Edgeware’s Dillon Chen: Bringing Smart Contracts to Polkadot and ~$650M In Lockdrop

Host Tom Shaughnessy of Delphi Digital (DelphiDigital.io) is joined by Dillon Chen of Commonwealth Labs to discuss Edgeware. As a reminder Polkadot is an interoperability platform which is set to launch in a few months, and Edgeware’s goal to bring smart contracts to Polkadot itself.  This would bring smart contract functionality to polkadot, and allow it to compete with Ethereum, Tezos, EOS and other smart contract platforms.  Edgeware is currently running an innovative alternative to a raise, known as a lockdrop. Instead of raising money from investors, Edgeware is allowing holders of Ether to lock their ETH up and receive Edgeware tokens in the future or to signal their intent to back the project, without locking to earn edgeware tokens. This is a really innovative approach to not only garner a large potential stakeholder base which is critical for a project's success, but also to increase the value of Edgeware’s future treasury without raising money from investors. Currently there is 881k ETH locked and 1.2M ETH signaled, or $273M and $372M in value respectively.  Edgeware is a high profile project, and this is hopefully the most in-depth discussion to date on Edgeware with a ton of great color on Polkadot as well.    To access the insights package of Delphi's leading crypto research, visit DelphiDigital.io on your device and sign up using coupon code CHAINREACTION   Follow Tom on Twitter @Shaughnessy119 Follow Dillon on Twitter @dillchen   Disclosures: This podcast is strictly informational and educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any tokens or securities or to make any financial decisions. Do not trade or invest in any project, tokens, or securities based upon this podcast episode. The host may personally own tokens that are mentioned on the podcast. Tom personally owns tokens in ETH, BTC, LEO, XTZ, DCR and MKR  - Advertisers: To advertise on this podcast, email [email protected] Potential Guests: If you're interested in appearing on the podcast, email [email protected]   Intro music by Chris Zabriskie