{"id":"ryan-sean-adams","hidden":false,"ipfs":"QmPpxmQGqg7JabrbHp4nUZeyQ6CUbk7dLssKLYhjK2Z3ft","language":"en","transactionHash":"0xbd069f5d161e8f106a88adacfd31ca91498646373c5c208d7bd784467f27e20b","created":"2024-06-21T12:17:02.682Z","updated":"2024-07-04T14:11:18.810Z","title":"Ryan Sean Adams","summary":"Ryan Sean Adams is a crypto investor, entrepreneur, and co-founder of Bankless and Bankless Ventures, known for his Ethereum- and open finance-focused commentary.","content":"**Ryan Sean Adams** is a crypto investor and entrepreneur, and Co-founder of [Bankless](https://iq.wiki/wiki/bankless), a [cryptocurrency](https://iq.wiki/wiki/cryptocurrency) media brand and community that focuses on educating and empowering individuals to navigate the [decentralized financial](https://iq.wiki/wiki/defi) landscape. He is also a Co-founder of the early-stage crypto venture fund [Bankless](https://iq.wiki/wiki/bankless) Ventures.[\\[5\\]](#cite-id-vxmadtvu7br)​\n\n[YOUTUBE@VID](Rd_04vVLE-4)\n\n## Education\n\nAdams attended Brock University where he studied for a BA, Honors in Business Administration.[\\[1\\]](#cite-id-30ap1ut1kgy)​\n\n## Career\n\nRyan Adams began his career as a Vice President and Principal of Vivus Software from 2003 to 2009. He was also the Vice President of Sales at Meddius, a startup focused on improving patient care by helping organizations make healthcare information universally accessible. In 2016, he joined Premier Inc. as Vice President for Integrated Platform & Analytics.\n\nIn November 2017, he founded Mythos Capital, an investment company that holds, keeps, and makes cryptoassets. In March 2023, Adams became a General Partner at [Bankless](https://iq.wiki/wiki/bankless) Ventures, an early-stage crypto venture fund.[\\[5\\]](#cite-id-vxmadtvu7br)​\n\n### Bankless\n\nAdams founded [Bankless Media](https://iq.wiki/wiki/bankless) alongside [David Hoffman](https://iq.wiki/wiki/david-hoffman) in September 2020. [Bankless](https://iq.wiki/wiki/bankless) is a [cryptocurrency](https://iq.wiki/wiki/cryptocurrency) media brand and community that focuses on educating and empowering individuals to navigate the [decentralized financial](https://iq.wiki/wiki/defi) landscape.[\\[3\\]](#cite-id-478ayf2ulh4) In May 2026, crypto media reports claimed that [Bankless](https://iq.wiki/wiki/bankless) had laid off most of its team, while Adams described on X that \"the first era of Bankless has ended\" following years of collaboration with co-host [David Hoffman](https://iq.wiki/wiki/david-hoffman).[\\[7\\]](#cite-id-2stxbm51ox)​\n\nAccording to his Blockworks speaker profile, Adams describes himself as an \"open finance maximalist\" focused on financial sovereignty, with a stated mission to help onboard the first billion people to crypto through memes, media, and education.[\\[4\\]](#cite-id-a6it56g3a7d)​\n\n[YOUTUBE@VID](toWhv4SdBOI)\n\n### Bankless Ventures\n\nRyan Adams is also a crypto investor. In April 2023, he started a venture fund called [Bankless](https://iq.wiki/wiki/bankless) Ventures with [David Hoffman](https://iq.wiki/wiki/david-hoffman).[\\[5\\]](#cite-id-vxmadtvu7br)​\n\n> \"The relationships we’ve (Hoffman & Adams) built through the podcast have helped us meet more and more pioneers with a shared vision for crypto’s ultimate potential. Through our angel investments, Ryan and I have helped finance small teams that eventually grew to become pillars of the crypto industry.\n>\n> We’ve been fortunate that the growing network of Bankless has given us access to a substantial amount of dealflow, and it’s become much more than two individuals can handle.\" - the team said in a blogpost[\\[5\\]](#cite-id-vxmadtvu7br)\n\nIn early 2023, [CoinDesk](https://iq.wiki/wiki/coindesk) reported that the Bankless hosts were raising a venture capital fund of up to $35 million to invest in seed-stage [Web3](https://iq.wiki/wiki/web3) companies, structured as a separate legal entity from the Bankless podcast but sharing its brand.[\\[6\\]](#cite-id-i5iv96x9vm)​\n\nThe Bankless Ventures team includes the hosts, Ryan Sean Adams & [David Hoffman](https://iq.wiki/wiki/david-hoffman), Ben Lakoff, Kimberly Adams, and Brent Matterson. Advisors of the venture fund include [Justin Drake](https://iq.wiki/wiki/justin-drake) and [Anthony Sassano](https://iq.wiki/wiki/anthony-sassano).[\\[5\\]](#cite-id-vxmadtvu7br)​\n\n## Views and Public Profile\n\nAdams is publicly positioned as an Ethereum- and open finance-focused commentator, emphasizing financial sovereignty and the role of decentralized finance.[\\[4\\]](#cite-id-a6it56g3a7d) He is best known as a co-host of the [Bankless](https://iq.wiki/wiki/bankless) podcast and related media channels, where he discusses crypto, DeFi, and [Ethereum](https://iq.wiki/wiki/ethereum) developments.[\\[4\\]](#cite-id-a6it56g3a7d) Adams is also active on X and contributes long-form writing to Bankless, where his author page lists articles on crypto, Ethereum, and broader [Web3](https://iq.wiki/wiki/web3) topics.[\\[1\\]](#cite-id-30ap1ut1kgy)​[\\[8\\]](#cite-id-3m0t7lrbue)​\n","recentActivity":null,"operator":{"id":"0x1E23b34d3106F0C1c74D17f2Cd0F65cdb039b138"},"categories":[{"id":"people","title":"People in crypto"}],"tags":[{"id":"Founder"},{"id":"Investor"}],"images":[{"id":"QmajT2X6ZnqiCz8dMGWMJUgifnAzAEXNHiNfBDcapXAv3G","type":"image/jpeg, image/png"}],"media":[{"name":"Rd_04vVLE-4","id":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rd_04vVLE-4","size":"0","type":null,"source":"YOUTUBE"},{"name":"toWhv4SdBOI","id":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=toWhv4SdBOI","size":"0","type":null,"source":"YOUTUBE"}],"linkedWikis":{"founders":[],"blockchains":[]},"events":[{"title":"Vice President & Principal, Vivus Software","date":"2003-05-01","type":"DEFAULT","description":"Adams begins his career as Vice President & Principal at Vivus Software.","link":"https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryansadams/","country":"","continent":"","multiDateStart":null,"multiDateEnd":null,"id":"5eb45297-6ed0-439a-bf79-2a95a67da7c4"},{"title":"Vice President, Integrated Platform & Analytics, Premier Inc.","date":"2016-09-01","type":"DEFAULT","description":"Adams joins Premier Inc. as Vice President for Integrated Platform & Analytics.","link":"https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryansadams/","country":"","continent":"","multiDateStart":null,"multiDateEnd":null,"id":"cc56d97b-9194-4ccd-b79f-d8365e279e1a"},{"title":"Founds Mythos Capital","date":"2017-11-01","type":"DEFAULT","description":"Adams founds Mythos Capital, an investment company focused on cryptoassets.","link":"https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryansadams/","country":"","continent":"","multiDateStart":null,"multiDateEnd":null,"id":"2df1107a-ddfd-4fc2-9bf5-d4c23c52fe45"},{"type":null,"date":"2020-09-01","multiDateStart":null,"multiDateEnd":null,"country":null,"continent":null,"title":"Co-founder, Bankless","description":"Adams founded Bankless Media alongside David Hoffman in September 2020","link":"https://www.bankless.com","id":"3cb10077-157f-4059-b005-42117a44357e"},{"title":"Becomes General Partner at Bankless Ventures","date":"2023-03-01","type":"DEFAULT","description":"Adams becomes a General Partner at Bankless Ventures, an early-stage crypto venture fund.","link":"https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryansadams/","country":"","continent":"","multiDateStart":null,"multiDateEnd":null,"id":"1bd59dfc-a392-41f7-ba7e-b2ccab932643"},{"title":"Co-founds Bankless Ventures venture fund","date":"2023-04-01","type":"DEFAULT","description":"Adams and David Hoffman announce the launch of the early-stage crypto fund Bankless Ventures.","link":"https://www.bankless.com/why-were-launching-bankless-ventures","country":"","continent":"","multiDateStart":null,"multiDateEnd":null,"id":"0f0411e8-783d-4b92-9d1e-bcff65c1950a"},{"type":"DEFAULT","date":"2023-04-01","multiDateStart":null,"multiDateEnd":null,"country":"","continent":"","title":"Bankless Ventures","description":"Adams and David Hoffman announce the launch of the early-stage crypto fund Bankless Ventures.","link":"https://www.bankless.com/why-were-launching-bankless-ventures","id":"e468b271-b553-4596-b366-89d3bd103c0d"},{"title":"Bankless Ventures raises $35M seed-stage Web3 fund","date":"2023-06-01","type":"DEFAULT","description":"Bankless Ventures raises a $35 million fund to invest in seed-stage Web3 companies.","link":"https://unicorn-nest.com/funds/bankless-ventures/","country":"","continent":"","multiDateStart":null,"multiDateEnd":null,"id":"bba3ea2e-065d-4fcf-a0ff-893995d4e00e"},{"title":"Bankless lays off most of team; 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