391: How Hashgraph Is Quietly Winning Institutional Web3 Adoption with guest speaker Kamal Youssefi

About this episode

Kamal Youssefi discusses how Hedera Hashgraph is uniquely positioned for institutional Web3 adoption through trusted governance and real-world applications.

I sat down with Kamal, President of the Board of the Hashgraph Association, to unpack how Hedera Hashgraph is taking a different approach to Web3 , one built around trusted governance, enterprise readiness and real-world use cases. Kamal shares how his journey started at EY Switzerland in 2015, led to co-founding Swisscom Blockchain, and eventually brought him to leading ecosystem development for one of the most institutionally backed Layer 1s in the space. We talk about AI and Web3 convergence, why polyglot platforms are the future, and the projects already live today , from microfinance in North Africa to customs automation with AirAsia's parent company. If you're a founder, builder or enterprise leader trying to understand where Web3 is heading, this episode is packed with signal. Disclaimer: Nothing mentioned in this podcast is investment advice and please do your own research. It would mean a lot if you can leave a review of this podcast on Apple Podcasts or Spotify and share this podcast with a friend. Be a guest on the podcast or contact us - https://www.web3pod.xyz/

People in this episode

Host: Sam Kamani

Guest: Kamal Youssefi

Topics covered

• Web3 adoption
• Hashgraph
• trusted governance
• enterprise readiness
• AI and Web3 convergence
• real-world use cases
• institutional backing

Keywords

• Hashgraph
• Web3
• institutional adoption
• AI
• enterprise
• governance
• microfinance
• customs automation

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Hashgraph Association, EY Switzerland, Swisscom Blockchain, AirAsia

Places: North Africa

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