Solving The World’s Social Problems with Web3 with Keir Finlow-Bates of Chainfrog

In this episode, Jay speaks with Keir Finlow-Bates, CEO and Founder of Chainfrog, a Finnish startup researching and developing blockchain intellectual property. Chainfrog Oy conducts research and innovates in the blockchain space. Founded in 2016, it is Finland's first blockchain technology company. With a decade of experience in blockchain and a background in mathematics, Keir Finlow-Bates joins yWhales and explains that ultimately web3 solves a social problem, not a technical problem. 

 

Dive into this episode to hear Keir’s view on L2s, the future of innovation, and the importance of marketing new, great ideas.

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About Guests

 

Keir is currently an inventor and entrepreneur in blockchain technologies , living in Finland with his Finnish wife and their large happy family. He was born in Australia but grew up in Austria, Germany, and the Netherlands.

 

​​He went to Cambridge University to study mathematics and switched to information engineering in his final year, mainly because half the course was a repeat of the second-year mathematics course and it seemed like an easier option. He then moved on to London South Bank University where he gained a Ph.D. in mathematics and education.

 

​​He has spent most of his career as a software test engineer and quality assurance manager. He used to have hobbies such as foraging for wild mushrooms, brewing his own beer, and writing bad poetry, but these days he splits his time equally between working on new blockchain concepts, looking after his kids, and when he gets the chance, sleeping

 

You’ll learn about:

• Keir’s introduction to bitcoin
• The consensus problem and Satoshi
• The predictability of software vs. the unpredictability of people
• Current challenges of making systems that enable utility
• The journey toward mass adoption and reinventing financial services processes

 

Timestamps

[00:34-01:36] Jay’s Intro 

[01:36-04:24] Keir’s Intro

[07:30-12:36] Keir on the Satoshi paper

[12:36-16:39] The switch to ETH

[16:39-24:27] The view on regulation

[24:27-32:40] Keir’s work on patents

[32:40-36:08] Where we are in the cycle

[36:08-40:22] On Proof of Stake

[40:22-44:25] The road to mass adoption

[49:18-55:52] Solving reliability, trust, and speed

[55:52-57:51] The next phase of innovation

[58:24-1:01:46] How people should perceive web3

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