Anu Bhardwaj is a dynamo focused on tackling women’s issues on a global scale, including facilitating entrepreneurship and investing. Anu collaborates with key industry players to obliterate barriers to entry and demonstrate to women that systems meant to intimidate them can be easily mastered. She’s already inspiring the next generation, as seen from…
Griff Green is the founder of Giveth.io, a Donation Application (DApp) striving to reincentivize giving and to help the nonprofit space thrive by rewarding donors. He spoke with BitIRA about how he got started in crypto, and how his visions for revolutionary blockchain applications have evolved over time. BitIRA: How did you first get…
Michael Gronager, PhD, is the Founder and CEO of Chainalysis, is an international firm that develops blockchain compliance and investigation software. He talks with BitIRA about the inherent challenges of building trust in blockchains while maintaining users’ privacy. BitIRA: What personally drew you to get involved in the crypto industry? Michael Gronager: I’ve always…
Darren Parkin is Editorial Director at Coin Rivet, a blockchain news and analysis company. He talks to BitIRA about the challenges of covering current events in the cryptocurrency space and also what he hopes for the future of the industry. BitIRA: How did your interest in cryptocurrency develop? Darren Parkin: It was a slow-burn…
Sarah Foster is the Founder and President of STEM Like a Girl, a nonprofit organization that works to “[inspire] girls to develop interest and confidence in STEM through hands-on activities, parent engagement, and positive female role models”. Sarah talks with us about why blockchain technology is a growing industry that girls may want to consider…
Emily Hunt is the Director of Byte Academy, an international FinTech education company. We talk with her about the promise that she saw early on in blockchain tech and why Byte Academy launched one of the first blockchain coding bootcamps. BitIRA: How did Byte Academy come about, and how has its mission evolved or…
In this week’s interview, we talk to Adam Efrima, who is the Co-Founder of Blox, which specializes in crypto asset tracking and accounting software. Read the full interview below to find out why finance professionals shouldn’t “rely on outdated spreadsheets for labor-intensive manual [crypto] tracking”. BitIRA: What is your background, and how did you…
In this week’s interview, we talk with Bijan Bina, a co-host of the Dose of Ether podcast and founder of Battle Tested Ventures (BTV). Read the full interview below to find out how he thinks that “the next 100 million consumers” can be brought into blockchain and why he believes that “every industry will be…
Debbie Hoffman is CEO of Symmetry Blockchain Advisors, Inc. and is an experienced businesswoman, entrepreneur, and attorney. The team that she leads at Symmetry includes experts in all of the key facets of blockchain enterprises. We talked to her this week about the legal and regulatory landscape in the blockchain world, as well as her…
This week, we interview Astha Sharma, who is the Technical Lead for Girls in Technology, an organization in Nepal that helps women develop their careers in technical fields. Read below to find out how Astha came to blockchain and her recommendations for women in the cryptocurrency space. BitIRA: Describe your background and journey to getting…
