Lane Retting works at the Ethereum Foundation. He is a hacker and polyglot with an affinity for East Asian languages. In this episode, Lane and I discuss: The journey to a brand new Ethereum – Ethereum 2.0 (code named “Serenity”). We discu

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Your Biggest Challenge with Blockchain (part 4/4)

Oct 8th, 2019 5m 36s

I sent a survey to about 1,500 people and asked them what their biggest challenges were, when it comes to learning about blockchain and cryptocurrency. We created Blockchain Innovation Academy to address those challenges. This is a short tour o

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Your Biggest Challenge with Blockchain (part 3/4)

Oct 3rd, 2019 10m 47s

I sent a survey to about 1,500 people and asked them what their biggest challenges were, when it comes to learning about blockchain and cryptocurrency. Here are the final 3 challenges my subscribers submitted. (From the top 10. See previous epi

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Your Biggest Challenge with Blockchain (part 2/4)

Oct 1st, 2019 11m 13s

I sent a survey to about 1,500 people and asked them what their biggest challenges were, when it comes to learning about blockchain and cryptocurrency. Here are 4 of the top 10 challenges my subscribers submitted. Watch the video - https://bloc

Your Biggest Challenge with Blockchain (part 1/4)

Sep 27th, 2019 9m 39s

I sent a survey to about 1,500 people and asked them what their biggest challenges were, when it comes to learning about blockchain and cryptocurrency. Here are 3 of the top 10 challenges my subscribers submitted. Watch the video - https://bloc

: Decentralization-as-a-Service – with Blockdaemon’s Konstantin Richter

Aug 30th, 2019 39m 2s

Konstantin Richter is the Co-Founder & CEO of Blockdaemon. He is a serial software entrepreneur and has also held senior-level positions at prominent firms such as Nokia and Deutsche Telekom. In this episode, Konstantin and I discuss: The di

The New Blockchain Business Model – with Nodesmith’s Brendan Lee

Aug 7th, 2019 26m 20s

Brendan Lee is the CEO & Co-Founder of Nodesmith. He holds a master’s degree in Computer Science, and has spent much of his career building developer platforms. In this episode, Brendan and I discuss: The complexities around running a full no

The Bunz App Takes Canada by Storm – with Sascha Mojtahedi

May 16th, 2019 32m 45s

Sascha Mojtahedi is the CEO of Bunz. The Bunz App uses its BTZ token to facilitate peer-to-peer bartering and purchases, while also compensating users for interacting with partner brands. In this episode, Sascha and I discuss: The $325 billio

ICOs are Dead. Introducing STOs – with Swarm’s Philipp Pieper

Apr 18th, 2019 1h 10m

Philipp Pieper is the CEO & Co-Founder of Swarm. He has held various private equity and management positions at Deutsche Bank and Allianz Group. Philipp is a serial tech entrepreneur and discovered Blockchain after an encounter with the found

The Ultimate Cryptocurrency Tax Solution – with TaxToken’s Michael Foland

Mar 28th, 2019 54m 56s

Michael Foland is the President and Co-Founder of TaxToken. His mission is to make TaxToken, “the ultimate cryptocurrency tax solution.” TaxToken leverages blockchain technology and artificial intelligence to modernize cryptocurrency accounting

Purse.io is Making Cryptocurrency Useful – with Jordan Crawford

Mar 9th, 2019 1h 3m

Jordan Crawford was the Director of Growth at Purse.io. Their mission is to make crypto useful. Purse allows users to name their own discount when shopping on Amazon by matching shoppers with individuals who wish to exchange Amazon gift cards f

NASDAQ is Quietly Dominating Blockchain – with Johan Toll

Feb 7th, 2019 1h 5m

Johan Toll is an Associate VP and leads Nasdaq’s blockchain efforts. He received the prestigious "FinTech person of the Year" award from the Financial Technologies Forum in 2018. Johan is also a renowned blockchain thought-leader and frequent s

CFA Institute Embraces Blockchain – with Stephen Horan

Jan 17th, 2019 43m 11s

Stephen Horan is the Managing Director of Credentialing at the CFA Institute. He holds a Ph.D. in Finance and Economics, and is a former stock broker, portfolio manager, and finance professor. In this episode, Stephen and I discuss: What mad

ICOs Go Mainstream on Indiegogo – with Jason White

Aug 6th, 2018 1h 37m

Jason White heads up Indiegogo’s equity crowdfunding and token sale platform. Indiegogo is one of the first ever crowdfunding sites. It was launched in 2008 and has raised over a billion dollars for its participants across 232 countries. In t

Ocean Protocol – The Future of Data, AI and Blockchain with Trent McConaghy

Jun 20th, 2018 1h 40m

Trent McConaghy is the Co-Founder of Solido, Ascribe, BigchainDB and Ocean Protocol. He holds a PhD in Engineering and has a background in Computer Science. In this episode, Trent and I discuss: How Trent went from being raised on a pig farm i

Tech Giant IBM Goes All In on Blockchain with Jerry Cuomo

Jun 6th, 2018 1h 7m

Jerry Cuomo is the Vice President of Blockchain Technologies at IBM. He is an IBM Fellow, veteran software engineer, and one of the founding fathers of IBM WebSphere. In this episode, Jerry and I discuss: How Jerry and his father are lifel

Blockchain will be a 10-Trillion-Dollar Industry with RBC’s Mitch Steves

May 17th, 2018 43m 37s

Mitch Steves is a Silicon-Valley-based Research Analyst at RBC Capital Markets. RBC Capital Markets is one of the top global investment banks with almost 2,000 deals and approximately $250 billion dollars in capital raised for clients in 2017.

Move Aside Blockchain – Introducing Hashgraph with Leemon Baird

May 4th, 2018 57m 4s

Dr. Leemon Baird is the inventor of Hashgraph and the Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer of Swirlds Inc. He has a PhD in Computer Science and is also a successful entrepreneur and former professor. Hashgraph is a new data structure and con

Introducing Smart Legal Agreements and Dangers of the SAFT with Aaron Wright

Apr 13th, 2018 1h 12m

Aaron Wright is a Professor of Law at the Cardozo School of Law in New York City. He is also the co-inventor of OpenLaw – a blockchain-based protocol for the creation and execution of smart legal agreements In this episode, Aaron and I discuss:

MyEtherWallet’s Co-Founder–Taylor Monahan–Calls for More Women in Crypto

Mar 9th, 2018 1h 7m

Taylor Monahan is the Co-Founder of MyEtherWallet, one of the most popular tools of choice for crypto-investors participating in ICOs on the Ethereum Blockchain. Taylor recently launched a new venture – MyCrypto – an open-source, client-side to

TrueBit – Blockchain Verification on Steroids with Jason Teutsch

Feb 15th, 2018 1h 5m

Jason Teutsch is a mathematician (PhD) and computer scientist whose research focuses on distributed systems, security, game theory, and algorithmic randomness. Jason is also the founder of TrueBit - a scalable verification solution for Blockcha

Kik – The Billion-Dollar Crypto Unicorn with Ted Livingston

Jan 31st, 2018 57m 45s

Ted Livingston is the CEO and Founder of Kik Interactive – creators of Kik – a messaging app that connects the world through chat. After working at Blackberry, his boss encouraged him to start his own company, which he did in 2009. That company

Impak Coin – Canada’s First Compliant ICO with Paul Allard

Jan 18th, 2018 52m 3s

Paul is President and Co-Founder of Impak Finance, a FinTech company focused on driving positive social impact. He has raised millions of dollars, and has been part of numerous exits, acquisitions, and IPOs. In August of 2017, Impak Finance mad

Disrupting the Internet with Mesh Technology – John Lyotier

Jan 10th, 2018 1h 5m

John is a veteran technology entrepreneur who co-founded a company called “Left” with Chris Jensen. Their mission is to use technology to change the world. Left is currently focusing on a project called RightMESH – a software-based, mobile mesh

CryptoKitties – Ethereum’s New Killer App with Arthur Camara

Dec 30th, 2017 1h 3m

Arthur is the product development lead at AxiomZen. He is an Engineer by training with a Computer Science degree and a Master’s Degree in Human-Computer Interaction. CryptoKitties is a multi-million-dollar video game where players collect and b