Before we get started, I just want to know a little bit about your background, how you got involved in the crypto and blockchain sector, and then what made you want to start Rain Protocol?

Yeah, so I'm a veteran, heavy veteran in consumer, mostly gaming.

I headed up poker divisions in companies like William Hill Global, UK-based company, 888.

Had a lot of years in consumer gaming, managed poker, casino, sports betting.

um and yeah some some stock trading i had my own company um some some 10 or 12 years ago and um and yeah i think prediction markets i mean it's it's now a bang uh and it sort of um takes all of the all of my previous worlds into one place really uh and it's it's uh it's uh It's like all of the previous worlds are actually like a part of this space, which is amazing.

I mean, it's opening now.

I think it's in some places it's regulated.

So I guess my first question is, do you think the crypto and blockchain sector will thrive given the rise of prediction markets? Because right now we're kind of seeing a little bit less interest given the rise of AI, but do you think prediction markets are kind of that killer use case for blockchain?