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On this episode of BlockChannel, Mckie, Dee and Dr. Petty have the pleasure of hanging out and chatting with Greg McCubbin, founder and host of DApp University. DApp University is his educational resource and video series where Greg goes in-depth with developers upcoming projects, as well as provides lessons on developing the Ethereum-focused smart contract language, Solidity. Come hang out as we wax poetic a bit on the struggles and pleasures of educational content creation, while giving you insights on how to build your own self-education pipeline. Show Link(s): DApp University: http://dappuniversity.com DApp University YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCY0xL8V6NzzFcwzHCgB8orQ Intro/Outro Music "Freak U" by Kelechi: https://soundcloud.com/kelechief/freak-u Show Sponsor(s): Amentum: http://amentum.org Disclaimer: This is not investment advice, it is an engaged discussion on new technology; BlockChannel reminds you to always do your own due diligence before investing in any crypto-related project

On this episode of BlockChannel, Mckie and Dee sit down with Amentum advisor, and mentor to Steven McKie, Kevin Zhou of Galois Capital. Kevin has been in the crypto space for many years, having worked as the Head of Trading at Kraken, and early employee of the exchange Buttercoin back in the day, Kevin has a new firm called Galois Capital. We sit back as he schools us on what it takes to get a crypto business up and running, and some lessons he's learned along the way. Show Link(s): Galois Capital: http://galois.capital Galois Twitter: http://twitter.com/galois_capital Intro/Outro Music "Malt Liquor" by Lewis Del Mar: https://soundcloud.com/lewis-del-mar/malt-liquor-2?in=lewis-del-mar/sets/live-at-the-el-rey Show Sponsor(s): Amentum: amentum.org Disclaimer: This is not investment advice, it is an engaged discussion on new technology; BlockChannel reminds you to always do your own due diligence before investing in any crypto-related project in the industry.

On this episode of BlockChannel, Mckie and Dee get to talk to their first ever Presidential candidate, Andrew Yang. They discuss his platform running as a Democratic candidate for the U.S. 2020 Presidential election, Universal Basic Income (UBI), and his vision to help America and how it aligns with crypto. This is a very patriotic episode, so go ahead and do your duty and have a listen - Uncle Sam is watching. Show Link(s): Andrew Yang 2020: https://www.yang2020.com Campaign Contributions: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/one-for-humanity Intro/Outro Music "Deep End" by Ro: https://soundcloud.com/romarss/deep-end Show Sponsor(s): Amentum: http://amentum.org Disclaimer: This is not investment advice, it is an engaged discussion on new technology; BlockChannel reminds you to always do your own due diligence before investing in any crypto-related project in the industry.

On this episode of BlockChannel, McKie, Dee, and Dr. Petty get to have an exclusive discussion with the Co-Founder of the upcoming exchange and naming service built on the Handshake(HNS) blockchain, Namebase.io. Namebase leverages the decentralized root DNS that HNS provides with its unique naming based (think domain names), blockchain. Learn more on how Namebase is jumping head-first to take be a first-mover with the launch of Handshake. Show Links: Namebase: http://Namebase.io Handshake: http://Handshake.org Intro/Outro Music "Knockoffs" by Ro: https://soundcloud.com/romarss/knockoffs Show Sponsor(s): Amentum: http://amentum.org Disclaimer: This is not investment advice, it is an engaged discussion on new technology; BlockChannel reminds you to always do your own due diligence before investing in any crypto-related project in the industry.

On this episode of BlockChannel, McKie, Dee and Petty are back for a new season with Viktor Radchenko of Trust Wallet. Fresh off the back of an acquisition by Binance (those guys are on fire), he's taking his vision for a decentralized dApp browser to the next level with the backing of Binance's vast resources. Come learn about Viktor, his background, and his vision for Trust Wallet going forward in the future post-acquisition. Show Link(s): Trust Wallet: http://trustwalletapp.com Intro/Outro Music "Money Boat" by JTM:https://soundcloud.com/jamesthemormon/money-boat Show Sponsor(s): Amentum: http://amentum.org Disclaimer: This is not investment advice, it is an engaged discussion on new technology; BlockChannel reminds you to always do your own due diligence before investing in any crypto-related project in the industry.

On this episode of BlockChannel, McKie and Dee sit down with Ryan King, co-founder of the geo-spatial mapping and proof of location project, FOAM. Ryan explains to us his diverse background and skills and how the original idea of FOAM formulated, and what his vision is for their company over the next few years. Ryan shows us his expansive knowledge-base and we toy around with ideas on how his project could be used -- we think he's on to something. Show Links: FOAM Project: https://www.foam.space Intro/Outro Music "Bag" by Kelechi: https://soundcloud.com/kelechief/bag-ft-phay?in=kelechief/sets/spring-breakup Show Sponsor(s): MakerDAO: http://makerdao.com Disclaimer: This is not investment advice, it is an engaged discussion on new technology; BlockChannel reminds you to always do your own due diligence before investing in any crypto-related project in the industry.

On this episode of BlockChannel, Mckie, Dee and Dr. Petty sit down with Blake Richardson and Luke Bateman from the upcoming Ethereum-based gaming platform, CryptoPets. CryptoPets takes some of the long-standing gaming mechanics that we've grown to love, and married them happily with the scarcity and extendability of non-fungible assets (ERC-721, etc). We sit down to discuss their vision for building a truly sticky game, one that users will enjoy playing - and because CryptoPets are digitally owned and appended thanks to Ethereum, the game can grow with you. Show Links: CryptoPets: http://cryptopets.co Game Beta: http://beta.cryptopets.co Intro/Outro Music "I Ain't Shit" by Kelech: https://soundcloud.com/kelechief/i-aint-shit?in=kelechief/sets/spring-breakup Show Sponsor(s): MakerDAO: http://makerdao.com Disclaimer: This is not investment advice, it is an engaged discussion on new technology; BlockChannel reminds you to always do your own due diligence before investing in any crypto-related project in the

On this episode of BlockChannel, McKie and Dr. Petty sit down with Josh Cincinatti of the ZCash Foundation. At the ZCash Foundation his job is to steward their open source development projects, evangelize privacy and educating developers of its importance, and helping to aid in building a positive culture/community that promotes sound governance. Josh is a wealth of knowledge filling us in on the Powers of Tau ceremony, upcoming changes to the ZCash protocol, and his vision for the ZCash Foundation. Show Links: ZCash Foundation: http://z.cash.foundation ZCon0 Conference Sign-up: https://z.cash.foundation//zcon/ ZCash Company: http://zcash.co Intro/Outro Music "Back and Forth" by Jay Vinchi: https://soundcloud.com/jayvinchi/back-and-forth Show Sponsor(s): MakerDAO: http://makerdao.com Disclaimer: This is not investment advice, it is an engaged discussion on new technology; BlockChannel reminds you to always do your own due diligence before investing in any crypto-related project in the industry.

On this episode of BlockChannel, McKie, Dr. Petty, and Erica Amatori sit down with Arjun Bhuptani, CEO and Co-Founder of Connext. Connext builds and maintains scalability solutions for crypto payments. One of their first major PoCs for the tech they're working on is called "MoneyShot". It's a service to quickly send micro-payments on the Ethereum network by utilizing what are called "state channels". We discuss the implications of this tech for developers, and lessons Arjun's team has picked up finding the right tools devs need to scale their DApps. Show Links: Connext: http://connext.network MoneyShot: http://moneyshot.ethcalate.network MoneyShot Explainer: https://medium.com/connext/try-v0-of-the-ethcalate-platform-with-moneyshot-p2p-micropayment-dapp-eab14a438ef2 Intro/Outro Music "Mercy" by Jacob Banks: https://soundcloud.com/mrjacobbanks/mercy-1?in=mrjacobbanks/sets/jacob-banks-into-the-wild Show Sponsor(s): MakerDAO: http://makerdao.com/ Disclaimer: This is not investment advice, it is an engaged di

On this episode of BlockChannel, Mckie, Dee, and Dr. Petty sit down with Buck Perley, one of the core developers for Bcoin, the node.js fullnode implementation of Bitcoin. Their team has been hard at work on new modular components and plugins that make interacting with the bitcoin blockchain, and building applications atop of bitcoin, more seamless. Their newest project, bPanel, is the first ever Blockchain Management System (BMS) that takes advantage of bcoin, to allow developers to create their own unique configurations and services with their fullnode. We also discuss the importance of hackathons and their crypto hackathon for developers in the Bay Area. If you’re a developer you’ll want to check this one out and keep pace with what’s new to power your next bitcoin project. Show Links: Bcoin: http://bcoin.io bPanel: http://bcoin.io/bpanel-docs/docs/bpanel-overview.html Intro/Outro Music “Tango” by Meech:https://soundcloud.com/ovaeastmeech/tango-prod-by-mic-lee Show Sponsor(s): MakerDAO:https://makerdao.

On this episode of BlockChannel, McKie, Erica, and Dee sit down (literally) with Mason Borda of TokenSoft. TokenSoft is a compliance-focused, white-label platform that assists companies/engineers bring their ICO to fruition in a legally compliant manner. As we’ve see the recent crackdown from regulators on ICOs in many jurisdictions, we’ve reached a point where you have to do things by the book (especially if you’re raising pre-functionality of your protocol/ecosystem). Mason is one of the individuals helping to write that figurative book, so we got him on the show to tell us what he’s been building while dropping some compliance knowledge on us. If you’re thinking about ICOing, make sure you check this out first to get a lay of the land on what’s presently permissible legally before you begin. Show Links: TokenSoft: http://tokensoft.io Intro/Outro Music ‘Saved” by Meech: https://soundcloud.com/ovaeastmeech/saved-prod-by-mic-lee Show Sponsor(s): Bitcoin Cash: http://bitcoincash.org Disclaimer: This is not

On this episode of BlockChannel, McKie, Dee, and new guest host Erica Amatori, sit down with Lisa Cuesta of Next Gen Ventures to discuss investing and the parallels between crypto investing and traditional VC investing. Lisa previously worked at Google, Pepsi, and holds an MBA from Harvard — she’s a seasoned tech-focused professional, and we discuss insights and lessons learned that she’s picked up through her career thus far. If you’re keen on crypto investing and its many nuances, this is the episode for you. Show Links: NextGenVP: http://nextgenvp.com Lisa's Twitter: http://twitter.com/lisacuesta TheBitDaily: http://thebitdaily.com Intro/Outro Music "Pray for Me" by Meech:https://soundcloud.com/ovaeastmeech/pray-for-me Show Sponsor(s): Bitcoin Cash: http://bitcoincash.org Disclaimer: This is not investment advice, it is an engaged discussion on new technology; BlockChannel reminds you to always do your own due diligence before investing in any crypto-related project in the industry.

On this episode of BlockChannel, McKie and Dr. Petty sit down with Zachary McClure of TokenUs.us. They're essentially the Turbo Tax of crypto. They provide a service for the most cost effective method for crypto tax accountancy (a magical science); enabling you the ability to calculate and claim your capital gains on your crypto taxes in the most sensible way possible. It has a great UI and UX, and we wanted to help bring this service to everyone's attention as tax season in the U.S. is well underway, and BlockChannel viewers are honest, mature, and tax-paying listeners, right? Of course you are. So here's an episode you won't want to miss. Show Links: TokenTax: http://tokentax.us TokenTax Twitter: http://twitter.com/tokentax Intro/Outro Music "No Doubt" by Ova East Meech: https://soundcloud.com/ovaeastmeech/no-doubt-ft-sl-prod-by-mic-lee?in=ovaeastmeech/sets/truecolours Show Sponsor(s): Bitcoin Cash: http://bitcoincash.org Disclaimer: This is not investment advice, it is an engaged discussion on new tech

On this episode of BlockChannel, McKie and Dr. Petty sit down with Boyma Fahnbulleh and Dan Robinson from Chain.com. The two of them worked together to create the Ivy smart contracting language built atop the bitcoin scripting system (shoutout to bcoin.io). Boyma also assisted with the buildout and design of the Ivy smart contract playground as well. Individuals can use the Ivy smart contract high-level language to create contracts using bitcoin scripts; creating a specific, more human-readable version of bitcoin scripts by appending a high level language like Ivy has many implications for both simplifying bitcoin contract development, and for making it easier to educate engineers on how bitcoin scripts actually work (reading C++ all day can be very taxing). Dan doesn’t love Bitcoin Cash though; but that’s okay he’ll come around one day, you know engineers — they’re stubborn.  Show Links: Ivy Smart Contract Playground: https://ivy-lang.org/bitcoin Chain: http://chain.com Intro/Outro Music “All Time High” b

On this episode of BlockChannel, McKie, Petty and Demetrick finally sit down with our first female guest on the show, Kristen Stone from Coinbase. Don't judge us, we're gonna ensure she's not the last, not to worry. Kristen took time in her busy day working hard behind the scenes to help build and scale Coinbase, to discuss with us her past, insights on Coinbase's day-to-day culture, and how our rapidly evolving industry can work to empower, involve, and create an inviting environment for more brilliant women such as herself. It's a very enlightening episode into what it's like at Coinbase, as well as how we all can be advocates to create a more diverse mind-share as we all continue to scale socially. Show Links: Coinbase: http://Coinbase.com Women in Blockchain: https://www.meetup.com/Women-in-Blockchain/ Intro/Outro Music "HBH" by Meech: https://soundcloud.com/ovaeastmeech/hbh-prod-by-mic-lee?in=ovaeastmeech/sets/truecolours Show Sponsor(s): Bitcoin Cash: http://bitcoincash.org Disclaimer: This is not

On this episode of BlockChannel, Mckie and Petty sit down with John Pacific and Michael Egorov of the NuCypher project to learn more about their upcoming protocol token for encryption services. Their platform enables users to create key-based authentication to create permissioned access to platforms and services that are created by other DApp developers by utilizing Ethereum smart contracts. Think of it like Keybase…but for enterprise and developers looking to more easily shield and protect their personal data. It’s a great project with a lot of potential and these guys really know their stuff — so we dove in to get to the bottom of their vision. Show Links: NuCypher Site: https://www.nucypher.com/ NuCypher Telegram: t.me/nucypher Intro/Outro Music “Part Two” by Meech: https://soundcloud.com/ovaeastmeech/part-two?in=ovaeastmeech/sets/truecolours Show Sponsor(s): Bitcoin Cash: https://bitcoincash.org Disclaimer: This is not investment advice, it is an engaged discussion on new technology; BlockChannel remi

On this episode of BlockChannel, Mckie and Petty sit down with Mahesh Murthy, CEO and Founder of Zastrin.com. If you've ever used Code Academy or Udemy to get up to speed on a technical topic, then you'll love Zastrin. His platform has been bootstrapped, designed, built, and managed from the ground up, solo dolo. Mahesh is a gift to the Ethereum community; his dedication has created many new novice and intermediate developers, on-boarding them into this exciting new way to build applications that are globally accessible. Come learn how you can join the fun and become an Ethereum developer yourself. Show Links: Zastrin: http://Zastrin.com Promo: Use code "BlockChannel" to save 50% off all courses. Intro/Outro music “If You Leave” by Dee Lilly: https://soundcloud.com/deelilly/if-you-leave-ft-quez-xone-white Show Sponsor(s): Status Messaging Client: status.im Status Developer Documentation: wiki.status.im/contributing/deve…ent/introduction/ Disclaimer: This is not investment advice, it is an engaged discuss

On this episode of BlockChannel, Mckie and Dee sit down with tech veteran Adi Sideman, as we discuss his latest project "Props" by the existing company "YouNow". Props plans to be a live streaming video platform/social network with built in rewards and incentives powered by their ERC20 "Props" token. Listen as we dig in and try to figure out whats got Union Square Ventures and Comcast Ventures excited; while getting the lowdown on the technical aspirations behind the platform. Show Links: Props Website: http://www.propsproject.com Props Telegram: https://t.me/propsproject Intro/Outro music "Tempo" by Zip K: https://soundcloud.com/iamzipk/zip-k-tempo-prod-by-l3no Show Sponsor(s): Status Messaging Client: status.im Status Developer Documentation: wiki.status.im/contributing/deve…ent/introduction/ Disclaimer: This is not investment advice, it is an engaged discussion on new technology; BlockChannel reminds you to always do your own due diligence before investing in any crypto-related project in the indust

On this episode of BlockChannel, McKie, Dee and Petty sit down with the Founder and CEO of Spankchain, Ameen Soleimani. Spankchain is a platform for monetized webcam streaming; utilizing what are called Ethereum "state channels" to facilitate realtime payments over live-streaming adult video content. Spankchain also plans to debut the first ever "state-channel ICO" which will enable them to more precisely price their token before it reaches market, alleviate congestion on the Ethereum network, and hopefully invite others to adopt similar strategies as the ecosystem works to scale ICO's accordingly. A very insightful episode, on a taboo topic. But hey, that's what makes it fun; also there are a lot of puns this episode, so yeah be ready. Show Links: Spankchain: http://spankchain.com Spankchain State Channel ICO Contract: https://github.com/SpankChain/sc_auction/tree/d61b1f821e97757b56fb05feaad72c28fe7d3317 Intro/Outro Music "Window" by Abhi the Nomad: https://soundcloud.com/abhithenomad/window Show Sponsor(

On this episode of BlockChannel, McKie and Dee are joined by Aram Barnett of Alluminate/CoinScore. Aram's company have a multiple strategic business units, and one we're really excited about it CoinScore. Their platform will be a Bloomberg like solution for analyzing crypto coins/tokens, providing information and tools for institutional investors, private investors, and more. A platform this robust deserves a discussion (we got a sneak peak). CoinScore launches late-October, this should get you excited for it -- and show you just how hard some of us hustle in this industry. Show Link(s): CoinScore: https://www.alluminate.io/coinscore Alluminate: https://www.alluminate.io Intro/Outro Music "Prosper" by Russ: https://soundcloud.com/russ/prosper-prod-scott-storch Show Sponsor(s): Status Messaging Client: http://status.im Status Developer Documentation: wiki.status.im/contributing/deve…ent/introduction/ Disclaimer: This is not investment advice, it is an engaged discussion on new technology; BlockChannel rem