BlockChannel

On this episode of BlockChannel, McKie and Dr. Petty are back, even though this episode was filmed in December before Christmas. We finally go in-depth with HandyOSS, the all-in-one suite for building on a cohesive DWeb enable stack. Alex Smith breaks down the HandyOSS teams motivations for building HandyHost (of which Steven McKie is also a part of), and details how and why these abstractions were necessary to bridge crypto to the future. Alex Smith is an ex-NASA/JPL engineer, "computational physicist", and all around brilliant polymath who is ensnared by the ethos of equality and self-soverignty. They also discuss future plans for building systems that will hybridize the emerging decentralized web with permaculture and food sustainablity.

Show Link(s):

HandyHost: https://HandyHost.Computer

HandyOSS Twitter: https://twitter.com/HNSOSS

Intro/Outro Music "Back From the Grave" by Mowgli Morris: https://soundcloud.com/lilmo2407/back-from-the-grave-prod-by-chxse-bank

Show Supporter(s):

Amentum: Amentum.org

On this episode of BlockChannel, Mckie and Dee return after almost an entire years hiatus. Life happens, but so does crypto. We return to our story with a hero and heroine by the names of Matthew Prewitt and Divya Siddarth, respectfully. They are policy and ethics researchers and practitioners working to implement democracy expanding technologies at scale with the help of crypto. Seemingly humanists at heart, these two explain their work at RadXChange, and some of their focuses while advising at Amentum Capital.

Show Link(s):

RadicalXChange: https://www.radicalxchange.org

Divya Siddarth's Twitter: http://twitter.com/divyasiddarth

Matt Prewitt's Twitter: http://twitter.com/m_t_prewitt

Intro/Outro Music “Ingenuity” by Brockbeats:

https://soundcloud.com/brock1112/ingenuity

Show Supporters(s):

Amentum: https://Amentum.org

Disclaimer: This is not investment advice, it is an engaged discussion on new technology; BlockChannel reminds you to always do your own due diligence before investing in any crypto-related project in the industry.

On this episode of BlockChannel, Mckie and Dee invite back Olaoluwa Osuntokun, CTO of Lightning Labs, and technical advisor to Amentum Capital. Their team recently scaled bitcoin payments in a huge way, and have released the Lightning Pool, and a decentralized money market for Bitcoin to find a real-time lending rate. The Lightning Pool combines a myriad of technologies the Lightning engineering team and community have worked on, and allows Lightning to be more friendly for mainstream usage. Try to keep up as Olaoluwa breaks down exactly how it all works. You'll need to watch this episode twice...

Show Link(s):

Lightning Website: http://lightning.engineering

Lightning Pool Announcement: https://lightning.engineering/posts/2020-11-02-lightning-pool/

Intro/Outro Music “Mom's Whiskey” by Marlon Craft:

https://soundcloud.com/mcraftmusic/moms-whiskey-feat-kota-the

Show Sponsor(s):

Vanmoof: http://Vanmoof.com

Disclaimer: This is not investment advice, it is an engaged discussion on new technology; BlockChannel reminds you to always do your own due diligence before investing in any crypto-related project in the industry.

On this episode of BlockChannel, Mckie and Petty go in deeper on the decentralized web with one of the storage related subject matter experts that started it all, David Vorick. If Juan Benet of Filecoin is Microsoft, then David is Steve Jobs to the Siacoin/Skynet ecosystem. Building a decentralized storage protocol can be done in a few ways; David’s team went the route of building their vision iteratively, in hopes the adoption would come. Their vision is now coming into fruition, and we explore how he got here, and where Siacoin/Skynet is going.

Show Link(s):

Siacoin Website: https://sia.tech

Skynet P2P Storage: https://siasky.net

Intro/Outro Music “Winterfalls” by Terrell Morris: https://soundcloud.com/terrellmorris/winterfalls-1

Show Sponsor(s):

Vanmoof: http://Vanmoof.com

Disclaimer: This is not investment advice, it is an engaged discussion on new technology; BlockChannel reminds you to always do your own due diligence before investing in any crypto-related project in the industry.

On this episode of BlockChannel, Mckie and Dee have a sit-down with McKie's trading/fund mentor Kevin Zhou of Galois Capital. We catch up on what's new an DeFi, what sort of wins Kevin's team has been making in the markets, and some general insights you'll definitely find useful. A repeat guest, Kevin is always full of fresh knowledge to help you grow on your trading

journey.

Show Link(s):

Galois Capital: http://galois.capital

Intro/Outro Music “Field Test” by Terrell Morris: https://soundcloud.com/terrellmorris/field-test-wayside-prod-by-losh-weatherstone

Show Sponsor(s):

Vanmoof: http://Vanmoof.com

Disclaimer: This is not investment advice, it is an engaged discussion on new technology; BlockChannel reminds you to always do your own due diligence before investing in any crypto-related project in the industry.

On this episode of Blockchannel, Mckie and Dr. Petty finally have another discussion about NFTs, it's been a couple of years...and finally that narrative has reached maturity. We take this resurgence in the non-fungible narrative to speak to Kayvon and Matt from the Foundation team. They're building a "cultural stock exchange of value", and if that sounds obscure and futuristic, that's because it is. And, we think it's the future, after this, you may too.

Show Link(s):

Foundation Exchange: https://foundation.app

Intro/Outro Music “Peace of Mind” by BrockBeats: https://soundcloud.com/brock1112/peace-of-mind

Show Sponsor(s):

Vanmoof: http://Vanmoof.com

Disclaimer: This is not investment advice, it is an engaged discussion on new technology; BlockChannel reminds you to always do your own due diligence before investing in any crypto-related project in the industry.

On this episode of Blockchannel, Mckie and Dr. Petty begin the new season with some legal disclaimers and warnings on how to best think about DeFi, with crypto lawyer Alexander Lindgren. We go over some common cases and assumptions/misconceptions on the legality of custody, and other common red flags to avoid when building a project that's built around composability and potential asset risk.

Show Link(s):

LLOY Law: http://lloylaw.com

Intro/Outro Music “Pajamas” by BrockBeats:

https://soundcloud.com/brock1112/pajamas

Show Sponsor(s):

Vanmoof: http://Vanmoof.com

Disclaimer: This is not investment advice, it is an engaged discussion on new technology; BlockChannel reminds you to always do your own due diligence before investing in any crypto-related project in the industry.

On this episode of BlockChannel, McKie and Dee get the lowdown on how mature crypto markets have become from Kyle Davies of Three Arrows Capital. Kyle is a veteran hedge fund manager with prior experience in the forex markets before making his big break into crypto a few years ago. His insights provide us a clearer lens into how to scale our mental model of emerging derivatives and option markets surrounding the launch of professional trading platforms such as Deribit. We also make fun of traditional hedge fund conferences; seriously they're the worst.

Show Link(s):

Three Arrows Capital: https://www.threearrowscap.com/

Kyle Davies: https://twitter.com/kyled116

Intro/Outro Music “Fuck 2020” by Avenue Beat:

https://soundcloud.com/user-101229740-530861633/fuck-2020-avenue-beat

Show Sponsor(s):

Amentum: https://Amentum.org

Disclaimer: This is not investment advice, it is an engaged discussion on new technology; BlockChannel reminds you to always do your own due diligence before investing in any crypto-related project in the industry.

On this episode of BlockChannel, McKie, Dee and Dr. Petty have an astute conversation with Nic Carter, GP of Castle Island Ventures and Twitter renowned Bitcoin enthusiast. We like the way Nic thinks about dollarization, governance, and how they coincide with certain aspects of bitcoin, such as its distribution, to better understand its tech and where its going in the future. This episode is a tad longer than usual, but we think you'll enjoy the lack of brevity in this one. 

Show Link(s):

Castle Island Ventures: https://www.castleisland.vc

Intro/Outro Music "Borderline" by Baby Rose: https://soundcloud.com/babyrosemusic/borderline-5

Show Sponsor(s):

Amentum: https://Amentum.org

Disclaimer: This is not investment advice, it is an engaged discussion on new technology; BlockChannel reminds you to always do your own due diligence before investing in any crypto-related project in the industry.

On this episode of BlockChannel, McKie, Dee and Dr. Petty finally get a chance to sit with one of their favorite members of the Ethereum Foundation, Hudson Jameson. As one of the main managers of the EIP process as an active DevOps manager at the Ethereum Foundation, Hudson has a very high-touch role in managing and interpreting the emergence of developer consensus around the Ethereum protocol. Governance can be a complex topic, and one that is often misunderstood since decentralized protocols are self-sustaining systems -- but it's incredibly important to understand how decisions and improvements are made in these trust-less ecosystems. Come dive in with us and learn more about how Ethereum get its updates from Hudson himself.

Show Link(s):

Ethereum Foundation: https://ethereum.org

Intro/Outro Music “Proud of Me” by MAYZiN:

https://soundcloud.com/immayzin/mayzin-x-danyal-proud-of-me-featjlarry

Show Sponsor(s):

Amentum: http://Amentum.org