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October 15, 2014 #046 Shawn Wilkinson: Storj – The Decentralization of the Cloud
Shawn Wilkinson, founder and lead developer of Storj, joins us for our first deep dive into a decentralized application. Storj’s particular domain is the decentralization of cloud storage. Their applications allow users to store their files in a decentralized peer-to-peer network that promises to be more secure and effective. At the same time, it creates … Continued
1 hr 4 min
October 15, 2014 #044 Elie Chevignard & Mehdi Medjaoui: Oauth.io – Digital Identity in the Blockchain
Mehdi Medjaoui (Co-founder and COO) & Elie Chevignard (CMO) are the two guys behind Oauth.io, a service which aims to provide a simple and standardized way for developers to implement Oath. Working in digital identity management, they have an interesting proposal on how to build personal identity management into the blockchain. This proposition would effectively … Continued
1 hr 7 min
October 14, 2014 EB46 – Shawn Wilkinson: Storj and the Decentralization of the Cloud
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Shawn Wilkinson, founder and lead developer of Storj, joins us for our first deep dive into a decentralized application. Storj's particular domain is the decentralization of cloud storage. Their applications allow users to store their files in a decentralized peer-to-peer network that promises to be more secure and effective. At the same time, it creates a market where people can earn money by renting out spare hard disk space.
We covered the following topics:
- Why cloud storage lends itself to decentralization
- How the efficiency of Storj compares to conventional providers like Dropbox
- The architecture of Storj including the applications Driveminer and Metadisk
- How Storj interacts with protocols such as Counterparty and Ethereum
- The Storjcoin X crowdsale and its economics
Links mentioned in this episode:
- Storj: http://storj.io/
- Metadisk: http://metadisk.org
- Metadisk Beta: http://node1.metadisk.org
- Driveshare: http://driveshare.org
- Stroj Talk: http://storjtalk.org
- Storj & Metadisk whitepapers: https://github.com/Storj/whitepapers
Sponsors:
- Fairlay: http://fairlay.com/epicenter
Our prediction on Storjcoin X vs MaidSafeCoin market cap: https://www.fairlay.com/predict/registered/new/storejoinx-maidsafecoin-in-market-cap-april-2015/
Show notes: http://epicenterbitcoin.com/podcast/046
YouTube: http://youtu.be/8KvneAttlOQ
Epicenter Bitcoin is hosted by Brian Fabian Crain & Sébastien Couture.
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1 hr 5 min
October 10, 2014 EB45 – State of Bitcoin Q3 2014: The Quiet Building Phase
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Every quarter CoinDesk puts out its excellent State of Bitcoin Report providing a snapshot of where the Bitcoin ecosystem is at. We took this opportunity to go back to our original formation and have a discuss of the report and the state of Bitcoin in general. It was lots of fun!
The topics we covered included:
- Bitcoin Adoption Metrics
- Our January Predictions
- The continually slumping Bitcoin price
- Merchant adoption
- Startup activity and VC investments
Links mentioned in this episode:
- CoinDesk State of Bitcoin Q3 2014: http://bit.ly/1yKD1Nc
- Epicenter Bitcoin Predictions 2014: https://epicenterbitcoin.com/2014/01/predictions-2014/
- EB30 - Radko Albrecht: Bitbond: https://soundcloud.com/epicenterbitcoin/eb-030
Show notes: http://epicenterbitcoin.com/podcast/045
YouTube: http://youtu.be/EmcG-powZSk
Epicenter Bitcoin is hosted by Brian Fabian Crain & Sébastien Couture.
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1 hr 5 min
October 06, 2014 EB44 – Mehdi Medjaoui & Elie Chevignard of Oauth.io: Digital Identity in the Blockchain
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Mehdi Medjaoui (Co-founder and COO) & Elie Chevignard (CMO) are the two guys behind Oauth.io, a service which aims to provide a simple and standardized way for developers to implement Oath. Working in digital identity management, they have an interesting proposal on how to build personal identity management into the blockchain. This proposition would effectively take the power away from centralized single sign on services like Facebook and Google and make them decentralized.
Links mentioned in this episode:
- Oauth.io: https://oauth.io
- API Days: http://apidays.io
- OneName: https://onename.io
- NameID: https://nameid.org/
- Namecoin: http://namecoin.info/
- SQRL: https://www.grc.com/sqrl/sqrl.htm
Sponsors:
- Fairlay: http://fairlay.com/epicenter
Show notes: http://epicenterbitcoin.com/podcast/044
YouTube: http://youtu.be/ZKvc9E7SEJ0
Epicenter Bitcoin is hosted by Brian Fabian Crain & Sébastien Couture.
- Visit our website: http://epicenterbitcoin.com
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- Twitter: http://twitter.com/epicenterbtc
1 hr 8 min
October 02, 2014Archie Watt, Micky Swindale, Paul Davis, Peter Greenhill & Siân Jones: Is the Isle of Man Building a Haven for Bitcoin Businesses?
The Isle of Man has been an area of interest for many Bitcoin companies as of late. The local government of this small British Crown Dependency, located in the middle of the Irish Sea, wants to attract Bitcoin businesses by adopting light regulation as well as providing accessible banking relationships and infrastructure for companies dealing in crypto. This business-friendly approach has made the island an ideal place for tech, aerospace and e-gaming companies to establish, which has been a great benefit for the local economy in the last few decades. As an example, the leading online gaming site Poker Stars now employs some 200 people on the island.
With the support of the Economic Development Department, the Isle of Man recently hosted Crypto Valley Summit to help promote their wiliness to work with Bitcoin companies. Siân Jones was at the event and captures this enthusiasm in three interviews, which we discuss on the show:
Topics covered in this episode:
Peter Greenhill, CEO of e-Gaming Development at Isle of Man Department of Economic Development
Paul Davis, CEO of Counting House who specializes in payment solutions
Archie Watt, Head of e-business and Micky Swindale, Head of Advisory at the global consultancy firm KPMG
Episode links:
Crypto Valley Summit
Isle of Man Economic Development Department
COINsult
This episode is hosted by Brian Fabian Crain and Sébastien Couture. Show notes and listening options: epicenter.tv/043
52 min
October 02, 2014 EB43 – Is the Isle of Man building a haven for Bitcoin businesses?
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The Isle of Man has been an area of interest for many Bitcoin companies as of late. The local government of this small British Crown Dependency, located in the middle of the Irish Sea, wants to attract Bitcoin businesses by adopting light regulation as well as providing accessible banking relationships and infrastructure for companies dealing in crypto. This business-friendly approach has made the island an ideal place for tech, aerospace and e-gaming companies to establish, which has been a great benefit for the local economy in the last few decades. As an example, the leading online gaming site Poker Stars now employs some 200 people on the island.
With the support of the Economic Development Department, the Isle of Man recently hosted Crypto Valley Summit to help promote their wiliness to work with Bitcoin companies. Siân Jones was at the event and captures this enthusiasm in three interviews, which we discuss on the show:
- Peter Greenhill, CEO of e-Gaming Development at Isle of Man Department of Economic Development
- Paul Davis, CEO of Counting House who specializes in payment solutions
- Archie Watt, Head of e-business and Micky Swindale, Head of Advisory at the global consultancy firm KPMG
Links mentioned in this episode:
- Crypto Valley Summit: http://www.cryptovalleysummit.com/
- Isle of Man Economic Development Department: http://www.whereyoucan.com/
- COINsult: http://coinsult.eu/
Show notes: http://epicenterbitcoin.com/podcast/043
YouTube: http://youtu.be/-mFBzSe6LyI
Epicenter Bitcoin is hosted by Brian Fabian Crain & Sébastien Couture.
- Visit our website: http://epicenterbitcoin.com
- Subscribe to our newsletter: http://epicenterbitcoin.com/newsletter
- Twitter: http://twitter.com/epicenterbtc
53 min
October 02, 2014 #043 Archie Watt, Micky Swindale, Paul Davis, Peter Greenhill & Siân Jones: Is the Isle of Man Building a Haven for Bitcoin Businesses?
The Isle of Man has been an area of interest for many Bitcoin companies as of late. The local government of this small British Crown Dependency, located in the middle of the Irish Sea, wants to attract Bitcoin businesses by adopting light regulation as well as providing accessible banking relationships and infrastructure for companies dealing … Continued
12 hr 52 min
September 29, 2014Tom Ding: Koinify – Decentralized Autonomous Organizations & Corporations
Tom Ding is the CEO and Founder of Koinify, a platform for funding decentralized applications. Think of Koinify as a sort of Angel List to bootstrap and fund a new decentralized economy, specifically decentralized applications. With his company, Tom hopes to help build the decentralized app which help push this technology to the mainstream. With his extensive knowledge of this space, we talked about the future of DACs and DAPPs and discussed some of the challenges these new models are facing, from profitability to the obvious legal aspects.
This episode was recorded over a live Google Hangout. It was our first attempt at doing a live video show and unfortunately we didn’t get the recording right. Our apologies for the bad sound quality, we’ll get the next one right.
Episode links:
Koinify
2020: A Call for DApps and DAOs
This episode is hosted by Brian Fabian Crain and Sébastien Couture. Show notes and listening options: epicenter.tv/042
57 min
September 29, 2014 EB42 – Tom Ding: Koinify, Decentralized Autonomous Organizations & Corporations
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Tom Ding is the CEO and Founder of Koinify, a platform for funding decentralized applications. Think of Koinify as a sort of Angel List to bootstrap and fund a new decentralized economy, specifically decentralized applications. With his company, Tom hopes to help build the decentralized app which help push this technology to the mainstream. With his extensive knowledge of this space, we talked about the future of DACs and DAPPs and discussed some of the challenges these new models are facing, from profitability to the obvious legal aspects.
This episode was recorded over a live Google Hangout. It was our first attempt at doing a live video show and unfortunately we didn't get the recording right. Our apologies for the bad sound quality, we'll get the next one right.
Links mentioned in this episode:
- Koinify: http://bit.ly/1rnjBKk
- 2020: A Call for DApps and DAOs: http://bit.ly/1wQVeUw
Show notes: http://epicenterbitcoin.com/podcast/042
YouTube: http://youtu.be/3EvGqoGf_Ic
Epicenter Bitcoin is hosted by Brian Fabian Crain & Sébastien Couture.
- Visit our website: http://epicenterbitcoin.com
- Subscribe to our newsletter: http://epicenterbitcoin.com/newsletter
- Twitter: http://twitter.com/epicenterbtc
57 min

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