Today on the Datanauts, our infrastructure rocket navigates the rapidly expanding universe of cryptocurrencies–specifically Bitcoin and Ethereum–and the Blockchain distributed database. We also touch on the Grid+ project.

All of these topics could get their own episode (or more) so this is more of an introductory show than a deep dive.

But we’ve got three smart guests to help us make sense of it all: Mark D’Agostino, Managing Partner at ConsenSys Enterprise and Strategy Lead at Grid+; Karl Kreder, Director of Energy at ConsenSys; and Alex Miller, Software Engineer at ConsenSys and Software Lead at Grid+.

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Show Links:

ConsenSys

What is Blockchain Technology? A Step-by-Step Guide For Beginners – BlockGeeks

What is Cryptocurrency: Everything You Need To Know – BlockGeeks

SXSW Preview: What’s the Next Generation Internet? Surprise: It’s all about the Blockchain! – Don Tapscott via LinkedIn

Grid+ FAQ – Grid+

Grid+ Blog – Grid+