Kostas Chalkias - Is Sui "The Apple Of Web3"? The Fastest, Most Scalable Blockchain Ever

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Brian Rose

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🗓️ 28 February 2025

⏱️ 121 minutes

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Today we welcome Kostas ‘Kryptos’ Chalkias, a renowned blockchain engineer, Web3 cryptographer and white-hat hacker who has spent his career solving some of the most complex challenges in Web3 security and usability, and is the brains behind Sui, the world’s fastest blockchain.

Kostas is also the Chief Cryptographer & Co-Founder of Mysten Labs, with the mission to solve blockchain’s biggest adoption barriers - security, usability, and accessibility.

Their flagship project, Sui, is helping to fulfill the original promise of blockchain - delivering true digital ownership, scalability, and security.

For Kostas, digital ownership is the key to unlocking the internet’s full potential, allowing individuals and creators to control their data and assets without relying on centralised platforms.

Trust me when I say Kostas Chalkias is a visionary - a true pioneer in the Web3 space. He was heavily involved with some of Bitcoin’s earliest developers, including Mike Hearn and indirectly Satoshi himself, while many of the projects and initiatives he’s been involved with have become the foundations of the blockchain and crypto industry we know today.

For Kostas, this is not just about problem solving and engineering solutions, it’s about defining the next era of the internet. And with Sui, Mysten Labs, and his relentless pursuit of innovation, he’s making sure that future becomes reality.

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0:00.0	Ask who is the most talented team in Dubai at the moment regarding innovation and engineering.
0:07.0	It's sweet.
0:08.0	We are creating a new landscape where whatever you head on Web 2, it's possible now on Web 3.
0:13.0	We have the fastest network in the world.
0:15.0	We now have a way to onboard users.
0:17.0	We know how to do it because we're coming from Facebook.
0:19.0	That's why I believe it's going to be the Apple of Web 3. It's not the tech, it's the team. That's the difference with you guys.
0:25.3	You have deep experience and over time that shows. In this cycle of crypto that everything is changing,
0:31.6	we have the team that is very quickly going into its direction and we have a new innovation,
0:35.6	literally every two weeks. There is a niche market
0:37.6	for everybody. But I believe we're covering most of the space. We can win in almost every case.
0:41.9	What are you doing in Dubai? I mean, you could be anywhere. Here, I realized that people respect
0:47.0	technology. You can easily find use cases because the blockchain has more applications for
0:52.4	developing countries. And Dubai is a developed country, but surrounded by developing countries.
0:57.6	And I go with my solution engineers and me as a crittographer,
1:00.5	and we have ad hoc on the spot delivering the smart contract.
1:04.2	Nobody can compete with us.
1:06.1	They say if you love what you do, you never work a day in your life.
1:09.1	Is that the story of you?
1:10.2	Yes, I don't feel I'm working.
1:11.5	I'm passionate about this.
1:12.7	I'm not sleeping, for example.
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