In the last year we saw DeFi go from a pipe dream to a functioning reality, settling $bn's in value daily and resilient to shocks like the largest day of liquidations in crypto history. Now that TradFi can no longer ignore DeFi, how long will it be until all of Finance is consumed.
The most successful business model of the internet has been to harvest as much data as possible and only share it if profit can be extracted. Let's consider a new model, where all participants are aligned in their incentives to maximise benefit for the system as a whole.
While there are millions of developers in the world, the Open Web is home to only 1000s, how do we attract the next generation of builder without leaving others behind?
With the replication of traditional financial instruments and creation of entirely new ones, what is next for Decentralized Finance?
In his talk, Dr, Steven Waterhouse will discuss how human values are built into our technology and how those values influence society. The next generation of technology can be built upon different values than the last as questions of safety and freedom continue to evolve.