ETHSofia · Oct 6, 2026

Sam Mudie, CEO of Savea, draws on more than a decade in fine wine investment to explain how luxury assets can be tokenised at scale. He argues that real adoption comes from boring efficiencies and user experience rather than ICOs, NFTs or meme coins, and that selling wine as NFTs to people with MetaMask wallets does not work. Savea's answer borrows from ETFs: physical wine held by a custodian is tokenised and wrapped into an index product for qualified investors, with access from 1,000 dollars, half the annual fees, under a quarter of the exit fees and liquidity within three to four months. He closes on a single app holding every asset, where tokenisation stays behind the scenes. Keynote at Future Finance Forum 2026, 25 September 2026, Sofia. Part of Blockchain Week Bulgaria 2026. Speaker ▸ Sam Mudie, CEO, Savea Sam is the Founder & CEO of Savea, a FinTech company building infrastructure to tokenise real-world assets and issue institutional-grade investment products. Savea is pioneering index-style, on-chain exposure to tangible assets, starting with fine wine. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sam-mudie-03034030 Chapters 00:00 Introduction 00:16 Why fine wine investment is inefficient 01:47 Three blockchain cycles: ICOs, NFTs and meme coins 04:47 Bringing wine and blockchain together 05:48 Adoption comes from the boring stuff 06:46 All assets are moving on chain 08:44 Scale through index products: lessons from ETFs 09:47 How the tokenised wine index works 11:51 A B2B infrastructure provider 12:52 Products native to the next generation 15:11 All assets, for anyone, from a single app 16:56 Closing titles Blockchain Week Bulgaria: https://www.blockchainweek.bg ETHSofia: https://www.ethsofia.com Future Finance Forum: https://www.blockchainweek.bg/f3 Follow Blockchain Week Bulgaria X: https://x.com/BWBulgaria LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/blockchain-week-bulgaria Follow ETHSofia X: https://x.com/EthSofiaBG LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ethsofia Telegram: https://t.me/+b-33LJUpAB5iODNk Nothing in this video is financial advice. About the organiser Blockchain Week Bulgaria, ETHSofia and the Future Finance Forum are organised by the Bithope Foundation, founded in 2014 by Vladislav Dramaliev. Inspired by Andreas Antonopoulos, it is Europe's first non-profit operating exclusively with bitcoin donations. Over more than ten years, it has supported 50+ charitable campaigns, and in January 2016 it co-founded the Sofia Crypto Meetup, now the region's longest-running monthly crypto event. https://bithope.org

Julien Bouteloup, Kartik Talwar

ETHGlobal · Sep 9, 2026

In this fireside chat, Stake Capital CEO Julien Bouteloup and ETHGlobal Co-Founder and CEO Kartik Talwar examine how DeFi must change as institutions pursue onchain yield. Bouteloup argues that large financial firms are motivated by profit, market share, and access to new customers more than decentralization narratives. Adoption therefore depends on products that satisfy institutional requirements for confidentiality, risk controls, insurance, and predictable execution while still using open networks. The conversation also contrasts innovation incentives in the United States, Europe, and state-led markets. Bouteloup argues that the institutional narrative must begin with incentives. Banks and asset managers will use decentralized infrastructure when it lowers costs, increases margins, opens markets, or creates differentiated products. Public transparency may help, but it can also expose positions and trading intent. Privacy, KYC, AML, isolated liquidity, insurance, and compliance controls therefore become product requirements rather than compromises added after adoption. They distinguish sustainable “real yield” from temporary token incentives and discuss how higher risk-free rates reset investor expectations. A DeFi product offering seven percent may no longer compensate users for smart-contract, liquidity, or counterparty risk; differentiated strategies may need privacy, exotic yield, or stronger protection. Extremely high returns can exist during ecosystem subsidy cycles, but scalability and durability remain uncertain. For builders, the advice is to solve a specific problem, create something genuinely different, and prioritize distribution. Institutional capital will not arrive simply because infrastructure is onchain, it will follow products that deliver clear value with credible risk management. The yield discussion separates returns generated by real economic activity from emissions funded to attract temporary liquidity. Higher government rates create a baseline, so DeFi strategies must justify each additional layer of smart-contract, counterparty, liquidity, and product risk. Bouteloup sees opportunity in specialized or exotic yield, but warns that headline returns do not automatically scale to institutional ticket sizes. 00:00 Introduction to the DeFi Fireside Chat 00:25 Seven Years of DeFi Experience 01:11 How DeFi Has Evolved 02:01 TradFi Uses the Tools DeFi Built 02:39 What Institutions Actually Want 03:11 Profit, Market Share, and Customers 04:27 US Distribution Versus European Rules 05:35 State-Led Innovation in Asia 07:45 The Maturing DeFi Protocol Layer 08:22 Risk Moves Into Products and Strategies 08:54 Robinhood Yield Built on Morpho 09:31 Insurance, Privacy, and Confidentiality 10:36 Private Versions of Existing Protocols 11:02 Choosing Different Levels of Privacy 11:26 Private Yield Through Existing Liquidity 12:21 KYC, AML, and Isolated Liquidity 12:59 Is Seven Percent Yield Sustainable 13:19 Real Yield From Lending and Borrowing 14:26 Exotic Yield and Higher Risk 15:13 Pricing Risk Above the Baseline Rate 16:28 Better Yield and UX for End Users 17:02 Can Forty to Eighty Percent Scale 17:37 Ecosystem Incentives and Liquidity 18:32 Consolidation Across Major Chains 19:13 Advice for New DeFi Builders 20:19 Distribution and Proprietary Data 20:45 Build Products That Solve Real Problems 21:27 Closing Advice and Final Thanks _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🇵🇹 *Pragma Lisbon 2026* Pragma Lisbon 2026 was held on June 25th at the Carlos Lopes Pavillion in Lisbon, Portugal and was an in-person summit for builders and leaders in the web3 ecosystem. Watch the full Pragma Lisbon 2026 YouTube Playlist here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMxB4xW8JYdk ETHGlobal's Pragma series takes place in cities around the world, and is designed to be a different kind of event. Pragma is a one-stage conference with founders-only on stage, bringing together a small group of curated attendees and speakers to discuss the future of web3 and reflect on the past. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ✅ Follow Kartik Talwar X: https://x.com/TheRealKartik ✅ Follow ETHGlobal X: https://x.com/ETHGlobal​ Warpcast: https://warpcast.com/ethglobal Website: https://ethglobal.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@UCfF9ZO8Ug4xk_AJd4aeT5HA _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Are you interested in Ethereum development and entrepreneurship? 👉 Sign up for the next ETHGlobal event: https://ethglobal.com/events 🎁 Get exclusive access and perks with ETHGlobal Plus! https://ethglobal.com/plus 📣 Want us to throw an event in your city? Tell us where! https://ethglobal.com/city

ETHGlobal · Jul 9, 2026

In this fireside chat, Taylor Lindman, Chief Counsel of the SEC's Crypto Task Force, sits down with Salman Banaei from Plume to discuss the SEC's evolving approach to onchain capital markets. Taylor explains that the Crypto Task Force, established by Chairman Atkins as one of his first acts, serves a coordination function across the SEC, assisting with rulemaking, conducting outreach (over 200 industry meetings to date), and institutionalizing crypto expertise across SEC divisions. The task force is measuring itself on two major buckets: clarifying when tokens are subject to securities laws (resulting in a recent commission interpretation), and accommodating new ways market participants want to tokenize, clear, and settle securities. The conversation digs into how SEC regulation maps onto public permissionless blockchains like Ethereum versus permissioned alternatives. Taylor expresses that blockchains work best as neutral infrastructure with permissionless properties, while acknowledging tradeoffs for specific applications. He walks through how Bank Secrecy Act and KYC requirements apply mainly to intermediaries like broker dealers and mutual funds, and how transparent onchain systems can enable compliance through new methods like allow lists and onchain checks. Taylor discusses how DeFi protocols challenge traditional intermediary frameworks since smart contracts lack the "person" most regulations are built around, the issuer led tokenization model recently outlined by SEC staff, and a major shift in enforcement away from registration violations toward materiality and actual harm. He closes by inviting builders to engage with the task force directly through their website. 00:00 Introduction 00:08 What the SEC Crypto Task Force Does 02:22 Two Major Buckets: Token Status and Onchain Securities 03:08 Key Performance Indicators Through 2028 04:38 The SEC's View on Public vs Permissioned Blockchains 05:47 Why Neutral Infrastructure Matters 07:02 Bank Secrecy Act, KYC, and AML Requirements Explained 08:32 Non BSA Reasons for Identity Collection 09:49 New Technologies for Compliance Onchain 10:53 How the SEC Interfaces with Treasury on Innovation 11:48 Mapping Securities Laws onto DeFi Protocols 13:21 When Protocols Are No Longer Acting Like Intermediaries 14:46 The Path for DeFi as Neutral Infrastructure 16:08 The Immature State of Tokenized Securities Markets 16:50 The Role of Issuers and Transfer Agents 17:21 Issuer Led Tokenization Models 18:23 Third Party Issued Securities and Derivatives 20:09 Re-Evaluating Enforcement Theories Against DeFi Developers 21:38 Reset Point on Investment Contract Analysis 22:50 From Registration Violations to Material Harm 23:15 Call to Builders: Engage with the Task Force 24:01 Closing _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ *ETHConf 2026* ETHConf is a 3 day event for founders, industry leaders, and builders who are excited about the possibilities of building on top of Ethereum. Connect with 2,000+ top innovators in crypto, finance, technology, and policy at our inaugural three-day event packed with showcases, demos, partnerships, and conversations shaping the future of the global economy. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ✅ *Follow ETHConf* X: https://x.com/ethconf Website: https://ethconf.com _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🎟️ Get your early bird tickets for ETHConf 2027: https://ethconf.com/2027#tickets 🎤 View the full ETHConf 2026 Speaker Schedule: https://ethconf.com/schedule _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

ETHGlobal · Jul 9, 2026

In this fireside chat, Shannon Corless, former Treasury Department official, interviews Ruben Amenyogbo, founder and CEO of Architect, a Swiss regulated global investment firm active in digital assets since 2017 with backings including Kiki, Privy, Worldcoin, and Zama. Ruben opens by explaining why Architect made the deliberate choice to be licensed rather than unregulated, framing it as both strategic and economic. Strategically, most of the world's capital sits behind regulated walls (large pension funds, endowments, insurance companies), and those institutions can only face regulated counterparties. Economically, an institutional grade setup commands a higher price point and management fees than offshore prop shops can charge. Ruben walks through the reality of billion dollar institutional due diligence, describing the structured progression from informal team conversations through deep diligence on business continuity planning, deputization, reserves, and insurance against long tail risks. On AML and compliance, he distinguishes firms that structure around compliance from those that structure within it, advocating for KYC at both capital formation level (knowing who is investing in the vault) and market level (ensuring capital isn't commingled with illicit assets when flowing into the market). On the geopolitical question of whether dollar backed stablecoins extend or erode US dominance, Ruben notes that while 95% plus of stablecoin flows are USD denominated, the fact that assets are dollar pegged does not mean the rails serve US interests, which is why figures like Jamie Dimon have publicly called out Brian Armstrong. He explains Architect's relocation to Switzerland during the Gensler era due to hostile regulatory conditions in the US. He closes with his three wave thesis: continued education and proof of concepts now, competitive dynamics among asset managers next, and osmosis bringing the largest balance sheets last, urging builders to avoid shortcuts that would compromise their reputations with institutional diligence teams. 00:00 Introduction 00:31 About Ruben and Architect 01:19 Why Architect Chose to Be Regulated 02:27 Strategic Reasoning: Capital Behind Regulated Walls 03:23 Economic Reasoning: Institutional Cost Base and Fees 03:50 What a Billion Dollar Due Diligence Process Looks Like 04:52 The Shift From Foreplay to Deep Diligence 05:20 Questions Cryptonative Founders Don't See Coming 06:24 AML, Sanctions, and Source of Funds as the Real Objection 06:47 The Two Levels of KYC 07:14 Structuring Around vs Within Compliance 08:02 KYC at the Capital Formation Level 08:22 KYC at the Market Level and Commingling Risk 09:16 Risk Management as a Risk Adjusted Returns Function 09:41 Mapping the Universe of Risk 10:14 Tools, Policies, and Screening Partners 10:51 Does Crypto Extend or Erode US Dollar Dominance 11:49 Stablecoin Flows Are 95% Plus USD Denominated 12:18 Who Controls the Rails Is the Contested Question 13:00 Capital Pools and the Politicization of Asset Management 14:00 Why Architect Incorporated in Switzerland 14:48 Operating Out of Palo Alto During the Gensler Era 15:19 The Global Mandate and Distributed Team 15:51 What Grown Up Looks Like for Digital Assets 16:26 The First Wave: Continued Education 17:02 BlackRock Bitcoin ETF and Securitize as Proof Points 17:33 Competitive Dynamics Among Large Asset Managers 18:07 Osmosis at the Allocator Level 18:54 What Five Year Winners Will Have Built 19:32 Avoiding Shortcuts That Get You on Treasury's Radar 20:00 Closing _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ *ETHConf 2026* ETHConf is a 3 day event for founders, industry leaders, and builders who are excited about the possibilities of building on top of Ethereum. Connect with 2,000+ top innovators in crypto, finance, technology, and policy at our inaugural three-day event packed with showcases, demos, partnerships, and conversations shaping the future of the global economy. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ✅ *Follow ETHConf* X: https://x.com/ethconf Website: https://ethconf.com _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🎟️ Get your early bird tickets for ETHConf 2027: https://ethconf.com/2027#tickets 🎤 View the full ETHConf 2026 Speaker Schedule: https://ethconf.com/schedule _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

ETHGlobal · Jul 9, 2026

In this talk, Professor Ari Juels, co-director of the Initiative for Cryptocurrencies and Contracts (IC3), presents a lightning tour of a newly released 150 page survey on the intersection of crypto and AI, written with a long roster of co-authors. He opens by arguing that crypto and AI are not natural bedfellows. Crypto is hard: strictly programmatic and unforgiving, as shown by the Kelp DAO attack where a single poisoned message let the North Korean Lazarus group steal hundreds of millions. AI is soft: frontier models are unpredictable and error prone, like ChatGPT confidently saying raspberry has two Rs or drawing a rabbit with too many ears. Yet they can serve as middleware for each other, with Worldcoin (now World) as a proof point where crypto identity becomes essential to distinguish humans from bots in an AI saturated world. Ari walks through Crypto x AI applications where AI enhances crypto. He shows how a typical parametric flight insurance smart contract, while elegant, suffers from moral hazard and can't document actual harms, which is why AXA's Fizzy product was discontinued. By adding an LLM enhanced oracle, the same contract can ingest receipts and assess damages like real world insurance while preserving privacy. He covers AI powered investment funds, which IC3 calls coinouts (collective investment algorithms), and presents the fundamental coinout bind: either the strategy is transparent and gets front run publicly, or it's opaque and gets front run privately through covert channels. In the other direction (AI x Crypto), he addresses DePIN GPU networks with healthy skepticism, noting industry proofs of concept don't report communication or compute costs, and the largest decentralized trained model has only 40 billion parameters versus frontier models' trillions. He shows the same TEE plus LLM oracle pattern enabling confidential lending, whistleblower credentials, anonymous reviewer proofs, and code audits without revealing source. He closes with a warning about rogue agents (UAAS, unstoppable autonomous agents) that could use stablecoins to rent servers, establish censorship resistant command and control, conceal their code, and even rent humans through services like rentahuman.ai to influence the physical world. 00:00 Introduction 00:11 IC3 and the New Crypto AI Survey 00:37 Why Crypto and AI Are Not Natural Bedfellows 01:00 Crypto Is Hard: Programmatic and Unforgiving 01:52 The Kelp DAO Attack as Proof of Unforgivingness 02:41 Security Tools the Crypto Industry Has Pioneered 03:11 AI Is Soft: Unpredictable and Error Prone 04:24 World as a Proof Point of the Intersection 05:39 The Middleware Model for AI and Crypto 06:04 Crypto x AI: How AI Enhances Crypto 06:29 The Flight Insurance Smart Contract Example 07:07 Why Parametric Insurance Has Limitations 07:58 AXA's Fizzy Product and Why It Was Discontinued 07:58 Enhancing Oracles with LLMs 09:19 Hard Crypto Meets Soft AI Productively 10:02 AI Powered Investment Funds 10:36 Why First Wave AI Funds Were Mostly Hype 11:05 Coinouts: Collective Investment Algorithms 11:39 The Coinout Bind: Transparency vs Opacity 12:27 AI x Crypto: How Crypto Enhances AI 12:59 DePIN and Decentralized GPU Networks 13:50 Why DePIN Training Claims Need More Evidence 14:33 Confidential Lending with TEEs and LLMs 15:59 Other Use Cases: Whistleblowers and Anonymous Reviews 16:16 Pyred: Code Credentials Without Revealing Source 16:38 The Warning About Rogue Agents 17:05 How Stablecoins Enable Persistent Autonomous Agents 17:34 Renting Humans with Crypto 17:59 Other Topics Covered in the Survey 18:25 Five Myths and Misconceptions Debunked 18:57 Where to Read the Paper 18:57 Closing _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ *ETHConf 2026* ETHConf is a 3 day event for founders, industry leaders, and builders who are excited about the possibilities of building on top of Ethereum. Connect with 2,000+ top innovators in crypto, finance, technology, and policy at our inaugural three-day event packed with showcases, demos, partnerships, and conversations shaping the future of the global economy. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ✅ *Follow ETHConf* X: https://x.com/ethconf Website: https://ethconf.com _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🎟️ Get your early bird tickets for ETHConf 2027: https://ethconf.com/2027#tickets 🎤 View the full ETHConf 2026 Speaker Schedule: https://ethconf.com/schedule _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Funding the Commons · May 9, 2026

National governments move too slowly for emerging technology. Augusto Ardiles Diaz argues that cities are where AI policy actually gets built. Augusto, Undersecretary of Investments for the City of Buenos Aires, lays out the case for cities as real-world laboratories: places where new technology can be tested, adopted, and scaled under real conditions before formal regulation catches up. Buenos Aires is doing this through a dedicated AI district, offering zero local taxes for qualifying companies, regulatory sandboxes supervised by public authorities, and university partnerships designed to reskill workers and small businesses ahead of the curve. His framing is that public policy should function as institutional infrastructure for innovation, not just as a brake on it. Speaker: Augusto Ardiles Diaz (Gobierno de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires) This session was part of Intelligence at the Frontier, held March 14–15, 2026, at Frontier Tower in San Francisco. Learn more at https://www.fundingthecommons.io Note: This recording was captured with technical limitations on Day 1. We apologize for any audio quality issues and appreciate your patience.

ETHGlobal · Nov 9, 2025

João Santos presents Livestakes, a platform designed to bring the excitement and entertainment value of sports and esports to tech contests and hackathons. Livestakes makes hackathons watchable by integrating real-time betting markets, live analytics, and media content creation. The platform tracks project progress using AI, interviews participants for storylines, and distributes engaging content across social media. Livestakes has already seen strong engagement, with thousands of views and active betting pools, and is supported by sponsors seeking greater visibility. The platform aims to transform tech competitions into spectator events, making coding and building as entertaining as traditional sports, and aspires to become the scoreboard and media hub for future tech superstars. Revenue comes from platform fees and sponsorships, with plans to expand into investment opportunities and broader tech communities. 00:00 Introduction 00:20 Identifying the Problem: Tech Contests Lack Entertainment 01:00 The Live Stakes Solution: Making Hackathons Watchable 01:55 Platform Features: Betting, Analytics, and Media Engine 02:30 Early Results and Social Media Engagement 03:27 Community and Sponsor Feedback 03:56 Market Timing and Industry Trends 05:12 Real-World Examples: AI Agent Battles & Trading Competitions 06:13 Creating a New Market for Tech Competitions 06:53 Monetization: Platform Fees and Sponsorships 07:35 Go-to-Market Strategy and Future Vision 08:07 The Future: Tech Founders as Superstars 08:47 Team Introduction and Call to Action 09:26 Conclusion _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🇮🇳 *Pragma New Delhi* Pragma New Delhi 2025 was held on September 25th at the JW Marriott Hotel in Aerocity New Delhi and was an in-person summit for builders and leaders in the web3 ecosystem. Watch the full Pragma New Delhi YouTube Playlist here: ETHGlobal's Pragma series takes place in cities around the world, and is designed to be a different kind of event. Pragma is a one-stage conference with founders-only on stage, bringing together a small group of curated attendees and speakers to discuss the future of web3 and reflect on the past. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ✅ Follow João Santos X: https://x.com/joaointech ✅ Follow Livestakes X: https://x.com/livestakes ✅ Follow ETHGlobal X: https://x.com/ETHGlobal​ Warpcast: https://warpcast.com/ethglobal Website: https://ethglobal.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@UCfF9ZO8Ug4xk_AJd4aeT5HA _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Are you interested in Ethereum development and entrepreneurship? 👉 Sign up for the next ETHGlobal event: https://ethglobal.com/events 🎁 Get exclusive access and perks with ETHGlobal Plus! https://ethglobal.com/plus 📣 Want us to throw an event in your city? Tell us where! https://ethglobal.com/city _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

ETHSofia · Oct 9, 2025

Crypto Investment Thesis for 2025 A panel discussion with Valentin Mihov (Daedalus Angels), Christoph Kampitsch (Scytale Digital), Miroslav Zaporozhanov (InvestPRO), Bozhidar Balevski (InvestClub)(mod) Chapters: 00:00 Intro 02:27 Ethereum's Development and Fees 03:38 The future of Ethereum and its Competitors 05:31 Market Conditions and Venture Capital 06:14 Adoption and Market Liquidity 07:44 Market Fragmentation and Innovation 09:23 Solana and Decentralization 10:42 Investment in Privacy and Centralization 13:05 DeFi and Asset Tokenization 13:48 PolkaDot as a Competitor 15:14 Governance and Social Interaction 17:37 Need for Simplified UX 19:01 Optimistic vs. ZK Rollups 21:57 Unpredictability in Crypto 27:26 Centralized vs. Decentralized Projects 28:06 Market Realities and Treasury 30:08 Regulatory Risks in DeFi 36:48 Digital Identity 38:56 Investment in Early Projects 41:53 Institutional Money and Market Cycles 43:08 Liquidity and Market Health This video was recorded during the ETHSofia Conference and Hackathon - October 17-19, 2024. ETHSofia is THE crypto tech conference in Sofia, Bulgaria, bringing together enthusiasts, developers, researchers, and academia focused on Ethereum and other L1 chains. The conference is supported by the Ethereum Foundation and made possible by the generous contributions of industry leaders. For more information, please visit: https://www.ethsofia.com/ 🌍Join the community: X (Twitter): https://x.com/ETHSofiaBG Telegram: https://t.me/+_i70pgfFHjBkMjZk LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ethsofia/ #CryptoInvestment #InvestmentThesis #InvestInCrypto #Crypto2025 #ETHSofia

European Blockchain Convention · Oct 9, 2024

In this panel, the following four speakers will address crucial topics for the crypto landscape in 2024. The crypto industry in 2024 is defined by regulatory clarity and transformative trends. The implementation of MiCA signifies a milestone, providing a regulatory framework that encourages institutional participation and facilitates cross-border services. Simultaneously, the ascent of ETFs and basket trackers, particularly in the US and Europe, emerges as a focal point, poised to attract retail investors seeking diversified exposure to the crypto market. Stakeholders are advised to proactively engage in education, strategic planning, and regulatory discussions to navigate these shifts successfully. In parallel, technological advancements, including the integration of machine learning and AI tools, promise to inject sophistication into the market, addressing concerns related to volatility and risk. Crucially, institutional adoption, especially by banks offering crypto services, is highlighted as pivotal for industry maturation. Key components such as B2B relationships, the evolution of DeFi, the challenges posed by NFTs, and the role of Layer 2 solutions collectively shape the dynamic landscape of the crypto ecosystem. Geographically, Switzerland and Spain stand out as crypto hotspots, providing regulatory stability and sandbox environments conducive to industry growth. Overall, the crypto industry anticipates sustained expansion driven by diverse investor interests and the integration of crypto into broader financial ecosystems. --------- Speakers: Sebastian Becciu | Sygnum Bank AG (moderator) Stefan Klauser | Aisot Technologies Koh Onozawa | Bit2me Mark Nuvelstijn | Bitvavo Gloria Hernández Aler | finReg360 --------- The European Blockchain Convention is the most influential blockchain event in Europe. Follow us to find out more 👇 Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/european-blockchain-convention/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/EBlockchainCon Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/eblockchainconvention/

European Blockchain Convention · Oct 9, 2024

In this engaging discussion with Richard, founder of Fabric Ventures, the conversation delves into his personal traits and motivations, revealing a blend of competitiveness, a sense of constant laziness, and a deep appreciation for well-orchestrated teamwork. The dialogue transitions to Richard's early fascination with computers, sparked by a realization of their potential to enhance productivity and collaboration. Moving into the realm of Web3 infrastructure, Richard emphasizes the need for a balance between individual freedom and governance efficiency, defining Web3 as a new stack facilitating the coordination of individuals for collective good. Exploring sectors within Web3, Richard highlights the promise of decentralized social media, open health platforms, and the transformative potential of gaming. Despite occasional hype-driven distractions, he underscores the ongoing challenge of building a robust world computer that enables comfortable, decentralized interactions. The discussion concludes with insights into Europe's position in the Web3 landscape, acknowledging the need for increased venture capital funding while emphasizing Europe's unique potential to champion a middle path between surveillance capitalism and surveillance states. Overall, Richard's insights offer a compelling perspective on the evolution of Web3, the challenges it faces, and the opportunities it presents across various sectors. --------- Speakers: Victoria Gago | European Blockchain Convention (moderator) Richard Muirhead | Fabric Ventures --------- The European Blockchain Convention is the most influential blockchain event in Europe. Follow us to find out more 👇 Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/european-blockchain-convention/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/EBlockchainCon Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/eblockchainconvention/

European Blockchain Convention · Oct 9, 2024

This panel, presented by Ivan, a founding partner at Enzo Ventures, introduces the speakers and conveys excitement about discussing the venture capital perspective on the Web3 industry. Anton, representing Hodl Group, a multi-stage investment group, outlines their diverse investment strategies, emphasizing their presence in open-ended liquid funds and venture capital. Vineet from Cypher Capital, a $100 million single LP fund based in Dubai, shares their extensive portfolio of over 300 investments, underscoring the significance of their parent company as the world's largest miner. The conversation shifts to defining Web3 and its distinctions from Web2 projects, particularly focusing on the unique aspects of token structures that bring liquidity advantages. The discussion delves into the temporal differences between traditional venture capital and Web3, emphasizing faster liquidity distribution and shorter investment horizons in the latter. The panelists explore the key trends attracting generalist VC money in the Web3 space. Vineet reflects on the evolution from ICO-driven fundraising to the 2021 focus on products with tangible use cases in areas like decentralized finance (DeFi). Looking ahead, he anticipates a shift towards fostering adoption, emphasizing the importance of decentralized applications (DApps) that can attract millions of users. Anton reinforces the concept of capital rotation in the crypto space, highlighting the sector-specific trends witnessed over the years, from DeFi to gaming, layer one solutions, and the metaverse. He underscores the significance of semantic investment and the continuous narrative shifts within the crypto landscape. In summary, the panel provides a comprehensive overview of the venture capital perspective on Web3, touching on token structures, liquidity advantages, temporal disparities, and the evolving trends shaping investment strategies in this dynamic and growing industry. --------- Speakers: Ivan Fernandez | Enzo Ventures (moderator) Vineet Budki | Cypher Capital Anton Shakur | Hodl Ventures --------- The European Blockchain Convention is the most influential blockchain event in Europe. Follow us to find out more 👇 Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/european-blockchain-convention/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/EBlockchainCon Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/eblockchainconvention/

LBWTV · Jun 12, 2024

Tokenization and the Future of Opportunities In the upcoming video, Mr. Ernest Nandi will discuss tokenization and its role in creating future opportunities. Tokenization digitizes assets, allowing them to be represented on the blockchain. This can include anything from real estate to financial instruments like treasury bills. Mr. Nandi, with a rich background in developer relations and advocacy at various blockchain firms, will cover the basics of tokenization, its benefits, use cases, and challenges. He will explain that tokenization transforms asset ownership by representing physical assets digitally, which is revolutionary for investment democratization and industry disruption. The process involves creating digital tokens that represent assets and implementing smart contracts to manage these digital representations. Mr. Nandi will highlight the importance of partnerships with financial institutions to navigate legal challenges and the creation of Special Purpose Vehicles (SPVs) for handling collateral. He'll touch upon standards like ERC-7540 or ERC-7575 for building tokenization platforms. The benefits of tokenization include liquidity, asset accessibility, transparency in transactions, and composability—allowing investors to earn from assets like real estate or intellectual property. He will also discuss secondary markets for trading these digital tokens and governance through decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs) that allow community voting on investment proposals. The speaker will address market volatility concerns by distinguishing

European Blockchain Convention · Oct 9, 2023

Check out this panel discussion at the 2023 European Blockchain Convention. Jamie Knowles and Leeor Groen explore the evolution of crypto's institutional lending market. The panel analyses what happened during the last 12 months and how the industry is shaping the infrastructure and processes of tomorrow's crypto credit market . --------- Speakers: Jamie Knowles | Galaxy Digital Leeor Groen | The Spartan Group --------- The European Blockchain Convention is the most influential blockchain event in Europe. Follow us to find out more: Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/company/euro... Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/eblockchain... Twitter - https://twitter.com/EBlockchainCon

European Blockchain Convention · Oct 9, 2023

Join our panel discussion at the 2023 European Blockchain Convention and explore with our experts the future of crypto regulation. With the advent of MiCA and the institutional interest in DeFi, crypto regulation became a central topic in multiple panel discussions. What can we expect from regulators in the following months? Check our expert's opinion on the role will play in the development of crypto. --------- Speakers: Robert Kopitsch | Blockchain for Europe (Moderator) Justine Scerri Herrera | MK Fintech Partners Ernest Lima | XReg Consulting Joachim Schewin | European Commission Przemyslaw Kral | Zonda Jonathan Turnham | Travers Thorp Alberga --------- The European Blockchain Convention is the most influential blockchain event in Europe. Follow us to find out more: Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/company/euro... Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/eblockchain... Twitter - https://twitter.com/EBlockchainCon

European Blockchain Convention · Oct 9, 2023

Check out the panel discussion about institutional investment in crypto at the 2023 European Blockchain Convention. Institutional Money represents 330+ trillion, whereas crypto’s market cap hovers around 1 trillion (at time of posting). This raises the question: is Crypto still attractive for institutions? Our panelists explore how to bring more capital from TradFi to DeFi and what factors are slowing down investments. --------- Speakers: Sebastian Becciu | Sygnum Bank (Moderator) Daniel Vegue | Block AM Maurice Mureau | HODL Lior Zaks | Stake Capital --------- The European Blockchain Convention is the most influential blockchain event in Europe. Follow us to find out more: Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/company/european-blockchain-convention/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/eblockchainconvention/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/EBlockchainCon

European Blockchain Convention · Oct 9, 2023

Backstage at the 8th European Blockchain Convention, Chia Jen Yang, Principal at Pantera Capital, sat down and had an interview with us! Pantera Capital is one of the oldest institutional crypto fund in the world, having invested in crypto since 2013. Led by the CFO of Tiger Management, Pantera Capital manages $5B AUM. We talked about the main takeaways he got from the European Blockchain Convention, institutional adoption, what motivates him about blockchain, and more! Make sure to like and subscribe! --------------- Follow us for more: Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/european-blockchain-convention/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/eblockchainconvention/ Twitter: @eblockchaincon

Ethereum Denver · Oct 9, 2023

Why do Gamers Hate NFTs? Despite more game developers building on web3 and significant capital being invested, gamers are not quite sold on NFTs. In fact, notable public outcry has influenced companies like Steam and Discord to change their plans or even ban NFTs, yet there are 4000+ web3 games and apps projected to launch on a monthly basis representing a market of $368 billion by 2027 that is assuming gamers love NFTs or at least not hate them. Join us as we discuss why gamers hate NFTS and how the future of web3 gaming will have more reasons to love them. In this video, we delve into the intriguing topic of why gamers have developed a strong aversion towards NFTs. As representatives of Gumi crypto's Capital, an esteemed early stage investor in the gaming sector, we understand the importance of addressing this issue. Throughout the discussion, we explore various aspects that contribute to gamers' disdain for NFTs and shed light on their concerns. From potential disruptions to gameplay experiences to worries about exclusivity and affordability, we cover it all. Join us as we analyze these factors in detail and provide valuable insights into why NFTs have become a contentious subject among gamers. Stay tuned for an engaging conversation that will broaden your understanding of this fascinating phenomenon. #GamingIndustry #NFTDebate TLDR: The key idea of the video is that while gamers may initially dislike NFTs due to skepticism and negative experiences, there is potential for NFTs to revolutionize gaming by promoting ownership, community building, and the monetization of user-generated content, leading to a bright future of web 3 and gaming coming together. 00:00 🎮 Gamers dislike NFTs due to skepticism about their value exchange and negative experiences with companies, but they don't inherently hate them and care about how they enhance the gaming experience. 06:55 🎮 Gamers dislike NFTs due to associations with profit-driven brands, misunderstandings, and lack of utility, but they can actually promote ownership and community building, with decentralized platforms like Ballast offering potential benefits, while the complicated and expensive process of purchasing and using NFTs hinders adoption. 12:05 🎮 Developers are leading the gaming revolution by rebelling against the current system, with the potential for NFTs to revolutionize gaming and monetize the internet beyond centralized platforms. 15:43 🎮 The app store now prohibits NFTs in games, but creators can generate revenue by incorporating NFTs outside of the game, which may change gamers' negative perception of NFTs once enjoyable gameplay is introduced and the speculative nature is addressed. 18:42 🎮 Free-to-play games have allowed players to de-risk their investment, but the toxic interaction between money and skill in pay-to-win systems is a flaw in game design. 21:01 🎮 Gamers are concerned about NFTs but the gaming industry is evolving and more developers are embracing them, as creating successful games requires knowledge about NFTs and they present the same challenges as traditional games. 23:50 🎮 NFTs in gaming can build community, prove ownership, and enhance entertainment by allowing players to transfer value between games, earn royalties, and create dynamic NFTs that can be used across different platforms. 28:29 🎮 NFTs in gaming go beyond ownership of in-game items, encompassing intellectual property rights, transmedia franchises, and user-generated content, with the key to bridging the gap between gamers and the web 3 community being the creation of a sustainable economy for users to easily create and monetize their own content through NFTs, leading to a bright future of web 3 and gaming coming together through user-created worlds and AI-assisted UGC, creating value, a network effect, and deep replayability.

Ethereum Denver · Oct 9, 2023

In this informative video, Jesper Kristensen from Panoptic delves into the fascinating world of derivatives infrastructure in the frontier of DeFi. Join us as we explore the four essential pillars that form a robust financial ecosystem: fixed income, equities, futures, and options. Options, in particular, hold immense significance as they can be built upon the foundation of these pillars to enhance capital efficiency and facilitate intricate hedging strategies for risk diversification. However, navigating the current state of options in crypto and DeFi presents its fair share of challenges. Stay tuned to gain valuable insights into this dynamic landscape and discover potential solutions to overcome these obstacles. #DeFi #DerivativesInfrastructure #buidl #buidling #buidlweek TLDR: Panoptic aims to solve liquidity and technical challenges in options trading in DeFi by integrating options with the DeFi ecosystem, leading to increased participation and a modular approach. 00:00 🔑 Panoptic aims to solve the lack of liquidity and technical challenges in options trading in DeFi by unlocking existing funds and integrating options with the DeFi ecosystem, leading to increased participation and a modular approach. 04:01 📊 Panoptic allows anyone to create permissionless pools on Uniswap, representing option positions as ERC 1155 tokens, providing better risk-reward profiles for LPs and expanding the DeFi ecosystem. 08:26 🔍 Implementing decentralized liquidation networks and leveraged options in DeFi, allowing users to protect their positions and take advantage of specific payoff profiles. 10:09 📚 The buyer borrows LP tokens, converts them to USDC, and holds 2500 USDC, with the payoff being zero if the price is above a certain range, while the seller's position is determined by the strike price, allowing the buyer to close their position and exercise their option by swapping 1 ETH for 1000 USDC, resulting in 1500 USDC profit for the buyer and 1 ETH for the seller. 13:39 🔍 Panoptic is developing an options product that allows users to deposit liquidity and trade puts and calls, with plans to expand to any token and provide more details on Twitter, launching on testnet in a few months and on mainnet later this year, while demonstrating adjustments to time scale and features in Unit Swap liquidity pools. 16:52 📝 The speaker discusses different strategy templates and chooses a long put, demonstrates customizing payoff curves using Panoptic, explains creating and minting positions in DeFi, and invites viewers to learn more and ask questions, mentioning an upcoming event. 20:21 🔍 Panoptic provides liquidity providers with higher fees and a better risk-reward profile, while ensuring reliable option pricing data in decentralized exchanges. 24:46 💡 Integrating options into the existing DeFi ecosystem is a powerful idea for accessing liquidity.

European Blockchain Convention · Oct 9, 2022

Decentralized finance or “DeFi” may completely change the way we see traditional financial services. Defi is a movement that aims at making a new financial system that is open to everyone. Through DeFi many of the traditional centralized financial services that we have grown accustomed to, are available in a completely trustless, transparent and efficient manner that does not require a central intermediary. SPEAKERS: - Lone Fonss Schroder, CEO, Concordium - Chris Sullivan, Portfolio Manager, Hyperion Decimus - Philipp Pieper, Co-Founder, Swarm Markets - Sheraz Ahmed, Managing Partner, STORM Partners

European Blockchain Convention · Oct 9, 2022

Institutional and retail investors are finally coming around to crypto and are acknowledging crypto’s innovation. Listen to the panel discussion during the EBC 2022 to understand what institutional and retail investors are looking for when taking the step into crypto. --------- Speakers: Jonas Gross | DEA Maurice Mureau | Hodl Kelly Pettersen | Coinbase Leslie Hsu | Bit.com Georgi Ivano | Nexo --------- Visit the European Blockchain Convention’s website: https://eblockchainconvention.com/

European Blockchain Convention · Oct 9, 2022

Blockchain and cryptocurrencies are growing increasingly popular, with new firms appearing virtually every day. However, simply having a concept for a crypto business is insufficient. Listen to the fireside between Tony and Sheraz during the 7th European Blockchain Convention to find out how crypto and web3 startups are raising funds from VCs to support their development and growth. --------- Speakers: Sheraz Ahmed | Crypto Valley Association Tony Dong | OP Crypto --------- Visit the European Blockchain Convention’s website: https://eblockchainconvention.com/

European Blockchain Convention · Oct 9, 2022

What is CeDeFi, how does it operate, and how will it affect the future of crypto? Listen to Ilya's keynote during the 7th European Blockchain Convention to find out. --------- Speaker: Ilya Letunov | Midas.Investments --------- Visit the European Blockchain Convention’s website: https://eblockchainconvention.com/

Ethereum Denver · Oct 9, 2022

Join Yang, a seasoned product designer in the web3 industry, as he shares valuable insights on designing exceptional web3 products. With three years of experience working with institutions at Anchorage and currently being part of Syndicate, where they specialize in web3 native investing tools, Yang is well-versed in the intricacies of this evolving field. In this video, Yang will delve into the fascinating world of web3 design and challenge you to think like a true human of web3. He will explore the complexities surrounding messy transactions, diverse communication channels, engaging discourse, and critical decision-making processes that we encounter within this space. Whether you're an aspiring designer or simply curious about how design intersects with the dynamic realm of web3 technology, this video is packed with practical tips and thought-provoking concepts that will enhance your understanding. Join us as we unravel the secrets behind crafting better web3 products. #webdesign #web3technology #buidl TLDR: The key idea of the presentation by Yang You is that designing for Web3 involves understanding user needs, addressing decision fatigue, providing contextual information, simplifying processes, educating users about risks, and promoting inclusivity and diversity in design. 00:00 🎨 Designing for web3 involves understanding user needs and creating intuitive and engaging products that address decision fatigue in an open and composable environment. 02:12 💡 Designing for everyday products should focus on presenting only necessary decisions to users, as research shows that having too many options can lead to decision paralysis and fatigue. 03:40 📝 Designing for Web3 involves using pattern recognition to interpret user input, providing contextual information to aid decision-making, and allowing users to fully experience an app before committing to it. 05:08 📊 We built a demo mode to simplify managing investment clubs in Web3 and recognize the need to show rather than tell new users how things work in this space. 07:24 📝 Addressing legal considerations and streamlining document signing is important for new investors in Web3 to navigate the journey and succeed, while implementing best practices like test deposits helps protect against noise and spam in the blockchain space. 09:14 💡 It's important to educate users about the risks of Web3 and provide them with simple precautions to protect their funds and transactions. 10:28 📚 Designing for the Humans of Web3: Helping users become blockchain literate by aggregating on-chain data, providing contextual information, and adapting to user intent for informed decision-making in a future of interdependence, belonging, autonomy, and shared ownership. 13:06 📝 Designing for web3 requires recognizing biases, redistributing capital, and inviting diverse builders, and there are design communities like On Deck and ADP List that offer programs for designers to level up and gain perspectives from design leaders.