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Dan Stein

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Cape Town, San Francisco
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Strategic Partnership Between Humans.ai, MorningStar Ventures Set to Make a Splash in Blockchain ...

Strategic Partnership Between Humans.ai, MorningStar Ventures Set to Make a Splash in Blockchain ...

Hacker Noon — As developments surrounding artificial intelligence continue to progress, more and more questions surrounding the sensitive nature of personal information, machine learning, and any potential fallout resulting from compromising such developments (or having machines become smarter than Humans.ai) continue to swirl.
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Introducing ICCO: An Interview With Nekoverse CEO Leo Nguyen Discussing DeFi's Newest Token Model...

Introducing ICCO: An Interview With Nekoverse CEO Leo Nguyen Discussing DeFi's Newest Token Model...

Hacker Noon — Hi! I am Leo Nguyen, thank you for having me on board. Well! I have to begin by saying I had quite the unique start to my career and got the opportunity to work with some exciting companies before starting one of my own.
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An Interview with Investor Gianfranco Filice on His Recent Investment Pledge Finance | HackerNoon

An Interview with Investor Gianfranco Filice on His Recent Investment Pledge Finance | HackerNoon

Hacker Noon — Gianfranco Filice, the US-based venture investment partner at OVO Fund, has recently invested in Pledge Finance through his AKA Angel Fund. Pledge Finance is an algorithmic crypto lending-borrowing protocol and a leading financial NFT marketplace on the Binance Smart Chain. We talked to Gianfranco Filice about his recent investment in Pledge and why he thought it was a prudent decision.
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Itheum: The Convergence Of Data, Web2, And The Metaverse | HackerNoon

Itheum: The Convergence Of Data, Web2, And The Metaverse | HackerNoon

Hacker Noon — We are here today with a distinguished innovator behind the revolutionary project: Itheum. The project has made game-changing advancements towards data privacy by integrating it with the metaverse and has brought the physical world one step closer to the metaverse. Let's get to know more about this innovation with an exclusive one-on-one with Mark Paul, the founder of Itheum!
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Democratizing Venture Capital: An Exclusive Interview with Hatu Sheikh CMO of DAO Maker | HackerN...

Democratizing Venture Capital: An Exclusive Interview with Hatu Sheikh CMO of DAO Maker | HackerN...

Hacker Noon — Hi! Thank you for inviting me. I am Hatu Sheik, the CMO and co-founder of DAO Maker. Well! About me, I have to say that I am a marketing and strategy geek. I love analyzing different opportunities and approaches for business growth and implementing them in the projects I work on.
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Building the Virtual Economy: NFT Projects that are Here to Stay | HackerNoon

Building the Virtual Economy: NFT Projects that are Here to Stay | HackerNoon

Hacker Noon — Digital assets sure had a dream run in 2021. The crypto market won big, briefly even touching $3 trillion in market cap. The prices of Bitcoin, Ethereum, and a number of other tokens reached new all-time highs and the number of users soared. But, along with cryptocurrencies, the year was particularly good for non-fungible tokens (NFTs).
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Strategic Partnership Between Humans.ai, MorningStar Ventures Set to Make a Splash in Blockchain ...

Strategic Partnership Between Humans.ai, MorningStar Ventures Set to Make a Splash in Blockchain ...

Hacker Noon — As developments surrounding artificial intelligence continue to progress, more and more questions surrounding the sensitive nature of personal information, machine learning, and any potential fallout resulting from compromising such developments (or having machines become smarter than Humans.ai) continue to swirl.
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Understanding Cosmos Network: The Internet of Blockchains | HackerNoon

Understanding Cosmos Network: The Internet of Blockchains | HackerNoon

Hacker Noon — The total active internet users exceeded 4.5 billion in 2021, or almost 60% of the global population. In comparison, we see the number of global crypto and blockchain users is approaching the 300 million mark, according to the Q2 2021 reports from Crypto.com. This shows we are still very far away from mainstream adoption.
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Having Revolutionized Art, NFTs Are Now Coming for Photography | HackerNoon

Having Revolutionized Art, NFTs Are Now Coming for Photography | HackerNoon

Hacker Noon — Non-fungible token (NFT) is clearly people's favorite acronym these days. The increasing popularity and soaring value of these blockchain-based wonders, has baffled people all across the globe. After all, they're nothing more than glamorized JPEGs. But, when you look beyond the surface, you can see the real picture of how NFTs are transforming the world and building the virtual economy from scratch.
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Taking DeFi Mainstream: A Conversation With Anshul Dhir of the EasyFi Network | Hacker Noon

Taking DeFi Mainstream: A Conversation With Anshul Dhir of the EasyFi Network | Hacker Noon

Hacker Noon — The DeFi industry has gone through some major changes in the past couple of years and saw unprecedented growth. However, with the popularity also came certain challenges and hindrances which now stand as roadblocks to the industry's further growth. We recently had a conversation with - from the EasyFi network to discuss the current problems with DeFi and possible solutions.
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Understanding Social Media's Dual Role In Promoting Crypto-Rugpulls & Acting As A Watchdog | Hack...

Understanding Social Media's Dual Role In Promoting Crypto-Rugpulls & Acting As A Watchdog | Hack...

Hacker Noon — Less than a few months ago, TikTok, the popular social media app, restricted its content creators from promoting any cryptocurrency on the platform. This seemed like a contradictory move to the ethos of blockchain, where true ownership rests in the hands of the users.
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Why Closed Virtual Spaces Make for a Better Gaming Experience: Exclusive Interview with Igor Plus...

Why Closed Virtual Spaces Make for a Better Gaming Experience: Exclusive Interview with Igor Plus...

Hacker Noon — Hi! I am Igor Plusa, the co-founder and CMO of Game Lounge. Thank you for having me here. Well! I'll begin by saying that I am a sales and marketing geek with over 10 years of experience in this field.
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AI Infrastructure Becomes an Energy Problem

AI Infrastructure Becomes an Energy Problem

startupthread.com — AI is often framed as a software story. Models. Algorithms. Training techniques. That framing breaks down once systems reach scale. At tha...
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Flying Air Taxis Begin Real Operations

Flying Air Taxis Begin Real Operations

startupthread.com — For years, electric air taxis have existed mostly as demos and renderings. Short test flights. Controlled pilots. Carefully framed timelines...
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Cybersecurity Is Becoming an Identity Problem

Cybersecurity Is Becoming an Identity Problem

startupthread.com — One of the big changes in cybersecurity right now is that attacks are not showing up the way people expect them to. For a long time, securi...
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Why Stablecoins Make Economic Sense Before They Make Ideological Sense

Why Stablecoins Make Economic Sense Before They Make Ideological Sense

startupthread.com — Stablecoins are often discussed as a crypto-native idea. A new asset class, a new ideology, or a challenge to banks. That framing misses the...
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Stablecoins Are a Payments Product. Regulation Decides Whether They Scale.

Stablecoins Are a Payments Product. Regulation Decides Whether They Scale.

startupthread.com — Stablecoins get treated like a crypto market structure story. The more practical way to look at them is as a payments product. If a new rai...
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Why Winner-Take-All Thinking Creates a Problem for Debt

Why Winner-Take-All Thinking Creates a Problem for Debt

startupthread.com — A recurring idea in the discussion is that AI infrastructure is being treated as a winner-take-all market. Hyperscalers themselves describe ...
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Why Some Investors Are Avoiding Long-Term AI Debt

Why Some Investors Are Avoiding Long-Term AI Debt

startupthread.com — The debate around AI infrastructure is often framed as a question of scale. How many data centers get built, how fast capacity comes online,...
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The $5.3 Trillion Financing Wave Behind the AI Buildout

The $5.3 Trillion Financing Wave Behind the AI Buildout

startupthread.com — The current phase of the AI buildout is being driven less by software breakthroughs and more by capital intensity. Behind the expansion of d...
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Why Most Blockchains Can't Be Clouds (and Never Will Be)

Why Most Blockchains Can't Be Clouds (and Never Will Be)

startupthread.com — For a long time, blockchains have been described as "decentralized computers." It's an appealing phrase, and on the surface it sounds reaso...
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