Tech And Things

I had the opportunity to discuss PUML with Damien King who is the co-CEO and co-founder. We talked about what the PUML ecosystem is, what it offers, and how you can participate in fitness challenges to earn PUML tokens. PUML is a blockchain fitness rewards program that rewards you for step/cycle challenges & gym or sports-club check-ins. Their all-inclusive sponsored challenges mean if you wal...

Let's discuss Cypherock with Rohan Agarwal who is the CEO and co-founder to discuss wallet security and recovery as well as where they are headed in 2020.   It offers multiple wallet storage, distributed architecture, isolated & cold storage, robust hardware security, multi-currency support, and multi-layered security.

I had the chance to speak with Dan Hensley who is the co-founder of 3Speak on the Steem blockchain which is a video hosting alternative to YouTube and considered a free speech platform. 3Speak is the home of Free Speech on the internet. We exist because Silicon Valley has gone out of its’ way to deplatform and demonetize individuals because of their political beliefs, or the kind of content they u...

I had the chance to discuss SoMee with Christopher Kramer who is the founder and CEO to learn more about the project and where it’s headed in 2020. SoMee is a blockchain-based social network powered by the ONG cryptocurrency which is an ERC-20 compliant smart token. Their mission is to redefine the social media experience by inspiring community, empowering choice, respecting privacy and rewarding...

Let's discuss what Uptrennd has covered in the last year and what Uptrennd plans to do in 2020 with Jeff Kirdeikis for a follow-up interview. We also discussed decentralized systems, data storage, freedom of speech, and data immutability. We cover different ways to boost your posts with other creators, 1UP staking, communities expanding outside of the crypto categories and how Uptrennd is growing...

I had the chance to discuss Flote with Kingsley Edwards who is the CEO there to discuss the platform and what they have going on.  Flote is a community-driven social network focused on user privacy & monetization. It has no algorithms, no spying, no fees, and no problems. The rules are easy and simple, you can live stream, and be sent tips in the form of Bitcoin with ease.

Let's take some time to discuss DapsCoin with Andrew Huntley who is their chief technical officer and learn a little more about what they’re up to and what makes DapsCoin unique. DAPS aims to become the new standard of privacy in altcoins. To enact this vision, the specs of DAPS were carefully crafted to create a unique coin protocol for the crypto world, with the ultimate goal of mass adoption. T...

I got to discuss Springrole with Kartik Mandaville who is the founder and CEO. We get into what Springrole is all about and how it plans to take on the HR side of blockchain. Blockchain-powered attestation protocol for verifying professional profiles. Create your profile now on our live beta and join us in building a trusted network. It has verified resumes, meaningful skill endorsements, better m...

I had the opportunity to discuss TokenTuber with David Zhou who is the founder and CEO and dive into the platform as well as looking at where they will be taking it in 2020.  TokenTuber aims to lower the barriers to entry to the crypto world so that the mass adoption of blockchain and cryptocurrencies can be achieved. TokenTuber will guide you on your journey in the crypto world, helping you...

I had the chance to discuss Unstoppable domains with Bradley Kam who is the head of business development there.  Unstoppable domains has set out to help you replace your cryptocurrency addresses with a human-readable name like mine at scottcunningham.zil where you can set yourself up to receive 40 different cryptocurrencies as well as be able to launch uncensorable websites. It’s compatible w...

I had the chance to talk with Alex Kampa who is the founder of Sikoba. We discussed the blockchain company as well as the concepts of peer to peer IOUs and informal credit.   Sikoba is a decentralized platform based on peer-to-peer IOUs and built on blockchain technology. Participants who know and trust each other in real life grant each other credit lines in the Sikoba system. They can then...

I had the opportunity to discuss Edge with Paul Puey who is the CEO and co-founder. The Edge team's mission is to provide the world’s most innovative tools and systems for secure and private data. It’s a place where you can buy, store, and trade dozens of cryptocurrencies in one app.

I had the chance to talk with Bill Ottman again who is the CEO of Minds and dive into what Minds Pro is all about, what you can expect to see from it and the various features it supports currently.

I had the chance to discuss the fast-growing and immensely popular Ethereum Name Service or ENS with the director of operations Brantly Millegan. ENS offers a secure & decentralized way to address resources both on and off the blockchain using simple, human-readable names. I have taken advantage of this with my address scottcbusiness.eth.

I had the chance to chat with Gabriel Rene who is the CEO and founder of Verses.io to learn a little more about the project and where it is headed. VERSES Labs provides enterprises, organizations, and governments with an extensive suite of integrated technologies that offer powerful spatial rights management capabilities to enable dynamic workflows, verifiable traceability, intelligent automation...

I had the chance to chat with Kyle Collier who is the founder and CEO of Phaze.io. Learn what they’re all about and the progress they’ve been making.  Phaze powers the next generation of transactions. Connecting modern financial enterprises with the world’s largest retailers online and in-store.

I recently spoke with David Gold who is the CEO of Dapix who are currently building out the FIO protocol.  Dapix is revolutionizing inter-wallet operability with the FIO Protocol.  They are partnered with companies like Binance, Coinomi, Edge, Shapeshift, Bitcoin.com, Guardowallet, Atomic wallet, and many more.  The Foundation for Interwallet Operability (FIO) is a consortium of lea...

I had the opportunity to chat with Jeremy Kauffman who is the founder and CEO of the decentralized video hosting platform LBRY. But LBRY is much more than just that, it’s a secure, open, and community-run digital marketplace where you can enjoy the latest content from your favorite creators—as a user, not a product. You can actually consume content that exists on many different people’s computers...

I had the opportunity to interview Andrei Poliakov who is the CEO & co-founder of Coinberry to talk about where the company is headed and what they're up to now.   Coinberry is a FINTRAC-registered, digital currency platform based in Toronto, Canada. It was founded in 2017 and is trusted by tens of thousands of users. They claim to offer the safest, simplest and quickest way to buy and se...

I had the chance to chat with Aly Kassam who is the Director of Product at OneLedger and discuss their progress and where the company is headed. OneLedger is a cross-chain application platform designed to allow developers to extend blockchain technology.  

I got the chance to chat with Luke Mulks who is the Director of Business Development at Brave and the Basic Attention Token.   Brave is a new way of thinking about how the web works. Brave is open source and built by a team of privacy focused, performance-oriented pioneers of the web. You can check it out at https://brave.com/

I sat down with Jonathan Brown who is the CEO and Founder of Mix to discuss the blockchain and the social platform he has created on it.  MIX Blockchain is a smart contract platform for decentralized content. It is fully public. It cannot be censored, and no one can be prevented from participating. It is fully programmable at every level. It is a protocol for interconnected content apps that...

I sat down with Elizabeth Powell who is the Managing Director at Steemit to discuss what they have been working on and where they are headed next.

Andrew Levine who was the Head of Communications at Steemit Inc. on the Steem blockchain who is also known on Steem as @Andrarchy explains why Facebook's Libra blockchain won't hinder their efforts to build an amazing social platform on the blockchain, but rather that it will help amplify their efforts with the amount of awareness and hype it will generate.

I sat down with the founder and main developer of DTube Adrien aka @Heimindanger to talk about DTube. We dive into its origins and some big updates for what’s coming next. This was recorded just as DTube had a major interface update and released a testnet.