Toni Lane Casserly
| Toni Lane Casserly | |
|---|---|
| Born | Toni Lane Casserly January 13, 1991 Texas, U.S. |
| 💀Died | 14 April 2020 (aged 29) The Woodlands, Texas, U.S.14 April 2020 (aged 29) |
| 🏳️ Nationality | American |
| 🎓 Alma mater | University of Texas Savannah College of Art and Design The Woodlands College Park High School |
| 💼 Occupation | |
| Title | Joan of Arc of Cryptocurrency/Blockchain Young Star of Bitcoin |
| 👴 👵 Parent(s) | Nick Casserly (father) |
| 🌐 Website | cointelegraph |
Toni Lane Casserly (13 January 1991 – 14 April 2020), was known as the "Joan of Arc of Cryptocurrency" and "Young Start of Bitcoin". She was a cryptocurrency entrepreneur and cofounder of CoinTelegraph and CULTU.RE. She attended Savannah College of Art and Design, and later University of Texas. She passed away on April 14, 2020.[1][2][3][4]
Career[edit]
Casserly graduated from The Woodlands College Park High School in 2009.[citation needed] From there she went on to attend at the Savannah College of Art and Design from 2009-2011, before heading to the University of Texas from 2011-2014. In 2013,[citation needed] Casserly cofounded CoinTelegraph, a news website that focuses on the crypto industry. Casserly was a staunch advocate for blockchain technology which helps power the bitcoin market, and had several talks on how blockchain may help the global economy and political structure.[3]
In July 2015, Casserly co-founded the Kids Compassion Charity in Sierra Leone.[citation needed] This charity utilized Bitcoin to financially support a village through the Western African Ebola virus epidemic. This charity also put 14 children through school for 2 years, provided 14 orphans with a home for 2 years, and brought on international partners for further funding.
On December 23, 2016, Casserly gave a BigThink talk titled "Blockchain Tech Can Redistribute Power and Erase Borders".[5][6] In this talk Toni describes a world with more fluid borders, where countries compete for citizens.
On August 1, 2017, Casserly gave a TED Talk in Berlin titled "Do We Need Nation States?"[7][6] In this talk she discussed the dangerous limitations of Nation States which are hesitant to make sacrifices for the good of the human species due to narrow political focuses.
On April 14, 2020, Casserly died after having felt unwell since August 2019.[1][2][3][4]
Other achievements[edit]
Casserly was a recording artist and a founder of the "immaterialism" (post-art) movement.[8]
Casserly had also served as an advisor or onboard member to the following companies: Institute for the Future, Bosch, P&G, the United Nations, SingularityU, Cisco, and more.[9]
In July 2017 Casserly co-Founded CULTU.RE, a social media website that is focused on community stewardship to help give you a digital identity. Skills and competencies are confirmed by other users on the website. This website's development was featured in Forbes.[10][11]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Spocchia, Gino (2020-04-22). "Toni Lane Casserly Death Joan of Arc of Cryptocurrency Co Founder Dead Aged 29". MSN. Retrieved 2020-06-09.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Manskar, Noah (2020-04-20). "Co-Founder of CoinTelegraph Toni Lane Casserly Dead at 29". NY Post. Retrieved 2020-06-09.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Malik, Maham (2020-04-25). "Toni Lane Casserly Death of Joan of Arc of Cryptocurrency Co Founder Dead Aged 29". NewsBreak. Retrieved 2020-06-09.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Spocchia, Gino (2020-04-22). "Toni Lane Casserly Death Joan of Arc CoinTelegraph Age Cause News". Independent UK. Retrieved 2020-06-09.
- ↑ "Blockchain Tech can Redistribute Power and Erase Borders". BigThink. Retrieved 2020-06-09.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Tarnowski, Lucian (2020-04-16). "10 Lessons Toni Lane Casserly Taught the World". Medium. Retrieved 2020-06-09.
- ↑ "Do We Need Nation States?". TEDx BerlinSalon. Retrieved 2020-06-09.
- ↑ "Toni Lane Casserly Biography". BigThink. Retrieved 2020-06-09.
- ↑ Favour, Obike (2020-04-15). "Toni Lane Co-Founder of CoinTelegraph Dies". Coinfomania. Retrieved 2020-06-09.
- ↑ Thorpe, Devin (2018-05-18). "Examples of People Using Crypto for Good". Forbes. Retrieved 2020-06-09.
- ↑ Thorpe, Devin (2018-05-16). "Opportunities Abound to Change the World with Crypto for Good". Forbes. Retrieved 2020-06-09.
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