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Web3 is Cryptography for All: Dhadrien, Founder of Sismo Protocol Mar 08, 2022

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Our Web3 series continues with dhadrien, Founder of Sismo, a new NFT primitive for private attestations of on and off-chain data. We cover the evolution of the Web3 ethos, the purpose of Sismo and how it works, the future of Web3 identities and privacy, and more!

Show Notes:

(00:00:00) – Introduction.

(00:00:58) – dhadrien’s background.

(00:10:57) – How Web3 ethos has evolved over time.

(00:17:06) – What is Sismo?

(00:22:18) – Use cases of Sismo.

(00:26:46) – Preserving transparency and privacy.

(00:35:46) – What Web3 identity looks like.

(00:39:34) – Web3 vs. Web2 identity.

(00:49:50) – Data & business models in Web3 vs. Web2.

(00:56:16) – Closing.

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Celestia: The World’s First Modular Blockchain Network Mar 04, 2022

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In this episode, we sit down with John Adler, Co-founder of Celestia, the first modular consensus and data network to power scalable and secure Web3 applications. We discuss the rise of blockchain modularity, how Celestia solves the data availability problem, plans to bootstrap the Celestia ecosystem, and much more!

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(00:00:00) – Introduction.

(00:00:46) – Defining Celestia and modular blockchains.

(00:06:23) – Solving the data availability problem.

(00:21:44) – Ethereum rollups vs. Celestia rollups.

(00:28:27) – Why use Celestia?

(00:39:14) – The importance of decentralization.

(00:43:20) – The future of VMs / execution environments.

(00:52:13) – Protecting rollups from spam/DDoS attacks.

(00:58:39) – Disadvantages of modular blockchains.

(01:03:04) – Managing the load on full nodes.

(01:11:15) – Cevmos.

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Web3 is Socially Transparent: Michael McGuiness, Co-founder of gm.xyz Mar 02, 2022

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Next in our Web3 series, we host Michael McGuiness, Co-founder of gm.xyz, a crypto-native, decentralized, and user-owned social network. We dive into Web3 social networks, key features of gm.xyz, benefits of decentralization, and much more! Show Notes:

(00:00:00) – Introduction.

(00:02:53) – Overview of gm.xyz.

(00:14:43) – What is Web3?

(00:21:59) – How Web2 social networks can integrate Web3 elements.

(00:27:19) – Web3 social / Decentralizing gm.xyz.

(00:37:07) – Rapid fire questions.

(00:42:52) – Closing.

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Web3 is an Opportunity for All Developers: Nader Dabit, Developer Relations Engineer at Edge & Node Mar 01, 2022

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Next in our Web3 series, we have Nader Dabit, a Developer Relations Engineer at The Graph and Edge & Node. Having spent 10 years in the traditional tech world, Nader brings the developers’ perspective of building in Web3 versus Web2. We discuss the “Web3-ification” of Web2 apps, identity management solutions, and much more!

Show Notes:

(00:00:00) – Introduction and Nader’s background.

(00:05:56) – Will Web2 embrace Web3?

(00:10:44) – Development in Web2 vs. Web3.

(00:17:30) – Most significant user experiences in Web3.

(00:21:43) – The development process in Web3.

(00:35:56) – The Graph.

(00:38:02) – Dealing with Identity / Misconceptions about Web3.

(00:42:51) – Maximalism in crypto.

(00:46:38) – The future of wallets / Web3-ification and new paradigms.

(00:54:07) – Closing.

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Matt West: The Scientist, Yearn Developer, and DeFi Degen Running For Congress Feb 27, 2022

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Matt West is a scientist, former Yearn developer, and now congressional candidate. We discuss why he’s running for the U.S. House, thoughts on the state of crypto regulation, and how he intends to improve regulation surrounding blockchain crypto, and the economy of the future.

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(00:00:00) – Introduction and Matt’s background.

(00:02:46) – Matt’s journey in crypto.

(00:11:08) – Having conversations about frontier tech.

(00:16:57) – What crypto enables for the masses.

(00:21:08) – Crypto pain points that hinder adoption.

(00:29:20) – Matt’s playbook for crypto in congress.

(00:37:13) – Thoughts on DAOs.

(00:41:30) – Closing.

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Jambo: The Web3 Super App Empowering the Next Generation of Africans Feb 24, 2022

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In this episode, we sit down with James Zhang, Co-founder of Jambo to discuss building the Web3 super app of Africa. We talk about James’ experience of growing up in Africa, challenges with the African market landscape, key partnerships and features on the Jambo app, and much more!

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(00:00:00) – Introduction / James’ background.

(00:01:57) – Overview of Jambo.

(00:08:00) – The experience of building in Africa.

(00:17:20) – Recruiting community leaders.

(00:21:12) – Features on the Jambo app.

(00:25:45) – Jambo token utility.

(00:29:06) – Go-to-market strategy and partnerships.

(00:36:06) – Key upcoming milestones.

(00:40:31) – How people can get involved.

(00:41:29) – Closing questions.

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Web3 Is Community Ownership: Jess Sloss, Co-Creator at Seed Club Feb 23, 2022

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Continuing our Web3 series, we bring on Jess Sloss, Co-creator of Seed Club, a DAO that builds and invests in communities, to talk about how Web3 is centered around community ownership. We dive into some Seed Club incubated projects, how tokens give power to creators and the community, scaling and mentorship in Seed Club, and much more!

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Web3 Is Describing Interactions In a Verifiable Way: Juan Benet Co-creator of Filecoin and IPFS Feb 22, 2022

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Starting off our Web3 series, we sit down with Juan Benet, Founder of Protocol Labs and Co-creator of IPFS & Filecoin, to talk about how Web3 is modeling the course of value and relationships in the economy in a verifiable way. We dive into why software is going to eat economics and law, the formation of global communities, Web2 incumbents’ reactions, and much more!

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Derek Yoo: Exploring the Moonbeam and Moonriver Ecosystem, the Role of EVM in Multi-Chain, and Use-Cases of Application-Specific Blockchains Feb 20, 2022

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In this episode, we sit down with Derek Yoo, Co-founder of PureStake, Moonbeam and Moonriver. Moonbeam and Moonriver are generalized EVM-compatible Parachains on Polkadot and Kusama respectively. We dive into the Moonbeam ecosystem, use-cases for application-specific blockchains, building multi-chain dApps, and much more!

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Stardust: Powering Games in the Metaverse with an Easy API Integration Feb 18, 2022

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In this episode, we sit down with Canaan Linder, founder of Stardust, a platform making it easy to create and implement NFTs in games. We discuss Stardust’s core functionality and user experience, building surrounding infrastructure (marketplaces and player wallets), supporting multiple chains, and much more!

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