In this episode of Hashing It Out, Elisha Owusu Akyaw and Nicholas Zaldastani, co-founder and chairman of CESS, discuss the evolution of Web3, focusing on data sovereignty, privacy and the role of decentralized storage. Zaldastani shares his journey from Oracle to founding CESS Network, emphasizing the importance of data security in the blockchain era. The conversation explores various use cases, including NFTs and AI, and how blockchain technology addresses data censorship and storage efficiency challenges.
(0:00) Introduction
(1:34) Data sovereignty and privacy
(3:38) Nicholas Zaldastani’s journey and CESS’s vision
(13:41) Decentralized storage approach
(18:40) AI and data infrastructure
(23:14) CESS network and node structure
(26:40) Data censorship and Web3 adoption
(30:17) DeOS: Decentralized Object Storage Service
(34:09) Driving Web3 adoption
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