The New Trust Economy

Security is always key when dealing with any currency. That includes cryptocurrency which has already become as vulnerable as traditional currency. In this episode, Ouriel Ohayon, the CEO of ZenGo, an innovative new crypto wallet solution, shows us the capability of their software. He shares what makes ZenGo innovative and simple, and why you should download it over other similar apps.  Experience...

Defining the standard for blockchain economy, Algorand’s pure proof-of-stake protocol is the first of its kind to support the scale, open participation, and transaction finality for billions of users. Simply put, it’s a way to promote trust across the entire world without having to meet first. In today’s episode, Algorand’s VP of Engineering and Research, Naveed Ihsanullah talks about how their co...

With the current political climate and financial system lacking transparency, how do you spearhead the solution that is blockchain? In this episode, we talk to 22-year Wall Street veteran and gubernatorial appointee to the Wyoming Blockchain Task Force Caitlin Long. Her discovery of the inaccuracies in Wall Street’s ledger systems that affected many pensioners led Caitlin to think of the benefits...

It was 2016 to 2017 when things were starting to go crazy in crypto land. Market cap was skyrocketing and volumes were running up. You went from no one talking about Bitcoin to every single conversation in the country being about Bitcoin in a three-month period. It was also around that time Sam Bankman-Fried decided to leave Wall Street and founded Alameda Research, a quantitative trading firm in...

We want to use blockchain in collaborations and we want it to perform fast throughout a centralized system. At the same time, there is the issue of privacy. Will be there a time that we can have both? Ada Xiao, the Chief Strategy Officer of PlatON, talks about the use of privacy-preserving computation that enables secure data exchange and collaborative computing for enterprise users. Today, she he...

The real estate industry has become amazing as more people are collaborating their technology and industries into it to make it work better for the people. Neil Takemoto, the Cofounder of CSPM Group, recounts how he came up with the breakthrough that is crowdsourced placemaking, which is the act of outsourcing tasks, traditionally performed by a real estate development entity, to a community of pe...

All of us who are using the public internet have experienced painfully slow internet and remote connection speeds that can make us want to tear our hair out. There is hope though with NOIA or the Network Optimize Internet Acceleration. But how will it actually help make our internet experience faster and smoother? It works pretty much like Waze where the app anticipates a blockage ahead and points...

There’s a great quote that says, “The future is here. It’s just not evenly distributed.” That was a large part of how Diginex started. Diginex is a digital financial services and blockchain solutions company. Tristan Thoma, the Director of Strategy for Diginex Americas, joins us to talk about the technology behind their company and how they acquire clients, make money, and function as a business....

Privacy is a vital concept in the online and offline world. Simon Harman, the Co-founder and Project Lead at Loki, talks to us about his new ventures in blockchain. He introduces the concept of a privacy network, what it looks like, and how it touches on human’s virtual privacy. Explaining the technical considerations and responsibilities that a person has once entering the virtual world, he notes...

In a world full of fake news, it has become important more than ever to have a source of information you can rely on. Most especially where investments and financials are concerned, we need a media that is reliable to give out the right news and education about the world of cryptocurrency. That is exactly what Han Kao helps people out with. As the Co-Founder and CEO of Crypto Briefing, Han has mer...

This show has always been about exploring the world of blockchain across different angles. Combining it with Tracy’s love of podcasting, we have Joel Comm and Travis Wright of the Bad Crypto Podcast. With seven million downloads in under just two years, Joel and Travis have definitely touched many listeners who are both crypto-curios and crypto-serious. They share with us their journey towards att...

Security online or offline has become so strict and tech developers are finding more ways to protect identities. Katherine Noall, the CEO of Sphere Identity, talks about how she started her company initially as a blockchain project and how she evolved into working with self-sovereign identity. She talks about using the right type of blockchain technology for data distribution and security and emph...

Online gaming has become one of the most popular activities on earth, and people are spending more money on virtual games than real ones. The feasibility of creating more value to gamers and investing at the same time has become so clear that currencies like the HOT Token are being developed. Nithinan Boonyawattanapisut, the CEO and co-founder of HotNow, tackles blockchain gaming and the intrinsic...

Tracy and Monika give a recap of Blockchain Week 2019. Blockchain Week is the largest event dedicated to blockchain. Monika relays her experiences on the event and everything that transpired during the week where hundreds of shows happened, including all-day conferences that were in direct competition. Monika gets down on talk at the ASDToken and becoming the voice of the panel. As technology is c...

While baby boomers grew up with encyclopedia in stacks, Millennials grew up with online references easily accessed with just a click. Technology keeps on advancing every single day, and online encyclopedias are now blockchain-based. Dr. Larry Sanger, Chief Information Officer of Everipedia, enlightens us on the purpose of putting encyclopedias on the blockchain. Best known as Wikipedia’s co-founde...

Digix started in 2014 with the idea of tokenizing gold on the blockchain. Anthony Eufemio, Co-Founder and CTO of Digix shares how the company created a way to tokenize gold and tells why gold would be the perfect asset class for their protocol. Anthony further adds how they are doing their best to make this global by building an ecosystem and partnering with a lot of point of sale companies that a...

Planning to invest in cryptocurrency? Trading cryptocurrencies is becoming a trend nowadays. If you are a beginner, you might be wondering how to get started. In this episode, learn how you can start buying cryptocurrency as well as get to know the platforms you can check ou that offer its various types. You’ll also discover the basics and some tips you need to learn before you decide to get start...

The growth of cryptocurrencies has really shown the people’s hunger to invest in things and opportunities for their money to become passive income. With the ICO (Initial Coin Offering) craze, we can see how a lot of people want that. However, not everybody is qualified to be handling that money. Tracy and Monika discuss funding blockchain ventures with ICO, sharing insights whether ICOs make sense...

Drew Kernosky of Archer Tax Group talks about how you can better handle your cryptocurrency tax. He goes into detail about the importance of filing your taxes correctly and cites some examples of the repercussions of not doing so. He discusses like-kind exchange and explains how small businesses that are starting out can benefit from a research and development tax credit. Discover why spending tim...

They say when you start dating someone, you have to put your best foot forward to get to the next phase. The same rules apply to getting funded. Blockchain investors, just like any other investor, have put a ton of hard work to earn their money, and that is why startup businesses seeking investors find it more than challenging to gain their trust. The question that we hear all the time is what do...

As technology continues to develop and everything we mostly do is online, we are vulnerable to information exposure and hacking if we are not careful. Eric Lamison-White, the co-founder of Pareto Network – a financial intel marketplace for traders and investors – talks about the valuation of information and future of value and data. Eric was introduced to crypto in 2011. He is a frequent contribut...

If you can manage a podcast and make it a hit, you’re an expert. If you can manage multiple podcasts and still make it a hit, it makes you a legend. The Crypto Podcaster Gary Leland walks us through his podcasting journey since 2004, making him a part of Podcaster Hall of Fame in 2016. Having a podcasting directory listed on Time Magazine’s 50 coolest websites, Gary shares how he approaches podcas...

When you come to think of it, the future of technology will need location data that is trustworthy. How can that trust be developed if GPS can easily be hacked? Markus Levin, Co-Founder and Head of Operations at XYO, introduces the concept of the geospatial blockchain. XYO is the world’s first geospatial blockchain network backed with cryptography, connecting digital and physical worlds today. Cap...

Proving how people innovate with the ways they try to steal from others, Tracy and Monika discuss fraud in the blockchain and innovation. They address the question from an audience about how we can be better at dissuading fraud by laying down how they fight innovation scams with diversity and questioning. They bring in the topic of social proof and how important having multiple perspectives are wh...

A great deal of small businesses overlooks branding because they envision themselves as a business rather than a brand. However, no matter what the size of a business is, branding is what increases your value and creates trust from potential customers. Nicola Smith, the founder, and CEO of REBEL & REASON, uses her natural rebellious spirit to see opportunity where others see closed doors. She tell...