality and consumer...

Ian Tidwell will tell you he’s not a rocket scientist or billionaire, but that hasn’t stopped him and the team at LunarCrush figuring out how to put Bitcoin on the moon (literally) for you to find in the world’s first, NFT planetary treasure hunt.  Ian first heard about Bitcoin around 2017, but brushed it off as a bit of a non-starter. However, his exposure to NFTs in 2020 opened his mind to the realities of digital ownership and monetization in the influencer space, and being a serial...

Taylor built a highly successful branding and design career working in the corporate sphere before moving into journalism, and eventually joining creative collective Food Fight Studios. With more than a decade working behind the scenes supporting businesses with marketing and design, she recently saw the writing on the wall and made the leap over to stand front and center with The Sauce - and we’re all the better for it. So many leaders in the web3 space were an easy yes to working in the new...

Trevor has been building businesses since university, and with a background in education and full stack development it’s easy to see why he’s found a perfect fit as CEO of Ninja Alerts and Managing Partner of Bitcoin Frontier Fund where he invests in exceptional teams building new use cases for Bitcoin through BTC L1 and scaling layers like Stacks. Not all of Trevor’s ventures have been successful, in fact he would be the first to tell you that his last one was basically a failure, but having...

After taking some time to dive deep into the crypto ecosystem when he found Bitcoin in 2017, it was clear to Andre that digital currency was the future of economic empowerment. Having weathered numerous bear market cycles since then, Andre’s more excited than ever to see web3 learn from web2’s mistakes and make real, meaningful impact over the next 20 years. Andre’s diverse background in philosophy, political science, and economics, may not have pointed him toward an obvious career path in...

From being drawn to learn everything he could about tech as a kid in the 90s, to being the growth manager at Okcoin today and being a highly respected voice in crypto with his successful YouTube show Thinking Crypto, it’s safe to say Tony’s ambition to master a wide range of skill sets has been the driver an incredible career. After immigrating from South America to the US, Tony has always been driven to learn everything he could about every new environment he found himself in. From busting...

Some people are born with an entrepreneurial spirit - Nick is one of those people, having been both a creator and builder of business since his teenage years. Now the co-founder of Gamma, a Bitcoin NFT marketplace powered by Stacks, Nick started his first business back in his teenage years before moving onto work in sales and marketing before finding himself in web3. Driven by curiosity and a passion for enabling creators to try things they may never have been compelled to try (without...

Drew has a decades long history in tech and product development, but it’s his talent for quickly and insightfully understanding what a community needs to thrive and innovate that’s made him so successful. He might have discovered Bitcoin in 2013, but Drew’s been attentively listening to consumers, communities and businesses for more than 20 years. Not satisfied with simply delivering the MVP, Drew has made a point of always asking himself how he and his team could innovate to meet the needs...

Caroline’s long-time passion for digital marketing makes her the perfect person to inspire and raise awareness about the innovation happening in web3. Starting out as a personal trainer and digital marketer in web2, Caroline developed a love for marketing and a knack for seeing and building up people’s strengths. This infectious encouragement has proven invaluable in her role with Blokpax, a company combining NFTs with traditional collectibles, where she works to build strong communities and...

Brittany Laughlin grew up in an entrepreneur household that fostered her passion for building things that don’t exist. This foundation served her well as she found herself working in the tech side of venture capital, quickly becoming curious about a new technology called Bitcoin. Her curiosity and passion for building new things eventually led her to working with Stacks and becoming a leader in the web3 space. Currently, Brittany serves as the Executive Director of the Stacks Foundation, has...

Louise Ivan started his tech journey studying green IT and the history of digital cultures. In 2016 he realized that if he wanted to stay in tech, it would probably be helpful to understand what was coming with web3 and crypto, so he got to work educating himself, but soon found understanding the terms was a lot harder than he expected. While he persevered with learning all he could, and eventually put himself forward for a role with Stacks, it took years before Louise felt truly confident to...

Albert Liang began his startup consultancy in Shanghai at the tail end of web2 when true innovation was difficult and competitors were on every corner, evolving to become the longest running startup pre-accelerator across the board. However, despite this success, feeling that strict policies governing tech in China had made innovation a challenge, Albert went looking for a new environment conducive to the work he does best. For many innovators in his situation, web3 would be a natural choice,...

When Melanie Mason found herself without work at the beginning of 2020 she wasn’t sure what she wanted to do, but she knew that she wanted to find meaningful work. With a little time on her hands, she found herself reading books about crypto that belonged to her partner. It wasn’t long before she saw that crypto was a path to doing good in the world as well as a way of building wealth, and sought out work within the web3 space. I sat down with Melanie to talk about her path to crypto, her...

Welcome to another Vane’s Take! These episodes are where we sit down together and get a little insight into what’s happening with our host Vane, the podcast, and the crypto space. Today, Vane speaks to the gratitude she has for the support Unraveling Crypto continues to receive, her recent trip to Colombia with family for her birthday, cycles of creativity, and why it’s important to live your values in business. - What We Unraveled * Vane’s gratitude for the incredible support Unraveling...

When Kristina Flynn first wanted to buy crypto, she called her bank only to be told, not surprisingly, that she’d come to the wrong place. Then once she figured it out, she bought her first NFT she got involved in buying and trading, but soon realized she was running on a dopamine high and didn’t have a real plan. This was the wake up call that led her to ask how she really wanted to bring value to the web3 space. Now, Kristina runs her own web3 branding and storytelling agency, is a host on...

It’s not uncommon to hear of rogue tech engineers throwing in the towel at their 9 to 5 and diving head first into founding a successful startup but for Mark McKenzie, that narrative got flipped on its head when he left the startup world as a new dad for the stability of being an employee. While some might think it a backward step, for Mark this move connected him with a brand new community and paved the way for him to embed himself into the crypto space in the early days, grow with it and...

This episode of Unraveling Crypto is a little different than our usual conversations with brilliant leaders in the bitcoin, crypto, and web3 space. Today we bring you Vane’s take, a new feature of the podcast where our host Vane Vargas shares a little more behind the scenes on what she’s up to, her experience in the space, and her takes on varying issues and topics. In this first solo episode, Vane sat down to share more about her background in marketing and wellness, the journey from...

Will Corcoran spent 20 years as an architect before becoming more than a little disillusioned and looking for a different path. Bitcoin wasn’t the likely successor, but a lecture by Muneeb, the co-founder of Stacks, piqued his curiosity enough to reorient toward something he didn’t fully understand yet but knew had powerful potential to solve challenges he saw around him, particularly with how money is created, spent, and transferred. Now, he’s the Grants Program Manager at the Stacks...

Conversations about web3 and crypto can move so fast that it’s hard for newcomers to get a grasp on even the most basic concepts. This isn’t an issue with author, teacher, and tech founder Chris Castiglione in the guest’s chair. With his background in building successful startups and knack for breaking down key concepts like decentralization, shared ownership, and open source in easy to follow ways, Chris is an invaluable ally to have as we build the future of technology. I sat down with...

Not many people could credit their mom with getting them into crypto, but this is exactly how it happened for Sarah Satoshi. Being totally new to the space when she received some Bitcoin as a birthday gift from her mom a few years ago, Sarah found the educational resources available were either seriously lacking or not accessible at all. This led her to create a nonprofit, Ladies in Bitcoin, which strives to bring underrepresented voices into the conversation by creating a space that allows...

A lot of people talk about being of service, but when it comes to technology that intention can get lost in the midst of fast-paced innovation. Jamil is an exception, having come to web3 without much in the way of knowledge about crypto or NFTs, his only mandate was: be useful. It’s core values like this that have made sure Jamil and his NFT marketplace, Gamma, are having a huge impact in the way artists, creators, and collectors alike engage with the future of web3. I sat down with Jamil to...

Ever wondered what a diverse, women-led NFT platform would look like? Alla Koretsky and Marina Romashko, co-founders of HeyLayer, spent many years building successful careers in fashion and business coaching respectively, building an NFT company wasn’t on the cards. At least, that was the case until Gary Riger took the time to personally walk them through the complexities of the space and they realized that not only would they be left behind if they didn’t start participating now, but that...