Crypto Altruism Podcast Episode 88 - Data Lake - How blockchain will revolutionize medical research
In episode 88, we’re excited to welcome Dr. Wojtek Sierocki, Founder & CEO of Data Lake, an EU-funded movement dedicated to creating a global Medical Data Donation system based on blockchain technology, and the world’s first consent-to-earn platform. We discuss why blockchain is such a powerful tool for improving medical data collection, their unique consent-to-earn incentive model, some of the most compelling decentralized science use cases, and much more.
Three Key Takeaways
Web3 is not indispensable and there are ways that medical data collection could be improved without Web3. However, blockchain enables for the creation of more open, efficient, trustworthy, and scalable innovations that allow for the incentivization of the community.
Where Web3 truly shines, is by turning innovations into community-driven movements, where community members, in this case patients and doctors, are equal participants who all benefit from the movement.
To achieve widescale adoption of any Web3 innovation, it’s important to make it as user friendly as possible. In the case of Data Lake, this includes making the consent process simple, and allowing users to claim their tokens without having to set up an on-chain wallet.
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Episode Time Stamps
02:45 - What was your “Ah hah” moment that got you excited about cryptocurrency and web3 in the beginning?
04:50 - To lay the groundwork, can you please explain some of the challenges when it comes to the sharing of medical data for research purposes?
12:00 - Can you please give listeners an intro to Data Lake and share how you are addressing the challenges related to medical data?
18:15 - I understand that Data Lake is supported by the European Union, the Government of Poland, and many Web3 organizations – tell me more about some of the partnerships behind the movement?
21:50 - Why is Web3 such a powerful tool for improving the collection and sharing of medical data?
26:25 - I understand that you are in the process of creating a database of international medical data donors, called “Data Heroes” – tell me more about this.
30:50 - Can you tell me more about the Consent-to-Earn model you’ve created and how it works?
36:35 - If you could highlight one compelling DeSci use case to convince scientists about the exciting potential of decentralized science, what would it be and why?
39:15 - What’s the best way for listeners to learn more and support Data Lake?
41:05 - To wrap things up, if you could name one thing that excites you most about the social impact potential of web3, what would it be and why?
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While we may discuss specific web3 projects or cryptocurrencies on this podcast, please do not take any of this as investment advice, and please make sure to do your own research on potential investment opportunities, or any opportunity. We host a variety of guests on this podcast with the sole purpose of highlighting the social impact use cases of this technology. That being said, Crypto Altruism does not endorse any of these projects, and we recognize that, since this is an emerging sector, some may be operating in regulatory grey areas, and as such, we cannot confirm their legality in the jurisdictions in which they operate, especially as it pertains to decentralized finance protocols. So, before getting involved with any project, it’s important that you do your own research and confirm the legality of the project. More available HERE.
