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#217 Andrew Trask: OpenMined - A Decentralised Artificial Intelligence Platform
January 11th, 2018 by
epicenterbitcoin Our guest, Andrew Trask, is building OpenMined - a platform that merges cryptographic techniques such as homomorphic encryption and multi-party computation and blockchain technology to create the ability to train ML models with private user data. OpenMined will allow AI companies of the future to develop models, have them trained on user data without compromising user privacy, and incentivise users to train their model. We walk through the OpenMined vision and its potential impact on AI business models and AI safety Read More -
#216 Brian Platz & Flip Filipowski: FlureeDB - A Scalable Blockchain-Based Graph Database
January 3rd, 2018 by epicenterbitcoin FlureeDB is a scalable graph database which provides the benefits of blockchain technologies, such as immutability, replayability and fault tolerance. Currently, in development, the goal for FlureeDB is to support various consensus rules based on the network configuration: private systems, federated (or consortium) clusters, and fully decentralized public networks. Read More -
#215 Elizabeth Rossiello: BitPesa - Building Financial Platforms for Frontier Markets
December 27th, 2017 by epicenterbitcoin We're pleased to be joined by Elizabeth Rossiello, CEO and Founder of BitPesa. BitPesa provides companies in frontier markets with the financial infrastructure to facilitate commerce and payments, where traditional financial markets are known to be fractured and expensive Read More -
#214 Christopher Fabian & Shaun Conway: Unicef & Ixo: Towards More Transparent Humanitarian Projects
December 19th, 2017 by epicenterbitcoin We're joined by Christopher Fabian, Co-founder of Unicef's Innovation Unit. We discuss how the global non-profit institution leverages innovative technology to solve real-world problems in humanitarian work. We explore the different applications of blockchain in the UN and Unicef, as well as the challenges we can anticipate when deploying these technologies in the developing world. Shaun Conway, Founder of Ixo Foundation, also joins the discussion as a startup working Unicef and talks about the value of a global reputation network for humanitarian projects. Read More -
#213 Tim Swanson: Busting the Great Wall of Hype
December 13th, 2017 by epicenterbitcoin In the blockchain world, few people are as brave as Tim Swanson when it comes to busting hype. Tim's unbiased, honest, and sometimes controversial opinions provide a refreshingly realistic view of blockchain adoption and applications of this technology by people and businesses. Cutting through the hype, the over-sold press releases ad the blind optimism of a completely decentralized economy, Tim's insights provide a sobering look at the state of the blockchain. Read More -
#212 Adam Perlow & Asher Manning: Zen Protocol - A Decentralized Financial System
December 6th, 2017 by epicenterbitcoin Adam Perlow and Asher Manning of Zen Protocol joined us to discuss how Zen aims to build a decentralized financial system combining smart contracts with a Bitcoin-like UTXO architecture. Read More -
#211 Zoe Adamovicz: Neufund and the Case for Selling Equity on the Blockchain
November 28th, 2017 by epicenterbitcoin With the meteoric rise of ICOs, the questionable incentives and regulatory pitfalls of such offerings are becoming abundantly obvious. Yet, raising money from a global crowd by selling tokens is here to stay. Neufund CEO Zoe Adamovicz joined us to explain their approach to blockchain crowdfunding. By putting tokens backed by actual equity on a blockchain, they allow sales that protect investors and are accessible to non-token-based projects. Read More -
#210 Alex Morcos: Chaincode Labs and Why Bitcoin is Our One Shot at Creating Digital Gold
November 21st, 2017 by epicenterbitcoin In the last few years, Chaincode Labs played one of the most active roles in the development of Bitcoin core. Its founder Alex Morcos joined us to talk about his own journey from high frequency trading to discovering Bitcoin and starting Chaincode. We talked about what drives him, what the essential characteristics of Bitcoin are and how to think about recent event like the SegWit2x controversy. Read More -
#209 Amrit Kumar & Xinshu Dong: Zilliqa - A Scalable Sharded Public Blockchain
November 14th, 2017 by epicenterbitcoin Our guests, Xinshu Dong and Amrit Kumar, walk us through the objectives, protocol design and fundraising structure of Zilliqua, a new public blockchain which achieves scalability through sharding. Read More -
#208 : Post DevCon3 Roundtable: State of Ethereum, Cosmos Retreat and Parity Hack
November 10th, 2017 by epicenterbitcoin The three Epicenter hosts discuss the Ethereum Developer conference, state of Ethereum ecosystem, Cosmos retreat and the Parity hack. Read More -
#207 Micah Winkelspecht: Gem - The Enterprise Platform That Powers Data-Driven Applications
November 1st, 2017 by epicenterbitcoin Micah Winkelspecht, CEO and Founder of Gem, joins us to talk about GemOS, a full-stack blockchain middleware platform that allows companies to build applications on top of blockchains protocols like Ethereum or Hyperledger Fabric. Read More -
#206 Karl Kreder: Grid+ - Unlocking Direct Access to Wholesale Energy Markets
October 24th, 2017 by epicenterbitcoin Karl Kreder, Co-founder of Grid+, a Consensys project, joins us to talk about how blockchain technology can help disintermediate utilities and allow consumers buy electricity directly from producers. The Grid+ Agent is a hardware device which sits in your home, is connected to your energy meter and can interact with the power grid. Read More -
#205 Galen Wolfe-Pauly: Urbit - A Digital Republic Reinventing the Internet
October 18th, 2017 by epicenterbitcoin Galen Wolfe-Pauly joined us to discuss Urbit, a radical project that aims to disrupt the clould computing paradigm and create a user-driven internet. Read More -
#204 Ben Bollen & Jason Goldberg: Simple Token - Bringing Tokens to Mainstream Consumer Applications
October 11th, 2017 by epicenterbitcoin Simple Token CEO Jason Goldberg and Chief Technology Strategist Ben Bollen joined us to discuss Simple Token and bridging mainstream consumer applications with cryptocurrencies. Read More -
#203 Fredrik Voss: Nasdaq - How Blockchain Technologies Will Transform Capital Markets
October 4th, 2017 by epicenterbitcoin Fredrik Voss, VP of Blockchain Innovation at Nasdaq, joins us to discuss how Nasdaq is leveraging blockchain technologies to propel itself into the future. Having invested in Chain and Stratumn, Nasdaq is taking a very hands-on approach, building products which it integrates into the various software solutions they sell. Read More -
#202 Ari Paul: BlockTower Capital and the Cryptocurrency Opportunity
September 26th, 2017 by epicenterbitcoin Ari Paul, CIO of cryptocurrency hedge fund BlockTower Capital, joined us to discuss the cryptocurrency investment opportunity and how cryptocurrencies are on the cusp of becoming a recognized asset class. Read More -
#201 Matt Kerner: Microsoft's Coco Framework - The Holy Grail for Enterprise
September 20th, 2017 by epicenterbitcoin Matt Kerner, Partner GM for Blockchains at Azure, joins us to discuss Coco Framework. Coco is an open-source system which promises to enable high scalability and offer confidentiality for enterprise blockchain consortiums. This novel framework leverages Trusted Execution Environments (TEE) to deliver blockchain networks with throughput comparable to database speeds. Read More -
#200 Ciaran O'Leary: BlueYard - The Disruption of Venture Capital
September 13th, 2017 by epicenterbitcoin Ciaran O'Leary, General Partner of VC fund BlueYard, joined us to discuss BlueYard's approach for investing in the blockchain economy and the current disruption of the VC industry. Read More -
#199 Peter Czaban: Polkadot - The Internet of Blockchain Networks
September 5th, 2017 by epicenterbitcoin Peter Czaban, co-founder of Polkadot, joins us as we dive deep into the Polkadot Network. Polkadot is a heterogeneous multi-chain network, consisting of many connected chains (or parachains), all of which have their own set of features and characteristics. Read More -
#198 Nick Morgan: The DAO, the SEC and the ICO Boom
August 29th, 2017 by epicenterbitcoin In the current ICO boom, few things cause as much concern as the uncertain regulatory environment. Many do expect that at least some token sales will be considered unlicensed sales of securities and that action by the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) will be forthcoming. Nick Morgan, a former attorney in the SEC's enforcement division, joined us to discuss the recent report by the SEC on the DAO, how the SEC chooses what kind of cases to prosecute and what their likely next steps will be. Read More
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