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Jesus Rodriguez

Jesus Rodriguez

Jesus Rodriguez is the CEO and co-founder of IntoTheBlock, a platform focused on enabling market intelligence and institutional DeFi solutions for crypto markets. He is also the co-founder and President of Faktory, a generative AI platform for business and consumer apps. Jesus also founded The Sequence, one of the most popular AI newsletters in the world. In addition to his operational work, Jesus is a guest lecturer at Columbia University and Wharton Business School and is a very active writer and speaker.

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Opinion
A Pragmatic View of ChatGPT in a Web3 World
Artificial intelligence is revolutionizing every aspect of our daily lives. What will it mean for Web3? IntoTheBlock's Jesus Rodriquez learns from the machine.
The home page for the OpenAI ChatGPT app (Leon Neal/Getty Images)
By Jesus Rodriguez
Feb 8, 2023 at 5:21 p.m. UTC
Feb 8, 2023
OpinionWeb3AINFTsDeFi
Crypto Currency Finance Technology. DeFi Speech Bubble Announcement (Andrey Popov/Getty Images/iStockphoto)
Opinion
Crypto 2023
DeFi Is the Way Forward, but It Needs to Evolve
The technical foundation of DeFi has proven to be incredibly resilient to the catastrophic market events of the last few months. The opportunity for building a new generation...
Crypto Currency Finance Technology. DeFi Speech Bubble Announcement (Andrey Popov/Getty Images/iStockphoto)
By Jesus Rodriguez
Dec 27, 2022 at 2:37 p.m. UTC
Dec 27, 2022
Crypto 2023Opinion
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Opinion
Opinion
The Machine Learning Powering Generative Art NFTs
Generative art has been one of the quintessential machine-learning use cases, but only recently has the space achieved mainstream prominence.
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By Jesus Rodriguez
Nov 21, 2022 at 4:44 p.m. UTC
Nov 21, 2022
OpinionNFTAI
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Opinion
Opinion
Why DeFi Insurance Needs a New Design
Decentralized finance offers a blank canvas for reimagining markets insurance with programmability and decentralization as core constructs, says the CEO of IntoTheBlock.
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By Jesus Rodriguez
Sep 7, 2022 at 3:01 p.m. UTC
Sep 7, 2022
OpinionDeFiInsurance
There's less juice to go around in DeFi now. Is it worth the squeeze? (j4p4n/OpenClipArt)
Opinion
Defi
The Era of Easy DeFi Yields Is Over
Alpha in DeFi is about to get a lot scarcer (although still super attractive). Luckily, risk management will eventually get much simpler.
There's less juice to go around in DeFi now. Is it worth the squeeze? (j4p4n/OpenClipArt)
By Jesus Rodriguez
Jul 5, 2022 at 5:30 p.m. UTC
Jul 5, 2022
DeFiYield FarmingAutomated Market Makers
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Finance
Consensus 2022
The Intelligent Crypto Thesis
AI and machine learning will usher in new forms of digital assets from intelligent NFTs to self-determining DeFi protocols. This essay is part of CoinDesk's "Big Ideas" series...
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By Jesus Rodriguez
Jun 5, 2022 at 8:08 p.m. UTC
Jun 5, 2022
Consensus 2022AIOpinion
Ballot box (Alexander Fox/PlaNet Fox via Pixabay)
Opinion
Defi
Here Is How to Improve DeFi Governance Using Ideas from Computational Voting Theory
The decentralized finance ecosystem is evolving at a rapid pace. It's time governance caught up.
Ballot box (Alexander Fox/PlaNet Fox via Pixabay)
By Jesus Rodriguez
Apr 27, 2022 at 7:50 p.m. UTC
Apr 27, 2022
DeFiGovernanceOpinionDAO
Web 3's use of AI will present challenges. (Chris McGrath/Getty Images)
Opinion
Web 3.0
Web 3’s Use of AI Will Present Challenges, but They Are Not Insurmountable
Software trends, including cloud computing, networking and cyber security are being reimagined, with machine learning as a first-class citizen.
Web 3's use of AI will present challenges. (Chris McGrath/Getty Images)
By Jesus Rodriguez
Mar 14, 2022 at 4:46 p.m. UTC
Mar 14, 2022
Web 3.0Artificial IntelligenceMachine Learning
Gladys Roy plays tennis with Ivan Unger (member of the "Flying Black Hats") as Frank Tomac pilots the plane at 3,000 feet. The only problem with this match is trying to retrieve a ball after it has bounced off the wing of the plane and plunged a few thousand feet.
Opinion
Defi
The 5 Big Risk Vectors of DeFi
IntoTheBlock CEO Jesus Rodriguez offers a taxonomy for understanding risk in DeFI
Gladys Roy plays tennis with Ivan Unger (member of the "Flying Black Hats") as Frank Tomac pilots the plane at 3,000 feet. The only problem with this match is trying to retrieve a ball after it has bounced off the wing of the plane and plunged a few thousand feet.
By Jesus Rodriguez
Feb 3, 2022 at 5:22 p.m. UTC
Feb 3, 2022
DeFiRisk Management
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Policy
Opinion
A Few Unorthodox Thoughts on DeFi Regulation
Why not try a “scorecard” for protocols?
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By Jesus Rodriguez
Nov 16, 2021 at 1:26 p.m. UTC
Nov 16, 2021
OpinionKYCDeFiAML