Community Crypto

The Blackout Conference is coming to Charlotte, North Carolina Labor Day weekend hosted by Black Bitcoin Billionaires. Co-founder Lamar Wilson sits down with fellow co-founder and “Community Crypto” host Isaiah Jackson for a preview of the inaugural event. Kim Booker, co-founder of BTC Impact! and Eddie Davis, CEO of Top Prospect Inc. are both previous winners of Black Bitcoin Billionaire Demo Days. They explain how winning impacted their business, and how Bitcoin and blockchain technology can impact the Black community long term.

Set 1, 2022

A recent study of Google Trends data by CoinGecko found Nigeria has the most interest in cryptocurrency. “Community Crypto” host Isaiah Jackson dives into the reasons why Africa’s most populous nation is turning to digital assets, even as they decline in value. Paxful Deputy General Counsel Jude Ogene says “Nigeria’s fiscal and monetary policies are pushing Nigerians towards crypto.”

Ago 25, 2022

Ethereum is expected to move from a proof-of-work system to a proof-of-stake system on September 15. The highly-anticipated merge is expected to reduce Ethereum’s energy consumption by more than 99%. “Community Crypto” host Isaiah Jackson takes a closer look at the other effects it could have with Prysmatic Labs Co-founder Preston Vanloon, Vega blockchain researcher Klaus Kursawe, and QCP Capital Co-Founder and CIO Darius Sit.

Ago 18, 2022

Afropolitan co-founder, Chika Uwazie, is on a mission to create a digital country, using crypto as its main currency. The idea started in 2020, as the group dealt with Covid-19 and a cultural movement against police brutality. So what does it take to build the first-ever digital country? Community Crypto host Isaiah Jackson interviews her and angel investor Akin Sawyerr to find out how DAOs could help build a better world where rules are decentralized.

Ago 11, 2022

“Community Crypto” host Isaiah Jackson discusses the rise of digital transformation and crypto adoption in the Philippines, and their impact on the global markets. Guests include: BitPinas founder and Editor-in-Chief Michael Mislos; Emfarsis Director and CoinDesk Columnist Leah Callon-Butler; Yield Guild Games Country Manager Luis Buenaventura; Coins.ph founder Ron Hose.

Ago 4, 2022

The NCAA began permitting sponsorship deals for students in 2021, allowing new opportunities to profit off of their own Name, Image, and Likeness. One of those opportunities is non-fungible tokens. Deloitte predicts NFTs for sports media will generate more than $2 billion in 2022, about double from the year before. “Community Crypto” host Isaiah Jackson takes a closer look at what this rule and new emerging technologies mean for college athletes.

Hul 28, 2022

On “Community Crypto,” host Isaiah Jackson discusses the recent investments in the Bitcoin and crypto development community despite the latest market rout and what the future holds for builders. Guests include: Human Rights Foundation Chief Strategy Officer Alex Gladstein, Algorand Foundation CEO Staci Warden, and NEAR Foundation Community Engagement Lead David Morrison.

Hul 21, 2022

How is the crypto community handling the layoffs recently announced by Coinbase, Crypto.com, Gemini, BlockFi and other crypto companies? And who is hiring in spite of the market downturn? “Community Crypto” host Isaiah Jackson sits down with Anthony “Pomp” Pompliano, Bitget Managing Director Gracy Chen and Ty Adams, a former Coinbase employee, to discuss the state of the crypto job market.

Hul 14, 2022

Hackathons can have a real-world impact on crypto projects for years to come. So how have these events changed over the last two decades, and how will they change moving forward? Community Crypto host Isaiah Jackson talks to four guests who have played key roles in developing hackathons. Tricia Wang, CRADL co-founder & lead, Ellis Norman, HackerEarth vice president of partnerships and enterprise sales, Gwendolyn Regina, investment director at BNB Chain and Ashar Shahid, an open source protocol developer at API3, break down what makes a hackathon a success.

Hul 7, 2022

Community Crypto host Isaiah Jackson sits down with BitBlockBoom co-founder Gary Leland and Turnqey Labs, Inc. CEO Tyrone Ross Jr. to talk about generational wealth, and the baby boomer community’s skepticism around cryptocurrency. iTrustCapital CEO Todd Southwick explains his crypto IRA platform and how it can impact a generation already retiring.

Hun 30, 2022