Web3 Futurists

Web3 Futurists

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Web3 Futurists episodes

  • Web3 Developer Tools with Uniblock ft. Kevin Callahan

    0:00 Introductions

    2:32 Challenges in Web3

    3:30 The Value of Uniblock

    4:18 The Challenges Building Uniblock

    6:25 The Evolution of Uniblock's Product

    9:51 GTM

    12:28 Partnerships

    15:41 The Importance of Grit in Fundraising

    26:04 Balancing Work and Personal Life

    38:22 Future Plans and Roadmap


    About Uniblock.

    Kevin Callahan is Co-Founder at Uniblock, a collection of blockchain tool kits designed to make Web3 development faster and scalable.

    Uniblock provides blockchain toolkits such as the APIs, SDKs, and No-Code tools needed to build any Blockchain application. They offer various products and services, including a blockchain-based e-commerce platform, digital identity management solutions, and a suite of developer tools and APIs.


    The company is focused on providing user-friendly and accessible blockchain technology to businesses of all sizes, making it easier for them to leverage the benefits of blockchain without the need for extensive technical knowledge or expertise.

    https://www.uniblock.dev/


    About us

    Metopia on X: ⁠⁠https://twitter.com/Metopia_xyz⁠⁠

    Metopia Medium: ⁠⁠https://medium.com/@Metopian⁠⁠
    Metopia Gitbook: ⁠⁠https://metopia.gitbook.io/metopia-docs/

    41 min
  • Create your own video games with Breshna.io ft. Mariam Nusrat

    0:00 Introductions

    2:45 Mariam's journey into Web3

    4:58 Transition from Economist to Game Studio Founder

    7:11 Challenges Faced as a Founder

    9:33 Fundraising and Investor Relations

    15:08 Details of Fundraising and Equity Crowdfunding

    23:43 Lessons Learned as an Entrepreneur

    26:13 Plans for 2024

    28:57 Closing Remarks and Call to Action


    About Breshna.io

    Breshna.io is a purposeful game maker platform that empowers users to create their own video games with no code and at lightning speed, think Canva for games! 


    With 170k game makers and 6m+ game impressions, $2.5m raised from investors including Paris Hilton, Randi Zuckerberg and Bill Ackman's Family Office and an AI-powered text to game engine and carnival-themed metaverse launching next quarter, Breshna is positioned as an industry leader democratizing purposeful content creation with video games.


    The founder & CEO of Breshna, Mariam Nusrat, is a US-based Pakistani entrepreneur, with 7 years in the purposeful video games sector and 12 years of experience in the Edtech space (working at the World Bank across 22 different countries). For this work, she has been recognized on the Forbes Next 1000 List and is a recipient of the Clinton Global Initiative University Honor Roll Alumni Award. 


    Mariam is on a mission to empower the next 100m people to tell their stories through video games. 


    Invest in Breshna: https://republic.com/breshna


    About Web3 Futurists and Metopia.

    Metopia on X: ⁠https://twitter.com/Metopia_xyz⁠

    Metopia Medium: ⁠https://medium.com/@Metopian⁠
    Metopia Gitbook: ⁠https://metopia.gitbook.io/metopia-docs/



    31 min
  • Exploring Venture Capital with Blockchain Founders Fund and Aly Madhavji

    0:00 Introduction

    1:30 Aly’s journey into Web3
    4:10 BFF’s portfolio and what they are looking for when investing?
    6:38 Sub industries and opportunities
    10:59 Deal flow for BFF
    15:00 What makes a project stand out?
    17:15 Backing up claims
    18:18 Web3 Reputation and Identity
    24:32 Going on-chain and banking the unbanked
    27:22 Market analysis
    32:00 Closing statements
    Metopia on X: https://twitter.com/Metopia_xyz
    Metopia Medium: https://medium.com/@Metopian
    Metopia Gitbook: https://metopia.gitbook.io/metopia-docs/
    About Blockchain Founders Fund (BFF)
    BFF is a Singapore based early-stage Venture Capital Fund which invests in top-tier Blockchain startups globally. Their industry leading go-to-market focused Venture Program aids seasoned and first-time entrepreneurs across key business functions to fast-track growth. BFF has scaled many of the leading Blockchain startups and is always looking to connect with exceptional founders across the industry including Web3, metaverse, gamefi, DeFi and NFT.
    BFF on X: https://twitter.com/BlockchainFF
    Aly on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alymadhav...

    34 min
  • Web3 Security + Defi Protection with Quantstamp

    0:00 Introduction 

    2:59 Current landscape of Web3 and Quantstamp’s position

    5:20 What a standard Web3 audit process looks like

    12:59 Quantstamp’s competitive advantages. How does a potential client choose an auditor? 

    15:23 DeFi Protection

    21:40 Other exciting announcements?

    22:52 Closing statements


    Metopia X: https://twitter.com/Metopia_xyz

    Metopia Medium: https://medium.com/@Metopian
    Metopia Gitbook: https://metopia.gitbook.io/metopia-docs/

    Quantstamp’s mission is to secure the decentralized internet, and has protected over $200B in digital asset risk from hackers. More than 500 startups, foundations and enterprises work with Quantstamp to keep their innovative products safe.


    26 min
  • The Importance of Web3 Education, Reputation and Incentives in Web3 with Lumos Labs

    On this episode of Web3 Futurists, Stephen is joined by ⁠Kaavya Prasad, the founder of Lumos Labs.⁠ We explore their successes, how it came about, the challenges, and the road ahead.


    0:00 Introductions

    3:10 Lumos Academy: What is the significance of Web3 education and the transition from web2 to web3

    7:07 India’s educational system

    7:50 Web3 growth opportunities- what is the current landscape and where do you see it going in the future?

    10:32 What is the general sentiment of Web3 in India right now?

    11:42 Investment opportunities 

    12:37 The landscape of Identity, reputation and contribution

    16:44 Lumos Academy

    18:43 18:55 The metaverse with Lumos

    24:00 Conclusion 


    About the podcast

    Web3 Futurists Twitter: https://twitter.com/Web3Futurists

    Stephen's Twitter: https://twitter.com/slimbokk


    About Metopia

    Metopia Twitter: https://twitter.com/Metopia_xyz

    Metopia Medium: https://medium.com/@Metopian Metopia

    Gitbook: https://metopia.gitbook.io/metopia-docs/


    About Lumos Labs

    Launched in 2020, Lumos Labs accelerates Web3 adoption by enhancing developer engagement. We're a Web3 ecosystem enabler, powering developer relations for Web 3.0 entities. Our suite of integrated tools includes Lumos Academy for Web3 learning, Lumos HackHub for Web3 hackathons, and Lumos Accelerate for Web3 startup growth. Additionally, Lumos Grants and Lumos Hire offer opportunities for developers.


    Having collaborated with industry leaders like NEAR, Polygon, Polkadot, and Binance, we've onboarded 60K+ developers and granted $1M+ across 100+ clients. 


    For comprehensive insights, visit: https://www.lumoslabs.co/


    Discover Lumos Academy, our web3 education platform focused on developer upskilling and education, at: https://academy.lumoslabs.co/


    Lumos Academy is also live on Product Hunt!


    https://www.producthunt.com/posts/lumos-academy 


    Embark on the Lumos Metaverse journey: https://bit.ly/whilipr

    26 min
  • ZK Rollups made for everyone with Airchains

    On this episode of Web3 Futurists, Stephen is joined by ⁠Airchains.⁠ We explore their successes, how it came about, the challenges, and the road ahead.

    0:30 About Ankara and Airchains

    2:20 Exploring ZK

    5:23 Airchain’s ecosystem and partners

    7:50 The current landscape and competitive advantages 

    10:49 Digital reputation vs IRL reputation

    15:17 Non-transferable NFTs

    17:49 Rewards and incentives system in the web3 landscape

    21:30 The case for DAOs in the workplace

    23:15 Roadmap for Airchains

    24:49 Market sentiment and predictions

    28:00 Closing statements

    Web3 Futurists Twitter:

    Stephen's Twitter
    Metopia Twitter: https://twitter.com/Metopia_xyz
    Metopia Medium: https://medium.com/@Metopian
    Metopia Gitbook: https://metopia.gitbook.io/metopia-docs/
    About Airchains:
    Airchains is a web3 middleware Saas product that allows users to deploy, build, and scale their blockchains. The company provides tools to build the blockchain to run their own networks and tools to build dApps and NFT over it, enabling developers, enterprises, & institutions to improve network security and performance, have integrated tooling and APIs, and perform smart contract auditing. They are a one-stop solution that allow users to accomplish the deployment and management with ease. As part of the growth trajectory, Airchains will introduce a next-gen cryptographic solution using Zero-Knowledge (zK)modular rollups for superior scalability and flexibility. The Byzantine fault-tolerant consensus ensures reliable performance. Airchains finalizes transactions on their L2 Cosmos SDK chain and uses zk-proofs for transaction transparency.
    For more visit: https://www.airchains.io/

    31 min
  • Sei Ecosystem Exploration with Metopia & Friends

    On this episode of Web3 Futurists, Metopia explores the Sei Network with representatives of Dagora, SeaSwap, Sparrowswap, Simba Exchange, Project Otus, Sei Pepe and Sei Doge.


    In this episode, the projects explore the topics of Sei Network, incentive layers, loyalty programs, community management, meme tokens, NFTs and more.


    What is Metopia?

    Metopia is a Web3-native contribution-based governance and incentive loyalty platform that aims to provide communities and contributors with a non-transferable badge protocol. This non-transferable badge protocol allows for transparent recognition of contributions, customized governance strategies, and a reasonable incentive system.


    Follow ⁠Metopia⁠ | ⁠Dagora⁠ | ⁠SeaSwap⁠ | ⁠Simba Exchange ⁠| ⁠Sparrowswap⁠ | ⁠Project Otus ⁠| ⁠Sei Pepe⁠ | ⁠Sei Doge⁠ | ⁠⁠Web3 Futurists⁠


    58 min
  • Making Digital Interactions Behave Like Human Interactions with MOI

    On this episode of Web3 Futurists, Metopia is joined by MOI. We explore their successes, how it came about, the challenges, and the road towards decentralization.

    Web3 Futurists on Twitter

    Metopia on Twitter | Medium | Gitbook

    MOI:  Twitter | Website

    Timestamps

    0:27 Introduction

    2:35 MOI in Layman’s terms 

    6:32 Go-to-market strategy

    11:35 What is Zero-Knowledge

    16:40 Where is Web2 going with privacy

    20:52 Drawing the line on Decentralization 

    23:09 Roadmap and Pipeline


    Disclaimer, the contents discussed is not financial or tax advice. This channel is strictly educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any assets or to make any financial decisions. Please remember to do your own research.


    29 min
  • Badges, Web3 Reputation and DAO Governance with Metopia and Charmverse

    On this episode of Web3 Futurists, Charmverse interviews Stephen from Metopia, and host of the Web3 Futurists podcast to discuss the state of Web3 reputation.


    This is originally featured on the Charmverse Twitter Space and posted onto YouTube. This is a re-upload of the original audio.


    "Stephen of Metopia joins us to share how this platform is building a non-transferable badge protocol for communities and contributors. Join us to learn how Metopia can offer more insight into contributors' on-chain reputations"


    Follow the podcast

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        • Charmverse Website


        • 41 min
        • ConsoleDAO and Ditching Discord with Chris Castig

          On this episode of Web3 Futurists, Metopia is joined by Castig from ConsoleDAO. We explore the problem with Discord, how Console came about, the challenges, and the road ahead.Console is a group chat platform designed for the way communities collaborate.

          Timestamps

          2:26 How Console came about

          3:49 Launching through the bear market

          5:04 Differences between Web2 vs Web3 apps and user identity

          10:50 Alpha + Beta launch and the current stage of Console

          12:30 Community building on Console

          17:10 Plans for the DAO?

          21:43 What to look forward to at Console

          24:20 Biggest lessons from Web3

          29:10 Closing statements 


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            • ConsoleDAO Website
            • Chris Castig's Twitter
            • 31 min

            About Web3 Futurists

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            Our podcasts explore the world of NFTs, Metaverses, DAOs, cryptocurrency, blockchain technology and more. This is a collection of our Twitter Spaces that we co-host with various Web 3.0 projects.…