A Conversation with Mark Anstead, Co-Founder and Director of Business Development at Numio

The yWhales team speaks with Mark Anstead, Co-Founder and Director of Business Development at Numio. Numio is a simple crypto payments app that can be sent instantly and save users up to 100x on Ethereum fees. The app can verify your digital identity in a safe and secure way. Numio is the first zkRollup powered mobile crypto wallet app to be released on GooglePlay. Launching soon, Numio VAULT will combine the simplicity of software wallets with security that rivals hardware wallets.

 

About Guests

Mark Anstead began his journey in Crypto in high school. In college, a health crisis caused him to be bedridden for months. He began reading more about bitcoin and educating himself about blockchain. He then became involved in a cryptocurrency investing network, working to give more exposure and support to organizations. While working on a variety of projects and completing an M.B.A in International Business from the University of Detroit-Mercy, he launched Numio in December, 2020. Anstead launched Numio to make crypto accessible and comprehensive to any user.

 

You’ll learn about:

• Mark’s story leading up to the founding of Numio
• What is Numio?
• Decentralized workspaces
• ZkRollup solutions
• Downsides of zkRollups and Optimistic Rollups
• Layer 2 Adoption
• Fragmentation in terms of Liquidity
• The power of middleware
• The Numio mobile app
• The future of Numio and Numio VAULT
• The Numio team, funding and investors
• What Mark is excited about

 

Resources: 

Connect with Mark: Twitter 

Connect with Numio: GitHub | Twitter | LinkedIn | TikTok | Telegram | YouTube

Connect with YWhales: Website | BitClout | Twitter

 

Timestamps

[2:09] Mark’s background

[6:49] Decentralized workspaces

[10:52] The Numio App

[13:35] Network Choice & ZK-rollups

[21:40] Retail Adoption

[23:25] Liquidity fragmentation

[28:39] Wallet interaction

[31:03] Security

[34:56] The KYC Process

[37:10] Roadmap

[42:44] The Numio Vault

[47:43] Users & Marketing

[53:15] The team & fundraising

[56:05] Middleware bridges

 

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