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With Ethereum's EVM now looking relatively clunky with slow transaction speeds and high fees, L1 chains with an emphasis on speed have been arising to take the reins. Jonathan MacDonald is CMO of Minima - a PoW blockchain that can be secured using mobile phones by keeping required specs for validators low.

With the 'metaverse' pushing blockchain technology to mobile, Minima looks to be in a great postion for the future.

Learn more about Minima here: https://minima.global/

One of the most pressing issues for DAOs (decentralised autonomous organisations) is governance. Striking the correct balance between democracy and ensuring the organisation functions effectively can be tricky. Jack du Rose is CEO of Colony - a platform that streamlines the creation and management of DAOs.

By allowing voting to take place on an objection-basis as opposed to a confirmation-basis, Colony facilitates highly scalable DAOs with a suite of dApp features.

Learn more about Colony here: https://colony.io/

The crypto asset class is still relatively new. This week, partner at Gunner Cooke LLP James Burnie discusses where legal trends might be heading for crypto.

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Regulation is hugely important to crypto exchanges. Established in 2013, CEX made sure to get ahead of the curve with regulation when the crypto space was still in its infancy. This week, Kostantin Anissimov discusses the challenges of multi-jurisdiction operation, Ethereum's move to PoS and more!

Check out CEX here: https://cex.io/

Ethics in the crypto world is still in some respects uncharted territory. With new technologies come new questions with regard to what's right and what's wrong. This week, founder of Supernova Data, Dr Jane Thomason sits down with Toby to discuss ethics in crypto, the 'metaverse' and more!

Jay Kurahashi-Sofue is VP of Marketing at Ava Labs - the creators of the Avalanche (AVAX) blockchain. This week, Jay sits down with Toby to discuss ETH's gas-fee issues and how the speed of Avalanche's proof-of-stake protocol seeks to build the future of finance.

Check out Ava Labs here: https://www.avalabs.org/