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S9 Bonus: From Inventing the $100B Stablecoin Tether to Formatting Internet Identity: Overthrowing Centralized Profiles with Craig Sellars, Co-Founder of Tether & CEO of Self
Mar 7, 2024 · Season 9 · 16 min
Internet identity genome
Craig Sellars grew up near Atlanta, Georgia, and was interested in technology at an early age. He went to Georgia Tech to get his degree, and after spending many years in industry, he jumped into the blockchain in 2013. Outside of tech, he used to do competitive, 4 way formation sky diving. He mentioned this was like synchronized swimming - but in the air. Nowadays, he enjoys long road trips into the sunset.
Craig has created well known solutions in the blockchain space, notably the Tether stable-coin and the first ever NFT platform, now known as Vatom.com. Throughout his tenure in this space, he has learned that you – the user – are the most valuable asset in the world.. And in learning that, he wanted to pursue building the standard of internet identity.
This is the creation story of Self.
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