Kudos, Questions, Comments? Send it here.In this episode of Tech Intersect, I chat with Robert Greenfield IV. the President and CEO of Emerging Impact, a benefit corporation that supports major NGOs and government agencies leveraging emerging technology in humanitarian aid and welfare programming.Together, we explore what it means to leverage blockchain’s distributed ledger technology and cryptocurrencies to modernize financial services in emerging markets, the needs of emerging markets and how the crypto industry might replicate the ills of the current system if it’s not intentional about empowering rather than exploiting, why crypto use is booming in countries like Nigeria despite regulatory bans and the mindset shift required to create generational wealth for marginalized communities not only as investors but also creators.SPONSORED BY ADVANTAGE EVANS™ ACADEMY Are you ready for your advantage?  With Bitcoin and Ethereum leading the way, the cryptocurrency market is booming. And growing. With over 14,000 different types of crypto (and counting), crypto is a fast-paced, fast moving emerging asset class. Find out what banks, governments, and companies like Paypal don’t want you to know about owning crypto and holding it in your own wallet or self-guided crypto IRA. Bottom line? It’s a wave. And you deserve this opportunity to ride it all the way to financial freedom that leads to economic empowerment and generational wealth. Learn while you earn. Safely. Legally. Confidently.transform your relationship with moneygenerate wealth in the new digital cash economycreate digital ownership streams that lead to generational wealthvet, buy, store, trade, earn, and sell cryptocurrenciesengage in “defi” to lend and leverage your cryptocreate, buy and trade creative and collectible NFTs.Membership includes:Monthly live masterclassesLive Q&A with our expertsActive learning milestonesHeadlines and hot topicsReplay libraryResources Bank (a $500 value)Preferred access to invite-only eventsPreferred pricing for courses and eventsDiscounted 1:1 sessions (regularly $1,000)Join now at AdvantageEvans.com.Limited enrollment for high engagement. Learn more at AdvantageEvans.com Guest:Web: EmergingImpact.comTwitter: https://twitter.com/RobTG4  Contact:Questions and requests: hello@techintersectpodcast.com Follow: Twitter @AtTechIntersect | Instagram @TechIntersect Web: Tech Intersect Podcast  Connect for exclusive content: http://eepurl.com/gKqDyP  Rapternal Music (Regulate and The Rabbit Hole) by Notty Productions is lRegulate & The Rabbit Hole by Notty Prod licensed via Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. Produced by Tonya M. Evans for Advantage Evans, LLC

Kudos, Questions, Comments? Send it here.In this episode of Tech Intersect, I welcome crypto law pioneer Marta Belcher to the show. Marta is the General Counsel and Head of Policy at Protocol Labs and the Board Chair of the Filecoin Foundation and the Filecoin Foundation for the Decentralized Web. She also serves as special counsel to the Electronic Frontier Foundation.We talk about the importance of data and financial privacy and security, the power of import of distributed storage made possible by the interplanetary file  system (IPFS) and incentivized by Filecoin, her intriguing in-depth interview with Edward Snowden and the opportunities and impact of dynamic women (especially lawyers) in the blockchain space. This is a must-listen episode!SPONSORED BY ADVANTAGE EVANS™ ACADEMY Are you ready for your advantage?  With Bitcoin and Ethereum leading the way, the cryptocurrency market is booming. And growing. With over 14,000 different types of crypto (and counting), crypto is a fast-paced, fast moving emerging asset class. Find out what banks, governments, and companies like Paypal don’t want you to know about owning crypto and holding it in your own wallet or self-guided crypto IRA. Bottom line? It’s a wave. And you deserve this opportunity to ride it all the way to financial freedom that leads to economic empowerment and generational wealth. Learn while you earn. Safely. Legally. Confidently.transform your relationship with moneygenerate wealth in the new digital cash economycreate digital ownership streams that lead to generational wealthvet, buy, store, trade, earn, and sell cryptocurrenciesengage in “defi” to lend and leverage your cryptocreate, buy and trade creative and collectible NFTs.Membership includes:Monthly live masterclassesLive Q&A with our expertsActive learning milestonesHeadlines and hot topicsReplay libraryResources Bank (a $500 value)Preferred access to invite-only eventsPreferred pricing for courses and eventsDiscounted 1:1 sessions (regularly $1,000)Join now at AdvantageEvans.com.Guest:Web: Fil.orgTwitter: @MartaBelcher Contact:Questions and requests: hello@techintersectpodcast.com Follow: Twitter @AtTechIntersect | Instagram @TechIntersect Web: Tech Intersect Podcast  Connect for exclusive content: http://eepurl.com/gKqDyP  Rapternal Music (Regulate and The Rabbit Hole) by Notty Productions is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. Produced by Tonya M.Regulate & The Rabbit Hole by Notty Prod licensed via Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. Produced by Tonya M. Evans for Advantage Evans, LLC

Kudos, Questions, Comments? Send it here.In this episode of Tech Intersect, I welcome Mikael (Mikel) Owunna , a multi-media artist, engineer and emerging NFT Artist based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He centers himself as a queer Nigerian-Swedish American who Explores the intersections of visual media with engineering, optics, Blackness, and African cosmologies, and his work seeks to elucidate an emancipatory vision of possibility that pushes Black people beyond all boundaries, restrictions, and frontiers. In this conversation, we explore opportunities for economic and artistic justice in the creative NFT space, the commonalities and differences between the physical and digital art world, finding your SELF in the midst of creative expression and how true economic and artistic justice comes from disenfranchised people throughout the diaspora participating as investors and collectors in addition to artists.SPONSORED BY ADVANTAGE EVANS™ ACADEMY Got goals? Want to get ahead of the competition? There’s a more cost effective and time-efficient way to reach your leading-edge goals to upskill and earn. What’s needed to create generational wealth in this fast-paced, tech-driven economy? New skills, credentials, and an advantage. We can help!  Advantage Evans Academy empowers people like you - life-long learners who may have been locked out of profitable verticals like tech and finance - to take control of your financial future to take full in the new digital cash economy...safely, legally and confidently so you stay ahead of the curve. Our friendly instructors, helpful mentors and collegial student cohorts are all here to help you succeed in the virtual classroom and beyond. J oin one of my of our on-demand courses--or subscribe to several--as you prepare for the future or money and work; with courses like NFT Law Guide or From Cash to Crypto. Visit AdvantageEvans.com to learn more today. Guest:www.mikaelowunna.comwww.instagram.com/mikaelowunnaContact:Questions and requests: hello@techintersectpodcast.com Follow: Twitter @AtTechIntersect | Instagram @TechIntersect Web: Tech Intersect Podcast  Connect for exclusive content: http://eepurl.com/gKqDyP  Rapternal Music (Regulate and The Rabbit Hole) by Notty Productions is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.Produced by Tonya M. Evans for FYOS Entertainment, LLC, and Stephanie Renee for Soul Sanctuary, Inc.Regulate & The Rabbit Hole by Notty Prod licensed via Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. Produced by Tonya M. Evans for Advantage Evans, LLC

Kudos, Questions, Comments? Send it here.Title: In this episode of Tech Intersect, I reconnect with Cleve Mesidor, She is the founder and fearless leader of the National Policy Network of Women of Color in Blockchain, Policy Advisor to the Blockchain Association, and author of a memoir, The CLEVOLUTION. In episode 26, we had an authentic and empowering conversation about race, crypto, and financial inclusion. We explored the importance of education in black and brown communities by dramatically reducing barriers to entry and participation. And we also explored the importance of the lessons of freedom from Juneteenth as context for the broader conversation of economic empowerment.  In this time around, we decided to capture our real time reflections on the bipartisan compromise to a crypto tax provision in the Senate’s $1 trillion infrastructure bill after a vote on Monday, August 9th.  U.S. Senators Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) and Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) announced the compromise involving Democrats, Republicans and the Treasury Department earlier in the day, saying it would exempt crypto transaction validators from a broadened definition of “broker.”  One Senator stood in the way and blocked unanimous consent over an unrelated topic. But the industry showed strength and community.  We live to fight another day on the House side soon.SPONSORED BY ADVANTAGE EVANS™ ACADEMY Embark on a 3-day intimate (Aug 13-15), workshop-style course that includes live coaching, well-curated content and an Accreditable digital certificate of mastery so you can upskill in the competitive workforce with credentials that set you apart from the pack in the new economy. Regulation is an essential component of a healthy, thriving crypto ecosystem. And the legal implications of crypto, DeFi and NFTs sometimes seem as volatile and unpredictable as the price of Bitcoin. And speaking of Bitcoin, it will likely be the world reserve currency at some point, and will certainly be a national reserve to some countries. So building your digital cash wealth on a solid legal foundation is critical to creating and cultivating sustainable generational wealth with crypto assets. This course helps you make it all make sense so that you can buy, create and leverage crypto assets in a compliant and confident way.Guest social assets:  Twitter: CMesiIG: CMesidorWeb: CleveMesidor.com  Links: Coindesk: Senate Rejects Crypto Compromise in Infrastructure BillEpisode 26: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1069351/4137488  Contact: Questions and requests: hello@techintersectpodcast.com Follow: Twitter @AtTechIntersect | Instagram @TechIntersect Web: Tech Intersect Podcast Connect for exclusive content: http://eepurl.com/gKqDyP  Rapternal Music (Regulate and Regulate & The Rabbit Hole by Notty Prod licensed via Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. Produced by Tonya M. Evans for Advantage Evans, LLC

Kudos, Questions, Comments? Send it here.In this Spotlight Episode of Tech Intersect, I return to my conversation with Cigars and Crypto Podcast host, Dante aka Invest Noir. We cover a range of timeless topics, including economic empowerment, inclusion, inflation of the US dollar, dollar cost averaging, Dante’s Bitcoin Maximalist views on Ethereum and decentralized finance, the democratizing principles of crypto and why the black community MUST learn about and participate in the future of money in order to offset the systemic bias and discriminatory practices that have plagued traditional finance and technology.SPONSORED BY ADVANTAGE EVANS™ ACADEMY Embark on a 3-day intimate (Aug 13-15), workshop-style course that includes live coaching, well-curated content and an Accreditable digital certificate of mastery so you can upskill in the competitive workforce with credentials that set you apart from the pack in the new economy. Regulation is an essential component of a healthy, thriving crypto ecosystem. And the legal implications of crypto, DeFi and NFTs sometimes seem as volatile and unpredictable as the price of Bitcoin. And speaking of Bitcoin, it will likely be the world reserve currency at some point, and will certainly be a national reserve to some countries. So building your digital cash wealth on a solid legal foundation is critical to creating and cultivating sustainable generational wealth with crypto assets. This course helps you make it all make sense so that you can buy, create and leverage crypto assets in a compliant and confident way.Limited enrollment. Opens soon. Join the waitlist here. https://bit.ly/decodewaitlistGot goals? Want to get ahead of the competition? There’s a more cost effective and time-efficient way to reach your leading-edge goals to upskill and earn. What’s needed to create generational wealth in this fast-paced, tech-driven economy? New skills, credentials, and an advantage. We can help! Join one of my of our on-demand courses--or subscribe to several--as you prepare for the future or money and work; with courses like NFT Law Guide or From Cash to Crypto. Visit AdvantageEvans.com to register for a free masterclass today.Guest:Twitter: @InvestNoirWebsite: cigarsandcrypto.com Contact:Questions and requests: hello@techintersectpodcast.com Follow: Twitter @AtTechIntersect | Instagram @TechIntersect Web: Tech Intersect Podcast  Connect for exclusive content: http://eepurl.com/gKqDyP Rapternal Music (Regulate and The Rabbit Hole) by Notty Productions is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.Produced by Tonya M. Evans for FYOS Entertainment, LLC, and Stephanie Renee for Regulate & The Rabbit Hole by Notty Prod licensed via Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. Produced by Tonya M. Evans for Advantage Evans, LLC

Kudos, Questions, Comments? Send it here.In this episode of Tech Intersect, I share my testimony summary from PA State Rep. Napoleon Nelson's July 19th House Democratic Policy Committee hearing "Blockchain and Cryptocurrency and preparing Pennsylvania for a digital future." The Committee was short on time and I wasn’t able to deliver my full prepared remarks so I’d like to take the opportunity to do that in this episode. The full hearing replay and my written testimony are linked below.I commend Rep. Nelson for convening this hearing to explore the potential benefits, challenges, and drawbacks of integrating blockchain technology and crypto assets into the public, private and charitable sectors of the Commonwealth and welcoming blockchain-based and crypto startups to the Commonwealth. It is essential for government officials to identify and to consider the myriad local, national, and international policy issues associated with achieving the optimal balance between cultivating a robust, competitive and transparent regulatory environment that also supports and encourages innovation in this fast-paced digital world. This is particularly important at this moment in history as we emerge from the economic ravages of the pandemic, especially for those citizens historically and systemically marginalized and disenfranchised in the current financial and technology sectors. SPONSORED BY ADVANTAGE EVANS™ ACADEMY Embark on a 3-day intimate (Aug 13-15), workshop-style course that includes live coaching, well-curated content and an Accreditable digital certificate of mastery so you can upskill in the competitive workforce with credentials that set you apart from the pack in the new economy. Regulation is an essential component of a healthy, thriving crypto ecosystem. And the legal implications of crypto, DeFi and NFTs sometimes seem as volatile and unpredictable as the price of Bitcoin. And speaking of Bitcoin, it will likely be the world reserve currency at some point, and will certainly be a national reserve to some countries. So building your digital cash wealth on a solid legal foundation is critical to creating and cultivating sustainable generational wealth with crypto assets. This course helps you make it all make sense so that you can buy, create and leverage crypto assets in a compliant and confident way.Limited enrollment. Join the waitlist: https://bit.ly/decodewaitlistHearing Replay and  Submitted Testimony: https://proftonyaevans.com/2021/07/19/prof-evans-testifies-before-the-pa-house-democratic-committee-testimony-download-included/ Contact:Questions and requests: hello@techintersectpodcast.com Follow: Twitter @AtTechIntersect | Instagram @TechIntersect Web: Tech Intersect Podcast  Connect for exclusive content: http://eepurl.com/gKqDyP Rapternal Music (Regulate and Regulate & The Rabbit Hole by Notty Prod licensed via Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. Produced by Tonya M. Evans for Advantage Evans, LLC

Kudos, Questions, Comments? Send it here.In this episode of Tech Intersect, I welcome Vince McPhillip, founder of Knomad and former co-founder and Head of Community at Pi Network. He founded Knomad in 2018 to help people find more flexible and meaningful work. He was inspired to launch Knomad as a “flash consultancy” to pair students with cryptocurrency projects after reading an article titled "Expert Crowdsourcing" while he was in business school. And although he says it was really hard challenging work, he focused on the promising signs of the magic that arises when people from different backgrounds come together to solve hard problems. Fast forward to the present moment, now more people than ever are looking for greater autonomy, meaning, and financial reward in their work. Vince believes that every single person has inherent wisdom to share, irrespective of background or geographical borders. So Vince is building a global knowledge marketplace where people can trade expertise. By doing so, Knomad hopes to create alternative economies where Knomads can turn their knowledge into wealth. SPONSORED BY ADVANTAGE EVANS™ ACADEMY Are you ready for your advantage?  With Bitcoin and Ethereum leading the way, the cryptocurrency market is booming. And growing. With over 14,000 different types of crypto (and counting), crypto is a fast-paced, fast moving emerging asset class. Find out what banks, governments, and companies like Paypal don’t want you to know about owning crypto and holding it in your own wallet or self-guided crypto IRA. Bottom line? It’s a wave. And you deserve this opportunity to ride it all the way to financial freedom that leads to economic empowerment and generational wealth. Learn while you earn. Safely. Legally. Confidently.transform your relationship with moneygenerate wealth in the new digital cash economycreate digital ownership streams that lead to generational wealthvet, buy, store, trade, earn, and sell cryptocurrenciesengage in “defi” to lend and leverage your cryptocreate, buy and trade creative and collectible NFTs.Membership includes:Monthly live masterclassesLive Q&A with our expertsActive learning milestonesHeadlines and hot topicsReplay libraryResources Bank (a $500 value)Preferred access to invite-only eventsPreferred pricing for courses and eventsDiscounted 1:1 sessions (regularly $1,000)Join now at AdvantageEvans.com.Guest:Web: Knomad.ioTwitter: @VinceMcP Contact:Questions and requests: hello@techintersectpodcast.com Follow: Twitter @AtTechIntersect | Instagram @TechIntersect Web: Tech Intersect Podcast  Connect for exclusive content: http://eepurl.com/gKqDyP  Rapternal Music (Regulate and Regulate & The Rabbit Hole by Notty Prod licensed via Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. Produced by Tonya M. Evans for Advantage Evans, LLC

Kudos, Questions, Comments? Send it here.In this episode of Tech Intersect, I welcome Lizzy Aroloye, a Toronto-based Canadian- Nigerian woman who has taken the NFT world by storm as a self-taught multi-disciplinary artist. She graduated from the university of Toronto where she majored in Communication Culture Information Technology and minored in Film studies and Sociology. She did not know it at the time, but those seemingly divergent programs merged and mixed her artistic skills with web 2.0 technologies and concepts and helped prepare her for the dynamic and successful life she lives in the NFT Art world. Be sure to bring your wisdom bag to be filled during this episode because Lizzy drops so many gems about how to transition and transform in the NFT creative community. Lots of ahas and takeaways. SPONSORED BY ADVANTAGE EVANS™ ACADEMY Got goals? Want to get ahead of the competition? There’s a more cost effective and time-efficient way to reach your leading-edge goals to upskill and earn. What’s needed to create generational wealth in this fast-paced, tech-driven economy? New skills, credentials, and an advantage. We can help!  Advantage Evans Academy empowers people like you - life-long learners who may have been locked out of profitable verticals like tech and finance - to take control of your financial future to take full in the new digital cash economy...safely, legally and confidently so you stay ahead of the curve. Our friendly instructors, helpful mentors and collegial student cohorts are all here to help you succeed in the virtual classroom and beyond.  Join one of my of our on-demand courses--or subscribe to several--as you prepare for the future or money and work; with courses like NFT Law Guide or From Cash to Crypto. Visit AdvantageEvans.com to register for a free masterclass today.   Guest:Web: Lizzy on OpenSeaTwitter: @MissLizzyArt Contact:Questions and requests: hello@techintersectpodcast.com Follow: Twitter @AtTechIntersect | Instagram @TechIntersect Web: Tech Intersect Podcast  Connect for exclusive content: http://eepurl.com/gKqDyP Rapternal Music (Regulate and The Rabbit Hole) by Notty Productions is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.Produced by Tonya M. Evans for FYOS Entertainment, LLC, and Stephanie Renee for Soul Sanctuary, Inc.Regulate & The Rabbit Hole by Notty Prod licensed via Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. Produced by Tonya M. Evans for Advantage Evans, LLC

Kudos, Questions, Comments? Send it here.In this episode of Tech Intersect, I welcome founder and CEO of EMTECH, Carmelle Cadet. She describes the company as a Modern Central Bank Technology Company. Carmelle is an experienced Finance and Business Leader in the Enterprise IT sector, with specializations in the Financial Services and Blockchain Technologies. She is also a passionate advocate for financial inclusion, economic development, and a former Finance and Business Executive at IBM. She’s one of the most dynamic and influential black women in blockchain so I’m really excited to share our conversation about the critical role vanguards like Carmelle play in increasing financial inclusion and equity, by, for example, lowering the cost of cross border payments.There are many paths to mass adoption of DeFi and Carmelle is well on her way to help the current financial system embrace and leverage blockchain protocols in a way that includes and empowers us all.SPONSORED BY ADVANTAGE EVANS™ ACADEMY Are you ready for your advantage?  With Bitcoin and Ethereum leading the way, the cryptocurrency market is booming. And growing. With over 14,000 different types of crypto (and counting), crypto is a fast-paced, fast moving emerging asset class. Find out what banks, governments, and companies like Paypal don’t want you to know about owning crypto and holding it in your own wallet or self-guided crypto IRA. Bottom line? It’s a wave. And you deserve this opportunity to ride it all the way to financial freedom that leads to economic empowerment and generational wealth. Learn while you earn. Safely. Legally. Confidently.transform your relationship with moneygenerate wealth in the new digital cash economycreate digital ownership streams that lead to generational wealthvet, buy, store, trade, earn, and sell cryptocurrenciesengage in “defi” to lend and leverage your cryptocreate, buy and trade creative and collectible NFTs.Membership includes:Monthly live masterclassesLive Q&A with our expertsActive learning milestonesHeadlines and hot topicsReplay libraryResources Bank (a $500 value)Preferred access to invite-only eventsPreferred pricing for courses and eventsDiscounted 1:1 sessions (regularly $1,000)Join now at AdvantageEvans.com.Guest:Web: futuremtech.comTwitter: @CarmelleCadet Contact:Questions and requests: hello@techintersectpodcast.com Follow: Twitter @AtTechIntersect | Instagram @TechIntersect Web: Tech Intersect Podcast  Connect for exclusive content: http://eepurl.com/gKqDyP  Rapternal Music (Regulate and The Rabbit Hole) bRegulate & The Rabbit Hole by Notty Prod licensed via Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. Produced by Tonya M. Evans for Advantage Evans, LLC

Kudos, Questions, Comments? Send it here.In this special episode of Tech Intersect, I share a replay of my weekly ListenToBlackWomen.com show with co-host Shontavia Johnson, Esq., an IP lawyer, academic and my business partner at LIT Braintrust, LLC. We cover the NFT beef between Dame Dash and Roc-a-fella Records (RAF). On June 18th, RAF filed a complaint in federal district court in New York against Dash  to prevent him from auctioning an NFT of the copyright in Jay-Z’s iconic album, Reasonable Doubt via a little-known minting and farming platform, SuperFarm. This case involves NFTs and copyrights but it’s mostly a corporate law case. On July 1, Inner City Press live tweeted the Show Cause hearing where Dash's lawyer asked that the preliminary injunction be limited to the album, not a hologram of his corp. interest. RAF's counsel requested a permanent injunction.  What a mess! How do you think this case will end? Tweet me your thoughts @IPProfTevans.SPONSORED BY ADVANTAGE EVANS™ ACADEMY Got goals? Want to get ahead of the competition? There’s a more cost effective and time-efficient way to reach your leading-edge goals to upskill and earn. What’s needed to create generational wealth in this fast-paced, tech-driven economy? New skills, credentials, and an advantage. We can help!  Advantage Evans Academy empowers people like you - life-long learners who may have been locked out of profitable verticals like tech and finance - to take control of your financial future to take full in the new digital cash economy...safely, legally and confidently so you stay ahead of the curve. Our friendly instructors, helpful mentors and collegial student cohorts are all here to help you succeed in the virtual classroom and beyond.  Join one of my of our on-demand courses--or subscribe to several--as you prepare for the future or money and work; with courses like NFT Law Guide or From Cash to Crypto. Visit AdvantageEvans.com to register for a free masterclass today.  Show Notes:Inner City Press CoverageTMZ Article: ROC-A-FELLA Sues Damon Dash ... TO STOP NFT SALE OF 'REASONABLE DOUBT'Rolling Stone Mag: Judge sides with label, but Dash claims he wasn’t trying to mint and sell the album as an NFT, but rather his entire stake in Roc-A-Fella RecordsContact:Questions and requests: hello@techintersectpodcast.com Follow: Twitter @AtTechIntersect | Instagram @TechIntersect Web: Tech Intersect Podcast  Connect for exclusive content: http://eepurl.com/gKqDyP  Rapternal Music (Regulate and Regulate & The Rabbit Hole by Notty Prod licensed via Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. Produced by Tonya M. Evans for Advantage Evans, LLC