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Pioneering in Web3 with Bradley Miles (Roll)

Episode Summary

Bradley Miles coined (no pun intended) the term “social token as an early builder in the Web3 space. Bradley is the CEO and founder of Roll, a blockchain based platform for creators to develop and cultivate their own crypto communities. Kendall and Bradley discuss the journey creating a product in the early web3 days and the change of general opinion as investment/interest in crypto swelled.

Episode Notes

Episode Highlights:

Bradley defines web3 and what it means to be a driver of the next generation of the internet.
If the medium for exchange with a creator and the community is a currency then we are enabling individuals to create their own economies.
Social tokens is a reinvention of the term “social capital” but with true fungibility and value
Bradley recognizes that just in the span of 4 years recognition of crypto has completely transformed to be known by the general public
Bradley sends Kendall a token on a web2 web3 bridge, where a custodial wallet can send an erc-20 token to a non-custodial wallet like MetaMask
They imagine a world where you can swipe your credit card and pay for a pizza with the coins you hold
Music, Youtubers, and creators are now all onboarded onto Roll - “The great thing about money is it’s universal… it appeals to every type of creator.”
Kendall and Bradley discuss smart contracts 101 and how that create security and compliance

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