Building a gateway to Open Finance (virtual event)

With Open Finance comprising of many different wallets and protocols, getting the most efficient use of decentralized financial services can be cumbersome.

As the world of DeFi continues to rapidly iterate and expand, demand for simplified interfaces and a streamlined user experience increases.

This Monday, June 22nd, we'll be discussing what it means to access open, transparent, and censorship-resistant financial services in a user-friendly way with our featured speaker of the evening, Abishek Dharshan of Zerion.

Our last few virtual meetups included presentations from 0x/Matcha, Titans Finance, and Coindesk. All of these events included a common thread: Open Finance is growing and proving itself as a leading use-case in Crypto.

This Monday, we are continuing this thread and touching on a new perspective: building a user-friendly DeFi experience.

Headlining speaker: Abishek Dharshan, Zerion

Abi is the Head of Community at Zerion, where he leads their community and operations strategy. He first became involved with blockchain in 2017 and co-founded dBay, a non-fungible token marketplace back in 2018. Previously, he led Wolfram|Alpha’s localization strategy, consulted for Dalberg, and worked with numerous crypto startups while road tripping around the world with his laptop.

Opening speaker: Joe Ciccolo, BitAML

Joe is the founder of BitAML and an experienced financier. He was a founding member and architect of a Bank Security Act and Anti-Money Laundering program for a top 100 U.S. online financial institution. He is a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist, Certified Fraud Examiner, and an Anti-Money Laundering Certified Associate.

Zerion is an all-in-one interface that lets you track and manage your DeFi portfolio from anywhere in the world.

They bridge the gap between leading DeFi protocols such as MakerDAO, Compound, Uniswap, Set, Balancer, and Curve, giving you full control from one smart interface. With Zerion, users can manage their DeFi portfolio across multiple accounts and track their assets in real-time with live price updates and push notifications.

Agenda:
6:55 pm - join the virtual meetup + mingling
7:05 pm - intro and meetup overview
7:10 pm - Joe Ciccolo of BitAML on regulations and compliance in Crypto
7:25 pm - Abishek Dharshan of Zerion on building a "Charles Schwab" of DeFi
8:00 pm - dedicated time for Q/A
8:15 pm - open floor for attendees
8:30 pm - event end

Register to access the direct link to the virtual event.