In this episode of Beyond the Block, host Annelise Osborne speaks with strategic advisor Bea O'Carroll about her extensive experience in the crypto and DeFi space. They discuss Bea's journey into crypto, the dynamics of the crypto market, and the differences between traditional finance and crypto trading. The conversation also delves into Kadena's role in the ecosystem, the importance of sovereignty and decentralization, and the future of digital identity in blockchain. Bea shares her insights on zero-knowledge proofs, institutional growth in DeFi, and the role of stablecoins in the market. The episode concludes with a discussion on the future prospects for Kadena and the broader crypto space.

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Host and Guest Bio:

Annelise Osborne, Chief Business Officer at Kadena and author of “From Hoodies to Suits” brings a wealth of experience in institutional finance and blockchain technology.

Alana Ackerson, an esteemed advisor to Kadena, has a distinguished career spanning TradFi and digital assets. From her early days with Peter Thiel's team to her role at SoFi, Alana has consistently been at the forefront of financial technology innovation and blockchain.

Episode Highlights:

- Redefining financial systems

-Kadena's scalability advantage

- Innovation through disruption

- Strategic partnerships

- Fractional ownership trends

- Privacy and identity

- DeFi meets TradFi 

Mike Herron 

As Kadena’s CMO, Mike Herron is a seasoned marketing executive with over 20 years of experience who is known for crafting world-class brand stories that drive business growth. A versatile "jack-of-all-trades" marketer, he has transformed start-ups into established brands. With a diverse background in the sports, tech, and crypto sectors, Mike has elevated brands like U.S. Cellular, Lukka, and Solo Cup and played a key role in launching products for United Airlines and other Fortune 500 companies. 

Jeff Coopertstein 

Before joining Kadena as the Business Development Lead, Coopertstein’s career spanned across 30 years of leading financial services. At R3, he demonstrated success with financial service clients building on the R3 Corda private blockchain. Before that, he served as the Managing Director and Global Head of Non-Brokerage Services at State Street, where he significantly grew the business' revenue and developed a robust market data solutions strategy. Cooperstein’s career includes key leadership positions at Wells Fargo and Thomson Reuters. 

Episode Highlights 

• The shift from private chains to public chains in the blockchain industry is driven by the need for interoperability and standardization.

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Beyond the Block #9: The Web3 Era of Gaming and Kadcars

Welcome back to Beyond the Block!

In this episode, Kadena’s VP of Business Development, Dan Wiggins, sits down with the Kadcars team for an exciting discussion about the future of Web3 gaming, NFTs, and the evolution of Kadena grantee Kadcars.

Tune in for a deep dive into Kadcars, Web3 gaming innovation, and the future of digital ownership in games.

For more information and to get involved with Kadcars, visit kadcars.com and follow them on Twitter x.com/kadcarsnft

Don't miss their weekly Twitter spaces for all the latest updates!

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Discord: https://discord.io/kadena 

Welcome back to Beyond the Block! In this episode, Annelise Osborne, Kadena's Chief Business Officer and author of “From Hoodies to Suits: Innovating Digital Assets for Traditional Finance,” sits down with Nitin Gaur, Kadena's newest advisor, to discuss the world of blockchain and Wall Street.

Nitin shares his journey from founding IBM’s Digital Asset Lab to his pivotal role at State Street, bridging a storied career in blockchain and tech into his extensive work with institutions and enterprises. Additionally, Osborne brings decades of experience from Wall Street and her tenure working with digital assets for a powerful addition, going back and forth with Nitin to explore some of the industry’s biggest questions. 

The pair discusses the disruption of legacy payment models amid emerging blockchain payment rails. Additionally, they dive into the U.S. Treasury, central banks, and other macroeconomic factors and how they impact digital assets.

The conversation covers essential topics at the intersection of traditional finance and Web3, such as stablecoins, the blockchain trilemma, institutional DeFi, impediments to adoption, and AI’s use in settlement processing.

Tune in for an insightful, deep discussion about these two merging worlds and how the world of finance, as we know it, is changing.

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Discord: https://discord.io/kadena 

Welcome back to Beyond the Block! In this episode, Ryan, Head of Partnerships at Kadena, sits down with Dion Cornett, CEO of Tatum, to discuss the world of blockchain and data.

Dion shares his journey from open-source development to blockchain, bringing a fresh perspective from his extensive background in database management. With experience at Red Hat, MariaDB, and Liquibase, Dion offers insights into how blockchain technology transforms data management, auditability, and trust.

They discuss the exciting transition from Web2 to Web3, the potential of blockchain as more than just a store of value, and how innovations at Kadena drive performance and cost-efficiency in blockchain transactions. Dion also touches on the importance of making blockchain accessible and consumable for developers and enterprises.

This conversation covers key topics such as the intersection of AI and blockchain, the future of data, and the role of blockchain in various industries including financial services, healthcare, and supply chain management.

Tune in for a thought-provoking discussion about the present and future of blockchain technology and how it's set to revolutionize the tech landscape.

🌟 Episode Highlights 🌟

Host: Andy Tang | Head of Innovation

Guest: Jens Knipper | Full Stack Developer for OpenValue

Topic: Challenges and Triumphs of On-Chain Professional Development 

Key Discussions: In this episode we discuss a few of the differences between developing for Web3 as a seasoned Web2 developer and the challenges of taking professional development on-chain. 

🎙️ About Our Hosts 🎙️

Andy Tang is Kadena’s Head of Innovation and a seasoned full stack developer. His experience in developing for Web3 for many years has provided him with unique insights on the process and challenges developers face in blockchain. 

OpenValue focuses primarily on offering a wide range of training programs, including software architecture, clean code and testability, and specialized workshops in technologies like Kotlin and AWS architecture. These programs are designed for a variety of participants, from software developers and architects to technical leaders, emphasizing hands-on learning and practical skills application. 

👀 Why Watch? 👀

Gain insights on the process of developing for Web3 

Hear directly from developers on the challenges and limitations of Web3 

Learn how to take professional development on-chain

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Linkedin:   https://www.linkedin.com/company/kadena-llc

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🌟 Episode Highlights 🌟

Host: Ryan Levy | Kadena Head of Partnerships

Guests: Dillon Hanson | Business Development at Dia Data Paul Claudius | Co-founder at Dia data Topic: Oracles and Their Role in DeFi Key Discussions: The history of Dia Data, insights on DeFi, Dia’s new oracle builder, and much more!

🎙️ About Our Hosts 🎙️

Ryan Levy is Kadena’s head of partnerships with an extensive background in busines development for Web3 businesses and beyond. Ryan is a thought leader in the industry, a mentor, and you can catch him at many live events in the Web3 space.

DIA Data is a decentralized, open-source data and oracle platform for DeFi that enables market actors to source, supply and share trustable data. They were founded in 2018 with a mission to introduce transparency into the opaque world of price feeds. Their pioneering data-sourcing strategy, leveraged trade data directly sourced from CEXs and DEXs. This effort resulted in Web3’s most transparent and extensive market data library. DIA is now a trusted resource for hundreds of dApps, their library features over 20,000 assets while still enabling full customization into feed construction, sources, and methodologies. Paul Claudius is one of the Co-Founders of DIA Data and Dillon Hanson is the Business Development Manager for DIA Data

👀 Why Watch? 👀

• Learn more about the future of Oracles in DeFi.

In this groundbreaking series, we dive deep into the human stories shaping the Web3 space. #NewKadena brings you the latest insights, innovations, and insider perspectives from the pioneers of Web3.

🌟 Episode Highlights 🌟

Hosts: John Frost 

Guests: Mikhail Yerganjiev (@yerganjiev)

Topic: The Security of Web3 Applications

Key Discussions: The value of audits, Infrastructure needed for AI, What trickles into Web3 from the traditional world

🎙️ About Our Hosts 🎙️

John Frost is the Senior Solutions Engineer at Kadena with an extensive background in Web3 security. 

Mikhail Yerganjiev is in Business Development for Certik, a proof-of-coverage LoRaWAN crypto network. Mikhail is deeply involved in enhancing security and fostering trust within the blockchain ecosystem at CertiK. 

👀 Why Watch? 👀

Learn more about the future of Web3 security.

Gain insights from top experts in the field.

Learn more about making your Web3 applications as secure as possible.

📺 Watch the episode today and join the conversation on the Security of Web3 Applications.

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Twitter: /kadena_io 

Reddit:   / kadena  

Linkedin:   / kadena-llc  

Discord: https://discord.io/kadena

In this groundbreaking series, we dive deep into the human stories shaping the Web3 space. #NewKadena brings you the latest insights, innovations, and insider perspectives from the pioneers of Web3.

🌟 Episode Highlights 🌟

Hosts: Ryan Levy (@RyanJLevy)

Guests: Ryan Jones (@ryanjjones10) 

Topic: The future of Web3 Wallets

Key Discussions: The possibilities of Web3 wallets, how to introduce a new generation of users into the Web3 space, and potential use cases for future wallets. 

🎙️ About Our Hosts 🎙️

Ryan Jones is the Senior Director of Product Management for Consensys and manages products such as staking for MetaMask and Consensys. Ryan started at Consensys in 2021 and prior to his time with MetaMask he was also responsible for Ethereum clients, Linea L2, and R&D. Prior to his work with Consensys, Ryan got his start in traditional finance with Goldman Sachs.

Ryan Levy is Kadena’s head of partnerships with an extensive background in busines development for Web3 businesses and beyond. Ryan is a thought leader in the industry, a mentor, and you can catch him at many live events in the Web3 space.

👀 Why Watch? 👀

Learn more about the future of Web3 wallets.

Gain insights from top experts in the field.

Hear directly from industry experts on the state of the industry.

📺 Watch the episode today and join the conversation on the future of Web3 Wallets.. Don't miss out on this enlightening discussion!