Web3 Watch

Dfns is a cybersecurity company providing wallet infrastructure for Web3. Dfns is powered by an MPC-based decentralized key management network that eliminates all single points of failure and trust through the wallet lifecycle and provides built-in recovery mechanisms as well as bank-grade error-and-attack-resilience leveraging Tier 3+/4 data center partners. Join Dfns’ Founder, Clarisse Hagège, in a fireside chat hosted by Cardstack’s Founding Director, Chris Tse, on July 5, 2023 at 9:00 am ET. In this session, they will discuss Dfns’ products and its vision for the larger Web3 ecosystem. Agenda: The fireside chat will focus on these central points:

Nillion is a public network based on the invention of a novel cryptographic primitive, Nil Message Compute (NMC), which represents a generational leap in decentralized technology and Secure Multi-Party Computation (SMPC). Its unique node operation has significant implications for data, security, privacy, and interoperability. Join Nillion’s Chief Scientific Officer, Miguel de Vega, in a fireside chat hosted by Cardstack’s Founding Director, Chris Tse, on June 7, 2023 at 9:00 am ET. In this session, they will discuss Nillion’s products and its vision for the larger Web3 ecosystem. Agenda: The fireside chat will focus on these central points:

As the internet grew, it incorporated Web 2.0 models that tracked and sold user data, and access to information became restricted in certain areas. The development of Web 3.0 and decentralized networks like Ethereum are now enabling users to freely explore the internet while safeguarding their privacy. Orchid, a privacy network, offers its users enhanced digital privacy. An EVM layer 2 payment solution, Orchid’s bandwidth marketplace provides the necessary tools for a more open and unrestricted Internet. Join Orchid’s Head of Product, Travis Cannell, in a fireside chat hosted by Cardstack’s Founding Director, Chris Tse, on May 17, 2023 at 9:00 am ET. In this session, they will discuss Orchid’s products and its vision for the larger Web3 ecosystem. Agenda: The fireside chat will focus on these central points:

A Fox Entertainment Web3 media company, Blockchain Creative Labs (BCL) enables creators, IP owners to build tokenized digital economies around their own content and brand ecosystems. Join BCL’s CRO, Tommaso Sandretto, in a fireside chat hosted by Cardstack’s Founding Director, Chris Tse, on May 3, 2023 at 9:00 am ET. In this session, they will discuss BCL’s products and its vision for the larger Web3 ecosystem. Agenda: The fireside chat will focus on these central points:

Pastel Network is a fully decentralized, developer-friendly layer-1 blockchain serving as the preeminent protocol standard for NFTs and Web3 technology. Pastel infrastructure enables existing layer-1 blockchains, decentralized applications, or third-party enterprises to protect creators and collectors. From digital collectibles & media to documents & applications, users and developers are able to certify asset rareness and truly store data forever. Join Pastel Network’s Co-founder, Anthony Georgiades, in a fireside chat hosted by Cardstack’s Founding Director, Chris Tse, on April 19, 2023 at 9:00 am ET. In this session, they will discuss Pastel’s products and its vision for the larger Web3 ecosystem. Agenda: The fireside chat will focus on these central points:

dm3-protocol is an end-to-end encrypted decentralized messaging protocol with focus on encryption, decentralization, and interoperability. Dm3 is currently building a web3 messaging solution in consensus with different communities (like ENS) and protocols (like Common Ground) to connect existing and new messaging solutions. Join dm3’s CEO, Steffen Kux, in a fireside chat hosted by Cardstack’s Founding Director, Chris Tse, on April 5, 2023 at 9:00 am ET. In this session, they will discuss dm3-protocol’s products and its vision for the larger Web3 ecosystem. Agenda: The fireside chat will focus on these central points:

Evmos is bringing the world of Ethereum-based applications and assets to the interoperable networks of the Cosmos ecosystem, all while aligning developer and user incentives. Let’s adventure together into the world of innovation where EVM meets interchain composability. Join Evmos’ Co-founder, Nic Z, in a fireside chat hosted by Cardstack’s Founding Director, Chris Tse, on March 1, 2023 at 9:00 am ET. In this session, they will discuss Evmos products and its vision for the larger Web3 ecosystem. Agenda: The fireside chat will focus on these central points:

Creators, brands and agencies transact over $300B a year in IP licensing, but it’s slow, costly and inefficient. Spaceport is accelerating the growth of the next digital economy by building tools for creators, brands and agencies to monetize their intellectual property. With a mission to break down the real-world limitations of IP, Spaceport offers a universal licensing catalog that enables greater deal velocity and provides exposure to the metaverse vertical. Join Spaceport’s CEO, Le Zhang, in a fireside chat hosted by Cardstack’s Founding Director, Chris Tse, on February 15, 2023 at 9:00 am ET. In this session, they will discuss Spaceport’s products and its vision for the larger Web3 ecosystem. Agenda The fireside chat will focus on these central points:

Unlock is a protocol developers, creators, brands, and platforms can use to create time-based memberships. Unlock’s goal is to ease implementation and increase conversion from users to members, creating a much healthier monetization environment for the web. Unlock is open-source, collectively owned, and community-governed. Join Unlock’s CEO, Julien Genestoux, in a fireside chat hosted by Cardstack’s Founding Director, Chris Tse, on February 1, 2023 at 9:00 am ET. In this session, they will discuss Unlock’s products and its vision for the larger Web3 ecosystem. Agenda: The fireside chat will focus on these central points:

Polygon provides the tools and infrastructure needed to build and scale your decentralized project. Its core component is Polygon SDK, a modular, flexible framework that supports building multiple types of applications. Using Polygon, one can create Optimistic Rollup chains, ZK Rollup chains, standalone chains, or any other kind of infra required by the developer. Polygon effectively transforms Ethereum into a full-fledged multi-chain system (aka Internet of Blockchains). This multi-chain system is akin to other ones such as Polkadot, Cosmos, Avalanche, etc with the advantages of Ethereum’s security, vibrant ecosystem, and openness. Join Polygon’s CISO, Mudit Gupta, in a fireside chat hosted by Cardstack’s Founding Director, Chris Tse, on January 18, 2023 at 9:00 am ET. In this session, they will discuss Polygon’s products and its vision for the larger Web3 ecosystem. Agenda: The fireside chat will focus on these central points:

A Web3 CRM, Kazm uses AI to power web3 communities. Kazm organizes on-and off-chain data to make it universally accessible and useful, and help projects acquire, engage, and reward members. Join Kazm’s Founder, Ben Turtel, in a fireside chat hosted by Cardstack’s Founding Director, Chris Tse, on January 4, 2023 at 9:00 am ET. In this session, they will discuss Kazm’s products and its vision for the larger Web3 ecosystem. Agenda The fireside chat will focus on these central points:

Kalder is a unified web3 tooling platform for brands and creators to drive meaningful engagement, onboard new users, and reward communities of super fans. Kalder is reimagining the future of brand engagement with web3 –– mobilizing communities powered by dynamic NFT memberships, Contribute-to-Earn Experiences, and Interoperable $Brand-Loyalty Rewards. Join Kalder’s Founder, Gökçe Güven, in a fireside chat hosted by Cardstack’s Founding Director, Chris Tse, on December 21, 2022 at 9:00 am ET. In this session, they will discuss Kalder’s products and its vision for the larger Web3 ecosystem. Agenda: The fireside chat will focus on these central points:

Koii is building a decentralized publishing protocol and Web3 library. The protocol and tools Koii is implementing will allow for a robust ecosystem. The Koii ecosystem will provide grants for developers to take advantage of Koii tools that allow verified data and content, and new models for content monetization. Built on Arweave.org's permaweb, Koii is censorship resistant and highly scalable with no gas fees. Join Koii Networks’ CEO, Al Morris, in a fireside chat hosted by Cardstack’s Founding Director, Chris Tse, on December 7, 2022 at 9:00 am ET. In this session, they will discuss Koii’s products and its vision for the larger Web3 ecosystem. Agenda: The fireside chat will focus on these central points:

Quadrata is a passport network focused on building an identification and compliance layer for DeFi apps. Its goal is to become the standard infrastructure providing the compliance and identity layer for DeFi applications. Smart contract apps will be able to access the KYC/AML status, country of residence, credit reputation, and accredited investor status of Quadrata passport holders. Join Quadrata’s CEO, Fabrice Cheng, in a fireside chat hosted by Cardstack’s Founding Director, Chris Tse, on Nov. 16, 2022, at 9:00 am ET. In this session, they will discuss Quadrata’s products and its vision for the larger Web3 ecosystem. Agenda: The fireside chat will focus on these central points:

Many people cannot access debt markets simply because they do not meet the criteria set by banks. Various new forms of debt platforms, such as peer-to-peer lending, have emerged, but they have so far not been successful in providing an option to those already excluded from the traditional financial system. Umee is a permissionless, autonomous rate algorithm built as a blockchain that is pioneering the next generation of globally accessible financial markets. As a base layer blockchain, applications and money lego primitives can be built on top of Umee to access cross-chain leverage, liquidity, and debt instruments. The Umee Blockchain facilitates interoperability between the Cosmos ecosystem, Ethereum, side chain architectures, layer-2 scaling solutions, rollups, and alternative base layer protocols. Join Umee’s Founder and CEO Brent Xu in a fireside chat hosted by Cardstack’s Founding Director Chris Tse on Nov 2, 2022 at 9:00 am EDT. In this session, they will discuss Umee’s product portfolio and the company’s vision for the decentralized financial ecosystem.

LTD.INC partners with iconic artists, creators, and brands to launch ultra-rare physical and digital NFT collections and experiences. LTD.INC’s limited-edition drops are designed to exist in real life, on the blockchain, and in the metaverse—bridging the gap between the physical and virtual economies across the worlds of art, design, fashion, lifestyle, luxury, music, and sports. Join LTD.INC’s Founder and CEO, Daryl Kelly, in a fireside chat hosted by Cardstack’s Founding Director, Chris Tse, on Oct. 19, 2022, at 9:00 am EDT. In this session, they will discuss LTD.INC’s NFT products and its vision for the larger Web3 ecosystem. Agenda: The fireside chat will focus on these central points:

Philanthropy has become a hot topic in the crypto community, especially given recent events. This year, crypto philanthropists rallied to support causes like Ukraine’s sovereignty and the protection of reproductive rights. Endaoment, a nonprofit, facilitated crypto support for these causes by enabling donations to pre-vetted organizations in more than 1,000 different cryptocurrencies. As the first fully on-chain 501(c)(3) nonprofit, Endaoment manages and encourages the charitable giving of digital assets. It is also about to become the world’s first DAO-governed 501(c)(3). Thereby, the organization is laying the groundwork for future nonprofits to implement DAO governance while remaining compliant with US nonprofit regulations. Join Endaoment’s President and CEO Robbie Heeger in a fireside chat hosted by Cardstack’s Founding Director Chris Tse on October 5, 2022 at 9:00 am EDT. In this session, they will discuss Endaoment’s recent work to support crypto philanthropy and its impending DAO launch. Agenda: The fireside chat will focus on these central points:

DeFi is changing how we do banking. Though mainstream adoption of the technology has been slower than expected, DeFi has the potential to deliver seismic shifts in the global financial system through continued innovation and its user-centric banking system. Based in Sydney (Australia), Synthetix is building a new financial primitive that enables the creation of synthetic assets, offering unique derivatives and exposure to real-world assets on the blockchain. Synthetix is an open-source, DeFi protocol based on the Ethereum blockchain and powered by its SNX token. The project allows users to create their own “synthetic” assets. These assets act like derivatives; investors can gain exposure to assets like gold, Bitcoin, and Euros without having to actually own them. Join Synthetix Founder, Kain Warwick, in a fireside chat hosted by Cardstack’s Founding Director Chris Tse on September 21, 2022 at 9:00 am EDT. In this session, they will discuss Synthetix’s DeFi protocol and its vision for the larger Web3 ecosystem. Agenda: The fireside chat will focus on these central points:

Usability and composability are two key components of the Web3 ecosystem—that’s what NEAR Protocol is building. NEAR is a sharded, proof-of-stake, layer-one blockchain that is simple to use, secure and scalable. Join NEAR Protocol’s Co-Founder, Illia Polosukhin, in a fireside chat hosted by Cardstack’s Founding Director Chris Tse on September 14, 2022 at 9:00 am EDT. In this session, they will discuss the NEAR Protocol ecosystem and its vision for the larger Web3 ecosystem. Agenda: The fireside chat will focus on these central points:

Athletes, entertainers, and creators have discovered unprecedented ways to reach their fan bases and monetize their work using blockchain. A Web3 project is working to further bridge the gap between creators and consumers through its purpose-built marketplace designed for creators. Calaxy is an open social marketplace built for creators, by creators. ‍On Calaxy, creators can offer more direct and intimate experiences to their fans through a suite of familiar and new features. By using cutting-edge blockchain technology, Calaxy's in-app experience is secure and seamless, putting the modern fan at the center of the action. Join Calaxy’s Chief Strategy Officer, Rusty Matveev, in a fireside chat hosted by Cardstack’s Founding Director Chris Tse on Sept 7, 2022 at 9:00 am EDT. In this session, they will discuss how Calaxy is revolutionizing the creator economy. Agenda The fireside chat will focus on these central points: