621: Blockchains and Cryptocurrencies: Analytics and Data Applications

Cryptocurrency and blockchain take center stage this week as we welcome Chief Economist at Chainalysis, Philip Gradwell, to discuss the data science applications in this exciting field. This episode is brought to you by Datalore (datalore.online/SDS), the collaborative data science platform, by Zencastr (zen.ai/sds), the easiest way to make high-quality podcasts, and by Bunch (superdatascience.com/bunch), the AI driven leadership coach. Interested in sponsoring a SuperDataScience Podcast episode? Visit JonKrohn.com/podcast for sponsorship information. In this episode you will learn:• What the role of a chief economist entails [5:50]• What are blockchains and cryptocurrency? [8:23]• How analyzing cryptocurrencies differs from established fiat currencies [12:48]• Philip's work at Chainalysis [26:07]• Philip's crypto data analytics pipeline [34:48]• How Philip develops data products for a wide range of users [46:18]• How the blockchain facilitates innovative computing and machine learning technologies [51:52]• What Philip looks for in the data scientists he hires [1:04:59] Additional materials: www.superdatascience.com/621