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For episode 205, we're excited to welcome Bill Laboon, Director of Education and Governance Initiatives at Web3 Foundation—the team driving innovation behind the Polkadot and Kusama networks. At a moment when governance challenges in decentralized communities are front-and-center, Bill is leading the charge on education and initiatives designed to make decentralized governance more transparent, accessible, and impactful.We discuss:How decentralized governance models unlock exciting new pathways for real-world social and environmental impact initiativesAn introduction Polkadot and Kusama and the unique opportunities for impact builders in these ecosystemsWhy networks like Kusama—built specifically for innovation and experimentation—are critical for accelerating Web3's potential to solve complex global challengesAnd practical insights for builders and communities on fostering healthy, effective decentralized governance that advances public good.--Key Takeaways--

Bill Laboon is the Director of Education and Governance Initiatives at the Web3 Foundation, after spending the previous five years teaching Computer Science at the University of Pittsburgh. 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.In this conversation, we discuss:- Future growth and evolution of the Polkadot ecosystem- Reaching 1000 referendums in the Polkadot ecosystem- Dot Play and Kylix Finance- The Decentralized Futures grant programme- Zug is the crypto valley of the world- Importance of regulatory oversight in crypto- Upcoming US election- Trump launching World Liberty Coin- Web3 education in LATAM- Polkadot isn't one blockchain, it's 51 different para-chains- Friend.tech going under- Crypto needs end-user consumer appsWeb3 FoundationWebsite: web3.foundationX: @Web3foundationBill LaboonX: @BillLaboonLinkedIn: Bill Laboon ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------  This episode is brought to you by PrimeXBT.  PrimeXBT offers a robust trading system for both beginners and professional traders that demand highly reliable market data and performance. Traders of all experience levels can easily design and customize layouts and widgets to best fit their trading style. PrimeXBT is always offering innovative products and professional trading conditions to all customers.   PrimeXBT is running an exclusive promotion for listeners of the podcast. After making your first deposit, 50% of that first deposit will be credited to your account as a bonus that can be used as additional collateral to open positions.  Code: CRYPTONEWS50  This promotion is available for a month after activation. Click the link below:  PrimeXBT x CRYPTONEWS50

Join Andrew Young as he decodes the world of Web3 and DeFi with special guest Fabian Gompf, CEO of the Web3 Foundation. Tune in as they discuss Fabian's journey into the space and his current role, the Web3 Foundation's various functions, Polkadot's evolution since its inception and long-term vision, the significance of Polkadot's JAM chain, the current DeFi landscape on Polkadot, the functionalities of the DOT token within the Polkadot ecosystem, the areas Fabian is most excited about in the year ahead, and more!

In this episode, we have a special guest, Jack Platts, co-founder of Hypersphere, joining us to provide deep insights into the cryptocurrency market. We delve into significant market movements, macroeconomic trends, and key insights from the newly released Q3 Guide to Crypto Markets. Our expert panel, featuring Jack Platts, Greg Sutton, David Duong, and David Han, offers comprehensive analyses and actionable strategies for investors. (1:05) Interview with Jack Platts:Background and Career:Jack shares how his experience at the Web3 Foundation prepared him to launch Hypersphere.(6:30) Political Climate and Crypto:Discuss the current US political climate and its impact on crypto, including insights from the event at Mar-a-Lago.11:40 TON Ecosystem:Explore the TON ecosystem and its potential.19:47 Early-Stage Investments:Insights into writing checks into early-stage Layer 1 deals like Berachain.28:30 Future Excitement:What excites Jack the most about the future of crypto.35:54 Market Movements:Post-Trump BTC Nashville:Greg Sutton discusses market movements following Trump's appearance at BTC Nashville.37:55 ETH ETF Update:Explore the latest updates on Ethereum ETFs and how large wallet movements are influencing the market.39:35 Macroeconomic Trends:Key Economic Indicators:David Duong and Greg Sutton analyze crucial economic data, including JOLTS and consumer confidence on Tuesday, and significant earnings reports from MSFT, Meta, and the FED on Wednesday, followed by Amazon and Apple on Thursday.44:10 Onchain Developments:Governance and Protocol Updates:David Han delves into recent governance activities on Compound, and the latest updates on AAVEnomics and its safety module.48:45 Q3 Guide to Crypto Markets:Report Insights:David Duong and David Han discuss the changes made from the previous edition of the Guide to Crypto Markets.Compelling Trends:Highlight the most compelling or surprising insights from the report and the sectors or assets presenting significant opportunities.Strategic Adjustments:Based on the findings in the Q3 Guide, they offer advice on how investors should adjust their strategies to navigate the evolving market landscape.This episode is packed with expert analyses, timely updates, and strategic insights essential for anyone involved in the cryptocurrency market. Whether you're an investor, a market enthusiast, or simply interested in the latest trends, this discussion provides valuable knowledge to help you stay ahead in the rapidly evolving world of digital assets. Download the Guide to Crypto Markets Here: Subscribe and stay informed: Don't miss our continued deep dives into cryptocurrency trends, market dynamics, and pivotal developments influencing the global markets.

Bill Laboon is the Director of Education and Governance Initiatives at Web3 Foundation.  Before this, he was a lecturer in the Computer Science Department of the University of Pittsburgh, teaching courses in software quality assurance, software engineering, and blockchain technology. He is a frequent speaker at conferences on a variety of topics, including cryptocurrency, software quality, and the ethics of software development. 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.  Bill has a BS in Computer Science and Political Science from the University of Pittsburgh, as well as an MS in Software Design & Management from Carnegie Mellon University.   --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/crypto-hipster-podcast/support

 Bitcoin supply growth is set to drop below 1% for the first time ever next month, when the ‘halving event' gets underway, underscoring the popular crypto's scarcity premium and likely fueling the current bull run just as institutional investors join the race to ‘hodl' the popular crypto."Bitcoin supply growth is currently about 1.7% and that will be reduced to a bit under 1% for the first time in bitcoin history,” at the next halving event, expected “sometime on April 17”, Director of Education and Governance Initiatives at Web3 Foundation told Investing.com's Yasin Ebrahim in an interview on Thursday.Halving events, which occur once every four years, cut the amount of bitcoin that is produced on the bitcoin blockchain, or network, by miners in half --- hence, ‘halving.'Your support is appreciated! https://www.buzzsprout.com/892009/supporters/newhttps://www.buymeacoffee.com/j2oforexyoutube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHKVHPpjTRD3WbETbar-0Qg Support the show

In this episode of the PGP* for Crypto podcast, Paul Brigner interviews Daniel Schöenberger, Chief Legal Officer of the Web3 Foundation. They discuss the intricacies of the Web3 ecosystem, the importance of the Polkadot project, and how Web3 aims to decentralize the internet and give control back to the users. Daniel also shares about his rich background in technology companies like Google, his perspective on upcoming Web3 regulations, and an insight into how Artificial Intelligence and Blockchain can work together to address challenges like disinformation campaigns. EPISODE LINKS Daniel Schöenberger's LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-schoenberger-9107836/ Daniel Schöenberger's Twitter: https://twitter.com/d_schoenberger Wed3 Foundation Website: https://web3.foundation/ Web3 Foundation Twitter: https://twitter.com/Web3foundation HOST INFO Paul Brigner's Twitter: https://twitter.com/paulbrigner Paul Brigner's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulbrigner/ Electric Coin Co. Website: https://electriccoin.co Electric Coin Co. Twitter: https://twitter.com/ElectricCoinCo TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Introduction and Guest Introduction 00:34 Understanding the Web3 Foundation and Polkadot 01:08 Daniel's Journey into the Cryptocurrency Ecosystem 01:50 Daniel's Career Background and Transition into Crypto 08:11 The Role of Polkadot in the Web3 Ecosystem 12:33 The Importance of Cryptocurrency in the Blockchain World 23:27 The Transition from Security to Non-Security 33:21 The Impact of Legislation on the Cryptocurrency Industry 51:18 The Role of AI in the Future of Web3 55:29 Closing Remarks and Future Prospects DISCLAIMER Please be advised that the information provided in this podcast is for informational and educational purposes only and is not to be taken as legal or financial advice. The opinions and views expressed by our guests are their own and may not reflect the official stance of the organizations they represent or those of Electric Coin Co. Always consult a legal or financial professional before making any decisions.

Bill Laboon has 15+ years of experience in education, software development, project management, and technical leadership across various industries. Currently serving as the Head of Education and Grants at Web3 Foundation, Bill is responsible for supervising educational programs. Prior to this, Laboon held the position of Director of Education and Community within the same organisation. Preceding their tenure at Web3 Foundation, Laboon fulfilled the role of Technical Education Lead from 2019 to 2021.Bill Laboon BiographyBill Laboon has a diverse work experience spanning multiple industries and roles. Bill is currently the Head of Education and Grants at Web3 Foundation, where he oversees educational initiatives. Prior to this, Laboon served as the Director of Education and Community at the same organization. Before joining Web3 Foundation, Laboon worked as the Technical Education Lead at Web3 Foundation from 2019 to 2021.Laboon also has experience in academia, having worked as a Lecturer and Visiting Lecturer at the University of Pittsburgh. Bill taught courses in software quality assurance, blockchain technology, and cryptocurrency, among others. During his time at the university, Laboon also led a team of developers on a project called QuACC, which focused on analyzing and comparing the internal quality of various cryptocurrency codebases.Laboon has also worked in the private sector, with roles such as a Senior Software Developer at Think Through Learning Inc. and a Consultant at FP Complete. Additionally, they worked as a Technical Lead at UPMC Technology Development Center, where they were involved in a big data project for clinical document storage and search.Earlier in his career, Laboon gained experience as a Senior Software Engineer at General Dynamics C4 Systems, where they led teams and implemented project management strategies for a military command and control system. Bill also worked as an Internet Application Specialist at Eyeflow and volunteered at the Welcome Center for Immigrants and Internationals.Laboon's work experience showcases their expertise in education, software development, project management, and technical leadership across various industries.Bill Laboon attended the University of Pittsburgh from 1997 to 2001, where they obtained their Bachelor of Science degree. Bill studied Computer Science, Political Science, and a related area of Mathematics during their time there. Later, from 2010 to 2012, they pursued a Master of Science in Information Technology degree at Carnegie Mellon University, focusing on Software Design and Management.Learn more about Bill Laboon on https://www.openbusinesscouncil.org/wiki/bill-laboon Learn more about Web3 Foundation on https://www.openbusinesscouncil.org/wiki/web3-foundationAbout Dinis Guarda profile and Channelshttps://www.openbusinesscouncil.orghttps://www.intelligenthq.comhttps://www.hedgethink.com/https://www.citiesabc.com/https://openbusinesscouncil.org/wiki/dinis-guardaMore interviews and research videos on Dinis Guarda YouTubeSupport the show

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.

Wir sprechen mit Daniel Schönberger. Er ist Jurist und Chief Legal Officer der Web3 Foundation. Wir unterhalten uns über das Web 3.0, Polkadot, Produkthaftung, AI und Regulierung. Links: https://web3.foundation/ https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/how-commission-set-out-torpedo-web3-without-even-realizing-/ https://medium.com/web3foundation/less-trust-more-truth-polkadots-native-token-dot-has-morphed-and-is-not-a-security-b2a8847a70cc https://www.fightforthefuture.org/news/2023-01-09-open-letter-for-the-sake-of-freedom-and-democracy-incoming-lawmakers-must-defend-privacy/

What is Polkadot and how is it different from Ethereum? What are parachains? What are the downsides and benefits of using a para chain? Why do we pay Gas fees? What can be done to reduce it? What is the transactional executional model in Blockchains? These are some of the questions that I get answered in this episode of Web3 with Sam Kamani podcast. For this episode I am interviewing Joe Petrowski from the Web3 foundation. He is part of the technical and engineering team at Web3 foundation and responsible for parachains on Polkadot. This episode is relevant for anyone who is interested in a more in depth understanding of blockchains. In this episode we also talk about Private blockchains Para Chains Synchronous programming Security of contracts Proof of Stake vs Proof of work Tooling and infrastructure Light clients And much more… Finally, I don't run ads on my podcast. It would mean a lot if you can leave a review of this podcast on ApplePodcasts or share this podcast with a friend. You can connect with Joe and Web3 foundation here- https://www.linkedin.com/in/joe-petrowski-73538929/ https://web3.foundation/ https://twitter.com/joepetrowski Join our Web3 Discord community - "https://discord.gg/2eJ7DVGcx6" Connect with me here - https://twitter.com/samkamani or https://www.linkedin.com/in/samkamani/ Friends of this podcast:- https://www.cookbook.dev/ (NoCode Smart contracts) --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/web3podcast/message

In this episode, host Jorrin Bruns (Support Engineer, Parity Technologies) is joined by Joe Petrowski (Common Good Parachains Team Lead, Web3 Foundation) to talk about common good parachains (https://polkadot.network/blog/common-good-parachains-an-introduction-to-governance-allocated-parachain-slots/) (aka system level parachains), the layer-1 Polkadot blockchains dedicated to core functionality that benefits the entire Polkadot ecosystem. Since Statemint, dedicated to asset and NFT functionality, launched as Polkadot's first common good parachain (https://polkadot.network/blog/statemint-becomes-first-common-good-parachain-on-polkadot/), many more have been in development. This episode explores how common good chains are evolving and what this means for the Polkadot ecosystem, from the new Collectives parachain, evolving NFTs on Statemint, to the upcoming Bridge Hub parachain, and many exciting projects coming out of the ecosystem. During this talk, Petrowski describes how common good parachains are elected, categorized, onboarded, and eventually made available to users. He highlights the importance of the Cross-Consensus Message Format (XCM) (https://polkadot.network/blog/xcm-the-cross-consensus-message-format/) for system-level parachains, and those which are ready to launch once XCMv3 is deployed. Finally, during the analysis of parachain transaction validation and finalization, we discover the eye-opening benefits of moving core functionality off the relay chain; Polkadot could support far more than 100 parachains, with far fewer than 1,000 validators needed to process transactions with the same security guarantees as before. Links Roadmap for Parity-developed common good parachains (https://polkadot.network/blog/proposal-for-common-good-parachains/) Highlights 2.00 The humble beginnings of common good parachains 3.22 System vs public utility chains 12:00 Pallets abstracting work away from the relay chain 13:00 How transactions are processed on the relay chain vs a parachain 15:12 The benefits of taking core functionality off the relay chain: > 100 parachains! 17:30 System level common good parachains under development 22:45 The Collectives parachain 31:35 How to create a collective or DAO using Substrate's Collective pallet 36:00 Governance to set up the Collectives parachain 39.45 Developments and roadblocks to launching the Bridge Hub 51:10 Evolution of Statemine/ Statemint including evolving NFTs 56:45 Community shoutout for support - particularly deployment tooling Special Guest: Joe Petrowski.

In this week's episode, Anna (https://twitter.com/annarrose) revisits the topic of FHE with Rand Hindi (https://twitter.com/randhindi), CEO at Zama (https://www.zama.ai/). FHE stands for Fully Homomorphic Encryption, a cryptosystem that allows for computation to occur on encrypted inputs. They discuss the FHE landscape, what specific use cases it is ideal for, where the technology is at and how FHE differs from MPC and ZK. They also explore some of the nuances of the different types of approaches to FHE to achieve this cryptographic environment where one can do computation in a truly private manner. Here are some additional links for this episode: Episode 124: Exploring FHE with Flavio Bergamaschi from IBM Research (https://zeroknowledge.fm/124-2/) Definition of FHE (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homomorphic_encryption#Fully_homomorphic_encryption) A public key cryptosystem and a signature scheme based on discrete logarithms: Elgamal Scheme (https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/1057074) Pascal Paillier (https://twitter.com/pascal_paillier?lang=en) FHE.org (https://fhe.org/) FHE.org Discord (https://discord.com/invite/fhe-org) TFHE GitHub (https://tfhe.github.io/tfhe/) ZK Jobs Board (https://jobsboard.zeroknowledge.fm/) – has a fresh batch of open roles from ZK-focused projects. Find your next opportunity working in ZK! Check out the Sub0 Event (https://sub0.polkadot.network/) from the Web3 Foundation (https://web3.foundation/) to explore the latest in Polkadot Network and the Substrate blockchain framework. Today's episode is sponsored by Anoma. Anoma is a set of protocols that enable self sovereign coordination. Anoma's first fractal instance Namada (https://namada.net/) is planned for later in 2022, and it focuses on enabling shielded transfers for any assets, with a few second transaction latency and near zero fees. Visit anoma.net (https://anoma.net) for more information. If you like what we do: * Find all our links here! @ZeroKnowledge | Linktree (https://linktr.ee/zeroknowledge) * Subscribe to our podcast newsletter (https://zeroknowledge.substack.com) * Follow us on Twitter @zeroknowledgefm (https://twitter.com/zeroknowledgefm) * Join us on Telegram (https://zeroknowledge.fm/telegram) * Catch us on Youtube (https://zeroknowledge.fm/) * Head to the ZK Community Forum (https://community.zeroknowledge.fm/) * Support our Gitcoin Grant (https://zeroknowledge.fm/gitcoin-grant-329-zkp-2)

In this episode, we spoke with Bill Laboon, Head of Education and Grants at the Web3 Foundation. Bill shares the origin of the Polkadot Network and its native token DOT. Polkadot's role as a meta platform for developing your own blockchains – called parachains. How the DOT cryptocurrency plays a key role in maintaining and operating the Polkadot network via the innovative nominated proof of stake consensus mechanism which by design is inflationary giving it a different economic design than bitcoin and other crypto currencies. And finally, what DOT holders can look forward to on the development roadmap coming soon. You can buy, sell, swap, trade and store Polkadot on Blockchain.com sign up below to get started today. Sign up for a Wallet https://bit.ly/3dpcCQw Sign up to the Exchange https://bit.ly/3QzCKGP

Una de las instituciones que está promoviendo el desarrollo de la nueva Internet es la Web3 Foundation y su CEO Bertrand Pérez afirma que ya se están desarrollando las primeras aplicaciones “reales”, lo que traerá cambios en las redes sociales actuales convirtiendo a los usuarios en dueños de sus datos.

Samedi 16 avril, Frédéric Simottel a reçu Grégory Boutté, directeur du digital et de la relation clients de Kering, Romain Saguy, Chief Revenue Officer chez Coinhouse, Bertrand Perez, COO chez Web3 Foundation, Gonzague Grandval, cofondateur de SCME, Stanislas Barthelemi, consultant blockchain et cryptoactifs chez Blockchain Partner by KPMG et Nicolas Joly, directeur général de Casino Immobilier, dans l'émission 01 Business Forum sur BFM Business. Retrouvez l'émission le samedi et réécoutez la en podcast.

In this episode, we get to talk to Joe Petrowski of Web3 Foundation about the ever-evolving nature of Polkadot and the governance model behind it. Join your host, Brian, as they discuss not only Joe's history and the outlook for Polkadot, but also dive into the major changes expected this year for the 13 member Polkadot council. Recorded March 9th, 2022

This week Anna (https://twitter.com/AnnaRRose) dives into the topic of funding in the ZK space. She chats with a number of different groups who are all funding zero knowledge technology from different angles. She kicks off the conversation with her colleague from ZKValidator Susannah Evans (https://twitter.com/susevans) and Gubsheep (https://twitter.com/gubsheep) from 0xPARC about the Gitcoin side round they are leading which is focused on funding the next wave of ZK tech projects. She then chats with Arjun Karlsy (https://twitter.com/ArjunKalsy), VP of Growth at Polygon about their massive commitment of 1 billion into ZK through investments, acquisitions, and grants. Following this, she catches up with Alex Pruden (https://twitter.com/apruden08), CEO at Aleo to talk about their soon to launch grant program – Zprize, an industry-wide effort to accelerate zero knowledge technology. And lastly, she speaks with Alistair Stewart from the Web3 Foundation about a newly announced ZK component of the Polkadot Pioneers Prize. Here are some links for the episode: * ZK Tech Gitcoin GR13 Side Round Live on 9th March (https://medium.com/zero-knowledge-validator/zk-tech-gitcoin-gr13-side-round-live-on-9th-march-7e90f44ae715) * Gitcoin GR13: ZKTech Matching Round (https://0xparc.org/blog/gitcoin-gr13-zk) * 0xPARC on Twitter (https://twitter.com/0xPARC) * ZKValidator on Twitter (https://twitter.com/ZKValidator) * The Polygon Thesis: Strategic Focus on ZK Technology as the Next Major Chapter for Polygon; $1B Treasury Allocation (https://blog.polygon.technology/the-polygon-thesis-strategic-focus-on-zk-technology-as-the-next-major-chapter-for-polygon-1b-treasury-allocation/) * Polygon on Twitter (https://twitter.com/0xPolygon) * Zprize (https://www.zprize.io/) * Aleo on Twitter (https://twitter.com/AleoHQ) * ZKV presents Privacy on Polkadot - Polkadot Pioneers Prize with Alexio Sanchez and Alistair Stewart (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9aiNG5QdlT0) * New Proposal: Polkadot Pioneers Prize, an Incentive Prize Program (https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/post/770) * Polkadot Pioneers Prize Proposal (RTS) (https://docs.google.com/document/d/1tQTh_svJnNSCn4XPBoQW2hOvSBZzKFtKjkj8-sIui2w/edit) ZKValidator and 0xPARC bring you another ZK Tech Side Round GR13 on Gitcoin. This ZK Tech Side Round has a matching pool of $275K, up from $100K last time. The round starts on March 9th 2022 and runs for two weeks. Submit your project: https://gitcoin.co/grants/ Add your grant to the “zkTech” side round to be eligible for the $275,000 in the matching pool. Full details here: https://medium.com/zero-knowledge-validator/zk-tech-gitcoin-gr13-side-round-live-on-9th-march-7e90f44ae715 If you're looking to jump into ZK professionally – head over to the ZK Jobs Board to find job openings from some of the top teams working in the ZK space! https://jobsboard.zeroknowledge.fm/ Today's episode is sponsored by Penumbra (https://penumbra.zone/). Penumbra is a cross-chain shielded pool and decentralized exchange, allowing users to shield assets from any cosmos chain, and privately transact, stake, swap, and marketmake, without revealing your personal information or trading strategies to the world. Penumbra Labs is also building in public, visit penumbra.zone (https://penumbra.zone/) to learn more, use the testnets and join their discord. If you like what we do: Follow us on Twitter - @zeroknowledgefm (https://twitter.com/zeroknowledgefm) Join us on Telegram (https://t.me/joinchat/TORo7aknkYNLHmCM) Catch us on Youtube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYWsYz5cKw4wZ9Mpe4kuM_g) Read up on the r/ZKPodcast subreddit (https://www.reddit.com/r/zkpodcast) Give us feedback! -https://forms.gle/iKMSrVtcAn6BByH6A Support our Gitcoin Grant (https://gitcoin.co/grants/329/zero-knowledge-podcast-2) Support us on the ZKPatreon (https://www.patreon.com/zeroknowledge) Donate through coinbase.commerce (https://commerce.coinbase.com/checkout/f1e56274-c92b-4a99-802f-50727d651b38)

This episode is sponsored by Nexo.io and Quantstamp.Joining “Money Reimagined” hosts Michael Casey and Sheila Warren is Gavin Wood, co-founder of Ethereum and founder of Parity Technologies, which produces Polkadot. More recently, Wood founded the Web3 Foundation, an organization aiming to fund development teams building the decentralized internet.First, Wood walks through the founding ideals of Polkadot, including its focus on decentralization, interoperability and efficiency. He next explains the technologies Polkadot introduced to meet the ideals and help accelerate experimentations into the future Web 3.Wood views the transition from Web 2 to Web 3 not as an optional step, but a necessary one, adding, “We cannot afford to base our infrastructure on fundamentally flawed centralized technologies.” The current internet's flaws in centralization and privacy concerns will be challenging to overcome in the next iteration of internet technologies, but Wood is optimistic that with the right incentives, these new solutions will be created that align with the needs of users.How long until this vision of a better web is actualized?-Nexo is a powerful, all-in-one crypto platform where you can securely store your crypto. Invest, borrow, exchange and earn up to 18% APR on Bitcoin and 20+ other top coins. Insured for $375M. Audited in real-time by Armanino. Rated excellent on Trustpilot. Get started today at nexo.io.-Quantstamp is the leader of blockchain security, having secured over 100 billion USD worth of digital assets. Visit quantstamp.com to learn why top DeFi projects like Maker, Compound and BarnBridge trust Quantstamp to secure the financial infrastructure of tomorrow. Learn more at quantstamp.com/blog.-This episode was produced and edited by Michele Musso with announcements by Adam B. Levine and additional production support by Eleanor Pahl. Our theme song is “Shepard.”See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This episode is sponsored by Nexo.io and Quantstamp.Joining “Money Reimagined” hosts Michael Casey and Sheila Warren is Gavin Wood, co-founder of Ethereum and founder of Parity Technologies, which produces Polkadot. More recently, Wood founded the Web3 Foundation, an organization aiming to fund development teams building the decentralized internet.First, Wood walks through the founding ideals of Polkadot, including its focus on decentralization, interoperability and efficiency. He next explains the technologies Polkadot introduced to meet the ideals and help accelerate experimentations into the future Web 3.Wood views the transition from Web 2 to Web 3 not as an optional step, but a necessary one, adding, “We cannot afford to base our infrastructure on fundamentally flawed centralized technologies.” The current internet's flaws in centralization and privacy concerns will be challenging to overcome in the next iteration of internet technologies, but Wood is optimistic that with the right incentives, these new solutions will be created that align with the needs of users.How long until this vision of a better web is actualized?-Nexo is a powerful, all-in-one crypto platform where you can securely store your crypto. Invest, borrow, exchange and earn up to 18% APR on Bitcoin and 20+ other top coins. Insured for $375M. Audited in real-time by Armanino. Rated excellent on Trustpilot. Get started today at nexo.io.-Quantstamp is the leader of blockchain security, having secured over 100 billion USD worth of digital assets. Visit quantstamp.com to learn why top DeFi projects like Maker, Compound and BarnBridge trust Quantstamp to secure the financial infrastructure of tomorrow. Learn more at quantstamp.com/blog.-This episode was produced and edited by Michele Musso with announcements by Adam B. Levine and additional production support by Eleanor Pahl. Our theme song is “Shepard.”See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Das Web3 soll als dezentrales und faires Internet den Nutzern die Kontrolle über ihre Daten, Identität und Schicksal zurückgeben, beschreibt die Web3 Foundation den Ansporn der Idee. Doch was steckt dahinter und wem bietet dieser Ansatz tatsächlich eine Chance?

Using Tesla for cryptomining (only profitable with free charging), cleaning iPhone lightning connection (use a toothpick), using old tablet (digital picture frame), hotel Internet (WiFi, Ethernet), Profiles in IT (Gavin Wood, cofounder Ethereum, founder Polkadot and Web3 Foundation), Web3 (hype or hoax), Website of the Week (Web3 Blockchain Fundamentals MOOC), and the 15th Anniversary of iPhone (when power was taken back from the telcos). This show originally aired on Saturday, January 15, 2022, at 9:00 AM EST on WFED (1500 AM).

Using Tesla for cryptomining (only profitable with free charging), cleaning iPhone lightning connection (use a toothpick), using old tablet (digital picture frame), hotel Internet (WiFi, Ethernet), Profiles in IT (Gavin Wood, cofounder Ethereum, founder Polkadot and Web3 Foundation), Web3 (hype or hoax), Website of the Week (Web3 Blockchain Fundamentals MOOC), and the 15th Anniversary of iPhone (when power was taken back from the telcos). This show originally aired on Saturday, January 15, 2022, at 9:00 AM EST on WFED (1500 AM).

What The Fuck Is Web3? My NFT, Crypto, and Influencer Marketing Moves In 2022 | Ep 34 Do you ever find yourself wondering, “What is Web3?” You're not alone. The idea is having a moment, whether you're measuring by VC funding, lobbying blitzes, or incomprehensible corporate announcements. But it can be hard to tell what all the hype is about. To believers, Web3 represents the next phase of the internet and, perhaps, of organizing society. Web 1.0, the story goes, was the era of decentralized, open protocols, in which most online activity involved navigating to individual static webpages. Web 2.0, which we're living through now, is the era of centralization, in which a huge share of communication and commerce takes place on closed platforms owned by a handful of super-powerful corporations—think Google, Facebook, Amazon—subject to the nominal control of centralized government regulators. Web3 is supposed to break the world free of that monopolistic control. At the most basic level, Web3 refers to a decentralized online ecosystem based on the blockchain. Platforms and apps built on Web3 won't be owned by a central gatekeeper, but rather by users, who will earn their ownership stake by helping to develop and maintain those services. Gavin Wood coined the term Web3 (originally Web 3.0) in 2014. At the time, he was fresh off of helping develop Ethereum, the cryptocurrency that is second only to Bitcoin in prominence and market size. Today he runs the Web3 Foundation, which supports decentralized technology projects, as well as Parity Technologies, a company focused on building blockchain infrastructure for Web3. Wood, who is based in Switzerland, spoke with me last week over video about where Web 2.0 went wrong, his vision of the future, and why we all need to be less trusting. The following interview is a transcript of our conversation, lightly edited for clarity and length. WIRED: As I understand it, the idea of Web3 at its most basic level is that the current setup, Web 2.0, is no good. So before we talk about what Web3 would entail, how would you describe the problems with the status quo? Gavin Wood: I think the model for Web 2.0 was much the same as the model for society before the internet existed. If you go back 500 years, people basically just stuck to their little villages and townships. And they traded with people that they knew. And they relied on, broadly speaking, the social fabric, to ensure that expectations were credible, were likely to actually happen: These apples are not rotten, or this horseshoe doesn't break after three weeks. And that works reasonably well, because it's difficult and very time-consuming and expensive to move between towns. So you have a reasonably high level of credibility that someone is going to stick around and they don't want to be exiled. But as society moved into something larger-scale, and we have cities and countries and international organizations, we moved on to this weird kind of brand reputation thing. We've created these powerful but regulated bodies, and the regulators, in principle, ensure that our expectations are met. There are certain statutory requirements that, to operate in a particular industry, you must fulfill. This is not a great solution, for a few reasons. One of them is, it's very hard to regulate new industries. The government is slow, it takes a while to catch up. Another is that regulators are imperfect. And especially when they work closely with the industry, oftentimes there's a bit of a revolving door relationship between the industry and the regulator. Another is simply a regulatory body has very limited firepower. It's how much money the government puts into it. And so necessarily, regulation is going to be patchy. They will be able to regulate maybe the biggest offenders but they aren't able to retain a really strong influence all the time everywhere. And of course, the regulators and the laws differ from jurisdiction to jurisdiction.

Bonjour à tous et bienvenue dans le ZDTech, le podcast quotidien de la rédaction de ZDNet. Je m'appelle Guillaume Serries et aujourd'hui je vous explique pourquoi le Web3 est à la mode, et surtout ce qu'il n'est pas. Alors voilà, voici que 2022 commence à peine et que tout le monde parle de l'avènement du Web3. Mais le Web3, c'est quoi ? Le terme a été utilisé pour la première fois en 2014 par le britannique Gavin Wood, le cofondateur de la cryptomonnaie Ethereum. Il a ensuite créé la Web3 Foundation. L'ambition de cette fondation ? « Financer les équipes de recherche et de développement qui construisent les bases du web décentralisé » peut-on lire sur le site de la fondation. Pour résumer, le Web 3 est défini par ses promoteurs comme l'anti-modèle du Web 2.0. Donc il faut que je vous parle du Web 2.0. Le Web 2.0 est un concept forgé au milieu des années 2000, et qui recouvre le web tel que nous le connaissons encore aujourd'hui. Il permet de distinguer dans l'histoire du web la montée en puissance de l'interaction des internautes via les plates-formes, qu'il s'agisse des réseaux sociaux ou des sites de ecommerce. Et une des conséquences de la montée en puissance des plateformes, c'est la perte de contrôle des internautes sur leurs données personnelles. A contrario, le Web3, selon ses promoteurs, permettrait grâce à une architecture plus décentralisée aux utilisateurs de reprendre la main sur leurs données. Et sur la gouvernance du web. En bref, le Web3 est un futur Internet possible où toutes les données et tous les contenus sont enregistrés sur des blockchains, tokénisés, gérés et accessibles sur des réseaux distribués en vue de démocratiser l'Internet. Et comment cela serait possible ? Et bien grâce à la... blockchain. Car oui avec les NFT par exemple, tout un chacun deviendrait acteur et propriétaire du web. Car oui, avec de nouvelles communautés basées sur ces micro propriétés virtuelles, des décisions pourraient être prises en commun entre micro acteurs, sans tenir compte des intérêts des GAFAM. Car oui avec l'utilisation de la blockchain, les règles de fonctionnement seraient connues de tous, consultables par tous. Pourtant l'idée d'un web décentralisé n'est pas neuve. Le succès de la technologie pair à pair - peer-to-peer an anglais - il y a quelques années, a montré que la décentralisation fonctionnait. Mais BitTorrent et eMule ont depuis quasiment disparu. La faute au piratage. Pour ne rien arranger à l'appréhension du sujet, le Web3 n'est pas le Web 3.0, appelé aussi « Web sémantique », et mise en avant par Tim Berners Lee, le père du Web. « Les plateformes et les applications ne seront pas détenues par un acteur central, mais par les usagers, qui gagneront leur part de propriété en contribuant au développement et à la maintenance de ces services » prophétise Gavin Wood le principal promoteur du concept. D'où la remarque cinglante de Jack Dorsey, ex boss de Twitter, à propos du Web3 : "Vous ne possédez pas le web3" dit-il. "Ce sont les sociétés de capital risque qui possèdent le web". Et le fait qu'une grande partie de la ‘décentralisation' dans le monde du Web3 repose sur le cloud d'Amazon Web Services semble aussi lui donner raison. Car c'est une chose d'avoir des services web basés sur la blockchain et la tokénisation. C'en est une toute autre de remplacer l'infrastructure existante. Et voilà, normalement on a fait le tour du sujet. Pour en savoir plus, rendez-vous sur ZDNet.fr, et retrouvez tous les jours un nouvel épisode du ZDTech sur vos plateformes de podcast préférées.

This week, Joe Petrowski (Technical Integrations Lead, Web3 Foundation) is joined by Jamie Burke, CEO, and founder of Outlier Ventures, an accelerator that supports the development and growth of emerging technologies, including Polkadot. They are currently running a Polkadot accelerator through their Base Camp program. Burke describes what he set out to achieve by founding Outlier Ventures in the context of the current internet where platforms are vulnerable to state capture and coercion and are biased against users. With these flaws in mind, the pair discuss the optimal Web3 tech stack with ‘sovereignty first' as a core design principle and building a permissionless financial system in the context of the Metaverse. The conversation moves on to the Metaverse as a framework for the direction of Web3 where value and identity are transferred and owned by the user. They discuss how to navigate this realm in terms of technology, finance, and culture, and how this aggregate economy would enable a more open metaverse across lots of different use cases, from music to gaming, the creator economy, and more. Links Outlier Ventures' website (https://outlierventures.io/) Outlier Ventures Polkadot Base Camp (https://outlierventures.io/base-camp/polkadot-base-camp/) The Open Metaverse OS (https://outlierventures.io/research/the-open-metaverse-os/) Age of Surveillance Capitalism (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Age_of_Surveillance_Capitalism), Shoshana Zuboff The Master Switch (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Wu#The_Master_Switch), Tim Wuh The Sovereign Individual: Mastering the Transition to the Information Age (1997, with James Dale Davidson) Highlights 00:57 Introduction to Outlier Ventures 07:00 User-centricity in Web3 and the Metaverse 11:55 Use cases of NFTs encourage blockchain adoption 18:00 Creating a Web3 Stack to enable a more open Metaverse 21:05 The success of NFTs in the gaming industry (quantifying forms of digital value) 28:40 Integrating into a digital economy to be part of the Metaverse 33:50 Introducing digital scarcity to digital assets = enabling property rights 38:10 Reworking economics primitives: Infinite scarcity through infinite worlds 41:25 Web3 as a mix of free markets, the sovereign individual and fluidity collectors 51:40 Commodification and financialization of data with blockchain technology 54:30 Data unions to empower individuals on Polkadot and Kusama 56:28 How can the Metaverse compete with physical nation-states? 1:05:00 Web3 stack for a better Metaverse user experience 1:10:00 Outlier Ventures support for the Polkadot ecosystem Special Guest: Jamie Burke.

In this conversation, we chat with Sergey Nazarov – the Co-Founder and CEO of Chainlink, a decentralized oracle network that provides data to smart contracts. Chainlink is used by enterprises (SWIFT, Google, Oracle) and smart contract teams (Web3 Foundation, Zeppelin, Open Law, Market Protocol, and many others). More specifically, we touch on what it means to build in DeFi, what Oracles are like, what smart contracts are and what they enable, how all of this works and where the protocol is going, and so much more!

The podcast pivots today to highlight one of the most innovative NFT protocols in the Polkadot ecosystem. Remark or RMRK, was founded by Bruno Škvorc, while working for the Web3 Foundation. Join us as we explore Bruno's background, the limitations of Ethereum NFTs, Nestable "art legos" that don't require smart contracts, using NFTs to unlock features on parachain apps, and much more. Recorded September 2, 2021

This week the tables are turned on Relay Chain, with Jorrin Bruns (Support Engineer, Parity Technologies) interviewing co-host Joe Petrowski (Technical Integrations Lead, Web3 Foundation) as a guest representing his contribution to the Statemint/Statemine project. Statemine — Kusama's version of Polkadot's Statemint — is a common-good parachain for creating and managing assets and NFTs on-chain. It recently made history as the first live, featureful parachain to be onboarded to Kusama. Now that Statemine has been made permissionless, anyone can use it to create and deploy tokens and NFTs. The pair discuss computational resources, achieving faster speeds, lower transaction fees and the potential to shell out those fees for assets, while incentivizing validators. Petrowski also shares his insights into conceiving and deploying a parachain within two months, the Substrate build, and the project's challenges from upgrading a runtime without governance to asynchronous asset management across chains, and what's next for the project. Links Statemint announcement post (https://www.parity.io/blog/statemint-generic-assets-chain-proposing-a-common-good-parachain-to-polkadot-governance/) Statemine upgrade announcement (https://polkadot.network/statemine-upgrade-launches-new-phase-of-parachain-functionality/) Statemint's GitHub repositary (https://github.com/paritytech/statemint) Highlights 01:17 What is Statemint? 05.40 Taking transactions off the relay chain 10:00 Statemine as the first common-good parachain 16:60 Teleporting assets across multiple chains 20:04 Implementing Statemint governance 23:35 Who is building common-good parachains? 25:49 Incentivizing validators 29:03 How Statemint interacts with other parachains 41:35 Considering asynchronous blockchain execution 44:48 Challenges building Statemint 49:54 Statemint's runtime upgrade to become permissionless 50:30 What's next for Statemint/ Statemine Special Guest: Joe Petrowski.

With all the multiple, differing blockchain and tokens now live on the crypto universe, it's hard not to worry the industry is recreating the same problems of the original internet. This episode is sponsored by PumaPay.io.This week, co-hosts Michael Casey and Sheila Warren are joined by Denelle Dixon, CEO of Stellar Development Foundation, and Peng Zhong, CEO of Tendermint.Developers will emphasize that their particular blockchain protocol is decentralized and devoid of gatekeeping intermediaries. But how do users move assets across those chains and how can one chain validate the transactions in another? More precisely, how do you do that without once again having to rely on a trusted intermediary to act as a conduit of information or custodian of value? This is eerily reminiscent of the Web 2.0 internet structure that arose at the turn of the century, an economic model that now dominates our lives and falls far short of the early internet founders' dreams of an open, decentralized system. As Web 2.0 consolidated around large “walled garden” platforms whose corporate owners were the sole gatekeepers to those platforms' data, we handed immense power to a few key internet companies. How do we avoid making the same mistake again? The answer seems to lie in interoperability protocols and cryptographic tools that essentially stitch blockchains together in a way that users of each can trust information and asset management systems managed by the others, all without a need for trusted custodians. Much is happening in this field. Protocols such as Polkadot, founded by the Berlin-based Parity Labs outfit of early Ethereum developers Gavin Wood and Jutta Steiner, is setting itself the lofty goal of creating the next internet via the aptly named Web3 Foundation. There are blockchains focused on financial interoperability such as Ripple's Interledger and Stellar. And there's Cosmos, the blockchain of blockchains developed by Tendermint, which provides a suite of tools for blockchain developers to build cross-chain applications. -750,000,000 PMA tokens are now up for grabs. By depositing today, you will become part of the next evolution of DeFi payments. Go to PumaPay.io.Image credit: NicoElNino/iStock/Getty Images Plus/ modified by CoindeskSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

With all the multiple, differing blockchain and tokens now live on the crypto universe, it's hard not to worry the industry is recreating the same problems of the original internet. This episode is sponsored by PumaPay.io.This week, co-hosts Michael Casey and Sheila Warren are joined by Denelle Dixon, CEO of Stellar Development Foundation, and Peng Zhong, CEO of Tendermint.Developers will emphasize that their particular blockchain protocol is decentralized and devoid of gatekeeping intermediaries. But how do users move assets across those chains and how can one chain validate the transactions in another? More precisely, how do you do that without once again having to rely on a trusted intermediary to act as a conduit of information or custodian of value? This is eerily reminiscent of the Web 2.0 internet structure that arose at the turn of the century, an economic model that now dominates our lives and falls far short of the early internet founders' dreams of an open, decentralized system. As Web 2.0 consolidated around large “walled garden” platforms whose corporate owners were the sole gatekeepers to those platforms' data, we handed immense power to a few key internet companies. How do we avoid making the same mistake again? The answer seems to lie in interoperability protocols and cryptographic tools that essentially stitch blockchains together in a way that users of each can trust information and asset management systems managed by the others, all without a need for trusted custodians. Much is happening in this field. Protocols such as Polkadot, founded by the Berlin-based Parity Labs outfit of early Ethereum developers Gavin Wood and Jutta Steiner, is setting itself the lofty goal of creating the next internet via the aptly named Web3 Foundation. There are blockchains focused on financial interoperability such as Ripple's Interledger and Stellar. And there's Cosmos, the blockchain of blockchains developed by Tendermint, which provides a suite of tools for blockchain developers to build cross-chain applications. -750,000,000 PMA tokens are now up for grabs. By depositing today, you will become part of the next evolution of DeFi payments. Go to PumaPay.io.Image credit: NicoElNino/iStock/Getty Images Plus/ modified by Coindesk

In this Relay Chain exclusive, Joe Petrowski (Technical Integrations Lead at Web3 Foundation) and Parity's Úrsula O'Kuinghttons speak with former President of Estonia Toomas Hendrik Ilves. Uniquely placed as one of few presidents who knows how to code, Ilves was responsible for implementing the digitization of the Estonian government, one of the first countries to adopt blockchain tech, and many other processes in the country from voting to registering a business. They discuss how Estonia, one of the smallest countries in the world, became one of the most entrepreneurial and tech-savvy, what led Estonia to go ‘digital', declare access to the internet as a basic human right, and mediate data integrity for their digital records via blockchain. Ilves talks about his concerns for the internet given its weaponization and populist exploitation, the problematic state of freedom of expression and accountability online, and governance of online communities beyond nation-states. Links Toomas Hendrik Ilves on Twitter (https://twitter.com/ilvestoomas) Úrsula 0'Kuinghtton on Twitter (https://twitter.com/ursulaok) X-Road introduction video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9PaHinkJlvA) Cybernetica's website (https://cyber.ee) Highlights 00:00 Intro new co-host, Úrsula 0'Kuinghttons 03:00 Estonia as a global leader in the state adoption of technology 09:04 Digitizing a nation via open-source software and distributed systems 18:55 Access to the internet as a basic human right 25:24 The weaponization of the internet 30:22 Regulating social media 38:46 Defining order and proximity in the digital world 50:20 Governance of online communities 54:56 Social media platforms: responsibilities, and oversight 01:14:30 (e)Residency unbound by offline territorial borders Key Quotes "If you are going to have digital records you gotta have something to maintain integrity and the way to do it is blockchain. I mean, I don't understand how all of these companies in the world and governments have digital records and don't put them on blockchain just for security." "Question the need to use illiberal methods to preserve liberal democracy." Special Guest: Toomas Hendrik Ilves.

In this episode of #FinancialFox​​​, Steffy speaks with Bruno Skvorc, blockchain developer, writer and technical educator at Web 3 Foundation, a Switzerland-based foundation aimed at allowing to create a non-intermediated communication ecosystem connecting all blockchain networks out there. Bruno is also working on a new NFT project built on Kusama Network called Kanaria, which focuses on unlocking the utility value of NFTs.

This episode is all about DAOs – Decentralized Autonomous Organisations! Irina Karagyaur joins us to talk about Polkadot, an open-source project founded by the Web3 Foundation to build a network protocol that allows true interoperability between different blockchains. Irina’s passion for IoT and Smart Cities brought her from architecture to working with blockchain and eventually to become one of the Head Ambassadors of Polkadot.Polkadot's DAOs is one of the most exciting examples of the space, with Ambassadors contributing to the community by bidding on projects, creating educational and marketing content, NFTs, partaking in events and most importantly, developing things on Polkadot. DAOs bring about a completely new organisational model, and of course, such new paradigms also come with challenges of explaining to the world how the decentralized world works.Will centralized organisations disappear and become DAOs? Or will centralized and decentralized work together in the future? Tune in also for Irina’s top 3 pieces of advice for founders wishing to create DAOs.—In the TX Podcast series, we dive into web 3 technologies and data economies with guests from forward-thinking companies around the world. Tune in for talks about the next generation of internet technologies, blockchain, DeFi, cryptocurrencies, IoT, AI and machine learning.Follow TX - Tomorrow ExploredLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tx-company/Twitter: https://twitter.com/TxExploredFacebook https://www.facebook.com/TxExploredInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/txtomorrowexplored

This week we dive into Tether, a stablecoin playing an important role in disrupting the legacy financial system, recently announced to be launching on Polkadot. Joe Petrowski, (Technical Integrations Lead, Web3 Foundation) speaks with Paolo Ardoino, CTO of Bitfinex and Tether. They discuss stablecoin trends, regulation and compliance with central banks, CBDCs (Central Bank Digital Currencies), the likelihood of central banks running on public blockchains such as Polkadot and Ethereum, achieving blockchain interoperability through common goods, and the upcoming launch of Tether on Polkadot. Highlights: 00:39 - Intro to Ardoino and Tether 06:38 - The issue of crypto arbitrage 08:57 - Stability by matching a dollar to the pace of Bitcoin 11:01 - Boom and innovation in the stablecoin sector 12:20 - The risks of decentralized stablecoins 13:30 - Achieving purchasing power stability 14:49 - The scope for non-US stablecoins 16:15 - Tether Gold, the precious-metal-backed stablecoin 20:34 - Individual assets vs. a managed basket of currencies 22:48 - Regulation and scrutiny from central banks 27:35 - Blockchain for central banks 28:40 - Tether’s criteria to deploy on a blockchain 30:15 - Common goods for blockchain interoperability 35:07 - Resilience through multiple blockchain support 36:49 - Tether to launch on Polkadot and Kusama Links: Paolo Ardoino on Twitter (https://twitter.com/paoloardoino) Tether on Twitter (https://twitter.com/Tether_to) Grenache (https://github.com/bitfinexcom/grenache) Ampleforth website (https://www.ampleforth.org/) Ardoino’s reading list: Eric S. Raymond, The Cathedral and the Bazaar Key Quotes: “I believe that you can not really understand as a CTO, all the nuances and complexities of your platform, if you stop coding” “the reason why our team decided to create Tether was to solve one problem I’m sure you are familiar with, that is crypto Arbitrage” “Why don’t we create a dollar that moves at the same pace as Bitcoin” “I would stay pure and not allow centralized stablecoins…. Crypto backed stablecoins are a very good value add to the sector, but I would prefer or would have preferred to not have decentralized stablecoins and centralized stablecoins.” “If you are using technology and the banking network, you have to respect the same standards, there is no other way around. That is why Tether has the function to freeze funds in order to cooperate with law enforcement. We do it quite openly, and we communicate when we do. Also, we did that to help many projects. There was an exchange hacked six months ago and we helped them to freeze thirty million dollars worth of Tether. There were many DEFI projects that were hacked and we worked with law enforcement to freeze those funds. That is what is happening in the banking world if someone steals funds from your bank account, the bank has the right to freeze your funds if you have stolen funds. We had to replicate the same functionalities in our centralized stablecoins. That is something that the decentralized coins don’t have and don’t need because they don’t use the banking system, we do, and we have to respect that.” “The idea that central banks will issue directly on Ethereum or Omni or Polkadot is quite realistic.” “You give more freedom to your users, you will gain traction.” “Supporting multiple blockchains makes the entire infrastructure resilient.” Special Guest: Paolo Ardoino.

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After a short hiatus, we’re back this week with a new co-host joining the podcast, Jorrin Bruns (Support Engineer, Parity Technologies). In this episode, Jorrin turns the tables and interviews Joe Petrowski (Technical Integrations Lead, Web3 Foundation, and Relay Chain co-host) about the future of the podcast, Joe’s journey from the aerospace industry to professional cycling to Web3, and how blockchain innovation brings together diverse interest groups. They discuss the potential for Polkadot and Web3 to realize a propian future, breaking down surveillance capitalism through decentralized governance, infinitely scalable parachains (so-called hierarchical or nested relay chains), and building a decentralized economy of robots powered by Polkadot. Links & Resources: Joe Petrowski on Twitter (https://twitter.com/joepetrowski) Joe’s Blockchain reading list The Age of Surveillance Capitalism, Shoshana Zuboff Edward Loose, The Retreat of Western Liberalism The Art of Cruelty, Maggie Nelson Weapons of Math Destruction, Cathy O'Neil Automating Inequality, Virginia Eubank Highlights 0:00 - Intro to new Relay Chain host, Jorrin 02:51 - Joe’s interesting journey in to the blockchain space 08:04 - What attracts different people to blockchain 13.59 - Difference between Parity Technologies and Web3 Foundation 15:47 - The potential for infinitely scalable parachains 17.28 - The future direction of the podcast 21:31 - Big tech’s misuse of data in the age of surveillance capitalism 25.20 - Transparency through Polkadot’s open governance 29.38 - Should governments break up tech monopolies? 33:19 - Literary recommendations for working in blockchain 36:20 - Blockchain’s role in building a better future 38:18 - A look at the Polkadot ecosystem Special Guest: Joe Petrowski.

Web3 Technical Educator Bruno Skvorc joins MouseBelts Adam Leon to discuss Kusamas hacker culture, polkadots existence and the purpose of pushing innovation to its limits within these networks. Twitter Bruno Skvorc: https://twitter.com/bitfalls Twitter Web3 Foundation: https://twitter.com/web3foundation Website Web3 Foundation: https://web3.foundation/

Diesmal schauen wir uns den Web3 Foundation Stack an. Von der Chain bis zum Interface.

Gavin Wood, founder of Polkadot, Kusama, and Parity, discusses what he calls the "meta-protocol," Polkadot. In this episode, he talks about: his vision for Polkadot and the problems he set out to solve when conceiving it why he considers Polkadot a meta-protocol the implementation of parachains and parathreads, how they are defined and how they differ parachain auctions and candle auctions how DDoS attacks can be prevented on parachains initial parachain offerings and how they differ from initial coin offerings and avoid the regulatory problems that were so common with ICOs on-chain governance on Polkadot and how it works how immediate implementation of proposals that pass consensus will prevent forks his answer to those who point to Parity's history with security lapses as cause for concern about Polkadot's security how he sees Polkadot co-existing with Ethereum whether Polkadot is working toward composability how the Web3 Foundation and Parity plan to use their collective stake of DOTs within the network how he plans to address the possibility that DOT could be labeled a security how he imagines Polkadot will serve the enterprise world and how Polkadot will benefit enterprise blockchains   Thank you to our sponsors!  1inch: https://1inch.exchange Crypto.com: https://www.crypto.com   Episode links:  Gavin Wood: https://twitter.com/gavofyork Polkadot: https://polkadot.network Kusama: https://kusama.network

Gavin Wood, founder of Polkadot, Kusama, and Parity, discusses what he calls the "meta-protocol," Polkadot. In this episode, he talks about: his vision for Polkadot and the problems he set out to solve when conceiving it why he considers Polkadot a meta-protocol the implementation of parachains and parathreads, how they are defined and how they differ parachain auctions and candle auctions how DDoS attacks can be prevented on parachains initial parachain offerings and how they differ from initial coin offerings and avoid the regulatory problems that were so common with ICOs on-chain governance on Polkadot and how it works how immediate implementation of proposals that pass consensus will prevent forks his answer to those who point to Parity's history with security lapses as cause for concern about Polkadot's security how he sees Polkadot co-existing with Ethereum whether Polkadot is working toward composability how the Web3 Foundation and Parity plan to use their collective stake of DOTs within the network how he plans to address the possibility that DOT could be labeled a security how he imagines Polkadot will serve the enterprise world and how Polkadot will benefit enterprise blockchains   Thank you to our sponsors!  1inch: https://1inch.exchange Crypto.com: https://www.crypto.com   Episode links:  Gavin Wood: https://twitter.com/gavofyork Polkadot: https://polkadot.network Kusama: https://kusama.network

Polkadot is a unique protocol connecting multiple purpose-built blockchains into one scalable network. It's using blockchain technology to make way for new markets and future decentralized economies and has many stand out features. It's a sharded multichain network enabling many transactions on several chains in parallel. It offers interoperability and cross-chain communication. Communities on Polkadot govern their own network, and hold a stake in the future of Polkadot’s network governance as a whole. It also enables forkless upgrades, allowing blockchains to evolve and adapt easily. Over 100 projects have been or are currently being built for the Polkadot ecosystem, in a wide range of services and systems.After being in the development stage for 3 years, Polkadot was launched earlier this year. It's the first project by Web3 Foundation, and Parity are behind the development. Dieter Fishbein, Head of Ecosystem Development at Web3 Foundation, and Joe Petrowski, Research Analyst at Parity Technologies, share an in depth overview on the economics and incentives behind the protocol.Polkadot is designed to take back our digital sovereignty from powerful third-parties who currently control the web. It promises to take blockchain technology to the next level, and we believe it will do just that.Topics covered in this episode:Dieter and Joe’s backgrounds and how they got into the crypto spaceThe Polkadot visionThe key components of the Polkadot protocolKusama - Polkadot's cousinScalability, Security, and InteroperabilityThe stages of the Polkadot launch and what is coming nextBuilding with SubstrateThe parachains being developedLeasing parachain slotsRunning validators on PolkadotEpisode links:Polkadot WebsiteKusama WebsiteThe Polkadot launchPolkadot TwitterDieter Fishbein TwitterJoe Petrowski TwitterThis episode is hosted by Brian Fabian Crain & Sunny Aggarwal. Show notes and listening options: epicenter.tv/347

My guest today is Edward Thomson. Edward has an incredibly interesting background that ranges from traditional finance, to crypto, to even being a Persian rug salesman. This diverse background helped him build multiple skill sets which come in handy for his current job, which is Grants Manager for the Web3 Foundation. The Web3 Foundation is best known for being the group behind the newly launched, Polkadot blockchain. Edwards's interests don't stop there, he has dived deep into decentralized gaming, going so far as to suggest different architectures that could facilitate fully on-chain games today. Falling further down the metaverse rabbit hole we look at esports DAOs and how they will eventually evolve into fully-fledged companies and how the line between what is reality and what is a game will soon become blurred. All in all, an awesome and wide-ranging conversation that I hope you will enjoy as much as I did. Edward Twitter - https://twitter.com/EAThomson Web3 Foundation - https://web3.foundation/ Edward Personal Website - https://edthomson.com/

Come join Layer1 as we discuss the latest tBTC pause on deposits, VISA possibly entering crypto, breaking down BitMex lawsuits, a NonFungibles audit of the $WHALE Vault, and NO JK ROWLING talk...hopefully. Telegram - t.me/SutlerVentures Twitter - https://twitter.com/layer1pod https://twitter.com/SutlerVentures Sutler Ventures - https://sutlerventures.com/ ______________________________________________________________ Breaking tBTC mainnet "pauses" after still unknown bug causes issues https://twitter.com/mhluongo/status/1262261372714455042?s=20 Bitmex lawsuit talks claims they're laundering money and more https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitmex-faces-lawsuit-for-alleged-racketeering-and-extensive-illicit-activities Quick News Blockchain as One of the Goals of Digital Government Strategy in Brazil https://cointelegraph.com/news/blockchain-as-one-of-the-goals-of-digital-government-strategy-in-brazil Digital asset derivatives infrastructure draws in $552 million in institutional-focused investments since 2014 https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/65529/digital-asset-derivatives-infrastructure-draws-in-552-million-in-institutional-focused-investments-since-2014 Chainlink now offering Verifiable Randomness on ETH https://cointelegraph.com/news/chainlink-brings-verifiable-randomness-to-ethereum Subreddit crypto roll out https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/gj96lb/introducing_rcryptocurrency_moons/?app_name=ios_coinness&share_source=1&channelCode=appusershare&recommend_type=2&uuid=2B245716-17E7-4BDA-A421-1481390F5DA8&lang=en-gb Former Bakkt CEO Hands Documents to DoJ Amid Insider Trading Controversy https://cointelegraph.com/news/former-bakkt-ceo-hands-documents-to-doj-amid-insider-trading-controversy NBA Star Wants Fans to Buy His Contract for $24.6M… Because Bitcoin? https://cointelegraph.com/news/nba-star-wants-fans-to-buy-his-contract-for-246m-because-bitcoin Vechain teams up with Mastercard in the APAC Provenance Council between China and Australia https://cointelegraph.com/news/vechain-mastercard-and-alipay-join-australia-china-supply-chain-consortium Binance hits ATH for new user registration; Adds 30m to its insurance fund https://cointelegraph.com/news/new-user-registrations-on-binance-approach-all-time-high-amid-bitcoin-halving https://bravenewcoin.com/insights/binance-adds-30-million-usdt-to-insurance-fund-following-may-10th-drop Monero transactions and hashrate continue to boom https://www.cryptoglobe.com/latest/2020/05/monero-network-usage-back-at-all-time-highs-from-phantom-usage/ Discussion Binance cut shorts on their futures platform during auto deleveraging https://cointelegraph.com/news/traders-say-binance-cut-their-bitcoin-shorts-heres-why-it-happened Bitfinex is dumping BTC for USDT it seems; over $1b Tether printed in April -- larger discussion around exchanges becoming the largest sellers as miners now receive 50% less https://beincrypto.com/bitfinexs-cold-wallets-being-drained-of-bitcoin/ Web3 Foundation tables proposal to redenominate Polkadot's token and 100x its supply https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/65420/polkadot-redenomination-supply-proposal-web3 Bitcoin FTX lists Bitcoin hashrate derivative contract https://www.forbes.com/sites/colinharper/2020/05/15/futures-trading-for-bitcoins-hashrate-has-arrived/#4a31ecc5c72c Ethereum ErisX launches ETH Futures https://www.cryptoglobe.com/latest/2020/05/crypto-derivatives-exchange-erisx-launches-physically-settled-ether-futures-contracts/ Will Visa use ETH for its digital fiat? -- Would this be bullish for ETH even if its using a private version? https://en.ethereumworldnews.com/speculation-grows-that-visas-digital-fiat-will-use-ethereum-eth/ Reddit CP to hit ETH blockchain in 2021 -- start of an NFT boom? https://cointelegraph.com/news/reddits-blockchain-rewards-will-migrate-to-ethereum-by-2021 NonFungibles.com runs audit on NFTs backing token https://nonfungible.com/static/may-2020-whale-vault-audit.pdf Binance OKEX calls CMC's new exchange ranking shameless https://cointelegraph.com/news/okex-exec-calls-binance-s-coinmarketcap-ranking-shameless https://cointelegraph.com/news/coinmarketcap-initially-rejected-the-metric-that-now-puts-binance-at-no1 Stellar Stellar SDK is being used as concept for Ukranian CBDC https://www.crypto-news-flash.com/national-bank-of-ukraine-integrates-stellar-lumens-protocol-for-cbdc-pilot/

In this week’s episode, we sit down with Alistair Stewart and Jeff Burges, researchers at the Web3 Foundation (https://web3.foundation/), to dig into what they are working on, what they are thinking about at the moment, and how zero knowledge proofs can be used throughout the Polkadot ecosystem. Here are some links and ressources to check out: * Gavin Wood episode (https://www.zeroknowledge.fm/46) * Rob Habermeier episode (https://www.zeroknowledge.fm/83) * The Moral Character of Cryptographic Work (https://web.cs.ucdavis.edu/~rogaway/papers/moral-fn.pdf) * Daniel Bernstein on Twitter (https://twitter.com/hashbreaker) * Isogenies VDF (https://eprint.iacr.org/2019/166.pdf) * Axolotl Ratchet (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double_Ratchet_Algorithm) Thank you to this week's sponsor Trail of Bits (https://trailofbits.com) Check out the blog post describing how Manticore could have discovered the ENS bug here: https://blog.trailofbits.com/2020/03/03/manticore-discovers-the-ens-bug/ Thanks again Trail of Bits (https://trailofbits.com). If you like what we do: Follow us on Twitter - @zeroknowledgefm (https://twitter.com/zeroknowledgefm) Join us on Telegram (https://t.me/joinchat/B_81tQ57-ThZg8yOSx5gjA) Support our Gitcoin Grant (https://gitcoin.co/grants/329/zero-knowledge-podcast-2) Support us on the ZKPatreon (https://www.patreon.com/zeroknowledge) Or directly here: ETH: 0xC0FFEE1B5083230a5154F55f253B6b6ae8F29B1a BTC: 1cafekGa3podM4fBxPSQc6RCEXQNTK8Zz ZEC: t1R2bujRF3Hzte9ALHpMJvY8t5kb9ut9SpQ

仮想通貨・ブロックチェーンに特化した幻冬舎のメディア「あたらしい経済 https://www.neweconomy.jp/ 」がおくる、ラジオ番組です。毎日最新ニュース解説とコラムをお届けします。 ・中国人民銀行が発行する「DCEP」が12月中にパイロット版スタートか ・ビットポイントが仮想通貨受入サービス再開へ ・ステイクテクノロジーズがWeb3 Foundationより国内最多3度目の助成金を獲得 ・ステイクテクノロジーズがアイスタディと業務提携発表 ・関西電力が日本ユニシスやパワーレッジャーとブロックチェーンを活用した新システムの実証実験を開始 ニュースの詳細や、アーカイブやその他の記事はこちらから https://www.neweconomy.jp/

仮想通貨・ブロックチェーンに特化した幻冬舎のメディア「あたらしい経済 https://www.neweconomy.jp/ 」がおくる、ラジオ番組です。毎日最新ニュース解説とコラムをお届けします。 ・Bakktが先物取引を基盤にビットコインオプション商品を12月に開始予定 ・ステイクテクノロジーズがWeb3 Foundationの運営する助成金プログラムに2度目の採択 ・過疎地域の次世代交通・エネルギー問題解決を目指すTIS参画の「ISOU PROJECT」実証実験レポートを公表 ・ZaifがBlockstreamのプロダクト「SETTLENET」を活用した実証実験に参加 ニュースの詳細や、アーカイブやその他の記事はこちらから https://www.neweconomy.jp/

仮想通貨・ブロックチェーンに特化した幻冬舎のメディア「あたらしい経済 https://www.neweconomy.jp/ 」がおくる、ラジオ番組です。毎日最新ニュース解説とコラムをお届けします。 ・Web3 Foundationが公式支援プログラム「Web3 Foundation Grants Wave2」の採択企業発表、日本から「Zerochain」と「Plasm」も選出 ・バイナンスが先物取引所の計画を発表 ・Binance.USのCEOとして、Ripple社の元役員キャサリン氏が就任 ・ネスレがOpenSCと提携しブロックチェーンを活用したトレーサビリティプログラムを発表 ・ビットフライヤーが新規口座開設の受付再開 ・Tokyo XR Startupsが「TXS第6期インキュベーションプログラム」と「MCH+アクセラレータープログラム」のエントリー受付を開始 ニュースの詳細や、アーカイブやその他の記事はこちらから https://www.neweconomy.jp/

In this interview, Felix is joined by Alfonso Cevallos. Alfonso is a researcher at the Web3 Foundation mainly working on optimizing Polkadot's Nominated Proof-of-Stake (NPoS) incentive mechanism. NPoS is based on a novel algorithm that seeks to optimize decentralization across validating nodes in a PoS network. The interview covers Alfonso's background and his work at the Web3 Foundation, staking in Polkadot, as well as details and implications of the NPoS mechanism. Links: NPoS Introduction Blog: https://medium.com/web3foundation/how-nominated-proof-of-stake-will-work-in-polkadot-377d70c6bd43 NPoS Documentation: https://research.web3.foundation/en/latest/polkadot/NPoS/ Web3 Research: https://research.web3.foundation Polkadot Specs and Documentation: https://wiki.polkadot.network Chorus One Website: https://chorus.one

At the Subzero conference in Berlin, Ashley Tyson, the cofounder of the Web 3 Foundation, talks about how it plans to support the Polkadot protocol, plus bring together protocols to create a decentralized web, including other projects outside the Polkadot network. We discuss how the recent disaffection with Facebook and other social media platforms is affecting the movement toward decentralization, how they plan to get mainstream adoption of decentralized apps and whether or not enough people care about privacy to grow that movement. Thank you to our sponsors! CipherTrace: https://ciphertrace.com/unconfirmed CoinDesk: Since 2015, Consensus has been recognized as the most influential blockchain and digital assets event of the year. Hot-button topics such as adoption challenges, privacy,blockchain innovation, capital formation and more take centerstage as experts and pioneers give voice to the new developments and innovations occurring around the globe. Don't miss this three-day experience! Register today: www.consensus2019.com. Use promo: UNCHAINED300 to save $300 on your pass. Episode links: Web3 Foundation: https://web3.foundation Ashley Tyson: https://twitter.com/AsherT Facebook fine: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/24/technology/facebook-ftc-fine-privacy.html?module=inline Sri Lankan government shutting down all social media: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/21/world/asia/sri-lanka-social-media.html?searchResultPosition=1

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Ryan Zurrer, Director of the Web3 Foundation and former Principal at Polychain Capital, joins us in discussing one of the most important questions in crypto: how should we govern? We touch on: How should blockchains be governed?  What are the different models of governance? How do we prevent plutocracies? How does Polkadot further the governance debate? Not finance advice. Host: Jason Choi (@MrJasonChoi) ****** Resources: Relay node newsletter (Asia crypto events) Libsyn link Apple Podcast Stitcher Spotify ****** Intro music by Phortissimo. Outro music by Garreth Chan. Disclaimer: The Blockcrunch podcast series is intended for educational purposes only and does not constitute investment advice. Conduct your own research and invest at your own risk.

On this episode of Venture Stories, Erik and his co-host Tony Sheng are joined by Jacob Arluck (@JacobArluck) of Tezos and Peter Czaban of Polkadot and the Web3 Foundation. The four of them get into the details of the mechanisms of governance, including voting, councils, and other methods of governance.They discuss hard forks and why they are not ideal but sometimes necessary. The group also discusses common misconceptions around on-chain governance and their requests for products or startups in the space. They explain what it means to get to the decentralized ideal without re-centralizing when it comes to governance as well as why the best case scenario for crypto users is that they are not thinking about governance at all as it recedes into the background.Co-host Tony Sheng (@tonysheng) leads product at Decentraland. He also publishes analyses on the business and strategy of crypto at tonysheng.com and is one of Village’s Network Leaders.Thanks for listening — if you like what you hear, please review us on your favorite podcast platform. Check us out on the web at villageglobal.vc or get in touch with us on Twitter @villageglobal.Venture Stories is brought to you by Village Global, is hosted by co-founder and partner, Erik Torenberg and is produced by Brett Bolkowy.

On this episode of Venture Stories, Erik and his co-host Tony Sheng are joined by Jacob Arluck (@JacobArluck) of Tezos and Peter Czaban of Polkadot and the Web3 Foundation. The four of them get into the details of the mechanisms of governance, including voting, councils, and other methods of governance.They discuss hard forks and why they are not ideal but sometimes necessary. The group also discusses common misconceptions around on-chain governance and their requests for products or startups in the space. They explain what it means to get to the decentralized ideal without re-centralizing when it comes to governance as well as why the best case scenario for crypto users is that they are not thinking about governance at all as it recedes into the background.Co-host Tony Sheng (@tonysheng) leads product at Decentraland. He also publishes analyses on the business and strategy of crypto at tonysheng.com and is one of Village’s Network Leaders.Thanks for listening — if you like what you hear, please review us on your favorite podcast platform. Check us out on the web at villageglobal.vc or get in touch with us on Twitter @villageglobal.Venture Stories is brought to you by Village Global, is hosted by co-founder and partner, Erik Torenberg and is produced by Brett Bolkowy.