Jeremy Epstein has likened the blockchain to a "tsunami of disruption". Like most tsunamis, few noticed its momentum gaining until it became unavoidable.

But Epstein has had his eye on blockchain's rising swell for years, establishing himself as an early identifier of the technology's potential. He's parlayed his expertise into his role as CEO of Never Stop Marketing by helping blockchain-powered startups establish their value in a crowded marketplace.

Give this episode a listen for a deep dive into the mind of a blockchain expert and marketer.

 

Knowledgr was created to solve the problem of siloed information. Patrick Joyce & Cristina Escoda, Co-Founders of Knowledgr, want to democratize the knowledge discovery process using blockchain. The platform issues rewards for the best questions and answers, bringing competition to attract better answers.

Listen to this episode for Joyce and Escoda's perspectives on blockchain's future in learning.

 

Digital artists struggle with a common problem. A digital work can be duplicated and re-sold without the artist's consent, and all it takes is a basic knowledge of file types to do so.

The need for true scarcity of digital art prompted Misha Libman and his business partners to launch Snark.art, a project deploying blockchain in collaboration with artists. The project puts artists at the center of the brainstorming process, instead of being dictated to.

Give this episode a listen to see how blockchain is changing the future of art.

 

Giulia Fanti's research has led her to critical questions about blockchain's impact on the future of tech and life. Questions like 'how do we make blockchains faster?' are fundamental to the technology's success, and they're the sort of questions Fanti and her team at Carnegie Mellon University tackle in the laboratory.

Giulia gives a behind-the-scenes look into blockchain research labs, give this episode a listen to learn more about the life of researchers on the front lines of blockchain innovation.

 

Over $1 billion is lost to real estate-specific wire fraud in the United States each year, according to Natalia Karayaneva, CEO of blockchain-powered real estate company Propy. Making matters worse, one in three people worldwide can effectively prove property ownership — most land and home owners are at risk, and most don't even realize it!

That's where Propy comes in. Using primarily smartphones, Propy aims to make proving property ownership and transferring real estate-related funds easy and secure.

 

Based on all of the hubbub about data security and a general awareness that brands want to get their hands on your browsing history, you know it's worth something. But can you put a dollar figure to it?   Rob Viglione and his partners at Horizen want to go a step further, allowing users to make money from their own data. But in order to do this, Viglione understands that the platform has to be compelling. Viglione details the hurdles and benefits that Horizen has and will encounter on their journey.

If tasked with reviving a completely broken crypto token, where would you start?

Jason "BitBender" Brink took on this challenge when he became director for Vulcano.io, a cryptocurrency with a focus on geothermal research and development. Through strategic partnerships with universities in Asia, Brink has brought renewed purpose to Vulcano, once a defunct, over-leveraged high-staking coin.

This episode sheds light on one of the rare live platforms that merges cryptocurrency and environmental research.

 

Real estate is broken. Inefficiency drives up costs for all parties and causes beautiful homes to languish on the market. Paperwork bogs down outdated administrative processes. Showing, buying, and selling properties is a headache.

ShelterZoom, led by co-founder and CEO Chao Cheng-Shorland, wants to reform the broken state of real estate. Cheng explains how blockchain will change the way that homes and property are listed, shown, bought, and sold.

Imagine a business without borders — no trade restrictions, national taxation, no geographical limits. This is the vision that Stefano Covolan, Founder of Korporatio, has for the future of businesses.

In this episode, Covolan gives us a look into the potential future of business powered by blockchain. Give it a listen, you may just find yourself incorporating on the blockchain before you can say Seychelles!

If you're looking to invest for your future, and you have cryptocurrency to spare, you'll need someone who knows both digital currencies and IRAs. Someone like Chris Kline, Chief Operating Officer of Bitcoin IRA.

"It's not your grandfather's economy," Kline says. He's right, and investing in the likes of GE is no longer a sure-fire retirement plan. In the age of DIY investing, Kline's  advice shouldn't be ignored.