Sony's Blockchain Bet: Empowering Creators in the Web3 Era
In this episode, Sota Watanabe dives into how Sony's foray into Web3 with Sonieum, tackling issues like royalty payouts while aiming to make Web3 more user-friendly.
Sep 17, 2024
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Sota Watanabe, Director of Sony's blockchain initiative and CEO of Startale, joins the show to discuss Sonieum, Sony's new blockchain project. He shares insights on how blockchain technology could revolutionize the entertainment industry by empowering creators and solving issues like royalty distribution. Watanabe also discusses the challenges of achieving mainstream adoption of Web3 technologies and why Asia is at the forefront of blockchain innovation.
Links mentioned from the podcast:
- Social Platform Friend.tech Shuts Down, Creators Walk Away with $44M
- Second Assassination Attempt Barely Moves Trump's Polymarket Odds
- OpenAI’s New o1 Model Leverages Chain-Of-Thought Double-Checking To Reduce AI Hallucinations And Boost AI Safety
- Sota’s Twitter
- Sonieum Website
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