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, Ashley Stanhope from Hardfork Media sits down with Vivek Raman, founder of Etherealize, to discuss the institutional case for Ethereum, the Ethereum versus permissioned chain debate, and his firm's ambitious ETH price thesis. Vivek frames the current moment as the strongest blockchain bull market he's seen even amid a token bear market, arguing that the value proposition of public blockchains has never been stronger. When he launched Etherealize in 2025, Ethereum was still in proof of concept mode on Wall Street with a missing narrative, but adoption, regulation, and institutional readiness have since converged. He points to the legacy architecture of the financial system (COBOL, Excel, faxes, wires) as ripe for an upgrade, and identifies three unlocks that made institutions comfortable: Ethereum's 10 year track record with no downtime, institutional proof points like BlackRock's BUIDL and 60% of stablecoins living on Ethereum, and a favorable regulatory environment marked by the Genius Act becoming the starting line. Vivek explains Etherealize's dual mandate of educating Wall Street on why Ethereum's neutrality and decentralization matter while building the missing building blocks (bespoke tokenization reaching back offices, privacy infrastructure layered on top rather than embedded, and applications). He reframes decentralization for institutions as security, resilience, and the absence of single points of failure, noting the irony that institutions are the biggest customers of decentralization because centralized chains carry counterparty risk and lower profitability. He argues Solana never comes up in institutional conversations, and that the real debate is public permissionless versus permissioned consortium chains, where Ethereum's modularity lets institutions have their cake and eat it too through specialized L2s and app chains. He walks through his Productive Money report and its $250,000 ETH target, explaining that markets misprice blockchains by valuing them on fees like companies rather than recognizing ETH as the monetary asset securing the network, with the real repricing coming when ETH is valued alongside gold and Bitcoin. He closes noting you don't have to hold ETH to use Ethereum, and that while the Clarity Act would be welcome, Ethereum already transcends the political cycle thanks to the Genius Act being law. 00:00 Introduction 00:11 A Token Bear Market but a Blockchain Bull Market 00:29 Why Etherealize Launched in 2025 00:55 The Value Proposition Is Stronger Than Ever 01:45 What Banks Are Saying About Ethereum 01:52 Upgrading Legacy Financial Architecture 02:52 Why Regulation Gave Institutions Confidence 03:14 Three Unlocks: Track Record, Pilots, Regulation 03:51 The Genius Act as the Starting Line 04:31 Etherealize's Dual Mandate 04:54 Why a Neutral Platform Wins 05:32 Educating Wall Street on Decentralization 05:56 Building the Missing Building Blocks 06:27 Bespoke Tokenization for Back Offices 06:54 Privacy as a Layer on Top 07:13 Applications and Use Cases 07:45 Does Decentralization Resonate With Wall Street 08:10 Why Institutions Are the Biggest Customers of Decentralization 08:55 Why Not Just Use AWS 09:11 Supporting the EF's CROPS Focus 09:48 Ethereum vs Solana in Institutional Conversations 10:44 Permissionless vs Permissioned Consortium Chains 11:12 Can You Have a Hybrid Approach 11:37 Ethereum's Modularity and the Internet Analogy 12:12 Why the Layer 2 Model Is Not Dead 12:32 Institutions Choosing Layer 2s vs Their Own Chains 13:26 Abstracting Away the L1 vs L2 Distinction 13:54 One Hop to Liquidity on the Base Layer 14:13 The Productive Money Report 14:39 Why People Value Blockchains Incorrectly 15:31 Why Every Blockchain Needs a Core Asset 15:49 ETH as the Best Money in the Ecosystem 16:28 Repricing ETH Alongside Gold and Bitcoin 16:47 A Call Option on Money 17:10 Do You Have to Hold ETH to Support Ethereum 17:42 Something in It for Everyone 18:17 Clarity Act Predictions 18:38 Why Ethereum Transcends the Political Cycle 18:59 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, Zach Pandl, head of research at Grayscale (the world's largest digital assets focused fund manager), lays out how his team thinks about investing for the tokenization vision and why Ethereum is well positioned to capture it. He notes Grayscale's history of Ethereum firsts (one of the first ETH investment products and ETFs, the first to stake tokens in its Ethereum ETF, and the first to pay out staking rewards), and pushes back on the current despair over ETH's price. He defines tokenization as extending public blockchain's peer-to-peer digital finance into capital markets: instead of a security trade routing through broker, exchange, clearing house, custodian, and transfer agent, a tokenized trade settles cash for asset in a single peer-to-peer smart contract transaction, removing intermediaries and gaining efficiencies. Zach shows tokenized assets have grown from near zero to the $20 to $30 billion range and diversified across tokenized treasuries (the largest category), public fixed income, equities, private credit and equity, commodities like gold, and real estate. Yet this is only about one basis point of global equity and bond market cap, making tokenization a 10-to-30-year mega trend still at its very beginning. He frames a spectrum of network architectures: institution-centric designs like Canton (mirroring today's financial system, lower near-term onboarding friction, near-term success), open architecture networks like Ethereum (bigger onboarding frictions and unfinished privacy and identity solutions, but general purpose, global, and more long-term upside), and hybrids like Avalanche and Ethereum L2s. He argues Ethereum has the right architecture and leads on tokenized assets, stablecoin supply and transactions, and DeFi TVL, while Canton, Solana, and BNB lead on certain niche measures. On value accrual, he presents data showing bigger blockchains mean higher token value, using hard-to-game transaction fees and TVL, with Ethereum, BNB, Solana, and Tron standing apart and evidence of a nonlinear network-effect premium for the largest networks (Ethereum dominant on assets). He closes predicting the Clarity Act will pass and accelerate tokenization, framing it as a rising tide that lifts all boats where Ethereum is the biggest boat and the anchor asset no sensible institutional portfolio built around tokenization should skip, though diversifying into smaller boats can make sense too. 00:00 Introduction 00:31 Who Grayscale Is 00:59 Grayscale's History of Ethereum Firsts 01:52 Why the Price Despair Is Surprising 02:15 How Grayscale Thinks About Tokenization 02:39 What Is Tokenization 02:59 Peer-to-Peer Finance on Public Blockchains 03:24 Applying Peer-to-Peer to Capital Markets 03:54 Removing the Chain of Intermediaries 04:24 Where Tokenization Is Today 04:46 The Diverse Set of Tokenized Assets 05:06 Tokenized Commodities and Gold 05:40 Why This Is Only One Basis Point 06:06 Why Tokenization Is a 30-Year Mega Trend 06:32 Comparing Network Architectures 06:58 Institution-Centric Networks Like Canton 07:49 Open Architecture Networks Like Ethereum 08:14 The Onboarding Frictions vs Long-Term Upside 08:32 Why Ethereum Is a Global Project 08:58 Hybrid Architectures in the Middle 09:20 Why Ethereum Has the Right Architecture 09:45 Ethereum in the Leadership Position 10:02 Where Other Networks Lead 10:52 What This Means for the Price 11:18 Why Bigger Blockchains Mean Higher Value 11:51 Two Ways to Measure Finance 12:11 Why Fees Are the Best Metric 12:54 The Four Transaction Leaders 13:15 Evidence of a Nonlinear Value Premium 13:40 Measuring by Assets and TVL 14:02 Why Ethereum Dominates on Assets 14:25 Why Bigger May Get More Valuable Faster 14:46 No Need to Despair 15:11 Why the Clarity Act Will Accelerate This 15:47 A Rising Tide That Lifts All Boats 16:11 Why Ethereum Is the Biggest Boat 16:37 The Anchor Asset for Tokenization 16:59 Why Diversifying Into Smaller Boats Helps 17:18 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

We already lost the battle for mind control. De Kai argues it happened 20 years ago, the moment AI algorithms started deciding what ideas would and wouldn't reach us. De Kai, professor at HKUST and Berkeley's ICSI and founder of the Empathetic AI Institute, asks who decides what each of us will never know. Social media recommendations, search engines and chatbots make those decisions billions of times a day. A handful of engineers and executives set the criteria. The community has no say. AI has become the 21st century knowledge commons — the system that determines which communities form and which ideas spread. That makes it the mother of all commons, and the most urgent governance challenge humanity has faced. Speaker: De Kai (Empathetic AI Institute / The Future Society) 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

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 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

ETHGlobal · Oct 9, 2025

Discover why Ethereum should lean into the AI revolution with Shaw from Eliza Labs, recorded live at the Agentic Ethereum 2025 Summit. Explore how LLMs and agentic chatbots can transform DeFi onboarding, streamline crypto user adoption, and bring fresh engagement to Web3 projects. Learn how AI can demystify complex topics like liquidity pooling or yield farming, boost social media presence with interactive Telegram bots, and create entirely new decentralized business models. Whether you’re a developer, founder, or simply excited by the synergy of blockchain and AI, this talk highlights practical use cases, potential pitfalls, and the crucial “fun factor” that can supercharge real-world adoption. Stay tuned for actionable insights, business ideas, and the next wave of agentic innovations within the Ethereum ecosystem. Subscribe for more talks on how AI is reshaping crypto, DeFi, and the future of Web3! 00:00 Intro: Why Ethereum Should Care About AI 00:41 AI & Knowledge Discovery in DeFi 02:13 Teaching Complex Crypto Concepts 04:03 Agentic Wallets & Social Interactions 06:22 AI Hype Cycle vs Practical Use 08:18 Engaging Users via Bots & Social Media 11:02 Fun Factor & Embodiment in AI 13:40 AI for Workflow Automation 15:36 Closing Thoughts & Next Steps _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🤖 *Agentic Ethereum 2025 Summit* Join the official Agentic Ethereum 2025 Summit for an in-depth look at AI agents, smart contracts, and how they converge to power the next era of decentralized intelligence. This is more than just a summit—it's a gathering of the brightest minds in our ecosystem, and we're honored to have Andrew Miller, Anna Kazlauskas, Davide Crapis, dcbuilder, Ed Felten, Erik Voorhees, Illia Polosukhin, Jasper Zhang, Karl Floersch, Ken Ng, Kevin Owocki, Linda Xie, Shaw, Tomasz Stanczak, Chase Allred and Vitalik Buterin and on stage for this virtual summit focused around AI Agents and Blockchain! Watch the full Agentic Ethereum 2025 Summit Playlist here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXzKMXK2aHh6DrYO4ORk8wzQ5wCZDs0mW&si=ARqB9gaXAqehWH1_ 🤖 *Agentic Ethereum 2025* Agentic Ethereum is an online, async hackathon that runs from Jan. 31 to Feb. 12, 2025. With over $175,000 USD in prizes, Agentic Ethereum is a great way to dive into the world of autonomous AI agents and explore how they can revolutionize projects on Ethereum. Start the year with groundbreaking innovation! Watch the full playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXzKMXK2aHh7jxP_flgRf5nZ_WDgFpBy3&si=RZozbd9C5KrG6Bf3 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ✅ Follow Shaw X: https://x.com/shawmakesmagic ✅ Follow Eliza Labs Website: https://www.elizaos.ai ✅ Follow Kartik Talwar X: https://x.com/therealkartik Warpcast: https://warpcast.com/kartik ✅ Follow ETHGlobal X: https://x.com/ETHGlobal​ Warpcast: https://warpcast.com/ethglobal Website: https://ethglobal.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ETHGlobal _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 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 · Oct 9, 2025

In this talk at Pragma Prague 2025, Yaniv Tal, founder of The Graph, explores the future of Web3 beyond DeFi through composable knowledge graphs. He introduces GRC20, a new standard for organizing open, verifiable knowledge on-chain, and demonstrates how Geo Browser enables community-governed information sharing. Learn how decentralized knowledge graphs can tackle real-world challenges like public policy, news verification, and coordination at internet scale. A must-watch for builders interested in next-gen Web3 applications, Ethereum infrastructure, and decentralized information systems. 00:00 Introduction to Yaniv Tal and the infinite garden vision 00:57 Web3 beyond DeFi: The need for real-world applications 01:40 NFTs as the first non-financial Web3 primitive 02:57 Standardizing NFT metadata and composability challenges 03:31 The limitations of current Web3 social platforms 04:06 GRC20: A new standard for composable knowledge 05:22 Breaking data silos with open knowledge graphs 05:59 Knowledge graphs as Web3's missing primitive 06:37 Case study: Tracking Ethereum Foundation changes 07:44 Solving societal challenges with decentralized knowledge 08:16 Homelessness in SF as a coordination problem 08:49 Data vs information vs knowledge explained 09:23 Geo Browser: A Notion-like interface for shared knowledge 10:05 Community-governed knowledge spaces 10:34 Improving on Reddit with accretive knowledge 11:09 GRC20: Publishing knowledge on-chain 12:25 Governance models for decentralized truth 12:55 Academic peer review vs journalistic integrity 13:58 Example: Representing Prague as a knowledge entity 14:31 Interoperable IDs for global knowledge graphs 15:43 Making sense of information overload (UFO example) 16:16 Geo's news verification experiment 17:28 Developer tools for building on knowledge graphs 18:05 Geo Genesis: Web3 Notion with governance 18:48 The coming Web3 revolution in knowledge organization _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🇨🇿 *Pragma Prague* Pragma Prague 2025 was held on May 29th at Holešovice Market in Prague, Czech Republic and was an in-person summit for builders and leaders in the web3 ecosystem. This event was in collaboration with ETH Prague. Watch the full Pragma Prague YouTube Playlist here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXzKMXK2aHh7vLS72NelQ2dOx2VgPNxJZ&si=lQumFEDOqD_CNswb 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 Yaniv Tal X: https://x.com/yanivgraph ✅ Follow Geo Browser X: https://x.com/geobrowser ✅ 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 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Stani Kulechov

ETHGlobal · Oct 9, 2024

Stani Kulechov, founder of Avara Labs and creator of Lens Protocol, discusses the evolution of decentralized social networking at Pragma London 2024. Learn how Lens became permissionless, enabling anyone to mint on-chain social profiles while maintaining ownership of their social capital. Discover the protocol's unique architecture with 400+ applications built on it, open actions for composable features, and plans for scaling to 50M transactions/second. Essential viewing for web3 builders, social media innovators, and anyone interested in the future of decentralized social networks and creator monetization. 00:00 - Introduction to Lens Protocol and Stani Kulechov 00:48 - Lens Goes Permissionless: What It Means 01:43 - Decentralized Social Network Vision 02:23 - Building Lens Protocol from Scratch 03:00 - Community-Driven Development Approach 03:38 - Transition to Permissionless Model 04:16 - On-Chain Profile Ownership Explained 04:50 - Growth Metrics After Going Permissionless 05:26 - Sustainable Protocol Fee Model 06:04 - $1M Treasury from Profile Mints 06:43 - Transparent Social Media Monetization 07:15 - Why Lens Has No Default App 07:48 - Protocol-First vs App-First Strategy 08:23 - Encouraging Application Diversity 08:59 - Emerging Lens Ecosystem Economy 09:35 - Portable Identity Across Apps 10:09 - Top Lens Apps: Orb and Hey 10:43 - 400+ Projects Building on Lens 11:22 - Mobile-First Social Experiences 11:54 - Small Teams Can Build on Lens 12:30 - Video Apps Like Tape.xyz 13:01 - Open Actions: Protocol Extensions 13:35 - Smart Contract Social Features 14:10 - Governance and Trading in Feeds 14:44 - Programmable Revenue Sharing 15:15 - Improving Lens Through LIPs 15:54 - Community Governance Framework 16:28 - Lens Improvement Proposals (LIPs) 17:06 - Team and Community Collaboration 17:41 - Monetization Sharing (LIP-16) 18:14 - App-to-App Fee Distribution 18:49 - Economic Alignment in Ecosystem 19:23 - Can Decentralized Social Scale? 19:58 - Technical Scaling Solutions 20:34 - 50M TPS Future Architecture 21:06 - Comparing to Twitter's Peak Load 21:38 - Rebuilding Internet with Ownership 22:16 - Creating New Social Experiences 22:47 - Compounding Network Effects _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🇬🇧 *Pragma London* Pragma London took place at Christchurch Spitalfields in London on March 14, 2024, and was an in-person summit for builders and leaders in the web3 ecosystem. Watch the full Pragma London playlist here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXzKMXK2aHh7rvaHBM14peT1TwI3QX38p&si=MzGrEYwYjxSQFiFM 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. Ever since we first introduced our new event series Pragma in Tokyo of the spring of 2023, we have been fostering a curated, global community of individuals who deeply care about web3. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ✅ *Follow Stani Kulechov* X: https://x.com/StaniKulechov ✅ *Follow Avara* X: https://x.com/Avara ✅ *Follow ETHGlobal* X: https://x.com/ETHGlobal​ Warpcast: https://warpcast.com/ethglobal Website: https://ethglobal.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ETHGlobal _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _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 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

ETHBerlin · Sep 4, 2024

ETHBerlin04 May 24-26, 2024, CIC Innovation Campus Keynote: Fatemeh Fannizadeh - We need Censorships ETHBerlin04 - https://ethberlin.org A Department of Decentralization event - https://dod.ngo The video features a speaker discussing the concept of censorship, particularly in the context of Ethereum and blockchain technology. The speaker, who is a Swiss lawyer with an Iranian background, shares personal anecdotes and touches upon philosophical aspects rather than providing legal advice. They explore what censorship entails—limiting access to data—and how it is implemented in various contexts, including on social media platforms like Instagram and in countries like Iran. The talk addresses the necessity of some level of censorship or moderation for societal functioning but emphasizes the importance of individual agency and transparency to allow informed curation. The speaker then delves into how censorship manifests in Ethereum across different layers: consensus, application (dApps), and social. Examples are given, such as validators deciding whether to process transactions from sanctioned addresses and actions taken by various platforms against Iranian users. The core issue raised is who gets to decide what is censored on the blockchain and whether such decisions are democratic or not. The speaker suggests that we should "censor blockchain censorship" to maintain an unstoppable and robust technology. They propose exploring surveillance resistance and inclusion lists as potential solutions to prevent undue censorship on Ethereum. Finally, the speaker calls for every user and application to have the option for curation and moderation, aligning with the Cypherpunk ethos of sovereignty through

ETHTokyo · Sep 4, 2024

Discussing the future of creator economy and the social environment surrounding it, empowered by web3 infrastructures and services. The video features a discussion on the transformative impact of Web3 on the creator economy. Moderated by a member of HACA, it includes insights from professionals at Story Protocol, Luxo, Collabland, and a Web3 social app. They explore how Web3 enables creators to have sustainable futures by owning their content and communities, independent of centralized platforms. They discuss the challenges of onboarding creators to Web3 and the need for simpler processes. The conversation also touches on the importance of establishing a clear identity in the digital space, with potential solutions like account abstractions linking Web2 and Web3 identities. Additionally, they address how current political discussions around crypto signify its growing relevance.

Swarm · Jun 21, 2024

No description The video features a speaker discussing the capabilities of a decentralized storage and communication platform, commonly known as "swarm," beyond just uploading and retrieving static files. The main focus of the talk is "swarm radio," a project aimed at live streaming media, specifically music, to the swarm network, allowing users to access the stream through a single reference. The speaker explains how to build this system using Web2 technologies like HTML live streaming (HLS) while utilizing swarm as the backend. The process involves using HLS to split an MP3 file into patches that can be streamed in real-time. These patches are uploaded to swarm, and an M3U8 manifest file is used to direct clients to the latest data patches for continuous playback. The speaker introduces "feeds" in swarm, which allow for a static reference that points to mutable data that can change over time, such as the M3U8 manifest file. The architecture involves input from an FFmpeg command (which could be from a local MP3 file or live input like a microphone), an intermediary upload server that processes and uploads files to swarm, and updates feeds with new manifest files. The demo showcases how all these components work together to enable live music streaming hosted on swarm. Lastly, the speaker addresses questions about extending this

Swarm · Jun 20, 2024

An early fully decentralized implementation of a Swarm streaming site. The application aims to leverage Swarm's architecture to provide a resilient, scalable, and efficient platform for streaming media content. The video features a senior software engineer demonstrating a proof of concept for media streaming over SRAM. The presentation covers the basics of streaming, including the use of codecs and media containers for compressing and transferring files, as well as the typical infrastructure involved in streaming, which includes capturing media, transcoding, storage, and distribution through CDN networks. The speaker introduces the concept of using a decentralized network, specifically swarm technology, to handle storage and distribution while partnering with Livepeer for transcoding. A live demo is attempted using a React application to stream video over swarm, showcasing how streams are created and updated using swarm feeds. Despite some initial connectivity issues due to mobile network limitations, the demo is successful. The speaker also discusses ongoing work on adaptive buffering, performance improvements, UI development to simplify user experience by hiding technical details like hashes and keys, and chat integration for a complete streaming package. Questions from the audience address cost considerations for using the system and technical aspects such as content availability after live streaming ends and the necessity of topics for accessing videos.

Swarm · Jun 20, 2024

Welcome to Swarm Summit This video features the opening speech at the 2024 SWARM Summit in Ljubljana. The host, Antonio, shares a story about Brixton's transformation from a creative hub to a commercialized neighborhood to illustrate how digital communities can similarly lose their innovative spirit due to centralization and control. He emphasizes the importance of embedding values like information neutrality and resistance to censorship in digital applications to ensure that creators and innovators are not pushed out. Antonio encourages attendees to be mindful of the values they incorporate into their work, as these will shape the future. He concludes with a reflection on Steve Jobs' impact, underscoring the collective desire to bring a better future closer.

Eric Spivak, Nima Beheshtian , Sabet, SenorPantsNFT, Wondermundo

Base House · Dec 9, 2023

Panel with artists SenorPantsNFT, Sabet, Wondermundo and and Nima Beheshtian, Founder and CEO of Layerr. Will explore the importance of collaboration and community in the NFT ecosystem. The provided text is not coherent enough to summarize for a video description. It appears to be a stream of repeated phrases without clear context or message. A summary for users would not be possible based on this text alone. Additional information about the video content would be needed to create an appropriate summary.

Base House · Dec 9, 2023

Brands are bullish on NFTs, utilizing emerging blockchain technologies to revolutionize their digital strategies. This evolution is marked by NFTs transitioning from digital novelties to vital parts of digital interaction. This talk will highlight the potential of platforms & brands that enable seamless integration of NFTs into digital ecosystems, showing how NFTs are not dead, but rather remain a dynamic and integral aspect of the evolving digital landscape. The video features Alex, a co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer of a prominent NFT platform, discussing the resilience and potential of NFTs despite market skepticism. He shares his personal journey in the crypto space since 2012 and how it has brought him freedom and wealth. His goal is to enable people to own digital items just like they own digital currency. Alex introduces a new product from his platform that allows users to create their own NFT marketplaces, similar to Shopify for e-commerce. He emphasizes the importance of good user experience (UX) in driving adoption and the need for different UX for various NFT use cases. He predicts that by 2030, everyone on the Internet will have a digital wallet as part of their digital identity, using NFTs for everyday transactions. Alex believes that there will be many more use cases for NFTs beyond digital art and profile pictures (PFPs), which are currently popular. The talk includes case studies from major toy companies that have successfully launched their own branded NFT marketplaces through his platform's new product, generating significant revenue and bringing new audiences into Web3. Alex concludes by inviting questions from the audience, addressing topics such as pricing models for their marketplace product, strategies to onboard mainstream users into Web3 ecosystems,

Jan Zibelnik

Conflux - Web3 UX Unconference · Nov 16, 2023

No description In this video, Jan, who has a background in cultural anthropology and cognitive science, discusses the intersection of human uniqueness and sameness in the context of user experience (UX) design. He explores how understanding both the individuality and the common cognitive processes of people can be used to create persuasive UX designs that can either enhance user experience or exploit users. Jan emphasizes the ethical considerations in product design, urging designers and developers to avoid deceptive practices. He also provides examples of both positive and negative UX practices in well-known companies and shares resources for designers to learn about using cognitive biases ethically to improve product design.

European Blockchain Convention · Oct 9, 2023

Join our expert panel discussion at the 2023 European Blockchain Convention and explore how to bring CBDCs to Consumers and Businesses. How CBDCs could bring the security of operations to the industry and enhance the adoption of blockchain technologies? Our panelists explore the role of intermediaries and how they can find their role in the emerging industry. --------- Speakers: Erwin Voloder | European Blockchain Association (Moderator) James Wallis | Ripple Nadia Filali | Caisse des Dépôts Laurent Marochini | Société Générale --------- 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

Kartik Talwar

ETHGlobal · Oct 9, 2023

Camila Russo, founder of The Defiant and one of the most respected journalists in crypto, joins Pragma New York 2023 to dissect the realities behind decentralization in Web3. In this hard-hitting interview, Camila breaks down what she calls “Crypto Theater”: decentralization theater, governance theater, community theater, and DeFi musical chairs. With clarity and honesty, she explains how most protocols today operate under the illusion of decentralization while maintaining centralized control—and why that’s dangerous for the future of crypto, regulation, and user trust. She also shares early details of her new initiative, the DeFi League, aimed at bringing transparency and accountability to the space. This is a must-watch for builders, DAO participants, DeFi users, and anyone passionate about crypto’s promise. 00:00 Intro to Camila Russo and crypto problems 01:13 Why Camila wrote “Crypto Is a Theater” 02:14 The risk of decentralization theater 03:34 How protocols maintain central control 05:03 Why true decentralization actually matters 06:58 Governance theater and token voting flaws 08:24 Plutocracy and one-token-one-vote issues 09:39 Why fake governance is worse than honesty 10:54 Community theater in NFTs 12:09 DeFi’s musical chairs problem 13:37 No one-size-fits-all for governance 14:22 Introducing the DeFi League initiative 15:52 Making DeFi risk metrics public 16:24 Why decentralization theater happens 17:49 Regulators aren’t being fooled 18:25 Intentional misdirection vs real constraint 20:06 Regulatory pressure hurting US innovation 21:16 Advice to DeFi founders on building better 22:39 Why risky experimentation still matters 23:58 What users can do to protect themselves 25:54 Final thoughts and DeFi League launch _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🇺🇸 *Pragma New York* The fifth edition of Pragma took place in New York in September 2023 with a curated series of high-quality talks that sparked thought and discussion. 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. Watch the full Pragma New York 2023 playlist here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXzKMXK2aHh6xsRbmx2niHEDyOyt1mddu&si=6Ic960b2hQyz9RGw ETHGlobal's Pragma series takes place in cities around the world, and is designed to be a different kind of event. Ever since we first introduced our new event series, Pragma, in Tokyo in the spring of 2023, we have been fostering a curated, global community of individuals who deeply care about web3. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ✅ *Follow Camilla Russo* X: https://x.com/CamiRusso ✅ *Follow The Defiant* X: https://x.com/DefiantNews ✅ *Follow Kartik Talwar* X: https://x.com/therealkartik Warpcast: https://warpcast.com/kartik ✅ *Follow ETHGlobal* X: https://x.com/ETHGlobal​ Warpcast: https://warpcast.com/ethglobal Website: https://ethglobal.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ETHGlobal _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _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 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

European Blockchain Convention · Oct 9, 2022

Along with the increased usage of traditional social media (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok...) came the massive, looming shadow of corporate oversight. How does the internet take back the forum from large corporate oligarchs? The answer starts with decentralized social media. Speaker: - Andra Georgescu, Co-Founder of Distrikt

European Blockchain Convention · Oct 9, 2022

Discover how Distrikt empowers users to own and control their identity and data with its co-founder Andra Georgescu. Distrikt is decentralized social media platform that lives 100% on the blockchain and relies on absolutely no centralized infrastructure. It's a place where people can connect, interact, and express themselves, without having to be concerned about their privacy and giving up their data.

European Blockchain Convention · Oct 9, 2022

Nowadays social media is the entry point for people that want to start their crypto journey. Listen to Benjamin's keynote during the 7th European Blockchain Convention on how social trading will drive mass adoption in crypto. --------- Speaker: Benjamin Bilski | NAGAX --------- Visit the European Blockchain Convention’s website: https://eblockchainconvention.com/

Swarm · Oct 9, 2019

Daniel A. Nagy: Decentralized Social Media Incentives For years, the creative content creation was financed either by enforcing artificial restrictions on its – by now essentially costless – dissemination or by mixing it with advertizing messages so that consumers could only enjoy it while being exposed to unsolicited advertizing. Both models’ shortcomings are abundantly clear by now, but satisfactory decentralized, freedom-respecting alternatives have not yet displaced them. In my presentation, I will explore such alternatives and how our Swarm-based social media platform, Bee Free is going to facilitate their implementation in practice. The new possibilities opened by content-addressed distributed storage and the Ethereum blockchain can hopefully unlock the creative potential of content creators and help consumers find the kind of content that most interests them, while contributing to its creation and dissemination in meaningful ways. About Dani Daniel A. Nagy, Ethereum Swarm architect and developer. Has been active in financial cryptography since 2008 at ePoint Systems Ltd. of which he is one of the founders. PhD in applied mathematics from Queen’s University of Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Teaching Advanced Cryptography at ELTE Budapest University of Science in Budapest, Hungary.

NYC Ethereum · Oct 9, 2017