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NFTs everywhere!✨ If you want to understand what the craze is about, make sure to check this episode where we explore the many use cases of NFTs together with Eddy Travia and Malcolm Palle!

Welcome back to Blockchain Rock! This week we have an outstanding guest: Daniel Leon - a phenomenal human being and entrepreneur, also known as the Co-founder & COO of Celsius - one of the most exciting and trending products in the FinTech industry! This episode is all about innovation and entrepreneurship, and if these topics are of interest to you make sure to tune in - learning from someone like Daniel is not a chance that comes around that often. Make sure to leave a like if you enjoyed this episode, and to check out our new website (www.blockchainrock.io) where you can find the links to the other platforms we distribute on, including Spotify & iTunes! Until next time :) The staff at Blockchain Rock

Welcome back to Blockchain Rock! This week we have an outstanding guest: Daniel Leon - a phenomenal human being and entrepreneur, also known as the Co-founder & COO of Celsius - one of the most exciting and trending products in the FinTech industry! This episode is all about innovation and entrepreneurship, and if these topics are of interest to you make sure to tune in - learning from someone like Daniel is not a chance that comes around that often. Make sure to leave a like if you enjoyed this episode, and to check out our new website (www.blockchainrock.io) where you can find the links to the other platforms we distribute on, including Spotify & iTunes! Until next time :) The staff at Blockchain Rock

New #BCR episode out now

Welcome back everyone! This week we are joined by John Shaw, IP lawyer and tech enthusiast based in London! In this episode, we talk about: ✅ John's background and experience working on the #Obama campaign; ✅ John's involvement in the drafting of The Law Society Blockchain: legal and regulatory guidance report, as part of the London Advocates' (TLA) Blockchain Legal and Regulatory Group; ✅ synergies between #blockchain and #intellectualproperty ; and ✅ other opportunities presented by emerging tech, particularly #augmentedreality Unfortunately, we have had some technical issues while recording the episode which resulted in poor audio quality and disruptions preventing us to complete the episode as we would have liked. Nevertheless, the episode has plenty of good content and we will resume our chat with John on a future episode! Many thanks to John for joining us and for the continuous support!

New episode alert: join us this week and learn about the use cases of blockchain technology in the fashion industry! For this second episode of BCR’s 3rd season, we have had the immense pleasure of chatting with Marjorie Hernandez De Vogelsteller to learn about her background, her work at LUKSO, and her experience living and contributing to the fintech community in Berlin. Many thanks to Marjorie for joining us, and a special thanks to our Noelle Laguea for managing to recover some damaged footage (spoiler alert: we had some technical difficulties while recording, but it’s all good now!). If you enjoy this episode, please give it a like to help us reach more blockchain-heads. Thank you all for the continuous support!

We open season 3 with Marc Johnson, a specialist in sustainable finance and environmental markets! Join us as we discuss the potential use for blockchain technology when it comes to sustainability and its effectiveness when it comes to environmental economics (i.e. carbon credits and beyond)! Find us also on Spotify, iTunes, and all other major podcast platforms. If you like the content please drop a like, it really does helps us massively in reaching out other blockchain-heads and expand the blockchain rock community!

The last episode of season 2 Blockchain Rock is out now! This week we had the pleasure to speak with Max Krupyshev, CEO of #CoinsPaid and Cryptoprocessing.com In this episode we touch upon: ✅ Max’s background and transition from #IT to the #crypto industry; ✅ #bitcoin #mining, #forks, and the #consensus mechanism ✅ crypto in #esports ✅ #virtualassets ✅ hosted wallets and security standards; and ✅ technological innovation. Thank you Max for joining us on Blockchain Rock, we really enjoyed it! We will take a short break now, and come back soon with season 3! We would like to thank you all for tuning on Blockchain Rock and supporting this project! See you soon and, until then, we wish the best to you all!

We recently came across LBRY - a #blockchain-based digital library that’s a free, open, community-controlled digital wonderland, and the first decentralised media network out there! This week we caught up with Jeremy Kauffman (CEO and founder at LBRY) to bring us insight on the up and coming platform and what we can expect from it

A Crypto & Blockchain networking event that includes curry and drinks?!

From creating the world’s largest trading platform and innovating the financial services industry, to inspiring the name of our very Blockchain Rock - our next guest is a bright rock star of the financial industry. Without further ado, please welcome Yoni Assia on Blockchain Rock! Yoni is the founder and CEO at eToro, the largest social trading network in the world with 14 million registered users from more than 100 different countries. On this episode we speak about: - Yoni's background, from his early interest in the financial markets to establishing eToro with his brother Ronen Assia - Disrupting industries - Blockchain, its potential, and its different applications - Immersive technologies, and challenges with adoptions - Expectations about the future vs reality - What's next for eToro - Differences between traditional financial service providers and hi-tech providers - Cultural differences, and the importance of building an 'all-round' company capable to learn and draw from the strengths of each culture Thank you Yoni for giving us some of your time and coming on Blockchain Rock!

This week on Blockchain Rock, the one and only On Yavin - CEO at Cointelligence, Keynote Speaker and Blockchain Educator, known in the space for his commitment to creating a healthy industry by calling out crypto-scammers! In this episode we talk about: ✔️ On's background and work in the fintech industry - including his efforts in calling out scammers within the crypto world, and the consequences of that

What do blockchain and agriculture have in common? That’s simple, FoodChain and David Proenza! This week we had the pleasure to speak with David Proenza, CEO at Urban Farms Global and FoodChain. In this episode, we talk about current issues affecting the agriculture and food production industry, and how FoodChain addresses these issue by applying blockchain and other cutting edge technologies to the production of food. David explains FoodChain's strategy and how it is positioning itself through research and strategic partnerships with relevant multi-lateral organisations and official bodies to realise the ultimate goal of an efficient ecosystem for the production of food. However, that is not all, we also get a chance to speak about vertical farming, from research to adoption, and how this concept and technology can contribute to a better future.

New week, new episode! This Tuesday we are joined by Damiano Di Maio - an Italian lawyer, working in the financial services sector in Milan at Nunziante Magrone. Damiano has co-authored the first Italian book on cryptocurrencies and blockchain and has been awarded the blockchain prize by the Italian Parliament for his work and contribution to the fintech space in Italy. In this episode, we chat about the approach that Italy and, to a lesser extent, Switzerland take when it comes to fintech.

We are joined by Sam Buxton, MBA, Chartered Banker, MCIBS, and this interview is all about sweet cryptos, entrepreneurship, basketball, and even music! Sam is the Co-founder and CEO of Digital Asset Management Ltd, a fintech company providing over the counter, cold storage, advisory services and, as the name suggests, digital asset management services. As it is custom at Blockchain Rock, we cover Sam's journey, from getting a scholarship to play basketball in Missouri (USA), his experience in banking, and his move to crypto (including buying bitcoin at a beach bar in Tarifa). However, the episode main focus is on entrepreneurship, which is why we enjoy it so much. We dig down on the challenges that come with running a startup and Sam's experiences setting up Briefcase Vinyl, a venture focused around vinyls, and as a co-founder and CEO of DAM. We also talk about the benefits that Gibraltar has to offer such as, for example, banking, accounting firms, legal firms as well as the other savvy business service providers dedicated to the fintech industry. Finally, we also talk about the impact that COVID-19 has on the crypto market, particularly the B2B space, and the benefits of adopting crypto-assets in multiple industries such as online gaming and esports.

We are back, and we open this new season with an outstanding guest: Jon Matonis!  Jon is a legend of the crypto-world, and you’ll know why by the end of this episode.  Jon is the Chief Economist of Cypherpunk Holdings, a Forbes recurrent author, Editorial Board Member at CoinDesk, a Founding and Executive Director at The Bitcoin Foundation, and the author of "How I Met Satoshi", a known Medium article within the fintech community. In this episode, we discuss the Crypto Arms Race, the end game for bitcoin and the three primary functions of money, as well as financial privacy and its importance to economic and political freedom. In addition, we also explore Jon’s story as well as the story of digital cryptography: starting from encrypted email, to VERISIGN, digicash, E-Gold, and the work of the Bitcoin Foundation.    A big thank you to Jon for coming on BCR and for giving us your time - we look forward to having the chance to record another episode with you soon.

We are delighted to share with you the last episode of Season 1 Blockchain Rock!

On this episode we are joined by Keegan Zarb, senior relationship manager at Turicum Private Bank, and we discover Keegan's story, his thoughts on the relationship between fintech companies and traditional financial service providers, and Turicum’s role in the establishment of the fintech industry in Gibraltar being one of the first private banks in the world to offer dedicated products/services to fintech businesses!

Siân has been and still is a key player within the FinTech industry, pushing boundaries and promoting the industry through her technical expertise and through her experience in the regulatory sphere, being involved at all levels: nationally, as the (ex) Senior Advisor on DLT at the Gibraltar Financial Services Commission and by advising governments and regulators through xReg Consulting - her recent business venture - and internationally, through her involvement with the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) and by heading the European Digital Currency and Blockchain Technology Forum (EDCAB). Tune in on this episode to hear all about Siân’s story!

In this episode we explore Mikko’s past, including his role at LocalBitcoins.com, his opinion on new industry developments such as INX’s application to the SEC for its security token offering, as well as TokenMarket’s ground-breaking and extremely successful security token offering and the ins & outs of security tokens – from distribution of dividends to transfer of title!

Join us on this exciting episode as we explore the background of both Serhii and CEX.IO, as well as Serhii's involvement with the Financial Action Task Force, the Europol, and with the FCA in the drafting of the recently released Guidance on Cryptoassets!

Please welcome the one and only crypto-capsule's legend Henri Arslanian!   Join our envoy, Vikram Nagrani (Top Tier Fintech Lawyer (Chambers & Partners)) in this Blockchain Rock special, where Henri discusses: his background and journey so far through the Fintech space, his upcoming book ‘The Future of Finance’ (jointly written with Fabrice Fischer with expected release date 19th August 2019), how he achieves a “work/life harmony”, his thoughts on past FinTech, blockchain and DLT trends, their continuing transition and his vision for the future.

Join us as we discuss the role of electronic money institutions, their interplay with the traditional banking system, Facebook’s Libra & Calibra, and of course Kriya’s story so far and his plans for the future!