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Building a Better Internet: Privacy as Web3's Missing Link with Anthony Day

Nov 7, 2024

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In this episode of The Smart Economy Podcast, host Dylan Grabowski is joined by Anthony Day, head of strategy and marketing at Midnight, a Layer 1 protocol developed by Input Output (IOHK).

Join them as they discuss:

The importance of data protection and privacy more broadly and on-chain
Why Web3 needs to be professionalized for mass adoption
The value of blockchain for enterprise and large-scale entities
How Midnight is building itself to be a fourth-generation blockchain network
The multi-asset model for Midnight
How the team is creating tools to onboard traditional and Web2 developers

And much more!

With a rich background in blockchain and Web3 technologies since 2016, Anthony has helped spearhead digital transformations across large organizations and startups. His extensive leadership experience in companies like Deloitte, IBM, and Parity Technologies has given him a unique perspective on integrating decentralized technologies into commercial and scalable business models.

Episode Highlights:

[00:00] Intro
[02:17] The hidden cost of data sharing
[07:58] Web3’s dark side
[10:30] How blockchain won over Anthony
[15:28] Why some companies won’t go on-chain
[20:16] Why Web3 needs to professionalize for mass adoption
[29:38] How crypto is changing finance
[34:18] Betting big on Midnight and Web3
[38:52] Building the fourth-generation blockchain network
[47:35] Why building privacy tech in the U.S. is a regulatory tightrope
[51:07] The night & dust dual-token model
[53:54] Countdown to Midnight launch

Previous guests include: Rusty Matveev, Chief Strategy Officer at Calaxy; Andrew Lawrence, CEO and Co-Founder of Censo; Zac Townsend, CEO and Co-Founder of Meanwhile; Jesper Johansen, CEO and Co-Founder of Northstake; Tama Churchouse, COO of Cumberland Labs; Holly Wood of Boson Protocol; Sid Powell of Maple Finance; Chad Barraford of THORChain; and many others.

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