Consumption Efficiency & Waste Reduction via Blockchain Technology w/ Vinay Gupta, Founder & CEO of Mattereum

You've Been Warmed

English - March 02, 2020 15:40 - 1 hour - 48 MB - ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
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Today's You've Been Warmed episode features Vinay Gupta - Founder & CEO of Mattereum - a blockchain startup that creates digital identities for the world's physical goods.

Vinay is also really well known for his humanitarian efforts - he created the 'hexayurt' structure which is a great option for providing refugees with shelter and scaling humanitarian response, he has worked extensively with the Rocky Mountain Institute and was also the release coordinator for the Ethereum project - the second largest cryptocurrency by market cap in the world, after Bitcoin.

I have to say Vinay is one of the most intelligent and well-spoken people you could probably meet and I have been following him closely since my early days in the crypto space.

In this episode, we addressed the main issue that Mattereum aims to address - making consumption more efficient. For those who are not aware of the specifics of blockchain, Vinay made a great summary that explains the value of the technology and why it's needed moving forward. We also discussed how the world could manage carbon emissions with blockchain technology and the current vs future emissions of blockchains.

Finally, we dove into Mattereum - how they aim to create a digital identity for the world's physical goods, what this means in practical terms, what new use-cases and consumption efficiencies this will generate and how it will ultimately lead to a world with much less waste.

Vinay is a visionary and has both an interesting past & a encouraging vision for the future. Highly recommend listening to this until the end. Let's get into it.

VINAY & MATTEREUM LINKS

Mattereum Website - https://mattereum.com/

Vinay's Twitter - https://twitter.com/leashless

MyHope For The World - http://myhopeforthe.world/

The Cutting Machinery - http://thecuttingmachinery.com/

TIMECODES

3:51 - Vinay's Background & Humanitarian Efforts

12:26 - His Work With Ethereum & The Blockchain Space

19:33 - How To Manage Carbon Emissions With Blockchain

21:21 - Current vs Future Carbon Emissions Of Blockchains

23:04 - Overconsumption And The IPCW Model

28:54 - What Is Mattereum All About?