BlockChannel

On this episode of BlockChannel, McKie, Erica, and Dee sit down (literally) with Mason Borda of TokenSoft. TokenSoft is a compliance-focused, white-label platform that assists companies/engineers bring their ICO to fruition in a legally compliant manner. As we’ve see the recent crackdown from regulators on ICOs in many jurisdictions, we’ve reached a point where you have to do things by the book (especially if you’re raising pre-functionality of your protocol/ecosystem). Mason is one of the individuals helping to write that figurative book, so we got him on the show to tell us what he’s been building while dropping some compliance knowledge on us. If you’re thinking about ICOing, make sure you check this out first to get a lay of the land on what’s presently permissible legally before you begin.

Show Links:

TokenSoft: http://tokensoft.io

Intro/Outro Music ‘Saved” by Meech: https://soundcloud.com/ovaeastmeech/saved-prod-by-mic-lee

Show Sponsor(s):

Bitcoin Cash: http://bitcoincash.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 new guest host Erica Amatori, sit down with Lisa Cuesta of Next Gen Ventures to discuss investing and the parallels between crypto investing and traditional VC investing. Lisa previously worked at Google, Pepsi, and holds an MBA from Harvard — she’s a seasoned tech-focused professional, and we discuss insights and lessons learned that she’s picked up through her career thus far. If you’re keen on crypto investing and its many nuances, this is the episode for you.

Show Links:

NextGenVP: http://nextgenvp.com

Lisa's Twitter: http://twitter.com/lisacuesta

TheBitDaily: http://thebitdaily.com

Intro/Outro Music "Pray for Me" by Meech:https://soundcloud.com/ovaeastmeech/pray-for-me

Show Sponsor(s):

Bitcoin Cash: http://bitcoincash.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 Zachary McClure of TokenUs.us. They're essentially the Turbo Tax of crypto. They provide a service for the most cost effective method for crypto tax accountancy (a magical science); enabling you the ability to calculate and claim your capital gains on your crypto taxes in the most sensible way possible. It has a great UI and UX, and we wanted to help bring this service to everyone's attention as tax season in the U.S. is well underway, and BlockChannel viewers are honest, mature, and tax-paying listeners, right? Of course you are. So here's an episode you won't want to miss.

Show Links:

TokenTax: http://tokentax.us

TokenTax Twitter: http://twitter.com/tokentax

Intro/Outro Music "No Doubt" by Ova East Meech: https://soundcloud.com/ovaeastmeech/no-doubt-ft-sl-prod-by-mic-lee?in=ovaeastmeech/sets/truecolours

Show Sponsor(s):

Bitcoin Cash: http://bitcoincash.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 Boyma Fahnbulleh and Dan Robinson from Chain.com. The two of them worked together to create the Ivy smart contracting language built atop the bitcoin scripting system (shoutout to bcoin.io). Boyma also assisted with the buildout and design of the Ivy smart contract playground as well. Individuals can use the Ivy smart contract high-level language to create contracts using bitcoin scripts; creating a specific, more human-readable version of bitcoin scripts by appending a high level language like Ivy has many implications for both simplifying bitcoin contract development, and for making it easier to educate engineers on how bitcoin scripts actually work (reading C++ all day can be very taxing). Dan doesn’t love Bitcoin Cash though; but that’s okay he’ll come around one day, you know engineers — they’re stubborn. 

Show Links:

Ivy Smart Contract Playground: https://ivy-lang.org/bitcoin

Chain: http://chain.com

Intro/Outro Music “All Time High” by Meech: https://soundcloud.com/ovaeastmeech/all-time-high?in=ovaeastmeech/sets/truecolours

Show Sponsor(s):

Bitcoin Cash: https://bitcoincash.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, Petty and Demetrick finally sit down with our first female guest on the show, Kristen Stone from Coinbase. Don't judge us, we're gonna ensure she's not the last, not to worry. Kristen took time in her busy day working hard behind the scenes to help build and scale Coinbase, to discuss with us her past, insights on Coinbase's day-to-day culture, and how our rapidly evolving industry can work to empower, involve, and create an inviting environment for more brilliant women such as herself. It's a very enlightening episode into what it's like at Coinbase, as well as how we all can be advocates to create a more diverse mind-share as we all continue to scale socially.

Show Links:

Coinbase: http://Coinbase.com

Women in Blockchain: https://www.meetup.com/Women-in-Blockchain/

Intro/Outro Music "HBH" by Meech: https://soundcloud.com/ovaeastmeech/hbh-prod-by-mic-lee?in=ovaeastmeech/sets/truecolours

Show Sponsor(s):

Bitcoin Cash: http://bitcoincash.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 John Pacific and Michael Egorov of the NuCypher project to learn more about their upcoming protocol token for encryption services. Their platform enables users to create key-based authentication to create permissioned access to platforms and services that are created by other DApp developers by utilizing Ethereum smart contracts. Think of it like Keybase…but for enterprise and developers looking to more easily shield and protect their personal data. It’s a great project with a lot of potential and these guys really know their stuff — so we dove in to get to the bottom of their vision.

Show Links:

NuCypher Site: https://www.nucypher.com/

NuCypher Telegram: t.me/nucypher

Intro/Outro Music “Part Two” by Meech: https://soundcloud.com/ovaeastmeech/part-two?in=ovaeastmeech/sets/truecolours

Show Sponsor(s):

Bitcoin Cash: https://bitcoincash.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 Mahesh Murthy, CEO and Founder of Zastrin.com. If you've ever used Code Academy or Udemy to get up to speed on a technical topic, then you'll love Zastrin. His platform has been bootstrapped, designed, built, and managed from the ground up, solo dolo. Mahesh is a gift to the Ethereum community; his dedication has created many new novice and intermediate developers, on-boarding them into this exciting new way to build applications that are globally accessible. Come learn how you can join the fun and become an Ethereum developer yourself.

Show Links:

Zastrin: http://Zastrin.com

Promo: Use code "BlockChannel" to save 50% off all courses.

Intro/Outro music “If You Leave” by Dee Lilly: https://soundcloud.com/deelilly/if-you-leave-ft-quez-xone-white

Show Sponsor(s):

Status Messaging Client: status.im

Status Developer Documentation: wiki.status.im/contributing/deve…ent/introduction/

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 sit down with tech veteran Adi Sideman, as we discuss his latest project "Props" by the existing company "YouNow". Props plans to be a live streaming video platform/social network with built in rewards and incentives powered by their ERC20 "Props" token. Listen as we dig in and try to figure out whats got Union Square Ventures and Comcast Ventures excited; while getting the lowdown on the technical aspirations behind the platform.

Show Links:

Props Website: http://www.propsproject.com

Props Telegram: https://t.me/propsproject

Intro/Outro music "Tempo" by Zip K: https://soundcloud.com/iamzipk/zip-k-tempo-prod-by-l3no

Show Sponsor(s):

Status Messaging Client: status.im

Status Developer Documentation: wiki.status.im/contributing/deve…ent/introduction/

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 Petty sit down with the Founder and CEO of Spankchain, Ameen Soleimani. Spankchain is a platform for monetized webcam streaming; utilizing what are called Ethereum "state channels" to facilitate realtime payments over live-streaming adult video content. Spankchain also plans to debut the first ever "state-channel ICO" which will enable them to more precisely price their token before it reaches market, alleviate congestion on the Ethereum network, and hopefully invite others to adopt similar strategies as the ecosystem works to scale ICO's accordingly. A very insightful episode, on a taboo topic. But hey, that's what makes it fun; also there are a lot of puns this episode, so yeah be ready.

Show Links:

Spankchain: http://spankchain.com

Spankchain State Channel ICO Contract: https://github.com/SpankChain/sc_auction/tree/d61b1f821e97757b56fb05feaad72c28fe7d3317

Intro/Outro Music "Window" by Abhi the Nomad: https://soundcloud.com/abhithenomad/window

Show Sponsor(s):

Status Messaging Client: http://status.im

Status Developer Documentation: wiki.status.im/contributing/deve…ent/introduction/

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 are joined by Aram Barnett of Alluminate/CoinScore. Aram's company have a multiple strategic business units, and one we're really excited about it CoinScore. Their platform will be a Bloomberg like solution for analyzing crypto coins/tokens, providing information and tools for institutional investors, private investors, and more. A platform this robust deserves a discussion (we got a sneak peak). CoinScore launches late-October, this should get you excited for it -- and show you just how hard some of us hustle in this industry.

Show Link(s):

CoinScore: https://www.alluminate.io/coinscore

Alluminate: https://www.alluminate.io

Intro/Outro Music "Prosper" by Russ: https://soundcloud.com/russ/prosper-prod-scott-storch

Show Sponsor(s):

Status Messaging Client: http://status.im

Status Developer Documentation: wiki.status.im/contributing/deve…ent/introduction/

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.