Flare Networks co-founder Hugo Philion joins the show to discuss the potential of decentralized data in various industries, from finance and gaming to leveraging the latest innovations, from machine learning to oracles.  A must-listen episode if you're interested in bridging the gap between Web2 and Web3 and the development of native stablecoins and real-world asset protocols on decentralized networks. Show Highlights → Overview of Flare Networks and its layer one blockchain running the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) → Discussion on Flare's decentralized data acquisition protocols for time series and deterministic data → Upgrades to the Flare Time Series Oracle (FTSO) and their impact on scalability → Ensuring data accuracy and validator consensus on Flare Network → Future opportunities in DeFi, including AI integration and real-world asset tokenization → Comparison of Flare with other oracle protocols like Chainlink → The role of decentralized data in the future and potential challenges → Introduction of USDX, the first native stablecoin on Flare Network, and its integration with real-world assets