Jason Teutsch is the founder of TrueBit.

Jason is a mathematician and computer scientist whose research focuses on distributed systems security, game theory, and algorithmic randomness.

In this episode of The Crunch we speak with Jason about TrueBit protocol, Verifier's Dilemma, smart contracts and scalability of Ethereum network. We also mention projects such as Dogether, Livepeer and many more.

Listen to this interview and learn:

how to boost the computation challenge of smart contracts inside Ethereum

how does Truebit oursource direct computation of smart contracts

what is Dogether and how does it work

how does TrueBit token work

What is the one project Jason is excited about

Mentioned in the episode:

TrueBit

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Trent McConaghy is working on democratizing data via Ocean decentralized data economy for artificial intelligence, BigchainDB decentralized database, and advising Estonia E-residency. His long-term goal is to help ensure that humanity has a role in an increasingly autonomous world.

He is also advisor to: BlueYard (VC*blockchain), SingularityNET (AI*blockchain), TrueBit (data*blockchain), RiseML (AI), Orchid (blockchain), Authenteq (identity*blockchain), Pandora Boxchain (AI*blockchain), SimpleToken (blockchain), BlockEx (blockchain), Consensus.ai (AI*blockchain), Botanic.io (AI*blockchain), Arweave (data*blockchain)

In this episode of The Crunch we speak with Trent about the fascinating subject of AI and it’s connection with crypto world. Trent explains his background and what challenges does he try to solve with his projects. He goes also deeply into the issue of data silos and the incentives for collecting data circuit design and evolutionary algorithms.

Listen to this interview and learn:

The background behind his project Ascribe - how do you collect digital art

The problem of data silos

How do blockchain and AI relate?

How would decentralization work in case of data ownership

How was Ocean created

What are evolutionary algorithms

What are the general principles of circuit design

What are the best projects in crypto space

Why crypto is not a zero-sum game

Mentioned in the episode:

Trent's personal site

Ascribe

Ocean Protocol - Blog

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Greg Meredith is the President of The RChain Cooperative.

Previously he has worked as Principal Architect of Microsoft's BizTalk Process Orchestration, Principal Architect of Microsoft's Highwire offering as well as Principal Architect of ATM Network management solution for ATT/NCR and Co-designer and developer of MCC's Rosette/ESS technology.

In this episode of The Crunch we speak with Greg about the RChain and it's technological foundations. RChain is one of the latest blockchain initiatives to try and solve some of the problems plaguing the development of a large-scale blockchain ecosystem. Powered by the Rho Virtual Machine, and secured by Casper proof-of-stake, RCain is partitioned, or shareded by default, forming a network of coordinated and parallel blockchains.

Listen to this interview with Greg Meredith and learn:

Important thing about the blockchain

Why was http 1.0 a stupid approach and how does it relate to crypto currencies

Why is concurrency so important

What is a virtual machine

How do transactions happen

How Casper proof-of-stake works

More about blockchain based developer tools

Mentioned in the episode:

RChain Cooperative - great explanation of RChain technologyRChain Coop TwitterRChain HoldingsProof of Stake FAQ - for further information on proof of stakes

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Kevin Owocki has a BS in Computer Science, 15 years experience in Open Source Software and Technology Startups. He isan avid open source developer and the founder of Gitcoin.

Gitcoin is a project that combines the #givefirst mantra with capitalistic incentives to write great software. Basically combines Github with incentives of cryptocurrencies (Ethereum in this case).

In this episode of The Crunch we speak with Kevin about the history of the open source software development, it's important aspects, biggest open source community projects and the reasons why people actually contribute to open source. Kevin also shares details of his project called Gitcoin, it's business model and future plans.

Listen to this interview with Kevin Owocki and learn:

About crypto community in Colorado and the mantra of giving first

History of the open source software

Microsoft in the software market

Important aspects of open source

Why contribute to open sources

Google business strategy

Biggest open source community projects

Why it’s a blessing and curse to focus solely on Ethereum

The mission of Gitcoin and it's business model

Future of Gitcoin

Mentioned in the episode:

To learn more about Gitcoin visit Gitcoin's websiteConcepts in software development – The Cathedral and the BazaarBook The Software ParadoxJoseph Lubin, Co-founder of EthereumCellarius Universe - blockchain-based sci-fi universeArticle Blockchain is the next TCP/IP

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Guy Zyskind is the founder of Enigma. Enigma is a privacy protocol that enables truly decentralized applications and unlocks the value of blockchains. Guy is an expert of blockchain-based privacy.

In this episode of The Crunch we speak with Guy about how to build a resilient privacy layer for the blockchain and scale existing and future applications. This is a great conversation for anyone who wants to understand one of the fundamental obstacles stopping major instuitional and commercial adoption of blockchain technology. 

To learn more please about Enigma please visit - https://enigma.co

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Jonathan Bootle is one of the leading cryptography researchers. He’s responsible for the whitepaper on Bulletproofs which is a more advanced form of privacy being implemented in PIVX as well as more well known privacy coins like Monero.

In episode 3 of The Crunch we’ll learn all about the basics of cryptography, what privacy solutions some of the top coins use and what bulletproofs could potentially bring to the crypto landscape.

To learn more about Bulletproofs, check out the white paper here - https://crypto.stanford.edu/bulletproofs/

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Alex is Co-Founder and Managing Partner at CoinFund LLC. He is a multidisciplinary thinker with a special interest in social and technological innovation. He has 13 years of experience in developing pricing, risk management, and high-frequency trading software at Goldman Sachs. Holding a dual degree in Mathematics and Computer Science from New York University and a Masters Degree in Organizational Psychology from Process Work Institute in Portland, Oregon, Alex bridges technological insight with social science and psychology.

In episode 2 of The Crunch we had the opportunity to talk with Alex about the emerging field of cryptoeconomics and the newest token on the block - discount tokens. Our conversation covers a brief history of utlity tokens, why most of them are useless and where the future of tokens may be heading.

To read more of Alex's work please check out - https://blog.coinfund.io/

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Eyal has been a venture-backed technology entrepreneur for over 20 years. He was the Founder of MetaCafe, Israel's fastest growing video sharing site, reaching over 50 million unique users at its peak. Before that, Eyal founded Contact Networks, one of the first online social networks. Eyal has been an outspoken thought leader on cryptocurrency and the Internet long tail in Israel.

In Episode 1 of The Crunch we talk to Eyal about how liquidity affects crypto markets and how large players can manipulate order books. We also learn more about the technology behind Bancor Protocol. Thanks to Eyal for sharing some wonderful insights into the future of crypto liquidity networks that will create a more robust and sustainable blockchain ecosystem.

To learn more about Bancor please check out - https://about.bancor.network/about

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