I had the amazing opportunity to interview Alexandra Khasirdzheva, the Investment Manager at Cointelegraph Accelerator, who was also previously also the Vice President of Strategy at Cointelegraph Consulting. Alexandra started her career in media with interviewing thought leaders and founders in the Middle East in 2015 when the startup ecosystem was in its nascent stage. She then launched an accelerator to connect startups to corporations.   

That was when she got introduced to the blockchain space, working with a company to provide services to the government. And from there she eventually moved in to Cointelegraph. Alexandra is also a World Economic Forum Global Shaper, which is an extremely prestigious network of young leaders driving change in their local cities.     

In this interview, we talk more about her journey, her experience of being a Global Shaper, her perception on Dubai being a crypto hub, her take on the crypto industry post the crypto contagion of 2022 as well as, interesting projects she has seen and is excited about for the future.