Rob Hollands, CEO of Proofworks, and Nim Siriwardana, Co-Founder and CTO of Proofworks, make an appearance on the RWA SegMints Podcast to explore their efforts in the digitalization of the spirits industry.
Rob has experience in tech and digitizing sectors like the spirits industry, while Nim comes from financial services and later ventured into blockchain and crypto in 2017.
Proof Works is working on creating digital representations of physical assets like whiskey casks. These digital assets are authenticated with...
Rob Hollands, CEO of Proofworks, and Nim Siriwardana, Co-Founder and CTO of Proofworks, make an appearance on the RWA SegMints Podcast to explore their efforts in the digitalization of the spirits industry.
Rob has experience in tech and digitizing sectors like the spirits industry, while Nim comes from financial services and later ventured into blockchain and crypto in 2017.
Proof Works is working on creating digital representations of physical assets like whiskey casks. These digital assets are authenticated with NFTs, allowing consumers to buy, sell, and trade whiskey casks in the Metacask Marketplace.
The Metacask Marketplace is a platform where consumers can purchase digital assets backed by physical whiskey casks. This process combines tradition with blockchain innovation.
Traditionally, whiskey casks were managed in an analog system. Proof Works aims to digitalize the process from the start (cask production) and track the entire lifecycle using blockchain.
Whiskey casks are often stored in specific regions due to regulations (e.g., Scotch must stay in Scotland). The digital token (NFT) represents ownership, and buyers can either resell the cask or redeem it for bottles.
The tokenization helps verify the authenticity of products, prevents counterfeits, and creates direct connections between brands and consumers.
00:00 introduction
00:43 Rob and Nim introductions
2:28 Metacask marketplace and Proofworks explanation
4:41 What's the intention of buying a cask?
6:33 What's under-appreciated about buying casks?
7:49 How consumerism will change with digital ownership
11:03 How fast will real world asset tokenization change our lives
12:24 Stories about expensive casks
13:52 Does tokenizing offer benefits?
15:54 Tokenization of casks and redemption
17:18 Metacask marketplace perks
18:38 Marketing demographics
20:24 History of cask makers
23:18 How does the cask market grow from here?
27:26 How big is the spirits/cask market?
29:34 Where to learn more
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For more information and to explore the world of digital spirits, visit Proofworks and MetaCask.
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