Blockchain Insider Podcast by 11:FS

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124. Venture Bingo & Cryptomaximalists Nov 28, 2019

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Simon Taylor is hosting again and this week he's joined by returning guest Lex Sokolin, Global Fintech Co-Head at Consensys. Together they talk about the latest news in blockchain, Bitcoin and Crypto including:

JPMorgan to finance a ledger-based inventory system to remove information asymmetry in the automobile industry (01:44)
UK confirms legal status of cryptoassets and smart contracts (11:22)
25,000 Blockchain firms in China tried to issue own cryptos (17:26)
Fidelity eyes new client opportunities and an expansion of its crypto trading platform (28:53)

The Tweet of the Week comes from @NLW about the volatility of Bitcoin. Why not send us your best tweets? See if you can get a shout out on the show! (34:46)

Check out our brand new documentary 11:YEARS - the Rise of UK Fintech now. Head over to 11years.film to watch for free, and share using #11YEARS.

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Special Guest: Lex Sokolin.

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123. Bitcoin or britcoin? Nov 21, 2019

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Simon Taylor is back in the hosting seat to talk about the latest developments in blockchain, Bitcoin and crypto. Of course, he is not alone! This week Simon is joined by returning guest Aman Kohli, CTO Banking & Cap Markets UKI at DXC.

The stories covered this week are:

Andreessen Horowitz leads $25M funding round for crypto lending startup (02:22)
Why the UK should launch its own cryptocurrency (09:57)
Brave browser hits 1.0 with crypto-coin rewards for your fave websites (26:19)
Swiss stock exchange SIX lists first income-generating crypto product, tied to tezos token (32:16)

The Tweet of the Week comes from @Mayazi about dissident tech and the VC market segment. Why not send us your best tweets? See if you can get a shout out on the show! (39:00)

Check out our brand new documentary 11:YEARS - the Rise of UK Fintech now. Head over to 11years.film to watch for free, and share using #11YEARS.

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Special Guest: Aman Kohli.

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122. ETH 2.0, Bitcoin the asset & blockchain for banking Nov 14, 2019

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Simon Taylor is back in London this week with some amazing returning guests:

Richard Crook - Director of Lab577
Vinay Gupta - CEO of Mattereum

Together they talk about the latest in blockchain, Bitcoin and Crypto news including:

Ethereum's Istanbul hard fork release date is confirmed by core developer (01:46)
Bakkt's monthly bitcoin futures hit all-time-high of $15M (08:09)
The UN accuses North Korea of laundering money through a blockchain firm (15:48)
FBI Director says crypto is a ‘significant issue’ for law enforcement (22:00)
Ray Dalio writes about the financial system and why he thinks it's broken (34:16)

The Tweet of the Week comes from @PeterMcCormack about his honest opinions on DAI! Why not send us your best tweets? See if you can get a shout out on the show! (44:56)

Check out our brand new documentary 11:YEARS - the Rise of UK Fintech now. Head over to 11years.film to watch for free, and share using #11YEARS.

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Special Guests: Richard Crook and Vinay Gupta.

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121. Central banks have fomo Nov 07, 2019

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Simon Taylor is back this week and still coming to you from New York! Of course he is not alone but joined by some fantastic guests:

Sandra Ro - CEO Global Blockchain Business Council
Emin Gün Sirer - CEO, AVA Labs

Together they talk about the latest and greatest news in blockchain, Bitcoin and Crypto including:

China Announces New Regulatory Authority to Certify Digital Payments, Blockchain Products
Binance to Open Beijing Office Amid China’s Renewed Blockchain Push
Harbor receives transfer agent license from SEC to help security token issuers pay out dividends
Association of over 200 German private banks calls for digital euro
FATF Releases Guidance on Global Digital IDs as Use Cases Grow
Lone Bitcoin Whale Likely Fueled 2017 Price Surge, Study Says

The Tweet of the Week comes from @thecryptodog about how Xi Jinping pumped bitcoin! Why not send us your best tweets? See if you can get a shout out on the show!

Check out our brand new documentary 11:YEARS - the Rise of UK Fintech now. Head over to 11years.film to watch for free, and share using #11YEARS.

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Special Guests: Emin Gün Sirer and Sandra Ro.

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120. China takes a swing at libra Oct 30, 2019

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Simon Taylor and Will White are coming to you from New York this week, and of course they is not alone but joined by some amazing guests:

Amber Baldet, Co-founder at Clovyr (pronounced Clover)
Mike Dudas, CEO and co-founder at The Block

Together they talk about the latest and greatest news in blockchain, Bitcoin and Crypto including:

Zuckerberg: Facebook would leave Libra if US regulators don't approve the project (01:35)
Twitter’s Jack Dorsey says Hell No to joining Libra (16:20)
CCIEE Vice Chairman Says PBOC Will Be First to Roll Out Digital Currency (25:41)
Bitcoin Jumps 12% as China’s Xi Embraces Blockchain, Boosting Crypto Sentiment (30:51)
Visa-backed crypto custodian Anchorage launches governance voting platform for Maker holders; support for more coins coming (37:06)

The Tweet of the Week comes from @ColeGotTweets about the staggering volumes of blockchain related searches on wechat. Why not send us your best tweets? See if you can get a shout out on the show!

Check out our brand new documentary 11:YEARS - the Rise of UK Fintech now. Head over to 11years.film to watch for free, and share using #11YEARS.

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Special Guests: Amber Baldet, Mike Dudas, and Will White.

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119. Has Bitcoin failed? Is Libra losing? Oct 24, 2019

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Simon Taylor is away this week, but Pet Berisha hosts this episode in his place! Of course he is not alone, but joined by some fantastic guests:

Aman Kohli, CTO Banking & Cap Markets @ DXC
Oliver von Landsberg-Sadie, CEO BCB Group

Together they talk about the latest and greatest news in blockchain, Bitcoin and Crypto including:

Facebook Open to Currency-Pegged Stablecoin for Libra Project (02:56)
A Republican senator just gave Libra its first voice of support in Congress after its rocky start with regulators and partners (12:31)
Bitcoin Has Failed But Global Stablecoins a Threat, Say BIS & G7 (15:43)
Circle to Spin out Poloniex Less than 2 Years After $400m Takeover (21:27)
Samsung SDS Partners With Tech Mahindra for a New DLT Product (27:57)

The Tweet of the Week comes from @patio11 about . Why not send us your best tweets? See if you can get a shout out on the show! (34:58)

We also bring you a very special panel discussion straight from Corda Con, where Simon Taylor and Colin G Platt caught up with Todd McDonald form R3! (38:26)

Check out our brand new documentary 11:YEARS - the Rise of UK Fintech now. Head over to 11years.film to watch for free, and share using #11YEARS.

If you enjoyed the show and, as ever, don't forget to subscribe and leave a review!

Want to join the conversation on all the topics discussed? Tweet the show at: www.twitter.com/bchaininsider

Special Guests: Aman Kohli and Oliver von Landsberg-Sadie.

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118. Libra has to exist! Oct 17, 2019

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Simon Taylor back this week to talk about the latest and greatest news in blockchain, Bitcoin and Crypto, and of course he is not alone but joined by some awesome guests:

David Nicol - Head of Digital Assets R3
Isabel Woodford - Fintech Journalist @ Sifted

Together they cover the following stories:

Payments giants abandon Facebook’s Libra Cryptocurrency (01:24)
David Marcus on Twitter (04:12)
New Libra Fork Will Create Permissionless Stablecoin Free of Corporate control (08:46)
SEC Halts Alleged $1.7bn Unregistered Digital Token Offering (12:44)
SEC not convinced a ‘real’ Bitcoin Market exists, denies Bitwise Bitcoin ETF (19:38)
CFTC Chairman Confirms Ethereum is a Commodity (24:13)
Tether, Bitfinex Sued for creating the “Largest Bubble in History” (28:52)

The Tweet of the Week comes from @lopp about the state of today's IRS guidance! Why not send us your best tweets? See if you can get a shout out on the show! (35:07)

Check out our brand new documentary 11:YEARS - the Rise of UK Fintech now. Head over to 11years.film to watch for free, and share using #11YEARS.

If you enjoyed the show and, as ever, don't forget to subscribe and leave a review!

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Special Guests: David Nicol and Isabel Woodford.

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117. Blocking Libra left and right Oct 10, 2019

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Simon Taylor is back in the hosting seat this week and he is joined by Catherine Rutter from R3 to talk about the latest and greatest news in Blockchain, Bitcoin and Crypto including:

Coinbase, Kraken and others develop a system to rate cryptocurrencies on likelihood they are securities (02:22)
Blockchain in banking: An inside look at Four Banks’ early blockchain successes & failures (06:17)
US House Committee Pressuring Zuckerberg to Testify on Libra (12:51)
US Lawmakers Ask FED to Consider Developing ‘National Digital Currency (21:04)
German finance minister Olaf Scholz wants to introduce digital euro (23:20)

The Tweet of the Week comes from @StephendPalley about the EOS settlement! Why not send us your best tweets? See if you can get a shout out on the show! (28:18)

We also bring you an amazing interview with Jason Kelley, General Manager,Blockchain services @ IBM! (29:33)

Check out our brand new documentary 11:YEARS - the Rise of UK Fintech now. Head over to 11years.film to watch for free, and share using #11YEARS.

If you enjoyed the show and, as ever, don't forget to subscribe and leave a review!

Want to join the conversation on all the topics discussed? Tweet the show at: www.twitter.com/bchaininsider

Special Guest: Catherine Rutter.

116. Blockchain as an excuse Oct 03, 2019

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Simon Taylor is back this week to talk about the latest and greatest news in blockchain, Bitcoin and Crypto including:

Block.one agrees to pay $24M penalty for unregistered EOS ICO (01:32)
Swiss Stock Exchange SIX lines up buyers for its Initial Digital Offering (12:05)
Fidelity Digital Assets to Provide Custody for Bitcoin Derivatives Yield Fund (20:53)
SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce says digital assets could one day be ‘the money of the internet’ (27:16)
Barclays, Overstock lead $8m funding for identity startup Evernym (32:10)
LedgerX cries foul; CFTC says there’s no favoritism (35:52)

The Tweet of the Week comes from @davidmarcus about well... libra! Why not send us your best tweets? See if you can get a shout out on the show! (37:44)

We also bring you an amazing interview with Matthew Pollard, Founder and CFO at Archax! (41:33)

Check out our brand new documentary 11:YEARS - the Rise of UK Fintech now. Head over to 11years.film to watch for free, and share using #11YEARS.

If you enjoyed the show and, as ever, don't forget to subscribe and leave a review!

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Special Guest: Richard Cohen.

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115. Bakkt to reality Sep 26, 2019

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Simon Taylor is joined by some awesome guests, coming to you straight from Sibos in London! Our brilliant panel of guests include:

Todd McDonald, Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer of R3
Lex Sokolin, Global Fintech Lead @ Consensys
Thomas Zeeb, Head Securities & Exchanges @ SIX Group A

Together they talk about the latest and greatest news in blockchain, bitcoin and crypto including:

Bakkt Exchange’s Bitcoin Futures See Slow Start on First Day of Trading (01:26)
No Chinese yuan in basket underpinning Facebook's Libra (11:59)
Swiss Stock Exchange SIX Launches Digital Asset Prototype (25:35)
Wells Fargo’s Stablecoin ‘Faster, Cheaper’ Than SWIFT (37:08)

The Tweet of the Week comes from @squarecrypto about the bitcoin dream team! Why not send us your best tweets? See if you can get a shout out on the show! (44:03)

If you enjoyed the show and, as ever, don't forget to subscribe and leave a review!

Want to join the conversation on all the topics discussed? Tweet the show at: www.twitter.com/bchaininsider

Special Guests: Lex Sokolin, Thomas Zeeb, and Todd McDonald.

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