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#268: John Reynolds, Product Manager for Aleo, on ZK Tech, Privacy, and Safeguarding Personal Information Sep 25, 2023

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John Reynolds is a Product Manager for Aleo with years of experience as a cybersecurity professional. After 3+ years in the United States Air Force as a Cyber Operations Officer, he gained an understanding of the need to safeguard autonomous systems apart from central authorities while also upholding privacy and fostering accountability.
At Aleo, John is responsible for product development and project management. Prior to joining Aleo, John was the Strategic Deployment Lead for Blend. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from the United States Air Force Academy and a master’s degree in Software Engineering from Southern Methodist University.
In this conversation, we discuss:
- Common misconceptions about ZK technology
- Zero knowledge proofs: applications, use cases, and common misconceptions
- Privacy + safeguarding personal information
- Identity
- Mining ETH back in the day
- The grand vision for Aleo
- Z-Prize; Aleo’s hardware-based ZK competition
- John’s background in the US Air Force
- Every day privacy tips
- Leo programming language
Aleo
Website: aleo.org
X: @AleoHQ
Discord: discord.gg/aleohq
John Reynolds
X: @gweiworld
LinkedIn: John Reynolds

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#267: Arno Bauer, Senior Solution Architect at BNB Chain, on opBNB, Ethereum Killers, L1s, L2s, and Bitcoin Sep 21, 2023

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Arno Bauer, Senior Solution Architect at BNB Chain. With over a decade in Data Management across diverse international environments, Arno focuses on enhancing business operations through the research and application of innovative technologies. Here, he specializes in enhancing the core blockchain landscape of the BNB ecosystem and helping its growth through innovation, particularly focusing on governance model enhancements.
Arno is deeply attracted to transformative technologies, especially when applied to human science. His journey to blockchain was sparked by his fascination with new technologies and the potential of blockchain to revolutionize various industries. After studying the fundamentals and business applications of this technology through various opportunities, he enjoys contributing to a field that has the potential to significantly impact society.
In this conversation, we discuss:
- BNB launched a new layer-2 testnet called opBNB
- How opBNB will impact developers -- the benefits, the future, etc.
- A look back at the past 3 years of BNB Chain and the Web3 ecosystem and what's to come
- How Greenfield is a leader in programmable storage
- Decentralized storage
- Overwhelmed by the multiple blockchain layer-1 and layer-2 options available to choose from
- Summary of present-day L1s & L2s
- Ethereum Killers
- Arno’s journey into crypto
- Bitcoin
BNB Chain
Website: www.bnbchain.org
X: @BNBCHAIN
Telegram: t.me/bnbchain
Arno Bauer
LinkedIn: Arnaud Bauer

#266: Erica Kang, CEO of KryptoSeoul, on Crypto in Asia and Bridging the Gap Between the West & the East Sep 18, 2023

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Erica Kang is the CEO and Founder of KryptoSeoul, a leading community-building team in South Korea. She leads the KryptoSeoul team to organize BUIDL Asia, the first Asian community-driven crypto conference. Having earned her Masters in International Policy Studies at Stanford, Erica previously served at the Korea Blockchain Association as an advisor.
In this conversation, we discuss:
- Asia is a powerhouse for crypto
- Bridging the gap between crypto communities located in the West and East
- BUIDL Asia providing a global stage for crypto in Asia
- Community building spirit
- Nurturing regulatory environment
- Token 2049 in Singapore
- KryptoSeoul: a premiere crypto conference in South Korea
- Stanford
- Cultural differences between East and West
- Education in South Korea
KryptoSeoul
Website: kryptoseoul.com
X: @kryptoseoul
Telegram: t.me/kryptoseoul
Erica Kang
X: @ekang426
LinkedIn: Erica Kang

#265: Rachel Lin, CEO of SynFutures, on DeFi, Decentralized Derivatives Trading, and NFT Futures Sep 14, 2023

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Rachel Lin is the CEO and Co-Founder of SynFutures, a decentralized derivatives trading platform. Rachel previously worked at Deutsche Bank, specializing in derivatives, and was part of the founding team at Matrixport, one of Asia’s largest crypto neobanks.
In this conversation, we discuss:
- TradFi players entering the crypto space
- Potential to power the unbanked and underbanked
- Removing unnecessary intermediaries in Trad-Fi
- Importance of treasury management
- SynFutures’ V3 DeFi derivatives platform
- NFTures
- Interoperability & scalability (zkrollups)
- Regulatory compliance
- Does FTX deserve a second chance?
- Advantages of DeFi over Trad-Fi
SynFutures
Website: www.synfutures.com
X: @SynFuturesDefi
Telegram: t.me/synfutures_Defi
Rachel Lin
X: @RachelLin_SF
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#264: Elena Nadolinski, CEO of Iron Fish Foundation, on Web3 Privacy, ZK Proofs, and L1s vs. L2s Sep 11, 2023

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Elena Nadolinski is a computer scientist and software engineer, and the CEO of the Iron Fish Foundation, the organization supporting the Iron Fish network, a dedicated privacy layer for Web3 with built-in compliance solutions.

Prior to founding Iron Fish in 2017, Elena worked as a software engineer at companies including Microsoft, Tilt, and Airbnb. Elena is a Forbes 30 under 30 alum, and has been honored with awards from both the White House and the Central Intelligence Agency for her outstanding achievements.
In this conversation, we discuss:
- Iron Fish 101 & Iron Fish’s recent Mainnet launch
- Making crypto accessible (making it easy to run nodes, mine tokens, etc.)
- Zero-knowledge proof technology and applications
- Proof-of-work vs. Proof-of-stake
- The importance of privacy in Web 2.0 + Web3
- Merging privacy and compliance in Web3
- The world of L2s
- Stories from working at Microsoft, Tilt, and Airbnb
- Living in SF
Iron Fish
Website: ironfish.network
X: @ironfishcrypto
Telegram: t.me/ironfishcryptochat
Elena Nadolinski
X: @leanthebean
LinkedIn: Elena Nadolinski
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#263: Eric Chen, CEO of Injective Labs, on Building Finance Specific Blockchains and the Current State of DeFi Sep 07, 2023

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Eric Chen is the Co-Founder and CEO of Injective Labs. Prior to Injective, he was a researcher at Innovating Capital, working on trading strategies and protocol research. Before that, he was a part of the NYU Blockchain Labs. Eric has worked within the crypto industry since 2017. Eric dropped out of NYU and currently has one of the best accounts on crypto Twitter.
In this conversation, we discuss:
- Current State of DeFi
- Building blockchains specifically for finance
- Founding story and vision of Injective Labs
- Helix
- Exchange Modules
- Measuring signal-to-noise ratios
- Frontrunner.xyz
- Dropping out of NYU to work in crypto
- Raising funds and becoming a VC
- Driving industry growth
Injective Labs
Website: injectivelabs.org
X: @InjectiveLabs
Discord: discord.gg/NK4qdbv
Eric Chen
X: @ericinjective
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#262: Sandy Carter, COO of Unstoppable Domains, on User-Owned Digital Identities, Web3 Domains, and Owning Your Data Sep 04, 2023

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Sandy Carter is the Chief Operating Officer and Head of Business Development at Unstoppable Domains, a platform for user-owned digital identity. As COO, she is responsible for driving growth and developing business strategies in pursuit of the company’s mission to provide a user-owned identity for the world. She also drives partnerships and integrations for Web3 and the Metaverse. Prior to Unstoppable, Sandy was a VP at AWS, where she created and grew businesses in emerging tech, leveraging AI, blockchain, and AR/VR. Before that, she was a General Manager at IBM and a Silicon Valley start-up founder. Sandy also recently published a new book on Web3 and AI called “The Tiger and the Rabbit.”
In this conversation, we discuss:
- Delivering user-owned, digital identity to every person on the planet
- .eth community
- Importance of loyalty programs
- Writing and launching books
- GenZ & digital identity
- Messaging with domains instead of phone numbers
- Blockchain x AI
- Unstoppable Messaging, a new way to build connections and community in Web3
- Unstoppable partnership with Rarimo on their proof of humanity verification aggregator
- Web3 domains
- Giving people the power to own their data and reputation
- “Drinking your own champagne”
- The convergence of tech
Unstoppable Domains
Website: unstoppabledomains.com
X: @unstoppableweb
LinkedIn: Unstoppable Domains
Sandy Carter
X: @sandy_carter
Website: socialbusinesssandy.com
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#261: Navin Vethanayagam, Chief Brain at IQ.wiki, on The Future of AI & Blockchain, Friend.tech, and Grayscale Bitcoin ETF Aug 31, 2023

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Navin Vethanayagam serves as the Chief Brain of the IQ.wiki platform, working to grow the site's traffic and community. He first joined IQ.wiki, formerly Everipedia, as a founding team member at 19, gaining experience in community management, marketing, press, and international business. He was previously the Chief Community Officer of Everipedia, where he focused on growing the site's traffic by focusing on its community, social channels, and press relations. He is also the Galaxy Brain of BrainDAO, which manages the IQ token.
In this conversation, we discuss:
- Gracyscale winning SEC lawsuit
- Friend.tech - here to stay or just a fad?
- The future of AI x Blockchain
- The open-source and decentralized nature of IQ.wiki
- What’s IQ.wiki?
- Hashing edits on Polygon
- IQ GPT
- The disruptive potential of collaborative AI-blockchain applications
- Significance of AI-powered knowledge tools for Web3 communities
- Verifying content authenticity
IQ.wiki
Website: iq.wiki
Twitter: @IQWIKI
Telegram: t.me/everipedia
Navin Vethanayagam
Twitter: @NavV96
LinkedIn: Navin Vethanayagam

#260: Richard Ma, CEO of Quantstamp, on Blockchain Security, Web3 Audits, and Smart Contracts Aug 28, 2023

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Richard Ma is the Co-Founder and CEO of Quantstamp, a global leader in blockchain security. Quantstamp has performed more than 500 audits and secured over $200 billion in digital asset risk from hackers. Prior to starting Quantstamp, Richard was involved in algorithmic and high-frequency trading as a trading fund manager and senior quantitative strategist, most recently with Tower Research Capital. He founded Quantstamp to improve security auditing after investing in the DAO and experiencing the aftermath of the hack firsthand. Richard graduated with a degree in electrical computer engineering from Cornell University.
In this conversation, we discuss:
- The role security plays in helping web3 achieve mainstream adoption
- Blockchain Security
- Smart contract audits
- Most common types of hacks
- Auditing Ethereum 2.0
- Chainproof, the world’s first regulated smart contract insurer
- Working with companies like Visa, Toyota, and Siemens
- Blockchain Futurist Conference
- Richard’s journey from Quantstamp trader to founder
Quantstamp
Website: quantstamp.com
Twitter: @Quantstamp
LinkedIn: Quantstamp, Inc.
Richard Ma
LinkedIn: Richard Ma

#259: Ed Marquez, Developer Relations Engineer for Hedera, on Blockchain Scalability and AI Language Models Within Web3 Aug 24, 2023

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Ed Marquez is a Developer Relations Engineer for Hedera at Swirlds Labs. He is passionate about helping developers get on board with Web 3 and the Hedera network. In addition to distributed ledger technology (DLT), Ed has worked on Model-Based Design and development of control algorithms for embedded systems. Ed holds a MS and BS in Mechanical Engineering from Virginia Tech, and is currently pursuing a MS in Business Management at Harvard.
In this conversation, we discuss:
- Swirlds Labs’ role within the Hedera ecosystem
- Developer Relations
- Hedera’s recent integration of ChatGPT’s plugin
- Blockchain scalability
- HBAR Foundation
- Blockchain economy bolstered by AI
- AI language models within Web3
- The future of Blockchain x AI
- FedNow instant payments
Hedera
Website: hedera.com
Twitter: @hedera
Discord: hedera.com/discord
Ed Marquez
Twitter: @ed__marquez
LinkedIn: Ed Marquez

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