Web3
Yuga Labs Names Former Activision Blizzard President as New CEO
Yuga Labs, the Web3 startup behind the Bored Ape Yacht Club, said that former Activision Blizzard President and COO Daniel Alegre is joining the company as CEO. "The Hash" panel discusses what Alegre's gaming expertise will bring to Yuga Labs' Web3 world.
Tezos Co-Founder on FTX Fallout
Tezos co-founder Kathleen Breitman reflects on the collapse of crypto exchange FTX and why the industry needs to review the “role of marketing and pumping in the cryptocurrency space.” Plus, her take on the prolonged crypto winter and developments in DeFi and Web3.
Blockchain Education in Hong Kong Universities
Host Joel Flynn discusses Hong Kong universities leading the way on developing talent for the future of Web3. That story and other news shaping the cryptocurrency world in this episode of "The Daily Forkast."
Investments in Centralized Crypto Services Fell 85% in Q3: PitchBook
A recent PitchBook report on crypto investment trends reveals Web3, gaming infrastructure and the metaverse have received a lot more venture capital funding. Senior Emerging Technology Research Analyst Robert Le points out "there has been a shift away from centralized crypto services."
VCs Pour Nearly $20B Into Crypto Startups in 2022: PitchBook
According to recent PitchBook data, VC firms have invested nearly $20 billion into crypto startups globally, with 616 deals through the first nine months of 2022. PitchBook Senior Emerging Technology Research Analyst Robert Le discusses the key takeaways from the report, sharing insights into the top trends in crypto VC fundraising, Web3 and emerging opportunities.
Building Privacy Infrastructure in DeFi
Railgun DAO's Co-Founder and Head of Product and Engineering John Meurer Jr. brings to I.D.E.A.S. 2022 a presentation on the current issues around privacy in the Web 2 and Web3 space and the significance of building privacy infrastructure in DeFi.
How Can NFT and Web3 Brands Scale Beyond the Drop
Co:Create CEO and Founder Tara Fung brings to I.D.E.A.S. 2022 a presentation on how NFT projects and Web3 brands can scale beyond the initial drop as most NFT collections fail due to a lack of further community engagement.
Bringing Credit to Web3 With Soulbound Identities
Masa Finance founder Brendan Playford joins I.D.E.A.S. 2022 with a presentation on the significance of identity and credit in the Web3 space and how Masa plans on bridging the gap between CeFi and DeFi to provide opportunities for people to create a new financial identity through a decentralized credit score.
