IBM Blockchain Leader and host of the popular “Blockchain Won’t Save The World” podcast Anthony Day is all about taking the hype out of blockchain and instead, teaching people how it is actually transforming everything around us. Anthony joined Off the Ledger to highlight ways blockchain is enabling everyone to trade peer-to-peer seamlessly on mobile, and at much lower fees -- trading everything from tokens and watches to energy and artwork.

Show Notes

0:00 Intro

02:45 Entry to IBM Blockchain & Supply Chain

05:39 Blockchain, explained

11:02 How IBM is applying blockchain

16:48 Navigating hesitancy to embrace innovation

19:32 10-year outlook for DeFi and blockchain

27:20 Achieving sustainability with decentralization

32:30 What IBM is leading on in blockchain today

35:48 Driving blockchain awareness and adoption

40:46 The tension between privacy and transparency

44:07 Taking the “blockchain” out to drive adoption

Anthony Day is a blockchain partner at IBM and host of the popular “Blockchain Won’t Save the World” podcast. He leads digital transformations for IBM clients, driving the adoption of new-age tech like blockchain, IoT, AI, robotics, and cloud platforms to optimize their operations.

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Jason Butcher is the CEO of CoinPayments. An entrepreneur with nearly three decades of experience in payments and fintech, Jason has founded multiple global payments companies and serves as an advisor to various fintech and payment associations.

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