The New Trust Economy

Sim hacks, sim swaps, and other security problems deal a lot of damage to people's lives. Good thing Haseeb Awan of Efani and Bitaccess is ready to help out. Monika Proffitt talks to Haseeb about Bitcoin ATMs, phone security, and seamless transitions. Haseeb discusses why he built a service focused on data security and shares the plans he has in store for the future. Tune in for more great insights from Haseeb and Monika on building a new trust economy.Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here's How »Join the New Trust Economy Community today:newtrusteconomy.comNew Trust Economy FacebookNew Trust Economy YouTubeTracy Hazzard LinkedInMonika Proffitt LinkedIn

NFTs are fast becoming an ubiquitous part of the digital economy. Once largely a digital art medium, NFTs are starting to encompass other art forms as well. Monika Proffitt takes a look at Shabangrs, an NFT that is focused on the photography community with some help from co-founder Peter Hurley. Peter takes us on a guided tour of the impetus that brought the project about, where the project is going, and why Peter thinks NFTs are great for photographers. Tune in to learn more about this revolutionary NFT project right here on The New Trust Economy.Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here's How »Join the New Trust Economy Community today:newtrusteconomy.comNew Trust Economy FacebookNew Trust Economy YouTubeTracy Hazzard LinkedInMonika Proffitt LinkedIn

Sub-Saharan Africa is one of the fastest-growing economic regions, but its people still experience major financial issues. Microfinancing is an effective tool that is being deployed to help people realize their potential. In this episode, Monika Proffitt delves into microloans and community building with international entrepreneur Clark Varin. Clark co-founded Muvule, a microfinance firm dedicated to empowering women and breaking the cycle of poverty in Uganda. Clark lets us in on how he became motivated to help the people of Uganda, how DLN can help people, and why sustainability is even more important now. Tune in to learn more about the changing world of Africa and how microfinance is helping facilitate that change.Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here's How »Join the New Trust Economy Community today:newtrusteconomy.comNew Trust Economy FacebookNew Trust Economy YouTubeTracy Hazzard LinkedInMonika Proffitt LinkedIn

Commodities is an industry of a massive scale and it's here to stay. This is where Sid Patil finds his niche. Sid is the co-founder and COO of Comdex, a platform that focuses on enabling traders and investors to connect/trade assets from different block chains. Joining Monika Proffitt in this conversation, he shares how this system works and why he and his team chose to venture on this technology. Listen in and get immersed in the exciting world of commodities!Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here's How »Join the New Trust Economy Community today:newtrusteconomy.comNew Trust Economy FacebookNew Trust Economy YouTubeTracy Hazzard LinkedInMonika Proffitt LinkedIn

With the world moving towards runaway inflation, even possibly hyperinflation, we need to take stock of the tools we have at our disposal. One of these is decentralized cryptocurrencies, and in this episode, we examine why we must take a closer look at these financial assets. Monika Proffitt sits down for an insightful interview with the co-founder of TheStandard, Joshua Scigala. Joshua and Monika look at the current state of affairs and delve into stablecoins, collateralized debt and the threat of hyperinflation, and how crypto can help. Tune in to learn more.Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here's How »Join the New Trust Economy Community today:newtrusteconomy.comNew Trust Economy FacebookNew Trust Economy YouTubeTracy Hazzard LinkedInMonika Proffitt LinkedIn

How does cryptocurrency empower the individual to choose? By giving the individual decentralized systems. In this episode, Monika Proffitt's guest is Laura Wallendal, the General Manager at Thesis. Thesis is a cryptocurrency venture production studio that builds and launches projects in the crypto space. Join in the conversation and discover how cryptocurrency gives you immense power in your life. But with great power comes great responsibility. So how can you make crypto work for you? Tune in!Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here's How »Join the New Trust Economy Community today:newtrusteconomy.comNew Trust Economy FacebookNew Trust Economy YouTubeTracy Hazzard LinkedInMonika Proffitt LinkedIn

Crypto trading doesn't have to be a complicated process. In fact, with the right tools for the job, it can be as easy as snapping your fingers. In this episode, we learn more about automated tools that are making cryptocurrencies more accessible for beginners as Monika Proffitt interviews the CEO and co-founder of Coinrule, Oleg Giberstein. Oleg believes that trading tools need to be easy to use and understand, which is why he founded Coinrule to reach the dream of making trading easy, accessible and safe. Listen to Oleg share his insights on the crypto industry and why he believes automated trading is the way forward for many traders.Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here's How »Join the New Trust Economy Community today:newtrusteconomy.comNew Trust Economy FacebookNew Trust Economy YouTubeTracy Hazzard LinkedInMonika Proffitt LinkedIn

Blockchain and crypto isn't usually associated with the Internet of things. IoTeX aims to change all of that with their vision of a borderless ecosystem. In this episode, Monika Proffitt sits down for an interview with Larry Pang, Head of Business Development at IoTeX as they talk about integrating the IoT with cryptocurrency and blockchain. Larry shares his insights on the current blockchain and crypto space and where he thinks it's going. For more crypto and blockchain news and discussions, tune in today.Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here's How »Join the New Trust Economy Community today:newtrusteconomy.comNew Trust Economy FacebookNew Trust Economy YouTubeTracy Hazzard LinkedInMonika Proffitt LinkedIn

Crypto loans and other similar financial instruments are mostly uncharted territory for cryptocurrency. Headway is being made, however, with different iterations coming out. In this episode, Monika Proffitt interviews the head of growth for TrustToken, Michael Gasiorek and they discuss this exciting new product in the land of crypto. Listen in as Michael shares his insights on the growth of crypto loans, the rise of the DAO and why crypto and blockchain is the future of financial instruments. Tune in for more dynamic insights on the crypto and blockchain space here.Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here's How »Join the New Trust Economy Community today:newtrusteconomy.comNew Trust Economy FacebookNew Trust Economy YouTubeTracy Hazzard LinkedInMonika Proffitt LinkedIn

While blockchains and cryptocurrency already have a multitude of use cases, here is another one that you may not have thought of: business loans. SmartFi is a company that specializes in powering loans using tokens. In this episode, we'll learn how they got into this space. Host Monika Proffitt sits down for a discussion with SmartFi's CEO and former Utah State Representative, Aaron Tildon, about this exciting new development in the crypto space. Aaron shares how SmartFi got its start and how they pivoted into the crypto market, plus the meaning of their mission statement: “Safety First, Speculation Second.” Learn more news and insights in the token and crypto space by tuning in.Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here's How »Join the New Trust Economy Community today:newtrusteconomy.comNew Trust Economy FacebookNew Trust Economy YouTubeTracy Hazzard LinkedInMonika Proffitt LinkedIn

The possibilities that you can do with blockchain are potentially endless, as Nodle's interesting developments show. With the Nodle Cash App, the platform effectively creates an ecosystem that integrates blockchain, cryptocurrency and the internet of things. Joining in this conversation with Monika Proffitt, the company's founder and CEO, Micha Benoliel eloquently explains how the whole ecosystem works and what possible directions it can take. The platform is set to enable users to make purchases using Nodle Cash, setting the stage for greater possibilities that have the potential to change the digital ecosystem as a whole. Join in as Monika and Micha geek about what could become the next revolution in digital technology.Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here's How »Join the New Trust Economy Community today:newtrusteconomy.comNew Trust Economy FacebookNew Trust Economy YouTubeTracy Hazzard LinkedInMonika Proffitt LinkedIn

Investing is more than just saving for rainy days. It's also one way to help you get ahead financially and achieve your long term goals. Joining Monika Proffitt on today's show is Dan Hannum, the CEO at Hannum Capital Management and COO at ZenLedger. Dan goes through the list of what to look for when you invest, including having a great team and a great product that you would need or use. They also talk about scaling, DeFi, and non-fungible tokens (NFTs), showing people how to get involved, how they can use things, and how they can do it compliantly.Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here's How »Join the New Trust Economy Community today:newtrusteconomy.comNew Trust Economy FacebookNew Trust Economy YouTubeTracy Hazzard LinkedInMonika Proffitt LinkedIn

“Money is a language by which we communicate value.” This episode's guest, Patrick Baron, greatly believes in this. Seeing as to how cryptocurrency is making it more accessible through the use of technology, he soon founded Validator Capital—a Validator company that supports an infrastructure layer of the Celo network. Here, he joins Monika Proffitt to talk about the many great things they are doing to make money become the social technology that it is. Patrick also takes us across his journey of stumbling into the industry and shares his thought on the future of cryptocurrency, how small to mid-sized businesses are going to adapt, and how his company is aiding in providing financial access to billions of people. Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here's How »Join the New Trust Economy Community today:newtrusteconomy.comNew Trust Economy FacebookNew Trust Economy YouTubeTracy Hazzard LinkedInMonika Proffitt LinkedIn

Dan Hannum's background was in traditional finance, but since he discovered Bitcoin, he was hooked. Now Dan is the Founder of Hannum Capital Management, a capital management company focused on digital and blockchain-based assets exclusively on the blockchain technology sector. Though he could have made a fortune staying in Wall Street, he was able to marry his passion for Bitcoin with his education and experience in portfolio management. Now he helps clients immerse themselves in the world of Bitcoin. Tune in to today's episode and join Monika Proffitt and Dan as he shares his journey from Wall Street to crypto-focused venture capital.Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here's How »Join the New Trust Economy Community today:newtrusteconomy.comNew Trust Economy FacebookNew Trust Economy YouTubeTracy Hazzard LinkedInMonika Proffitt LinkedIn

With its basic advantages of decentralization, immutability, security, and transparency, it's no surprise that the blockchain technology has taken off exponentially since it first materialized. Companies are harnessing the power of global blockchain through banking, messaging apps, hedge funds, ride sharing, internet advertising, and even real estate! On today's podcast, Andy Strott, the Founder and CEO of Resolute Fund, joins Monika Proffitt to discuss how they're tokenizing real estate and bringing blockchain to the space. Resolute Fund is a real estate investment management firm focused on opportunistic real estate investments and the first in the market to offer a blockchain-based fund product incorporating their investment strategy. Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here's How »Join the New Trust Economy Community today:newtrusteconomy.comNew Trust Economy FacebookNew Trust Economy YouTubeTracy Hazzard LinkedInMonika Proffitt LinkedIn

As we fight our way through the COVID-19 pandemic, home quarantine and social distancing measures are having a massive effect on all businesses across all sectors of the economy. Real estate is no exception as lenders and brokers alike are forced to get creative in making and closing deals with buyers while working remotely. Joining host Monika Proffitt today is Debbie Bloyd of DLB Mortgage Services. Working out of Dallas, Texas, Debbie, who has had a ton of experience dealing with various real estate problems acknowledges that these are unprecedented times, and the real estate sector has to make do with what resources it can command to keep things running. Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here's How »Join the New Trust Economy Community today:newtrusteconomy.comNew Trust Economy FacebookNew Trust Economy YouTubeTracy Hazzard LinkedInMonika Proffitt LinkedIn

The DGX Token is one of the newest developments in the cryptocurrency scene that's changing up things bit by bit. The value of the DGX Token is highly dependent on the value of gold, and has become a quite-coveted asset. Shaun Djie is the Co-Founder and CEO of Digix, a company that trades in DGX Tokens. Shaun Djie sits down with Monika Proffitt to explain the principles behind DGX Tokens and trading them. Is it time for you to study a new cryptocurrency? Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here's How »Join the New Trust Economy Community today:newtrusteconomy.comNew Trust Economy FacebookNew Trust Economy YouTubeTracy Hazzard LinkedInMonika Proffitt LinkedIn

The blockchain space has risen in popularity over the years, including decentralized digital identity and self-sovereign identity (SSI). Because of this, Alex Preukschat decided to co-author a book with Drummond Reed entitled Self Sovereign Identity. In this episode, Alex joins Monika Proffitt to share a little about his background and how he got into blockchain technology. Going deep into the reason why he and Drummond decided to write their book, he goes over the four main parts of the book and their applications and discusses how SSI can help lessen fake news and internet trolls. To learn more about SSI, Alex is involved with a community that shares ideas around the blockchain space. If you want more information about bitcoins, Alex also published a graphic novel called Bitcoin: The Hunt of Satoshi Nakamoto.Author Alex Preukschat discusses his upcoming book, Self Sovereign Identity, and SSI's uses in daily life. Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here's How »Join the New Trust Economy Community today:newtrusteconomy.comNew Trust Economy FacebookNew Trust Economy YouTubeTracy Hazzard LinkedInMonika Proffitt LinkedIn

The blockchain technology has been opening up so many opportunities for us that people still fail to take advantage. Flying solo in this episode, host, Monika Proffitt, lets us in on a new economic model that is enabled by crypto or blockchain: cost-based economics. She defines what it is and shares with us how it came to be and how it could change the game of the economic system in the post-late stage of capitalism. Monika has so many insights in store about looking at value and finding where it is, and what matters, so don't miss out on this great information. Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here's How »Join the New Trust Economy Community today:newtrusteconomy.comNew Trust Economy FacebookNew Trust Economy YouTubeTracy Hazzard LinkedInMonika Proffitt LinkedIn

A lot of people, when they look at products, go for the flavour or the taste. However, there's a new trend of consumers that are looking for something more intangible like how they can give back to the community or connect with the story behind, and it's growing tremendously. Yonathan Lapchik refers to this as conscious consumerism, and it's going to be the way consumers are going to be in the next few years. Yonathan is the CEO of SUKU, a supply-chain-as-a-service ecosystem that aims to transform global supply chains. A blockchain specialist with a strong business and technology background, Yonathan joins Monika Proffitt to talk about food Sustainability and conscious consumerism and how he fell in love with the concept and joined the movement. Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here's How »Join the New Trust Economy Community today:newtrusteconomy.comNew Trust Economy FacebookNew Trust Economy YouTubeTracy Hazzard LinkedInMonika Proffitt LinkedIn

A supply chain can be difficult to work with when there's so much information being withheld that could potentially make things run smoother. Fortunately, working with blockchains has made it much easier for that same information to reach you in a timely manner, allowing you to work much more effectively. Monika Proffitt and Tracy Hazzard are joined by Melanie Nuce. Melanie is the Senior Vice President of Corporate Development at GS1 US where she leads a team that investigates new technologies, partnerships and business opportunities to increase the relevance and reach of GS1 Standards. Drawing on her experience working with blockchains in the company, Melanie shares what makes blockchains so important to industries today. Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here's How »Join the New Trust Economy Community today:newtrusteconomy.comNew Trust Economy FacebookNew Trust Economy YouTubeTracy Hazzard LinkedInMonika Proffitt LinkedIn

The cryptocurrency boom has really taken the world by storm, and companies all over are eager to get in on the craze. So many companies out there are taking steps to make cryptocurrency even more reliable and enticing to the general public. CoinZoom is one of these companies. Todd Crosland is the Founder and CEO of CoinZoom. He sits down with Monika Proffitt to discuss what the craze is all about, and what you can stand to gain from investing in cryptocurrency. Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here's How »Join the New Trust Economy Community today:newtrusteconomy.comNew Trust Economy FacebookNew Trust Economy YouTubeTracy Hazzard LinkedInMonika Proffitt LinkedIn

Cryptocurrency has long been making its mark in many economies but there are still many issues fogging its existence. Today, Tracy Hazzard interviews the CFO and Executive Vice President of Revenue and Investor Relations of ProfitStance, Seth Wilks and Jared Zemp. They talk about what ProfitStance is all about and how it contributes to cryptocurrency tax accounting. Seth and Jared share their thoughts on complying with the IRS especially among business owners using it, and give their predictions on the future of taxes and crypto. Unleash your inner geek with these guys as they teach more about how their system will promote the adoption of crypto assets of blockchain tech. Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here's How »Join the New Trust Economy Community today:newtrusteconomy.comNew Trust Economy FacebookNew Trust Economy YouTubeTracy Hazzard LinkedInMonika Proffitt LinkedIn

Technology has evolved over the years that more and more businesses are enhancing their systems and processes. Stephen Meade, the Founder of Big Bamboo talks with host Tracy Hazzard about blockchain, and how and which businesses would benefit from this technology. Stephen also highlights a system they built called MonetaPro and some other types of use cases he is seeing coming out in the marketplace that solve a good problem and are great examples of blockchain.Listen to this episode as Stephen dives into how blockchain has innovated some of the biggest businesses today, including Hollywood and the rest of the entertainment industry. Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here's How »Join the New Trust Economy Community today:newtrusteconomy.comNew Trust Economy FacebookNew Trust Economy YouTubeTracy Hazzard LinkedInMonika Proffitt LinkedIn

Blockchain is a system in which record transactions are being handled and maintained across several computers that are linked in a peer-to-peer network. In this day and age in the business world, blockchain has become a helpful system that is already transforming enterprise business model and promoting growth. In this episode, host Tracy Hazzard interviews IBM Blockchain's Jerry Cuomo about the blockchain technology and how it is starting to become more trusted and applied in large businesses. Listen to this podcast episode to know more about blockchain and, specifically, enterprise blockchain technology. Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here's How »Join the New Trust Economy Community today:newtrusteconomy.comNew Trust Economy FacebookNew Trust Economy YouTubeTracy Hazzard LinkedInMonika Proffitt LinkedIn

Statistics have agreed that many women-led companies run better. In this episode, Irina Berkon, the Managing Director of Golden Seeds and IBLS Global, talks about her experience and challenges in raising money as a woman. Running two companies, she differentiates both and discusses the components to her connection to blockchain. She then shares some reasons why teams or companies managed by women are ran better. Moreover, Irina talks about an article she wrote on the huge Telegram case and SEC clarifying their regulations on tokens and then moves on to compare SAFT and SAFE. Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here's How »Join the New Trust Economy Community today:newtrusteconomy.comNew Trust Economy FacebookNew Trust Economy YouTubeTracy Hazzard LinkedInMonika Proffitt LinkedIn

Security is always key when dealing with any currency. That includes cryptocurrency which has already become as vulnerable as traditional currency. In this episode, Ouriel Ohayon, the CEO of ZenGo, an innovative new crypto wallet solution, shows us the capability of their software. He shares what makes ZenGo innovative and simple, and why you should download it over other similar apps. Experience security that will give you peace of mind as Ouriel dives more into crypto security and how ZenGo delivers its purpose to the US, Europe, and many other countries across the globe. Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here's How »Join the New Trust Economy Community today:newtrusteconomy.comNew Trust Economy FacebookNew Trust Economy YouTubeTracy Hazzard LinkedInMonika Proffitt LinkedIn

Defining the standard for blockchain economy, Algorand's pure proof-of-stake protocol is the first of its kind to support the scale, open participation, and transaction finality for billions of users. Simply put, it's a way to promote trust across the entire world without having to meet first. In today's episode, Algorand's VP of Engineering and Research, Naveed Ihsanullah talks about how their company is solving the blockchain trilemma and how proof of stake is a major component of that. Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here's How »Join the New Trust Economy Community today:newtrusteconomy.comNew Trust Economy FacebookNew Trust Economy YouTubeTracy Hazzard LinkedInMonika Proffitt LinkedIn

With the current political climate and financial system lacking transparency, how do you spearhead the solution that is blockchain? In this episode, we talk to 22-year Wall Street veteran and gubernatorial appointee to the Wyoming Blockchain Task Force Caitlin Long. Her discovery of the inaccuracies in Wall Street's ledger systems that affected many pensioners led Caitlin to think of the benefits of a distributed ledger technology and to bring these benefits to her native state of Wyoming. On today's show, she details her labor of love to make Wyoming an oasis for blockchain soon. Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here's How »Join the New Trust Economy Community today:newtrusteconomy.comNew Trust Economy FacebookNew Trust Economy YouTubeTracy Hazzard LinkedInMonika Proffitt LinkedIn

It was 2016 to 2017 when things were starting to go crazy in crypto land. Market cap was skyrocketing and volumes were running up. You went from no one talking about Bitcoin to every single conversation in the country being about Bitcoin in a three-month period. It was also around that time Sam Bankman-Fried decided to leave Wall Street and founded Alameda Research, a quantitative trading firm in the crypto world. Sam dives into crypto and lays out the process that an investor has to go through to create an account with FTX.com and start trading derivatives. Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here's How »Join the New Trust Economy Community today:newtrusteconomy.comNew Trust Economy FacebookNew Trust Economy YouTubeTracy Hazzard LinkedInMonika Proffitt LinkedIn

We want to use blockchain in collaborations and we want it to perform fast throughout a centralized system. At the same time, there is the issue of privacy. Will be there a time that we can have both? Ada Xiao, the Chief Strategy Officer of PlatON, talks about the use of privacy-preserving computation that enables secure data exchange and collaborative computing for enterprise users. Today, she helps us in understanding the mathematics behind verifiable blockchain so we can put trust in the system that's going to shape the future. She also discusses where China is currently at in this technology. Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here's How »Join the New Trust Economy Community today:newtrusteconomy.comNew Trust Economy FacebookNew Trust Economy YouTubeTracy Hazzard LinkedInMonika Proffitt LinkedIn

The real estate industry has become amazing as more people are collaborating their technology and industries into it to make it work better for the people. Neil Takemoto, the Cofounder of CSPM Group, recounts how he came up with the breakthrough that is crowdsourced placemaking, which is the act of outsourcing tasks, traditionally performed by a real estate development entity, to a community of people with shared values to create a place they're enthusiastic about. He shares his point of view on the benefits of democratization of real estate development, and also discusses revitalization and community wealth-being which are two promising concepts in community real estate. Learn more about how crowdsourcing can be applied to placemaking in this interesting episode.

All of us who are using the public internet have experienced painfully slow internet and remote connection speeds that can make us want to tear our hair out. There is hope though with NOIA or the Network Optimize Internet Acceleration. But how will it actually help make our internet experience faster and smoother? It works pretty much like Waze where the app anticipates a blockage ahead and points you to an alternate route. NOIA technology monitors the ongoing internet session and when it sees the path drops, it takes a look at alternative paths to get there. William B. Norton, the Cofounder of NOIA, introduces the NOIA and how it works to stabilize network performance as well as how it plays out in the crypto space. Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here's How »Join the New Trust Economy Community today:newtrusteconomy.comNew Trust Economy FacebookNew Trust Economy YouTubeTracy Hazzard LinkedInMonika Proffitt LinkedIn

There's a great quote that says, “The future is here. It's just not evenly distributed.” That was a large part of how Diginex started. Diginex is a digital financial services and blockchain solutions company. Tristan Thoma, the Director of Strategy for Diginex Americas, joins us to talk about the technology behind their company and how they acquire clients, make money, and function as a business. Too often, in the blockchain space, people get so enamored with the technology that they just want to go ahead and apply it. Tristan points out the value of asking yourself what your business is going to gain out of it and how it can make you money faster, and then evaluating if blockchain is the right application for that. Today, learn more about the technical element of blockchain and the new technology of tokenization and smart contracts, how those work, and how they can be integrated with legacy technologies. Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here's How »Join the New Trust Economy Community today:newtrusteconomy.comNew Trust Economy FacebookNew Trust Economy YouTubeTracy Hazzard LinkedInMonika Proffitt LinkedIn

Privacy is a vital concept in the online and offline world. Simon Harman, the Co-founder and Project Lead at Loki, talks to us about his new ventures in blockchain. He introduces the concept of a privacy network, what it looks like, and how it touches on human's virtual privacy. Explaining the technical considerations and responsibilities that a person has once entering the virtual world, he notes that having good digital hygiene is a critical step in using any privacy tool. Moreover, he shares the challenges he and his team went through while finalizing the network, surviving the trial and error stage. Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here's How »Join the New Trust Economy Community today:newtrusteconomy.comNew Trust Economy FacebookNew Trust Economy YouTubeTracy Hazzard LinkedInMonika Proffitt LinkedIn

In a world full of fake news, it has become important more than ever to have a source of information you can rely on. Most especially where investments and financials are concerned, we need a media that is reliable to give out the right news and education about the world of cryptocurrency. That is exactly what Han Kao helps people out with. As the Co-Founder and CEO of Crypto Briefing, Han has merged crypto and media to help people avoid making bad investments. He shares how he got into this specific space while reflecting on the biggest challenges when it comes to media and information sharing. He also gives us a view of the launch of SIMETRI and explains how it is fighting off fake news by giving accessible research and information. Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here's How »Join the New Trust Economy Community today:newtrusteconomy.comNew Trust Economy FacebookNew Trust Economy YouTubeTracy Hazzard LinkedInMonika Proffitt LinkedIn

This show has always been about exploring the world of blockchain across different angles. Combining it with Tracy's love of podcasting, we have Joel Comm and Travis Wright of the Bad Crypto Podcast. With seven million downloads in under just two years, Joel and Travis have definitely touched many listeners who are both crypto-curios and crypto-serious. They share with us their journey towards attracting a number of listeners who engage and talk about them, raising their authority in blockchain and crypto. Understanding the difficulty of getting started in the industry, Joel and Travis were able to make bitcoin and blockchain easy to understand through their “bad coin.” They tell us more about it along with their insights about podcasting in this great episode. Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here's How »Join the New Trust Economy Community today:newtrusteconomy.comNew Trust Economy FacebookNew Trust Economy YouTubeTracy Hazzard LinkedInMonika Proffitt LinkedIn

Innovation is valuable if done right. It could build a unicorn business, but at the same time, it could also be the quickest way to failure. That is why timing is critical to any kind of business and product development. Mario Nawfal, the CEO and Founder of International Blockchain Consulting (IBC), talks about investing in innovation. Emphasizing the importance of getting things right, Mario discusses how to mitigate the risk by dipping your toes in the water to see if it will pay off in time. Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here's How »Join the New Trust Economy Community today:newtrusteconomy.comNew Trust Economy FacebookNew Trust Economy YouTubeTracy Hazzard LinkedInMonika Proffitt LinkedIn

Security online or offline has become so strict and tech developers are finding more ways to protect identities. Katherine Noall, the CEO of Sphere Identity, talks about how she started her company initially as a blockchain project and how she evolved into working with self-sovereign identity. She talks about using the right type of blockchain technology for data distribution and security and emphasizes the need for improving data collection especially in the blockchain world. Katherine promotes great things about their blockchain technology, one being that it is a simple looking app but actually has a magic complex happening on the background. She adds how her tech can help address refugee identity. Changing the way people interact with websites and how people use their data is what Katherine aims for their app and company.

Online gaming has become one of the most popular activities on earth, and people are spending more money on virtual games than real ones. The feasibility of creating more value to gamers and investing at the same time has become so clear that currencies like the HOT Token are being developed. Nithinan Boonyawattanapisut, the CEO and co-founder of HotNow, tackles blockchain gaming and the intrinsic value of tokenizing games as she talks about her platform and how she started investing in gaming. She shares what HotNow's technology enables you to do and how players can plow their way through prizes, vouchers, and even actual gold using HOT Tokens. Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here's How »Join the New Trust Economy Community today:newtrusteconomy.comNew Trust Economy FacebookNew Trust Economy YouTubeTracy Hazzard LinkedInMonika Proffitt LinkedIn

Tracy and Monika give a recap of Blockchain Week 2019. Blockchain Week is the largest event dedicated to blockchain. Monika relays her experiences on the event and everything that transpired during the week where hundreds of shows happened, including all-day conferences that were in direct competition. Monika gets down on talk at the ASDToken and becoming the voice of the panel. As technology is changing, she encourages people to adapt to change by investing in blockchain so that they don't become obsolete. She also touches on how she kept a reliable follow-up system by taking notes, taking pictures of them, and having her assistant email it. Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here's How »Join the New Trust Economy Community today:newtrusteconomy.comNew Trust Economy FacebookNew Trust Economy YouTubeTracy Hazzard LinkedInMonika Proffitt LinkedIn

While baby boomers grew up with encyclopedia in stacks, Millennials grew up with online references easily accessed with just a click. Technology keeps on advancing every single day, and online encyclopedias are now blockchain-based. Dr. Larry Sanger, Chief Information Officer of Everipedia, enlightens us on the purpose of putting encyclopedias on the blockchain. Best known as Wikipedia's co-founder, he breaks down how Everipedia is the improved and trustworthy version of Wikipedia. Learn the difficulties and challenges of putting up a place to have data that are more trustworthy and not pulled out of all references. As Dr. Larry touches on the three different categories of writing and neutralism, find out the three types of skepticism in this age where it's hard to trust the information you see on the internet and the future of blockchain. Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here's How »Join the New Trust Economy Community today:newtrusteconomy.comNew Trust Economy FacebookNew Trust Economy YouTubeTracy Hazzard LinkedInMonika Proffitt LinkedIn

Digix started in 2014 with the idea of tokenizing gold on the blockchain. Anthony Eufemio, Co-Founder and CTO of Digix shares how the company created a way to tokenize gold and tells why gold would be the perfect asset class for their protocol. Anthony further adds how they are doing their best to make this global by building an ecosystem and partnering with a lot of point of sale companies that are creating crypto-based systems that retailers can have and accept DGX tokens. Anthony dives deeper and tells more how this platform is beneficial to us. Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here's How »Join the New Trust Economy Community today:newtrusteconomy.comNew Trust Economy FacebookNew Trust Economy YouTubeTracy Hazzard LinkedInMonika Proffitt LinkedIn

Planning to invest in cryptocurrency? Trading cryptocurrencies is becoming a trend nowadays. If you are a beginner, you might be wondering how to get started. In this episode, learn how you can start buying cryptocurrency as well as get to know the platforms you can check ou that offer its various types. You'll also discover the basics and some tips you need to learn before you decide to get started on buying cryptocurrency. Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here's How »Join the New Trust Economy Community today:newtrusteconomy.comNew Trust Economy FacebookNew Trust Economy YouTubeTracy Hazzard LinkedInMonika Proffitt LinkedIn

The growth of cryptocurrencies has really shown the people's hunger to invest in things and opportunities for their money to become passive income. With the ICO (Initial Coin Offering) craze, we can see how a lot of people want that. However, not everybody is qualified to be handling that money. Tracy and Monika discuss funding blockchain ventures with ICO, sharing insights whether ICOs make sense in certain stages of businesses while laying down the JOBS Act due diligence process as well as going global. Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here's How »Join the New Trust Economy Community today:newtrusteconomy.comNew Trust Economy FacebookNew Trust Economy YouTubeTracy Hazzard LinkedInMonika Proffitt LinkedIn

Drew Kernosky of Archer Tax Group talks about how you can better handle your cryptocurrency tax. He goes into detail about the importance of filing your taxes correctly and cites some examples of the repercussions of not doing so. He discusses like-kind exchange and explains how small businesses that are starting out can benefit from a research and development tax credit. Discover why spending time learning about these tips on cryptocurrency tax planning will make all the difference for your business. Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here's How »Join the New Trust Economy Community today:newtrusteconomy.comNew Trust Economy FacebookNew Trust Economy YouTubeTracy Hazzard LinkedInMonika Proffitt LinkedIn

They say when you start dating someone, you have to put your best foot forward to get to the next phase. The same rules apply to getting funded. Blockchain investors, just like any other investor, have put a ton of hard work to earn their money, and that is why startup businesses seeking investors find it more than challenging to gain their trust. The question that we hear all the time is what do investors really want? Monika and Tracy try to examine what goes inside an investor's mind – learning what they want, what they are looking for, how much do you have to raise, and how to be investment-worthy. Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here's How »Join the New Trust Economy Community today:newtrusteconomy.comNew Trust Economy FacebookNew Trust Economy YouTubeTracy Hazzard LinkedInMonika Proffitt LinkedIn

As technology continues to develop and everything we mostly do is online, we are vulnerable to information exposure and hacking if we are not careful. Eric Lamison-White, the co-founder of Pareto Network – a financial intel marketplace for traders and investors – talks about the valuation of information and future of value and data. Eric was introduced to crypto in 2011. He is a frequent contributor in the blockchain space as an author and writer of multiple articles. In this episode, he goes deep into the subject of crypto – its volatility, derivatives, and focus – as well as what his work with Pareto Network is all about. Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here's How »Join the New Trust Economy Community today:newtrusteconomy.comNew Trust Economy FacebookNew Trust Economy YouTubeTracy Hazzard LinkedInMonika Proffitt LinkedIn

If you can manage a podcast and make it a hit, you're an expert. If you can manage multiple podcasts and still make it a hit, it makes you a legend. The Crypto Podcaster Gary Leland walks us through his podcasting journey since 2004, making him a part of Podcaster Hall of Fame in 2016. Having a podcasting directory listed on Time Magazine's 50 coolest websites, Gary shares how he approaches podcast as a part of his business structure. With multiple shows produced, he shares how he manages running various podcasts, what he learned from doing crypto podcast shows, how to start investing in bitcoin for your website, and a whole lot more. Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here's How »Join the New Trust Economy Community today:newtrusteconomy.comNew Trust Economy FacebookNew Trust Economy YouTubeTracy Hazzard LinkedInMonika Proffitt LinkedIn

When you come to think of it, the future of technology will need location data that is trustworthy. How can that trust be developed if GPS can easily be hacked? Markus Levin, Co-Founder and Head of Operations at XYO, introduces the concept of the geospatial blockchain. XYO is the world's first geospatial blockchain network backed with cryptography, connecting digital and physical worlds today. Captive by blockchain technologies, he dives in what makes their product distinct from GPS and shares the future of location technology in terms of applications and features. On the side, he discusses the four components of their network and more. Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here's How »Join the New Trust Economy Community today:newtrusteconomy.comNew Trust Economy FacebookNew Trust Economy YouTubeTracy Hazzard LinkedInMonika Proffitt LinkedIn

Proving how people innovate with the ways they try to steal from others, Tracy and Monika discuss fraud in the blockchain and innovation. They address the question from an audience about how we can be better at dissuading fraud by laying down how they fight innovation scams with diversity and questioning. They bring in the topic of social proof and how important having multiple perspectives are when it comes to addressing issues, showing how we become stronger in groups and social interaction. Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here's How »Join the New Trust Economy Community today:newtrusteconomy.comNew Trust Economy FacebookNew Trust Economy YouTubeTracy Hazzard LinkedInMonika Proffitt LinkedIn