Life in the Fast Chain: A Blockchain Podcast from R3

Latest Episodes:

Podcast and Chill: Minisode 3 with Dimos Raptis Apr 02, 2020

Show notes

Catherine and Dimos sit down (while quarantining!) to talk about staying sane while working from home as well as his new book he just published, "Distributed Systems for Practitioners." Make sure to purchase the book on the link below! Listen on your favorite podcast app or watch this episode online here - https://vimeo.com/403329966.

Link to the book: https://leanpub.com/distributed-systems-for-practitioners
Link for the giveaway: https://leanpub.com/distributed-systems-for-practitioners/c/life-in-the-fast-chain

Dimos Raptis
-LinkedIn
-Twitter

Catherine Rutter

Podcast and Chill: Minisode 2 with Richard Gendal Brown Mar 28, 2020

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On this minisode, Catherine sits down with R3's CTO Richard Gendal Brown to discuss COVID-19, how he is handling working from home, his latest post on Forbes '“Dear Computer”: A World Where Computers Email Each Other So You Don’t Need To,' and more! Watch online here or listen on your favorite podcast app!

“Dear Computer”: A World Where Computers Email Each Other So You Don’t Need To by Richard Gendal Brown on Forbes

Special Guest: Richard Gendal Brown.

Podcast and Chill: Minisode 1 with Todd McDonald Mar 26, 2020

Show notes

During quarantine for COVID-19, things can get a little lonely. So, we will be releasing mini-episodes to catch up and make your day a little less lonely. Keep an eye out for these more frequent "minisodes" during these crazy times.

First up... R3 Chief Product Officer, Todd McDonald. Listen on your favorite podcast app or watch online here. Excuse the technical difficulty...

Special Guest: Todd McDonald.

Episode 49: Vibes in the Bay Area with R3's Amy Fisher #realcoffee Mar 19, 2020

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Interested in what the blockchain vibes are in the Bay Area? R3's Business Development Lead in San Francisco, Amy Fisher comes on to talk about enterprise blockchain on the west coast. #techvibes.

Guest:
Amy Fisher
- LinkedIn
- Twitter

Catherine Rutter

Trustlayer - InsurTech Challange Winner
Upcoming virtual events
Episode of LitFC with Kostas Chalkias (Cryptography lesson!)
R3 CEO Update on the Coronavirus
R3 Twitter LinkedIn Facebook Instagram

Episode 48: Carl Wegner, CEO of Contour on Trade Finance Mar 05, 2020

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Interested in learning more about how blockchain can help with all the inefficiencies of trade finance? You are listening to the right episode! Carl Wegner, CEO of Contour comes on the podcast to discuss all things global trade and why he believes this tech is going to change the game.

Guest:
Carl Wegner

Catherine Rutter

Special Guest: Carl Wegner.

Links:

Contour Website — Learn more about Contour!
Contour LinkedIn
Contour Twitter
Citi joins Contour trade finance network — Recent announcement on Citi joining the network.

Episode 47: HOT TOPIC ALERT! CBDCs with the European Central Bank Feb 20, 2020

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Dirk Bullmann and Cédric Humbert join the podcast to discuss central bank digital currencies and what central banks are doing in the blockchain space with Catherine and R3's head of government relations, Isabelle Corbett. Listen on your favorite podcast app!

Guests:
Dirk Bullmann
- LinkedIn

Cédric Humbert
- LinkedIn
- Twitter

Isabelle Corbett
- LinkedIn
- Twitter

Catherine Rutter

00:00-08:20 Isabelle Corbett and Catherine talk about Government relations and why it's important at R3
08:20-48:05 Dirk and Cédric join!

Links from the episode...
BIS - Central bank group to assess potential cases for central bank digital currencies
ECB Website
Stella links:
Part I Payment systems for the report: "Payment systems: Liquidity saving mechanisms in a distributed ledger environment"
Part II Securities settlement systems for the report: "Delivery versus payment in a distributed ledger environment"
Part III Cross border payments for the report: "Synchronised cross-border payments"
Part VI Privacy and auditability for the report: “Balancing confidentiality and auditability in a distributed ledger environment”

EUROchain & CBDC
“Exploring anonimity in central bank digital currencies” December 2019

Stablecoins & crypto-assets
Crypto-assets – trends and implications
In search for stability in crypto-assets: are stablecoins the solution?

Reports & Upcoming conference
Peer-to-Peer Financial Systems 2019 Event in Frankfurt
Distributed ledger technologies in securities post-trading report

Episode 46: Hoppy times with Thomas Bohner from IntellectEU Feb 06, 2020

Show notes

Thomas Bohner, blockchain lead from IntellectEU joins the podcast to talk about how they got involved in the blockchain space, KYC, the idea behind their data sharing platform for onboarding, using the tech outside of financial institutions, and much more (over a beer, of course). Listen on your favorite podcast app!

Guest:
Thomas Bohner

Catherine Rutter

Music by bensound.com

Links from the episode
IntellectEU website
IntellectEU LinkedIn
Richard Gendal Brown's "Blockchain's 'Troughs of Disillusionment' Are Really The 'Trenches of Deployment'" blog on Forbes
2020 Vision market report
2020 Vision blog (r3.com)
2020 Vision video explainer of Richard Gendal Brown

Episode 45: Ain't no laws when you're drinking White Claws, with Matt Rutter (no known relation to Catherine) Jan 23, 2020

Show notes

Catherine and Matt sit down to talk about the recent internal Sales Kick Off conference, how he pitches blockchain technology to new clients, the challenges he faces selling this new tech, and why he believes in Corda.

Guest:
Matt Rutter
- LinkedIn
- Twitter
Email: Matthew.rutter@r3.com

Host:
Catherine Rutter

LinkedIn
Twitter Music by bensound.com

Inside the episode..

Why Whiteclaw
Sales Kick Off
How to sell this new technology
How to sell Corda - Privacy, sescurity, interoperability
Challenges when selling this tech
Discount if sales come from this episode...
Why enterprise blockchain sales
Shout outs to lots of R3 employees

Links
The office themed R3 intro
Information on Corda Enterprise
The Corda Difference - OS

Special Guest: Matt Rutter.

Episode 44: John Reynolds CEO of Coadjute talks building and buying property over biscuits... jk he forgot them. Jan 09, 2020

Show notes

John Reynolds comes on to talk about real estate and how Coadjute is using the Corda platform to streamline the entire moving process. There are lots of good things coming up for them in the next few months.

Guest:
John Reynolds
- LinkedIn