Lea Thompson aka Girl Gone Crypto is an American cryptocurrency and blockchain educator known for her engaging videos simplifying complex blockchain concepts. She is a marketing, sales, and media professional who aims to make cryptocurrencies and blockchain accessible to everyone. ^[1][2][3]

Background

Lea Thompson attended Central Washington University in Ellensburg, Washington, and obtained a Bachelor of Applied Science in Information Technology. ^[2][3]

Lea's first experience around the crypto space was using the Steem platform in 2017, uploading videos of her singing and playing the ukulele. Steem introduced her to a novel space where content creators could earn cryptocurrency from their uploads. ^[2]

"I had just started tinkering with the idea of putting some music covers online when I ran across the Steem platform – which is a website where users can earn crypto for their content. I began sharing my ukulele videos and quickly started to grow on the platform. I always think of Steem as my “gateway” to crypto because it caused me to get curious about what crypto was and how it worked." - she describes^[2]

Girl Gone Crypto

Lea created Girl Gone Crypto media in July 2019. Applying her production and marketing skills, Lea creates and produces content in the crypto and blockchain space intending to make the scene more approachable to the masses. ^[3]

"I am now an avid crypto enthusiast – making content and focusing on highlighting projects that help increase crypto adoption. My super power is being able to take complex ideas (like blockchain technology) and find ways to explain them that are approachable and interesting to  a broad audience"^[2]

She attends crypto conferences globally, building connections along the way. ^[2]

"I believe in the power of connecting, both on and offline. I love creating engaging content that helps bring people together, while educating and entertaining at the same time"^[2]

Girl Gone Crypto offers her services to platforms and businesses looking to promote their brands. Thompson's Girl Gone Crypto website also has a blog with interviews with influential personalities in the scene like Oz Sultan, Jaynti Kanani, David Nage, etc. ^[9]

Lea has been featured in various press and media outlets such as Yahoo! Finance, Cointelegraph, Coindesk, CryptoNews, CoinGecko, etc. ^[9]

Social Media

The Girl Gone Crypto YouTube Channel has over 16,000 subscribers as of May 2024. On her channel, she shares interviews, educational videos, and what's new in the blockchain and crypto space under the section, 'The Crypto Minute'. ^[6]

A popular video on the platform was Lea's response to the Harry Potter author, J. K. Rowling. The author had posted on Twitter (X) that she didn't understand Bitcoin and for someone to explain it to her. Lea's video, titled A Muggle's Guide to Bitcoin was posted not long after. ^[4]

"@jk_rowling today you asked someone to help explain bitcoin and I see you've gotten a variety of responses. I hope this video helps. Please enjoy..." - Lea tweeted on May 16, 2020. ^[5]

Girl Gone Crypto's TikTok profile has acquired over 36,000 followers as of May 2024. Lea posts funny and entertaining crypto videos, lip-syncing clips, and comments on current events and world news. ^[7]

On Twitter (X), Lea has amassed over 227,000 followers as of May 2024. On the platform, she promotes her latest ventures, posts funny videos, and interacts with her audience and other crypto enthusiasts. ^[3]

"When I first came into the crypto space, the content was very technical, very heavy and long form. If you wanted to find information you had to watch a 45-minute livestream. So I make sure my content is short, snappy, funny and entertaining.” - Lea said in an interview with Cointelegraph. ^[8]

She also mentioned that she was able to grow her account by being consistent. ^[8]

"I would attribute my growth on Twitter not to random viral moments: I have had a few, but not that many. I just showed up consistently every day for a long time, which is a much more sustainable way to grow.”^[8]