
About this episode
In Relay Chain’s inaugural episode, Joe Petrowski (Research Analyst, Parity) talks to Dr. Gavin Wood, Ethereum Cofounder and Founder Polkadot and Parity Technologies. They discuss nation states vs. protocols, building technology that fundamentally protects our interests, the most important skills for those looking to get into the blockchain industry, and more.
Topics covered:
(03:49) Web3 as a meta-platform
(04:42) Nation states vs. protocols
(08:27) Building technology that fundamentally protects our interests
(16:06) Can we expect Web3 to be better than our current web?
(16:27) Nation state law vs. blockchain law
(22:07) Coin holder voting vs. on-chain governance
(24:50) Governance in Polkadot
(36:54) The most important skills for those looking to get into the blockchain industry
Special Guest: Dr. Gavin Wood.
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