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/

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/

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...

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.

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

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/

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

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.

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 Web3 Futurists Twitter Stephen's Twitter Follow Metopia Metopia's Twitter Metopia's Website Follow Charmverse Charmverse Twitter Charmverse Website

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  Follow the podcast Web3 Futurists Twitter Stephen's Twitter Follow Console ConsoleDAO Twitter ConsoleDAO Website Chris Castig's Twitter