The Blockchain Show

The Blockchain Show episodes:

• 01.06.2024

  250: Unlocking On-Chain Privacy - Exploring 'Private POI' and the Railgun Privacy System with Kieran Mesquita

  In this landmark 250th episode, we dive deep into the realm of on-chain privacy, secure transactions, and the evolving landscape of crypto with Kieran from Railgun. The conversation starts by unraveling the concept of 'private POI' (Proof of Innocence), a...

  
• 11.17.2023

  249: Democratizing DeFi: The Bracket Labs Vision Unveiled with Pelli Wang and Michael Wasyl

  Bracket Labs' founders, Michael Wasyl and Pelli Wang, take center stage to share their mission of democratizing decentralized finance (DeFi). Pelli, with a background in traditional finance and crypto incubation, and Michael, seasoned in financial analytics at Bloomberg, discuss their...

  
• 11.01.2023

  248: Revolutionizing Entertainment: The Power of Digital Collectibles with Hiram Vazquez

  In this episode, we have a captivating conversation with Hiram Vazquez, the founder and CEO of LALA. LALA is leading the charge in transforming the entertainment industry by redefining the fan experience through digital collectibles. Join us as we delve...

  
• 09.07.2023

  247: Navigating the World of Cryptocurrency with Dr. Tonya M. Evans

  In this episode of "The Blockchain Show," we delve into the ever-evolving world of cryptocurrency with an exceptional guest, Dr. Tonya M. Evans. Driven by her mission to transform the crypto-curious into the crypto-confident, Dr. Evans brings a wealth of...

  
• 07.29.2023

  246: Unlocking Crypto Liquidity with Machine Learning: Brad Chase, Head of Liquidity Products at Ripple

  In Episode 246 of The Blockchain Show, we sit down with Brad Chase, the Head of Liquidity Products at Ripple, a pioneering enterprise crypto solutions provider. Brad takes us on a journey through the intersection of machine learning, artificial intelligence...

  
• 07.17.2023

  245: Transforming Financial Inclusion: Sherry Jiang on Decentralized Finance and Bluejay's Mission

  In this episode of The Blockchain Show, we are joined by Sherry Jiang, a former product manager at Google and Amazon and the founder of Bluejay Finance. Sherry shares her inspiring journey from the tech giants to the world of...

  
• 06.30.2023

  244: Unleashing the Power of Web3 Gaming: A Conversation with Michael Sanders / Horizon Blockchain Games

  Join us on episode 244 as we delve into the exciting world of blockchain gaming with our special guest from Horizon Blockchain Games. Backed by industry giants like Brevan Howard Digital and Ubisoft, Horizon is at the forefront of revolutionizing...

  
• 06.15.2023

  243: Unlocking the Power of Data: Exploring Fluree's Blockchain-based Data Management with Brian Platz

  In this episode, we dive into the world of data management and the power of blockchain technology with our special guest, Brian Platz, CEO and co-founder of Fluree. Fluree is a web3 company that has developed an innovative graph ledger...

  
• 06.11.2023

  242: Exploring the Power of Personalized Financial Technology with Emmanuel Daniel

  Join us for an enlightening conversation on The Blockchain Show as we dive into the fascinating world of emerging Fintech and its transformative effects on the world. In this episode, we have the privilege of hosting award-winning global thought leader,...

  
• 05.29.2023

  241: Beyond Cryptocurrency: Exploring the World of Enterprise Blockchain with Neeraj Srivastava / DLT Labs

  Neeraj Srivastava is Co-Founder and CTO of DLT Labs, a global leader in enterprise blockchain solutions. Join us as Neeraj shares his journey from financial cryptography to pioneering blockchain technology. Gain insights into DLT Labs' successful implementation of blockchain solutions,...

  
• 05.02.2023

  240: Creating Decentralized Ecosystems with DGT Network / Alexander Khvatov

  In this episode, we chat with Alex Khvatov, the CEO of DGT Network, as he shares how their company is empowering enterprises to build open and decentralized ecosystems with retained governance and control. Alex discusses how DGT addresses the issue...

  
• 04.09.2023

  239: Ari Navarro / VSA Partners - Unearthing Unique Opportunities in Crypto

  Ariadna Navarro is the Chief Strategy Officer at VSA Partners. Ariadna's expertise lies in brand and innovation strategies for crypto and other fintech industries. She oversees a team of 18 strategists at VSA, where she uses analytics, experience design, innovation,...

  
• 03.04.2023

  238: Centre Consortium / Kim Hamilton Duffy

  Kim Hamilton Duffy is Centre’s Director of Identity and Standards. The Centre Consortium, an independent standard-setting body for the crypto ecosystem created by Coinbase and Circle. Centre launched an innovative set of decentralized identity protocols, called ...

  
• 01.21.2023

  237: Ganesh Swami / Covalent - Blockchain Visibility

  Ganesh Swami is the CEO and co-founder of Covalent - a Web3 data analytics company offering a unified API that brings visibility to billions of blockchain data points. His focus with Covalent is to provide the richest and most robust data infrastructure requiring no...

  
• 12.30.2022

  236: Matt Wisniewski / Satellite IM - Ownership of Your Digital Identity

  Matt Wisniewski is CEO of Satellite IM, a fully-integrated decentralized messaging platform addressing today’s data ownership and privacy issues. Unlike the current popular instant messaging apps, Satellite IM allows people to chat in a decentralized and peer-to-peer manner, without the...

  
• 12.13.2022

  235: Alexander Tkachenko / VNX - Creating a Gold Standard in Crypto

  Alexander Tkachenko is Founder and CEO of VNX. Alexander is also the Founder of 2BE.LU, a Luxembourg-based VC fund, serves as co-Chair of the VC club at Luxembourg’s PE/VC association, and as an Executive Council member at Digital Banking and...

  
• 11.22.2022

  234: Steven Walbroehl Returns

  Steven Walbroehl is Chief Technology Officer / Chief Security Officer and cofounder of Halborn, a cybersecurity organization specializing in blockchain companies. Steven is also a course author of SANS SEC554: Blockchain and Smart Contract Security and co-author of SEC556: IoT...

  
• 11.02.2022

  233: Micah Fraim / Navigating Crypto Taxes

  Micah Fraim is a cryptocurrency tax expert and author. He founded his CPA firm in 2013. In this episode Micah shares his expertise on how crypto is currently taxed, tax planning and preparation for cryptocurrency investors. More importantly, he explains how to...

  
• 10.12.2022

  232: Phillip Shoemaker / Identity.com

  Phillip Shoemaker is the Executive Director at Identity.com and former Apple App Store Director.  Identity.com is a non-profit organization pioneering pseudonymous on-chain identity verification for Web3. They provide an open-source, decentralized platform that offers developers permissionless authentication and verification while...

  
• 09.14.2022

  231: Jim Dolbear from xx network and Elixxer

  The xx network is a fast, scalable blockchain that allows developers to deliver dapps that are secure and private thanks to their privacy protecting layer. We're talking quantum computer resistant cryptography. The Elixxer messaging app is built on the xx...

  
• 08.27.2022

  230: Daniel Matalon from #IsThereEnough and Impact Launchpad

  Daniel Matalon founded #IsThereEnough, a conversation about human survival, and is the cofounder of Impact Launchpad, a UK based venture studio for social impact investment, incubation, and development. Both organizations are co-developing a token designed to underwrite a new, ownerless...

  
• 08.08.2022

  229: John deVadoss from Neo Blockchain

  John deVadoss is Head of Development at Neo Blockchain and the former Managing Director of Microsoft.  As we transition into what some would call Web3, John points out the need for utilizing Web2 type coding. 

  
• 07.15.2022

  228: Christian Kameir and Jeff Jockisch from Your Bytes Your Rights

  Chris and Jeff are the hosts of Your Bytes = Your Rights, a new podcast about data privacy. Chris is Managing Partner at Sustany Capital, a VC fund focusing on Blockchain Technology.  Jeff is a Data Privacy Researcher and CEO...

  
• 06.21.2022

  227: Oasis Protocol with Linda Lu

  Linda Lu is Head of Ecosystem at Oasis. Oasis Network is the leading privacy-enabled and scalable layer-1 blockchain network to propel Web3 forward. We talk about the transition from Web2 to Web3, the importance of data privacy, the need for...

  
• 06.06.2022

  226: Helium with Frank Mong

  Frank Mong is COO at Nova Labs, formerly Helium Inc. Helium is providing internet connectivity through blockchain technology.  Frank explains how this works, the next phase of the Helium Network, and the rapid growth and success of the Helium Blockchain.  Similar...

  
• 05.21.2022

  225: Acorns with Seth Wunder

  Seth Wunder, CFA, is the Chief Investment Officer of Acorns. Previously, Seth founded Los Angeles based black-and-white Capital LP as it's sole Portfolio Manager in May 2016, with assets at peak greater than one billion dollars. black-and-white Capital's investment mandate...

  
• 04.28.2022

  224: Taxes in the Metaverse and Crypto-Sphere with Martin Fiore

  Martin Fiore is Managing Partner for the EY US East Region Tax practice. We talk about recent tax policies for crypto, DeFi, and metaverse assets, and speculate on the future implications of these technologies. Links referenced in the episode: EY...

  
• 04.20.2022

  223: Katie Chonacas

  Katie Chonacas is an international actor, NFT artist, and podcaster. The Hey Layer platform for women in blockchain recently released her latest NFT collection, 11 Pillars of Katie Chonacas. She released her Dreamland 1111 Album on Opensea last year. https://www.chonacas.com/

  
• 04.03.2022

  222: Faraway with Alex Paley - Video Game Economies on Blockchain

  Alex Paley is the co-founder of Faraway, a new gaming studio leveraging blockchain technology to unlock the potential for truly player-driven and decentralized game economies. Faraway’s debut title, Mini: Royale Nations, is the first live multiplayer game to launch on...

  
• 03.24.2022

  221: Cybersecurity Expert Steven Walbroehl / Halborn / SANS

  Steven Walbroehl is the Chief Security Officer and cofounder of Halborn. He's also a Blockchain Course Author and Instructor at SANS, one of the top cybersecurity education organizations. In this episode we cover the following: Key vulnerabilities with blockchains and how...

  
• 03.16.2022

  220: Stellar with Tomer Weller

  Tomer Weller is the Vice President of Tech Strategy at the Stellar Development Foundation, a non-profit organization that supports the development and growth of Stellar, an open-source network that connects the world's financial infrastructure. Founded in 2014, the Foundation maintains...

  
• 03.11.2022

  219: Evan Kuo Returns / Ampleforth

  Evan Kuo is CEO and Co-Founder of Ampleforth. Founded in 2018, Ampleforth is a digital currency, like Bitcoin, but with elastic-supply. The company was founded with a mission to introduce an “ideal money” that would have properties similar to Bitcoin,...

  
• 02.27.2022

  218: Minterest with Josh Rogers

  Josh Rogers is CEO and Founder of Minterest, a value-capturing lending and borrowing protocol designed to make DeFi fairer for users. 

  
• 02.16.2022

  217: Brian Platz of Fluree & Dmitri Safine of Ikigai Technologies

  Venn joins Ethan for a look at the "Crypto Bowl" ads as well as some other pop culture blockchain references.  Ethan interviews Brian Platz Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Fluree and Dmitri Safine CTO of Ikigai Technologies at the 21:00 minute...

  
• 02.12.2022

  216: Anatha with Ed DeLeon

  Ed DeLeon is the founder and CEO of Anatha, an ethos driven decentralized financial ecosystem. 

  
• 01.31.2022

  215: Brian Bondy / Brave

  Brian Bondy is CTO and co-founder of Brave, a privacy browser with a blockchain based digital advertising platform. If you've heard us talk about BAT tokens, then you've probably heard us talk about Brave. Brian gives us a look back...

  
• 12.29.2021

  214: Global Crypto Regulations with Wesley Thysse

  Ethan talks with Wesley Thysse about some upcoming changes that may be coming to the crypto community. We talk about the focus on peer-to-peer transactions, stable coins, privacy coins, and more and how individuals and businesses could be effected. Click...

  
• 12.06.2021

  213: iov42 with Ryan Worsley and David Coleman

  Ryan Worsley is CTO at iov42 and has a love for formal Computer Science approaches and techniques. His career has charted a course in which he developed one of the first retail, customer-facing live FX trading portals; rebuilt an “unfixable”...

  
• 12.02.2021

  212: Domination Finance with Adrian Kolody

  Adrian Kolody is Founder of Domination Finance, the first decentralized exchange for dominance trading. It's built on the Universal Market Access protocol and available on Ethereum and Polygon. DomFi’s platform tracks the market cap of bitcoin relative to the market...

  
• 11.10.2021

  211: Aleph Zero with Matthew Niemerg

  Matthew Niemerg, Ph.D., is the co-founder and president of Aleph Zero Foundation—a Swiss non-profit offering a new infrastructure layer with a scalable plug-and-play privacy solution leveraging zero-knowledge proofs (zk-SNARKs) and Secure Multiparty Computation (sMPC). Mathew is also a Ph.D. in Mathematics in the area of numerical algebraic...

  
• 11.01.2021

  210: The Beginners Guide to Coinbase

  Venn, Daniel, and Ethan share their experiences with Coinbase and offer advice for those ready to make their first crypto purchase. Use this LINK to get $10 of free bitcoin and also to help support this show.  If you've been...

  
• 10.24.2021

  209: Celo with Dr. Markus Franke of cLabs

  Dr. Markus Franke is a partner at cLabs working on Celo, an open source, global platform that aims to facilitate secure and efficient cross border payments to anyone with a mobile device.

  
• 10.10.2021

  208: Zach Bradford / CleanSpark

  Zach Bradford is CEO at CleanSpark. In this episode we identify some problems with electricity production in relation to Bitcoin mining but also society as a whole. CleanSpark has several solutions to address these problems and some innovative ideas for...

  
• 09.10.2021

  207: David Lucatch / Liquid Avatar

  David Lucatch is the founder & CEO of Liquid Avatar, parent company to Oasis Digital Studios). David speaks with Ethan about how the blockchain can address current concerns around cybersecurity and digital identity. Specifically, how people can be assured that...

  
• 09.04.2021

  206: James Wo / DFG

  James Wo is an experienced investor and entrepreneur in blockchain technology and digital assets; delivering a 200% return on investment in less than 2 years. Mr. Wo is also the Chairman of Matrix, the first regulated virtual assets multilateral trading...

  
• 07.23.2021

  205: Two Prime with Alexander Blum

  A lot has changed since Alexander Blum bought his first Bitcoin for $9 in 2012. Alex has been professionally involved with the industry ever since. He previously founded digital investment group Atomic Capital, worked as a technology advisor for the...

  
• 07.11.2021

  204: Cent with Cameron Hejazi - NFTs, the Environment, and the Metaverse

  Cameron Hejazi is the CEO of Cent. Cameron explains how Cent is utilizing Polygon to minimize the energy requirements for a more sustainable blockchain minting solution of their NFTs. He also helps host Ethan understand the power of NFTs...

  
• 06.23.2021

  203: Dr. Jack Kruse - Bitcoin and Our Biology

  Dr. Kruse is a member of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, the Congress of Neurological Surgeons and Age Management Medicine Group.  He has helped pioneer a totally new medical field - Quantum Mitochondrial Health. Building on his deep medical...

  
• 06.18.2021

  202: Jack Ottman Returns - Minds upgraded

  Jack Ottman is Chief Operating Officer at Minds. Jack is welcomed back for a look into recent updates on the Minds social network platform.    Get 20% OFF + Free Shipping with promo code BLOCKCHAIN at MANSCAPED.com

  
• 06.01.2021

  201: Sentinel with Dan Edlebeck - dVPN

  Dan Edlebeck is Co-founder and CEO of Exidio, Sentinel’s development arm. He joins host Ethan for an informative episode concerning the need for decentralized virtual private networks, or dVPNs. With recent hacks into centralized VPNs, this development comes at a...