Greetings, XYO Network fans and die-hard founding members! Welcome to the official July 26, 2018 edition of This Week at XYO! We’ve crammed this issue with tons of good news, from new hires to fun meetups to design stuff. We’re extremely excited about what’s happened in the last few weeks, XYO HODL’ers and friends, so let’s just dive right in, shall we?

Website Redesign

Okay, everyone. We’re taking a very unscientific poll here. Answer honestly.

When was the last time you visited the XYO website?

Yesterday?

Like, two weeks ago?

Six months, minimum. It’s been a while. ?

Can’t answer / can’t remember? Too busy playing Fortnite?

Unless you stopped by last Monday or Tuesday to bask in the ocean-esque blue background and fancy white headers of our website, you haven’t seen what we’ve done with the place.

We’ve changed…and here’s what’s different:

Killer color scheme

We’ve added dreamy purples, soft magentas and touches of gold so the site is aesthetically pleasing — to the max.

Stunning graphics

Our Head of Design and Senior Multimedia Designer teamed up to create eye-catching new artwork and graphics.

Breezy new content

We’ve changed some of the copy to deliver clearer messaging about our amazing network and our token and equity offers.

So, stop on by the XYO site. Kick the tires. Check out the changes. Let us know what you think!

New Team Members

Two weeks ago, we were desperately seeking to fill two roles: A direct response writer who makes magic with words and a designer with sick 3D multimedia experience.

Thanks to our fearless Head of Talent, Jon Broderick, both were recently welcomed into the (growing) XYO fold. Here’s more on who they are:

Steffen Vala

Senior Multimedia Designer

Unity. MotionBuilder. Zbrush. These might not ring a bell to the average Joe, but for Steffen, they’re a second language. As the Senior Multimedia Designer at XYO, you will find him working on amazing animations, cool graphics and new concepts. In other words, Steffen captures the imagination of everyone who comes in contact with us.

Fun fact: Steffen was a digital image technician on Avengers: Age Of Ultron. No, he doesn’t have any of the casts’ phone numbers, so please don’t hit him up with special birthday requests.

Mike Stenger

Senior Direct Response Copywriter

Called “The original gangster of copy” by clients, Mike heads up direct response here at XYO. Running a social media consulting business fresh outta high school, he later discovered the amazing world of direct response in 2014. Having learned from copywriting legends like Gary Halbert and Joseph Sugarman, Mike eats, breathes and sleeps the written word. You can find him wearing orange and testing new ads and angles on the daily.

XYO Network and ConsenSys AMA

Last Monday, dozens of curious people trekked to our downtown San Diego headquarters to listen to two experts talk blockchain: XYO’s own Arie Trouw and Sajida Zouarhi of ConsenSys.

At the meetup, guests asked loads of great questions on both geolocation tech and the blockchain, and the pair of hosts, who live and breathe this groundbreaking technology, were more than happy to deliver solid answers.

This was the first meetup with Arie, XYO’s Founder and Architect, and Sajida, Blockchain Architect with the company that created Ethereum. But it probably won’t be the last!

We’ll continue hosting these events, along with our LIVE AMAs and other meetups, in San Diego, Sacramento and beyond. Follow us on Twitter and Facebook for event announcements.

Markus Levin Featured on CCI Podcast

Few people know the cryptocurrency and blockchain business space like XYO’s Co-founder and Head of Operations, Markus Levin. But he’s more than just knowledgeable, he’s a fascinating listen…which is why the Cryptocurrency Investing (CCI) podcast had him on last week.

Listen to the show!

With numerous interviews under his belt, Markus is a podcast veteran. We’ll let you know when he makes it on another show to talk XYO!

Thanks for reading, XYO fans! We’ll see you in two weeks with more news! In the meantime, don’t forget to HODL!

Jenn Perez

Senior Content Manager

XYO Network