BlockChannel

On this episode of BlockChannel, McKie and Dee have a conversation on the history of creating a P2P bitcoin merchant exchange with Chris Maurice. He's been boots on the group helping to establish bitcoin dominance in Africa with his firm YellowCard. He breaks down what it takes to build a crypto business in Africa as a humble man from Alabama, his thoughts on growing Handshake in Africa, and how his firm helps to aid in crypto adoption. 

Show Link(s):

YellowCard Website: http://Yellowcard.io

Intro/Outro Music "On The Way" by Al Hostile:

https://soundcloud.com/al-hostile/free-my-album-prod-steezyzo-madbliss

Show Sponsor(s):

Amentum: 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, Dr. Petty and Dee finally may have found someone who can bring crypto + music & audio to the masses. We're joined by Roneil Rumburg, CEO of Audius, and an all around incredibly nice guy. He's sharp: he understands Ethereum; he built on Bitcoin back in the day; and is familiar with the music industry. His team realizes the barriers that stand between Audius, and mass adoption - and we think he just might succeed. We discuss the platform, his vision for the future, and have some laughs along the way. 

Show Link(s):

Audius Website: https://audius.co

Intro/Outro Music "On The Way" by OvaEastMeech:

https://soundcloud.com/ovaeastmeech/im-on-the-way-1

Show Sponsor(s):

Amentum: http://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, Dr. Petty and Dee are back with a new season, with fresh new faces and guests. To start off this season, we spoke to Paul Berg, CEO and Co-Founder of Sablier Finance. Many have sought to scale Ethereum transactions off-chain, with the use of Roll-ups/Plasma/State Channels, but Paul's team took a different approach. They're building an on-chain protocol for real-time payments; one that's lean, extendable, and a great PoC into how the future of real-time finance will work going forward. Join this enlightening discussion into his design decisions, and why he thinks Sablier is going to revolutionize payments by allowing you to stream digitized value of any form.

Show Link(s):

Sablier Website: https://www.sablier.finance

Sablier Github: https://github.com/sablierhq/sablier

Intro/Outro Music "Rosethroat" by YTK:

https://soundcloud.com/yungtrvpkid/rosethroat

Show Sponsor(s):

Amentum: 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 Dr. Petty become journalists, for just this one time, as we interview a journalist from the industry who's quickly made a name for herself, Leigh Cuen. Leigh is a reporter from Coindesk and with a colorful past as a journalist with a broad range of focuses. She walks us through her process on how she seeks to provide objective truth and value into her reporting; as well as sharing valuable insights into how you should frame your perspective with crypto media. Sit down and enjoy this one, you'll definitely appreciate the struggles of objective media by the end of it.

Show Link(s):

Leigh Cuen: https://twitter.com/la__cuen

Intro/Outro Music "Down" by XamVolo:

https://soundcloud.com/xamvolo/down

Show Sponsor(s):

Amentum: http://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 join the founders Cameron Robertson (CEO) and Paul Gerhardt (CTO) to discuss what we believe is an innovation in bridging digital money with physical, secure digital hardware. They present us Kong, their digital cash equivalent: possessing the ability to act as a fungible representation of digital money, with a secure element and programmatic expiry which enables extraction of the funds at a future date. It's a very futuristic idea, and we're here for it. Come have a listen.

Show Link(s):

Kong Cash: http://kong.cash

Intro/Outro Music “Touche” by Armani White: https://soundcloud.com/legendbound/touche1

Show Sponsor(s):

Amentum: http://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 Dr. Petty have a friendly chat with your favorite neighborhood developer, Austin Griffith. Creator of the burner wallet, Austin is one of the leading developers focused on usability and creating the "aha!" moments necessary to bridge traditional software developers and consumers, over into the bright and bountiful world of crypto. This is of course a technical, and a human-oriented task, and Austin has the chops to speak to developers/users in fun and exciting ways - and his passion for Ethereum is contagious. Come learn what it takes to create new product engineers, as we discuss how Austin plans to tackle that problem on the journey to a million+ Ethereum developers.

Show Link(s):

ETH Build: http://eth.build

Intro/Outro Music "In Love and War" by XamVolo: https://soundcloud.com/xamvolo/in-love-and-war

Show Sponsor(s):

Amentum: http://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 Dr. Petty sit down with Zak Cole, CEO and blockchain-literate extraordinaire of WhiteBlock. They're working on the testing and implementation of cryptographically assured blockchain-based protocols; all built with their in-house designed open source testing suite. Their tools allow blockchain architects and developers the means to test their public chains in a more stringent real-world like environment so you they can quantify the fault tolerance, latency, and stability of p2p blockchain systems more easily. This allows for improved sustainable data availability for public chains, and a more mature methodology for testing chains at scale. We also have some discussions around ETH 2.0, and Zak's experiences building in a chain agnostic manner.

Show Link(s):

WhiteBlock: http://whiteblock.io

FLP Impossibility: https://www.the-paper-trail.org/post/2008-08-13-a-brief-tour-of-flp-impossibility/

Intro/Outro Music "Motivation" by Alec King: https://soundcloud.com/alecking13/motivation

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 a well-rounded chat with Ayo Akinyele of Bolt Labs. His firm is pioneering greater privacy for layer 2 technology (think Lightning) but with a support for multiple different public chains. He imagines an interoperable future of interconnectivity, with a privacy first mindset. We go in-depth on his background and how he got here, and how he sees layer 2 technology to evolve, while building a sustainable business outside of academia. Come check it out, there’s plenty to learn.

Show Link(s):

Bolt Labs: https://boltlabs.tech/

Intro/Outro Music “Voodoo” by OvaEast Meech: https://soundcloud.com/ovaeastmeech/voodoo

Show Sponsor(s):

Amentum: 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 Dr. Petty have a nice long discussion on the future of humanity with Vinay Gupta, CEO and Co-Founder of Mattereum. His firm (after having successfully assisting in launching Ethereum) is building a way to merge legal, real-world contracts, with on-chain smart contracts on Ethereum. His belief is that the digitization of tangible resources will be pivotal in solving some of humanity's hardest problems - especially those in relation to climate change and resource scarcity. This one is a tad longer than usual, but we couldn't just tell Vinay to stop talking, his words were too important. It's a very educational episode -- grab a coffee.

Show Links:

Mattereum: http://Mattereum.com

Intro/Outro Music “Triple Double” by Phay: https://soundcloud.com/phayweather/triple-double-prod-by-3am

Show Sponsor(s):

Amentum: http://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 Petty sit down with Petty's fellow co-worker, Dean Eigenmann, from Status. He's working on building an improved messaging protocol for Status, and is also working on the side on a Swift implementation of the ETH 2.0 Beacon chain. We learn more about Dean, as we go in deep to understand the mind of a real thot leader.

Show Links:

Yeeth Website: https://yeeth.af

Intro/Outro Music “Badu” by Phay: https://soundcloud.com/phayweather/badu-prod-by-3am

Show Sponsor(s):

Amentum: http://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.