JoeMana

So @consensus2026 is run by @coindesk; coindesk is owned by @bullish; bullish CEO is the former CEO of @NYSE who invested 10m into @coinbase at series A/B. It’s not a nobody platform or defi protocol. That’s what makes this not ok. 1/ In terms of how it happened, I’m sure it wasn’t an intentional planned snub towards women. Most likely, Thomas Farley’s marketing team said “we’re gonna have a 200k budget for afterparty, we found these 2 white dudes who charge a big fee ($50k a month 3 month minimum) but had a good pitch and past experience, what do you think?” 2/ Thomas went “ok, budget sounds on par, go ahead, I trust your judgement, team.” But here comes the problem. 3/ Up and down the chain of command at that co, nobody saw an issue hosting the OFFICIAL afterparty at a female stripper only club. No male strippers, and not clearly indicated as a strip club. Countless amazing women run PR + Marketing agencies like @LunaPRofficial - they didn’t get that easy money w that contract. 4/ 20k people paid thousands for a conference pass and 2000 got turned away, couldn’t participate in the official closing party. The marketing agency who run it boasted about it as a “win”. What a brainfart retard. If you had 6000 people who signed up and E11even capacity is 1000, that is mathematically the retarded choice. Just sheer incompetence. 5/ Thomas seems like a great guy. He talks about mental health awareness. He has kids and a wife. Even a small time visionary - investing in Coinbase pre series D. He’s prob the hired in face CEO, for the true owners of Bullish - 3 anon Eastern European dudes with pet lions at home. That - it is what it is. 6/ The problem is, when you don’t have women at the table, stuff like this gets through. Nobody batted an eye. And that’s the problem. ✍️ Women are the fastest growing segment in consumer finance, consumer gaming and even porn consumption. If you want to make our money, you need to at least get the basics right.