#21 Bruce Pon : Overcoming the Crypto Downturn, and the Road to a Free New Data Economy

In our 21st episode, we bring back Bruce Pon, Founder of Ocean Protocol Foundation, to discuss the future of Web3. During this episode, Bruce talks about overcoming crypto downturns, establishing a free, new data economy, and the future of data ownership. Here is a list of the selected time stamps on the different topics discussed during the podcast: 1:43 to 2:43 – About Ocean Protocol 3:00 to 6:03 – Ocean Protocol’s achievements in the past few years 6:05 to 9:34 – Getting through the crypto winter of 2022 9:41 to 12:10 – What makes you optimistic about Web3? 12:20 to 15:41 – What the Web3 community needs to do for trust in the aftermath of the FTX incident? 15:42 to 19:15 – On the VC industry putting money into Web3 22:15 to 25:06 –  Vision for a new, free data economy in Web3 25:07 to 29:31 – Why data scientists should invest in learning about blockchain and Web3? 29:43 to 32:15 – Who are the stakeholders that can come on board Ocean? 32:18 to 34:09 – How far is the new, free data economy? 34:13 to 37:09 – Has GDPR worked? 37:10 to 40:15 – What kind of projects does Ocean look at for giving grants Follow Ocean Protocol on Twitter, Telegram, LinkedIn, Reddit, GitHub & Newsletter for project updates and announcements. And chat directly with other developers on Discord.