Rich Rines, an initial contributor to Core DAO and former lead of Coinbase's money movement engineering, is a self-taught engineer and successful entrepreneur with ventures like Element Wallet and AutoReach. His expertise lies in 0-1 building, growth , and scalability, with a passion for Bitcoin and decentralization. He has helped shape Core Chain's strategic direction, growing the blockchain to over millions holders and attracting 50+ developers in less than a year.

Michael Morgenstern is a film director and culture hacker. He has had films appear in over 200 festivals.
He is creating a decentralized storytelling platform, bringing thousands together in an internet flashmob that uses web3 and the tools of disinformation to create "alternate reality cinema." He has devoted his life to the study of cultural narratives and shaping them, and sees film and technology as living and breathing tools that intertwine for storytelling.

His latest project is a film about deepfakes, disinformation, AI, and Post-Truth in the style of Fight Club x Scott Pilgrim, which will release later this year and bring the conversation to a broad youth audience.

In 2021 he was Chief of Staff to Facebook Whistleblower Frances Haugen, advising her on messaging and strategy. He accompanied her to Congress, UK, and EU Parliament as she testified about the impacts of social media on the global world.
Michael is also a developer, and created a webapp with over 7M users.

His next projects include a climate-conversation media brand and films about politics, empathy, and climate.

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Contact the host of Crypto Mondays San Juan: Rich Rines (Core Chain) & Michael Morgenstern (Film Director)