🎙️ Ep. 777 Moca Network | Online Digital Identity (feat. Kenneth Shek)

For episode 777 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Kenneth Shek, CEO at Moca Network and Managing Director at Animoca Brands.Kenneth leads the Moca Network, Animoca Brands' identity ecosystem, building decentralized identity infrastructure across a network spanning more than 500 portfolio companies and 700M+ addressable users, and can discuss AI agents and digital identity, the future of online trust, agentic commerce, and why identity will become a foundational layer of the AI-powered internet.

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⏳ Timestamps:

(0:00) Introduction

(1:57) Who is Kenneth Shek?

(6:04) What is Moca Network focused on?

(7:27) What is AIR?

(9:17) Digital identity and fixing online identity

(14:56) AIR Kit

(15:56) Sumsub

(16:40) Do AI Agents need their own identity?

(18:42) Infrastructure needed for businesses to interact with AI Agents

(23:10) Western vs Eastern philosophy on Agentic economy

(25:03) Regulations for AI

(29:23) Roadmap for Moca and AIR

🎙 Moca Network Links:

🔗 Website: https://moca.network/en 

🔗 X: https://x.com/Moca_Network 

🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/moca-network/ 

🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ks20/ 

📢 Disclaimer:

None of our content constitutes, nor is intended to act as financial advice. It’s important to always do your own research and due diligence before making any investment decision. Digital Assets and Cryptocurrencies are highly volatile and carry a considerable amount of risk.