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Thiago explains how he moved from React Native development into Web3 and describes his work on an NFT fashion project. The talk introduces DeFi, GameFi, and the challenges that scams and difficult onboarding create for newcomers. It outlines a React Native Web3 stack: a low-level blockchain library such as viem, a wallet connection kit, and hooks such as wagmi. Thiago explains why browser-focused tooling often requires polyfills in React Native and discusses efforts to make Web3 apps and cross-platform development easier.