🔈 Nina talks with Martin about his path to Web3, Q Protocol, the on-chain governance space, what is “proper governance”, use cases within DAOs, the “constitution”, the term “beyond code is law”, the theory of incomplete contracts, critical Q governance elements and root nodes, Q blockchain characteristics, the DeFi element within Q, the Q culture and team, Martin’s role, Q in practice with users, the protocol’s roadmap and more.
Martin is one of the initiators of the Q Protocol, a layer 1 blockchain that provides shared governance security for the Web3 world. Through its unique two-node architecture and constitutional governance framework, Q enables protocols to deploy sophisticated business models beyond code-is-law.
Martin has been in crypto full-time since 2017. Besides co-founding Q Development AG, a company focused on supporting the Q Protocol, he is the co-founder of Postera Capital, the company behind Europe’s first regulated crypto fund. Before discovering crypto, Martin had a career at the intersection of finance and technology. Among other things, he was the CFO of an online-only mobile service provider and a corporate finance consultant. Martin holds an MBA from IMD in Lausanne and a BSc in Business Studies from Bayes Business School in London. He is a CFA and CAIA charterholder.🔈
Highlights
⚡️About Martin
⚡️Q Protocol
⚡️On-Chain Governance
⚡️The Constitution
⚡️Beyond “Code is Law”
⚡️Q Blockchain
⚡️Roadmap & more
With You
🎤 Nina Cerar, Blockchain Recorded Podcast (@ninacerar10) & Martin Schmidt (@martin__a__s)
Episode Links
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