Blockchain and the decentralized web provide a new opportunity to course-correct how we interact online. To help guide the conversation and shape how businesses build applications, the World Economic Forum's Global Blockchain Council created the Presidio Principles, a set of foundational values for a decentralized future. In this episode, we chat with Sumedha Deshmukh, who leads Blockchain, Digital Assets, & Data Policy at the World Economic Forum.

WEF Presidio Principles: https://www.weforum.org/communities/presidio-principles

Hedera Co-founders, Dr. Leemon Baird, and Mance Harmon join SVP of Communications, Zenobia Godschalk, and answer questions directly from the community in our monthly Town Hall.

In this episode of Gossip about Gossip, Hedera's Developer Evangelist Cooper Kunz is joined by Michael Lewellen, the CEO and Co-founder of Tarski Technologies. Michael has years of experience in the blockchain industry, from mining Bitcoin, to doing enterprise consulting with some of the largest companies in the world.

Tarski Technologies has expertise building blockchain and Hedera Hashgraph based solutions, exploring use cases, and even doing independent 3rd party security reviews and audits.  Michael also serves on the newly established Texas Blockchain Council, helping instantiate a clear and friendly regulatory environment for blockchain companies in the State of Texas.

Give this podcast a listen to hear Michaels's experience coming to the Hedera community, participating in hackathons, and other work he’s doing in the industry.

In this episode of Gossip about Gossip, Hedera's Developer Evangelist Cooper Kunz is joined by Tim Berglund, the Sr. Director of Developer Advocacy at Confluent. Tim’s experience in the technology industry spans decades, from writing firmware to some of the early days at GitHub, currently leading outreach and training at the multibillion-dollar enterprise software company Confluent. At Confluent, they're building an ecosystem around the popular event streaming platform Apache Kafka, which powers everything from Fortnite to the "Big Banks'" backend microservices.

Listen to this podcast to hear Tim's thoughts on distributed ledgers, Bitcoin, event streaming architectures, and the Hedera Consensus Service's low trust logging. You can follow him on Twitter at @tberglund and learn more about Confluent at https://Confluent.io.

New technologies push a high school student to overcome imposter syndrome by programming and developing in the DLT crypto space. Advancements towards Web 3.0, like distributed ledger technology Hedera Hashgraph, have many experts looking at which DAPP will fully realize the resiliency of a decentralized network.

In this Gossip About Gossip podcast episode, Hedera’s Cooper Kunz is joined by Christian Holman, a self-taught developer high school student, and Ivy Wallet Creator. Christian drops insights on how to learn coding (for beginners) and shares how Ivy Wallet users will benefit from unique features no other wallet offers. 

Listen to the podcast and learn what to focus on when building and developing on Hedera Hashgraph. This is just a taste of new technologies that will change the world.

You can learn more about Ivy Wallet at https://ivy.world/.

With the rise of Web3 and AI technologies, the consumer market is being revolutionized in a profound way, opening up avenues for decentralized and personalized experiences. In the face of a world where audience reach for brands is widely distributed, Unthink.AI offers an innovative solution, creating a platform for anyone to establish a mini e-commerce store, ushering in a new era of decentralized marketplaces.

The core question is, how can today’s customers, consuming content across various platforms, be effectively reached by brands? Unthink.AI’s provides the solution with a decentralized platform.

In this episode of Gossip About Gossip powered by Hedera, hosted by Zenobia Godschalk, the guest is Tina Mani, the CEO and Founder of Unthink AI. The discussion provides an in-depth look into Unthink.AI’s revolutionary platform, enabling creators to generate mini e-commerce stores, establish their brand, and earn money.

Key Points of Conversation:

• Unthink.AI’s platform provides a solution for brands to reach distributed audiences effectively.

• The decentralized marketplace of Unthink.AI enables creators to design an e-commerce store within minutes.

• Unthink.AI leverages AI and Web3 technologies to create personalized experiences and fulfill customer needs.

Tina Mani is the CEO and Founder of Unthink AI, a revolutionary platform in the e-commerce landscape. With an impressive background in AI and distributed ledger technologies, she has spearheaded Unthink.AI to create decentralized marketplaces that redefine how brands engage with their audiences.

Hedera Co-founders, Dr. Leemon Baird and Mance Harmon, join SVP of Communications, Zenobia Godschalk, and answer questions directly from the community in our sixth Town Hall.

Topics ranged from how we got in contact with Deepak Chopra for the Never Alone initiative, did Hedera consider a non-profit business model, as well as Mance and Leemon's thoughts on the past year since Open Access.

When was the last time your bank offered to stake your assets or provide a loan backed by your crypto holdings? What if your bank could not only custody your crypto, but also let you stake assets for rewards and take out loans backed by your tokens?

The merging of traditional banking and digital assets opens up fascinating new possibilities.

But who is actually bridging these two worlds?

Welcome to the first episode of Season 5 of Gossip About Gossip, hosted by Zenobia Godschalk. Join us as we explore the merging of traditional banking and crypto with Aliya Das Gupta of Sygnum Bank, the world’s first regulated digital asset bank. This forward-thinking conversation provides insights into the new possibilities unfolding:

• How did Sygnum get its start and gain the vision to integrate crypto with regulated banking?
• What's driving global demand for Sygnum's unique crypto banking services?
• What does the future hold for decentralized identity and compliance?
• Insights into how Sygnum navigates the thrilling frontiers where banking collides with blockchain innovation.

By integrating crypto with trusted, regulated services, Sygnum points to a future where the best of both worlds can merge.

Explore the fascinating intersection of traditional banking and digital assets with Aliya Das Gupta of Sygnum Bank, as she illuminates the vision behind Sygnum's origin story to bridge these two worlds.

With this conversation, we learn the burgeoning global demand for their novel crypto banking services, from custody and staking to loans collateralized by tokens. Aliya gives us a glimpse into the future of decentralized identity and compliance to expand access to DeFi. This conversation provides insight into how Sygnum navigates the frontiers of finance by integrating crypto with trusted, regulated offerings.

Over 60 million people in the U.S. play fantasy sports—that’s one in almost five people. Game developers need to keep rolling out new and exciting opportunities to keep these gamers engaged.

How is one company, GameOn, leveraging Web 3.0 to do just that?

On today’s episode of Gossip About Gossip by Hedera, podcast Host and SVP of Communications at Swirlds Labs, Zenobia Godschalk, speaks with Matt Bailey, CEO of GameOn, about what GameOn is and how they are leveling up the sports and fantasy gaming experience on Web 3.0 through their Karateka launch.

Godschalk and Bailey also discuss…

The journey GameOn has taken to get to where they are now

How GameOn is leveraging blockchain technology for the fantasy sports industry

GameOn’s cross-chain compatibility and partnership with Hedera

Bailey covered the Web 3.0 benefits. “Let’s use the karate combat partnership that we have as an example… We’re going to be selling playable digital fighters. So, every fighter in the karate combat league, you’re going to be able to buy them. They’ll be limited at 200 per fighter but it will look and feel like the actual fighter that’s fighting in the live events. With that playable digital fighter, notice we’re not calling it an NFT. Of course, it is an NFT, but it’s a playable digital fighter. You can gear it up, so you can buy gear like weapons and shorts and other different items that can not only change the look of your playable digital fighter, but can also give it an advantage in games,” he stated.

Matt Bailey is CEO of GameOn and Founder & Board Director of Brooklyn Kings Rugby League. He is an entrepreneur breaking into the future of Web 3.0 games. He has served as an Adjunct Professor for Clark University, Senior Director, Brand Partnerships, for LiveStyle, Inc., and Director, Global Partnerships for Brooklyn Sports & Entertainment, amongst other roles. Bailey attended the University of Technology Sydney, where he earned a Bachelor of Management in Sport & Exercise.

The Gossip About Gossip podcast closes out its fourth season with an in-depth look back at the most exciting projects built on Hedera Hashgraph over the past year. Learn how developers and enterprises like Dovu, Quartr, and Unstoppable Domains are leveraging Hedera's speed, security, and low costs to create real-world utility and trust for decentralized applications. Hear directly from the teams pioneering carbon credit marketplaces, distributed mortgages, NFT gaming, travel booking engines, and more. Whether you're a developer looking to build on a high-performance DLT or an enterprise seeking business value, this finale provides unique insight into Hedera's thriving ecosystem. Discover how Hedera is bringing mainstream adoption to decentralized ledgers and get a sneak preview of Gossip About Gossip Season 5. Don't miss the exciting unveiling of new partnerships and platforms coming soon on Hedera Hashgraph.

Smart cities and IoT projects will be made possible with financial innovations achieved in the payments industry. Self-sovereign identity and digital identity verification are made possible with recent advancements in payment technology.

Launched in the 1980s, eftpos introduced a fast, simple, and secure payment system, which was rapidly embraced by both shoppers and merchants in Australia. eftpos revolutionized the way we pay for goods and services, and, as a result, changed the retail landscape forever.

In this Gossip About Gossip podcast episode, Hedera’s Christian Hasker and Cooper Kunz are joined by Rob Allen, Entrepreneur in Residence at eftpos Payments Australia. Rob shares how eftpos addresses the blockchain trilemma constraints and what will probably be Hedera’s first-ever stablecoin.

Listen to the podcast and learn how a micropayments infrastructure will change the way we interact with online businesses and disrupt the revenue model for online content creators.

You can learn more about eftpos at https://www.hedera.com/blog/eftpos-pioneers-new-ecommerce-micropayments-solution-using-hedera-hashgraph and https://www.eftposaustralia.com.au/.