Lukas Schor I Unlocking Digital Asset Ownership | Pragma Lisbon 2023

Mon, Oct 2, 2023, 12:00 AM

Lukas Schor, co-founder of Safe (formerly Gnosis Safe), joins Pragma Lisbon 2023 to explore the evolution of smart accounts, digital asset custody, and account abstraction in Web3. In this talk, Lukas unpacks the history behind Safe, why secure custody matters more than ever, and how Safe has grown into a modular smart account protocol with over 2.5 million deployments and $70B in assets secured. He discusses account abstraction, compatibility with ERC-4337, security philosophy, decentralization risks, and the future of user experience in self-custody. Learn about Safe Core, grant opportunities, and what’s next for the future of programmable, modular, and user-friendly Web3 wallets. 00:00 Intro to Lukas Schor and Safe 01:25 The origins of Gnosis Safe 03:21 Gnosis multisig and early adoption 04:32 Transition from internal tool to user product 05:51 Spinning out Safe from Gnosis 07:31 The Safe rebrand and identity shift 08:05 Common misconceptions about Safe 08:44 Safe adoption across teams and individuals 10:21 Key stats: $70B in assets, 2.5M Safes 11:34 Security model and audit approach 13:28 Risk, Lindy effect, and smart contract trust 14:00 Centralization, standards, and fragmentation risks 16:23 Safe as a protocol for modular smart accounts 18:44 Safe Core and the developer ecosystem 20:27 What account abstraction actually means 21:32 Smart account features: recovery and gas abstraction 23:56 Quantum-secure signatures and new logic 24:35 Safe vs ERC-4337 explained 26:23 Sustainability and ecosystem growth 28:18 Security for Safe modules and plug-ins 30:06 Trust, insurance, and modular guarantees 31:17 Safe grants: build, educate, research 33:34 What Lukas wants to see built next 34:50 Guards, transaction security, and recovery ideas 36:00 The future of digital asset custody _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🇵🇹 *Pragma Lisbon* Pragma Lisbon 2023 took place at Casa do Alentejo on May 11, 2023, and was an in-person summit for builders and leaders in the web3 ecosystem. 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 Lisbon 2023 playlist here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXzKMXK2aHh7nuyBq4GojkgAhqoRtsi9K&si=pYS-TR5BOQSZ3YGi 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 Lukas Schor* X: https://x.com/SchorLukas ✅ *Follow Safe* X: https://x.com/Safe ✅ *Follow Kartik Talwar* X: https://x.com/therealkartik Warpcast: https://warpcast.com/kartik ✅ *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 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _