Mike Wilson — Founder Dossier
Canonical profile of the operator behind Orange Rabbit. Single source of truth for the partnership work and the
orangerabbit.livewebsite.
Last refreshed: May 18, 2026
One-line
Mike Wilson is a Las Vegas–based community organizer, founder of the Vegas Crypto Group (continuously running since 2018), and the operator of the Orange Rabbit umbrella brand that ties his crypto, education, ARG, and wellness ventures together. Nevada Chapter President of Stand With Crypto. Best understood as a prolific connector — his moat is consistent IRL execution, sponsor trust, and a multi-year track record bringing developers, founders, sponsors, regulators, and curious newcomers into the same room every week.
Identity & handles
| Channel | Handle | URL |
|---|---|---|
| Real name | Michael Wilson | — |
| Online alias | specialistmike / GrooveDudeLV | — |
| specialistmike | linkedin.com/in/specialistmike | |
| Twitter / X | @GrooveDudeLV | twitter.com/GrooveDudeLV |
| @lifesizebox | instagram.com/lifesizebox | |
| /lifesizebox | facebook.com/lifesizebox | |
| Email surface | InformEmpower.com | informempower.com |
| Location | Las Vegas, NV — operates the Arts District scene | |
| YouTube cameo | Vegas Crypto Group | short |
Disambiguation note (carry forward into any PR): There is a separately documented crypto scam involving an impersonator of a Morgan Stanley analyst also named “Mike Wilson.” Zero connection. Always introduce him in joint press as “Mike Wilson, founder of Vegas Crypto Group / Orange Rabbit.”
The umbrella — properties
Mike consolidated his ventures under “Follow the Orange Rabbit” in 2025. The umbrella collects:
| Property | Role under the umbrella | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Vegas Crypto Group | Flagship public community — meetups, summits, Tech Alley | Active since 2018 |
| Orange Rabbit Passport | Invite-only inner-circle tier with XP, badges, leaderboard, Writers Room | Active |
| Paradise by Nature | Wellness property — adjacent audience | Active |
| Sporeyverse | Adaptive-fiction ARG — 17+ rooms, AI NPCs (Mem0 + pgvector), cipher puzzles, QR/IRL hunts, SBT economy w/ 90-day decay, monthly AI short film, planned physical card game | Active, expanding |
| InformEmpower | Education + summits surface; Vegas Nexus mini-doc series | Active (WordPress) |
| InNOutCrypto | Orange Rabbit merch line | Active |
| SporeBaby | XRP NFT + spore-themed commerce experiment | Side experiment |
| GoTripArt | Co-founded; travel-art venture | Co-founder credit |
| Vegas Nexus | Mini-documentary series produced by Mike | Director / producer |
Operating mode (today): Each property has its own brand, but the audience overlap is near-complete. Mike runs them as a portfolio of front doors into the same Vegas crypto/tech/ARG community. The maintenance burden is a documented pain point — he is “actively tired of building infrastructure he shouldn’t have to build.”
Track record
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Years running Vegas Crypto Group | 7+ (continuous since 2018) |
| Meetup members | 2,400+ |
| Cumulative RSVPs | 3,370+ |
| Average per-event attendance | 350+ |
| Engagement rate | 88% |
| Star rating | 4.8★ |
| Post-event reporting turnaround | 5 business days |
| National conference activations | Bitcoin Conference (Miami, Nashville, Vegas), ETHDenver, Consensus Austin, Crypto Investor Summit LA |
Sponsor / partner credentials
Active or past sponsor relationships — every one is itself a Pro/Plus prospect for Clikkin:
Stand With Crypto · Edge Wallet · Coindesk · Litecoin Foundation · Sui Foundation · FIO Protocol · Ballet Wallet · D3 Dominion · PizzaDAO · DeDrip Labs
Public-policy footprint. Met Senator Jacky Rosen in DC representing Nevada crypto users via Stand With Crypto. Chapter President of AI Film 3 (Prometheus Productions).
The “ORB Portal” — what he built himself
Mike hand-built a member portal that already replicates ~80% of what Clikkin Pro+ ships natively. It is the single most useful piece of intel for the partnership pitch:
- XP per action with leaderboard
- Achievement badges
- Daily and weekly polls
- Writers Room (submission → council review → 48-hour community vote)
- Referral tools
- AI NPCs with persistent memory (Mem0 + pgvector)
- Cipher puzzles, QR/IRL hunts
- SBT economy with 90-day decay
- Monthly AI-generated short film screening at Tech Alley
- Planned physical card game tied to an “Omnimind Coin” scarcity model
Why this matters for the website project: Mike is not picking a generic CMS — he is a builder. The new umbrella website needs to look and feel like the operator portal he already runs at orangerabbit.me (premium dark, animated network background, ORB Portal entrypoint) but with a unified information architecture and proper IA discipline.
Quotes & positioning we can use
- “Hosting dynamic meetups, events, and virtual summits in Las Vegas since 2018.”
- “Passionate about maintaining humanity within the rise of emerging technologies by bringing people together in real life and online.”
- “Every time you spot and scan an Orange Rabbit, you earn loyalty points you can redeem for real-world rewards, exclusive NFTs, merch, free drinks, and more.”
- Sporey site self-frames: “An adaptive-fiction ARG where you don’t just play the world, you write it. Monthly AI-generated short films from community gameplay. IRL events in Las Vegas.”
- InformEmpower frames the mission as “community, education, and the power of collective action.”
Tone palette: warm, builder-first, humanist about technology, story-forward.
Source materials
- Inform Empower — Meet Mike Wilson — primary biographical surface
- Mike Wilson on LinkedIn (specialistmike)
- Vegas Crypto Group on Meetup — primary track record
- Tech Alley listing
- vegascryptogroup.com — Orange Rabbit Portal landing
- orangerabbit.me — current ORB Portal homepage (dark operator edition)
- sporey.io — Sporeyverse teaser site
- Stand With Crypto post — FIO Protocol
- ORP Brand & Identity Guidelines (Feb 2026) — see Brand Guidelines for inline content, or the Google Drive folder for the source PDF