Elena Nadolinski is a software engineer and crypto enthusiast.

She currently works for Airbnb.

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Nadolinski graduated from Virginia Tech with a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science.

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Elena Nadolinski started her career in Microsoft.

She began working there as an intern during her college years, during the summers of 2012 and 2013.

^[3]She eventually became a full-time software engineer, working on a feature for Cortana, Microsoft's virtual assistant on Windows 10.

^[3]The feature gathered insights of individuals based on their interactions with colleagues as well the files they shared.

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In July 2016, she moved to San Francisco to work for a Silicon Valley startup called Tilt.

She worked on the company's API until it went out of business in 2017.

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In February 2017, Nadolinski began working for Airbnb to work on their autocomplete search.

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While she was working at Airbnb, Elena noticed that Silicon Valley focused more on cryptocurrencies and crypto collectibles, particularly Ethereum.

^[6]She began exploring the space, went to several hackathons.

After winning a few hackathons, she started gaining recognition in the space.

She now gives talks about crypto collectibles at conferences.

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