#54 - Lavinia D. Osbourne: Why Blockchain, Web3 and NFTs are History in the Making

Lavinia D Osbourne is a Blockchain, Fintech & Welltech thought leader and LinkedIn-Top Voice. She is also the founder of Women in Blockchain Talks, an award-winning networking and educational platform that shines a spotlight on dynamic women in the Blockchain ecosystem. Lavinia has also been a regular speaker and educator on the FemPeak platform and we love having her in our sessions.  In this episode of the Somi Arian Podcast, we discuss all things blockchain and Web 3.0 and the importance of building strong female-led and all-inclusive communities.   Outline ⤵️ 00:00 Intro 01:51 Lavinia’s introduction and her work in Web3 05:29 More on Lavinia’s background and her journey into blockchain  14:06 It is up to you how you use the blockchain space 15:25 Considering your current experience if you had a spare 50k, where would invest? 17:23 Lavinia’s court case on an NFT scam 19:58 The NFT community is actually very small 21:43 What is a “minting party” 24:08 The number of opportunities in the blockchain space 28:16 NFT projects are expensive to build 30:03 Somi explains how she got scammed when minting her Moonbirds NFT 32:00 Lavinia’s experience of collaboration with other companies 36:55 The Royal Mint  40:07 Lavinia’s plan on funding Crypto Kweens 42:13 Final words from Lavinia  47:21 Outro Sponsor of this episode👉 https://athleticgreens.com/somi