In the world of cryptocurrency, what a difference a year (and a new presidential administration) makes.
At least according to John Paller, a Denver-based blockchain entrepreneur and the founder of this week’s ETHDenver, which is billed as the world’s largest Web3 festival gathering developers, entrepreneurs, and enthusiasts focused on cryptocurrencies, blockchain and decentralized technologies.
Paller, 49, is also founder of Opolis — “a Digital Employment Cooperative designed for self-sovereign workers” — and has been working in the blockchain space since 2014. Before that he worked for 20 years in traditional talent acquisition and human resources.
A former Democrat turned Independent, Paller credits the newly minted second administration of President Donald Trump with energizing the crypto…


