In this conversation, Sarah Benson discusses the current state of Web3 and crypto, emphasizing that the industry is not dead but has matured significantly. She highlights the evolving role of blockchain as a foundational infrastructure layer in various applications, particularly in the context of emerging technologies like AI.
🔗 Relevant Links
DApps - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decentr...
Canton Network - https://www.canton.network/
RWAs - https://www.coingecko.com/en/categori...
Tokenized collateral - https://www.ledgerinsights.com/tokeni...
Solidity lang - https://www.soliditylang.org/
EVM - https://ethereum.org/developers/docs/...
Third web - https://thirdweb.com/contracts
Pump fun - https://pump.fun/
Polymarket - https://polymarket.com/
Bankruptcy of FTX - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bankrup...
Ethereum going green - https://www.onesafe.io/blog/ethereum-...
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📌 Chapters:
0:00 - Introduction to Better Stack podcast and Web3/crypto topic
0:20 - Sarah Benson introduces herself as software engineer at Amberdata
1:27 - Explanation of enterprise-grade digital assets and trading solutions
3:33 - ABCs of crypto for developers: blockchain, smart contracts, DApps
6:15 - What smart contracts are and how they work
7:29 - Sophisticated smart contracts in DeFi and financial applications
9:06 - Separation of crypto/blockchain from financial use cases
11:38 - Addressing corruption concerns and private blockchain solutions
14:42 - Real World Assets (RWAs) and tokenized collateral explanation
16:00 - Sarah's journey: discovered crypto first, then learned to code
18:21 - Crypto hubs: Miami, New York, San Francisco, Chicago
21:58 - Smart contract development tools and languages (Solidity, Rust)
24:48 - Meme coins discussion and their role in crypto ecosystem
26:49 - Polymarket and prediction markets as crypto use cases
29:47 - Bitcoin market analysis and recent price movements
32:38 - AI and crypto intersection: automated trading and data pipelines
35:22 - Sarah's YouTube channel success and content creation journey
38:28 - Content creation approach and filming style explanation
43:41 - How to identify legitimate crypto projects vs scams
45:39 - AI vs Web3 popularity and industry maturity discussion
48:43 - Hot takes: Web3 isn't dead, it's becoming infrastructure
51:30 - Final plugs and contact information
