#369: Bill Laboon, Director of Education at Web3 Foundation, on The Polkadot Ecosystem, Web3 Education in LATAM, and The Importance of Regulatory Clarity

Bill Laboon is the Director of Education and Governance Initiatives at the Web3 Foundation, after spending the previous five years teaching Computer Science at the University of Pittsburgh. He is the author of two books: A Friendly Introduction to Software Testing, an undergraduate textbook; and Strength in Numbers, a near-future novel set in a world in which cryptocurrency has eliminated traditional money.

In this conversation, we discuss:
- Future growth and evolution of the Polkadot ecosystem
- Reaching 1000 referendums in the Polkadot ecosystem
- Dot Play and Kylix Finance
- The Decentralized Futures grant programme
- Zug is the crypto valley of the world
- Importance of regulatory oversight in crypto
- Upcoming US election
- Trump launching World Liberty Coin
- Web3 education in LATAM
- Polkadot isn’t one blockchain, it’s 51 different para-chains
- Friend.tech going under
- Crypto needs end-user consumer apps

Web3 Foundation
Website: web3.foundation
X: @Web3foundation

Bill Laboon
X: @BillLaboon
LinkedIn: Bill Laboon

 
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