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Ether Review Legal #3 - The Simple Agreement for Future Tokens
July 25th, 2017 by
Arthur S. Falls Juan Benet and Jesse Clayburgh of Protocol Labs, and Ryan Zurrer of Polychain Capital, discuss the Simple Agreement for Future Tokens (SAFT). Inspired by Y Combinator’s “Simple Agreement for Future Equity”, the SAFT standardizes the legal framework surrounding token issuance and governs the nature of the transactions involved (i.e. the deployment of capital and distribution of tokens).
The complex legal environment surrounding tokens, especially in the US, has led many entrepreneurs to ...
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The Crypto Show: Matthew Carano SwarmCity
July 24th, 2017 by
TheCryptoShow On tonight's episode of "The Crypto Show" Matthew Carano of SwarmCity joins us to fill us in on what SwarmCity is all about for listeners who may have joined the show since we last talked about SwarmCity a while ago, and he tells us about some new developments that are in the works concerning SwarmCity as well. He always gives us a breakdown of the recent Ethereum hack to the tune of $32 million, of which SwarmCity was one of the victims. We also discuss the Bitcoin block-size issue and Matthew'...
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Looking Back on the LTBCOIN Rewards Program
July 24th, 2017 by
Adam B. Levine Hey Folks,
Adam B. Levine here - With the BAT (basic attention token) in the news recently, I wanted to shed a little light on the end of the LTBCOIN Crypto Rewards Program, which many have correctly identified as effectively an unfunded early pioneer of the BAT concept, circa spring 2014.
Along with Stephanie Murphy and Andreas Antonopoulos, I founded the Let's Talk Bitcoin! show in spring of 2013 to talk about the Ideas, People and Projects building the Future of Money. Our timing was g...
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Announcing the LTB Network Partnership with Po.et
July 24th, 2017 by Adam B. Levine The Po.et Foundation and LTB Network are pleased to announce that 1% of the total POE token supply has been allocated to the holders of LTBCOIN in a first-of-kind token retiring event. Founded in 2014, LTBCOIN was the first token given to content creators and community members according to their contribution to the network.
Full details & swap instructions....
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Let's Talk Bitcoin! #338 - Tokenizing all the Things?
July 23rd, 2017 by Adam B. Levine On Today's Episode
Stephanie Murphy, Jonathan Mohan and Adam B. Levine talk about Porc Fest and the Free State Movement before moving on to a lengthy discussion about whether "all the things" actually should, or even can be "Tokenized"?
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The Ether Review #70 - CoinList Battens down the Hatches with Watertight Token Launch Compliance
July 21st, 2017 by Arthur S. Falls Juan Benet and Jesse Clayburgh of Protocol Labs, and Ryan Zurrer of Polychain Capital, discuss CoinList, a platform for token-backed networks to raise money through pre-launch token sales.
While planning the Filecoin token sale, the team at Protocol Labs developed a method of accreditation for US investors in order to comply with securities law. Realising the importance of such a system for the whole ecosystem, they partnered with AngelList to develop this into a platform on which other proje...
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The Crypto Show: Brian Eha "How Money Got Free" & Joel Valenzuela Dashforce News
July 21st, 2017 by TheCryptoShow On tonight's episode of "The Crypto Show," we talk to our first-hour guest journalist and author Brian Patrick Eha about his new book "How Money Got Free: Bitcoin and the Fight for the Future of FInance," We discuss his background in journalism and how he first got into crypto,, and then he details the circumstances surrounding the first article about Bitcoin that he ever wrote, for which he interviewed the likes of Charlie Shrem, Ira Miller, Erik Voorhees, Roger Ver, and others during their day...
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Technology and Choice #21 Joe Urgo on district0x
July 20th, 2017 by
John Ferguson Our guest this episode is Joe Urgo, Co-Founder of district0x.
district0x is an open source platform for the deployment of decentralized organizations, markets and limitless other means of organizational interactions, including the means to describe and execute governance models as agreed by the participants.
This seems to be a great step forward in the evolution of decentralized organization. Listen in and you decide where it fits.
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Bumper music: Rocket Power by Kevin ...
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#192 Aviv Zohar & Yonatan Sompolinsky: Of Spectre & Ghosts - Radical Ideas to Scale Blockchain Tech
July 19th, 2017 by
Epicenter Hebrew University academics Aviv Zohar and Yonatan Sompolinski joined us to discuss their radical proposals for how to scale blockchain technology.
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Ether Review #69 — IOTA & the Post-Blockchain Era
July 18th, 2017 by Arthur S. Falls David Sønstebø, co-founder of IOTA, discusses this next-generation post-blockchain platform designed to serve as the backbone for the Internet-of-Things (IoT).
IOTA is a groundbreaking new open-source distributed ledger that does not use a blockchain. Its innovative new quantum-proof protocol, known as the Tangle, gives rise to unique new features like zero fees, infinite scalability, fast transactions, secure data transfer and many others.
Because the Tangle uses a Directed Acyclic Grap...
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Bitcoins & Gravy EP #95 Peerplays is Provably Fair Online Gaming!
July 16th, 2017 by
John Barrett Today on the show I feel privileged to be speaking with Jonathan Baha'i the President and Michael Maloney the Director of Intelligence for Peerplays. The Peerplays Blockchain Standards Association (PBSA), is a non-profit organization dedicated to the advancement of provably-fair gaming. Peerplays is the world’s first peer-to-peer betting platform built entirely on top of a live blockchain AND according to BTC Media, the Peerplays token known as PPY is “the first ‘dividend playing’ cryp...
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The Tatiana Show - Cally Ulbricht of Beautycounter & Lyn Ulbricht of FreeRoss.org
July 14th, 2017 by
Tatiana Moroz Tatiana interviews Cally Ulbricht of Beautycounter & Lyn Ulbricht of FreeRoss.org Topics Include: --"Men, Women, and Make-up" --"Make-up Techniques" --"Ross Ulbricht Has Been Moved to Another Facility" --"End the Drug War" About the Guests: -Lyn Ulbricht is the mother of Ross Ulbricht, the creator of the Silk Road website. As a result of his involvement, Ross received a double life sentence without parole for all non-violent charge... Read More -
The Crypto Show With Gideon Gallasch, Steven Sprague & Paras Of LOL Liquors
July 12th, 2017 by TheCryptoShow On tonight's episode of "The Crypto Show," Gideon Gallasch comes on the program to inform us about the upcoming "Blockchain Hotel" conference. Then Steven Sprague, CEO and Founder of Rivetz, is our second guest on the show and gives us the low-down on Rivetz's unique, cutting-edge security technology and tells us Rivetz's upcoming ICO. Our third guest is Paras, owner of LOL liquor stores in San Antonio. More than just a liquor store, they sell vapeware, CDB and terpine oil, U-Haul truck rentals,...
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The Tatiana Show - Brian Sovryn and Dr. Stephanie Murphy of Sex & Science Hour
July 12th, 2017 by Tatiana Moroz Tatiana and Josh interview Brian Sovryn and Dr. Stephanie Murphy of Sex & Science Hour. Topics Include: --"The Bitcoin UASF" --"Transgender Sports" --"Polyamory" --"How To Keep Monogamous Relationships Exciting" Books Referenced in the Show: --"Dark Android: 2017 Edition" by Brian Sovryn Link: http://darkandroid.info --"Don't Be Nice, Be Real" by Kelly Bryson Link: http://amzn.to/2tdZvow --"The Et... Read More -
The Tatiana Show - Arvin Vohra of the Vohra Method & Melyssa Hubbard of Spank City Hall
July 12th, 2017 by Tatiana Moroz Tatiana interviews Arvin Vohra of the Vohra Method & Melissa Hubbard of Spank City Hall. Topics Include: --"The Importance of the Libertarian Party" --"Getting Rid of Public Schools" --"PizzaGate" --"Taking Political Action in the Trump Administration" About the Guests: -Arvin Vohra is the creator of the Vohra Method, and the founder of Arvin Vohra Education. His educational programs have transformed the lives of countless students... Read More -
#191 Richard Craib: Numerai - A Revolutionary Hedge Fund Built on Blockchain and AI
July 11th, 2017 by Epicenter Numerai Founder Richard Craib joined us to discuss how Numerai combines AI and blockchain to build a hedge fund that crowdsources its portfolio management and thus creates network effects.
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The Crypto Show With Jameson Lopp & Brian Deery On Craig Wright
July 9th, 2017 by TheCryptoShow On tonight's episode of "The Crypto Show," "Dances With Bitcoin," a.k.a., Brian Deery, CSO of Factom, sits with us in studio to talk with Skype-in guest and software engineer Jameson Lopp.
The topic for discussion is Craig Wright's recent speech. Brian Deery gives us a brief history of Craig Wright and Bitcoin, and then he has several clips from that speech and several pre-written questions to present to Jameson to get his take on Craig Wright's assertions during that speech. An interesting ...
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Let's Talk Bitcoin! #337 - No Rulers Here
July 9th, 2017 by Adam B. Levine On Today's Episode
Andreas spends more than an hour answering questions about Segwit and the near term path forward with questions pulled from skeptical questioners at r/BTC
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The Bitcoin Game #46: Jameson Lopp - The Benefits of Coopetition in Adversarial Environments
July 8th, 2017 by
Rob Hello, welcome to episode 46 of The Bitcoin Game, I'm Rob Mitchell. In these times of uncertainty and division, Bitcoin could use some fence menders. Especially if they have technical chops and experience in the space. Jameson Lopp is just that kind of person. This episode contains his entire talk from The Future Of Bitcoin, the recent Bitcoin conference held in Arnhem, The Netherlands. The conference audio includes an extended intro from me as the MC of this event, and you'll hear just a bit ...
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The Crypto Show with Evan Duffield & Mike of PermaClone Clone Collars
July 7th, 2017 by TheCryptoShow On Tonight's episode of "The Crypto Show," we interview the creator of Dash and the head of Dash Labs, Evan Duffield. We discuss the Dash Evolution Roadmap, including improvements to the wallet and some interesting hardware components that Evan envisions being a part of the network. All in all, it's a very interesting show.
Then we interview Michael, Founder and CSO of Permaclone, a company that makes reusable, sterilizable cloning collars and AeroBlock™ Filters for the cannabis industry, ...
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