Web3 Innovators

Summary:In this episode of the Web3 Innovators podcast, host Conor Svensson welcomes Ruben Wolff, co-founder and CTO of DBForest. Ruben shares his insights into how blockchain infrastructure needs to scale to meet growing demand, particularly focusing on decentralized node services. With a background in decentralized systems, Ruben discusses the challenges and opportunities of building robust infrastructure that supports a global blockchain ecosystem. From app chains to zero-knowledge proofs (ZK), this episode dives deep into the future of decentralized tech.Key Moments:- Ruben's background in decentralized systems and the founding of DBForest.- The importance of decentralized infrastructure in enabling blockchain scaling.- Challenges in maintaining blockchain nodes and why companies like DBForest are critical.- The potential of app chains tailored to specific use cases for scalability and efficiency.- How zero-knowledge proofs (ZK) can revolutionize blockchain validation by reducing computation.- Upcoming projects and updates from DBForest that will impact the decentralized infrastructure space.- The role of rigorous engineering in accelerating Web3 adoption in traditional industries.Standout Quotes:- "Decentralized infrastructure is more than just about nodes—it's about ensuring scalability and resilience in blockchain networks."- "Zero-knowledge proofs are a game-changer; they minimize computation, making blockchain validation faster and more efficient."Contact Ruben Wolff:- Website: https://www.dbforest.org/- Twitter | LinkedInConnect with Us Join the Web3 Innovators community and engage with like-minded individuals passionate about the potential of blockchain technology.Contact Chainlens: Twitter | Discord | Telegram Explore Chainlens Email Chainlens Contact Web3 Labs: Twitter | LinkedIn | Instagram | Facebook | Discord | Tiktok Explore Web3 Labs Email Web3 Labs

In this episode of Web3 Innovators Perspectives, dive into the intricate world of blockchain with our exploration of "The Blockchain Multiverse: The Future of Public and Private Networks." Uncover the evolving landscape of permissioned and permissionless networks, the significance of private networks in regulated industries, and the exciting prospects of the multi-chain future.Key Highlights:Migration Dynamics: Delve into the ongoing migration to Layer 2 and Appchains and understand the implications for the future of blockchain networks.Network Diversity: Explore the role of private networks, especially in heavily regulated sectors, and gain insights into the nuanced needs of network participants.Consolidation and Growth: Learn about the consolidation of base layer networks and the emerging landscape of layer 2 networks, with a focus on the growing momentum in this dynamic sector.As we witness the convergence of innovation and infrastructure in the blockchain space, this episode sheds light on the trends shaping the industry. From the nuanced role of private networks to the consolidation of base layers, join us in unraveling the layers of "The Blockchain Multiverse" and stay tuned for the dynamic developments ahead.Connect with Us Join the Web3 Innovators community and engage with like-minded individuals passionate about the potential of blockchain technology.Contact Web3 Labs:Twitter | LinkedIn | Instagram | Facebook | Discord | Tiktok • Explore Web3 Labs: Web3 Labs specialise in web3 solutions for enterprise. • Email Web3 Labs • Get Conor's latest thoughts on Web3 and where we're headed.

In this episode of Web3 Innovators Perspectives, we discuss the unintended repercussions of fintech's rapid expansion and the transformative potential of Web3 as a solution. Explore the complexities of fintech's scale-centric approach, the plight of unbanked individuals, and the promising lifeline that Web3 technologies offer.Key Highlights:Fintech's Scale Dilemma: Understand how fintech's emphasis on automation and scalability inadvertently excludes individuals who don't fit the predetermined customer criteria, leaving many unbanked.Crypto's Liberation: Discover how cryptocurrencies and Web3 solutions provide a liberating alternative for those failed by traditional banking systems, offering accessibility and inclusivity.Regulatory Landscape: Examine the evolving regulatory landscape's impact on Web3 technologies, exploring the potential challenges and opportunities it presents for the future of finance.Join us as we uncover the nuances of the fintech revolution and the promising prospects that Web3 innovation holds. Delve into the complexities, challenges, and transformative potential of a financial landscape in transition.Connect with Us Join the Web3 Innovators community and engage with like-minded individuals passionate about the potential of blockchain technology.Contact Web3 Labs:Twitter | LinkedIn | Instagram | Facebook | Discord | Tiktok • Explore Web3 Labs: Web3 Labs specialise in web3 solutions for enterprise. • Email Web3 Labs • Get Conor's latest thoughts on Web3 and where we're headed.

In this episode of Web3 Innovators Perspectives, we delve into the cutting-edge landscape of decentralized finance with a focus on "DeFi's New Frontiers: Restaking, Liquid Staking, and the Rise of LSD Tokens." Join us as we unpack the potential of restaking in Ethereum, explore the emergence of Liquid Staking Derivative (LSD) tokens, and navigate the exciting opportunities and risks in DeFi's latest innovations.Key Highlights:Restaking Opportunities: Understand the impact of restaking in the post-proof-of-stake era of Ethereum, exploring how it opens doors for additional services such as rollups, bridges, and data availability networks.Liquid Staking Derivative Tokens: Explore the world of LSD tokens, issued by services like Lido and RocketPool, providing liquidity for staked Ether and introducing new yield opportunities for DeFi users.Risks and Rewards: Evaluate the risks and rewards associated with the latest DeFi innovations, considering factors like smart contract security, token values, and the potential influence of stakers on the broader Ethereum network.As restaking and LSD protocols gain momentum, the landscape of DeFi is evolving rapidly. While promising new opportunities unfold, it's crucial to navigate this exciting terrain with a balanced understanding of the risks involved. Connect with Us Join the Web3 Innovators community and engage with like-minded individuals passionate about the potential of blockchain technology.Contact Web3 Labs:Twitter | LinkedIn | Instagram | Facebook | Discord | Tiktok • Explore Web3 Labs: Web3 Labs specialise in web3 solutions for enterprise. • Email Web3 Labs • Get Conor's latest thoughts on Web3 and where we're headed.

In the latest episode of Web3 Innovators Perspectives we discuss the pressing question: Can AI revolutionise Web3 UX? Your host explores the challenges users face with current applications, the potential for AI to streamline experiences, and the crucial trust-building needed for this transformative shift.Key Highlights:Web3 Challenges: Uncover the persistent clunkiness of Web3 applications, from browser-based wallet frustrations to transaction fee complexities. AI's Role: Explore the transformative potential of AI in addressing Web3 UX challenges, envisioning a seamless user experience driven by intelligent automation.Trust Building: Delve into the intricate process of building trust between users and AI, a crucial element for the successful integration of AI solutions in the Web3 space.Can you envision a future where AI assistants simplify complex Web3 transactions and users navigate with confidence? While challenges persist, the potential for AI to redefine Web3 UX is a compelling narrative that could reshape how we interact with the decentralized digital landscape. Connect with Us Join the Web3 Innovators community and engage with like-minded individuals passionate about the potential of blockchain technology.Contact Web3 Labs:Twitter | LinkedIn | Instagram | Facebook | Discord | Tiktok • Explore Web3 Labs: Web3 Labs specialise in web3 solutions for enterprise. • Email Web3 Labs • Get Conor's latest thoughts on Web3 and where we're headed.

In this episode of Web3 Innovators Perspectives we delve into the transformation of funding models in the Web3 space. Uncover the challenges of sustaining grant-funded projects, explore the dichotomy between open-source ideals and commercial viability, and discover innovative approaches like impact staking and dApp staking. Key Highlights:Web3 vs Traditional Funding:Trust-based funding in Web3Open-source culture reducing administrative burdensBalancing open-source goals with commercial sustainabilityA New Approach:Leveraging staking rewards for ongoing supportImpact Staking on Ethereum and dApp Staking on Astar NetworkVoluntary taxation as a sustainable funding mechanismRedefining Funding in Web3:Ethereum's transition to proof of stake and staking rewardsChanneling staking rewards into open-source projectsStrengthening the Ethereum community through sustainable fundingFrom the challenges of sustaining projects to the potential of voluntary taxation through staking rewards, we've uncovered the evolving landscape of funding in the decentralized era. Connect with Us Join the Web3 Innovators community and engage with like-minded individuals passionate about the potential of blockchain technology.Contact Web3 Labs:Twitter | LinkedIn | Instagram | Facebook | Discord | Tiktok • Explore Web3 Labs: Web3 Labs specialise in web3 solutions for enterprise. • Email Web3 Labs • Get Conor's latest thoughts on Web3 and where we're headed.

In this episode of Web3 Innovators Perspectives, delve into the dynamic landscape of blockchain adoption. Explore the nuanced race between public and private networks striving for mainstream acceptance. Uncover regulatory milestones, contrasting adoption patterns, and predictions for the future of blockchain technology.Key Highlights:Regulatory Milestones: Discover recent global regulations impacting the crypto and blockchain sphere, including pivotal moves by Beijing, Hong Kong, and the EU.Public vs. Private Adoption: Understand the divergent paths of public and private blockchain networks and their implications for widespread integration.Tech's Future: Explore predictions and potential catalysts driving the tokenization of assets, the evolving role of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), and the broader impact on everyday life.As the realms of public and private blockchain networks continue to evolve, this episode underscores the significance of regulatory developments, differing adoption trajectories, and the overarching impact of blockchain technology on our future. Connect with Us Join the Web3 Innovators community and engage with like-minded individuals passionate about the potential of blockchain technology.Contact Web3 Labs:Twitter | LinkedIn | Instagram | Facebook | Discord | Tiktok • Explore Web3 Labs: Web3 Labs specialise in web3 solutions for enterprise. • Email Web3 Labs • Get Conor's latest thoughts on Web3 and where we're headed.

Join us in this episode of Web3 Innovators Perspectives as we unravel the intriguing relationship between Magic: The Gathering, NFTs, and the digital realm. Delving into the story of the most expensive Magic card ever found, we explore the parallels between manufactured scarcity in trading cards and the evolving landscape of NFTs as a distinct asset class.Key Highlights:Uncover the captivating tale of the one-of-a-kind Magic card, linked to J.R.R. Tolkien's iconic One Ring.Examine the striking similarities in value between physical trading cards and the NFT market.Consider the dual utility of NFTs, as both art pieces and investment assets, and the generational shift towards digital collectibles.As we navigate the realms of scarcity, value, and digital evolution, this episode sheds light on the fascinating interplay between traditional collectibles and the dynamic world of NFTs. Join us for a thought-provoking exploration into the past, present, and future of digital assets.Connect with Us Join the Web3 Innovators community and engage with like-minded individuals passionate about the potential of blockchain technology.Contact Web3 Labs:Twitter | LinkedIn | Instagram | Facebook | Discord | Tiktok • Explore Web3 Labs: Web3 Labs specialise in web3 solutions for enterprise. • Email Web3 Labs • Get Conor's latest thoughts on Web3 and where we're headed.

In this episode of "Web3 Innovators Perspectives," we unravel the ongoing storm surrounding blockchain technology. Despite recent skepticism, our exploration delves into the resilience of web3, drawing parallels to historical innovations that faced initial skepticism. Join us as we navigate the current landscape, addressing regulatory challenges, the delicate balance of accreditation, and the evolving dynamics between CeFi and DeFi.Key Highlights:Regulatory Challenges: Examine the critical role of regulatory frameworks in shaping the future of crypto assets, exploring the need for balance to protect users without stifling innovation.Accredited Investor v2?: Dive into the potential impact of regulations on democratising finance within the web3 space, evaluating the delicate equilibrium required for broad accessibility.CeFi and DeFi Coexistence: Uncover the distinctions between centralized and decentralized exchanges, emphasising the importance of user choice in engaging with web3 technologies.Historical Analogies: Reflect on how web3's journey echoes the evolution of internet protocols, providing insights into the profound societal impacts that blockchain technology may have.Building for the Future: Embrace the belief that incremental improvements and a growing technical community will propel web3 towards overcoming challenges and leaving a lasting mark on society.As we conclude this episode, the narrative shifts from skepticism to optimism. The journey of web3 mirrors the trajectory of past innovations that transformed society. Despite the storms, the commitment of the developer community and the compounding effect of improvements assure us that the future of blockchain holds promise. Connect with Us Join the Web3 Innovators community and engage with like-minded individuals passionate about the potential of blockchain technology.Contact Web3 Labs:Twitter | LinkedIn | Instagram | Facebook | Discord | Tiktok • Explore Web3 Labs: Web3 Labs specialise in web3 solutions for enterprise. • Email Web3 Labs • Get Conor's latest thoughts on Web3 and where we're headed.

In this episode of Web3 Innovators Perspectives, we delve into the recent $62M exploit on Curve Finance, a leading decentralized exchange in the DeFi ecosystem. Explore the challenges faced by liquidity providers, the Vyper bug's role in the exploit, and the implications of Curve's founder pledging CRV tokens. Uncover the ongoing struggle to manage software vulnerabilities in decentralized applications and the risks associated with stacking DeFi apps. Join us for a deep dive into the complexities and risks within the evolving landscape of decentralized finance.Key Highlights:The allure of Curve Finance for liquidity providers and the potential for boosted earnings through CRV tokens.Detailed analysis of the Vyper bug and its contribution to the $62M exploit on Curve Finance.Insights into Curve's founder pledging CRV tokens across DeFi protocols and the subsequent intervention by Tron's founder, Justin Sun.The broader challenges of managing software vulnerabilities in the dynamic world of decentralized applications.Examining the risks associated with stacking DeFi apps and the implications for users seeking higher yields.Conclusion:As we navigate the aftermath of the Curve Finance exploit, this episode sheds light on the complexities and vulnerabilities inherent in the DeFi ecosystem. Join us in questioning the future of decentralized finance, exploring potential safeguards for mainstream users, and contemplating the necessary breakthroughs to foster a more secure and accessible DeFi landscape. Connect with Us Join the Web3 Innovators community and engage with like-minded individuals passionate about the potential of blockchain technology.Contact Web3 Labs:Twitter | LinkedIn | Instagram | Facebook | Discord | Tiktok • Explore Web3 Labs: Web3 Labs specialise in web3 solutions for enterprise. • Email Web3 Labs • Get Conor's latest thoughts on Web3 and where we're headed.

In this episode of Web3 Innovators Perspectives, we delve into the compelling argument for a Bitcoin Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF). From the Winklevoss Twins' initial proposal to the current wave of applications from major players like Blackrock and Fidelity, join us as we navigate the evolving landscape of crypto investments.Key Highlights:1. Evolution of Sentiment: Explore the changing sentiment towards crypto and the potential approval of a Bitcoin ETF after six years of industry development.2. Proven Track Record: Assess the proven soundness of Bitcoin, Ether, and major cryptocurrencies, examining their resilience despite market turbulence.3. ETF Alternatives and Risks: Uncover the existing alternatives to a Bitcoin ETF, evaluating their risks and complexities for investors navigating the crypto space.As we wrap up, we consider the future implications of a Bitcoin ETF approval, the potential for Ether ETFs, and the broader diversification of crypto indices as accessible ETFs. Connect with Us Join the Web3 Innovators community and engage with like-minded individuals passionate about the potential of blockchain technology.Contact Web3 Labs:Twitter | LinkedIn | Instagram | Facebook | Discord | Tiktok • Explore Web3 Labs: Web3 Labs specialise in web3 solutions for enterprise. • Email Web3 Labs • Get Conor's latest thoughts on Web3 and where we're headed.

In this episode of Web3 Innovators Perspectives, we delve into the transformative potential of crypto and DeFi in the world of traditional finance. Join us as we explore the key takeaways from our conversation.Key Takeaways:The Dominance of Stablecoins:Discover how stablecoins, whether tied to fiat currencies or other assets, are poised to reshape the financial landscape.Learn about innovative stablecoin models like Circle's and Paypal's, and their implications for asset distribution.Tokenization and Freedom:Understand the newfound freedom for asset holders in a tokenized world on public blockchain networks.Explore the ability to choose how and where to store and trade assets, whether through custodians, exchanges, or personal wallets.DeFi Evolution and Accountability:Gain insights into the need for trust and accountability in DeFi for mainstream investors.Learn why fully collateralized tokenized securities and the involvement of trusted organizations are crucial for mitigating risk.The Role of Legislation:Explore the importance of adhering to existing regulations and the need for KYC'd identity in the stablecoin ecosystem.Understand why aligning with regulators and governments is essential for reaching a broader audience.Global Rails for Finance:Uncover the potential of public blockchains in providing standardized, tokenized representations of financial assets accessible to anyone globally.Consider the choice between intermediaries and personal cryptocurrency wallets for asset holders.In the ever-evolving world of finance, traditional financial assets are undergoing a profound transformation. Join the discussion and share your thoughts on the future of crypto and DeFi's impact on traditional finance.Connect with Us Join the Web3 Innovators community and engage with like-minded individuals passionate about the potential of blockchain technology.Contact Web3 Labs:Twitter | LinkedIn | Instagram | Facebook | Discord | Tiktok • Explore Web3 Labs: Web3 Labs specialise in web3 solutions for enterprise. • Email Web3 Labs • Get Conor's latest thoughts on Web3 and where we're headed.

 In this episode of Web3 Innovators Perspectives, we dive deep into the core value of 'Being Useful,' inspired by the life mantra of the legendary Arnold Schwarzenegger. Join us as we uncover the profound connection between Arnold's wisdom and the fundamental principles of Web3, exploring how this mindset shapes the decentralized future.Episode Highlights: Introducing Arnold Schwarzenegger's mantra: "Be Useful" and its relevance to the Web3 community. The importance of being useful in the context of decentralized protocols and projects. Addressing misconceptions and challenges faced by blockchain due to bad actors and scams. Stablecoin issuance and its global financial accessibility. Decentralized lending protocols and exchanges fostering global financial inclusion.NFTs revolutionizing the relationship between artists, brands, and fans.Exploring practical ways individuals can contribute to the Web3 ecosystem. Discussing strategies to engage new users in blockchain networks Spotlighting Web3 Labs' commitment to building useful infrastructure.Stay tuned for more inspiring discussions and insights into the future of Web3. Remember, being useful is not just a mantra; it's a guiding principle for shaping a better, decentralized world.Connect with Us Join the Web3 Innovators community and engage with like-minded individuals passionate about the potential of blockchain technology.Contact Web3 Labs:Twitter | LinkedIn | Instagram | Facebook | Discord | Tiktok • Explore Web3 Labs: Web3 Labs specialise in web3 solutions for enterprise. • Email Web3 Labs • Get Conor's latest thoughts on Web3 and where we're headed.

In this episode, we'll embark on a journey to explore the dynamic relationship between artificial intelligence and the revolutionary world of blockchain and decentralised digital ecosystems.Key Takeaways:Enhanced User Experience: We kick things off by delving into the exciting realm of AI-driven user experiences in web3. Learn how ChatGPT and other AI models are making decentralised applications (dApps) more accessible to both technical and non-technical users.Improved Smart Contract Development: Dive deep into the world of smart contracts, where AI is having a profound impact. Discover how AI can help developers write more secure and efficient smart contracts, while also considering the challenges that come with staying updated on vulnerabilities.Decentralised Content Creation: Join us as we explore the evolving landscape of content creation in web3, driven by AI. Uncover how AI can assist in editing, summarising, and generating content, making it more accessible to newcomers and creators.Additional Insights:Throughout the episode, we'll also explore additional insights and perspectives, including:The Trust Barrier: Understand the trust challenges associated with AI in web3. We'll discuss the importance of trust when relying on AI agents to handle sensitive data in decentralised ecosystems.AI Agents and Decentralised Protocols: How AI agents might suggest new types of decentralised protocols, potentially leading to the co-creation of protocols by both humans and AI.AI-Powered On-Chain Activity Analysis: Imagine AI agents helping users understand complex on-chain activities. We'll explore how AI could provide explanations for on-chain events and even identify potential threats.Web3's Ongoing Evolution: While discussing the potential of AI in web3, we'll acknowledge the rapid evolution of the field, including developments like zero-knowledge rollups and the completion of significant projects like the Ethereum merge.This episode is a deep dive into the fascinating world where AI and web3 intersect. While the possibilities are boundless, we'll also touch on the importance of addressing ethical concerns and data privacy to ensure responsible AI deployment in the decentralized world.Connect with Us Join the Web3 Innovators community and engage with like-minded individuals passionate about the potential of blockchain technology.Contact Web3 Labs:Twitter | LinkedIn | Instagram | Facebook | Discord | Tiktok • Explore Web3 Labs: Web3 Labs specialise in web3 solutions for enterprise. • Email Web3 Labs • Get Conor's latest thoughts on Web3 and where we're headed.

In this episode, we venture beyond the surface and deep into the heart of Web3, shedding light on its true potential beyond the speculative world. We explore the real-world utility and problem-solving capacity of Web3.Episode Highlights:

In this episode, we delve deep into the fascinating world of open source and technology altruism with a focus on the remarkable journey of Web3j. As we explore the evolution of open-source software and the challenges it brings, we also uncover the innovative strategies that sustain projects like Web3j. Key Takeaways:1. The Age of Abundance:Explore how developers' roles have undergone a significant transformation over the years.Understand the pivotal role of Web3j in this evolving landscape.2. The Cost of Open Source:Discover the hidden challenges and unwavering dedication required to maintain open-source projects, including a deep dive into the world of Web3j.3. Monetisation Approaches:Gain insights into the innovative strategies that sustain and support projects like Web3j, ensuring their long-term success.Additional Insights:Learn about the unique funding models and approaches in the Web3 world, shedding light on blockchain networks, DApps, and the allocation of tokens to incentivize contributions.Explore traditional funding models like GitHub Sponsors and open source foundations, and their role in supporting open source projects.Understand the behind-the-scenes commitment and passion that drives countless volunteers to maintain open-source software for the greater good.Discover the ongoing efforts to streamline mechanisms for funding open-source contributors, ensuring the sustainability of these critical projects.Connect with Us Join the Web3 Innovators community and engage with like-minded individuals passionate about the potential of blockchain technology.Contact Web3 Labs:Twitter | LinkedIn | Instagram | Facebook | Discord | Tiktok • Explore Web3 Labs: Web3 Labs specialise in web3 solutions for enterprise. • Email Web3 Labs • Get Conor's latest thoughts on Web3 and where we're headed.

In this episode of Web3 Innovators Insights, we embark on a journey that focusses on why Hyperledger Besu is emerging as the ultimate blockchain choice for enterprises. Join us as we unravel the complexities, explore its versatility, and dive into real-world applications that make it a standout in the blockchain landscape.Key Takeaways:Hyperledger Besu's VersatilityDiscover why Hyperledger Besu has become the go-to starting point for enterprises venturing into blockchain.Explore its unique ability to cater to both public and private networks, ensuring adaptability in an ever-evolving blockchain environment.Understand how choosing Hyperledger Besu sets the stage for future-proofing your blockchain initiatives.Public Network CompatibilityDive into the challenges that enterprises face when navigating the public blockchain landscape.Learn why compatibility with public networks is crucial for innovation and long-term success.Get insights into the Ethereum ecosystem and its role in shaping the blockchain future.Real-World Success StoriesGain inspiration from real-world examples of organizations leveraging Hyperledger Besu.Explore how global payment platforms, central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), and more are revolutionising finance with this technology.Understand the tangible impact of Hyperledger Besu in the financial sector and beyond.Join us in this thought-provoking discussion, and discover why Hyperledger Besu is leading the way in blockchain innovation. Connect with Us Join the Web3 Innovators community and engage with like-minded individuals passionate about the potential of blockchain technology.Contact Web3 Labs:Twitter | LinkedIn | Instagram | Facebook | Discord | Tiktok • Explore Web3 Labs: Web3 Labs specialise in web3 solutions for enterprise. • Email Web3 Labs • Get Conor's latest thoughts on Web3 and where we're headed.

In this episode of Web3 Innovators Insights we deep dive into the world of Polkadot, exploring its role in the ever-evolving landscape of blockchain ecosystems.Segment 1: Polkadot's Unique PositionPolkadot's Origins: Gavin Wood, CTO of Ethereum, initiated this groundbreaking project in 2016.Market Capitalization: Polkadot holds the 11th spot in the blockchain world according to Coinmarketcap.Segment 2: Layer 0 and ParachainsLayer 0 Concept: Polkadot redefines the blockchain hierarchy with its Layer 0 approach.Relay Chains and Parachains: These components form the backbone of Polkadot's unique structure.Segment 3: Crowdloans and AuctionsSecuring a Slot: Learn how projects secure slots on the Polkadot Relay Chain.Benefits of Being a Parachain: Discover the perks of becoming a Polkadot parachain.Segment 4: Governance On-chainOn-chain Governance: Understand Polkadot's distinctive on-chain governance model.Proposal Process: Dive into the process of submitting and voting on proposals.Segment 5: Smart Contracts and the Parachain LandscapeSmart Contracts on Polkadot: Explore Polkadot's support for smart contracts.Diverse Parachains: Discover the various niche areas Polkadot parachains focus on.Segment 6: The Future of PolkadotCommercial Web3 Applications: Explore Polkadot's potential in the multi-chain future.Thriving Ecosystem: Delve into the promising community and technology of Polkadot.It's clear that Polkadot is redefining blockchain niches in a multi-chain world. While not the most dominant blockchain, its innovative concepts and thriving ecosystem make it a promising platform for many projects.Connect with Us Join the Web3 Innovators community and engage with like-minded individuals passionate about the potential of blockchain technology.Contact Web3 Labs:Twitter | LinkedIn | Instagram | Facebook | Discord | Tiktok • Explore Web3 Labs: Web3 Labs specialise in web3 solutions for enterprise. • Email Web3 Labs • Get Conor's latest thoughts on Web3 and where we're headed.

Join your host, Conor Svensson, on the Web3 Innovators podcast as he welcomes this week's guest, Igor Mandrigin, CTO and co-founder of GatewayFM. With extensive experience in tech, blockchain, and large-scale infrastructure, Igor shares his journey from scepticism to enthusiasm for crypto and blockchain technology and his insights into scalability, zero-knowledge proofs, and the future of infrastructure. You'll also discover how GatewayFM is transforming the Web3 landscape by providing decentralised blockchain node services and addressing the challenges of maintaining servers.Key Moments:Igor's journey from scepticism to deep engagement with crypto and blockchain.The importance of decentralised infrastructure and blockchain node services.Challenges of maintaining blockchain nodes and the need for specialised providers like GatewayFM.The role of zero-knowledge proofs (ZK) in blockchain scalability and efficiency.The vision of a future with specialised "app chains" tailored to specific applications.Upcoming announcements and developments from GatewayFM in September.The significance of rigorous engineering in Web3's adoption by traditional industries.Standout Quotes:"It was really interesting stuff with some really, really hard engineering problems.""With zkEVMs, only the validator has to execute this transaction, and then nodes just validate the proof and apply the results. It's way less computation for everybody."Contact Igor Mandrigin: Website | Twitter | LinkedInIgor is an experienced builder with extensive experience in web3 and web3.He has over 14 years of experience in tech, focusing on large scale infrastructure and blockchain projects. He has led teams and done research for the Ethereum Foundation (Erigon), Status, StarkWare and other blockchain projects since 2017. He works with blockchain protocols, scalability solutions and cryptography.Connect with Us Join the Web3 Innovators community and engage with like-minded individuals passionate about the potential of blockchain technology.Contact Web3 Labs:Twitter | LinkedIn | Instagram | Facebook | Discord | Tiktok • Explore Web3 Labs: Web3 Labs specialise in web3 solutions for enterprise. • Email Web3 Labs • Get Conor's latest thoughts on Web3 and where we're headed.

In this episode of Web3 Innovators Insights, we discuss the world of blockchain technology, focusing on Ethereum's remarkable journey to becoming the cornerstone of the decentralized universe. Join us as we explore key concepts, challenges, and the promising future of Web3.Episode Highlights:Ethereum's Vision Unveiled:Delve into the visionary foundations of Ethereum, designed not just as a digital currency but as a revolutionary smart contract and decentralized application platform.Discover the evolution of Ethereum, its impact on decentralized applications, and how it has reshaped the crypto landscape.Scaling Solutions and Challenges:Explore the hurdles faced by Ethereum, prompting the emergence of various alt-layer one networks and layer two scaling solutions.Understand the technological advancements and innovations driving Ethereum's scalability, and how these solutions are shaping the future of blockchain transactions.Mainstream Adoption and the Path Ahead:Investigate the critical factors required for blockchain's mainstream adoption, beyond the realm of financial speculation.Uncover the potential of real-world applications like NFTs, DeFi, and DAOs, and their role in bridging the gap between blockchain technology and everyday users.Expert Insights:Notable Guests: Leading experts and innovators in the blockchain space share their perspectives on Ethereum's journey, scaling solutions, and the future of Web3.In-Depth Discussions: Engage with insightful conversations that explore the challenges, triumphs, and the road ahead for blockchain technology.How to Connect:Join the Conversation: Share your thoughts, questions, and feedback on social media using the hashtag #Web3Innovators.Stay Updated: Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook for the latest updates on upcoming episodes and exclusive content.Support the Show: If you enjoy Web3 Innovators Insights, consider supporting us on Patreon to access bonus episodes, behind-the-scenes content, and exclusive interviews with industry pioneers.Connect with Us Join the Web3 Innovators community and engage with like-minded individuals passionate about the potential of blockchain technology.Contact Web3 Labs:Twitter | LinkedIn | Instagram | Facebook | Discord | Tiktok • Explore Web3 Labs: Web3 Labs specialise in web3 solutions for enterprise. • Email Web3 Labs • Get Conor's latest thoughts on Web3 and where we're headed.

In this episode of Web3 Innovators, host Conor Svensson explores Declan Fox's remarkable journey from driverless cars at Jaguar Land Rover to his role as product lead at Linear, an Ethereum Layer 2 network. Declan shares his motivation for entering the blockchain world, emphasising its potential to empower users and reshape industries. The conversation highlights Linear's zero-knowledge-based EVM roll-ups, solving enterprise challenges and transforming blockchain scalability and privacy.Key Moments:Declan's journey from driverless cars to blockchain, driven by the transformative potential of technology.Initial interest in using blockchain for distributed systems in autonomous vehicles.Transition to blockchain, inspired by ICOs and Ethereum smart contracts.Blockchain's role in streamlining enterprise operations, particularly in supply chain management.Layer 2 roll-ups as a game-changing solution, combining public blockchain benefits with privacy and control.Standout Quotes: "My drive comes from the possibilities of technology, bringing sovereignty to users, and reshaping our world." "We've divided roll-ups into modules, handling databases off-chain on layer two while inheriting Ethereum's consensus and data guarantees."Contact Declan Fox: Website | Twitter | LinkedInDeclan is a founding member and Product Lead of Linea, the zkEVM rollup by ConsenSys. Previously Senior Product Manager for ConsenSys Rollups, delivering partially anonymous zero knowledge rollups, as well as proof of authority rollups, to enterprise customers. Prior to ConsenSys, built various DApps across the Ethereum ecosystem since 2017 including a tokenization engine for issuing and managing tokens representing real world assets onchain.Connect with Us Join the Web3 Innovators community and engage with like-minded individuals passionate about the potential of blockchain technology.Contact Web3 Labs:Twitter | LinkedIn | Instagram | Facebook | Discord | Tiktok • Explore Web3 Labs: Web3 Labs specialise in web3 solutions for enterprise. • Email Web3 Labs • Get Conor's latest thoughts on Web3 and where we're headed.

In this Web3 Innovators: Insights episode, we consider the complex world of web3 and explore the pressing issue of fragmentation. Is web3 too fragmented, and what does this mean for its future? Join us as we dissect the key points:The Web3 LandscapeDefinition of Web3: We begin by defining web3 and its significance in the world of blockchain and decentralized technologies.The Early Days: A brief history of web3, starting with Bitcoin and the simplicity of the early blockchain era.Ethereum Emergence: The game-changing arrival of Ethereum and its role in introducing smart contracts and decentralized applications.The Fragmentation ProblemThe Proliferation of Alt-Layer1s: We discuss the emergence of alternative layer one networks and their competition with Ethereum.Lack of Interoperability: Highlighting the challenges posed by limited interoperability between these blockchain networks.The Achilles Heel: Examining major security risks associated with bridges between blockchains and their impact on web3.The Case for ConsolidationLessons from the Internet: Drawing parallels with the development of the internet and the benefits of a standardized backbone.The Startup Mentality: How the startup culture in web3 encourages the creation of alternative networks.The Pragmatic Approach: Advocating for focusing on layers and abstractions to build on existing networks, fostering faster evolution.A Unified Web3 FutureThe Vision of Consolidation: Imagining a future where consolidation leads to a primary settlement layer with Ethereum and Bitcoin.Layer Two Networks: How other networks can thrive as layer two solutions, inheriting Ethereum's security guarantees.Accelerating Innovation: The potential benefits of a consolidated web3 for users and developers alike.Chainlens is a leading blockchain explorer for Ethereum and Substrate networks.Find out more - https://chainlens.comConnect with Us Join the Web3 Innovators community and engage with like-minded individuals passionate about the potential of blockchain technology.Contact Web3 Labs:Twitter | LinkedIn | Instagram | Facebook | Discord | Tiktok • Explore Web3 Labs: Web3 Labs specialise in web3 solutions for enterprise. • Email Web3 Labs • Get Conor's latest thoughts on Web3 and where we're headed.

In this episode of "Web3 Innovators," host Conor Svensson interviews Sebastiano Bea, Director of Product at Mythical Games, a next-generation game technology studio.Sebastiano shares insights into how blockchain technology and NFTs (Non-Fungible Tokens) are transforming the gaming industry. He discusses Mythical Games' successful titles like "NFL Rivals" and "Nitro Nation", emphasising their approach to creating games that are accessible to a mass market while incorporating blockchain elements. Sebastiano also addresses the challenges and misconceptions surrounding NFTs in gaming, highlighting the importance of trust and legitimacy. The conversation delves into the potential for NFTs to enhance user experiences and collaborations across various game genres.Key Moments:Mythical Games' approach focuses on making games fun and accessible while gradually introducing digital assets and ownership.The flexibility offered to players, allowing them to choose between traditional and blockchain-based experiences.The role of limited edition assets and scarcity in driving value for digital assets in games.The distinction between "Play to Earn" and the value of enhancing the gaming experience with digital asset ownership.The need for trust and reputable companies to shape the perception of NFTs in gaming.The potential for big companies to explore NFT-based assets in the future.The impact of NFTs and digital asset ownership in games on the broader adoption of blockchain technology.Standout Quotes:"We really don't think Play to Earn has a future, and actually, we're pretty sad that it did happen because a lot of the gaming community of the gamers got scared by it, and rightfully so.""The impact that digital assets, ownership inside games powered by blockchain technologies will have on gaming is going to happen a lot faster than 10 years."Resources:Follow Sebastiano Bea on Twitter: @seba_beaExplore Mythical Games' channels for updates on their games: NFT Rivals, Mythical Company, Nitro Nation World Tour.Contact Sebastiano Bea: Mythical Website | LinkedInSebastiano is a Director of Product at Mythical Games, where his team is building the Mythical Platform, a full-service system for developers and publishers to build or integrate blockchain seamlessly into their games, and Mythical Marketplace, where players can trade digital assets peer to peer for real value. The platform and marketplace already power NFL Rivals, Nitro Nation World Tour, and Blankos Block Party. There, he brings his previous years of experience at NVIDIA working on best-in-class developer products for both consumers and enterprises.Connect with Us Join the Web3 Innovators community and engage with like-minded individuals passionate about the potential of blockchain technology.Contact Web3 Labs:Twitter | LinkedIn | Instagram | Facebook | Discord | Tiktok • Explore Web3 Labs: Web3 Labs specialise in web3 solutions for enterprise. • Email Web3 Labs • Get Conor's latest thoughts on Web3 and where we're headed.

In this episode of Web3 Innovators: Insights, we take a deep dive into the transformation of the internet from its decentralized origins to the centralized behemoth it became during the Web2 era.Key Highlights:1. The Rise of Web2 Explore how the Web2 era brought about the emergence of tech giants like Google, Facebook, and Instagram.Discover how these companies abstracted essential application protocols, fundamentally altering the internet's structure.Learn how the initial principles of decentralization gave way to centralized services.2. The Promise of Web3Delve into the world of Web3, where decentralization and open-source development are making a comeback.Explore key standards like ERC-20 and ERC-721 for tokens and non-fungible tokens (NFTs).Understand the significance of Web3 protocols like the Interplanetary File System (IPFS) and Web3 naming services like Ethereum Name Service (ENS).3. Impact of the Smartphone RevolutionTrace the evolution from desktop-centric web usage to the dominance of smartphones.Learn how the app-first approach of smartphones challenged open web standards like HTML5.Understand the role of dedicated apps in transforming the user experience and reshaping the web landscape.4. Lessons for Web3 Reflect on the past as we contemplate the future of Web3 and its open protocols.Discuss the potential disruptive forces that might redefine the Web3 experience.Consider the importance of learning from history to ensure a thriving, open Web3 ecosystem.Join us as we unravel the intriguing journey from Web2 centralization to the promise of Web3 decentralization.Chainlens is a leading blockchain explorer for Ethereum and Substrate networks.Find out more - http://chainlens.comConnect with Us Join the Web3 Innovators community and engage with like-minded individuals passionate about the potential of blockchain technology.Contact Web3 Labs:Twitter | LinkedIn | Instagram | Facebook | Discord | Tiktok • Explore Web3 Labs: Web3 Labs specialise in web3 solutions for enterprise. • Email Web3 Labs • Get Conor's latest thoughts on Web3 and where we're headed.

In this episode of the Web3 Innovators Podcast, host Conor Svensson interviews Gautam Dhameja, Solutions Delivery Director at Parity Technologies. Gautam shares his journey into the blockchain space, explaining the concepts that initially captured his attention, the challenges of data reconciliation, and the potential of decentralisation and immutability. They discuss Parity's role in the Polkadot ecosystem, the significance of solutions engineering, and the importance of balancing security and scalability. The conversation concludes with Gautam's vision of Polkadot's impact on scalability, security, and adoption over the next decade.Standout Quotes: • "We want to make sure that we talk about use cases, the application layer, the solutions that we can bring to solve some of the real-world problems because at the end of the day, you know, like when we fly in an aeroplane, we don't look at what thrust engine is producing... the user is important and we have to talk in the language of the user." • "It's more of a road towards large-scale adoption with the basic infrastructure pieces in place."Episode Highlights:Gautam's background and journey into the blockchain space.The role of blockchain in solving supply chain issues.The concept of decentralisation and immutability.Transitioning from exploring blockchain to diving deep into the technology.Exploring solutions engineering at BigchainDB and Parity Technologies.Parity's role in the Polkadot ecosystem and solutions delivery.Balancing security and scalability in blockchain development.Importance of user-centric language and real-world use cases.Decentralised identity and zero-knowledge proofs.The impact of Polkadot on scalability, security, and adoption.Resources:Weekly Polkadot Digest by Bill LaboonDot Leap NewsletterPolkadot TwitterSubscribe to the BlockShots Podcast hosted by Gautam Dhameja to learn about blockchain concepts in simple terms.Contact Gautam Dhameja: LinkedIn | TwitterGautam leads the Solution Delivery team at Parity, where he focuses on building Web3 solutions for the Polkadot ecosystem. He has been working on decentralised systems and blockchain technology since 2017. Prior to coming into the Web3 space, he worked on IoT and Supply Chain solutions at Microsoft. Gautam also hosts the "Block Shots" podcast about concise explanations of blockchain concepts, and he has co-authored a book on blockchain fundamentals, "Beginning Blockchain".Connect with Us Join the Web3 Innovators community and engage with like-minded individuals passionate about the potential of blockchain technology.Contact Web3 Labs:Twitter | LinkedIn | Instagram | Facebook | Discord | Tiktok • Explore Web3 Labs: Web3 Labs specialise in web3 solutions for enterprise. • Email Web3 Labs • Get Conor's latest thoughts on Web3 and where we're headed.

In this Web3 Innovators: Insights episode, we dive deep into the world of Web3 data and explore what information users truly care about. We unravel the complexities of blockchain-powered applications and how it impacts the average user. Episode Highlights1. The Future of Blockchain-Powered ApplicationsDiscover how blockchain technology will power countless applications behind the scenes, without users needing to be aware of it.Learn how this transformation will shape the Web3 landscape and what it means for the everyday user.2. Making Blockchain Data User-FriendlyExplore the challenges faced by non-technical users when dealing with hexadecimal and other technical details in decentralized applications.Find out why simplifying interactions using browser-based and hardware wallets is crucial for a more user-centric Web3 experience.3. The Role of Tokens in Web3 ApplicationsUnderstand why tokens are the main abstraction for users in Web3 and how they underpin various activities, from cryptocurrencies to NFTs and DeFi protocols.Delve into the importance of token-centric information and how it can enhance user interactions with Web3 platforms.4. Introducing Chainlens - Web3 Labs' Data and Analytics PlatformGet an exclusive look at Chainlens, a revolutionary data and analytics platform by Web3 Labs.Learn how Chainlens simplifies blockchain data, making it more accessible for users, and contributes to the overall improvement of Web3 UX.5. Embracing User-Centric Web3 ExperiencesDiscover the challenges faced by newcomers in understanding blockchain networks and the responsibility of the Web3 community to lower entry barriers.Learn how platforms like Metamask's portfolio view are leading the way in creating better user experiences in the world of Web3.Chainlens is a leading blockchain explorer for Ethereum and Substrate networks.Find out more - http://chainlens.comConnect with Us Join the Web3 Innovators community and engage with like-minded individuals passionate about the potential of blockchain technology.Contact Web3 Labs:Twitter | LinkedIn | Instagram | Facebook | Discord | Tiktok • Explore Web3 Labs: Web3 Labs specialise in web3 solutions for enterprise. • Email Web3 Labs • Get Conor's latest thoughts on Web3 and where we're headed.

In this episode of Web3 Innovators, your host Conor Svensson chats with Oleg Giberstein, COO and co-founder of Coinrule. Coinrule is a user-friendly platform for automated trading in the crypto space. Oleg shares his journey from a background in banking and risk roles to diving deep into the world of crypto and blockchain. He discusses the concept of non-state controlled currencies, the challenges and potential of DeFi, and the importance of liquidity for the adoption of crypto. They also touch on stablecoins, the future of payments, and the role of blockchain in privacy and transparency.Standout Quotes: • "At the end of the day, what is money? The key question is not even the medium of exchange itself. The key question is who sets interest rates?" • "This trend is really supported also by the rise of retail available AI because in the future you don't need JP Morgan to tell you what to buy. You have an AI assistant that kind of runs on live market data and gives you trading ideas."Episode Highlights:Oleg shares his journey into the world of crypto and blockchain, driven by an interest in private currencies and monetary policy.The appeal of non-state controlled currencies and the complexities of interest rate decisions by central banks.The analogy between religion's historical influence and central banks' role in the economy.The role of choice in crypto adoption and the potential of different currencies serving various purposes.The challenges of working with exchange APIs, particularly in the decentralised finance (DeFi) space.The potential for AI in trading and the impact on retail traders and investors are explored.The challenges and potential of DeFi, along with centralised and decentralised stablecoins, are discussed.Coinrule's upcoming partnership with Coinbase, expansion into traditional securities, and the launch of a strategies marketplace.Resources:Website: CoinruleTwitter: @CoinRuleHQLinkedIn: CoinruleContact Oleg Giberstein: LinkedIn | TwitterOleg Giberstein is the Co-founder and COO of Coinrule, a Y Combinator-backed platform that simplifies automated cryptocurrency trading for retail investors. Holding an MPhil degree from the University of Oxford, he gained experience in Banking and Risk roles at Citigroup before diving into the world of blockchain. Passionate about the technology, Oleg is also a co-organiser of CryptoMonday, London's longest running crypto meetup, and has played an active role in DeFi, web3, and DAOs like OrangeDAO, contributing to the future of digital assets.Connect with Us Join the Web3 Innovators community and engage with like-minded individuals passionate about the potential of blockchain technology.Contact Web3 Labs:Twitter | LinkedIn | Instagram | Facebook | Discord | Tiktok • Explore Web3 Labs: Web3 Labs specialise in web3 solutions for enterprise. • Email Web3 Labs • Get Conor's latest thoughts on Web3 and where we're headed.

In this Web3 Innovators: Insights podcast episode, we delve into the future of blockchain governance by drawing parallels with the remarkable journey of the Linux community. Our exploration focuses on the challenges and considerations in governing public permissionless blockchain networks, with a special emphasis on Ethereum. We also examine how open-source principles, which shaped the growth of Linux, may influence the development of blockchain networks in the long run. Join us as we discuss the potential role of corporations in contributing to the evolution of public blockchain networks.Key Takeaways:Governance Challenges in Public Blockchain Networks:Explore the unique challenges faced by public permissionless blockchain networks like Ethereum as they integrate into the financial system.Understand the importance of having a robust governance framework to meet the demands placed on these networks as their adoption grows.Learning from the Linux Community:Discover the fascinating parallels between the Ethereum and Linux communities, both having a profound impact on technology landscapes.Unravel how the open-source model of Linux played a vital role in its global dominance and how Ethereum might follow a similar path.Corporate Contributions to Blockchain Development:Examine the potential future where companies, from web3 pioneers to traditional financial institutions, become significant contributors to blockchain networks.Learn from the experience of Linux, where major corporations played a crucial role in shaping its growth and impact on various industries.Join us as we explore the world of blockchain governance and its intriguing ties to the Linux legacy. Chainlens is a leading blockchain explorer for Ethereum and Substrate networks.Find out more - http://chainlens.comConnect with Us Join the Web3 Innovators community and engage with like-minded individuals passionate about the potential of blockchain technology.Contact Web3 Labs:Twitter | LinkedIn | Instagram | Facebook | Discord | Tiktok • Explore Web3 Labs: Web3 Labs specialise in web3 solutions for enterprise. • Email Web3 Labs • Get Conor's latest thoughts on Web3 and where we're headed.

In this episode of the Web3 Innovators podcast, Conor Svensson, founder of Web3 Labs, interviews Rajesh Sinha, Co-founder and COO of Launchnodes. Launchnodes is focused on providing non-custodial, enterprise-grade Ethereum solo staking services on leading cloud platforms and client-zone hardware. Rajesh discusses his journey from traditional finance roles to founding Launchnodes, his insights into the potential of blockchain technology, and the evolution of staking and its impact on the financial landscape. The conversation delves into how staking can bridge the gap between crypto and traditional finance, the challenges of Ethereum's transition to proof of stake, the emergence of impact staking, and the broader future possibilities of staking and blockchain technology.Key Moments:Rajesh's journey from traditional finance roles to founding Launchnodes.The excitement around the potential of blockchain technology and its impact on various industries.Launchnodes' focus on making Ethereum solo staking more accessible to a broader audience.The role of Launchnodes in providing solo staking services and supporting other blockchains.Regulatory challenges and the gradual integration of traditional financial players into digital assets.The vision for staking in the future, including making the user experience more user-friendly.The potential for staking rewards to be integrated into various financial products and services.The importance of transparency and data-driven impact assessment in charitable initiatives.Future possibilities for using staking rewards to fund diverse initiatives beyond financial products.Standout Quote: "We think Ethereum is going to change the world. We think Ethereum in particular is going to be a general-purpose technology. It's going to help bank the unbanked. It brings programmable money to the world. So it's all super exciting and super powerful." Resources:Website: LaunchnodesTwitter: @launchnodesLinkedIn: LaunchnodesContact Rajesh Sinha: LinkedInRajesh Sinha is the co- founder of Launchnodes. Launchnodes helps financial businesses and individuals stake their assets independently.  They maximise customers' returns by providing the nodes and maintaining infrastructure required to run non-custodial staking operations.Connect with Us Join the Web3 Innovators community and engage with like-minded individuals passionate about the potential of blockchain technology.Contact Web3 Labs:Twitter | LinkedIn | Instagram | Facebook | Discord | Tiktok • Explore Web3 Labs: Web3 Labs specialise in web3 solutions for enterprise. • Email Web3 Labs • Get Conor's latest thoughts on Web3 and where we're headed.

In this Web3 Innovators: Insights episode, we explore the revolutionary concept of disintermediation in the world of web3 and its potential to eliminate middlemen in financial transactions. Before the emergence of cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, online transactions relied on intermediaries like banks, payment providers, and centralised platforms. However, with the advent of blockchain technology and web3 initiatives, the trust has shifted to decentralised, immutable ledgers, paving the way for disintermediation.Key Takeaways:The Rise of Web3: Understand the core principles of web3 and how it challenges traditional financial intermediaries. Explore the benefits of decentralised networks and the potential impact on the financial ecosystem.Empowerment and Risks: Discover how web3 empowers individuals with complete sovereignty over their digital assets. But also, learn about the risks associated with self-custody and the complexity that may deter everyday users from embracing this new paradigm.The Role of Intermediaries in Web3: Delve into the importance of intermediaries even in the decentralised web3 world. Explore how intermediaries can simplify services, add financial value, and create transparency for users.Join us in this thought-provoking episode as we unravel the intricate relationship between web3, disintermediation, and the potential future of finance.Chainlens is a leading blockchain explorer for Ethereum and Substrate networks.Find out more - http://chainlens.comConnect with Us Join the Web3 Innovators community and engage with like-minded individuals passionate about the potential of blockchain technology.Contact Web3 Labs:Twitter | LinkedIn | Instagram | Facebook | Discord | Tiktok • Explore Web3 Labs: Web3 Labs specialise in web3 solutions for enterprise. • Email Web3 Labs • Get Conor's latest thoughts on Web3 and where we're headed.

In this episode of the Web3 Innovators podcast, host Conor Svensson interviews Kary Bhemaiah, the Chief Technology and Innovation Officer at Capgemini Invent. Kary's journey from being a marine engineer to becoming a prominent leader in the Web3 space is truly inspiring. He shares his genuine passion for Bitcoin and explains how it has shaped his career in remarkable ways. The conversation moves on to discuss the challenges of adopting Web3 in large organisations, the influence of CBDCs and stablecoins, and the importance of building a stable ecosystem that doesn't rely solely on speculative token prices.Key Moments:Kary's journey from marine engineer to Web3 leader and how Bitcoin sparked his interest in blockchain. Challenges organisations face in adopting Web3 technologies and bridging the knowledge gap between technical experts and business owners.The impact of CBDCs and stablecoins on the industry and their role in influencing adoption and innovation.The potential of Web3 protocols to meet the growing demand for data storage, computation, and infrastructure services.The importance of focusing on real-world use cases and avoiding reliance on speculative token prices to build a stable ecosystem.Standout Quote: “The fact that you've got a lot of the large financial institutions, whether it's BlackRock or it's JP Morgan or other big banks who've been able to make significant savings by using blockchain in order to do their co-business functions. I think that's given a lot more impetus for firms across the globe to look at it from a much more mature, adult in the room kind of standpoint.”Resources:Follow Kary on LinkedIn to stay updated on his latest projects and insights in the Web3 space.Contact Kary Bheemaiah: LinkedInKary is the Chief Technology & Innovation Officer at Capgemini Invent. In this role he has led/co-led the creation of their Quantum Lab, Metaverse Lab, pushed forward the WEB3 initiatives and their forthcoming work in Synthetic Biology. Kary is also part of Capgemini Group's Technology, Innovation and Ventures (TIV) council, which sets the agenda for the Group's technology and innovation strategy. Outside of Capgemini Invent, Kary has spoken at 2 TEDx events and 2 TheNextWeb events to date. He has written for many leading publications like Written for MIT Tech Review, WIRED, Harvard Business Review, World Economic Forum, to name a few. He also wrote a book "The Blockchain Alternative” which was published in 2017.Connect with Us Join the Web3 Innovators community and engage with like-minded individuals passionate about the potential of blockchain technology.Contact Web3 Labs:Twitter | LinkedIn | Instagram | Facebook | Discord | Tiktok • Explore Web3 Labs: Web3 Labs specialise in web3 solutions for enterprise. • Email Web3 Labs • Get Conor's latest thoughts on Web3 and where we're headed.

Welcome to our latest Web3 Innovators: Insights podcast episode where we dive into the fascinating world of Fully Collateralised Securities in DeFi. In this episode, we explore how blockchain technology is transforming the traditional financial industry and bringing new possibilities for investors and users alike. Join us as we unravel the potential of stablecoins and on-chain assets, and their impact on the global financial landscape.Key Takeaways:Stablecoins and On-Chain Assets: We start by examining the role of stablecoins as a cornerstone of the DeFi ecosystem. Discover how stablecoins provide crypto natives with on-chain dollars, free from the volatility of native cryptocurrencies, and how this model can be expanded to include a broader range of financial assets, including securities.Bringing the S&P 500 On-Chain: Uncover the groundbreaking development of a token on Ethereum that tracks shares in an S&P 500 ETF. Explore the possibilities of this token named bCSPX (Backed CSPX) and its potential to democratize access to financial products worldwide.Decentralized Finance: We delve into the concept of decentralized finance and how public blockchains are revolutionizing the distribution of financial assets. Learn about the programmable nature of blockchain assets and the opportunities it presents for innovation.Traditional Financial Service Providers in DeFi: While fully native DeFi assets are gaining popularity, we discuss why the involvement of traditional financial service providers, like brokers and custodians, could be the key to driving widespread adoption of DeFi technology in finance.Parallels with the World Wide Web: Drawing parallels with the evolution of the internet, we explore how the rise of on-chain securities and decentralized exchanges could streamline financial infrastructure and bypass traditional intermediaries.Wholesale Finance and Trusting Public Networks: We consider the potential impact of blockchain technology on wholesale finance and how public blockchain networks may serve as a mutual trust layer for bridging different jurisdictions.As the world of finance continues to evolve, Fully Collateralised Securities represent an exciting frontier in DeFi. Join us as we explore the intersection of blockchain, crypto, and traditional finance, and uncover the potential for a decentralized financial future. Stay informed, subscribe to our podcast, and never miss an episode as we navigate the dynamic landscape of finance and technology. Chainlens is a leading blockchain explorer for Ethereum and Substrate networks.Find out more - http://chainlens.comConnect with Us Join the Web3 Innovators community and engage with like-minded individuals passionate about the potential of blockchain technology.Contact Web3 Labs:Twitter | LinkedIn | Instagram | Facebook | Discord | Tiktok • Explore Web3 Labs: Web3 Labs specialise in web3 solutions for enterprise. • Email Web3 Labs • Get Conor's latest thoughts on Web3 and where we're headed.

In this episode of the Web3 Innovators Podcast, Dotun Rominiyi, Blockchain Strategy – Emerging Technologies at LSEG, shares his journey into the world of blockchain technology. Starting from his early encounter with Bitcoin during his time at Barclays Investment Bank to his fascination with Ethereum's decentralised compute capabilities, he paints a picture of the evolving landscape of blockchain. Key Moments:Dotun's experience in the video games industry and how it fostered a keen interest in emerging technologies. The fascination with blockchain technology and how it presents opportunities to represent assets of value and enable decentralised compute.The importance of considering regulatory constraints and compliance requirements when exploring blockchain solutions in the financial industry.The need for precise, evolutionary approaches to blockchain integration in heavily regulated environments like the London Stock Exchange Group.The unique innovation of blockchain and its potential to revolutionise various sectors beyond technology considerations.The need to understand and navigate the complex legal structures and regulations governing financial markets.The potential of blockchain in simplifying and automating regulatory compliance and contractual enforcement.Standout Quote: "We do exist in a heavily regulated environment, so whatever we do, we have to think about the context of regulation, the realities of that, and what that means for the types of obligations that we have, the types of obligations that our clients have, and the constraints that entities within the ecosystem have to navigate when they think about the commercial activities they engage in." - Dotun RominiyiResources:Stay updated with the latest developments and insights from the LSEG website.Follow LSEG on Twitter for industry news and updates.Contact Dotun Rominiyi: Twitter | LinkedInDotun Rominiyi, Blockchain Strategy – Emerging Technologies at LSEG, is responsible for steering adoption and engagement of blockchain and distributed ledger technologies across both internal group businesses and across the wider capital markets landscape. Dotun and his team are currently focused on delivering a number of internal initiatives as well as partnerships with FinTechs and capital market institutions. Previously he ran technology as CTO of the blockchain start-up BlockEx, as well as co-founding a commercial blockchain gaming venture prior. Dotun has an extensive background as an expert technologist and software engineer, across both the financial services (in automated derivatives trading & execution) and video game sectors. Connect with Us Join the Web3 Innovators community and engage with like-minded individuals passionate about the potential of blockchain technology.Contact Web3 Labs:Twitter | LinkedIn | Instagram | Facebook | Discord | Tiktok • Explore Web3 Labs: Web3 Labs specialise in web3 solutions for enterprise. • Email Web3 Labs • Get Conor's latest thoughts on Web3 and where we're headed.

In this Web3 Innovators: Insights episode, we explore J.P. Morgan's remarkable 7-year journey with blockchain technology and web3. From their early days of experimentation to becoming pioneers in the space, join us as we unravel the key lessons and insights that have made J.P. Morgan a driving force in the blockchain revolution. Get ready to dive into the future of finance with this insightful exploration of one of the world's largest banks' commitment to blockchain innovation.Key Takeaways:Be Prepared for the Long Road Ahead:Discover J.P. Morgan's unwavering commitment to blockchain since 2015.Explore over 60 proof of concepts and initiatives, both internal and client-facing.Learn about key milestones, including their enterprise-focused fork of Ethereum - Quorum, the launch of Onyx Digital Assets, and their participation in the Monetary Authority of Singapore's Project Guardian.Steel Sharpens Steel:Gain valuable insights from J.P. Morgan's experimentation and learn from both successful and unsuccessful projects.Understand the importance of continuous learning and refinement to identify the most impactful use cases for blockchain.Embrace Uncertainty:Uncover how J.P. Morgan strategically navigated the web3 landscape using both public and private blockchains.Learn about their approach to tokenization and the implementation of decentralized identity to ensure transaction transparency and regulatory compliance.Shaping the Future:Explore the potential of asset tokenization and its role in J.P. Morgan's ecosystem initiatives.Learn about the future possibilities, including a trademarked cryptocurrency wallet - J.P. Morgan Wallet, and the Liink network's transformative impact on payment-related information exchange.Stay informed, subscribe to our podcast, and never miss an episode as we navigate the dynamic landscape of finance and technology. Connect with Us Join the Web3 Innovators community and engage with like-minded individuals passionate about the potential of blockchain technology.Contact Web3 Labs:Twitter | LinkedIn | Instagram | Facebook | Discord | Tiktok • Explore Web3 Labs: Web3 Labs specialise in web3 solutions for enterprise. • Email Web3 Labs • Get Conor's latest thoughts on Web3 and where we're headed.

In this episode, we dive into the fascinating world of tokenization and its potential to bridge the gap between traditional finance and decentralised finance (DeFi). Our host, Conor Svensson, chats with Erwan Mismaque, COO of Backed Finance, who has been at the forefront of this movement. They explore the journey of adopting cryptocurrencies, particularly Bitcoin, and how it led to the founding of a company focused on bringing real-world assets onto the blockchain. Key MomentsHow the concept of blockchain technology, allowing value transfer without intermediaries, attracted Erwan which led him to explore Bitcoin.The challenges and excitement of creating tokenized assets on the blockchain, mentioning Backed's pioneering work in creating an ERC20 token version of the S&P 500 ETF on Ethereum.The potential of tokenized fixed income instruments and their impact on the financial markets, opening opportunities for average users to participate in strategies previously accessible only to investment banks or hedge funds.The need for crypto to embrace regulatory frameworks and create standards to attract mainstream users, making blockchain technology accessible and seamless in the background of everyday life.The future of Web3, envisioning a time when blockchain-powered transactions and decentralised finance become so user-friendly that users won't even realise they are interacting with blockchain technology.Backed's focus lies in expanding their platform to a wider audience, onboarding more customers to mint and redeem assets, and bringing more fixed income products on chain.  Backed's aim to increase general awareness to encourage more DeFi protocols to build on top of Backed's tokens, boosting their utility in the market.Standout Quote: "Crypto is still very niche and very small market. I think the most successful companies in crypto will not try to take market share from other crypto competitors. The real game is about attracting users that are not already on-chain. That's where you can create a lot of value."Resources: • Follow Backed on Twitter & LinkedIn • Explore the Backed website.Contact Erwan Mismaque: Twitter | LinkedInErwan Mismaque is the COO of Backed, a crypto start-up that brings fully backed real-world assets on-chain through freely transferable tokens. With a decade of financial markets and crypto experience, he joined Backed in 2021 as VP of Business Development, where he developed industry awareness and partnerships for the business.Connect with Us Join the Web3 Innovators community and engage with like-minded individuals passionate about the potential of blockchain technology.Contact Web3 Labs:Twitter | LinkedIn | Instagram | Facebook | Discord | Tiktok • Explore Web3 Labs: Web3 Labs specialise in web3 solutions for enterprise. • Email Web3 Labs • Get Conor's latest thoughts on Web3 and where we're headed.

In this Web3 Innovators: Insights podcast episode, we delve into the intriguing world of digital currencies and explore the concept of "Backdoor CBDCs." We discuss how certain stablecoins, like USDC, might inadvertently become collateralised by central bank reserves through intermediaries, sparking concerns among traditional banks. Additionally, we examine the potential of synthetic CBDCs and how they offer a unique approach to overcoming regulatory hurdles in the ever-evolving payment system landscape.Key Discussion Points:Backdoor CBDCs - Unraveling the Mechanism:What distinguishes a backdoor CBDC from a synthetic CBDC?Understanding how a stablecoin like USDC might be collateralised by central bank reserves without direct involvement with the central bank.Insights into Blackrock's involvement and their use of the Federal Reserve's reverse repo facility (RRP).Synthetic CBDCs - A Novel Solution:Exploring the concept of synthetic CBDCs that are not issued by central banks but rely on a tokenised deposit system.Overcoming regulatory complexities in establishing blockchain-based payment systems.Examining the Bank of England's omnibus account and its implications on wholesale financial markets.USDC vs. Retail CBDCs - Assessing the Landscape:Understanding the characteristics of USDC as a retail crypto currency provided by Circle.Comparing retail CBDCs potentially issued by commercial banks on public blockchains, with a focus on J.P. Morgan and Citi dollars.Analysing issuer risk and the need for a robust regulatory framework to safeguard retail holders.Join us in this exploration of the future of digital currencies and the potential implications for the financial ecosystem. We unravel the complexities of backdoor CBDCs, discuss the challenges of traditional banks, and envision the path ahead for retail digital currencies. Tune in to gain valuable insights and be part of the conversation on the rapidly evolving world of CBDCs and stablecoins.Stay informed, subscribe to our podcast, and never miss an episode as we navigate the dynamic landscape of finance and technology. Connect with Us Join the Web3 Innovators community and engage with like-minded individuals passionate about the potential of blockchain technology.Contact Web3 Labs:Twitter | LinkedIn | Instagram | Facebook | Discord | Tiktok • Explore Web3 Labs: Web3 Labs specialise in web3 solutions for enterprise. • Email Web3 Labs • Get Conor's latest thoughts on Web3 and where we're headed.

In the first episode of Season 7, host Conor Svensson interviews Bill Laboon, Head of Education and Grants at the Web3 Foundation. Key Moments: Bill's journey into the blockchain world, triggered by his fascination with hash functions. His early interest in Bitcoin and Ethereum, leading to full-time involvement in the blockchain industry. Polkadot's innovative approach as a foundation for other blockchains and its scalability-focused architecture.The concept of parachains and how developers can build their blockchains using Substrate or the Polkadot SDK.Polkadot's on-chain governance, where referenda are voted upon and enacted by the code itself.Contrasting Polkadot's on-chain governance with Ethereum's more traditional approach.The potential use cases of Polkadot beyond DeFi, including government regulatory agencies and real estate ledgers.Polkadot's scalability which makes it suitable for various applications.Standout Quote: "Polkadot is really best described as a bet against blockchain maximalism. That it makes sense to have different blockchains that can do different things. However, all of these blockchains share the same security, right? So if you're part of the Polkadot network, your parachain is as secure as any other parachain."Resources: • Web3 Foundation: Nurturing and stewarding technologies and applications in the fields of decentralised web software protocols. • Polkadot: Learn more about the Polkadot network and its innovative approach to blockchain interoperability and scalability.• Substrate/Polkadot SDK: Explore the software development kit that allows you to create your own blockchains and parachains on the Polkadot network.• Governance on Polkadot: Dive into the concept of on-chain governance and how it empowers participants to propose and implement changes to the Polkadot ecosystem. • Polkadot Wiki: A comprehensive resource to explore all aspects of Polkadot.Contact Bill Laboon: Twitter | LinkedInBill Laboon is the Head of Education and Grants at Web3 Foundation. Prior to the Web3 Foundation, he spent five years teaching Computer Science at the University of Pittsburgh. Bill also has several years of experience in software engineering and management. He is the author of two books: A Friendly Introduction to Software Testing, an undergraduate textbook; and Strength in Numbers, a near-future novel set in a world in which cryptocurrency has eliminated traditional money.Connect with Us Join the Web3 Innovators community and engage with like-minded individuals passionate about the potential of blockchain technology.Contact Web3 Labs:Twitter | LinkedIn | Instagram | Facebook | Discord | Tiktok • Explore Web3 Labs: Web3 Labs specialise in web3 solutions for enterprise. • Email Web3 Labs • Get Conor's latest thoughts on Web3 and where we're headed.

In the tenth episode of our new season of Web3 Innovators, our host Conor Svensson is joined by Elena Sinelnikova is the Co-Founder and Decentralization Coordinator at Metis. She is also CEO at Crypto Chicks.Episode highlights:How and why Elena founded Crypto ChicksThe diversity of people working within Web3The advice that Elena would give to recruiters trying to encourage applicants from a more diverse backgroundHow Metis was formed to create the infrastructure for a layer 2 solutionOther work that Metis is focusing onThe biggest challenges with layer 2 networksElena explains what ZK rollups and optimistic rollups are and the work Metis is doing to combat the challenges they faceElena's advice for anyone wanting to become involved in Web3Where Elena believes Web3 technology will be in 10 years timeKey Takeaways:When we opened Crypto Chicks back in 2016 at Conferences there were hardly any women, probably one or two women per thousand people. And now we see about half and half. So the picture changed dramatically. - ElenaWe wanted to create layer two. And not only layer two, we also wanted to create a Web3 economy where people can go create a business, find a job, create a nonprofit organisation, create their own project, and fundraise. - ElenaOptimistic roll ups - and here is a little educational piece, is the transactions process in batches. So instead of adding transactions, one by one and saving them into layer one, layer two actually captures these transactions, bundles them up in one batch, and saves the whole batch into layer one. - ElenaAll layer twos are innovating. We already have successes where layer twos are lowering the cost quite significantly and also speeding up transactions quite significantly. - ElenaSo right now, for us, the most important part is we have this ability to build. We have the capability, we have great minds that are building and we know that we are bringing good to the world. - ElenaWe need more people, like entrepreneurs who create those ideas, create those businesses, who go and try and build and make mistakes. And we see in the space right now there are a lot of projects, but we can always have more because each one brings a very unique value proposition. - ElenaFollow Elena on TwitterShout outs:Natalia AmelineKevin LiuResources:BitcoinConnect with Us Join the Web3 Innovators community and engage with like-minded individuals passionate about the potential of blockchain technology.Contact Web3 Labs:Twitter | LinkedIn | Instagram | Facebook | Discord | Tiktok • Explore Web3 Labs: Web3 Labs specialise in web3 solutions for enterprise. • Email Web3 Labs • Get Conor's latest thoughts on Web3 and where we're headed.

In the ninth episode of our new season of Web3 Innovators, our host Conor Svensson is joined by Arthur Gervais, Associate Professor of Information Security at University College LondonEpisode highlights:How doing his PhD on blockchain increased Arthur's interest in the spaceThe growth of Bitcoin technology within the academic worldThe research he and his PhD students are doing, looking at how challenges are evolving over timeThe disconnect between the academic and the practitioner communitiesThe differences between the technology which may be valuable in practise and what academics are focusing onApplying existing understandings and lessons learned from the regular Finance domain to their researchThe lending and borrowing side of DeFiThe topics they are working on for their next paperHow we can mitigate the risk of security exploitsWhere Arthur sees DeFi in 10 yearsKey Takeaways:In many cases we are more fascinated by interesting problems that bring new security properties about. And blockchains and particular proof of work, at that time was such a technology, right? It solved the double spending problem in a new way that we haven't thought about before. And this in itself was already groundbreaking. - ArthurWith DeFi and the advent of Ethereum and more aggressive smart contracts in general. We found this great new playground. Now we have an expressive language and we can play on that. - ArthurI feel this is where, for me, most of the exciting opportunities lie on the research side, what is unsolved and how can we solve it? ArthurThe decision trade table they created is designed to help classify protocols into different models,  it's a tool that brings a lot of power. It's an enabler for anyone to try out these protocols, and it's an enabler for attackers too. - ArthurSecurity is all about having multiple walls and having multiple layers of protection, right? Your iPhone, for example, doesn't have only one feature to protect you from somebody hacking your phone, right? - ArthurResources:BitcoinEthereumBellman-Ford Algorithm Connect with Us Join the Web3 Innovators community and engage with like-minded individuals passionate about the potential of blockchain technology.Contact Web3 Labs:Twitter | LinkedIn | Instagram | Facebook | Discord | Tiktok • Explore Web3 Labs: Web3 Labs specialise in web3 solutions for enterprise. • Email Web3 Labs • Get Conor's latest thoughts on Web3 and where we're headed.

In the eighth episode of our new season of Web3 Innovators, our host Conor Svensson is joined by Bo Brustkern, Co-Founder and CEO of Fintech Nexus, a niche media company covering innovation in financial services.Episode highlights:How one of Bo's Co-Founders insisting he bought at least one Bitcoin initially got him interested in the spaceThe research he undertook to fully understand the role DeFi and DAOs were going to play in the evolution of financial servicesHow Fintech Nexus developing into a Web3 business benefits the communityWhy Bo believes regulation is the biggest challenge the industry faces The impact of the way different world governments interpret Web3 technologies will have on regulation“Economic dissatisfaction breeds war”, Cordell Hull, US Secretary of State (1933- 1944)The impact of accredited investor laws in the USThe technology advances Bo sees when attending Web3 conferencesHow Bo sees blockchain and Web3 technology impacting events in the futureFintech Nexus USA event in May 2023Key Takeaways:As a media company, we're so focused on developing. Doing our work for the benefit of the community. It's the perfect place to be to both consume and report on, to engage in, to discuss Web3 technologies and if we do our job really well then both sides benefit. - BoI don't think we're headed in the right direction. I think there really are sceptics are beyond sceptical. They are becoming really quite effective in trying to beat back the Web3 economy and blockchain technology and the various crypto tokens that are part of that. In the end, will those sceptics win? - BoWe not only have to embrace the technologies, but we have to embrace the values behind those technologies. - BoThe majority of the world's people have the freedom where they can choose to work with these technological innovations. Now, of course, the regulatory climate in the US does create some hurdles for people, but people can still hold cryptocurrencies and get involved in these projects. - BoConnect with Bo on TwitterResources:Peter RentonJason Jones FTXTemple BikesNational Western Stock ShowGary VaynerchuConnect with Us Join the Web3 Innovators community and engage with like-minded individuals passionate about the potential of blockchain technology.Contact Web3 Labs:Twitter | LinkedIn | Instagram | Facebook | Discord | Tiktok • Explore Web3 Labs: Web3 Labs specialise in web3 solutions for enterprise. • Email Web3 Labs • Get Conor's latest thoughts on Web3 and where we're headed.

In the seventh episode of our new season of Web3 Innovators, our host Conor Svensson is joined by David Creer, Global DLT and Crypto Lead at GFT Group who develop sustainable solutions across new technologies.He is also a Course Instructor at the European Tech School.Episode highlights:What initially drew David's interest into the spaceHow GFT has evolved into an innovation driven organisationHow product delivery and production differs within financial servicesWhy there used to be hesitation when putting products into productionHow regulation has evolved within the financial sectorHow David sees Crypto developing with banksDavid's advice for anyone uncertain about the application of blockchainThe UDPN network project that David has been involved in (The UDPN is a decentralised payments messaging backbone connecting the digital currency systems of the future to enable seamless, efficient payments of regulated stablecoins and CBDCs)How David things blockchain will influence the way financial markets operate in the futureKey Takeaways:The tier one banks and the tier two banks are really only working on things that they want to take into production at this point in time. So that's a completely different mindset from how things were when we started, where it was, we want to just see whether this is possible. - DavidWhen cloud first came out banks didn't want to go down that route at all. The policy was non-public cloud. Now a lot of banks are going down that path, which makes sense because it saves them a lot of money and it's more efficient. - DavidIf you're thinking about using blockchain or distributed ledger technology for your project, you need to understand your use case really well. - DavidIt's quite exciting to be involved in that because potentially that could be a really important piece of infrastructure for the financial system of the future. - DavidIf smart cities develop the way that they are developing in countries such as China, I think that we will have a financial services system which is much more focused on micropayment. And therefore I think that blockchain technology or cryptographically based stablecoins or CBDCs will be used much more widely. - DavidConnect with David on TwitterResources:TOKOBitcoinEthereumSatoshiUDPN NetworkConnect with Us Join the Web3 Innovators community and engage with like-minded individuals passionate about the potential of blockchain technology.Contact Web3 Labs:Twitter | LinkedIn | Instagram | Facebook | Discord | Tiktok • Explore Web3 Labs: Web3 Labs specialise in web3 solutions for enterprise. • Email Web3 Labs • Get Conor's latest thoughts on Web3 and where we're headed.

In the sixth episode of our new season of Web3 Innovators, our host Conor Svensson has the tables turned on him and is interviewed by Joshua Lory, Head of Blockchain GTM at VMware, a multi-cloud service for all apps, enabling digital innovation with enterprise control.These were follow up questions that Joshua wanted to ask Conor after he was interviewed on the podcast earlier this season, which you can listen to here.Connect with Joshua on Twitter.Episode highlights:Who Conor believes are the three players that will capture 80% of the market in the next 10 years and whyHow this differs from Joshua's viewsOther up and coming players in this space who it is worth keeping an eye onWhy the decentralised infrastructure projects have got a big part to play in the futureHow we narrow the skills gap needed for these new ecosystemsThe issue with smart contract development on public blockchain networksThe potential with AGI (Artificial General Intelligence) to help close the skills gapKey Takeaways:In every single technology space the top three players capture 80% of the market time and time again. And then you have a long tail of the 20%, where you have thousands of different options that capture one or 2%. - JoshuaEthereum, I've always felt that it's like the Linux of this generation. - ConorFrom a personal perspective, I think Polka Dot is building a strong ecosystem. They have some very strong technology in terms of what they've done. So they're model of having this layer zero blockchain and then these power chains, which are kind of permission chains spun up on top, seems to be viable. - ConorWe've got 10 million Java developers that could be writing to this new ecosystem, but are not. - JoshuaThe real challenge with smart contract development is that it, especially on public blockchain networks, is that people can't afford to make mistakes with it. - ConorResources:EthereumPolygonCoinMarketCapBinance Ripple CardanoSolanaPolkadotFileCoinLightning NetworkConnect with Us Join the Web3 Innovators community and engage with like-minded individuals passionate about the potential of blockchain technology.Contact Web3 Labs:Twitter | LinkedIn | Instagram | Facebook | Discord | Tiktok • Explore Web3 Labs: Web3 Labs specialise in web3 solutions for enterprise. • Email Web3 Labs • Get Conor's latest thoughts on Web3 and where we're headed.

In the fifth episode of our new season of Web3 Innovators, our host Conor Svensson is joined by Ben Edgington, is the founder and lead product owner of Teku, an Ethereum 2.0 client at ConsenSys.Episode highlights:Why Ben decided to work exclusively on proof of stake and scalability of EthereumThe surprises with Ethereum governanceThe pragmatism surrounding Ethereum and knowing it may not immediately be perfectThe alternatives to Ethereum and where Ben sees compromises being madeHow the Ethereum ecosystem has been expanded and what this means for adoption and new technologiesThe Shanghai Hard Fork and Shanghai Stroke Capella upgrades and what this will mean for ETH stakingWhy institutions are happy to stake in ETHThe areas of focus for Ben moving forwardWhat the Ethereum ecosystem needs to achieve just to give every person on the planet one transaction per dayThe e-book that Ben is currently working on outlining the specifications for Ethereum's protocolsKey Takeaways:It was basically chaos. And yet somehow order emerges from the chaos. And I've come to believe this is really important for the health of Ethereum. We purport to be open and permissionless and we have to design and build our protocols in a way that reflects that. - BenI'm not an Ethereum maximalist, right? I don't think there should be Ethereum and nothing else. I'm very much for other approaches and explorations of the design space as long as people are aware of the compromises that are being made. - BenThe upcoming Shanghai Stroke Capella upgrade. This is gonna happen in, my guess, early April and will unlock the rewards that stakers have put down. Currently we've got, it's about 16 million ETH staking, which is extraordinary, over half a million validators. - BenIn the longer term, we need a solution in which every node on the network does not need to see every piece of data. - BenWe are not going to get into infinite scalability, but for one transaction per day for everybody on the planet, we need a hundred thousand transactions per second. So there's a sort of order of magnitude estimate for when the Ethereum main net becomes capable. - BenResources:Ben's Ethereum ‘stuff'What's New in Eth2BlockchainLinuxDeFiChainNFTChainConnect with Us Join the Web3 Innovators community and engage with like-minded individuals passionate about the potential of blockchain technology.Contact Web3 Labs:Twitter | LinkedIn | Instagram | Facebook | Discord | Tiktok • Explore Web3 Labs: Web3 Labs specialise in web3 solutions for enterprise. • Email Web3 Labs • Get Conor's latest thoughts on Web3 and where we're headed.

In the fourth episode of our new season of Web3 Innovators, our host Conor Svensson is joined by David Palmer, a digital visionary and global platform innovator who works as Blockchain Lead at Vodafone Business IoT. Episode highlights:How the technology innovation of blockchain initially made David interested in the spaceThe opportunities he saw for blockchain to help shape the telco business modelThe four use cases they focused on when looking at the application of blockchainDigital Asset Broker and what it means for electronic vehicle chargingHow Web3 can bring new liquidity to assetsDavid's advice for those unsure about blockchain's potential for their organisation or industryHow David believes blockchain can bring new business and opportunities to external facing companiesHow Web3 will not exist in isolation and instead will be a component within the digital tool setBusiness opportunities as we move to the metaverseHow David believes Web3 and blockchain technology will develop Key Takeaways:I saw an opportunity for blockchain to really reshape the telco business model and present new opportunities. - DavidSo blockchain as a centre for trust and transaction settlement made a lot of sense. That is now live, so that was one of the proof of concepts. - DavidI'm a founder, innovator of, it's called the digital asset broker. This one was slightly different because it wasn't just using blockchain for trust, it was really using blockchain to create a whole new business for IoT devices. - DavidThere is a blockchain based solution out there which has been implemented with some of the biggest companies in mobility in the world. And energy and Web3 and blockchain are a key component of that. - David I think services around identity are gonna be absolutely critical and a massive business opportunity. - DavidThere's millions of people who are in poverty, millions of people who don't have access to business or a career or jobs or career paths. And It would be really exciting to see Web3 fill that void. - DavidResources:DeFiBlockchain InnovatorsDigital Asset BrokerNFTMcKinseyConnect with Us Join the Web3 Innovators community and engage with like-minded individuals passionate about the potential of blockchain technology.Contact Web3 Labs:Twitter | LinkedIn | Instagram | Facebook | Discord | Tiktok • Explore Web3 Labs: Web3 Labs specialise in web3 solutions for enterprise. • Email Web3 Labs • Get Conor's latest thoughts on Web3 and where we're headed.

In the third episode of our new season of Web3 Innovators, our host Conor Svensson is joined by Joshua Lory, Head of Blockchain GTM at VMware, a multi-cloud service for all apps, enabling digital innovation with enterprise control.He is also the host of the 48 Hours to Lead Podcast.Episode highlights:What initially attracted Joshua to BitcoinThe plugability of Bitcoin and what this means for businessesVMware's mission and how Joshua became involved with the companyWhere Joshua believes cloud could grow to despite -  being a relatively new technologyThe scepticism surrounding enterprise blockchain  Organisations that are building assurance applications on blockchain as a service and the solutions they are usingHow Financial Services and capital markets are building a new digital asset exchangeThe experiment that the Bank of Israel ran for their CBDC on VMware blockchain for Ethereum and what this could mean for the future of moneyJoshua's advice for anyone on the fence about the potential of blockchain technologyThe company's current blockchain focusHow Joshua believes this technology will have been adopted and developed in 10 years timeKey Takeaways:Bitcoin improves on the gold standard and it really is gold 2.0 in many senses. - JoshuaBusinesses in days can plug into something like the Lightning Network without doing any application, replatforming engineering, and have essentially instant free transactions, peer-to-peer transactions. - JoshuaThat is still the mission; bringing this technology to the forefront of big businesses so that they can transform. - JoshuaWithin financial services, it's more about new products and services and transforming the market, which means there's more budget behind these projects, that's higher priority. I think you'll see this contagion happen across all industries once financial services really figures it out. - JoshuaIf you just look at cloud in its essence, it helps organisations focus on their core competency instead of building data centres and infrastructure to move more quickly and launch new products and services. And so if you layer blockchain on top of cloud, this has very similar effects. - JoshuaEconomic energy will be running on blockchain rails, I believe that's a certain. - JoshuaSo that's what I would say to users is go back in the history books, look at all these huge technology shifts, and then look at blockchain with a fresh set of eyes. - JoshuaConnect with Joshua on TwitterResources:Connect with Us Join the Web3 Innovators community and engage with like-minded individuals passionate about the potential of blockchain technology.Contact Web3 Labs:Twitter | LinkedIn | Instagram | Facebook | Discord | Tiktok • Explore Web3 Labs: Web3 Labs specialise in web3 solutions for enterprise. • Email Web3 Labs • Get Conor's latest thoughts on Web3 and where we're headed.

In the second episode of our new season of Web3 Innovators, our host Conor Svensson is joined by Bharat Gupta, Senior Principal for Financial Services and Insurance at Infosys, which is a global leader in next-generation digital services and consultingBharat is focused on digital strategy for financial services clients covering crypto and blockchain advisory for new business initiatives.Episode highlights:How blockchain as a technology initially sparked Bharat's interest in the spaceThe similarities he saw between mission critical systems and blockchain technologyWhy he became fully involved in 2019 after large organisations showed an interest in the spaceWhat Bharat believes will happen in the future with the digitisation of financial servicesHow digitisation of product can help raise capital and introduce a wider customer baseWhat regulation is currently like for financial servicesThe scalability issues with the Bitcoin and Ethereum network and how these are being resolvedHow financial services are dealing with transparency and privacy on the networkBharat's advice for anyone wanting to become involved in the spaceThe projects Bharat is currently focusing onKey Takeaways:So that really intrigued me and then pulled me in completely. If large institutions are looking into this then I think it makes more sense for all of us to look into this space. - BharatIt was never a thought for financial services that they need to change their product. - BharatSo this whole new field has opened up for startups to raise capital. And how this is happening is because of that same underlying technology, and that's what I call digitisation of the product. - BharatThese networks are not designed for transit. These networks are designed for settlement. So I call it the base layer. Layer one networks are nothing, but it's a settlement networks. Whatever you need to do on top of it, that is your transaction layer. So transaction layer has to be very scalableNow they are building, and I believe that ecosystem will definitely thrive and then scale again, because Bitcoin would not just become a store of value, it will also become a transaction mechanism. - BharatResources:BlockchainEthereumBitcoinLightning NetworkCharles SchwabICO RushConnect with Us Join the Web3 Innovators community and engage with like-minded individuals passionate about the potential of blockchain technology.Contact Web3 Labs:Twitter | LinkedIn | Instagram | Facebook | Discord | Tiktok • Explore Web3 Labs: Web3 Labs specialise in web3 solutions for enterprise. • Email Web3 Labs • Get Conor's latest thoughts on Web3 and where we're headed.

In the first episode of our new season of Web3 Innovators, our host Conor Svensson is joined by Paul Brody, Global Blockchain Leader at EY where he drives EY's initiatives and investments in blockchain technology across consulting, audit, and tax business lines.Paul is also a Board Member of the Enterprise Ethereum Alliance and prior to working at EY was Vice President and Global Industry Leader of Electronics at IBM.Episode highlights:The prototype system, ‘Adapt' that Paul built and how IBM not wishing to take it further inspired him to leave and join EYHis role in developing blockchain within the organisationWhy Paul is such an advocate for public blockchainWhy there is a lack of privacy with public blockchains and the problems this causesThe reasons you can't migrate applications built on private blockchain to publicWhy he sees blockchain as transformational technologyThe issues around forming and working with a consortiumThe differences between permission and permissionless blockchain and the problems Paul sees with permissionedThe key differentiators between trust anchors and trusted third partiesThe two initiatives; Nightfall and Starlight Paul is currently working onHow Paul believes the future landscape for Web3 technologies will lookKey Takeaways:We had created this product, we had pitched it to IBM leadership and they were not interested. They didn't want to go any further than the prototype, and that was at the point where I parted company with IBM because I wanted to do this. - PaulWe see this over and over again, people created these centrally run private blockchain business models and they just didn't work. - PaulWe've had this vision of a value proposition where you can basically take any kind of business application and run it on a public blockchain, any kind of B2B transaction. But the reality has been that we can't do it. - PaulThere will be many stablecoin firms, there will be many audit firms, there will be many external data sources at Oracles. We will have to decide to trust some of them in how we build our transactions, but none of them will become central intermediaries. None of them will become monopolists. None of them will have overwhelming power in the ecosystem. - PaulMy goal is that in January of 2023 we will launch the first production versions of both Nightfall and Starlight as production betas on the public Ethereum main net. - PaulWhat's really cool about X.509 certificates is they are themselves public open standards supported by many different third party providers. So nightfall will remain truly public and permissionless. - PaulResources:Connect with Us Join the Web3 Innovators community and engage with like-minded individuals passionate about the potential of blockchain technology.Contact Web3 Labs:Twitter | LinkedIn | Instagram | Facebook | Discord | Tiktok • Explore Web3 Labs: Web3 Labs specialise in web3 solutions for enterprise. • Email Web3 Labs • Get Conor's latest thoughts on Web3 and where we're headed.

Exciting news! The Web3 Innovators Podcast returns next week with a new season packed full of new learning from leaders who are changing the face of finance and other industries with web3 and blockchain technologies

In this special episode of Web3 Innovators, our host Conor Svensson has picked out a selection of best bits from Season 5. It was a great season and a range of topics were covered, from NFTs to DeFi and crypto. These hand picked sections are key highlights from the season and contain valuable insights that you won't want to miss!Follow these links if specific clips catch your interest and you'd like to listen to the full episode.Can wholesale payments be tokenised?Can Ethereum be infinitely scaled?Should we decentralise ownership?Can trade repositories tokenise assets on public blockchains?Is Web3 a New World or New Economy?Are NFTs extensions of who we are?How J.P. Morgan is generating revenue and saving money with blockchain.How will tokens change your online experience?Can financial speculation create useful Web3 ecosystems?Do we need quantum resistance in Web3?Connect with Us Join the Web3 Innovators community and engage with like-minded individuals passionate about the potential of blockchain technology.Contact Web3 Labs:Twitter | LinkedIn | Instagram | Facebook | Discord | Tiktok • Explore Web3 Labs: Web3 Labs specialise in web3 solutions for enterprise. • Email Web3 Labs • Get Conor's latest thoughts on Web3 and where we're headed.

In the last episode of our new season of Web3 Innovators, our host Conor Svensson is joined by Marcos Allende López, CTO at LACChain and Specialist in Blockchain, Digital Assets, Quantum Technologies, and SSI at  Inter-American Development BankEpisode highlights:How Marcos started to learn more about blockchain technologies and cryptocurrencies after applying for his current position at Inter-American Development BankHow quantum technologies and blockchain are linked by cryptographyThe work that Marcos is doing on blockchain and how this is developingHow Marcos believes we need better assurance frameworks in addition to the regulatory policiesThe biggest challenges Marcos sees with quantum and blockchain technology both in the immediate and futureHow Marcos believes we should be focusing on quantum resistance now so we have solutions in place should quantum computers be ready before the blockchain networks are ready for themHow they created one of the first orchestration vehicles for blockchainThe advice Marcos would give to anyone hesitant to use blockchainKey Takeaways:Quantum computing and quantum cryptography which are being actively developed are essential for the blockchain Web3 and all the assets that are now being created and generated in blockchain networks. So the quantum and blockchain worlds are actually very connected and it is very important to start having a conversation around what might happen in the next few years around this. - MarcosMy work has been focused on building and maintaining something that is between the enterprise and the crypto blockchain worlds, which is a permission public blockchain. So basically we created this infrastructure that is intended for Latin America and the Caribbean but available globally, with suitable features for public and public sectors. - MarcosWe need to start having the conversation about quantum computers hacking blockchain now because the solution might not be that easy. Replacing or adapting the cryptography of current blockchain networks is not going to be an easy problem to solve because blockchains are so inherent to the type of cryptographic algorithms that they're using. - MarcosIt is important to start developing great interfaces. I think it is time to understand that not every organisation needs to run a blockchain node and run their blockchain, their smart contracts and their APIs, and do their integrations. We know how difficult it becomes because some organisations don't have the expertise or don't need to run their own notes and smart contracts and be responsible and accountable for that. - MarcosConnect with Marcos on TwitterResources:Inter-American Development BankGlobal Leaders TodayLACChainLACNet➡️ Remember to leave us a 5* review and we'd love to hear your comments too!➡️ Follow Web3 Labs on Twitter➡️ Follow Web3 Labs on LinkedIn➡️ Follow Conor on Twitter➡️ Get Conor's latest thoughts on Web3 at https://writing.conorsvensson.com/

In the ninth episode of our new season of Web3 Innovators, our host Conor Svensson is joined by Lex Sokolin, Chief Cryptoeconomics Officer at ConsenSys where he has built and now leads the Cryptoeconomics team.Lex is a New York and London entrepreneur who previously held the role of CMO & Global Fintech Co-Head at ConsenSys. He also writes a Fintech newsletter, Fintech Blueprint.Episode highlights:How being at a Conference and seeing how many other people owned Bitcoin, inspired Lex to startThe challenges surrounding Blockchain adoptionLex's view on the current capital market situation and how this impacts people's view on cryptoHow speculation surrounding regulation can generate economic use casesHow Lex believes computational infrastructure will develop as we want to create digital third spaces for ourselves, away from the home and officeThe pain points that people experience in cryptoLex's opinion on where companies should and shouldn't be using BlockchainHow he believes Web3 technology will impact the financial landscape over the next 10 yearsKey Takeaways:It's figuring out and taking action on how to help crypto businesses operate and how to remove barriers that prevent those businesses from having functional operations. So, it's more about having these seamless rails in place, so that people can engage with the technology. - LexI think that you can draw a line and you can say, is blockchain a cost saver for your company or is it a revenue generator? - LexYou can look at Apollo or KKR, the large private equity firms or some of the large hedge funds that are essentially price insensitive and are willing to continue investing into an ecosystem that they own because they own the underlying capital for the whole ecosystem. - LexI think there's some cases where they just put all of their own float on top of their own system or a system that essentially holds through equity ownership. But I think for most midsize to small, to even medium or large banks, the cost savings story is tough. - LexWhat's going to feel very natural in 10 or 15 years is that you'll have digital ownership over all your stuff. And if it's not on chain, and you don't have it in your wallet, then you will feel like it's not real. Like in the same way that I wouldn't want that paper document today, because it does me no good. - LexConnect with Lex on TwitterResources:ConsenSysConsenSys CryptoeconomicsFintech BlueprintCoinbaseApolloKKR ➡️ Remember to leave us a 5* review and we'd love to hear your comments too!➡️ Follow Web3 Labs on Twitter➡️ Follow Web3 Labs on LinkedIn➡️ Follow Conor on Twitter➡️ Get Conor's latest thoughts on Web3 at https://writing.conorsvensson.com/