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MSV Podcast

If you want to learn more about crypto, investments, new projects, the market, and the blockchain industry, this podcast is for you! Don’t miss our weekly MSV interviews and roundtable covering exciting topics and conversations. Ensure to subscribe not to miss an episode. Enjoy!

NOV 11

Roundtable: "DePin - The Future of Decentralization"

Guests:Mehdi, Head of Investment at Animoca BrandsRosie, Co-Founder of PINGPONGSissi from Solana SIMTop 3 Key Takeaways from Our Guests1. DePIN is disrupting traditional industries such as big tech, AI, and geolocation technology.The speakers started the conversation by diving deeper into how DePin impacts other traditional industries outside of Web3. All speakers highlighted how DePIN technologies are set to challenge established companies such as NVIDIA, Google, and Amazon. Mehdi from Animo...

50 min
OCT 2

Interview: XION - Burnt Banksy

Chain Abstraction - The Key to Mass AdoptionGuest: Burnt Banksy, Co-founder & CEO of XIONHost: Njani Ruetsch, Senior Comms Manager at Morningstar VenturesTop 3 Takeaways from Our Guest:1. XION Ecosystem Expansion and ScalabilityThe speaker highlighted the project's commitment to growing a dynamic and scalable blockchain ecosystem. He mentioned that Zion prioritizes scalability, ensuring it maintains a balance between security, decentralization, and speed as the ecosystem grows. He al...

29 min
SEP 9

Roundtable: "How Blockchain Is Transforming the Gaming Industry"

Guests:Darcy Sordo, Head of Partnerships at SonicAndy P. Lee, Executive Producer at Legend of ArcadiaJon Hook, Co-Founder of PlayEmberTop 3 Key Takeaways from Our Guests1. Optimizing CPI, Retention, and Monetization is crucial for a game's success.The guests started by sharing that game developers prioritize ensuring that the Cost per Install (CPI) is lower than the revenue generated per user, allowing the game to scale effectively; this was explicitly important to the Playember team. They co...

1h 3m
AUG 20

Interview: Sharpe - Rushi Manche

Disrupting Web3 with Modular Move-Based BlockchainGuest: Rushi Manche - Co-founder and CEO of Movement LabsHost: Njani Ruetsch, Senior Communications Manager at Morningstar VenturesTop 3 Takeaways from Our Guest:1. A strong community and ecosystem contribute to growth and adoption. During the interview, Rushi highlighted the significance of community in nurturing the project and facilitating its expansion and collaboration with other projects like Covalent, Nexio, and OKX. Such partnersh...

31 min
JUN 17

Roundtable: "Building Scalable Web3 Infrastructure Solutions"

Guests:Jose F Pereira, Head of Web3 at GAIMINJulian Peh, CEO and Co-Founder at KIP Protocol Gav N, Co-founder of TevaeraEthan Francis, Developer Relations at Particle NetworkTop 3 Key Takeaways from Our Guests1. Solutions such as Chain Abstraction can enhance user experienceThe discussion started by emphasizing the need to improve user experience by addressing blockchain fragmentation. Particle Network and KIP Protocol both focus on chain abstraction to provide a better user experience, ...

1h 4m
MAY 27

Roundtable: "Growing the Bitcoin Ecosystem"

Guests:Benny, Founder of TAP ProtocolJan, CEO of XVerseSam Jenkins, Head of BD at BitfinityTop 3 Key Takeaways from Our Guests1. Bitcoin sidechains have helped bootstrap the development of the ecosystemThe roundtable started with the speakers telling us why the ecosystem took so long to gain traction. They all concurred that the growth of the Bitcoin ecosystem was fueled by projects building on top of Bitcoin, like Bitcoin sidechains and meta-protocols (e.g., Lightning Network, Liquid), and h...

46 min
MAR 25

Roundtable: "The New Rise of Web3 Gaming"

Guests:Sami, CEO of Cross The Ages Leo, Founder of STYLE ProtocolThe Big Brawler, CEO of Bit BrawlTop 3 Key Takeaways from Our Guests1. Web3 gaming has changed with recent market conditions At the roundtable, we asked our speakers to share their thoughts on how recent market conditions have affected the Web3 gaming industry, particularly compared to the previous cycle. The speakers agreed that in the previous cycle, many games capitalized on the success of Axie Infinity, resulting i...

53 min
MAR 18

Interview: COTI - Shahaf Bar-Geffen

The New Era of PrivacyGuest: Shahaf Bar-Geffen, CEO of COTIHost: Szabolcs Gergely, Podcast & YouTube Host at Morningstar VenturesTop 3 Takeaways from Our Guest:1. Privacy is not to be confused with anonymity Shahaf explained that privacy should not be confused with anonymity. Blockchain stands for transparency, but that doesn’t mean privacy is not required. Privacy is often recommended and required when a party wants to send sensitive data to another. Transparency and privacy c...

33 min

If you want to learn more about crypto, investments, new projects, the market, and the blockchain industry, this podcast is for you! Don’t miss our weekly MSV interviews and roundtable covering exciting topics and conversations. Ensure to subscribe not to miss an episode. Enjoy!

Creator

Morningstar Ventures
Years Active

2022 - 2024
Episodes

49
Rating

Clean
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