In this episode Roberto and Barton reminisce about the ideation, coding, and creation of ZooBC. The crucial points, the funny memories, and the difficult obstacles surpassed. Roberto and Barton’s Research and Development chat on blockchain, decentralization, new and old technologies, cryptography, innovation, fintech, digital signatures, etc. Live streaming of Roberto and Barton’s podcast “R&B’s R&D”Continue reading "R&B’s R&D – Episode 9 – The story of ZooBC"

In this episode, Roberto and Barton brainstorm about IT Security and the differences between centralised and decentralised systems, and then they divert in an interesting talk about the future of technology, self sufficient IoT devices, and humans possibly succumbing to computers thanks to machine learning Video in YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WShPr-JZ1Zc What you think? Comment below, soContinue reading "TechTalks – Episode 2 – IT Security – differences between centralised and decentralised systems, and the future of technology"

In this episode, Roberto and Barton discuss the difference between smart contracts and smart transactions, the importance of native core transactions in a blockchain, and some of those that you can find in ZooBC. Roberto and Barton’s Research and Development chat on blockchain, decentralization, new and old technologies, cryptography, innovation, fintech, digital signatures, etc. LiveContinue reading "R&B’s R&D – Episode 8 – How smart are smart contracts?"

In this episode, Roberto and Barton talk about Peer to Peer protocols, how a Peer to Peer network works, etc… Roberto and Barton’s Research and Development chat on blockchain, decentralization, new and old technologies, cryptography, innovation, fintech, digital signatures, etc. Live streaming of Roberto and Barton’s podcast “R&B’s R&D” starts every Monday at 3 AMContinue reading "R&B’s R&D – Episode 7 – Peer to Peer"

In this episode, Roberto and Barton discuss about the application of Blockchain to a decentralized antivirus software, how botnets work, how law enforcement agencies use (and are blocked by) cryptography, and a few other things. Roberto and Barton’s Research and Development chat on blockchain, decentralization, new and old technologies, cryptography, innovation, fintech, digital signatures, etc.Continue reading "R&B’s R&D – Episode 6 – Blockchain for antiviruses, botnets, and law enforcement"

In this episode, Roberto and Barton brainstorm about ZooBC Version 2: what functionalities will be implemented in it, what will be ready, and why? Video in YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IP8W2OsYhX0 What you think? Comment below, so we can discuss this topic!

In this episode, Roberto and Barton discuss various aspects of decentralization, what they mean, and why they are important. Roberto and Barton’s Research and Development chat on blockchain, cryptocurrencies, decentralization, new and old technologies, cryptography, innovation, fintech, digital signatures, etc. Live streaming of Roberto and Barton’s podcast “R&B’s R&D” starts every Monday at 3 PMContinue reading "R&B’s R&D – Episode 5 – What it means to be decentralized"

In this episode, Roberto and Barton analyze the coming future where humans get In this episode, Roberto and Barton pretend at turns to know nothing about blockchain and ask each other stupid questions… Roberto and Barton’s Research and Development chat on blockchain, cryptocurrencies, decentralization, new and old technologies, cryptography, innovation, fintech, digital signatures, etc. LiveContinue reading "R&B’s R&D – Episode 4 – Blockchain illiteracy: who is dumber between the two of us?"

In this episode, Roberto and Barton analyze the coming future where humans get integrated with technology, chips implanted in our brains, and the possible scenarios we may face when it comes to hacking these systems, privacy of data and thoughts, and possible outcomes. Roberto and Barton’s Research and Development chat on blockchain, cryptocurrencies, decentralization, newContinue reading "R&B’s R&D – Episode 3 – Microchips in our brain? Privacy? Data security?"

In this episode Roberto and Barton explore issues with blockchain incentives for people to run nodes, and explore solutions that should be put in place. A light overview to start with, then down to the tech rabbit hole on technical, cryptographic, and mathematical explanations of solutions to reward participation in a blockchain network, and notContinue reading "R&B’s R&D – Episode 2 – The issues with incentives to run a blockchain node"