In the same way the Internet revolutionized the world we currently live in, I truly see Blockchain as having the ability to change the world for the better. In its purest form, the Blockchain provides the transparency that many governments, institutions, financial systems and companies are currently lacking. The Blockchain is the great equalizer of our time, a powerful combination of technology and ideology, a global system that transgresses borders, social classes, asset classes and systems of control, putting power in the hands of those who have previously had no access and no control.

In this spirit, I have been on a mission to create awareness and adoption of Blockchain technology and Cryptocurrency since I bought my first Bitcoin in 2014. After being broke in 2001, I built the largest sales and marketing agency in Africa, selling it to French multinational Publicis in 2015 for an amount that would allow any man to live comfortably. However, as the great man Mohammed Ali said, “Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on earth.” I am incredibly grateful to be in a position to help spread the word about Blockchain, to assist and mentor companies building on the Blockchain and, in the process, play my part in putting in place the building blocks for mass awareness and adoption of this revolutionary technology.

In that sense, I am one of a select few who can honestly say, “I am in it for the tech”, the opportunities and the implications it will have on our society.