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Antonio Juliano is a software engineer and Founder/CEO of the world's leading decentralized exchange for cryptocurrencies, dYdX. After obtaining a computer science degree at Princeton University in 2015, Antonio started working at Coinbase as a software engineer, where he learned about cryptocurrency and the world of blockchain.
In this conversation, we discuss:
- Antonioâs return as CEO of dYdX and his vision for the companyâs future
- dYdX Unlimited
- Instant market listings and enhanced liquidity
- Derivative market instant listings for the first time ever
- DEXs vs CEXs
- The future of crypto
- Unique novel products are a huge needle mover for defi
- Soaring markets and the impact of a new administration
- What's to come from prediction markets post-election
- Growing institutional interest in crypto and DeFi
- Crypto industry heading into 2025 and beyond
- Bull markets are characterized by the main product or characterdYdX
Website: www.dydx.foundation
X: @dydxfoundation
Discord: discord.gg/dydx
Antonio Juliano
X: @AntonioMJuliano
LinkedIn: Antonio Juliano
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Veronica McGregor has served as Chief Legal Officer of Exodus since January 2022. Prior to joining Exodus, Veronica was the chief legal officer of ShapeShift from 2018 to 2021, where she managed in-house legal and compliance functions, global legal strategy, governmental relations, and regulatory affairs. Prior to that, she was a partner at Goodwin Proctor from 2016 to 2018 and Hogan Lovells from 2014 to 2016, where she specialized in assisting companies navigate state and federal laws and regulations related to digital assets, among other things.
Veronica has a Juris Doctor from the University of California College of the Law, San Francisco, and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from San Francisco State University.
In this conversation, we discuss:
- Regulatory Reform as a Bipartisan Imperative
- Institutionalizing Crypto Education for Legislative Clarity
- Establishing the U.S. as a Global Blockchain Hub
- Cryptoâs influence proved pivotal in shaping election outcomes
- Crypto Sentiment and Outlook Post-Election
- BTC all-time high
- The SECâs stance on crypto; will it ever change?
- Crypto - the only industry that asks to be regulated
- Changing the negative narrative of crypto
- Exodusâs $1.3M donation to Stand with Crypto
- The power of self custody
Exodus
Website: www.exodus.com
X: @exodus_io
Discord: discord.gg/exodus
Veronica McGregor
X: @vkm1
LinkedIn: Veronica McGregor
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Alan Orwick is the Co-Founder of Quai Network, the only fully scalable and programmable Proof-of-Work Layer 1 designed for global commerce. He also serves as the CEO of Dominant Strategies, the development behind Quai Network devoted to building blockchain tooling and infrastructure. Previously an Apple software engineer, Alan is committed to continuing to innovate the Quai Network with his engineering skills. His passion for blockchain technology began while he was a student at the University of Texas at Austin, where he founded Texas Blockchain, a student-led blockchain club.
In this conversation, we discuss:
- Quaiâs Proof-of-Work mechanism doubles as an economic oracle, linking token value directly to real-world energy costs and demand
- Energy-tied stablecoin model
- Creating a more efficient stablecoin
- Proof-of-Work consensus mechanisms
- L1s own the whole end-to-end tech stack
- Mainstream political engagement
- Educating lawmakers on Crypto
- Technology vs. Politics
- Polymarketâs power in future elections
- Founding Texas Blockchain Club
- Quaiâs Final Testnet Launch - 32,000 GPUs online mining Quai
- The intersection of crypto + AI + DePIN
Quai Network
Website: qu.ai
X: @QuaiNetwork
Telegram: t.me/QuaiNetwork
Alan Orwick
X: @0xalank
LinkedIn: Alan Orwick
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Solo Ceesay is CEO and Co-Founder at Calaxy. Before co-founding Calaxy with his business partner, Brooklyn Nets star Spencer Dinwiddie, Solo held the position of Securitization Investment Banker at Citi after graduating from the Wharton School of Business. As a 30-year-old tech founder, Solo has successfully spearheaded over $33.5 million in private funding for Calaxy. He was named one of Varietyâs Hollywoodâs New Leaders of 2022, and has brought his financial expertise to many mainstream audiences including Nasdaq, CNBC, and Cheddar News, as well as on his own video podcast New Money.
In this conversation, we discuss:
- Democratizing the internet
- The rise of super apps and how SocialFi will enable cryptocurrency adoption
- Future of decentralized media and the creator economy
- The benefits of decentralization & giving users control over data
- The global impact of the U.S. election on crypto and the wider economy
- The true power of Polymarket
- Decentralized identity
- Making Web3 technology accessible to both creators and fans
- Calaxyâs new integration with Solana
- Creating dApps and decentralized communities in one minute
- Calaxy Worlds
Calaxy
Website: calaxy.com
X: @CalaxyApp
Solo Ceesay
X: @SoloCeesay
LinkedIn: Solo Ceesay
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Georgios Vlachos, Co-Founder of Axelar protocol and director at Axelar Foundation. Georgios received his BSc and MS Eng. in computer science at MIT. After graduation, he became part of the Algorand founding team, where he worked on the design and development of the consensus protocol and other core components. While in high school, Georgios became the first Greek to win a gold Medal at the International Mathematical Olympiad.
In this conversation, we discuss:
- The financial crisis in Greece and current day economy in Argentina
- The power of crypto in countries without Robust banking systems
- Early days of Algorand
- Why Cross-chain Bridges Fall Short - True interoperability demands collaboration across projects, not just patched-together solutions.
- AI agents will be the biggest users of blockchains
- Could there be a world where every human has their own blockchain?
- RWAs and DePIN need interoperability
- Connecting on-/off-chain systems
- Deploying your token on many chains with a couple of clicks
- Crypto needs more applications and less infrastructure
- How AI will impact crypto
Axelar Foundation
Website: www.axelar.network
X: @axelar
Telegram: t.me/axelarcommunity
Georgios Vlachos
X: @yorgosv_
LinkedIn: Georgios Vlachos
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Jason Zhao is the Chief Protocol Officer and Co-founder of Story, the worldâs IP blockchain. Jason was the youngest ever Product Manager at DeepMind focused on productionizing Googleâs cutting-edge artificial intelligence models across industrial and enterprise applications. He is an active angel investor in frontier technology startups. Jason served as the founding Editor-in-chief of Stanford Rewired, a magazine focused on the intersection of storytelling and technology. As a Design Fellow at IDEO, Jason created and taught a course at Stanfordâs d.school. Jason received both a Bachelorâs in Philosophy and a Masterâs in Computer Science at Stanford University.
In this conversation, we discuss:
- Tokenizing the multi-trillion-dollar intellectual property (IP) market
- $80 million raise
- Programming the terms behind your IP & content
- Turning code into law via smart contract
- Building the worldâs largest IP library
- IP Lego blocks are the future of blockchain
- Creating more demand for money (or crypto)
- Story's Proof of Creativity protocol
- The relationship between art and tech
- Blockchain was driven by human and political behaviour
- How blockchains will eat the world
- Solving the problem of AI intellectual property
Story
Website: www.story.foundation
X: @StoryProtocol
Discord: discord.gg/storyprotocol
Jason Zhao
X: @jasonjzhao
LinkedIn: Jason Zhao
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Vugar is an award-winning senior manager and communications expert with 15 years of progressive hands-on experience spanning Fortune 500 giants to dynamic startups, currently serving as Chief Operating Officer at Bitget.
A stalwart in the Web3 and blockchain arena, Vugar previously assumed the role of Chief Marketing Officer at Beincrypto, leaving an indelible mark on the industry. His journey extends to co-founder and board levels, where he adeptly crafted brands and ushered in compelling products, contributing to the success of a "unicorn" MarTech startup. Vugar held senior positions at renowned brands such as Carlsberg, Facebook, Danone, Coca-Cola, Twitter, SONY, and more, showcasing his versatility and strategic insight. Having also lent his expertise as a senior consultant at Bain & Company, Vugar focused on Web3, blockchain technologies, and private equity, further solidifying his standing as a seasoned professional in the field.
An Edward S. Mason Fellow, Vugar holds a master's degree from Harvard University and a post-graduate degree in Economics from SaĂŻd Business School, University of Oxford. Vugar passionately hosts a popular crypto podcast, the "Usi Talk," delving into technology, Web3, AI, and Blockchain.
In this conversation, we discuss:
- Canada = top 20 countries for crypto adoption and top 10 by on-chain value
- Canada was the first country in the world to approve the spot Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs almost 4 years ago
- The current state and future of cryptocurrency in Canada
- Educating Canadians on crypto
- Creating a smooth and efficient onboarding process
- The mindset behind a traditional Canadian investor
- Bitgetâs copy trading platform
- Pre-market opportunities on Bitget
- $30mm investment into the TRON ecosystem
- Bread and butter of crypto = CEXs and Stablecoins
- Bitgetâs multi-million dollar partnership with LaLiga
Bitget
Website: bitget.com
X: @bitgetglobal
LinkedIn: Bitget
Telegram: t.me/bitgetEN
Vugar Usi Zade
X: @usithetalk
LinkedIn: Vugar Usi Zade
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Jeff Garzik is the co-founder and CEO of Bloq and leader of the Hemi Network project. He has long been at the center of developing and commercializing open-source software related to Bitcoin and blockchain technology. Previously, he spent five years as a Bitcoin core developer and ten years at Red Hat.
In this conversation, we discuss:
- The Future of Bitcoin
- Bridging Bitcoin and Ethereum
- Proof-of-Proof (PoP)
- Micro Nations and Network States
- Praxus raising $550mm
- Bitcoin is bomb proof
- Cryptoâs two MVPs: Bitcoin and Stablecoins
- The limitations of building on bitcoin
- Bitcoin is censorship-resistant
Hemi Network
Website: hemi.xyz
X: @hemi_xyz
LinkedIn: Hemi LabsJeff Garzik
X: @jgarzik
LinkedIn: Jeff Garzik
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Jeff Garzik is the co-founder and CEO of Bloq and leader of the Hemi Network project. He has long been at the center of developing and commercializing open-source software related to Bitcoin and blockchain technology. Previously, he spent five years as a Bitcoin core developer and ten years at Red Hat.
In this conversation, we discuss:
- Network states - the next big trend
- The power of Linux
- Jeffâs story about getting into Bitcoin in 2010 (before it was even traded)
- Working with Satoshi
- Creating ASIC mining software for bitcoin
- Satoshiâs anonymity was CIA-level - a true pro
- The founding story of Bitcoin
- Present day Bitcoin
- Future of Bitcoin
- Power Law
- The internet was started to survive nuclear war
- Pros and cons of the lightning network
- Getting on-chain is still the biggest challenge
- Going back to our peer-to-peer roots
Hemi Network
Website: hemi.xyz
X: @hemi_xyz
LinkedIn: Hemi LabsJeff Garzik
X: @jgarzik
LinkedIn: Jeff Garzik
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Sunny Aggarwal is the Co-Founder of Osmosis, the premier DEX and DeFi hub for the Cosmos ecosystem and beyond. To date, the Osmosis DEX has facilitated over $35 Billion in trading volume, and more than 100 separate blockchains have connected to the Osmosis blockchain. At Tendermint, Sunny served as a Core Developer of the Cosmos SDK and contributed to the development and launch of Cosmos and IBC. Sunny then decided to build on top of the foundation he had developed at Tendermint and co-founded Osmosis to develop an appchain and DEX that rivals even the most robust centralized exchanges.
In this conversation, we discuss:
- Present day and future of the Cosmos ecosystem
- Bitcoinization of the Cosmos eco
- How Cosmos is uniquely positioned to serve as the application layer for Bitcoin
- Facilitating over $35B in trading volume to date
- Alloyed Assets: Osmosisâs solution for improving UX and reducing liquidity fragmentation
- Smart Accounts + 1-Click Trading, Spurring Adoption via UX Improvements
- The backstory behind Cosmos
- Bitcoin-based DeFi
- Proof of Stake
- Bringing privacy to a DEX
- Polaris
Osmosis
Website: osmosis.zone
X: @osmosiszone
Telegram: t.me/osmosis_chat
Sunny Aggarwal
X: @sunnya97
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George Bousis is a serial entrepreneur and angel investor at the forefront of the payments, loyalty, and blockchain industries. As the Founder, CEO, and Chairman of Raise, he launched the world's leading platform for digital gift cards. Under his leadership, Raise achieved over $5 billion in sales and saved its customers upwards of $250 million.
Raise is recognized globally as a pioneer in the payments, loyalty, and blockchain sectors. George's innovation is showcased by the 30 patents he's authored. This spirit of innovation has attracted significant backing for Raise, helping the company secure over $225 million from leading institutions like Accel, PayPal and NEA.
Outside the boardroom, George's passion for startups is evident. He's invested in over 85 companies and co-founded Protagonist. Beyond business, he enjoys gaming, music, real estate, and traveling.
George's accolades include three nominations for the Goldman Sachs Most Intriguing Entrepreneurs Award, a spot on the Forbes 30 Under 30 list, and recognition as a Crains 20 in their 20s standout.
He's also committed to giving back, serving as a board member for the Northwestern Hospitals Hippocratic Cancer Research Foundation and as a member of the Young Presidents Organization, Chicago Chapter.
In this conversation, we discuss:
- Introduction to Raise
- WalletConnect & Polkadot Integrations
- Blockchain Innovation in the Gift Card Industry
- Future Vision: blockchain innovation in the consumer space
- Overview of the gift card industry
- Programming digital money to do anything
- TPS and gas fees limiting adoption in the early days of crypto
- Billions of dollars in gift cards go unused every single year
- Brands taking out the middleman
- The future of customer loyalty programsRaise
Website: www.raise.com
X: @RaiseApp
LinkedIn: Raise
George Bousis
X: @GBousis
Instagram: @gbousis
LinkedIn: George Bousis
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Anthony Georgiades is co-founder of Pastel Network, a fully decentralized, developer-friendly layer-1 blockchain serving as the preeminent protocol standard for non-fungible tokens ("NFTs") and Web3 technology. While performing his duties as President, Anthony is also a General Partner at Innovating Capital, a technology fund focused on disruptive companies and digital assets that have incubated Pastel Network since day one. Anthony previously spent time on the investment team at First Round Capital and on the operations teams of various startups. He studied finance, management, and computer science at the University of Pennsylvaniaâs Wharton and engineering schools.
In this conversation, we discuss:
- The rise of AI and how Pastel has been in the AI space "before it was cool"
- How Pastel is involved in the intersection of AI and Web3
- Pastel's new AI product Inference
- The fate of NFTs overall
- How start-ups can weather the fluctuating trends in the industry
- What Pastel has done to maintain its success amid the decline of interest in traditional NFTs
- Current crypto market
- Solana ecosystem & meme coins
- Current factors that are driving the crypto market
- The Spatial Web
- How AI will drive crypto adoption
Pastel Network
Website: pastel.network
Twitter: @PastelNetwork
Telegram: t.me/PastelOfficial
Anthony Georgiades
Twitter: @panthonylg
LinkedIn: Anthony Georgiades
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Azeem Khan is the Co-Founder and COO of Morph, an EVM Layer-2 blockchain company focused on user-friendly options for developers to create finance, gaming, social media, and entertainment apps. Azeem aims to broaden the global exposure of Web3 projects through the building of critical relationships and deals with NGOs, governments, and for-profit companies. He is a consultant to the UNICEF Crypto Fund, which distributes millions of dollars towards open-source software that is helping to improve the lives of vulnerable children and will be working with Mercy Corp to raise funds and resources for distribution in Gaza.
Previously, Azeem was the Head of Impact at Gitcoin where he played a pivotal role in the adoption of quadratic funding to benefit organizations including UNICEF and the American Cancer Society. Azeemâs efforts at Gitcoin resulted in contributions of over $60 million in grants to the company and over $29 billion in global financial impact.
In this conversation, we discuss:
- Permissionless EVM L2s
- UNICEF Crypto Fund
- Crypto donations to NGOs
- Frictionless aspect of crypto donations
- Consumer-friendly blockchain products
- Mastering distribution and go-to-market strategy
- The lack of go-to-market playbooks in crypto
- Allowing builders to build so Morph can help with distribution
- The killer crypto consumer app
- Stablecoins are the best consumer application in present-day crypto
- Crypto adoption takes real-time and we must be patient
- Pooling resources together will get us to the finish line.
Morph
Website: www.morphl2.io
X: @MorphL2
Telegram: t.me/MorphL2official
Azeem Khan
X: @azeemk_
LinkedIn: Azeem Khan
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Federico Brokate, VP, is the Head of the U.S. Business at 21.co. In this capacity, he oversees the growth of the U.S. business, providing investors with the most access, convenience, and quality in the digital asset ETF industry. Previously, Federico led the iShares Business Strategy team at BlackRock, where he created and executed strategic initiatives driving organic asset and revenue growth. He also developed go-to-market strategies for new business verticals and managed priority product launches, including the successful launch of iSharesâ Bitcoin ETF. Federico holds a Bachelor of Science in Business from NYU Stern School of Business, with dual concentrations in Finance and Global Business.
In this conversation, we discuss:
- The role firms like 21Shares play in bringing crypto into the mainstream in the U.S., and why accessible products and ETFs will help move the industry forward
- Where there is the greatest opportunity for industry development
- How a push into crypto ETFs from RIAs could bring in significant flows
- 21Sharesâ expansion into the U.S. market with the launch of its Spot Bitcoin ETF (ARKB) and its Ethereum ETF (CETH)
- Letting retail invest in crypto via ETFs
- What exactly is an ETF
- How do decide which ETF to invest in
- Convergence of crypto and tradfi
- Arbitrage opportunities in ETFs, mainly by hedge funds and PE funds
- The security aspect of ETFs
- The future of crypto ETFs
- Implications of the upcoming US election
21.co
Website: www.21.co
X: @21co__
LinkedIn: 21.co
Federico Brokate
X: @Fede_Brokate
LinkedIn: Federico Brokate
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Roham Gharegozlou is the Founder and CEO of Dapper Labs, and a Board Member of the Flow Foundation. After founding Axiom Zen in 2012, he developed multiple award-winning products and companies, including Routific and Zenhub. During this time, his team introduced ERC-721 to mainstream audiences and coined the term "NFT" with CryptoKitties, one of the first blockchain games to gain widespread popularity. Under Roham's leadership, Dapper Labs developed NBA Top Shot, NFL ALLDAY, and Disney Pinnacle. He was also instrumental in developing Flow, a blockchain designed for mainstream adoption.
Flow is now the home for consumer Web3, attracting major brands like Disney, Mattel, and Ticketmaster/LiveNation, with over 45 million user accounts on the network. With the biggest ecosystem fund in Web3 for supporting developers and projects building on Flow, the network was the L1 of choice for hackers at the most recent ETHGlobal hackathon. Roham holds BA, BS, and MS degrees from Stanford University.
In this conversation, we discuss:
- The origin story of Crypto Kitties & NFTs
- Fungible vs non-fungible things in life
- CryptoKitties new game
- General Web3: Future of NFT market, blockchain-based IPs
- The Crescendo Upgrade: Flow achieving EVM equivalence
- What EVM equivalence means for Flow, and on a wider scale, for developers and users
- How Flow is building web3's next killer app, and Crescendo's role in mobilizing that process
- Making Cadence one of the best smart contract languages in the industry
- DeFi on FLOW
- Digital IP
- Crypto in Canada
Flow
Website: flow.com
X: @flow_blockchain
Telegram: t.me/flow_blockchain
Roham Gharegozlou
X: @roham
LinkedIn: Roham Gharegozlou
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Isha Varshney is the Head of Ecosystem at the Celo Foundation. Isha has expertise in decentralized finance, digital currency, and the intersection of technology and economic and social inequality. She also supports global pilots developing Web3 use cases and reimagining infrastructure in emerging markets to increase financial inclusion. Isha previously co-founded a fintech company. She has an MBA from Oxfordâs Said Business School and is a qualified Chartered Accountant.
In this conversation, we discuss:
- Bloom, an advisory service for projects to help them navigate their Token Generating Event (TGE)
- Bringing Real-World Asset (RWA) on-chain
- How Celo is expanding its ecosystem across Africa
- MiniPay, a self-custodial stablecoin wallet
- Fintech apps in emerging markets
- Testnet going live and getting a shoutout from Vitalik
- Onboarding the next 100mm users to crypto
- Transitioning from a L1 to L2
- The importance of stable coins in emerging markets
- Flipping TRON in stablecoin volume
- Bringing FX markets on-chain
Celo
Website: celofoundation.org
X: @Celo
LinkedIn: Celo Foundation
Isha Varshney
X: @ivcelo
LinkedIn: Isha Varshney
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Pascal Gauthier is the Chairman & CEO of Ledger, a tech company that specializes in developing secure hardware for consumers and enterprise-grade custody solutions for institutions, enabling the storage and management of cryptocurrencies and NFTs.
He began his career at Kelkoo, later acquired by Yahoo, and was COO at Criteo, where he played a key role in the company's pivot to advertising and global expansion. Pascal Gauthier also worked as a Venture Partner at Mosaic Ventures, a London-based VC firm, and is non-executive chairman of Kaiko, a leading digital data analytics provider.
Since he became Chairman & CEO of Ledger in 2019, Pascal Gauthier has expanded the company's product line with Ledger Live, an intuitive digital asset management app, and a next-generation consumer device, Ledger Stax. He also started Ledger Enterprise, the companyâs B2B product enabling companies to secure their digital assets at scale. Ledger Enterprise offers TRADELINK, a best-in-class open network to enable custodial trading via exchange and custodial partners. Pascal Gauthier is committed to driving ownership and security in the cryptocurrency industry.
In this conversation, we discuss:
- Self-custody, security, and the right to economic freedom
- Ledger's growth amidst their tenth anniversary and key learnings
- How they've performed since the launch of two productsâ Ledger Stax and Ledger Flexâ earlier this year
- AI & blockchain's relationshipâ why proof-of-you is crucial
- The unique insight Ledger has as the only hardware solution with a consumer trading business via Ledger Live
- Their new HQ in Paris that's home to their revamped white hat hacker lab dubbed the "Donjon"
- Working with Tony Fadell, the creator of the iPod
- The importance of âcoolâ in hardware and IRL products
- The future of hardware wallets
- NYT full page ad for Ledger Stax + Flex
Ledger
Website: www.ledger.com
X: @Ledger
Discord: discord.gg/ledger
Pascal Gauthier
X: @_pgauthier
LinkedIn: Pascal Gauthier
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Michael Kong is an influential thought leader and developer concentrated on the expansion of blockchain technology and CEO and CIO of Sonic Labs (previously Fantom). Before Sonic, Kong served as CTO of myStake, Digital Currency Holdings, and Liberté & Co. He has been a part of the ETH community since 2013.
In this conversation, we discuss:
- Rebranding from Fantom to Sonic Labs
- Everyone launching a coin after November U.S election
- Sonic Boom: ~200M $S airdrop to spur adoption of the network
- $FTM to $S Token Merge - how to take advantage and get your tokens
- DeFi applications within the Sonic ecosystem
- Upcoming launch of Sonic Mainnet
- Stories from testnet and timeline for Mainnet (Dec 1)
- Sonicâs bridge to ETH
- Cross-chain communication + interoperability
- Outlook for the next few months before testnet
- Sonicâs insanely high TPS
Sonic Labs
Website: www.soniclabs.com
X: @0xSonicLabs
Telegram: t.me/Sonic_English
Michael Kong
X: @michaelfkong
LinkedIn: Michael Kong
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Pratik Gauri is the founder & CEO of 5ire.org, one of the worldâs fastest-growing unicorns that achieved the coveted billion-dollar valuation less than one year from the day it was founded. He conceptualized the term 5th industrial revolution as a founding principle for shaping a for-purpose world that combines sustainability, innovation, and business viability.
In this conversation, we discuss:
- How blockchain will transform the fintech landscape in the next decade
- Sustainability approach, how 5ire minimizes the carbon footprint
- Enhancing inclusivity and accessibility in DeFi
- Navigating regulation
- Role of AI and data
- Building trust and security
- Combining profit and purpose
- The 5th industrial revolution
- Sustainable proof of stake model
- ESG layer build into the blockchain
- RWAs and AI will move the next bull market
- Hiring talent in web3
5ire
Website: www.5ire.org
X: @5ireChain
Discord: discord.gg/5ire
Pratik Gauri
Website: www.pratikgauri.in
X: @pratikgauri
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John Patrick Mullin is a Hong Kong-based entrepreneur and builder, focused on DeFi, blockchain technology, digital assets, and Web3. John has been investing/building in the crypto and digital assets space for over 10 years, having worked in decentralized finance and exchange/brokerage businesses.
John helped found MANTRA, a Layer 1 blockchain for RWA tokenization, and has raised tens of millions of dollars for various ventures while working with a dedicated team of 50+ builders worldwide.
In this conversation, we discuss:
- Reason for strong interest in RWAs & MANTRA
- Convergence of Blockchain & TradFiâs
- RWAâs hype or real show
- Institutional adoption of RWAs, where is retail lacking?
- Challenges of building regulated RWA blockchain
- Success with Mag Global (real-estate in Dubai) & Novus Aviation
- Technological innovation in the RWA space + future of RWAs
- Crypto needs the killer consumer facing app
- RWAs = opening financial access to the masses
- 3 phases of RWA = adoption, liquidity, discoverability
- The future of MANTRA
MANTRA
Website: www.mantrachain.io
X: @MANTRA_Chain
Telegram: t.me/MANTRA_Chain
John Patrick Mullin
X: @jp_mullin888
LinkedIn: John Patrick Mullin
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