March 13, 2025

Building Web3's Community Infrastructure: Galxe's Vision for Digital Identity with Patrick Young

Building Web3's Community Infrastructure: Galxe's Vision for Digital Identity with Patrick Young
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The Smart Economy Podcast
Building Web3's Community Infrastructure: Galxe's Vision for Digital Identity with Patrick Young

In this episode of The Smart Economy Podcast, host Dylan Grabowski sits down with Patrick Young, Head of Go-to-Market at Galxe, a leading platform for Web3 community growth and engagement. From their Quest system that's processed over 1.1 billion completions to their Galxe Passport identity solution, discover how Galxe is bridging the gap between Web2 and Web3 while preparing for the future of AI integration. Whether you're a blockchain project looking to build sticky communities or a developer interested in identity solutions, this conversation offers valuable insights into the evolution of Web3 engagement and the upcoming Gravity blockchain. Tune in to learn how Galxe's suite of tools is helping onboard the first billion users to Web3.

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In this episode of The Smart Economy Podcast, host Dylan Grabowski is joined by Patrick Young, Head of Go-to-Market at Galxe, a platform for Web3 community growth and engagement.

Join them as they:
  • Delve into Patrick's background in blockchain
  • Explain how Galxe builds and maintains resilient Web3 communities 
  • Discuss Galxe's identity solutions, including Galxe Passport and Galxe Score
  • Examine the role of Galxe's EarnDrop program in assisting with token distribution and community building
  • Highlight the development of Gravity Chain, Galxe’s upcoming L1 blockchain
  • Consider the convergence of blockchain and AI technologies
  • Explore how blockchain can support different inference layers and serving frameworks
  • Discuss how Galaxy's suite of products creates an end-to-end lifecycle management system for Web3 projects

And much more!

Patrick Young is the Head of Go-to-Market at Galxe, a leading platform for Web3 community growth and engagement. With extensive experience in blockchain education and ecosystem development, Patrick helped create one of the first blockchain curricula at Miami University and has been instrumental in shaping community-driven approaches in the Web3 space. His background includes key roles at Block Key Capital, Ledgermatic, and Chainlink Labs, where he helped grow the team from 65 to 700 people while running their Web3 commercial services business. His expertise in bridging traditional institutions with Web3 communities and his involvement in Galxe's forthcoming Gravity blockchain makes him a valuable voice for those interested in the future of decentralized ecosystem development.

Episode Highlights:
[17:16] Building Effective Web3 Communities Through Quest
[28:07] Transforming Token Distribution with EarnDrop
[38:00] Galxe's Identity Protocol: The Future of Web3 Authentication
[50:14] Gravity Chain: Building the Infrastructure for Web3 Scale



Previous guests include: Rusty Matveev, Chief Strategy Officer at Calaxy; Andrew Lawrence, CEO and Co-Founder of Censo; Zac Townsend, CEO and Co-Founder of Meanwhile; Jesper Johansen, CEO and Co-Founder of Northstake; Tama Churchouse, COO of Cumberland Labs; Holly Wood of Boson Protocol; Sid Powell of Maple Finance; Chad Barraford of THORChain; and many others.

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