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Meet Hans Lombardo, serial entrepreneur and Technology journalist with a focus on China and Hong Kong. Hans has seen the birth of various industries including the Internet, Cloud computing, Big Data and now the Blockchain. Hans co-founded Chain of Things, a Hong Kong-based startup integrating blockchain and IoT devices. He also built a data collection and analytics research firm focused on mainland Chinese high-technology industries which he eventually sold. As a technology journalist in the late 1990's, he interviewed Jack Ma, Jerry Yang, Vinton Cerf and Richard Li Tzar Kai.  Blockpass is Han's latest project and it incorporates the "internet of everything" and a blockchain based identity protocol. The magic of Cloud Computing allowed us to access data anywhere, so why can't we do that with things like IDs or passports? Blockpass aims to use technology to evolve this situation by creating a "Passport for a connected world". This means your ID shouldn't be locked down to the whim of a piece of paper, with th

Rob Viglione is the founder of ZenCash and blends his interests as an academic and entrepreneur in finance and Blockchain development. As a PhD Candidate in Finance, Rob's research interests span across crypto-finance, venture capital, asset pricing and blockchain development. Rob teaches a course "Bitcoin & Blockchain Applications in Finance" one of only 3 in the world at the University of South Carolina. ZenCash is built on zero-knowledge proofs (zk-SNARKs), a new cryptographic breakthrough in privacy and the core math behind the blockchain. It was originally developed as Zerocash and eventually Zcash. ZenCash then forked this original codebase into a new project and has since added many additional security and privacy features beyond Zcash.  As stated on Rob's LinkedIn: "ZenCash is building a globally distributed secure node network resilient to censorship by implementing network-level encryption on top of zk-SNARK blockchain obfuscation, embedding secure messaging, document publishing on IPFS, and a

Chelsea Palmer is a mega curious academic, activist and passionate decentralist. What is a decentralist you might ask? Well, it's someone who espouses the values of decentralization and Chelsea is it. (She also does rap around Technology and other open sourced philosophies) With humble beginnings in the northeast USA, Chelsea eventually moved to Vancouver where she is helping run DCTRL, a decentralized hackerspace, located in British Colombia, Canada. As stated on the DCTRL Meetup: "We are a Collaborative Community inspired by the ideas behind Bitcoin, Decentralization, and the Open Source movement." Ready to become a decentralist? Great! After listening to this episode you will learn: What is Decentralization? What is DCTRL and how do they preserve the principles of Decentralization? How Decentralization is kind of like Burning Man What is the Blockchain and how does that fit in with Decentralization? Why Decentralization scares people yet offers unprecedented freedom? What excites and concerns Chelsea abo

Hey everyone, we’re back! It’s been a whirlwind to say the least but we are resurrecting LAB Radio. To kick things off we caught up with some amazing people building amazing things at the World Crypto Economic Forum (WCEF). People like Shawn Owen of Salt, Rob Viglione of Zen Cash and even Chelsea Palmer of DCTRL. Meet Shawn and SALT, a blockchain based lending platform which allows you to secure cash loans sent directly into your bank account with no credit checks and backed by cryptocurrency collateral through a smart contract. After listening to this episode you will learn: How Shawn stoked the early flames of innovation in the Denver crypto community How the idea of SALT was envisioned and began How Shawn realized the power of lending around Bitcoin How SALT bridges the concept of collateral and loans into cryptocurrency Additional Innovations SALT has added around lending and liquidity of assets How access to capital is a bottleneck to the massive unexpected demand How SALT works and which cryptocurrenci

It was a great experience with people from across the globe, brought together under excitement and interest in a new and exciting technology, namely Bitcoin. In the organizers own words: “Financial technologies are developing faster today than ever before. The North American Bitcoin Conference is the conference that not only brings you up to speed on the latest innovations, but plugs you directly into the brightest industry minds, preparing you for tomorrow. Boasting big name speakers, intimate size and opulent surrounds, this conference provides unparalleled access to the people and technologies that are redefining the world of payments. Bitcoin is the next chapter in FinTech” For a great wrap-up of the event visit our friends at Bitsabio: http://bitsabio.com/blogs/news/84977985-the-north-american-bitcoin-conference-in-miami-florida-2016 We had the pleasure of interviewing the following people: Paul Snow founder of Factom - A veteran in computing and software, also a really funny personable guy Mate Tokay

The Inside Bitcoins Conference which took place in San Diego on December 15-16, 2015 was a great opportunity for southern California locals, San Diego Bitcoin Meetup members and out of town travelers to network among various influential folks in the global bitcoin community. In the event organizers own words: “This conference and expo provide up-to-date information on the latest in FinTech business trends, funding models, investment strategies, next-generation payment solutions, multi-signature protocols, blockchain-based startups, and more through conference sessions.” If you want a full recap on the event feel free to pop over to our friends at BitSabio who were also in attendance: http://bitsabio.com/blogs/news/83255873-inside-bitcoins-conference-in-san-diego-california-2015 This event was a lot of fun featuring such figures as: Steve Beauregard, CEO & Founder of GoCoin.com was the morning Keynote speaker tackling the topic of "Train customers to pay with bitcoin Eric Lombrozo, Co-CEO & CTO of C

Hello Friends, We are proud to announce the inaugural episode of LAB Radio, Learn About Bitcoin and Learn About Blockchain. This show emerged organically from within the CoinStructive team as a way to document the various subject matter around Bitcoin and The Blockchain in an approachable way. Who is CoinStructive? We are passionate change agents, enthusiastic about the promise of Technologies such as Bitcoin and Blockchain and the myriad of other influencing parts to this burgeoning ecosystem. We provide business solutions to all industries from Startups to Enterprises. We (the CoinStructive team) come from diverse backgrounds and seek to bring our unique knowledge, networks and resources to the world. We respect the interconnected richness this fine planet has to offer and welcome the opportunity to promote a more open, virtuous and free world. What does CoinStructive do? CoinStructive helps speed up adoption, knowledge and implementations of these technologies through mutually beneficial and engaging dialo