#54 - Mark Staples

Welcome to the blockchain pro podcast, I'm Adriana Belotti and today I'm chatting to Harry Papacharissiou about blockchain development, taking the time to switch gears and creating cool prototypes for hackathons.

Welcome to episode 55 with Jemma Xu. In this episode, Adriana and Jemma chat about evaluating projects for investing (not financial advice), what to do during the bear market, Jemma's investment pillars and more.

Welcome to episode 54 with Mark Staples, Senior Principal Researcher at Data 61. In this episode, Adriana and Mark discuss researching blockchain technology, the role research plays with government and industry and what Mark has identified as the "three blockchain adoption paradoxes".

Welcome to Episode 53 with Rob Allen of the HBAR Foundation, where we discuss why blockchains needs to talk to each other (what we call interoperability) to truly unlock web3's potential.

In this episode, Adriana chats to Chris Were, founder and CEO of Verida, about how his professional life happened to follow the evolution of the internet, and the role of web3 in the future of technology.

In this episode, Adriana and Vanessa discuss the role of a cultural broker, the importance of educating all sides about cultural differences, as well as Vanessa's journey in discovering crypto through NFTs and how her latest project aims to change the lives of communities through fairer art deals.

Welcome to episode 50 with AJ Milne. In this episode Adriana and AJ discuss issues founders face when starting blockchain businesses, Algorand's advantage, our social and environmental responsibilities, Algomint's roadmap and more.

Welcome to Episode 49 with Michael Bacina. In this episode, Adriana and Michael talk about the evolution of crypto legislation, the latest Australian regulatory recommendations, why crypto is bad for criminals and more.

Welcome to episode 48 with Caroline Bowler. In this episode, Adriana and Caroline talk about how a financial markets career can be a good springboard for crypto, about crypto regulation and the Australia Senate recent hearings, what you need to be good at to work in crypto and more. Bio - Caroline Bowler is CEO of BTC Markets, based in Melbourne. Caroline has worked in Financial Services since 2004, originally in stockbroking and investment banking. Caroline began directly advocating for our industry in 2015, founding the first FinTech & Blockchain-focused communications agency in Asia. Connect with Caroline Twitter https://twitter.com/carobowler LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/carolinebowler/ Connect with Adriana Twitter https://twitter.com/nonfungibleab LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/adrianabelotti/ Blockchain Pro podcast Twitter https://twitter.com/blockchainpro_ Website https://blockchainpropodcast.com

Welcome to Episode 47 with Bilal Brahim. In this episode, Adriana and Bilal discuss the life of a philosophy teach turned blockchain advocate, how deeply connecting with other humans can sometimes sprout great innovation, even in the most basic of human endeavours.