Speeding Up Adoption - Crypto Payment - Time for Plan B

Come join Crypto.com and an incredible audience for a Halloween event!

Music, drinks art and great panels about crypto adoption in the context of Blockchain Week and crypto.com releasing its retail credit card!

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6:30-7:00: Mingling
7:00-7:15: The Crypto.com payment card intro
7:15-7:45: 3-4 person panel
7:45-8:30: Drinks and Networking

Speakers:

CryptoGraffiti:

Cryptograffiti is a California native artist who specializes in creating art pieces influenced by cryptocurrencies and blockchain technologies. His works are done in innovative ways using a variety of mediums, such as credit cards as the tiles of a mosaic. Through his work, cryptograffiti sheds light on the advantages of cryptocurrencies vs the current parameters of the banking sector.

Ken Kruger - CEO of Moon:

Ken Kruger is the founder and CEO of Moon, a payments platform that lets you spend cryptocurrency anywhere instantly, securely and without fees. Prior to starting Moon, Ken ran a software consulting company that helped venture backed startups in NYC build products. Previously he worked at Lockheed Martin as a software engineer and product manager on military systems and sensors. Ken studied financial engineering at Columbia University and computer science at Cornell University.

Chase J Thompson - Director of Business Development at ShapeShift:

Chase is the Director of Business Development at ShapeShift, the leading non-custodial Digital Asset Platform that allows users to access crypto services, tools, and data.
Chase is responsible for leading ShapeShift’s partnerships around the world, and exploring new opportunities for growth across industries.
Prior to joining ShapeShift, Chase worked for Status.im, before the company completed its ICO.
He then worked for Deloitte, contributing to their blockchain initiatives before taking on his current role.

Brad Michelson - US Senior Marketing Manager - eToro

Brad has a track record of growing brands in the e-commerce and fintech verticals. He is a former Director of Strategy at a boutique NYC agency where he helped grow some of the best upcoming direct-to-consumer fashion brands. His last few years has been spent with some of the leading companies in the blockchain industry, including with his former role as Director of Marketing at BlockFi and his current role leading US marketing at eToro.

Moderator: Maggie Ng - Head of Marketing at Crypto.com

Maggie is the SVP, Head of Marketing of Crypto.com. She recently led the launch of ’Time for Plan B’ brand campaign in San Francisco, along with the launch of the MCO Visa Card for the US market. In a year and a half, Crypto.com has amassed 1 million users. Prior to joining Crypto.com, Maggie was the Head of Direct to Consumer for FWD Insurance in Thailand, and Director of Digital Media for Prudential Corporation Asia at its regional headquarters in Hong Kong.

More context

Up until Bitcoin price reached its peak in Dec 2017, crypto news and developments were dominated by new ICO projects, new tokens launched, trading and exchanges. Two years on, with roughly 65+ million crypto wallets worldwide now, are we finally ready for the mass adoption on the crypto payment front?

Merchant adoption is crucial. Development earlier on focused more on bridging between the crypto and fiat worlds (e.g. MCO Visa Card by Crypto.com). Momentum is building in retail and ecommerce. Overstock recently announced they will accept major altcoins (since accepting Bitcoin in 2014); WooCommerce is working with Crypto.com to integrate their crypto payments checkout plugin for their 500,000 merchants. At this meet-up we talk to some of the leaders on the driving force behind.