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Adelle Nazarian is the top staffer at the American Blockchain PAC, where she serves as its CEO. But she has a long story to tell about her life prior to her time in the crypto industry \u2014 from her Persian roots to her career in journalism.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Nazarian, who worked as a freelance journalist after serving in positions with mainstream outlets that included Fox News and CNN, said her work contributed to her disillusionment with the media. \u201cWorking in journalism was really eye-opening for me because I witnessed how divisive and activist-oriented it\u2019s become,\u201d she said in an interview with Cointelegraph.<\/p>\n

She said her desire to work in a role that contributed to people\u2019s betterment was one of the driving factors that led her to the American Blockchain PAC in 2021, saying, \u201cI saw Bitcoin as being one way of providing an opportunity to people everywhere in the world to pull themselves up in life.\u201d<\/p>\n

1) <\/strong>Your family fled from Iran before the Iranian Revolution, but you\u2019ve never visited. Do you speak Farsi? Tell us more about your background.<\/h2>\n

My parents were both born in Tehran, Iran and emigrated to the United States when they were young. My father was 15 and my mother was 12. I was raised speaking Farsi and English. (I also speak Mandarin Chinese and French.) It is one of my dreams to visit Iran someday in the future. I\u2019d love to visit so many parts of the country and especially to visit Isfahan, which is where my maternal grandparents were born and raised. I am proud to come from such a rich, diverse and beautiful cultural background.\u00a0<\/p>\n

My mom is a homemaker and also had a caviar business for several years and my father is an entrepreneur.<\/p>\n

2) You used to work in journalism \u2014 at Fox News, CNN and elsewhere. Why\u2019d you make the transition into crypto?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Working in journalism was really eye-opening for me because I witnessed how divisive and activist-oriented it\u2019s become. Reporting a story isn\u2019t about the facts anymore for some journalists \u2014 it\u2019s about injecting their own ideas.<\/p>\n

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I really enjoyed doing investigative journalism, but I consider myself to be an entrepreneur and philanthropist at heart. I felt that, really, the blockchain space was a way to be able to have a platform to utilize my experience and work with diverse people \u2014 from leaders of countries to everyday people \u2014 and see how everyone\u2019s experience is truly predicated on one underlying theme that connects them all.<\/p>\n

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Adelle Nazarian interviewing Mike Pence in 2016, before he became the vice president. Source: Adelle Nazarian<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

That theme is the desire and ability to create a better life for themselves and those around them. It\u2019s such a factor that determines your lot in life. I saw Bitcoin as being one way of providing an opportunity to people everywhere in the world to pull themselves up in life. It also provides governments with the opportunity to reduce their reliance on war as a way to increase wealth.<\/p>\n

3) Tell us about the American Blockchain PAC.<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The American Blockchain PAC was founded as a way to provide a space for everyone interested in seeing a sound regulatory framework to define what crypto is and what Bitcoin is, and in clearly defining and understanding them and how they\u2019re classified in the United States.<\/p>\n

Related: Crypto industry seeks to educate, influence US lawmakers as it faces increasing regulation<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

We boost candidates running for office who support blockchain technology. But I think a lot of political action committees try to only basically pick and support candidates who will win \u2014 and we don\u2019t just do that. We\u2019re also trying to educate and inform people about crypto and the adoption of digital assets, and enable them to push back against legislation that could harm them at the end of the day.<\/p>\n

4) What\u2019s your favorite crypto?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Bitcoin \u2014 because it\u2019s different from other cryptocurrencies. I believe everyone is grateful that the SEC made it very clear that Bitcoin is not a security. I think that Ethereum began with good intentions but may have steered away from its original vision. That said, I think there is a bright future for it and an opportunity for it to evolve. Bitcoin is a pioneer in the digital assets space. It started the revolution we are living through today.<\/p>\n

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