Collin O’Brien on a Multiple Blockchain Future and Cross-Chain Swaps

Collin O’Brien is the Head of Marketing at Rubic, a leading cross-chain swap service that allows users to swap assets between major blockchains in one click and with the lowest gas fees. 

Collin has 15+ years of experience in marketing and sales in multiple industries, including crypto, tech, real estate, and medical equipment. He has been a crypto investor for 5+ years and almost bought 1,000+ BTC in early 2011! He also was an investor in Rubic before becoming a team member. 

In this conversation, we discuss:

– Almost buying 1,000+ BTC in early 2011 
– Trusting your gut 
– it’s your moral compass 
– Investing in Rubic and then joining the team 
– Cross-chain swaps 
– why are they so important? 
– The future is multi-chain 
– What are SDKs? 
– Competition – there are usually two big behemoths 
– The tedious process of cross-chain trading 
– Rubic’s Software Development Kit (SDK) 
– How far away are we from mass adoption 
– Applications being the catalyst for growth 
– Cross-chain in layman’s terms 
– Advice to 20 year old self