Life in the Fast Chain: A Blockchain Podcast from R3

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Season 3 Episode 4: How we got here - Andrew Stakiwicz Mar 22, 2022

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On this episode we have Todd McDonald talking about regulations and then we have Andrew Stakiwicz, Global Head of Sales Engineering to discuss what drew him to the space, what it's like to work on the sales engineering team, and why he believes in what we are doing here at R3. Listen on your favorite podcast app!

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Guest:
Andrew Stakiwicz

Todd McDonald

Host:
Catherine Rutter

Produced by:
Nadia Pressley

Season 3 Episode 3: How we got here - Alisa DiCaprio Feb 23, 2022

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Check out this episode of Life in the Fast Chain with R3's Chief Economist, Alisa DiCaprio! She talks about all the career moves and decisions that landed her here as Chief Economist. She has a GREAT story so make sure to listen in to learn more about Alisa. Before we get to her, hear from Todd McDonald on what's the latest in the global CBDC space. Listen on your favorite podcast app!

Guests:
Alisa DiCaprio

Todd McDonald

Host:
Catherine Rutter

Produced by:
Nadia Pressley

Season 3 Episode 2: How we got here - Michelle Neal Dec 03, 2021

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Check out this episode of Life in the Fast Chain where Todd McDonald educates Catherine one what Web 3.0 is and discusses recent news coming out of Six Digital Exchange. Then Catherine has Michelle Neal US CEO of LedgerEdge to discuss how she got here.

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Guest
Michelle Neal

Todd McDonald

Host
Catherine Rutter

Produced by
Nadia Pressley

Season 3 Episode 1: How we got here - Todd McDonald, R3 Nov 10, 2021

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On this episode of Life in the Fast Chain, Catherine has R3 co-founder Todd McDonald to give an update on what's going on in the emerging tech space and talk about how he got here. The next few episodes will feature different R3ers and others in the R3 ecosystem talking about how they got here. How they got into emerging tech, what piqued their interest about blockchain, what their story is. Hope you enjoy!

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US President's working group report on stablecoins
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Guest:
Todd McDonald

Host:
Catherine Rutter

Season 2 Episode 13: CBDC exploration with R3's Head of Digital Currencies, Ricardo Correia Sep 09, 2021

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On this episode, R3's Head of Digital Currencies Ricardo Correia comes on to discuss what R3 is doing with Central Bank Digital Currencies. He talks about the CBDC Working Group and how the CBDC Sandbox was born. He also touches on how stablecoins are different and how he naturally fell into this position after quite a few roles at R3.

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Learn more about the R3 Sandbox for Digital Currencies and request a demo here.
Blog - Facilitating Cross Netowrk CBDC Interoperability
Blog - The Role of Policy in the Successful Development of CBDC
Blog - CBDC and Interoperability: Your Questions Answered
Webinar Replay - Connecting CBDCs: Enabling cross-border and cross-network transactions

Guest:
Ricardo Correia

Host:
Catherine Rutter

Season 2 Episode 12: What's going on in SF and HAS blockchain failed to deliver in banking?! Aug 03, 2021

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Check out the latest episode of our podcast with R3's Cloud Alliances Lead, Amy Fisher. Amy talks about what's going on in the R3 San Francisco office, cloud and blockchain, + our recent webinar with AWS. Listen on your favorite podcast app!

Truth or Myth: Has Blockchain Failed To Deliver in Banking - Webinar

Guest:
Amy Fisher

Host:
Catherine Rutter

Season 2 Episode 11: CordaCon is coming + DevRel is there for you! Jul 07, 2021

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On this week's episode, Catherine has Megan Paytas, R3's Event Manager on to talk about #CordaCon2021 and how our hybrid event is going to run. Then David Awad comes on from the Developer Relations team here at R3 to discuss the DevRel team, what they do, and how they are here for you! Listen on your favorite podcast app or online here - https://vimeo.com/571766697

CordaCon save the date!

Megan Paytas

David Awad

Catherine Rutter

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Season 2 Episode 10: Recent news in CBDC with R3's Austen Appleby and CoreChain's CTO and Founder/CEO talk payments networks! Jun 15, 2021

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On this episode, R3's Austen Appleby stops by for a quick chat about recent news in CBDC. CoreChain's CTO, RJ Herrick, and Founder/ CEO, Chris Aguas, also join to talk about their B2B payments network platform built on Corda, how COVID-19 has impacted business, digital assets and more! Listen on your favorite podcast app.

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Facilitating cross network CBDC interoperability with Banque de France, Swiss National Bank and SIX

CoreChain

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Catherine Rutter

RJ Herrick

Chris Aguas

Austen Appleby

Produced by Conan Brophy

Season 2 Episode 9: Charley Cooper on communications, cryptos, and complex institutions adopting new tech! May 20, 2021

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On this episode we talk about what the heck is going on with cryptos right now, how the money pouring into cryptos is different than whats being poured into blockchain and other emerging technologies. We talk about how R3 is investing in new tech and our development fund. We discuss how this focus on crypto and blockchain impacts heavily regulated and complex institutions. Andddd we have a lot of fun in the studio along the way. Listen on your favorite podcast app or watch online here.

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R3 Development Fund Invests First USD 10 Million in Over 20 Start-ups – American Entrepreneurship Today
Global enterprise software firm R3’s Development Fund has reached the milestone of USD 10 million in capital deployed across over 30 investments in more than 20 of the most promising early-stage blockchain and confidential computing companies.
Time to replace crumbling capital market infrastructure – Global Risk Regulator
David E. Rutter: This unprecedented moment in time presents a game-changing opportunity for CEOs to challenge their firms’ business models and embrace the new technologies at their disposal.
SEC - Staff Statement on Funds Registered Under the Investment Company Act Investing in the Bitcoin Futures Market

Charley Cooper

Catherine Rutter

Produced by Conan Brophy

Episode 0: Podcast Teaser Feb 11, 2018

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If you are interested in learning more about the blockchain industry and want to hear from some of the biggest thought leaders in the space, this is the podcast for you.

This podcast will be aired on February 15th and will be published every other week in the future. However, if you like the podcast, let us know by emailing here. If we get enough positive feedback, we would love to make it more frequent.
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