#376: Isha Varshney, Head of Ecosystem at Celo Foundation, on Transitioning From a L1 to L2, Bringing RWAs On-chain, and Onboarding the Next 1bn People to Crypto

Isha Varshney is the Head of Ecosystem at the Celo Foundation. Isha has expertise in decentralized finance, digital currency, and the intersection of technology and economic and social inequality. She also supports global pilots developing Web3 use cases and reimagining infrastructure in emerging markets to increase financial inclusion. Isha previously co-founded a fintech company. She has an MBA from Oxford’s Said Business School and is a qualified Chartered Accountant.

In this conversation, we discuss:
- Bloom, an advisory service for projects to help them navigate their Token Generating Event (TGE)
- Bringing Real-World Asset (RWA) on-chain
- How Celo is expanding its ecosystem across Africa
- MiniPay, a self-custodial stablecoin wallet
- Fintech apps in emerging markets
- Testnet going live and getting a shoutout from Vitalik
- Onboarding the next 100mm users to crypto
- Transitioning from a L1 to L2
- The importance of stable coins in emerging markets
- Flipping TRON in stablecoin volume
- Bringing FX markets on-chain

Celo
Website: celofoundation.org
X: @Celo
LinkedIn: Celo Foundation

Isha Varshney
X: @ivcelo
LinkedIn: Isha Varshney


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