Best Labradio Podcasts (2024)

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Ep 83 Election Authenticity in Latin America and beyond 50:06

4y ago50:06

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Together let’s count all the votes Carlos Torriellos is changing the political system in Latin America. He is the face of a volunteer group, consisting of concerned citizens in Guatemala, called Fiscal Digital. This translates to, “The Digital Witness”. Their goal is to certify post-election paper ballot results in a corrupt and broken system. Last…

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Ep 82 - Darknet Market Research with Cedric Dahl - 1000X Group 49:12

4+ y ago49:12

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Darknets Rising The Darknet is powered by cryptocurrency. On episode 82 of LAB Radio we speak with Cedric Dahl of 1000X Group about this controversial place. Most people have heard of the Darknet, but know what really goes on or how it operates. We dispel some myths and provide insight to why crypto is used predominantly on darknet markets. Cedric,…

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Ep 81 - The Free Republic of Liberland 38:14

4+ y ago38:14

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The Creation of a New Nation Welcome to the Free Republic of Liberland. Wait you've never heard of this country? "Well, that's a pretty normal response", says Joey Langenbrunner, Deputy Head of Mission to the United States. Liberland is new. The micronation, like Somaliland, will have existed for 5 years on April 13th, 2020. The delegation is plann…

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Best of 2019 - LAB Radio - Episode 80 32:47

4+ y ago32:47

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This episode is LAB Radio's "Best of 2019". It's composed of several clips from guests over the past year. For many, 2019 will be one of those years in crypto that won't stand out in people's minds much. It wasn't flashy. There wasn't a lot fanfare. CNBC wasn't pumping XRP. It was quiet and people were busy building great things. I was fortunate to…

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Ep 79 - Creating Effective Blockchain Legislation w/ Caitlin Long 58:57

4+ y ago58:57

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Caitlin Long knows Blockchain Law Caitlin Long joins LAB Radio host Chris Groshong, just days after resigning from the Wyoming Blockchain Taskforce. I had asked her specifically to come on the show to comment on concepts the newly formed California Blockchain Taskforce can glean from her pioneering efforts. We waste no time getting into the issues …

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Ep 78 - The Crypto Curator, Paul McNeal 32:02

4+ y ago32:02

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The Crypto Curator, Paul McNeal The first person I met at the Avantpay |19 conference was the always smiling, Crypto Curator, Paul McNeal. I had no idea Paul was the host of a crypto news show, but after talking to him, I knew he had the chops and would make a great guest for LAB Radio. Paul's path into crypto took a circuitous route to say the lea…

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Ep77 -Lourdes Miranda, Crypto Financial Crimes Analyst 28:04

4+ y ago28:04

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Money Launderers Beware Cryptocurrency Analyst and Financial Crimes Investigator, Lourdes Miranda joins us for episode 77 on LAB Radio. Lourdes’ expertise lies in her years working from a compliance and financial crimes angle. Her knowledge of the Bank Secrecy Act led her to a career in the intelligence community, primarily the CIA. She knows the i…

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Ep 76 - Hannah Rosenberg - Chicago's Queen of Crypto 31:27

4+ y ago31:27

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Chicago's Queen of Crypto When I noticed the talented Hannah Rosenberg would be speaking at the Avantpay |19 conference, you have no idea how happy I became. I had recently visited Chicago at the end of August and I was able to sit down with Hannah and record an episode. Unfortunately, the recording had some technical issues and it was unusable. I …

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Ep 75 - Celsius Network - Providing benefit above all else 51:21

4+ y ago51:21

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Celsius Network is changing the game I was thrilled to interview, not only one of the Celsius Network top brass, but two at the same time. We rarely get a duo as dynamic as CEO, Alex Mashinsky and Head of Global Partnerships, Leah Jonas. I knew this was going to be fun and informative. You don’t have to go deep into a search for the name Alex Mashi…

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Ep 74 - "Where's my Crypto Insurance?" - InsureYourBit 33:58

4+ y ago33:58

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Our guest on episode 74 of LAB Radio is InsureYourBit’s founder, Doug Moeller. Doug is passionate about providing crypto related insurance to individuals and entities who regularly use uninsured third party custodians as a regular part of their business. Stay in crypto long enough and you will eventually hear of or be a part of an exchange hack. US…

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Ep 73 - Rockstar Developer - Bitcoin Ecosystem Developer 1:15:41

5y ago1:15:41

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Who is Rockstar Developer? On episode 73 of LAB Radio, your host Chris Groshong visits with Rockstar Developer over lunch during a recent visit to Chicago. For those of you who are new to this personality or know little about him, you are going to find out why he is such a Rockstar. And he even gives us some pointers on becoming a Rockstar too. Som…

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Ep 72 - SALT Lending, Crypto Collateralized Loans 26:03

5y ago26:03

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What is SALT Lending? On episode 72 of LAB Radio, we are joined by Rob Odell, VP Product and Marketing from SALT Lending to discuss what's new with SALT. SALT is a lending platform that uses crypto as collateral. It's a simple yet brilliant platform to allow users to leverage their existing crypto portfolio to leverage against a fiat loan. How does…

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Ep 71 - Alex Adelman, CEO and Co-Founder of Lolli 37:03

5y ago37:03

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What is Lolli? More coverage from the Bitcoin2019 conference. This time with CEO and Co-Founder of Lolli, Alex Adelman. Lolli is a rewards app that pays you in Bitcoin. Purchase things as you normally would, but instead of proceeding to checkout, use the Lolli browser extension. This enables the user to earn a percentage back on their purchase, whi…

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Ep 70 – Bitcoin2019 – Chris Wittenborn – Velocity Markets 28:16

5y ago28:16

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Chris Wittenborn, Business Development and Strategy at Velocity Markets On episode 70 of LAB Radio, Velocity Markets’, Chris Wittenborn chats with your host Chris Groshong from Bitcoin2019. Chris first heard about Bitcoin back in 2010. He read the whitepaper, but couldn’t get around the fact that he meet someone in parking lot to buy bitcoins. Afte…

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Ep69 - Bitcoin2019 with Jan Čapek, Cofounder and Co-CEO at Braiins 36:05

5y ago36:05

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Jan Čapek, Cofounder and Co-CEO at Braiins On episode 69 of LAB Radio, Braiins Cofounder and Co-CEO, Jan Čapek chats with your host Chris Groshong from Bitcoin2019. We finally got a chance to sit down and talk mining after meeting in January 2019 in Las Vegas. We first get a run down from Jan about the history of mining and what's wrong with the st…

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Ep 68 Bitcoin2019 with Xan Ditkoff - Blockstack 30:09

5y ago30:09

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Xan Ditkoff, Growth at Blockstack On episode 68 of LAB Radio, Blockstack's Head of Growth, Xan Ditkoff chats with your host Chris Groshong from Bitcoin2019. We discuss how great the conference was and what made it special. Blockstack Xan, as I am respectfully dubbing him, has an interesting path that led him into the crypto world. Coming from New Y…

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Ep 67 - Bitcoin2019 with Josie Bellini, Crypto Artist and Designer 13:27

5y ago13:27

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Josie Bellini, Crypto Artist On episode 67 of LAB Radio, Crypto Artist Josie Bellini chats with your host, Chris Groshong from Bitcoin2019. Some might think the path is obvious for an artist and crypto lover. Create, Incorporate and Sell your works for crypto, but not Josie Bellini. Her passion for cryptocurrency and its ethos not only inspires her…

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Ep 66 (Part 2 of 2) - BitShares, BEOS and Quintric, a family of Graphene based Blockchain Projects 1:20:24

5y ago1:20:24

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What is Graphene, BitShares and BEOS? This is part 2 of a deep dive chat with Michael Taggart, BitShares . We discuss why they created BEOS and the practicality of creating a EOS clone. Michael Taggart, co-founder of BEOS and Quintric Michael is a long time BitShares supporter and recently helped co-found an EOS clone to act as a middle-chain betwe…

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Ep 66 - BitShares, BEOS and Quintric, a family of Graphene based Blockchain Projects (Part 1) 46:14

5y ago46:14

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What is Graphene? What is BitShares? And what else has been built on this framework? This episode is a bit of an open long form chat and deep dive with BitShares regular Michael Taggart. This is the 1st of 2 parts for this episode. Michael Taggart, co-founder of BEOS and Quintric Michael is a long time BitShares supporter and recently helped co-fou…

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Ep 65 - The Blockchain Agnostic Scaling Holy Grail - bloXroute Labs 1:00:57

5y ago1:00:57

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Uri Klarman, CEO and Cofounder at bloXroute Labs On episode 65 of LAB Radio, your host, Chris Groshong chats with Network Researcher and Ph.D. Uri Zubair. As CEO and cofounder of bloXroute Labs. After graduating from Northwestern University he and his inital cofounder Aleks Kuzmanovic knew that they could solve the relay issue that ultimately keep …

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Ep 64 - Creating Freedom, Anarchy 3.0 and how Content Creators can earn Crypto 1:26:44

5y ago1:26:44

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Ashe Oro, Liberty Entrepreneur and founder of Liberty VAs What is Liberty, Blockchains and Anarchy 3.0? Well, you're going to find out in this episode! Ashe Oro has been around the Blockchain space for many years and has even hosted a podcast called Liberty Entrepreneurs, helping his audience learn the virtues of freedom, entrepreneurship and sover…

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Ep 63 - A Deeper Look at Building Blockchains, Algorithms and Proofs 1:07:54

5y ago1:07:54

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Derek Sorensen, Pyrofex Research Mathematician Derek Sorensen is a Pyrofex Research Mathematician, has an MSc in Mathematics and Computer Science from the University of Oxford and is set to start his PhD this fall at the University of Cambridge, where he will study logic and topology. "I'm a motivated mathematician who wants to solve new and exciti…

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Ep 62 - Lucid Sight - Fazri Zubair - CTO and Cofounder - Gaming and the Blockchain 39:27

5y ago39:27

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Fazri Zubair, CTO and Cofounder at Lucid Sight On episode 62 of LAB Radio, your host, Chris Groshong chats with Fazri Zubair, a Los Angeles native, about his journey into the blockchain and cryptocurrency space through gaming at Lucid Sight. Lucid Sight is a gaming development studio, formed in 2015, located Santa Monica and has been building video…

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OG Crypto Series #2 - Alena Vranova - Strategy, Casa Inc. 49:07

5y ago49:07

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Alena Vranova, Strategy at Casa, Inc. Welcome to the second episode of OG Crypto Series on LAB Radio, with the very talented, Alena Vranova, currently heading up Strategy at Casa Inc. There is no doubt that she is an OG in the world of Crypto and Blockchain. For those of you that don't know her past, she was pivotal to the formation of Satoshi Labs…

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Ep 61 -Starfish Network - Anthony Paglino, Community Manager & Economist 39:50

5+ y ago39:50

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Anthony Paglino, Community Manager at Starfish Network SF Welcome to LAB Radio episode 61. Chris recently spent some time in San Francisco and had the great fortune to run into Anthony Paglino at Starfish Network's coworking space. Starfish Network is an agnostic blockchain community focused on building web 3.0 and providing a space for the communi…

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Ep 60 - Anchor, a Stable-coin Pegged to the Global Economy 41:17

5+ y ago41:17

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Daniel Popa, CEO of Anchor Welcome to episode 60 of LAB Radio. We had a chat with Daniel Popa, CEO of Anchor. Anchor is a "stable currency designed to preserve and enhance the value of your holdings. Anchor is pegged to the value of the global economy, protected by a safety net comprised of six pillars." Daniel elaborates on his LinkedIn: "Anchor i…

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Ep 59 -bitFlyer- Hailey Lennon - Head of Legal and Regulatory Affairs 36:13

5+ y ago36:13

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Welcome to episode 59 with Hailey Lennon, the Head of Legal and Regulatory Affairs for bitFlyer US. If you're not familiar with bitFlyer, don't worry, it's only the biggest cryptocurrency exchange in Japan. They have been in business since 2014 and are expanding throughout the US and European markets. Hailey and I finally get to sit down and talk a…

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Ep 58 What is Vault Logic? A Bitcoin Kiosk Provider and Services Portal 43:19

5+ y ago43:19

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Vault Logic is a all-in-one kiosk containing a traditional ATM and multi Cryptocurrency BTM, while also featuring Cash as a Service (CaaS). Some of the features include: This is not just a "ATM" only dispensing Cryptocurrency (of which it offers many beyond Bitcoin). It can handle buying cell phone minutes and will eventually allow users to pay bil…

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Ep 57 - Reserve Protocol, an alternative to stablecoin projects with Nevin Freeman 36:16

5+ y ago36:16

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The Reserve Protocol This story about a stablecoin project called the Reserve Protocol is far different from most stablecoin projects you've heard of. Reserve's approach is to solve one of humanity's greatest challenges by creating an ethical and stable currency without government control. Combatting corruption of governments or central banks while…

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Ep 56 - Caninos Loucos, Labrador (a Raspberry Pi alternative) and some cool Blockchain use cases on it 45:09

5+ y ago45:09

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I had the pleasure of meeting Geovane and his colleague in a obscure little corner of the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in the Eureka Park section. I was excited to find a really cool little yet powerful computer that is an alternative to Raspberry Pi (as well as befriend two awesomely Brazilian technologists). This unit is proudly made in Brazil…

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Ep 55 - Unconfiscatable with Tatiana Moroz 15:23

5+ y ago15:23

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I recently ran into Tatiana Moroz, of Crypto Media Hub while we were in Las Vegas together for the Unconfiscatable conference. Tatiana is one of the coolest people in the Bitcoin ecosystem. She throws great dinner parties with awesome guests. If she's not the one throwing the party, she always knows where the best one is. Oh, did I mention she can …

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Ep 54 - Unconfiscatable with Scott Bambacigno - Alphapoint 15:37

5+ y ago15:37

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Of all the people to run into during the Unconfiscatable conference in Las Vegas, it was awesome to see Scott Bambacigno. Alphapoint Scott, as he's known, is one of the first people I remember being involved in a crypto company as early as 2014. Not only is he a rockstar amongst his peers, he is a founding member of Alphapoint. Alphapoint is one of…

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Ep 53 - Unconfiscatable with Gabe Higgins - BlockSpaces 17:17

5+ y ago17:17

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Ep 53 - Unconfiscatable with Gabe Higgins - BlockSpaces Here we are at the Unconfiscatable conference in Las Vegas. I've been pleasantly surprised with the venue, quality of content and the the number of familiar faces. One of those faces belonged to Gabe Higgins. Gabe and I have been crossing paths since 2013 on twitter and 2015 at events and thro…

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Ep 52 - Running a global remittance company and Decentralized Exchange (DEX) that leverages Bitcoin and Bitshares Blockchains 1:17:49

5+ y ago1:17:49

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On this episode of LAB Radio we talked global remittances, markets, market making and how to use the Blockchain to help the cash-in and cash-out businesses. We brought on George Harrap, CEO and co-founder of Bitspark, a bank-less money transfer ecosystem. Bitspark enables businesses and people to cash in and cash out of cryptocurrencies and fiat ac…

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OG Crypto Series Ep 1 - A chat with Alysse Killeen, Managing Partner at Stillmark Capital 54:06

5+ y ago54:06

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On this inaugural OG Crypto Series episode, I, Chris Groshong sit down with Managing Partner at Stillmark Capital, Alyse Killeen to discuss what it takes to have longevity in the Crypto and Blockchain industry. This is a new series we're launching called The "Crypto OG Series" where I tap into my rolodex of VIPs, movers and shakers from the Blockch…

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Ep 51 - A chat with Erin Nakamoto Las Vegas Bitcoin Meetup Organizer [CryptoBlockCon Coverage] 12:38

5+ y ago12:38

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This episode of LAB Radio was a part of our coverage of CryptoBlockcon where Chris Groshong interviewed Erin Nakamoto. As described on Erin's website, here's a brief bio: "My story is a relatively short one. I was working in DTLV in the group sales department of the D Las Vegas in 2014 when they announced to the staff that they were now accepting b…

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Ep 50 - Future-proofing Blockchains with a Quantum Resistant Ledger backed by Extended Merkle Signature Scheme (XMSS) 30:15

5+ y ago30:15

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This episode of LAB Radio was a part of our coverage of CryptoBlockcon where Chris Groshong interviewed Adam Koltun, Lead Business Strategist of Quantum Resistant Ledger (QRL). Chris Groshong (left), CEO of CoinStructive Inc, and Adam Koltun (right), Lead Business Strategist of Quantum Resistant Ledger (QRL) As Adam so eloquently put it in their re…

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Ep 49 - Building the Biggest Cyber Threat Intelligence Database and Protecting Against Malicious URLs in Messaging Apps and Email 1:07:32

5+ y ago1:07:32

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On this LAB Radio, episode Aaron Mangal and Chris Groshong talk security, the Internet and origin story of how MetaCert helps protect users from malicious links with CEO and founder, Paul Walsh. Paul Walsh, CEO and founder of MetaCert and co-founder of W3C Mobile Web Initiative Paul is an early web pioneer in security and safety for users having he…

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Ep 48 - The International Blockchain Accelerator (IBA) with Barbara Bickham 1:01:30

5+ y ago1:01:30

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On this LAB Radio, episode Aaron Mangal talks technology, Blockchain and BUIDLing with Barbara Bickham, founder of Trailyn Ventures and the International Blockchain Accelerator. Barbara Bickham is a CTO, Investor and Entrepreneur and founder of the International Blockchain Accelerator Barbara is a Berkley, University of Chicago Alumni, coder, CTO a…

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Ep. 47 - TrustNote, a mineable, public DAG ledger with a two-tier consensus mechanism 53:57

5+ y ago53:57

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On this LAB Radio, episode Chris Groshong talks shop with Jeff Zhou, founder of TrustNote, a mineable public DAG ledger with a two-tier consensus mechanism. (Cryptographic Algorithms: BLAKE2, BIP32-Ed25519) The architecture is designed for high concurrent transactions and confirmation times. Jeff Zhou, Founder of TrustNote Jeff's background began w…

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Ep 46 - Building a Wallet and the day in the life of a Dev 52:34

5+ y ago52:34

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On this LAB Radio, episode Aaron Mangal chats with Kylan Hurt about the life as a developer at Edge wallet, a multi-currency wallet with baked in secure Single Sign-On (SSO) functionality. We discuss how he became a developer, building a wallet, programming various code bases (like Javascript) and other topics from a dev's perspective. Kylan Hurt, …

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Ep. 45 - Validating Smart Contracts Settlement and Blockchain Insurance with Proof of Trust (PoT) 47:47

5+ y ago47:47

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On this LAB Radio, episode Chris Groshong chats with Will McDonough, founder of iCash which provides a Proof of Trust Protocol (PoT). This enables powerful use cases like smart contract validation, settlement and Blockchain insurance. Will McDonough, founder of iCash Will McDonough is an investor and entrepreneur whose storied career ranges from sp…

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Ep. 44 - Blockchain, Regulation and Crypto's Legal side 52:47

5+ y ago52:47

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On this LAB Radio, episode Aaron Mangal discusses Blockchain Regulation and the legal side of things with Morvareed Salehpour. Morvareed Salehpour, Attorney and Speaker Morvareed Z. Salehpour specializes in handling a diverse range of complex legal matters both in and outside the courtroom. She is experienced in negotiating a variety of contracts a…

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Ep 43 - Rare Digital Art on the Blockchain and New Ways for Artists to Get Paid 56:49

5+ y ago56:49

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On this LAB Radio, episode Aaron Mangal discusses creating rare digital art on the Blockchain as well as the myriad of platforms out there for artists. Our guest this week is Joe Chiappetta, cartoonist, comic book author and artist. Joe Chiappetta, Author, Cartoonist, Blockchain Art Creator Joe Chiappetta has been involved in cartooning and publish…

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Ep 42 - Spark, a Cryptocurrency payments platform and DEX powered by Graphene 47:08

5+ y ago47:08

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On this LAB Radio, episode Aaron Mangal discusses Spark, a web and mobile payments platform and decentralized exchange (DEX) powered by Graphene and built on BitShares. Maxine Ryan, Spark's Chief Operations Officer, discusses the platform and a variety of concepts including the components of a DEX and the process of moving from Spark from Bitcoin t…

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Ep 41 - Blockdaemon, a three-click Blockchain node deployment platform 47:10

5+ y ago47:10

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On this LAB Radio, episode Aaron Mangal discuss Blockdaemon, a three-click Blockchain node deployment and cloud platform with Konstantin Richter, the CEO and founder. Konstantin is a technology Entrepreneur in the Telecom, SaaS, and the B2B space. Prior to becoming an entrepreneur, he was an executive at Deutsche Telekom and Nokia in software/servi…

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Ep 40 - NEO Global Capital fund, investing in Asia, emerging markets and the Blockchain 42:08

6y ago42:08

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In this episode of LAB Radio, Chris Groshong and Aaron Mangal discuss the NEO Global Capital fund, investing in Asia, emerging markets and the Blockchain. Roger Lim, Partner at NEO Global Capital Roger is an experienced angel and blockchain investor, entrepreneur and technologist. He previously founded Webvisions, a managed cloud hosting company wh…

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Ep 39 - Exploring The BitShares Ecosystem, DPOS, Graphene, and DEXs 1:00:35

6y ago1:00:35

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In this episode of LAB Radio, Aaron Mangal discusses the Bitshares ecosystem, the Graphene engine that underlies it and algorithms like Delegated Proof of Stake (DPOS) with Kevin Messerly. Graphene was originally designed by Daniel Larimer who also founded Steemit and EOS. Kevin Messerly, Proxy and DEXBot Team Manager "I have six years experience a…

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Ep 38 - Building Interactive and Tokenized TV Experiences Powered by the Blockchain 46:49

6y ago46:49

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In this episode of LAB Radio, Aaron Mangal discusses Interactive and Tokenized Television with Gavin Douglas, CEO and co-founder of iPowow. "Our early vision was conceived on a surf beach in Australia, ‘… to give millions of television viewers the power to interact with their favorite TV show and to affect the story, second by second’. Since then w…

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Ep 37 - What is a Decentralized Marketplace Protocol? Featuring Cyrus Taghehchian from Sp.lyt 1:08:13

6y ago1:08:13

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In this episode of LAB Radio, Aaron Mangal discusses Spl.yt, a decentralized marketplace protocol, with CEO and founder Cyrus Taghehchian. Cyrus Taghehchian, CEO and Founder at Spl.yt Cyrus Taghehchian is the co-founder and CEO of Spl.yt, a decentralized marketplace protocol. Cyrus, a Deloitte Consulting alum, is a world-class consultant, co-active…

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