Sharing Secrets - Presented by Secret Network

Hosted by Enigma's Head of Growth Tor Bair, our first special episode features Bruce Schneier. Bruce is one of the world's foremost security experts and researchers, having authored hundreds of articles, essays, and papers as well as over a dozen books. He is a fellow at the Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University, a lecturer in Public Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School, and a board member of the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), AccessNow, and the Tor Project. His latest book, "Click Here to Kill Everybody," explores the existential threats we've created by hyper-connecting our modern world - and how governments and people can move to protect our future, before it's too late.

On this important episode, Bruce talks with Tor about new kinds of threats to our physical security, who bears the cost of these risks in society, why breaches like Equifax are only just the beginning, and what meaningful policies could help us to prevent catastrophe - if we move quickly.

Going beyond our regular interviews, special episodes of Decentralize This! highlight important global issues and the leaders who are dedicated to solving them. For people building and scaling adoption of decentralized technologies, it is critical to understand the real problems and threats our world faces - the "Why" that helps define our "What." Why is it so critical that we build the right things and scale them the right way? What about the world must we work to change?

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Relevant links:

Bruce Schneier: https://www.schneier.com/

Berkman Klein Center: https://cyber.harvard.edu/

EFF: https://www.eff.org

Click Here to Kill Everybody: https://www.amazon.com/Click-Here-Kill-Everybody-Hyper-connected-ebook/dp/B07BLMQKZK

Enigma: www.enigma.co


Enigma Blog: blog.enigma.co


Enigma Twitter: www.twitter.com/enigmampc

Hosted by Enigma's Head of Growth Tor Bair, our seventeenth episode features Alex Wearn. Alex is the co-founder and CEO of Aurora, the creators of IDEX. IDEX is a hybrid decentralized token exchange built on Ethereum, combining decentralized elements (such as custody) with off-chain infrastructure that keeps IDEX fast, liquid, and a high-quality trading experience for users. As a result, IDEX is one of the most used applications built on Ethereum. IDEX’s hybrid model could provide a blueprint for developers looking to actually achieve adoption for their products — but it’s not without its drawbacks or challenges.

On this episode Alex talks with Tor about the difference between “true decentralization” and “pragmatic decentralization”, whether code should be law, why liquidity is the most essential element for any exchange, and what the impact of regulation might be on the nascent decentralization space.

Enigma's new podcast "Decentralize This!" features guests from all over the decentralization space: developers, investors, entrepreneurs, researchers, writers, artists, people in government and enterprise - all individuals who care deeply about building a more decentralized and sustainable world. How can all these people with different perspectives collaborate to create and scale the technologies we need to shape a better future?

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Relevant links:

Aurora: https://auroradao.com/

IDEX: https://idex.market

Pragmatic Decentralization: https://medium.com/aurora-dao/pragmatic-decentralization-how-idex-will-approach-industry-regulations-8b109212128a

Staking: https://medium.com/aurora-dao/idex-launches-aura-staking-learn-how-to-earn-platform-trading-fees-or-increased-trading-rewards-2babf29244a8

Enigma: www.enigma.co


Enigma Blog: blog.enigma.co


Enigma Twitter: www.twitter.com/enigmampc

Hosted by Enigma's Head of Growth Tor Bair, our sixteenth episode features Andrew Keys. Andrew works at ConsenSys, where he leads their financial services arm, ConsenSys Capital. He was previously head of global business development for ConsenSys and started the Enterprise Ethereum Alliance (EEA). He has extensive experience with entrepreneurship and capital markets, and he has seen first hand what it really takes to drive the adoption of decentralized technologies by businesses around the world.

On this episode Andrew talks with Tor about the evolution of ConsenSys and its vision, developing a new language for decentralization, how to start building products for millions of users instead of hundreds, and, as is Andrew’s annual tradition, his biggest predictions for 2019.

Enigma's new podcast "Decentralize This!" features guests from all over the decentralization space: developers, investors, entrepreneurs, researchers, writers, artists, people in government and enterprise - all individuals who care deeply about building a more decentralized and sustainable world. How can all these people with different perspectives collaborate to create and scale the technologies we need to shape a better future?

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Relevant links:

Consensys: www.consensys.net

Enterprise Ethereum Alliance: www.entethalliance.org

Enigma: www.enigma.co


Enigma Blog: blog.enigma.co


Enigma Twitter: www.twitter.com/enigmampc

Hosted by Enigma's Head of Growth Tor Bair, our fifteenth episode features Don Gossen. Don is the co-founder of Ocean Protocol, a decentralized data exchange protocol and one of Enigma’s launch partners. Don has spent his entire career focused on data, analytics, and business intelligence, working in many different countries around the world. He is an expert in how organizations use and consume data — and he has seen first-hand the challenges they face in doing so. 

On this episode Don talks with Tor about data provenance and privacy, how to bridge the established centralized world and emerging decentralized systems, how organizations can embrace blockchain-based data solutions, and the critical importance of making the decentralization space more collaborative — and less tribal.

Enigma's new podcast "Decentralize This!" features guests from all over the decentralization space: developers, investors, entrepreneurs, researchers, writers, artists, people in government and enterprise - all individuals who care deeply about building a more decentralized and sustainable world. How can all these people with different perspectives collaborate to create and scale the technologies we need to shape a better future?

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Relevant links:

Ocean Protocol: www.oceanprotocol.com

Enigma: www.enigma.co


Enigma Blog: blog.enigma.co


Enigma Twitter: www.twitter.com/enigmampc

Hosted by Enigma's Head of Growth Tor Bair, our fourteenth episode features Glen Weyl. Glen is a political economist and social technologist who is focused on how new technologies and markets can create a more equal, cooperative society. He’s best known in the blockchain space for his work with Vitalik Buterin on their paper “Liberal Radicalism” (coauthored with Zoë Hitzig), and he’s deeply passionate about building a global movement for change. Glen is also the coauthor of “Radical Markets”, and he teaches at Princeton University and is a principal researcher at Microsoft in New York.

On this episode Glen discusses what Liberal Radicalism represents, how mechanisms like quadratic voting and Harberger taxes can be applied at small scale and globally, why we should treat data as a product of labor, and why we must pursue and value social innovation as much as technological innovation.

Enigma's new podcast "Decentralize This!" features guests from all over the decentralization space: developers, investors, entrepreneurs, researchers, writers, artists, people in government and enterprise - all individuals who care deeply about building a more decentralized and sustainable world. How can all these people with different perspectives collaborate to create and scale the technologies we need to shape a better future?

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Relevant links:

Glen’s email: [email protected]

Radicalxchange: www.radicalxchange.org

Enigma: www.enigma.co


Enigma Blog: blog.enigma.co


Enigma Twitter: www.twitter.com/enigmampc

Hosted by Enigma's Head of Growth Tor Bair, our thirteenth episode features Erick Pinos. Erick is currently the executive director of the Blockchain Education Network, or BEN. BEN's mission is creating a more open world by promoting technological literacy and decentralization. They focus on building and supporting communities of students around the world who are interested in decentralized technologies and their applications. Previously Erick was the president of the MIT Bitcoin Club, and he's an experienced organizer and educator as well as a developer and entrepreneur.

On this episode Erick discusses how he became interested in bitcoin and decentralization, the importance of a positive first experience in the decentralization space, how to build global and local communities of passionate students, and why now is the best time to get involved with decentralization - and the worst time to give up on the space.

Enigma's new podcast "Decentralize This!" features guests from all over the decentralization space: developers, investors, entrepreneurs, researchers, writers, artists, people in government and enterprise - all individuals who care deeply about building a more decentralized and sustainable world. How can all these people with different perspectives collaborate to create and scale the technologies we need to shape a better future?

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Relevant links:

Blockchain Education Network: https://www.blockchainedu.org/

Enigma: www.enigma.co

Enigma Blog: blog.enigma.co

Enigma Twitter: www.twitter.com/enigmampc

Hosted by Enigma's Head of Growth Tor Bair, our twelfth episode features Luis Cuende. Luis is the cofounder of Aragon, a platform that allows anyone to create and manage decentralized organizations. He’s an incredible thinker and builder, having published his first book at 18 and having been named to Forbes 30 under 30. Aragon also recently released a new version of their platform on the Ethereum mainnet, which Luis and Tor discuss.

On this episode we’ll also talk why Luis got into the blockchain space, the power of decentralized, autonomous organizations, where our current centralized systems are falling short, and the conflicts between regulation and decentralization - and how those have impacted both Luis and Aragon.

Enigma's new podcast "Decentralize This!" features guests from all over the decentralization space: developers, investors, entrepreneurs, researchers, writers, artists, people in government and enterprise - all individuals who care deeply about building a more decentralized and sustainable world. How can all these people with different perspectives collaborate to create and scale the technologies we need to shape a better future?

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Relevant links:

Aragon Blog: blog.aragon.org

Enigma: www.enigma.co

Enigma Blog: blog.enigma.co

Enigma Twitter: www.twitter.com/enigmampc

Hosted by Enigma's Head of Growth Tor Bair, our eleventh episode features Alison Macrina. Alison is the Community Team Lead at the Tor Project. The Tor Project primarily maintains the Tor anonymity network, which allows users to browse the internet while preserving their privacy. Tor is decentralized by design, utilizing a principle called "onion routing," and they have nodes all over the world. Alison is also the founder of the Library Freedom Project, which helps educate librarians about the importance of privacy and gives them resources to help organize and educate their communities.

On this episode Alison and Tor (the podcast host, not the project) discuss how the Tor network protects its users, how preserving privacy is essential to human freedom, the relationship between decentralization and privacy, the dangers of "growth at all costs," and why she's skeptical of many of the people and projects in the blockchain space.

Enigma's new podcast "Decentralize This!" features guests from all over the decentralization space: developers, investors, entrepreneurs, researchers, writers, artists, people in government and enterprise - all individuals who care deeply about building a more decentralized and sustainable world. How can all these people with different perspectives collaborate to create and scale the technologies we need to shape a better future?

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Relevant links:

Tor Project: https://www.torproject.org

Library Freedom Project: https://libraryfreedomproject.org

Electronic Frontier Foundation: https://eff.org

Enigma: www.enigma.co

Enigma Blog: blog.enigma.co

Enigma Twitter: www.twitter.com/enigmampc

Hosted by Enigma's Head of Growth Tor Bair, our tenth episode features Ari Paul. Ari is a managing partner and CIO at BlockTower Capital, which is one of the leading cryptoasset investment firms. He has a fairly traditional finance background, having worked previously as a portfolio manager for the University of Chicago as well as a derivatives marketmaker and trader, and he holds an MBA from the University of Chicago. However, Ari has fully embraced the potential of cryptoassets and you’ll often hear him advocating for them on mainstream channels like CNBC or Bloomberg. He’s also generous with his thoughts on Twitter, where he will post at length about complex topics and how he develops his investment theses.

On this episode Ari discusses with Tor how he got into the crypto space, how he and BlockTower evaluate opportunities, whether or not decentralized protocols are winner-take-all, capturing versus creating new value, and what the largest barriers are to the adoption of these new technologies at scale.

Enigma's new podcast "Decentralize This!" features guests from all over the decentralization space: developers, investors, entrepreneurs, researchers, writers, artists, people in government and enterprise - all individuals who care deeply about building a more decentralized and sustainable world. How can all these people with different perspectives collaborate to create and scale the technologies we need to shape a better future?

**Disclosure: BlockTower invests in and actively trade many cryptocurrencies, long and short, and may have positions in assets discussed in this podcast.**

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Relevant links:

Ari's Twitter: www.twitter.com/aridavidpaul

Enigma: www.enigma.co

Enigma Blog: blog.enigma.co

Enigma Twitter: www.twitter.com/enigmampc

Hosted by Enigma's Head of Growth Tor Bair, our ninth episode features Nathan Schneider. Nathan is a journalist and author as well as a professor of media studies at the University of Colorado in Boulder. He’s written some really interesting books, including one about the Occupy movement and another about God, so he has some experience tackling fairly complex topics. His latest book is called “Everything for Everyone: The Radical Tradition that is Shaping the Next Economy,” and it focuses on the role of cooperatives in our society - and in our future. As a result, Nathan has some very interesting and relevant ideas about “decentralization” as a movement and as a term, and he recently wrote a piece titled “What to do once you admit that decentralizing everything never seems to work.”

On this episode Nathan and Tor discuss platform cooperativism, trust and accountability, the value of privacy, the difference between protocols and platforms, and how we should be defining this weird term “decentralization” - and whether it is a goal in itself or a means to another end.

Enigma's new podcast "Decentralize This!" features guests from all over the decentralization space: developers, investors, entrepreneurs, researchers, writers, artists, people in government and enterprise - all individuals who care deeply about building a more decentralized and sustainable world. How can all these people with different perspectives collaborate to create and scale the technologies we need to shape a better future?

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Relevant links:

Nathan’s Website: https://nathanschneider.info

Everything for Everyone: https://nathanschneider.info/books/everything-for-everyone/

Hackernoon Article: https://hackernoon.com/decentralizing-everything-never-seems-to-work-2bb0461bd168

Enigma: www.enigma.co

Enigma Blog: blog.enigma.co

Enigma Twitter: www.twitter.com/enigmampc