Polkadot Decoded Asia: Insights from the Roundtable Discussion

At Polkadot Decoded Asia, held in Singapore, Emerick Mary from Foundry moderated a roundtable discussion, guiding several guests to share their perspectives on the Web3 landscape.

James Liu from Alibaba Cloud believes that widespread adoption of Web3 will inevitably happen through Web2, making Web2.5 a crucial stage. His current focus in Web3 lies in node services, high-frequency transaction processing, and Depin.

Dr. Chen Feng from Autonomys Network argues that the future of AI requires not only higher efficiency but also prioritizes data security and processing security. He emphasizes the significant role substrate plays in achieving this.

Ghan Vashishtha from Zeeve highlights that Polkadot's entry barrier has been high for a long time. However, the evolving infrastructure now enables more parallel chains to be built on the Polkadot ecosystem with greater ease.

Michael Bennallack from Mandala points out the need to balance “permissioned access” and “information transparency” in response to the demand for blockchain from centralized institutions and the inherent nature of Web3. Finding a suitable solution for this balancing act is crucial.