Patricio Worthalter I Future of POAP and the NFT Ecosystem | Pragma Lisbon 2023

Описание: Patricio Worthalter, founder of POAP, joins Pragma Lisbon for a wide-ranging fireside chat on the past, present, and future of POAP and the broader NFT ecosystem. In this thoughtful and candid session, Patricio reflects on his journey from early blockchain evangelist to launching POAP as a way to preserve memories through digital collectibles. He explains how POAP evolved into the most adopted non-financial blockchain application, with over a million wallets holding these curated tokens.

Patricio discusses surprising adoption by financial institutions like American Express and SWIFT, POAP’s role as a public good, and why curation, scarcity, and de-financialization are key to POAP’s integrity. He also shares insights on the NFT market, long-term trends, and how projects like Nouns and DAOs are shaping the future of decentralized coordination. A must-watch for anyone passionate about Ethereum, digital identity, governance, and the future of NFTs.

00:00 Opening and welcome to Patricio Worthalter
00:47 What is POAP? Defining digital collectibles
02:44 How POAP started and why it was created
04:49 Transition from speculation to meaningful tech
06:16 Early days of NFTs and building in isolation
08:12 Who Patricio thought POAP users would be
10:04 Why early adoption was difficult
11:18 Surprising adoption by financial institutions
13:25 Working with banks and SWIFT on collectibles
14:38 Use cases with brands like Porsche and Amex
17:27 Composability and onboarding for Web2 brands
19:20 Crypto-native teams vs. mainstream brands
21:08 Is POAP a consumer or enterprise product?
23:27 What makes POAP a digital public good
26:07 How Wikipedia inspires POAP’s model
27:22 Discussing the idea of de-financializing POAP
28:14 The future where everything is tokenized
29:46 Curation as key to POAP’s long-term value
31:10 Moving to a model where POAPs cost money
33:34 Insights from broader NFT ecosystem trends
36:03 Why NFTs face less institutional resistance
37:26 Long-term thinking for NFT builders
39:21 PFPs, sustainability, and building real value
40:21 Coordination and lessons from the Nouns DAO
42:31 Upcoming nouns activations at ETHGlobal
44:40 Final advice for founders and POAP supporters

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🇵🇹 Pragma Lisbon
Pragma Lisbon 2023 took place at Casa do Alentejo on May 11, 2023, and was an in-person summit for builders and leaders in the web3 ecosystem. Pragma is a one-stage conference with founders-only on stage, bringing together a small group of curated attendees and speakers to discuss the future of web3 and reflect on the past. Watch the full Pragma Lisbon 2023 playlist here:    • Pragma Lisbon 2023  

ETHGlobal's Pragma series takes place in cities around the world, and is designed to be a different kind of event. Ever since we first introduced our new event series, Pragma, in Tokyo in the spring of 2023, we have been fostering a curated, global community of individuals who deeply care about web3.

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