W3B Talks

In this episode Don Tapscott, executive chairman of the Blockchain Research Institute and coauthor of Blockchain Revolution, shares his experience and impressions of Davos 2023. Every year business and governmental leaders gather to discuss renewable energy and environmental degradation, global monetary policy, Global trade and investment, the future of cities and local economies and emerging tech...

In this episode we talk to Alexander Di Giovanni, a lawyer who specialized in Web3 and Blockchain.  We discuss the current state, strengths and weaknesses, of the regulatory landscape that is shaping Web3 and blockchain. We explore how to strike the balance between protecting consumers and providing a stable framework for commerce and overburdening an emerging technology and slowing innovatio...

This Episode explores how enterprises are working together to leverage Web3 and blockchains. It examines why some efforts succeed while other fail. Host Douglas Heintzman of the Blockchain Research Institute welcome's Irving Wladawsky-Berger back to the podcast to discuss.

In this episode we are looking at how Web3 and Blockchain are helping build the metaverse. By now, most of us have heard about the metaverse, although there isn’t necessarily a consensus on what exactly it is. We had versions of it for the last 15 years or so. But there has been a renewed interest in it of late and today big companies are making big investments in it. So, what has changed? What is...

In this Episode we look at blockchain's role in solving the ESG challenge. Environmental, Social, and governance are top of mind for many people. ESGs are driving investment strategies and are being bult into corporate policies. For some pressing environmental issues such as the carbon crisis we are seeing credit marketplaces emerge. Most people will agree that being able to measure and account fo...

In this Episode, Host Doug Heintzman talks to Clare Adelgren form EY. They try to define what exactly is DeFi, figure out how has it grown so quickly, and predict if it will it really live up to all the hype? They conclude that DeFi will likely change the world and upend the banking and financial services industry.

In this episode Host Doug Heintzman is joined by Rob Chester CEO of Ubloquity.  Together they discuss how Web3 and blockchain are transforming Supply chain. 

In this episode we examine the many different types of digital assts and how they are being used in business and society. Our guest is Alex Tapscott.

In this episode we look at the state of blockchain in the enterprise and what kinds of problems it is trying to solve.  We look at the challenges and the Governance issues. Our Guest is Jerry Cuomo, IBM Fellow, VP and CTO Technology at IBM.

A digital identity is fundamental to how we confidently interact with digital services and how we express our credentials to others. It is also the sum of our digital footprint including our healthcare records, our employment history and our social media posts. This episode explores how digital identity will  be a key building block for the Web 3 world.

Healthcare is a huge and growing cost in most developed countries, but the promise of personalized medicine electronic healthcare records and generally the fusion of information technology with healthcare technology has the potential to deliver better outcomes for a fraction of the cost. In this episode, W3B Talks host Doug Heintzman, Chief Catalyst at the Blockchain Research Institute, talks with...

We’ve all experienced the Web 1.0 and Web 2.0. We are now on the cusp of Web3. Web 3 has the potential to change the very structure of business and government.  It will likely change how consumers interact with businesses and each other and how businesses coordinate their activities. But what exactly is Web3? In this episode of W3B Talks, host Douglas Heintzman, Chief Catalysts at the Blockch...