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Ryan Adams

Ryan Adams

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Ryan Adams is a crypto investor, entrepreneur, and Co-Founder of Bankless, a crypto media company helping you build your crypto, NFT, and Web3 know-hows. He shares strategies and encourages readers to complete action items to utilize the full potential of decentralized finance and become bankless. He also hosts the Bankless podcast with David Hoffman. Adams is also an open finance maximalist who propagates the message of financial sovereignty. Prior to Bankless, he was the Founder of Mythos Capital, a crypto fund, where he led the firm’s investments and staking strategy. Before that, he was a healthcare tech consultant with both startup and big company experience - he led two companies as CEO, sold a healthcare technology startup, launched software products used by one third of U.S. hospitals.

Professional Experience


Academic History

BANKLESS

  • Together with David Hoffman, they have built an influential media presence with its flagship podcast, newsletters, YouTube channel and its own DAO, complete with a bank governance token.

  • He hosts the Bankless podcast, which helps people level up on open finance on a weekly basis, and writes the Bankless newsletter.

  • His writing has attracted a large following, and his entrepreneurial ventures have made significant contributions to the crypto space.

  • He aims to help onboard the first billion people to crypto through memes, media, and education.

  • He also serves as the General Partner of Bankless Ventures, an early-stage crypto venture fund that empowers pioneers at the forefront of Web3.


HEALTHCARE CAREER

  • At Premier, he launched new products, managed engineering teams, and led the go-to market for Premier's interoperability and platform offerings.

  • He also launched Premier's Service Line Analytics, an analytics solution that algorithmically identifies service line specific care variation opportunities.

  • He drove product growth of SLA to over 200 hospitals, becoming one of Premier's fastest-growing solutions.

  • He was a healthcare tech consultant with both startup and big company experience.

  • He led two companies as CEO, sold a healthcare technology startup, and launched software products used by one third of U.S. hospitals.


MEDIA & APPEARANCES

  • Adams has been featured in various financial media outlets, including Yahoo! Finance, CoinDesk, Blockworks, and many more.

  • He has also appeared as a guest on Real Vision.