Lex Sokolin, ConsenSys CMO & Fintech Futurist - Fintech Trends, Defi, & Digital Collectibles

Published: April 2, 2021, 6 a.m.

b'On today\\u2019s episode, Ryan Zauk sits down with Lex Sokolin, CMO, Chief Economist, and Global Fintech Co-Head at ConsenSys, the world\\u2019s leading Ethereum software company.\\n\\nLex also runs the Fintech Blueprint, an amazing fintech subscription newsletter. Before ConsenSys, Lex worked in strategy at Lehman Brothers before getting a JD MBA from Columbia. At Columbia he founded NestEgg, a private label robo, later selling it to AdvisorEngine, then worked in research at Autonomous Research.\\n\\nLex is a fintech and technology futurist in every sense of the word, always writing at the intersection of finance, tech, law, philosophy, economics, and sociology. We are a huge fan of his work here at Wharton Fintech!\\n\\nFintech Blueprint: https://lex.substack.com/\\n\\nIn today\\u2019s episode, Ryan & Lex discuss:\\n- The deep meanings behind his career decision making, breaking from gold-star chasing to startups and now frontier technology\\n- How Duchamp\'s "Fountain" can help people understand NFTs\\n- How a conversation with a Deloitte exec turned him into a budding futurist\\n- What ConsenSys is and how it works with the crypto ecosystem\\n- His predictions for Defi and the road to mass adoption\\n- His boredom with fintech super apps, robo advisors, and neobanks\\n- Why Google Pay is going to kill many fintechs\\n\\nFor more Fintech insights, follow us below:\\n\\nMedium: medium.com/wharton-fintech\\n\\nWFT Twitter: twitter.com/whartonfintech\\n\\nRyan\'s Twitter: twitter.com/RyanZauk\\n\\nLinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/wharton-fintech-club/'