{"id":"matthew-blancarte","version":1,"language":"en","title":"Matthew Blancarte","hidden":false,"content":"**Matthew Blancarte** is a web technologist, programmer, Co-founder, and the CTO of [CryptoSlate](https://iq.wiki/wiki/cryptoslate), a platform featuring [crypto](https://iq.wiki/wiki/cryptocurrency) industry news, insights, and data. [\\[1\\]](#cite-id-yn7ki67023q)[\\[2\\]](#cite-id-kjujv2nnf7n)[\\[3\\]](#cite-id-t1rhqirmg5q)  \n$$widget0 [YOUTUBE@VID](pw3SX2hX-Y8)$$  \n  \n# Career  \n  \nMatthew's first company, Unique Blog Designs (established in 2006), was a bootstrapped web design firm that specialized in developing custom WordPress themes. During his four-year involvement as an active member of UBD, Matthew designed and developed many custom sites, blogs, and small web applications. He also designed and developed UBD’s three successful products: Affiliate Theme, Squeeze Theme, and Sales Page Theme, which was sold to a private buyer. [\\[3\\]](#cite-id-t1rhqirmg5q)[\\[2\\]](#cite-id-kjujv2nnf7n)  \n  \nIn 2010, Matthew was part of the inaugural Seattle TechStars class. He co-founded Highlighter, a self-publishing platform for higher education. After several successful pilot programs and two years of development, Highlighter merged with panOpen Inc. to bring OER publishing to higher education. [\\[6\\]](#cite-id-mya1yvcs4c8)  \n  \nAfter nine months with panOpen, Matthew started a new company in Seattle with [Nate Whitehill](https://iq.wiki/wiki/nate-whitehill).  During that time, Matthew consulted as the server architect and full-stack developer for several high-traffic and high-revenue eCommerce sites. After two years of consulting as the tech lead for Legion Athletics, Inc. (Aug. 2015 to Aug. 2017), Matthew was hired as their CTO in August 2017. [\\[5\\]](#cite-id-98c79tkqk16)  \n  \n## CryptoSlate  \n  \nIn August 2017, Matthew and his business partner, [Nate](https://iq.wiki/wiki/nate-whitehill), founded [CryptoSlate](https://iq.wiki/wiki/cryptoslate). Having been interested in [blockchain](https://iq.wiki/wiki/blockchain) and p2p technologies for years, the two wanted to create a space that answered the daily question, *“What the heck is going on with the price of Bitcoin?”* That led them to build a platform for crypto news and media sites, CryptoSlate. [\\[2\\]](#cite-id-kjujv2nnf7n)  \n  \nCryptoSlate is a team of blockchain researchers, fintech writers, and cryptocurrency analysts. In addition to providing industry news and insight, CryptoSlate maintains a database of [initial coin offerings](https://iq.wiki/wiki/initial-coin-offering), delivers real-time coin data for cryptocurrencies, and tracks blockchain events around the world. 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