In this episode of Blockchain Leaders Insights, we discussed the fundamentals of blockchain technology and its impact on finance with Professor Donal O'Mahony, from Trinity College Dublin and Dr. Trevor Cloghessy from Atlantic Technological University.

Donal explained decentralizing ledgers, while Trevor covered Bitcoin's origins and Web3's decentralized internet applications. Smart contracts and DeFi were explored, along with NFTs' diverse applications, tokenizing assets, layer protocols, stablecoins, and future trends like decentralized AI and DAOs.

The conversation highlighted the transformative potential of blockchain technology in various sectors and encouraged staying informed about emerging trends in the field.

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Available on the Blockchain Ireland website: https://www.blockchainireland.ie/podcast/blockchain-fundamentals/

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Host: Lory Kehoe - Chair of Blockchain Ireland

https://www.linkedin.com/in/lory-kehoe/

Guest: Prof. Donal O'Mahony, Trinity College Dublin

https://www.linkedin.com/in/prof-donal-o-mahony-425538/

https://www.tcd.ie/

https://www.linkedin.com/school/trinity-college-dublin/

Guest: Dr. Trevor Clohessy, Atlantic Technological University

https://www.linkedin.com/in/treabhairc/

https://www.atu.ie/

https://www.linkedin.com/school/atlantic-technological-university/

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About Blockchain Ireland

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The main goals of Blockchain Ireland are to serve as a central source of information on the growing blockchain, crypto and Web3 ecosystem, to support the development of blockchain technology in Ireland, and to create awareness of industry developments both nationally and internationally.

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