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World Mobile - Connecting the Unconnected Jul 02, 2023

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Micky (Mr. Telecom) Watkins is the CEO at World Mobile, a mobile network owned by the people and built on blockchain technology. Micky shares his background in telecommunications and his passion for connecting the unconnected.

Why you should listen

Micky understands the importance of internet access for underserved communities and is focused on providing connectivity. World Mobile started as a privacy-based platform but shifted its focus to connecting the unconnected to address the fact that half of the world's population lacks proper internet access. Mickey explains how they set up an air node device in a remote village in Tanzania, which had a positive impact on the villagers' lives by improving communication and economic opportunities. They further explore World Mobile's mission to connect unconnected regions using off-the-shelf hardware, proprietary technology, and a sharing economy model that incentivizes individuals to host infrastructure.

World Mobile, a mobile network operator based on the blockchain, is expanding its sharing economy model to connect unconnected populations in various regions. They have successfully implemented their vision in Zanzibar and Pakistan, and are now focusing on fine-tuning the sharing economy around the globe. By utilizing blockchain technology and smart contracts, World Mobile aims to reduce bureaucracy and ensure privacy for users. They have developed different types of nodes (air nodes, earth nodes, ether nodes) to provide connectivity in rural areas and address gaps in coverage. World Mobile's goal is to connect one billion people by 2030 through its shared economy approach.

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Metis - The Ethereum layer-2 for Web3 Jun 26, 2023

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Elena Sinelnikova is the Decentralization Coordinator of the MetisDAO Foundation and co-founder of Metis, a layer-2 solution built on Ethereum powering dApps, businesses, and communities by scaling Ethereum to what it's meant to be - boundless.

Why you should listen

Metis, a layer-2 solution built on Ethereum works to provide a completely decentralized infrastructure to support the emerging web3 economy. Metis' goal is to simplify the process of decentralization by making the technology accessible, adaptable, and affordable for anyone to get involved, from individual developers to established enterprises. With the lowest fees available across blockchain ecosystems, Metis makes it easier for businesses to utilize blockchain technology efficiently and at low cost.

Elena discusses how they solve for scalability, security, and decentralization while maintaining their vision of easy onboarding for businesses onto the blockchain to create a Web3 economy.

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Babylon Chain - Securing proof-of-stake chains using Bitcoin's proof-of-work Jun 25, 2023

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David Tse, a professor at Stanford University and co-founder of Babylon Chain, discusses the integration of proof-of-work Bitcoin security with proof-of-stake chains. The combination of these two opposing security models creates a more powerful protocol.

Why you should listen

Babylon Chain was founded in 2021 and has integrated with 28 Cosmos chains on its testnet.

David Tse discusses the importance of increasing the value of Bitcoin to maintain high security and value. He explains Babylon's Bitcoin staking protocol, which utilizes assets such as Bitcoin to secure proof of stake chains. David envisions a future where only a few chains like Bitcoin and Ethereum provide security for other chains while their tokens focus on utility and application development. He believes that blockchain will one day have a tremendous impact on changing how humans interact, similar to wireless communication infrastructure.

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Archway - Mainnet Approaches Jun 22, 2023

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Maxwell McKendry is Director of Business Development for Phi Labs, building out the Archway blockchain - an incentivized L1 blockchain that allows developers to capture the value their dapps create, enabling sustainable economic models. Mainnet launch is coming in July.

Why you should listen

Max McKendry, Director of Business Development for Phi Labs discusses Archway blockchain, which aims to incentivize developers by enabling them to capture the value that their dapps create and build sustainable economic models. The Archway Foundation held a public sale through Coin List where they distributed 5% of the total supply. The purpose was to distribute, supply, and decentralize the protocol, which sold out in under an hour.

They plan on launching Mainnet in early July with user-facing applications as well as developer-facing tooling along with AWS-like interoperability with easy-to-use tools for web two developers and users who want to launch new business models on-chain easily while being intuitive at the same time.

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The Tie - Premium Digital Asset Data Jun 19, 2023

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Josh Frank is the CEO and Co-Founder of The Tie - a Premium Digital Asset Data provider for institutions.

Why you should listen

The Tie's core offering, The Tie Terminal, is the fastest and most comprehensive platform for institutional digital asset market participants. With its unmatched breadth and depth of data coverage, combined with a suite of powerful, customizable tools, The Terminal provides an all-in-one solution to stay on top of the crypto market.

The Tie has a large range of datasets and dashboards, for example, the Tie Terminal Funds Screener provides a real-time feed of the most recent fundraises in the crypto space, with each fund's most recent amount raised, the number of new investors in that raise, as well as aggregated totals.

The Funds Screener has advanced filtration capabilities that enable you to discover opportunities that meet specific criteria. For example, identify any firm that has raised $25M+ in aggregate, raised capital since January 1st, and has made investments in 10+ crypto projects. Clicking any fund within the Funds Screener will take you to a dedicated profile, where you'll find a breakout of the fund's investments, granular details around capital they've raised, as well as news, headcount growth, company descriptions, and other key metrics.

The Tie's primary clientele includes traditional and crypto-native hedge funds, OTC desks, market makers, banks, and other institutional market participants.

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Mantle - Mass Adoption of token-governed Technologies Jun 15, 2023

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Arjun Kalsy is the Head of Ecosystem at Mantle, a modular layer two blockchain designed to help scale Ethereum and drive mass adoption of decentralized technologies.

Why you should listen

Arjun explains the unique features of Mantle's technology, including its modular architecture and data availability solution provided by EigenLayer. The rebranding from BitDao to Mantle signals a commitment to becoming a product-focused DAO with one brand and one token (MNT) across the entire ecosystem. The goal for Mantle is mass adoption of decentralized and token governed technologies through community ownership and governance. Main net launch for Mantle is scheduled for mid-July 2023.

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zondacrypto - Europe's Crypto Exchange Jun 13, 2023

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zondacrypto is one of the largest digital asset investment platforms in Europe with over 1 million users. The company was established in 2014 and is the leading crypto payments provider in central and eastern Europe.

Why you should listen

Long ago, people traded seashells. Then raw materials like copper and gold. Today, it's crypto. zondacrypto believe that everyone should have a place to buy and sell, just like we always have. Their exchange is a regulated platform where you can join 1 million+ people trading in cryptocurrencies.

Zonda is the biggest crypto payments provider in central and eastern Europe and are iimplementing digital currency payments and driving the dynamic of crypto payments adoption in the EU. The upcoming zondacrypto token (ZND) will be introduced soon with an updated fee structure, featuring a tiered system, and an enhanced user experience.

ZND is a utility token that will offer users unique benefits such as lower trading fees, staking, exclusive access to new projects, and the ability to participate in governance decisions.

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Goracle - the Decentralized Oracle Network Jun 07, 2023

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Abdul Osman is the founder and CEO of Goracle - a Decentralized Oracle Network built on the Algorand blockchain. With the new cross-chain compatibility feature, Goracle can import data from Ethereum and other blockchains, opening up new use cases.

Why you should listen

Goracle is a decentralized blockchain oracle solution built on the Algorand blockchain. It provides a secure and reliable way for smart contracts on the Algorand blockchain to access off-chain data. With the new cross-chain compatibility feature, Goracle can import data from Ethereum and other blockchains, opening up new use cases and opportunities for developers. Goracle is in Testnet and plans to launch to Mainnet this month.

Goracle's features enable Algorand to act as a settlement layer for other blockchains, providing seamless access to data on other chains and facilitating cross-chain liquidity. This feature will enable developers to build a wide range of applications without building their own centralized oracles. For example, developers can now build DeFi apps that allow users to trade assets across multiple blockchains.

Other use cases for cross-chain applications include supply chain management, gaming, and asset management. For example, developers can build applications that track the movement of goods across different blockchains, verify the ownership of virtual assets in games, or manage a portfolio of assets across different blockchains.

Goracle is conducting an IDO for their $GORA token on June 28 via Tokensoft.

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Ordinals - A Cypherpunk's Guide to Bitcoin Jun 06, 2023

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Brandon "Psifour" Conley is a Bitcoiner and cypherpunk and an enthusiastic proponent of the Bitcoin Ordinals Project.

Why you should listen

The Ordinal Theory Handbook explains that Ordinal theory concerns itself with satoshis, giving them individual identities and allowing them to be tracked, transferred, and imbued with meaning. Satoshis, not bitcoin, are the atomic, native currency of the Bitcoin network. One bitcoin can be sub-divided into 100,000,000 satoshis, but no further.

Ordinal theory does not require a sidechain or token aside from Bitcoin, and can be used without any changes to the Bitcoin network.

Ordinal theory imbues satoshis with numismatic value, allowing them to be collected and traded as curios.

Individual satoshis can be inscribed with arbitrary content, creating unique Bitcoin-native digital artifacts that can be held in Bitcoin wallets and transferred using Bitcoin transactions. Inscriptions are as durable, immutable, secure, and decentralized as Bitcoin itself.

Other, more unusual use-cases are possible: off-chain colored-coins, public key infrastructure with key rotation, a decentralized replacement for the DNS. For now though, such use-cases are speculative, and exist only in the minds of fringe ordinal theorists.

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