My guest today is Edward Thomson. Edward has an incredibly interesting background that ranges from traditional finance, to crypto, to even being a Persian rug salesman.

This diverse background helped him build multiple skill sets which come in handy for his current job, which is Grants Manager for the Web3 Foundation.

The Web3 Foundation is best known for being the group behind the newly launched, Polkadot blockchain.

Edwards's interests don't stop there, he has dived deep into decentralized gaming, going so far as to suggest different architectures that could facilitate fully on-chain games today.

Falling further down the metaverse rabbit hole we look at esports DAOs and how they will eventually evolve into fully-fledged companies and how the line between what is reality and what is a game will soon become blurred.

All in all, an awesome and wide-ranging conversation that I hope you will enjoy as much as I did.

Edward Twitter - https://twitter.com/EAThomson

Web3 Foundation - https://web3.foundation/

Edward Personal Website - https://edthomson.com/

Edward Thomson - PhD In Astrophysics Turned Decentralization Diehard - ep 25