Biography:Tavonia Evans
Aquarius Maximus (Tavonia Evans) | |
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| Alma mater | North Carolina A&T and Central Georgia Technical College |
| Occupation | Author & Businesswoman |
| Organization | Guapcoin |
| Website | Website: https://www.aquariusmaximus.me |
Aquarius Maximus formerly known as Tavonia Evans[1] is an American author, businesswoman, cryptocurrency expert,[2][3][4] and educator. She is the founder and creator of the cryptocurrency Guapcoin.[5][6][7]
Life
Evans was raised in Amityville, and is a graduate of Brooklyn Technical High School.[2] She attended North Carolina A&T, and Central Georgia Technical College.[8][9]
Evans started her career as a graphic artist and went on to develop websites for celebrities. She later worked as a software engineer for the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Georgia Department of Education, and AT&T. In 2014 she founded Safe2meet, a peer to peer safety verification platform.[10][11][12] During this time she also became well known as the astrologer and cardologer Aquarius Maximus on Facebook and Instagram.[2]
In 2017, she launched Guapcoin, a decentralized cryptocurrency primarily directed at closing the wealth and technology gap for the global African diaspora.[13][14][15][16] She is an African American cryptocurrency expert.[2] She lives in Atlanta.[3]
References
- ↑ "Black Friday: Black-Owned Amazon Alternatives For Your Holiday Shopping" (in en). 2023-11-17. https://peopleofcolorintech.com/articles/black-friday-black-owned-amazon-alternatives-for-your-holiday-shopping/.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Fosco, Molly (April 7, 2019). "Can Her Black-powered Crypto Make Gurus Of The Next Generation?". OZY (Ozy Media). https://www.ozy.com/the-new-and-the-next/can-her-black-powered-crypto-make-gurus-of-the-next-generation/93489/.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Peck, Morgan (March 8, 2019). "Cryptocurrency Is Not Just a Boys' Club". Glamour magazine (Condé Nast) (May Print / March Digital). https://www.glamour.com/story/meet-the-women-of-cryptocurrency.
- ↑ "15 experts. 11 questions. All your crypto questions, answered.". CNN. October 7, 2021. https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/business/tech/cryptocurrency-questions-answers/#/.
- ↑ Mubarik, Abu (April 22, 2022). "How Black founder Tavonia Evans is changing the face of crypto through her Guapcoin" (in en). https://face2faceafrica.com/article/how-black-founder-tavonia-evans-is-changing-the-face-of-crypto-through-guapcoin12.
- ↑ Ostwal, Trishla (March 29, 2022). "Crypto Guapcoin Amplifies Voices of the Black Community" (in en-US). https://www.adweek.com/media/crypto-guapcoin-amplifies-voices-of-the-black-community/.
- ↑ "Bringing #BuyBlack to Crypto". May 18, 2022. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2022-05-18/bringing-buyblack-to-crypto-video.
- ↑ "BIO - Tavonia Evans" (in en). April 4, 2022. https://www.tavoniaevans.com/bio/.
- ↑ "Tavonia Evans: The Entrepreneur At The Intersection Of Blockchain And Women Advocacy". April 4, 2022. https://www.analyticsinsight.net/tavonia-evans-the-entrepreneur-at-the-intersection-of-blockchain-and-women-advocacy/.
- ↑ Sathish-Van Atta, Madhuri (March 24, 2022). "Experts Explain Everything That Ever Confused You About Cryptocurrency" (in en). https://www.elitedaily.com/news/cryptocurrency-explained-value-investing-what-to-know.
- ↑ "Tavonia Evans - Cryptocurrency Guap Coin Founder - Interview" (in en). June 4, 2021. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddetpOMw-CA.
- ↑ Chandran, Rina (November 12, 2021). "How women are staking out a space in the blockchain world" (in en). https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2021/11/crypto-nft-women-cryptocurrency-space-blockchain-world/.
- ↑ "Is Black Crypto Freedom? Or Fad?" (in en). April 19, 2022. https://www.msnbc.com/podcast/into-america/black-crypto-freedom-or-fad-n1294413.
- ↑ "Transcript: Is Black Crypto Freedom? Or Fad?" (in en). April 19, 2022. https://www.msnbc.com/podcast/into-america/transcript-black-crypto-freedom-or-fad-n1294590.
- ↑ "Cryptocurrency $Guap Coin Created to Support Black Businesses" (in en-US). January 29, 2018. https://www.blackenterprise.com/cryptocurrency-guap-coin-created-to-support-black-businesses/.
- ↑ Mesidor, Cleve (May 12, 2022). "Crypto can be a driver for racial equity - The Boston Globe" (in en-US). https://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/05/10/opinion/crypto-can-be-driver-racial-equity/.
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