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We explore the intersections of AI, blockchain, and chain abstraction, unpacking how these technologies are shaping the future. Anand Iyer - Managing Partner @ Canonical investing - shares his unique journey from coding to leading an early-stage fund focused on groundbreaking innovations. We discuss the importance of user-owned AI, the potential of decentralized systems, and the evolving landscape of data privacy.
And he has one of the best X/twitter handles
https://x.com/ai
Takeaways
00:00
Introduction and Background
02:46
Exploring Chain Abstraction and its Importance
04:13
The Intersection of AI and Crypto
06:31
User-Owned AI and the Future of Agents
09:51
The Need for Data Privacy and Transparency
11:47
Challenges and Opportunities in Decentralizing AI
21:32
Building for the Future: Manifesting a Decentralized AI Ecosystem
32:29
The Importance of Differentiation and Defensibility
34:29
Final Thoughts and Call to Action
DISCLAIMER
Altan and Jared interview Rushi Manche, co-founder Movement Labs, about his background and work Movement project, focusing on chain abstraction and scalability challenges in the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM). They discuss the need for parallel processing, Movement's unified execution layer, and the importance of shared sequencers. They also explore AI agents optimizing transactions and the future of chain abstraction. Additionally, they cover centralization vs. decentralization in Web3, community building, and the importance of collaboration among blockchain projects.
Rushi Manche https://x.com/rushimanche
Movement Labs https://x.com/movementlabsxyz
Takeaways:
Hosts:
In this episode, we talk with Erica Kang (Krypto Seoul and Erica Planet) about the importance of community building in the Web3 space. Erica shares her journey into crypto, her strategies for effective networking, and her tips for organizing successful events.
Connect with Erica👇
Erica Kang https://x.com/ekang426
Krypto Seoul https://x.com/KryptoSeoul
Erica Planet https://x.com/ericaplanet
Takeaways:
Timestamps
Hosts:
Jared https://x.com/jarednotjerry1
Website: https://chainabstracted.com/
In this episode, Sam Kazemian, founder of Frax, to discuss the evolution of stablecoins and their impact on digital economies. Sam shares his journey into crypto, the creation of Frax, and its innovative approach to stability. The conversation covers Frax’s integration with NEAR Protocol, the Frax Ferry for cross-chain functionality, and the future of decentralized digital economies.
Sam Kazemian - https://x.com/samkazemian
Frax Finance - https://x.com/fraxfinance
Takeaways
The Origins and Vision of Frax:
Understanding Stablecoin Mechanisms:
Integration with Near Protocol:
Frax Ferry and Cross-Chain Functionality:
Future of Digital Economies:
Timestamps:
[00:00] - Introduction and Welcome
[05:29] - The Birth of Frax
[10:45] - Stablecoin Landscape Overview
[16:20] - Understanding Frax’s Monetary Policy
[20:29] - Integration with Near Protocol
[24:55] - Chain Abstraction and Future Vision
[30:40] - Frax Ferry Mechanism
[35:09] - Network State and Digital Economies
[41:25] - Community and Ecosystem Growth
Hosts:
Altan Tutar https://twitter.com/mraltantutar
Website: https://chainabstracted.com/
Connect with NEAR
Website: https://near.org/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/NEARProtocol
DISCLAIMER
The content herein is provided for educational, informational, and entertainment purposes only, and does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any securities, options, futures, or other derivatives related to securities in any jurisdiction, nor should not be relied upon as advice to buy, sell or hold any of the foregoing. This content is intended to be general in nature and is not specific to you, the user or anyone else. You should not make any decision, financial, investment, trading or otherwise, based on any of the information presented without undertaking independent due diligence and consultation with a professional advisor. NEAR Foundation and its agents, advisors, council members, officers and employees (the “Foundation Parties”) make no representation or warranties, expressed or implied, as to the accuracy of the information herein and expressly disclaims any and all liability that may be based on such information or any errors or omissions therein. The Foundation Parties shall have no liability whatsoever, under contract, tort, trust or otherwise, to any person arising from or related to the content or any use of the information contained herein by you or any of your representatives. All opinions expressed herein are the speakers’ own personal opinions and do not reflect the opinions of any entities.
Oleg Fomenko is co-founder of Sweatcoin and Sweat Economy. Sweat Economy,, tracks users' physical activity, verifies it, and converts it into value through Sweatcoins and the Sweat Wallet app. This system enables users to monetize their movement, providing an innovative approach to incentivize physical activity. The project leverages blockchain technology to secure data and prevent fraudulent activities while promoting a healthier lifestyle.
Oleg https://twitter.com/oleg_fem?lang=en
Sweat Economy
https://twitter.com/SweatEconomy
https://sweateconomy.com/
Takeaways
Timestamps
00:00
Introduction to Sweat Economy
02:19
Walking into Crypto with Sweat Economy
04:13
Earning and Winning with Sweat Economy
05:59
User Privacy and Data Protection
13:05
Revenue Streams of Sweat Economy
15:12
User Data and Ethical Practices
25:16
Chain Abstraction and the Near Ecosystem
31:25
The Shift to Consumer Crypto
36:31
Building for the Mass Market: Mobile
38:53
Prioritizing Active Users over TVL
40:59
The Future of Sweat Economy
45:06
The Value of the Movement Economy
Hosts:
Jared Thompson https://twitter.com/jarednotjerry1
Altan Tutar https://twitter.com/mraltantutar
Website: https://chainabstracted.com/
Connect with NEAR
Website: https://near.org/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/NEARProtocol
DISCLAIMER
The content herein is provided for educational, informational, and entertainment purposes only, and does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any securities, options, futures, or other derivatives related to securities in any jurisdiction, nor should not be relied upon as advice to buy, sell or hold any of the foregoing. This content is intended to be general in nature and is not specific to you, the user or anyone else. You should not make any decision, financial, investment, trading or otherwise, based on any of the information presented without undertaking independent due diligence and consultation with a professional advisor. NEAR Foundation and its agents, advisors, council members, officers and employees (the “Foundation Parties”) make no representation or warranties, expressed or implied, as to the accuracy of the information herein and expressly disclaims any and all liability that may be based on such information or any errors or omissions therein. The Foundation Parties shall have no liability whatsoever, under contract, tort, trust or otherwise, to any person arising from or related to the content or any use of the information contained herein by you or any of your representatives. All opinions expressed herein are the speakers’ own personal opinions and do not reflect the opinions of any entities.
In this episode we talk with Peter Volnov (Co-founder & CEO of HERE Wallet) The HERE Wallet is a NEAR mobile wallet app that allows users to buy and sell coins, stake, and mine HOT.. The HOT Protocol is their technology layer that enables chain abstraction, allowing users to control accounts on different chains using a smart contract.
Peter Volnov: https://twitter.com/p_volnov
HERE Wallet: https://twitter.com/here_wallet
HERE Wallet website: https://www.herewallet.app/
HOT Protocol: https://twitter.com/hotdao_
Takeaways:
0:00 Introduction
0:52 - HERE wallet launch in 2022
2:15 - What HERE wallet in 2024 is coming to
3:55 - What is Chain Abstraction
4:45 - What is MPC wallet
5:25 - NEAR solves the problem of centralization
6:15 - Where did the decision to do your own protocol come from
6:50 - What is HOT Protocol
8:33 - WEB3 App Store in Telegram
9:50 - Browser extension announcement
10:30 - Not a super app, but an open source SDK
11:11 - NEAR NFT marketplace overtook Blur by amount of traders
11:25 - New applications on top of HOT Protocol
13:05 - Telegram wallet for EVM
13:49 - Chain Abstraction - next step for web3
14:23 - How many users have made a deposit during the HOT
14:50 - Open ecosystem
16:00 - Importance of applications and UX
16:50 - Comparing web2 and web3 and the tradeoffs between them
19:10 - Bridges and key ownership
21:18 - Seed phrases recovery
23:20 - Scam protection
24:47 - What kind of applications can be built on HOT Protocol
26:47 - Accounts Marketplace
29:00 - Wallet technology hasn't changed in years
30:53 - Seed phrase and Authentication
33:27 - Every transaction on HOT Protocol is a transaction on NEAR Protocol
34:18 - Worldcoin
36:21 - Plans for 3-6 months on on HOT Protocol
38:14 - Plans for 3-6 months on on HERE wallet and commissions in HOT
42:10 - We build MPC Protocol with open SDK
Hosted by:
Jared https://twitter.com/jarednotjerry1
Altan Tutar https://twitter.com/mraltantutar
Website: https://chainabstracted.com/
Connect with NEAR
Website: https://near.org/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/NEARProtocol
DISCLAIMER
The content herein is provided for educational, informational, and entertainment purposes only, and does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any securities, options, futures, or other derivatives related to securities in any jurisdiction, nor should not be relied upon as advice to buy, sell or hold any of the foregoing. This content is intended to be general in nature and is not specific to you, the user or anyone else. You should not make any decision, financial, investment, trading or otherwise, based on any of the information presented without undertaking independent due diligence and consultation with a professional advisor. NEAR Foundation and its agents, advisors, council members, officers and employees (the “Foundation Parties”) make no representation or warranties, expressed or implied, as to the accuracy of the information herein and expressly disclaims any and all liability that may be based on such information or any errors or omissions therein. The Foundation Parties shall have no liability whatsoever, under contract, tort, trust or otherwise, to any person arising from or related to the content or any use of the information contained herein by you or any of your representatives. All opinions expressed herein are the speakers’ own personal opinions and do not reflect the opinions of any entities
Ep 3 of the Chain Abstracted podcast with guest Zaki Manian [Cofounder of Sommelier Protocol, Co-Founder of Iqlusion], where we're talking about chain abstraction—a way to make using blockchain simple for everyone.
Zaki Manian - https://twitter.com/zmanian
Sommelier Protocol - https://twitter.com/sommfinance
Iqlusion - https://twitter.com/iqlusioninc
Takeaways:
Hosts:
Chapters
00:00 Introduction to Chain Abstraction
07:46 Enabling Seamless User Experience
26:36 The Vision for a Decentralized and Usable World
32:59 Karate Combat: Integrating Chain Abstraction
45:10 Combining Visionary Ideas with Fun Experiences
51:18 Building a Diverse Web3 Ecosystem
This episode of Chain Abstracted is with Lit Protocol, a platform for distributed programmable keys for Web3 digital ownership and secure key management using secure encrypted virtualization and multi-party computation. We also dive into a range of topics from the benefits of chain abstraction and the evolution of wallet technology to the integration of AI with blockchain and future developments of Lit Protocol.
Chris Cassano, Co-founder https://twitter.com/chriscassano
David Sneider, Co-founder https://twitter.com/davidlsneider
Takeaways
2:19 Explaining Lit Protocol
3:52 Distributed and Programmable
5:46 Secure Encrypted Virtualization
8:44 Trusted Hardware Environment
10:43 Permissionless Network
12:41 MPC Network
14:15 Secure Encrypted Virtualization
16:14 Trusted Execution Environment
21:29 AI Agents and Personal Control
22:28 Web3 and Digital Ownership
24:18 Account-based vs Deposit-based Chain Abstraction
25:33 Pros and Cons of Account-based Model
26:43 Scalability Challenges of MPC
27:01 Optimizations and Future of MPC
28:05 Different Wallet Types and Account Abstraction
29:04 Self-Custody, Centralization, and MPC Keys
30:50 Login with Name and Crypto Domains
31:19 Authentication and Crypto Domains
32:03 Safety and Authentication Factors
33:08 Authentication Methods and Recovery
34:13 Evolution of Wallet Technology
36:15 Custom Authentication and Cross-Chain Multi-Sig
37:21 Chain Abstraction and User Experience
41:00 Decentralized Cloud Hardware Wallets
44:20 AI and Blockchain as Complementary Technologies
47:31 Abstraction and the New Computing Paradigm
50:29 Blockchain as a Refuge for Human Minds
52:25 Lit Protocol and Future Developments
Hosts:
Altan Tutar https://twitter.com/mraltantutar
Jared Thompson https://twitter.com/jarednotjerry1
Podcast site: https://chainabstracted.com/
Connect with NEAR
Website: https://near.org/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/NEARProtocol
DISCLAIMER
The content herein is provided for educational, informational, and entertainment purposes only, and does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any securities, options, futures, or other derivatives related to securities in any jurisdiction, nor should not be relied upon as advice to buy, sell or hold any of the foregoing. This content is intended to be general in nature and is not specific to you, the user or anyone else. You should not make any decision, financial, investment, trading or otherwise, based on any of the information presented without undertaking independent due diligence and consultation with a professional advisor. NEAR Foundation and its agents, advisors, council members, officers and employees (the “Foundation Parties”) make no representation or warranties, expressed or implied, as to the accuracy of the information herein and expressly disclaims any and all liability that may be based on such information or any errors or omissions therein. The Foundation Parties shall have no liability whatsoever, under contract, tort, trust or otherwise, to any person arising from or related to the content or any use of the information contained herein by you or any of your representatives. All opinions expressed herein are the speakers’ own personal opinions and do not reflect the opinions of any entities.
Welcome to the launch of Chain Abstracted, where we delve into the intricacies of chain abstraction and other blockchain technologies, including how NEAR Protocol is pioneering a coherent, multi-chain experience for users and developers alike.
In this first episode we break down Chain Abstraction in 45 minutes withIllia Polosukhin (Co-Founder of NEAR Protocol) https://twitter.com/ilblackdragon
What is it, who's it for, how it works, for normies, for devs, for founders... we talk about it all!
Some takeaways.
Chapters
00:00
Introduction to Chain Abstraction
09:00
Launching Chains and the Power of Chain Abstraction
24:55
Trading Addresses and Expanding Possibilities
43:29
Unlocking Value for Founders with Chain Abstraction
Hosted by
Jared not Jerry https://twitter.com/jarednotjerry1
Altan Tutar https://twitter.com/mraltantutar
Website: https://chainabstracted.com/
DISCLAIMER
The content herein is provided for educational, informational, and entertainment purposes only, and does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any securities, options, futures, or other derivatives related to securities in any jurisdiction, nor should not be relied upon as advice to buy, sell or hold any of the foregoing. This content is intended to be general in nature and is not specific to you, the user or anyone else. You should not make any decision, financial, investment, trading or otherwise, based on any of the information presented without undertaking independent due diligence and consultation with a professional advisor. NEAR Foundation and its agents, advisors, council members, officers and employees (the “Foundation Parties”) make no representation or warranties, expressed or implied, as to the accuracy of the information herein and expressly disclaims any and all liability that may be based on such information or any errors or omissions therein. The Foundation Parties shall have no liability whatsoever, under contract, tort, trust or otherwise, to any person arising from or related to the content or any use of the information contained herein by you or any of your representatives. All opinions expressed herein are the speakers’ own personal opinions and do not reflect the opinions of any entities.
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