This episode is a Fireside Chat with David Kemmerer , CEO and CoFounder of CryptoTrader.Tax , a software application managing and automating trades made so you can identify your tax liabilities. TF Blockchain Blog - The Taxing Side of Crypto https://www.tfblock.io/post/the-taxing-side-of-crypto-trades Youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=02s8blJEGaw&t=7s Upcoming Conferences TF5 TF Blockchain Conference - Seattle - March 19. 2020: https://www.tfblock.io/tf5 TF6 TF Blockchain Conference - ...
Jan 16, 2020•53 min
Simon Yu is the CEO & Co-Founder of Storm, a gamified microtask platform that creates opportunities for people around the world to earn cryptocurrency rewards. Simon discusses his entrepreneurial journey, going from making Korean Tacos from his apartment to building a bitcoin, crypto, and loyalty rewards startup in 2014. We discussed how commerce and merchant adoption can be driven by giving rewards and incentivizing users, and then got into topics around overall UX and design in blockchain,...
Jan 13, 2020•53 min
Dr. Jen Welter is the first women coach in the NFL and a doctor in sports psychology. In our interview she relays her time as a women's professional football player and how she started coaching for the Arizona Cardinals. We discuss lessons sports, business, and how to ascend to the next level, by breaking through barriers and not worrying about who or what is in your way. Connect with Dr. Jen Welter at https://www.jenwelter.com/
Jan 08, 2020•1 hr 1 min
**This episode is one of our top from 2019 focusing on Gaming and Blockchain at our Seattle Chapter** Featuring Chief architect & whitepaper author at Telos Blockchain Network, Shi Shu Data Engineer at Arcblock, and Wesley Duncan a previous E-sport professional. This episode is a live recording of our TF Seattle Chapter event on August 13th, 2019 about gaming & blockchain. Let us know what you thought after the show @TFBlockchain on Twitter, Linkedin, and Facebook....
Jan 02, 2020•59 min
***This episode is one of our top episodes of 2019 where we interview Alex Mashinsky during CIS*** In this episode Jonathan G. Blanco interviews Alex Mashinsky, CEO and Founder of Celsius Network, while at the Crypto Invest Summit in Los Angeles. Alex discusses how he got into #bitcoin and #cryptocurrency, his background in VOIP, and how Celsius Network allow its users to earn interest on their cryptocurrency at favorable interest rates.
Jan 01, 2020•36 min
***This is a replay of our interview with Nitin Gaur on 11/21/2019 at our Austin Chapter. This was one of our top podcast of 2019*** In this episode we speak with Nitin Gaur, the Director of IBM's Digital Asset Labs.
Jan 01, 2020•55 min
***This podcast was originally released on 10/2/19 as a recording from our Austin Chapter in September 2019. This was one of our top episodes of 2019.*** TF Blockchain Austin hosted a Fireside Chat with Jimmy Song, Bitcoin Developer, Educator, and Author of Programming Bitcoin ( https://programmingbitcoin.com/ ) on September 26th. We discussed Jimmy's Bitcoin origin story, some early stories in his bitcoin software engineering, broader money supply issues, "How Bitcoin Changes Incentives" and hi...
Dec 31, 2019•1 hr 16 min
***This podcast was originally released on 10/3/19 as a recording from our Seattle Chapter. This was one of our top episodes of 2019 and had some interesting insights on finding a role in blockchain and hiring for a role.*** This podcast was live recorded at our TF Blockchain Seattle Chapter on September 18th. Our panelist discussed tips on what they look for when hiring for their blockchain companies, what skills and traits standout and are needed to be successful at a blockchain company, and h...
Dec 31, 2019•51 min
***This podcast was originally released on 4/18/19 as a recording from our TF3 Conference in March 2019. This was one of our top episodes of 2019 and had some interesting predictions some of which played out.*** Featuring Anthony Pompliano of Morgan Creek Capital & Off the Chain Podcast, Alex Shin of Hashed, and Rui Zhang of Gumi Cryptos This episode is a live recording from TF3, our most recent TF Blockchain Conference on March 28, 2019, where we host a panel titled “Venture Capital Outlook...
Dec 30, 2019•33 min
The night before, Christmas Eve, Mitchell Moos and Jonathan G. Blanco got together for an impromptu conversation about the role of journalism in the cryptocurrency, bitcoin, and blockchain industry.
Dec 26, 2019•48 min
This episode is a live recording from our TF Blockchain Portland Chapter, recorded on December 17th, 2019 where I interview Thomas Cox, the Chief Governance Officer of StrongBlock. Thomas and I discuss his interest in the subject of governance stemming from his time at Block.one and as a Oregon gubernatorial candidate in the early 2000’s, his strategy on how to establish governance within an organization and within a blockchain company, how governance leads to rules and orders to be followed dur...
Dec 23, 2019•1 hr•Season 3Ep. 1
This episode is a special live recording from TF4, our most recent SOLD OUT TF Blockchain Conference held on November 14, 2019 in Seattle at the Triple Door. This episode features two of our Lightning Talks from TF4. You’ll hear from Erik Jansen as he discusses the history of money and how it relates to the digital world of cryptocurrency and you’ll also hear from Nihar Modi of Amazon as he discusses Enterprise Blockchain implementations at AWS. Our TF4 audience really enjoyed these Lightning ta...
Dec 20, 2019•32 min
This episode is a special live recording from TF4, our most recent SOLD OUT TF Blockchain Conference held on November 14, 2019 in Seattle at the Triple Door. In this episode our panelist discuss “Cryptocurrency Mining at any Scale” and you’ll hear from Kristy-Leigh Minehan, Farbood Nivi of Coinmine, Steve Adams of Coinstar, Raymon Walintukan of Bitmain, and Mitchell Moos of CryptoBriefing. Mining is the backbone of blockchain and cryptocurrency and this conversation between our panelist does a g...
Dec 17, 2019•29 min
This episode is a special live recording from TF4, our most recent SOLD OUT TF Blockchain Conference held on November 14, 2019 in Seattle at the Triple Door. In this episode I have the opportunity to interview three accomplished individuals impacting enterprise blockchain from different angles for our panel titled Enterprise Blockchain Demystified. Rachel Wolfson of Cointelegraph, Paige Krieger of IBM, and Christian Hasker of Hedera Hashgraph. Our TF4 audience really enjoyed this conversation wh...
Dec 16, 2019•28 min
This episode is a special live recording from TF4, our most recent SOLD OUT TF Blockchain Conference held on November 14, 2019 in Seattle at the Triple Door. In this episode, our Seattle Chapter Director Paul Rapino leads a panel discussing “Record Management” with Kapi Attawar of Samsung SDS, Robert Mao of ArcBlock, David Kruger of Absio, and Dr. Setrag Khoshafian of Pegasystems. Record Management involves how data is recorded and accessed on blockchain. This was a very engaging panel at TF4. H...
Dec 13, 2019•28 min
This episode is a special live recording from TF4, our most recent SOLD OUT TF Blockchain Conference held on November 14, 2019 in Seattle at the Triple Door. In this episode, our Portland Chapter Director Carrie Bracy leads a panel discussing Regulation, Taxes, and Compliance with Dax Hansen of Perkins Coie, Antonio Alvarez with Coinme, Bob Cornish with Anderson Kill, and Patrick Larsen with ZenLedger. Together they discuss the current crypto landscape from the legal and regulatory framework and...
Dec 12, 2019•30 min
This episode is a special live recording from TF4, our most recent SOLD OUT TF Blockchain Conference held on November 14, 2019 in Seattle at the Triple Door. In this episode, Blockchain Journalist at Cointelegraph, Rachel Wolfson leads a panel called Enterprise Branded Currencies with Ashley Harrell of Celsius Network, Jenn Lowther of Netcents, David Zhang of Stably, and myself. We discuss how brands can begin to leverage cryptocurrency and will begin to start thinking through branded currencies...
Dec 12, 2019•28 min
**See below for a $50 off code for your very own Coinmine.** This episode is a special live recording from TF4, our most recent SOLD OUT TF Blockchain Conference held on November 14, 2019 in Seattle at the Triple Door. In this episode I interview Farbood Nivi, the CEO and Co-Founder of Coinmine, a device which allows anyone to simply mine cryptocurrency from anywhere. Farbood and I discuss the origins of the company, his focus on design and product, adoption of cryptocurrency mining, and how he ...
Dec 11, 2019•32 min
This episode is a special live recording from TF4, our most recent SOLD OUT TF Blockchain Conference held on November 14, 2019 in Seattle at the Triple Door. This episode features three of our Lightning Talks from TF4. You’ll hear from Christian Hasker, CMO of Hedera Hashgraph as he discusses “Scaling Public Ledgers, Darren Marble of Issuance who shares his new show Going Public during his talk “Transforming Capital Markets, and last you’ll hear from Kapi Attawar, Chief Revenue Officer at Samsun...
Dec 10, 2019•40 min
We interview Patrick Larsen, the CEO and Co-Founder of ZenLedger, a tax software which allows users to import cryptocurrency transactions, calculate gains and income, and auto-fill tax forms like 8949 & Schedule D. Patrick takes us through how he started ZenLedger, the difficulties of tax burdens behind crypto trading, how the government views crypto when it relates to taxes, and what it takes to get more clarity on how cryptocurrencies are taxed. This episode was recorded in front of a live...
Dec 06, 2019•50 min
In this episode we interview Jim Gaherity, the CEO of Coinstar, the leader in converting loose change into cash, gift cards, donations, and as an onramp to the eCommerce world. Through their recent partnership with Coinme, consumers can now purchase Bitcoin at Coinstar Kiosk which are located in nearly every major grocery store chain and with 20,000 Kiosk worldwide. Coinstar has been in the Fiat business for over 25 years, but discovered an interesting opportunity to sell Bitcoin and turn into a...
Nov 25, 2019•44 min
In this episode, TF Blockchain Founder Jonathan G. Blanco goes on the other side of the microphone to be interviewed by TF Portland Chapter Director, Carrie Bracy, about Blockchain Product Strategy. Jonathan discusses how companies and individuals can plan and think through blockchain and cryptocurrency in relation to their company and existing product offering. Jonathan shares how regardless if a company is ready to implement blockchain, they should at the very least be formulating a position t...
Nov 18, 2019•48 min
In this episode we speak with Matt McKinney, Head of Marketing of ArcBlock, as we discuss how governments think through blockchain, the role of record management for proper data storage, and how currencies play a factor across industries and segments.
Nov 07, 2019•50 min
In this episode we discussed the security aspects of Blockchain on-chain and the vulnerabilities of off-chain integrations, how data can be secure on chain, threats from tech and social hacking, and how cybersecurity will change as an industry. Listen from - Brandon Kite: Software Developer at Transparent Systems - Karl Weaver: Business Development at Rivetz - Conor Bronsdon: Content Marketing Specialist & Project Manager at Olive & Goose - Microsoft - Reza Mehran-Nejad: Cybersecurity En...
Nov 05, 2019•50 min
In this special episode we interview Peter McCormack, the host of What Bitcoin Did and new podcast Defiance. Peter discusses how he first got involved with Bitcoin, what led him to start Podcasting, and why he is starting his new podcast Defiance which highlights people of activism.
Oct 16, 2019•1 hr 8 min
Here from RTrade Founder, Derrick Foote as we discuss how FinTech and DeFi are related and play a big factor in blockchain and bitcoin.
Oct 09, 2019•43 min
With companies like Facebook and Walmart recently announcing In-Network Currencies, will Decentralized Identity make its way into these traditionally centralized companies. We will discuss how consumers can keep their identities private in these new environments and with blockchain begin to be compensated for permissioning information. Matt McKiney of ArcBlock discussed decentralized identity, how it fits into the protocol, an dhow larger companies will manage it.
Oct 07, 2019•39 min
During a live recording of our podcast at our TF Austin Chapter we interview Dave Hendricks, the CEO and CoFounder of Vertalo, the operating system for digital assets. In this episode we discuss cap table management and diligence needed to raise capital for a company, how experiencing those issues as a founder helped lead Dave to building Vertalo, how blockchain dramatically improves these inefficiencies today, and we closed with some interesting discussions from our audience. TF Blockchain host...
Sep 26, 2019•1 hr 1 min•Season 2Ep. 1
Featuring Adriane Musuneggi Director of Product Management at Accolade, Priya Dandawate Technical Product Manager at Facebook, and Greg Mushen Product Lead at Compass This episode is a live recording from our TF Product Launch Event event held on May 23, 2019. Let us know what you thought after the show @TFBlockchain on Twitter, Linkedin, and Facebook.
Aug 13, 2019•57 min
Featuring Sean Hsieh Cofounder and CEO of Concreit This episode is a live recording from our TF Product event Series. Let us know what you thought after the show @TFBlockchain on Twitter, Linkedin, and Facebook.
Aug 13, 2019•29 min
