Support the show, consider donating:BTC: 1DBKQ5LmB7GSr8ijGsH6GDsfDh9zKocr4F (http://bit.ly/2qfw885)ETH: 0x8cdb49ca5103Ce06717C4daBBFD4857183f50935 (http://bit.ly/2nKneP1) The road to mainstream adoption of blockchain technologies is a long one. Although the user experience of wallets has greatly improved since the dark days of command-line only interfaces, decentralized applications continue to struggle with onboarding non-technical users. Jarrad Hope and Carl Bennetts, join us to discuss Status, a mobile Ethereum client which aims to turn the standard wallet experience on its head. At its core, Status is a mobile instant messenger client that leverages the Whisper protocol for secure peer-to-peer communication. Through its familiar messaging interface and elegant design, users can chat and send Ether directly in the app. As the first implementation of Ethereum's Light Client Protocol, users may also use decentralized applications such as uPort, Gnosis and Aragon on their mobile phones. Built as an open source project, Status' developer platform also allows developers to easily port their Dapps to the app. Topics discussed in this episode:Jarrad and Carl's background and journey to the Ethereum spaceStatus' vision for a friendly, mobile Dapp clientStatus' technical architectureHow Status leverages Ethereum's Light Client and Whisper protocolsThe Status user experience and feature setJarrad and Carl's views on privacy and how Status fulfils their goal of privacy by defaultThe long term vision for a Status NetworkThe project's roadmap and business model Links mentioned in this episode: Status: The Mobile Ethereum ClientStatus Reddit Sponsors: Ledger: Smart card security for your Bitcoins - Get 10% off your first order when you use the code EPICENTER - http://ledgerwallet.com This episode is also available on :Epicenter.tvYouTubeSouncloud Watch or listen, Epicenter is available wherever you get your podcasts. Epicenter is hosted by Brian Fabian Crain, S?ƒbastien Couture & Meher Roy.