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Melanie Carstens
Media Founder at Bitcoin and Beyond, Culture Unchained and AtlasMelanie Carstens is a futurist and founder. She works at the intersection of technology, culture, and identity, speaking with the people shaping change and reflecting on the philosophies that drive it.
Through 1018 Media she leads Bitcoin & Beyond, Culture Unchained, and The Atlas Journals. Together these projects form a single body of work that brings global voices into dialogue with her
own commentary and writing. Across interviews, daily reflections, and essays, Melanie examines how technological innovation and cultural shifts redefine trust, identity, and value, and how these
forces combine to shape the systems we live in.
Her focus is on documenting the architectures of change: the people building new frameworks, the ideas and philosophies that give them meaning, and the cultural transformations that emerge in the process. 1018 Media serves both as a platform for these perspectives and as a record of transition toward new cultural and economic models.
As a speaker and writer, Melanie invites audiences to think critically about cycles of centralization, the risks and possibilities of artificial intelligence, and the enduring role of open systems in building more resilient futures. Her approach is direct and reflective, bringing clarity to complex change while keeping focus on its human impact.
