Paula Pettit and I ran a masterclass for the BIMA Web 3 Council in March 2023 on something I’m genuinely passionate about: POAPs – Proof of Attendance Protocol tokens. POAPs are digital mementos. NFTs minted to celebrate life’s remarkable moments. And they’re one of the most practical, human-centered use cases for blockchain technology that actually […]
Web3 & Ecommerce: Freedom to Transact
I had the chance to speak at the Payfast Ecommerce Virtual Summit in March 2023 about Web3 and ecommerce. The audience was ecommerce merchants and developers in South Africa – people running real businesses who’d heard the hype and the horror stories about crypto, and wanted to understand what (if anything) was actually useful. So […]
Accepting Cryptocurrency in WooCommerce with Coinbase Commerce
A 51-minute conversation with Lauren Dowling from Coinbase Commerce about making crypto payments accessible to WooCommerce merchants—covering global adoption, security, and why payments are the killer app for mainstream crypto adoption.
Never Mind the Buzzword x BIMA Blockchain Council | Create your own NFT
Paula Pettit and I ran this masterclass to help the BIMA community better understand NFTs and even make their own. An introduction to NFTs and their history to date. Blockchain onboarding, including wallets, security and popular NFT marketplaces, Hands-on NFT creation on the Polygon network, how to view and engage with them, Further discussion on […]
Never Mind the Buzzword: Creating Your Own NFT
Paula Pettit and I ran a masterclass for the BIMA Blockchain Council in December 2022 called "Never Mind the Buzzword" – focused on cutting through the hype and actually teaching people how to create NFTs. BIMA’s audience is agencies, brands, and digital professionals. Most had heard about NFTs. Heard the stories about million-dollar JPEGs. Heard […]
Web3 & WordPress Twitter space
A couple of weeks back, Noel Tock (Human Made/Altis) reached out to see if I wanted to join him on a Twitter Space about Web3 & WordPress as part of a series he’s doing. On 16th September, we did it. It was an hour long and I feel like it was a good session. Feel […]