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Periodic Table of Payments & Samsung's Attack on Apple Pay Mar 01, 2015

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Around the Coin podcastWe make this podcast out of passion. If you enjoy listening, please make a donation of Bitcoin. If we ever make more than we spend, we will donate it to charity.Our Bitcoin Address: 1LQZF3yYSSHi5qturYCXuuoRf2cSzRwREEpisode 52This week we covered a bunch of topics listed below:Faisals periodic table studyFederal portal opens DwollaSamsung Acquires Loop to compete with Apple Pay1 year review: Facebook + WhatsappStripe's incorporation of BitcoinOur speakers in this week's episode:Brian RoemmeleFaisal KhanMike TownsendResources:Mind Map of MoneyMonetary Velocity & John Exter’s Inverse PyramidFinextra news: Federal payments portal opens up to digital wallets from PayPal and DwollaMaking Transactions with the Government More SecureWhat’s Up with WhatsApp And Payments?Samsung acquires Apple Pay competitor LoopPayFour Numbers That Explain Why Facebook Acquired...Monetary Velocity & John Exter’s Inverse PyramidLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apply Pay wins over Fed Govt & philosophical debate on future of weath Feb 17, 2015

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This week was a collection of various topics ranging from Apple Pay's acceptance in the eyes of the Federal Government to Pinterest launching the "Buy Now" button. We ended with an interesting philosophical discussion on the evolution of money as well as potential social effects with recent wealth consolidation trends.Sponsors:Otter Labs www.hireotter.com- Hire great and inexpensive developer with staff augmentation through Otter.Redeeem https://redeeem.click/qdza- Redeeem is a decentralized peer-to-peer exchange that lets you save 15% or more on gift cards using Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How Button is Connecting the World of Mobile Commerce Apps Feb 13, 2015

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Mike Dudas is Chief Revenue Officer and Co-Founder of Button which just raised $12M in Jan 2015. Previously he was Head of Mobile BD at Venmo/Braintree which was acquired by PayPal for $800 million in 2013. Before that he ran business development at Google Wallet. We talked with Mike about his path into payments, specifically what it was like at Google Wallet, Venmo, PayPal and now how he and his team are poised to change the world of mobile commerce as we know it.Sponsors:Otter Labs www.hireotter.com- Hire great and inexpensive developer with staff augmentation through Otter.Redeeem https://redeeem.click/qdza- Redeeem is a decentralized peer-to-peer exchange that lets you save 15% or more on gift cards using Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The On-Demand Marketplace Economy Feb 04, 2015

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This week we (of course) had to chat about Apple's record breaking Q1 earnings report, which was the biggest Q1 income of any company, ever. Mike chats about his trip to Australia and New Zealand undergoing top secret research, aka visiting his brother. The big topic this week was really online marketplaces. We addressed Stripes partnership with Intuit to provide tools for on-demand workers, how the battle of 1099 independent contractors vs. W-2 employees is going and some important aspects about growing a marketplace company.Sponsors:Otter Labs www.hireotter.com- Hire great and inexpensive developer with staff augmentation through Otter.Redeeem https://redeeem.click/qdza- Redeeem is a decentralized peer-to-peer exchange that lets you save 15% or more on gift cards using Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.Sponsors:Otter Labs www.hireotter.com- Hire great and inexpensive developer with staff augmentation through Otter.Redeeem https://redeeem.click/qdza- Redeeem is a decentralized peer-to-peer exchange that lets you save 15% or more on gift cards using Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apple Watch, 2015 Fundraising, and Immigration Reform Feb 04, 2015

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This week Brian discussed news of the Apple Watch, the current state of cryto mining and some secrets for making money on mining in the future. Mike discussed what investments VC's are looking for in 2015 and collectively we all gave our opinions toward the end of the show on the effect of immigration to the U.S. particularly with technologists. Sponsors:Otter Labs www.hireotter.com- Hire great and inexpensive developer with staff augmentation through Otter.Redeeem https://redeeem.click/qdza- Redeeem is a decentralized peer-to-peer exchange that lets you save 15% or more on gift cards using Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sony Hack, BTC Regulation, and More... Feb 04, 2015

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This week we discussed the implications of the biggest cyber attack in history on Sony and what the future might hold. Faisal enlightens us about the recent Bitcoin regulations, both positive and negative, and how they affect Bitcoin related startups as well as the financial industry as a whole. Lastly we touch on Facebook payments a bit of the magic of Apply Pay.Sponsors:Otter Labs www.hireotter.com- Hire great and inexpensive developer with staff augmentation through Otter.Redeeem https://redeeem.click/qdza- Redeeem is a decentralized peer-to-peer exchange that lets you save 15% or more on gift cards using Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Total Recap of 2014 Part 2 Dec 30, 2014

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This week we recapped every episode of the past year and updated you on the current status of each topic. We often make predictions and in this episode we took a step back and recapped how we did, surprisingly it wasn't too bad!Sponsors:Otter Labs www.hireotter.com- Hire great and inexpensive developer with staff augmentation through Otter.Redeeem https://redeeem.click/qdza- Redeeem is a decentralized peer-to-peer exchange that lets you save 15% or more on gift cards using Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Total Recap of 2014 Part 1 Dec 30, 2014

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The Snapcash Game Changer and how M-Pesa is Crushing it in Africa. Dec 06, 2014

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Take away thoughts from Mobile Money & Digital - Faisal8th Mobile Money and Digital Conference Over 300 attendeesBehavioral changes more important than everM-Pesa StatsAcceptance, closed loop, equally share client base65,000 merchants - M-Pesa in Kenya18 M, 80% adults in kenya use 6000 transactions / day16,000 bank agents accept M-PesaSnapcash: Snapcash Could Bring Real Identity And Ad Targeting Data To SnapchatAmerican red cross launches bitcoin: American Red Cross To Accept Bitcoin Donations Through BitPaySponsors:Otter Labs www.hireotter.com- Hire great and inexpensive developer with staff augmentation through Otter.Redeeem https://redeeem.click/qdza- Redeeem is a decentralized peer-to-peer exchange that lets you save 15% or more on gift cards using Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How to Discover Your Life's Work Nov 28, 2014

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This week Brian and Mike dig into some deep topics this week, particularly how to find your path in life and other general topics.- How Brian relaunched onTwitter- Why Social profile is mandatory- HomeHero retreat brings people together, it’s all about people- How Flowtab and ZingCheckout became an obsession- How to connect life with expertise- Why having 2 roller coasters going is important- Generation gap between WW2, dreams- Sharel Sandberg married David Goldberg, the current CEO of SurveyMonkey- Decisions are not better or worse, they’re just different (Ted)- Steve Jobs cancer / Tim Cook going publicly gaySponsors:Otter Labs www.hireotter.com- Hire great and inexpensive developer with staff augmentation through Otter.Redeeem https://redeeem.click/qdza- Redeeem is a decentralized peer-to-peer exchange that lets you save 15% or more on gift cards using Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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