Blockchain People
Blockchain People
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Powered by D-Core, the Decentralised Comprehensive Research Engine, uncovering tomorrow's disruptors. D-Core is the professional solution to the never-ending list of questions about analysing blockchain-related projects. Through a distributed team of researchers, we produce institutional-grade research to connect innovators to capital institutions. To learn more about becoming a researcher, go to www.d-core.net/researcher, or our website at www.d-core.net. You can also follow us on Twitter at https://twitter.com/DCoreOfficial and LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/company/31258358
On a mission to onboard 50K females to the blockchain community with Socrates Minas & Lavinia D. Osbourne
Lavinia D. Osbourne is on a mission to onboard 50K women to the blockchain community by 2023. Lavinia is a Blockchain, Fintech & Welltech specialist, consultant and thought leader. She founded Women in Blockchain Talks, an award-winning networking and educational platform that shines a spotlight on dynamic women in the Blockchain space, in 2019. In doing so, she has become a sought-after speaker and MC in Blockchain, Crypto and NFT.  In this episode Socrates Minas discusses with Lavinia D. Osbourne from Women in Blockchain Talks, an award winning educational platform and her initiative to introduce 50,000 women to the blockchain industry.  On March 13-15 2023 the Women in Blockchain Summit will take place in Limassol, Cyprus - Book your ticket here Socrates Minas | Business Operations Manager of D-Core Lavinia D Osbourne | Founder of Women in Blockchain Talk #DCore #WomenInBlockchainTalks #Podcast #Blockchain #Women #NFT #Wibsummit #BlockchainPeople
Jan 17, 2023
34 min
Decentralized exchanges (DEXs) the future of trading with Socrates Minas & Daniel Elsawey
In this episode of Blockchain People, Socrates Minas, Business Operations Manager of D-Core talks with Daniel Elsawey, CEO of TIDEFI about decentralized finance (DeFi) and how TIDEFI offers a solution to the challenges ahead.   Socrates Minas | Business Operations Manager of D-Core Daniel Elsawey | CEO of TIDEFI #DCore #TIDEFI #Podcast #DeFi #Dex #Trading #Future #BlockchainPeople
Jan 9, 2023
36 min
OCTOPUS NETWORK: Incubating Sovereign Chains, OCT Token, NEAR and more - Sheldon Dearr, Technical Lead
Remember to LIKE the episode AND SUBSCRIBE to the show!  Octopus Network is a NEAR-based protocol for hosting sovereign application-specific blockchains (Appchains). Through staking the OCT token, Octopus validators lease their security to Appchains, which reward validators in their native token. Sheldon Dearr, Octopus' Technical Lead, is here to discuss the OCT ecosystem, enabling cross-chain communication with IBC, why most new blockchain projects fail, and other absorbing subjects. Table of Contents: 0:00:00 What is Octopus Network 0:02:36 Octopus & NEAR 0:03:56 Advantages of being non-EVM-only 0:06:05 Why isn't Substrate more popular? 0:08:56 Did Terra get too big? 0:12:23 Cosmos IBC and other bridges 0:24:00 Why light client bridges are better 0:26:44 Why doesn't Octopus have its own chain? 0:31:27 When and when not to deploy an Appchain 0:38:31 The Octopus Ecosystem 0:42:13 Why so many blockchain project niches failed 0:44:36 Appchains need to generate real value 0:50:49 How does one deploy an Octopus Appchain? 0:59:05 What if an Appchain fails? 1:02:29 Octopus' "Graduations" 1:07:19 Octopus Announcements 1:08:19 Outro --------------------------------------------------------------- Remember to LIKE the episode AND SUBSCRIBE to the show!  Subscribe and see more videos by clicking here! https://www.youtube.com/c/DCOREBlockchainPeople?sub_confirmation=1 -------------------------------------------------------------- ALL OF D-CORE's investment reports are now available for FREE at https://d-core.net/research/.  ----------------------- 🎙️Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/45HKoSbGkBlUnKYy9DbZlz 🍎Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/blockchain-people/id1540205561?uo=4 🤓Google Podcasts: https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8zZjNjZGQ5Yy9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw== Anchor.Fm: https://anchor.fm/d-corenet 🙃RadioPublic: https://radiopublic.com/the-blockchain-podcast-WoLZmO 🤯Pocket Casts: https://pca.st/2od7d85k Breaker: https://www.breaker.audio/the-blockchain-podcast JOIN US AS A D-CORE RESEARCHER!   We are looking for enthusiastic members of the blockchain community to aid in researching promising projects in our space. If you fit this profile, go to https://d-core.net or connect with us on social media to learn more! Twitter: https://twitter.com/DCoreOfficial LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/31258358
Jun 28, 2022
1 hr 8 min
ORCA DEX: Improving Crypto User Experience & Building In Solana - Founder
Today's guest is Yutaro Mori, Co-Founder of Orca, Solana's #1 DEX by volume. Orca describes itself as "the DEX for people, not programs." Improving crypto user experience is a central aspect of their vision. It is widely recognized as much more intuitive, clean, and easy to use than the competition. Yutaro's take on user experience in DeFi is crystal clear: making UX human-friendly is crucial for the mainstream adoption of crypto. 0:00:00 Orca, Solana OGs 0:02:27 Crypto needs human-friendly UX 0:06:49 Market downturns and the Solana ecosystem 0:09:46 Solana's future amidst its recent issues 0:14:12 Concentrated Liquidity AMMs — Orca Whirlpools & Uniswap V3 0:21:45 Impermanent loss 0:25:10 Single-sided liquidity 0:26:57 The Fair Price Indicator 0:29:21 What's exciting in DeFi right now 0:32:36 Orcanauts NFTs 0:35:59 How do we get mass adoption? 0:45:01 Building public goods & getting TradFi on board 0:52:13 The reasons, upside, and solutions to the Solana outages 1:00:35 Outro  --------------------------------------------------------------- Remember to LIKE the episode AND SUBSCRIBE to the show!  Subscribe and see more videos by clicking here! https://www.youtube.com/c/DCOREBlockchainPeople?sub_confirmation=1 -------------------------------------------------------------- ALL OF D-CORE's investment reports are now available for FREE at https://d-core.net/research/.  ----------------------- 🎙️Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/45HKoSbGkBlUnKYy9DbZlz 🍎Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/blockchain-people/id1540205561?uo=4 🤓Google Podcasts: https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8zZjNjZGQ5Yy9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw== Anchor.Fm: https://anchor.fm/d-corenet 🙃RadioPublic: https://radiopublic.com/the-blockchain-podcast-WoLZmO 🤯Pocket Casts: https://pca.st/2od7d85k Breaker: https://www.breaker.audio/the-blockchain-podcast JOIN US AS A D-CORE RESEARCHER!   We are looking for enthusiastic members of the blockchain community to aid in researching promising projects in our space. If you fit this profile, go to https://d-core.net or connect with us on social media to learn more! Twitter: https://twitter.com/DCoreOfficial LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/31258358
Jun 16, 2022
1 hr 2 min
TALLY: Tools for Starting & Managing a DAO - Founder Dennison Bertram
Dennison Bertram is the founder of Tally, a platform offering no-code governance tooling for DAOs. Tally is used by the likes of Uniswap, Compound, Ampleforth, and many others. Can starting and managing a DAO be easy? Remember to like the episode, subscribe and comment so that the algorithm pushes us to the moon! Table of Contents: 0:00:00 What is Tally 0:05:10 How DAOs took over 0:10:06 Legal questions around DAOs 0:14:08 DAO tooling design 0:17:55 North Korean hackers 0:19:51 False DAOs 0:21:19 Echo chambers, misaligned incentives, and reaching consensus 0:29:21 The Terra ecosystem Revival Plan 0:33:41 Coin voting isn't bad, but token distribution can be 0:42:09 A better token distribution model 0:48:00 Finding DAO members 0:53:37 The toxic speculative mindset 0:56:12 Outro --------------------------------------------------------------- Remember to LIKE the episode AND SUBSCRIBE to the show!  Subscribe and see more videos by clicking here! https://www.youtube.com/c/DCOREBlockchainPeople?sub_confirmation=1 -------------------------------------------------------------- ALL OF D-CORE's investment reports are now available for FREE at https://d-core.net/research/.  ----------------------- 🎙️Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/45HKoSbGkBlUnKYy9DbZlz 🍎Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/blockchain-people/id1540205561?uo=4 🤓Google Podcasts: https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8zZjNjZGQ5Yy9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw== Anchor.Fm: https://anchor.fm/d-corenet 🙃RadioPublic: https://radiopublic.com/the-blockchain-podcast-WoLZmO 🤯Pocket Casts: https://pca.st/2od7d85k Breaker: https://www.breaker.audio/the-blockchain-podcast JOIN US AS A D-CORE RESEARCHER!   We are looking for enthusiastic members of the blockchain community to aid in the research of promising projects in our space. If you fit this profile, go to https://d-core.net or connect with us on social media to learn more! Twitter: https://twitter.com/DCoreOfficial LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/31258358
Jun 9, 2022
57 min
THEMELIO: A New Blockchain Class, Why LUNA Failed (Founder Eric T.)
Themelio is a proof-of-stake blockchain with a completely original non-fiat-pegged proof-of-work "stablecoin." It could be said that Themelio debuts an entirely new blockchain class with its governanceless architecture and innovative design choices. In this episode, Eric Tung, Themelio's Founder and CEO, exposes the causes for the recent stablecoin-related events, what stablecoins should be like, and Themelio's value proposition. Table of Contents: 0:00:00 What is Themelio? 0:06:18 De-pegging — a feature, not a bug. 0:14:05 Is USDC a liability for DAI? 0:15:33 Use cases for MEL 0:20:58 Themelio's auditor nodes and "defaulting to chaos" 0:26:29 Marketing a completely new blockchain class 0:29:42 Tokenomics & determining the value of a Layer 1 0:33:45 Building a community 0:35:21 Themelio vs Bitcoin 0:39:59 Stablecoins and collateralization 0:43:10 Updates about Themelio's development 0:44:51 Should you be able to run a full node on your phone? 0:47:07 Proof of Stake vs ASIC mining 0:49:39 How is Themelio different from smart-contract blockchains 0:53:50 Outro --------------------------------------------------------------- Remember to LIKE the episode AND SUBSCRIBE to the show!  Subscribe and see more videos by clicking here! https://www.youtube.com/c/DCOREBlockchainPeople?sub_confirmation=1 -------------------------------------------------------------- ALL OF D-CORE's investment reports are now available for FREE at https://d-core.net/research/.  ----------------------- 🎙️Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/45HKoSbGkBlUnKYy9DbZlz 🍎Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/blockchain-people/id1540205561?uo=4 🤓Google Podcasts: https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8zZjNjZGQ5Yy9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw== Anchor.Fm: https://anchor.fm/d-corenet 🙃RadioPublic: https://radiopublic.com/the-blockchain-podcast-WoLZmO 🤯Pocket Casts: https://pca.st/2od7d85k Breaker: https://www.breaker.audio/the-blockchain-podcast JOIN US AS A D-CORE RESEARCHER!   We are looking for enthusiastic members of the blockchain community to aid in the research of promising projects in our space. If you fit this profile, go to https://d-core.net or connect with us on social media to learn more! Twitter: https://twitter.com/DCoreOfficial LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/31258358
May 31, 2022
55 min
YOUVES: Strong Hands Don't Fear the Bear Market - Founder Werner B.
For the second time in the Blockchain People Podcast, Youves co-Founder Werner Broennimann shares one valuable message: don't fear the bear market! Join us for a great conversation on the ripples of Terra's collapse throughout DeFi, bears & bulls, Tezos' upgrades, "financial alchemy", and more. You can follow Werner on Twitter as @WBroennimann. 0:00:00 Intro 0:02:42 Decentralized stablecoins 0:06:00 The issues of Terra and UST 0:16:54 Protocol design is hard 0:20:54 Are we in a bear market? 0:27:34 Tezos' updates and governance model 0:30:41 NFTs on Tezos and the real utility of NFTs 0:41:18 Lending in DeFi 0:43:59 Youves updates 0:45:33 Redistributing platform profits 0:49:33 There's no reason to be afraid of a bear market 0:52:18 Terra collapse 0:54:57 Cryptocurrency is still very new and fragile 0:57:29 Outro --------------------------------------------------------------- Remember to LIKE the episode AND SUBSCRIBE to the show!  Subscribe and see more blockchain podcast episodes by clicking here! https://www.youtube.com/c/DCOREBlockchainPeople?sub_confirmation=1 -------------------------------------------------------------- ALL OF D-CORE's investment reports are now available for FREE at https://d-core.net/research/. ----------------------- 🎙️Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/45HKoSbGkBlUnKYy9DbZlz 🍎Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/blockchain-people/id1540205561?uo=4 🤓Google Podcasts: https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8zZjNjZGQ5Yy9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw== Anchor.Fm: https://anchor.fm/d-corenet 🙃RadioPublic: https://radiopublic.com/the-blockchain-podcast-WoLZmO 🤯Pocket Casts: https://pca.st/2od7d85k Breaker: https://www.breaker.audio/the-blockchain-podcast JOIN US AS A D-CORE RESEARCHER! We are looking for enthusiastic members of the blockchain community to aid in the research of promising projects in our space. If you fit this profile, go to https://d-core.net/ or connect with us on social media to learn more! Twitter: https://twitter.com/DCoreOfficial LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/31258358
May 25, 2022
58 min
INJECTIVE PROTOCOL: A Next-Level DeFi Infrastructure - CEO ERIC CHEN
Injective Protocol is a Cosmos Layer-2 protocol for building cross-chain decentralized exchanges offering derivatives, crypto futures, and Forex primitives. They are building the next-level DeFi infrastructure necessary for creating a new Internet economy. Eric Chen is the CEO of Injective Protocol. In this episode, we talk about building an infrastructure capable of gasless trades, Uniswap centralization concerns, the phantom of impermanent loss, and much more! 0:00:00 Intro 0:00:48 Gasless trades 0:03:58 What makes Injective unique 0:07:21 Token burns 0:11:45 Growing and scalability 0:14:13 Underserved blockchain applications 0:17:01 Impermanent loss isn't unavoidable 0:20:21 Uniswap de-listings 0:24:00 Scalability with security 0:28:59 Injective and Thorchain 0:34:23 Cross-chain bridges 0:37:41 Attracting users 0:41:35 Injective Ecosystem 0:46:58 Tackling front-running in a novel way 0:52:22 Outro --------------------------------------------------------------- Remember to LIKE the episode AND SUBSCRIBE to the show!  Subscribe and see more blockchain podcast episodes by clicking here! https://www.youtube.com/c/DCOREBlockchainPeople?sub_confirmation=1 -------------------------------------------------------------- ALL OF D-CORE's investment reports are now available for FREE at https://d-core.net/research/. ----------------------- 🎙️Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/45HKoSbGkBlUnKYy9DbZlz 🍎Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/blockchain-people/id1540205561?uo=4 🤓Google Podcasts: https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8zZjNjZGQ5Yy9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw== Anchor.Fm: https://anchor.fm/d-corenet 🙃RadioPublic: https://radiopublic.com/the-blockchain-podcast-WoLZmO 🤯Pocket Casts: https://pca.st/2od7d85k Breaker: https://www.breaker.audio/the-blockchain-podcast JOIN US AS A D-CORE RESEARCHER! We are looking for enthusiastic members of the blockchain community to aid in the research of promising projects in our space. If you fit this profile, go to https://d-core.net/ or connect with us on social media to learn more! Twitter: https://twitter.com/DCoreOfficial LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/31258358
May 12, 2022
53 min
IOTEX: Putting the Internet Of Things On The Blockchain - Larry Pang
IoTeX is introducing decentralized trust to the IoT space using blockchain technology. They've constructed their own blockchain implementation from scratch to create MachineFi, a new innovative industry.  Larry Pang is an IoTeX evangelist. You can find him on Twitter as @larrypang. 0:00:00 What is IoTeX 0:08:59 The Internet of Trusted Things 0:21:04 Why does IoT need its own layer-1? 0:25:50 Building a Layer-1 from scratch 0:31:02 Connectivity for Blockchain & IoT Devices 0:34:10 Other use cases for Blockchain & IoT 0:38:43 How can we trust our devices? 0:42:20 Driving blockchain adoption through incentives 0:49:20 Bringing in partners and investors from outside the blockchain world 0:50:11 ICO's didn't die off, they just changed 0:52:55 It all trends towards decentralization — even the Metaverse 0:55:58 Outro --------------------------------------------------------------- Remember to LIKE the episode AND SUBSCRIBE to the show!  Subscribe and see more blockchain podcast episodes by clicking here! https://www.youtube.com/c/DCOREBlockchainPeople?sub_confirmation=1 -------------------------------------------------------------- ALL OF D-CORE's investment reports are now available for FREE at https://d-core.net/research/. ----------------------- 🎙️Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/45HKoSbGkBlUnKYy9DbZlz 🍎Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/blockchain-people/id1540205561?uo=4 🤓Google Podcasts: https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8zZjNjZGQ5Yy9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw== Anchor.Fm: https://anchor.fm/d-corenet 🙃RadioPublic: https://radiopublic.com/the-blockchain-podcast-WoLZmO 🤯Pocket Casts: https://pca.st/2od7d85k Breaker: https://www.breaker.audio/the-blockchain-podcast JOIN US AS A D-CORE RESEARCHER! We are looking for enthusiastic members of the blockchain community to aid in the research of promising projects in our space. If you fit this profile, go to https://d-core.net/ or connect with us on social media to learn more! Twitter: https://twitter.com/DCoreOfficial LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/31258358
Apr 21, 2022
59 min
FRESHCUT: The Next-Gen Content Platform for Web3 // CEO James Kuk
FreshCut is a Web3 company building a short-form video platform similar to TikTok, centered around curated gaming content. James Kuk, FreshCut's Co-Founder and CEO, views it as a next-gen content platform aiming to solve the unfair revenue share problem through decentralization and community ownership. James was also formerly part of Twitch. In this episode, we share viewpoints on treating content creators as first-class citizens, fitting in among existing platforms, whether to curate content or not, and many other interesting topics! Contents: 0:00:00 What is FreshCut 0:06:11 Why do gamers need a new platform for short videos? 0:09:10 Creators are second-class citizens in existing platforms 0:12:09 How to get creators on board 0:16:46 Niched vs general-purpose 0:19:38 How tokens fit in FreshCut's vision 0:28:03 Is shorter content the future? 0:37:14 Content platforms in Web3 0:43:40 Advertising revenue shares 0:46:29 How's like working at Twitch 0:50:15 Outro --------------------------------------------------------------- Remember to LIKE the episode AND SUBSCRIBE to the show!  Subscribe and see more videos by clicking here! https://www.youtube.com/c/DCOREBlockchainPeople?sub_confirmation=1 -------------------------------------------------------------- ALL OF D-CORE's investment reports are now available for FREE at https://d-core.net/research/.  ----------------------- 🎙️Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/45HKoSbGkBlUnKYy9DbZlz 🍎Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/blockchain-people/id1540205561?uo=4 🤓Google Podcasts: https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8zZjNjZGQ5Yy9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw== Anchor.Fm: https://anchor.fm/d-corenet 🙃RadioPublic: https://radiopublic.com/the-blockchain-podcast-WoLZmO 🤯Pocket Casts: https://pca.st/2od7d85k Breaker: https://www.breaker.audio/the-blockchain-podcast JOIN US AS A D-CORE RESEARCHER!   We are looking for enthusiastic members of the blockchain community to aid in the research of promising projects in our space. If you fit this profile, go to https://d-core.net or connect with us on social media to learn more! Twitter: https://twitter.com/DCoreOfficial LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/31258358
Apr 15, 2022
51 min
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