SHOW LESSThe lending market went from US $500 billion dollars, in 2010 to US $1.2 trillion dollars in 2019  - with huge growth in Asia and U.S.   What does the future hold for new technologies like DeFi or decentralized finance/lending?  If you enjoyed this episode, make sure you catch up with Part 1 of “Lending: Past, Present & Future”: _______________________________________________   About Alex Lightman  Alex Lightman is a bestselling author of four books, most recently Augmented: Life In The Smart Lane. Lightman has delivered over 300 keynotes in dozens of countries and published over 300 articles as well as authoring over 120 hours of course contents. Lightman is an MIT graduate and attended graduate school at MIT’s Sloan School of Management and Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government.   _______________________________________________   🌎  Join the Metaverse DNA Global Community!  Twitter: https://twitter.com/mvsdna Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/MVSDNA/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/meta...  Medium: https://medium.com/metaverse-blockchain Subscribe to our newsletter at: https://mvsdna.com/

In a post-COVID world, digital identities are becoming even more important for interactions than real identity. Corporations have to take measures to ensure the security of online users.  Learn how Metaverse DNA builds a decentralized ecosystem for digitized assets and identities that is safe and secure. ABOUT ALEX LIGHTMAN   Alex Lightman is a bestselling author of four books, most recently Augmented: Life In The Smart Lane. Lightman has delivered over 300 keynotes in dozens of countries and published over 300 articles as well as authoring over 120 hours of course contents. Lightman is an MIT graduate and attended graduate school at MIT’s Sloan School of Management and Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government. What topics would you like Alex to explore next?   🌎  Join the Metaverse DNA Global Community!  Twitter: https://twitter.com/mvsdna Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/MVSDNA/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/meta...  Medium: https://medium.com/metaverse-blockchain Subscribe to our newsletter at: https://mvsdna.com/

This new series on The Blockchain DNA Podcast is an audio recording of the Finwise Cloud Conference - split into 7 episodes, presenting subject matter experts on the topic of Decentralized Finance and Blockchain. Part 7/7 is presented by Alex Lightman, with closing from our sponsor Metaverse DNA. We hope you enjoyed the series! To watch the video streaming of this conference, visit: https://www.crowdcast.io/e/finwise-cloud-conference/ or Finwise Cloud Conference Playlist on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VpBYxtMkik&list=PLinkmrBZQni_TJogAXzPMo5WUKY0Fio6E Alex Lightman is a bestselling author of four books, most recently Augmented: Life In The Smart Lane. Lightman has delivered over 300 keynotes in dozens of countries and published over 300 articles as well as authoring over 120 hours of course content. Lightman is an MIT graduate and attended graduate school at MIT’s Sloan School of Management and Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government.

This new series on The Blockchain DNA Podcast is an audio recording of the Finwise Cloud Conference - split into 7 episodes, presenting subject matter experts on the topic of Decentralized Finance and Blockchain. To watch the video streaming of this conference, visit: https://www.crowdcast.io/e/finwise-cloud-conference/ or Finwise Cloud Conference Playlist on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VpBYxtMkik&list=PLinkmrBZQni_TJogAXzPMo5WUKY0Fio6E Annemieke is an entrepreneur in IT related businesses since 1987. She is an investor and international business boardroom consultant focussing on Blockchain projects and initiatives, with a strong empathy for legal positioning, financial and marketing structures as well as technical deliverables and project management. Annemieke is well-traveled and fluent in several languages. As a renowned moderator and speaker she was also at the SDG UN conferences, Malta Blockchain Summit and Decentralized in Greece. Building bridges between the existing economic structures and innovations, as well as between technology and business, she created new ways of cooperation on an international level resulting in a worldwide very diverse network.

This new series on The Blockchain DNA Podcast is an audio recording of the Finwise Cloud Conference - split into 7 episodes, presenting subject matter experts on the topic of Decentralized Finance and Blockchain. To watch the video streaming of this conference, visit: https://www.crowdcast.io/e/finwise-cloud-conference/ or Finwise Cloud Conference Playlist on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VpBYxtMkik&list=PLinkmrBZQni_TJogAXzPMo5WUKY0Fio6E Andrew Tang (Andy Tang) - Managing Director, Draper Dragon Fund / Partner, Draper Associates / CEO, Draper University Andrew Tang is a partner at Draper DragonFund and Draper Associates, investing in early- stage technology companies and assisting with their business development, particularly international market entry strategy and partnerships. He also serves as CEO of Draper University, which is an incubator and entrepreneurship education program located in Silicon Valley. In his spare time, he teaches finance and fundraising classes to student entrepreneurs. Tang has over 20 years of operating, research and development, investment banking and investing experience in the high-tech space. He co founded Draper DragonFund in 2006 to focus on cross-border investing. He has led and managed investments in companies such as VeChain, Ledger, CloudMedx, Yeepay, Jin Jing Electric Motors, Alto Beam, Vicarious Artificial Intelligence, Broadbus (MOT), to name a few. Prior to starting his fund, he was a partner and member of the investment committee at ABB Technologies Ventures and Infineon Ventures. Prior to that, he was an investment banker with Credit Suisse First Boston’s technology group in Palo Alto, where he worked on the Magma IPO (SNPS) and Cyras (CIEN) acquisition. Before joining Credit Suisse, Tang was a senior engineer and marketing manager at Intel and was responsible for chip design and market enabling for Pentium and Itanium processors. Tang grew up in Taiwan and moved to Arlington, Texas, at age 13. He completed his undergraduate degree in electrical and computer engineering at The University of Texas at Austin, earned a master’s degree in electrical engineering and computer science from MIT, and received an MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. He holds a U.S. patent in silicon germanium thin film materials. Tang currently resides in Portola Valley, California, with his wife Emily and their two sons Maxwell and Thatcher.

This new series on The Blockchain DNA Podcast is an audio recording of the Finwise Cloud Conference - split into 7 episodes, presenting subject matter experts on the topic of Decentralized Finance and Blockchain. To watch the video streaming of this conference, visit: https://www.crowdcast.io/e/finwise-cloud-conference/ or Finwise Cloud Conference Playlist on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VpBYxtMkik&list=PLinkmrBZQni_TJogAXzPMo5WUKY0Fio6E George studied Economics and Business Administration and has a 10-year track record in regulated financial services. Having served most of his career as an executive for Cyprus Investment Firms, George climbed up the corporate ladder while managing Sales, Marketing and Business Development teams for regulated financial services. George has a thorough acumen for business administration and management in start-up environments. He discovered Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies in 2013, once the Cyprus banking crisis unfolded and started mining bitcoin at home using ASIC miners until 2015, when he proudly developed an “obsession” about Bitcoin. Since then he has collaborated with crypto-exchanges, wallets, KYC/AML, CRM and various fintech solutions in the space. Since 2017, George became a member and advocate of the crypto community in Cyprus and helped form various local community groups, while contributing proactively in social group discussions. He also led and managed the team of organizers that created the blockchain startup competitions “iCoinSummit” in 2018 and “Nakamoto’s Den” in 2019. As an avid enthusiast of tech relevant communities (both online and offline), he has been involved in hackathon organizations and been a volunteer mentor/advisor for technology startups. George has been leading the adoption movement of Blockchain and cryptocurrencies in Cyprus, being extremely proactive in the organization of local meetups, lectures and presentations. George is a founder and board member of the Cyprus Blockchain Association which is a regional stakeholder in drafting policies alongside with corporates and the government, as well as representing the local community and its projects. Lastly he is also the Vice-President of Decentralized Chapter Nicosia, bringing experts together to share a common knowledge pool, towards an improved societal change.

This new series on The Blockchain DNA Podcast is an audio recording of the Finwise Cloud Conference - split into 7 episodes, presenting subject matter experts on the topic of Decentralized Finance and Blockchain. To watch the video streaming of this conference, visit: https://www.crowdcast.io/e/finwise-cloud-conference/ Monica Patricia Cummings is a British Industry 4.0 advocate and Tech evangelist. She became interested in bitcoin as early as 2013 when her Uncle who is based on Wall Street became involved in the failed float of a Crypto company. Fast forward to 2017 Monica completed the world-renowned Executive Education program at Spain's prestigious IESE Business school (University of Navarra/partnered with Harvard). She also was chosen to be in the FFWD pre-accelerator Tech program funded by JP Morgan Bank, and took part in the Mayor of London's Business Growth program for Tech SMEs. Monica is currently Head of Content at the ICPS Institute which runs virtual training courses, it also delivers digital roundtables on cutting-edge subjects. Prior to joining ICPS Monica served as a British diplomat overseas in countries such as Oman, Iraq, Kenya and Jamaica. Monica has a Bachelors Degree in International Relations and a Masters Degree in Human Rights. She is also a fluent French speaker.

This new series on The Blockchain DNA Podcast is an audio recording of the Finwise Cloud Conference - split into 7 episodes, presenting subject matter experts on the topic of Decentralized Finance and Blockchain. To watch the video streaming of this conference, visit: https://www.crowdcast.io/e/finwise-cloud-conference/ Vincent Molinari has nearly 30 years of experience in the financial services industry. Currently he focuses on Fintech TV (https://fintech.tv/), broadcasting from the NYSE and focused on digital assets and legislative issues surrounding the fintech space.  Most recently entering the Asian, South East Asian and Indian market. Being passionate about sustainability he also leads TheIMPACT which focuses on Sustainability, ESG, Climate Change, and advancing the 17 United Nations supported Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Vince is passionately and deeply committed to impact investing and humanitarian issues, which he believes blockchain technologies can significantly help address. Therefore, he has co-founded many institutions like Blockchain Commission for Sustainable Development, Blockchain For Impact, Decade of Women, 5th Element Group PBC and SDG Impact Fund. Being a true entrepreneur he was a Co-founder of Templum, Inc., and formerly the CEO of its subsidiary, Templum Markets, a FINRA registered broker dealer and Alternative Trading System (ATS) providing a registered solution for raising capital and trading private digital securities. He is a member of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Fintech Advisory Committee. He has also authored numerous comment letters to the SEC and FINRA, participated in Petitions for Rulemaking, and advised on necessary amendments to securities laws to achieve a regulated and sustainable digital securities market.

This new series on The Blockchain DNA Podcast is an audio recording of the Finwise Cloud Conference - split into 7 episodes, presenting subject matter experts on the topic of Decentralized Finance and Blockchain. To watch the video streaming of this conference, visit: https://www.crowdcast.io/e/finwise-cloud-conference/ We begin the series with Eric Gu, FinTech investor and blockchain industry leader. As early as 2014  Eric Gu started Viewfin Corp. and subsequently founded Metaverse and is leading Metaverse Foundation as its chairman. Currently, he is expanding with Metaverse DNA, a revolutionary Dualchain dealing with the traditional trilemma. Eric is an experienced blockchain leader, an expert in digital identity and smart assets. As a lifetime member of the Bitcoin Foundation, Eric was one of the earliest entrepreneurs who introduced blockchain technology to China and published the translation of the book “Blockchain: New Economic Blueprint and Guide” in Chinese. Eric is a firm supporter of blockchain technology and its innovative opportunities.