Who he is
Adam Levy is a US entrepreneur and communicator active at the intersection of the creator economy and web3. He entered the crypto world in 2017, while studying at the University of Southern California, and from 2018 to 2021 worked in operations at the venture studio Draper Goren Holm, contributing to startup incubation and the organisation of major industry events. In 2021 he launched Mint, a podcast about how creators use crypto-native tools — NFTs, social tokens, DAOs — to build and monetise their communities, which became a reference point in the niche with leading guests from the ecosystem. Out of the Mint experience came Bello, an onchain analytics startup for brands and creators accepted into a16z's crypto startup school, and Blueprint, an acceleration programme for onchain creators.
Current role
- Founder and host of the Mint Podcast (since 2021), still active with episodes dedicated to the onchain creator economy (Verified: September 2026).
- Founder and CEO of Blueprint, an accelerator for onchain creators born out of the experience of Bello, his onchain analytics startup; he also runs "Levy's Newsletter" on Substack (Verified: September 2026, industry sources). The most solid public evidence on the activity of Bello and Blueprint dates back to 2024-2025.
Career path
- 2017-2019 — Discovers cryptocurrencies at the University of Southern California and begins networking in the ecosystem.
- 2018-2021 — Director of operations at the venture studio Draper Goren Holm.
- 2021-today — Launches the Mint Podcast and, in the following years, the entrepreneurial ventures Bello (onchain analytics, a16z crypto startup school) and Blueprint (creator accelerator).
Recent developments and controversies
There are no established public controversies. The most recent developments concern his shift from communicator to operator: Blueprint, the acceleration programme launched with the support of ecosystem partners (including Zora and Layer3, with around 1 million dollars raised), reported more than 3 million dollars of content sold onchain by participating creators in its first year of activity.
FAQ
Who is Adam Levy? A web3 media entrepreneur, known as the founder and host of Mint, a podcast on the onchain creator economy active since 2021. He went on to found the analytics startup Bello and the creator accelerator Blueprint.
What is the Mint podcast about? About how creators use web3 tools — NFTs, social tokens, DAOs — to build communities and monetise content, through interviews with creators, founders and operators in the ecosystem.
See also
Verified sources
- https://cryptoslate.com/people/adam-levy/
- https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mint-podcast-by-adam-levy/id1575762146
- https://levychain.substack.com/p/introducing-blueprint-by-bello
- https://cointelegraph.com/press-releases/mint-season-4-with-adam-levy-debuts-featuring-20-
