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September 13, 2017 #200 Ciaran O'Leary: BlueYard – The Disruption of Venture Capital
Ciaran O'Leary, General Partner of VC fund BlueYard, joined us to discuss BlueYard's approach for investing in the blockchain economy and the current disruption of the VC industry.
1 hr 8 min
September 05, 2017Peter Czaban: Polkadot – The Internet of Blockchain Networks
Scalability and interoperability are two of the main issues facing blockchain protocols today. In a future in which entire industries and economies rely on distributed technologies, it is unclear how blockchain networks will support massive amounts of data, and exchange transactions in a trusted way.
Peter Czaban, co-founder of Polkadot, joins us as we dive deep into the Polkadot Network. Polkadot is a heterogeneous multi-chain network, consisting of many connected chains (or parachains), all of which have their own set of features and characteristics. Transactions flow across chains, while Polkadot ensures the global security and consensus of the network, forming an ‘Internet of Blockchain networks’. Scalability is achieved through the parallel processing of transactions on the different parachains.
Topics covered in this episode:
Peter’s background and his role at Parity technologies
What is the Polkadot project and what problems it is addressing
How Polkadot handles the issue of scaling
The different components of the Polkadot Network
The various players in the network
The consensus model used in Polkadot
The types of applications Polkadot would enable
The Web3 Foundation and its goals
Episode links:
Polkadot Website
Polkadot Pre-Sale Website
Polkadot Community Chat
Aura Consensus
This episode is hosted by Meher Roy and Sébastien Couture. Show notes and listening options: epicenter.tv/199
1 hr 14 min
September 05, 2017 #199 Peter Czaban: Polkadot – The Internet of Blockchain Networks
Peter Czaban, co-founder of Polkadot, joins us as we dive deep into the Polkadot Network. Polkadot is a heterogeneous multi-chain network, consisting of many connected chains (or parachains), all of which have their own set of features and characteristics.
1 hr 13 min
August 29, 2017Nick Morgan: The DAO, the SEC and the ICO Boom
Nick Morgan, a former attorney at the SEC, joined us to discuss their recent report on the DAO and what it means for the ICO boom.
Topics covered in this episode:
The history and mandate of the SEC
Nick’s years as a trial attorney at the SEC
How the Howey Test is used to determine if something is a security
The application of the Howey Test to the DAO case
The weaknesses in their argument that token holders relied on the effort of others
Why the SEC did not prosecute the Slock.it founders
Why the SEC will likely focus on token sales involving fraud
How the SEC’s limited resources will make it hard for it to impact the ICO boom
The implications of the SEC report for cryptocurrency exchanges
Episode links:
SEC Press Release on The DAO
SEC Report on Investigation of The DAO
Seven Takeaways from the DAO Report - Kyle Mitchell
EB134 – Emin Gün Sirer And Vlad Zamfir: On A Rocky DAO
Nicolas Morgan Website
The DAO Report: Understanding the Risk of SEC Enforcement - CoinDesk
This episode is hosted by Brian Fabian Crain and Sébastien Couture. Show notes and listening options: epicenter.tv/198
1 hr 5 min
August 29, 2017 #198 Nick Morgan: The DAO, the SEC and the ICO Boom
In the current ICO boom, few things cause as much concern as the uncertain regulatory environment. Many do expect that at least some token sales will be considered unlicensed sales of securities and that action by the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) will be forthcoming. Nick Morgan, a former attorney in the SEC's enforcement division, joined us to discuss the recent report by the SEC on the DAO, how the SEC chooses what kind of cases to prosecute and what their likely next steps will be.
1 hr 4 min
August 23, 2017Dan Larimer: EOS – The Decentralized Operating System
After Bitshares and Steemit, Dan Larimer’s latest project EOS has also gathered lots of attention. Their record-setting crowdsale has already raised $300m and is continuing for another year. Dan joined us to discuss his journey in the industry, what connects the different projects, how EOS works and how the EOS crowdsale works.
Topics covered in this episode:
A history of Dan’s previous projects Bitshares and Steemit
How Dan knows when the time has come to move to the next project
Why they describe EOS as a decentralized operating system
The EOS approach to scalability
Benefits and downsides of the EOS fee model
EOS’ Delegated Proof of Stake consensus
How EOS handles malicious validators
Addressing criticisms around EOS’s crowdsale terms and governance structure
Episode links:
EOS Website
EOS Whitepaper
EOS Consensus Presentation May 2017 - YouTube
Vitalik Buterin Criticisms of EOS
Dan Larimer's Response to Vitalik
block.one
This episode is hosted by Brian Fabian Crain and Sébastien Couture. Show notes and listening options: epicenter.tv/197
1 hr 14 min
August 23, 2017 #197 Dan Larimer: EOS – The Decentralized Operating System
Dan Larimer joined us to discuss his latest project EOS, which aims to create a decentralized operating system and solve the scalability problems of current blockchain technology.
1 hr 13 min
August 17, 2017Arthur Falls: From Lobster Fishing to Blockchain Podcasting
Prior to hosting his ground breaking podcasts Beyond Bitcoin and The Ether Review, Arthur Falls had left his home country of New Zealand to fish lobster off the coast of Maine. Like many people in the blockchain space, his unlikely journey into the world of decentralized technologies is a fascinating one, and he shares it with us in this episode.
Arthur recently traveled to over a dozen locations around the World, conducting interviews for an upcoming documentary. He shares what he learned and his favorite experiences from this trip.
Topics covered in this episode:
Arthur’s unlikely journey from lobster fisherman to blockchain podcaster
A brief history of his past projects and what he has going on at the moment
His recent blockchain world tour and what he learned from that experience
His views on the state of the ecosystem and institutional investment money now flowing into the space
Episode links:
The Ether Review
Ether Review Legal Discussion #1 — Challenges in Blockchain Law
Initial coin offerings now surpass early stage VC funding
Hedge Funds Investing in Cryptocurrencies 'Exploding' - 62 in Pipeline
This episode is hosted by Brian Fabian Crain and Sébastien Couture. Show notes and listening options: epicenter.tv/196
1 hr 13 min
August 17, 2017 #196 Arthur Falls: From Lobster Fishing to Blockchain Podcasting
Prior to hosting his ground breaking podcasts Beyond Bitcoin and The Ether Review, Arthur Falls had left his home country of New Zealand to fish lobster off the coast of Maine. Like many people in the blockchain space, his unlikely journey into the world of decentralized technologies is a fascinating one, and he shares it with us in this episode.
1 hr 11 min
August 09, 2017Loi Luu: KyberNetwork – Towards Truly Decentralized Crypto-Asset Exchanges
We’re joined by Loi Luu, Co-founder of KyberNetwork. This new decentralized exchange protocol, built on Ethereum, aims to match buyers with reserve operators, who create liquidity for crypto-asset pairs. Trades occur instantaneously and without the need for a trusted third party exchange operator.
Topics covered in this episode:
Loi’s background and involvement with various projects such as TrueBit, Smart Pool, and Oyente
The desirable features of a decentralized exchange
Other decentralized exchange projects and how they compare to KyberNetwork
KyberNetwork’s unique design philosophy
KyberNetwork’s user experience and how a trade occurs from start to finish
The various actors in the network and their respective roles
How KyberNetwork mitigates certain vulnerabilities, such as transaction front running
How network actors are compensated
KyberNetwork’s DAO governance model and development roadmap
Episode links:
KyberNetwork
KyberNetwork Blog
KyberNetwork White Paper
This episode is hosted by Meher Roy and Sébastien Couture. Show notes and listening options: epicenter.tv/195
1 hr

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