In July 2021, Erik Voorhees made a commitment to the fundamental principles of blockchain technology, cryptocurrencies, and NFTs – he announced that ShapeShift was decentralizing. Shapeshift, established in 2012, was founded by Erik himself. ShapeShift, his very own brainchild is a comprehensive crypto management platform that simplifies sending, receiving, trading, tracking, and holding bitcoin and other major cryptos. This motivation to be fully immersed in the very foundations that make crypto and NFT special is rooted in his concern for systematic problems the current financial system innately possesses. Erik, upon seeing the potential in cryptocurrencies, was early to adopt bitcoin as his entryway into the scene. While Erik focuses more on the crypto aspect of the space, he also comments on the state of the technology that makes blockchain work, which by extension, deals with NFTs as well. Sharing to his 565,000 followers on Twitter, he regularly posts about current events that affect the crypto and NFT space and how the burgeoning industry powered by blockchain technology affects societies all over the world.