Blockchannel

On this episode of BlockChannel, Mckie and Dee sit down with James Wo, President of Huiyin Blockchain Ventures (HBV). HBV is a venture capital firm under their China based parent company, Huiyin Group. They've secured $80million to begin investing in bitcoin, ethereum, and other blockchain-based technologies, with hopes to accelerate bitcoin adoption in and outside of China. James gives us insights into HBV's vision for companies they wish to invest in, investments they've made thus far, and his thoughts on bitcoin in general. There are some great insights on the Chinese perspective of bitcoin, a very educational episode. Show Links: Huiyin Blockchain Venture: http://venture.huiyin.com Bcoin: http://bcoin.io Popchest: http://popchest.com Brave Browser: http://brave.com Intro/Outro Music "Palputations" by Maneech:https://soundcloud.com/maneech-1/palputations Show Sponsor(s): Bcoin Hackathon: http://bcoinhackathon.com https://www.eventbrite.com/e/bitcoin-for-your-thoughts-a-blockchain-hackathon-tickets-3105

On this episode of BlockChannel, McKie, Dee and Dr. Petty hangout and chat with Marco Cuesta of FirstBlood.io. FirstBlood is a P2P betting platform for e-sports that is built on Ethereum smart contracts. Marco and his team are looking to bring e-sports straight to the 22nd century, and make it easy to bet (legally) with your friends in your favorite games like DOTA and Counter-Strike. Hangout with us as we learn the ins and out on bringing more diverse communities to the Ethereum ecosystem. Links: FirstBlood:https://firstblood.io/ FirstBlood Careers: https://firstblood.io/careers/ Monolith Ventures: http://monolith.ventures/ Intro/Outro music "Brunch" by Faruhdey:https://soundcloud.com/faruhdey/brunch Purse Bcoin Hackathon:https://www.eventbrite.com/e/bitcoin-for-your-thoughts-a-blockchain-hackathon-tickets-31053781697 Purse Android App:https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=io.purse.app

On this episode of BlockChannel, hosts Steven McKie and Dr. Corey Petty interview 21.co Founder/CEO, a16z partner, Trump's rumored pick as the next Head of the FDA, and Indian American, Balaji Srinivasan. Balaji educates us on his education/work history, current initiatives at 21.co, Gartner Hype Cycles and their effects on Bitcoin and Ethereum, ZCash, and much much more. So, sit down, grab some tea, and get ready to learn as we are #blessed to have Balaji take time out of his day to educate us and our viewers. Show Links: 21: https://21.co 21 Tasks App: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/21-earn-bitcoin/id1170661423?mt=8 Ethereum: https://ethereum.org ZCash: https://Z.cash Intro/Outro Music "Good Money" by Faruhdey:https://soundcloud.com/faruhdey/good-money Purse/Bcoin HackReactor Hackathon: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/bitcoin-for-your-thoughts-a-blockchain-hackathon-tickets-31053781697 Purse Android App:https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=io.purse.app

On this episode of BlockChannel, McKie, Dee, and Petty sit down with Andy Milenius and Kenny Rowe of Maker. Maker is a company working to create decentralized markets for exchanging digital assets, as well as a "stablecoin", a fixed asset pegged to a particular store of value. They give us the lowdown on how stablecoins, and Maker, can help assist to improve the Ethereum DAPP (Decentralized Application) ecosystem. Links: MakerDao: http://makerdao.com Maker Market: https://mkr.market/#trade/W-ETH/MKR Gnosis: http://gnosis.pm Augur: http://augur.org Intro/Outro Music "In the Cut" by Aaron London (feat. Masego): https://soundcloud.com/aaron_london/inthecut Show Sponsor: http://Purse.io Purse Android App: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=io.purse.app

On this episode of BlockChannel, hosts McKie and Dee are joined by Matt Liston, Chief Strategist of Gnosis. Gnosis is a decentralized prediction market that can be used to make money by predicting the outcome of future events. Sound futuristic? Impossible? It's not. Join the boys as they share the ins and outs of Gnosis, the implications of prediction markets on society, their TO plans Token Offering, and how Matt believes Ethereum will grow and mature in 2017. You won't want to miss these knowledge bombs. So, sit back, relax -- we're bout to drop something fierce. Links: Gnosis: http://gnosis.pm Augur: http://augur.org uPort: http://uport.me WeTrust: http://wetrust.io Maker: http://makerdao.com Intro/Outro Music by Faruhdey:https://soundcloud.com/faruhdey Show Sponsor: http://Purse.io

On this episode of BlockChannel, Hosts McKie and Dr. Petty (The Bitcoin Podcast) sit down with bitcoin OG, and all-around optimistic technologist, Charlie Shrem. Shrem shares with us details on his upcoming projects Intellisys/Mainstreet; and shares with us how difficult it was adjusting back to being a free man after being released from prison. He shares his views on Bitcoin, Ethereum, and even Steem/Yours Network. Sit down, and learn from Shrem his lessons on avoiding legal repercussions in early crypto ventures. This episode of BlockChannel is sponsored by Purse.io, where they make discount shopping and storing your bitcoin a breeze, check them out. Show Links: IntelliSys: www.intellisys.ai/ MainStreet: www.mainstreet.ky/ Changelly: www.changelly.com/ YellowCard Financial: www.yellowcard.io/ Intro/Outro Music "Brothers Keeper" by Umai: https://soundcloud.com/thebaygerian/brothers-keeper-prod-by-john-doe Sponsors: Purse.io: purse.io

On this episode of BlockChannel, the boys (McKie, Dee, and Petty) sit down and chat with Joey Krug, Thiel Fellow and one of the main brains behind the Ethereum based prediction marketing, Augur. Don't know what Augur or Prediction Market's are? Come join us as we talk about Joey's vision for Augur use cases, Ethereum, and the Ethereum based eSports betting platform, FirstBlood.io. If you're big into Finance or Wall St trading, this episode will likely get you salivating to give Augur a try this Summer. Show Links: Augur: http://augur.net FirstBlood: http://FirstBlood.io Ethereum: http://Ethereum.org CypherPoker: https://medium.com/cypherpoker/cypherpoker-2017-335d246209a4#.da3jrklgc Intro/Outro Music "YOU" by Faruhdey: https://soundcloud.com/faruhdey/you "YOU" Official Music Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJvHoYCdyeM

On this weeks episode of BlockChannel, host McKie and Dee interview creator of ZCash and cryptopgraphy legend, Zooko Wilcox. Dr. Corey Petty, host of The Bitcoin Podcast joins us as well in this interview as a guest host as we dive into use cases for zero-knowledge proofs, and encrypted messaging. Zooko even shares tips for "young, hip and fresh developers" to join the ZCash developer community. This episode is a must listen for anyone whose knowledge of ZCash is...zero. ZCash Official Site: https://Z.Cash What is ZCash?: http://coincenter.org/entry/what-is-zcash Zcash RPC API documentation: https://github.com/zcash/zcash/blob/master/doc/payment-api.md Zero-Knowledge Messaging (Encrypted Memo Field): https://github.com/whyrusleeping/zmsg/ Intro/Outro: "Wednesday Interlude" by Umai Listen on Spotify: https://play.spotify.com/album/4dxrz5i766MZP8FibvqpeI?play=true Listen on Apple Music: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/cheap-sunglasses/id1175146156?i=1175147116 The Bitcoin Podcast: https://thebitcoinpod

On this week's episode, your boys McKie and Demetrick are hanging out with the creator of Javascript, former leader of the pack at Mozilla (ever used Firefox?), and now the CEO and Founder of our new favorite web browser, Brave, Brendan Eich (no big deal, I think we're on a roll - anyways). Enjoy some soulful jams from our friend Faruhdey, relax, kick back, and learn you something. Show Links: Brave Website: http://brave.com Brave Twitter: http://twitter.com/brave Coinbase: http://coinbase.com Bcoin: http://bcoin.io StandardJs: http://standardjs.com/rules.html Intro/Outro Music: @Faruhdey https://soundcloud.com/faruhdey/there-are-monsters The Bitcoin Podcast: http://thebitcoinpodcast.com/bc2/

In the first installment of BlockChannel, hosts Steven McKie and Demetrick Ferguson embark on a journey of epic crypto proportions. First show debuts with an interview with Ethereum Co-Founder and Founder of ConsenSys, Joseph Lubin. Listen as Joe imbues your brain with Ethereum knowledge bombs, and info on various projects he's involved in. Plus, some dope jams by Faruhdey from his upcoming album "SO(u)L". Farudey Intro and Outro Song: https://soundcloud.com/faruhdey Consensys: https://consensys.net/ Gnosis: https://www.gnosis.pm/ Ujo Music: https://ujomusic.com/ SingularDTV: https://singulardtv.com/