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Ben Lakoff transitioned from corporate finance into crypto, driven by curiosity and belief in DeFi’s transparent and inclusive potential. He founded Bankless Consulting, aiming to bridge traditional businesses and blockchain by addressing cultural mindsets, not just technological challenges. Ben Lakoff’s journey from traditional finance to cryptocurrency was more than just a professional move. It was a long journey filled with surprises, challenges, and decisions that didn’t always make sense on paper—but made sense in the gut. The University of Chicago Booth School of Business graduate used to wear suits and talk about mergers and valuations. Now he’s more into discussing token design, DAOs, and the future of Web3. His lifestyle has changed—not because he’s following trends, but because he believes the world is moving toward a more open and decentralized world. The Moment Ben Lakoff Questioned Traditional Finance Ben’s career started out fairly “classic.” He worked in the investment and corporate world, holding various roles at major companies across continents. Like many financial professionals, he valued structure, certainty, and a clean framework. But when the market started talking about crypto and the potential of DeFi around 2017, his curiosity grew. He saw firsthand how the global financial system was fraught—and that frustration opened the door to deeper exploration. Furthermore, he realized that DeFi was not just an unconventional venture by young people on the internet. There was structure, reason, and even sophistication not less than those of more traditional systems. But the transparency—everyone could participate in creating it, not only those with access to money markets or pricey legal firms—that most fascinated him. Beyond NFTs: Ben’s Dive into Charged Particles Not stopping at curiosity, Ben dove straight into a project called “Charged Particles,” a protocol that allows NFTs to contain DeFi assets in them. Imagine NFTs as small boxes that…

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