ETHBerlin · Sep 5, 2024

ETHBerlin04 May 24-26, 2024, CIC Innovation Campus Keynote: Matthew Hodgson - The Challenge of Decentralised Communication In this talk, Matthew explains the challenges they have hit in building Matrix to compete with the mainstream alternatives, how they are solving them, why it's taken so long, and why it's more important than ever to keep the ideal of decentralised communication alive. ETHBerlin04 - https://ethberlin.org A Department of Decentralization event - https://dod.ngo The video features a speaker discussing the importance of decentralized communication and the challenges faced in developing a decentralized communication protocol, using their experience with Matrix as an example. The speaker highlights issues with centralized platforms like Discord and Slack, which range from privacy concerns to outright bans in certain countries. They advocate for decentralization as a more resilient and lasting solution. Matrix is described as an open-source project that offers secure, decentralized real-time communications for various applications such as chat, VoIP, VR/AR integration, and IoT data exchange. The speaker provides statistics to establish the credibility of Matrix, mentioning its growth to around 4.5 million monthly active users. The ecosystem of Matrix includes specifications, server implementations by both the Matrix Foundation and third parties, client SDKs across multiple programming languages, and a wide array of clients for different platforms and use cases. Despite being designed for democratized communication, it is noted that governments are major users of the platform. The challenges of decentralization are emphasized with focus being the main issue identified by the speaker. They reflect on how decentralization has made development significantly more complex compared to their previous centralized projects. The talk also touches upon governance within the Matrix community, developer experience considerations, and the decision-making process regarding what features to prioritize within the protocol. In summary

ETHGlobal · Oct 7, 2023

Explore the future of real-time communication with Ayush Ranjan, Founder of Huddle01, as he introduces a revolutionary DePIN (Decentralized Physical Infrastructure Network) approach to WebRTC. Recorded live at Pragma New York 2023, this workshop dives into how Huddle01 is creating a people-powered network to rival centralized services like Zoom and Google Meet. Ayush walks us through the architecture, token incentives, and node infrastructure powering this decentralized audio/video platform—plus a live demo on running a Huddle node yourself. If you're interested in DePIN, privacy, decentralized video conferencing, or building with WebRTC in a crypto-native way, this is a must-watch. 00:00 Introducing Huddle and DePIN 01:13 The origin of Huddle01 at ETHGlobal 02:10 What Huddle01 is and how it works 03:09 Why DePIN matters and sector overview 04:12 Decentralized infrastructure use cases 05:04 Real-time communication and latency 06:32 Centralized WebRTC vs Huddle01 model 07:30 Story of latency impact in rural India 08:52 How Huddle01 nodes power real-time calls 10:16 Unlocking RTC economy through token design 11:38 How Huddle SDKs power Web3 and Web2 apps 12:36 Live node demo walkthrough 14:48 Secure staking and node onboarding 15:22 Scaling and final thoughts on DePIN future _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🇺🇸 *Pragma New York* The fifth edition of Pragma took place in New York in September 2023 with a curated series of high-quality talks that sparked thought and discussion. 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 New York 2023 playlist here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXzKMXK2aHh6xsRbmx2niHEDyOyt1mddu&si=6Ic960b2hQyz9RGw 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. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ✅ *Follow Ayush Ranjan* X: https://x.com/ranjan3118 ✅ *Follow Huddle01* X: https://x.com/huddle01com ✅ *Follow ETHGlobal* X: https://x.com/ETHGlobal​ Warpcast: https://warpcast.com/ethglobal Website: https://ethglobal.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ETHGlobal _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _Are you interested in Ethereum development and entrepreneurship?_ 👉 Sign up for the next ETHGlobal event: https://ethglobal.com/events 🎁 Get exclusive access and perks with ETHGlobal Plus! https://ethglobal.com/plus 📣 Want us to throw an event in your city? Tell us where! https://ethglobal.com/city _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Swarm · Oct 7, 2019

Louis Holbrook: PSS & Feeds, Dynamic data over Swarm