#346: Jack O’Holleran, CEO of SKALE Labs, on Web3 Gaming, The Current Ethereum Narrative, and Meme Coins vs. NFTs

Jack O’Holleran is the Co-Founder and CEO of SKALE Labs, a gas-less EVM-compatible blockchain designed for secure Ethereum scaling. Jack is a veteran Silicon Valley Technology entrepreneur with a deep background in machine learning/AI technologies and blockchain. Formerly, Jack co-founded Aktana in 2008 and led the company's transformation from a four-person startup to a global leader in the Analytics market category, boasting over 350 employees and serving an impressive roster of Global Fortune 500 clients with its AI and machine learning platform tailored to optimize sales and marketing decisions.

Jack first started working with digital assets in 2008 when he was instrumental in building a digital currency platform for Enterprise Resource Allocation and initially saw a big opportunity to bring scalability to the blockchain. Jack is a veteran Silicon Valley Technology entrepreneur with a deep background in machine learning/AI technologies and blockchain and a longstanding connection to web2 and web3 developers. ****As a previous starting receiver for the Nebraska Cornhuskers Football team, Jack is passionate about bringing blockchain technology to the sports industry to bring fans closer to their favorite teams.

In this conversation, we discuss:
- The state of Web3 gaming
- The power of casual games
- In-game economies
- Current state of Ethereum
- Gas-free, zero-cost minting
- ETH-based L2s
- Meme coins vs. NFTs
- SKALE’s recent partnership with Virtualness to bring fans of Liga1 to Web3
- SKALE’s partnership with Unity
- Empowering developers
- DeSci (Decentralized Science)

SKALE Network
Website: skale.space
Twitter: @SkaleNetwork
Discord: discord.gg/SKALE

Jack O'Holleran
Twitter: @jackoholleran
LinkedIn: Jack O'Holleran


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