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My latest guest on the BlockChain Reaction podcast is Calanthia Mei. She's the co-founder of Masa - formerly Masa Finance. Masa is a digital identity protocol that is built on the Celo (CELO-USD) blockchain. The company recently announced inclusion in the Binance (BNB-USD) accelerator program and is aiming to be a global leader in Web3 identity infrastructure. I thought this was a really interesting episode and we touched on everything from the privacy concerns about digital IDs to the global macro setup for fiat currencies more broadly speaking.

• What is Masa?
• Calanthia's TradFi bank and fintech background
• Building a new world on chain with identity infrastructure
• What are Soulbound tokens?
• How Masa allows developers to build Web3 native communities
• Web3 is likely more attractive to a global audience rather than a Western audience
• Future generations will be "on-chain native"
• How does a crypto builder define "decentralized?"
• Applicable ways Web3 identity is useful
• Protecting privacy in Web3
• On choosing the Celo blockchain but also being a cross-chain protocol
• What being in the Binance Accelerator program enables
• The differences between jurisdictions in attracting crypto businesses
• Phones as a fintech utility
• How does Masa simplify Web3 for the non-crypto native
• Is EVM the blockchain winner or do ecosystems like Solana (SOL-USD) and Cosmos (ATOM-USD) have a chance long term?
• A possible Masa token in the future
• Learning from the airdrops of other market participants
• What else is exciting about Web3?
• Book/podcast recommendations
• Being a student of geopolitics and thinking long term macro outcomes
• How fiat currencies play in a future with internet native money

I hope you guys enjoy this episode. Remember, you can get access to the full downloadable version of every BCR podcast episode by subscribing to my Seeking Alpha research service ⁠BlockChain Reaction. ⁠ One final note, if you're not completely sick of listening to my voice, I also joined James Foord on his new podcast The Pragmatic Investor earlier this week. You check that out here. In that pod, we talk crypto broadly, Bitcoin (BTC-USD), and the macro outlook. 

The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of myself and my guest. None of this is investment advice or a solicitation for you to buy any financial instrument. I am not a licensed investment advisor. This content is for information purposes only. This episode was recorded on April 18th, 2023.