How curiosity took Victoria Abiodun from anatomy to crypto

Victoria Abiodun, a Web3 educator, recounts her accidental journey from anatomy labs to blockchain education. Raised in a medical household, she initially planned a healthcare career, enrolling at the University of Ilorin to study anatomy. However, her path took an unexpected turn when a classmate's passion for blockchain piqued her curiosity, despite her initial skepticism.

Struggling to grasp the technical concepts, she began writing explanations to teach herself, eventually morphing into a full-blown interest in the technology.

The COVID-19 pandemic and a prolonged academic strike forced her to explore digital side projects, exposing her to cryptocurrency and blockchain further. Her classmate's explanations of how blockchain could bypass traditional banking infrastructure to send money during the Ukraine conflict crisis sealed her conviction. She started writing essays to synthesise her research, eventually landing freelance gigs as a content strategist for Web3 startups and corporate blogs.

Her curiosity led her beyond writing; she co-founded a gaming startup and led marketing for a European decentralized identity protocol. Today, she is writing an open-access, plain-English blockchain book to demystify the technology. Her forthcoming book aims to explain how blockchain can solve real-world problems, a mission that has taken her from anatomy to Web3 education.