The Blockchain and Us: Conversations about the brave new world of blockchains, cryptoassets, and the
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The Blockchain and Us: Conversations about the brave new world of blockchains, cryptoassets, and the
Conversations and stories about the brave new world of blockchain technology, cryptoassets, and the token economy. This podcast is the follow-up project of Manuel Stagars' documentary film The Blockchain and Us (2017). The podcast includes 62 interviews with pioneers in the blockchain space that too...
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How Cosmos Enables the Internet of Blockchains - Brian Fabian Crain, Co-Founder & CEO Chorus One, Co-Host at Epicenter
Brian Fabian Crain speaks about building Chorus One and the podcast Epicenter, one of the first podcasts in the crypto and blockchain space, the hallm...

"Blockchain is Successful When People Don't Know They're Using It" - Johannes Schweifer, Co-Founder & CEO, CoreLedger
Johannes Schweifer speaks about his company CoreLedger, the mechanics of tokenizing physical assets and overcoming the gap between physical assets and...

How a Blockchain Venture Studio Works - Mervyn G. Maistry, CEO & Founder, Konfidio and Kintaro Capital
Mervyn Maistry speaks about founding and running Konfidio, a venture studio in Berlin, blockchain uses cases that are ready today, why blockchain tech...

Why New Technologies Need Sharper Critical Thinking - Andrea Bauer, Founder & Senior Advisor, BEAM Innovation Studio
Andrea Bauer speaks about spotting waves of change as an innovation consultant, research through discussion, applying critical thinking to new technol...

Why You Need Digital Identity Before Anything Else - Daniel Gasteiger, Founder & CEO, Procivis
Daniel Gasteiger speaks about his company Procivis, providing government services on blockchains, why it's too early to put personal information on bl...

Why the Blockchain Space Needs Better Access - Alexis Gauba, she(256), Mechanism Labs
Alexis Gauba speaks about co-founding she(256), mentoring and teaching blockchain literacy, starting points for people with an interest in blockchain...

Why Good Content is King in Blockchain PR - David Wachsman, Founder and CEO, Wachsman
David Wachsman speaks about founding and running Wachsman, the role of public relations and the media in the blockchain space, misconceptions clients...

How Skin in the Game Leads to Truth - Preethi Kasireddy, TruStory
Preethi Kasireddy speaks about the information problem on the Internet and how her company TruStory combats it, how messed up incentives lead to false...

"Crypto Means Cryptography" - Jan Camenisch, Head of Research at Dfinity
Jan Camenisch speaks about being the Head of Research at Dfinity, how industrial research at a blockchain company differs from academic research, what...

"This Is What the Blockchain Is and How It Can Change Your Life" - Niloo Ravaei, Blockgeeks
Niloo Ravaei speaks about learning and teaching skills of developing blockchain applications, stories that draw people into the blockchain space, why...

How to Build on Bitcoin - Lucas Betschart, 21 Lectures, Bitcoin Association Switzerland
Lucas Betschart speaks about bringing more developers into the Bitcoin ecosystem, being the president of the Bitcoin Association Switzerland, the anat...

How Blockchain Technology Could Keep Humanity Human - Anne Connelly, Singularity University
Anne Connelly speaks about using blockchain technology to make a social impact and why very few projects actually use the technology in practice, teac...

Just Keep Your Head Down and Build - Jason Goldberg, Open Simple Token (OST)
Jason Goldberg speaks about building OST, how apps with millions of users can tokenize, how market conditions affect blockchain adoption, unrealistic...

How Blockchains Could Create Community Consciousness - Toni Lane Casserly, Cultu.re
Toni Lane Casserly speaks about her project Cultu.re and her goal to create a new notion of community, how identity could be the foundation for a new...

Why Some Blockchain Ideas Can't Wait - Aparna Krishnan, Mechanism Labs
Aparna Krishnan talks about her research company Mechanism Labs, mentoring women in blockchain at She(256), dealing with the bro culture in the blockc...

Why Blockchains Empower a New Social Contract for the Digital Age - Don Tapscott, Blockchain Research Institute
Don Tapscott speaks about his vision of a new social contract for the digital age, the coming transformation of physical assets into digital, why lead...

Blockchain Identity and the Importance of Ethics - Monique Morrow, The Humanized Internet
Monique Morrow speaks about The Humanized Internet, self-sovereign electronic identity and credentials on the blockchain, her plans for a personal dig...

The Human Story Behind Blockchain Technology - Matthew Allen, Zurich Bureau Chief/Business Reporter at Swissinfo
Matthew Allen speaks about his work as a business reporter in the Swiss crypto and blockchain space, fascinating angles of crypto projects in the pres...

Why Crypto Funds Have to Become Tech Companies - Ryan Yi, CoinFund
Ryan Yi speaks about conducting investment research and due diligence at CoinFund, metrics he looks at in new investments, financial models for valuin...

Why China Will Be the World's Largest Token Economy - Tony Tao, X-Order, Neo Global Capital
Tony Tao speaks about his blockchain research and investment company X-Order, the beginnings of Bitcoin in China, how complexity theory explains token...

Why Blockchain Technology is Transformative and Irritating - Monty Munford, Mob76
Monty Munford speaks about his work as a tech advisor and writer, his adventures at the Malta Blockchain Summit interviewing John McAfee, how blockcha...

What Blockchains and Linux Have in Common - Phil Zamani, Aergo, Blocko
Phil Zamani speaks about his blockchain projects Aergo and Blocko, the blockchain ecosystem in South Korea, differences between open source in Linux a...

How Digital Scarcity Helps Artists and Creators - Eric Elliott, Author, Developer, Mentor
Eric Elliott speaks about creating the verifiable web with po.et, how fact-checking information has evolved since PGP, why we're not in 1998 with bloc...

Why Executives Need Blockchain Literacy - Alison McCauley, Author of Unblocked
Alison McCauley speaks about writing her book "Unblocked: How Blockchains Will Change Your Business", about the importance of blockchain literacy for...

The Antifragility of Cryptoassets - Alexander Bulkin, CoinFund
Alexander Bulkin speaks about combining social sciences with blockchain technology at CoinFund (which he co-founded), why crypto funds are becoming te...

Trent McConaghy - "Hey Zuck, Let's Tokenize Facebook!" How Blockchains Could Stop People Farming
Trent McConaghy speaks about creating a data economy with Ocean Protocol, token engineering and design, bringing artificial intelligence to the blockc...

Ryan Jesperson - How Blockchains Could Solve the Tragedy of the Commons
Ryan Jesperson speaks about his journey to becoming the president of the Tezos Foundation, his outlook for Tezos and its technological innovations. He...

Cedric Waldburger - Why Education Is the Killer App for Blockchain Technology
Cedric Waldburger speaks about being part of the team that later became Dfinity, leading growth at the company, why education might be the killer app...

Joey Krug - Why Healthcare, Finance, Energy, Education, and Government Are Ripe for Disruption
Joey Krug speaks about evaluating investments at Pantera Capital, why healthcare, finance, energy, and government are ripe for disruption, why too muc...

Jesse McWaters - Why Blockchain Technology Might Become Less of a Binary Idea in the Future of Finance
Jesse McWaters speaks about analyzing the impact of blockchain technology on industry and society at the World Economic Forum, disruption vs. collabor...

Peter Hody - How Journalists and the Financial Press Stay Objective About Cryptocurrencies and Blockchain Technology
Peter Hody speaks about his work as a journalist covering the financial sector, cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology, vetting crypto and ICO sto...

Hubert Ritzdorf - Why Hacking Smart Contracts is Easier than Hacking Web Servers
Hubert Ritzdorf speaks about automatic auditing of smart contracts, why almost all smart contracts have bugs, specs of smart contracts, the hacks of t...

Niklas Nikolajsen - Why Cryptoassets Will Soon Be Part of Every Bank's Business
Niklas Nikolajsen speaks about Bitcoin Suisse and its amazing journey, why "there will be no difference between crypto-finance and finance, it will on...

Lars Thomsen - How a Futurist Looks at Blockchain Technology
Lars Thomsen speaks about how crypto and blockchain technology entered his work as a futurist, why it takes a long time to understand what new technol...

Saifedean Ammous - Why Bitcoin is the Hardest Money We Ever Had
Saifedean Ammous speaks about his book "The Bitcoin Standard", why thriving economies need hard money, the concept of time preference, comparisons bet...

Ron Resnick - Why Blockchain Standards Create New Business Models for Companies and Developers
Ron Resnick speaks about leading the Enterprise Ethereum Alliance (EEA), how he goes about creating standards, specs and certifications for blockchain...

Daniel Doll-Steinberg - How Blockchain Technology Redefines Entrepreneurship
Daniel Doll-Steinberg speaks about how blockchain technology has changed entrepreneurship, London and Switzerland as blockchain hubs, the race of terr...

Dolfi Mueller - A Recap of Zug's Bitcoin Experiment and How it Energized Switzerland
Dolfi Mueller speaks about the Bitcoin experiment at the city of Zug in Switzerland and how it energized the local government and an entire region, le...

Luzius Meisser - Bitcoin's Early Days and its Eternal September, Bitcoin Association Switzerland, and Why Regulation Kills Innovation
Luzius Meisser speaks about the early days of Bitcoin and the evolution of a thriving ecosystem in Switzerland, the professionalization of the ICO mar...

John Hargrave - Marketing Basics for ICOs and Blockchain Projects
John Hargrave speaks about marketing basics for ICOs and blockchain companies, email lists, misconceptions of blockchain entrepreneurs about communica...