Tech Intersect™ with Prof Tonya M. Evans

Kudos, Questions, Comments? Send it here. The idea that a person would have a single Gmail or a single Twitter handle for their entire lives is a silly idea. Life is a journey and as we go through different phases as a human, our identities change. We change, so our online identities should be able to change too. This week, episode 140 of the Tech Intersect™ Podcast is about owning your online ide...

Kudos, Questions, Comments? Send it here. So much happened in 2022 in the crypto space, so I wanted to host this masterclass to share where we’ve been, where we are, and where I think we are going. I hope this information will help you confidently reassess and reimagine the future of work and wealth in a way that is safe and legal. This week, episode 139 of the Tech Intersect™ Podcast is about You...

Kudos, Questions, Comments? Send it here. It’s time for folks to start thinking about crypto tax. Really, we should consider the possible tax implications with each transaction or taxable event. We need to have a plan for our transition into the future of money and wealth. This week, episode 138 of the Tech Intersect™ Podcast with crypto tax consultant Nicki Sanders (formerly with TaxBit) is about...

Kudos, Questions, Comments? Send it here. This is a perfect time of year as we start to reassess where we are and where we’re going so that this time next year, we will be in a better place than today. There’s no better investment, particularly in down markets, than in education. This week, episode 137 of the Tech Intersect™ Podcast is about rethinking the future of online learning! Share your com...

Kudos, Questions, Comments? Send it here. In my last special episode, I talked about FTX crypto exchange founder, Sam Bankman-Fried's, arrest in the Bahamas and the list of charges from the Department of Justice, SEC and CFTC. SBF is not the only one in legal jeopardy. Celebrities Tom Brady (geez, he's had a BAD year, huh?), Larry David and Kevin O’Leary are on the wrong side of legal ac...

Kudos, Questions, Comments? Send it here. In this special episode of the Tech Intersect Podcast I share my initial thoughts on a week that will go down in crypto history regarding the FTX centralized crypto exchange and its (currently behind Bahamian bars) disgraced founder Sam Bankman-Fried. It’s been all over the news and social and I have received so many questions about it that I needed to hop...

Kudos, Questions, Comments? Send it here. In this episode of Tech Intersect, I invited Mark Wetjen, head of policy and regulatory strategy at FTX, a cryptocurrency exchange, on to discuss the recent bipartisan legislative initiatives that seek to clarify the crypto asset regulatory environment and also about a really exciting crypto education initiative recently launched by FTX, #GetToKnowCrypto,...

Kudos, Questions, Comments? Send it here. In honor of Representative-Elect Maxwell Frost's epic win  to represent Florida's 10th congressional district as the FIRST Generation Z candidate to head to Congress, I've selected my May 10, 2022 conversation with him about Congress, crypto and the future of economic justice to spotlight for this week's episode. Gun violence prevention...

Kudos, Questions, Comments? Send it here. In this episode of Tech Intersect, I speak with Gabrielle Hibbert, a Fellow at the Decentralized Future Council. In Focusing on policy education and advocacy, the DFC is working to build the next stage of the internet- one of innovation and human empowerment. Gabrielle started her career in public policy after working across both Capitol Hill and various n...

Kudos, Questions, Comments? Send it here. In this episode of Tech Intersect, I welcome Jubee Vilceus to the show. He is Managing Partner at Yellowtail.tech, an organization that helps interested career seekers without an IT background get jobs in the industry. And I invited him on today to talk about the future of the education to IT pipeline he’s built to empower the next wave of IT specialists a...

Kudos, Questions, Comments? Send it here. In this episode of Tech Intersect, I share my keynote address at the inaugural Blockchain Law for Social Good Center Conference hosted by Golden Gate University Law School and the Algorand Foundation.  I explain the important role for advocates and policymakers to ensure the future of access, inclusion and equity in a Web3 World and used my own experience...

Kudos, Questions, Comments? Send it here. In this episode of Tech Intersect, I chat with IP and NFT expert, Michael Kasdan, Esq. He is a partner at the law firm of Wiggin & Dana in the firm’s Intellectual Property Practice Group, and he also Co-Chair’s the firm’s Blockchain and Digital Assets Group and Chairs the firm’s Trade Secret Group.   SAFETY DISCLAIMER: Before we get started, a quick re...

Kudos, Questions, Comments? Send it here. In this episode of Tech Intersect, I speak with Kristin Smith, the Executive Director of the Blockchain Association, the Washington DC-based trade association representing more than 90 of the industry’s leading companies. Kristin serves as a liaison between policymakers and the cryptocurrency industry to assist in the creation of legislation and regulation...

Kudos, Questions, Comments? Send it here. In this episode of Tech Intersect, I talk (or should I say, vibe) with Carolyn Malachi. She is an accomplished mix engineer, producer, Grammy-nominated recording artist, and educator. And she is as avant garde on the tech side as she is in her artistry and is known for becoming the first recording artist to accept bitcoin as payment for her music in 2013....

Kudos, Questions, Comments? Send it here. In this episode of Tech Intersect during our summer school series, I decided to include some NEW content with a fellow blockchain and crypto educator, Dr. Tammy Francis, to talk about the critically important role of educators to help non-technologists upskill and reskill for the future of work so you are ready to fill the “tech adjacent” Talent Gaps in th...

Kudos, Questions, Comments? Send it here. In this T.I. Summer School Series episode, I revisit two popular and important Tech Intersect topics with new commentary: Tech Intersect #112: Ping the Prof-Black Crypto Investor Data-FUD or Economic Justice? in response to the 2022 Ariel/Schwab Black Investor survey, and Tech Intersect #84: Ping the Prof #5-Decoding DeFi and the Future of Wealth . There a...

Kudos, Questions, Comments? Send it here. In this episode of Tech Intersect, I update listeners on plans for my Summer Session Series and announce the first episode (which will air on July26, 2022): "Black Crypto Investor Data-FUD or Economic Justice?" and "Decoding DeFi and the Future of Wealth". SAFETY DISCLAIMER: Before we get started, a quick reminder on digital safety. The...

Kudos, Questions, Comments? Send it here. In this spotlight, I revisit my pre-Bear market convo with Michael J. Casey, CoinDesk's chief content officer. He's authored five books, including "The Age of Cryptocurrency" and "The Truth Machine," co-authored with Paul Vigna. We covered Wall Street's 180 degree turn toward crypto, the STABLE Act, an predictions for wha...

Kudos, Questions, Comments? Send it here. Keith Kupferschmid is President and CEO of the Copyright Alliance, a nonprofit entity that champions artists' and creators' rights under copyright, which fuel creativity, choice and innovation. He is responsible for overseeing all aspects of the Copyright Alliance’s operations. His extensive work on the Hill has contributed to modernizing copyrig...

Kudos, Questions, Comments? Send it here. Isaiah Jackson, also known as Bitcoin Zay, is the author of “Bitcoin and Black America”, a book that explores the synergy between Bitcoin, blockchain technology and economic empowerment in black and brown communities. Isaiah is also host of "Community Crypto" on CoinDesk. TV and co-host of the popular YouTube show, “The Gentlemen of Crypto”, a da...

Kudos, Questions, Comments? Send it here. In this episode of Tech Intersect, I speak with Cleve Mesidor, founder of LOGOS, the first decentralized social platform exclusively for activists. ​She also founded THE CLEVOLUTION, a blockchain consulting firm and serves as Executive Director & Advisor at the Blockchain Foundation.   Previously, Cleve served as an Obama Presidential Appointee, workin...

Kudos, Questions, Comments? Send it here. In this Spotlight episode, @IPProfEvans revisits her chat with Prof. Michele Neitz about the role of blockchain educators to empower students, regulators, legislators and stakeholders about the social good of the technology to counter the unbalanced narratives of harm that can lead to poor legal and regulatory outcomes. Thanks to this episode, The Tech Int...

Kudos, Questions, Comments? Send it here. In this episode, @IPProfEvans welcomes entertainment and marketing maven Summer Watson to the show to talk about the “future of creativity”, web3 IP ownership, and the essential role of people of color and women in this next iteration of the web. She is an active partner and investor in several consumer music, fintech, data, AI and gaming companies and cur...

Kudos, Questions, Comments? Send it here. In this episode of Tech Intersect (originally aired on March 23, 2021), I did a third topic-specific episode to address all of the questions about intellectual property and non-fungible tokens (NFTs) I'd received. This episode is especially important (and one of the most popular) because I confronted a lot of misinformation from social media and share...

Kudos, Questions, Comments? Send it here. In this episode, I welcome Reverend Wendy Hamilton to the show to talk about how cryptocurrencies and other digital assets fit into the larger narrative and goal of progressive politics, economic justice and a human-centered economy.   Rev. Wendy is a 2022 Democratic Party primary candidate in Washington, DC, to become the District’s Delegate in the United...