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  • #175 Miguel Vias: XRP’s Future for Cross-Border Payments
    For a long time the native asset of the Ripple network XRP was the cryptocurrency with the second biggest market cap. But with much of the supply controlled by Ripple, it remained surrounded by controversy. Still, XRP remains an interesting asset to enable cross-border payments in the future. Miguel Vias recently joined Ripple after a long career on Wall Street to develop XRP as a liquid and widely accepted asset.
    1 hr
  • 175 – Miguel Vias: XRP's Future for Cross-Border Payments
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    For a long time the native asset of the Ripple network XRP was the cryptocurrency with the second biggest market cap. But with much of the supply controlled by Ripple, it remained surrounded by controversy. Still, XRP remains an interesting asset to enable cross-border payments in the future. Miguel Vias recently joined Ripple after a long career on Wall Street to develop XRP as a liquid and widely accepted asset.
    Topics discussed in this episode:
    - How Miguel Vias went from trading precious metals to XRP
    - The similarities between precious metals and cryptocurrencies
    - The role Ripple sees for XRP
    - The connection between XRP and interledger
    - Why the FinCEN fine changed Ripple’s course
    - XRP’s role in cross-border payments
    - How Miguel is trying to create liquid markets for XRP
    Links mentioned in this episode:
    - Ripple Website: https://ripple.com
    - CME Group Executive Miguel Vias Joins Ripple | Ripple: https://ripple.com/insights/cme-group-executive-miguel-vias-joins-ripple/
    - Ripple and R3 Team Up with 12 Banks to Trial XRP for Cross-Border Payments
    | Ripple: https://ripple.com/insights/ripple-and-r3-team-up-with-12-banks-to-trial-xrp-for-cross-border-payments/
    - Q4 2016 XRP Markets Report | Ripple: https://ripple.com/xrp-portal/xrp-resources/q4-2016-xrp-markets-report/
    - Welcome | Interledger: https://interledger.org/
    - FinCEN Fines Ripple Labs for Bank Secrecy Act Violations: http://www.coindesk.com/fincen-fines-ripple-labs-700000-bank-secrecy-act/
    Sponsors:
    - Ledger: Smart card security for your Bitcoins - Get 10% off your first order when you use the code EPICENTER - http://ledgerwallet.com
    - Jaxx: Wallets that Unify the Blockchain Experience Across Devices - http://jaxx.io
    This episode is also available on :
    - Epicenter.tv: https://epicenter.tv/175
    - YouTube: http://youtu.be/d2C0-W0fQWk
    - Souncloud: http://soundcloud.com/epicenterbitcoin/eb-175
    Watch or listen, Epicenter is available wherever you get your podcasts.
    Epicenter is hosted by Brian Fabian Crain, Sébastien Couture & Meher Roy.
    1 hr 2 min
  • Carsten Stöcker: How Blockchains Will Power the Energy Grids of Tomorrow

    In the footsteps of the finance industry, the energy sector has been caught by the blockchain fever. Conceived over a century ago, increased usage and an explosion of devices have made energy grids outdated. Smart grids offer a two-way dialogue where electricity and information are exchanged between utilities and its customers. This new grid takes advantages of connected devices and green energy production to provide more reliability, security and sustainability.

    Carsten Stöcker, Senior Manager Machine Economy & Blockchain at Innogy, shares his vision for how blockchains will serve as the transactional fabric for tomorrow’s smart grids. In this new paradigm, energy is locally produced and blockchains provide the rails on which local energy marketplaces can be built. The German utility has been conducting blockchain experiments for several years and is soon releasing the Mobility Transaction Platform moveX. The Ethereum-powered platform will serve an ecosystem of electric vehicles with transaction layer needed for charging, car sharing and mobility as a service.

    Topics covered in this episode:

    • Carsten’s background in technology
    • The history of RWE and creation of Innogy
    • Business models in a decentralized economy
    • How the energy grid system works
    • The transition from the traditional grid to the smart grid
    • How blockchains can be integrated in tomorrow’s smart grids
    • Use cases for blockchain and energy
    • Innogy’s moveX blockchain experiment for mobility

      • Episode links:

      • innogy Innovation Hub
      • World Economic Forum - Decentral Blockchain Transaction Platform
      • Share and Charge - Mobility on Blockchain
      • Blockcharge - Electric Vehicle Charging on Ethereum Blockchain
      • Genesis of Things - Industry 4.0 on Blockchain
      • "Automating Machine Transactions and Building Trust in the 4th Industrial Revolution"
      • "Free Electrons" - a new global energy start-up program

        • This episode is hosted by Brian Fabian Crain and Sébastien Couture. Show notes and listening options: epicenter.tv/174

        1 hr 6 min
      • #174 Carsten Stöcker: How Blockchains Will Power the Energy Grids of Tomorrow
        Carsten Stöcker, Senior Manager Machine Economy & Blockchain at Innogy, shares his vision for how blockchains will serve as the transactional fabric for tomorrow's smart grids. In this new paradigm, energy is locally produced and blockchains provide the rails on which radically different local energy markets can be built. The German utility has been conducting blockchain experiments for several years and is soon releasing the Mobility Transaction Platform moveX. The Ethereum-powered platform will serve an ecosystem of electric vehicles with transaction layer needed for charging, car sharing and mobility as a service.
        1 hr 5 min
      • 174 – Carsten Stöcker: How Blockchains Will Power the Energy Grids of Tomorrow
        Support the show, consider donating: 13AnaAVN4SMzMYVT3pb1S3A8wBFQYpqvnR (http://bit.ly/2lBipab)
        In the footsteps of the finance industry, the energy sector has been caught by the blockchain fever. Conceived over a century ago, increased usage and an explosion of devices have made energy grids outdated. Smart grids offer a two-way dialogue where electricity and information are exchanged between utilities and its customers. This new grid takes advantages of connected devices and green energy production to provide more reliability, security and sustainability.
        Carsten Stöcker, Senior Manager Machine Economy & Blockchain at Innogy, shares his vision for how blockchains will serve as the transactional fabric for tomorrow's smart grids. In this new paradigm, energy is locally produced and blockchains provide the rails on which local energy marketplaces can be built. The German utility has been conducting blockchain experiments for several years and is soon releasing the Mobility Transaction Platform moveX. The Ethereum-powered platform will serve an ecosystem of electric vehicles with transaction layer needed for charging, car sharing and mobility as a service.
        Topics discussed in this episode:
        - Carsten's background in technology
        - The history of RWE and creation of Innogy
        - Business models in a decentralized economy
        - How the energy grid system works
        - The transition from the traditional grid to the smart grid
        - How blockchains can be integrated in tomorrow's smart grids
        - Use cases for blockchain and energy
        - Innogy's moveX blockchain experiment for mobility
        Links mentioned in this episode:
        - innogy Innovation Hub: https://innovationhub.innogy.com
        - World Economic Forum - Decentral Blockchain Transaction Platform: https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2016/12/goodbye-car-ownership-hello-clean-air-this-is-the-future-of-transport
        - Share and Charge - Mobility on Blockchain: https://shareandcharge.com/en/
        - Blockcharge - Electric Vehicle Charging on Ethereum Blockchain: https://youtu.be/it2X_j-DPmA
        - Genesis of Things - Industry 4.0 on Blockchain: http://www.genesisofthings.com
        - Automating Machine Transactions and Building Trust in the 4th Industrial
        Revolution: https://medium.com/iotatangle/automating-machine-transactions-and-building-trust-in-the-4th-industrial-revolution-d3219a157396#.u99on2xeo
        - "Free Electrons" - a new global energy start-up program: http://www.freelectrons.co
        Sponsors:
        - Jaxx: Wallets that Unify the Blockchain Experience Across Devices - http://jaxx.io
        This episode is also available on :
        - Epicenter.tv: https://epicenter.tv/174
        - YouTube: http://youtu.be/9q5gsKo9DHE
        - Souncloud: http://soundcloud.com/epicenterbitcoin/eb-174
        Watch or listen, Epicenter is available wherever you get your podcasts.
        Epicenter is hosted by Brian Fabian Crain, Sébastien Couture & Meher Roy.
        1 hr 7 min
      • Olaf Carlson-Wee: Polychain Capital – The Rise of Protocol Tokens

        Writing his college thesis on Bitcoin in 2012 and becoming Coinbase’s first employee in 2013, Olaf Carlson-Wee has been at the forefront of cryptocurrency for many years. Recently, he left Coinbase to start Polychain Capital, a hedge fund focused solely on investing in cryptocurrencies and protocol tokens. Olaf joined us to discuss his journey in the industry and the investment thesis behing Polychain.

        Topics covered in this episode:

        • How Olaf Carlson-Wee became Coinbase’s first employee
        • The investment thesis behind Polychain Capital
        • Why protocol tokens represent a huge investment opportunity
        • The current state of tokensales
        • Why the blockchain crowdfunding campaigns will start resembling VC deal structure
        • His view on the state of the Bitcoin network and community

          • Episode links:

          • Polychain Capital
          • Beyond Bitcoin: The future of cryptocurrencies - The Signal
          • Bitcoin Will Never Be a Currency—It's Something Way Weirder | WIRED
          • The Golden Age Of Open Protocols – AVC
          • Blockchain Tokens and the dawn of the Decentralized Business Model
          • Fat Protocols | Union Square Ventures
          • a16z and USV invest $10m in new digital asset hedge fund
          • The future is a decentralized internet | TechCrunch

            • This episode is hosted by Brian Fabian Crain and Sébastien Couture. Show notes and listening options: epicenter.tv/173

            1 hr 8 min
          • 173 – Olaf Carlson-Wee: Polychain Capital and the Rise of Protocol Tokens
            Support the show, consider donating: 1TonpBUGNCtBJm82a8K5hwiym5zVaQPDq (http://bit.ly/2mu3ptS)
            Writing his college thesis on Bitcoin in 2012 and becoming Coinbase's first employee in 2013, Olaf Carlson-Wee has been at the forefront of cryptocurrency for many years. Recently, he left Coinbase to start Polychain Capital, a hedge fund focused solely on investing in cryptocurrencies and protocol tokens. Olaf joined us to discuss his journey in the industry and the investment thesis behing Polychain.
            Topics discussed in this episode:
            - How Olaf Carlson-Wee became Coinbase's first employee
            - The investment thesis behind Polychain Capital
            - Why protocol tokens represent a huge investment opportunity
            - The current state of tokensales
            - Why the blockchain crowdfunding campaigns will start resembling VC deal structure
            - His view on the state of the Bitcoin network and community
            Links mentioned in this episode:
            - Polychain Capital: http://polychain.capital
            - Beyond Bitcoin: The future of cryptocurrencies - The Signal: https://blog.mixpanel.com/2016/07/27/blockchain-technology-olaf-carlson-wee/
            - Bitcoin Will Never Be a Currency—It's Something Way Weirder | WIRED: https://www.wired.com/2017/01/bitcoin-will-never-currency-something-way-weirder/
            - The Golden Age Of Open Protocols – AVC: http://avc.com/2016/07/the-golden-age-of-open-protocols/
            - Blockchain Tokens and the dawn of the Decentralized Business Model: https://blog.coinbase.com/app-coins-and-the-dawn-of-the-decentralized-business-model-8b8c951e734f#.rl4mv6p98
            - Fat Protocols | Union Square Ventures: http://www.usv.com/blog/fat-protocols
            - a16z and USV invest $10m in new digital asset hedge fund: https://www.forbes.com/sites/laurashin/2016/12/09/andreessen-horowitz-and-union-square-ventures-invest-10-million-in-new-digital-assets-hedge-fund/#2e6f5ce95e97
            - The future is a decentralized internet | TechCrunch: https://techcrunch.com/2017/01/08/the-future-is-a-decentralized-internet/
            Sponsors:
            - Jaxx: Wallets that Unify the Blockchain Experience Across Devices - http://jaxx.io
            Watch or listen, Epicenter is available wherever you get your podcasts.
            Epicenter is hosted by Brian Fabian Crain, Sébastien Couture & Meher Roy.
            1 hr 8 min
          • Peter Rizun: A Bitcoin Fee Market Without A Blocksize Limit

            With both the Bitcoin Unlimited and Segregated Witness efforts far from reaching majority support and exploding transaction fees, the debate around how to scale Bitcoin continues on. One of the key arguments against bigger blocks and Bitcoin Unlimited is that a blocksize restriction is needed to create a healthy fee market. Dr Peter Rizun has been researching the economics of transaction fees in Bitcoin extensively and joined us to discuss what dynamics affect fees and why he thinks the blocksize limit will eventually fall.

            Topics covered in this episode:

            • Bitcoin seen through the eyes of a physicist
            • The dynamics that determine transaction fees in Bitcoin
            • How orphaning risks drive the fee market economics
            • The relationship between the block reward and the fee market
            • Why the blocksize limit will eventually fall
            • Why Peter supports Bitcoin Unlimited
            • The state of discussion between Bitcoin Core and Bitcoin Unlimited

              • Episode links:

              • Dr. Peter Rizun's talk at Scaling Bitcoin Montreal 2015
              • Dr. Peter Rizun: "A Transaction Fee Market Exists Without a Block Size Limit"
              • XT Nodes - Bitcoin Hashrate Distribution
              • Bitco.in Forum
              • Ledger - Peer-Reviewed Journal on Cryptocurrency and Blockchain

                • This episode is hosted by Brian Fabian Crain and Meher Roy. Show notes and listening options: epicenter.tv/172

                1 hr 10 min

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