As a blockchain theorist and cryptocurrency evangelist, I have been involved in the cryptocurrency marketspace since 2013. I was the winner of the 2014 Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation / Global Development Network Prize for the creation of the “AidDollar,” a novel blockchain-based solution to solve the problems endemic to foreign aid. As a member of several cryptocurrency development teams, I am a well-known figure in parts of the global cryptocurrency community and am frequently seen sitting on panel discussions focused on the use of blockchain to disrupt various entrenched ecosystems.