Episode 7: Staking Mondays with Jack Lu of Wanchain

This week our guest is Jack Lu of Wanchain. Originally from China, Jack has been living in the United States for quite a while now. He is a graduate of Peking University, worked in the financial industry for several years in China before he came to study Economics and Computer Science at The Ohio State University.

In 2016, he started incubating the idea of Wanchain to solve the interoperability challenge. He did a proof-of-concept and built a platform with Ethereum as the base with cross-chain and privacy added. Then they launched Wanchain in 2017, and the main net launched in January 2018.

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Timestamps:

03:38 Wanchain was announced in the mid of 2017 ICO Hype as one of the first Proof of Stake Blockchains. What are some of the most memorable moments for you during the launch phase of Wanchain? And how did Wanchain profit from the hype back then?

08:49 Do you think the crypto hype cycles, fast-shifting sentiments (like ICO hype, DeFi Hype, NFT Hype) in crypto are dangerous or net positive for the industry overall?

12:22 How do you think can users differentiate between short-term hype and long-term innovation?

15:47 What role does community sentiment play for you in making development decisions for Wanchain in particular? Do you get valuable indicators for where the core team should focus on?

18:48 What significance does Staking have for you to build a community? Could Proof of Stake be an enabler for Community Engagement?

25:15 What are the best opportunities to earn passive income and returns in the Wanchain ecosystem right now? Cross chain staking mechanism. Version 2 of WenLend just launched today, tell us about this project

28:49 Community Questions

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Wanchain Website: wanchain.org

Wanchain Twitter: https://twitter.com/wanchain_org

Jack's Twitter: https://twitter.com/JackLu_WAN