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Protocol</h4><div class="Text_color-neutral700__FMvTo Text_size-text-lg__m4e1c Text_weight-regular__G_Dlm Text_truncate__ACgo0" data-truncatelines="1"><div aria-autocomplete="none" aria-readonly="true" class="richTextEditorTheme_contentEditable__5yDDv" contenteditable="false" id="3c178bb1bbc4e" role="textbox" spellcheck="true"><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:" class="richTextEditorTheme_paragraph__uuhw3"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap">In today’s interview, Julian, Founder of KIP Protocol, a decentralized AI framework unlocking digital property rights of Knowledge Assets in the AI-powered future.</span></p></div></div></div><div class="Flex_flex__9OC_r ArticleCard_contentFooter__xlUMD Flex_direction-row__Ldb9Q Flex_gap-xl__b6zU_ Flex_justifyContent-space-between__lEQ2R"><div class="Flex_flex__9OC_r ArticleCard_linkOverride__Cpg_J Flex_direction-row__Ldb9Q Flex_gap-xs__XqJAZ"><div class="Flex_flex__9OC_r Flex_direction-row__Ldb9Q Flex_gap-2xxs__DM9_g"><button type="button" 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20.5528 12.8944L17.0528 19.8944C16.714 20.572 16.0215 21 15.2639 21H11.2462C11.0827 21 10.9198 20.9799 10.7611 20.9403L7 20M14 10V5C14 3.89543 13.1046 3 12 3H11.9045C11.405 3 11 3.40497 11 3.90453C11 4.61883 10.7886 5.31715 10.3923 5.91149L7 11V20M14 10H12M7 20H5C3.89543 20 3 19.1046 3 18V12C3 10.8954 3.89543 10 5 10H7.5" stroke="currentColor" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round"></path></svg></span></span></button></div></div><div class="Flex_flex__9OC_r Flex_direction-row__Ldb9Q Flex_gap-xl__b6zU_"><div class="ArticleCard_linkOverride__Cpg_J InlineTags_container__qq5ra"><div class="InlineTags_tagsList__schoQ"><a class="Tag_button__C_yF1 Tag_size-sm__Qz6_l Tag_variant-filled__XPr7u Tag_color-violet__HMcC7" href="/founder-stories/infrastructure"><span class="Text_color-inherit__iK85f Text_size-label-md__scs7_ Text_weight-semibold__R9m8f Text_textBalance__6hsFn">Infrastructure</span></a></div></div><p class="Text_color-neutral600__KFAiv Text_size-label-md__scs7_ Text_weight-semibold__R9m8f Text_textBalance__6hsFn">Jun 19, 2024</p></div></div></div></div></div></article><article class="Box_box__6f5DB Box_isWithoutSpacing__jTrz8 ArticleCard_container__ke15N"><div class="Box_content__vE_z_"><a class="ArticleCard_linkContainer__FWX4Z" href="/founder-stories/ryker-zerolend"></a><div class="Flex_flex__9OC_r Flex_direction-row__Ldb9Q Flex_align-stretch__URIp1"><div class="ArticleCard_media__M2dW2"><img alt="Ryker - Founder of ZeroLend" loading="lazy" width="335" height="188.4375" decoding="async" data-nimg="1" class="ArticleCard_image__aj_Ez ArticleCard_isRegular__QmJbq ImageWrapper_cover__gLJoj" style="color:transparent;background-color:white;width:335px;height:188.4375px" srcSet="/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmycryptoreferrals-uploads-production.s3-us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fcoinexplorers%2Fc7b88e6a-4850-4d3e-b5a0-94fcf16bd726%2Fjpeg-optimizer_coinfyi_founder_blog_zerolend.png&w=384&q=75 1x, /_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmycryptoreferrals-uploads-production.s3-us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fcoinexplorers%2Fc7b88e6a-4850-4d3e-b5a0-94fcf16bd726%2Fjpeg-optimizer_coinfyi_founder_blog_zerolend.png&w=750&q=75 2x" src="/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmycryptoreferrals-uploads-production.s3-us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fcoinexplorers%2Fc7b88e6a-4850-4d3e-b5a0-94fcf16bd726%2Fjpeg-optimizer_coinfyi_founder_blog_zerolend.png&w=750&q=75"/></div><div class="Flex_flex__9OC_r ArticleCard_content__fEAAm ArticleCard_isRegular__QmJbq Flex_direction-column__MOwia Flex_gap-sm__k7rKb"><div class="Flex_flex__9OC_r ArticleCard_contentBody__AhwEs Flex_direction-column__MOwia Flex_gap-2xxs__DM9_g Flex_justifyContent-flex-start__UxnYY"><div class="Text_color-neutral600__KFAiv Text_size-text-sm__boMWP Text_weight-bold__498nv Text_textBalance__6hsFn">Founder Story</div><h4 class="Text_color-neutral800__FCovm Text_size-headline-md__i5w5w Text_weight-bold__498nv Text_truncate__ACgo0" data-truncatelines="2">Ryker - Founder of ZeroLend</h4><div class="Text_color-neutral700__FMvTo Text_size-text-lg__m4e1c Text_weight-regular__G_Dlm Text_truncate__ACgo0" data-truncatelines="1"><div aria-autocomplete="none" aria-readonly="true" class="richTextEditorTheme_contentEditable__5yDDv" contenteditable="false" id="ec729e59a1dd3" role="textbox" spellcheck="true"><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:" class="richTextEditorTheme_paragraph__uuhw3"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap">In today’s interview, Ryker, Founder of ZeroLend, a decentralized lending platform that operates on the principles of transparency, security, and efficiency.</span></p></div></div></div><div class="Flex_flex__9OC_r ArticleCard_contentFooter__xlUMD Flex_direction-row__Ldb9Q Flex_gap-xl__b6zU_ Flex_justifyContent-space-between__lEQ2R"><div class="Flex_flex__9OC_r ArticleCard_linkOverride__Cpg_J Flex_direction-row__Ldb9Q Flex_gap-xs__XqJAZ"><div class="Flex_flex__9OC_r Flex_direction-row__Ldb9Q 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class="Text_color-neutral900__somUh Text_size-label-sm__aWaTc Text_weight-semibold__R9m8f Text_textBalance__6hsFn">1</p></div></div><div class="Flex_flex__9OC_r Flex_direction-row__Ldb9Q Flex_gap-xl__b6zU_"><div class="ArticleCard_linkOverride__Cpg_J InlineTags_container__qq5ra"><div class="InlineTags_tagsList__schoQ"><a class="Tag_button__C_yF1 Tag_size-sm__Qz6_l Tag_variant-filled__XPr7u Tag_color-red__LPO5I" href="/founder-stories/defi"><span class="Text_color-inherit__iK85f Text_size-label-md__scs7_ Text_weight-semibold__R9m8f Text_textBalance__6hsFn">DeFi</span></a></div></div><p class="Text_color-neutral600__KFAiv Text_size-label-md__scs7_ Text_weight-semibold__R9m8f Text_textBalance__6hsFn">Apr 1, 2024</p></div></div></div></div></div></article><article class="Box_box__6f5DB Box_isWithoutSpacing__jTrz8 ArticleCard_container__ke15N"><div class="Box_content__vE_z_"><a class="ArticleCard_linkContainer__FWX4Z" href="/founder-stories/emile-xdefi"></a><div class="Flex_flex__9OC_r Flex_direction-row__Ldb9Q Flex_align-stretch__URIp1"><div class="ArticleCard_media__M2dW2"><img alt="Emile - Co-founder of XDEFI Wallet" loading="lazy" width="335" height="188.4375" decoding="async" data-nimg="1" class="ArticleCard_image__aj_Ez ArticleCard_isRegular__QmJbq ImageWrapper_cover__gLJoj" style="color:transparent;background-color:white;width:335px;height:188.4375px" srcSet="/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmycryptoreferrals-uploads-production.s3-us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fcoinexplorers%2F15ad20aa-3c6a-4588-877c-cd60db492073%2Fjpeg-optimizer_coinfyi_founder_blog_defi.png&w=384&q=75 1x, /_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmycryptoreferrals-uploads-production.s3-us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fcoinexplorers%2F15ad20aa-3c6a-4588-877c-cd60db492073%2Fjpeg-optimizer_coinfyi_founder_blog_defi.png&w=750&q=75 2x" src="/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmycryptoreferrals-uploads-production.s3-us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fcoinexplorers%2F15ad20aa-3c6a-4588-877c-cd60db492073%2Fjpeg-optimizer_coinfyi_founder_blog_defi.png&w=750&q=75"/></div><div class="Flex_flex__9OC_r ArticleCard_content__fEAAm ArticleCard_isRegular__QmJbq Flex_direction-column__MOwia Flex_gap-sm__k7rKb"><div class="Flex_flex__9OC_r ArticleCard_contentBody__AhwEs Flex_direction-column__MOwia Flex_gap-2xxs__DM9_g Flex_justifyContent-flex-start__UxnYY"><div class="Text_color-neutral600__KFAiv Text_size-text-sm__boMWP Text_weight-bold__498nv Text_textBalance__6hsFn">Founder Story</div><h4 class="Text_color-neutral800__FCovm Text_size-headline-md__i5w5w Text_weight-bold__498nv Text_truncate__ACgo0" data-truncatelines="2">Emile - Co-founder of XDEFI Wallet</h4><div class="Text_color-neutral700__FMvTo Text_size-text-lg__m4e1c Text_weight-regular__G_Dlm Text_truncate__ACgo0" data-truncatelines="1"><div aria-autocomplete="none" aria-readonly="true" class="richTextEditorTheme_contentEditable__5yDDv" contenteditable="false" id="2a8772e6b8545" role="textbox" spellcheck="true"><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:" class="richTextEditorTheme_paragraph__uuhw3"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap">In today’s interview, we have Emile, Co-Founder of XDEFI Wallet, a non-custodial wallet that allows you to securely store, swap and send store, swap, and send Crypto and NFTs across 200+ blockchains.</span></p></div></div></div><div class="Flex_flex__9OC_r ArticleCard_contentFooter__xlUMD Flex_direction-row__Ldb9Q Flex_gap-xl__b6zU_ Flex_justifyContent-space-between__lEQ2R"><div class="Flex_flex__9OC_r ArticleCard_linkOverride__Cpg_J Flex_direction-row__Ldb9Q Flex_gap-xs__XqJAZ"><div class="Flex_flex__9OC_r Flex_direction-row__Ldb9Q Flex_gap-2xxs__DM9_g"><button type="button" class="Like_likeButton__ep9RI CommentAndLikeCTAs_likeButton__AnZFd" data-tooltip-id="confirm-your-account-7d2b0cff-2e31-4653-8949-ad4ad79bdd6f"><span data-tooltip-id="avatar-or-product-7d2b0cff-2e31-4653-8949-ad4ad79bdd6f" data-tooltip-content="" class="Like_iconContainer__iaY8D"><span class="Like_isStrokeIcon__ELyU5"><svg width="24" height="24" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" class="SvgIconWrapper_md-size__zC6R7"><path d="M14 10H18.7639C20.2507 10 21.2177 11.5646 20.5528 12.8944L17.0528 19.8944C16.714 20.572 16.0215 21 15.2639 21H11.2462C11.0827 21 10.9198 20.9799 10.7611 20.9403L7 20M14 10V5C14 3.89543 13.1046 3 12 3H11.9045C11.405 3 11 3.40497 11 3.90453C11 4.61883 10.7886 5.31715 10.3923 5.91149L7 11V20M14 10H12M7 20H5C3.89543 20 3 19.1046 3 18V12C3 10.8954 3.89543 10 5 10H7.5" stroke="currentColor" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round"></path></svg></span></span></button></div></div><div class="Flex_flex__9OC_r Flex_direction-row__Ldb9Q Flex_gap-xl__b6zU_"><div class="ArticleCard_linkOverride__Cpg_J InlineTags_container__qq5ra"><div class="InlineTags_tagsList__schoQ"><a class="Tag_button__C_yF1 Tag_size-sm__Qz6_l Tag_variant-filled__XPr7u Tag_color-green__qIGOY" href="/founder-stories/security"><span class="Text_color-inherit__iK85f Text_size-label-md__scs7_ Text_weight-semibold__R9m8f Text_textBalance__6hsFn">Security</span></a><a class="Tag_button__C_yF1 Tag_size-sm__Qz6_l Tag_variant-filled__XPr7u Tag_color-red__LPO5I" href="/founder-stories/defi"><span class="Text_color-inherit__iK85f Text_size-label-md__scs7_ Text_weight-semibold__R9m8f Text_textBalance__6hsFn">DeFi</span></a></div></div><p class="Text_color-neutral600__KFAiv Text_size-label-md__scs7_ Text_weight-semibold__R9m8f Text_textBalance__6hsFn">Mar 7, 2024</p></div></div></div></div></div></article><article class="Box_box__6f5DB Box_isWithoutSpacing__jTrz8 ArticleCard_container__ke15N"><div class="Box_content__vE_z_"><a class="ArticleCard_linkContainer__FWX4Z" href="/founder-stories/vince-yang-zklink"></a><div class="Flex_flex__9OC_r Flex_direction-row__Ldb9Q Flex_align-stretch__URIp1"><div class="ArticleCard_media__M2dW2"><img alt="Vince Yang - Founder of zkLink" loading="lazy" width="335" height="188.4375" decoding="async" data-nimg="1" class="ArticleCard_image__aj_Ez ArticleCard_isRegular__QmJbq ImageWrapper_cover__gLJoj" style="color:transparent;background-color:white;width:335px;height:188.4375px" srcSet="/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmycryptoreferrals-uploads-production.s3-us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fcoinexplorers%2F06ffa37e-c71c-482a-9582-ab6563cdcd78%2Fjpeg-optimizer_coinfyi_founder_blog_zklink.png&w=384&q=75 1x, /_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmycryptoreferrals-uploads-production.s3-us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fcoinexplorers%2F06ffa37e-c71c-482a-9582-ab6563cdcd78%2Fjpeg-optimizer_coinfyi_founder_blog_zklink.png&w=750&q=75 2x" src="/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmycryptoreferrals-uploads-production.s3-us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fcoinexplorers%2F06ffa37e-c71c-482a-9582-ab6563cdcd78%2Fjpeg-optimizer_coinfyi_founder_blog_zklink.png&w=750&q=75"/></div><div class="Flex_flex__9OC_r ArticleCard_content__fEAAm ArticleCard_isRegular__QmJbq Flex_direction-column__MOwia Flex_gap-sm__k7rKb"><div class="Flex_flex__9OC_r ArticleCard_contentBody__AhwEs Flex_direction-column__MOwia Flex_gap-2xxs__DM9_g Flex_justifyContent-flex-start__UxnYY"><div class="Text_color-neutral600__KFAiv Text_size-text-sm__boMWP Text_weight-bold__498nv Text_textBalance__6hsFn">Founder Story</div><h4 class="Text_color-neutral800__FCovm Text_size-headline-md__i5w5w Text_weight-bold__498nv Text_truncate__ACgo0" data-truncatelines="2">Vince Yang - Founder of zkLink</h4><div class="Text_color-neutral700__FMvTo Text_size-text-lg__m4e1c Text_weight-regular__G_Dlm Text_truncate__ACgo0" data-truncatelines="1"><div aria-autocomplete="none" aria-readonly="true" class="richTextEditorTheme_contentEditable__5yDDv" contenteditable="false" id="c1616c9e54d41" role="textbox" spellcheck="true"><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:" class="richTextEditorTheme_paragraph__uuhw3"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap">In today’s interview, we have Vince Yang, Founder of zkLink, multi-chain trading infrastructure secured with zk-SNARKS, empowering the next-generation of decentralized trading products.</span></p></div></div></div><div class="Flex_flex__9OC_r ArticleCard_contentFooter__xlUMD Flex_direction-row__Ldb9Q Flex_gap-xl__b6zU_ Flex_justifyContent-space-between__lEQ2R"><div class="Flex_flex__9OC_r ArticleCard_linkOverride__Cpg_J Flex_direction-row__Ldb9Q Flex_gap-xs__XqJAZ"><div class="Flex_flex__9OC_r Flex_direction-row__Ldb9Q Flex_gap-2xxs__DM9_g"><button type="button" class="Like_likeButton__ep9RI CommentAndLikeCTAs_likeButton__AnZFd" data-tooltip-id="confirm-your-account-5539bc3b-2c40-46c6-acda-93b72da4aad1"><span 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Flex_align-stretch__URIp1"><div class="ArticleCard_media__M2dW2"><img alt="Francisco Varela - Executive Chairman at dotmoovs" loading="lazy" width="335" height="188.4375" decoding="async" data-nimg="1" class="ArticleCard_image__aj_Ez ArticleCard_isRegular__QmJbq ImageWrapper_cover__gLJoj" style="color:transparent;background-color:white;width:335px;height:188.4375px" srcSet="/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmycryptoreferrals-uploads-production.s3-us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fcoinexplorers%2F7b8f70bc-e888-4b51-bef1-f5897244ad89%2Fjpeg-optimizer_coinfyi_founder__dotmoovs.png&w=384&q=75 1x, /_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmycryptoreferrals-uploads-production.s3-us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fcoinexplorers%2F7b8f70bc-e888-4b51-bef1-f5897244ad89%2Fjpeg-optimizer_coinfyi_founder__dotmoovs.png&w=750&q=75 2x" 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I have had the opportunity to work with one of the earliest social platforms MSN which was well ahead of its time, followed by a number of years leading tech teams in the streaming media industry. In recent years prior to moving to the web3 industry full-time, I spent a significant number of years in the health industry including working on the COVID-19 digital response program for the Australian Government. I have been involved with web3 and blockchain now for over 6 years and founded Itheum in 2016.\"","type":"text","style":"","detail":0,"format":0,"version":1}],"direction":"ltr"},{"type":"paragraph","format":"","indent":0,"version":1,"children":[{"mode":"normal","text":"Praveen: \"My operational experience spans over 20 years where I have worked primarily on both software startups and scaleups across a number of regions. Being an Electrical Engineer by qualification, the first company I founded when I was in my mid-twenties focused on providing engineering software for the fledgling resources sector in Western Australia. I later moved on to the hospitality industry where I worked on a SaaS software scale-up based out of India, servicing the world and helping it scale its solution globally across 30+ countries. In 2020 I joined Mark to work on Itheum given our shared passion for data ownership and the next generation of technology.\"","type":"text","style":"","detail":0,"format":0,"version":1}],"direction":"ltr"},{"tag":"h2","type":"heading","format":"start","indent":0,"version":1,"children":[{"mode":"normal","text":"In 2016 you launched Itheum, the world’s first decentralized multi-chain data brokerage platform built on MultiversX. How did you come up with Itheum? 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The name “Itheum” translates to “Heart” in our native language of Tamil (the oldest living language in the world) which was a fitting name considering Itheum’s origins were in the health space.","type":"text","style":"","detail":0,"format":0,"version":1}],"direction":"ltr"},{"type":"paragraph","format":"","indent":0,"version":1,"children":[{"mode":"normal","text":"As the years progressed Itheum’s vision evolved to that of empowerment in “data ownership”. With a goal of creating an open-source suite of tools focused on bringing the ownership of data back to the individual and away from the grasp of data brokers that stole, hoarded, and traded data without any benefit to the creator. This vision was only achievable through the adoption of the core pillars of the next generation of technology - web3 - ownership, decentralization, and transparency. Itheum had a lot of its early technology concepts deployed across EVM chains and gained a reputation in the web3 space through participation in a number of hackathons where Itheum won 1st place in hackathons such as the Filecoin, Hedera and PlatOn competitions and also had winning positions in the Moralis, Polygon and MultiversX hackathons. In 2021 Itheum was provided with the opportunity to be incubated and funded by a leading investment firm in the space - Morningstar Ventures which lead to its IDO on the MultiversX (formerly Elrond) Blockchain in early 2022.","type":"text","style":"","detail":0,"format":0,"version":1}],"direction":"ltr"},{"type":"paragraph","format":"","indent":0,"version":1,"children":[{"mode":"normal","text":"Itheum’s mission continues to remain unchanged in its focus to provide infrastructure and technology to projects and platforms that empower data creators through ownership of their data and the ability to be transparently and fairly rewarded for the data that they create.","type":"text","style":"","detail":0,"format":0,"version":1}],"direction":"ltr"},{"tag":"h2","type":"heading","format":"start","indent":0,"version":1,"children":[{"mode":"normal","text":"Last March, you announced Panacare DAO, which aims to transform the healthcare system. 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