In this episode, we sit down with 0xGramajo, a Guatemalan developer-turned-creator who’s spent the last decade bridging technical innovation with educational storytelling in Web3.
Hosted by Marvyn Paul - @mpweb3wordsmith - and Chinmay Patel - @chinmaydoteth - this conversation explores how crypto became a tool for resilience, identity, and empowerment — from grassroots finance in Latin America to shaping the future of DAOs.
What We Cover:
✓ From Bitcoin maxis to DeFi awakening
✓ Navigating Web3 as an undocumented immigrant in the U.S.
✓ How crypto helped recover from TradFi’s failures
✓ The “Sherpa mentality” in content creation
✓ Farcaster vs. Twitter: building in the open
✓ A DAO renaissance vision for 2025
✓ A non-Western perspective on crypto adoption
Key Moments:
00:00 – Origin story & first crypto steps
08:30 – Guatemala’s financial exclusion landscape
15:00 – From undocumented to educator
23:00 – Why Farcaster - Twitter for creators
35:00 – DAO summer plans & future thinking
45:00 – Gnosis + ENS DAO involvement
55:00 – Relationships over monetization
Standout Quotes:
“I’m not trying to be the smartest person in the room. I’m just trying to bring others along with me.”“Why can’t I take a loan on a rare Charizard? Just because you don’t understand it doesn’t mean it’s not valuable.”
Featured Projects:
- Courtyard.io
- ENS DAO
- Gnosis DAO
- Farcaster
- DevConnect Argentina 2025
About 10 Years of Ethereum:
A celebration of Ethereum’s first decade — through the voices of the builders, creators, and communities that made it what it is.
Follow the Series: - @10YearsOfETH
Guest: - gramajo.eth
Hosts: - @mpweb3wordsmith & @chinmaydoteth