Hiro Taiyo Hamada

Founder(DeSci Tokyo) & Research Team Lead (Araya Inc.)
Founder of DeSci Tokyo/Research Team Leader at Araya. Ph.D. He found DeSci Tokyo as an international hub based in Tokyo. In 2024, he co-organized Funding the Commons Tokyo, which pursues a new vision of decentralized society in Japan. He is also principal Investigator for Moonshot R&D Program (Goal 9) “Realizing a Society Where People Can Live Positively Even in Adversity” (Yamada PM Group), engaged in modeling positive states with AIs. His


Session

09-12
13:40
30min
Present and future of public goods funding
Eliza Pancake, David Casey, Hiro Taiyo Hamada

This session will explore the evolving landscape of public goods in Web3, connecting insights from deep-tech research, decentralized science (DeSci), and philanthropy. Speakers will examine how public goods are created and distributed, why they matter for Ethereum and human civilization, and whether Ethereum’s unique approach to funding them provides a lasting advantage.

Counterculture Capital
Ethreactor Stage