Bankless The Social Web3 | Protocols for a Digital Society | POAP, Lens Protocol, Disco.XYZ
Mar 5, 2022
Evin McMullen is pioneering digital identity and metaverse reputation at Disco.xyz. Christina Beltramini is shaping the future of Web3 social media with Lens Protocol at Aave. Isabel Gonzalez serves as COO at POAP, focusing on preserving digital memories. They discuss the shift from traditional social media to decentralized platforms, the importance of digital identity, and how protocols like POAP can enhance community storytelling. The conversation also explores the exciting future of connecting billions through innovative social frameworks.
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Data Primitives for Human Experience
- Public blockchains are suitable for immutable and universally shareable data.
- Expressing nuanced personal experiences requires more dynamic, off-chain data primitives.
Web3 Social: Building the Rails
- Web3 social media won't rely on Web2 integrations due to misaligned business models.
- It needs innovation at the protocol level, like building train lines before the city.
POAP: Preserving Memories, Building Identity
- POAP sees itself as preserving memories, touching on decentralized identity.
- Identity is built from experiences, and POAPs are time-point records of these, shared by showing collections.