I’ve been interested in cryptocurrencies since I was forced to accept payments in BTC back in 2016. At that time, I didn’t see them as more than a means to an end. Some clients simply preferred a more autonomous means of sending money, and that was understandable.
But the more I used cryptocurrencies, soon accepting payments only in ETH by 2017-18 and building a formidable, diversified portfolio, the more I understood the promise of Web3 in general.
A trustless, no-intermediary system of transactions is better for everyone. More than buying and holding, I believe in actively transacting as the majority of my small cryptocurrency wealth is made up of payments I receive.
The only advice I’ll give you is “not your wallet, not your coins, so ditch those centralized exchanges before they all collapse, lest you wish to be kicked in them dear loins.”
Talking with Web3 innovators who are building our future
I talked with those heading major development or strategy work in Web3 projects. Web3 projects are tools, apps, platforms, services, or assets that the new world infrastructure is being built on — one block at a time.
Web3 includes any “decentralized online ecosystem based on blockchain.” These can be cryptocurrencies, DeFi platforms, NFTs, and other decentralized & blockchain-based platforms from metaverse-games to smart contract technologies. Here are the interviews I collected to better understand what goes on behind the scenes:
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The Graph
Talking with subgraph developer Data Nexus who does interviews for The Graph’s work, we analyze all of Graph’s capabilities ranging from programming APIs to providing indexing tools to security.
DigiByte
Co-founder and vice president of the DigiByte Alliance Laura Taylor talks about what separates DigiByte from its peers, having been established as one of the older blockchains with superior speed and community innovation.
Ergo
The talk with Armeanio, Ergo’s bizdev, was thoroughly insightful and stimulating. We discuss DeFi, blockchain, cryptocurrencies, mining, dApps, PoW, and smartcontracts.
Deeper Network
Eric Ma talks about Deeper Network, what it stands for, and what to expect. The tech at play with this family of products working on Proof-of-Space is truly revolutionary and aims to change the world of distributed networks.
Banano
Helping users earn cryptocurrency while helping medical scientists by Folding@Home might sound like Banano’s USP, but the ecosystem is so much more than that. I discuss all that Banano stands for with one of Banano’s core developers, Airtune.
MurAll
I talked with Keiron, a core member from the MurAll project. It’s a blockchain NFT art project that others can paint on. It has an ever-decreasing token.
Feathercoin
Ludovic Duvetter talks about Feathercoin, a resilient blockchain up since 2013, and how it gels with BTC & LTC, while being an individually scalable ecosystem that’s one of the “winners” for GPU miners after the Ethereum Merge.
Dojima Network
Apart from allowing developers to write dApps that can access liquidity from multiple blockchains, Dojima Network Founder talks about how the platform is working on tools & protocols for a fully interoperable Web3 ecosystem that’s decentralized.
Publish0x
Publish0x‘s COO Igor talks about how the platform works and what lies ahead in the future for the platform. Publish0x allows writers and readers to earn crypto.