Welcome to a special Behind the Scenes episode as we wrap up our very first season of the podcast! 

Throughout the season, we’ve explored and demystified many foundational concepts in the Web3 space. Nothing was off-limits, from virtual land sales to cyber security, crypto, and DAOs. Our goal? To create a safe space for traditionally underrepresented people to feel comfortable getting curious and talking about this new revolution. We’re just getting started!

In this conversation, I’m joined by three members of Eve Wealth who have each been a critical part of our podcast team. Mary, Chelsea, Alana, and I talk about why we wanted to start the podcast, how this first experiment with the DAO worked, what it was like for our global community to come together to make this production happen, key challenges and opportunities we uncovered along the way, plans for the future of the show and Eve Wealth, and more.

Highlights

Why we wanted to share what goes on behind the scenes of the podcast

How DAOs are changing the way we think about organizations

The motivation behind creating the Women, Wealth, & Web3 podcast

How being a part of a DAO helped Mary start her angel investing journey

Eve Wealth DAO’s origin story

Some of the highlights that came out from our dive deep into Web3

Challenges and opportunities that came out of decentralized collaboration

Topics we plan to explore and people we’d love to talk to in Season 2

What’s on the horizon for Eve Wealth?

Key terms

DAO (decentralized autonomous organization): A blockchain-based organization that is democratically managed by members through open-source code and typically formalized by self-enforcing smart contracts. DAOs lack centralized management structures/ All decisions are voted upon by network stakeholders. DAOs often utilize a native utility token to incentivize network participation, and allocate proportional voting power to stakeholders based on the size of their stake. As DAOs are built on top blockchains — often Ethereum — their transactions are executed transparently on the underlying blockchain.

Definition source: https://www.gemini.com/cryptopedia/

Connect with DAO Contributors

Alana Podrx on Twitter @AlanaPodrx / LinkedIn

Mary Colpo on Twitter @MaryColpo / LinkedIn

Chelsea Burns on Twitter @Chelsea27744471 / LinkedIn

Patty Kan on Twitter @PKanEats / LinkedIn

Connect with Eve Wealth DAO

Go from crypto-curious to crypto-confident with the DeFi Curious Course https://www.evewealth.com/defi-curious

Check out our social channels at @evewealthhq:

LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/eve-wealth-hq/

Instagram https://www.instagram.com/evewealthhq/

Twitter https://twitter.com/evewealthhq

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/evewealthhq

Eve Wealth Website https://www.evewealth.com/

Blockchain technology allows us to collaborate to create solutions that would otherwise be impossible.

Today we’re excited to be joined by Roselyne Wanjiru from Nile Capital to explore the opportunities created by blockchain technology’s ability to move money across the African continent faster and cheaper than traditional finance solutions.

Roselyne is an economist and blockchain strategy consultant. She is the Lead Research Analyst at Nile Capital, a digital assets advisory platform that enables investors to leverage financial opportunities in emerging technology platforms. She has served as the Director of Growth and User Acquisitions at Pesabase, a premier payments and remittance solutions provider in Africa. Roselyne is also a keynote speaker and thought leader in Africa’s budding blockchain ecosystem. She’s passionate about the need for innovation in and adoption of emerging technologies for economic efficiency and the creation of new opportunities for youth in Africa as contributors, not just consumers in the global digital economy.

In this conversation, Roselyne and I talk about the new opportunities created by blockchain in emerging markets, how the remittance and payment transfer spaces have evolved in the last decade, the ways digital finance solutions help underbanked communities, blockchain solutions that are increasing financial inclusion, and more.

Highlights

Welcome Roselyne Wanjiru

Roselyne’s journey to working in the digital asset space

Positive changes with more women sharing their voice

Understanding the context in which M-Pesa was launched

How M-Pesa helped to increase financial inclusion across Africa

Pesabase’s mission to reduce the cost of remittances

Opportunities for and obstacles to the widespread adoption of these types of solutions in emerging markets

Why a public ledger is more secure than traditional solutions

How Africa’s growing youth population is set to impact the Web3 space

Tackling the problem of scamming

Get started with investing in crypto

Connect with Roselyne Wanjiru

Roselyne Wanjiru on Twitter https://twitter.com/wroselyne_

Roselyne Wanjiru on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/roselyne_w/

Roselyne Wanjiru on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Roselyne-Wanjiru-103874438560991

Roselyne Wanjiru on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCN8EWetpVydsQxM_oUC7jZA

Roselyne Wanjiru’s Book | Blockchain For You: Talking about tech should be as easy as about food! https://www.amazon.com/Blockchain-You-Talking-about-should-ebook/dp/B09F5VTNDT/

Nile Capital https://nilecapital.cc/

Mentioned in this episode

Yvonne Kagondu https://www.instagram.com/yvonnekagondu/

M-Pesa https://www.vodafone.com/about-vodafone/what-we-do/consumer-products-and-services/m-pesa

Pesabase https://pesabase.com/

Connect with Eve Wealth DAO

Go from crypto-curious to crypto-confident with the DeFi Curious Course https://www.evewealth.com/defi-curious

Check out our social channels at @evewealthhq:

LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/eve-wealth-hq/

Instagram https://www.instagram.com/evewealthhq/

Twitter https://twitter.com/evewealthhq

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/evewealthhq

Eve Wealth Website https://www.evewealth.com/

The utopian future of blockchain promises a future of more inclusion for the underserved and unbanked. But in a world where it’s been reported that 9% of accounts hold 80% of the NFT market and 2% of accounts hold 95% of Bitcoin - is inequality being solved?

Blockchain technology has created new opportunities for emerging markets, including digital finance solutions to help communities access affordable credit, insurance, and savings in the informal economy.

Today we’re excited to be joined by Sofie Blakstad, founder of hiveonline to talk about the financial inclusion gap and how they are giving rural smallholder farmers access to credit and markets through decentralized finance.

In this conversation, Sofie and I talk about the complex barriers that have kept so much of the world’s population unbanked and without access to financial services, why infrastructure matters, what decentralized finance means, and why it’s a good solution for creating access, how hiveonline leverages existing social systems to work with local cooperatives and farmers in Mozambique, the opportunities to connect DeFi with centralized banking systems, and more.

Highlights

Welcome Sofie Blakstad

Sofie’s accidental entry into technology and banking

How lack of infrastructure impacts populations

The complex reasons why many people around the world remain unbanked

Bridging the financial inclusion gap with decentralized finance (DeFi)

Why Sofie wanted to focus on working with cooperatives in Africa

How DeFi reduces costs for end users

Some of the issues with preexisting FinTech solutions

Leveraging existing social systems to allow access without infrastructure

The founding premise of Hiveonline

How traditional savings groups work

Connecting DeFi with centralized banking systems

Hiveonline’s plans to digitize alternative value systems

The difficulty with validating whether protocols and ecosystems are truly green

Key terms

Decentralized finance (DeFi): a major growth sector in blockchain that offers peer-to-peer (P2P) financial services and technologies built on protocols such as Ethereum, Cardano, Polkadot, and Solana. DeFi loans, investments, trades and swaps are typically transparent, permissionless, trustless, and interoperable.
Smart contract: a self-executing code or protocol that carries out a set of instructions verified on the blockchain. These contracts are trustless, autonomous, decentralized, and transparent; they are irreversible and unmodifiable once deployed.

Definition source: https://www.gemini.com/cryptopedia/

Connect with Sofie Blakstad

Hiveonline https://www.hivenetwork.online/

MyCoop.online https://mycoop.online/AboutUs

Sofie Blakstad on Twitter https://twitter.com/sofieblakstad

Connect with Eve Wealth DAO

Go from crypto-curious to crypto-confident with the DeFi Curious Course https://www.evewealth.com/defi-curious

Check out our social channels at @evewealthhq:

LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/eve-wealth-hq/

Instagram https://www.instagram.com/evewealthhq/

Twitter https://twitter.com/evewealthhq

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/evewealthhq

Eve Wealth Website https://www.evewealth.com/

How risky are your investments? Should you be thinking about your web3 investments differently from traditional investments? What are some of the red flags that signal a potentially shady protocol or ecosystem?

As more people move away from traditional financial advisors, individual investors have to research and make informed decisions in a way we never had before. Having good strategies and filters for making financial decisions is crucial. That’s where Daizy comes in.

Today we’re joined by Deborah Yang, CEO, and co-founder of Daizy, a sustainability insights app for informed investing. Through Daizy, Deborah is on a mission to create a community of knowledgeable investors who are making money and doing good in the world.

In this conversation, we talk about the growing number of DIY investors and the problem with investing from an uninformed place, why understanding risk, diversification, and sustainability is crucial for all investors, how Daizy works, what risk management looks like in practice, ESG risk in crypto investments, and more.

Highlights

Welcome Deborah Yang

Deborah’s money mantra

The mission behind the investing app, Daizy

The difficulty connecting with non-male users

Helping everyday investors understand risk, diversification, and sustainability

The Daizy experience

Getting started with Daizy

Gambling versus investing in the crypto space

How you can use core-satellite investing

What risk management looks like in practice

Red flags that can signal problematic projects

Using Daizy to help you to vet potential investments

Evaluating ESG risk in crypto investments

Building a community of informed investors

What’s next for Deborah

Connect with Deborah Yang

Daizy Website https://daizy.com/

Deborah Yang on Twitter https://twitter.com/DeborahAYang

Deborah Yang on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/deborah-yang-4b38b8/

Connect with Eve Wealth DAO

Go from crypto-curious to crypto-confident with the DeFi Curious Course https://www.evewealth.com/defi-curious

Check out our social channels at @evewealthhq:

LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/eve-wealth-hq/

Instagram https://www.instagram.com/evewealthhq/

Twitter https://twitter.com/evewealthhq

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/evewealthhq

Eve Wealth Website https://www.evewealth.com/

What is a carbon-neutral blockchain, and why does it matter? What’s the price of maintaining a trustless global monetary system? Is there a case to be made for crypto energy use to justify this freedom?

We know that climate change is real and that we’re causing it. For the environmentally-conscious person, investing in cryptocurrency and participating in blockchain projects can bring serious hesitation because of Bitcoin’s mining and proof of works’ energy-intensive reputation.

Today’s guest is Alison Filler, Community Lead at Climate Collective. She joins us to explore the topic of using blockchain technology responsibly and share her insight into how we can support blockchain projects genuinely focused on using the technology to solve climate problems.

In this conversation, we talk about regenerative finance (ReFi) and what makes it environmentally friendly, why proof of work blockchain systems are energy intensive, the implications of Ethereum’s plans to move to proof of stake, how to spot greenwashing and find worthwhile projects to participate in, and more.

Highlights

Welcome Alison Filler

Alison’s work in the NGO space

How Alison was introduced to regenerative finance (ReFi)

What is ReFi, and what makes it beneficial for the environment?

The actual price of a free, trustless global monetary system

Key considerations for choosing an environmentally-conscious coin or platform

What it means for Celo to be a carbon-negative blockchain

Why it’s a big deal that Ethereum is moving from proof of work to proof of stake

How carbon-neutral blockchains enable founders to build more sustainable protocols and products

Filtering out the projects that are genuine versus greenwashing

Examples of projects working on climate change using blockchain technology

How to evaluate the legitimacy of climate-focused blockchain project

Key terms

Proof of Work (PoW): A blockchain consensus mechanism that relies on a mining process to maintain the network. PoW blockchain systems are more decentralized and secure than most networks but typically struggle to achieve the network scalability needed for global adoption and are highly energy intensive.

Proof of Stake (PoS): A blockchain consensus mechanism that incentivizes participants to stake native coins in a network of validator nodes. While still a recent innovation, PoS networks are already proving they can be faster and more scalable than PoW blockchains and are more energy efficient.

Definition source: https://www.gemini.com/cryptopedia/

Connect with Alison Filler

Climate Collective Website https://climatecollective.org/

Climate Collective on Twitter https://twitter.com/clim8collective

Celo Website https://celo.org/

Connect with Eve Wealth DAO

Go from crypto-curious to crypto-confident with the DeFi Curious Course https://www.evewealth.com/defi-curious

Check out our social channels at @evewealthhq:

LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/eve-wealth-hq/

Instagram https://www.instagram.com/evewealthhq/

Twitter https://twitter.com/evewealthhq

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/evewealthhq

Eve Wealth Website https://www.evewealth.com/

How has blockchain technology evolved in recent years? What will the future of Web3 look like? How will cross-chain systems impact average Web3 users?

Web3 is a back-end revolution that intends to combine the logic of the internet with the logic of the computer. As technology grows, people have created different blockchains to solve different issues, and the need for them to communicate with each other has arisen. That’s where cross-chain communication comes in.

Today’s guest, Barbara Liau, is the COO of Nomad, a security-first cross-chain messaging protocol, and she’s giving us insight into what’s being built now on Web3 and how it will impact everything.

In this episode, Barbara shares how she got into the Web3 space, her unique approach to investing in NFTs, why we have to get comfortable with failure, how cross-chain systems like Nomad benefit everyday users, and more.

Highlights

Barbara’s introduction to blockchain

How the industry has evolved over the past seven years ago

Barbara’s couch NFTs and her eclectic approach

Why Barbara describes herself as a collector of hobbies

The inevitable failures that come with being early

The advantage of having an experimental mindset

Barbara’s most significant losses in the Web3 space

Strategies you can use to simplify investing in crypto

Barbara’s people-centered investment philosophy

Where we are with cross-chain ecosystems

Nomad’s unique position of prioritizing security and cost

The types of problems cross-chain messaging can solve

How bridges work in Web3

What Barbara sees as the future of decentralization

Why Nomad has always prioritized cross-chain governance

Key terms

NFT: Non-fungible tokens; An entry on a blockchain establishing who has ownership of a digital item.

Layer 1: A term used to describe the base blockchain architecture, with a layer 1 network serving as a source of truth and the authority for transactions via consensus mechanisms.

Layer 2: A term describing a network building on top of an underlying blockchain, intended to extend its functionality and reduce gas fees and transaction times.

Minting: The practice of issuing a new piece of art as an NFT, by turning it into a digital token that’s recorded on the blockchain. The process is typically handled by a marketplace.

Protocols: A set of rules that allow data to be shared between computers. For cryptocurrencies, they establish the structure of the blockchain — the distributed database that allows digital money to be securely exchanged on the internet.  

Definition sources: https://www.gmw3.com/2022/02/web3-glossary/, https://www.coinbase.com/learn/crypto-basics/what-is-a-protocol

Connect with Barbara Liau

Barbara Liau on Twitter https://twitter.com/barbaraliau

Nomad’s Website https://www.nomad.xyz/

Connect with Eve Wealth DAO

Go from crypto-curious to crypto-confident with the DeFi Curious Course https://www.evewealth.com/defi-curious

Check out our social channels at @evewealthhq:

LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/eve-wealth-hq/

Instagram https://www.instagram.com/evewealthhq/

Twitter https://twitter.com/evewealthhq

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/evewealthhq

Eve Wealth Website https://www.evewealth.com/

Why are people willing to pay so much for digital art? What role do communities play in the NFT space? How can you get started with NFTs?

In 2021, NFTs broke into the mainstream, and you can hear the term everywhere from critics and supporters alike. But what are they? And why do people pay millions for images someone else can right-click and save?

Today we’re joined by Tara Fung, Co-Founder and CEO of Co:Create, a new protocol that unlocks the potential of NFT communities and ecosystems. Coming from a FinTech background, Tara’s interest in crypto started when she saw the value created in alternative investments. After going down the blockchain rabbit hole, Tara recognized the massive potential that NFTs held for changing the future of brands, communities, and ownership.

In this episode, Tara shares what makes NFTs valuable, how NFTs can change the way we do everything, how Co:Create helps NFT projects and owners to go beyond the drop, why NFTs are so much more than art and PFPs, what to think about before investing in an NFT, and more.

Highlights

Welcome Tara Fung

Why NFTs piqued Tara’s interest

How Tara got comfortable with investing in crypto

What are NFTs and why are they valuable?

Understanding how minting works

The new monetization opportunities that NFTs offer to creators

Tara’s first NFT purchase

Supporting communities and projects by buying NFTs 

How Co:Create helps successful NFT projects to scale

Creating value for the NFT ecosystem

Negative experiences in the NFT space

Tara’s vision for the future of the NFT community

Tara’s background in FinTech

Why Tara isn’t worried about volatility

How you can start getting involved in the NFT space

The connecting power of the community-based Web3 ecosystem

Key terms used in the show

NFT: Non-fungible tokens; An entry on a blockchain establishing who has ownership of a digital item.

Minting: The practice of issuing a unique item (digital or representing a real-world asset) as an NFT, by turning it into a digital token recorded on the blockchain.

PFP: Profile picture; the term typically is used for images that can be bought as part of an NFT series and used on social media profiles.

Definition source: https://www.gmw3.com/2022/02/web3-glossary/

Mentioned in this episode

World of Women https://worldofwomen.art/

Boss Beauties https://bossbeauties.com/

Azuki https://www.azuki.com/

Doodles https://doodles.app/

Connect with Tara Fung

Tara Fung on Twitter https://twitter.com/nonfungibletara

Co:Create’s Website https://www.usecocreate.io/

Co:Create on Twitter https://twitter.com/usecocreate

Connect with Eve Wealth DAO

Go from crypto-curious to crypto-confident with the DeFi Curious Course https://www.evewealth.com/defi-curious

Check out our social channels at @evewealthhq:

LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/eve-wealth-hq/

Instagram https://www.instagram.com/evewealthhq/

Twitter https://twitter.com/evewealthhq

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/evewealthhq

Eve Wealth Website https://www.evewealth.com/

Is it safe to participate in digital communities? How can you avoid scams? What can you do to secure your digital assets?

In the last year, we’ve seen a lot of hype building around the crypto space. At the same time, there’s been a lot of volatility, and we keep hearing about hacks and scams.

Katelyn Perna, VP of Security Strategy & Crypto Custody at BlockFi, joins us to share her best strategies for safely investing and managing our digital assets in a Web3 world that makes security our responsibility.

In this episode, Katelyn and I talk about the basic steps we can all take to ensure our digital assets are secure, why education is the key to overcoming the fear of investing in digital assets or participating in digital communities, red flags to be aware of, how to avoid scams, and more.

If you’ve been excited to invest in the digital economy but are hesitant about the risks involved, this episode is for you. Katelyn’s insights have changed my mindset on how I protect myself on the internet and my viewpoints on diving into crypto investing. Enjoy the episode!

Highlights

Welcome Katelyn Perna

Katelyn’s introduction to the world of crypto

Why Katelyn went all-in on the non-traditional path

Having a continuous learning mindset

The underlying aspects of crypto and blockchain that captured Katelyn’s interest

Key security concerns when engaging in the Web3 space

Cultivating a security-first mindset

Why self-sovereignty is inherently challenging

The far-reaching problem of poor cyber hygiene

Differentiating between a cold wallet and a hot wallet

The rule of thumb you can use to decide how much to keep in a hot wallet

Simple strategies to protect your assets

How scammers play on normal human behaviors and stress responses

Understanding the mindset of bad actors

Resources you can use to educate yourself on best practices for Web3 security

What excites Kate most as the Web3 world continues to develop

Key terms used in the show

Seed Phrase: A series of random words you can use to access your wallet and all the crypto inside it. Never share it.

2FA: 2-Factor Authentication; An extra layer of security (in addition to a username and password) used to ensure that people trying to gain access to an online account are who they say they are.

Cyber Hygiene: Steps that users of computers and other devices can take to improve their online security and maintain system health.

Definition sources: https://authy.com/what-is-2fa/, https://www.kaspersky.com/resource-center/preemptive-safety/cyber-hygiene-habits

Connect with Katelyn Perna & BlockFi

Katelyn Perna ​​on Twitter https://twitter.com/j0ck1nkp

BlockFi Website https://blockfi.com/

BlockFi on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/blockfi/

BlockFi on Twitter https://twitter.com/blockfi

Connect with Eve Wealth DAO

Go from crypto-curious to crypto-confident with the DeFi Curious Course https://www.evewealth.com/defi-curious

Check out our social channels at @evewealthhq:

LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/eve-wealth-hq/

Instagram https://www.instagram.com/evewealthhq/

Twitter https://twitter.com/evewealthhq

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/evewealthhq

Eve Wealth Website https://www.evewealth.com/