#30 Can Blockchains Keep a Secret? (Click here to find out...)
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Welcome to?Edition #30 of 'This Week in Web3' - an all-in-one source for the most interesting Blockchain, Web3 and Metaverse content on LinkedIn, as curated by me! If you didn't catch these awesome posts, here's a quick recap...
?? Foooooooooled Youuuuuu.... No Cap ????
I'm not going to lie, April Fools Day is my favourite day of the year. For weeks, sometimes months in advance, I plan (sometimes with co-conspirators) new latest attempt to troll my audience with innocent looking fake content. And this year was no different....
Most of you saw through the 'fake' Blockchain Won't Save the World Podcast preview with the 45th President (twice impeached): Donald Trump, where, through the power of deep fake technology, he 'spoke' about his NFT collections and the power of memecoins...
"You know, I have my own NFT collections on the Blockchain? It was a pleasure for people to buy them..."
A lot of truth is said in jest, and while I don't think Donald would really be encouraging most of us to ape into a 'fat bag' of 'doggy with a hat' (no cap!), whether we like it or not, Web3 and Crypto will be a major campaign topic for presidential candidates in 2024. Let's hope we don't see more of the current 'regulation by lawsuit' approach to engaging with the Blockchain community from whoever takes the 47th Presidential candidacy.
If you want to check out the full video and the community's equally hilarious comments, you can find them here.
?? Can Blockchains Keep A Secret? (Answer: Until now, No.)
The Midnight train continues to roll on, and I was lucky enough to have Charles Hoskinson (himself) create a short video talking about the origins of the project, and why the world needs a data protection and compliance-focused Blockchain...
"The reality is that Business, as a whole, always has a public side and a private side..."
Public blockchains are too public, and as a result are off-putting to enterprises. Privacy chains, given their obfuscation of all data, are non-compliant with regulations, so regulators and national authorities don't like them. There needs to be a middle ground, and this is where Midnight and it's programmable privacy can help.
Our devnet is now open to all developers, and you can check out our documentation, tutorials and links to join our Discord and developer community at docs.midnight.network
It remains a pleasure to work with this amazing team, and under the mentorship and leadership of someone like Charles, who really is years ahead of most of us in terms of understanding how Web3 is going to play out.
You can check out the full video (including some shots of myself and the Midnight team at the Input Output (IOHK) HQ in Longmont) here.
??Which Use Case Will Be Blockchain's Next 'Killer App'?
This week's Friday Poll focused on the next wave of Blockchain adoption. We've already seen decentralised finance (DeFi), gaming and 'art' (NFT collectibles) grow into significant industries within Web3. But what will be the next major breakthrough?
According to the LinkedIn community: DePIN. Or decentralised physical infrastructure networks, such as compute, storage, communication, energy and even ‘AI’ aaS.
It was a close battle for second place between Identity and AI Compliance. And we had some really interesting suggestions from the community in the comments. Check out the full post and community suggestions here.
?? The Current State of Crypto Regulation
Want to know how MiCA or US regulation affects Blockchain and Crypto businesses? Read this...
The most commonly cited challenge for wider adoption of Blockchain and Web3 is 'lack of regulation'. Although there is actually a lot more regulation out there than most people think......
It's just some of it isn't very clear, or hasn't come into force yet, or doesn't include certain Web3 concepts such as DAOs.
The good people at Crystal Intelligence have put together a really useful guide, with lots of visuals, timelines and diagrams, including:
- Latest regulatory updated in the USA (incl. ETFs)
- Learnings from FTX
- MiCA implementation timeline
- UK and FCA deep dive (incl. Stablecoins)
- Breakdown of the FCA's Travel Rule
- Georgia's regulation of VASPs
- Other jurisdiction updates including Australia, Singapore, Hong Kong, UAE
- Implications of Crypto 'bans' (incl. Egypt and China analysis w. timelines)
This is a really well researched and presented paper, so definitely give it a scan. The original post and report can be found here.
?? Midnight Is STILL Hiring?...
Still dreaming of a new / better job in Blockchain & Web3? Read on...
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The Midnight team is hiring BIG TIME, and we’ve got 3 urgent roles to start NOW:
???? Senior Product Marketing Manager: https://lnkd.in/eRJnuim3
?? Senior Product Owner: https://lnkd.in/gvR973bA
?? Social Media Marketing Lead: Application form coming soon - in the meantime if you've got Web3 experience in managing social channels and content, please DM me, and we can get you introduced to our Talent team.
Midnight is a team founded by Charles Hoskinson, who also founded Ethereum and Cardano. We have a group of seriously experienced professionals leading the company (Eran Barak, Maurício Magaldi, Fahmi Syed, Kim Tripodo, oh, and me!) and some absolute rockstar developers.
If you've been waiting for your change to join a major project, or you've just left another Web3 project and are looking for the next challenge, please APPLY. There may be other applicants, but there's only one YOU.
?? Chainstack and the Importance of Blockchain as a Service
Want to meet the man who's trying to integrate ALL the Blockchains? Jan-Jaap Jager is transforming Web3 and making it easier for anyone to build Dapps on one or many different chains...
??? If you missed the live show, you can watch back the full episode here: https://lnkd.in/eHTVwayv
We've said this before, but Web3 will never reach 'mass adoption' if applications are hard to develop, and we don't provide tooling for developers and teams who don't want to learn random Blockchain coding languages.
Step forward Chainstack ????? It is their mission to make Blockchain development and infrastructure easy to use, and to give developers and organisations as much choice as possible when it comes to starting and supporting their Web3 journeys. Public. Private. Subnets. APIs. It's all here...
In this show we cover:
- The origins of Chainstack
- The problems with building on Blockchains today
- The importance of BaaS and SaaS for Web3 to scale
- The most exciting or impactful use cases that Chainstack enables
- What it takes to manage a portfolio of 25+ Blockchains
- Advice to anyone looking to build Dapps or Blockchain offerings
A seriously enlightening discussion and one you don't want to miss!
???? Blockchain Tooling with Tim Dierckxsens from Venly
This episode featured a couple of absolutely ‘must know’ insights around how to form partnerships in Web3 or SaaS more broadly. As well as Tim’s experience working with Polygon and other top Blockchains.
?? A DePIN Masterclass with Porter Stowell from Filecoin Foundation
Decentralised Physical Infrastructure Networks: In short, the democratisation of compute, storage, communication and more. Optimising existing industrial-grade infrastructure and also allowing individuals to participate in a P2P sharing economy. Sounds important? It is. And Porter is your guide as we discuss what it takes to establish and grow networks like Filecoin.
This episode is going out on podcast this weekend, but you can watch back the original LinkedIn Live conversation (Porter's is MUCH more enjoyable with the video as well as the audio) here.
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7 个月wow thats amazing Anthony Day ??
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7 个月Great summary of the week which included a very informative session yesterday. I did enjoy attending that. In the meantime, I would like to comment on your regulation point. I am pretty sure that it is quite developed, much more than a typical practitioner would think. However, I do believe challenges are mainly seen in cross-border settings, where multiple regulators need to work in a timely manner. For example, a recent podcast from Jos R?ling came to my mind where he discusses the energy industry in Europe. Perhaps, the outcome of such international alignment would create industry standards that are really missing today.
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7 个月You're doing amazing, Anthony Day ??. Well done!