In today’s #ConsciousConversations on the Bitstocks Podcast, Michael Hudson (Bitstocks CEO-Founder) sits down with James Belding, Founder & CEO Tokenized, an open-source token and smart contract system for the Bitcoin SV network. 

 

James’ interest in “cybercash” started while in his teens and resurfaced around 2013 when Bitcoin began to get mainstream attention. Biding his time, though, he wanted to see how it would play out from a legal and regulatory standpoint. 

 

With a technical background, this ex-electrical engineer claims that, whilst he enjoyed his previous job, Bitcoin “had his heart”. In 2018, the scaling debate disaster was the final push he needed to quit his job and actively contribute to the Bitcoin space. 

 

Smart contracts and tokenisation were of particular interest to him, seeing the massive value they could have to a wide range of businesses and institutions. Still, he couldn’t find anyone doing anything worthwhile with the potential of the protocol. And so, James and a small team set out to do it themselves, knocking out a proof-of-concept in record time & winning the 2019 CoinGeek Tokenisation Contest, pushing the business forward. 

 

James and Michael enjoy a lively chat around the development of Tokenized and James’ approach to building a solution that has considerations for legal and regulatory parameters baked into its design.  

 

The passion of both James & Michael is palpable as they share their excitement about the strides being made to bring Bitcoin mainstream with “plumbers” and “builders” working together to champion humanity.