James Beck
James Beck is a Brooklyn-based writer, technologist, and music producer working on consumer blockchain applications.
Five Constants for ENS in 2026
I was thinking about the 1999 WTO protests in Seattle today
What happens when the creative class makes their own currencies?
My favorite albums and tracks released in 2023
Two new tracks; comparing Nina and Catalog
The Internet is our Default Reality Now: Taylor Lorenz's Extremely Online
Narcissism is not the same as self-love
Last one to leave 49 Bogart
30 oblique thoughts, principles, quotes, and questions for thriving in web3
How We Get To Negative Emissions With Web3
How Could Ethereum Extend Personhood To Trees?
Can NFTs Crack Royalties And Give More Value To Artists?
James Beck is a Brooklyn-based writer, technologist, and music producer working on consumer blockchain applications. As Head of Growth at ENS Labs, mission is to increase brand awareness and drive integrations of ENS's decentralized identity protocol. Since 2017, James has been immersed in the Ethereum ecosystem, previously leading content and communications at Consensys, where he played a key role in go-to-market strategies for MetaMask and Linea. He's also brought his expertise to Mirror and Avara, focusing on consumer-driven growth in web3.
James specializes in translating the complexities of crypto for traditional fintech, governments, and academia—bridging worlds to drive mainstream understanding and adoption. Before diving into web3, he worked on Track 1.5 dialogues between the U.S. and Chinese governments on critical policy issues.
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