Episode 21 of our Community Show is with the amazing team at Hashlock, who provide smart contract auditing to enhance security for web3 projects. We learn about the importance of rigorous, independent and manual review (vs automated tools), the difference between hacks and scams (and the role of smart contracts in reducing them), building for regulation and compliance, and how to engage with a trusted provider in the web3 space. Your interviewer for this episode is Shahirah Gardner. Timestamps 0:00: Introduction and team’s bug bounty experience 2:30: How security is central to Hashlock values ..read more

Time to meet the wonderful Danielle Marie, Blockchain educator at Saltera and founder of She’s Blockchain Savvy and All Things Blockchain. Danielle shares her inspirational journey into web3, from unconventional beginnings to become the first female to complete the Diploma and Advanced Diploma of Applied Blockchain and now teaching thousands of individuals and businesses on how to harness the power of the blockchain. Your interviewer for this episode is Shahirah Gardner. Timestamps: 0:00 Introduction on Danielle’s journey into Web3 (a cool story!) 3:30 Founding She’s Blockchain Savvy & A ..read more

From the ATO to TikTok and now carving out even more adventures as a founder, we get to know the awesome Harry Dell and learn about tax law in crypto and much, much more. He breaks down the myths and misconceptions about tax and it’s great to hear from a professional like him about the tax planning they do to keep founders safe (especially from laws not designed for them yet) as well as keeping processes efficient. Thanks again to Shahirah Gardner of Finch. Timeline below but a very important thing mentioned at 10:12 on the ATO wanting you to be long-term compliant. This episode is also avail ..read more

Episode 25 of our Community Show is with Sidney Powell, CEO and co-founder of on chain capital markets platform, Maple Finance. In this extended interview, we deep dive into Maple Finance - a decentralised credit market for institutional borrowers and lenders. Sidney takes us on the Maple journey from issuing over $2bn of under-collateralised loans at its peak, to navigating the Luna/ Celcius/ FTX collapse last year. He discusses the shift from under-collateralised to collateralised loans, the benefits of tokenising real world assets and Maple’s vision for the future of institutional lending ..read more

In this interview, Rob Morris of FunDAOmental and Mark Monfort of the Aus DeFi Association and the venture studio NotCentralised discuss the potential of cryptocurrency and blockchain technology for providing financial freedom and efficient coordination systems. They emphasize the importance of understanding the structure of the environment in which people exist in order to incentivize positive behaviour. They also discuss the concept of cooperative coo-rdination and how it relates to incentivizing positive behaviour in games at scale. The conversation also touches on the importance of shared ..read more

In this podcast, the speaker, Rob, covers a broad range of topics related to society, technology, and community. His central theme revolves around how evolving technologies, particularly networks and cryptocurrencies, have accelerated the dynamics of human social structures. He argues that monolithic, rigid, and hierarchical structures are inefficient due to their inability to adapt quickly to the rapidly changing pace of life. He contends that the prevalence of such structures is being undermined as they tend to make late and incorrect decisions. The network effect, brought about by the open ..read more

An awesome interview with our newest host Shahirah Gardner and we listen in as she interviews Aus DeFi Co-founder, Arturo Rodriguez (aka NumbersDeFi on Twitter). In this episode we learn about how he got into the web3 space, what it takes to go mainstream in this space, regulatory perspectives and more. Some great lines in this include - "He's the numbers guys numbers guy" - "Who regulates crypto ... to ask that is almost like asking who regulates paper" This episode is also available on YouTube here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMY5McSnWyk Timestamps 0:00 - Intro 4:00 - Arturo's opinion o ..read more

Episode 24 of our Community Show is with Ashi Bhat, web3 marketer and founder of Insider App, a blockchain loyalty solution for consumer brands. Ashi brings a wealth of marketing and brand consulting experience for ASX 200 brands as well as web3 native brands. In this interview, we learn why big brands like Starbucks, Nike, Gucci, Salesforce and Amazon are making big moves in the metaverse, and how web3 and NFT strategies are transforming the customer experience through hyper engagement, co-ownership, community loyalty and creator experiences. We also discuss the challenges that need to be sol ..read more

In this 11th episode of the Getting to know the Community series we follow up the chat with Erika Lee from episode 10 with a bit of a role reversal. In this episode she asks Mark (aka Captain DeFi) about the Canada situation of blocking crypto across various regions of the country. We also have hot-take from Ash van der Spuy from JubiDAO who was also in studio. This episode is also available on YouTube here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rl6CUmn4an4 Timestamps 0:00 - Discussing the Canadian crypto ban 4:59 - What's the regulatory landscape like in Australia? 7:33 - What's it like as a commun ..read more

In this video, Steve Vallas, CEO of Blockchain APAC, joins Mark Monfort of the Aus DeFi Association to discuss his experience in the blockchain and crypto industry, community building, and the future of the space. They touch on a range of topics including the importance of community, the emergence of Web 3.0 and tokenization of real-world assets, and the role of regulation in shaping the industry. Steve shares his insights on the current state of the industry, trends to look out for, and how he navigates different perspectives and narratives in the space. Timeline: 0:00 - Introduction 1:45 - S ..read more