The DIVI Crypto Podcast

Latest Episodes:

Improving Our Relationship with the Environment Through Technology with Michael Wilson Dec 28, 2022

On this episode of the DIVI Crypto Podcast our host Steve McGarry is joined by Michael Wilson, the Founder and President of 1GCX. The two start the show talking about how Michael was introduced into the Crypto and Web3 space, and how working in information security led them down the path of financial interest into bitcoin in crypto. Michael goes into detail about 1GCX and what their mission is about while involving tokenized commodities such as carbon offsets. Steve asks Michael to explain their “Net Zero Economy’, and the two dive deeper into the purchasing of carbon offsets and what that could mean for our relationship to our environment. 1GCX is the world's greenest digital asset exchange for retail and institutional investing. Their mission is to empower the digital and sustainable revolution, improving the flow of both capital and financial assets to best build and expand energy, environmental, and financial markets. - Website - https://www.1gcx.com/ - LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mwilson-1gcx/ - Twitter @1gcxglobal -https://twitter.com/1gcxglobal – DIVI is creating the world's first closed-loop, vertically-integrated cryptocurrency ecosystem. Much like Apple's ecosystem is anchored by iCloud, the DIVI Project blockchain serves as the core of the DIVI network of technologies. Thanks to a keen understanding of the divide that separates the mainstream from the crypto world, the DIVI team is able to create solutions to the industry's biggest problem: adoption by non-technical users. DIVI's user-friendly, one-click solutions aim to bring blockchain-based payments into modernity with great UX. In this podcast, we will cover all aspects of cryptocurrency, hot topics, and technology as worldwide adoption grows.

The Future of Security and Messaging with Matthew Wisniewski Dec 21, 2022

On this episode of the DIVI Crypto Podcast our host Steve McGarry is joined by Matthew Wisniewski, the Founder of Satellite.im. Matthew tells us how he got into the Web3.0 space by initially being in the gaming and then content creation space. Steve asks Matt how he sees the technological landscape changing currently, and how they are planning to deal with storage in general at Satellite. Steve brings up a hot topic with the world of built-in payments in apps, so Matthew gives us a bit of information on their plans and thoughts. The two also discuss how they can build trust in the crypto space into communities that are not there yet, such as the gaming industry and more mainstream communities as well. Satellite.im is a P2P messaging application that gives you peace of mind with end-to-end encryption without sacrificing quality. They utilize leading decentralization and encryption technology to provide a platform to build extensible apps you can tailor with custom mods and extensions to make them your own. All of this, of course, comes coupled with top to bottom encryption and no compromises. Satellite ships with huge file sharing and stunning quality voice and video we know you'll love. - Website - https://satellite.im/ - LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthew-wisniewski-a959a041/ - Twitter @Satellite_im - https://twitter.com/satellite_im – DIVI is creating the world's first closed-loop, vertically-integrated cryptocurrency ecosystem. Much like Apple's ecosystem is anchored by iCloud, the DIVI Project blockchain serves as the core of the DIVI network of technologies. Thanks to a keen understanding of the divide that separates the mainstream from the crypto world, the DIVI team is able to create solutions to the industry's biggest problem: adoption by non-technical users. DIVI's user-friendly, one-click solutions aim to bring blockchain-based payments into modernity with great UX. In this podcast, we will cover all aspects of cryptocurrency, hot topics, and technology as worldwide adoption grows.

Bringing Web2 to Web3 and the Future of Decentralized Storage with Jonathan Victor Dec 14, 2022

On this episode of the DIVI Crypto Podcast our host Steve McGarry is joined by Jonathan Victor, the Ecosystem Lead for NFT’s and Gaming at Protocol Labs. Steve and our guest start the show by talking about Jonathan’s introduction into crypto and the Web3 space, and where he saw an opportunity to make an impact. They dive into the infrastructure that a lot of projects are using like AWS, and they unpack the potentials and importance of decentralized storage. Jonathan shares what Protocol Labs is focused on, and how they essentially want to change the way that the internet moves data around in order for a better experience for users. Steve asks about the current disadvantages of decentralized storage and what they are doing to combat those at Protocol Labs. Jonathan also talks about how he is excited to see new trends of computing influence the design of new systems being created, and how these new applications could help with mainstream adoption. Filecoin is a peer-to-peer network that stores files, with built-in economic incentives to ensure files are stored reliably over time. In Filecoin, users pay to store their files on storage providers, Filecoin facilitates open markets for storing and retrieving files that anyone can participate in. Protocol Labs is an open-source research, development, and deployment laboratory. Their projects include IPFS, Filecoin, libp2p, and many more. - Website - https://filecoin.io/ - Website - https://protocol.ai/ - Twitter @Jnthnvctr - https://twitter.com/Jnthnvctr – DIVI is creating the world's first closed-loop, vertically-integrated cryptocurrency ecosystem. Much like Apple's ecosystem is anchored by iCloud, the DIVI Project blockchain serves as the core of the DIVI network of technologies. Thanks to a keen understanding of the divide that separates the mainstream from the crypto world, the DIVI team is able to create solutions to the industry's biggest problem: adoption by non-technical users. DIVI's user-friendly, one-click solutions aim to bring blockchain-based payments into modernity with great UX. In this podcast, we will cover all aspects of cryptocurrency, hot topics, and technology as worldwide adoption grows.

Bringing Machines Into the Future of Web3 with Leonard Dorlochter Dec 07, 2022

On this episode of the DIVI Crypto Podcast our host Steve McGarry is joined by Leonard Dorlochter, Co-Founder of peaq. Leonard jumps into his origin story on how he was introduced to the world of web3, and how he was able to go full-time in the space in such a short time after discovering the industry. Steve has Leonard explain what peaq’s long term vision is, and he explains how that partly includes building the “Economy of Things” or the “Machine Economy”. Leonard gives us specific examples on how he sees this technology infiltrating our day to day lives, including things like multiple parties owning and operating a machine controlled Tesla taxi, and he also lets us know what stage peaq is currently at. Peaq is the Web3 network powering the Economy of Things (EoT). peaq enables people to build decentralized applications (dApps) for vehicles, robots and devices, while empowering dApp builders and dApp users to govern and earn from machines providing goods and services to people and other machines. - Website - https://www.peaq.network/ - Twitter @Peaqnetwork - https://twitter.com/peaqnetwork – DIVI is creating the world's first closed-loop, vertically-integrated cryptocurrency ecosystem. Much like Apple's ecosystem is anchored by iCloud, the DIVI Project blockchain serves as the core of the DIVI network of technologies. Thanks to a keen understanding of the divide that separates the mainstream from the crypto world, the DIVI team is able to create solutions to the industry's biggest problem: adoption by non-technical users. DIVI's user-friendly, one-click solutions aim to bring blockchain-based payments into modernity with great UX. In this podcast, we will cover all aspects of cryptocurrency, hot topics, and technology as worldwide adoption grows.

The Blockchain Singularity of the Future with Dom Williams Nov 30, 2022

On this episode of the DIVI Crypto Podcast our host Steve McGarry is joined by Dom Williams, Founder & Chief Scientist of Dfinity. To start the show Steve has Dom jump into his background getting into the blockchain space, and how Bitcoin originally caught his attention. Dom talks about how he started working on how to make blockchains work more efficiently and at a faster rate for the gaming industry, and how the aim was to make a cryptocurrency originally. They dive into how smart contracts play a big role in Dfinity, and also how they built a large international team that included a number of cryptographers. Dom talks about the creation of the “Internet Computer” project, explains what a “world computer'' is, and how they constructed everything within Dfinity. Dfinity is a Swiss-based not-for-profit organization with the largest R&D team in blockchain. Their goal is to create a "blockchain singularity" in which every system and service is rebuilt and reimagined using smart contracts that run entirely from infinite public blockchain without need for traditional IT. The DFINITY Foundation is also a major contributor to the Internet Computer, the world's most powerful general-use blockchain. - Website - https://dfinity.org/ - Website - https://internetcomputer.org/ - Twitter @Dfinity - https://twitter.com/dfinity – DIVI is creating the world's first closed-loop, vertically-integrated cryptocurrency ecosystem. Much like Apple's ecosystem is anchored by iCloud, the DIVI Project blockchain serves as the core of the DIVI network of technologies. Thanks to a keen understanding of the divide that separates the mainstream from the crypto world, the DIVI team is able to create solutions to the industry's biggest problem: adoption by non-technical users. DIVI's user-friendly, one-click solutions aim to bring blockchain-based payments into modernity with great UX. In this podcast, we will cover all aspects of cryptocurrency, hot topics, and technology as worldwide adoption grows.

Standing Out In Crypto Today with Arsenal NFT Owner - Scott Kapun Nov 23, 2022

On this episode of the DIVI Crypto Podcast our host Steve McGarry is joined by Scott “Kap” Kapun, the creator and owner of Arsenal NFT. To start the show the two get into Scott’s professional background in IT as a network engineer, and what appealed to him about Crypto. Scott gets into the mission behind Arsenal, and how he sees people doing the same thing as everyone else in the industry today. Steve asks about some of the unique terminology associated with Arsenal and its functions, such as their “Spoils of War”, and what specifically it means for users. As they dive into the specifics about Arsenal and their NFT’s, Steve has Scott elaborate on some of the things that makes Arsenal unique to its competition and what he sees as Arsenal’s full potential. Scott ‘Kap’ Kapun is the creator, owner, and project lead at Arsenal NFT. He has over eight years experience in network engineering and over a decade in cryptocurrencies. His goal is to change the way Crypto/Defi projects interact with their communities while providing the tools and groundwork for all who participate to earn passive income from the Arsenal NFT Ecosystem. - Website - https://arsenalnft.org/ - Twitter @ArsenalNFT1 - https://twitter.com/ArsenalNFT1 - Instagram @Arsena_NFT_ - https://www.instagram.com/arsenal_nft_/ – DIVI is creating the world's first closed-loop, vertically-integrated cryptocurrency ecosystem. Much like Apple's ecosystem is anchored by iCloud, the DIVI Project blockchain serves as the core of the DIVI network of technologies. Thanks to a keen understanding of the divide that separates the mainstream from the crypto world, the DIVI team is able to create solutions to the industry's biggest problem: adoption by non-technical users. DIVI's user-friendly, one-click solutions aim to bring blockchain-based payments into modernity with great UX. In this podcast, we will cover all aspects of cryptocurrency, hot topics, and technology as worldwide adoption grows.

The Importance of Data Ownership with Amir Husain Nov 16, 2022

On this episode of the DIVI Crypto Podcast our host Steve McGarry is joined by Amir Husain, Founder and Board Director of Navigate. They start the show diving into Amir’s background and how he got into the Web3 space. Amir talks about how software has always been a way for him to create and express himself, and how he has run multiple software companies throughout his deep entrepreneurial background. Steve asks about the importance of user data and controlling your own data, while Amir expands on the idea of personal attention being a valuable asset today. Amir expands on Navigate’s current state, the Navigate Maps Alpha, and how their data upload functionality will operate with all types of data. Navigate is enabling a new way for the world to share data, build applications, and get rewarded for each contribution. Navigate is launching a data ecosystem that allows you to share your data and connect it with Web3 builders who will use it as fuel to develop the next generation of exciting apps and services. Designed to be the ultimate destination for contributing and sourcing data, the Navigate ecosystem will be a launchpad for future innovation, where anyone can find the data needed to build decentralized apps on the Navigate platform. - Website - https://nvg8.io/ - Twitter @NVG8Official - https://twitter.com/NVG8Official – DIVI is creating the world's first closed-loop, vertically-integrated cryptocurrency ecosystem. Much like Apple's ecosystem is anchored by iCloud, the DIVI Project blockchain serves as the core of the DIVI network of technologies. Thanks to a keen understanding of the divide that separates the mainstream from the crypto world, the DIVI team is able to create solutions to the industry's biggest problem: adoption by non-technical users. DIVI's user-friendly, one-click solutions aim to bring blockchain-based payments into modernity with great UX. In this podcast, we will cover all aspects of cryptocurrency, hot topics, and technology as worldwide adoption grows.

Merging Virtual Companions with NFT’s with Max Giammario Nov 09, 2022

On this episode of the DIVI Crypto Podcast our host Steve McGarry is joined by Max Giammario, Co-Founder of Metapals. Max dives a bit into his background before getting into crypto where he did marketing for a finance firm before joining a crypto brokerage startup. Steve asks Max to talk about his company Metapals, and why the emotional connection with virtual life seemed like a good idea to build a business around. Max details the current state of Metapals with its use features available today, and gives us a roadmap for where they will hopefully be taking the concept in the years to come. MetaPals is a venture-backed blockchain start-up based in Singapore that creates virtual desktop companions that eat, sleep, and play. Through the utility of NFT’s, the developing GameFi business model, and the simplicity of a browser extension, Metapals builds digital life that fosters a genuine sense of virtual companionship. - Website - https://metapals.pet/ - LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/maxgiammario/ – DIVI is creating the world's first closed-loop, vertically-integrated cryptocurrency ecosystem. Much like Apple's ecosystem is anchored by iCloud, the DIVI Project blockchain serves as the core of the DIVI network of technologies. Thanks to a keen understanding of the divide that separates the mainstream from the crypto world, the DIVI team is able to create solutions to the industry's biggest problem: adoption by non-technical users. DIVI's user-friendly, one-click solutions aim to bring blockchain-based payments into modernity with great UX. In this podcast, we will cover all aspects of cryptocurrency, hot topics, and technology as worldwide adoption grows.

Looking Ahead at the Future of Digital Capital Markets with Brent Xu Nov 02, 2022

On this episode of the DIVI Crypto Podcast our host Steve McGarry is joined by Brent Xu, the Founder and CEO at Umee. To start the show Brent talks about his introduction into the world of crypto, and how an early class on bitcoin taught by Campbell Harvey changed his mindset on everything. Brent expands on what the mission behind Umee is and what exactly they are trying to accomplish with their platform. Steve asks Brent to further explain what rehypothecation means to the audience, and how that pertains to bitcoin. Brent also talks about Umee using IBC, and why he believes it is the winning route as opposed to other bridges. Umee is the first borrowing and lending platform aimed at offering universal cross-chain DeFi functionality that combines the strengths of blockchain architecture with the fundamentals of traditional debt markets. Umee plans to replicate the $200 trillion global debt capital markets using open source code, crypto primitives and web3 technology, while constructing a universal yield curve and enabling a foundation for a modern monetary policy that is globally unified, transparent and decentralized. - Twitter @Umee_crosschain- https://twitter.com/umee_crosschain - Website - https://umee.cc/ - LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/brent-xu-ba698315/ - LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/umee-network/ – DIVI is creating the world's first closed-loop, vertically-integrated cryptocurrency ecosystem. Much like Apple's ecosystem is anchored by iCloud, the DIVI Project blockchain serves as the core of the DIVI network of technologies. Thanks to a keen understanding of the divide that separates the mainstream from the crypto world, the DIVI team is able to create solutions to the industry's biggest problem: adoption by non-technical users. DIVI's user-friendly, one-click solutions aim to bring blockchain-based payments into modernity with great UX. In this podcast, we will cover all aspects of cryptocurrency, hot topics, and technology as worldwide adoption grows.

Bringing the Next Generation of Users to DeFi with Ken Timsit Oct 26, 2022

On this episode of the DIVI Crypto Podcast our host Steve McGarry is joined by Ken Timsit, the Head of Cronos Labs and Cronos Chain. Ken talks about how he got into crypto and Web3 through the world of large corporation finance. He dives into the genesis of Cronos and how the mission is to bring the next generation of users to DeFi. Steve asks about the current state of Cronos and what gets Ken excited about the world of crypto outside of what he is doing with Cronos. Cronos is the first Ethereum-compatible blockchain network built on Cosmos SDK technology. It is an open-source and permission-less layer-1 network that aims to massively scale the DeFi, GameFi, and overall Web3 user community. - Twitter @KenTimsit - https://twitter.com/kentimsit - LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/kentimsit/ - Website - https://cronos.org/ – DIVI is creating the world's first closed-loop, vertically-integrated cryptocurrency ecosystem. Much like Apple's ecosystem is anchored by iCloud, the DIVI Project blockchain serves as the core of the DIVI network of technologies. Thanks to a keen understanding of the divide that separates the mainstream from the crypto world, the DIVI team is able to create solutions to the industry's biggest problem: adoption by non-technical users. DIVI's user-friendly, one-click solutions aim to bring blockchain-based payments into modernity with great UX. In this podcast, we will cover all aspects of cryptocurrency, hot topics, and technology as worldwide adoption grows.

Making Trading Easier with Varun Kumar Oct 19, 2022

On this episode of the DIVI Crypto Podcast our host Steve McGarry is joined by Varun Kumar, the Founder and CEO of Hashflow. To start the show Steve has Varun give us the details on his origin story into crypto and how he transitioned from the aerospace industry. Varun dives into what exactly Hashflow is, and how it can be used. Steve asks Varun to explain what impermanent loss is and how they are stopping it from happening at Hashflow while also asking about market makers. Varun gives his prediction for what the market will look like over the next 12 months, and he shares what he is excited about in the space today. Hashflow is a decentralized exchange that allows users to trade any asset on any chain in seconds simply by connecting their wallet. All trades are commission-free, and all price quotes are executed at their displayed price, giving you the most value for your buck on every trade. - Twitter @Hashflow - https://twitter.com/hashflow - LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/varunvruddhula/ - Website - https://www.hashflow.com/ – DIVI is creating the world's first closed-loop, vertically-integrated cryptocurrency ecosystem. Much like Apple's ecosystem is anchored by iCloud, the DIVI Project blockchain serves as the core of the DIVI network of technologies. Thanks to a keen understanding of the divide that separates the mainstream from the crypto world, the DIVI team is able to create solutions to the industry's biggest problem: adoption by non-technical users. DIVI's user-friendly, one-click solutions aim to bring blockchain-based payments into modernity with great UX. In this podcast, we will cover all aspects of cryptocurrency, hot topics, and technology as worldwide adoption grows.

The Future of Transactions on Web3 with Justin Banon Oct 12, 2022

On this episode of the DIVI Crypto Podcast our host Steve McGarry is joined by Justin Banon, Co-Founder of Boson Protocol. Justin joins us on the show for a second time to update us on what has been going on with Boson Protocol, and their Boson v2 launching in Q4 2022. Nick asks about the progress they have made over the past year, and what led them to a v2 in the first place. Justin gives his perspective on where society is at with the metaverse and virtual worlds as a whole, and where he believes we may be headed. Boson Protocol is solving one of the fundamental problems of Web3: how to mediate commerce transactions when selling real-world assets using smart contracts, without a centralized intermediary. Boson Protocol enables the tokenization, transfer and trade of any physical thing as a redeemable NFT. - Twitter @JBanon - https://twitter.com/JBanon - LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/justinbanon/ - Website - https://www.bosonprotocol.io/ – DIVI is creating the world's first closed-loop, vertically-integrated cryptocurrency ecosystem. Much like Apple's ecosystem is anchored by iCloud, the DIVI Project blockchain serves as the core of the DIVI network of technologies. Thanks to a keen understanding of the divide that separates the mainstream from the crypto world, the DIVI team is able to create solutions to the industry's biggest problem: adoption by non-technical users. DIVI's user-friendly, one-click solutions aim to bring blockchain-based payments into modernity with great UX. In this podcast, we will cover all aspects of cryptocurrency, hot topics, and technology as worldwide adoption grows.

Where Blockchains and Horse Racing Meet with Chris Ebeling Oct 05, 2022

On this episode of the DIVI Crypto Podcast our host Steve McGarry is joined by Chris Ebeling, the Co-Founder and Creative Director of Virtually Human Studios. Chris talks about their first project called ZED RUN, and the inspiration behind doing a digital horse racing game based around blockchains and cryptocurrency. Chris talks about the importance of education and how projects like ZED RUN can help educate those who are unfamiliar with this industry and technology. Steve asks about how Chris feels about the explosion of price jumps and success that ZED RUN recently experienced, and Chris talks about being excited about all the things his team at Virtually Human Studios are doing. ZED RUN is a digital horse racing game where users can own, breed and race digital racehorses with other players from around the world, 24/7. Using emerging technologies such as blockchain and cryptocurrency, ZED RUN enables users to experience the same benefits of owning a thoroughbred racehorse in real life. - Twitter @ChrisEbeling - https://twitter.com/iamChrisEbeling - Instagram @Zed.run - https://www.instagram.com/zed.run/ - Website - https://www.chrisebeling.com/ - Website - https://zed.run/ - Website - https://www.vhslab.com/ – DIVI is creating the world's first closed-loop, vertically-integrated cryptocurrency ecosystem. Much like Apple's ecosystem is anchored by iCloud, the DIVI Project blockchain serves as the core of the DIVI network of technologies. Thanks to a keen understanding of the divide that separates the mainstream from the crypto world, the DIVI team is able to create solutions to the industry's biggest problem: adoption by non-technical users. DIVI's user-friendly, one-click solutions aim to bring blockchain-based payments into modernity with great UX. In this podcast, we will cover all aspects of cryptocurrency, hot topics, and technology as worldwide adoption grows.

Creating Value For the Majority with Brendan Playford Sep 28, 2022

On this episode of the DIVI Crypto Podcast our host Steve McGarry is joined by Brendan Playford, the Founder of Masa Finance. To start the show Brendan talks about how a lack of access to finance and credit throughout his life shaped his vision for Masa Finance. They dive into the use cases for Masa today, and how it could evolve in the future as well. Steve asks about the token “Masa”, and Brendan discusses how it assists people with new opportunities in a decentralized society by creating value for a majority instead of the minority. Masa is a decentralized financial data platform that allows you to own and share your financial data with one-click. Today’s system for building and accessing credit is leaving many people without access to the tools they need to leverage to build wealth. Masa democratizes credit–empowering people to build credit and access loans in a way that's fairer, faster, and cheaper. - LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/brendanplayford/ - Twitter @Getmasafi - https://twitter.com/getmasafi - Website - https://www.masa.finance/ – DIVI is creating the world's first closed-loop, vertically-integrated cryptocurrency ecosystem. Much like Apple's ecosystem is anchored by iCloud, the DIVI Project blockchain serves as the core of the DIVI network of technologies. Thanks to a keen understanding of the divide that separates the mainstream from the crypto world, the DIVI team is able to create solutions to the industry's biggest problem: adoption by non-technical users. DIVI's user-friendly, one-click solutions aim to bring blockchain-based payments into modernity with great UX. In this podcast, we will cover all aspects of cryptocurrency, hot topics, and technology as worldwide adoption grows.

Building the Infrastructure for Universal Identity with Fabrice Cheng Sep 21, 2022

On this episode of the DIVI Crypto Podcast our host Steve McGarry is joined by Fabrice Cheng, CEO and Co-Founder at Quadrata. To start the show our host Steve and Fabrice talk about the importance of universal identity, and how NFT’s play a part in the checking and validation process of Quadrata creating a universal passport. They discuss the use cases of the technology and how it interacts with other DeFi protocols. Fabrice talks about a NFT sweepstakes they are doing, and what he is looking forward to in the future of the space. Quadrata specializes in Universal Identity for DeFi & Metaverse while using privacy-preserving and sybil resistant technology. Quadrata is a Passport Network bringing the identity and compliance layer to DeFi across existing public blockchains. - LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/fabricecheng/ - Twitter @QuadrataNetwork - https://twitter.com/QuadrataNetwork - Website - https://quadrata.com/ – DIVI is creating the world's first closed-loop, vertically-integrated cryptocurrency ecosystem. Much like Apple's ecosystem is anchored by iCloud, the DIVI Project blockchain serves as the core of the DIVI network of technologies. Thanks to a keen understanding of the divide that separates the mainstream from the crypto world, the DIVI team is able to create solutions to the industry's biggest problem: adoption by non-technical users. DIVI's user-friendly, one-click solutions aim to bring blockchain-based payments into modernity with great UX. In this podcast, we will cover all aspects of cryptocurrency, hot topics, and technology as worldwide adoption grows.

Friction is Freedom with Scott Greenberg Sep 14, 2022

On this episode of the DIVI Crypto Podcast our host Steve McGarry is joined by Scott Greenberg, the CEO of Blockchain Creative Labs. Scott talks about his introduction into the Web3 space, and how that experience was while working under FOX. Steve talks about seeing BCL at South by Southwest 2022, and asks Scott what it meant for the company to be there showcasing. They talk about some of the major brands and IP’s that they are currently working with, the future of royalties in this space, and what excites Scott about the future of Web3. Blockchain Creative Labs, FOX Entertainment’s Web3 studio, is on a mission to unleash new levels of creativity, build thriving communities of artists and fans, construct digital assets and marketplaces, generate new streams of revenue and put the power of promotion back where it belongs – in the hands of its original creators. BCL provides content creators, IP owners and brands end-to-end Web3 solutions to build, launch, manage and sell Non-Fungible Token (NFT) and fungible token content experiences directly to their fanbase and audiences. - LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/scott-greenberg-098a3a/ - Twitter @Scottgreenberg - https://twitter.com/scottgreenberg - Website - https://www.bcl.xyz/ – DIVI is creating the world's first closed-loop, vertically-integrated cryptocurrency ecosystem. Much like Apple's ecosystem is anchored by iCloud, the DIVI Project blockchain serves as the core of the DIVI network of technologies. Thanks to a keen understanding of the divide that separates the mainstream from the crypto world, the DIVI team is able to create solutions to the industry's biggest problem: adoption by non-technical users. DIVI's user-friendly, one-click solutions aim to bring blockchain-based payments into modernity with great UX. In this podcast, we will cover all aspects of cryptocurrency, hot topics, and technology as worldwide adoption grows.

Developing Protocols Today with Garry Krugljakow Sep 07, 2022

On this episode of the DIVI Crypto Podcast our host Steve McGarry is joined by Garry Krugljakow, the Founder of GOGO Protocol and 0VIX Protocol. To start the show Garry explains his intro into the crypto space after coming from the financial world where he studied how different markets worked and asset management. Steve asks Garry to discuss how someone could use GOGO today, the size of the team right now, and what the status of GOGO is currently. The two talk about the current state of the Defi market altogether, and Garry offers some advice to someone who may just be starting a company or their journey today. GOGO is constructing the most user-friendly open source DeFi protocol for asset management and savings. GOGO believes finance should be fully democratized for everyone, without requiring prior technical or financial knowledge. VIX is an open-source lending and borrowing protocol enhanced with veTokenomics. Their focus is providing stable and sustainable yields for Polygon users through their native token $VIX. - LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/garryk/ - Website - https://www.gogocoin.io/ - Website - https://www.0vix.com/ – DIVI is creating the world's first closed-loop, vertically-integrated cryptocurrency ecosystem. Much like Apple's ecosystem is anchored by iCloud, the DIVI Project blockchain serves as the core of the DIVI network of technologies. Thanks to a keen understanding of the divide that separates the mainstream from the crypto world, the DIVI team is able to create solutions to the industry's biggest problem: adoption by non-technical users. DIVI's user-friendly, one-click solutions aim to bring blockchain-based payments into modernity with great UX. In this podcast, we will cover all aspects of cryptocurrency, hot topics, and technology as worldwide adoption grows.

The Worlds of Identity and Anonymity with Phillip Shoemaker Aug 31, 2022

On this episode of the DIVI Crypto Podcast our host Steve McGarry is joined by Phillip Shoemaker, CEO and Executive Director of Identity.com. To start the show Phillip goes through his early career going from start-up to start-up, and how he got to running the App Store at Apple as a coworker of Steve Jobs. They talk about the worlds of Identity and anonymity, and the problems that are present in those areas that led to the creation of Identity.com. Steve asks about the current state of the service and how it can be used today, and what excites Phillips about the Web3 space today. Identity.com is the leading identity-verification nonprofit providing an open-source, decentralized ecosystem. Its flagship technology is the Gateway Protocol, which provides permissionless authentication and verification. Together with Identity.com, companies and developers may create convenient, on-demand identity verification solutions that offer consumers ownership and control over their digital identities. - Twitter @Identity - https://twitter.com/identity - LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/shoemaker/ - Website - https://www.identity.com/home-3/ – DIVI is creating the world's first closed-loop, vertically-integrated cryptocurrency ecosystem. Much like Apple's ecosystem is anchored by iCloud, the DIVI Project blockchain serves as the core of the DIVI network of technologies. Thanks to a keen understanding of the divide that separates the mainstream from the crypto world, the DIVI team is able to create solutions to the industry's biggest problem: adoption by non-technical users. DIVI's user-friendly, one-click solutions aim to bring blockchain-based payments into modernity with great UX. In this podcast, we will cover all aspects of cryptocurrency, hot topics, and technology as worldwide adoption grows.

Discussing Fundamental Problems with Blockchains with Ganesh Swami Aug 24, 2022

On this episode of the DIVI Crypto Podcast our host Steve McGarry is joined by Ganesh Swami, CEO and Co-Founder of Covalent. Ganesh is a physicist by training who worked on Cancer medicine, but he dives into his crypto origin story. Steve asks about Covalent and what their mission is, and they talk about the fundamental problems with blockchains today. Ganesh discusses the use cases and the current status of Covalent. Steve asks about the token they offer, and what excites Ganesh about the industry today. Covalent is a technology company that is solving the huge infrastructure problems inhibiting blockchain adoption. Their solution bridges the entrenched world of centralized databases with the new world of distributed blockchain technologies. - Twitter @Covalent_HQ - https://twitter.com/Covalent_HQ - LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ganswami/ - Website - https://www.covalenthq.com/ – DIVI is creating the world's first closed-loop, vertically-integrated cryptocurrency ecosystem. Much like Apple's ecosystem is anchored by iCloud, the DIVI Project blockchain serves as the core of the DIVI network of technologies. Thanks to a keen understanding of the divide that separates the mainstream from the crypto world, the DIVI team is able to create solutions to the industry's biggest problem: adoption by non-technical users. DIVI's user-friendly, one-click solutions aim to bring blockchain-based payments into modernity with great UX. In this podcast, we will cover all aspects of cryptocurrency, hot topics, and technology as worldwide adoption grows.

Talking About the Future of Generative Art with Dandelion Wist Aug 17, 2022

On this episode of the DIVI Crypto Podcast our host Steve McGarry is joined by Dandelion Wist, the Co -Founder of Archipelago. Steve has Dandelion dive into their origin story and how they progressed from just scanning the dark web to being fully immersed in NFT’s. They talk about the current state of Archipelago, NFT’s, and the world of generative art in general. As they two talk about what projects currently catch Dandelion’s eye, they also dive into predictions of where we could see NFT’s and the industry in ten years. Archipelago is a curated generative art NFT marketplace for seasoned and new NFT collectors. Archipelago provides a structured experience with low fees, marrying legitimacy with accessibility to create a space where collectors come first. Leveraging its partnerships with platforms like art blocks, Archipelago is opening its doors to the community with its upcoming public launch in early summer of 2022. - Twitter @Archipelago_art - https://twitter.com/archipelago_art - Discord - https://discord.com/invite/jSazajr7JK - Website - https://archipelago.art/ – DIVI is creating the world's first closed-loop, vertically-integrated cryptocurrency ecosystem. Much like Apple's ecosystem is anchored by iCloud, the DIVI Project blockchain serves as the core of the DIVI network of technologies. Thanks to a keen understanding of the divide that separates the mainstream from the crypto world, the DIVI team is able to create solutions to the industry's biggest problem: adoption by non-technical users. DIVI's user-friendly, one-click solutions aim to bring blockchain-based payments into modernity with great UX. In this podcast, we will cover all aspects of cryptocurrency, hot topics, and technology as worldwide adoption grows.

Working on True Security within Ownership with Ruben Merre Aug 10, 2022

On this episode of the DIVI Crypto Podcast our host Steve McGarry is joined by Ruben Merre, Co-Founder and CEO of NGRAVE. They begin the show talking about Ruben’s background and how he got into the crypto space, and how Warren Buffet’s view on Value Investing played a major part in that for him. Steve and Ruben dive into the details behind NGRAVE, and more about their private key management model. Steve asks about the traction they are seeing, who the typical customer is at the moment, and what the next year looks like for NGRAVE. NGRAVE is a blockchain security provider offering a secure and user-friendly end-to-end solution for individuals and businesses to manage their digital assets and cryptocurrencies. NGRAVE's ecosystem is the first end-to-end solution to truly own your coins. - Twitter @Ngrave_official - https://twitter.com/ngrave_official - Twitter @RubenMerre - https://twitter.com/RubenMerre - LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/rubenmerre/ - Website - https://www.ngrave.io/ – DIVI is creating the world's first closed-loop, vertically-integrated cryptocurrency ecosystem. Much like Apple's ecosystem is anchored by iCloud, the DIVI Project blockchain serves as the core of the DIVI network of technologies. Thanks to a keen understanding of the divide that separates the mainstream from the crypto world, the DIVI team is able to create solutions to the industry's biggest problem: adoption by non-technical users. DIVI's user-friendly, one-click solutions aim to bring blockchain-based payments into modernity with great UX. In this podcast, we will cover all aspects of cryptocurrency, hot topics, and technology as worldwide adoption grows.

Surviving and Growing Through Bear Markets with Jagdeep Sidhu Aug 03, 2022

On this episode of the DIVI Crypto Podcast our host Steve McGarry is joined by Jagdeep Sidhu. Jag is a Core Developer of Syscoin, and Co-Founder and CTO of Blockchain Foundry Inc. Steve and Jag dive deep into his background before jumping into the crypto space, and what is behind the concept of Syscoin. They discuss what it was like to be founded in 2014 during a bear market and what it was like trying to survive and innovate during that time period. As they go into what gets Jag excited about the market currently, they also touch base on Blockchain Foundry and how that played a part into the development of Syscoin. Syscoin is a decentralized and open source project founded in 2014 by the founders of Blockchain Foundry, who remain Syscoin's core developers. The core project has been guided by the Syscoin Foundation since 2019. - Twitter @RealSidhuJag - https://twitter.com/realSidhuJag - Twitter @Syscoin - https://twitter.com/syscoin - Website - https://syscoin.org/ - Website - https://blockchainfoundry.com/ – DIVI is creating the world's first closed-loop, vertically-integrated cryptocurrency ecosystem. Much like Apple's ecosystem is anchored by iCloud, the DIVI Project blockchain serves as the core of the DIVI network of technologies. Thanks to a keen understanding of the divide that separates the mainstream from the crypto world, the DIVI team is able to create solutions to the industry's biggest problem: adoption by non-technical users. DIVI's user-friendly, one-click solutions aim to bring blockchain-based payments into modernity with great UX. In this podcast, we will cover all aspects of cryptocurrency, hot topics, and technology as worldwide adoption grows.

Lending with Jet Protocol with Wil Barnes Jul 27, 2022

On this episode of the DIVI Crypto Podcast our host Steve McGarry is talking with Wil Barnes, CEO and Co-founder of Jet Protocol. To start the show Steve and Wil talk about Wils’ origin story into crypto and some of his thoughts on the DeFi market as a whole today. Steve asks why they decided to build on the Solana blockchain as opposed to any others out there, and for examples of good use cases for who he sees using the protocol. The two also dive into what it's like to be a builder in a crowded market today who may be overlooked. Jet Protocol is a decentralized and permission-less borrowing and lending protocol built on top of the Solana blockchain. Wil Barnes and James Moreau are the founders of Jet Protocol and they are looking to push the envelope on decentralized finance and debt capital markets efficiency. - Twitter @Wilbarnes - https://twitter.com/wilbarnes - Twitter @JetProtocol - https://twitter.com/jetprotocol - Website - https://www.jetprotocol.io/ - Website - https://forum.jetprotocol.io/ – DIVI is creating the world's first closed-loop, vertically-integrated cryptocurrency ecosystem. Much like Apple's ecosystem is anchored by iCloud, the DIVI Project blockchain serves as the core of the DIVI network of technologies. Thanks to a keen understanding of the divide that separates the mainstream from the crypto world, the DIVI team is able to create solutions to the industry's biggest problem: adoption by non-technical users. DIVI's user-friendly, one-click solutions aim to bring blockchain-based payments into modernity with great UX. In this podcast, we will cover all aspects of cryptocurrency, hot topics, and technology as worldwide adoption grows.

Web 3.0 Innovation in the Gaming Industry with Santiago Portela Jul 20, 2022

On this episode of the DIVI Crypto Podcast our host Steve McGarry is talking with Santiago Portela, the CEO of Fitchin. The two sit down and talk about Santiago’s background and how he originally got into the crypto space. They dive into the creation and mission of Fitchin, which is a Web 3.0 Gaming Community Platform. Steve asks Santiago to talk about the future he sees for Fitchin and how it interacts with platforms that already exist like Twitch. Santiago also discusses the impact that utilizing Fitchin can have on esports teams, and how it fits into the ever changing gaming industry going forward. Fitchin is a Web 3.0 Gaming Community Playground that connects esports teams and fans. They are looking to change esports as an industry by providing teams all the tools to grow their following and generate new revenue streams through Web 3.0. - LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/sportela/ - Website - https://fitchin.gg/ - Twitter @Fitchingg - https://twitter.com/fitchinGG - Instagram @Fitchingg - https://www.instagram.com/fitchingg/ – DIVI is creating the world's first closed-loop, vertically-integrated cryptocurrency ecosystem. Much like Apple's ecosystem is anchored by iCloud, the DIVI Project blockchain serves as the core of the DIVI network of technologies. Thanks to a keen understanding of the divide that separates the mainstream from the crypto world, the DIVI team is able to create solutions to the industry's biggest problem: adoption by non-technical users. DIVI's user-friendly, one-click solutions aim to bring blockchain-based payments into modernity with great UX. In this podcast, we will cover all aspects of cryptocurrency, hot topics, and technology as worldwide adoption grows.

Making the Metaverse Easier for Everyone with Donnie Dinch - Founder of Bitski Jul 13, 2022

On this episode of the DIVI Crypto Podcast our host Steve McGarry is talking with Donnie Dinch, Founder and CEO of Bitski. As the show starts the two talk about how Crypto Kitties had a major impact on the start of Donnies’ NFT journey, and how that seems to be a recurring theme amongst some Founders in the industry. Steve asks Donnie to dive into Bitski and share what makes their wallet different from the others out today, and what Bitski can do for NFT creators and developers. Bitski is a company that at its core is passionate about making it easy for anyone to own, create, sell, or use digital things in the metaverse. They are a custodial wallet for your NFT’s, but also provide NFT tools to help you create and sell your NFT project. Bitski also provides Developer tools to bring Web3 to your platform. - Website - https://www.bitski.com/ - Twitter @Donnie - https://twitter.com/donnie - Twitter @Bitski - https://twitter.com/Bitski - Instagram @Bitskibitski - https://www.instagram.com/bitskibitski/ – DIVI is creating the world's first closed-loop, vertically-integrated cryptocurrency ecosystem. Much like Apple's ecosystem is anchored by iCloud, the DIVI Project blockchain serves as the core of the DIVI network of technologies. Thanks to a keen understanding of the divide that separates the mainstream from the crypto world, the DIVI team is able to create solutions to the industry's biggest problem: adoption by non-technical users. DIVI's user-friendly, one-click solutions aim to bring blockchain-based payments into modernity with great UX. In this podcast, we will cover all aspects of cryptocurrency, hot topics, and technology as worldwide adoption grows.

Creating New Marketplaces with Anthony Estebe Jul 06, 2022

On this episode of the DIVI Crypto Podcast our host Steve McGarry is talking with Anthony Estebe, CEO and Co-Founder of Liteflow. The two dive into Anthonys’ background and how he initially got into everything Crypto and NFT. Steve and Anthony discuss all that the company is doing for the NFT space, what its like creating and launching a marketplace on Liteflow, and what some of their Web3 integrations are for customers. Liteflow empowers the next generation of Web3 businesses with a non-custodian white-label solution to build and launch their own decentralized NFT marketplaces to mint, sell, and trade NFTs. - Website - https://liteflow.com/ - Twitter @Liteflowcom - https://twitter.com/Liteflowcom -- DIVI is creating the world's first closed-loop, vertically-integrated cryptocurrency ecosystem. Much like Apple's ecosystem is anchored by iCloud, the DIVI Project blockchain serves as the core of the DIVI network of technologies. Thanks to a keen understanding of the divide that separates the mainstream from the crypto world, the DIVI team is able to create solutions to the industry's biggest problem: adoption by non-technical users. DIVI's user-friendly, one-click solutions aim to bring blockchain-based payments into modernity with great UX. In this podcast, we will cover all aspects of cryptocurrency, hot topics, and technology as worldwide adoption grows.

Growing Communities Through NFT Galleries with Seth Goldstein Jun 29, 2022

On this episode of the DIVI Crypto Podcast our host Steve McGarry is talking with Seth Goldstein, Founder of Bright Moments NFT Gallery. The two dive into the details behind the gallery and how they were able to cultivate communities through launches in new cities. Steve and Seth go into how their gallery events also include an in-person minting element, and how that is a big part of the model.     Bright Moments is a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) that delivers unforgettable IRL minting experiences and cultural moments through NFT galleries around the world. As a DAO, Bright Moments is governed by holders of its own PFP project, Crypto Citizens.    - Website - https://www.brightmoments.io/ - Crypto Citizens - https://opensea.io/collection/cryptocitizensofficial  - Instagram @Brightmomentsgallery - https://www.instagram.com/brightmomentsgallery/  - Twitter @brtmoments - https://twitter.com/brtmoments    -- DIVI is creating the world's first closed-loop, vertically-integrated cryptocurrency ecosystem. Much like Apple's ecosystem is anchored by iCloud, the DIVI Project blockchain serves as the core of the DIVI network of technologies. Thanks to a keen understanding of the divide that separates the mainstream from the crypto world, the DIVI team is able to create solutions to the industry's biggest problem: adoption by non-technical users. DIVI's user-friendly, one-click solutions aim to bring blockchain-based payments into modernity with great UX. In this podcast, we will cover all aspects of cryptocurrency, hot topics, and technology as worldwide adoption grows.

Talking Access to DeFi with Diana Biggs - CSO at Valour Jun 22, 2022

On this episode of the DIVI Crypto Podcast our host Steve McGarry is talking with Diana Biggs, the Chief Strategy Officer at Valour (Formally DeFi Technologies). Valour is the first and only publicly traded company built to give investors direct exposure to the rapidly growing space of decentralized finance (DeFi). We are committed to simplifying innovative investment opportunities by providing investors the opportunity to gain exposure to DeFi and cryptocurrencies through regulated equity exchanges. Additionally, Valour identifies, builds and invests in innovative products and protocols to provide diversified exposure and enhance the growing DeFi ecosystem.  Valour offers exchange-traded products (ETPs), listed on regulated stock exchanges, that enable individuals and institutions to invest in digital assets simply and securely.   This week on the podcast Steve and Diana dive into the transition from DeFi Technologies to currently Valour, and what they are doing as a company to increase access to DeFi to those who traditionally do not have it. They talk about what projects and builders that Valour is working with, and their overall mission in the world of Web 3.0 and digital assets.   - Website - https://www.valour.com/  - Twitter @Valourgloban - https://twitter.com/Valourglobal   -- DIVI is creating the world's first closed-loop, vertically-integrated cryptocurrency ecosystem. Much like Apple's ecosystem is anchored by iCloud, the DIVI Project blockchain serves as the core of the DIVI network of technologies. Thanks to a keen understanding of the divide that separates the mainstream from the crypto world, the DIVI team is able to create solutions to the industry's biggest problem: adoption by non-technical users. DIVI's user-friendly, one-click solutions aim to bring blockchain-based payments into modernity with great UX. In this podcast, we will cover all aspects of cryptocurrency, hot topics, and technology as worldwide adoption grows.

Cultivating Innovation with Dawn Newton - Co-Founder and COO At Netki Jun 15, 2022

On this episode of the DIVI Crypto Podcast we are talking with Dawn Newton, the Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer at Netki.  Dawn is an operations professional with 30 years of experience managing technical teams and growing innovative companies, Dawn Newton has successfully positioned herself as one of the premier operations executives at the forefront of emerging technical industries. From the early days of the internet, to the booming blockchain industry, Dawn’s work has had a formative effect on today’s leading tech companies.   Today, Dawn is COO of Netki, the first and largest KYC/AML technology provider purpose-built for blockchain. Dawn’s work at Netki is driven by her desire to increase global access to crypto assets in a sustainable, secure and equitable manner.   This week on the podcast our host Steve McGarry and Dawn jump deep into her career before Netki, and all the work she has done with the company since. If you enjoyed the episode please subscribe, rate, and review the show!   - Website - https://www.netki.com/  - Twitter @NetkiCorp - https://twitter.com/NetkiCorp  - LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/netki-inc-/    -- DIVI is creating the world's first closed-loop, vertically-integrated cryptocurrency ecosystem. Much like Apple's ecosystem is anchored by iCloud, the DIVI Project blockchain serves as the core of the DIVI network of technologies. Thanks to a keen understanding of the divide that separates the mainstream from the crypto world, the DIVI team is able to create solutions to the industry's biggest problem: adoption by non-technical users. DIVI's user-friendly, one-click solutions aim to bring blockchain-based payments into modernity with great UX. In this podcast, we will cover all aspects of cryptocurrency, hot topics, and technology as worldwide adoption grows.

Powering Global Financial Systems with Tyler Benster and Dan Wiggins Jun 08, 2022

This episode of the DIVI Crypto Podcast we are talking with Tyler Benster, Technology Adoption Lead, and Dan Wiggins, Head of Gaming at Kadena. The Kadena ecosystem provides the security of Bitcoin, virtually free gas, unparalleled throughput, and smarter contracts. The safer smart contracts are effortless, no matter if this is your first smart contract, or if you have been creating multiple smart contracts. Pact automatically detects bugs, freeing contract writers from exploits on Ethereum and other unsafe platforms. Kadena offers marginal transaction fees for consumers, and have introduced a crypto gas station to allow businesses to eliminate all transaction fees for their customers, removing a huge barrier to mass adoption of dApps. Kadena's energy use stays constant, even as network demand grows. Kadena's architecture makes it the only platform capable of delivering increased energy efficiency as Transactions Per Second (TPS) increases. In order to solve for the security and throughput demands of financial services clients, Kadena uses Proof of Work, which is reliable, secure, and time-tested. Kadena is designed to power global financial systems, with the protocol continually scaling to higher TPS as additional chains are added to the network. Pact can allow for unfragmented liquidity pools supporting special bonuses and cash flows across exchanges, along with Serial and Fractional NFTs on Marmalade, without the need to be locked behind a single marketplace. Ethereum Virtual Machine platforms require even the simplest contracts to include lines of unintelligent copy-pasted code, hampering multi-chain interop. Pact was fashioned for interop, permitting a single PolyFungible NFT ledger to service the entire market. Kadena builders leverage trustless, decentralized, cross-chain transfers. Soon, being secured by KDA bonding, and powered by Kadena’s Chain Relay Bridge, users will be able to have transactions occur seamlessly across Ethereum, Celo, and Terra. Bonders can participate by bonding the full amount on-platform and operating the relay software when launched, or working with delegation services. Bonds are fixed at 50,000 KDA. Initial participants can earn up to 30% APY with a 5 KDA activity fee, with the bond being locked up for 30 days. Afterwards, bonders can receive rewards by renewing the bond for another 30-day period, or by unbonding after a 20-day cooldown period. Pact is governed at the code level, account management level, and setting strategic direction for key community initiatives. The upcoming Kadena DAO will let the community fund new developer initiatives. Site: https://kadena.io/ Medium: https://medium.com/kadena-io Twitter: https://twitter.com/kadena_io YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/kadenablockchain Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thorofficial/ Telegram: https://t.me/kadena_io Discord: https://discord.com/invite/bsUcWmX LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/kadena-llc Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/kadena/ GitHub: https://github.com/kadena-io -- DIVI is creating the world's first closed-loop, vertically-integrated cryptocurrency ecosystem. Much like Apple's ecosystem is anchored by iCloud, the DIVI Project blockchain serves as the core of the DIVI network of technologies. Thanks to a keen understanding of the divide that separates the mainstream from the crypto world, the DIVI team is able to create solutions to the industry's biggest problem: adoption by non-technical users. DIVI's user-friendly, one-click solutions aim to bring blockchain-based payments into modernity with great UX. In this podcast, we will cover all aspects of cryptocurrency, hot topics, and technology as worldwide adoption grows.

Decentralized Cross-Chain Liquidity Protocol with Chad Barraford Jun 01, 2022

In today's episode of the DIVI Crypto Podcast, we are talking with Chad Barraford, the Technical lead at THORChain. THORChain’s mission is to decentralize cryptocurrency liquidity via THORNodes and ecosystem products. The access to the native and cross-chain liquidity is open to anyone. Rune powers the THORChain ecosystem, providing the economic incentives required to secure the network. Rune aims for Deterministic Value. With this in mind, if more than 80% of circulating RUNE is locked in THORChain liquidity pools, via economical design RUNE's market cap should be a minimum 3 times the value of all non-RUNE assets locked into THORChain liquidity pools. BTC, ETH, BNB, BCH, LTC are currently supported on THORChain. Initially, RUNE was issued on BNB chain, so most liquidity for RUNE on exchanges as BNB.RUNE. ETH.RUNE was issued in order to provision liquidity on Sushi Swap. Native THOR.RUNE is issued on its own chain, and users who my have BNB.RUNE or ETH.RUNE can convert them to native THOR.RUNE via THORChain interfaces. In order to participate in THORChain liquidity pools, one must use the native THOR.RUNE. One may be able to enter liquidity pooling positions only with BTC, ETH, BNB, LTC or BCH. In these circumstances, the network automatically sells 50% of these assets for THOR.RUNE. Upon withdrawal, the interface will also sell the THOR.RUNE back into the original asset. THORChain is a decentralized cross-chain liquidity protocol based on Tendermint and Cosmos-SDK, utilizing Threshold Signature Scemes. THORChain does not wrap nor peg assets. Instead, it decides how= to move them in response to user actions. THORChain observes user deposits to vaults, executes business logic, and processes outbound transactions, ensuring the entire process is byzantine-fault-tolerant. A key objective of THORChain is to resist centralization and capture, while also allowing for cross-chain liquidity. THORChain only secures the assets in its vaults, providing economic guarantees that the assets are safe. There are four key roles in the system: Liquidity providers that add liquidity to pools, to earn fees and rewards Swappers using the liquidity to swap assets ad-hoc, paying fees Traders monitor pools and rebalance continually, paying fees but with the intent to earn a profit. Node Operators provide a bond and are paid to secure the system The design goal of THORChain is for anyone to join the network with the required funds, being permissionless, and to be anonymous, yet still be secure. The high-churn network ensures that it is censorship-resistant, evades capture, and resists centralization. Site: https://thorchain.org/ Medium: https://medium.com/thorchain/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/thorchain_org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/THORChain-Protocol-101834845348223/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thorofficial/ -- DIVI is creating the world's first closed-loop, vertically-integrated cryptocurrency ecosystem. Much like Apple's ecosystem is anchored by iCloud, the DIVI Project blockchain serves as the core of the DIVI network of technologies. Thanks to a keen understanding of the divide that separates the mainstream from the crypto world, the DIVI team is able to create solutions to the industry's biggest problem: adoption by non-technical users. DIVI's user-friendly, one-click solutions aim to bring blockchain-based payments into modernity with great UX. In this podcast, we will cover all aspects of cryptocurrency, hot topics, and technology as worldwide adoption grows.

Fully Immersed in 3D with Tom Graham May 25, 2022

In this episode of the DIVI Crypto Podcast, we are talking with Tom Graham, Co-founder and CEO of Metaphysic. Metaphysic builds the hyperreal metaverse, with AI created content and web3 infrastructure to make a hyperreal metaverse owned by users. We launched the first community--Synthetic Futures--dedicated to ethical synthetic media and the future of reality created with machines. We are also world leaders in creating AI generated content that looks real, building software to automate AI content creation, and work with the world’s most innovative creators on impossible projects. The mission of Metaphysic is to endow people by putting them at the center of the engulfing content economies that will set the foundation for how we use the internet in the future. In building AI content generation tools and infrastructure to allow users to own and control their biometric data, Metaphysic builds towards an ethical web3 economy in which each internet user can access the limitless potential of the hyperreal metaverse. Synthetic media is the catch-all term for the quickly enlarging universe of digital objects and experiences created with positioning from artificial intelligence. Hyperreal are videos that are very realistic and often difficult to tell apart from digital content captured on cameras. Over the last few decades, the cost of for computer power has dropped, over half of the people on the planet have come online, the use of artificial intelligence in phones, cars, gadgets, and video games is now a commonplace, and breakthroughs in the evolution of AR and VR have made these technologies readily available to the general population. Metaphysic is building the AI technologies for avatars, NFTs, Hollywood movies, as well as innovative advertising. These technologies assist creators and companies move to generate hyperreal experiences and identities that people will be able to love and deeply connect with. The metaverse is often tied to the terms VR and AR, as these technologies permit users to fully immerse themselves in a 3D environment, where users interact with each other, play games, and build communities. Despite this, many still interact in a 2D environment. Despite much of this progress, it will take time for 3D engines, internet bandwidth, computer resources, along with consumer hardware to be able to emulate a world like in the film “Ready Player One.” It should also be noted that monumental effort is needed to establish ethical, legal, and economic norms to ensure that the livelihoods, privacy, and online experience of creators and users are protected from abuse. Site: http://metaphysic.ai/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@deeptomcruise Twitter: https://twitter.com/Metaphysic_ai Discord: https://discord.gg/5vshCNWTuw Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/metaphysic.ai/ Github: https://github.com/Metaphysic-ai LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/metaphysic-ai/ YouYube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClbSYyDnUCa6NzLjLqPdMoA -- DIVI is creating the world's first closed-loop, vertically-integrated cryptocurrency ecosystem. Much like Apple's ecosystem is anchored by iCloud, the DIVI Project blockchain serves as the core of the DIVI network of technologies. Thanks to a keen understanding of the divide that separates the mainstream from the crypto world, the DIVI team is able to create solutions to the industry's biggest problem: adoption by non-technical users. DIVI's user-friendly, one-click solutions aim to bring blockchain-based payments into modernity with great UX. In this podcast, we will cover all aspects of cryptocurrency, hot topics, and technology as worldwide adoption grows.

Run on Personal Devices with Al Morris May 18, 2022

In this episode of The DIVI Crypto Podcast, we are talking with Al Morris of Koii Network. Koii Nodes are written 100% in JavaScript and can use any existing NPM modules. Many blockchain nodes only serve a single network, requiring custom hardware. Koii, however, is lightweight enough to run on personal devices like phones and tablets, and the first network to achieve scalable generalized consensus. Koii’s Layer-N network achieves this with no need for its own blockchain— it uses all of them. Each Koii node runs ‘Tasks,’ having their own rewards and penalties for misbehavior. These Tasks run asynchronously and can include writing to one or many blockchains. Koii nodes are cross-chain compatible by design. Ethereum and Arweave are live. Avalanche, Polygon, Solana, and Filecoin are in progress, with more on the way. Koii stands for Knowledgeable, Open, and Infinite Internet, and is a protocol focused on bringing real decentralization to all dApps in the Web3 space. All requests to the network are written in JavaScript, allowing for any app to easily become a dApp. Koii easily integrates with Arweave and IPFS for fully decentralized storage as well. Finnie is Koii’s browser extension wallet. Features include: Drag & Drop NFT creation Share NFTs to earn attention rewards 1-click cross-chain bridging Decentralized ID (DID) to link cross-chain keys together DID profile that includes personalized links to user pages NFT gallery: users see all their NFTs, from multiple chains and keys, in one place Easy NFT collections It takes less than a minute to create an NFT and costs as little as one cent, uploading images to videos to PDF files. All things are stored on-chain and have ownership and state properties. These can be used to make a range of products, like Koii DIDs. The network distributes KOII tokens to all the content that received attention within the previous 24 hours. The amount of tokens a wallet receives depends on the proportion of attention its content receives compared to all of the attention in the network. In the start, there will be 10 billion KOII tokens. Afterwards, an additional 1 million KOII will be minted per day and distributed across the KOII network. The Koii-X Templates have been designed to support a number of wallets out of the box: - Finie Wallet: ECDSA, RSA ~ Ethereum, Arweave - Meta Mask: Ethereum and Polygon - ArConnect: Arweave Payment networks currently include Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Arweave, with more being worked on. Site: https://koii.network/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/KoiiNetwork Discord: https://discord.gg/koii Telegram: https://t.me/koiinetwork Github: https://github.com/koii-network/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/open-koi/ -- DIVI is creating the world's first closed-loop, vertically-integrated cryptocurrency ecosystem. Much like Apple's ecosystem is anchored by iCloud, the DIVI Project blockchain serves as the core of the DIVI network of technologies. Thanks to a keen understanding of the divide that separates the mainstream from the crypto world, the DIVI team is able to create solutions to the industry's biggest problem: adoption by non-technical users. DIVI's user-friendly, one-click solutions aim to bring blockchain-based payments into modernity with great UX. In this podcast, we will cover all aspects of cryptocurrency, hot topics, and technology as worldwide adoption grows.

Proprietary Trading Systems with Bryan Hernandez May 11, 2022

In today's episode of The DIVI Crypto Podcast, we are talking with Bryan Hernandez, President, and Co-founder of Structure. Structure is a global platform that allows for mainstream investors to seamlessly participate in DeFi and crypto markets without the traditional educational and financial barriers. Co-founder Brian Sun built similar platforms for high frequency trading companies. Both founders enjoy building proprietary trading systems. The downside of proprietary is that it generally doesn’t benefit anyone else. It was build out of the necessity of managing portfolios and related problems. One of the early concerns was that the investing ecosystems are fragmented and segregated. From the investor’s perspective, no matter if it’s crypto, ETFs, or whatever, they are all assets. There was no unified experience. For example, if one has assets on a crypto exchange, and there was the need to move into stocks, there was no simple and unified platform for such opportunities. We spent a lot of time trying to figure out how to place the various asset classes under one platform so that the experience wouldn’t be fragmented, as it now is. This is accomplished by tokenizing the assets that are not traditionally tokenized. This creates the opportunity for all assets to be treated similarly. There are two important characteristics of a token that are new and will change how people behave with their assets. The first is that they are naturally fractionalized. You do not have to send an entire bitcoin, but a fraction of a bitcoin. A good example of tokenization are stable coins, where the asset is held in trust, and a person is given a token representing that asset. In order to address the various regulatory landscapes of the various nations, one focus is on the common themes of these regulations, as applicable. Most of the regulations include Know Your Customer and Anti-Money Laundering. This sets the boundaries for the platforms that will and will not be built. We won’t develop a product that is completely anonymous, by behaving as a business that behaves and cooperates with regulations and governments. The go-to market will be the emerging markets that have fewer options. As the firm grows, it will enter into developed markets, where the amount of regulations required to be compliant is higher. The management of these assets are custodial. These assets can best be described as being wrapped. Thus, if there’s an asset that currently doesn’t have a token, Structure will buy the asset, and issue the token, with the reverse being used to sell it. For more information, visit: https://structure.fi/ https://media.structure.fi/3xUnXAD -- DIVI is creating the world's first closed-loop, vertically-integrated cryptocurrency ecosystem. Much like Apple's ecosystem is anchored by iCloud, the DIVI Project blockchain serves as the core of the DIVI network of technologies. Thanks to a keen understanding of the divide that separates the mainstream from the crypto world, the DIVI team is able to create solutions to the industry's biggest problem: adoption by non-technical users. DIVI's user-friendly, one-click solutions aim to bring blockchain-based payments into modernity with great UX. In this podcast, we will cover all aspects of cryptocurrency, hot topics, and technology as worldwide adoption grows.

Slashing and Delegated Staking with Alex Smirnov May 04, 2022

In this episode of The DIVI Crypto Podcast we are talking with Alex Smirnov deBridge Finance. deBridge is to be a decentralized regulation for cross-chain interoperability and liquidity transfers. When using deBridge, one can scale up their protocol, bridge various arbitrary assets, along with building new cross-chain interoperability applications atop a decentralized infrastructure. It is possible, with deBridge, to pass capricious information or transaction data to be executed on the specific blockchain, execute cross-chain calls from smart contracts, and make cross-chain rules and applications that haven’t been done in the past. Now, one no longer has to look for a specific bridge for each specific blockchain. The unified standard of deBridge allows for cross-chain transfers and swaps between various blockchains from one UI. Slashing and delegated staking performances enforce that all deBridge validators are financially accountable for fault-tolerance validation and sending of cross-chain transactions. Users do not need to face the risk of funds being stuck, as the delays will put validators’ collateral under the risk of slashing. Those who create protocols can connect components in, permitting exchanging of arbitrary information for smart contracts between different blockchain networks. The problem of liquidity fragmentation will be overcome by deBridge, as the liquidity in all blockchain ecosystems is at arm's length. Smart contracts and users can interact with any protocol directly from any blockchain. Integrating deBridge into existing applications permits new user experiences. Users aren’t required to manually switch networks in their wallets, as the transaction is signed in one blockchain and immediately executed by keepers on another blockchain. For NFTs, deBridge will: Bridge NFTs between blockchains Buy and sell users game assets on multiple NFT marketplaces directly from game interfaces Make the assets interoperable on the various Metaverses Build cross-chain applications and characteristics for NFTs and digital assets The protocol fee structure of deBridge is split between the protocol fee and the execution fee. The execution fee acts as a reward recommended to keepers for the execution of the transaction in the target chain. In addition, users pay a small protocol fee on each transaction performed on deBridge. Protocol fees are for the decentralization of the protocol, for deBridge validators who are financially accountable for proper operations of the deBridge protocol, via slashing and delegated staking mechanisms. Remember that deBridge is an interface, and that some blocks have longer confirmations, and that some slippage is expected to happen in the course of transactions. Site: https://debridge.finance/ Telegram: https://t.me/deBridge_finance Twitter: https://twitter.com/deBridgeFinance Discord: https://discord.gg/debridge Github: https://github.com/debridge-finance/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/deBridgeFinance/ Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/debridge/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/debridge-finance/ -- DIVI is creating the world's first closed-loop, vertically-integrated cryptocurrency ecosystem. Much like Apple's ecosystem is anchored by iCloud, the DIVI Project blockchain serves as the core of the DIVI network of technologies. Thanks to a keen understanding of the divide that separates the mainstream from the crypto world, the DIVI team is able to create solutions to the industry's biggest problem: adoption by non-technical users. DIVI's user-friendly, one-click solutions aim to bring blockchain-based payments into modernity with great UX. In this podcast, we will cover all aspects of cryptocurrency, hot topics, and technology as worldwide adoption grows.

Fully Decentralized Network with Arie Trouw Apr 27, 2022

In this episode of The DIVI Crypto Podcast we are talking with Arie Trouw, CEO of XY Labs and Co-Founder of XYO. XYO is a technology rule made to improve the validity, certainty, and value of data. XYO is creating a data marketplace to provide users a gold-standard for any apps, websites, and blockchain technologies relying on trusted data. XYO is to be the world's first Reality Oracle, serving as a bridge between our physical world and blockchain data. XYO will ensure people’s data they create, improving certainty, as well as trust for the data. Sentinels, Bridges, Archivists, and Diviners are the components of the XYO Network. They allow for a fully decentralized network that combines cryptographic security and real-world data. Sentinels serve as the eyes and ears of the XYO Network. When Sentinels are near other sentinels, they broadcast that they are near each other, with this interaction as proof of the sentinel's location, referred to as a bound witness. Bridge nodes looks for sentinel interactions, which it then signs off on it, sending it to the archivist, continuing the proof of origin chain. All interactions are stored on archivists. An archivist then provide data to a Diviner, allowing it to successfully complete a query. Archivists can either cover a small, private collection of Sentinel data, or all bound witness interactions for all the network. Archivists can be distributed or decentralized based on implementation and stored data needs. Lastly, a Diviner answers questions using bound witness data. The question that relates to location, like “Did this activity occur at this location?” The Diviner asks the Archivist or a Bridge for the data required for an answer. Proof of Origin verifies that ledgers containing location data flowing into the XYO Network are valid. The flaw of a unique ID is that it can be spoofed, while private key signing isn’t practical as most of the XYO Network are difficult or impossible to physically secure, meaning bad actors can steal the private keys. XYO uses Transient Key Chaining. It’s impossible to falsify the chain of origin for data. This key chaining comes from the Bridge to the Archivist and then to the Diviner. XYO proposes a trustless, cryptographic location network with a formulation that uses on chain of zero-knowledge proofs in order to establish a high degree of data certainty on location information. The XY oracle network enables layered, location verification across many device classes and protocols. Company Site: https://xyo.network/ Facebook: https://business.facebook.com/OfficialXYO/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/OfficialXYO Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/officialxyo/ Telegram: https://t.me/xyonetwork Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/XYONetwork/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyZDqb9pgntVHJVt1pxXtsw LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/officialxyo/ Discord: https://discord.com/channels/935586624392298547/935586625101103227 -- DIVI is creating the world's first closed-loop, vertically-integrated cryptocurrency ecosystem. Much like Apple's ecosystem is anchored by iCloud, the DIVI Project blockchain serves as the core of the DIVI network of technologies. Thanks to a keen understanding of the divide that separates the mainstream from the crypto world, the DIVI team is able to create solutions to the industry's biggest problem: adoption by non-technical users. DIVI's user-friendly, one-click solutions aim to bring blockchain-based payments into modernity with great UX. In this podcast, we will cover all aspects of cryptocurrency, hot topics, and technology as worldwide adoption grows.

Metaverse Fashion Week with Ruben Merre Apr 20, 2022

In this episode of the DIVI Crypto Podcast we are talking with Ruben Merre, Co-founder and CEO of Ngrave. Ngrave is the first crypto hardware wallet with the highest security certification in the world (EAL7). Ngrave features: Zero provides military level security with a user-friendly interface. Protection from physical attacks EAL7, tip-top security level for the financial and blockchain industries. Security by light, QR scanning, along with fingerprinting. The Biometrics and Light creates one’s Perfect Key, "True Random Number Generation" (TRNG) patented chip, their unique biometrics, and photon measurements of the ambient light. One has the option to freeze or unfreeze the generation of key values in real-time. Additionally, one may select and deselect, shuffle and re-shuffle individual parts of the Perfect Key, allowing for complete customization. Zero also has a Secure Element embedded as an additional vault for your private keys. Ngrave implements Graphene to backup your Perfect Key. The stainless steel can withstand extreme temperatures, water and corrosion, and shocks. The Perfect Key is a 64 character hexadecimal key. At any time, the user can convert the format to its mnemonic phrase or 256 bit equivalent. One no longer needs paper wallets, with the world’s first encrypted and recoverable metal backup option. As blockchain usage increases, problems become more prominent. Cybercriminals, in the first part of 2019, stole an estimated $4.26 billion of virtual coins in a series of thefts, scams, and frauds. Exchanges, wallets, and various cryptocurrency custody services face an every-growing battle as hacking techniques likewise continue to grow. Despite users need to authorize each transaction with a private key, they happen. Many options designed to protect owners, instead provide attackers with multiple opportunities to steal assets. Exchanges, in particular, are frequently targeted by threat groups, because the exchanges create private keys without any involvement from their users. Wallets that are connected to the web mean that these hot wallets can never be fully protected. Thus, the most secure option is cold wallets. Ngrave is a backup turned into a cryptographic puzzle. Liquid is the mobile app, providing real-time connection to blockchain. Using Liquid, you can sync wallets with one-way QR codes, without risking the exposure of your private keys. You have the speed of a hot wallet, with the security of a cold wallet. Liquid features: The ability to monitor your portfolio on chain without Zero The Private Key never leaving Zero Transaction through QR codes with offline signing Easily create new wallets Reviewing of pending and past transactions Company site: https://www.ngrave.io/ Discord: https://discord.gg/gapxmWEBNJ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ngrave_official?lang=en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ngrave.io/ Instagram: https://instagram.com/ngrave.io LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ngrave YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJDIZfcaACOTMT_tc3IKaAg/featured -- DIVI is creating the world's first closed-loop, vertically-integrated cryptocurrency ecosystem. Much like Apple's ecosystem is anchored by iCloud, the DIVI Project blockchain serves as the core of the DIVI network of technologies. Thanks to a keen understanding of the divide that separates the mainstream from the crypto world, the DIVI team is able to create solutions to the industry's biggest problem: adoption by non-technical users. DIVI's user-friendly, one-click solutions aim to bring blockchain-based payments into modernity with great UX. In this podcast, we will cover all aspects of cryptocurrency, hot topics, and technology as worldwide adoption grows.

Diverse Array of Creators with Rusty Matveev Apr 13, 2022

In today's episode of The DIVI Crypto Podcast, we are talking with Rusty Matveev, Chief Strategy Officer of Calaxy. Calaxy is The Open Social Marketplace For Creators, By Creators. With an array of both familiar and new application properties, a diverse group of creators offers much more direct and intimate experiences for fans that they all will come be able to use. By using Hedera Hashgraph, a blockchain alternative, Calaxy's in-app experience places today’s fan at the epicenter of all the action, removing historical intermediaries. Calaxy features an interface to include a huge amount of features for fans to interact and engage right with their favorite Creators, such as video calls, and content subscription services. The first feature set includes what Calaxy Inc. and its First 100 Creators have decided to be a new industry standard. This enables the Calaxy App to become a “one-stop-shop” for various methods of interaction and monetization. Everyone on the Calaxy App is provided with a non-custodial Hedera account. Tehy pay fees in $HBAR when transacting in the application, as well as Calaxy Tokens ($CLXY), serving as the gas and the governance for the broader, permissionless Creator’s Galaxy ecosystem. The Calaxy App allows for an easy-to-use port for the Creator’s Galaxy, providing a diverse array of Creators including: celebrities, athletes, artists, and influencers to easily mint social tokens and non-fungible tokens, as well as to manage requests for their time. As we have seen with a multitude of various other efforts, such as Twitter’s bluesky, or Mastodon, there is a defined trend in the social media industry towards a related, interoperable future, where posts flow seamlessly through third-party applications, giving users highly customizable experiences. In addition, with projects like Tim Berners-Lee’s Solid, or technologies like the Interplanetary File System (IPFS) and Filecoin, Calaxy sees a future where users are the ones that own their own data. Furthermore, they can control over where their data is stored, or to easily export their content and followers to wherever they want to go to next. This then removes the vendor lock in and the limitations that are in the current web 2.0 social media giants. By making use of decentralized oracles, such as the Chainlink network, Calaxy has the opportunity to provide various degrees of independently verifiable and auditable off-chain options. Some examples of these features can include the option to represent how many followers a user has on social media at any time, or a branded aggregate algorithmically determined Creator Score. Company Information: https://www.calaxy.com/ https://www.facebook.com/CalaxyApp https://www.instagram.com/calaxyapp/ https://twitter.com/CalaxyApp https://www.linkedin.com/company/calaxy/ https://medium.com/@calaxy https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7qf9R7eohMW2vYyOeelBzQ -- DIVI is creating the world's first closed-loop, vertically-integrated cryptocurrency ecosystem. Much like Apple's ecosystem is anchored by iCloud, the DIVI Project blockchain serves as the core of the DIVI network of technologies. Thanks to a keen understanding of the divide that separates the mainstream from the crypto world, the DIVI team is able to create solutions to the industry's biggest problem: adoption by non-technical users. DIVI's user-friendly, one-click solutions aim to bring blockchain-based payments into modernity with great UX. In this podcast, we will cover all aspects of cryptocurrency, hot topics, and technology as worldwide adoption grows.

Decentralized Metaverse with Saro McKenna Apr 06, 2022

In this episode of The DIVI Crypto Podcast, we are talking with Saro McKenna, Co-Founder and CEO of Alien Worlds. Alien Worlds is a Play and Earn Metaverse game, with Planet Decentralized Autonomous Organizations feature most of what happens in world. Alien Worlds is an NFT Metaverse where you can play with unique NFT digital items. Players stake Trilium to Planet DAOs to vote in the upcoming Planetary elections. This is also how to increase the Planet’s reward pool. You can enter into weekly elections for council candidates, offer ideas on how to administer the planetary treasury, or even to run for planetary council yourself. You can pick NFT game cards for your strategy on Binance Smart Chain (BSC) and WAX, to be used for mining, fighting, and missions. Lastly, teleportation TLM is how to bridge BSC, WAX, and Ethereum. Trilium is the cross chain ERC-20 / BEP-20 / WAX fungible token that connects Alien Worlds, permitting the transfer of value and voting in Planet DAOs. Users earn Trilium in the mining game and stake Trilium to a Planet DAO, allowing them to vote in that Planet’s elections. To summarize the in game story, The Federation, the most advanced bitcoin mining company of the future, notes a pattern in its algorithmic solutions. An advanced alien race was sending messages through bitcoin mining algorithms. What the messages reveal is a wormhole to allow humans to travel to far flung exoPlanets. Alien Worlds is a decentralized metaverse running on the Ethereum, WAX and Binance Smart Chain blockchains. Trilium incentivizes users to play games and must be staked by users to partake in governance. Planets inside the metaverse are decentralized, autonomous organizations that gain daily Trilium from the central metaverse smart contracts. Planets are how the blockchain communities can get onto Alien Worlds, get their own token and DAO, present games and services into the ecosystem, and mint and use NFTs. Explorers become a voting member of a Planet once they are staking Trilium to that Planet. They can then stake Trilium to an infinite number of Planets. Upon the staking of Trilium to a particular Planet by sending Trilium to a contract address, the contract sends a token for that Planet back to the user. The Planet DAO’s token has an equivalent quantity of Trilium staked. A Planetary DAO’s tokens can be exchanged back 1:1 into Trilium at any time, by smart contract. Company Information: https://alienworlds.io/ https://discord.io/alienworldsofficial https://www.twitch.tv/alienworldsofficial https://t.me/AlienWorldsOffical https://www.instagram.com/alienworlds.io/ https://www.twitter.com/alienworlds https://www.youtube.com/c/AlienWorlds -- DIVI is creating the world's first closed-loop, vertically-integrated cryptocurrency ecosystem. Much like Apple's ecosystem is anchored by iCloud, the DIVI Project blockchain serves as the core of the DIVI network of technologies. Thanks to a keen understanding of the divide that separates the mainstream from the crypto world, the DIVI team is able to create solutions to the industry's biggest problem: adoption by non-technical users. DIVI's user-friendly, one-click solutions aim to bring blockchain-based payments into modernity with great UX. In this podcast, we will cover all aspects of cryptocurrency, hot topics, and technology as worldwide adoption grows.

Auto-Generated Custom API`s with Bryan Ritchie Mar 30, 2022

In today's episode of The DIVI Crypto Podcast, we are talking with Bryan Ritchie, the CEO of Simba Chain. Simba Chain allows you to make blockchain apps in a cloud environment without needing blockchain developers. SIMBA Chain lets you pick from 16 protocols and start making smart contracts with drag and drop tools. Simba Chain offers across the board privacy and security features that meet Government standards. The Department of Defense, the US Army and the US Navy all rely on us for secure, private blockchain solutions. Simba Chain is a chain free high-powered API system, using portable, flexible, and future-proof interfaces to smart contracts for designing trustless Web3 apps. The Simba Chain Platform auto-generates virtual REST APIs for smart contracts to easily integrate into clients’ applications. Simba makes connecting to Blockchain as easy as MuleSoft does for enterprise systems, or as a Web API does for services or infrastructure. Simba offers a Smart Contract Designer (SCD) tool, allowing users to build smart contracts via a simple drag and drop UI. Users can stipulate data relationships of their digital assets and smart contracts, and the passage of said assets, even various versions of the smart contract, or allowing for the linking contracts on different chains together. Current supported chains are Ethereum, Quorum, Stellar, RSK, Binance, Avalanche, Hyperledger Fabric, Hyperledger Burrow, and Hyperledger Sawtooth. SIMBA QuickStart auto-generates Representational State Transfer (REST) APIs allow for access to smart contract methods that interact on the blockchain ledger and provides admittance control groups for reading or writing. Each of the API endpoints permit multiple data files to be connected and stored off-chain in a data store. Data comes into the platform as multipart attachments to the REST endpoints. They are then checked for access before being sent to the data bundling system. The bundling algorithm holds all files and makes hashcodes for assemblage into a manifest file. This is stored in the data store, with the hashcode enchained on the blockchain to vouch for the wholeness of the data placed into the platform. Simba is decentralized. This means that there is no single point of control, thus there is no single point of failure. It is immutable, and once data is stored, it can’t be tampered with, altered, or deleted. It is customizable, where you bring your own logic, and our platform auto-generates your custom API. Lastly, Simba has low latency, using Microsoft Azure Government for lightening transactions. Company Information: https://simbachain.com/ https://twitter.com/SimbaChain https://www.linkedin.com/company/simbachain/ https://www.facebook.com/SIMBAChain/ https://www.instagram.com/simbachain/ https://www.youtube.com/simbachain https://github.com/SIMBAChain https://www.reddit.com/user/SIMBAChain/ https://discord.gg/bgfupJr -- DIVI is creating the world's first closed-loop, vertically-integrated cryptocurrency ecosystem. Much like Apple's ecosystem is anchored by iCloud, the DIVI Project blockchain serves as the core of the DIVI network of technologies. Thanks to a keen understanding of the divide that separates the mainstream from the crypto world, the DIVI team is able to create solutions to the industry's biggest problem: adoption by non-technical users. DIVI's user-friendly, one-click solutions aim to bring blockchain-based payments into modernity with great UX. In this podcast, we will cover all aspects of cryptocurrency, hot topics, and technology as worldwide adoption grows.

NFTs in Gaming with Colin Foran and Naomi Lackaff of Shrapnel Mar 23, 2022

In today's episode of The DIVI Crypto Podcast, we are talking with Colin Foran, head of Game, and Naomi Lackaff, head of Partnerships for Shrapnel. Shrapnel is genuinely investing some of the most exhilarating pillars of utility that blockchain has to offer gaming – its center for game design innovates on contending game modes, and its digital economy will directly honor and enable the community. Shrapnel is a specialized team of designers, producers, artists, and programmers operating at the center of games, television, movies, and graphic novels. Collectively, the team behind Shrapnel has produced some of the largest franchises in entertainment, including HALO, Call of Duty, Westworld, and many more. The team behind Shrapnel has raised $10.5 million to build the blockchain-based first-person shooter game that will be a triple-A production. The round was led by Griffin Gaming Partners, along with Polychain Capital and Forte. In addition to funding, Forte is providing Shrapnel technical support to the project. Shrapnel will bring the highest production values to making a game with blockchain and technology. In market research, Shrapnel saw that players really want to own their own digital items. By tapping into partners’ technical expertise, Shrapnel will bring to life a game and mod platform that has been under development for years. Shrapnel is a project of the Neon team, which has its own roots in HBO Interactive, having years of business experience in transmedia, virtual production, and gaming-as-a service. Neon’s mission is to make the most riveting gaming experience in the crypto space to date. Crypto assets and bonus structures will virtually change how gamers play, with Shrapnel pushing the envelope with what’s possible in the crypto gaming industry, incorporating the industry into a profound triple-A-style FPS experience. Why are NFTs in gaming are so important? Previously, the players never really owned what they bought. It’s all secured inside the game. Surveys have indicated that players would be excited to own what they’re buying outside of the game environment. Some of what is being worked on is offloading the difficult tasks so that players don’t need to be concerned with issues like regulatory compliance or figuring out how to create crypto wallets. In addition, the idea is to create an extraction game that players can alter to their fullest desires. This platform will allow these users to build mods in order to create different versions of the game, with a range of blockchain and deep tech experts to support the architectural and design needs of Shrapnel. Company Information: https://www.shrapnel.com https://twitter.com/playSHRAPNEL https://discord.gg/shrapnel https://bit.ly/3H9dEKY -- DIVI is creating the world's first closed-loop, vertically-integrated cryptocurrency ecosystem. Much like Apple's ecosystem is anchored by iCloud, the DIVI Project blockchain serves as the core of the DIVI network of technologies. Thanks to a keen understanding of the divide that separates the mainstream from the crypto world, the DIVI team is able to create solutions to the industry's biggest problem: adoption by non-technical users. DIVI's user-friendly, one-click solutions aim to bring blockchain-based payments into modernity with great UX. In this podcast, we will cover all aspects of cryptocurrency, hot topics, and technology as worldwide adoption grows.

Controlling Data with Walt & Rick of WeGroCoin Mar 16, 2022

Today on the DIVI Crypto Podcast we are talking with Walt & Rick of WeGroCoin. WeGro is a supply chain forecasting ecosystem designed to benefit the holder. Now you can reinvest in yourself and your community. You invest into your own data and expand the power and relative value of the token you hold right in your pocket. WeGro is created to take back people’s information from the data and finance industries and give them back to the people. Now, the value of your data is yours to control. WeGro is designing a global network of trust, allowing each and every person to turn data into decisions, uncertainty into confidence, risk into opportunity, and potential into prosperity. This is the first decentralized platform for investment in the Complementary Alternative Medicine (CAM) affiliated business and infrastructure in the United States. WeGro gives people, globally, the opportunity to HODL in the growing and profitable cannabis industry while at the same time benefiting from the value of their own data. Your data is sold daily, regardless if you like it or not. WeGro aims to give you the ability and control over your data and increase the relative value of your token just by using it. Currently, WeGro can be bought on Pancake Swap. WeGro was created by veterans in the Crypto, Finance, technology, and data spaces to allow for supporting data clarity and how people act with the world around them. It was started to place the power of your data back in your hands while also supporting the cannabis industry. WeGro is a deflationary cryptocurrency that is completely decentralized and anonymous. 5% of each transaction is redistributed to our holders, who will see their Smart Chain BNB increase automatically in their wallet. In addition, 1% of each transaction is put directly back into WeGro liquidity, raising the relative price floor. Furthermore, 2% of every crypto to crypto transaction fee goes to getting Complementary Alternative Medicine supply chain businesses who are already showing positive EBITA. 100% of the profit goes directly back into WeGro liquidity. WeGro uses a manual burn, which is based on 2% of the total trading volume. As opposed to other tokens on the market, WeGro is the only Cryptocurrency that will constantly put money back into liquidity, giving an opportunity for growth and increased value. WeGro’s progress will include: WeGro data blockchain ecosystem. WeGro Debit and Credit Cards WeGro Wallet Company Information: WeGro Coin: https://wegrocoin.com WeGro Data: https://wegrodata.com Ambassador Program: https://wegro.socialtoaster.com

Crypto Payments Coexisting with Traditional Payment System with Ivan Ravlich Mar 09, 2022

In this episode of The DIVI Crypto Podcast, we are talking with Ivan Ravlich, Co-founder and CEO of Hypernet Labs. The Hypent Protocol provides simple to use, easy to integrate, non-custodial decentralized protocol for digital identity, and scalable token agnostic payments. Hypernet Labs believes that: the world economy will be changed by blockchain technology; cryptocurrency transactions for goods and services should feel familiar and simple; developers shouldn’t need web 3.0 experience to incorporate crypto payments into their products; and consumers and merchants should have the option to choose their transaction currencies irrespective of the base chain. The Hypernet.ID is a frictionless and auditable method for authenticating and identifying customers on-chain. Users can use their NFT to affirm their identity on any supported dApp project. The Hypernet.ID can take only minutes to create, and seconds to use. Hypernet.ID mints the NFT on the blockchain and can be used directly with the smart contracts of any dApp. Galileo demonstrates how crypto payments can coexist with other payment options in a traditional payment system. Other than choosing Hypernet as the payment method, it’s as easy as paying with a credit card. The time on software and hardware can be purchased using crypto currencies. Marketplace vendors of both hardware and software can be paid via crypto. These elements allow merchants to securely accept cryptocurrency payments in their online platforms with little code intrusion and without needing knowledge of Web3 technology and digital assets, and complies with various regulations regarding electronic funds transfer. A key aspect of the Hypernet Protocol is digital identity. The main recognition data structure of the Hypernet Protocol is the Non-Fungible Registry (NFR); instances of which are deployed through the registry factory contract. Every new NFR stores its state in a proxy layer, and calls to that proxy layer are designated to an implementation contract distributed by all copies of the primary beacon implementation. Non-Fungible Registries are a multi-purpose extension of the EIP721 non-fungible token (NFT) standard and have all of the methods specified by the base standard specification. All roles are implemented through the NFR constructor/initializer, and it is called by the registry factory. Each NFR can grow its registration logic, along with adding novel functionality, with the use of external modules. A module is a stateless external contract, which can become the REGISTRAR_ROLE, extending an NFR's capability in an algorithmic way. Hypernet NFR employs a native mechanism for registration by sending an EIP20-compatible token to the registry. By default, the feature is disabled, but the REGISTRAR_ROLE can set the registration token to an address of an EIP20-compatible token to then enable the feature. https://hypernetlabs.io/ https://www.facebook.com/GoHypernet/ https://twitter.com/gohypernet https://hypernet.medium.com/ https://github.com/GoHypernet/hypernet-protocol -- DIVI is creating the world's first closed-loop, vertically-integrated cryptocurrency ecosystem. Much like Apple's ecosystem is anchored by iCloud, the DIVI Project blockchain serves as the core of the DIVI network of technologies. Thanks to a keen understanding of the divide that separates the mainstream from the crypto world, the DIVI team is able to create solutions to the industry's biggest problem: adoption by non-technical users. DIVI's user-friendly, one-click solutions aim to bring blockchain-based payments into modernity with great UX. In this podcast, we will cover all aspects of cryptocurrency, hot topics, and technology as worldwide adoption grows.

Earning Interest-Bearing ERC20 eTokens with Michael Bentley Mar 02, 2022

In this episode of The DIVI Crypto Podcast, we are talking with Michael Bentley, CEO and Co-Founder of Euler. Euler is a non-custodial protocol on Ethereum that allows users to lend and borrow almost any crypto asset. Euler is a platform that allows users to determine which assets are listed. In order to do this, Euler uses Uniswap v3 as a core dependency. If an asset has a WETH pair on Uniswap v3, it can be included in a lending market on Euler by anyone. Permissionless listing is riskier on decentralized lending protocols than on other DeFi protocols, like decentralized exchanges, with the potential for risk to spill over from one pool to another in quick succession. To offset these obstacles, Euler uses risk-based asset tiers to keep the protocol and its users safe. Isolation-tier assets are open for lending and borrowing, but cannot be used for collateral to borrow other assets, and they can only be borrowed in isolation. Cross-tier assets are for standard lending and borrowing, but can’t be used as collateral to borrow other assets, but may be borrowed alongside other assets. Collateral-tier assets are available for ordinary lending and borrowing, cross-borrowing, and they can be used as collateral. EUL hodlers can vote to move assets from the isolation-tier and promote them to the cross-tier or collateral-tier via governance mechanisms. When lenders deposit into a liquidity to an Euler pool, they earn interest-bearing ERC20 eTokens, to be redeemed for their share of the underlying assets in the pool at any time, provided there are unborrowed tokens in the pool. Borrowers take liquidity from a pool and return it with interest. By doing so, the total assets in the pool grow. This way, lenders earn interest on assets they supply, because their Tokens can be redeemed for an increasing amount of the underlying asset. Rather than providing non-standard ways of transferring debts, Euler uses the standard transfer and approve ERC20 methods. However, the logic is reversed. Instead of being able to send tokens to anyone, but requiring approval to take them, dTokens can be taken by anyone, but require approval to accept them. Euler permits collateral to be deposited, but is not available for lending. The collateral is “protected.” It earns the user no interest, but is free of risks of borrowers defaulting, has the option to be withdrawn instantly, as well as helps protect against borrowers using tokens to influence governance decisions. Euler doesn't have a native concept of flash loans. With Euler, one can defer their liquidity check, make an uncollateralised borrow, perform whatever operation they like, and then repay the borrow. This can be used to rebalance positions, build-up leveraged positions, take advantage of external arbitrage opportunities, and more. https://www.euler.finance https://twitter.com/eulerfinance https://discord.gg/CdG97VSYGk https://t.me/eulerfinance_official https://www.linkedin.com/company/euler-xyz -- DIVI is creating the world's first closed-loop, vertically-integrated cryptocurrency ecosystem. Much like Apple's ecosystem is anchored by iCloud, the DIVI Project blockchain serves as the core of the DIVI network of technologies. Thanks to a keen understanding of the divide that separates the mainstream from the crypto world, the DIVI team is able to create solutions to the industry's biggest problem: adoption by non-technical users. DIVI's user-friendly, one-click solutions aim to bring blockchain-based payments into modernity with great UX. In this podcast, we will cover all aspects of cryptocurrency, hot topics, and technology as worldwide adoption grows.

Thriving Ecosystem with Sylvia Jablonski Feb 23, 2022

In this episode of The DIVI Crypto Podcast, we are talking with Sylvia Jablonski, Chief Investment Officer of Defiance ETFs. Defiance ETFs are ETFs built for the next generation, with a suite of thematic ETFs that lets regular and institutional investors to denote a precise view on dynamic sectors that are priming the way in disruptive innovations. NFTZ is the First NFT Focused ETF. With NFTZ, one can invest in the Digital Economy with NFTs, Blockchain and the NFT Marketplace. NFTs are now stimulating the paradigms of ownership, property, and value. Currently, they enable legitimate ownership of digital goods, unleashing creativity into the virtual world as a concerted venture between parties and enlightening a new creator economy. The blockchain technology underlying NFTs allows for trustless peer to peer transactions, without third-party participation, bringing about the way for a new economic composition of property rights. NFTZ is an NFT ETF with pertinent thematic prospective to a range of NFT stocks, involved in Non-Fungible Tokens, blockchain and cryptocurrency – making the ecosystem in which NFTs thrive. It aims to follow the execution before fees and expenses of a rules-based, weighted index of such equities. NFTZ is the first NFT ETF, providing easy and favorable access to what can be a rather high entry-level sector, providing it with first mover advantage. NFTZ targets firms involved in NFTs, blockchain, and cryptocurrency ecosystems and communities. They make up aspects of an NFT marketplace set to rock the world. Blockchain supports trustless peer to peer exchanges with no third-party involvement. Nearly $6 billion was spent on non-fungible tokens, or NFTs, during the third quarter of 2021, Google trends data in September 2021 showed that interest in NFTs surpassed that in cryptocurrency. While NFTs allow for true digital ownership, unleashing creativity into the virtual world as a cooperative opportunity between artist and fan; the NFT explosion is just a contemporary aspect of a disruptive potential that could change how we interact, live, do business, and even govern. Its decentralized architecture lies behind cryptocurrencies, and DeFi becomes a whole new way of thinking about art, culture, business and social cooperation. NFT stocks, blockchain and cryptocurrency ecosystems comprise the NFT marketplace. Defiance brings the retail and institutional investor access to a sector positioned to reconstruct our understanding and practice of ownership, property, and value. NFTZ can be purchased through most self-directed broker dealers, or a financial advisor who you may already be working with. NFTZ is made up of equity securities of internationally publicly listed companies with relevant interest to the NFT, blockchain and cryptocurrency ecosystems. https://www.defianceetfs.com -- DIVI is creating the world's first closed-loop, vertically-integrated cryptocurrency ecosystem. Much like Apple's ecosystem is anchored by iCloud, the DIVI Project blockchain serves as the core of the DIVI network of technologies. Thanks to a keen understanding of the divide that separates the mainstream from the crypto world, the DIVI team is able to create solutions to the industry's biggest problem: adoption by non-technical users. DIVI's user-friendly, one-click solutions aim to bring blockchain-based payments into modernity with great UX. In this podcast, we will cover all aspects of cryptocurrency, hot topics, and technology as worldwide adoption grows.

Regulated by Coding with Christian Kameir Feb 16, 2022

Today on the DIVI Crypto Podcast we interview Christian Kameir of Sustany Capital. Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDC) is one of the biggest news items in crypto. The idea is that the new technology will make cryptos obsolete for the majority of people, as it uses central banks to issue currency. It’s supposed to be safe, secure, stable, and provide reliability people expect from the banking industry. There is also the ideas to “bank the unbanked,” and allow for cross-border payments. Upon reading many of the white papers, it can be noted that these are highly focused on research. Many have noted that if payments can be instant via crypto, then why would there be a need for middlemen. The more middlemen involved, the more expensive the transactions become. Policies that they have then resulted in additional delays. Every time there are headlines about regulating block chain, stable coins, etc, it becomes mainly propaganda. They are regulated by their coding. Governments don’t regulate technology, but the behavior of people inside their jurisdictions. Instead of phrasing it like we’ll protect investors, but limit what citizens can do with this technology, and the responses to the regulations are different. Many CBDC papers have references to stable coins. However, in various hearings, there is little to no discussions upon how regulation entities don’t get to regulate technology. The question becomes: “Do you want to regulate the behavior of people to where they can’t partake in new technologies, and decide for themselves as to if they wish to participate?” Many dollar transactions are in digital form, as opposed to the moving of physical dollars. Dollars are in databases tied to the banking industry, with the licenses to do so. Cryptos aren’t tethered to a database, and sub-servant to financial licenses. Thus, the main difference is the bytes of data that are controlled by databases, or bytes controlled by universal computers that everyone has free access to, and can freely engage with at will. One of the problems with regulations becomes the loss of purchasing power: more middlemen equals more fees, so that the costs to buy are increased. Another issue becomes surveillance. Within our expertise, we’ve approached by NGOs for our expertise in supporting people who live under authoritarian regimes. They help dissidents being processed by their governments by transferring value and information. If technology can be used by such a government to persecute dissidents, not only should they not use it, but no one should use it. When this surveillance is built into digital value exchange systems, one is actively harming and endangering the people of the world. http://sustany.vc http://kameir.com

Creating Entire Worlds with Armand Saramout Feb 09, 2022

In this episode of The DIVI Crypto Podcast, we talk with Armand Saramout, of Sonar Moji. Sonar uses Web3, via Mojis, to take the collection of playable 3D avatars, and brings them to life. These Mojis can make friends through voice and text, emote, and create worlds with emojis. Sonar can be considered a Metaverse in your pocket. The Mojis on Sonar are made up of a body, a mouth, eyes, and accessories. Each of these Mojis are provided with a gem to represent the rarity of its combined parts. These are, from Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald, Amethyst, and Quartz. Currently, for the Apple i-Store, you can download Sonar and create entire worlds. This includes: Use emojis Make friends through voice and text Emote Go to a bar Amass a fortune Fall in love And explore the endless possibilities available to you in Sonar The journey for Sonar began in Beta, where the world-class social game where you can build spaces and meet others began. Users have 3D emoji NFTs that come alive in Sonar, and can equip various items for their Moji. Sonar also has plans for Moji Town, a huge server in Sonar for Moji, where they can buy and sell land. Moji will also feature pets, that can you can breed for your Moji. The goal is to create virtual communities, where people can make friends with people they would not otherwise have the chance for offline. People are learning that these virtual worlds can be surprisingly immersive. Sonar takes this to the next level. While it’s still 2D, flat, and can be used with one hand, you can move around on a grid, having different conversations in different settings. With Sonar, you speak via an avatar, as opposed to speaking via video. This can allow users a certain degree of anonymity, and you can become a show, being more than who you are. The biggest audience has been “Gen Z.” Sonar will become more than just another chat app. There will be more than just spaces. Sonar will create destinations and experiences, parties; a true multi-user experience. Another idea is for users to create their own NFTs, so that they will be able to enter these experiences on Sonar. This, in turn, will help users come to appreciate the value of Web3. Instead of building the existing Web3 community, but introduce new people to the value of Web3. To learn more about Armand Saramout, visit: Site: https://moji.sonar.app/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/sonar Discord: https://discord.gg/sonar -- DIVI is creating the world's first closed-loop, vertically-integrated cryptocurrency ecosystem. Much like Apple's ecosystem is anchored by iCloud, the DIVI Project blockchain serves as the core of the DIVI network of technologies. Thanks to a keen understanding of the divide that separates the mainstream from the crypto world, the DIVI team is able to create solutions to the industry's biggest problem: adoption by non-technical users. DIVI's user-friendly, one-click solutions aim to bring blockchain-based payments into modernity with great UX. In this podcast, we will cover all aspects of cryptocurrency, hot topics, and technology as worldwide adoption grows.

Protection and Privacy with Jorge Pesok Feb 02, 2022

On this episode of The DIVI Crypto Podcast, we are talking with Jorge Pesok, general counsel and chief compliance officer for legal-first crypto software company Tacen Inc. Tacen is a legal-first non-custodial exchange. Tacen believes that centralized exchanges are too risky, whereas decentralized exchanges are too slow. The alternative is institutional-grade speed combined with complete sovereignty of your assets. Tacen’s non-custodial wallets allows only the user to control their funds, with the smart contracts subject to hardy security audits and are non-upgradable. Tacen doesn’t hold user funds. All trades are completed Peer to Peer. As a result, your money stays safe, because the exchange never has access to it. The exchange implements central exchange's high performance order management with protection and privacy of decentralized exchanges. Traders do not need to be concerned with having their personal data stolen when trading on Tacen. All one has to do is link their wallet to begin buying and selling. The architecture is to fully comply with the applicable regulations, such as those of the SEC, FinCEN, and CFTC. In addition to the exchange, Tacen offers a token launch platform. This is a suite of tools to guide firms that are interested in launching their own tokens and to be compliant with regulations. SDK’s will be integrated with any crypto wallet, dApp, or even traditional applications. This shall allow users to swap their tokens with a minimal amount of friction. Tacen also is engaged in advanced talks with multiple NFT projects to connect our technology and ecosystem. The Tacen Exchange is blockchain agnostic. It will rely on decentralized networks of oracles that will run on DFINITY's Internet Computer. This will allow for the tracking and providing trade data for our unparalleled coordinated settlement process. We researched many of the options to cross-chain settlement. This included interoperability layers like Cosmos, as well as pure oracle-based solutions. Finally, the team at Tacen settled on using DFINITY's Internet Computer for one of the oracle's immutable data storage layers. Tacen has chosen three redundant systems for data storage solutions. First is a buffered, local cache on the Settlement Data Oracles (SDO) to handle high volumes of incoming data. Information is then compressed and both written to DFINITY's Internet Computer, along with Hedera’s fair-ordered message queue, to serve as a fallback data logging source. The goal is for a global network made up of thousands of SDOs maintaining hundreds of settlements simultaneously. Then, trades are publicized and stored by the SDOs, before they are compressed and written to the Internet Computer consuming cycles. To learn more about Jorge Pesok, visit: Site: https://www.tacen.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/tacen_app Telegram: https://t.me/tacen_app -- DIVI is creating the world's first closed-loop, vertically-integrated cryptocurrency ecosystem. Much like Apple's ecosystem is anchored by iCloud, the DIVI Project blockchain serves as the core of the DIVI network of technologies. Thanks to a keen understanding of the divide that separates the mainstream from the crypto world, the DIVI team is able to create solutions to the industry's biggest problem: adoption by non-technical users. DIVI's user-friendly, one-click solutions aim to bring blockchain-based payments into modernity with great UX. In this podcast, we will cover all aspects of cryptocurrency, hot topics, and technology as worldwide adoption grows.

Taking a Position with Michal Cymbalisty Jan 26, 2022

In this episode of The DIVI Crypto Podcast, we talk with Michal Cymbalisty, Co-founder and Business Strategist of Domination Finance. Domination Finance is The world’s first DEX for dominance trading. Domination Finance is live on both the Ethereum and Polygon Networks. Domination Finance is a non-custodial financial instrument and Decentralized Exchange, allowing traders to trade dominance pairs or earn trading fees by providing liquidity to Domination Finance. The top pair is Bitcoin Dominance (BTCDOM). Bitcoin Dominance is one of the most utilized signals in the market, showing Bitcoin’s share of the total cryptocurrency industry. With Domination Finance, one no longer uses dominance as a tool for their trading. Now, a trader can take a position on the decentralized exchange and long or short not only Bitcoin Dominance, but other dominance pairs as well, such as Ethereum Dominance (ETHDOM), and Tether Dominance (USDTDOM). Bitcoin Dominance can be defined as Bitcoin’s share of the total cryptocurrency market cap, calculated as a percentage. This is useful as an indicator of times when Bitcoin will either outperform or under perform the wider cryptocurrency market. In turn, this may help investors in evaluating whether to increase or decrease their altcoin exposure. AltCoins are collectively any cryptocurrency that is not Bitcoin. These include Ethereum, LiteCoin, Doge, Monero, and stablecoins like DAI, Tether, USD Con, True USD, etc. Users earn a percentage of the trading fees earned via providing liquidity on UniSwap. At this time, only USDC can be used to add liquidity on Domination Finance. Domination Finance is compatible with MetaMask and Web3 wallets supported by WalletConnect. DomFi’s intuitive design is easy for traders to decide on a particular asset’s market dominance. A trader can decide, with the click of a button, if they feel Bitcoin Dominance (BTCDOM) will go up, with the green LONG button. Users will then be prompted to buy BTCDOM tokens with either USDC or ETH. Alternatively, if they feel that Bitcoin Dominance will drop, they can click the red SHORT button. Traders will then be redirected to purchase invBTCDOM tokens. Liquidity providers aid others to execute their trades. A 0.3% fee is distributed pro rata to all LPs in the pool. The dominance pair has two corresponding liquidity pools: BTCDOM / USDC invBTCDOM / USDC Users add liquidity to the pools by depositing USDC. The supplied USDC will be used to mint and pool an equal number of BTCDOM and invBTCDOM tokens. BTCDOM and invBTCDOM tokens are minted by supplying USDC collateral. In turn, USDC can be unlocked by redeeming BTCDOM and/or invBTCDOM tokens. To learn more about Michal Cymbalisty, visit: Website: https://domination.finance/ Discord: https://discord.domination.finance/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/dominationfi LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/domination-finance -- DIVI is creating the world's first closed-loop, vertically-integrated cryptocurrency ecosystem. Much like Apple's ecosystem is anchored by iCloud, the DIVI Project blockchain serves as the core of the DIVI network of technologies. Thanks to a keen understanding of the divide that separates the mainstream from the crypto world, the DIVI team is able to create solutions to the industry's biggest problem: adoption by non-technical users. DIVI's user-friendly, one-click solutions aim to bring blockchain-based payments into modernity with great UX. In this podcast, we will cover all aspects of cryptocurrency, hot topics, and technology as worldwide adoption grows.

Determining Possibilities with Pat Doyle Jan 19, 2022

In this episode of The DIVI Crypto Podcast, we are talking with Pat Doyle of Genesis Volatility and Pink Swan Trading (DeGen Data). Gvol permits our users to handle probabilities, identify possibilities, examine and trade activity, supplying institutional level crypto options analytics. To handle probabilities, use Gvol tools to aid in computing probabilities, Black-Scholes pricing, and assorted tacit volatility yields. To assist in determining possibilities, GVol tools aid the user in finding price waverings along with advanced quantity trades in the crypto options industry. The world of the crypto options industry drives pricing inefficiencies and optimistic expected value transactions. In order to analyze trade processes, GVol tools allows the trader to supervise trade rate and occurrences in open interest. This careful analysis aids the users in learning what whales and other high level traders are doing with the crypto options industry, supplying perceptiveness into obscure trading possibilities. Gvol gives its users Live Stats in the crypto options industry. These active stats admit data to assist with devising trades, and consider: Implied volatility pricing from assorted avenues Mass, open interest and deep liquidity data Along with times and sales information Furthermore, Gvol renders crypto options users with Historical Data: Examine trade and quote data, Canvass the live implied unpredictability environment versus historical unpredictability, Research directions in open interest and put/call ratios, and Research block-trades with the “Block-Sniffer” In addition, Gvol can also render unto the user tools on DeFi affiliated trades: Analyze between CeFi and DeFi trade information, Locate edge and alpha in the emerging DeFi option industries, As well as to examine on-chain liquidity and bulk data Finally, Gvol provides an Application Programming Interface (API) for those persons that are concerned: Our API resolution is now live in crypto market for $899/mo Desk fee covers pro agreements company-wide Please Contact info@genesisvolatility.io for more information on Gvol’s Application Programming Interface (API). DeGen Data focuses on the NFT industry in supplying traders, HODLers, and enthusiasts with the most fitting means for their goals. In order to have an improved perception into the NFT realm, one needs to see the “floor,” the lowest priced piece in a compendium. Next, you want to know the Unique Number of HODLers. After that, Wallet Actions are vital. These metrics can aid, and are all supposed to be used in unison. Each NFT collection has unparalleled methods to propel worth. DeGen, via FLEX, spotlights the fact that the possession of art needs to be respected. How, where, and when it is showcased should be up to the proprietor. The FLEX protocol, V1.0, features reinforcement for wider use instances, such as methods for NFT owners to acquire the worth their NFT creates. To learn more about Pat Doyle, visit: https://gvol.io/ https://pinkswantrading.com https://www.genesisvolatility.io/ https://degendata.io/ -- DIVI is creating the world's first closed-loop, vertically-integrated cryptocurrency ecosystem. Much like Apple's ecosystem is anchored by iCloud, the DIVI Project blockchain serves as the core of the DIVI network of technologies. Thanks to a keen understanding of the divide that separates the mainstream from the crypto world, the DIVI team is able to create solutions to the industry's biggest problem: adoption by non-technical users. DIVI's user-friendly, one-click solutions aim to bring blockchain-based payments into modernity with great UX. In this podcast, we will cover all aspects of cryptocurrency, hot topics, and technology as worldwide adoption grows.

NFTs and Metaverse with Nick Saponaro and Steve McGarry Jan 12, 2022

Today on the DIVI podcast, Ryan and Steve discuss some of the changes over the past four or five years in crypto, and the divergence. In the beginning, there was a decentralized path. Now, there are huge custodial and DeFi plays happening. The different perspectives are leading to the maturity of the crypto industry. With the restructuring of not only the personnel of DIVI, but the legal framework, in order to be fully decentralized, to look good from a legal perspective, to be positioned for a Series A, and to start the larger partnerships, allowing for access to opportunities that had previously been out of reach. The DIVI wallet launched earlier in 2021, allowing for staking with just one DIVI from your cell phone. With more staking, DIVI is close to one billion coins. Upcoming features in 2022 include fiat on-ramp and crypto swaps. Crypto swaps will be a prerequisite for the DeFi initiative, swapping tokens in the wallet itself. With the rise of NFT projects, Crypto MoonBoys, and Darren Cullen, who is also behind Graffiti Kings. While he started out with graffiti as vandalism, he now devotes a lot of resources to helping kids in need get into various arts and crafts. There are a number of funds taking interest in Play To Earn, which has some subtle differences from Play And Earn. The collectible art toy world is crossing over into the Metaverse, with games being a natural part of it. This is just the start of the dominance of NFTs. With the Metaverse rising, not only will users be able to share text, as well as audio and video, but will be able to feel. The Sandbox may be a winner in the MetaVerse, and an ongoing virtual meetup, Sandstorm, is held for The Sandbox. Sandstorm aims to help promote the various unsung heroes who may not receive as much coverage. With the high gas on the Ethereum Blockchain, some are looking at Wax as an alternative for NFTs. Part of the problem on Ethereum is the Miner Extracted Value, where miners can front-run transactions, as well as use sandwich attacks, and steal the profits for themselves, or otherwise manipulate transactions. In many instances, the gas prices alone can raise the overall cost of a transaction by two or even three times. For example, a $100 NFT had a gas fee of $250. In order to address gas fees, alternatives like L2 or side-chains, like Polygon, are growing in demand. To learn more about some of the projects mentioned in this episode, visit: https://cryptomoonboys.com/ https://r2-graffitikings.io/ https://sandstormmeetup.com/ -- DIVI is creating the world's first closed-loop, vertically-integrated cryptocurrency ecosystem. Much like Apple's ecosystem is anchored by iCloud, the DIVI Project blockchain serves as the core of the DIVI network of technologies. Thanks to a keen understanding of the divide that separates the mainstream from the crypto world, the DIVI team is able to create solutions to the industry's biggest problem: adoption by non-technical users. DIVI's user-friendly, one-click solutions aim to bring blockchain-based payments into modernity with great UX. In this podcast, we will cover all aspects of cryptocurrency, hot topics, and technology as worldwide adoption grows.

Build Fast, Earn Fast with Kate Sills Jan 05, 2022

Today on The DIVI Crypto Podcast we interview Kate Sills of Agoric. Agoric is an open-source development company unveiling an interoperable Proof-of-Stake chain and economy. Agoric’s JavaScript-native smart contract platform provides developers a safe, reusable library of DeFi components to rapidly build and deploy on-chain. Agoric lets you “Build Fast, Earn Fast,” by providing a Proof-of-Stake chain utilizing secure JavaScript smart contracts to rapidly build and deploy DeFi. This allows for composable DeFi, where developers choose your DeFi legos, compose your dapp, and deploy on the Agoric chain. In a few lines of code in JavaScript, one is able to reuse a smart contract component that your users know and trust. Each and every step of an application's journey has been considered in order to save you time and resources. From idea to deployment like never before: Choose components from our library to fit the project's requirements. Add your unique elements to the components to build your dapp. Use the deployment mechanisms to deploy on chain and create new contract instances. Agoric is built on a JavaScript library of reusable, composable components coded by experienced community members. Developers can connect to Ethereum, Inter-Blockchain Communication (IBC), and Chainlink. You can attract Ethereum users by providing them a dead simple on-ramp through the Gravity Bridge. Ethereum's assets can collateralize your contracts in seconds. The Inter-Blockchain Communication (IBC) protocol ensures that Agoric can connect natively to any Cosmos chain and any chains which adopt it in the future. Agoric is integrated with Chainlink’s market-leading oracle network, letting your application launch in a data rich environment. There are a few ways for you to start earning with Agoric. In the Token Strategy, Blockchain projects often establish a native governance token, which may include protocol fee capture. Agoric’s framework makes designing and launching your token simple. Import our tested examples and make them your own. Under the upcoming Fiat On-Ramps, you can address users unfamiliar with blockchain. Agoric’s upcoming fiat on-ramp partnerships will make it easy to onboard users with a credit card or fiat-backed local currencies. Many projects want to monetize off of interest on balances in user accounts. Agoric provides block-level rate calculations, timing notifiers, and governance to manage it. Get paid directly by your users. Agoric’s local currency, RUN, is backed by the chain itself and supported through economic activity. Let your users buy in RUN and get paid immediately. RUN is a stable local currency pegged to the USD to facilitate economic growth and on-chain transactions. To learn more about Agoric, visit: https://agoric.com/ -- DIVI is creating the world's first closed-loop, vertically-integrated cryptocurrency ecosystem. Much like Apple's ecosystem is anchored by iCloud, the DIVI Project blockchain serves as the core of the DIVI network of technologies. Thanks to a keen understanding of the divide that separates the mainstream from the crypto world, the DIVI team is able to create solutions to the industry's biggest problem: adoption by non-technical users. DIVI's user-friendly, one-click solutions aim to bring blockchain-based payments into modernity with great UX. In this podcast, we will cover all aspects of cryptocurrency, hot topics, and technology as worldwide adoption grows.

Creating Immediate Possibilities with Barron Solomon Dec 29, 2021

Today on The DIVI Crypto Podcast we interview Barron Solomon of Solo Music. Solo Music is one platform for all of your digital music assets. For artists, you can connect with your fans and the music community through creative NFT drops, including both digital assets and real world items and experiences. The industry can utilize smart contracts and NFTs to expand revenue streams to the digital market and maintain an incredible fan experience. Fans can increase their pull by collecting digital assets, including privileged music, art, and experiences from your favorite artists and musicians. Solo Music is a web3 company with the focus of creating immediate possibilities and long-term goals for the music industry. Solo Music offers artists, agencies, labels, and publishing companies the resolution to maximize how blockchains will impact both the artists’ careers, and the overall industry. Solo Music showcase the power of NFTs for community building, fundraising, and as a digital asset distribution mechanism as our initial focus. The music industry will see a creative revolution as powerful as the impact of the internet as a direct result of blockchain technology allowing artists to take charge of their careers and give them access to their fans like never before. Solo Music believes in the future of NFTs in the industry and are bridging the accessibility gap for both the industry and the fans. The NFT collectibles are a membership in a digital community that are generally limited in available quantity and can offer perks to holders like inner content, behind the scenes videos, early access to new assets, airdrops, or access to digital and in person events. As with any other goods, the NFTs on Solo Music is bought by a purchaser has their own motivations for making a purchase of an asset – digital or not. An NFT of digital artwork can hold value for the holder solely based on their subjective appreciation of the artwork. When creators sell their content as NFTs, funds go directly to them. If the new owner then sells the NFT, the original creator can even automatically receive royalties from that sale from the contract that governs the NFT. In order for a person to buy NFTs on Solo Music, one may use the option to purchase with a credit card, using the Stripe payment gateway. The other option to purchase NFTs on Solo Music is to use Coinbase Pay. If you are an artist and wish to submit an application, you may do so on our site. To learn more about Solo Music, visit: https://www.solomusic.io/ -- DIVI is creating the world's first closed-loop, vertically-integrated cryptocurrency ecosystem. Much like Apple's ecosystem is anchored by iCloud, the DIVI Project blockchain serves as the core of the DIVI network of technologies. Thanks to a keen understanding of the divide that separates the mainstream from the crypto world, the DIVI team is able to create solutions to the industry's biggest problem: adoption by non-technical users. DIVI's user-friendly, one-click solutions aim to bring blockchain-based payments into modernity with great UX. In this podcast, we will cover all aspects of cryptocurrency, hot topics, and technology as worldwide adoption grows.

Potentially Faster Settlements with Jay Fraser Dec 22, 2021

Today on The DIVI Crypto Podcast, we interview Jay Fraser of BSTX. BSTX is building the first blockchain-integrated national securities exchange. Taking a company public can be cumbersome. The benefits for small companies may not be able to outweigh the expenses that are traditionally associated in this process. Modern technological companies are still going public in the same ways companies did decades ago, through a burdensome and inefficient process. The solution that BSTX offers is using blockchain technology to make an easy exchange with price discovery, with the potential to encourage more issuers to go public in order to reach new investors. Investors benefit with access to previously closely held assets. BSTX offers potential to improve on all the current incumbent options and offer: price discovery corporate governance investor protection less complex path to an IPO This securities exchange is open to all participants and not limited to just accredited and institutional investors, which provides issuers exposure to a greater number and variety of investors. BSTX is building an innovative way to access capital markets aligned with traditional regulated exchange processes, improving the process for the smaller companies to access public markets. The joint venture of BSTX, is between BOX Digital, who provides executive leadership and regulatory expertise, and tZERO, who manages ongoing technology implementation, administration, maintenance, and support. Boston Security Token Exchange LLC (BSTX), a joint venture of BOX Digital Markets LLC and tZERO Group, Inc., has its updated proposed rulebook that has been published by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and is open for public comment. This rule book is for establishing BSTX as a securities exchange. BSTX can offer potentially faster settlement, proprietary market data transmitted via blockchain, and better market quality for early stage companies. BSTX proposes the following benefits as an exchange: Allow participants to elect accelerated settlement for securities listed on BSTX. Using a private, permissioned blockchain that it maintains and controls, BSTX will make available to exchange participants certain proprietary market data related to trading activity occurring on BSTX. Finally, BSTX’s filing proposes suspending unlisted trading privileges (“UTP”) in securities that meet the proposed definition of a “thinly-traded security.” This would concentrate liquidity for securities in one national securities exchange, fashioning market making in such securities more attractive, while simultaneously providing earlier stage companies with more market liquidity and a broader pool of public investors. For more information on BSTX, visit: https://bstx.com/ -- DIVI is creating the world's first closed-loop, vertically-integrated cryptocurrency ecosystem. Much like Apple's ecosystem is anchored by iCloud, the DIVI Project blockchain serves as the core of the DIVI network of technologies. Thanks to a keen understanding of the divide that separates the mainstream from the crypto world, the DIVI team is able to create solutions to the industry's biggest problem: adoption by non-technical users. DIVI's user-friendly, one-click solutions aim to bring blockchain-based payments into modernity with great UX. In this podcast, we will cover all aspects of cryptocurrency, hot topics, and technology as worldwide adoption grows.

Unlocking Hundreds of Billion in Capital with Brittany Laughlin Dec 15, 2021

Today, on the DIVI Crypto, we have Brittany Laughlin of Stacks. Stacks, crypto symbol STX, enables DeFi, NFTs, apps, and smart contracts for Bitcoin. Hold and temporarily lock STX, Stacks’ native currency, and support the network’s security and consensus. As a reward, you’ll earn BTC. Stacks brings Bitcoin to DeFi. Stacks unlocks the hundreds of billions in capital in Bitcoin, giving those who hodl bitcoin new opportunities to use and earn BTC. In stacking STX tokens and participating in the PoX consensus, users can earn BTC while securing the Stacks chain. Clarity smart contracts have a built-in Simple Payment Verification (SPV) proofs for Bitcoin to make interacting with Bitcoin’s state simple for developers. Clarity contracts can fork with the original Bitcoin chain. Where Bitcoin forks, developers won’t have to worry about adjusting the deployment of their smart contracts. Bitcoin hasn’t been as productive an asset as other cryptocurrencies for DeFi without going through either centralized exchanges or separate blockchains in the form of wrapped BTC. Stacks changes this. Stacks is uniquely positioned to enable true Bitcoin DeFi, given Stacks contracts' visibility into the Bitcoin state as well as Stacks’ inherent ability to leverage Bitcoin’s security and settlement assurances. The Stacks chain is tethered to Bitcoin through its Proof of Transfer consensus mechanism, so all Stacks transactions settle on Bitcoin. This ensures that Stacks shares Bitcoin’s long-term, unparalleled security for transaction reorgs. Two of the most popular consensus methods in blockchain are proof-of-work and proof-of-stake. Stack uses Proof-of-transfer (PoX), an extension of the proof-of-burn mechanism. Proof-of-burn is where miners compete by ‘burning’ a proof-of-work cryptocurrency as a proxy for computing resources. PoX uses the proof-of-work cryptocurrency of an established blockchain to secure a new blockchain. Rather than burning the cryptocurrency, miners transfer the committed cryptocurrency to some other participants in the network. In addition, Stack brings Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) to Bitcoin. The value of an NFT is derived from the assets that the NFT represents: digital art, collectibles, domain names, and representation of ownership of content rights. NFTs can be used as digital certificates that track the authenticity of real world items, or digitize the ownership rights to property. There are proposals for improvement of Stacks 2.1 that will voted on. They include: Continuous Stacking. Increasing lock-ups or ‘topping off’. Unlock unused STX automatically. Better Parsing and Type Conversion Primitives. Expose PoX reward set info. More Clarity Built-ins. And Much More. For more, visit https://www.stacks.co -- DIVI is creating the world's first closed-loop, vertically-integrated cryptocurrency ecosystem. Much like Apple's ecosystem is anchored by iCloud, the DIVI Project blockchain serves as the core of the DIVI network of technologies. Thanks to a keen understanding of the divide that separates the mainstream from the crypto world, the DIVI team is able to create solutions to the industry's biggest problem: adoption by non-technical users. DIVI's user-friendly, one-click solutions aim to bring blockchain-based payments into modernity with great UX. In this podcast, we will cover all aspects of cryptocurrency, hot topics, and technology as worldwide adoption grows.

Stewarding Foundational Infrastructure with Marko Baricevic Dec 08, 2021

Today on the DIVI Crypto Podcast we are talking with Marko Baricevic, a Developer Relations person of Interchain. Interchain GmbH is building the internet of blockchains. We are responsible for stewarding some of the most foundational infrastructure for blockchain ecosystems. Our work helps secure billions of dollars in value across a variety of major blockchain projects, including Cosmos, and we are pioneering new protocols for interoperability across the entire blockchain ecosystem. Our vision is to create a new interconnected ecosystem, a new internet of blockchains: The Interchain. Our products include Tendermint Core, a groundbreaking, Byzantine-fault tolerant consensus protocol; the Inter Blockchain Communication protocol, a reliable, ordered, authenticated cross-ledger data transport protocol; and Gaia, the software that powers the Cosmos Hub. Cosmos were chosen over other blockchains, like Ethereum, for Marko Baricevic because they have more of a community feel, and not as overcrowded as Ethereum. Many blockchains—Ethereum, Solona, Avalanche, etc.—are essentially isolated. Interchain is working on building on a communication layer for these blockchains across the entire ecosystem, working with IVC (Imperial Valley College), to use the blockchain as seamlessly as one uses the internet today. We participate in research, development, product, community, and social good initiatives which align with our vision and mandate, as well as providing funding towards these projects. In the near to intermediate future, there can be competitions to see which protocols and which designs are used the most, without the average user giving much thought, accessing it as one accesses the internet now. In Tendermint, with Proof of Stake, one must control two-thirds of the network, or more, as opposed to one-half of the network, as is used in Proof of Work, to convince the network something has happened. This is a guard against events such as double spending. Tendermint itself doesn’t have a coin for staking. Instead, if one wants to stake, one would use ATOM on the Cosmos network, or Luna on the Terra network, as examples. As the internet uses TCP/IP to communicate between severs and to communicate between the end users, ICP is used as the TCP/IP of blockchain, in that if one develops a blockchain or smart contract, one simply pulls in that module to communicate with another chain. This protocol passes token transfers, NFT transfers, do cross-chain transactions. ICP is a trustless way to communicate between the chains. It is as secure as the chains that the communications are between. More information at https://www.interchain.berlin/ -- Divi is creating the world's first closed-loop, vertically-integrated cryptocurrency ecosystem. Much like Apple's ecosystem is anchored by iCloud, the Divi Project blockchain serves as the core of the Divi network of technologies. Thanks to a keen understanding of the divide that separates the mainstream from the crypto world, the Divi team is able to create solutions to the industry's biggest problem: adoption by non-technical users. Divi's user-friendly, one-click solutions aim to bring blockchain-based payments into modernity with great UX. In this podcast, we will cover all aspects of cryptocurrency, hot topics, and technology as worldwide adoption grows.

Fiat Blockchain with Paulo Rodrigues Dec 01, 2021

In this episode of The DIVI Crypto Podcast, we are talking with Paulo Rodrigues, the COO of Public Mint. Public Mint offers a powerful, simple payment system and access to the best opportunities in decentralized finance (DeFi), with no bank account required. The Earn program allows everyone to tap into the high yields available in modern decentralized finance (DeFi), with reduced risks and none of the complexity when you migrate your MINT tokens to the Public Mint network for daily rewards starting at 20% APY in the run-up to EARN governance. Public mint allows users to program their money, as many people are financially excluded. They don’t have access to financial services. Startups, especially in the blockchain industry, struggle to have a bank account. The idea is to be a fiat blockchain. Public mint works with both sides. On the fiat, Public Mint works with public regulated companies, like banks and trust companies, that are entitled to hold money. Then, a synthetic version of that money held is created. This allows all the benefits of an ERC-20 Token, along with the benefit of fiat, such as FDIC insured. Having multiple custodians adds robustness to the network and guarantees no single point of failure. This structure also makes the system much more scalable and able to expand into many geographies and currencies. Using Public Mint, you have fixed low fees at USD $0.05 per transaction and transaction times under 5 seconds with immediate finality. The fees primarily exists to protect the system from denial of service attacks. Unlike main net Ethereum transactions, which have high gas fees for the transactions. The business model of Public Mint isn’t built on top of the fees of the network, but on other revenue streams that will come down the line. You can take advantage of full Ethereum compatibility to deploy unmodified smart contracts that immediately operate with USD. Leverage the power of Public Mint from other services and blockchains, soon to include Polkadot. The goal is for regular users to have interesting use case scenarios that currently only exist in the crypto world. A regular person with no prior knowledge of blockchain can simply click a button, and gain access to what is happening in the DeFi space. Public Mint has no access to funds held by the custodial structure, and cannot generate earnings on its own. Instead, users earn via DeFi methods, like staking. For more information go to: https://publicmint.com/ -- Divi is creating the world's first closed-loop, vertically-integrated cryptocurrency ecosystem. Much like Apple's ecosystem is anchored by iCloud, the Divi Project blockchain serves as the core of the Divi network of technologies. Thanks to a keen understanding of the divide that separates the mainstream from the crypto world, the Divi team is able to create solutions to the industry's biggest problem: adoption by non-technical users. Divi's user-friendly, one-click solutions aim to bring blockchain-based payments into modernity with great UX. In this podcast, we will cover all aspects of cryptocurrency, hot topics, and technology as worldwide adoption grows.

End to End Developer Platform with Alex Pruden Nov 24, 2021

Today on the DIVI Crypto Podcast, we are talking with Alex Pruden from Aleo. Aleo Modular and compliant. The ultimate toolkit for building private applications is finally here; Zero-Knowledge is finally here. Aleo is an end to end developer platform and tool kit for building and deploying private applications that users can interact with. The whole thing is powered by zero-knowledge cryptography, allowing you to prove something is true, without revealing why. At the bottom stack of Aleo is the blockchain, “Snark OS,” or Synced Non-interactive Augmented Knowledge, the Zero Knowledge Proof. The purpose of the blockchain is to persist records to represent the state of a program at any given time, and to host transactions that are verified by miners. With Zero Knowledge Proofs, miners only have to verify the correctness of the transactions. This also helps to manage consensus for the system. The next layer is Snark, where transactions happen inside of Zero Knowledge Proof. This layer is followed by LEO, that switches smart contract language for writing high-level application logic. This bridges the gap between cryptograpy and the layman user. This allows other programming languages to be used to interact with the Zero Knowledge Proof. The last stack is the front end interface, the wallet, the explorer, and the studio to write Leo applications. This allows one to write a package which can then be added to a registry for others. The first benefit of this is privacy. A practical application of this is the issue of the various decentralized exchanges known as front-running. All transactions are public in the ledger, and each miner can look at it before it is added to a block. Miner Extractable Value is where a miner can see a transaction, and if there is value in a user’s transaction, the miner can take it for themselves. The miner can copy your transaction, take it for themselves, and thus, take your profit. With Aleo and Zero Knowledge Proof, miners have no way to extract the information, as miners look at each transaction as being valid, without knowing the contents of the transaction. If you would like to know more, visit: https://www.aleo.org -- Divi is creating the world's first closed-loop, vertically-integrated cryptocurrency ecosystem. Much like Apple's ecosystem is anchored by iCloud, the Divi Project blockchain serves as the core of the Divi network of technologies. Thanks to a keen understanding of the divide that separates the mainstream from the crypto world, the Divi team is able to create solutions to the industry's biggest problem: adoption by non-technical users. Divi's user-friendly, one-click solutions aim to bring blockchain-based payments into modernity with great UX. In this podcast, we will cover all aspects of cryptocurrency, hot topics, and technology as worldwide adoption grows.

Centralized Custodial Wallet with Darren Franceschini Nov 17, 2021

DIVI Crypto podcast presents Block Bank's COO, Darren Franceschini. Block Bank is a one-stop solution that combines the power of decentralized and centralized technology in a simple and secure Mobile & Web application. BlockBank is powered by our platform's utility token called BBANK. Users are able to gain access to our credit card rewards program, use our advanced AI assistant, increase their APY % and earn interest on their tokens by staking BBANK in their non-custodial BlockBank cryptocurrency wallet. We aim to combine the best of DeFi and CeFi worlds in one place, and incorporate AI technology to assist users in decision-making. Initially, Block Bank’s AI will be informational. As Block Bank moves forward, it will be more actionable. The goal will be based on experience in the industry, their risk profile, and what they’re willing to do. It gives them a full experience: a capacity to understand their overall expenses, what they can afford to invest, when they need to pull out, etc. This will not only focus on the crypto, but a user’s overall portfolio. In addition to bitcoin, Block Bank aims to work with a multitude of crypto currency. Block Bank will have a centralized custodial wallet, and a non-custodial web 3 wallet. Custody is fully insured, with purchase and exit via fiat. While there are multiple bank-ends for the respective legal regulations, for the user, it is essentially all one application. The custodial wallet will be used for staking, trading through APIs into CEXes, Insuring assets, Borrowing, Fiat on and off ramp, Off chain / on chain solution, Complete KYC verification. DeFi will serve a host of functions such as: Multi asset chain support (ERC,BSC, HECO, etc), Gift Card purchases. BBANK token is BlockBank’s native. BBANK is developed on the ETH blockchain and follows the ERC20token standard, as well as BEP-20. BBANK is used to access Block Bank services, boost user APY, and earn interest on their tokens. By using BBANK tokens, users gain access to premium features, higher APYs and in-app offers. The BBANK tokens are listed on UniSwap, PancakeSwap, 1Inch, Gate.io, with more being added all the time. Block Bank will allow users to have access to their assets via Prepaid Debit card, with the initially launching of the card being in Europe, with more jurisdictions to follow, based on regulations. There will be five tiers for staking, from 1 to +500,000 BBank, with APY from 2% to 20% APY. You can find more information at https://blockbank.ai/ -- Divi is creating the world's first closed-loop, vertically-integrated cryptocurrency ecosystem. Much like Apple's ecosystem is anchored by iCloud, the Divi Project blockchain serves as the core of the Divi network of technologies. Thanks to a keen understanding of the divide that separates the mainstream from the crypto world, the Divi team is able to create solutions to the industry's biggest problem: adoption by non-technical users. Divi's user-friendly, one-click solutions aim to bring blockchain-based payments into modernity with great UX. In this podcast, we will cover all aspects of cryptocurrency, hot topics, and technology as worldwide adoption grows.

Fastest Growing Crypto Exchange with Barbara Gonzalez-Briseno Nov 10, 2021

Today we’re talking to Barbara Gonzalez Briseno, the CFO of Bitso, the largest and fastest growing crypto exchange in Latin America. Barbara has a background in traditional finance and was an investment banker for many years. A few years ago, Barbara was on a quest to get outside her comfort zone and figure out the best avenue to have an impact when she was introduced to Daniel Vogel, the now CEO and founder of Bitso. She says Daniel introduced her to the crypto space, and she knew instantly that this technology had the power to transform human interaction with the financial system. Barbara knew she had to be a part of the industry, and she has been now for the last four years. She says she’s proud to be a part of the evolution of the industry and can’t envision herself doing anything else. As the largest and fastest growing crypto platform in Latin America, they now have over 2.7 million users. Their mission is to make crypto useful. Barbara believes the technology has the potential to power an entire region that had been forgotten by the traditional finance system. Bitso is trying to build products and services on top of the technology that will allow an alternative to what people have seen before. As they try to figure out all the new features they can add, there has been a proven appetite for more use cases. While Bitso does offer exchange services, Barbara says they never wanted to be like a casino where people are trying to make money really fast. She says they offer tokens that can or may have a potential use case in the future. They do also feature a nice set of products for p2p payments. Barbara says just four years ago, there was still a lot of resistance to what they were trying to build. She says people thought they were crazy for coming into this space, and it was hard to acquire customers who weren’t crypto savvy users. Fast-forward to today and there are institutional players and the market has grown significantly. Barbara says people have realized that crypto is here to stay and can’t be disregarded. She’s enjoyed getting calls from people that three years ago wanted nothing to do with crypto and now are wanting to get involved. If you’d like to learn more about Bitso, visit www.bitso.com. -- Divi is creating the world's first closed-loop, vertically-integrated cryptocurrency ecosystem. Much like Apple's ecosystem is anchored by iCloud, the Divi Project blockchain serves as the core of the Divi network of technologies. Thanks to a keen understanding of the divide that separates the mainstream from the crypto world, the Divi team is able to create solutions to the industry's biggest problem: adoption by non-technical users. Divi's user-friendly, one-click solutions aim to bring blockchain-based payments into modernity with great UX. In this podcast, we will cover all aspects of cryptocurrency, hot topics, and technology as worldwide adoption grows.

Scalability and Predictability with Jacobo Toll-Messia Nov 03, 2021

Today we are talking with Jacobo Toll-Messia, the founder and CEO of Nahmii, a layer two protocols on top of Ethereum that promises scalability and predictability of fees. Jacobo has a background in engineering and has worked in various fields such as banking, oil and gas, and media. When he started looking into blockchain, he realized that scalability was a must. Jacobo says when he looked under the hood of the technology, he realized that it needed more for commercial adoption, and so he started working on a layer two. Jacobo says Nahmii’s approach to scaling is more than just a performance system, as they’ve decided to take a more holistic approach. They’ve been able to achieve fee predictability and want to see minting a token come down to a dollar. Beyond that, they hope to see performing a payment come down to ten cents. Jacobo says that while it does require a bit of complex mathematics, they have full control in layer two. Jacobo says they’re set to launch Nahmii 2.0, which is a result of having gathered feedback from over one hundred institutions. From that feedback, they learned that they needed more flexibility when it comes to deploying more powerful solutions. Nahmii 2.0 is EVM compatible and will allow any developer to deploy their smart contracts directly on Nahmii cheaper, faster, and more secure. When you want to withdraw from Nahmii, there is a period of time when fraud can be detected and this is done through a Nahmii token. Nahmii is working with big names like Microsoft and have explored several ways they can be involved in adding an extra layer of security. Jacobo says Ethereum has an advantage over other platforms with the most advanced and matured tool set for developers. He says it also has the highest number of developers and the most powerful community. He says Ethereum is here to stay. If you’d like to learn more about Nahmii, visit www.nahmii.io. Jacobo also encourages everyone to find them on Telegram. He says while they are a small community of about two thousand members, they have some original members who are a wealth of knowledge. They will be moving towards Discord in the next couple of months, with a lot of really cool news coming up. -- Divi is creating the world's first closed-loop, vertically-integrated cryptocurrency ecosystem. Much like Apple's ecosystem is anchored by iCloud, the Divi Project blockchain serves as the core of the Divi network of technologies. Thanks to a keen understanding of the divide that separates the mainstream from the crypto world, the Divi team is able to create solutions to the industry's biggest problem: adoption by non-technical users. Divi's user-friendly, one-click solutions aim to bring blockchain-based payments into modernity with great UX. In this podcast, we will cover all aspects of cryptocurrency, hot topics, and technology as worldwide adoption grows.

Crypto MoonBoys with Darren Cullen Oct 27, 2021

Today we are talking to the owner of Graffiti Kings, Darren Cullen. Darren got into graffiti at the age of ten and describes himself as a terror. Later on down the road, he started to use his craft for good when he got an opportunity to run workshops aimed at keeping kids out of trouble. This was all sponsored by the local government and within a year was picked up by the British government. Darren helped many youths to divert their problems into something creative. A year after that, in 1998, Darren set up Graffiti Kings. What started out as painting trains and walls for free to build his reputation, has turned into Hollywood movies paying them to paint murals and high-end fashion brands paying them to create exclusive products. Darren says with last year's market crash, he immediately went out and bought gold and silver. Soon after, he discovered crypto and decided that was the thing of the future. He ended up selling all of his gold, silver, his house, and his car to purchase crypto. He was especially interested in NFT’s. When he stumbled into the NFT space, he started pitching to various crypto brands and has since gone on to create a few cool collections of crypto toys. The physical toys are free with the purchase of an NFT. Darren says you see a lot of NFT’s dropping, but not many have anything behind them. He’s recently linked up with Invasion Toys and brainstormed on vinyl versions of designs. They now have a collection called Crypto MoonBoys, which are like digital Pokémon cards with health and powers. The Crypto MoonBoys consist of 3 “clans” who battle over the state of the crypto market. With a Facebook community of 2.4 million followers, Darren has become excellent at keeping the community engaged. Anyone can put an NFT drop out, but bringing true value to it is what sets it apart. If you’d like to learn more about Darren, find him on Twitter @graffitikings. There you will also find a link to their Discord channel where they document all of their happenings. Also check out Cryptomoonboys.com, where 60-70% of mints are still left and available for purchase. -- The Exit - Presented By Flippa: A 30-minute podcast featuring expert entrepreneurs who have been there and done it. The Exit talks to operators who have bought and sold a business. You’ll learn how they did it, why they did it, and get exposure to the world of exits, a world occupied by a small few, but accessible to many. To listen to the podcast or get daily listing updates, click on flippa.com/the-exit-podcast/ -- Divi is creating the world's first closed-loop, vertically-integrated cryptocurrency ecosystem. Much like Apple's ecosystem is anchored by iCloud, the Divi Project blockchain serves as the core of the Divi network of technologies. Thanks to a keen understanding of the divide that separates the mainstream from the crypto world, the Divi team is able to create solutions to the industry's biggest problem: adoption by non-technical users. Divi's user-friendly, one-click solutions aim to bring blockchain-based payments into modernity with great UX. In this podcast, we will cover all aspects of cryptocurrency, hot topics, and technology as worldwide adoption grows.

Using the PigeonHole Principle with Sasa Milic Oct 20, 2021

Today we are talking with Sasa Milic, the cofounder and coauthor of API3. Sasa studied computer science and statistics at University of Toronto, earning her Masters. She was most interested in theoretical computer science and AI. She went on to work as a software engineer as she moved on to New York in 2019. Being new to the area, she was looking for meetup groups. Also thinking about what to do with her finances, she decided to join a crypto group that discussed white papers every week. She found the technical details to be fascinating, especially when it came to consensus algorithms. She became increasingly interested in Oracle projects and the problems facing them. Not only that, but she looked into existing Oracle solutions and wasn’t completely satisfied with them. Sasa reached out to a group that was working on Oracle solutions about the problems she found, and they invited her to help them write the API3 paper. Sasa describes Oracle as typically some piece of software that brings data onto the blockchain. The data that natively exists is who owns what, and you can trade coins with that data. But you also need trust to bring in data from the outside world. For anyone who’s truly interested in the technical aspects of an Oracle, there’s a great paper that came out, search SOK. It’s Concordia’s interpretation of it, really broken down. When it comes to API3’s solution, Sasa uses the PigeonHole Principle. This can be described as if you had 9 holes and 10 pigeons, and you put a pigeon in every hole, one hole would have more than one pigeon. That principle is used to prove really complicated mathematical things. While sometimes redundancy is good, it’s not in this case. Having an extra pigeon in a hole just adds cost and weakens security. API3’s solution is the idea of a third-party Oracle. Sasa says getting data is easier and cheaper from the source instead of a third party relayer. Sasa thinks the fascinating applications for API3 will come from hackathons. She says the best apps happen organically. If you’d like to learn more about API3, visit API3.org. They also have a Telegram channel, but suggest if people are really interested, to join their Discord channel where every Friday they have a community event where Sasa recommends some reading material, and then they have an open discussion about it. -- Divi is creating the world's first closed-loop, vertically-integrated cryptocurrency ecosystem. Much like Apple's ecosystem is anchored by iCloud, the Divi Project blockchain serves as the core of the Divi network of technologies. Thanks to a keen understanding of the divide that separates the mainstream from the crypto world, the Divi team is able to create solutions to the industry's biggest problem: adoption by non-technical users. Divi's user-friendly, one-click solutions aim to bring blockchain-based payments into modernity with great UX. In this podcast, we will cover all aspects of cryptocurrency, hot topics, and technology as worldwide adoption grows.

Fighting Back Against Techno Monopoly with Michael Sena Oct 13, 2021

Today we’re talking to Michael Sena, founder of 3Box Labs. Michael's crypto story started in early 2016 when he was working as a product management consultant in California. He started thinking about what applications could really help us fight back against the techno monopoly of Google, Apple, and Facebook. That’s when he came across Ethereum, and all the ideas he had just clicked into place. Michael couldn’t shake the itch, and so he moved to New York, where he joined the company ConsenSys. There he found a place in the identity working group, which would go on to create uPort, the first platform for decentralized identity and self-sovereign data. They delivered decentralized identity solutions to various governments and institutions around the world using the Ethereum blockchain. This is when Michael saw an emerging need for Web3 developers. 3Box Labs was the original inventors of the Ceramic Network, which is a decentralized protocol for mutable real-time data. In other words, they give database-like capabilities in a completely decentralized way. Michael says a lot goes into designing a system like that. The 3Box Labs team is only 13 people, but they’re in the process of scaling up dramatically. Michael says they have a bunch of teams building on the Ceramic Network. Ceramic can be used on all applications built of real, live data. They’re seeing the most traction in core Web3 decentralized apps such as DeFi, NFT’s, and DAO’s. A few months back, Ceramic went live with an early version of Main Net, and they’ve started to onboard projects that developed on Test Net and want to be on Main Net. Eventually, Main Net will be fully open to everyone. One main focus of 3Box Labs is to continue building out the features and functionality to drive more use and adoption. They hope to continue optimizing to make Ceramic more broadly usable. Another focus is shoring up some of the peer to peer architecture of the system under the hood, potentially introducing some crypto economic incentives. If you would like to learn more about 3Box Labs, they can be found at www.3boxlabs.com. They are very active on Discord, which can be found at www.chat.ceramic.network. For anyone interested in working for 3Box Labs, Michael says they’re currently scaling the team and to please visit www.jobs.level.co/3box. -- Divi is creating the world's first closed-loop, vertically-integrated cryptocurrency ecosystem. Much like Apple's ecosystem is anchored by iCloud, the Divi Project blockchain serves as the core of the Divi network of technologies. Thanks to a keen understanding of the divide that separates the mainstream from the crypto world, the Divi team is able to create solutions to the industry's biggest problem: adoption by non-technical users. Divi's user-friendly, one-click solutions aim to bring blockchain-based payments into modernity with great UX. In this podcast, we will cover all aspects of cryptocurrency, hot topics, and technology as worldwide adoption grows.

Build Better Infrastructure with Rene Reinsberg Oct 06, 2021

Today we’re talking with Rene Reinsberg, the co-founder of Celo. Rene describes Celo as a global payment's infrastructure. Before starting Celo, Rene was working on helping small businesses to better market themselves and compete with the bigger companies. He says he had a real passion for developing tools for the underdogs. He was excited to learn about bitcoin and how it could change access to financial services. All of this led Rene to start Celo so that he could help to create conditions for prosperity for everyone. Rene realized that in most parts of the world, it was difficult to make a payment system on a mobile phone. In other parts of the world, people often still resort to sending checks in the mail, which comes with a lot of risk. Rene knew they had the ability to build a better infrastructure for delivering payments. Celo started off building a prototype on Ethereum. He found it was hard to explain high gas fees when trying to make payments to the average user, and so they dug deeper to solve this problem. Celo is a proof of stake network that has been carbon negative since their launch. Celo is decentralized and run by independent validators all around the world. They also support all Ethereum applications. On Celo you can simply send funds to a phone number if it is associated with the network, and it shows up in your digital wallet in about 5 seconds. Celo really aims to make cryptocurrency easier to use and access. As far as adoption goes, Rene is excited to see the ecosystem that's forming around the core protocol. He says that today they have over 1000 developers and projects building on Celo. Rene is excited to see people leveraging this technology for real-world use cases. He does think we’re still in the very early days of DeFi being used in the real world. One thing they’re focused on is security as hacks are somewhat common in the DeFi world with a recent $611million hack on the PolyNetwork. If you are interested in learning more about Celo you can find them at celo.org. They’re also very active on Discord, which can be accessed via chat.celo.org. -- Divi is creating the world's first closed-loop, vertically-integrated cryptocurrency ecosystem. Much like Apple's ecosystem is anchored by iCloud, the Divi Project blockchain serves as the core of the Divi network of technologies. Thanks to a keen understanding of the divide that separates the mainstream from the crypto world, the Divi team is able to create solutions to the industry's biggest problem: adoption by non-technical users. Divi's user-friendly, one-click solutions aim to bring blockchain-based payments into modernity with great UX. In this podcast, we will cover all aspects of cryptocurrency, hot topics, and technology as worldwide adoption grows.

Building Institutional Solutions with Robert Materazzi Sep 29, 2021

Today we’re talking with Robert Materazzi, the CEO of Lukka. Before getting into crypto, Robert was a management consultant, working heavily in technology and risk transformations. He also worked in incident response with data companies and that’s where he was introduced to Lukka. In 2018 Robert didn’t know much about crypto, and it was explained to him that Lukka was building institutional solutions for fund admin in the crypto space. Robert started doing his research and was shocked at how the ecosystem was working around the world. In particular, the prospect of real estate being tokenized was big. After more conversations, Robert joined Lukka in a sales capacity. He helped to close some massive names before trying on a few other roles and then being asked to be the new CEO. Robert is excited to have refined software and data products to help big companies take crypto data and turn it into usable information. Robert says they combine their customers' transaction data with their own data products and sometimes third-party products if needed. With this, they’re able to sort out portfolios with institutional quality. Robert says they knew when mainstream industries started adopting crypto in a more serious manner that it would be very important to have those standards in place. He’s excited to see that adoption that’s been taking place, especially in this last calendar year. Lukka was founded in 2014 and started off as a retail tax calculator. It’s evolved a ton since then, with a big milestone being in 2017 when their series A was focused on building more institutional focused products. In total, Lukka has raised a little over $100,000,000 in capital to date. Robert says they’re far past the early stages of a startup and have a little over 90 people today. They’re excited about some of their recent partners, including State Street. Robert says part of the financial services industry that's gaining exposure to crypto is the fund ecosystem. Companies are looking to add capabilities from partners like Lukka because the underlying data and infrastructure is unique and has to be custom-built for crypto assets. Robert says they have a lot of exciting press releases coming up, and they’re releasing new data products very regularly. He recommends anyone that wants to stay on top of these updates follow them on LinkedIn or visit www.lukka.tech. -- Divi is creating the world's first closed-loop, vertically-integrated cryptocurrency ecosystem. Much like Apple's ecosystem is anchored by iCloud, the Divi Project blockchain serves as the core of the Divi network of technologies. Thanks to a keen understanding of the divide that separates the mainstream from the crypto world, the Divi team is able to create solutions to the industry's biggest problem: adoption by non-technical users. Divi's user-friendly, one-click solutions aim to bring blockchain-based payments into modernity with great UX. In this podcast, we will cover all aspects of cryptocurrency, hot topics, and technology as worldwide adoption grows.

Winning a Technical Emmy with Leo Matchett Sep 22, 2021

Today we’re talking with the co-founder and CEO of Decentralized Pictures, Leo Matchett. Leo was all set to go into investment banking when a friend of his needed help with his thesis film for film school. Leo says it was such a rewarding experience that he changed plans and went to film school. He moved to LA in 2005 and in 2008 when the iPhone launched he got into mobile app development. He would win a technical Emmy for the app a few years later. While working at a studio in Burbank, they had free space that they were coming up with ideas on how to use. Film studios had great power grids, and Leo suggested buying chips from China and mining bitcoin. Leo says this was the entrance to their film and crypto mesh. By 2018 the coins they had mined were very valuable, and they started theorizing how they could use that to make the film industry more efficient. A main goal was to help the independent film industry and thus, Decentralized Pictures was born. As a 501c3 charitable nonprofit, they aim to support the arts. They plan to do so through a blockchain called TalentChain. They want it to be decentralized in nature and are currently building a virtual studio. People will be able to submit ideas into the application, and people from the rest of the world can vote on ideas that are most deserving of money from the fund. Beyond funding for the winner, they try to help runners-up to get their foot in the door somewhere. Leo says they’re mostly about talent discovery and launching careers. All major agencies and most production companies have agreed to look at the talent that comes through our site. They’re currently doing a beta test which should be completed soon. Leo says they’re doing everything they can to get their first app out the door. For TalentChain they’re getting ready to allow people to get in and start running nodes and start mining on it. Leo says they’re only selling a specific amount of film credits and that everyone that wants to participate will start with the same amount of stake. To learn more, go to www.dencentralized.pictures or tlnt.net. -- Divi is creating the world's first closed-loop, vertically-integrated cryptocurrency ecosystem. Much like Apple's ecosystem is anchored by iCloud, the Divi Project blockchain serves as the core of the Divi network of technologies. Thanks to a keen understanding of the divide that separates the mainstream from the crypto world, the Divi team is able to create solutions to the industry's biggest problem: adoption by non-technical users. Divi's user-friendly, one-click solutions aim to bring blockchain-based payments into modernity with great UX. In this podcast, we will cover all aspects of cryptocurrency, hot topics, and technology as worldwide adoption grows.

Defining Robust Technology with Tushar Aggarwal Sep 15, 2021

Today we’re talking with Tushar Aggarwal from Persistence, a company that aims to define a robust technology strategy across data, cloud, security, and blockchain for its customers. Tushar was investing in real estate with his parents and working as a management consultant for the banking industry when he started looking to invest in traditional startups. Instead, he came across crypto which was super hot in Singapore in 2016. Tushar started investing in crypto and by the end of 2017 he had made enough to quit his job. Next he started a podcast that led some traditional venture capitalists to get in touch with him. He met them casually but asked for a job right away. He was on-boarded a week later and helped with everything from funding and fundraising to structuring, both on the equity and token side. By this time he wanted to buy into the India crypto ecosystem and also wanted to become a developer not just an investor. Persistence is in the business of creating financial applications for both retail and institutional folks. They’re focused on three different asset classes: proof of stake mining, synthetic assets, and anything and everything to do with NFT’s. Their primary focus is on proof of staking assets because of the opportunity it provides. Where Ethereum is a very general purpose blockchain, Persistence has multiple applications. The difference between Ethereum and PolkaDot is that PolkaDot believes in application specific chains. From a technology viewpoint, Persistence is a layer one. They’re more focused on actual use cases and what the chain itself can do than on innovating at the protocol level itself. When staking tokens you get some sort of reward. When staking POS coins you’re taking part in consensus; that’s where the yield is coming from. The problem with staking is that now you can’t use that asset to do anything else, you’ve lost liquidity. Liquid staking issues you a representative coin that gives you ownership rights and can be used to supply liquidity. XPRT is a POS coin that secures the Persistence chain. The users take part in consensus and get part of the proceeds from the cash flow that is being generated from the applications in the Persistence ecosystem. In essence, it’s a work token. To learn more visit pstake.finance or persistence.one where all social media accounts are linked. -- Divi is creating the world's first closed-loop, vertically-integrated cryptocurrency ecosystem. Much like Apple's ecosystem is anchored by iCloud, the Divi Project blockchain serves as the core of the Divi network of technologies. Thanks to a keen understanding of the divide that separates the mainstream from the crypto world, the Divi team is able to create solutions to the industry's biggest problem: adoption by non-technical users. Divi's user-friendly, one-click solutions aim to bring blockchain-based payments into modernity with great UX. In this podcast, we will cover all aspects of cryptocurrency, hot topics, and technology as worldwide adoption grows.

Making Blockchain more Scalable with Sergey Gorbunov Sep 08, 2021

Today we’re talking with Sergey Gorbunov, the co-founder and CEO of Axelar Network. With a background in the tech space Sergey went on to grad school where he studied formal cryptography. By the end of his studies it was 2014, and he got hooked into the blockchain space. He started to collaborate with one of the faculty members at MIT on how to make blockchains more scalable. He says everyone has networks that have been built out, people are building up the community, but in reality the communication between the networks is what's important. Axelar Network is a set of infrastructure, protocols, and API’s that allow the connection of various blockchain ecosystems, applications, and users. At the end of the day the goal is to empower two types of participants. First, for application builders they want to be able to build on the best platforms. For users, they want to empower them to interact with any application and asset that they own no matter what platform it resides on. Say you have an asset on one existing blockchain network. By itself those assets live within those networks only. Suppose there is an application that is built on another platform, as a user there’s a lot of friction you have to go through to use your asset in those applications. One of their first use case targets is to build a decentralized application that will allow the user to move their asset to one of the chains that they want to use an application at. Sergey says they have integrations with bitcoin, Ethereum, and other platforms. Users will be able to move assets from different ecosystems. The company has been working on the project for a little over a year. They did a seed fund in early fall and just last week announced their series A fundraiser. There is currently a team of 15 people working on protocol. Sergey says they're in a test environment, going through various exercises, learning how to send requests back and forth, giving feedback, and thinking about various tools needed for the network. The goal over the next month is to get through the test network, make sure it’s bulletproof, and sign up more ecosystem participants. They’ll also be scaling the team around engineering, business operations, and community development. Then they’ll launch their platform from there. For more information check out axelar.network. -- Divi is creating the world's first closed-loop, vertically-integrated cryptocurrency ecosystem. Much like Apple's ecosystem is anchored by iCloud, the Divi Project blockchain serves as the core of the Divi network of technologies. Thanks to a keen understanding of the divide that separates the mainstream from the crypto world, the Divi team is able to create solutions to the industry's biggest problem: adoption by non-technical users. Divi's user-friendly, one-click solutions aim to bring blockchain-based payments into modernity with great UX. In this podcast, we will cover all aspects of cryptocurrency, hot topics, and technology as worldwide adoption grows.

Creating From Scratch with Andrew Kessler of Zenotta Sep 01, 2021

Today we’re talking with Andrew Kessler, CEO of Zenotta, a company that aims to create a peer-to-peer electronic trade system that gives users full control over their data. Andrew says when he was a young man he heard the expression ‘a man's wealth is a product of his ability to think’. He says he always wanted to be involved in something where he could make a real contribution. He says crypto is a new frontier with a refreshing opportunity to have a clean slate and not be too overrun by other people’s thinking. Andrew says when he met his now co-founder, he was introduced to the idea of cryptocurrency but was cynical of the idea. At the insistence of his friend he read the white paper on it. This is when he realized there was something fundamental there. He says he has a strange method of doing developments. He advises that once the bug is caught, don’t read up on how others have approached the problem, start discovering from scratch. They spent months figuring out what a blockchain should look like. They wanted to move away from worrying about tokens and they don’t just record the transfer of tokens between two parties, they record the transfer of rights as well. Andrew says that’s very important economically. In trying to get away from a token only universe, they didn’t realize the impact their technology would have. Andrew says they quickly discovered that you can’t just upload one MB of data onto blockchain, that's a bad approach. A typical entry is about 500 bytes. The blessing of being self funded for the first 4-5 years meant they had no stakeholders that they had to take a win to. That gave them time to be rigorous, methodical, and learn from their failures. The Zenotta team is currently expanding and has a newly formed legal team. They created a framework of law that people can opt in to and out of to get legal protection. Andrew says the Swiss jurisdiction reflects the sentiments of the technology very nicely. With the main net having just gone live a month ago, Zenotta is ready to engage the community. To learn more visit zenotta.xyz where you will also find the links to their social media outlets. -- Divi is creating the world's first closed-loop, vertically-integrated cryptocurrency ecosystem. Much like Apple's ecosystem is anchored by iCloud, the Divi Project blockchain serves as the core of the Divi network of technologies. Thanks to a keen understanding of the divide that separates the mainstream from the crypto world, the Divi team is able to create solutions to the industry's biggest problem: adoption by non-technical users. Divi's user-friendly, one-click solutions aim to bring blockchain-based payments into modernity with great UX. In this podcast, we will cover all aspects of cryptocurrency, hot topics, and technology as worldwide adoption grows.

Institutional Adoption with Jack McDonald of PolySign Aug 25, 2021

Today we’re talking with Jack McDonald, CEO of PolySign, a company that aims to develop state of the art, secure, scalable infrastructure for financial institutions to fully leverage their digital assets. As crypto goes more on the institutional side it’s great to see projects like PolySign. They have an extensive list of people in the banking space that are coming into crypto. Jack says it’s awesome to see this level of institutional adoption. Having grown up in the traditional finance capital market's arena, after law school Jack went right into the stock market. He says he then became involved in other aspects of traditional finance, most recently running Conifer, a securities and commodity contracts intermediation and brokerage company. There he ran middle and back office accounting and reporting. That company went on to be sold and Jack got another opportunity when he met the co-founder of Ripple Labs, Arthur Britto. Arthur had an idea for a new company and Jack jumped on board to help him create PolySign. PolySign is focused on building enterprise grade infrastructure for the digital asset ecosystem, specifically focused on custody and settlement by leveraging proprietary blockchain technology that they’ve designed and built. Their main focus is on institutions. Jack thinks the market will consolidate over time in terms of the number of exchanges out there. He also thinks we will see the price volatility dampen as more institutions come in. One risk in the market is regulatory shift that could be adverse to different jurisdictions. One of the blessings and curses of the digital asset marketplace is the 24/7 global nature of it. Managers and investors can own an asset that can be traded around the world on any given day at any given time. Jack agrees that we see a lot of anti cryptocurrency news in the United States from the treasury, FCC, congress, etc. At PolySign they have a unique organizational structure based out of one of the most oppositional states for crypto, New York. They have a parent company, PolySign Inc. that does all the software development. Jack says they could’ve gone to other jurisdictions, but they wanted the most stringent jurisdiction because that would accrue our benefit and attract the type of clients they want to attract. To learn more, find Jack on Twitter or visit polysign.io. -- Divi is creating the world's first closed-loop, vertically-integrated cryptocurrency ecosystem. Much like Apple's ecosystem is anchored by iCloud, the Divi Project blockchain serves as the core of the Divi network of technologies. Thanks to a keen understanding of the divide that separates the mainstream from the crypto world, the Divi team is able to create solutions to the industry's biggest problem: adoption by non-technical users. Divi's user-friendly, one-click solutions aim to bring blockchain-based payments into modernity with great UX. In this podcast, we will cover all aspects of cryptocurrency, hot topics, and technology as worldwide adoption grows.

The Huge Gap between Finance and Tech with Senshi Masa of Secured Finance Aug 18, 2021

Today we’re talking with Senshi Masa of Secured Finance. In his line of work, he covers clients from private banks to insurance companies. When Masa was a banker, he found there was a huge gap between finance and technology. He decided to go back to school and learn to program and study computer science. He says when he first saw smart contracts, he was shocked by their potential. He says essentially it allows anyone to become a structurer. It was at a 2018 bitcoin expo that he became a big fan of the decentralized space. By 2019 he was hosting workshops in the blockchain and crypto space. Masa describes the regulatory landscape of Japan as conservative. He says recently the financial services agency started talking to engineers with the idea of meeting together and discussing topics to set a better standard. Secured Finance brings maturity and best practices into the defy space. They open up interbank markets for everyone. There’s a huge gap between traditional finance and crypto finance, like water and oil. Masa says someone has to bridge the gap. He says the DeFi project looks successful, and they don’t want to spend a lot of time on legal things, therefore they need a master agreement. A standard protocol doesn’t yet exist in the defy space. The Secured Finance platform offers peer to peer lending. Masa says the biggest issue in defy is the yield curve lasts 90 days if you’re lucky. They leverage an established framework in order to collateralize peer to peer lending. They aim to build a capital market of more than one year. Their platform also has a currency swap and an interest rate market. If the interest rate for USD is low, you can borrow USD and invest in bitcoin. There’s also a cross chain fx trading tool on their platform. They aim to solve the problem of interoperability. Currently, there’s a lot of cross chain solutions like wrapping. Without those solution's money can’t move across chain, but the biggest problem with wrapping is losing utility. The platform is currently in demo mode and aims to roll out late summer. They have nearly 300 signups already, and anyone that’s interested in early access can sign up at securedfinance.com by filling out a simple survey. While there you will also find all links to Twitter, Discord, and Telegram. -- Divi is creating the world's first closed-loop, vertically-integrated cryptocurrency ecosystem. Much like Apple's ecosystem is anchored by iCloud, the Divi Project blockchain serves as the core of the Divi network of technologies. Thanks to a keen understanding of the divide that separates the mainstream from the crypto world, the Divi team is able to create solutions to the industry's biggest problem: adoption by non-technical users. Divi's user-friendly, one-click solutions aim to bring blockchain-based payments into modernity with great UX. In this podcast, we will cover all aspects of cryptocurrency, hot topics, and technology as worldwide adoption grows.

Fast and Easy to use Blockchain with Peter DePaulo from NEAR Protocol Aug 11, 2021

Today we’re talking with Peter DePaulo from NEAR protocol. Peter was working on a collective in Santa Cruz when Ethereum first launched. People started talking about DAO’s and Peter was very interested. He decided to go his separate way and got involved in Ethereum in 2016. He ended up leaving because he was frustrated by people wanting to run ICO’s. Then the market crashed. That was when a friend pulled him into NEAR. Peter describes NEAR as a fast and easy to use blockchain. He says it’s especially easy for developers. The last three years have been spent working on a developer tool stack that works really well. They integrate with Ethereum and act like a layer two. Fundamentally though they are fast like a layer one. Peter says there should be a hack-a-thon coming up soon and that getting started is easy. To get started, it depends on which language you like. Peter says there are also a lot of templates you can use and that the team has put out a lot of examples. The least amount of time will be spent on the contract, with most of the time being spent writing the front end. Peter talks about how you can give access to an application and then delete the access keys, so you no longer have to sacrifice privacy for levels of convenience. He encourages those that are interested to check out NEAR protocol on YouTube. If you’d like to read more, there are the white papers you can do a deep dive on. Currently, Peter says they can benchmark at a thousand transactions per second and while there are some physical limitations, there’s plenty of room to grow. Say you have a hundred thousand shards, that would be a hundred thousand transactions per second. Peter says he’s nervous at how fast they’re growing and that new accounts are growing exponentially. They’re just about to pass twelve million transactions. Right now their peak transactions are three hundred to five hundred per second, but they expect to at least double that by the end of the Summer. Peter has an open inbox, peter@near.org, if you have an idea that you need to talk through. Or tweet him @potatodepaulo. Check out near.org or find them on discord. For examples of successful projects, check out skyward.finance, ref.finance, or NFT.hiphop. -- Divi is creating the world's first closed-loop, vertically-integrated cryptocurrency ecosystem. Much like Apple's ecosystem is anchored by iCloud, the Divi Project blockchain serves as the core of the Divi network of technologies. Thanks to a keen understanding of the divide that separates the mainstream from the crypto world, the Divi team is able to create solutions to the industry's biggest problem: adoption by non-technical users. Divi's user-friendly, one-click solutions aim to bring blockchain-based payments into modernity with great UX. In this podcast, we will cover all aspects of cryptocurrency, hot topics, and technology as worldwide adoption grows.

First Ever Women’s Only DAO with Maria Shaikh Aug 04, 2021

Today we’re talking to Maria Shaikh, a founding member of the first ever women’s DAO. Maria is also a data scientist at ZebPay, one of the world’s most secure trading platforms. Maria says she was always a finance person. She watched her parents' involvement in the stock market and majored in finance. She says when she was first exposed to bitcoin, it was seen only as a tool to make a quick buck. It was later that she would be introduced to crypto and blockchain, which is essentially decentralized finance. She was impressed with the technology that went along with it. When she was finishing up her major in finance, she took an internship at ZebPay. She says it wasn’t her plan to stay, she was all set to study further, but it was too good to leave. Maria works on the research and development team at ZebPay. She says it’s the first and leading cryptocurrency trading platform. When ZebPay was first launched, cryptocurrency became banned in India. Luckily, that decision was reversed in March 2020. Maria says it’s been uphill since then. However, she says they still don’t have clear guidelines in place. They’re optimistically looking forward to that because some people are still scared to opt in because of the lack of guidelines. ZebPay is now based in India, Singapore, and Australia, with plans for expansion across the world. Their growth in terms of number of traders and product offerings has been great. Maria says they just want people to have easy access and that their new app Zeb is meant for people new to the space. The DAO was launched on Women’s Day and is the first ever women’s only DAO. The idea was created by the VP of research and development because women are underrepresented in both tech and crypto. Maria and her team don’t want women to miss out because of lack of knowledge or access. Maria says they envision an organization that’s owned and operated by women, where they take ideas and lock them into a smart contract, so they can’t be ignored or disobeyed. The DAO is currently only open to female employees of ZebPay, but they intend to make it open to any female investor of ZebPay. If you’re interested in learning more about ZebPay visit zebpay.com. They should also have a website coming up soon for the DAO. -- Divi is creating the world's first closed-loop, vertically-integrated cryptocurrency ecosystem. Much like Apple's ecosystem is anchored by iCloud, the Divi Project blockchain serves as the core of the Divi network of technologies. Thanks to a keen understanding of the divide that separates the mainstream from the crypto world, the Divi team is able to create solutions to the industry's biggest problem: adoption by non-technical users. Divi's user-friendly, one-click solutions aim to bring blockchain-based payments into modernity with great UX. In this podcast, we will cover all aspects of cryptocurrency, hot topics, and technology as worldwide adoption grows.

Lending, Wealth and Management with Co-founder of EQIbank, Jason Blick Jul 28, 2021

Today we are talking with the CEO and co-founder of EQIbank, Jason Blick. Jason has been involved in crypto since 2014 and launched EQIbank in 2015. Jason says a large percentage of their clients are in the crypto and defi space. They serve bank clients in more than 100 countries around the world. They do everything from lending, wealth management, and credit cards to holding treasuries and bonds. Furthermore, they offer banking as a service, where others can partner with us and offer banking services with our licenses to their client base. It’s been a huge area of interest. A lot of their clients are new users of crypto, and EQIbank gives a lot of sense of security. They provide the client with an option to open a bank account with them, where they can then do OTC transactions for them. Jason says it’s seamless. They can also provide OTC services for clients that don’t hold bank accounts with them. It only takes 15-20 minutes to start buying and selling crypto. Jason says they deal with a lot of hedge funds and work closely with wealth managers. More frequently, they’ve been trying to look at treasury management functions. Jason says 4-6% of a financial portfolio should be in crypto, which is why they’re trying to open the crypto market to corporations. EQIfi is a licensed and regulated bank that's working in defi. Jason says many experienced bankers know they're not giving the very best service and options to clients because interest rates are dictated by national fiscal policies. That limits how much you can provide clients in terms of ROI. People are seeing that stable goins can get up to 10% interest. This is why in 2018 they decided to be the first bank to go into the defi space, and they did so using EQIfi. It’s an alternative to traditional lending and has been voted number one defi platform 7 times. Jason says this has the biggest single disruptive opportunity of any financial product. People don’t appreciate how big this is going to be. Jason says the things holding it back are accessibility and interoperability. Many platforms have been launched by very skilled technicians and coders but may not have too much exposure into traditional banking, so there’s a disconnect there. They hope to resolve some of those issues. Jason believes defi will be a major accelerator for the industrial revolution. -- Divi is creating the world's first closed-loop, vertically-integrated cryptocurrency ecosystem. Much like Apple's ecosystem is anchored by iCloud, the Divi Project blockchain serves as the core of the Divi network of technologies. Thanks to a keen understanding of the divide that separates the mainstream from the crypto world, the Divi team is able to create solutions to the industry's biggest problem: adoption by non-technical users. Divi's user-friendly, one-click solutions aim to bring blockchain-based payments into modernity with great UX. In this podcast, we will cover all aspects of cryptocurrency, hot topics, and technology as worldwide adoption grows.

Leverage This Network with Dan Edelback, CEO of Exidio Jul 21, 2021

Today we’re talking with Dan Edelback, CEO of Exidio. Dan didn’t have the most traditional route in discovering the crypto space. He says he’s always been intrigued by emerging tech and tinkering with it. He’s also passionate about helping others and trying to make an impact, so he started working at a non-profit that helps Chicago’s homeless to get and keep employment. It was here that he met his now wife. The two quit their jobs and went to Costa Rica to serve in the Peace Corps. Dan and his wife worked with small business owners there to help in growing a small ecotourism collective. When Dan was ready to check another thing off his bucket list, he decided to go with learning more about personal finance. This is when he ended up going down some rabbit holes. He found communities on Reddit and started learning about crypto, and it’s ability to upend the financial industry. That was in 2017, and he’s been full time crypto ever since. In 2017 Dan wasn’t part of the forming group for the Sentinal project, but he kept close attention to it. Sentinel is a peer to peer marketplace for people offering bandwidth or looking for bandwidth. It’s essentially a decentralized VPN protocol. Sentinal was created because people were looking for opportunities to connect securely online with privacy routing their traffic. Often central VPNs will claim they are secure, but we see them get hacked a lot. In 2018 Sentinal launched its first application. People would use the app to post all the details around a node on the blockchain. When you connect to the app, all the nodes you see are pinging the blockchain and displaying that information for you. Up until March 2021 DeFiChain was on testnet on Ethereum. Sentinal knew from early on that Ethereum wouldn’t be a good solution. They’re now on the mainnet on Cosmos. With Sentinal however, no one is in control of it and anyone can opt in. As the network grows, Dan says more and more companies can leverage this network as their base layer infrastructure for their own VPN. This means they don’t have to run all their own servers, as they’d be leveraging a global, decentralized network. -- Divi is creating the world's first closed-loop, vertically-integrated cryptocurrency ecosystem. Much like Apple's ecosystem is anchored by iCloud, the Divi Project blockchain serves as the core of the Divi network of technologies. Thanks to a keen understanding of the divide that separates the mainstream from the crypto world, the Divi team is able to create solutions to the industry's biggest problem: adoption by non-technical users. Divi's user-friendly, one-click solutions aim to bring blockchain-based payments into modernity with great UX. In this podcast, we will cover all aspects of cryptocurrency, hot topics, and technology as worldwide adoption grows.

Making it Really Tight and Secure with U-Zyn Chua Jul 14, 2021

Today we’re talking with U-Zyn Chua, CTO and Lead Researcher for DeFiChain. U-Zyn was a software engineer in the early days of bitcoin, and it caught his attention right away. In 2010, he dove in, started mining, and started checking out wallets. U-Zyn went on to launch one of the earliest crypto exchanges in Asia in 2011. He ran that for a couple of years while investing in bitcoin. Over the years he continued to work on crypto and blockchain projects. In 2019, he would reconnect with an old colleague to found a company together. They would then go on to launch DeFiChain together as a totally decentralized blockchain. U-Zyn says ethereum allows anyone to build anything on it. For DeFiChain, creating native defi transactions have to have a native consensus on a blockchain to get verified. He says it makes it really safe and secure. U-Zyn and his co-founder think that defi will be the next step in the crypto space, and they want to make it really tight and secure When it comes to wrapping tokens, the Ethereum side has a really mature system with tokens readily available. On DeFiChain they have to start wrapping tokens, so they have them to trade. Currently, tokens are wrapped and backed by native tokens. They’re backed one to one on a publicly verified address. U-Zyn says it’s only a stepping stone, and they hope to head towards all tokens being created in a totally decentralized manner. A bitcoin token that’s created on DeFiChain to be swapped in a totally trustless manner allows tokens to move freely. Defi has many use cases. U-Zyn says that defi today brings about a whole different game on how crypto assets can be traded, which brings about a whole new way these can be transacted. On DeFiChain they launched a decentralized exchange back in November 2020 and already have close to three hundred and fifty million assets that are being locked up to use for trading. U-Zyn says their next vision is that defi shouldn’t be limited to crypto trading. He says we need to bring real world use cases to DeFiChain and one way to do so is to bring decentralized commodities and stocks on. They would be created by over-collaterizing assets on DeFiChain to allow it to be traded freely based on blockchain consensus. U-Zyn says they’re close to launching it in a few months. -- Divi is creating the world's first closed-loop, vertically-integrated cryptocurrency ecosystem. Much like Apple's ecosystem is anchored by iCloud, the Divi Project blockchain serves as the core of the Divi network of technologies. Thanks to a keen understanding of the divide that separates the mainstream from the crypto world, the Divi team is able to create solutions to the industry's biggest problem: adoption by non-technical users. Divi's user-friendly, one-click solutions aim to bring blockchain-based payments into modernity with great UX. In this podcast, we will cover all aspects of cryptocurrency, hot topics, and technology as worldwide adoption grows.

Adapting and Focusing on Building Something bigger with Swaroop Hegde Jul 07, 2021

Today we’re talking with the co-founder of PowerLoom, Swaroop Hegde. Swaroop has been an entrepreneur for the last two decades and knows nothing else. After he sold his first company, he got into dabbling in the blockchain space in 2017 during the ICO hype. It was using it as a protocol that really caught Swaroop’s attention. As a coder, he found a niche of missing developer tools and wanted to create them for the mainstream. Swaroop started building infrastructure tools and became a bootstrap company. The challenge from a developer perspective is you have to write a lot of code and get end users to trust what's being shown to them. Swaroop says just because it’s on blockchain doesn’t mean what's being shown to you is what it is. The idea behind PowerLoom is to aggregate all the data in a verifiable way. With every snapshot that comes out there’s a way to verify information. Swaroop says they plan to build it to be fully decentralized and become a DAO. He says DAO’s are how the future is evolving. The downside of DAO’s is it complicates a process, which is easier when you have fewer people involved. As it grows bigger, it becomes a problem. With DAO, from day one, any change is monitored and is truly being built in the open. In fact, the creator of the internet predicted that all data would aggregate into a couple mega powers. The blame is also on the consumers who want convenience. PowerLoom is only six months old, but a lot of the work for it was done over the prior three years. They got their initial backing in October and decided to give the idea six months to see where it goes. They’ve just closed their first seed round. Not only that, but they first started with snapshot data every few minutes, but it wasn’t enough, people wanted data in real time. PowerLoom is adapting and focusing more on building something bigger. With the team still composed of just the two founders, Swaroop says they are looking to build their team soon, and anyone interested can look for job listings at powerloom.io. Swaroop says there are a lot of projects coming in with more mainstream people paying attention. To learn more about PowerLoom visit powerloom.io; Swaroop says they’re always putting out more information. -- Divi is creating the world's first closed-loop, vertically-integrated cryptocurrency ecosystem. Much like Apple's ecosystem is anchored by iCloud, the Divi Project blockchain serves as the core of the Divi network of technologies. Thanks to a keen understanding of the divide that separates the mainstream from the crypto world, the Divi team is able to create solutions to the industry's biggest problem: adoption by non-technical users. Divi's user-friendly, one-click solutions aim to bring blockchain-based payments into modernity with great UX. In this podcast, we will cover all aspects of cryptocurrency, hot topics, and technology as worldwide adoption grows.

Donor Advised Fund in the Crypto Space with Robbie Heeger, president and CEO of Endaoment Jun 30, 2021

Today we’re talking to Robbie Heeger, president and CEO of Endaoment. In 2013 Robbie was living in a house with a bunch of roommates and one happened to be a recruiter that got placed at Ripple Labs. His friend came home from work and told Robbie he just doesn’t understand what the company does and could use his help. Robbie was working at Apple at the time, so he knew tech. They sat down with the Ripple documents and started reading about decentralized finance. Robbie says his mind was blown, and he just continued to fall down the rabbit hole. It wasn’t until 2017 that Robbie felt like the crypto scene could be a full-time job replacement. In 2018, he decided to pursue full time and in 2019 he started Endaoment. Robbie says there is a lot of exciting movement in this space, including Endaoment’s being the first on-chain community foundation. Robbie says it was while reading about financial primitives that the seed was planted. Defy says if something exists in the traditional ecosystem in a centralized manner in traditional finance, then it should exist in a decentralized manner. Robbie says the concept of porting over financial primitives from traditional finance to defy really clicked for him. He decided he wanted to create a Donor Advised Fund in the crypto space. A DAF is where you can take property, stocks, or bonds and give it to a charity to sell, then advise on how money is spent. The upside to this is, since you don’t have to sell your charitable donation and give cash to the organization, you aren’t liable for capital gains tax. Last month, Endaoment just passed a million dollars granted and distributed and also raised 2.5 million for their technology development company that powers their software. Robbie says right now they’re in the stage of trying to get the word out about what DAF’s are and how they work. Other similar ventures on-board all million and a half nonprofits one by one into the crypto ecosystem. Robbie says they use a publicly available API which scrapes the IRS database and takes organization provided data, surfacing all million and a half nonprofits. When someone makes the first recommendation to an organization, that organization is contacted and simply has to ob-board onto Endaoment and then the money is released to them. -- Divi is creating the world's first closed-loop, vertically-integrated cryptocurrency ecosystem. Much like Apple's ecosystem is anchored by iCloud, the Divi Project blockchain serves as the core of the Divi network of technologies. Thanks to a keen understanding of the divide that separates the mainstream from the crypto world, the Divi team is able to create solutions to the industry's biggest problem: adoption by non-technical users. Divi's user-friendly, one-click solutions aim to bring blockchain-based payments into modernity with great UX. In this podcast, we will cover all aspects of cryptocurrency, hot topics, and technology as worldwide adoption grows.

Loans that are Secure and all Priced Correctly on Chain with Lucas Vogelsang Jun 23, 2021

Today we’re talking to the CEO of Centrifuge, Lucas Vogelsang. Back in 2012 everyone seemed to be pitching him on Coinbase and while he loved the idea he decided not to get involved. Lucas says he thought it would only ever be a fringe thing. Lucas had been working in startups and techs for twelve years when he decided to take some time off. He told himself that when he came back he wanted to do something harder, possibly in crypto or AI. It was 2017 when he decided to start with crypto and got sucked in. He loved the idea of money having more functionality, and so he started Centrifuge. Lucas says that before he got into crypto, he was working for a fintech startup and saw over and over how convenient and cheap access to capital was for global2000 companies. It gives them an advantage over smaller companies that have to use a bank and deal with a lot of middle men. Centrifuge wants to create a market that's open to anyone, with no middle man to put you at a disadvantage. They’re trying to open up defy to easy users, a several trillion dollar market. Lucas says most people don’t own crypto yet, they have houses, cars, and student debt. What if they could collateralize their assets, providing liquidity? It would restructure how finance works. As a business, you need money to grow, and you would usually go to a bank to get it. With the current tech, you would deal with an asset originator to essentially turn loans into a credit fund, and it’s all done on chain. The loans are secure and all priced correctly on chain. Small borrowers have a new advantage when they can go wherever the cheapest liquidity is; money just flows in defy. No more going to the bank, finding out the rate, applying, jumping through hoops, hoping they accept you. Lucas says they launched their live version on centrifuge.io in November and grew to ten million in assets. As of yesterday, Maker has on-boarded the first of these pools as collateral. Investors can now deposit some directly into Maker and get a loan. Centrifuge should be able to start on-boarding real world soon. If you're interested in learning more, visit centrifuge.io. -- Divi is creating the world's first closed-loop, vertically-integrated cryptocurrency ecosystem. Much like Apple's ecosystem is anchored by iCloud, the Divi Project blockchain serves as the core of the Divi network of technologies. Thanks to a keen understanding of the divide that separates the mainstream from the crypto world, the Divi team is able to create solutions to the industry's biggest problem: adoption by non-technical users. Divi's user-friendly, one-click solutions aim to bring blockchain-based payments into modernity with great UX. In this podcast, we will cover all aspects of cryptocurrency, hot topics, and technology as worldwide adoption grows.

The Progression of Technology with Sam Kim, founding partner of Umbrella Network Jun 15, 2021

Today we’re talking to Sam Kim, founding partner of Umbrella Network. In 2013 Sam started a mobile ad tech company called Gimbal where he had a brilliant employee that stopped being productive. All he wanted to talk about was bitcoin. Sam was curious to know about what was drawing his employee away from work, and so he attended a meet-up to learn more. Everyone there was so passionate that Sam went home and immediately did more research. Sam says he loved the idea of decentralization but didn’t see a career in it for himself, especially with Gimbal doing so well, so he put it in the back of his mind. In 2017 Ethereum came on the scene and a friend introduced him to how smart contracts work. Sam realized it could solve a lot of problems in the digital advertising space. He thought they could create a shared ledger and so Lucidity was started. Lucidity is blockchain-audited media for greater transparency. Fast-forward to his newest endeavor, Umbrella Network, which collects data from multiple sources to calculate the most accurate price in the market. Umbrella Network is a community owned decentralized oracle. Blockchain apps can’t pull data directly from API’s like traditional apps. Oracle provides that tool of on-boarding data from traditional sources and making that available on blockchain, securely. Sam says it needs to be scalable and data needs to be current and accurate. They anchor data on the chain, and you can be confident the data is what was agreed on during consensus. By doing this, they drastically lower the cost of on-chain data. For one blockchain transaction, instead of a one to one, they’re doing thousands to one. With low-cost data they’re also able to update more frequently, getting the most accurate, current, and secure data. Outside of Umbrella, Sam says he’s excited about the progression of technology. He says it’s like in 2012 when mobile was all 3g, data was limited, and band length was slow, then came LTE. Data was made much cheaper, it was an explosion of innovation. More and more apps took advantage of LTE and the cheaper data. Sam says we’re in a similar time frame today when it comes to blockchain. He’s excited to see what app developers come up with. To learn more, visit www.umb.network. They can also be found on Telegram and Twitter.

Providing Developers with a Set of Tools Making the Process of Creating Blockchain with Max Kordek Jun 06, 2021

Today we’re talking with the CEO and President of Lisk, Max Kordek. Lisk is a blockchain application platform with an SDK providing developers with a set of tools making the process of creating blockchain applications easy. Max says he’s always been fascinated by technology and finance, so the crypto industry caught his eye in 2012. While studying electro-engineering he asked the best student in class what he thought about bitcoin and blockchain. That student told Max that it was too late, and he’d never make any money, so Max dropped it for a few months. When he read about it again, he knew he had to get involved. While working for a design agency inside the crypto space, he knew he wanted to be a part of a team that pushes a blockchain project forward. Two years into working on a project they ran out of money, but Max wasn’t ready to give up. He went on to continue the vision with his own company, Lisk. -- Divi is creating the world's first closed-loop, vertically-integrated cryptocurrency ecosystem. Much like Apple's ecosystem is anchored by iCloud, the Divi Project blockchain serves as the core of the Divi network of technologies. Thanks to a keen understanding of the divide that separates the mainstream from the crypto world, the Divi team is able to create solutions to the industry's biggest problem: adoption by non-technical users. Divi's user-friendly, one-click solutions aim to bring blockchain-based payments into modernity with great UX. In this podcast, we will cover all aspects of cryptocurrency, hot topics, and technology as worldwide adoption grows.

Crypto and Green Energy WITH Peter Wall CEO of Argo Blockchain May 29, 2021

Today Steve talks to Peter Wall CEO of Argo Blockchain, a publicly-traded blockchain technology company focused on large-scale cryptocurrency mining. Peter first was introduced to crypto when he was in Indonesia running a coworking space. A guy came in talking about bitcoin, how he had quit his job in the US, and had moved to Bali. He started weekly meet ups at Paul’s co-working space to learn about bitcoin. Peter says his company was actually the first business in Bali to accept bitcoin payments. Down the road Paul would get in touch with the co-founders of Argo who were trying to bring crypto to the UK. They asked Paul if he wanted to be one of their first employees and Paul jumped on the opportunity. -- Divi is creating the world's first closed-loop, vertically-integrated cryptocurrency ecosystem. Much like Apple's ecosystem is anchored by iCloud, the Divi Project blockchain serves as the core of the Divi network of technologies. Thanks to a keen understanding of the divide that separates the mainstream from the crypto world, the Divi team is able to create solutions to the industry's biggest problem: adoption by non-technical users. Divi's user-friendly, one-click solutions aim to bring blockchain-based payments into modernity with great UX. In this podcast, we will cover all aspects of cryptocurrency, hot topics, and technology as worldwide adoption grows.

The Future of Trading with CEO and Co-founder of DSTOQ May 23, 2021

Today we’re talking with CEO and Co-founder of DSTOQ, Craig McGregor. DSTOQ is an app that helps you get unrestricted access to stocks, bonds, or ETF’s with zero fees. Before DSTOQ Craig was working in finance in South Africa, investing in companies all over the world. He was first introduced to cryptocurrency when some of his poker friends were using bitcoin to make deposits and withdrawals for online casinos. It was some of those same friends that would introduce Craig to the man that would become his co-founder, Christian. Christian was trying to move money down to South Africa and was getting charged big fee’s by traditional banks. With Craig’s background in financing, his understanding of crypto, and being from an emerging market, he realized a lot of finance in emerging markets is broken. This is when Craig realized cross border transactions were one of the best use cases for cryptocurrency and DSTOQ was born. DSTOQ is a decentralized trading platform for people to invest from emerging markets to developed markets. The company is focused on first time investors with an app that makes it as user-friendly as possible to buy shares of companies like Apple and Tesla. With DSTOQ the settlement time takes just five seconds instead of five days. A settlement is when legal ownership of what you bought is transferred, and a lot of bad things can happen in five days. Craig says that’s why settlement time is so important. One side of DSTOQ is the traditional infrastructure with traditional banks. DSTOQ will buy all shares of a company and then create a token on Stellar blockchain with a one to one link. It’s then possible to trade those tokens on the Stellar blockchain. It allows transactions peer to peer without the middle man. Craig says they’re mostly based in Europe but have the most users from Brazil and Nigeria. The DSTOQ team is rather small with a core team of just three people. The team has created an e-learning course for people that don’t know where to start with investing. Craig says education is needed especially in emerging markets and that education is the ultimate equalizer. The e-learning can be found directly on the app. To learn more about DSTOQ, visit dstoq.com or find them on Twitter and Instagram. -- Divi is creating the world's first closed-loop, vertically-integrated cryptocurrency ecosystem. Much like Apple's ecosystem is anchored by iCloud, the Divi Project blockchain serves as the core of the Divi network of technologies. Thanks to a keen understanding of the divide that separates the mainstream from the crypto world, the Divi team is able to create solutions to the industry's biggest problem: adoption by non-technical users. Divi's user-friendly, one-click solutions aim to bring blockchain-based payments into modernity with great UX. In this podcast, we will cover all aspects of cryptocurrency, hot topics, and technology as worldwide adoption grows.

Clean Energy & Self Mining with Russell Cann at Core Scientific May 14, 2021

Today we’re talking to the Chief Customer Success Officer at Core Scientific, Russell Cann. With a background in tech, Russell began his career at a consulting firm where he spent 20 years in startups and growing them towards an exit. In 2017 someone approached Russell about a data center he owned, asking if they could use it to mine crypto. Russell then went down the rabbit hole and was hooked. They did a lot of GPU mining with Ethereum. While they do some hosting they’re mostly focused on self mining. Russell says it’s an exciting environment to work in where things move quickly. When it comes to sustainability and energy, Russell is watching the space mature in North America. Where bitcoin uses more energy than Switzerland, clean energy will begin to accelerate. Part of inexpensive power is taking abandoned power infrastructures for use as data centers. In a town of 300 people in North Carolina, an old denim plant was turned into a massive data center. Russell reminds that a lot of the affordable power is green, such as solar or hydropower. Core Scientific is already 50% carbon-neutral and Russell says as bitcoin network matures, green energy is where it will go. Also, every year bitcoin machines become more efficient. At Core, it used to take 350,000 machines to power 450 megawatts, and now takes 150,000 machines. Core uses software to be more efficient as well. They currently have 75 patents with a majority around software. While Core doesn’t really cater to individuals, a year ago they were serving mostly family offices and now are seeing a tremendous move by hedge funds and public companies. A lot of people are looking for diversification in digital assets. With clients all over the place they have 10’s of thousands of GPU’s. Right now they’re BTC heavy, but they will bounce between coins to make the most revenue, making them very competitive. Russell expects to see bigger payment processing companies like PayPal and Facebook Pay get involved. He says we’ll see tokenization of payment systems with an easier user interface. Where it’s still a pain to set up a wallet and transfer money, things need to be easier for everyday use. If you’d like to learn more about Core Scientific, visit their website at corescientific.com. They’re also active on Twitter, LinkedIn, and Telegram. --

Ventures, Tokens, and Projects with COO of Dan Holdings, Anthony Lauriola May 07, 2021

Today we’re talking to COO of Dan Holdings, Anthony Lauriola. Dan Holdings is an investment firm focused on ventures, tokens, and projects related to blockchain technology, digital currency, and digital assets. Anthony first was introduced to crypto by a childhood friend in early 2013 right before the major crash. At the time he didn’t really understand it and moved on. A year or two later he started working with that childhood friend and started learning all that he could about the crypto space. By 2017 Anthony was heavily involved. He saw the space go through an ICO boom and all fall down, but he stuck with it because he believed in it. -- Divi is creating the world's first closed-loop, vertically-integrated cryptocurrency ecosystem. Much like Apple's ecosystem is anchored by iCloud, the Divi Project blockchain serves as the core of the Divi network of technologies. Thanks to a keen understanding of the divide that separates the mainstream from the crypto world, the Divi team is able to create solutions to the industry's biggest problem: adoption by non-technical users. Divi's user-friendly, one-click solutions aim to bring blockchain-based payments into modernity with great UX. In this podcast, we will cover all aspects of cryptocurrency, hot topics, and technology as worldwide adoption grows.

Understanding Taxation of Cryptocurrency with Justin Woodward and Michelle O’Connor from TaxBit May 01, 2021

Today we have special guests Justin Woodward and Michelle O’Connor from TaxBit, a company looking to make taxes as easy as possible in the cryptocurrency ecosystem. Justin says he was first introduced to crypto when, as a tax attorney, he had a Fortune 500 client asked how they could accept crypto on their platform. Michelle joined BitReserve in 2015 and watched it slowly become more mainstream, especially in the last six to eighteen months. Justin says you shouldn’t have to be a tax attorney to understand or trade cryptocurrency. One thing to consider is that the IRS doesn’t see crypto as currency but rather as property. Just the same, all that property needs to be tracked from a tax perspective. Cryptocurrency is still relatively new and the regulations are changing all the time. TaxBit aims to automate all the regulatory hurdles. Michelle believes that the world will be a better place once we have widespread adoption because of the power it gives consumers. With more and more industrial corporations accepting and facilitating crypto it’s wise to know the tax implications. If a brokerage just sends you a 10-99 at the end of the year and that’s the first you know what you owe, that doesn’t work. People may not know the impact of trading in this space when it comes to taxes. TaxBit would let them see it’s effects on taxes in real time. That in turn would give them more opportunity to maximize trade. Justin says trading can have a positive or negative impact on taxes, so it’s important to know. When staking assets and appreciating wealth, that’s taxable. When you receive an asset that’s income and when you sell if you have a gain you're taxed on income and gain. In the ideal situation you would gain losses and defer gains to get a tax refund at the end of the year. The worst trap you can fall into is figuring out taxes at the end of the year. TaxBit allows you to think about it year round as you make your trades. To learn more about TaxBit you can visit taxbit.com or find them on Twitter @taxbit. Michelle says they’re also active on LinkedIn and Reddit. They love to engage with the community and encourage anyone with any questions about their circumstances to reach out. Justin also suggests everyone try the free trial of TaxBit. -- Divi is creating the world's first closed-loop, vertically-integrated cryptocurrency ecosystem. Much like Apple's ecosystem is anchored by iCloud, the Divi Project blockchain serves as the core of the Divi network of technologies. Thanks to a keen understanding of the divide that separates the mainstream from the crypto world, the Divi team is able to create solutions to the industry's biggest problem: adoption by non-technical users. Divi's user-friendly, one-click solutions aim to bring blockchain-based payments into modernity with great UX. In this podcast, we will cover all aspects of cryptocurrency, hot topics, and technology as worldwide adoption grows.

Creating A Decentralized Internet with Jonas Simanavicius, the CEO of Syntropy Apr 22, 2021

Today we have Jonas Simanavicius, the CEO of Syntropy. Jonas started off in the investment banking world after graduating with a software engineering degree. He ended up teaming with some individuals that were very excited about blockchain and knew how life changing it could be. They weren’t exactly sure how they were going to change the world with it yet, but they knew the possibilities were there. What started as a content delivery network called NOIA would soon become what is known now as Syntropy. Jonas and his colleagues continued to find more and more problems with the internet and thought how those could be solved using decentralized technology. Jonas knew that Syntropy and blockchain technology could make the internet decentralized. -- Divi is creating the world's first closed-loop, vertically-integrated cryptocurrency ecosystem. Much like Apple's ecosystem is anchored by iCloud, the Divi Project blockchain serves as the core of the Divi network of technologies. Thanks to a keen understanding of the divide that separates the mainstream from the crypto world, the Divi team is able to create solutions to the industry's biggest problem: adoption by non-technical users. Divi's user-friendly, one-click solutions aim to bring blockchain-based payments into modernity with great UX. In this podcast, we will cover all aspects of cryptocurrency, hot topics, and technology as worldwide adoption grows.

Managing Your Own Data Li Jun, Founder of Ontology and SAGA Apr 14, 2021

Today we’re talking to Li Jun, founder of Ontology and SAGA. Starting out in the financial industry, Jun was tasked with researching blockchain. Once Jun saw how much blockchain could really do, he quit his job at the financial institution and started working on Ontology. Ontology is a protocol that operates as a decentralized identity framework that helps users manage their own data and enables blockchain-based authentication by global verifiers. Once they had the infrastructure and the protocol, they needed a project. SAGA became that project. SAGA is a decentralized data marketplace meant to allow individuals and organizations to monetize and acquire data in a trusted, standardized, and cost-effective way. Data is said to be the oil of this century, and it’s as important as ever to own your own data. With data trading, you can confirm your own data and exchange it peer to peer. For example, you could share your e-commerce history by linking different data sources to your wallet, it would then be verified on blockchain and then after usage, the data would not be stored. This is a technology that a car insurance company could utilize. Your car has all sorts of data on your driving that you could choose to share with an insurance company to get a more custom product. This is why the decentralized protocol is a good solution to protect privacy and data. Another example of usage would be a job search platform wanting to verify information found on a user's resume. They could use decentralized data protocol to verify work experience and blockchain would confirm if the history is true or not. Jun believes the next phase of this technology will allow every resume to be verified automatically. When an organization wants information you would get a notification on your data wallet and the data will be sent to them peer to peer. The bank will use this data to verify all information and output a result; everything would be recorded by blockchain. Jun is most excited to see other use scenarios, with new products and protocols. He says crypto is still an asset industry, and he looks forward to it moving beyond that. If you’re interested to learn more about Ontology or SAGA, visit ont.io, saga.io or download the data wallet at onto.app where you can start managing your decentralized identity and digital assets. -- Divi is creating the world's first closed-loop, vertically-integrated cryptocurrency ecosystem. Much like Apple's ecosystem is anchored by iCloud, the Divi Project blockchain serves as the core of the Divi network of technologies. Thanks to a keen understanding of the divide that separates the mainstream from the crypto world, the Divi team is able to create solutions to the industry's biggest problem: adoption by non-technical users. Divi's user-friendly, one-click solutions aim to bring blockchain-based payments into modernity with great UX. In this podcast, we will cover all aspects of cryptocurrency, hot topics, and technology as worldwide adoption grows.

Controlling Your Identity & Money with Mark Anstead, Co-founder of Numio Apr 06, 2021

Today we’re talking with Mark Anstead, co-founder of Numio, a project that aims to simplify and fast-track blockchain adoption. Numio is a cryptocurrency payments app that gives you more control over your identity and money. Mark first got into crypto in 2014 when he bought his first bitcoin. However, he didn’t know much about it and soon sold it all off. It wasn’t until 2017 that he really entered the crypto scene. He began working with a few different firms, and since then has started two companies, with Numio being the most recent. Numio aims to give more control over identity and money. For identity control, they’re building out a layer 2 focused application. For identity, they’ve developed a few management solutions that can get you either KYC verified or can prove yourself to third parties without exposing personal data or information. In these current times, gas fees are through the roof. Numio aims to combat this in two manners, one being a gasless transaction. This can be done on the Ethereum base layer using meta transaction. This allows you to have an app that interacts with a relayer. When someone wants to make a transaction, the app will interact with Ethereum on their behalf. For a gasless transaction, you don’t actually have to have ETH in your wallet. There are a variety of ways you can scale, but there are pros and cons with whatever solution you use. Whether it’s with scalability, finality, security, or supporting smart contracts, each method has its drawbacks. Without smart contracts, a lot of solutions wouldn’t be able to function. Numio uses implementation using a ZK (zero-knowledge) rollup. While some platforms can do two thousand to three thousand transactions per second, ours does about three hundred per second but has more security, can interact with smart contracts, and can scale with Ethereum. Mark says they’re still about eighteen to twenty-four months away from ETH 2.0. The next six to twelve months we’ll see every Ethereum project migrate to some form of scaling solution. Mark says there are a lot of solutions to look into and explore with every project boiling down to what fits. To learn more go to numio.one, find them on Telegram, or follow them on Twitter @getnumio. To follow Mark on Twitter @thesharp7. Mark encourages anyone that’s interested to get involved in the ecosystem. -- Divi is creating the world's first closed-loop, vertically-integrated cryptocurrency ecosystem. Much like Apple's ecosystem is anchored by iCloud, the Divi Project blockchain serves as the core of the Divi network of technologies. Thanks to a keen understanding of the divide that separates the mainstream from the crypto world, the Divi team is able to create solutions to the industry's biggest problem: adoption by non-technical users. Divi's user-friendly, one-click solutions aim to bring blockchain-based payments into modernity with great UX. In this podcast, we will cover all aspects of cryptocurrency, hot topics, and technology as worldwide adoption grows.

Interview with Kurt Nielsen Partisia Blockchain Mar 29, 2021

Today we’re talking to Kurt Nielsen, Co-founder and President of Partisia Blockchain, a public blockchain built for trust, transparency, privacy, and scalability. Starting In Cryptography Kurt’s background is in economics, the field in which he earned his PhD, looking at game theory and auction design. While in this space he first heard about MPC which is a distributor technology that they are bringing together with blockchain. They learned that if you could actually have an institution that’s doing the same as MPC you could improve any decision in the economy. After four years of R&D they did their first MPC back in 2008, a year before bitcoin was announced. Kurt says that was the beginning of his collaboration with experts in cryptography. They had a successful beginning of bringing MPC into use and did so with the largest company in Denmark. That company wanted to use the solution they had come up with in that project and so Partisia was born. Partisia is a commercial platform used to bring MPC into all kinds of use cases. For anyone not familiar, MPC is distributed cryptography that solves for privacy, so it’s a nice compliment to blockchain. Many Use Cases When using the technology, it is a generic distributed computer that solves for privacy and can be used in any use case where you want to control private information. One example would be in institutions, like an auction where you have an auctioneer, you could remove the auctioneer with a distributed cryptography, so a piece of software. It can also be used where competitors are collaborating, such as competing banks that are collaborating around how to detect fraud in financial systems. Another use is in key management which is very important. Back in 2013 they started using MPC to make key management. What’s Next? When asked what’s next, Kurt says there is so much to innovate on, but they’re mostly looking into new types of businesses, exchanging data differently, and collaborating in a different way. Current regulations almost prevent people from collaborating, and they’ve been working with these types of solutions for some time. Kurt expects to see the boundaries continue to move on what you are allowed to do. He looks forward to getting regulators to approve of new types of collaboration. To Learn More Check out partisiablockchain.com or find them on all social media platforms. -- Divi is creating the world's first closed-loop, vertically-integrated cryptocurrency ecosystem. Much like Apple's ecosystem is anchored by iCloud, the Divi Project blockchain serves as the core of the Divi network of technologies. Thanks to a keen understanding of the divide that separates the mainstream from the crypto world, the Divi team is able to create solutions to the industry's biggest problem: adoption by non-technical users. Divi's user-friendly, one-click solutions aim to bring blockchain-based payments into modernity with great UX. In this podcast, we will cover all aspects of cryptocurrency, hot topics, and technology as worldwide adoption grows.

Interview Rachid Ajaja, Co-founder and CEO of AllianceBlock Mar 21, 2021

Today we’re talking with Rachid Ajaja, Co-founder and CEO of AllianceBlock, the world’s first globally compliant decentralized capital market. Rachid originally worked in investment banking for ten years before moving to Paris where he worked for a leading research team in AI. At this time, in 2017, he began to learn about cryptocurrency and dabbled in investing. After losing a little bit of money and not understanding why, he dove further into the markets and learned more about the technology. After making many investments he began to notice the many discrepancies. This was when he had the idea to build a decentralized investment platform that would protect investors. He brought on his friend Amber Ghaddar as an advisor but she quickly fell in love with the project and so they co-founded AllianceBlock. Many Use Cases AllianceBlock spent one year incubating their idea and understanding the power of decentralized finance. With banks and other forms of traditional finance becoming more interested, they realized the problem was with regulations and compliance. AllianceBlock has many use cases including simplifying cross border activity, regulated digital asset offerings, compliant decentralized open finance solutions, and compliant P2P lending for institutional clients. Data is one of the most important aspects now and they’re seeing more interest in regulated digitized derivatives and fund distribution. Bridging The Gap AllianceBlock aims to bridge the gap between traditional and decentralized finance. The OCC has recently come out to say that federally chartered banks can have institutional nodes and AllianceBlock offers staking for those institutional nodes. Rachid says the difference is in holding assets vs putting into liquidity. Liquidity mining is so important for projects that want to raise money or have liquid assets. The community plays an important role in providing liquidity. The AllianceBlock protocol has three important layers of communication. Those layers are a cross-border regulatory compliance layer, a data governance and privacy layer, and a transactions and workflow layer. Exciting Things On The Horizon Rachid is most excited about decentralized finance technology and the pace at which new technologies are coming to the space. He’s also excited to see the flow of money coming from traditional finance to decentralized finance. The potential is huge and Rachid can’t wait to see the full impact. To Learn More To learn more about AllianceBlock, go to allianceblock.io and also allianceblock.medium.com. They can also be found on Twitter @allianceblock. -- Divi is creating the world's first closed-loop, vertically-integrated cryptocurrency ecosystem. Much like Apple's ecosystem is anchored by iCloud, the Divi Project blockchain serves as the core of the Divi network of technologies. Thanks to a keen understanding of the divide that separates the mainstream from the crypto world, the Divi team is able to create solutions to the industry's biggest problem: adoption by non-technical users. Divi's user-friendly, one-click solutions aim to bring blockchain-based payments into modernity with great UX. In this podcast, we will cover all aspects of cryptocurrency, hot topics, and technology as worldwide adoption grows.

Social tokens interview with Ray Chiapuzio from Rally Mar 13, 2021

Today we’re talking to Ray Chiapuzio, head of ecosystem at Rally, a blockchain-based creator company. As a creative person as a kid, Ray was led towards video games and ended up going into game design school. He went on to work at a game engine company and then worked at Disney building social and mobile games. Platforms and economics were changing fast and Ray was learning to design economics inside of games. This led him to get interested in blockchain in 2016. He was intrigued by crypto as programmable money, and how you could engineer rules into currency itself. The Need For Rally Rally was spawned out of blockchain creators needing more tooling. Rally aims to take virtual economy to the next phase, allowing creators to engage with fans using cryptocurrency. Rally helps creators span all challenges and networks. Their goal is to get 100 million people using crypto by building a network for ideas and tools. Rally gives creators the building blocks and protocol tools to create their own tokens. A creator must first apply and put up a proposal asking for funding within Rally and then the community votes on which creators to add. This is followed by general on boarding, announcements and PR. Once they’ve had a launch event the economy is set and ready to use. This is followed by a lot of experimentation on what a coin can do within a community. Successful Creators As Rally rounds out their experimentation phase, they’re looking towards developing playbook ideas and ways to think about a new creator economy. Right now they’re seeing trends with musicians being very successful in the space. Their success is driven a lot by already having a dedicated community of fans that they can easily plug into. They’re also seeing success with organization of people such as esports, commentators, etc. Exciting Things To Come Ray is most excited about the growth outside of Rally and providing ways for anyone to build tools for creators. Now that they have a strong foundation, the media is starting to pay attention. Ray is excited to see creators succeed, causing people to get interested in why they’re succeeding. If you’d like more information on what Rally is about or what they’re up to, visit rally.io where you’ll also find the link to their Discord community. -- Divi is creating the world's first closed-loop, vertically-integrated cryptocurrency ecosystem. Much like Apple's ecosystem is anchored by iCloud, the Divi Project blockchain serves as the core of the Divi network of technologies. Thanks to a keen understanding of the divide that separates the mainstream from the crypto world, the Divi team is able to create solutions to the industry's biggest problem: adoption by non-technical users. Divi's user-friendly, one-click solutions aim to bring blockchain-based payments into modernity with great UX. In this podcast, we will cover all aspects of cryptocurrency, hot topics, and technology as worldwide adoption grows.

Interview with Justin Banon, CEO and co-founder of Boson Protocol Mar 05, 2021

Today we’re talking to Justin Banon, CEO and co-founder of Boson Protocol, which enables smart contracts to execute real-world commerce transactions and input commerce data, reliably and autonomously. Justin started out with a physics degree and then went on to a master's in digital business. His first major project was building out a digital voucher program. As a self-proclaimed business model geek, he started to understand how tokenized networks affect business models. He was excited about the potential to have business models that had equitability baked in. He would soon leave his well-paying job to begin the journey of building a blockchain version of his voucher system, and thus Boson Protocol was born. Boson Protocol introduced a new way to enable commerce between a buyer and seller in a remote way. Justin says to think of them as a black box that goes in the middle and replaces the intermediary governed by a human arbitrator and instead has it governed by a game-theoretic. Their game is the same sort of class, except there are two deposits (buyer and seller), and more complex rules that result in both parties being interested in going through with the transaction to the agreed level of quality. Justin says they have built the market leader in certain domains in representing products and services of things. He says their main advantage is the people they have on their team, where they are building out the strongest token and ecosystem design teams. Justin says it’s easier to have the team centered in Europe as they’re in the middle of all time zones, but a remote team still takes a huge amount of coordination and communication. Software helps a lot with this, but Justin still likes the team to get together every 3-4 months. The Boson Protocol implements NFT on both sides of the transaction and has recently updated their architecture to leverage ocean protocols. They use NFT’s as a unique digital object encoded with a game. NFT holds deposits, and the game manages the behaviors of buyers and sellers. Having raised about 3.5 million in the last couple of months, Boson Protocol is about to do a public sale and will be announcing the platform soon. If you would like to learn more, visit bosonprotocol.io or find them on Twitter and Telegram @bosonprotocol. -- Divi is creating the world's first closed-loop, vertically-integrated cryptocurrency ecosystem. Much like Apple's ecosystem is anchored by iCloud, the Divi Project blockchain serves as the core of the Divi network of technologies. Thanks to a keen understanding of the divide that separates the mainstream from the crypto world, the Divi team is able to create solutions to the industry's biggest problem: adoption by non-technical users. Divi's user-friendly, one-click solutions aim to bring blockchain-based payments into modernity with great UX. In this podcast, we will cover all aspects of cryptocurrency, hot topics, and technology as worldwide adoption grows.

Special Q&A Episode Feb 28, 2021

On today’s show, Nick is answering community questions and providing a road map for what’s to come. Here are those questions and a summarized answer to each. What are the advantages of the new wallet? The ability to launch master or staking nodes will be available at the launch. It’s different from other wallets because it is 100% decentralized. With current FCC drama, what assurances can you give that there won’t be similar issues? They’ve tried to be compliant as possible from the beginning. The regulations were less clear in the beginning and some are still not clear; it’s a daily task to stay compliant. Will the new mobile wallet have the option to configure master nodes in one click? Yes, and it’s even easier than the desktop version already. They’ve pushed blockchain to the background to give the users what they want. What marketing and PR are you planning? Marketing is minimal right now but will be ramping up with concentrated bursts of activity around the release of new features. Nick says they’ll use everything from influencers, competitions, referral programs, to paid media and big media like CNBC. Are there any exciting partnerships? They like to be as transparent as possible but often have to sign NDA’s during the negotiation phase. However, he can mention a partnership with Divi, and says many others are to come. Are you concerned about the crack down on privacy coins? No, they don’t aim to be a privacy coin and they saw this regulation coming. Which feature on Divi wallet will make it most accessible to people that have never used crypto before? On-boarding and initial account creation will lead to pretty high conversion rates. What are the advantages of a staking vault? It’s not a traditional pool, you get to retain your keys and coins, sort of like master nodes. Will Divi participate in a defi project? Yes, they already have a large amount of liquidity, which will cascade into a ton of new partnerships. How could they lead the 4th industrial revolution? There are a lot of potential users and potential for mass adoption. What is most needed are products that are usable by every day, ordinary people and that’s when it will take off. What can we do as a community to support the developing team? Simply support and trust the team. When you have thoughts, feedback, or questions, reach out. -- Divi is creating the world's first closed-loop, vertically-integrated cryptocurrency ecosystem. Much like Apple's ecosystem is anchored by iCloud, the Divi Project blockchain serves as the core of the Divi network of technologies. Thanks to a keen understanding of the divide that separates the mainstream from the crypto world, the Divi team is able to create solutions to the industry's biggest problem: adoption by non-technical users. Divi's user-friendly, one-click solutions aim to bring blockchain-based payments into modernity with great UX. In this podcast, we will cover all aspects of cryptocurrency, hot topics, and technology as worldwide adoption grows.

Staking Interview with Konstantin Richter CEO of Blockdaemon Feb 20, 2021

Today we’re talking to Konstantin Richter of Blockdaemon, a blockchain deployment facilitator. Konstantin’s first real career after school was with T-Mobile, building out network infrastructures. Here he learned how to distribute content and how to trade and package metadata. Like any technology there were issues and Konstantin knew then he wanted to become an entrepreneur and help solve those problems. Once in the entrepreneurial world, Konstantin got excited about blockchain in 2012. In 2015 he became an advisor to a few companies working to build a more holistic solution around decentralized ledgers. Some of this technology was ahead of the times, but Konstantin was now involved in the production ecosystem. Making his exit in 2017, Konstantin knew that his next entrepreneurial project would be with blockchain. Working with a team, Konstantin aimed to bridge the gap between what blockchain could do and what people thought it could do. Working with companies like Amazon and Google, they were automating the deployment and management of bitcoin nodes across a hybrid cloud structure. Today Blockdaemon has 75 note types and 30 protocols fully automated. Konstantin says it’s as easy as pulling out your credit card and pushing a few buttons to get your own fully synced node. Konstantin says that 2018-2019 was a time of building and learning. On a technical capability level, they had a lot of work to do. Blockdaemon is available to anyone that wants to connect to blockchain networks with security, consistency, and privacy. In the beginning, it was more about physically employing nodes that was hard. Now the focus is on assurances of consistency for their clients. Konstantin says their focus is ultimately the liquidity cycle of networks. Blockdaemon has an enterprise option but is still at the institutional adoption stage, being one step too early for widespread usage. Blockdaemon was one of the first to focus on nodes and is still the only place you can deploy a wide range of POW, Top 10, and POS tokens. Being in a good position to satisfy demand, Blockdaemon has a wide cohort of customer and use cases. Going into 2021-2022, Konstantin says he’s most excited about payment networks, transaction systems, and the widespread adoption of cryptocurrency. To learn more about Blockdaemon or nodes, visit blockdaemon.com and sign up for their newsletter. Blockdaemon can also be found on Twitter, and Konstantin himself can be reached at konstantin@blockdaemon.com. -- Divi is creating the world's first closed-loop, vertically-integrated cryptocurrency ecosystem. Much like Apple's ecosystem is anchored by iCloud, the Divi Project blockchain serves as the core of the Divi network of technologies. Thanks to a keen understanding of the divide that separates the mainstream from the crypto world, the Divi team is able to create solutions to the industry's biggest problem: adoption by non-technical users. Divi's user-friendly, one-click solutions aim to bring blockchain-based payments into modernity with great UX. In this podcast, we will cover all aspects of cryptocurrency, hot topics, and technology as worldwide adoption grows.

Interview with David Wachsman CEO of Wachsman Feb 12, 2021

While working at one of the largest marketing companies in 2012, David Wachsman was given the advice to join a small boutique agency. David took this advice and soon took over day-to-day operations in his new position. He says it was here that he learned all the ins and outs of making an agency run well. It was in the early days of bitcoin that David would first learn of it. He didn’t know much about it other than what he read, but he reached out to a bitcoin CEO and was convinced it was the real deal. David would go on to begin work with the CEO of Coin Setter. It was here he further fell down the rabbit hole. Eventually, the Coin Setter CEO would convince David to start his own firm in mid-2015. That was the beginning of Wachsmans, which is now known internationally. There was a lot of building to be done in the space before you could effectively reach people, but Wachsmans has been instrumental in the adoption of bitcoin. David started off his company with a bitcoin conference After Party. It was here that he met many of his clients, including the CEO of what is now called Edge Wallet. Having more bitcoin clients than anyone and his connections with the media, David was becoming the go-to guy for bitcoin marketing. Luckily, building a PR agency doesn’t require much startup, but you need to spend money on labor to scale well. Wachsman's appealed to founders because PR is the first marketing a company should do with brand-related marketing. Next, you would need targeted advertising to help grow adoption. With both working in tandem, you can begin to build up a community. In 2016 crypto grew from 6 billion to 8 billion and from 18 billion to 850 billion in 2017. It would seem crypto isn’t going anywhere, but David would like to see institutional adoption to really send that message that crypto is here to stay. David is also excited to see regulations for security tokens, which brings transparency that didn’t exist before. Processes for automatic payments and remittances are on the incline as well. David is incredibly excited to see people using bitcoin to diversify their portfolios. David urges any listeners that are communication professionals to check out their website, wachsman.com, and apply. -- Divi is creating the world's first closed-loop, vertically-integrated cryptocurrency ecosystem. Much like Apple's ecosystem is anchored by iCloud, the Divi Project blockchain serves as the core of the Divi network of technologies. Thanks to a keen understanding of the divide that separates the mainstream from the crypto world, the Divi team is able to create solutions to the industry's biggest problem: adoption by non-technical users. Divi's user-friendly, one-click solutions aim to bring blockchain-based payments into modernity with great UX. In this podcast, we will cover all aspects of cryptocurrency, hot topics, and technology as worldwide adoption grows.

Divi Interview with Nick and NEM Feb 04, 2021

Today we’re talking to Nicholas from the NEM group. NEM has been around a long time and even predates ether cryptocurrency. Having run six years now, NEM boasts no hacks to their decentralized community. With a large base in Japan, across Europe, and in the US, NEM is launching its 2.0 version called Symbol. The launch of Symbol will effectively mean that 1 XEM token will equal 1 XEM + 1 XYM (new token). With 300 supernodes distributed worldwide, you currently need 3 million XYM to run one node, but Symbol will look to remove entry barriers by lowering this threshold. One feature of Symbol is that it will be the first blockchain to have multi-signature accounts, which can be quite useful for businesses. New to the NEM ecosystem is STXEM, or a staked XEM. Effectively you can buy one STXEM, and you will get a supernode reward at about 4%. NEM can also interact in the defy system. Nicholas shares his strategy for investing is to look at emerging technologies and what the utility value of the asset is. For example, the value of the internet is in its applications. Next, you can start to build in supply and demand functions. The utility value increases because of network effects. With the evolution of tokens on exchanges, defy is a great disruptor and all major exchanges are afraid of defy. Nicholas predicts defy will end up in a bubble, and there will be a lot of spammy products, but that the cream will rise to the top and will be the base layer for the next cycle. Nicholas says he’s most excited about the launch of Symbol. Beyond that, Nicholas says they’re in talks with different governments about issuing central bank digital currency. Lithuania was the first to launch CBDC, and Nicholas thinks it’s a trend that will continue to grow. As head of trading, Nicholas has to be aware of the market dynamics. He touches on enduring a bear market but says when the market is as bullish as now, it’s all hands on deck. It’s an exhausting period, but one he’s thoroughly enjoying. Another part of the NEM blockchain ecosystem is NEM Ventures, which specializes in high-tech investments. NEM Ventures was started a few years back and invests in projects that are building on top of, or using, NEM technologies in some fashion. -- Divi is creating the world's first closed-loop, vertically-integrated cryptocurrency ecosystem. Much like Apple's ecosystem is anchored by iCloud, the Divi Project blockchain serves as the core of the Divi network of technologies. Thanks to a keen understanding of the divide that separates the mainstream from the crypto world, the Divi team is able to create solutions to the industry's biggest problem: adoption by non-technical users. Divi's user-friendly, one-click solutions aim to bring blockchain-based payments into modernity with great UX. In this podcast, we will cover all aspects of cryptocurrency, hot topics, and technology as worldwide adoption grows.

Interview with Justin Rice from Stellar Development Foundation Jan 27, 2021

Today we’re speaking with the head of ecosystem at the Stellar Development Foundation, Justin Rice. He’ll walk us through the Stellar ecosystem and what role the foundation plays in it all. What Is Stellar? Stellar is a platform that connects all the world's currencies. Any currency or asset can be represented and easily connected to it’s underlying value. Stellar is open source as well as open participation, meaning anyone can easily create, send, or trade digital currency. Programs, products, and entrepreneurs are all represented in the ecosystem. The native token of Stellar are lumens and each account is required to hold a few lumens at all times to participate. In addition, a small per-transaction fee is used to discourage any large-scale bad behavior. What is the Role of the Foundation? Stellar Development Foundation is a non-profit that exists to support the development and growth of the Stellar network. The foundation is able to help maintain the codebase as well as the people building on it. The foundation supports technical and business communities, as well as representing Stellar to regulators and institutions. What is an Anchor? Think of an anchor as a local on/off-ramp. They connect traditional banking to the Stellar network so that all the world’s currencies can interoperate on a single platform and in a seamless manner. We know that conventional banking systems are old school and have a lot of friction when it comes to converting certain assets, especially those that aren’t as liquid. Stellar Development aims to solve the inequality created by financial institutes while making things easier for its users. Therefore, building on Stellar is just good business. The Stellar Team With Stellar being open source, there are hundreds of companies and thousands of people in the ecosystem. In terms of Stellar’s actual team, they sit at about 80 members, up from only about 15 a year and a half ago. Stellar has an array of goals and outlined areas they are focused on, all which can be found at stellar.org/foundation/mandates. Some of these include direct developments, ecosystem support, and user acquisition. Each focus area has different initiatives to support it, with lumens distributed to achieve these goals. To learn more about Stellar, please visit stellar.org and explore the ‘Learn’ and ‘Ecosystem’ sections. -- Divi is creating the world's first closed-loop, vertically-integrated cryptocurrency ecosystem. Much like Apple's ecosystem is anchored by iCloud, the Divi Project blockchain serves as the core of the Divi network of technologies. Thanks to a keen understanding of the divide that separates the mainstream from the crypto world, the Divi team is able to create solutions to the industry's biggest problem: adoption by non-technical users. Divi's user-friendly, one-click solutions aim to bring blockchain-based payments into modernity with great UX. In this podcast, we will cover all aspects of cryptocurrency, hot topics, and technology as worldwide adoption grows.

DIVI Interview with PlasmaPay Jan 19, 2021

Today we’re talking about all things DeFi, also known as decentralized finance, with PlasmaPay CEO Ilia Maksimenka. Ilia will discuss how he got into the cryptocurrency space, where his company fits in, and how the average user can succeed in this space. -- Divi is creating the world's first closed-loop, vertically-integrated cryptocurrency ecosystem. Much like Apple's ecosystem is anchored by iCloud, the Divi Project blockchain serves as the core of the Divi network of technologies. Thanks to a keen understanding of the divide that separates the mainstream from the crypto world, the Divi team is able to create solutions to the industry's biggest problem: adoption by non-technical users. Divi's user-friendly, one-click solutions aim to bring blockchain-based payments into modernity with great UX. In this podcast, we will cover all aspects of cryptocurrency, hot topics, and technology as worldwide adoption grows.

Interview with Chrissa McFarlane of Patientory Jan 11, 2021

In today’s episode, Chrissa McFarlane, the CEO, and founder of Patientory, Inc., tells her story of success at a young age and how she transcended into establishing her company. Seeing the need for a more secure and personalized consumer-driven health information management solution, McFarlane aims for the medical technology industry’s continuous development while defying barriers that they had to go through. -- Divi is creating the world's first closed-loop, vertically-integrated cryptocurrency ecosystem. Much like Apple's ecosystem is anchored by iCloud, the Divi Project blockchain serves as the core of the Divi network of technologies. Thanks to a keen understanding of the divide that separates the mainstream from the crypto world, the Divi team is able to create solutions to the industry's biggest problem: adoption by non-technical users. Divi's user-friendly, one-click solutions aim to bring blockchain-based payments into modernity with great UX. In this podcast, we will cover all aspects of cryptocurrency, hot topics, and technology as worldwide adoption grows.

Interview with Rob Viglione the Co-Founder & CEO of Horizen Labs Jan 03, 2021

For today's episode, they speak with Rob Viglione, the co-founder, and CEO of Horizen Labs. Rob shares that he started out as a mathematician and physicist for the United States Air Force Space Command. He has is an expert in Bitshares, Zclassics, Seasteading, BlockPay, and Bitgate. Currently, Rob is a Ph.D. candidate in Finance because of his research in crypto finance and his teachings in "Bitcoin and Blockchain Applications in Finance." Viglione also has an MBA in Finance and Marketing and a PMP certification. -- Divi is creating the world's first closed-loop, vertically-integrated cryptocurrency ecosystem. Much like Apple's ecosystem is anchored by iCloud, the Divi Project blockchain serves as the core of the Divi network of technologies. Thanks to a keen understanding of the divide that separates the mainstream from the crypto world, the Divi team is able to create solutions to the industry's biggest problem: adoption by non-technical users. Divi's user-friendly, one-click solutions aim to bring blockchain-based payments into modernity with great UX. In this podcast, we will cover all aspects of cryptocurrency, hot topics, and technology as worldwide adoption grows.

Interview with Bohdan, COO of Everstake Dec 25, 2020

On today’s episode of sharing the origin story towards success, Nick interviews Bohdan, the COO of Everstake, on how they found their way into crypto space. Before developing into something bigger, Bohdan started as a block producer on EOS. However, he mentioned that it was not an easy task, especially during his first months. Managing all the stuff and organizing hardware was complicated. Fortunately, he learns something new every day, considering all garments calls and meeting producers from other countries sparked his interest. Recognizing all the networks the team has established, they started building and developing their base. Various proof of stakes eventually made portfolios, which they consider a cool concept. In the present times, they have over 27 000 users, while all delegators promote the blockchain. -- Divi is creating the world's first closed-loop, vertically-integrated cryptocurrency ecosystem. Much like Apple's ecosystem is anchored by iCloud, the Divi Project blockchain serves as the core of the Divi network of technologies. Thanks to a keen understanding of the divide that separates the mainstream from the crypto world, the Divi team is able to create solutions to the industry's biggest problem: adoption by non-technical users. Divi's user-friendly, one-click solutions aim to bring blockchain-based payments into modernity with great UX. In this podcast, we will cover all aspects of cryptocurrency, hot topics, and technology as worldwide adoption grows.

DIVI Wallet Update with Nick Saponaro Dec 18, 2020

In today's episode, Nick Saponaro talks to Steve about the Divi Wallet launch. Divi Wallet is an exciting addition to the Divi project. They discuss details about the advantages and benefits of having a Divi Wallet app. Divi is a continuously growing company that everyone should watch out for. Divi Wallet Overview The concept behind creating a wallet like this is creating an ecosystem that enables easy access to all your finances. The Divi Wallet will be the only app you will need for your cryptocurrency instead of ten multiple apps. You can access it from any part of the world from your mobile device. You can even send and receive crypto with your phone. You get your account, so it is easier for others to send you crypto as well. Sending Money You can make decentralized systems easy to use. They created a non-custodial solution to make it easy to understand what is happening. You do not have to sacrifice your keys or your coins to make it simpler to use. After creating an account, you can back-up everything you need without sacrificing the encryption. Earning Earn additional income with Divi Wallet because it is in a global ecosystem. With the Staking Vault, it solves the issue by delegating transactions. Rather than sending it to a pool and trusting that, the Staking Vault takes your notes and sends them to networks to disseminate to all appropriate locations. This allows people to submit low amounts and earn even just a little bit. You can still maintain control without having to risk too much. Exchange with Atomic Swapping There are two ways to swap in the wallet: the traditional swaps and the Atomic swaps. Atomic swapping is the exchange with no middle man needed. Atomic swaps enable a trustless trade by having both parties sign a transaction that says the users are both willing to make a simple transaction. -- Divi is creating the world's first closed-loop, vertically-integrated cryptocurrency ecosystem. Much like Apple's ecosystem is anchored by iCloud, the Divi Project blockchain serves as the core of the Divi network of technologies. Thanks to a keen understanding of the divide that separates the mainstream from the crypto world, the Divi team is able to create solutions to the industry's biggest problem: adoption by non-technical users. Divi's user-friendly, one-click solutions aim to bring blockchain-based payments into modernity with great UX. In this podcast, we will cover all aspects of cryptocurrency, hot topics, and technology as worldwide adoption grows.

Open Source Interview with Eyal Hertzog of Bancor & DeWeb Dec 07, 2020

In this episode, Steve McGarry talks to Eyal Hertzog, founder of Bancor and CEO of DeWeb. They discuss several topics from Bancor and its advantages and how DeWeb can change how online services and the whole ecosystem can be used. Eyal Hertzog's History Eyal Hertzog talked about his start in the technology industry when he joined the Israeli army. He served in their IT department as a manager for the Intelligence Core for four years. Hertzog then joined Class Data Systems as their application marketing engineer in 1997. He then invested in his first startup called Contact Networks. In 2003, Eyal started his second company called MetaCafe, which rivaled YouTube at that time. And in February of 2017, he released a company called Bancor. What is Bancor? According to Mr. Hertzog, Bancor is a blockchain protocol that enables its users to instantly convert several virtual currencies instead of using cryptocurrency exchanges like Coinbase. Bancor is a solution to provide liquidity for any asset hassle-free. What is DeWeb? DeWeb is a different way online services can be developed, operated, and marketed. It is a simple solution that permits several parties in a free market and permissionless ecosystem. There are three levels and classes when you use DeWeb. The software developer, operator, or like a cloud service, and the marketers or the domain owners whose job is to acquire users. These three roles allow users to run a service in a more centralized and organized way. There is also a royalty distribution engine that ensures that it is shared with the developer and the operator whenever revenue is generated. Their goal is to make online services public and free for everyone to use. DeWeb believes that it is better to create a transparent environment. For more information about the company, you can visit their website at deweb.io. -- Divi is creating the world's first closed-loop, vertically-integrated cryptocurrency ecosystem. Much like Apple's ecosystem is anchored by iCloud, the Divi Project blockchain serves as the core of the Divi network of technologies. Thanks to a keen understanding of the divide that separates the mainstream from the crypto world, the Divi team is able to create solutions to the industry's biggest problem: adoption by non-technical users. Divi's user-friendly, one-click solutions aim to bring blockchain-based payments into modernity with great UX. In this podcast, we will cover all aspects of cryptocurrency, hot topics, and technology as worldwide adoption grows.

Crypto Marketing Interview with Ty Daniel Smith from Coinbound Nov 30, 2020

In today’s episode, Steve is joined by Ty Daniel Smith, the managing director of Coinbound. This podcast uncovers interesting concepts and angles, considering the audience often asks questions about promoting and advertising with a crypto project. Daniel had a techy friend who was generating an application going on digital. While explaining the process, they observed some underlying issues about the exchange and monetary value because it had to be processed, and it would not work with US dollars. It had to be decentralized. So he got involved in a couple of different crypto startups while focusing on sales and marketing status. He was trying to grow several companies and while seeing agencies come into space. They also attempted to apply traditional marketing techniques to a new industry that responds totally differently from a previous business. One of the most significant pieces of what their team has started with was the influencer content creator or key opinion leader. It serves as a marketing style because they found out it was working efficiently. However, there are specific guidelines that the team ought to follow in the marketing industry. For the most part, you need a cryptocurrency certificate; basically, Google's just trying to prove that you're not a scam. According to David, if you want to advertise efficiently and have a more robust Bulletproof marketing plan, you have to establish your channel. Their company created their ad network so that they could announce and launch directly. It is comparable to Google ads and banner ads, onto crypto publishers and sites with a crypto-specific audience. And others exist like that as well, that is more or less profitable work. Currently, the channel is growing, and they got about a dozen sites on platforms. They aim to fill the inventory for all the major publishers.

Key Management Interview with Zhen CEO of TORUS Nov 23, 2020

In today’s episode, Steve is joined by Zen, the CEO of Torus, where they address decentralization of key management in cryptocurrency. To start things off, Zen shares that he was drawn to the idea of decentralization, and his first experience being mining coin, drawing him away from his career as a software engineer. Bitcoin and dot coin, according to Zen, wasn’t the end game. Though financial freedom was elating, it was a talk he attended in 2016 in Singapore that sold it for him. Impressed by the speaker’s eloquence and ease speaking on bitcoin to a room full of people in suits, his life was practically transformed forever. In his early days, Zen shares that he was involved in several scalable projects before founding Torres. Interestingly, at first, Torres was created as a side project with one of Zen’s co-founders to address identity management. Eventually, seeing the increasing need for more knowledge in the field, branched it out to something much bigger. To help newbies understand how the company works, Zen elaborates that Torus is more of an experience than simple words can describe it. To try it out at home, Zen says to head over to app.tor.us to try out the Torus wallet using whatever social media platform the user prefers. The experience, according to Zen, can be summed up as a one-click login into a crypto experience, just like any other traditional platform like PayPal, eBay, or Amazon. The processes behind it are a lot more complicated, however. They leverage an academic scheme called distributor key generation that splits a user’s key into three parts: base flow. One remains with the Torus network, while the other two are available to the user. When the user logs in, they get their off token, which Zen emphasizes, doesn’t distort the user’s data in any way. Their software provides a web tree program, which allows users to enjoy a more integrated experience. These completely abstracts all interactions performed by the Torus network. They’re integrated on most wallets and remain practically invisible on most applications as the user is browsing through.

Atomic Swap Interview with JellySwap Nov 16, 2020

For today’s episode, Tito Titov, CEO and co-founder of Jellyswap talks about his cryptocurrency experience and how he and his colleagues arrived at Jellyswap. He shares his knowledge about the atomic swap and how Jellyswap works. Titov’s Background in Cryptocurrency Titov has been into cryptocurrency for over three years. He is working full-time designing smart contracts, training, and recently working on DeFi. Before getting into cryptocurrency, he graduated with a Bachelor in Computer Science. His co-founder, Krasimir Raykov, was his colleague at the university. They read articles about Blockchain and DeFi, which inspired them to establish Jellyswap. The Concept of Atomic Swap The atomic swap is a swap of cryptocurrencies between two parties. It allows one party to exchange tokens with another party without the use of any centralized intermediaries. In Jellyswap it is a cross-chain atomic swap that supports many different chains. How Jellyswap Works At the end of 2017, Titov and his colleagues delved into IDEX and other limited book exchanges based on Ethereum. During this time, the ICO boom stopped, and the tokens were not useful anymore. They saw a new trend, which is automated market-making protocols. Titov saw its immediate liquidity and rewards for the market makers, so they decided to pivot a little bit to Uniswap. When they started Ethereum-based projects, there was an underlying question, “what about bitcoin?” and “can I use your exchange to buy bitcoin?” They began with Uniswap, an interface where you just go with your MetaMask and connect your wallet to swap one token for another. They wanted to integrate into cross-chain, so they created Jellyswap that supports multiple blockchains. The Structure of Jellyswap Unlike other interfaces, Jellyswap supports multiple chains. It has a smart contract responsible for all the business logic and swaps for different tokens, such as bitcoin and ethereum. They created an automated market-making software, called Jelly Butler, that provides liquidity to the protocol.

Privacy Interview with Seth Estrada Nov 09, 2020

In today’s episode, Steve welcomed Seth Estrada, popularly known as mindyourbiz on Youtube, to uncover the basics of privacy hygiene up to the encrypting voice applications. According to Seth, regular text messages are very secured. Notifications are visible in your carrier and other parties, along with the chain of custody of your messages. For example, if you’re using an application that is available on both your desktop and phone, you could still encrypt voice chat and texts. They just added a wireless or wifi calling from the desktop. As a beginner, you need to ensure that you’re aware of the applications that you’re downloading. Also, having a good VPN would help you cover tracks online. Seth dispelled the myth about VPNs enabling you to become hidden in the State. You’re more like throwing advertising trackers off of your scent. So a little bit more of your data, privacy is preserved that way. -- Divi is creating the world's first closed-loop, vertically-integrated cryptocurrency ecosystem. Much like Apple's ecosystem is anchored by iCloud, the Divi Project blockchain serves as the core of the Divi network of technologies. Thanks to a keen understanding of the divide that separates the mainstream from the crypto world, the Divi team is able to create solutions to the industry's biggest problem: adoption by non-technical users. Divi's user-friendly, one-click solutions aim to bring blockchain-based payments into modernity with great UX. In this podcast, we will cover all aspects of cryptocurrency, hot topics, and technology as worldwide adoption grows.

Bitcoin Origin: Paving The Way for Programmable Assets With Jeremy Born Nov 05, 2020

In this episode, Nick Saponoro interviews the CEO of Coin Genius and Bitcoin Origin leader, Jeremy Born. Nick asks about Jeremy's thoughts on non-fungible tokens or NFTs and how it’s moving forward. Bitcoin allows the person to control their financing, and just like cryptocurrency or programmable money, NFTs are programmable assets but are not for one-for-one trades. It's not like bitcoin that you can trade one bitcoin to one bitcoin or one bitcoin to one hundred dollars. NFTs can be in different amounts because they have no definite value. If someone finds value in that asset and perhaps wants to trade, then they can. The world is accustomed to digital things to have its value, which introduces a whole new economy. Once brands discover how NFTs work and how they can connect with their buyers, customers will move everything. NFTs comes by like innovation. A person can program NFTs to whatever they want; it can be digital art or a music video and translate that art into assets. In this generation, everything can be virtual. Jeremy's goal is to create a concept that is unique but still connects to cryptocurrency. Jeremy wants to produce quality over quantity when collecting moments and videos. Nick and Jeremy both agreed that once art is scarce or rare, more people are inclined to invest in it. Investment in artists comes when an artist sells their artwork from 10 years ago for $200, and ten years later, after gaining so much popularity, the one who bought it can auction the art piece for $1,000,000. Jeremy and his team are creating a safe space for people to explore and feel accustomed to a different system. Coin Genius welcomes anyone who is interested in learning more and aims to educate people and let them learn about the arts.

DeFi Lending Interview w/ Doug Leonard CEO of Mainframe Oct 27, 2020

For today’s episode, Doug Leonard, CEO of Mainframe, talks about his experience getting into cryptocurrency. He also shares how Mainframe, a new defy application that allows peer-to-peer lending, helps individuals grow money through the platform. Doug’s introduction to cryptocurrency started in 2012 when his friends started talking about it. He got interested because of hashing algorithms at school and related it to his background in Masters of Information Systems. He invested money and put up a mining farm. Despite speculations, he started building up skills as an engineer, which led him to become a mobile engineer for two companies. His wife encouraged him to pursue blockchain, considering that he sees so much potential in it. So Doug left his consulting job and later on found the best cryptocurrency startup, which led him to Mainframe. The Mainframe was a chat application. When Doug joined, the company was using its ICO token generation event and was incredibly successful. He started in the company as an engineer and transitioned himself to leadership by making strategies. Later on, Mainframe’s CEO tapped him to run the company, which brought him to where he is now. The Mainframe is an at-scale fixed-rate lending solution for people to get instant access to liquidity. People who are into cryptocurrencies and want to pursue the latest farming craze or like to purchase new assets while maintaining exposure to their bitcoins can do these through the help of Mainframe. It enables predictable returns and premiums that borrowers pay. Divi’s perception of Defy is to obviate banks or remove trustless intermediaries at the individual level. Doug clarified that perception varies from person to person. There is more transparency within the broader Defy space. Also, there is an increasing decentralized power that comes with specific trade-offs. People need to pay for their transactions, but they have the opportunity to audit what’s happening in their money. In Doug’s judgment, Defy remains a speculators’ game until today. The Mainframe is still putting together debt instruments and options. People who are leveraging tokens are large players who are speculating on different aspects of the space itself. The rate is fixed for each transaction. Taking the case of a lender, if you have a bunch of USTC, without having plans to do anything with it, but you want it to grow. You can go to the Mainframe platform and purchase their tokens to earn a premium based on discounts and the face value of your tokens. For Doug, team size is a function of the business’ resources. The company’s team size is more focused now, with ten individuals dealing with the operations. They calculate well which bets to take, which innovations to pursue, and which to be a follower. -- Divi is creating the world's first closed-loop, vertically-integrated cryptocurrency ecosystem. Much like Apple's ecosystem is anchored by iCloud, the Divi Project blockchain serves as the core of the Divi network of technologies. Thanks to a keen understanding of the divide that separates the mainstream from the crypto world, the Divi team is able to create solutions to the industry's biggest problem: adoption by non-technical users. Divi's user-friendly, one-click solutions aim to bring blockchain-based payments into modernity with great UX. In this podcast, we will cover all aspects of cryptocurrency, hot topics, and technology as worldwide adoption grows.

PirateChain Interview w/ First Mate CryptoRich Oct 20, 2020

On another episode of the DIVI crypto podcast, Steve is joined by the only crypto rich, the first mate on the first-class ship, and a good ship pirate chain representative. He was a former child protection social worker, and he spent a lot of time trading in developing work. CryptoRich learned a course that figures everything about money, ironically, not on how to invest it. Realizing how he didn’t know this stuff influenced his initiative in researching fractional reserve banking, gold, and silver, all the things that would be useful to know, but the school doesn’t teach. CryptoRich discovered and purchased some Bitcoins in 2013, but later took a deep dive into it. In April 2017, he posted content about what he learned from Bitcoins five to eight times a week on his channel. Some insights were brought from a content creator perspective, which sparks interest from other people in different social platforms. -- Divi is creating the world's first closed-loop, vertically-integrated cryptocurrency ecosystem. Much like Apple's ecosystem is anchored by iCloud, the Divi Project blockchain serves as the core of the Divi network of technologies. Thanks to a keen understanding of the divide that separates the mainstream from the crypto world, the Divi team is able to create solutions to the industry's biggest problem: adoption by non-technical users. Divi's user-friendly, one-click solutions aim to bring blockchain-based payments into modernity with great UX. In this podcast, we will cover all aspects of cryptocurrency, hot topics, and technology as worldwide adoption grows.

Finding A Community in Cryptocurrency and Blockchain With Jason Nelson Oct 13, 2020

For today’s episode, Steve McGarry and his guest, Jason Nelson, exchanged thoughts about cryptocurrency and blockchain. They talked about the trends in the industry that can provide an opportunity for many who are not yet inclined to bitcoins and shared how they found a community within it. Jason Nelson was an IT support technician who fixes computers, installs or deletes malware, upgrades software, and the like. Simple as it may seem, but it served as an avenue for him to interact with people who directed him towards the cryptocurrency industry. It was in 2013 when he first heard of bitcoin through an article which he just ignored. In 2016, he saw a tweet that made him curious about bitcoins, and he got directed to people who belong in the industry. -- Divi is creating the world's first closed-loop, vertically integrated cryptocurrency ecosystem. Much like Apple's ecosystem is anchored by iCloud, the Divi Project blockchain serves as the core of the Divi network of technologies. Thanks to a keen understanding of the divide that separates the mainstream from the crypto world, the Divi team can create solutions to the industry's biggest problem: adoption by non-technical users. Divi's user-friendly, one-click solutions aim to bring blockchain-based payments into modernity with great UX. In this podcast, we will cover all aspects of cryptocurrency, hot topics, and technology as worldwide adoption grows.

SOV Interview with Barak Ben Ezer Oct 07, 2020

For today's episode, Divi interviews the CEO and co-founder of SFP Technologies, Barak Ben Ezer. The company is building SOV as the first blockchain primary currency in the new legal tender for the Republic of the Marshall Islands. Barak Ben Ezer studied computer science and economics in Colombia and New York, although he's originally from Israel. Later, he worked for Microsoft for a while and then started his own business, a remittance company. His remittance company built an app for remittances for migrant workers in the Middle East to send money, such as bitcoins to Southeast Asia. He mentioned that this was in 2013. As it went on, they continued the company but ditched the crypto element, specifically bitcoins, because it has many regular to irregular problems, such as connecting with the economy, banks, and existing payments rails. For example, a Filipino worker in Israel wants to send money to their kids but has to convert cash in their side. This conversion is problematic because crypto and banks don't match. They did some ways and even ended up selling the company. He realized that the crypto people want crypto to turn into money from a legal perspective. However, the global regular don't see it that way. They even explained that bitcoins and other virtual currencies act as currency but are not real currency or real money because only a sovereign entity can issue money as its circulating legal tender. This illustration is how global regulations work. Barak Ben Ezer and his team pitched or introduced the idea to the Marshall islands since they are a sovereign entity. He formed the team to go there and make it happen. He realized that he needs to have the right people, the credibility since he wants to go top class in everything.

How Can Blockchain Help With COVID Oct 01, 2020

For today’s episode, Steve McGarry talks about how the blockchain technology can help people during this COVID-19 pandemic. He identified aspects where this tool could combat the spread of the virus. Since everyone is forced to stay at home, people face problems concerning transporting goods. Material distributions such as personal protective equipment, foods, and medicines must be transported safely to hospitals—also, those disadvantaged need to receive reliefs so they can survive the crisis. Blockchain technology provides a secure way of distributing goods without violating any sort of user privacy data. It allows people to transparently transfer, receive and track data, and see if the necessities are delivered to respective recipients. With businesses adjusting to a work-from-home setup, the blockchain allows companies and individuals to collaborate. If companies can continue to operate efficiently amidst the pandemic, the economy will not shrink. The key highlight in which the blockchain is most beneficial is in the contact-tracing. It helps track the time, date, place where someone was, and if this person is in close contact with a COVID-19 positive. If so, individuals behind the blockchain can call or text other people exposed to the virus. It is not only a clear transparent ledger, but it also tracks people anonymously without overstepping the bounds of data privacy. A lot of charities and foundations want to extend their help to the impoverished. The blockchain can be of great use by tracing exactly where the donations came from, where they are routed, and to whom they are sent. It allows a transparent way of distributing grants to make sure that efforts are not put to waste. Even though companies or individuals are working behind the blockchain, it assures that medical data and personal data privacy are secured. Steve assures that there are no issues in data manipulation. -- Divi is creating the world's first closed-loop, vertically-integrated cryptocurrency ecosystem. Much like Apple's ecosystem is anchored by iCloud, the Divi Project blockchain serves as the core of the Divi network of technologies. Thanks to a keen understanding of the divide that separates the mainstream from the crypto world, the Divi team is able to create solutions to the industry's biggest problem: adoption by non-technical users. Divi's user-friendly, one-click solutions aim to bring blockchain-based payments into modernity with great UX. In this podcast, we will cover all aspects of cryptocurrency, hot topics, and technology as worldwide adoption grows.

Interview with Everipedia Vice President David Liebowitz Sep 23, 2020

In this episode of the DIVI Crypto Podcast, Steve talks with David Lebovitz, the vice president of business development at Everipedia, to share insights about the company's progress with the influence of his crypto origin story. Everipedia built the most accessible online encyclopedia. He remembered hearing about cryptocurrency for years, but never really seized on it. In 2017, the year after David joined, things got enthusiastic as they set unrealistic expectations: the next generation encyclopedia. Since David has been in space for almost 34 years, he understood which data and information are reliable as well as the rationale of terms. They aimed to bring world knowledge and information on-chain, like the blockchain version of Wikipedia. The website is user-generated. They have a wide variety of content, whatever the topic might be, such as science, sports, culture, etc. In 2019, they explored knowledge in different areas until they launched a prediction about marketing projects. In involved observation of the online community. Whereas, the reaction of the twitter users regarding the famous face swap trend. The team has progressed so much that it would be possible to convince world-class organizations--companies aiming to explore credited sides such as sports scores and the presidential election. There have been talks and regarding it, and it has been said to come out soon. From data backups and sort sources, David's team aspires to be the standard of knowledge on the blockchain in many approaches. People can expect additional features and project developments, such as: -Bridging information from trusted organizations and sources -Groundbreaking decentralized systems blockchains -Keeping track of when edits were made In addition to this, business establishments could learn something from it since it adds pages of what interests the users. -- Divi is creating the world's first closed-loop, vertically-integrated cryptocurrency ecosystem. Much like Apple's ecosystem is anchored by iCloud, the Divi Project blockchain serves as the core of the Divi network of technologies. Thanks to a keen understanding of the divide that separates the mainstream from the crypto world, the Divi team is able to create solutions to the industry's biggest problem: adoption by non-technical users. Divi's user-friendly, one-click solutions aim to bring blockchain-based payments into modernity with great UX. In this podcast, we will cover all aspects of cryptocurrency, hot topics, and technology as worldwide adoption grows.

Interview with Gunny CEO and Co-founder of HXRO Sep 16, 2020

Today, on DIVI Crypto podcast, Steve sits with Dan Gunsberg (Gunny), the CEO and Co-founder of HXRO, to talk about Moon Rekt. Moon Rekt is a game with a unique Miami vice-style design that is a platform for betting about the price changes in cryptocurrency per time. HXRO currently has a globally distributed team of up to twenty people and up to 200,000 registered users. Gunny’s Crypto Story Gunny started trading in 1994, even before the onset of electronic trading; he later became a proprietor trader when e-trading began. In 2013, while hiring a high yield index trader, Gunny had a conversation about bitcoins, and in 2014, he started looking at investing in crypto. After forgetting about it till 2015, he noticed the spike in cryptocurrency’s price and became more active in it. In 2017, Gunny decided to go into crypto trading full-time and noticed the lack of camaraderie and emotional elements in the crypto space. The need to do something about this observation was the origin of Moon Rekt. They built it in 2018 and launched it in 2019; since then, Moon Rekt has been Gunny’s full-time crypto endeavor. -- Divi is creating the world's first closed-loop, vertically-integrated cryptocurrency ecosystem. Much like Apple's ecosystem is anchored by iCloud, the Divi Project blockchain serves as the core of the Divi network of technologies. Thanks to a keen understanding of the divide that separates the mainstream from the crypto world, the Divi team is able to create solutions to the industry's biggest problem: adoption by non-technical users. Divi's user-friendly, one-click solutions aim to bring blockchain-based payments into modernity with great UX. In this podcast, we will cover all aspects of cryptocurrency, hot topics, and technology as worldwide adoption grows.

Interview with Fran Strajnar CEO of BraveNewCoin Sep 10, 2020

In today’s episode, Steve sits with Fran Strajnar, the CEO of Brave New Coin, on the DIVI Cryptopodcast to talk about some new partnerships and initiatives they are working on at Brave New Coin. Although he started bitcoin in 2010, in 2015, Fran and his team began to explore the possibility of building an index for bitcoin with a financial data infrastructure. When they started, their focus was on educating people to bridge the knowledge gap. Techemy Capital Fran’s team built a thesis for future product progression. Then they settled that there will be a need for a bridge, so they started focusing on building their variant of infrastructure (data). They established Techemy, but they spun it out in 2018 as an umbrella for the progression of businesses. Techemy became a venture builder while deploying shared services models for a fraction of the cost. It grew from 8 people to up to 100 people at some point. -- Divi is creating the world's first closed-loop, vertically-integrated cryptocurrency ecosystem. Much like Apple's ecosystem is anchored by iCloud, the Divi Project blockchain serves as the core of the Divi network of technologies. Thanks to a keen understanding of the divide that separates the mainstream from the crypto world, the Divi team is able to create solutions to the industry's biggest problem: adoption by non-technical users. Divi's user-friendly, one-click solutions aim to bring blockchain-based payments into modernity with great UX. In this podcast, we will cover all aspects of cryptocurrency, hot topics, and technology as worldwide adoption grows.

ANote Music Interview with Nick and Grégoire Mathonet Sep 03, 2020

Divi is creating the world's first closed-loop, vertically-integrated cryptocurrency ecosystem. Much like Apple's ecosystem is anchored by iCloud, the Divi Project blockchain serves as the core of the Divi network of technologies. Thanks to a keen understanding of the divide that separates the mainstream from the crypto world, the Divi team is able to create solutions to the industry's biggest problem: adoption by non-technical users. Divi's user-friendly, one-click solutions aim to bring blockchain-based payments into modernity with great UX. In this podcast, we will cover all aspects of cryptocurrency, hot topics, and technology as worldwide adoption grows.

Central Bank Digital Currencies Interview With Christian Kameir Aug 26, 2020

Today on DIVI Cryptopodcast, Christian Kameir, who was once a guest on DIVI during the stable coin debate, talks about Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDC). Kameir talks about CBDC as an expert on the topic. His expertise is due to spending up to 35,000 USD researching value transfer technologies. He states that if and when banks decide to adopt cryptocurrencies and new payment forms, they have to create awareness. Information on Value Transfer Technologies and CBDC Christian describes CBDC's as a form of a paradigm shift and also describes the current papers on CBDC's as plane tickets that people buy without having a sense of their location first. The latter description is due to a lack of fundamental research in the state of value transfer. Following due diligence, Christain and his team have researched and released documents on Central Bank Digital Currencies and value transfer technologies to help people get into CBDC with enough information by implementing the scientific method. -- Divi is creating the world's first closed-loop, vertically-integrated cryptocurrency ecosystem. Much like Apple's ecosystem is anchored by iCloud, the Divi Project blockchain serves as the core of the Divi network of technologies. Thanks to a keen understanding of the divide that separates the mainstream from the crypto world, the Divi team is able to create solutions to the industry's biggest problem: adoption by non-technical users. Divi's user-friendly, one-click solutions aim to bring blockchain-based payments into modernity with great UX. In this podcast, we will cover all aspects of cryptocurrency, hot topics, and technology as worldwide adoption grows.

Interview with Ali From FiCAS Aug 20, 2020

In today’s daily crypto podcast episode, Ali Mizani, the founder of FiCAS, shares his story about the company and BitCoin. He narrates his move to Switzerland for his futuristic vision and building his company there who now leads the trends of the digital market. Bitcoin is forecasted to make it big by the end of 2021, and investors should be on the look-out for this new wonder. Discovering Bitcoin It was in 2007 when Ali was writing a book about the future and how humans are migrating to virtual reality that he discovered a gap in this digital area. He was introduced to bitcoin in 2013, which turned out to be the answer to the lack of digital currency that he found back then. He calls bitcoin the digital gold and he quickly involved his family, friends, and clients into investing in this new project. Now it is expected to grow big by 2021, and Ali is more than excited about this development. -- Divi is creating the world's first closed-loop, vertically integrated cryptocurrency ecosystem. Much like Apple's ecosystem is anchored by iCloud, the Divi Project blockchain serves as the core of the Divi network of technologies. Thanks to a keen understanding of the divide that separates the mainstream from the crypto world, the Divi team is able to create solutions to the industry's biggest problem: adoption by non-technical users. Divi's user-friendly, one-click solutions aim to bring blockchain-based payments into modernity with great UX. In this podcast, we will cover all aspects of cryptocurrency, hot topics, and technology as worldwide adoption grows.

The Past Remade For Tomorrow With ZeroLabs Aug 14, 2020

Today’s episode is an interesting one because Nick Saponaro interviews someone who is not entirely from the Crypto industry. Instead, Nick invites Adam Roe, the CEO and founder of Zero Labs Automotive, a company that focuses on advanced vehicle technology (electric vehicles), electrical engineers, and the like. What Made Adam Roe Decide To Create Zero Labs? Adam had an educational background in Behavioral Science and quickly shifted to Advertising, which promptly came alongside discovering the technology for Zero Labs. Back then, vehicles were created and made based on reliability. However, nowadays, since people are becoming more conscious of the environment, parameters for cars quickly changed, and Adam also followed that trend. Also, Adam was a car collector, and he explains the beyond the ecological reason behind it, there is a behavioral reason. Based on multiple interviews with different clients, Adam realized that there’s always a need to connect to the past, and nothing better represents a person’s past than vehicles. Zero Labs was created to allow people to drive cars they loved from their past, but in a way that’s not destructive for the future.\ -- Divi is creating the world's first closed-loop, vertically-integrated cryptocurrency ecosystem. Much like Apple's ecosystem is anchored by iCloud, the Divi Project blockchain serves as the core of the Divi network of technologies. Thanks to a keen understanding of the divide that separates the mainstream from the crypto world, the Divi team is able to create solutions to the industry's biggest problem: adoption by non-technical users. Divi's user-friendly, one-click solutions aim to bring blockchain-based payments into modernity with great UX. In this podcast, we will cover all aspects of cryptocurrency, hot topics, and technology as worldwide adoption grows.

Empowering Businesses Interview With Gilded Aug 08, 2020

In today’s episode, Nick Saponaro talks to Gil Hildebrand, the founder, and CEO of Gilded. Both talk about how Gilded works and its effect on the digital currency economy. What Is Gilded? Gilded, as a technology solution, is a software platform that integrates many different cryptocurrencies as well as different banking systems and accounting software to cover all necessities needed to help businesses transact using digital currency. -- Divi is creating the world's first closed-loop, vertically-integrated cryptocurrency ecosystem. Much like Apple's ecosystem is anchored by iCloud, the Divi Project blockchain serves as the core of the Divi network of technologies. Thanks to a keen understanding of the divide that separates the mainstream from the crypto world, the Divi team is able to create solutions to the industry's biggest problem: adoption by non-technical users. Divi's user-friendly, one-click solutions aim to bring blockchain-based payments into modernity with great UX. In this podcast, we will cover all aspects of cryptocurrency, hot topics, and technology as worldwide adoption grows.

Interview With Grace From Blockchain For Humanity Aug 02, 2020

For today's episode, Nick Saponaro interviews Grace Torrellas from Blockchain For Humanity, and with them is Geoffrey McCabe, the CEO and Co-Founder of Divi. What Is Blockchain For Humanity? The question that resonated in Grace's mind back then was "is Blockchain being used for good?". Before diving into the industry, Grace already started programs that were 100% transparent, telling the people where the money goes and many more. Overall, Blockchain For Humanity began from the need and willingness to help people and communities no matter what system or program is needed. -- Divi is creating the world's first closed-loop, vertically-integrated cryptocurrency ecosystem. Much like Apple's ecosystem is anchored by iCloud, the Divi Project blockchain serves as the core of the Divi network of technologies. Thanks to a keen understanding of the divide that separates the mainstream from the crypto world, the Divi team is able to create solutions to the industry's biggest problem: adoption by non-technical users. Divi's user-friendly, one-click solutions aim to bring blockchain-based payments into modernity with great UX. In this podcast, we will cover all aspects of cryptocurrency, hot topics, and technology as worldwide adoption grows.

Stablehouse Interview With Philippe Bekhazi Jul 26, 2020

In today's episode, Nick Saponaro interviews Philippe Bekhazi, the Interim CEO of Stablehouse. They both talk about what Stablehouse is, what it does, its impact in the Cryptocurrency world, and many more. Stablehouse is a new venture that's focused on Stablecoins. Philippe started with Bitcoin, but he saw it as a very special asset but believed it was not adequate for most people to buy whatever they needed. The reason behind the creation of Stablehouse was to help people process and make payments, remittances, and many more. Stablecoins are use cases that you can put on a blockchain, and it's a quick and cheap way to move payments and money around. Overall, Stablehouse was created to connect all the ecosystems (Blockchains, Stablecoins, currencies), making the overall digital experience better. -- Divi is creating the world's first closed-loop, vertically-integrated cryptocurrency ecosystem. Much like Apple's ecosystem is anchored by iCloud, the Divi Project blockchain serves as the core of the Divi network of technologies. Thanks to a keen understanding of the divide that separates the mainstream from the crypto world, the Divi team is able to create solutions to the industry's biggest problem: adoption by non-technical users. Divi's user-friendly, one-click solutions aim to bring blockchain-based payments into modernity with great UX. In this podcast, we will cover all aspects of cryptocurrency, hot topics, and technology as worldwide adoption grows.

Stable Coin Debate Jul 20, 2020

To start, Nick asks about each one’s take on Stable Coins. It begins by saying he’s in favor of this type of Cryptocurrency because of how the market uses it. Looking at the world of Crypto right now, Stable Coins, by far, are the most used asset compared to others. The market decides and shows that Stable Coins, which are very stable in nature, are the ones being used more because clients see how others use it in the market and its overall infrastructure. -- Divi is creating the world's first closed-loop, vertically-integrated cryptocurrency ecosystem. Much like Apple's ecosystem is anchored by iCloud, the Divi Project blockchain serves as the core of the Divi network of technologies. Thanks to a keen understanding of the divide that separates the mainstream from the crypto world, the Divi team is able to create solutions to the industry's biggest problem: adoption by non-technical users. Divi's user-friendly, one-click solutions aim to bring blockchain-based payments into modernity with great UX. In this podcast, we will cover all aspects of cryptocurrency, hot topics, and technology as worldwide adoption grows.

DeFi: The Newest Craze In The Cryptocurrency Industry With Corey Caplan Jul 14, 2020

In today’s episode, Nick Saponaro interviews Corey Caplan, and both talk about DeFi (Decentralized Finance) and the Defi money market. It has become a trending and popular topic in the cryptocurrency world since it started. What Is DeFi? DeFi gives you the financial resources without having to go through the process similar to traditional financing. You don’t have to ask for permission or go through borders to gain access to financial resources. Humans do not run DeFi. Instead, it’s run by automated systems and smart contracts that are responsible for making deterministic decisions.

Exchangily: A New Decentralized Exchange Jul 08, 2020

On today’s episode of Divi crypto podcast, Nick Saponaro sits with Sean Henderson and Dora Tang to talk about their new decentralized exchange platform Exchangily. Nick was in awe of their team, and when asked about it, Dora tried to be modest about the uniqueness of their team. However, Sean also shares a similar fascination with the team they have. The User Experience Exchangily is a use case for the Blockchain, and Sean described it as the first multichain TrueDeck. They have Bitcoin cash, Bitcoins, Ethereum, Dogecoin, Litecoin, and lots of ERC20’s currently. Sean also praises Divi for being revolutionary and says Exchangily is one of the most exciting things he has done since Divi. Sean calls decentralized exchanges the future of exchanging because it makes it easier to see corruption. Dora noted that Exchangily, as a decentralized exchange, would not only have ERC tokens but multichain in a trustworthy, safe space at the same speed at centralized exchanges. -- Divi is creating the world's first closed-loop, vertically-integrated cryptocurrency ecosystem. Much like Apple's ecosystem is anchored by iCloud, the Divi Project blockchain serves as the core of the Divi network of technologies. Thanks to a keen understanding of the divide that separates the mainstream from the crypto world, the Divi team is able to create solutions to the industry's biggest problem: adoption by non-technical users. Divi's user-friendly, one-click solutions aim to bring blockchain-based payments into modernity with great UX. In this podcast, we will cover all aspects of cryptocurrency, hot topics, and technology as worldwide adoption grows.

Largest US Crypto ATM Network Interview with Derek Muhney from Coinsource Jul 02, 2020

In today’s episode of Divi Crypto Podcast, the co-host, Steve McGarry, introduces a conversation with Nick, the CIO of Divi, as he interviews Derek Muhney, the director of marketing and national sales at Coinsource. Coinsource is the largest network of Bitcoin and Crypto ATMs in the United States with different ATMs in 600 locations across 47 states, including New York. They are single-handedly the only legal operators in New York City with the legendary bit license. What Drove Derek to Start Coinsource Derek has a background in startups, tech, and relationship management, which made some of his specialties brand awareness and marketing. They made a decision not to continue the status quo of bitcoin agencies by involving third parties. This decision was one of their startup goals, which led to exponential growth for them.

Simplifying Crypto For India with Ashish Singhal CEO of Coinswitch Jun 26, 2020

Is bitcoin still a foreign concept for you? Do you still have zero ideas about the world of cryptocurrency? Listen to today’s episode as Steve talks to Ashish and Geoff. This episode will help you understand everything you need to know about the crypto ecosystem. Ashish Singhal is the CEO of CoinSwitch Global, Amazon Prime Now creator, and a hacker at heart. Geoff McCabe is the CEO of Divi. In the past, the Supreme Court in India prevented its people from purchasing cryptocurrency. Now that that law has been overruled, Geoff and Ashish are here to guide Indians and other interested people, buy their first bitcoin. This episode aims to simplify buying and selling cryptocurrency for retail users in India and the rest of the world. Their slogan “Fast, Simple, Secure” makes sure you get to understand their products fast, simple, and, most notably, securely. -- Divi is creating the world's first closed-loop, vertically-integrated cryptocurrency ecosystem. Much like Apple's ecosystem is anchored by iCloud, the Divi Project blockchain serves as the core of the Divi network of technologies. Thanks to a keen understanding of the divide that separates the mainstream from the crypto world, the Divi team is able to create solutions to the industry's biggest problem: adoption by non-technical users. Divi's user-friendly, one-click solutions aim to bring blockchain-based payments into modernity with great UX. In this podcast, we will cover all aspects of cryptocurrency, hot topics, and technology as worldwide adoption grows.

How Blockchain Will Change Academia And Education Jun 20, 2020

Today's episode of Divi crypto podcast with Steve McGarry is based on a followup of an interview with Erick Pinos, who is the president of Blockchain Edu or Blockchain Education Network (BEN) and Americas lead for the ontology project. McGarry states that education is an asset you want to invest in as it is what differentiates a speculator and an investor. Blockchain Education Network. Steve commends BEN for pioneering education on ontology and Blockchain. The Blockchain education network provides a Blockchain community and for students around the world and has clubs with active mentors that support the club students in over 500 hub universities. -- Divi is creating the world's first closed-loop, vertically-integrated cryptocurrency ecosystem. Much like Apple's ecosystem is anchored by iCloud, the Divi Project blockchain serves as the core of the Divi network of technologies. Thanks to a keen understanding of the divide that separates the mainstream from the crypto world, the Divi team is able to create solutions to the industry's biggest problem: adoption by non-technical users. Divi's user-friendly, one-click solutions aim to bring blockchain-based payments into modernity with great UX. In this podcast, we will cover all aspects of cryptocurrency, hot topics, and technology as worldwide adoption grows.

How Blockchain Will Change Charity Jun 14, 2020

In today’s episode of the Divi Crypto podcast, co-host Steve McGarry talks about charity, which he defines as the selfless voluntary giving of aid to those who need it. Steve lists five well-known groups handling cryptocurrency donations. UNICEF is one of the most prominent charitable organizations that began to accept bitcoin Ethereum donations since last October first in Australia. McGarry notes that this is one of the biggest crypto charities. As of January 2020, they donated about four and a half million dollars—equating to 541 bitcoins— to over 100 beneficiaries. They made some controversial connections to improve transparency in their donations, but their actions are commendable for the amount they are raising. -- Divi is creating the world's first closed-loop, vertically-integrated cryptocurrency ecosystem. Much like Apple's ecosystem is anchored by iCloud, the Divi Project blockchain serves as the core of the Divi network of technologies. Thanks to a keen understanding of the divide that separates the mainstream from the crypto world, the Divi team is able to create solutions to the industry's biggest problem: adoption by non-technical users. Divi's user-friendly, one-click solutions aim to bring blockchain-based payments into modernity with great UX. In this podcast, we will cover all aspects of cryptocurrency, hot topics, and technology as worldwide adoption grows.

Blockchain for Enterprise Interview with Erick Pinos America's Ecosystem Lead of Ontology Jun 08, 2020

In today’s episode, Steve McGarry interviews Erick Pinos, Americas Ecosystem Lead of Ontology. Ontology is the enterprise Blockchain project. Pinos is also the CEO of BEN (Blockchain Education Network), which has numerous partners that continuously work with universities worldwide to help Blockchain clubs move forward. What Is Ontology? Ontology is a well-known project in the industry that’s been running for quite some time. It’s a public Blockchain and a generic smart contract platform that allows anyone to launch almost any contract or code that the clients want. In terms of the program identity, that’s an area and business focus that Pinos and his team want to stand out because of the potential it offers a lot of programs and systems. Identity helps users obtain information regarding decentralized identity, something that Pinos deems vital in the industry. Blockchain healthcare is another major program related to Identity, wherein some medical records and prescriptions are both decentralized and cryptographically secure. It allows people to secure their medical information through a robust platform. -- Divi is creating the world's first closed-loop, vertically-integrated cryptocurrency ecosystem. Much like Apple's ecosystem is anchored by iCloud, the Divi Project blockchain serves as the core of the Divi network of technologies. Thanks to a keen understanding of the divide that separates the mainstream from the crypto world, the Divi team is able to create solutions to the industry's biggest problem: adoption by non-technical users. Divi's user-friendly, one-click solutions aim to bring blockchain-based payments into modernity with great UX. In this podcast, we will cover all aspects of cryptocurrency, hot topics, and technology as worldwide adoption grows.

DIVI Monthly Update - May Jun 02, 2020

The Continuous Success Of Divi For today’s episode, Nick Saponaro gives his followers the complete details of Divi’s success in May. He also discusses the achievements that they have nowadays as compared to when they first started. Overall, Divi has a bright future ahead that many people should look out for and follow. Excellent Metric Statistics It’s been an incredible month for metrics, media, and milestones. In terms of parameters, the company has hit an all-time high on several of its key performance indicators for May. The top rank was at 127. There was an all-time high price alongside the market cap, which is above 30 million. Nick is bewildered because Divi started with less than a million dollars and built on a coin that ranked in the last 500 in the coin market. However, he is happy to announce that the company is currently one of the top 100 cryptocurrencies used worldwide. In terms of network participation, Nick also sheds light on how great the statistics are in this area. There are 1,091 masternodes deployed this month, and hopefully, it reaches 1,100 by June. Again, Nick is proud of the progress because the masternodes started at below a thousand when the month of May began. Best Coin And Second Most Innovative Master Node Different portfolios help track Divi or have it under their wing. An example would be Mister Node, and Divi currently holds the title of having the best coin in their portfolio. More and more people are signing up at wallet.divi.project.org because they’re all excited for the beta launch. There are over 7,090 signups to date. In a contest by Master Node Buzz, they were searching for the most innovative master node, and Divi came out in second place based on community votes. Other Programs Currently, the Divi Mobile app is undergoing beta testing, and Nick and his team are doing the best they can to deliver new builds. The thought of having Divi at the palm of your hands opens countless possibilities. Divikipedia is a Divi-based type of Wikipedia that helps clients obtain information about Divi itself, Blockchain, and even master nodes. Overall, this program helps beginners get a hold of what they’re in for when they do decide to join the market and industry. Divi is creating the world's first closed-loop, vertically-integrated cryptocurrency ecosystem. Much like Apple's ecosystem is anchored by iCloud, the Divi Project blockchain serves as the core of the Divi network of technologies. Thanks to a keen understanding of the divide that separates the mainstream from the crypto world, the Divi team is able to create solutions to the industry's biggest problem: adoption by non-technical users. Divi's user-friendly, one-click solutions aim to bring blockchain-based payments into modernity with great UX. In this podcast, we will cover all aspects of cryptocurrency, hot topics, and technology as worldwide adoption grows.

Building The Future Of Trust With Mance Harmon May 28, 2020

Cryptocurrency is a technology designed as a method to connect individual coin ownership as recorded and stored digitally using cryptography that makes it nearly impossible to replicate. Cryptocurrencies since virtual are not issued or controlled by any central authority, and therefore are not adherent to government policies and manipulations. Blockchain is the only decentralized network of cryptocurrencies until Hashgraph emerged and believed it can fill the gaps that Blockchain has yet to improve on. In this episode, CEO of Hedera Hashgraph, Mance Harmon began with how the organization came to be together with his co-founder Dr. Leemon Baird and how Hedera Hashgraph emerged. -- Divi is creating the world's first closed-loop, vertically-integrated cryptocurrency ecosystem. Much like Apple's ecosystem is anchored by iCloud, the Divi Project blockchain serves as the core of the Divi network of technologies. Thanks to a keen understanding of the divide that separates the mainstream from the crypto world, the Divi team is able to create solutions to the industry's biggest problem: adoption by non-technical users. Divi's user-friendly, one-click solutions aim to bring blockchain-based payments into modernity with great UX. In this podcast, we will cover all aspects of cryptocurrency, hot topics, and technology as worldwide adoption grows.

The Power Of Komodo In Cybersecurity With Kadan Stadelmann May 21, 2020

In today’s episode, Nick Saponaro the CIO of Divi interviews Kadan Stadelmann, the Chief Technology Officer Of Komodo. What Komodo Is All About Komodo is a technology that mainly focuses on building security and privacy in a trustless manner. Stadelmann sees Komodo as one of the techs that help bring out the full potential of Blockchain. The term “trustless technology” is something that many people should start giving importance to, mainly because programs should not require people to trust in their system or tech. Komodo allows clients to calculate and validate all information and data, unlike in traditional banking, wherein the numbers and calculations based on trust alone. The critical vision of Komodo is to become the opposite of programs that people are used to doing. It aims to give clients both technological and financial freedom. -- Divi is creating the world's first closed-loop, vertically-integrated cryptocurrency ecosystem. Much like Apple's ecosystem is anchored by iCloud, the Divi Project blockchain serves as the core of the Divi network of technologies. Thanks to a keen understanding of the divide that separates the mainstream from the crypto world, the Divi team is able to create solutions to the industry's biggest problem: adoption by non-technical users. Divi's user-friendly, one-click solutions aim to bring blockchain-based payments into modernity with great UX. In this podcast, we will cover all aspects of cryptocurrency, hot topics, and technology as worldwide adoption grows.

How Women Are Changing The Face Of Cryptocurrency With ALYZE May 16, 2020

Nick Saponaro was with Alyze Sam, blockchain expert, stablecoin supporter, and co-founder of GIVE Nation on his DIVI Crypto Podcast on May 5, 2020. Nick interviewed Alyze about her Bitcoin experience and how women are changing the face of cryptocurrency in this short podcast. Alyze shared how she accidentally took an interest in cryptocurrency. She narrates that she was a hospice nurse for more than a decade, but a collision accident changed her life. While she was recuperating in a hospital bed, Alyze got deeply involved with Bitcoin as well as other cryptocurrencies. She found herself learning the ins and outs of Bitcoin, and this interest eventually turned to stablecoins. -- Divi is creating the world's first closed-loop, vertically-integrated cryptocurrency ecosystem. Much like Apple's ecosystem is anchored by iCloud, the Divi Project blockchain serves as the core of the Divi network of technologies. Thanks to a keen understanding of the divide that separates the mainstream from the crypto world, the Divi team is able to create solutions to the industry's biggest problem: adoption by non-technical users. Divi's user-friendly, one-click solutions aim to bring blockchain-based payments into modernity with great UX. In this podcast, we will cover all aspects of cryptocurrency, hot topics, and technology as worldwide adoption grows.

Encounters With Bitcoin With Mark & Ian From FreeTalkLive May 10, 2020

Hosts of the DIVI Crypto Podcast Steve and Geoff interview Mark and Ian from FreeTalkLive about their first encounters with Bitcoin. The FreeTalkLive hosts have talked about alternative currencies since it started in 2002 and are proud to claim that they heard about Bitcoin in 2010. This was the time when the crypto was valued at 24 cents. Topic #1: Early Interactions To Bitcoin Mark narrated their interaction with a certain Jeremy West in 2010 who they had lunch with and had offered to pay using Bitcoin. Mark said he was very skeptical about Bitcoin and had no idea it was going to become bi. But eventually, they decided to use it as a form of payment for their advertising. --

Decentralized Farming with Geoff McCabe CEO May 05, 2020

In today's episode, Geoff McCabe, the CEO of Divi Project Cryptocurrency, sits in with co-host Steve McGarry to talk about permaculture. Organic gardening is just one aspect of permaculture. Permaculture is a combination of green buildings and sustainable living in many ways. What Is Permaculture? McCabe says that permaculture is more of a pattern language of how you interact with nature and the community. Permaculture has different zones, and the love of permaculture is how you interface the different zones to your living space. There are certain principles, such as stacking, wherein you find one structure that can do multiple things. -- Divi is creating the world's first closed-loop, vertically-integrated cryptocurrency ecosystem. Much like Apple's ecosystem is anchored by iCloud, the Divi Project blockchain serves as the core of the Divi network of technologies. Thanks to a keen understanding of the divide that separates the mainstream from the crypto world, the Divi team is able to create solutions to the industry's biggest problem: adoption by non-technical users. Divi's user-friendly, one-click solutions aim to bring blockchain-based payments into modernity with great UX. In this podcast, we will cover all aspects of cryptocurrency, hot topics, and technology as worldwide adoption grows.

Stablecoin Finance Interview With David Johnston Of Pegnet Apr 30, 2020

In today’s episode, Nick Saponaro talks about stable coins with David Johnston, one of the best leaders in this field. David is a lifelong entrepreneur that built tech companies since his teenage years. His exposure to virtual currency at a young age helped him develop and improve his expertise in the field. Most people are familiar with reserve-based stable coins, which are the same as USD, and theoretically, there are several dollars saved in a bank account. Each dollar has a corresponding token equivalent. However, one cannot assure that there are complete or fractional reserves as well as if a trustworthy person holds these reserves, which resulted in regulations. People started moving into collateral-based stable coins, and the challenges include having to over collateralize at least 1.5 to 2 times the collateral due to volatility. PEG and PegNet come into the picture are both a third way of handling stable coins that’s consensus-based. The algorithm for the PegNet software ranks depending on which user has the most significant hash power. It also operates by ranking prices that are closest to the medium. Overall, PegNet rewards users for their work plus accurate data. Every ten minutes, the whole PEG network runs a consensus depending on the prices that several global markets release, thus creating the first-ever decentralized oracle. -- Divi is creating the world's first closed-loop, vertically-integrated cryptocurrency ecosystem. Much like Apple's ecosystem is anchored by iCloud, the Divi Project blockchain serves as the core of the Divi network of technologies. Thanks to a keen understanding of the divide that separates the mainstream from the crypto world, the Divi team is able to create solutions to the industry's biggest problem: adoption by non-technical users. Divi's user-friendly, one-click solutions aim to bring blockchain-based payments into modernity with great UX. In this podcast, we will cover all aspects of cryptocurrency, hot topics, and technology as worldwide adoption grows.

Interview with Luke Stokes Managing Director at FIO Apr 24, 2020

Luke Stokes, the Managing Director of FIO, sits in with today's DIVI podcast co-hosts Steve McGarry and DIVI CEO Geoff McCabe. Luke Stokes talks about Steem’s takeover as Justin Sun's Tron Foundation bought 20% of its total token supply last February. Stokes explained that Steem is a delegated-proof-of-stake blockchain where tokens may be used to vote for governance. Steemit Inc.'s original consensus on its ninja-mined stake is for these stakes to be for specific categories in promoting the network and not to dominate Steem. Stokes mentions that though Sun bought a part of Steem's token supply, it does not mean he runs the blockchain. Major developers and stakeholders also had a lot of questions that needed answers, Stoke says. Stokes also mentioned a controversy on non-distribution of these ninja-mined stakes to its account holders. Other disputes include censorship and blocking of members. -- Divi is creating the world's first closed-loop, vertically-integrated cryptocurrency ecosystem. Much like Apple's ecosystem is anchored by iCloud, the Divi Project blockchain serves as the core of the Divi network of technologies. Thanks to a keen understanding of the divide that separates the mainstream from the crypto world, the Divi team is able to create solutions to the industry's biggest problem: adoption by non-technical users. Divi's user-friendly, one-click solutions aim to bring blockchain-based payments into modernity with great UX. In this podcast, we will cover all aspects of cryptocurrency, hot topics, and technology as worldwide adoption grows.

Decentralized Application on Zilliqa With Amrit Kumar Apr 18, 2020

Today's DIVI podcast host, Steve McGarry, sits with guest Amrit Kumar, the president, chief science officer, and co-founder of Zilliqa. Zilliqa is one of the relatively large projects in the cryptocurrency space. 10,000 Zil tokens are to be given away to three people at the end of the show. Brief Introduction Of What Zilliqa Is Zilliqa has two main features to address, the first of which is scalability. Zilliqa is trying to solve the problem of blockchain scalability through sharding technology. This solution is so that Zilliqa can cope up with real-world requirements. The next feature is about smart contract safety, which led to the development of a new smart contract language, Scilla. This language is designed for developers to create applications that are safe from hacker attacks and handle vast amounts of money.

Developers Are Unstoppable With CasperLabs Blockchain Technology Apr 12, 2020

CasperLabs is creating the future by creating an upgradable immutable contract on the blockchain. It provides developers and users more control and access; a demand people want to have these days. Although it sounds albeit familiar with the existing versions today, it's undeniable the professional version which is critical and what people want today. Developers are unstoppable with CasperLabs blockchain technology. They can build their businesses with the easy to use and secure blockchain, as well as its smart contracting platform. Today, what ultimately matters is that there is a smart contracting layer within the virtual machines. A significant differentiation among platforms is how easy their smart contracting layer is to use. Is it able to recognize the language of the developer? Can it pick up on application insights? If not, then the smart contracting goes through a continuous learning process to keep up with the demands of time and the developers.

DIVI Monthly Update March Apr 06, 2020

Updates On Divi Developments In today's episode, Nick Saponero talks about new updates in the Divi platform, such as developments on the Divi wallet. Nick also talks about Divi's onboarding process and its additional features. You will also be hearing about Divi's milestones and surprising giveaways at stake. Divi's Onboarding Features One key feature of the onboarding process is running security processes in the background. This process saves the user of unnecessary hassles while earning some Divi coins during account set-up. This process also gives you the option to privatize your settings in the account. The improvement in this gamified on-board technology will attract more users not only in the Divi cryptocurrency but also in other cryptocurrencies. New Features Of the Divi Wallet The Divi application provides users the option to use the Divi wallet as a virtual bank as it. You may also access additional features such as setting up your KYC data and even learn to secure and backup your wallet. The design is perfect for new users or those new to the cryptocurrency industry. Divi Platform Listings Divi was listed on LA token and did an AMA in their telegram channel. Another listing was with Midas Investments, which is a platform that offers exchanges and investments in cryptocurrencies. Midas Investments offers fractions of Divi master notes for those who cannot afford the full master note. Divi, along with other digital coins, is also doing giveaways on the Midas Investment platform. Milestone On One Thousand Master Notes Deployed Divi has deployed nearly a thousand master notes, currently at nine hundred fifty plus, massive giveaways are to be expected. Prizes will be the following: * Ten thousand Divi to ten people * Free five months of Discord Nitro * Ten promo codes from Mochi * Twenty bags of Divi coffee * Two bottles of Divi Syrup * Two jars of maple butter from Divi Syrup * Two shirts and two hat from Divi Threads * One bottle of Divi Oil * Five signed service books from Scotty Werner Other milestones include crossing a hundred thousand podcast listens, completion of IBM registration and Divi revenues from Mochi shows a 250% improvement from 2018. The increase in Divi revenue was from the introduction of long term subscriptions as well as people's interest in earning from cryptocurrencies.

Bringing Cryptocurrency To A Larger Industry Scale Through Social Media With Rachel Siegel Mar 31, 2020

Rachel Siegel, the founder of Crypto Finally, sits in for today's episode of Nick Saponoro's DIVI Crypto podcast. Here, they talked about the portrayal of cryptocurrency and blockchain technology in mainstream and social media audiences. Cryptocurrency has been in constant evolution and will continue to do so in the future years. Cryptocurrency platforms are available throughout the internet; however, some may be archaic. The main reason why for Divi's creation is to build software and platforms that are friendly and accessible to all types of audiences. Because there are limited reliable platforms, an influential cryptocurrency speaker like Rachel Siegel will bring the message across developers. -- Divi is creating the world's first closed-loop, vertically-integrated cryptocurrency ecosystem. Much like Apple's ecosystem is anchored by iCloud, the Divi Project blockchain serves as the core of the Divi network of technologies. Thanks to a keen understanding of the divide that separates the mainstream from the crypto world, the Divi team is able to create solutions to the industry's biggest problem: adoption by non-technical users. Divi's user-friendly, one-click solutions aim to bring blockchain-based payments into modernity with great UX. In this podcast, we will cover all aspects of cryptocurrency, hot topics, and technology as worldwide adoption grows.

LOKI App: How It Solves Issues In Privacy Mar 27, 2020

For today's episode, Nick Saponaro interviews Simon, who is the CEO of LOKI blockchain and cryptocurrency. They talk about Lowkey, an application built by Simon that focuses on resolving the common issues that a privacy network has nowadays. How Did The LOKI Application Start? Simon tells about a Blockchain meeting he attended in Melbourne, Australia, which is, by the way, one of the first places that acknowledged and used Bitcoin as a means of currency. By 2017, Simon started meeting people who shared the same passion for cryptocurrency as he did. Over the next few months, Simon and his colleagues eventually stumbled upon the idea that they should create something that can help address issues such as those that exist in private networks, etc. With this, an anonymous messaging service was one of the primary goals which became the sole focus of Simon and his team by the end of 2017, and by 2018, they all built a company. -- Divi is creating the world's first closed-loop, vertically-integrated cryptocurrency ecosystem. Much like Apple's ecosystem is anchored by iCloud, the Divi Project blockchain serves as the core of the Divi network of technologies. Thanks to a keen understanding of the divide that separates the mainstream from the crypto world, the Divi team is able to create solutions to the industry's biggest problem: adoption by non-technical users. Divi's user-friendly, one-click solutions aim to bring blockchain-based payments into modernity with great UX. In this podcast, we will cover all aspects of cryptocurrency, hot topics, and technology as worldwide adoption grows.

How Current Events Are Affecting The Economy And Way Of Life Mar 21, 2020

In today’s episode, Nick Saponaro sits down and talks with Steve McGarry about current events, which are the sudden outbreak of the Covid virus and the status of the economy. Both topics may have negative connotations to them at the moment, but it’s still something that everyone should talk about and discuss. When you start monitoring the cash flow to your business or your earnings, having a slow month is one thing wherein you can easily say that you’ll bounce back in the next week or month. You’re able to make ends meet because of the extra cash that can bridge from this month to the next. However, when an economic shift happens in such a way that you can’t go and handle your business, it poses a long term impact on the said cash flow. Like a domino effect, no cash flow means not being able to pay off the shortcomings for this month and onto the next. Because of the debts that businesses have internationally, the continued economic crisis may contribute to the end or virtual closing down of operations. Unfortunately, a lot of working-class individuals lose their jobs and means of livelihood. -- Divi is creating the world's first closed-loop, vertically-integrated cryptocurrency ecosystem. Much like Apple's ecosystem is anchored by iCloud, the Divi Project blockchain serves as the core of the Divi network of technologies. Thanks to a keen understanding of the divide that separates the mainstream from the crypto world, the Divi team is able to create solutions to the industry's biggest problem: adoption by non-technical users. Divi's user-friendly, one-click solutions aim to bring blockchain-based payments into modernity with great UX. In this podcast, we will cover all aspects of cryptocurrency, hot topics, and technology as worldwide adoption grows.

Blockchain Domain Names Interview With Brad Kam Mar 18, 2020

In today's episode, Steve McGarry interviews Brad Kam, the co-founder of Unstoppable Domains, which is a company that focuses on building domains on blockchains. What Is Unstoppable Domains And What Is It About? Unstoppable Domains acts like a registry such as .com; however, they build names on Blockchain. A traditional domain name is part of a centralized system called DNS, wherein some servers are controlled by a specific group of people who also track the owners of these domain names. The domain registry built by Unstoppable Domains sits outside of the said system, and it gives the user the ability to control and manage the domain name themselves. Tokens are in the ethereum wallet, which means that others cannot take the domain name you have for yourself, unlike the traditional .com names wherein people can easily take them away from you, update it, move it, or hack the name. There are two things that the Blockchain domain can do that those others cannot: Allow users to send cryptocurrency without tracing the source address. You can build a censorship-resistant website that only you can put up or takedown. -- Divi is creating the world's first closed-loop, vertically-integrated cryptocurrency ecosystem. Much like Apple's ecosystem is anchored by iCloud, the Divi Project blockchain serves as the core of the Divi network of technologies. Thanks to a keen understanding of the divide that separates the mainstream from the crypto world, the Divi team is able to create solutions to the industry's biggest problem: adoption by non-technical users. Divi's user-friendly, one-click solutions aim to bring blockchain-based payments into modernity with great UX. In this podcast, we will cover all aspects of cryptocurrency, hot topics, and technology as worldwide adoption grows

The Maximalism of Cryptocurrency Interview with Roger Ver Mar 13, 2020

In this episode, Nick sits down with a giant in the crypto space, the “Bitcoin Jesus” Roger Ver. He is one of the primary adopters of Bitcoin and owns a fork of the coin, Bitcoin Cash. Roger thinks that at the end of the day, the market decides. He compares the current crypto situation to money. The network effect of money is strong, but in the current scheme of things, the US dollar plays a significant role, but not the only role. There are other currencies, such as the Euro and Yen, which are also valuable. Different people use different things. Cryptocurrency, at the moment, is like that. -- Divi is creating the world's first closed-loop, vertically-integrated cryptocurrency ecosystem. Much like Apple's ecosystem is anchored by iCloud, the Divi Project blockchain serves as the core of the Divi network of technologies. Thanks to a keen understanding of the divide that separates the mainstream from the crypto world, the Divi team is able to create solutions to the industry's biggest problem: adoption by non-technical users. Divi's user-friendly, one-click solutions aim to bring blockchain-based payments into modernity with great UX. In this podcast, we will cover all aspects of cryptocurrency, hot topics, and technology as worldwide adoption grows.

A New System In The Market: Coin Genius With Jeremy Born Mar 07, 2020

Cryptocurrency is one of the leading systems worldwide nowadays and creating programs that cater to this industry is an excellent way to help clients efficiently work their way and navigate the trades. In today’s episode, Nick Saponaro interviews Jeremy Born, who is a digital expert and a Co-founder and CEO of Coin Genius, which is an application built for the convenience of the user. The team behind Coin Genius aims to create a secure, hassle-free experience for everyone. And by “everyone,” that means no matter what age, generation, or level of knowledge you have, you can easily understand and know a few things about the data presented. Coin Genius wants its clients to be able to comprehend the different trends fully and by offering them several visualizations, data sets, and customized presentations of data. Overall, Jeremy and his team see a promising future for the application’s utilization, especially when people start using cryptocurrency as a means of transaction for sales, trades, and investments.

Crypto Sovereignty and Voluntarism Interview with Rice Crypto Mar 02, 2020

In today’s episode, Steve McGarry interviews Rice, who is a fellow content creator and from the Rice Crypto Experience. The latter gives his insights on several topics that interest him regarding the world of cryptocurrency, and he also gives a background as to how he became one of the industry’s most sought after content creators. -- Rice started realizing at a young age that he needed to know more and do more research regarding the monetary system. Along the way, he stumbled upon Bitcoin and ended up getting interested in the topic. Soon enough, Rice began to further research about Bitcoin because of the decentralized technology, and in the end, it became his sole focus. Bitcoin is the primary reason he started making videos on Youtube in 2018 so that he can educate the viewers about everything he knows thanks to his journalistic skills. Rice uses his platforms to be able to inform people and inspire them to be the change because if not, people end up continuing to make the same mistakes. The only difference is that technology is part of the equation now. -- Divi is creating the world's first closed-loop, vertically-integrated cryptocurrency ecosystem. Much like Apple's ecosystem is anchored by iCloud, the Divi Project blockchain serves as the core of the Divi network of technologies. Thanks to a keen understanding of the divide that separates the mainstream from the crypto world, the Divi team is able to create solutions to the industry's biggest problem: adoption by non-technical users. Divi's user-friendly, one-click solutions aim to bring blockchain-based payments into modernity with great UX. In this podcast, we will cover all aspects of cryptocurrency, hot topics, and technology as worldwide adoption grows.

Nick Saponaro Opening Keynote at Anarchapulco 2020 Feb 25, 2020

Cryptocurrency is currently in its 11th year, and people still don’t have much idea about how the successful program came to be and where it started. There are social dynamics that influence the developers of Crypto to achieve mass adoption, where it currently stands in mass adoption, and how to get there in the end. In today’s episode, Steve plays a live session from Anarchapulco, wherein Nick Saponaro talks about cryptocurrency and its origin. Nick is a co-founder of the Divi Project alongside Michael Greenwood, a Crypto investor since 2015, and his expertise applies to several blockchain networks. Visit https://diviproject.org for more info. -- Divi is creating the world's first closed-loop, vertically-integrated cryptocurrency ecosystem. Much like Apple's ecosystem is anchored by iCloud, the Divi Project blockchain serves as the core of the Divi network of technologies. Thanks to a keen understanding of the divide that separates the mainstream from the crypto world, the Divi team is able to create solutions to the industry's biggest problem: adoption by non-technical users. Divi's user-friendly, one-click solutions aim to bring blockchain-based payments into modernity with great UX. In this podcast, we will cover all aspects of cryptocurrency, hot topics, and technology as worldwide adoption grows.

How Blockchain Can Help Logistics and Supply Chain Feb 14, 2020

Logistics is the act of transporting different items. It could be international or local transportation, and freights can be on the train, trailers, or ships. In today’s episode, Steve decides to shed light on the different ways of transporting materials that not a lot of people know about in the industry of Logistics. He talks about several experiences here and there, regarding how he eventually landed in the logistics department and some of the things he learned along the way. Using The Blockchain Tech To Manage Deliveries Steve starts the discussion by stating that working in the logistics department back then gave him an innovative idea: using blockchain technology as a means of delivery management. He believes that the industry will be able to benefit from the system that blockchain has to offer. Since blockchain is a decentralized system that allows input from several users, everyone in the department can keep and monitor real-time happenings when it comes to deliveries. -- Divi is creating the world's first closed-loop, vertically-integrated cryptocurrency ecosystem. Much like Apple's ecosystem is anchored by iCloud, the Divi Project blockchain serves as the core of the Divi network of technologies. Thanks to a keen understanding of the divide that separates the mainstream from the crypto world, the Divi team is able to create solutions to the industry's biggest problem: adoption by non-technical users. Divi's user-friendly, one-click solutions aim to bring blockchain-based payments into modernity with great UX. In this podcast, we will cover all aspects of cryptocurrency, hot topics, and technology as worldwide adoption grows.

YouTube Censorship & Decentralized Content Platform Alternatives Feb 08, 2020

In this episode of the Divi Crypto podcast, Steve tackles the topic of alternative platforms for content creators. There are a lot of new platforms popping up that are good alternatives to some of the big social media sites out there. Steam is one of these platforms that has anywhere 5 to 10 million people at any given moment. Steam is the ultimate destination for playing, discussing and creating games. Follow along in this episode and learn about some of the different platform options out there for you. -- Divi is creating the world's first closed-loop, vertically-integrated cryptocurrency ecosystem. Much like Apple's ecosystem is anchored by iCloud, the Divi Project blockchain serves as the core of the Divi network of technologies. Thanks to a keen understanding of the divide that separates the mainstream from the crypto world, the Divi team is able to create solutions to the industry's biggest problem: adoption by non-technical users. Divi's user-friendly, one-click solutions aim to bring blockchain-based payments into modernity with great UX. In this podcast, we will cover all aspects of cryptocurrency, hot topics, and technology as worldwide adoption grows.

Let’s Talk About Token Metrics With Ian Balina Feb 02, 2020

Token Metrics is a crypto trading platform developed from Ian’s ICO spreadsheet, which people in the crypto space hold in high regard. Throughout the last few years, Ian and his team have been working on a platform adopting those ICOs to tokens already trading on exchanges. The Token Metrics platform has the added advantage of bringing in firms such as Goldman Sachs, J.P. Morgan, and IBM, taking their system of cryptocurrency analysis, and turning them into the software with the integration of data analytics and machine learning. -- Divi is creating the world's first closed-loop, vertically-integrated cryptocurrency ecosystem. Much like Apple's ecosystem is anchored by iCloud, the Divi Project blockchain serves as the core of the Divi network of technologies. Thanks to a keen understanding of the divide that separates the mainstream from the crypto world, the Divi team is able to create solutions to the industry's biggest problem: adoption by non-technical users. Divi's user-friendly, one-click solutions aim to bring blockchain-based payments into modernity with great UX. In this podcast, we will cover all aspects of cryptocurrency, hot topics, and technology as worldwide adoption grows.

Enterprise First Blockchain Interview with Joe Roets Founder of Dragonchain Jan 28, 2020

In this 30th Episode of the DIVI Crypto podcast is special Joe Roets the founder of Dragonchain. Dragonchain is a blockchain platform for enterprises. It was originally developed at The Walt Disney Company in Seattle in 2014 and then open-sourced in 2016. To start things off, Joe tells his backstory about the ideas and programs he engaged in before working with Disney. With a lot of knowledge regarding software systems and Bitcoin, both Joe and the caller from Disney decided that they wanted a project that could cater to traditional engineering methods as well as tackle topics about Blockchain technology. Joe further praises the kind of environment he experienced at Disney, which was a free and funded background, something he never experienced with his past work. -- Divi is creating the world's first closed-loop, vertically-integrated cryptocurrency ecosystem. Much like Apple's ecosystem is anchored by iCloud, the Divi Project blockchain serves as the core of the Divi network of technologies. Thanks to a keen understanding of the divide that separates the mainstream from the crypto world, the Divi team is able to create solutions to the industry's biggest problem: adoption by non-technical users. Divi's user-friendly, one-click solutions aim to bring blockchain-based payments into modernity with great UX. In this podcast, we will cover all aspects of cryptocurrency, hot topics, and technology as worldwide adoption grows.

The State Of Mining and Staking 2020 With Seth Estrada Jan 23, 2020

In this episode of The Divi Crypto podcast Steve has a conversation with Youtuber, Legendary Miner and Crypto-Influencer Seth Estrada. Steve and Seth talk about Masternodes, mining and the current state of the mining community. Seth started on technical training work for a couple of Fortune 50 clients, such as Microsoft, Google, Dell, and some other companies. While doing tech work, he noticed a shift in space and entered the cryptocurrency platform in 2017. From then on, he went on to consult some mid-scale miners and mining deployments, and up to now continues as a consultant in the mining space. -- Divi is creating the world's first closed-loop, vertically-integrated cryptocurrency ecosystem. Much like Apple's ecosystem is anchored by iCloud, the Divi Project blockchain serves as the core of the Divi network of technologies. Thanks to a keen understanding of the divide that separates the mainstream from the crypto world, the Divi team is able to create solutions to the industry's biggest problem: adoption by non-technical users. Divi's user-friendly, one-click solutions aim to bring blockchain-based payments into modernity with great UX. In this podcast, we will cover all aspects of cryptocurrency, hot topics, and technology as worldwide adoption grows.

How Blockchain Can Change All Types Of Identification Jan 13, 2020

Nowadays, there are various forms of identification available, from licenses to company cards, people can easily present themselves using these objects. In this episode, Steve talks about how identification happens in the world of blockchain. However, he first sheds light on the history of public records, dating from ancient times. Next, he discusses the different licenses people have now, and Divi’s role and the future of incorporating technology. -- Divi is creating the world's first closed-loop, vertically-integrated cryptocurrency ecosystem. Much like Apple's ecosystem is anchored by iCloud, the Divi Project blockchain serves as the core of the Divi network of technologies. Thanks to a keen understanding of the divide that separates the mainstream from the crypto world, the Divi team is able to create solutions to the industry's biggest problem: adoption by non-technical users. Divi's user-friendly, one-click solutions aim to bring blockchain-based payments into modernity with great UX. In this podcast, we will cover all aspects of cryptocurrency, hot topics, and technology as worldwide adoption grows.

Providing Masternodes From Other Cryptocurrencies To The Digibyte User Base Jan 07, 2020

In today’s episode, Nick talks with Chris, Leny, and Mark regarding the incorporation and provision of masternodes to the Digibyte user base. The trio created an ecosystem that provides access to different assets in the Digibyte world. Nick started by asking how the trio concluded that they wanted to create Digibyte assets that they can use in Divi masternodes. Mark answers by saying that he likes the thought of having a community such as Digibyte that can allow clients to have and afford their shares in the system. Nick sees this as a great way to implement cross communities, which gives users a higher chance to handle different types of coins in the long run. Check out digibytedonations.com

Can DIVI Masternodes Become Alternative Revenue Streams For Businesses Jan 02, 2020

In this episode, Steve is riding solo and decides to tackle a topic that he thinks can resonate with most business owners worldwide. He notes that the majority of the population is part of different organizations. In contrast, others have a corporation of their own, which is why the topic for today’s podcast is essential for listeners that currently work in the business world. -- Divi is creating the world's first closed-loop, vertically-integrated cryptocurrency ecosystem. Much like Apple's ecosystem is anchored by iCloud, the Divi Project blockchain serves as the core of the Divi network of technologies. Thanks to a keen understanding of the divide that separates the mainstream from the crypto world, the Divi team is able to create solutions to the industry's biggest problem: adoption by non-technical users. Divi's user-friendly, one-click solutions aim to bring blockchain-based payments into modernity with great UX. In this podcast, we will cover all aspects of cryptocurrency, hot topics, and technology as worldwide adoption grows.

2019 Year View Of The DIVI Project With Nick Saponario Dec 23, 2019

Nick Saponario is the Chief Information Officer of the Divi Project. In this episode, he takes time to inform listeners about his thoughts on the project, what he and his team went through before everything fell into place and additional information about the future of the Divi project. Nick opens the podcast with a question frequently asked by most clients: what is Divi, and what does it do? Although it can be challenging to simplify and specify the answer, Nick explains that Divi is more than a great set of features or technology because the teams behind it aim to present clients with world-class decentralized solutions and so much more. However, everything he explained is not always a smooth-sailing ride, especially if you’re dealing with a complex system. -- Divi is creating the world's first closed-loop, vertically-integrated cryptocurrency ecosystem. Much like Apple's ecosystem is anchored by iCloud, the Divi Project blockchain serves as the core of the Divi network of technologies. Thanks to a keen understanding of the divide that separates the mainstream from the crypto world, the Divi team is able to create solutions to the industry's biggest problem: adoption by non-technical users. Divi's user-friendly, one-click solutions aim to bring blockchain-based payments into modernity with great UX. In this podcast, we will cover all aspects of cryptocurrency, hot topics, and technology as worldwide adoption grows.

Censorship Resistant Blockchain Gaming With Andy Colosimo Dec 20, 2019

In today’s episode, both Jeff McCaig and Andy talk about their fascination regarding the technology with blockchain and how they use the tech in decentralized games. Incorporating Bitcoin in games eventually leads to the creation of game channel technology, which allows users to access multiple gaming transactions. Ultimately, BlockChain paves many paths not only for clients that are involved in the gaming world but also for those who continue to be Bitcoin enthusiasts. -- Divi is creating the world's first closed-loop, vertically-integrated cryptocurrency ecosystem. Much like Apple's ecosystem is anchored by iCloud, the Divi Project blockchain serves as the core of the Divi network of technologies. Thanks to a keen understanding of the divide that separates the mainstream from the crypto world, the Divi team is able to create solutions to the industry's biggest problem: adoption by non-technical users. Divi's user-friendly, one-click solutions aim to bring blockchain-based payments into modernity with great UX. In this podcast, we will cover all aspects of cryptocurrency, hot topics, and technology as worldwide adoption grows.

The Divi Retreat: An Adventure in Costa Ric Dec 15, 2019

In this 23rd episode of the Divi Crypto Podcast, Steve McGarry shares the show with Divi's Chief Information Officer, Nick Saponaro. They discuss the recently organized event by the team, which is the first-ever Divi Retreat. Headed by CEO Geoff McCabe, several employees, stakeholders, and community members were able to relax, unwind, learn, and strengthen relationships in Montezuma, Costa Rica. Aside from sharing the details on this experience, Nick also hints about everything we should watch out for in 2020. Curious to know what Divi has to offer next year? Don't miss this episode of the Divi Crypto Podcast. -- Divi is creating the world's first closed-loop, vertically-integrated cryptocurrency ecosystem. Much like Apple's ecosystem is anchored by iCloud, the Divi Project blockchain serves as the core of the Divi network of technologies. Thanks to a keen understanding of the divide that separates the mainstream from the crypto world, the Divi team is able to create solutions to the industry's biggest problem: adoption by non-technical users. Divi's user-friendly, one-click solutions aim to bring blockchain-based payments into modernity with great UX. In this podcast, we will cover all aspects of cryptocurrency, hot topics, and technology as worldwide adoption grows.

Should We Tokenize Everything? Dec 09, 2019

In this episode, Steve sits down with the Divi CEO, Jeff, and tackles the question, “should everything be tokenized?” The topic seems fitting, mainly because of the continuous and fast rise in token usage, as well as the technological advancements that allow utilization of such cryptocurrency. Jeff explains that there are certain limits as to how tokenizing can work despite common misconceptions. Although many have tried shedding light on this type of cryptocurrency and how it works, there are additional thoughts and information that the Divi CEO wishes clients would take the time to know about and study. -- Divi is creating the world's first closed-loop, vertically-integrated cryptocurrency ecosystem. Much like Apple's ecosystem is anchored by iCloud, the Divi Project blockchain serves as the core of the Divi network of technologies. Thanks to a keen understanding of the divide that separates the mainstream from the crypto world, the Divi team is able to create solutions to the industry's biggest problem: adoption by non-technical users. Divi's user-friendly, one-click solutions aim to bring blockchain-based payments into modernity with great UX. In this podcast, we will cover all aspects of cryptocurrency, hot topics, and technology as worldwide adoption grows.

Altcoin Capitulation & The ICO Fallout with CryptoWendyO Dec 02, 2019

In this episode of The DIVI Crypto podcast, Steve brings on special guest Crypto Wendy O. Wendy became interested in cryptocurrency & blockchain technology in 2017. She quickly realized that blockchain technology would not only revolutionize & improve the quality of life but that it would also provide financial reformation for people globally. Wendy has been in crypto full time since the summer of 2018 & focuses on providing transparent marketing & media solutions for blockchain companies globally, along with hosting face-to-face meetups and educating the community. -- Divi is creating the world's first closed-loop, vertically-integrated cryptocurrency ecosystem. Much like Apple's ecosystem is anchored by iCloud, the Divi Project blockchain serves as the core of the Divi network of technologies. Thanks to a keen understanding of the divide that separates the mainstream from the crypto world, the Divi team is able to create solutions to the industry's biggest problem: adoption by non-technical users. Divi's user-friendly, one-click solutions aim to bring blockchain-based payments into modernity with great UX. In this podcast, we will cover all aspects of cryptocurrency, hot topics, and technology as worldwide adoption grows.

Interview with Geoff McCabe and Neil Haran FairCoop Evangelist Nov 26, 2019

In this Episode of the DIVI Crypto podcast, we have special guest Neil Haran. Neil Haran is an angel investor, cryptocurrency advocate and a FairCoop Evangelist. Neil got into crypto nine years ago when Bitcoin was trading, like a $1. So ever since then, he has been involved in it on a technical level and on how can this help shape and or reshape the world. -- Divi is creating the world's first closed-loop, vertically integrated cryptocurrency ecosystem. Much like Apple's ecosystem is anchored by iCloud, the Divi Project blockchain serves as the core of the Divi network of technologies. Thanks to a keen understanding of the divide that separates the mainstream from the crypto world, the Divi team can create solutions to the industry's biggest problem: adoption by non-technical users. Divi's user-friendly, one-click solutions aim to bring blockchain-based payments into modernity with great UX. In this podcast, we will cover all aspects of cryptocurrency, hot topics, and technology as worldwide adoption grows. Check out https://diviproject.org for more information.

Reaching Peak Usage Through Gaming And Masternodes With CryptoStache Nov 22, 2019

Welcome to the 19th episode of the DIVI Crypto Podcast. In this episode, Steve has a conversation with CryptoStache about reaching peak higher gaming usage through offering incentives. -- Divi is creating the world's first closed-loop, vertically integrated cryptocurrency ecosystem. Much like Apple's ecosystem is anchored by iCloud, the Divi Project blockchain serves as the core of the Divi network of technologies. Thanks to a keen understanding of the divide that separates the mainstream from the crypto world, the Divi team can create solutions to the industry's biggest problem: adoption by non-technical users. Divi's user-friendly, one-click solutions aim to bring blockchain-based payments into modernity with great UX. In this podcast, we will cover all aspects of cryptocurrency, hot topics, and technology as worldwide adoption grows. Check out https://diviproject.org for more information.

What Is The DAO Nov 15, 2019

In this episode of the DIVI podcast, it’s all about the DAO. Steve talks about… * Is the DAO the wave of the future or if it's just sort of wild experiment * What is a decentralized autonomous organization The way DAO works is people often start in a centralized manner when they're starting a company. They formulate an idea, and they work together to go after that idea. Now, when you're dealing with open source software, there can be people from anywhere in the world that can contribute to that idea so one person could come up with the idea, and put it open source, and then thousands if not hundreds of thousands of people come in and contribute to that idea, and a cohesive effort to make it come true. Check out this podcast form more info. Tune into this amazing episode. Make sure you check out the DIVI blog at https://blog.diviproject.org

Executive Leadership With Tim Sanders Nov 13, 2019

In this episode of the DIVI Crypto Nick Tim Sanders. Tim is the first DIVI project advisor and is the former CFO of Yahoo. Tim is also a New York Times best-selling author, and he is here today to talk about... * how he got into the startup space * how it was working with Mark Cuban * customer satisfaction is paramount * what he has learned from his exits * what great founding teams look like And much more! Tune into this amazing episode. Make sure you check out the DIVI blog at https://blog.diviproject.org.

DIVI's Conference Overview From World CryptoCon, Chainwise, and Blockchain Week with Nick Saponaro Nov 07, 2019

In this episode of The DIVI Crypto Podcast Steve is with Nick discussing everything that took place at World Crypto Con. This episode focuses on the events that transpired at the World Crypto Conference. DIVI won the token tank and took home 25,000. Make sure you check out the DIVI blog at https://blog.diviproject.org

The Future Of Micro-lending With Geoff McCabe CEO of DIVI Oct 29, 2019

In this episode of the DIVI Crypto podcast Steve has on Geoff McCabe CEO of DIVI. They discuss how... DIVI is focusing on ideas revolving around how to serve mass market adding $50 a month $100 a month to a couple of billion people is talking about a gigantic market. It's trillions of dollars a year training and education is needed for others to take full advantage of all financial aspects of crytpo banks use your money to lend to other people banks have a tremendously awful history of financing both sides of wars and encouraging and the sales of weapons Geoff - I'm hoping that after this next financial crash, people are finally going to really be sick of what the banks are doing. To learn more about DIVI please visit https://diviproject.org/

DIVI'S Update 10-22-19 Oct 22, 2019

In this episode of the DIVI Podcast Steve goes into detail about the new updates at DIVI. DIVI has acquired 30% of another Costa Rican entity, FEO. FEO is a mobile invoicing company you can send invoices and receive invoices from your mobile device. You’ll be able to send DIVI through SMS text. You’ll be able to adjust to the language you are speaking. The desktop version of DIVI is rolling out the smart node which is exciting because you can run a node for DIVI on a Raspberry Pi. STEVE - I just want to do our best to keep you guys on the same page on the podcast here. And that is it for this episode if you're not subscribed. Don't forget to subscribe if you're listening to this on Soundcloud or iTunes or Spotify. Don't forget to subscribe and definitely leave a comment on Twitter if you guys are following, just to let us know that we're doing a great job, or if we're not doing a great job on the podcast and I will see you guys on the next episode with Jeff, the CEO of DIVI. For more information check out. https://diviproject.org/

Financial Inclusion For The 3rd World Oct 13, 2019

In today's episode of the DIVI Crypto Podcast Steve dives into the, “buzz word,” topic of universal financial inclusion. * Steve also shares the wild stats in regards to how they measure financial institutions within general area. * The World banks goal is to get universal financial access across the entire world. * They want to achieve this ambitious goal by 2020. * The exciting thing about DIVI is that it's distributed across the entire world multiple countries. * People are coming together to really discuss what can happen when you have a master node, wallet and access to credit universally. * 100,000 adults to the number of branches is the way that the World Banks are measuring this universal financial inclusion around the world. If you would like more information on DIVI visit...https://diviproject.org/

The Rise of Quantum Supremacy with Robert Hirsch Oct 08, 2019

In this episode of the Divi Crypto podcast, Nick is joined by Robert Hirsch, a long-time player in the Divi Crypto space. They delve into a relatively complex topic on quantum supremacy, which Google claims to have achieved. Quantum computers are super high-performance processors that can solve problems classical computers cannot. Google claims that they have achieved quantum supremacy will shift the paradigm of the current technological world. Quantum supremacy will allow the faster solving of problems and support significant leaps in technology. But it also poses additional security risks, especially regarding encryption and decryption. For more information visit https://wallet.diviproject.org/

Women In Technology & Blockchain With Amy Slater Oct 03, 2019

Nick interviews Amy Alater in this episode of the DIVI Crypto Podcast. Today is women in Technology & Blockchain. Key points... * Disparity between men and women in technology. * Why there are more men than women in the blockchain space. * How a lot of industries traditionally attracted males. * Creating a communities where it was safe to ask questions. Make sure to check Amy on Linkedin @amyslater. For more information visit https://wallet.diviproject.org/

DIVI Monthly Update Oct 01, 2019

Nick dives deep into what has been happening at DIVI for the month of September. Key points.. SMS wallet for people to actually send and spend and withdraw DIVI from their mobile phones, and you don't need a smartphone, you can actually do it with SMS text. Released a brand desktop new version. An improved staking switch, that's a little bit more representative of what's going on when you're staking. Mini mode so if you want to run your wallet all the time but you don't want to wait on your on your computer. DIVI is looking for community feedback. So as you are playing around with our wallets, make sure you're going into our telegram channels and letting us know what you find wrong, what you find right, and what you want to see in the future. DIVI was on a ton of Crypto Media this month. Nick was on Joe Blackburn's podcast the Bitcoin podcast, Jeff went on free talk live we went on Wild West Crypto. Nick was on Bitcoin Ben's show, and Crypto Crows show. There’s a ton of amazing video and podcast content came out this week! DIVI had their first blockchain anniversary this month. September 27 of 2018 was when our blockchain originally launched, and it's been a crazy year since that day. For more information visit https://wallet.diviproject.org/

Interview with the CEO of DIVI Geoff McCabe Sep 30, 2019

In this episode of the DIVI Crypto podcast Steve Interviews the CEO of DIVI Geoff McCabe. Steve and Geoff discuss... * Eliminating mistakes is the key to worldwide adoption. * Not raising a lot of money was one of the strengths of DIVI. * How Crypto communities are so fanatic and evangelical in a positive fashion. * Finding patterns that people have not seen yet. Geoff- “So a couple years later, when it came down to actually wanting to do my own crypto, I met Nick and some other guys in that time. And so that was the first thing I said right away, you know, the world really needs a much easier, much more intuitive, user friendly version of all this stuff. And If we do that, then everyone will want it.”

DNA and Capitalism with the Hosts of The Bad Crypto Podcast Sep 26, 2019

In this episode, Joel Comm and Travis Wright, hosts of The Bad Crypto Podcast, join Nick. The duo talks about how they started as podcasters in the field of blockchain and crypto. They discuss the general crypto landscape and how it is affected by the present time. Going even more profound, they comment on the brilliance of math and how it is manifested in the smallest units of life, our DNA. They converse on the idea of gene alteration and highlight possible scenarios on its use. All in all, they relate these ideas to capitalism.

Banking The Un-banked With The Divi Card Sep 20, 2019

Today's podcast is all about banking the un-banked. Steve talks about how there is a staggering amount of people all across the world who don't have access to basic financial instruments, such as credit, savings, and investing. Divi aims to solve that problem. Learn today about the beta sign up for the Divi card.

Building A New Economy Sep 13, 2019

Steve recaps about the big announcement that took place this past week about Divi acquiring a bank in Costa Rica and re-branded it to attack the $700 billion dollar remittance market. Steve goes over a brief overview of what remittance is and why it's important for international payments as a whole and with mass adoption.

Divi’s Significant Announcement Sep 07, 2019

In this episode of the Divi podcast, Steve McGarry and Nick Saponaro,the Chief Information Officer of the Divi Project, announce something significant to Divi users, as well as to the decentralized financial system as a whole. Their acquisition of a Costa Rica remittances center allows the business to expand into a full-fledged decentralized financial services institute. Nick says that in the near future, people can get themselves a physical Divi crypto credit card. Another significant feature in the pipeline for the acquisition is the ease of access and doing business through single click registrations and transactions.

Divi’s New Acquisition Sep 06, 2019

In this episode of the Divi podcast, Nick Saponaro, the Chief Information Officer of the Divi Project. Nick shares a major announcement about a business acquisition in Costa Rica. The purchase will present a whole slew of opportunities for the Divi coin, its community, and its ecosystem. The team chose the company because of its connections with over 200 countries all over the world, allowing instant international bank account transfers and cryptocurrency purchasing directly from the app. The move will enable the acquired remittances company to venture into other decentralized financial services.

Divi Updates for August 2019 Aug 27, 2019

In this episode, Steve covers updates for the Divi coin for August 2019. The first update is that Divi has broken into the top 200 in CoinMarketCap cryptocurrency ranking, which is a big deal since there are thousands of coins in the ranking. Second, Divi is in the top five of the top-performing master nodes, according to MasterNodes. Online. Third, a new nomad space for cryptocurrency based in Costa Rica will accept and adopt Divi as one of its first three supported currencies. The last piece Steve covers is the opening up of a new brand new Divi Denmark office.

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Divi - Coming Soon! Aug 16, 2019

The DIVI Podcast is coming soon! Divi is creating the world's first closed-loop, vertically-integrated cryptocurrency ecosystem. Much like Apple's ecosystem is anchored by iCloud, the Divi Project blockchain serves as the core of the Divi network of technologies.

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