Pedro Santos Discusses Web3 Scaling with AltCryptoCast

🔮 Smart Wallets Take Over

By WalletConnect
Jun 23, 2025, 3:29 PM
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In a new video interview, WalletConnect founder Pedro Santos explores crucial developments in web3 infrastructure:

  • Strategies for scaling blockchain technology to support 1 billion users
  • Evolution and growing importance of smart wallet technology
  • Future roadmap and developments for WalletConnect protocol

This discussion follows recent conversations with MetaMask and Phantom teams about wallet infrastructure, highlighting industry focus on user experience and scalability.​

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New @pedrouid video just dropped with @AltCryptoCast 🚨 How onchain scales to 1B users, the rise of smart wallets, what’s next for WalletConnect and much more! A must-watch ⤵️ youtu.be/kJHI3u1vYkw?si…

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New episode: The future of wallets! 🔐 We sat down with @pedrouid, founder & director of @WalletConnect / $WCT, to talk about what’s next. Watch here 👉 Youtu.be/kJHI3u1vYkw 🧠 Phones got smarter, now wallets are too 🛠️ How WalletConnect is building the rails

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