Boyd Cohen

Boyd Cohen

Boyd Cohen is CEO and co-founder of Iomob, which is building the Internet of Mobility network and WheelCoin Move2Earn to gamify green mobility. He is also the host of the podcast, Web3 on the Move! Since obtaining his Ph.D. in strategy and entrepreneurship at the University of Colorado in 2001, he has spent the past two decades focused on accelerating the path to a low-carbon sustainable economy. He has published three books, multiple peer-reviewed articles and started a handful of ventures in the smart cities and sustainability arena.

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How We Ranked CoinDesk’s Crypto Hubs 2023: Our Methodology
As veterans of past city lists we aimed to produce a meaningful ranking of the best places in the world to live and work in crypto, blockchain and Web3. Here’s how we did it....
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Move-to-Earn Has a Ponzi-Economics Problem
Stepn is a cautionary tale for M2E startup founders like me. But I see a better model in Sweatcoin, which leveraged real-life utility to amass over 100 million users before go...
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I’m American, but My Crypto Startup Won’t Be
As I look for a jurisdiction to incorporate our new token-generating venture, every lawyer we have consulted told us the U.S. should be off the table due to its lack of clear...
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Instead of Slowing Innovation, Regulation May Drive Demand for ReFi
At the intersection of crypto and climate activism, the business community is seeking the power of regulation to spur adoption and action, writes sustainability advocate Boyd...
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ReFi Is Going Mainstream
The successful Ethereum Merge is just the start of a growing movement to leverage crypto rails to fight climate change.
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Most Underreported Trend in 2022: Crypto Is Embracing Mobile
You can have your metaverse and VR headsets, writes Boyd Cohen, CEO and co-founder of Web3 startup Iomob. In 10 years he predicts the masses will still be in the real world us...
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Ranking Blockchain Universities Is Answering the Wrong Question
Turns out crypto also may have disrupted the idea that where you went to school is a predictor of your future success. This story is part of CoinDesk's Education Week.
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