Cryptocurrency – Masters of Blockchain Podcast http://www.mastersofblockchain.org Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Pioneers in conversation with Dr Harpreet Singh Mon, 11 Apr 2022 22:50:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.4.13 Episode 1: Tim Draper on Crypto Assets, Regulation and the Future of California http://www.mastersofblockchain.org/episode-1-tim-draper/ Sat, 19 May 2018 04:51:03 +0000 http://www.mastersofblockchain.org/?p=243 In this episode we speak with Tim Draper, founding partner of Draper Associates and one of the earliest venture capitalist to invest in crypto. Draper speaks on the monetary transition from the real world to the virtual world, the dark cloud of regulation and the future of California, among other important topics within the crypto world.

Major Topics

  • Antecedents that led to investments in virtual currencies
  • Bitcoin purchase story (Coinlab, Mt. Gox, Silk Road)
  • Dark cloud of regulation
  • Those against crypto
    • big money players don’t want change
  • Proposed division of California into three states

Biography

  • Founding partner of Draper Associates
  • Established Venture Capitalist
]]> Episode 2: Don Tapscott on the Change and Maturity of Blockchain and the Taxonomy of Tokens http://www.mastersofblockchain.org/episode-2-don-tapscott/ Mon, 24 Jul 2017 11:16:50 +0000 https://satchmo.secondlinethemes.com/?p=82 In this episode we speak with Don Tapscott, co-Founder and executive chairman of Blockchain Research Institute and coauthor of the critically acclaimed best seller, Blockchain Revolution. Tapscott touches on topics such as the value of the Internet, the taxonomy of tokens and the maturity of blockchain.

Major topics

  • Early life
  • Value of the Internet 
  • Multi million dollar syndicated research projects seeking definitive answers
    • Web, net generation, reinvention of govt in internet age, transparency, blockchain
  • Taxonomy of Tokens
  • Lighthouse case studies (1 of 25)
    • One Bell One Road
      • trillion dollar project involving 22 countries, hundreds of companies and is considered a real life silk road (Hong Kong to Rotterdam)
  • Revolutions (financial services)
  • Change
  • Maturity of blockchain
  • Autonomous agents
  • 7 business models (supply chain most interesting)

Biography

  • Co founder and executive chairman of blockchain research institute in Toronto, Canada
  • Co author of Blockchain Revolution
]]> Episode 3: Jeremy Gardner’s Reflection on His Past and the Future of Blockchain and Crypto Space http://www.mastersofblockchain.org/episode-3-jeremy-gardner/ Mon, 24 Jul 2017 11:00:15 +0000 https://satchmo.secondlinethemes.com/?p=79 In this episode we speak with Jeremy Gardner, co-Founder and managing partner at Ausum Ventures and co-Founder of Augur. Here, Gardner speaks on the Bitcoin Education Club, prediction markets and financial inclusion, among many other riveting topics.

Major topics

  • Bitcoin education club
    • Started as ground level education
  • Augur
  • Prediction markets
  • Venture capitalism
  • Utility tokens vs Security tokens  
  • Financial inclusion
  • Crypto Castle
  • The future

Biography

  • Co-Founder and managing partner at Ausum Ventures
  • Co-founder of Augur

 

]]> Episode 4: Peter Van Valkenburgh on the EFF, Compliance and the Future of Crypto Coins http://www.mastersofblockchain.org/episode-4-peter-vanvalkenburgh/ Mon, 24 Jul 2017 10:25:45 +0000 https://satchmo.secondlinethemes.com/?p=70 In this episode we speak with Peter Van Valkenburgh, Director of Research at Coincenter and a highly skilled cryptolawyer. Valkenburgh speaks on compliance, regulation and the catch 22 on crypto coins among many other crypto topics.

Major topics

  • Electronic Frontier Foundation
  • Compliance
  • Token projects
  • Regulation
  • Catch 22 on crypto coins
    • Who is the issuer?
  • Definition of securities (laws/penalties/cautions)
  • Money exchange services
  • Edward snowden

Biography

  • Director of Research at Coincenter

 

Peter Van Valkenburgh’s Interview with Edward Snowden:

 

]]> Episode 5: Adam Ludwin’s thoughts on Decentralization, Internet Counterculture and the future of FinTech http://www.mastersofblockchain.org/episode-5-adam-ludwin/ Mon, 24 Jul 2017 10:16:42 +0000 https://satchmo.secondlinethemes.com/?p=67 In this episode we speak with Adam Ludwin, Founder and CEO of Chain and a leading influencer in the fintech field. Ludwin touches on many topics, including internet counterculture, decentralization and the value of perfect competition.

Major topics

  • “Reset button” on fintech
  • Stack system
  • Blockchain Internet counterculture 
  • The new internet
  • Chain is a database for money/assets
  • Decentralization
  • Perfect competition
  • Value proposition

Biography

  • Founder and CEO of Chain
  • RR ventures
  • Deep interest and understanding of Fintech
]]> Episode 6: Johan Toll on Securities, Crypto Marketplaces and the future of blockchain at NASDAQ http://www.mastersofblockchain.org/episode-6-johan-toll/ Mon, 24 Jul 2017 09:27:58 +0000 https://satchmo.secondlinethemes.com/?p=62 In this episode we speak with Johan Toll, Product Manager for blockchain initiatives at NASDAQ. Toll covers multiple compelling topics, including crypto marketplaces, the developing relationship between blockchain and Wall Street and the future of blockchain at NASDAQ.

Major topics

  • Securities
  • Path of Blockchain Technologies for NASDAQ
  • Marketplaces
  • NASDAQ blockchain initiatives and future
  • NIAX (New York Interactive Advertising Exchange) securitizing the market
  • Future of NASDAQ
  • How blockchain is disrupting Wall Street
  • Digital currency (Swedish Krona)

Biography

  • Product manager for blockchain initiatives at NASDAQ
  • Originally from Sweden
]]> Episode 7: Obi Nwosu on Coinfloor, Regulation and the Future of Cryptos http://www.mastersofblockchain.org/episode-7-obi-nwosu/ Mon, 24 Jul 2017 09:19:16 +0000 https://satchmo.secondlinethemes.com/?p=59 In this episode we speak with Obi Nwosu, CEO and co-Founder of Coinfloor. Nwosu speaks on Coinfloor’s unique role in the crypto world, crypto security and his long term view of the development of blockchain.

Major topics

  • Providing stability
  • Coinfloors role
  • Spot Currency Exchange
  • Jurisdictions with most activity
  • Regulation
  • Crypto Security
    • physical locations vs online
  • Provable Solvency
  • Long term views

Biography

  • CEO and co-Founder of Coinfloor
  • VP of Engineering at WeWorld
]]> Episode 12: John Wolpert on ConsenSys and the Future of Blockchain http://www.mastersofblockchain.org/episode-12-john-wolpert-on-consensys-and-the-future-of-blockchain/ Fri, 21 Jul 2017 01:01:06 +0000 http://www.mastersofblockchain.org/?p=358 In this episode, we speak with John Wolpert who is no stranger to the blockchain space. He was on the founding team for Hyperledger and now works with product and venture development at ConsenSys.

Major Topics Include

  • John Wolpert’s career journey alongside blockchain from IBM to ConsenSys
  • The Linux Foundation, founding of Hyperledger, and Fabric
  • The evolution of the stateful internet, including notes on how Ethereum and specialized channels could coincide to realize a greater future potential
  • ConsenSys, the innovation curve, and how his team anticipates future problems that could be solved with blockchain
  • Current, gripping, use cases that he and his team are exploring
  • The essentialness of the blockchain as an attribute to the new stateful internet (allowing for a tamper proof mainnet and surveillance-protected private channels)
  • The potential benefits of wedding Artificial Intelligence and Blockchain technology to solve sensitivity issues around data
]]> Episode 13: The Economics of Blockchain with Joshua Gans http://www.mastersofblockchain.org/episode-13-the-economics-of-blockchain-with-joshua-gans/ Tue, 20 Jun 2017 15:24:23 +0000 http://www.mastersofblockchain.org/?p=363 In this episode, we speak with Joshua Gans who is a professor of strategic management and the chair in technical innovation and entrepreneurship at the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto.

Major Topics Include:

The economics of technological innovation as it pertains to blockchain and artificial intelligence
His work on the book Prediction Machines and the paper “Some Simple Economics of the Blockchain”
How blockchain reduces the cost of verification and what this means for evaluating the potential of future blockchain uses and projects
The Creative Destruction Lab’s blockchain stream and its growing network of tech startups
The tradeoffs for startups between ICO fundraising and traditional venture capital
Third party verification, regulation, security tokens vs. utility tokens, bitcoin mining, smart contracts, etc.

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