The Wolf Of All Streets8 Dec 2020

The Future Of Crypto Payments with Sanja Kon, CEO of Utrust

As a young girl, Sanja Kon was told that she was “too ambitious” because of her insatiable drive to succeed and change the world. Fast forward to her professional career, where Sanja has played a significant role in the development of PayPal and eBay, leading innovation in the fintech and e-commerce sectors. After discovering blockchain and crypto, she took a huge leap into the nascent space and became CEO of Utrust, with the ambitious goal of scaling worldwide adoption of a brand new payment method. Scott Melker and Sanja Kon further discuss what it's like to work at eBay and PayPal, leaving the legacy system for crypto, PayPal offering cryptocurrency, becoming the CEO of Utrust, reverse staking, COVID-19, the death of brick and mortar, an “overly ambitious” child, hiring for diversity, the stages of joining the crypto ecosystem, women in tech, the rate of crypto adoption and more. --- CELSIUS With the Celsius app you can earn up to 15% APY rewards on over 30 cryptocurrencies. Have crypto but want cash? Celsius also offers the lowest cost loans against your crypto with interest rates starting at just 1% APR. Enter promo code WOLF when you sign up and get $20 in BTC! Users must transfer and hold at least $200 of any coin for 30 days to be eligible for the reward. --- If you enjoyed this conversation, share it with your colleagues & friends, rate, review, and subscribe.This podcast is presented by BlockWorks Group. For exclusive content and events that provide insights into the crypto and blockchain space, visit them at: https://www.blockworksgroup.io Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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