Mashal Waqar is Head of Ecosystem at Octant & Head of Partnerships @ Bankless Publishing. She recently co-authored the State of Web3 Grants report, and created the Protocol Party game as a researcher in Ethereum Foundation’s Summer of Protocols program. She’s a Forbes 30 Under 30, 2-time TEDx speaker, and has worn many hats in prior years including being media entrepreneur, community builder, and writer.