Nicos Vekiarides (Attestiv) on Commercial Uses for Blockchain Timestamping (EP.53)
Nicos Vekiarides, the cofounder and CEO of Attestiv joins the show. Attestiv is a company that builds software to prove the authenticity of photos and videos using public blockchains to timestamp these records. In this podcast we discuss: – The benefits of public blockchains as public notary systems – Use cases for deep fake detection […]
Douglas Jackson – Lessons from E-Gold (EP.52)
Douglas Jackson, the founder of E-gold, arguably the first widely-used electronic medium of exchange, appears on the show. In this episode we discuss: – Douglas’ motivations for starting E-gold – His disagreements with his cypherpunk contemporaries – Why private monetary issuers might be more responsible than public ones – The challenge of creating an open […]
Weekly News Roundup 3/13/20 (Markets in Turmoil, Deals and more) (EP.51)
Matt and Nic from Castle Island Ventures review the top stories of the week in the cryptoasset industry. This week’s topics include: – Market Turmoil – Market Infrastructure – Deals and much more news of the week Check out this episode!
Jeremy Allaire (Circle) on Dollarization through Stablecoins (EP.50)
Jeremy Allaire, the co-founder and CEO of Circle joins the show. In this episode we discuss: – Jeremy’s entrepreneurial journey and the original vision for Circle – The geopolitical impact of US Dollars on public blockchains – The goals of USDC – Circle Platform Services, a new product launching today – The regulatory environment globally […]
Matthew Le Merle (Blockchain Coinvestors) on investment opportunities in the blockchain industry (EP.49)
Matthew Le Merle, the co-founder and Managing Partner of Fifth Era, Keiretsu Capital and Blockchain Coinvestors joins the podcast. In this episode we discuss: – Matthew’s career arc and how he came to understand the potential impact of blockchain technology – Building Blockchain Coinvestors, and the investment strategy of investing in blockchain venture capital funds […]
Weekly News Roundup 3/6/20 (Zabo, India and South Korea positive developments) (EP.48)
Matt and Nic from Castle Island Ventures review the top stories of the week in the cryptoasset industry. This week’s topics include: – Deals of the week – India’s Supreme Court Ruling – South Korea regulation – OFAC issues – Treasury meeting with industry leaders and much more news of the week Check out this […]
Joseph Jacks (OSS Capital) on the monetization of open source (EP.47)
Joseph Jacks of OSS Capital joins the show. In this episode we discuss: – What constitutes commercial open source, and how this differs from regular open source projects – the history of the open source software movement – why programmers contribute unpaid to open source projects – whether tokens are required to monetize open source […]
Weekly News Roundup 2/28/20 (Steven Seagal’s Bitcoin2Gen, Ripple pays Moneygram, Deals and more) (EP.46)
Matt and Nic from Castle Island Ventures review the top stories of the week in the cryptoasset industry. This week’s topics include: – Deals of the week – SEC denies another Bitcoin ETF – SEC whacks Steven Seagal – Ripple Moneygram payments – Central Bank Digital Currency – Binance jurisdiction shopping and much more news […]
Sunayna Tuteja (TD Ameritrade) on crafting an institutional digital asset strategy (EP.45)
Sunayna Tuteja, the Head of Digital Assets and DLT at TD Ameritrade, appears on the show. On this episode we discuss: – What guides TD’s decision making in this asset class – How they think about blockchain/DLT versus Bitcoin – Crypto ideology versus crypto agnosticism – Her career trajectory to date – Lessons from being […]
Weekly News Roundup 2/21/20 (Enigma SEC action, Fcoin, Tim Draper buy 2.5% of Aragon and more) (EP.44)
Matt and Nic from Castle Island Ventures review the top stories of the week in the cryptoasset industry. This week’s topics include: – Deals of the week – Enigma settles with the SEC – Fcoin lost user funds – Tim Draper bought 2.5% of Aragon – DeFi infrastructure – Neel Kashkari’s thoughts on crypto and […]