Defi Education Fund Advocates for Responsible Crypto Regulation Amanda Tuminelli of the Defi Education Fund discusses the need for sensible crypto regulation. She says regulators should work with the industry to understand how protocols work before proposing expansive rules that could stifle innovation. Stacy Elliott of Decrypt interviewed her at Messari Mainnet 2023. Source: https://decrypt.co/videos/live-events/xD0CzPUF/defi-education-fund-advocates-for-responsible-crypto-regulation
Accessible Self-Custody for Crypto Dave Lemke is the CFO & CCO at Giddy, creators of a crypto wallet with decentralized private key security. He explains how their solution allows self-custody while still being recoverable. He highlighted increasing demand for self-custody after the FTX collapse. Lemke also touched on upcoming US crypto regulations and Getty’s roadmap to simplify staking and other…
Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) will remain in jail at least until the start of his Oct. 3 criminal trial following an order from a federal judge. According to multiple reports on a Sept. 28 hearing in United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, Judge Lewis Kaplan denied a motion from SBF’s legal team requesting…
New Blockchains Boom Creates Opportunity and Challenges Billy Sebell of the XDC Foundation discussed the proliferation of new layer-1 and layer-2 blockchain solutions. While this expands possibilities, he noted projects must still attract users amidst growing competition. Sebell highlighted the benefits of targeting niche use cases and bringing real-world assets on-chain via tokenization. He was interviewed by André Beganski of…
On-Chain Gaming Poised for Mass Adoption Jack O’Holleran is CEO and co-founder of SKALE Labs. He explains how on-chain gaming is ready for the mainstream after overcoming early challenges like high fees and poor user experience. Companies can now build blockchain games that look and feel like traditional games, and scalability improvements allow games to support hundreds of millions of…
Base as a ‘Bridge, Not an Island’ Coinbase’s Jesse Pollak, creator of layer-2 blockchain Base, says the launch of the network has exceeded expectations, even if plans changed along the way. He believes Arbitrum One will help bring billions onto blockchain by enabling seamless user experiences. Stacy Elliott interviewed him at Messari Mainnet 2023. Source: https://decrypt.co/videos/live-events/oZPr7bzY/base-as-a-bridge-not-an-island
Explosive Growth Ahead for Enterprise Blockchain Paul Brody drives Ernst & Young (EY) initiatives and investments in blockchain technology across consulting, audit, and tax business lines. He says enterprise blockchain adoption is nearing an inflection point. Brody believes blockchains will one day handle 40 billion transactions daily across industries like automotive and pharma. Stacy Elliott interviewed him at Messari Mainnet…
Building a Developer-Friendly zkRollup to Scale Ethereum Daniel Helm, head of Developer Relations at Scroll, discussess how they are building a zkRollup to scale Ethereum transactions and lower fees. He explained their focus on creating a seamless developer experience by maintaining Ethereum’s ethos and tooling. Scroll aims to launch their mainnet soon, providing more scalable blockspace for Ethereum developers. Stacy…
Regulation Threatens U.S. Dominance of Financial Markets, Says CoinRoutes CEO Dave Weisberger, Co-Founder and CEO of CoinRoutes, argued that excessive regulation in the U.S. threatens to undermine the country’s long-standing dominance in global financial markets. He warned that other countries are embracing blockchain and crypto to build more efficient digital markets, which could cause the US to lose its competitive…
Bitcoin’s Narrative Is Shifting Towards Layer-2 Solutions Rich Rhines, original Core DAO contributor and former Coinbase engineer, discusses how the narrative around Bitcoin is shifting in 2023. While Bitcoin remains digital gold, new layer 2 solutionsare emerging to unlock more utility and value from the huge amounts of capital stored in Bitcoin. He says these innovations can benefit Bitcoin holders…
