Show hosts Bryce Paul, @PizzaMind & Matthew Aaron join Ben Mezrich for an in-depth discussion of Ben’s new book titled “Bitcoin Billionaires” available now in print and audio formats. Ben has been friends with “The Winklevoss Twins” for many years and offers a unique insight into their contribution to the founding of Facebook. This story was originally told in Ben’s 2009 release titled “The Accidental Billionaires” which was adapted for the hit movie “The Social Network” in 2010. The discuss...
Jun 17, 2019•22 min
*** this is not financial or legal advice*** New Hosts ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ Matthew Aaron sits down to hand over the baton to the new hosts of Crypto 101 — Mr. Bryce Paul and Mr. Pizza Mind. The three discuss the future of the podcast, blockchain tech, global finance and Facebook’s Global Coin. Show Links: CRYPTO101podcast.com Patreon: www.patreon.com/user?u=8429526 Twitter: twitter.com/Crypto101Pod twitter.com/BrycePaul101 twitter.com/PizzaMind www.instagram.com/crypto_101 Facebook: https://www.f...
Jun 14, 2019•22 min
*** this is not financial or legal advice*** Jameson Lopp enjoys building technology that empowers individuals. At the moment, he’s most interested in opportunities within the Bitcoin and crypto asset ecosystem. He is passionate about sharing his knowledge with others and is receptive to interviews and speaking engagements. Show Links: CRYPTO101podcast.com Patreon: www.patreon.com/user?u=8429526 Twitter: twitter.com/Crypto101Pod twitter.com/BrycePaul101 twitter.com/PizzaMind www.instagram.com/cr...
Jun 03, 2019•41 min
*** this is not financial or legal advice*** Neyma is Founder & CEO at The Unification Foundation, a public/private blockchain hybrid. Founded IoT company and adviser to consumer-based web technologies. Show Links: CRYPTO101podcast.com Patreon: www.patreon.com/user?u=8429526 Twitter: twitter.com/Crypto101Pod twitter.com/BrycePaul101 twitter.com/PizzaMind www.instagram.com/crypto_101 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/101Crypto/ https://www.facebook.com/CRYPTO101Podcast/ **THIS IS NOT ...
May 29, 2019•28 min
*** this is not financial or legal advice*** Nanome is transforming how we interact with and understand science, creating a virtual world where users can experiment, design and learn at the nanoscale. We’re building an open platform to solve age old problems of collaboration, incentivization and siloed information – creating a world with open access to science & technology. Show Links: CRYPTO101podcast.com Patreon: www.patreon.com/user?u=8429526 Twitter: twitter.com/Crypto101Pod twitter.com/...
May 27, 2019•26 min
*** this is not financial or legal advice*** From James: I’m an entrepreneur and angel investor. I’ve achieved the rank of chess master. And I’m the author of the Wall Street Journal best-selling book “Choose Yourself.” I’ve started 20 companies, 17 of which have failed. But I’ve learned a lot along the way. If you’ve ever been stuck—in a job you hate, in a house you can’t afford, in a life you don’t want, in your own depressed mind, anything— I want to help you. Why? Because I get it. I’ve been...
May 25, 2019•1 hr 1 min
*** this is not financial or legal advice*** Bitcoin SV is the “original” Bitcoin. It restores the original Bitcoin protocol, will keep it stable, and allow it to massively scale. Bitcoin SV will maintain the vision set out by Satoshi Nakamoto’s white paper in 2008: Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System Jimmy Nguyen is one of the world’s leading Bitcoin advocates, supporting Bitcoin SV [BSV] as the original design, protocol and vision of Bitcoin’s founder Satoshi Nakamoto. Jimmy was for...
May 22, 2019•27 min
*** this is not financial or legal advice *** https://komodoplatform.com Komodo is building an ecosystem that empowers developers and businesses with end-to-end blockchain solutions with no limits. Jason Brown is a part of Business Development at Komodo Platform, first getting into Blockchain in 2012, he has been active with the Komodo Platform since its predecessor, Supernet in 2015. With a background in psychology, philosophy and electrical engineering he focuses on onboarding a variety of ven...
May 20, 2019•47 min
*** this is not financial or legal advice *** Bluzelle is a decentralized data cache that makes applications run faster around the world CEO Pavel Bains has over 15 years experience in operational management, digital technology and finance. He co-founded Storypanda, a digital book platform that published critically acclaimed titles by DreamWorks, Warner Bros and more. Pavel held GM and CFO roles for video game studios, including looking after 7 Disney studios across four continents, 350 people a...
May 14, 2019•36 min
*** this is not financial or legal advice *** Robert Viglione is the CEO of Horizen. Marco Peereboom is New Systems Development Lead for Decred, a community-driven crypto currency designed to be a superior store of value for generations to come. Marco is an avid open source developer and security expert, who has been actively involved in Decred since its inception in 2016. He spearheaded the development of on-chain voting, a key driver of Decred's unique governance system, and continues to innov...
May 10, 2019•50 min
** this is not financial or legal advice*** Zcoin had a cryptography flaw that allowed 69,000 Zcoins to be mined out of thin air. Hear what happen and the fix. Show Links: CRYPTO101podcast.com Patreon: www.patreon.com/user?u=8429526 Twitter: twitter.com/Crypto101Pod twitter.com/BrycePaul101 twitter.com/PizzaMind www.instagram.com/crypto_101 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/101Crypto/ https://www.facebook.com/CRYPTO101Podcast/ **THIS IS NOT FINANCIAL OR LEGAL ADVICE** © Copyright 2019 Bo...
May 06, 2019•15 min
*** this is not financial or legal advice*** Quantum computing is one of the most exciting developments in tech right now. But with its vastly greater capabilities, comes even greater threats. My guest to chat about quantum computing and the threats it possess to encryption is Hashoshi (Forrest). Enjoy these discussion. Show Links: CRYPTO101podcast.com Patreon: www.patreon.com/user?u=8429526 Twitter: twitter.com/Crypto101Pod twitter.com/BrycePaul101 twitter.com/PizzaMind www.instagram.com/crypto...
May 06, 2019•28 min
** this is not financial or legal advice*** In the crypto space we talk about gold as it is common knowledge. But in all honesty, what do we really know about it? Why is it valuable? How is it stored? How do we even weigh it? Well, in this episode we will be going through some basics about the precious commodity and learning why bitcoin is often compared to this shiny metal. We will also ask the question: Is it even a fair comparison? Fun Fact: The asteroid Psyche 16 is a very special space rock...
Apr 30, 2019•51 min
** this is not financial or legal advice*** Travala.com is focused on providing a real use-case and utility for blockchain technology. Matthew is also founder of the wanderlust application, creating an ultimate location-based grid of travelers and backpackers across the globe. You download the application, find travelers around you, start chatting and go on impulsive adventures. OST Platform provides everything you need to test and deploy your brand currency. Enable your customers to transact wi...
Apr 26, 2019•36 min
** this is not financial or legal advice*** Unstoppable Domains: Brad became interested in cryptocurrency in 2013 after moving into 20mission, a hacker house in San Francisco where many early cryptocurrency companies were based. He spent the past 6 years running Talkable, a Ycombinator backed marketing software company. He is now Cofounder & Head of Biz Dev at Unstoppable Domains. He firmly believes that cryptocurrency and decentralized websites are the best hope for building a free and just...
Apr 22, 2019•53 min
** this is not financial or legal advice*** In this episode Matthew chat with two projects in the crypto space; Zcoin & IOTex. Reuben Yap of Zcoin has been a corporate lawyer for a decade, specializing in institutional frameworks. He has played a pivotal role in shaping Zcoin's strategy and vision. He is well versed in the inner workings of privacy protocols like Cryptonote, Mimblewimble, Coinjoin, zkSNARKs and Zerocoin having delivered keynotes, talks and panels worldwide. Reuben has been a...
Apr 18, 2019•43 min
** this is not financial or legal advice*** Earlier in 2018 Matthew had Zilliqa and Streamr on the show to get 101’s on their teams and their projects. Now CRYPTO 101 met up with them in person to get updates on both of these projects and to see if our old friends are doing well. Show Links: CRYPTO101podcast.com Patreon: www.patreon.com/user?u=8429526 Twitter: twitter.com/Crypto101Pod twitter.com/BrycePaul101 twitter.com/PizzaMind www.instagram.com/crypto_101 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/g...
Apr 15, 2019•49 min
*** this is not financial or legal advice*** Show Links: CRYPTO101podcast.com Patreon: www.patreon.com/user?u=8429526 Twitter: twitter.com/Crypto101Pod twitter.com/BrycePaul101 twitter.com/PizzaMind www.instagram.com/crypto_101 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/101Crypto/ https://www.facebook.com/CRYPTO101Podcast/ **THIS IS NOT FINANCIAL OR LEGAL ADVICE** © Copyright 2019 Boardwalk Flock, LLC All Rights Reserved Music: Landscape lover by Vendredi https://soundcloud.com/vendrediduo Creati...
Apr 13, 2019•4 min
** this is not financial or legal advice*** How is it to transfer from marketing in traditional business to the crypto space? What is it like to create a blockchain conference? With all of the different conferences in the space, how do you differentiate yourself? These are some of the questions Matthew asks Amanda Gutterman, CMO of ConsenSys and co-founder of Ethereal. Amanda Gutterman is CMO at ConsenSys and co-creator of Ethereal. She is also the founder of ConsenSys Catalyst, a marketing agen...
Apr 11, 2019•39 min
** this is not financial or legal advice*** In this episode Matthew chats with Jimmy Zhong CEO of IOST for a 101 on their project which is a blockchain network powering the next generation of Internet services. An entrepreneur at heart, Jimmy started his first business while still at high school in Beijing. Moving to the United States shortly after, he co-founded several technology startups while at university, including Studypool, a 500 Startups backed-online platform connecting students to tut...
Apr 07, 2019•36 min
** this is not financial or legal advice*** Today we have 101’s on two projects in the space. The first one is a decentralized open source social media platform, Minds.com. The second is bounties network; a place where you can open source projects to get done and set a bounty on it. For example, you need a new logo for you podcast, put it on bounties network with a bounty of 0.4 ETH and watch different designers come with logos for you. Please enjoy these discussion. Show Links: CRYPTO101podcast...
Apr 03, 2019•40 min
Show Links: CRYPTO101podcast.com Patreon: www.patreon.com/user?u=8429526 Twitter: twitter.com/Crypto101Pod twitter.com/BrycePaul101 twitter.com/PizzaMind www.instagram.com/crypto_101 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/101Crypto/ https://www.facebook.com/CRYPTO101Podcast/ **THIS IS NOT FINANCIAL OR LEGAL ADVICE** © Copyright 2019 Boardwalk Flock, LLC All Rights Reserved Our Sponsors: * Check out Mars Men: https://mengotomars.com * Check out Quince: https://quince.com/crypto101 * Check out ...
Mar 30, 2019•43 min
** this is not financial or legal advice*** Are your Pokemon Safe? Or, is someone from across the world going to steal them by spoofing their GPS? This is the danger of unreliable GPS location data. Someone could spoof your location. But worse, what if they spoof companies, businesses, or government locations? With GPS, spoofing a location and making someone think you are somewhere else totally possible. This, is why proof of location is important to the future of automated delivery, driverless ...
Mar 26, 2019•47 min
** this is not financial or legal advice*** Matthew was in Denver for the ETH Denver hackathon and got to sit and chat with over a dozen projects. This is another installment of those chats. In this episode we chat with MakerDAO and Nori. For MakerDAO, we heard from their founder Rune in a previous episode. In this episode we hear from their head of oracles. Also, in previous episodes of CRYPTO 101, we heard about climate change and how blockchain could help. Now, in this episode we hear from a ...
Mar 22, 2019•52 min
** this is not financial or legal advice*** I need some cash like really bad. But, all I have is crypto. I really do not want to sell my crypto. I am a HODLer! Rune Christensen understands your pain so he made MakerDAO. A platform that you can collateralize your crypto and take out a loan. He also made DAI stable coin to help manage the volatility of crypto. Listen to this episode for a 101 on MakerDAO and DAI, as well as get to know Rune a bit. Show Links: CRYPTO101podcast.com Patreon: www.patr...
Mar 18, 2019•47 min
** this is not financial or legal advice*** Today we sit down with three projects to give 101’s on what they are up to on the blockchain. Recorded from ETH Denver, Celer, Rhombus, and TrueBit walk us through their team, projects, 101 terminology specific to their projects, and, of course, their projects. Show Links: CRYPTO101podcast.com Patreon: www.patreon.com/user?u=8429526 Twitter: twitter.com/Crypto101Pod twitter.com/BrycePaul101 twitter.com/PizzaMind www.instagram.com/crypto_101 Facebook: h...
Mar 14, 2019•45 min
** this is not financial or legal advice*** In the wake of hacks and operational mishaps, new exchanges keep popping up. Why? Is it really that lucrative that people will take the chance to create something that deal with so many security issues? Are they purposely trying to create a platform for fraud? Or, are they trying to create a better exchange learning from the mistake of the past? The real question is… How can we trust them? In this episode Matthew chats with two new exchanges, My Crypto...
Mar 10, 2019•48 min
** this is not financial or legal advice*** The CEO of JP Morgan has been a very outspoken critic of bitcoin. It has been said, and seems a pretty reasonable conclusion, that he was purposely manipulating the price of bitcoin and other crypto currencies for either personal or professional gain. At the same time making sure to let everyone know that he feels bitcoin is a scam. Then we find out the JP Morgan has developed JP Morgan Coin, a cryptocurrency that uses blockchain tech. This all seems v...
Mar 06, 2019•42 min
** this is not financial or legal advice*** Caitlin Long is a 22-year Wall Street veteran who has been active in bitcoin and blockchain since 2012. She has been leading the charge to make her native state of Wyoming an oasis for blockchain companies in the US, where she helped Wyoming enact 13 blockchain-enabling laws in 2018 and 2019. From 2016-18 she jointly spearheaded a blockchain project for delivering market index data to Vanguard as chairman and president of Symbiont, an enterprise blockc...
Mar 02, 2019•50 min
** this is not financial or legal advice*** National Geographic is a 131 year old company, with fellows the likes of Jacque Cousteau, Jane Goodall and many more. Marcus East joins CRYPTO 101 to tell the history and goals of NatGeo to make the world a better place, and how blockchain technology can help in the process. Marcus is a customer-focused product and technology executive, non-executive director and board level technology advisor with a passion for driving commercial and social change thr...
Feb 27, 2019•48 min
