Newconomics

About Newconomics

Newconomics is an event series and podcast platform exploring the intersection of developing technology and new economies. We look at the future of tech through an informed lens with true experts in their space and delve into the innovations behind the headlines. Our focus is on web3 futures, bringing global experts together to collaborate and explore how blockchain is changing work in the world around us.

Publisher

Newconomics Events

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

17 Mar 2024

Latest episode

14 Jun 2024

Latest episodes

10 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   14 Jun 2024

   Ownership in gaming with Sebastien Borget of The Sandbox

   Welcome to the final episode of season one of the Newconomics podcast. In this edition of Newconomics, our host Hervé Larren (https://www.linkedin.com/in/hervelarren/) chats with the founder and COO of The Sandbox (https://www.linkedin.com/company/thesandbox-game/), Sebastien Borget (https://www.linkedin.com/in/borgetsebastien/?originalSubdomain=fr). This special episode was filmed in front of a live audience at Newconomics Paris alongside Paris Blockchain Week. Sebastien has spent over 14 years growing startups and another decade in mobile gaming as well as developing years of experience in the blockchain world. He founded The Sandbox, a virtual world where people can build, own and monetize their gaming experiences using NFTs and SAND, the main utility token of the platform. In the podcast, Sebastien and Hervé discuss the strengths of working with a co-founder with different skills, the importance of user acquisition and the experience of working with Snoop Dogg, Atari and Warner Music among other global brands. Don’t miss out on our chats with other inspiring leaders in Web3. Check out our YouTube channel where you can find past editions of the podcast. Follow Sebastien : @borgetsebastien (https://x.com/borgetsebastien) Follow Newconomics: https://www.linkedin.com/company/newconomics/ (https://www.linkedin.com/company/newconomics/) Follow Newconomics on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@Newconomics-youtube (https://www.youtube.com/@Newconomics-youtube) Website: https://newconomics.castos.com (https://newconomics.castos.com) https://newconomics.org/podcast (https://newconomics.org/podcast)

2. 

   7 Jun 2024

   Gaming on the blockchain with Ben Charbit of Darewise

   In this edition of Newconomics, our host Hervé Larren (https://www.linkedin.com/in/hervelarren/) is in Dubai again, this time chatting with Ben Charbit (https://www.linkedin.com/in/benjamin-charbit/?originalSubdomain=fr), CEO of Darewise (https://darewise.com/), a subsidiary of Animoca Brands. Darewise Entertainment has a focus on building the future of the metaverse on the Bitcoin blockchain. It works to create immersive gaming experiences and with social platforms that change how we connect with others. Ben has previously led strategic planning for online games and held the monetization and game director roles at Ubisoft where he contributed to AAA titles including Assassin’s Creed and The Division. Together Ben and Hervé cover a lot of territory including the importance of Dubai to the crypto community, Ben’s passion for gaming and blockchain, the future connection of different ecosystems, and how communities in different tokens have changed in the last year. Follow Ben Charbit : @Ben_Charbit Follow Newconomics: https://www.linkedin.com/company/newconomics/ (https://www.linkedin.com/company/newconomics/) Watch the episodes on YouTube: https://youtube.com/@Newconomics-youtube?si=XMlNZ5O65EwpxGTp (https://youtube.com/@Newconomics-youtube?si=XMlNZ5O65EwpxGTp) Website: https://newconomics.castos.com (https://newconomics.castos.com) https://newconomics.org/podcast (https://newconomics.org/podcast)

3. 

   31 May 2024

   From High School teaching to new school economics with Mohamed Edelzin

   Welcome back to the Newconomics podcast. In this episode our host Hervé Larren is in Dubai, talking to Mohamed Ezeldin, Head of Tokenomics (https://www.linkedin.com/in/mohamed-ezeldin-07859339/?originalSubdomain=uk) for Animoca Brands (https://www.animocabrands.com/). Mohamed joined Animoca Brands in 2021 as the founding member of the tokenomics department. Since then, he has built out a multi-dimensional team with a variety of skill sets to really focus on bringing forward the idea of a token based economy. Mohamed has also worked on projects such as Apecoin, Open Campus, Life Beyond, Grapes and OMA3 amongst a host of other projects. Settle in and watch Hervé and Mohammed as they discuss Bitcoin’s halving, why tokenomics is like an onion, why hyperinflation has such a big impact on token purchase and ownership, whether community or utility are more important for tokens and how you go from being a high school teacher to a leading voice in blockchain technologies. Follow Mohamed Ezeldin : https://twitter.com/Mo_Ezz14 (https://twitter.com/Mo_Ezz14) Follow Newconomics: https://www.linkedin.com/company/newconomics/ (https://www.linkedin.com/company/newconomics/) Watch the episodes on YouTube: https://youtube.com/@Newconomics-youtube?si=XMlNZ5O65EwpxGTp (https://youtube.com/@Newconomics-youtube?si=XMlNZ5O65EwpxGTp) Website: https://newconomics.castos.com (https://newconomics.castos.com) https://newconomics.org/podcast (https://newconomics.org/podcast)

4. 

   24 May 2024

   Blockchain for IP protection with the Crunch Foundation's Jean Hérelle

   Welcome back to the Newconomics podcast. In this episode our host Hervé Larren is in Paris, talking to Jean Hérelle (https://www.linkedin.com/in/jean-herelle/), Founder and CIO of Crunch Foundation (https://www.crunch.foundation/). Jean started up the Crunch Foundation to enable researchers to retain control of their IP while empowering financial institutions with better ML algorithms. Already the foundation has grown to work with over 6000 data-scientists, including 600 PhDs in over 91 countries, while including top institutions such as ADIA Lab. Jean tells Hervé about the opportunities in France for blockchain, why he got into this space and how to work with this kind of technology. Jean describes the highs and lows of life in Web3 and how to work out which people are rewarded for working together. Follow Jean Hérelle :https://x.com/jeheran4 (https://x.com/jeheran4) Follow Newconomics: https://www.linkedin.com/company/newconomics/ (https://www.linkedin.com/company/newconomics/) Watch the episodes on YouTube: https://youtube.com/@Newconomics-youtube?si=XMlNZ5O65EwpxGTp (https://youtube.com/@Newconomics-youtube?si=XMlNZ5O65EwpxGTp) Website: https://newconomics.castos.com (https://newconomics.castos.com) https://newconomics.org/podcast (https://newconomics.org/podcast)

5. 

   17 May 2024

   Why is blockchain like a nation-state? Yat Siu of Animoca Brands on new economies

   Welcome back to the Newconomics podcast. In this episode, Hervé Larren chats with Yat Siu, CEO and Chairman of Animoca Brands (https://www.linkedin.com/in/yatsiu/?originalSubdomain=hk) about Dubai’s status as a strong hub for web3, how Hong Kong is paving the way for the broader ecosystem and why Bitcoin is like a nation state. Yat Siu shares his considerable experience and enlightening macro view of crypto that goes beyond just investment in a token but considers different forms of value. Find out why gaming is more valuable than social and how tokens are proxies for network effects. As blockchain changes the business world, traditional methods of measurement fade as more important network value comes to the fore in our futures. Follow Yat Siu :https://twitter.com/ysiu (https://twitter.com/ysiu) Follow Newconomics: https://www.linkedin.com/company/newconomics/ (https://www.linkedin.com/company/newconomics/) Watch the episodes on YouTube: https://youtube.com/@Newconomics-youtube?si=XMlNZ5O65EwpxGTp (https://youtube.com/@Newconomics-youtube?si=XMlNZ5O65EwpxGTp) Website: https://newconomics.castos.com (https://newconomics.castos.com) https://newconomics.org/podcast (https://newconomics.org/podcast)

6. 

   26 Apr 2024

   Crypto for equality with Alex Fazel of Swissborg

   Welcome to episode five of the Newconomics podcast. In this episode, our host Megan Carnegie spoke with Alex Fazel (https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexfazel/?originalSubdomain=uk), Chief Partnership Officer at Swissborg, the crypto wealth management ecosystem that successfully raised 52 million swiss francs during its last ICO. Their wide-ranging discussion covers wealth disparities between the super rich and those without as a source of conflict, the character of the Swissborg community and the ways that the ‘average joe’ can front run wallstreet in a more inclusive environment. Alex is also the host of Cryptonites (https://www.youtube.com/@Cryptonites), the ‘no BS’ channel dedicated to crypto education which features the very biggest interviews in the cryptocurrency space - from Bitcoin to Polygon, Ripple to Polkadot, Cardano & Solana to Ethereum. Follow Alex on Twitter: https://twitter.com/alex_fazel (https://twitter.com/alex_fazel) Follow Newconomics: https://www.linkedin.com/company/newconomics/ (https://www.linkedin.com/company/newconomics/) Watch the episodes on YouTube: https://youtube.com/@Newconomics-youtube?si=XMlNZ5O65EwpxGTp (https://youtube.com/@Newconomics-youtube?si=XMlNZ5O65EwpxGTp) Website: https://newconomics.org/podcast (https://newconomics.org/podcast)

7. 

   16 Apr 2024

   The Trade Travel Chill guide to crypto trading

   Welcome to episode 4 of the Newconomics podcast - the show where top guests share their visions of a future economy and much more. In this episode, our host Megan Carnegie talks to Annie Snelix, crypto trader and educator, about trading currency. Annie is Founder and Host of Trade Travel Chill, a crypto education platform focusing on learning how to trade currency specifically and, also, helping people learn how to build long term wealth portfolios through crypto. Together, Megan and Annie discuss entry points to crypto trading; how crypto extends beyond currency – it’s also about freedom and building wealth in all areas of our lives; women moving into what has been historically a male dominated space; and future crypto regulation. Follow Annie on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/tradetravelchill (https://www.youtube.com/c/tradetravelchill) Follow Newconomics: https://www.linkedin.com/company/newconomics/ (https://www.linkedin.com/company/newconomics/) Watch the episode on YouTube: https://youtube.com/@Newconomics-youtube?si=XMlNZ5O65EwpxGTp (https://youtube.com/@Newconomics-youtube?si=XMlNZ5O65EwpxGTp) https://newconomics.org/podcast (https://newconomics.org/podcast)

8. 

   10 Apr 2024

   The growth and evolution of Web3 with Rob Viglione of Horizen

   In this episode, Hervé Larren is back with us talking to Rob Viglione (https://www.linkedin.com/in/robert-viglione-2780634/?originalSubdomain=pr), co-founder and CEO of Horizen (https://www.horizen.io/). Horizen is an incentive-driven application platform with optional privacy features that aims to provide everyone with complete control of their digital footprint. Launched in May 2017, the leading-edge platform enables real-life uses beyond the ZEN currency, including the ability to privately chat with others and eventually enable users to publish information and go anywhere on the web, with complete privacy. Together they talk about the evolution of Bitcoin and how people came to use it, how Horizen was born and developed and how the industry is getting better and faster in terms of innovation and growth. Follow Rob : https://twitter.com/robviglione (https://twitter.com/robviglione) Follow Newconomics: https://www.linkedin.com/company/newconomics/ (https://www.linkedin.com/company/newconomics/) Watch the episodes on YouTube: https://youtube.com/@Newconomics-youtube?si=XMlNZ5O65EwpxGTp (https://youtube.com/@Newconomics-youtube?si=XMlNZ5O65EwpxGTp) https://newconomics.org/podcast (https://newconomics.org/podcast)

9. 

   1 Apr 2024

   Binance’s Alex Chehade on Web3 evolution in the Middle East

   Welcome back to the latest edition of the Newconomics podcast. The show where top guests share their visions of a future economy and much more. In this episode, Megan Carnegie talks with Alex Chehade (https://www.linkedin.com/in/alex-chehade/?originalSubdomain=ae), General Manager at Binance (https://www.binance.com/en-GB). Bincance is a global company that operates one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges in terms of daily trading. As the General Manager of Binance FZE in Dubai, Alex oversees the operations and growth of one of the world's largest and most innovative crypto exchange platforms in the Middle East and North Africa region. He has nearly two decades of experience in finance, with a strong background in trading, risk management, and customer relationship management across multiple asset classes. Megan and Alex covered a lot of ground in this edition from what money is and monetary theory, where we are in terms of understanding Web3 in the Middle East and the opportunities ahead for collaboration between crypto-technologies and other industries from loyalty to identity. Follow Binance : https://twitter.com/binance (https://twitter.com/binance) Follow Newconomics: Watch the episodes on YouTube: https://youtube.com/@Newconomics-youtube?si=XMlNZ5O65EwpxGTp (https://youtube.com/@Newconomics-youtube?si=XMlNZ5O65EwpxGTp) Website: https://newconomics.castos.com (https://newconomics.castos.com) https://newconomics.org/podcast (https://newconomics.org/podcast)

10. 

    17 Mar 2024

    Blockchain VC and the Founder of Kenetic on why crypto is all about culture

    Welcome to the launch episode of the Newconomics podcast. For this first episode, our host Hervé Larren spoke with Jehan Chu, founder of Kenetic (https://www.linkedin.com/in/jehanchu/?originalSubdomain=hk), a blockchain Venture Capital and cryptocurrency trading firm. In this conversation, Chu made some fascinating points about the success of the top coins and crypto culture. They also discussed geopolitics, thriving new web3 markets, Middle Eastern founders and why not all blockchain technology needs to be tokenised. Jehan Chu has been a Blockchain evangelist since 2013. A former front-end developer, he started investing in cryptocurrency in 2013 and has invested and supported over 230 projects. Jehan founded the Ethereum HK community (2014), co-Founded the Bitcoin Association of Hong Kong (2014) and founded the Hyperledger HK community (2016). Jehan is a graduate of the Kauffman Fellows Program, Director’s Circle of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, and is Co-founder and Board Member of Social Alpha Foundation, a blockchain/social impact non-profit. Jehan holds a BA from Johns Hopkins University and MA from Hong Kong University / Central St. Martin’s. Follow Jehan: Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/collectionist (https://twitter.com/collectionist) Follow Newconomics: Watch the episodes on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiX6EenksvIm1TVSs9nCT6A (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiX6EenksvIm1TVSs9nCT6A) Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/Newconomics42 (https://twitter.com/Newconomics42) Website: https://newconomics.org/podcast

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