Repost from Humans of Bitcoin podcast: "A look at DAOs, political organizing, and latin america from one of the thought leaders of the Ethereum ecosystem, Santi Siri."

A Rare Interview with the CEO of Blockchain.com - Peter Smith

Aug 20th, 2019 43m 31s

One of the oldest companies in the space, Blockchain.com has staying power. With over 40 million downloads, Blockchain.com has a large share of bitcoin transactions and the #1 downloaded wallet. In 2011 the term "blockchain" was not a word. It

European Union Blockchain Innovation Report

Mar 27th, 2019 27m 36s

"Our vision is that the first wave of blockchain adoption will be characterised by a large number of permissioned, purpose-built blockchain platforms geared towards a specific use case or user base.” -EU Blockchain Observatory and Forum In a sp

Decentralized Finance with Zac Prince of BlockFi

Mar 20th, 2019 36m 51s

Decentralized Finance or "DeFi" is a hot topic in the blockchain world. And for good reason. The ability to establish credit and provide loans using cryptocurrency and smart contracts opens up liquidity for the entire world. Joining us on today

Phones (Samsung, HTC, Storage, Commerce)

Mar 13th, 2019 25m 55s

The news of Samsung adding a cold storage wallet to their flagship phone, the S10, sent a bullish signal to the bitcoin and blockchain world. The Korean technology magnate, which also is producing mining chips, is bringing cryptocurrency to cel

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BONUS: Patrick Byrne on Humans of Bitcoin

Mar 8th, 2019 50m 1s

Blockchain 2025 listeners, we recently published an interview with Overstock.com CEO Patrick Byrne on the Bitcoin.com Podcast Network. We reposted it here: It's a fascinating dive into the future of blockchain from a brilliant polymath who is m

Pivots - When ICOs change the roadmap

Mar 6th, 2019 22m 55s

When you start a business, you can't predict how it will play out in the real world. Take Twitter: they started out as a podcasting company! ICO and blockchain projects are no exception and many have altered their models. Evolve or die. Acceler

Predictions Markets, Veil, Augur (Part 2) - Ryan Berckmans

Feb 27th, 2019 24m 8s

Part 2 with Ryan Berckmans of the Forecast Foundation. If you haven't listened to part 1, find it here: https://podcast.bitcoin.com/e726-Predictions-Markets-Veil-Augur-Part-1-Ryan-Berckmans In part 2, here are a few of the topics we cover: Gu

Predictions Markets, Veil, Augur (Part 1) - Ryan Berckmans

Feb 20th, 2019 23m 31s

I like to call prediction markets a "bitcoin within bitcoin". A fascinating use case that takes a little while to wrap your head around. But once you get it, a lightbulb clicks. We brought on Ryan Berckmans who recently sold Predictions.Global.

S2 Industry Revisit - Decentralized Exchange, File Storage, Real Estate

Feb 13th, 2019 15m 8s

This week on Blockchain 2025 we have the second part of our “Industry Revisit” series where Matt and Blake dissect some of the most intriguing blockchain projects from 2018. As a quick refresher, the goal here is to check back in on these proje

S2 Industry Revisit - Wine, Crowdfunding, Black Markets, and more

Feb 6th, 2019 27m 6s

On this week’s episode, Matt and Blake run through highlights of different industries that are going to be affected by cryptocurrencies. Bear markets are the best time to educate yourself on the latest trends and projects in the space. Things m

Proof of Work vs Proof of Stake - A Primer

Jan 30th, 2019 21m 20s

Matt and Blake got together this week to discuss the differences between two very important concepts in crypto, Proof of Work and Proof of Stake. One of the best features of cryptocurrencies is that there's no need for a 3rd party such as a ba

John McAfee Flees The US, Wyoming Opens Up For Cryptocurrency Companies & More Bitcoin Cash News

Jan 28th, 2019 1h

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The Dogecoin Story - A lesson for all cryptocurrencies

Jan 23rd, 2019 19m 54s

We constantly talk about the importance of adoption: eventually a cryptocurrency projects need USERS in order to succeed. One key to adoption we haven't covered: humor. A sense of lightness, taking things less seriously help keep a community to

Blockchain Use Cases - Season 1 Industry Revisit (Identity, Gambling and more)

Jan 16th, 2019 37m 18s

We covered 10 industries in the first season of Blockchain 2025 in the first part of 2018. We revisit each one to see if any of the projects have made any real world progress. Full show notes at https://podcast.bitcoin.com/s9-Blockchain-2025

MimbleWimble, Privacy Protocol of the Future? With Alexander of Beam

Jan 9th, 2019 33m 37s

"Named after a Harry Potter spell also known as the Tongue-Tying Curse that prevents an opponent from casting theirs, Mimblewimble enables the bulk of a blockchain’s past transaction data to be removed." It is all the buzz right now in the cryp

Quantum Computing and Other Risks to Blockchain Technology

Dec 26th, 2018 23m

We have done over 40 episodes on blockchain and talked about the common risks of technology and adoption. With most ICO's and projects, the overwhelming, evident risks are: 1. No product market fit 2. Inability to get adoption, network effects

Blockchain 3.0 and 2019 dApp adoption with Xinshu of Zilliqa

Dec 19th, 2018 24m 13s

Listeners of the show know that most dApps we have covered on the show are all built on top of the Ethereum blockchain. Naturally, there are many competitors to Ethereum. One of them, Zilliqa, looks to build a blockchain predicated on speed; f

Cryptocollectibles - Massive Upside

Dec 12th, 2018 20m 10s

"Calling this one now... the crypto craze of 2019 will be game assets and collectibles." -Erik Voorhees We have many touch points from developers, investors, and entrepreneurs in the cryptosphere that Cryptokitties was not a one-off phenomenon.

Coworking on the Blockchain

Dec 5th, 2018 27m 56s

For less than 1 Euro, Blake booked a coworking hot desk for 1 day in Berlin. He used crypto and purchased through a blockchain coworking startup. Could this be a thing? Invented in 2005 by Brad Neuberg, coworking is a worldwide phenomenon. Man

Decentralized Internet (Everything) - Tron

Nov 28th, 2018 26m 43s

Led by Jack Ma's protege, Justin Sun, Tron is going big. Social media, decentralized exchange, prediction markets, anything you can think of that we have covered on Blockchain 2025, they plan to have on their platform. Like ANY project in this

Adult Entertainment - SpankChain

Nov 21st, 2018 33m 35s

Roughly a 3 billion dollar industry in the United States alone. An industry that many people are part of as a producer or consumer, but few talk about. Blake and Matt analyzed the many problems that plague the adult entertainment industry and f

Stablecoin Mania Part 2 - A Bridge or a Roadblock?

Nov 14th, 2018 18m 45s

In Part 2, Blake and Matt debate whether stablecoins will be a contribution or detriment to the cryptocurrency space. They seem to be a hot VC investment, but whether it is good for the ecosystem remains to be seen. Timestamps: 1:35 - Are stabl