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Roger Ver: Bitcoin, Liberty and the Scalability Roadblock
Episode 163
Roger Ver is one of the earliest Bitcoin investors and through his tireless evangelizing of the cryptocurrency became known as ‘Bitcoin Jesus’. Roger joined us to discuss Bitcoin’s incredible potenti…
Published on 9 years ago
Ned Scott: Steem – The Blockchain-Based Social Media Platform
Episode 162
Few crypto projects have gotten as much attention and caused as much controversy as Steem. The blockchain-based social media platform launched early this year and managed to gain real user traction b…
Published on 9 years ago
Marley Gray: Project Bletchley – Microsoft’s Blockchain 3.0 Architecture
Episode 161
In their relatively short lifespan, blockchain technologies have already undergone significant milestones. Bitcoin’s blockchain, often referred to as Blockchain 1.0, features a simple database ledger…
Published on 9 years ago
Brian Behlendorf: How Hyperledger is Developing Foundational Blockchain Technology
Episode 160
As a lead developer of the Apache webserver and founder of the Apache Software Foundation, Brian Behlendorf has played a central role in building internet architecture. Recently, he became Executive …
Published on 9 years ago
Anuj Das Gupta & Richard Caetano: How Stratumn Secures Processes
Episode 159
Stratumn CEO Richard Caetano and Head of Research Anuj das Gupta joined us to discuss their work to bring security and integrity to processes. We covered the philosophy behind the company and why the…
Published on 9 years, 1 month ago
Mona El Isa & Reto Trinkler: The Polkadot Protocol – One Blockchain to Connect Them All
Episode 158
System scalability and extensibility of system features are two central problems around which research in the cryptocurrency / blockchain industry has centered. For example, the Blockstream sidechain…
Published on 9 years, 1 month ago
Dominic Williams & Tom Ding: DFINITY – The Quest for a Decentralized Cloud
Episode 157
String Labs founders Tom Ding and Dominic Williams joined us to discuss their project DFINITY, a next-generation blockchain network. Through leveraging technological advances, DFINITY aims to deliver…
Published on 9 years, 1 month ago
Leanne Kemp: Everledger – Detecting Diamond Fraud and Theft
Episode 156
As is the case with most luxury goods, the diamond industry is faced with the issues of theft, fraud, and counterfeiting. Illegal activity is present at every level of the supply chain, which collect…
Published on 9 years, 1 month ago
Mike Hearn & Richard Gendal Brown: Corda – A Distributed Ledger for Financial Services
Episode 155
Attracting over 70 of the world’s biggest financial institutions to its consortium in just over a year, R3 has accomplished a formidable task. Aiming to rethink the fabric of the financial system, th…
Published on 9 years, 2 months ago
Greg Meredith: Synereo – Rebuilding the Attention Economy from the Ground Up
Episode 154
As content becomes more and more abundant and immediately available at our fingertips, our limited attention is a barrier for those whose business it is to attract and harness it. In this context, la…
Published on 9 years, 2 months ago