Uploaded June 2022 | Updated September 2026, 5 hours ago
Welcome to Cross-Chain Examination, an inclusive and friendly place for your 102-level crypto/Web3 content.
In this episode of the podcast, host Katherine Wu chats with Privy's Henri Stern about all things privacy, what data sovereignty means and why it's important as well as the dangers of convenience when it comes to your online experience.
0:00 Show intro and sponsors
0:46 Guest intro
2:25 The trades off when it comes to building data infrastructure
5:10 How does blockchain solve poor system architecture?
07:50 Why Web3 will be the nexus for change
9:35 How do you square away blockchain, transparency and privacy?
13:24 What is data sovereignty? How can Privy enable that?
17:01 Should data sovereignty be a design choice - should devs solely be responsible or should users also be included?
19:56 "The Tyranny Of Convenience"
24:33 Would you have built Privy differently if it were Web2 world VS Web3 world?
29:19 Distinction between Web2 and Web3 will disappear in the future
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This season is sponsored by Protocol Labs, creators of IPFS, libp2p, and Filecoin. They are an open-source R&D lab building protocols, tools, and services to radically improve the internet.
This season is also sponsored by Parcl, a digital real estate platform that lets you gain exposure to the real estate market with no minimum investment, high liquidity, and low transaction fees.
Cross-chain Examination is presented by Archetype, an early-stage crypto VC firm based in NYC.
Welcome to Cross-Chain Examination, an inclusive and friendly place for your 102-level crypto/Web3 content.
In this episode of the podcast, host Katherine Wu chats with Privy's Henri Stern about all things privacy, what data sovereignty means and why it's important as well as the dangers of convenience when it comes to your online experience.
0:00 Show intro and sponsors
0:46 Guest intro
2:25 The trades off when it comes to building data infrastructure
5:10 How does blockchain solve poor system architecture?
07:50 Why Web3 will be the nexus for change
9:35 How do you square away blockchain, transparency and privacy?
13:24 What is data sovereignty? How can Privy enable that?
17:01 Should data sovereignty be a design choice - should devs solely be responsible or should users also be included?
19:56 "The Tyranny Of Convenience"
24:33 Would you have built Privy differently if it were Web2 world VS Web3 world?
29:19 Distinction between Web2 and Web3 will disappear in the future
____________________________________________________________________________
This season is sponsored by Protocol Labs, creators of IPFS, libp2p, and Filecoin. They are an open-source R&D lab building protocols, tools, and services to radically improve the internet.
This season is also sponsored by Parcl, a digital real estate platform that lets you gain exposure to the real estate market with no minimum investment, high liquidity, and low transaction fees.
Cross-chain Examination is presented by Archetype, an early-stage crypto VC firm based in NYC.
