Griff Green: Doge-loving hippy hacker steals crypto before bad guys can

The organizer of The Robin Hood Group which once stole 10% of all circulating ETH from under a black hat hackers nose wants to change the way we think about charity.A former chemical engineer, Griff Green, 36, traded in his savings for precious metals, which he used to travel the world for years before settling as a Bitcoin missionary in Ecuador.

ConsenSys exec joins CoinFund to assist early-stage blockchain firms

“My team will serve as partners who support and guide founders and their teams during their journeys from early-stage to growth-at-scale,” said Vanessa Grellet. Vanessa Grellet, a five-year veteran of Ethereum software company ConsenSys, will be joining crypto investment group CoinFund as its new head of portfolio growth. In an announcement from CoinFund today, the investment group said Grellet would be responsible for guiding its portfolio of more than 50 companies and projects.

J. R. Willett launched the first ICO… but still has a day job

ICOs? He held the first one. Stablecoins? He dreamed of them by accident.

Roger Ver’s next life: Cryonics meets crypto

Toward the end of our hour-long interview, Bitcoin.com founder Roger Ver drops a bombshell: He had considered killing himself to escape a jail sentence at the age of 23.

The homeless immigrant who ended up a crypto VC: Etiënne vantKruys

Growing up in poverty in Suriname, Etinne vantKruys was told by his teacher he’d never succeed but it only made him more determined to not follow in the footsteps of his parents.

You can make money playing in virtual worlds: Gabby Dizon

Altitude Games CEO Gabby Dizon thinks the science fiction-inspired virtual reality Metaverse is being created all around us at increasing speed.

Making DeFi idiot-proof with Kava’s gamer CEO, Brian Kerr

According to Kava Labs CEO Brian Kerr, the major reason that decentralized finance, or DeFi, has not yet hit the mainstream is that “93% of holders are never gonna touch their own keys.” Kava is a non-Ethereum-based DeFi platform that enables users to earn interest on the cryptocurrencies they hold.

DeFi, derivatives and fixing an antiquated financial system: Kristin Boggiano

Kristin Boggiano, a lawyer and co-founder of the CrossTower digital asset exchange, developed her ethos on protecting the vulnerable while working and living in the Amazon during the 1980s, helping fight for the rights of the Cofn people against the Big Oil companies.

Zombies, NFTs and the metaverse: Galaxy Digital’s Sam Englebardt

Sam Englebardt has produced zombie films, created Gold Class cinemas in Australia and hobnobbed with crypto pioneers in the early days.

When privacy is a privilege: Ontology’s Jun Li on blockchain-based digital ID

Everyone’s car generates a lot of data every day, points out Jun Li, founder of the open-source digital identity blockchain Ontology. The automotive sector is one in which his companys ID solution has a clear use case, as each drivers data can be stored and used to calculate insurance premiums according to actual driving behavior. Some insurance companies will put telemetry devices on the cars to collect your driving information.

The reformed Bitcoin Maxi who saw the light: Erik Voorhees

We felt like we were doing God’s work, explains cryptocurrency payments pioneer Erik Voorhees as he recalls trying to convert the unbelievers in the early days of Bitcoin. The man whose gambling platform SatoshiDice was once responsible for half of all Bitcoin transactions, is now an elder statesman of crypto and the CEO of the ShapeShift exchange. He remembers Bitcoin being written off as a joke at the Money 2020 conference in Las Vegas back in 2012.

Sam Bankman-Fried: The crypto whale who wants to give billions away

“The brutal or inspiring truth...

NFT ‘art revolution’: Beeple on his 5040 day labor of love

“I think it's just going to be seen as the digital art revolution.

Uber May Start Accepting Bitcoin for Rides, Says CEO

Ridesharing giant Uber may start allowing its users to pay for journeys using Bitcoin, according to the CEO.

‘The wealthiest time of my life was the most miserable’: Peter McCormack

"Apart from having a good wife, I have everything I need in life, and money is not going to get me more of what I need." For someone who devotes so much of his life to Bitcoin and finance and who has made and lost a small fortune twice now podcaster Peter McCormack doesn’t actually seem to care that much for money. “I did have a lot of money in my life a couple of times,” says the 42 year old on a call from his home in Bedford.

First Mover: Ethereum, DOGE on Own Journeys as Inflation Bets Fuel Bitcoin

Altcoins like Chainlink get big boost from DeFi growth on Ethereum, while inflation bets boost bitcoin and dogecoin gets (Elon Musk) moonshot.

EU politician reveals her conversion to crypto — Eva Kaili

"Lots of my friends lost their savings because banks suddenly shut down and nobody would guarantee their life savings.

Crypto in the Philippines: Necessity is the mother of adoption

"People are just like, 'Whoa, mind blown — this is going to save me half a day because I don't have to go all the way to the bank during business hours and take three journeys on public transport and then wait in line for an hour ...

The adventures of the inventive Alex Mashinky 

"My wife claims that I live in the future all by myself.

Journeys in Blockchain: Dan Held of Kraken

Dan Held is a Texan who doesn’t drive a truck, drink beer, love Trump, or watch sports.

Journeys in Blockchain: Ray Youssef of Paxful

“How advanced would the United States be if you couldn’t send money from New York to Florida? From New York to California? From Oregon to Washington? It wouldn’t be the United States! It would be a mess of all these squabbling little city-states that can barely get it together.” Im coining this term right here, right now, Ray Youssef declares.

Journeys in Blockchain: Robert Wiecko of DASH Core Group

“I loved crypto. I loved the libertarian ideas.