In this episode of World Ledger, I sit down with Dr. Sam Seo, Chairman of the Kaia DLT Foundation, to discuss the evolution of Kaia Blockchain. Dr. Seo traces the history and challenges of two independent blockchains: Klaytn, launched by South Korea’s Kakao, and Finschia, developed by Japan’s LINE, their decision to merge, and the creation of Kaia.

Kaia leverages the reach of Kakao and LINE, two leading SuperApps in Asia with a combined user base of approximately 250 million. Dr. Seo shares Kaia’s vision, strategies, and tactics for driving Web3 mass adoption after the merge.  We alsoexamine the obstacles to Web3 adoption, strategies to overcome them, and the differing mindset and approaches between U.S. and Asian companies in building Web3 businesses.

Timestamps:

00:00 Opening01:12 Meet Dr. Sam Seo: Journey into Blockchain and Kaia03:23 The Birth of Kaia: Merging Klaytn and Finschia07:55 Comparing Kaia, Facebook, Telegram, and WeChat08:51 Post-Merger Restructuring and Positioning14:21 Applications Building on Kaia16:54 Improving UI/UX: Private Keys, Gas Fees, and Other Practices20:30 Kaia’s Strategies to Attract Web2 Users22:41 Major Hurdles to Web3 Mass Adoption25:09 Kaia and Stablecoins26:07 How Kaia Generates Revenue28:45 Differing Mindsets and Approaches to Web3: U.S. vs. Asia31:27 Building a New Chain vs. Using Existing Ones

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