? Nina talks with Arjun about his Web3 path and building on Ethereum, the original Connext mission of how to bring Ethereum to a billion people, the evolution and state of bridging, scalability/interoperability, the concept of roll-ups, how intents work and their importance in blockchains, the potential shortcomings of intents, what Connext is doing with intents, what Connext is today and what it’s trying to solve, historical glimpses of the internet, chain abstraction, Renzo’s protocol, bridge hacks, solving for security, Connext DAO, main challenges, the Connext team with Wonderland, roadmap ..read more

? Nina talks with Aly about his path to Web3, his multipolar view of crypto and blockchain tech from pre ICO era to 2024, legacy tech founders vs. Web 3 founders, traditional VCs vs. Web3-focused VCs, helpful pitch tools for founders, Blockchain FF practices and project selection process, bear vs. bull market proposal dynamics, blockchain pessimism, when do startups fail, what successful founders do, Blockchain FF investment focus, challenge with DAOs, favourable jurisdictions and regulatory landscape, Altered State Machine, further development opportunities (i.e. pet IDs), blockchain in gamin ..read more

? Nina talks with Michael about an eclectic assortment of topics: who Michael is and his interest in Web3, views on financial injustices within corrupt government systems, the pace of innovation of an open system, international banking, co-founding De.Fi, the evolution and progress of the Web3 security space and user trends, AI impact on security, what risks De.Fi addresses, winning incentives and decision-making, regulatory outlook, banking system limitations, a shift from a unipolar to a multipolar world, experiences in UAE, global leadership and CBDCs, and more on the evolution and trajecto ..read more

? Nina talks with Kai about his path to Web 3 and Railgun, importance of data hygiene practices, the state of privacy in crypto and Web3, the role of AI in privacy, ZK tech, Railgun as a privacy protocol, chain deployment and usage, address shielding and regulatory implications, Private Proofs of Innocence (PPIs), Railgun use cases, NFTs, Railgun as a DAO and monetization, auditing, partner ecosystem, short term and long term roadmap, challenges and much more. Kieran Mesquita is a prominent figure in blockchain and crypto, contributing to cutting-edge privacy and security technologies. Hi ..read more

? Nina talks with Klay about his TradFi banking background and bringing institutions to the blockchain space, working for Mike Novogratz, key barriers to advancing institutional adoption, public vs. private blockchains, Stability Protocol as a tokenless & feeless concept, permissioned validators and Proof of Authority, consensus mechanisms, public distributed compute network (PDC), Web 3 community feedback vs. enterprise, the Blockchain Trilemma, industry customers, Singapore’s IMDA milestone, electronic bill of ladings by 2030, Stability revenue model, challenges and more… Klay is a glob ..read more

? Nina talks with Vijay about his path to Web3 and his interest in trading and arbitrage, VCRED and its purpose, cornerstones of DeFi and relevant terminology (the liquidity issue, arbitrage, exchange dynamics, CLOBs), VCRED’s AI liquidity layer, characterization of VCRED and its core products, deployment, the products’ users, main challenges, the world and financial consumer outlook in the 2030s, the issue of privacy, VCRED’s 2024 roadmap and much more. Vijay has been in the Web3 space since 2019 from building prototypes in hackathons to leading VCRED. He is also a lead developer with over a ..read more

Nina talks to Laurent about co-founding Arthera, the subscription-based model approach, why Arthera is a Layer 1, the DAG protocol, Arthera’s position in Web 3, the Blockchain trilemma, no gas fee approach, overcoming adoption challenges, validator economics and incentives, designing Arthera and improving decentralization, bridging, Genesis block on Xmas day, mainnet, Arthera’s governance with the perpetual grant program, Arthera team, Arthera’s lifetime subscription offer without TX fees and more… Laurent is a Co-Founder and CEO of Arthera, a Layer 1 EVM-compatible and DAG-based blockchain p ..read more

? Nina talks with Martin about his path to Web3, Q Protocol, the on-chain governance space, what is “proper governance”, use cases within DAOs, the “constitution”, the term “beyond code is law”, the theory of incomplete contracts, critical Q governance elements and root nodes, Q blockchain characteristics, the DeFi element within Q, the Q culture and team, Martin’s role, Q in practice with users, the protocol’s roadmap and more. Martin is one of the initiators of the Q Protocol, a layer 1 blockchain that provides shared governance security for the Web3 world. Through its unique two-node archit ..read more

? David is the founder of Web3 Solutions, which includes Pollination X - a multi-faceted suite of decentralized Web3 solutions and applications. Those currently include a decentralized file drive, a decentralized file transfer platform and developer documentation for decentralized storage solutions. Nina talks to David about his background and cryptography thesis, co-founding PollinationX, the landscape around decentralized storage, the PollinationX Drive, W3XShare, the testing process, dynamic NFTs, the revenue model, potential customers, further use case outlook, roadmap and Web3 adoption ..read more

? Nina talks with Lloyd about his background and path to Valence as a startup, the importance of “data” and data ownership, Valence’s role and rebranding, Lloyd’s CTO role, a further dive into data enablement and data validation, the problem of centralization vs. decentralization, solution to data silos, digital identifiers, deploying on the Polygon blockchain, competitive landscape, use case with Verizon, use of AI, future glimpse in healthcare, moving to systems of fine-grained permissions, the roadmap for Valence and more. ? Highlights: ⚡️ About Lloyd & Valence ⚡️ Data Enablement ⚡️ Da ..read more