Personal Token Virtual Summit

Christopher Robison & Joel Dietz

The first open summit to discuss personal tokens and other self-issued digital assets.

Follow us on Twitter for live updates: <a href="https://twitter.com/PTokenSummit" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">@PTokenSummit</a>Hosted by <a href="https://twitter.com/jdietz" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Joel Dietz</a>, Ethereum serial entrepreneur, the first Personal Token Virtual Meetup features a series of talks from 7 select speakers:<ul><li><a href="https://twitter.com/gamerandy?lang=en" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Adam B Levine</a> @ <a href="https://letstalkbitcoin.com/blog/category/episodes" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Let's Talk Bitcoin Podcast</a> - Circa 2013: The Early Experiments</li><li><a href="https://twitter.com/kmikeym" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">K Mike Merrill</a> - The World's First Publicly Traded Person</li><li><a href="https://twitter.com/simondlr" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Simon de la Rouviere</a> - Gratitude Tokens &amp; More</li><li><a href="https://twitter.com/CBobRobison" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Christopher Robison</a> @ <a href="https://twitter.com/meTokens" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">meTokens</a> - Trustless Design: Synthetic Labor</li><li><a href="https://twitter.com/jbrukh" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Jake Brukhman</a> @ <a href="https://twitter.com/coinfund_io" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">CoinFund</a> - Balancer: A Personal Liquidity Platform</li><li><a href="https://twitter.com/_eljee" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Lauren Garcia</a> @ <a href="https://twitter.com/Microsponsors" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Microsponsors</a> - Your Time as a Primitive</li><li><a href="https://twitter.com/AlexMasmej" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Alex Masmej</a> @ $ALEX - An Initial Human Offering</li></ul>These talks are intended for all audiences, newcomers and experts alike. They are thoughtfully ordered to begin with a history of personal tokenization, lead into discussions around various designs &amp; sustainable models of coins, dive into how personal tokens can be spent and what a personal marketplace can look like, then end with a consideration for how we can grow these human-centric markets now and into the future.Each speaker will present for up to 15 minutes, followed by approximate 5 minutes for any Q&A from the audience.// SCHEDULE10:00-10:10 Joel Dietz, Intro10:10-10:30 Adam B Levine, History of Personal Tokens 10:30-10:50 K Mike Merrill, Personal Tokens Before Blockchain10:50-11:10 Simon de la Rouviere, Gratuity Token &amp; More11:10-11:30 Chris Robison, meTokens: Sustainable Design11:30-11:50 Jake Brukhman, $JAKE, Coinfund11:50-12:10 Lauren Garcia, Microsponsors: A Personal Marketplace12:10- 12:30 Alex Masmej, The Initial $ALEX Offering12:30-12:45 Closing Remarks, Q&A// SPEAKER BIOGRAPHIESAdam B Levine - is the iconic host of the original blockchain podcast, <a href="https://letstalkbitcoin.com/blog/category/episodes" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Let's Talk Bitcoin</a>. In 2013, Adam wrote what became the first paper describing personal payment tokens. He shared this paper internally among peers before advising and assisting musician, <a href="https://twitter.com/queentatiana" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Tatiana Moroz</a>, in becoming the <a href="https://tatianamoroz.com/tatianacoin-2/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">first person to ever tokenize themselves using the blockchain</a>.K Mike Merrill - became famous in 2008 for becoming the <a href="https://www.wired.com/2013/03/ipo-man/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">world's first publicly traded person</a>. He issued 100,000 shares and offered them for an initial price of $1 through a web portal he built himself. The <a href="https://kmikeym.com/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">online exchange</a> still operates to this day, and Mike allows shareholders the right to vote on many of his personal life decisions.Simon de la Rouviere - is a crypto-economic designer and general blockchain pioneer. Formerly the founder of the web3, music distribution platform <a href="https://ujomusic.com/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Ujo</a>, Simon is one of the foremost thinkers of token &amp; market design. He first proposed <a href="https://simondlr.tumblr.com/post/70089813484/in-the-future-everyone-will-have-their-own" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">ideas around personal tokens in 2014</a> and has continued to expand upon them to provide <a href="https://blog.simondlr.com/posts/personal-tokens-2020-social-reputation" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">updated viewpoints to include new primitives and market behaviors</a>.Christopher Robison - is the founder of the personal token foundry and exchange, meTokens. Chris has been involved with a number of notable Ethereum projects including the <a href="https://golem.foundation/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Golem Foundation</a>, <a href="https://omg.network/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">OMG Network</a>, and <a href="https://hoard.exchange/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Hoard</a>. He created meTokens in pursuit of a trustless, sustainable mechanism for supporting and investing in the productivity and popularity of individual builders and creators.Jake Brukhman - is the founder and managing partner of CoinFund, a VC firm focused on digital assets and decentralized technologies. Jake has worked alongside some of the most robust and exciting protocols in DeFi, including <a href="https://3box.io/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Livepeer</a>, <a href="https://balancer.finance/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Balancer</a>, and <a href="https://3box.io/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">3Box</a>. Jake has also been active in the NFT and digital art community, experimenting in novel revenue mechanisms for artists.Lauren Garcia - is the founder of the online auction house, <a href="https://microsponsors.io/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Microsponsors</a>, where users bid on the time slots of others. Laura is strongly influenced by Bernard Lietear's The Future of Money to as a guiding light to understanding how she can empower individuals with new forms of value store and creation. Microsponsors is personal token agnostic and allows auctions to function with the listers personal token of choice.Alex Masmej - is the creator of $ALEX, raising $20,000 as the first human IPO on Ethereum and experimenting with many features such as token voting, an exclusive chatroom and an investor newsletter.Joel Dietz - is an early blockchain adopter and Ethereum community organizer. Joel founded the original Silicon Valley Ethereum Meetup group, pioneered on-chain crowdfunding with his startup, <a href="https://www.swarm.fund/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Swarm</a>, and created the first online education tool for the Ethereum community, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/EtherCasts/videos" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">EtherCasts</a>. Joel is now exploring the intersection between AI, identity, art, and personal tokens.

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