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Guests: Jeroen Develter, COO of Persistence OneChandra Duggirala, Founder of Portal to BitcoinJake Gordon, Co-Founder of NexioTop 3 Key Takeaways from Our Guests 1. Bitcoin dominance is reshaping market dynamics. The speakers started the conversation by diving deeper into how DePin impacts other traditional industries outside of Web3. All speakers highlighted how DePIN technologies are set to challenge established companies such as NVIDIA, Google, and Amazon. Mehdi from Animoca Brands also me...
The Future of Networking Guest: Ignacio Palomera, Founder of BondexHost: Njani Ruetsch, Senior Comms Manager at Morningstar Ventures Top 3 Takeaways from Our Guest: 1. Bondex is Transforming Professional Networking with Web3 Principles. The conversation starts with Ignacio sharing his journey into the crypto world and how Bondex aims to disrupt traditional recruitment platforms, particularly LinkedIn. He emphasizes the inefficiencies in the current labor market, laden with middlemen t...
Unlocking New Experiences for Web3 Builders & Gamers Guest: Chris Zu, CEO of SonicHost: Njani Ruetsch, Senior Comms Manager at Morningstar Ventures Top 3 Takeaways from Our Guest: 1. Sonic SVM Celebrates A Successful TGE Chris Zu kicked off the conversation by highlighting Sonic’s successful TGE of $SONIC, marking one of the first major launches of the year. With a market valuation of $3 billion and a current valuation of $1.8 billion, Chris shared how the team exceeded expectations desp...
Web3 Data: The Intersection Between AI & Blockchain Guest: Ganesh, CEO of CovalentHost: Njani Ruetsch, Senior Comms Manager at Morningstar Ventures Top 3 Takeaways from Our Guest: 1. Covalent’s Business Remained Immune During Market Cycles The interview started with Ganesh explaining how he and Covalent have been affected by recent market conditions, with BTC surpassing $100K. Ganesh explained that Covalent’s core API business remains immune to market cycles while their token, $CQT...
Chain Abstraction - Elevating UX Web3 to the Next Level Guest: Ethan, Head of Developer Relations at Particle NetworkHost: Njani Ruetsch, Senior Comms Manager at Morningstar Ventures Top 3 Takeaways from Our Guest: 1. Crypto is entering a market set-up for success. The interview starts with a quick introduction of Ethan and asks him his opinion about the current market and the aftermath of the US elections. Despite his political views, he says crypto is set up for success in the upcomi...
Guests: Mehdi, Head of Investment at Animoca BrandsRosie, Co-Founder of PINGPONGSissi from Solana SIMTop 3 Key Takeaways from Our Guests 1. DePIN is disrupting traditional industries such as big tech, AI, and geolocation technology. The speakers started the conversation by diving deeper into how DePin impacts other traditional industries outside of Web3. All speakers highlighted how DePIN technologies are set to challenge established companies such as NVIDIA, Google, and Amazon. Mehdi from ...
Chain Abstraction - The Key to Mass Adoption Guest: Burnt Banksy, Co-founder & CEO of XIONHost: Njani Ruetsch, Senior Comms Manager at Morningstar Ventures Top 3 Takeaways from Our Guest: 1. XION Ecosystem Expansion and Scalability The speaker highlighted the project's commitment to growing a dynamic and scalable blockchain ecosystem. He mentioned that Zion prioritizes scalability, ensuring it maintains a balance between security, decentralization, and speed as the ecosystem grows. ...
Guests: Darcy Sordo, Head of Partnerships at SonicAndy P. Lee, Executive Producer at Legend of ArcadiaJon Hook, Co-Founder of PlayEmber Top 3 Key Takeaways from Our Guests 1. Optimizing CPI, Retention, and Monetization is crucial for a game's success. The guests started by sharing that game developers prioritize ensuring that the Cost per Install (CPI) is lower than the revenue generated per user, allowing the game to scale effectively; this was explicitly important to the Playember team. T...
Guests: Jose F Pereira, Head of Web3 at GAIMINJulian Peh, CEO and Co-Founder at KIP Protocol Gav N, Co-founder of TevaeraEthan Francis, Developer Relations at Particle Network Top 3 Key Takeaways from Our Guests 1. Solutions such as Chain Abstraction can enhance user experience The discussion started by emphasizing the need to improve user experience by addressing blockchain fragmentation. Particle Network and KIP Protocol both focus on chain abstraction to provide a better user experi...
Guests: Benny, Founder of TAP ProtocolJan, CEO of XVerseSam Jenkins, Head of BD at Bitfinity Top 3 Key Takeaways from Our Guests 1. Bitcoin sidechains have helped bootstrap the development of the ecosystem The roundtable started with the speakers telling us why the ecosystem took so long to gain traction. They all concurred that the growth of the Bitcoin ecosystem was fueled by projects building on top of Bitcoin, like Bitcoin sidechains and meta-protocols (e.g., Lightning Network, Liquid), ...
Guests: Sami, CEO of Cross The Ages Leo, Founder of STYLE ProtocolThe Big Brawler, CEO of Bit Brawl Top 3 Key Takeaways from Our Guests 1. Web3 gaming has changed with recent market conditions At the roundtable, we asked our speakers to share their thoughts on how recent market conditions have affected the Web3 gaming industry, particularly compared to the previous cycle. The speakers agreed that in the previous cycle, many games capitalized on the success of Axie Infinity, result...
The New Era of Privacy Guest: Shahaf Bar-Geffen, CEO of COTIHost: Szabolcs Gergely, Podcast & YouTube Host at Morningstar Ventures Top 3 Takeaways from Our Guest: 1. Privacy is not to be confused with anonymity Shahaf explained that privacy should not be confused with anonymity. Blockchain stands for transparency, but that doesn’t mean privacy is not required. Privacy is often recommended and required when a party wants to send sensitive data to another. Transparency and pr...
Guests: Eden, Co-Founder of AARK DigitalRitwik Rudra, Co-Founder of SYNTHRBrian Gallagher, Co-founder of Partisia Blockchain Top 3 Key Takeaways from Our Guests 1. "There are still significant adoption hurdles for DeFi" The speakers emphasized that user experience (UX) issues are the primary obstacle to the wider adoption of DeFi solutions. They pointed out that challenges such as wallet experiences and incentives still pose significant adoption challenges. Additionally, they suggested that ...
Shaping AI Ownership Guest: Whitney Gibbs, Founder of RingfenceHost: Szabolcs Gergely, Podcast & YouTube Host at Morningstar Ventures Top 3 Takeaways from Our Guest: 1. AI has positively contributed to our daily lives. To kick off the conversation, we asked Whit what he thinks about AI’s effects on our daily lives. He explained that even though there are some negative effects on the media or social platforms, he finds AI’s contribution to our lives a significantly positive tool. He highl...
Guests: Emile, Co-Founder of XDEFI WalletGabby Dizon, Co-Founder of Yield Guild GamesAltcoin Sherpa, Angel Investor & Influencer Top 3 Key Takeaways from Our Guests 1. The following crypto cycle could be potentially more significant due to mainstream adoption. During the roundtable discussion, our guests shared their reactions to the latest news in the cryptocurrency world. They discussed the approval of ETF and the upcoming halving in April. Although predicting the market's movement i...
Guests: Pavel Bains, Executive Producer of MixMobNico del Pino, Co-Founder of OLA GGBorislav Hrinchev, CEO of MSV.GG Three Key Takeaways from Our Guests: 1. Guilds have evolved their focus from scholarships to building engaged communities and providing hands-on initiatives. To start the roundtable, our guests were asked to define a guild in their own words. All our guests agreed that guilds had evolved their focus from scholarships that helped early on adoption within the gaming space to bu...
Combatting Fraud with AI nad Data Guest: Vijay Pravin, Founder and CEO of BitsCrunchHost: Szabolcs Gergely, Podcast & YouTube Host at Morningstar Ventures Top 3 Takeaways from Our Guest: 1. bitsCrunch helps clients be compliant with AI as the underlying technology. To kick off the interview, we asked Vijay why bitsCrunch is an asset to the crypto industry. Vijay highlighted one of the most common but overlooked aspects that slows adoption and institutional integration – Fraud! bitsCrunc...
The Next Generation Gaming Guest: Ike T., CEO of Fusionist Host: Szabolcs Gergely, Podcast & YouTube Host at Morningstar Ventures Top 3 Takeaways from Our Guest: 1. “Data ownership is not the most important element of Web3 Gaming”. We kicked off the Twitter Spaces by asking Ike about the importance of data ownership for Web3 gamers. Ike explained he doesn’t think data ownership in gaming is very important because, according to his gaming experience, fun, and enjoyability is the key...
Guests: Justin Colón, Head of Community at Ancient8Alper Çimik, CMO of Coin MuhendisiAbhinav Pathak, Research Partner at Woodstock Fund Three Key Takeaways from Our Guests: 1. Emerging markets are embracing innovation, given their growing economic nature. We started the conversation by asking our guests why cryptocurrency is significant in their local communities. In Vietnam, it's embraced due to being an emerging market with a sizable unbanked population. Additionally, the tech-savvy ...
The Cross-Chain Revolution Guest: Simon Harman, CEO & Co-Founder of ChainflipHost: Szabolcs Gergely, Podcast & YouTube Host at Morningstar Ventures Top 3 Takeaways from Our Guest 1. Chainflip is a fully native cross-chain DEX. At the start of the interview, Simon explained that Chainflip functions as a swap solution rather than a bridge. It adopts a similar approach to centralized exchanges, with its distinctive feature being the involvement of 150 independent validators distribute...
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