Blockchain Won't Save the World

Michael Cahill runs the one oracle that's turned into an actual business... $10 million in annual recurring revenue, 138+ institutions publishing their own prices, and we still haven't fired the starting pistol on 24/7 Digital Assets.Market data is one of the last great cartels in TradFi. Exchanges charge billions a year for numbers that go stale in an instant, and everyone just pays it. Pyth's bet is that if the trading firms, exchanges and banks publish their prices directly, you can price almost anything in real time for a fraction of the cost. Michael joins me to explain how this works in practice, and what happens when we open the blockchain finance flood gates.On this show, we cover: - What makes an oracle- How do you price data in a decentralised world - The Pyth business model and roadmap - Experience working with Governments and TradFi- What happens when Wall Street unlocks 24/7 digital assets as 'BAU'

We've been raising funds with blockchain and crypto for a decade. But one team believed in a vision that is only now coming to reality. And you need to hear their story.Joris believed that Blockchains will create the ability for all assets to act as 'APIs' and unlock better capital, equity financing and growth... But to do so, he needed to wait for the rest of the world to catch up to his vision.Fast forward to 2026: the entire financial services industry is sold on Blockchain technology. Tokenisation of everything is ongoing. Even the regulators are pushing things forward. So what comes next?On this show we discuss:- An intro to Joris and Fairmint- The history of on-chain equity (the last 10 years)- Getting subpoena'd by Gary Gensler- Opportunities for on-chain compliance and data oracles- What more is needed to see wider adoption of onchain equityThis is one of the best shows we've done in Season 4, so don't miss it!

Like it or not, every blockchain needs a business model. But not every protocol has a 'business person' in charge of big decisions. Hedera and Hashgraph have Eric Piscini. And you'll want to his take on how we make Web3 financially sustainable...Eric is a veteran leader who has seen the Big 4, start-up and protocol environments. (One of) his skill(s) is to cut through hype, and understand the clear path to value. If it doesn't help attract partners or grow revenues, what's the point?So join us for a fascinating show where we discuss:- Eric's path to Hashgraph and what he's learned from Web2 and Web3- ⁠The current health of the Hashgraph and Hedera ecosystems- How we build blockchain ecosystems that are valuable and financially sustainable- Why the Hedera ⁠⁠partnered with McLaren, and what else is in the pipeline- ⁠⁠What more is needed to see wider adoption of blockchain technology

Keir Finlow-Bates is one of the most talented, mysterious and hirsute technicians in Web3, and he's identified a critical issue with Web3 today. You need to hear this...After tracking him down in frozen Finland, stalking him at a book signing in London, and buying all of his Amazon best-sellers to-date, he's agreed to join us on LinkedIn Live to share some important wisdom.We all know Smart Contracts are neither smart, nor (in most cases) contracts. But with the application of a little commercial and legal nouse, Keir recons he knows how to unlock billions in real world adoption for Blockchains?What's the secret, you say?... Well, you'd better join us to find out. And/or buy his latest book. Or both...Read the book here: https://mybook.to/sci

It's harder than you think to build a global identity business. But Moca Network have created something different to the thousands who have gone before, and you need to hear their story...Kenneth Shek is the CEO of Moca Network: chain-agnostic, decentralised identity infrastructure (DID) that allows users to manage on-chain reputation and data. Powered by zkProofs, it acts as a unified, privacy-preserving login system ("Moca ID") for 600+ projects in the Animoca ecosystem. While the rest of the industry debates token prices and chain wars, Moca is tackling the unsolved problem underneath it all: how do you know who someone actually is across Web3, without handing that data to Google or Meta? In this show we discuss:- Kenneth's journey into Web3 and digital identity- Animoca Brands 101 and the Moca Network origin story- Challenges building and scaling Digital Identity (and why Blockchain)- Use cases from the Moca Network that are live today- What more is needed to see DIDs reach mass adoptionWith over 1 billion users, this isn't a whitepaper project... it's a live, scaling protocol with a full mainnet launch on the horizon for 2026. Don't miss this one!...