26. Christophe Lassuyt: How Request Finance is building the global Web3 financial payment infrastructure
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Release Date: 08/09/2023
32. Jay Steinback: RWA On-Chain and Fully Regulated
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Welcome to EARLY. DSide’s guest today is Jay Steinback of yWhales. Summary Jay discusses their newest project, FinRamp, which focuses on tokenizing real world assets, starting with the voluntary carbon credit market. FinRamp aims to provide a regulated and compliant platform for the trading of these assets, ensuring transparency and trust. The project is built on the principles of RegTech and aims to adhere to traditional finance rules and regulations. Steinbeck emphasizes the importance of regulation in the Web3 space and the need for a legal...
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31. Dr. Sergey Kachur & OxHunter: How to incentivize truth through professional consensus
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29. Samantha Marin: The Do’s and Dont’s of DAOs
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Welcome to EARLY, the podcast about web3 business from Bankless Consulting. DSide's guest today is Samantha Marin, a content writer and editor at Aragon and owner/operator of Quorum's newsletter. Samantha is an experienced creative writer and spends her time empathetically breaking down the complexities of Web3 and DAOs through her role at Aragon. She specializes in introductory guides on DAO creation and maintenance and recently contributed to version one of the Aragon DAO creation manual for the Ukrainian Ministry of Digital Transformation. In addition to her work at Aragon, Samantha curated...
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28. Mark Phillips: Decentralizing Cellular Communication Networks
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27. Mike Montgomery: Building the future platform for content creators on Web3.
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Welcome to EARLY, the podcast about web3 business from Bankless Consulting. DSide's guest today is Mike Montgomery, the co-founder and Chief Creative Officer at Remx, a Web3 platform that enables creators to grow their communities with exclusive memberships, rewards, and loyalty programs. The Remx platform consists of three core components: community, rewards, and commerce. The platform will operate as a one-stop shop for creators to build a following and offer token-gated rewards while also incorporating e-commerce, providing a centralized location for community engagement and merchandising....
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26. Christophe Lassuyt: How Request Finance is building the global Web3 financial payment infrastructure
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Welcome to EARLY, the podcast about web3 business from Bankless Consulting. DSide's guest today is Christophe Lassuyt, an experienced Financial Analyst and data-driven insights specialist who co-founded Request Finance in September 2017. Starting as the CFO, he now serves as the CEO. He is a YC W17 alumni and an active member of the web3 CFO club, a community of Finance & Operations leaders in Web3. Prior to his involvement with Request, Christophe held various positions in finance companies, including Moneytis, Euranka, and Amaris, where he served as a co-founder, Chief Financial Officer,...
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25. Caio Leta: A Closer Look at Bitcoin and Energy Consumption with Arthur Mining's Head of Research
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24. Juan Montoya - How Rokk3r is Accelerating Web3 Development and Adoption
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Welcome to EARLY, the podcast about web3 business from Bankless Consulting. DSide's guest today is Juan Montoya, co-founder and CEO of Rokk3r. Juan is a Web3 enthusiast who has a history of building and scaling technology-enabled business models. Prior to founding Rokk3r, Juan spent 8 years working in management consulting and Big Data modeling in economic recovery models for the government. Originally from Colombia, he graduated from Suffolk University before moving to DC, where he got his early career experience working in the 2008 financial crisis aftermath. After working for nearly a...
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23. Nanne Dekking: Fractionalized Art Ownership Onchain
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Welcome to EARLY, the podcast about web3 business from Bankless Consulting. DSide's guest today is Nanne Dekking, the co-founder and CEO of Artory. Nanne is a renowned figure in the art world, known for his expertise in art history, art finance, and investment. He has played significant roles in prestigious institutions, advisory firms, and auction houses, including serving as Wildenstein & Co.'s vice president and holding the portfolio of assistant curator of the Historical Collections of Her Majesty, The Queen of The Netherlands. Dekking's passion for art and his deep understanding of...
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DSide's guest today is Christophe Lassuyt, an experienced Financial Analyst and data-driven insights specialist who co-founded Request Finance in September 2017. Starting as the CFO, he now serves as the CEO. He is a YC W17 alumni and an active member of the web3 CFO club, a community of Finance & Operations leaders in Web3. Prior to his involvement with Request, Christophe held various positions in finance companies, including Moneytis, Euranka, and Amaris, where he served as a co-founder, Chief Financial Officer, and International Finance Manager, respectively.
Request Finance offers an all-in-one finance solution for web3 businesses. The platform allows organizations, DAOs, and freelancers to manage their invoicing, payroll, and expenses in cryptocurrencies. Trusted by leading web3 companies like The Sandbox, Aave, The Graph, and Near Protocol, Request Finance raised a seed round of $5.5 million in April 2022, with investments from notable VCs such as Animoca Brands and Balderton Capital.
In the episode, DSide and Christophe discuss why building out the financial infrastructure for finance in Web3 may be the key to unlocking its potential. They discuss the current limitations and hurdles preventing adoption, including poor UX and the chicken-and-egg problem in Web3 preventing mainstream adoption. Currently, Web3 needs better products to draw in a more extensive user base. Christophe believes Request can assist this transition by building out the financial infrastructure that Web3 will run on in a seamless, easy-to-understand on-ramp for Web2 companies.
Dside and Christophe talk about how businesses may become early adopters of Web3 due to the inefficiencies in the current systems of cross-border payments. I.e., SWIFT. They discuss the need for a privacy layer for companies to operate. They also touch on compliance in Web3 and how Request assists this by establishing a standardized global invoicing service that can be catered to each region. They end the episode discussing specifically which industries will be the earliest adopters before finishing on the merits of cooperation between industry leaders in Web3 vs. the competitive nature in Web2.
***Timestamps***
0:00 - Guest Background
9:10 - What's missing in blockchain accounting and payments?
10:50 - Evolving market
14:30 - User experience Infrastructure
16:40 - Privacy
18:45 - How payments work
24:00 - Request Roadmap
26:10 - Global Compliance
16:40 - Privacy
30:00 - Onboarding businesses into crypto
34:55 - Education
***Additional Resources***
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Twitter - Request Finance
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Website - Request Finance
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LinkedIn - Christophe Lassuyt
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