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David A Johnston, crypto pioneer and cofounder of BitAngels, joins Charlie Shrem on this week’s episode of Untold Stories. David begins by recounting the San Jose Bitcoin conference, a watershed event where he cofounded BitAngels. He gives his insights into the first attempts to put assets on Bitcoin with Mastercoin, Omni, and Tether. David recalls the early arguments around building on Bitcoin, what is ok and not ok to put on Bitcoin, and censorship on the network. He talks about coining the term DApps, writing The General Theory of Decentralized Applications, and the founding of Ethereum. Charlie and David discuss the issues surrounding the scaling debate, and David explains the need to have a functional layer 1, as well as layer 2 solutions. David discusses the need for further decentralization and the balance between user experience and security. Finally, David offers his predictions for 2020 and the next 10 years.
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If you enjoyed this conversation, share it with your colleagues & friends, rate, review, and subscribe.This podcast is presented by BlockWorks Group. For exclusive content and events that provide insights into the crypto and blockchain space, visit them at: https://www.blockworksgroup.io
Thank you for listening to The Charlie Shrem Show. For more free content and access to over 400 episodes, visit www.CharlieShrem.com.
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David A Johnston, crypto pioneer and cofounder of BitAngels, joins Charlie Shrem on this week’s episode of Untold Stories. David begins by recounting the San Jose Bitcoin conference, a watershed event where he cofounded BitAngels. He gives his insights into the first attempts to put assets on Bitcoin with Mastercoin, Omni, and Tether. David recalls the early arguments around building on Bitcoin, what is ok and not ok to put on Bitcoin, and censorship on the network. He talks about coining the term DApps, writing The General Theory of Decentralized Applications, and the founding of Ethereum. Charlie and David discuss the issues surrounding the scaling debate, and David explains the need to have a functional layer 1, as well as layer 2 solutions. David discusses the need for further decentralization and the balance between user experience and security. Finally, David offers his predictions for 2020 and the next 10 years.
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CryptoTaxAudit
This episode is sponsored by CryptoTaxAudit. Clinton Donnelly from Donnelly Tax Law will talk about how to prepare a great crypto tax return that defends you from the IRS. Author of five books on crypto tax preparation for Americans, he has tremendous insight into how to defend oneself from the IRS. He is an expert in anti-money laundering reporting for individuals. His firm has done hundreds of crypto returns and over 900 tax amnesty returns with a 100% success rate.
Donnelly Tax Law specializes in complex crypto tax return preparation. No situation is too complex. The firm also offers CryptoTaxAudit which is a IRS defense offering design for the needs of crypto traders. Schedule a consultation now at DonnellyTaxLaw.com.
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If you enjoyed this conversation, share it with your colleagues & friends, rate, review, and subscribe.This podcast is presented by BlockWorks Group. For exclusive content and events that provide insights into the crypto and blockchain space, visit them at: https://www.blockworksgroup.io
Thank you for listening to The Charlie Shrem Show. For more free content and access to over 400 episodes, visit www.CharlieShrem.com.
Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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