In this episode, Alan Orwick –- co-founder of Quai Network and CEO of Dominant Strategies –- shares his story about going from an Apple software developer to becoming the founder of Quai Network. Alan discusses his journey into the blockchain sector, explaining why a new layer-1 blockchain network was needed. He goes in-depth on the features and functionalities offered by Quai Network. Alan also addresses the shortcoming associated with Bitcoin and Ethereum and mentions how these can be solved. Alan further discusses the US regulatory landscape and how this is shaping the cryptocurrency sector. 

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Alan Orwick graduated from The University of Texas at Austin in 2020 with a degree in Computer Science. Following graduation, Alan worked at Apple as a Full Stack Software Engineer on the AMR Operations team. Alan is now currently the CEO of Dominant Strategies and is driving forward a portfolio of projects, most notably Quai Network.

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