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Chapters
00:00 Introduction and Background
02:29 Becoming a Lawyer and Transitioning to Entrepreneurship
06:21 The Education Phase of Blockchain
08:52 The Evolution of Banks in the Blockchain Era
11:52 The Integration of Fiat Currencies and Cryptocurrencies
24:10 Consolidation in the Blockchain Space
25:30 The Commodity and Product Nature of Blockchain
26:48 Choosing Ethereum as the Foundation
28:38 Ethereum's Transaction Fees and Future Developments
32:18 Brick-in's Focus on Tokenization and Digitization
39:47 Brick-in's Value Proposition and Services
47:17 Brick-in's Grand Vision for the Future
48:29 Recommendations for Working in the Web3 Space
Summary
Edwin Mata, CEO and co-founder of Brickken, shares his journey from being a lawyer to entering the blockchain space and starting his own startup. He discusses the challenges of being a service provider and the appeal of working with technology. Edwin emphasizes the importance of a legal background in understanding contracts and negotiations in the blockchain industry. He also highlights the need for education and regulation in the blockchain space, as well as the potential for central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) and stablecoins to revolutionize the financial system. Brickken is a platform that focuses on tokenization, which is the digitization or representation of offline assets on the blockchain. They aim to bring financial instruments, such as equity and debt, online to make transactions more efficient and accessible. Brickken chose to build on Ethereum because it is one of the most developed and widely used blockchains, with a large developer community and high transaction volume. They believe that Ethereum will remain a key foundation in the blockchain ecosystem. However, they acknowledge that Ethereum still needs to address issues such as high transaction fees to become more efficient. Brickken's vision is to be part of the journey towards the full tokenization of equity and the transformation of financial markets. They aim to provide a new alternative for funding and crowdfunding, optimizing investment opportunities for companies and individuals. Their platform offers a seamless user experience, with a Google form for asset origination, an investor portal for distribution, and a management tool for asset and investor management. Brickken charges a monthly fee for their software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform. They see themselves as complementing traditional financial institutions rather than replacing them, providing new options and opportunities for raising capital. In the future, Brickken aims to expand their services and become a leader in the tokenization space.
Takeaways
Transitioning from being a lawyer to working in the blockchain space can offer new opportunities and a different work dynamic.
A legal background can be valuable in understanding contracts and negotiations in the blockchain industry.
The blockchain industry is still in the education phase, but adoption is increasing, especially with the involvement of institutional players.
Central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) and stablecoins have the potential to revolutionize the financial system and offer new forms of digital money. Brickken focuses on tokenization, digitizing offline assets on the blockchain.
They chose Ethereum as their starting foundation due to its developer community and transaction volume.
Ethereum still needs to address issues like high transaction fees to become more efficient.
Brickken aims to be part of the journey towards the full tokenization of equity and the transformation of financial markets.
They provide a seamless user experience with asset origination, distribution, and management tools.