Camila Russo is a Chilean-American financial journalist. In 2020 she founded The Defiant, a media platform that has quickly become one of the most trusted and respected news sources in the world of decentralized finance, more known as crypto.

You've heard of crypto. You've heard of Bitcoin. You've heard of Doge. If you're into sports you've probably heard of the digital collectible sports cards. You may have even heard of the mysterious non-fungible tokens, the NFTs. It's the cutting edge of finance and technology and to most people, it sounds like the intersection of digital witchery and Ponzi schemes and there is certainly a good share of speculation and let's be honest unkosher activity in that field and yet, many believe it's the future. Full disclosure, I do. But I'm not here to sell you on it, as they say, do your own homework.

What I am excited to do - it to introduce you to Camila. Who is not some TikTok "crypto influencer," she is a real solid financial journalist, Northwestern grad, who cut her teeth at Bloomberg and now she is focusing on crypto. It makes me extra happy that a woman, an immigrant, and a Latina is at the helm of the best platforms in the space.

And while I'm on this fangirl kick over here... I want to tell you about Camila's book - The Infinite Machine, which was published by HarperCollins in 2020 and is a great introductory book for anyone who is curious in this space. It's the first book on the history of Ethereum. It's an easy and exciting read because besides breaking down the basics of what crypto is - the book focuses on the stories of the people, who are building this future technology.

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