MyEtherWallet’s Co-Founder–Taylor Monahan–Calls for More Women in Crypto

Taylor Monahan is the Co-Founder of MyEtherWallet, one of the most popular tools of choice for crypto-investors participating in ICOs on the Ethereum Blockchain.

Taylor recently launched a new venture – MyCrypto – an open-source, client-side tool for generating Ether wallets, handling ERC-20 tokens, and interacting with the Blockchain more easily.

In this episode, Taylor and I discuss:

– How MyEtherWallet came to be

– The absence of women in Crypto, and why this technology cannot go mainstream without women

– James Damore, the Google Engineer who got fired for his controversial memo on women’s suitability for engineering jobs (and what that has to do with UFC and Ronda Rousey – yes, there is a connection)

– Taylor’s description of what the ideal ICO looks like

– Her prediction for ICOs over the next decade (hint: it’s not what you think)

SHOW NOTES

[00:57] – Who is Taylor Mohanan? What is MyCrypto (formerly MyEtherWallet)?

[03:53] – A quick overview of MyCrypto (formerly MyEtherWallet)

[05:22] – Taylor’s foray into Ethereum and the early years of MyCrypto (formerly MyEtherWallet)

[09:40] – The reason for MyCrypto’s (formerly MyEtherWallet) wild popularity in the Crypto community

[11:58] – The difference between a client-side interface and a server-side interface and why that matters

[17:07] – The issue of women in Crypto, James Demore, the UFC, and Rhonda Rousey

[32:39] – Taylor Monahan talks key issues around token sales in 2017

[37:11] – The hidden dangers of raising too much money from your ICO

[40:52] – Taylor’s vision of what a perfect ICO would look like