In this episode Rachel speaks with Alex Masmej, founder and CEO of Drakula.app and $ALEX Token. They discuss Alex's journey into the crypto space, the creation of the $ALEX token, and the launch of the Dracula.app, which aims to empower content creators through decentralized social media. The conversation also explores the benefits and challenges of decentralized platforms compared to traditional social media, as well as the potential of projects like WorldCoin to address issues like identity verification and universal basic income.

This week's guest(s):

Alex Masmej is the founder and CEO of Drakula.app. Prior to creating Drakula.app, Alex launched $ALEX Token. The token was known as being “the first human IPO” and helped Alex move from his hometown in Paris to San Francisco, where he currently resides as a crypto entrepreneur. 

Show sponsors & production team:

This episode has been made possible by Scroll. Scroll is the leading zero-knowledge rollup. Designed by developers, for developers, Scroll’s bytecode-level compatibility makes building on it just like building on Ethereum. Open-source and community-driven from day one, Scroll’s developer ecosystem is the fastest-growing among zk-rollups, with over 2,400 active developers monthly and globally. Committed to shaping a more scalable web3, Scroll is the future of Ethereum.

Learn more at https://scroll.io/ 

Sign up for the Web3 Deep Dive newsletter: https://substack.com/@web3deepdive?utm_source=profile-page 

If you are interested in sponsoring upcoming episodes, please reach out [email protected]

🎙️Podcast Info:

Amazon Podcasts: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/f4dd2741-2600-4be5-b894-de55b1bb1456/web3-deep-dive 

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/web3-deep-dive/id1679236043 

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/04DRjy4kNwf9RK5u78pSG2 

IheartRadio: http://bit.ly/3nO7QS4 

Social Links:

⚡️Follow Alex on X: https://x.com/AlexMasmej 

⚡️Follow Scroll on X: https://x.com/Scroll_ZKP 

⚡️Follow House of Web3 on X: https://x.com/thehouseofweb3 

⚡️Follow Web3 Deep Dive on LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/3UdVrmC 

⚡️Follow Web3 Deep Dive on Instagram: https://instagram.com/web3deepdive_podcast?igshid=YjNmNGQ3MDY= 

👋 Follow Rachel on social media:

X: https://twitter.com/Rachelwolf00 

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

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachwolf/

Show sponsors & production team:

🙌 Show Production: 

In-Person Audio and Film by: https://www.jtxmedia.com/

Produced by 4LabsDigital

Music: Lundstroem! (email me:  [email protected])

💡 OTHER RESOURCES: 

Rachel's Website: https://www.rachelwolfson.me/ 

Rachel's Cointelegraph Column: https://cointelegraph.com/authors/rachel-wolfson 

Rachel’s Cryptonews Column: https://cryptonews.com/editors/rachel-wolfson/ 

Rachel's Bitcoin E-Book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08WLHXRS3 

Rachel's Linktree: https://linktr.ee/rachelswolfson

House of Web3 website: https://edgeandnode.com/thehouseofweb3/ 

DISCLAIMER This show is for entertainment purposes only and does not provide financial advice. Before making any decisions consult a professional.