Action Report
- John McLeod
- John McLeod
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Hitechies Podcast | Pramod Dhakal confirmed 13th November for podcast | JMcL sent over calendar invite to luke@fioprotocol.io |
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Integration Press Release | Press Release detailing Mycelium, ChangeNow, Shapeshift, Coinomi are integrating with FIO written up | Press Release sent out on 5th November | https://www.finyear.com/Foundation-for-Interwallet-Operability-FIO-protocol-successfully-integrates-ShapeShift-Coinomi-ChangeNOW-and-Mycelium_a43135.html |
Decentralization vs Centralization op-ed | Following Paypal announcement we should debate the problems of single point of failure | Article was written up | |
Cointelegraph | Shiraz Jagati, Cointelegraph was requested comments on Paypal's decision to allow Bitcoin payments | Comments were sent from Luke to Shiraz | https://cointelegraph.com/news/paypal-s-baby-steps-into-crypto-isn-t-dampening-the-hype-for-adoption |
Liquid.com | Press Release written up and sent out regarding Liquid Exchange listing FIO |
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Panel Sessions | Pitch FIO to CryptoCompare, Coinscrum, Dukascopy, BloxliveTV, Fstech | Hannah McGrath read the pitch, Alex Fazel is interested in an introduction to Luke Stokes |
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Bittrex Global | Stephen Stonberg has confirmed is he will have a podcast with Luke Stokes | Podcast took place and was share on BG social media | Fireside Chat with Stephen Stonberg, CFO of Bittrex Global - YouTube |
WhiteBit, Changelly integration Press Release | Press Release written up | Approved by Kaitie Zhee and sent out on 23rd December to AMB Crypto | Changelly, WhiteBIT, Trustee Wallet and Frontier adopt FIO Protocol - AMBCrypto |
Cointelegraph | Max Yakubowski was interested in op-ed and requested Luke’s biography on 21st December | Article appeared 1st January 2021 and was aggregated. | Crypto transactions must be easier. That's it. That's the headline (cointelegraph.com) https://cointelegraph.com/magazine/2021/01/02/30k-cracked-supply-squeeze-xrp-implodes-1227-0102 |
Hackernoon | Op-ed about FIO recreating the role of SWIFT in the blockchain industry was sent to Keith Baumwald | Keith edited the op-ed and it appeared on 7th January | The Crypto Rises: The Future of Moving Money | Hacker Noon
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Media Kit | JMcL wrote up contents for Media Kit | @Kaitie Zhee is in the process of reviewing it | |
List of Conferences | JMcL to research and write up a list of conferences | Almost finished |
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ETH Denver | Kaitie Zhee to send over a list of journalists attending the conference | Between 5th - 12th February JMcL to confirm as many interviews with the media and Luke Stokes as possible |
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BTC Peers | Andrey Sergeenkov requested that Luke upload the Shitcoin or Visionary investors op-ed | Luke Stokes uploaded the article on 6th April and it appeared on 7th April | Shitcoin scammers or visionary innovators? (btcpeers.com) https://www.investing.com/news/cryptocurrency-news/shitcoin-scammers-or-visionary-innovators-2467739 https://upnewsinfo.com/2021/04/07/shitcoin-scammers-or-visionary-innovators-by-btc-peers/ |
Benefits of FIO | JMcL sent out general pitch to blockchain journalists | Julia Magas mentioned FIO and its benefits in an article about Usability Crisis for crypto that appeared on 23rd January 2021 | Dash Core CEO: Cryptocurrency Facing a "Usability Crisis" | Investing.com |
Bloomberg | Olivia Raimonde, Bloomberg wrote about AMC/GME and JMcL suggested she spoke to Luke Stokes about how future trading can be decentralized | JMcL confirmed 3pm ET on Tuesday 9th February. JMcL wrote up a briefing document and interview took place. |
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Consensus 2021 | JMcL to follow up with Aaron Stanley and the team to see if they have a panel on crypto usability and promote Luke Stokes |
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Cryptonauts | Nathan Leung has confirmed a podcast on Thursday 18th February with Luke Stokes to discuss crypto usability | JMcL to send over a briefing doc. Interview took place. |
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Pizza op-ed | JMcL to write up an op-ed based on the ETH Denver requests and benefits of FIO | First draft sent 18th February. JMcL followed up with AMB Crypto. | Cryptocurrency & Pizza: How This ‘Dough’ Came To Explain So Much, By Luke Stokes (mondovisione.com) |
Forbes contributor | Luke Stokes to fill in this form: Do I Qualify? (forbes.com) |
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CryptoTvplus | Call confirmed 24th February with Tony Obiajuru | Luke and Kaitie to approve the infographics | Interview appeared online |
Jessica Walker | BeInCrypto, is looking at exciting new DeFi projects | Jessica is reviewing FIO, Kaitie and Luke to confirm if we can offer her a free Pizza with FIO or if she can choose something from: FIO Shop – Making Crypto Products Easier So Anyone Can Use Them (fioprotocol.io) |
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Dogfooding your crypto | Follow up with Daniel Kuhn on our first op-ed about how different foundation members can come together and exchange ideas |
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CoinDesk, Sebastian Sinclair | Sebastian wrote about Robinhood and JMcL followed up | Sebastian requested clarification on the difference between Unstoppable Domains and FIO. Luke and David suggested info for a more comprehensive response for JMcL to send over |
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Analist.nl | Ronald Kok doesn’t have time for a call, however he has invited FIO to submit an op-ed | JMcL to write it up |
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FinYEAR | Laurent Leloup has offered a Q&A for Luke Stokes, no deadline and we can write what we want. | Interview appeared 6th April and was shared on social media | Interview | Crypto usability for mass adoption (finyear.com) |
Decrypt | Adriana Hamacher has requested a call with Luke to discuss adoption for a feature she is writing w/c 8th March | JMcL has suggested 1400 (GMT) Wednesday 11th March for the feature due to appear at end of March. Call took place |
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Financial Times/The Art Newspaper | Georgina Adam, expressed an interest in talking to Luke about NFTs and potential application of FIO | Call took place at 1115 (GMT) 15th March, Georgina was very grateful |
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NFTs | Holly Johnson, Forbes and Rachel McIntosh, Finance Magnates asked about security for NFT transactions. Andrey Sergeenkov also writing about NFTs | JMcL sent over responses on 23rd March. Hopefullly coverage will appear. Andrey said what we sent was too promotional, need to rethink what we sent. |
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CoinDesk | Daniel Kuhn wrote about pitfalls of buying a Tesla with Bitcoin and operational errors | He has requested an op-ed from FIO on subject, however it can’t be too “salesy” |
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Business Insider | FIO metioned in article about best crypto wallets |
| The Best Bitcoin Wallets of April 2021 (businessinsider.com) |
BTCbros | Nathaniel Cole is aware of FIO and impressed by the project and how it aims to make crypto accessible. He will suggest an interview slot with Luke soon. | Interview took place and went very well. |
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Newsman | Marisa Herman is doing a story on future of cryptocurrency ecosystem | Marisa wasn’t able to include FIO but will consider it for future articlces |
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CoinDesk TV | Christine Kim was interested in hearing about Luke’s trip to El Salvador in the “All About Bitcoin” show at 1500 ET | Interview took place on 23rd June, Luke was interviewed by Christine Kim | |
Wired | Gian Volpicelli is interested in Luke’s trip to El Salvador. He has filed an article however still interested in discussing usability | Luke shared calendly timetable |
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Thecoinrepublic | Shakeel Shams has requested a podcast interview with Luke Stokes following informal briefing on 31st May | Interview confirmed 5th July 1830 (IST) |
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CryptoAM | Darren Parkin invited Luke Stokes to write up an op-ed about crypto usability and his recent trip to El Salvador | Article appeared on 2nd July | How El Salvador is providing a glimpse into what mass adoption might look like - CityAM : CityAM |
Cointelegraph | NFT forgery op-ed by Luke Stokes submitted to Max Yakubowski | Article appeared 3rd July | To change the art industry, NFTs must be more secure (cointelegraph.com) |
Cointelegraph | Max Yakubowski requested a quote on Luke’s opinions about El Salvador’s recent law recognising BTC as legal tender | Quote from Luke Stokes appeared on 4th July and was shared on social media | What is really behind El Salvador’s ‘Bitcoin Law’? Experts answer (cointelegraph.com) |
Wired | Gian Maria Volpicelli has requested an interview with Luke Stokes about his recent trip to El Salvador and crypto usability in general | Luke and Gian are away for most of July, it looks as though the interview will take place in August. |
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CoinPayments blog | JMcL wrote first draft of CoinPayments integration blog | Blog went live 30th Sept |
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CoinPayments Press Release | JMcL worked with team at CoinPayments to write up integration Press Release | Press Release sent out 29th September and links starting to appear | CoinPayments announces integration of FIO Protocol (financefeeds.com) |
Unstoppable Domains | JMcL worked with David Gold and Casey Gardiner to highlight Unstoppable Domains squatting on popular domain names and charging high prices | Ryan Weeks The Block spoke to David and Casey, is talking to Brantly Millegan at ENS and researching the story that he might write. Robert Hackett, Fortune also requested additional information and pointers |
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Mainnet NYC | Reached out to media attending and set up meetings for Luke Stokes | Ash Bennington spoke to Luke several times as did other journalists |
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Dark Reading | Tatiana Walk-Morris is writing a feature about how online retailers incorporate crypto | Tatiana interviewed Luke Stokes and David Gold on 15th October, also sent questions on 4th November. Article appeared 6th November | Who's Minding Your Company's Crypto Decisions? (darkreading.com) |
Bloomberg Checkout | Matt Townsend interviewed Luke Stokes and David Gold about online retail and CoinPayments integration of FIO protocol | Interview took place 15th October and went well. Luke Stokes sent follow up e-mail. |
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Fintech Magazine | Derin Cag requested a comment about gas fees for crypto e-commerce. | JMcL sent over a quote from Luke on 14th December, article appeared on 17th December | A Brief History of Fintech's Role in the Retail Environment (fintechmagazine.com) |