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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 -
The Crypto Show With Jonathan Mohan When To Fork The Pope
January 8th, 2018 by
TheCryptoShow On tonight's episode of "The Crypto Show," we talk with Jonathan Mohan about the subject matter of an article-in-progress that he is writing. Jonathan compares the crypto-world to Catholicism vs. denominationalism, about those who believe that Bitcoin and other cryptos should be run by a benevolent dictator and those who believe they should be decentralized. He asserts that differences and debates within crypto don't boil down to questions of fact, but to fundamental philosophical issues that ... Read More -
The Crypto Show: Jun Dam & Breaking Ground In Mexico
January 4th, 2018 by TheCryptoShow On tonight's episode of "The Crypto Show," we interview Jun Dam, founder and CEO of BitCash, host of the 100x Blockchain Investment Summit, and organizer of the upcoming World Crypto Economic Forum. We talk about Jun's background that makes him well suited to be the organizer of such a conference, and then we discuss the unique format and topics that attendees can expect at the conference, including the part of the conference involving ICOs and tokenization and the educational approach that the ... 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 -
The Crypto Show: Jeff Berwick & Danny From Acapulco
December 29th, 2017 by TheCryptoShow On tonight's episode of "The Crypto Show," Danny joins us from Jeff Berwick's house in Acapulco. Jeff gives us the rundown on the upcoming fourth annual Anarchapulco Conference in Acapulco, including some of the speaker highlights, first and foremost among them, Ron Paul. We talk about some of the topics and themes for this year's conference, the workshops and extracurricular activities, and some of the other things that attendees can expect this year. We also discuss the future of Bitcoin and w... Read More -
The Crypto Show Mike And Danny Christmas Eve In Acapulco
December 29th, 2017 by TheCryptoShow A special Christmas Eve edition from Acapulco Mexico. Danny talks with Mike Nimitz about their plans to bring Christmas to a local orphanage in Acapulco "Marsh Children's Home" all funded with Dash. Hind site to this it was an awesome day for us. **Sponsored by:** [Dash](http://Dash.org), [CryptoCompare](http://pcryptocompare.com) and [Defense Distributed](http://defdist.org) **Links** [LogosRadioNetwork](https://LogosRadioNetwork.com) https://www.amazon.com/dp/1119365597/ref=cm_s... 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 -
Let's Talk Bitcoin! #351 - Today and Tomorrow
December 24th, 2017 by
adam ##On Todays Episode of Let's Talk Bitcoin, Stephanie, Andreas, Jonathan and Adam sit down for our last conversation of 2017. In this wide ranging discussion we talk about the current state of bitcoin usability, how best to handle the current environment and more. Read More -
Santa Claus sings: It's Beginning To Look a Lot Like Bitcoin!
December 22nd, 2017 by
johnbarrett Merry Christmas everyone and Merry Christmas Bitcoin! JB 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 -
The Crypto Show: Jay Smith & Brian Deery Of Factom
December 19th, 2017 by TheCryptoShow On tonight's episode of "The Crypto Show," Jay Smith, Chief Marketing Officer at Factom, and Brian Dearie, Chief Scientist at Factom, come on to discuss the latest goings-on at Factom. Jay Smith relates his experience as one of the respondents during a Factom AMA. The two also give us a taste for Paul Snow's recent and second appearance before Congress, although the details remain to be conveyed by Paul Snow himself upon his next appearance on the show. In the second hour, Brian discusses Bit... Read More -
Let's Talk Bitcoin! #350 - Such Great Heights
December 17th, 2017 by adam ##On Todays Episode of Let's Talk Bitcoin Andreas Antonopoulos rejoins Stephanie Murphy, Jonathan Mohan and Adam B. Levine to dissect the cryptocurrency bubble. Later, the discussion turns to troubled Venezuela's bi-polar approach to Bitcoin Mining while launching it's own Altcoin. And what is Crypto-Fiat anyways? Read More -
The Crypto Show: Rafa Jimenez Of ALibre.io & Daniel Krawisz
December 16th, 2017 by TheCryptoShow On tonight's episode of "The Crypto Show," Rafa Jimenez of Ahorro Libre joins us to discuss how his company will revolutionize, but not replace, traditional non-banking financial systems in the third world, and its relationship with the huge convenience store chain, OXXO. Daniel Krawisz sits in with us the whole show, and in the second hour we discuss Bitcoin in the news, whether it's a bubble, its long-term viability, and more. **Sponsored by:** [Dash](http://Dash.org), [CryptoCompare]... Read More -
The Crypto Show: Tricia Martinez Of Wala & Doug Scribner With Vaultlogic
December 13th, 2017 by TheCryptoShow On tonight's episode of "The Crypto Show," our first guest is Tricia Martinez, a behavioral economist educated at the University of Chicago, who is the founder and CEO of Wala, a financial services platform for the unbanked and underbanked and those who rely on microtransactions, including microloans, in the third world. Our second guest is Doug Scribner, the founder of Watch My Bit. He comes on to talk about VaultLogic, which is a cash storage and transfer service that can be integrated into ... 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 -
The Crypto Show: Rob Viglione, Rocelo Lopes, Arley Lozano And Andres Fleischer
December 11th, 2017 by TheCryptoShow For the second and final episode from the Latin American Bitcoin Conference in Bogota Columbia. I sit down with ZenCash co-founder Rob Viglione to discuss his role with ZenCash and what inspired him to get involved in crypto after his service in Afghanistan. I also had the pleasure of talking with members of 3 separate Bitcoin exchanges in Latin America. Rocelo Lopes of CoinBR in Brazil. Arley Lozano of Panda exchange serving Columbia and Venezuela. Andres Fleischer of Ripio and a member of th... Read More -
The Third Web Micro - Economies #2 - SpankChain
December 10th, 2017 by
Legendface66 In today’s episode we look at spank chain, an adult industry cryptocurrency payment system built using Ethereum. Currently, financial intermediaries in the adult entertainment industry exploiting their position to impose arbitrary rules on content by refusing to serve participants who produce content a specific payment processor finds objectionable. The effect of this is to persecute already marginalized groups like trans men and women and as well as severing the income of both individuals ... Read More -
Let's Talk Bitcoin! #349 - A Little Diversion
December 10th, 2017 by adam ##On Today's Episode of Let's Talk Bitcoin.... Stephanie Murphy, Jonathan Mohan and Adam B. Levine catch up with Arthur Falls to discuss the current state and future prospects for Ethereum, and much more. Read More -
The Crypto Show: LaBitConf Brock Pierce, Griff Green Giveth.io, Alex Casas Shelpin.com And Anthony Conrad HolaLuka
December 7th, 2017 by TheCryptoShow While visiting the LaBitConf in Bogota Colombia I got to sit down some pretty interesting folks in the Bitcoin space. After talking with Brock I decided to follow up with the same altruistic theme and talk to some of the nominee's of the "Blockchain 4 Humanity Award" that was the closing ceremony of the Latin American Bitcoin Conference. Definitely check out Griff Green's project Giveth.io , Alex Casas with Shelpin.com and Anthony Conrad at @HolaLuka **Sponsored by:** [Dash](http://Dash.or... 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
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