Rachel Wolfson sat down with Yat Siu, Chairman of Animoca Brands, to discuss the importance of Web3, the definition of the Metaverse and why an open Metaverse is critical for a decentralized future.
Yat Siu is an entrepreneur, public speaker and investor specializing in Web3. In 2011, Siu founded Hong Kong-based Animoca Brands, a venture capital firm specializing in Web3 investments and ensuring digital property rights through non-fungible tokens (NFTs).
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0:00 – Yat Siu explains why Web3 matters and why its the Web3 of ownership
0:50 – Introduction from Rachel and sponsor thank you
2:00 – Introduction from Yat
2:38 – Yat explains Animoca Brands
4:55 – What is the Metaverse? What is the open Metaverse?
5:30 – Yat explains his personal journey in the Metaverse
8:14 – Yat points out that the Bitcoin community is critical of Ordinals
9:25 – Why we should focus on culture via NFTs to drive a real economy in the Metaverse
10:17 – Why the Metaverse needs NFTs to thrive
13:00 – Why digital property rights in the Metaverse are important
16:17 – Yat explains the difference between our virtual lives and reality
21:00 – Yat comments on regulatory uncertainty and crypto adoption in the United States
23:39 – Yat explains what the open Metaverse is and how this should be defined
26:25 – Yat shares thoughts on interesting Web3 projects like Tiny Tap, a Web3 education platform
30:33 – Why gaming may drive mass adoption to the Web3 sector
32:17 – Final thoughts from Yat
33:26 – Thank you and closing credits
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