Early Days #9: Synonym by John Carvalho

Summary:

In this episode of Early Days, Car sits down with John to discuss the evolution of Synonym, its vision for a decentralized digital economy, and the development of the Pubky protocol.

We explore:

The importance of self-sovereignty, identity, and trust in the digital age
Pubky introducing a public key domain system for censorship resistance.
The Atomic Economy and why it is not just a technology stack.
Future of Pubky, Social Media and it's AI Integration.

Chapters:

05:01 Challenges of Lightning
10:51 Exploring the PubKey Protocol
17:43 Self-Sovereignty and Digital Identity
30:27 Payments and Settlement in The Next Web
36:36 The Challenge of Scaling Bitcoin
40:23 Building a Trusted Payment System
41:07 Understanding the "Semantic Social Graph"
44:47 The Future of Pubky, Social Media and AI Integration
52:32 Creating Meaningful Technology for Families
55:09 The Launch of PubKey

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Early Days #9: Synonym by John Carvalho