Quinn DuPont is the author of Cryptocurrencies and Blockchains (Polity) (and other academic publications), Associate Editor Frontiers in Blockchains, Education Chair IEEE Blockchain Initiative and IEEE TEMS, Research Fellow at University College London’s Center for Blockchain Technologies, and Affiliate of The Future of Money Research Collaborative. He sees potential for cryptocurrencies and blockchain to facilitate forms of economic and social organization that were not previously possible. Quinn is not a skeptic when it comes to crypto, but he does thoughtfully approach the topic as a scientist, and, unlike many proponents, deliberately avoids conflicts of interest.