Kaia's Path to Mass Adoption: Blockchain in Everyday Apps | Blockcast 80

About this episode

The episode discusses the merger of Kakao and Line to create the Kaia blockchain and strategies for attracting Web2 users to Web3.

Takatoshi Shibayama hosts Dr Sangmin "Sam" Seo and John Cho from the Kaia DLT Foundation. They discuss the merger of Kakao and Line to create the Kaia blockchain, the integration of stablecoins and DeFi into their messaging apps, and the strategies for attracting Web2 users to Web3. The conversation also covers the potential of stablecoins in cross-border remittance and the user journey from fiat to digital assets. Takeaways Kaia's merger of Japanese and Korean super apps aims to leverage blo...

People in this episode

Host: Takatoshi Shibayama

Guests: Dr Sangmin "Sam" Seo, John Cho

Topics covered

• blockchain
• mass adoption
• stablecoins
• DeFi
• Web3
• cross-border remittance
• digital assets

Keywords

• Kaia
• blockchain
• stablecoins
• DeFi
• Web3
• cross-border remittance
• digital assets
• Kakao
• Line
• messaging apps

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Kaia DLT Foundation, Kakao, Line, Kaia

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