Securing Web3 for the Future with Hartej Sawhney and Facundo Werning of Zokyo Labs

In this episode, Jay speaks with Hartej Sawhney, CEO and Founder of Zokyo Labs, and  Facundo Werning, Head of Americas for Zokyo Labs. Zokyo is a venture studio that builds, secures, and funds crypto, DeFi, and NFT companies. It aims to solve tough problems by consulting, designing, securing, and developing blockchain solutions. Hartej talks all things Web3: security and risks, education and regulation, and FTX. Hartej and Facundo also share their optimism in building and investing in Web3.

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Zokyo’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/zokyo_io?lang=en 

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Facundo Werning’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/werningfacundo/ 

Facundo Werning’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/werningfacundo 

Hartej Sawhney’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hartej/ 

Hartej Sawhney’s Twitter: https://mobile.twitter.com/hartej_ 

About Guests

Facundo Werning is a 21-year-old Argentine who grew up in NYC and Connecticut. He is an economist who has been professionally involved in crypto since 2020 and following it as a passion since 2015, his background is in Venture Capital having previously been on the Investment Banking path. Facundo currently leads Zokyo in the Americas for both Ventures and CyberSecurity. This involves being pitched to, curating, and reaching out to protocols and foundations in crypto for both investing as well as supporting. Facundo also works on varying side-projects at Zokyo.

 

Hartej Sawhney is the CEO and Founder of Zokyo Labs. As a crypto industry pioneer, he has played a key role in elevating standards in the crypto ecosystem and introduced products and services that set the industry benchmark for blockchain security, engineering, transparency, and compliance. When he's not thinking about crypto or building startups, you'll find him designing clothing, curating music, hosting private events, hiking, and dabbling in the contemporary art world.

 

 

You’ll learn about:

• Zokyo’s mission
• How Silicon Valley playbook could benefit Web3
• Current crossroads in Web3: security, risks and target attacks 
• The growing need for education around cyber security 
• Hartej’s outlook on post FTX crash

 

Timestamps

[0:59 - 2:11] Jay’s intro

[2:11 - 14:41] Hartej’s background

[14:41 - 21:50] What is Zokyo

[21:50 - 24:03] The finality aspect of Web3 and blockchain

[24:03 - 28:00] How do we secure Web3 for the future

[28:00 - 34:10] Silicon Valley and Web3

[34:10- 36:20] Difference between Web1 & Web3

[36:20 - 41:54] Security, risks and target attacks

[41:54 - 47:22] Education around cyber security

[52:14 - 01:06:30] Thoughts on the industry of Web3

[01:06:30 - 01:09:31] Contacting Zokyo

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