Crypto Girls

We sat down with Donna Scarola, Chief People Officer at Parcl, to explore how blockchain technology is making an industry with a traditionally high barrier to entry more accessible – and more equitable.  Donna explains why Parcl has the potential to onboard more diverse voices to the real estate space, how she works to make sure the company has a healthy culture, and gives us a sneak peek of their new NFT initiative. (She also drops her skincare secrets, if that's your jam.) Be sure to follow Parcl on Twitter, @parcl.

Note: Our conversation with Donna was recorded before Russia invaded Ukraine. In the intro, we discuss the crisis and why crypto may end up being one of Ukraine's greatest tools for relief fundraising. Check out ukraindao.love if you're interested in donating, or read this thread for more ways you can use crypto to help. Regardless, make sure to do your own research.  

Vocab words: None this week! But if you're still confused about blockchain, go back and listen to episode 1.

A slightly longer episode because we have two big IRL events to unpack: ETH Denver, the world's biggest crypto conference, and Frieze Los Angeles, an important IRL art fair.

We got the on-the-ground scoop about ETH Denver  from Thessy Mehrain, co-founder of Liquality and OG crypto girl. She discusses what it's really like to meet crypto people IRL, how to get more women into the web3 space, whether in-person work is meaningful for tech companies, and how Liquality is making crypto easier to use.

In the intro, we unpack what it was like to go to Frieze LA – the first art fair we've attended since going full-on crypto girl.

Follow Thessy on Twitter and Telegram, @thessymehrain, and follow Liquality at @liquality_io.

Vocab words: exchange vs. wallet, dApps, crypto winter, multichain, token-gated community

Tax season is approaching and we're trying not to panic. That's why we invited Jaimin Desai, founder of Reconcile and Twitter's "crypto tax guide guy," to answer all of our burning questions about taxes and what the IRS actually cares about when it comes to crypto.

Disclaimer: This is not financial advice. We are not tax professionals.

We talked to self-proclaimed tax nerd Jaimin about how to file your taxes if you invest in crypto, how to stay calm in the face of an overwhelming process, and when he thinks the IRS might finally get it together and release clearer guidelines around crypto and taxes. In the intro, we break down what it means to airdrop.  

Be sure to follow Jaimin on Twitter @jaimindesai93 and check out Reconcile at getreconcile.com. 

Vocab words: Airdrop, ENS, defi, staking, off-chain vs. on-chain, Etherscan 

We sat down with Reid Moncada, CEO of Fitted and one of the core team members of inBetweeners, the NFT project created by artist Gianpiero and backed by Justin Bieber. 

After looking for creative new ways to raise funding for his startup, Reid dove head-first into the crypto world and got involved with inBetweeners after meeting Gianpiero through mutual friends. We asked him about what it was like working on inBetweeners, how the project will provide value to Bieber fans IRL, and whether JB is really in the crypto game for the long haul.

Follow Reid on Twitter (@Reid_Moncada) and be sure to keep up with inBetweeners at inbetweeners.io and on Twitter (@inbetweenersNFT). 

Vocab words include: inBetweeners, Gianpiero, FUD, smart contract,

This podcast is now sponsored by Boldspace, a brand building, communications and analytics model for ambitious businesses on a mission. You can learn more at boldspace.com.

Bonus episode!

Artist Jenny Reinhardt and Crypto Girls' very own Dylan Goldberg recently launched an NFT project together. It's called The Mary Jane Project, and the aim of the project is to draw attention to the themes that Jenny explores in her physical artwork – as well as provide value to her existing collectors while onboarding new ones.

Katie serves as host while Dylan and Jenny are our guests today. Katie asks them about their work on the project and what it was really like to launch a Discord, grow a community, onboard collectors, and mint NFTs.

Check out The Mary Jane project here: https://www.maryjaneproject.xyz/

This podcast is sponsored by Boldspace, a new brand building, communications and analytics model for ambitious businesses on a mission. You can learn more at boldspace.com.

We talked to Gaby Goldberg, one of the most interesting young thought leaders in the crypto space, about consumer psychology, web3 culture, and more.

Gaby is an investor at The Chernin Group (TCG) by day and a Twitter & Mirror thought leader by night. Building on our conversation last week about what it will take to get to mass adoption of crypto, we dive into why crypto is so hard to use as a consumer, hear about what it's like to be a leading voice in the web3 space, and find out what first got Gaby excited about crypto. 

Be sure to follow Gaby on Twitter (@gaby_goldberg) and on Mirror (gaby.mirror.xyz), where she writes long-form about curation, consumers, culture, identity, and more. Check out her web3 reading list here.

Vocab words include: OpenSea, LooksRare, Gemini, FTX, Rainbow, Phantom, Mirror

And big news! This podcast is now sponsored by Boldspace, a new brand building, communications and analytics model for ambitious businesses on a mission. You can learn more at boldspace.com.

We asked a designer why so many crypto apps have such terrible user design. 

Our guest this week is John Bai, a senior product designer at Brex, a company that makes all-in-one finance tools for businesses. We discuss his work with VectorDAO, a collective of designers on a mission to accelerate the mainstream adoption of crypto, as well as where he thinks product design in crypto has room for improvement.

In the intro, we discuss the recent market crash and what it means for long-term adoption of crypto.

Be sure to follow John on Twitter, @bohnjai, and learn more about VectorDAO here.

Vocab words include: VectorDAO, Shiba Inu coin, Samoyedcoin 

To be honest, we're still looking for an answer.

This episode continues our exploration into the world of DAOs. Our guest this week is Jaiya Gill, co-founder of Crypto Besties, the world's first crypto makeup collective. While our episode last week covered what it means on a conceptual level to start a DAO, this week, we spoke to Jaiya about what it's actually like to start one. We dive into the differences between a DAO and a startup, whether Crypto Besties products will be available both IRL and the metaverse, and how Jaiya thinks DAOs will shake up the tradfi world. 

Learn more about Crypto Besties on Twitter @cryptobesties_ and Instagram @cryptobesties, and follow Jaiya and her co-founder Rima on Twitter, @jaiyagil and @rimapatel. 

Vocab words include: DAO, metaverse, The Sandbox, Metafactory

This episode covers all things DAO. 

Our guest this week is Sarah Wood, head of operations at Upstream, a platform building the community tools of the future. If you've been struggling to understand what DAOs are and why they matter, Sarah breaks it down into bite-sized pieces. Upstream recently launched Upstream Collectives, a tool that allows anyone to create a "no-code, full-stack DAO in a box." (Don't worry, we break down what that means in the episode.) 

Learn more about Upstream at https://upstreamapp.com/collectives and be sure to follow Sarah on Twitter @sarah___wood! 

Vocab words include: DAO, on-chain vs. off-chain voting, gas fees

Recapping the year in crypto with Eli Tan, reporter at CoinDesk who covers NFTs, gaming, and Web3.

At the start of this year, you probably didn't know the word NFT. By the end of the year, Visa bought a CryptoPunk. We sat down with Eli to break down exactly what made 2021 monumental for the crypto world, including some of the biggest stories he covered for CoinDesk. He explained the dogecoin craze, why brands will enter the metaverse, and how he thinks the utility of NFTs will change in 2022 and beyond.

Follow Eli on Twitter @elitanjourno! This is our last episode for this year, but we'll see you back here in January. 

Vocab words include: ICO, SHIB, dogecoin, The Sandbox, the metaverse, PFP, ConstitutionDAO