Thinking On Paper: A Technology Podcast For Curious Minds Olas Protocol: Blockchain Can Bring Trust Back To Journalism (And Make Money For Writers) - Ciaran Murray, CEO
This week we speak with Ciaran Murray about media and journalism, why it's broken and how web3 and blockchain technology to bring truth and trust back to your news feed.
Ciaran is a seasoned veteran of the blockchain industry, advising on numerous web3 projects and releasing a synthetics assets proof-of-concept last year. Ciarán previously worked in the media industry for British Sky Broadcasting. As such, he is well placed to understand the issues facing the media industry and how to apply blockchain and other distributed technologies to remedy them.
He is now the CEO of Olas Protocol. The Olas Foundation’s protocol seeks to harness the power of blockchain technology to make all non-private information freely available and to drive positive change in the media landscape.
Olas tackles the economic precarity facing media with the introduction of novel funding mechanisms and tackles the dissemination of disinformation through open but collusion-resistant review protocols, providing a viable alternative to traditional media.
“We are passionate about the preservation of high-quality journalism and scientific research, while increasing its availability to the public. The current media industry is facing a dire economic situation and is plagued with bias and a resultant lack of trust. Olas aims to minimise bias and return more value to content creators by removing hierarchical control of the media." - Ciaran Murray Learn more - https://olas.info/ -
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Past guests on The Thinking On Paper Show include: Ciaran Murray (web3 for journalists), Torrey Smith (Robotics For Medicine), Jason Lynch (Quantum Computing), Joe Fitzsimons (Quantum Computing), Dana Sydorenko (Gaming), Don Norman (Humanity Centered Design), Mercina Tillerman Perez (Circle & Crypto), Tyler Adams (Blockchain), Todd Haselhorst (Blockchain for Logistics), Vince Yang (ZK Proofs), Shiti Manghani (StepN CEO), Han Jin (Web3 & Digital Identity), Senthil Nayagam (Deep Fakes), Dr Larry Rosen (Tech Psychology), Justin Germishuys (A.I.), Alexandra Whittington (Futurism), Jaime Schwarz (Web3 & Blockchain), Jason Todd Shannon (Music), Toa Dunn (League Of Legends & Gaming), Thomas Frey (Futurism), Aragorn Meulendijks (Metaverse), Janina Vinklere (Web3), Anthony Glukhov (A.I.), Markus Thielen (Bitcoin), Luz Donahue (NFT Art), Neil Redding (Spatial Computing), Sebastien Borget (Metaverse), Evan Shapiro (Media), Rachel Noonan (VR), Dominik karaman (Web3), Julio Ottino (Nexus - Art, Science & Technology), Jesper Nordin (Blockchain), Josh Katz (NFT Tickets), Ankur Pathak (Crypto), Viroshan Naicker (Quantum Computing), Kevin Reidl (Blockchain), Dean Wilson (Music), Yolanda Barton (VR), Charlie Northrup (A.I.), Kassi Burns (A.I.), Josh Goldblum (VR), Jonathan Blanco (Web3), B Earl (Hollywood & A.I.), Keatly Halderman (Blockchain Music), Elizabeth Strickler (Metaverse)