Blockchain Won't Save the World

Explore how Venly is revolutionizing blockchain tooling to make Web3 more accessible, with insights on the challenges of building with blockchains, the importance of developer tools, Venly's tooling stack, and use cases benefiting from SaaS solutions. Discover the evolution of blockchain in the gaming industry and the integration of SaaS and blockchain for industry solutions. Navigate blockchain upgrades, gaming partnerships, certification processes, and partnership strategies for successful adoption and business success.

Sunny Lu, founder of VeChain and former Chief Information Officer at Louis Vuitton, delves into the groundbreaking work of his blockchain platform dedicated to sustainability. They discuss VeChain's unique partnerships, including collaboration with BCG to produce a Web3 whitepaper. Sunny reveals how blockchain can drive real change, emphasizing the importance of incentive design and collective investment in fostering environmental initiatives. The conversation highlights the transformative potential of blockchain technology in supporting more sustainable business practices across various industries.

Onboarding is one of the biggest UX challenges with Web3, and Mysten Labs think they've cracked it with zkLogin. Single sign-on but privacy-preserving. I'm joined by Kostas Chalkias (AKA Kostas Kryptos) to learn more... Google, Facebook and Apple have cornered the single sign-on (SSO) market in an attempt to improve UX but also capture more about YOU and what you do online... The emergence of Zero Knowledge technology paired with the existing SSO providers' tools can enable simple UX while protecting your ID and data. Curious? You should be. Join me and Kostas, where we'll talk about: - The problems with SSOs and credentials today - An introduction to zkLogin - Use cases and what can be built on top of zkLogin - A beginners guide to the Sui network - What more is required to see zk tech adopted more widely - Guidance for people building with Blockchain and zk

We'll never get to widespread adoption of Blockchain and Web3 unless we can make it easy for enterprises and governments to easily integrate the tech. AvaCloud (from Ava Labs) believe they have cracked this problem... I'm joined by Nick Mussallem, Head of Product for Ava Labs, who will share everything the Avalanche community has learned about Blockchain adoption. They have partnered with major enterprises, AAA games, top brands, and have a bustling Web3 ecosystem. AvaCloud is the Avalanche 'Blockchain as a Service' (BaaS) offering that aims to make adoption and integration of decentralised technologies easy-peasy. But what does that mean, and why weren't we doing this before? In this show we discuss: - The rise of Avalanche and why it's different to other Blockchains - The importance of Blockchain as a Service and how it helps - The creation of AvaCloud and what's 'in the box' - Use cases and real world examples of AvaCloud in action - Advice for anyone looking to build with Blockchain technology (Note: apologies for my audio quality - realised I wasn't using the podcast mic halfway through the show! smh)

Charles Hoskinson, founder of Cardano, shares his insights on blockchain adoption and the potential use cases of blockchain technology. He discusses the challenges of scaling blockchain, the importance of decentralization, and his vision for Midnight, a data protection blockchain. He also provides advice for enterprises and governments looking to engage with web3 and blockchain.

Oh Mama! Who's ready to ROAST some Blockchains? Our favourite season-ending format is back, with some very special guests... This is where we cut loose, make fun of ourselves (and others), throw a little shade (in a respectful way) and generally find humour in the weird nuances of Blockchain and Web3. This time round, we're roasting the daft things that happen when the Bear Market comes around, token values drop, funding gets cut, scam projects get exposed, and dodgy 'influencers' start looking for work in AI or McDonalds... And to help stoke the fires, and bring the funny, I'm joined by some legendary Web3 OGs who have seen more than their fair share of stupid Blockchain things in their illustrious careers: Mathew Sweezey (The Enterprise Guy) Irina Heaver (The Crypto Lawyer) Diego Borgo (The Brand and Culture Guy) Sandra Helou (The Metaverse Builder) Keir Finlow-Bates (Architect & Engineer Extraordinaire) Emily Landon (The Web3 Recruiter) So join us for a light-hearted look at the ridiculous things that go on in our industry, peppered with some jokes, some war stories, and some predictions of when this Bear Market will end...

We finally did it! Charles Adkins, an enterprise innovation and blockchain veteran is finally going to bless the podcast, and share his view on why 300 Fortune 500's using NFTs is barely the start of Web3 adoption...If you don't know, Charles is the guy who advises the likes of Nike, Walt Disney, Red Bull, and Polygon how to drive success with emerging technology. And for the past year he's been helping Aptos to secure some of the world's most notable Blockchain collaborations.Is Blockchain dead? Does the Metaverse still need Web3 technology? Are all the projects and funds flowing into AI now?... We discuss this and more, including:- Why should the enterprise world be interested in Blockchain?- What makes a great Blockchain use case? - Why does Charles always have a copy of 'Move Over Brokers, Here Comes the Blockchain' within reach?- What is Aptos doing differently that is making enterprises take note?- What will drive wider adoption of decentralised technologies?- What advice would he give other chains or enterprises building with Blockchain technology

Midnight, a data protection Blockchain developed by Input Output (IOHK)(a core contributor to Cardano), has just launched, but what does this mean for Web3?I'm joined by Midnight's Head of Product, Mauricio Magaldi, for a wide-ranging discussion on why data remains a huge issue (and cost) in Web2 as well as Web3, and how Midnight's unique architecture and zero knowledge technology can help any developer to build better apps.This is a show for anyone who uses, builds or buys applications in their daily life.We discuss:- Why data remains an underrated issue for individuals and companies- What do we mean by data protection, and what good looks like- Why decentralisation can be great for apps, but where major Blockchains have failed in terms of data and metadata protection to-date- Why Midnight exists today- What Midnight's technology is all about- How to get involved in early access to Midnight's devnet

For Web3 and Decentralised Apps (DApps) to reach mainstream, we need a place to store data that isn't just the Blockchain. We need decentralised storage! And Storj has been leading the way since 2014. But there's a twist. Decentralised storage isn't just (only) about enabling Web3...I'm joined by Ben Golub, CEO of Storj Labs and the former CEO of Docker, who knows a thing or two about scaling technology. And we're going to have a 'full stack' conversation about how, when and if DApps will ever reach mainstream.In this show we'll be discussing:- The history of DApps and how they differ from 'traditional' apps- The importance of Decentralised Storage to scale DApps- How Storj is differentiated from other solutions (centralised and decentralised)- Why you shouldn't store everything on a Blockchain- What more is needed to see wider adoption of Web3- Advice to anyone looking to build DApps that scale

Why haven't we made interoperable Blockchains, yet? Why should we care? Is Decentralised Finance a credible alternative to big banks? And how did Moonbeam get to 1 MILLION smart contracts?All big questions in the world of Web3, and ones that Derek Yoo (Founder of Moonbeam) is very familiar with. But the macro market story will tell you, we're not quite at 'mass adoption' of DeFi, and we're still seeing a lot of Blockchain maximalism in the world, as new chains grapple for product-market fit.We'll discuss all this and more, including:- The importance of DevX and UX- Derek's rationale for building on the Polkadot network- DeFi maturity and its value to the world today- How Moonbeam attracted a million smart contracts to the platform- The wider challenge of attracting developers Blockchains and Web3- 'Competition' from the proliferation of L2s and L3s- What more is needed to see wider use of DApps and Web3 tech