In this episode, Nick is joined by David Palmer, Vodafone's Business lead for Blockchain technology and the innovator, co-founder, and Chief Product Officer of Vodafone's new Digital Asset Broker (DAB) platform.(0:00) Intros(0:42) David’s Web3 role at Vodafone(02:27) What got David interested in digital identity(05:17) What is the Economy of Things?(09:57) Cars that own themselves(13:00) The key enablers for the Economy of Things(18:29) Has the death of the Metaverse been overly exaggerated?(23:39) Why David believes the "mobile phone and digital telecommunications will be the middleware of the Metaverse"(28:15) Unpacking the idea of a “Metaverse Decentralized Digital ID linked to a phone number”(31:16) The most compelling use cases for decentralized identity technology(35:36) David’s position on the debate between mobile and web identity wallets(38:38) Why David thinks “This season of blockchain growth is all about convergence"(42:21) David’s book: The Business of the Metaverse EXPLORE:Website - https://www.dock.io/David's book: https://www.amazon.com/Business-Metaverse-Organizations-Optimize-Opportunities/dp/1398613061FOLLOW:Discord - https://discord.com/invite/feW8KGf7r3 LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/docknetwork/

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