Coin Gamma Crypto Podcast

This week's episode is about Cannabis and Blockchain. We are lucky to have the foremost expert on Cannabis on our show, Dr. Rachel Knox. Dr. Rachel Knox, MD, MBA is a certified Cannabinoid Medicine specialist who received her medical and business degrees from Tufts University after completing her undergraduate studies at Duke. She is passionate about educating her professional peers and the broader public about the safety and effectiveness of Cannabinoid Medicine, the evidence-based clinical integration of Endocannabinology with Cannabinology, the study of the pharmacology of cannabinoids and other cannabimimetics. She believes that industry-wide engagement is necessary to maintain the highest standards of care and oversight, from seed to use, in the service of providing education and compassionate, wholly informed care to patients everywhere. This passion extends into further educating communities of color in the role cannabis can play in addressing the Minority Health Disparity Gap, and the broader way in which cannabis can impact the physical, spiritual, social, economic and political wellness of these communities. I learned a ton from this episode you will too. Sign up at learn.coingamma.com to learn everything you need to know to become a crypto expert. Episode Highlights Dr. Rachel Knox's background What is an Endocannabinologist? What are some of the challenges for cannabis entrepreneurs? Why are regulators pushing back against Cannabis Regulation? How are African Americans disadvantaged when it comes to launching businesses in this system? Why is crypto a solution for Cannabis entrepreneurs? Why are people still locked up for Cannabis after its been legalized? Links Dr Knox's Ted Talk: https://youtu.be/oJbOQ9P2NYQ Doctors for Cannabis Regulation: https://dfcr.org/ Minority Cannabis Business Association: https://minoritycannabis.org/ The Knox Docs: https://www.instagram.com/theknoxdocs/ https://doctorsknox.com/

On Today's Episode, we have the author of Bitcoin and Black America: Isaiah Jackson (@bitcoinzay). In this amazing episode, we break down how Bitcoin benefits the Black community in the US and across the globe. We discuss: Bitcoin Zay's background and introduction to Crypto What made him create his book How Twitter founder, Jack Dorsey, found out about his book and then endorsed it How the current economic system oppresses Black People and why Bitcoin is the alternative You can find Bitcoin and Black America on Amazon and at https://bitcoinandblackamerica.com/. Bitcoin and Black America 2 is currently available for preorder. Sign up at learn.coingamma.com to learn everything you need to know become a crypto expert.

Happy Election Week to our US listeners. Join the Coin Gamma team as we break down the latest Bitcoin Run to $14k, the upcoming US Election's impact on the markets, and we dig into the Coin Gamma Syndicate. Show Notes What is causing Bitcoin's appreciation? Corporate Investment in Bitcoin Bitcoin decoupling with the general market What will happen to the markets depending on the outcome of the US election? Bitcoin's implementation into Nigeria's #EndSars movement What is the Coin Gamma Syndicate? Sign up for the Coin Gamma Syndicate at https://bit.ly/35TjWwn

On this episode of the Coin Gamma Podcast, we are talking about the hottest trend in Crypto, Defi. This is a great episode that you do not want to miss. We are bringing back an old friend of the podcast, Akin Sawyerr. Akin is an ambassador for the Decred project and an advanced blockchain expert. At Coin Gamma we are working on serving our community much better, please help us serve you better by filling out our user survey at coingamma.com/survey. It's short and won't take up much of your time, but it will help us a ton by making sure we bring you the information and packages you need. Show Highlights What is Defi? Where does the value accrue from? Governance Token in Defi projects Risks with DeFi What happened with YAM? Links twitter.com/akinsawyerr

Today is Nigeria's 60th Birthday. Naija no dey carry last! In this episode of the Coin Gamma Podcast, we are talking about Crypto use in Africa. This is a great episode that you do not want to miss. We are bringing back an old friend of the podcast, Akin Sawyerr. Akin is an ambassador for the Decred project and an advanced blockchain expert. At Coin Gamma we are working on serving our community much better, please help us serve you better by filling out our user survey at coingamma.com/survey. It's short and won't take up much of your time, but it will help us a ton by making sure we bring you the information and packages you need. Show Highlights What is going on in the African crypto market? Why is crypto being adopted in Africa? The impact of inflation Youth Unemployment and its impact on Crypto adoption Binance's Big Push in Nigeria Links twitter.com/akinsawyerr

On this episode of the Coin Gamma Podcast, we are talking Bitcoin Adoption with Shanah Walton, the Bitcoin Bombshell. We talk about her journey to discover Bitcoin, why she wants to see more women in crypto, and how we can increase overall Bitcoin adoption. This is a great episode that you do not want to miss. At Coin Gamma we are working on serving our community much better, please help us serve you better by filling out our user survey at coingamma.com/survey. It's short and won't take up much of your time, but it will help us a ton by making sure we bring you the information and packages you need. Show Highlights How Shanah got into crypto What is keeping women away from Crypto Why Shanah doesn't transact in Bitcoin Lack of diversity in Blockchain Bitcoin Bombshell's Demystifying Cryptocurrency Guide How Shanah got hacked and what she learned Links instagram/bitcoinbombshell twitter.com/btcbombshell bitcoinbombshell.com https://bitcoinpizzaindex.net/ coingamma.com/survey

This week's episode is on Nimiq (NIM). Nimiq is far from a popular project (ranked 298), but it may turn out to be a hidden gem. Nimiq is a blockchain payment protocol that works from your browser. While most blockchain projects struggle with accessibility and usability, Nimiq brings blockchain to how you explore the internet every day. Blockchain expert Kofi Ofori-Ansah (@robertscuz) returns to help us break down this project and why it is so innovative. In this episode we break down: What is Nimiq (NIM) How it is accessible Partnerships Use Cases Where users can invest Connect with Fritz via @fritzchain on Instagram and Twitter Follow Kofi on Instagram and Twitter @robertscuz

Bitcoin and Ethereum are 70% of the entire crypto market. If you want to understand what is going on in crypto, then understanding these two foundational cryptocurrencies is your starting point. In this episode, we will dig into what has happened with Bitcoin and Ethereum in 2020 and provide some guidance into what will happen to these two projects for the remainder of the year. Our expert co-host for this episode is Steven "Eas" Eason. Eas (@easnoteast) is an active member of the crypto community as well as a builder. His platform, @currencylists, allows you to stay on top of the ever-changing crypto prices. Outside of crypto, Eas runs Tacotarians, a media platform dedicated to food and culture. Taco Tuesday is their premier talk show web series that features influencers from various backgrounds enjoying some of the most diverse and delectable foods at top-rated restaurants. Eas also is the founder of NervEight @nerveight, a music discovery platform. On this episode we break down: Covid-19's impact to Bitcoin The Bitcoin Halving event and its impact to Bitcoin Ethereum's 2020 progress and the impending Ethereum 2.0 launch What is DeFi? How DeFi has impacted Ethereum Technical Analysis tools that Eas uses to analyze the market Predictions for the rest of the year. Connect with Fritz via @fritzchain on Instagram and Twitter Connect with Eas via @eastnoteast on Twitter and Instagram Tacotarians: @Tacotarians and tacotarians.com CurrencyLists: @CurrencyLists and currencylists.com NervEight: @nerveight and nerveight.com

Welcome to the 2nd Season of the Coin Gamma Podcast. We are kicking it off with a deepdive into the hottest crypto project of 2020, Chainlink (LINK). This project is up 440% and has captured the zeitgiest of the crypto market. Our expert guest for this episode is Kofi Ofori-Ansah (@robertscuz). Kofi, an alum of Cornell University, began his career in the media space, working at ESPN, MLB, and Kevin Durant's Thirty Five Ventures outfit. Alongside the path of going from a student to an expert on blockchain, Kofi launched his own platform Alepha Media Network and a fitness company called SOTBG. On this episode, we answer the following questions: What is Chainlink? Why is it hot? What does it do? What are Chainlink (LINK) use cases? What are some large companies that partner with Chainlink(LINK)? Where can I buy Chainlink(LINK)? Follow Fritz on Instagram and Twitter @fritzchain Follow Kofi on Instagram and Twitter @robertscuz

As many of you know, I went from Wall Street to Crypto. Today's guest did the same and is building a Wall Street level tool for the crypto space. We are lucky to have Raakhee Miller, CEO of Bitsian on the podcast. Advanced Crypto Traders use crypto aggregators for easy trading and a single snapshot of their holdings. Bitsian manages all of your crypto exchanges in one place, providing one-click execution, real-time pricing, aggregate order books, stop-loss/ take-profit, and smart order routing. Bitsian is your one-stop-shop so that you can take control and trade with confidence and comfort. Full show notes on coingamma.com/podcast

This Coin Gamma Episode features Adam Reeds, Co-Founder and CEO of Ledn.io, a Canadian Based Crypto Lending Platform. Ledn offers a suite of products for you to make the most of your digital assets. Ledn's savings products can provide you with extra yield. Their credit products help you keep your bitcoin and access dollars, or use the borrowed funds to purchase more. Full show notes can be found on coingamma.com/podcast.

On this episode, we will talk Crypto Data and Analytics with Daniel Jiwoong Im, Co-Founder of Coinscious.  Coinscious Inc. builds artificial intelligence and data-driven insights for the cryptocurrency market. Coinscious delivers compelling, informative analytics to the cryptocurrency community and uncovers hidden insights and patterns from the data behind the scenes. Full show notes on coingamma.com/podcast

Today’s Podcast Episode is about Investment Banking in Blockchain  with Henry James, Deputy CEO of Fincross International. Henry James is the Co-Founder and Deputy CEO of Fincross International, one of the first digital crossover investment banks.  Mr. James has 9 years of experience in investment management across foreign exchange and cryptocurrency markets. Full show notes are available on coingamma.com/podcast

Fabio Canesin is the co-founder of Nash, a revolutionary decentralized exchange aiming to make blockchain technology accessible to a wide public. Fabio is well known within the blockchain scene also as a founder of the City of Zion (CoZ) open-source community, which brought the Nash co-founders together and continues to develop key infrastructure for the NEO blockchain. This a very informative conversation around decentralized exchanges, regulatory compliance, and the use of blockchain in Brazil. Full show notes on coingamma.com/podcast

REITIUM is an enterprise grade permissioned private blockchain application that facilitates the tokenization and management of “real world” real estate assets, using a fractional ownership model.Michael is a social commerce visionary who dreams of using technology to transform human activities. He has a keen eye for visual communication and product development. Michael has created, implemented and launched 3 successful startups in the last decade. In 2017 he was hand-selected to pitch his gardening app on the Canadian startup TV series, Dragon’s Den. He grew up in Kenya and was awarded a full scholarship to study in Vancouver, Canada at University of British Columbia’s Sauder School of Business in 2008.Michael’s expertise in marketing, business and technology led him on the path to co-creating REITIUM, an asset-backed blockchain real estate investment marketplace, protocol and secondary exchange. Dedicated to educating millennials, the unbanked and investors on the power of smart contracts, Michael sees tremendous possibility and growth potential in worldwide real estate investing. Full Show Notes on coingamma.com/podcast

Today, we discuss the idea of a Haitian cryptocurrency with Daniel Silva, founder of DMS International. Many of my listeners may not know that although I was born in Queens, both of my parents are Haitian as such I have 100% Haitian blood. As such, this episode excites me for many reasons. When I first heard of crypto, it’s potential usage in Haiti was the first thing that I thought of. We can already see the impact of crypto in places like Venezuela right now. Daniel Silva is a partner and Chief Operating Officer of DMS International, in addition to being Principal at Signa Systems Corporation, LLC a management consulting company investing in Africa and the Caribbean. Daniel Silva has established the first cloud data center infrastructure in the Republic of Haiti providing cloud-data-center-as-a-service in the country. Read Daniel's Medium Article Here: https://medium.com/@shainasilva/what-if-ha%C3%AFti-launched-its-first-crypto-currency-acd365f534e4 Full Show Notes on coingamma.com/podcast

On Episode 43, we talk Crypto Podcasting with @ElginDotCom, host of @Cryptology pod. We learn about his story, what drove him to launch his podcast, and why it is important for people of all backgrounds to understand crypto. Full notes on coingamma.com/podcast

Facebook is creating a cryptocurrency for global payments that will be tied to traditional currencies and would be used within WhatsApp. Tech Stock Analyst Ross Sandler, of my former employer Barclays Capital, sees the Facebook coin adding as much as $19 Billion to the Facebook Bottom Line. Let’s talk about this Facebook cryptocurrency, the Barclays report, and why this Facebook cryptocurrency plan can be traced back to 2014. Full show notes on coingamma.com/podcast

Charles Hwang is the Managing Member and Portfolio Manager of Lightning Capital.  He is also an Adjunct Professor at Baruch College teaching a course on blockchain and cryptoassets. He received his Master’s of Accountancy degree from Baruch College and his B.S. in Economics from the University of Rochester.  He is a Chartered Financial Analyst Charterholder (CFA) and a Certified Public Accountant (CPA). This is a free conversation that spans Blockchain, Blockchain Education, and Education as a whole. We go from learning how Charles decided to launch his own hedge fund to why students need to learn about Blockchain to if college is really worth it for everyone. Full show notes on coingamma.com

Today’s Episode, Crypto Journalism, is with Anna Baydakova of CoinDesk. This is a fun episode where we break down Ann’s path to CoinDesk, writing about politics in Russia, and the top stories in #blockchain today. Anna writes about blockchain projects and regulation with a special focus on Eastern Europe and Russia. She joined CoinDesk after years of writing for various Russian media, including the leading political outlet Novaya Gazeta. Full Show Notes on coingamma.com/podcast

Michael Oh is a Lecturer at the Walton College of Business at University of Arkansas and taught the College's inaugural course on cryptocurrencies. He has advised various crypto projects, including heading a Security Token Offering for a fintech company (www.buckettechnologies.com) and assisting on the token economics of another blockchain-based subscription platform. (www.patreos.com) He is a faculty advisor to the University's Blockchain Center of Excellence. Previous to entering the cryptocurrency field, Michael was an emerging market sovereign debt and currency investor at T. Rowe Price and previous to that served as an International Economist at the U.S. Department of Treasury. He has worked in other international policy and finance settings, for example at the Asian Development Bank and ExxonMobil. He earned an MBA from the MIT Sloan School of Management and MPA in International Development from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government. This is a fun episode where we break down Governance, Token Valuations, and if Crypto could ever be a global reserve currency. Full Show Notes on coingamma.com/podcast File your crypto taxes with TokenTax: TokenTax  

Rocco leads strategy at Alpine - a ConsenSys formation. Previously for Token Foundry, Rocco has worked on and written about token and governance models for multiple clients. Rocco has had experience in advising on both communications and technical strategy, and worked with startups such as Loomia and Augmate. He also has previously written for publications in the blockchain space such as CCN and Bitcoinist, wrote content for blogs including Ethos, Token Daily, and Token Economy, and previously served as the editor in chief for investFeed. We discuss Rocco’s background, Token Governance, #TCRParty, and the need for privacy. This is a fun episode that you don’t want to miss. Get the full episode notes here: www.coingamma.com/podcast This podcast is brought to by....… Coin Gamma. If you are looking for help with your blockchain strategy, need blockchain engineering help to create a dapp, or want help growth hacking your blockchain related business, get in touch: fritz@coingamma.com Sign up with TokenTax to file your crypto taxes: www.tokentax.co

Saudi Arabia and UAE announced a cryptocurrency project last month. This is part of a seven-point cooperation plan. This project is experimental for now aimed at banks. What does this mean economically, politically, and religiously? During the 2017 Bull Run, there was much debate about if crypto was Halal or Sharia-Compliant. Does this mean that crypto is halal? What does this mean for oil? Saudi Arabia and UAE are two of the largest oil producers in the world. Currently, the oil is denominated in USD. Could this mean that oil could be denominated in crypto in the future? Check us out on Youtube, your favorite podcast player, or on coingamma.com/podcast. This podcast is brought to by....… Coin Gamma. If you are looking for help with your blockchain strategy, need blockchain engineering help to create a dapp, or want help growth hacking your blockchain related business, get in touch: fritz@coingamma.com Sign up for TokenTax to get your crypto taxes filed: https://tokentax.co/?via=COINGAMMA

$190,000,000 goes missing in Canada. Today we break down one of the most bizarre stories this year in crypto. Check us out on Youtube, your favorite podcast player, or on coingamma.com/podcast. This podcast is brought to by....… Coin Gamma. If you are looking for help with your blockchain strategy, need blockchain engineering help to create a dapp, or want help growth hacking your blockchain related business, get in touch: fritz@coingamma.com ——————————— QuadrigaCX CEO, Gerald Cotten, went to India to open an orphanage and ended up dying from Chron’s disease. Many companies have CEOs who pass away, unfortunately, but they usually have other leaders who can step up. Think of Apple. The issue here is that this is a crypto exchange and one person, the CEO controlled this exchange's funds. One of the biggest attraction to crypto is the fact that you are your own bank. You control your security keys which means no one can take your crypto for you. The issue is if you forget your keys, there isn’t a customer Service number to complain to; your funds are gone. Instead of using a custodian or third party, QuadrigaCX decided to manage the funds themselves, but since they are handling the funds of their clients, they should have had continuity planning. This story highlights the importance of managing your crypto and having continuity and estate planning. What good is being the only person who knows your private keys if you pass away?

On the 35th episode of the Coin Gamma Podcast, we have Dr. D’vorah Graeser,  founder of KissPatent. D’vorah has spent 20 years in the intellectual property industry, and is a licensed US Patent Agent. She operates KISSPatent across borders, with offices in Chicago, New York and Eindhoven. She participated in the Human Genome Project and has extensive knowledge in the fields of healthcare, technology and startups. She enjoys running marathons. We break down how the Blockchain industry can leverage patents, Dr. Graesers background, and how patents are used around the world. For full show notes, visit coingamma.com/podcast

On our 34th Coin Gamma Podcast, we are happy to have the Quarters team, their 12 year old CEO George B. Weiksner and Advisor Devo Harris. Quarters are the universal virtual currency for gaming, usable across different games and platforms. Players have a single wallet with Quarters. When they start playing a new game, they can transfer Quarter coins to that game.  When they don’t want to play that game any more, they can transfer Quarters back to their wallet, and use them in other games. Quarters are designed specifically for playing games and not for storing value. Like classic arcade tokens (i.e. Chuck E Cheese), you can buy Quarters but you can’t redeem them outside of the gaming ecosystem. George B. Weiksner founded Pocketful of Quarters to fix this problem for himself and his friends. George is also a sixth grader at Greenwich Country Day School, in Connecticut. He is a regular speaker about cryptocurrencies and games, he has appeared in various publications, including Marketwatch, ICO Investor TV, Be Inspired, and The New York Post. He streams games on YouTube and Twitch as ThisKidCEO. Devo Harris is founder and CEO of Adventr, named one of the 100 Most Innovative Companies in the World. In the hip-hop world, he is better known as Devo Springsteen. He's won three Grammy's for his work with Kanye West and John Legend and has collaborated with Britney Spears, Nas, Aretha Franklin and Barack Obama. He's a proud graduate of Wharton and earned an MBA from Columbia Business School. He's here to help George connect the dots with cultural resonance. This is a pretty cool team that’s attacking the blockchain space with a real use case. Enjoy the show. This podcast is brought to by....… Coin Gamma. If you are looking for help with your blockchain strategy, need blockchain engineering help to create a dapp, or want help growth hacking your blockchain related business, get in touch: fritz@coingamma.com Show Notes: 02:44 - Intro 03:47 - The difference between Quarters and other platforms. 04:27 - The game that led George B. into coming up with the Quarters idea. 05:36 - Being a 12-year-old CEO. 06:48 - Devo’s recruitment into the Quarters team. 09:18 - Games that are already accepting Quarters. 10:26 - Quarters’ infrastructure for both its utility and investment sections. 11:43 - Choosing to fundraise on Republic instead of doing a regular ICO. 14:57 - The difference between Quarters and other gaming crypto platforms and projects. Connect with the Quarters team Invest in Quarters - Republic.co/Quarters Website - https://www.pocketfulofquarters.com/ Connect with Coin Gamma Website: Coingamma.com Twitter:  @coingamma Download our app: Click to Download

Learn how to use Crypto Tax Loss Harvesting to save on your IRS bill with Zac McClure, founder of TokenTax [www.tokentax.co]. We hope you are enjoying the extra time with family and we know taxes are the last thing you want to think about, but  we have to  remind you that you have only 3 days left to harvest your Crypto Losses. The only benefit to 2018 Crypto Losses is that you can take these losses and use them to offset your tax liability. With that said, you cannot do this just by looking at the negative signs in your crypto portfolio tracker. While those losses may feel real, they are not real until you exit the position. In fact, no loss or gain is realized until you trade out of it. Until then, you are only looking at Unrealized Losses. Once the ball drops on December 31, 2018, you lose the opportunity to make these unrealized losses real in the eyes of the IRS. On this episode, we break down what Tax Loss Harvesting is, how it works, and why 2018 is the best time for Crypto Investors to use this strategy. Use the code "COINGAMMA" to get 10% off any TokenTax plan. Visit tokentax.co for more information.

Topper Bowers is the founder of Quorum Control GmbH, a Berlin-based technology company building the future of digital ownership. The company was founded in 2015 as Infosec technology and has since expanded and shifted to focus on building their industry agnostic, protocol-layer DLT platform, Tupelo. Topper Bowers is an entrepreneur and engineer with over 20 years’ experience building software people want. He combines deep technical knowledge with proven executive skills. He consistently pursues tech that betters people’s lives, whether he’s designing user interfaces, managing world class teams, or building high volume distributed systems for large nonprofits and Fortune 50 companies. He’s a former Y-Combinator founder (Summer 2012) with deep knowledge of distributed systems and distributed ledger technology. With Quorum Control, Topper’s goal was to provide a solution to the rising public concern over data security on the rise by creating a new, efficient and user-friendly data security service for businesses and individuals. This podcast is brought to by....… Coin Gamma. If you are looking for help with your blockchain strategy, need blockchain engineering help to create a dapp, or want help growth hacking your blockchain related business, get in touch: fritz@coingamma.com Show Notes 02:39 - Topper’s time working on the political platform/software for the 2012 US elections. 03:45 - Working in engineering leadership and starting an information security company. 04:37 - Discovering crypto and building a company within the blockchain space. 09:53 - Quantum Control and Tupelo. 11:39 - Choosing a token sale versus any other form of distribution. 12:58 - The unique data structure of Tupelo. 14:52 - The pure digitization of the asset ownership process. 18:27 - Tupelo’s unique form of distributed ledger technology (DLT) 20:49 - Ensuring transparency and efficacy in transactions.   22:28 - Tupelo’s Proof of Stake (PoS) incentive system and validator. 23:00 - The differences between Tupelo’s structure and ERC-20. 25:02 - Quantum Control’s business model. 26:28 - The transition from the US to the Berlin, Germany tech scene and its benefits. 29:28 - Their current testnet phase and the pipeline of interested developers. 30:54 - Other cool implementations other than CryptoKitties 33:55 - Actionable lessons from Topper’s time at Y-Combinator.   Connect with Topper and Quorum Control Website - https://www.quorumcontrol.com Twitter - https://twitter.com/quorumcontrol Topper on Twitter - https://twitter.com/tobowers   Connect with Coin Gamma Website: Coingamma.com Market Data: Market Data Page Twitter:  @coingamma  

John Belizaire is the CEO of Soluna, the world’s first vertically-integrated blockchain computing company with the core mission of powering the blockchain economy with self-produced renewable energy. The company will generate the lowest cost of green power in the world by combining a 900-megawatt wind farm with a utility-scale blockchain computing facility that will support the next wave of innovations from cryptocurrency mining to other high-density computations such as distributed graphics rendering, file storage, machine learning, and AI-related computations. Prior to being the CEO of Soluna, John founded FirstBest Systems in 2006. First Best was sold about 10 years later to Guidewire, the leader in P&C Enterprise Software Solutions for over $40 Million dollars. Before cofounding FirstBest, John was the Senior Director of Business Development and Strategic Planning for E-commerce applications division at BEA Systems, Inc. He drove international expansion into EMEA and AsiaPac and grew annual revenue to over $100 million in 3 years with a global list of customers. This podcast is brought to by....… Coin Gamma. If you are looking for help with your blockchain strategy, need blockchain engineering help to create a dapp, or want help growth hacking your blockchain related business (STO or ICO included), get in touch: fritz@coingamma.com Show notes 02:27 - Moving from the more traditional technology background into the blockchain space. 04:02 - Becoming a serial entrepreneur. 04:57 - Joining Soluna as CEO. 07:41 - Projected evolution of blockchain. 09:29 - The fast paced maturity of blockchain infrastructure. 10:51 - Bringing more green power (wind power) to the network. 14:12 - Developing a farm of computing facilities designed to power blockchain applications. 17:03 - Offering a cloud-based mining service. 19:04 - Expanding into other locations after Morocco. 25:09 - The disputed territory. 29:14 - Investing in the local economy of the current location. 31:31 - Doing a Security Token Offering (STO): Creating a utility around their platform and offering the utility to private investors. 35:10 - The domination of Bitcoin mining computing power by Bitmain 37:40 - The energy efficiency of cryptocurrency mining compared to traditional data centers. Connect with John Belizaire and Soluna Soluna Twitter -@SolunaPower Soluna Website - soluna.io Soluna YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtWkmPR6NAlU4drrsgtPc3Q  Jonn Belizaire LinkedIn - John Belizaire LinkedIn Profile Connect with Coin Gamma Website: Coingamma.com Market Data: Market Data Page Twitter:  @coingamma Download our app: Click to Download

As a former equity derivative trader, derivatives are one of the most exciting developments in the crypto space. As such, it was great to get Patrick Dugan, CEO of TradeLayer on the Coin Gamma Podcast. TradeLayer is a next-generation decentralized exchange protocol based off of Omni Layer, deploying on Litecoin and other Proof-of-Work cousin blockchains. Prior to building TradeLayer, Patrick was a game designer and founded Farm Shares, a platform for farmers to distribute their food. We talk about Patrick’s background before creating TradeLayer. We learn why TradeLayer is built on Bitcoin’s Omni Layer instead of Ethereum, why its important for exchanges to be decentralized, and how Tradelayer differs from other derivative exchanges. We dig deep into derivatives with some slight detours into the Black Scholes Model and Long Term Capital Management. This is a fun conversation that you do not want to miss. 1:25 Patrick Dugan Background 5:30 When Patrick Discovered Bitcoin 8:10 How Patrick discovered  Derivatives via “Traders, Guns, and Derivatives” 11:35 The beginning of TradeLayer 15:05 Implementing margin into the platform 21:20 Why is it important to be decentralized? 24:30 Decentralized Exchanges should not be able to control listings 29:30 What separates TradeLayer versus the other decentralized exchanges 32:20 Why is TradeLayer built on top of Bitcoin? 37:10 What is a MetaCoin? 40:35 Is TradeLayer a “Decentralized BitMex”? 49:15 Why Open Interest will increase on crypto derivatives 55:15 Why use swaps versus other derivatives? Connect with Patrick and TradeLayer TradeLayer Twitter @tradelayer Patrick Twitter: @duganist TradeLayer Website: http://tradelayer.org TradeLayer White Paper: http://tradelayer.org/whitepaper.pdf Connect with Coin Gamma Website: Coingamma.com Market Data: Market Data Page Twitter:  @coingamma Download our app: Click to Download

Today we have Tyrone Ross Jr, Managing Partner at NobleBridge Wealth on the podcast. Tyrone brings more than a decade of experience in the financial services industry and has notable experience working with institutional, corporate and retail clients. In addition to advising clients on mainstream financial assets, he also has experience advising clients on emerging technologies like blockchain, AI and Cryptoassets. Prior to NobleBridge, Tyrone has worked for large brokerage firms like Morgan Stanley and Merrill Lynch. Tyrone is a graduate of Seton Hall University with a bachelor's degree in communications. He was also a 2004 Olympic Trials qualifier in track and field in the 400 meters. On this podcast, we dig into Tyrone’s background, his perspective on crypto assets and wealth planning, and whether our beloved NY Giants made the right draft pick this season. We also break down why it’s important for people of color to get involved in the Blockchain sector. It’s a fun episode that you do not want to miss out on. This podcast is for educational purposes and not should be considered financial advice. Show Notes: 1:10 Tyrone Intro and Background 07:00  How Tyrone bought into crypto 11:15 How crypto forces financial innovation 14:47 Talking people off the ledge in the 2017 Crypto Bull Run 15:40 Process for advising clients on Crypto Assets 18:07 The percentage of a client’s portfolio that should be in Crypto Assets 19:30 No interest in “trading” Crypto Assets 22:45 Guiding clients during the Crypto market downturn 25:00 Why learning about Crypto is his fiduciary duty as a Financial Advisor 27:45 Thoughts around StableCoins 33:15 Why Crypto needs better UX 34:00 When is it ok for clients to make the leap into AltCoins 39:40 Why it’s important for people of color to get involved in the Blockchain space 46:45 Why Tyrone believes the NY Giants made the right draft choice Connect with Tyrone Ross, Jr Tyrone’s Twitter: @TR401 Tyrone’s LinkedIn: Tyrone Ross, Jr. LinkedIn NobleBridge Wealth™ & Asset Management Services

Today we have Nicole Tay, Blockchain Architect and Healthcare professional, as our guest to continue our series around using Blockchain in Healthcare. Nicole Tay is a creative healthcare professional and expert in the intersection of blockchain technology and healthcare. As a queer woman of color, Nicole is passionate about using blockchains and other emerging health technologies to bolster underserved communities. On this podcast, we dig into Nicole’s background, her path to blockchain, and blockchain’s promise for the healthcare industry.  This is a fun conversation where we discuss how Big Pharma is incentivized to keep people sick, how patients do not have ownership of their data, and how Blockchain can solve this. Show Notes: 1:10 Nicole Intro 6:10 How Nicole discovered Blockchain 09:40 Why distrust is so prevalent in the Healthcare industry 11:00 How large Pharma is incentivized to keep people sick 14:20 Healthcare system works best when patients don’t know what is happening to their data 15:00 Blockchain can give patients control of their data 15:40 Is a cross-border blockchain healthcare possible? 17:20 What is your responsibility as a blockchain architect 19:11 Winning the Distributed healthcare hackathon with Mercantis 20:00 How Mercantis works 21:40 Being an advisor to Science Distributed 22:40 Science is all about iterating 24:00 Fake Science: The link between vaccines and autism 25:20 Sensitive Patient Data on the Blockchain 27:40 Using the Blockchain to fight Healthcare fraud 29:00 Using Ethereum to fight the opioid crisis 33:20 How Blockchain can assist underserved communities 34:00 How Blockchain democratizes financial access Connect with Nicole Tay Nicole LinkedIn: Nicole LinkedIn The Darkest Horse Podcast

Dr. Tiffany Gray is a fellow at the blockchain in Healthcare Global/IEEE-ISTO. She is a Doctor of Public Health with over 8 years of experience in the field of public health, regulatory compliance and behavioral health research. She holds a Doctorate in Public Health in Health Behavior and a Master’s in Public Health in Maternal and Child Health, from the Milken Institute School of Public Health at the George Washington University in DC. Dr. Gray is currently the Co-Chair and Advisor for the Global Health and Disaster Relief Subcommittee as part of the United Nations’ Blockchain for Impact and Sustainable Development Initiative, as well as the Research and Science Advisor to Axes & Eggs, a DC/Dubai based blockchain think-tank, focused on the applications of DLT technologies in public health, global health and healthcare administration. Check out this fun episode where we dig into Dr. Gray’s background and learn how blockchain can be used to push the healthcare landscape forward. Show Notes 01:12 - Dr. Tiffany Gray’s intro. 02:53 - Getting into the blockchain space. 05:13 - Learning about actual applications of blockchain in healthcare. 08:05 - Disparities between different social groups and the distrust of science and healthcare research. 10:09 - Racial and ethnic disparities in health insurance coverage. 11:45 - How blockchain can be used to improve healthcare research, science and healthcare in general. 13:53 - The main focus of blockchain in Healthcare Global. 15:37 - Privacy issues where blockchain-based healthcare research and services are concerned. 19:38 - Giving consumers actual control over the use of their information. 22:55 - Choosing to work in the blockchain space instead of the many other conventional careers. 27:12 - Other ongoing projects that are doing Blockchain in healthcare. Connect with Dr. Tiffany Gray Twitter - @drgrayhealth  Website - https://www.drgrayhealth.com/ Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/tiffanyrgray/ Connect with Coin Gamma Website: Coingamma.com Twitter: @coingamma Download our app: Click to Download

Sami Rusani is the Chief Revenue Officer at ShipChain, a blockchain based solution provider for the transport and logistics industry. ShipChain is a fully integrated system across the entire supply chain, from the moment a shipment leaves the factory, to the final delivery on the customer's doorstep; federated in trustless, transparent blockchain contracts. After a successful $30 million raise in a week, they are now building a platform that will disrupt the multi trillion-dollar industry. As a serial entrepreneur, blockchain advocate/investor, and talent manager, Sami has worked with some of the biggest brands in the world, such as Sony, Fender, Virgin, Universal Music, Ogilvy, Heineken, VISA and Mercedes. Listen in and enjoy as Sami tells more about ShipChain and shares his insights on how blockchain, “The Fourth Industrial Revolution”, is changing the world for the better. Show Notes: 01:11 - Sami Rusani's intro 03:20 - His previous work in the music industry. 05:59 - Diving into crypto and blockchain. 07:18 - Starting ShipChain. 10:04 - The platform's integration with global transport and logistics companies. 12:47 - A decentralized tracking system. 16:24 - ShipChain's choice of an ERC-20 token rather than any other competitors in the market. 18:34 - The first three industrial revolutions before Blockchain. 22:40 - ShipChain's vision of leveraging IoT in its platform by collaborating with numerous IoT companies. 24:11 - The $30 million fundraise in one week. 28:17 - How the SHIP token is used in their blockchain. 30:09 - Other cool projects that Sami would advise anyone to look into. Connect with Sami and Shipchain: Shipchain Website: https://shipchain.io/ Shipchain Twitter: @ShipChain Sami Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/samirusani/ Sami Twitter: @SamRusani Connect with Coin Gamma Website: www.coingamma.com Twitter:  @coingamma

Gregory Whiting is a founding team member of Cellarius Universe, an original, transmedia cyberpunk franchise that leverages blockchain technology and user-generated assets to create a collaborative, fan-curated story. Its narrative begins in the near future and will expand through the galaxy in both space and time. In essence, the Cellarius Universe is a future-oriented mythology, and it’s also a collective storytelling project whose content and contours are being shaped by its community. Cellarius is a part of Consensys, where Gregory works as the Community Diversity and Ethics Lead. Prior to ConsenSys, he was a social worker at places like Sound Mental Health, Overlake Hospital and the Swedish Medical Center, as well as a youth counselor in Seattle. Listen in on this super amazing episode as Gregory enlightens us about this fantastic universe that they’re creating as well as his path from Social Work into the Blockchain industry. This podcast is brought to by....… Coin Gamma. If you are looking for help with your blockchain strategy, need blockchain engineering help to create a dapp, or want help growth hacking your blockchain related business (STO or ICO included), get in touch: fritz@coingamma.com Show Notes 01:09 - Gregory Whiting's intro. 02:09 - Gregory's background and ConsenSys. 04:25 - The team and leadership culture at ConsenSys. 05:23 - Gregory's transition into the crypto space. 05:52 - The conception of Cellarius. 08:50 - Team-wide receptiveness to positive change. 11:02 - Gregory's Community Ethics and Inclusion role at ConsenSys. 11:38 - What the Cellarius Network really is, in layman terms. 13:50 - The checks and balances that govern what goes on the blockchain. 16:28 - The community-oriented development of Cellarius Universe. 18:29 - Making sure the platform is developed in an all inclusive way. 21:27 - Future-oriented mythology verses past-oriented normal mythology. 23:24 - The connection of arts and accounting in the Cellarius platform. 28:14 - Permissive licensing and the ownership of content within the Cellarius Universe. 32:24 - A hypothetical case of how a story can be licensed in a way that its creators will benefit financially. 36:01 - The potential for using a token in future to ratify content on the platform. 40:35 - The content monetization edge that Cellarius will have over traditional media franchises. Connect with Gregory and the Cellarius Universe Website: Cellarius.network Reddit page: cellarius2084  Twitter: @cellarius2084  Connect with Coin Gamma Website: www.coingamma.com Twitter:  @coingamma

Today’s Coin Gamma Podcast guest is Michael Moro, CEO of Genesis Trading and Genesis Capital. Genesis is an over the counter (OTC) digital currency trading platform for institutional buyers and sellers, and also high net worth individuals. They make buying and selling large blocks of digital currency a simple, secure and supportive process. They offer deep pools of liquidity, 24/7 trading, and same-day settlement since the company’s inception. Prior to Genesis, Michael worked at CitiGroup as well as SecondMarket, Inc.  Listen in on our awesome convo on his journey into crypto, his current leading role in the space, and what is keeping institutional capital from coming into the digital asset space. This podcast is brought to by....… Coin Gamma. If you are looking for help with your blockchain strategy, need blockchain engineering help to create a dapp, or want help growth hacking your blockchain related business (STO or ICO included), get in touch: fritz@coingamma.com Show notes 01:11 - Michael Moro intro 02:09 - What SecondMarket, Inc. did, and transitioning from SecondMarket, Inc. into trading crypto. 03:19 - Michael discovering Bitcoin. 03:45 - Trading derivatives at SecondMarket, Inc. 03:57 - Genesis Trading's focus on institutions. 05:17 - Michael's view on the growth and speculated future growth of institutional interest in crypto. 06:12 - What has kept institutions away from crypto. 08:25 - Genesis Trading's post-trade settlement basis during trades. 09:36 - Genesis Trading's client base. 10:17 - East-Asia based crypto markets Vs US-based crypto markets in terms of advanced trading. 11:35 - Genesis Capital: The lending service of Genesis Trading. 13:17 - Coming up with the borrow rates. 15:05 - The impact of the introduction of Bitcoin futures. 17:22 - The potential expansion of futures to other underlying assets. 18:18 - How Genesis Trading chooses what clients to support 20:12 - Other projects that Michael finds interesting.   Connect with Michael and Genesis Trading Genesis Trading Website: www.genesistrading.com Genesis Twitter: @GenesisTrading Michael’s Twitter: @michaelmoro Connect with Coin Gamma Website: www.coingamma.com Twitter:  @coingamma

Richard Burton is the Co-founder and CEO of Balance, a wallet app for managing money and blockchain transactions aimed at becoming a single place to see and exchange banking and blockchain balances. Balance connects to MetaMask, Ledger, and Trezor, and allows users to view and send their ERC-20 tokens. The app has already integrated with 15,000+ U.S. banks, was featured by Apple Mac App store, and has hundreds of paying customers. Before starting Balance, Ric spent time as a designer for Ethereum and freelance iOS designer at Blurtit. He also worked at Stripe and co-founded Sourcing.io. We have a fun convo about Ric's path to the blockchain space, his passionate twitter profile and his vision for the industry. This podcast is brought to by....… Coin Gamma. If you are looking for help with your blockchain strategy, need blockchain engineering help to create a dapp, or want help growth hacking your blockchain related business (STOs or ICOs included), get in touch: fritz@coingamma.com Show notes:   00:42 Richard Burton Intro. 02:11 The inspiration behind his idea for Balance. 04:30 Ric's previous freelance work at Ethereum. 05:55 The factor that motivated Ric to work on Ethereum before it had caught on. 07:38 Plans for Balance to support other protocols beyond just supporting ERC-20 tokens. 08:32 Expanding Balance's integrations with other exchanges beyond ShapeShift. 09:17 Integrating with more centralized exchanges. 10:20 Ric's preference between decentralized and centralized exchanges. 12:07 Future functionalities. 13:31 Core focus on Balance's features. 14:51 Open-sourcing Balance. 17:28 The power of technology and its role in shaping politics. 20:17 The future of tech and its expected impact on politics and the global society as a whole. 22:42 Applying an understanding of the gas/oil market to demystify the technical aspects of blockchains. 26:55 Other projects that Balance has invested in or formed partnerships with.   Connect with Richard and Balance Website: www.balance.io Balance's web-based forum: spectrum.chat/balance Twitter: @balance_io or @ricburton   Connect with Coin Gamma Website: Coingamma.com Twitter:  @coingamma Download our app: Click to Download Reach out to Fritz if you are in need of any Blockchain related services (strategy, development, legal)

Patrick Larsen is the CEO and Cofounder of ZenLedger, a SaaS cryptocurrency tax tool that delivers tax and accounting services to individuals and cryptocurrency investors as well as to CPA’s and crypto hedge funds. ZenLedger also works with utility token founders to help them run with blockchain economies in a smoother and more scalable fashion. ZenLedger enables people to import their transactions from Digital Asset Exchanges, so they can calculate gains and income, and see their potential taxes as they go through the year. Prior to starting ZenLedger, Pat worked in finance at Lincoln International, as VP of Business Development at Profitics, Inc. in Chicago, and as a Senior Vendor Manager at Amazon. He is also a former Navy helicopter mission commander.  It’s a fun convo that begins with a quick detour into the NBA offseason.   00:41 Patrick Larsen Intro 05:27 Pat's motivation for venturing into crypto. 08:22 Tax as a legal pain point in crypto. 09:22 ZenLedger's current market reach. 10:54 Converting cryptocurrencies into their USD equivalents for tax purposes and IRS's guidance. 12:35 Cryptocurrency exchanges integrated into ZenLedger. 13:40 Security related user challenges. 14:08 Security token exchanges' features. 15:20 ZenLedger's target clients. 16:05 Tailor-made service for utility token founders. 18:13 Global expansion plans. 19:08 Mutually beneficial partnerships with tax/finance related firms. 21.20 US cryptocurrency regulations and associated issues. 25:11 Projects that Pat finds interesting. Connect with Patrick and ZenLedger Website: https://www.zenledger.io/ Twitter: @ZenLedgerIO Medium: https://medium.com/@hello_99761 Patrick Medium: https://medium.com/@PatrickLarsen Patrick LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/patlarsen1/ Patrick Twitter: @PatrickLarsen Connect with Coin Gamma Website: Coingamma.com Market Data: Market Data Page Twitter:  @coingamma Download our app: Click to Download  

On our 21st Coin Gamma Podcast, we are happy to have two members of the ARA Blocks team, CEO Tony Mugavero and Chief Brand Officer Vanessa Kincaid. ARA is a distributed content protocol with decentralized identity, rewards, distribution, and commerce. The ARA community-driven platform and developer SDKs leverage distributed computing, blockchain, and the sharing economy to make the delivery and sale of assets and experiences quick, cost-effective, and secure. Prior to being CEO at ARA, Tony was a 4x Tech Founder. He spent 3 years designing and building content delivery systems for Disney, Sony, Google, NBCUniversal, and more.   Prior to being CBO at  ARA, Vanessa with global brands like LVMH, CBS, L'Oreal and spent 10 + yrs in brand & product development. Show Notes: 00:45 Tony and Vanessa Intro 04:50 Who is the main audience for ARA Blocks 05:50 ARA technical structure 07:40 ARA as a legal version of BitTorrent 08:40 Michelle Pham use case 10:00 ARA Blocks UX 13:44 How can streaming platforms leverage ARA Blocks? 15:30 Potential Sports integrations 17:55 Building a brand in the Blockchain space versus more traditional industries 21:30 ARA Blocks token sale structure 26:00 Projects that Tony and Vanessa find interesting   Connect with Tony, Vanessa and ARA Blocks Website: arablocks.io Telegram: https://t.me/arablocks Medium: https://medium.com/@arablocks Twitter: https://twitter.com/arablocks/ Tony Mugavero Linkedin & Twitter Vanessa Kincaid Linkedin & Twitter Connect with Coin Gamma Website: coingamma.com Market Data: Market Data Page Twitter:  @coingamma Download our app: Click to Download

Today we are honored to have Tyler Boscolo, COO at lifeID, on the Coin Gamma Podcast. lifeID is a blockchain based identity company in Seattle, Washington. lifeID is an open-source, blockchain-based platform for self-sovereign identity. A lifeID is your personal self-sovereign digital identity that you can use for online and real world transactions. When you use your lifeID, you control how much information about yourself that you share. Prior to lifeID, Tyler was the founder or Premier Tutor, an in-home tutoring solution, and Parameter Capital. We have a fun chat about the lifeID project, Tyler’s journey into crypto, and the importance of having control of your personal information. 00:45 Tyler Boscolo Intro 04:40 What is lifeID? 07:00 lifeID use cases 12:00 Comparison of different blockchain-based identity tools 14:00 Partnership with RChain 17:00 Mainnet Launch   20:30 Challenges dealing with lack of clarity from US regulators 22:15 Projects that Tyler finds interesting   Connect with Tyler and lifeID lifeID  Website: lifeID.io lifeID Twitter: @lifeID_io Tyler LinkedIn: Tyler's LinkedIn Connect with Coin Gamma Website: Coingamma.com Market Data: Market Data Page Twitter:  @coingamma Download our app: Click to Download

Today we are honored to have Jacqueline Kwok, Head of Business Development at Arcana, on the Coin Gamma Podcast. Arcana is an all-in-one portal that gives you the security of cold storage, the convenience of a hot wallet, and the insight of a portfolio tracker. Arcana is a super secure, intuitively designed multi-currency wallet. It currently supports Bitcoin, Litecoin, Ethereum, NEO, over 500 ERC20 and NEP5 tokens. Jacqueline Kwok, who goes by JK, is one of the founding members of Arcana and focused on business development and operations. She has a background in a range of financial roles from private equity investing to in-house financial planning with a large silicon valley tech company. JK is originally from Hong Kong, has an MBA from INSEAD France and Singapore, and currently lives in San Francisco. We have a fun chat about the Arcana project, Jacqueline’s journey into crypto, and the importance of improved UX in this space. 00:45 Jacqueline Kwok intro 05:00 Issues with the storing private keys 06:30 What is Arcana? 10:00 Arcana’s focus on strong UX 11:30 Why is Arcana better than a hardware wallet? 15:14 How can you have cold storage and still be connected to a network? 18:20 Use of the Arcana Token 19:40 Plans for support of non-ERC20 tokens 23:30 Projects that Jacqueline finds interesting   Connect with Jacqueline  and Arcana Arcana  Website: arcanawallet.com Arcana Twitter: @arcanawallet Arcana Telegram: https://twitter.com/arcanawallet Connect with Coin Gamma Website: Coingamma.com Market Data: Market Data Page Twitter:  @coingamma Download our app: Click to Download  

Today, we are honored to have Pu Shi, CEO of One Game on the podcast. One Game is a platform that aims at developing the first ever AI based decentralized virtual world on top of the blockchain ecosystem that improves the use and utilization of blockchain technology in the gaming and virtual reality space. Pu Shi is a serial entrepreneur; investor and adviser in multiple blockchain projects; and an independent game developer with more than 10 years of experience. He is also the Co-founder and CTO of Carloha.com (the largest used-car trading website in the US targeting Asian immigrants). 00:48 Pu Shi Intro 05:50 What is One Game? 11:00 What kind of Blockchain is One Game based on? 15:00 Proof of Work or Proof of Stake? 16:45 One Game Voting Structure 18:30 Deep Brain Chain being on NEO 19:00 One Game ICO 22:30 Other Interesting Blockchain Projects 25:00 Getting in touch with Pu Shi   Connect with Pu and One Game One Game  Website: www.one.game One Game Twitter: @onegamerocks Polymath Telegram: https://t.me/onegame_en Pu Shi LinkedIn: Pu Shi LinkedIn Connect with Coin Gamma Website: Coingamma.com Market Data: Market Data Page Twitter:  @coingamma Download our app: Click to Download  

On Today’s show, we are honored to have Kalman Gabriel on the podcast. Kalman is a Managing Director at Polymath and Matador Advisory. Polymath is a platform that enables the creation, issuance, and trading of financial instruments on the blockchain. It allows participants to easily launch Securities Tokens, in a regulatory-compliant manner. Prior to Polymath, Kalman worked at Morgan Stanley, the Abu Dhabi Investment Council, and AYAL Capital. We learn about Security Tokens, Polymath and Matador’s services, as well as Kalman’s favorite projects. 0:45 Kalman Intro 2:00 What is Matador and Polymath? 2:50 Need for Security Tokens and Matador’s Services 7:20 Advising on custody 11:20 99.9% of tokens are not security tokens 14:20 Canada’s leadership in crypto 23:00 Exchange liquidity for security tokens 28:50 Projects that Kalman finds interesting Connect with Kalman and Polychain Polymath  Website: https://polymath.network Polymath Twitter: @polymath Polymath Telegram: http://t.me/PolymathNetwork Connect with Coin Gamma Website: Coingamma.com Market Data: Market Data Page Twitter:  @coingamma Download our app: Click to Download  

Today's Coin Gamma Podcast Guest is Portia Burton. We are honored to have Portia Burton on our podcast. Portia is the founder of Blockchain Explainer.  Blockchain Explainer creates webinars, and courses designed to make professionals feel confident and knowledgeable about blockchain and cryptocurrencies. Portia started her career as machine learning engineer at Trapit and then she worked as a software developer at The Atlantic Magazine. We dig into Portia's path into the blockchain space and break down the Blockchain basics.   0:30 Portia Burton Background leading into Blockchain 3:30 Dispelling myths about who should get into programming and blockchain 5:40 "Don’t ever discount the importance of having a network and having a blog” - Portia Burton 6:50 What is Blockchain Explainer? 8:30 What is Blockchain? 10:30 What is Bitcoin? 11:09 Why Bitcoin isn’t turing complete 12:40 Discussion about Litecoin 13:45 How Lightning network works 14:50 Is there too much focus on the economics of the blockchain? 16:00 Developing apps on the Ethereum and Hyperledger 17:20 Coding in Solidity 18:06 Thoughts on NEO 21:00 Why Portia likes ZCash Getting in touch with Portia and Blockchain Explainer Blockchain Explainer Website: https://blockchainexplainer.com/ Portia Twitter: @pkafei   Connect with Coin Gamma Website: Coingamma.com Market Data: Market Data Page Twitter:  @coingamma Download our app: Click to Download

Dhruv Bansal is a physicist turned serial entrepreneur. While being a PhD candidate at the University of Texas, Dhruv founded Infochimps, a marketplace for the world’s data. After selling Infochimps to CSC, he then founded Unchained Capital in January 2016, a platform that lends cash to long-term crypto HOLDlers. We talk to Dhruv about his journey to crypto and building one of the first crypto lending platforms. 00:58 Dhruv Bansal Background 03:25 What is Unchained Capital? 04:39 Why would someone want a loan against crypto? 07:10 Lending against Bitcoin 07:47 Process for Ethereum Based Lending and the Security Process 12:25 Do you hold your clients crypto as collateral? 14:40 Future plans for securing client crypto 19:50 Request for Security Firms to partner with Unchained Capital 26:00 How Unchained Capital deals with volatile collateral 42:00 Unchained Capital Underwriting Process 45:20 Plans for additional products 51:00 How Unchained Capital deals with forks.   Getting in touch with Dhruv and Unchained Capital Dhruv’s Twitter: @dhruvbansal Unchained Capital: https://www.unchained-capital.com/ Unchained Capital Twitter: @unchainedcap Connect with Coin Gamma Website: Coingamma.com Market Data: Market Data Page Twitter:  @coingamma Download our app: Click to Download  

Today is Friday the 13th, so we are going to talk about the scariest aspect of trading crypto: dealing with hacks. We talk about the history of crypto exchange hacks and dig deep into drama around the latest crypto hack: $170mm of NANO stolen from Bitgrail. Remember to share and review this podcast if you enjoyed it. Connect with Coin Gamma Website: Coingamma.com Market Data: Market Data Page Twitter:  @coingamma Download our app: Click to Download

Whether you are new or old to Crypto, refreshing on the fundamentals is always important. This episode’s guest, Blake Johnson, helps us break down the fundamentals of this space. Blake Johnson is the founder of Crypto NYC, community, coworking space and app studio based in Tribeca; dedicated fulltime to blockchain technologies including Bitcoin and Ethereum. Blake Johnson is a self taught hacker who went on to teach coding at the Hacker School and Flatiron school before doing Freelance development at places like Admittedly, Breazy and Dow Jones. We chat about the basics of crypto, the differences between the major cryptos as well learning more about Crypto NYC.    02:17 Blake Johnson background 07:25 If you were new crypto, where would you start? 08:13 Why its important to buy a little Bitcoin to start, even $5 10:17 What is  Blockchain? 13:01 Why its difficult to separate Bitcoin and Blockchain? 14:07 What is mining? 17:40 What is Ethereum? 19:28 What is a smart contract? 21:05 What is Crypto NYC? 24:15 How can someone join Crypto NYC? 26:10 As a technologist, do you think there is too much focus on the price of the coins? 29:17 Blake Johnson’s trading strategies 33:20 What do you  say to people who overreact to the current market correction? 37:20 Other projects Blake is excited about   Getting in touch with Blake and Crypto NYC Blake’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/blake41 Crypto NYC: http://www.cryptonyc.org/ Crypto NYC Twitter: https://twitter.com/crypto_nyc Connect with Coin Gamma Website: Coingamma.com Market Data: Market Data Page Twitter:  @coingamma Download our app: Click to Download  

Our guest today is Jordan Spence. Jordan is the Chief Marketing Officer at MyCrypto. Derived from MyEtherWallet, MyCrypto is an open-source, client-side tool for interacting with the blockchain. We talk about Jordan’s background before MyCrypto, MyCrypto’s offering, and the importance of securing your crypto. We also dig into Jordan’s favorite crypto projects. Show Notes 00:40 Jordan Background 02:00 Jordan’s road to crypto and MyEtherWallet 04:00 Why MyCrypto isn’t really a “wallet” despite offering wallet like services. 04:45 Adding scheduled transactions to MyCrypto 05:55 What is a crypto “wallet”? 07:40 Why crypto wallets can’t reverse transactions 09:00 What makes MyCrypto so secure? 12:00 Why hardware wallets are the best option for holding your crypto 14:00 MyCrypto’s integration with hardware wallets 14:40 MyCrypto’s plans to support non-Ethereum based coins 16:47 Any plans to offer paid offerings? What is MyCrypto’s business model 18:40 Other crypto projects that Jordan finds interesting   Connect with Jordan Spence and MyCrypto MyCrypto Website: https://mycrypto.com/ MyCrypto Twitter:  @MyCrypto Jordan's Twitter: @SpenceCoin Connect with Coin Gamma Website: Coingamma.com Market Data: Market Data Page Twitter:  @coingamma Download our app: Click to Download

The original ethos around crypto was to bank the unbanked and connect the world digitally, especially those in Frontier Markets. Today’s guest on the Coin Gamma podcast is Akin Sawyer. Akin is a serial entrepreneur, financier, and consultant currently running Feleman, an impact investment and advisory firm that is focused on fin-tech across Africa and African diaspora communities. We discuss his firm’s blockchain focus and the usage of blockchain within projects in West Africa, particularly how it can help scale remittances. Show Notes 1:45 What brought Akin into cryptocurrency 3:47 Big opportunity in African remittances 5:30 Blockchain technology being more important than cryptocurrencies 7:15 Feleman origins and its focus on the blockchain space 10:20 Importance of blockchain to financial services companies 11:30 Do you see ICOs as a fundraising tool for West African investors? 13:58 Trend of projects building on Ethereum alternatives, such as Stellar or NEO 19:00 West African Blockchain Projects of interest 21:00 Stellar’s focus on Emerging Markets 24:00 Focus on building on blockchain versus interest in the markets 24:52 The way Akin categorizes blockchain projects 26:00 Why people should focus on the marketplace projects 27:40 Where Akin does crypto research Connect with Akin Sawyerr Akin on Twitter:  @akinsawyerr  Akin on Medium: Medium/@AkinSawyerr Akin’s Weekly YouTube Show: Cryptos Weekly  Akin on Linkedin: Linkedin Connect with Coin Gamma Website: Coingamma.com Market Data: Market Data Page Twitter:  @coingamma Download our app: Click to Download

If you are a long-term HODLer, you may want to consider using an IRA to invest in crypto. Today’s episode features a crypto IRA expert, Jeff Vandrew of Vandrew LLC. Vandrew LLC is a boutique practice that focuses on estate planning and cryptocurrency. Jeff is both a CPA and Attorney and has been quoted in Bloomberg, Coindesk, and Bitcoin Magazine. We discuss using an IRA to trade crypto, setting up an IRA, and other tax mitigation strategies. Show Notes 1:40 Jeff Vandrew Jr Intro 2:44 Creating Bitcoin IRA in 2014 3:40 What is an IRA and how does it work? 5:50 If you use an IRA to trade does this mean that you have to hold crypto until retirement? 09:00 Using a self-directed LLC to create your IRA 09:50 Prohibited transactions in an LLC 11:00 Self Directed 401k 12:50 What exchanges allow LLCs to trade? 15:40 Can an LLC hold ICOs? 17:20 What should crypto traders be aware of in 2018 with regards to the new tax act? 19:30 Additional strategies for tax reduction 20:00 Using Charitable Remainder Trust to reduce taxes 23:40 Estate planning for Crypto Connect with Jeff and Vandrew LLC Company Website: https://vandrew.com/ Connect with Coin Gamma Website: Coingamma.com Market Data: Market Data Page Twitter:  @coingamma Download our app: Click to Download  

On this episode, we will discuss ICOs (Initial Coin Offerings) and IPOs (Initial Public Offerings). Are they actually tantamount to each other? We do not think so we will dig into why it doesn't really make sense to compare the two. Connect with Coin Gamma Website: Coingamma.com Market Data: Market Data Page Twitter:  @coingamma Download our app: Click to Download