Masters of Web3 is a deep-dive podcast into the impactful uses of web3, crypto, and blockchain technology. Hosted by Transak CEO Sami Start and CTO Yeshu Agarwal, we engage with leaders shaping the application layer of these technologies. Our focus: meaningful discussions that cut through hype and scams, bringing you the true stories behind major crypto ecosystems like Polygon and Solana. Join us for insights into the real-world applications driving blockchain innovation.
Understanding On-chain Institutional Lending with Maple Finance
Dive into the world of decentralised finance with Maple Finance, revolutionising the way we think about lending, borrowing, and real-world asset (#RWA) integration! 🚀
Catch the latest episode of the #MastersofWeb3 podcast🎙️ featuring an in-depth conversation with Sid Powell, CEO & Co-Founder of Maple Finance, where we peel back the layers of this innovative platform.
In this episode, we uncover:
🌐 The vision behind Maple Finance and its impact on the #DeFi landscape
🔗 The unique blend of loans and RWAs and its significance for businesses
👤 Who utilises Maple Finance for borrowing and the diverse community of lenders fueling the platform
💡 The advantages of leveraging blockchain for financial transactions and asset management
🔄 The operational efficiency of Maple Finance, including weekend payment settlements
About #MastersofWeb3 - A Podcast by Transak
Masters of Web3 is a deep-dive podcast into the impactful uses of web3, crypto, and blockchain technology. Hosted by Transak CEO Sami Start and CTO Yeshu Agarwal, we engage with leaders shaping the application layer of these technologies. Our focus: meaningful discussions that cut through hype and scams, bringing you the true stories behind major crypto ecosystems like Polygon and Solana. Join us for insights into the real-world applications driving blockchain innovation
Stay updated with new episodes every month!
Podcast Chapters:
0:00 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QyAs99fHvjU&t=0s) Introduction
1:27 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QyAs99fHvjU&t=87s) Introduction to Maple Finance
16:09 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QyAs99fHvjU&t=969s) Loan vs. Real-World Asset Composition: Business Percentage?
21:15 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QyAs99fHvjU&t=1275s) Who borrows from your platform?
27:27 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QyAs99fHvjU&t=1647s) What types of lenders are participating?
37:23 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QyAs99fHvjU&t=2243s) Who issues RWAs?
39:09 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QyAs99fHvjU&t=2349s) Benefits of doing this on a chain?
45:37 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QyAs99fHvjU&t=2737s) Do you do Weekend Payment Settlements ?
57:33 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QyAs99fHvjU&t=3453s) Maple Finance vs. Aave, Compound, Others?
1:05:22 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QyAs99fHvjU&t=3922s) Achieving Higher Returns on Maple Finance?
1:08:58 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QyAs99fHvjU&t=4138s) Onboarding Procedures: What's Planned?
1:12:56 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QyAs99fHvjU&t=4376s) Decentralised Identity Formation: Attestations or Traditional KYC/KYB?
1:21:40 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QyAs99fHvjU&t=4900s) Credit Scoring: Integration with Identity Verification?
1:29:22 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QyAs99fHvjU&t=5362s) Attestations: Self-Sovereign Data Integration?
1:34:22 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QyAs99fHvjU&t=5662s) Plans for Roadmap Integration: Future Vision?
1 Feb 2023
The Future of Web3: Gwendolyn Regina, Investment Director at BNB Chain
What will it take to get to 1 billion crypto adopters?
That’s the question that keeps Gwendolyn Regina (https://www.linkedin.com/in/gwendolynregina/), Investment Director at BNB Chain (https://www.bnbchain.org/en), sitting down for countless panels, TV interviews, and print articles. Gwendolyn's role is particularly exciting in that she leads the $100M Binance Smart Chain Accelerator Fund, an investment incubator for the most promising new blockchain projects.
Join us as we discuss:
What the future for creators might be in web3
Choosing the best projects for the BNB Chain incubator
Finding success in a web3 career
1 Feb 2023
Stablecoins and Maker Protocol: Sam MacPherson, Lead Developer, MakerDAO
One of the largest decentralized applications on the Etherium blockchain with widespread adoption is the Maker Protocol. Soft-pegged to the US dollar, Dai boasts a resilience to inflation because of its low volatility.
When Sam MacPherson (https://mobile.twitter.com/hexonaut), Lead Developer at MakerDAO (https://makerdao.com/es/), started his journey to the organization, it was because he had “some free time”. For Sam, that meant deciding to learn about solidity and challenging himself to make a smart contract. Next thing he knew he was being onboarded for Maker Protocol.
Join us as we discuss:
Why decentralization for the sake of decentralization shouldn’t necessarily be the goal of crypto
What the “LOVE Unit” was and its impact on MakerDAO members
The custom governance portal MakerDAO members use
1 Feb 2023
A Decentralized Discord Alternative: Chris Castig, Co-founder at Console
Console, a private Discord-like platform co-founded by Chris Castig, Co-founder at Console.xyz (https://www.linkedin.com/company/console-xyz/about/), is giving Web3 communities a place to call home. We break down the tech used to make this platform a reality including decentralized identity and autonomous communities.
In this episode, Chris, Megan, and Sami discuss what to expect in the fast-approaching shift to Web3. Join us as we discuss:
Why Console started with decentralized identity
How communities will govern themselves in Console
What Console is doing to support the eventual interoperability of your data
Check out Console (https://mobile.twitter.com/consoledao) for the latest updates, and follow Chris on Twitter (https://mobile.twitter.com/castig/with_replies) so you don’t miss when his book drops!
1 Feb 2023
Cross-chain Interoperability: Rahul Sethuram, CTO at Connext Labs Inc.
When Rahul Sethuram (https://www.linkedin.com/in/rksethuram/), CTO at Connext Labs Inc. (https://www.connext.network), set out to create an easier way for users to acquire tokens and on-ramp to crypto, he didn’t realize they were developing technology for cross-chain interoperability. Rahul laughingly admits that this made the company’s name, Connext, make more sense than it had when they began.
Join us as we discuss:
How Rahul’s Silicon Valley upbringing prepared him web3 startup life
The Connext roadmap for cross-chain interoperability
Wearing the two hats of co-founder and CTO
26 Aug 2022
Crypto and Compliance: James Young, Head of Compliance & MLRO at Transak
Let’s be honest. Crypto has a compliance problem. Blockchain is a global, permissionless, borderless digital technology that expands beyond geography. Yet, regulatory bodies exist in every nation, state, and locality — making it hard for industry players to know what’s legal and what’s not.
That’s why the work of people like James Young (https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-young-74806a130/), Head of Compliance & MLRO at Transak (https://transak.com), is so important.
Join us as we discuss:
The headlines driving the newest crypto compliance concerns
Why blockchain provides a safer avenue for regulation
Why crypto is misunderstood
How compliance can make your team shine
For more, check out “Startups see gold in crypto compliance (https://www.protocol.com/fintech/transak-mica#toggle-gdpr)” in Protocol.
18 Aug 2022
The Open Metaverse, Navigation, and Search Engines: Anastasia Uglova, Head of Communications at Lighthouse
After witnessing political volatility and moving to the U.S. from Moscow in the early 1990s, Anastasia decided as a child that she wanted to create world change through technology.
That led to an undergraduate degree in political science, a varied career in media, and a six-year period in Rwanda bringing education and tech to East African citizens.
Then the Cambridge Analytica data scandal happened, and Anastasia knew she wanted to move into the crucially important digital privacy field.
Anastasia Uglova (https://www.linkedin.com/in/anastasiauglova/) is the Head of Communications & Ecosystem Development at Lighthouse (https://www.lighthouselabs.xyz/), an alumna of Cornell with a Masters in InfoSec from UT Austin and an experienced skydiver.
Join us as we discuss:
How do we preserve digital privacy and consent in increasingly immersive spaces?
Preserving your identity in the metaverse — and the role crypto tech plays
Why technology evolves faster than our cognitive adaptability
Dark pattern design and taking control of your user journey
12 Aug 2022
Where Morals and Crypto Meet: Marek Olszewski, Co-founder and CTO of cLabs
There are not enough hours in the day for Marek Olszewski (https://www.linkedin.com/in/marekolszewski/?originalSubdomain=de). As co-founder and CTO of cLabs and president of Valora, Marek, along with partners, are developing a crypto ecosystem (Celo (https://celo.org/about)) that is not only profitable but of service to people.
Marek and cLabs are making it easier and cheaper for people to send money with fewer fees at a faster rate.
Join us as we discuss:
The synergy between Marek’s values and the technology to make his ideals a reality
The practical uses of Celo’s Layer 1 blockchain
Celo’s development of tokens for smartphone use
4 Aug 2022
Optimizing Ad Tech Transparency with Blockchain: Vanina Ivanova, Chief Marketing Officer at Ambire
Like many platforms in the blockchain space, Ambire was created out of necessity. The founders wanted to monetize their content and also have transparency in the supply chain management of ad sales.
Vanina Ivanova (https://www.linkedin.com/in/vaninaivanova/?originalSubdomain=bg) is the Chief Marketing Officer of Ambire, navigating the company through the convolution of the ad tech world. Vanina is using her experience to maximize the profits of clients through ad tech.
Join us as we discuss:
How decentralization offers solution from a marketing and advertising perspective
How Ambire is supplementing for the current high gas fees
What type of companies or people are utilizing the wallets
28 Jul 2022
The History & Future of Institutional DeFi: Luigi D’Onorio of Ava Labs
The cryptocurrency market has taken quite a nose dive recently. But while the market is down, new innovations are happening with blockchain so that DeFi may one day be widely adopted.
Luigi D’Onorio (https://www.linkedin.com/in/luigi-d-onorio-demeo-a1665223/) is the Head of DeFi at Ava Labs (https://www.avalabs.org/) on the Avalanche ecosystem. Luigi and his team are building new protocols, products, and applications in the DeFi space so that institutional adoption of DeFi will be a thing of the future.
Join us as we discuss:
What is causing DeFi to be so expensive currently
What will bring peer-to-peer DeFi adoption to the institutional level
What implications Luigi and Sami see comprehensive crypto legislation having on DeFi
21 Jul 2022
From TradFi to DeFi: Aziz Zainuddin (Atticus), Co-Founder of StellaSwap
Since first investing in Bitcoin, Aziz Zainuddin aka Atticus has always had an interest in cryptocurrency. But given his traditional financial background, he saw practical limitations for developing crypto products within traditional corporate structures.
However, Atticus and his partners saw early that decentralized models scaled through automation had the potential to experience faster growth and fewer scaling issues. So they founded StellaSwap, one of the first automated market-making DEXs for Moonbeam.
Join us as we discuss:
What made Atticus and Sami go “all-in” on crypto
Finding the balance between DeFi and regulation
Scaling DEXs and AMMs
14 Jul 2022
Building Optimism’s First NFT Marketplace: Mark Dawson, Co-Founder of Quixotic
While the web3 space is a fairly new and exciting space, it does have room for improvement and creativity.
Mark Dawson (https://www.linkedin.com/in/markedwarddawson/), along with his partner Daniel Stratton, saw that there was a need for artists to be able to sell their work on Optimism, where a NFT marketplace did not exist.
In light of this need in the marketplace, Mark Dawson became the Co-Founder, along with Daniel Stratton, of Quixotic (https://quixotic.io/), which is the first NFT marketplace for Optimism, an Ethereum Layer 2 scaling solution.
Join us as we discuss:
Whether crypto and web3 communities are ready for mainstream NFT adoption
The importance of your NFTs following you around on the internet
The innovation dilemma occurring in the crypto ecosystem
8 Jul 2022
Solving for Scalability: Yan Martins, Co-Founder and CEO of Hathor Labs
The complexity of blockchain scalability is one of the biggest barriers to adoption. Yan Martins, the CEO of Hathor Labs, along with his partners are working to solve this issue.
Yan Martins used the experience he obtained from his previous internet startup company to properly identify issues within blockchain, assess the market, and find his niche in the web3 space with Hathor Labs.
Join us as we discuss:
The barriers to enterprises adoption of crypto
Network scalability vs. speed & stability
Hiring the right developers in a competitive market
30 Jun 2022
Inside Arbitrum’s Layer 2: Harry Kalodner, Co-Founder & CTO of Offchain Labs
What started out as a school project at Princeton University, became Arbitrum, an Ethereum scaling solution platform that allows you to make low cost but highly secure transactions.
Harry Kalodner i (https://www.linkedin.com/in/hkalodner/)s the Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer of Offchain Labs (https://offchainlabs.com/), leading the engineering team that is developing Arbitrum (https://arbitrum.io/).
Harry gives us insight and how he and his team began to develop Arbitrum and how even when issues came along the way, he and his team continued to forge forward doing what they loved to do.
Join us as we discuss:
How every Arbitrum transaction is an Ethereum transaction
How Harry and Sami adjusted when stepping into the role of co-founder
On-ramping to crypto on Arbitrum’s Layer 2 rollup
22 Jun 2022
Reimagining Proof of Work: Anastasia Bez, Kadena Director of Operations
Kadena (https://kadena.io/about/) which is a scalable layer one smart contract blockchain. As more adoption is occurring in the crypto world, businesses are becoming weary because of congestion. Kadena believes that they have solved the scalability problem within crypto.
Anatasia Bez (https://www.linkedin.com/in/anastasia-bez-80b32bb0/) is the Director of Operations at Kadena. She is celebrating her fourth year with Kadena coming from a background as a civil liberties researcher.
Join us as we discuss:
What intrigued Anatasia about Kadena, blockchain, and cryptocurrency
Advising Kadena Eco, Kadena’s ecosystem fund initiative
The major benefits of Proof of Work
15 Jun 2022
From Corporate to DAOs: Weso’s Journey to Beefy
When it comes to investing in cryptocurrency, or anything for that matter, you should fundamentally know what you are investing in. Beefy Finance (https://beefy.finance/) helps make that initial researching process and investing a little bit easier by simplifying DeFi yields.
Weso, who once worked at a Fortune 50 company, is the lead developer and strategic partnerships coordinator for Beefy Finance. Listen to our conversation with Weso as we discuss:
How transferable business skills create better DAOs (decentralized autonomous organizations)
How Beefy structures its compensation packages for its 16 contributors
What legal questions developers need to consider when building a DAO-based business model for your DeFi protocols
8 Jun 2022
Scaling Fast With Layer 2s: Sandeep Nailwal, Co-Founder of Polygon Technology
With the financial climate being relatively uncertain to many, people are turning to cryptocurrency. Sandeep Nailwal and his partners predicted this turn back in 2016 when they started Polygon Technology.
Originally known as Matic Network, Polygon has become the most widely adopted Layer 2 scaling solution for the Ethereum blockchain. The goal of Polygon is to provide a scalability platform which has very low transaction fees,
Hear our conversation with Sandeep Nailwal, Co-Founder of Polygon Technology about:
How Polygon come into existence
How Polygon built community
The challenges for mainstream adoption of crypto in India
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24 May 2022
Masters of Web3: An Introductory Episode
Crypto is a field for visionaries, but unfortunately, buying and transferring cryptocurrency can be a complicated process. Thankfully, there are plenty of new Web3 teams, DAOs, and blockchain companies working to make the crypto onramp process easier. So, twice a month, we’re going to talk to them.
In this introductory episode, the co-hosts share an informal conversation about the show and what the audience can come to expect from Transak’s new podcast, Masters of Web3.
Hear our co-hosts’ conversation:
Sami’s crypto origin story
What listeners can expect from the podcast
Whether crypto is sustainable or not
Transak’s use case
More information about the co-hosts and today’s topics:
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Company Website: https://transak.com/ (https://hubs.la/Q01c1Zw90)
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