How and why did you enter the Web 3.0 field, Mr. Oki?
Hisashi Oki (Oki) : I entered Web 3.0 field in 2018. I first started my career as an editor of the crypto asset media CoinTelegraph Japan, and later became the editor-in-chief. After serving as Editor-in-Chief of CoinTelegraph Japan, I became a Head of Public Relations for the crypto asset exchange Kraken Japan, Head of Asia for dYdX Foundation, and now I founded and represent Solana's Superteam Japan.
I originally studied economics and politics in Europe and the Netherlands. I was aiming for a PhD program but gave it up, and when I was 28 years old, I took a job as a director of TV Tokyo's New York office. As I was exposed to American politics, economics, ideology, and markets there, I felt that “Bitcoin was the one place where I could put all of this to use.
As I was exposed to American politics, economics, ideology, and markets there, I felt that “Bitcoin was the one place where I could put all of this to use. So I returned to Japan and joined CoinTelegraph Japan as an editor.
Could you tell us about any products you are currently paying attention to in the Web 3.0 area?
Oki : I am focusing on Bitcoin in terms of spreading correct knowledge and usage.
After launching Solana's Superteam Japan, I felt that Bitcoin and Ethereum are once again important and great. On the flip side, I believe that these two have not reached their full potential in Japan.
I personally believe that Solana is the next blockchain after Bitcoin and Ethereum. I also believe that in order to build a project, it is important to have a long-term relationship with the enterprise, the project, and the community members. We don't want to just receive a grant and be done with it; we want to make a lasting commitment.
Bitcoin has a founder, Satoshi Nakamoto, but we don't know who he is. Also, Bitcoin doesn't have a Founder, right? In other words, it has grown to this size organically.
On the other hand, Ethereum has a foundation and a founder named Vitalik Buterin, and I think it is a chain that is looking at long-term education.
I think each has its own role to play, but I feel that they have yet to penetrate the market. I think that is why the full-fledged blockchain wave has not yet arrived in Japan.
I have the idea that Bitcoin and Ethereum should be the champions, but at this point, I think there is a movement to skip these two basic blockchains and start using other projects from the beginning.
Of course, using other blockchains is not necessarily a bad thing. However, I can't deny the feeling that the basics have not been solidified because the basics have been skipped. It seems strange that ethereum is not the first blockchain to be mentioned by businesses developing apps, for example.
What made you join Solana's Superteam Japan after working as the Head of Asia at dYdX Foundation?
