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Corbin Fraser is the new CEO of Bitcoin.com. In this episode, he talks about the Scaling Wars, his perspective as a BCH advocate, and the lessons the market taught him over the years. Also, he explains why the news section of Bitcoin.com improved. Introducing Corbin Fraser (00:00:50) Bitcoin.com's Evolution (00:01:52) Support for Multiple Cryptocurrencies (00:03:05) Challenges of Tribalism in Crypto (00:06:51) Origins of Bitcoin Cash (00:09:07) The Scaling Wars (00:12:14) Misconceptions About BCH Leadership (00:15:23) The Meme Warfare (00:18:31) Promoting Token Swaps (00:20:09) Bitcoin.com News and Geopolitics (00:21:16) Respect for Peter Schiff (00:22:01) Occupy Wall Street Insights (00:22:12) Bitcoin Cash vs Bitcoin Debate (00:24:25) Vitalik's Perspective on Forks (00:25:04) Nomenclature and Propaganda (00:26:17) Cola Wars Analogy (00:28:31) Future of Bitcoin Block Size (00:29:56) Lightning Network Adoption Challenges (00:30:04) Alternative Layer 2 Solutions (00:31:27) Lightning Network's Technical Limits (00:32:33) Bitcoin SV and Centralization Concerns (00:33:42) Impact of Community Divisions (00:34:44) Chaos of Forks in 2017 (00:36:58) Bitcoin.com's Business Approach (00:40:04) Lightning Network Whitepaper Block Size (00:41:06) Discussion on AI and Block Size (00:42:39) Satoshi's Misjudgments (00:43:46) Censorship and Community Chaos (00:45:34) Personal Losses During the Block Size Wars (00:47:08) Bitcoin Cash's Price Surge to $3000 (00:47:38) Miner Hesitation (00:48:30) Current Features of BCH (00:51:55) Emergence of Cash Tokens & Failure of SLP (00:56:02) Building on UTXO (01:00:18) Ethereum's Rise Post-Scaling Wars (01:02:10) SushiSwap & DeFi Summer (01:03:53) Vampire Liquidity Attack (01:05:08) Speculation Around Chef Nomi (01:06:27) Development of Aave & Compound (01:07:30) Community Dynamics in BCH (01:08:32) Debate on Development Tax (01:09:43) Amaury Sechet's Influence and Community Split (01:10:14) Forking and Community Fragmentation (01:12:12) Transition to Ethereum and DeFi (01:14:39) The Role of Multi-Chain Strategies (01:19:12) Privacy and Zano (01:20:41) Operational Security and Privacy in Crypto (01:23:09) Government Regulation and Crypto Development (01:24:31) Zano's Hybrid PoW/PoS Consensus (01:25:56) Fact-Checking from Bitcoin Cash Podcast (01:27:13) Bitcoin Cash Upgrade Schedule (01:28:14) Twitter Spaces Collaboration (01:28:47) Privacy Solutions in BCH (01:29:29) Mike Hearn's Prediction on Forks (01:30:05) Misleading Media Influence (01:30:57) Dollar Cost Averaging Strategy (01:31:50) Self-Custody Solutions (01:32:02) Ownership of Bitcoin.com (01:33:54) Roger Ver's Contributions (01:34:22) Support for Roger Ver (01:36:25) Government's Stance on Crypto (01:38:47) Reading Roger's Defense (01:39:59) Misinterpretations of Roger's Position (01:41:08) Evolution of Roger Ver's Views (01:42:31) Market Humbling Experiences (01:42:54) Elon Musk's Influence (01:43:37) Current Crypto Market Sentiment (01:45:01) Celebrity Influence on Crypto (01:46:05) Kanye West's Coin Speculation (01:47:01) Kanye's Meme Coin Ventures (01:48:05) The Decline of Meme Coin Interest (01:49:16) Overvaluation in Crypto Projects (01:50:50) Block Size Wars Reflection (01:51:48) State Actors and Bitcoin's Challenges (01:52:51) Blockstream's Business Struggles (01:54:41) Developer Commitment and Innovation (01:56:34) Stablecoins vs. Bitcoin Adoption (02:00:05) Future of Stablecoins and CBDCs (02:01:33) Block Size Debate and Social Consensus (02:04:08) George Hotz's Perspective on Innovation (02:06:48) Ethereum's Rapid Development (02:09:07) Ethereum's Challenges (02:11:29) Bitcoin's Cautious Approach (02:12:05) Testing Protocols (02:13:15) User Education on Risks (02:15:35) Brock Pierce's Influence (02:16:21) Community Engagement (02:18:17) Listing Criteria for New Coin on Bitcoin dot com Wallet (02:20:34) Integration of Privacy Coins (02:22:58) Zano's Potential (02:24:01) User Confusion with Bitcoin Domains (02:28:21) BSV Integration Decision (02:30:36) Balanced News Coverage (02:32:04) Introduction to New Developments (02:33:07) Embracing a Broader Crypto Perspective (02:34:05) Closing Remarks (02:34:46) Final Thoughts and Future Plans (02:35:03)

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Setting a festive mood with a holiday shirt to boot, Charles Miller kicks off the CoinGeek Conversations Christmas Special this year, sharing a bubbly toast with his guests: CoinGeek Reporter, Becky Liggero, and Osmin Callis, the Founder and CEO of Mode 8. The two battled it out to the end in an exciting quiz covering topics, such as Bitcoin SV (BSV) companies, Bitcoin terminologies, entertainment, science, and a final odd one out round. Formulating the questions using ChatGPT, Charles marveled at how the language model came up with its responses, as well as abstract images for BSV companies, based on the very little information he gave. The first round focused on Bitcoin SV companies, with Charles asking participants to identify BSV their names based on AI images. The next round shifted to general knowledge, covering topics such as the Olympic Games in London, planets, Komodo dragons, and Taylor Swift albums. The third round took a unique turn, presenting descriptions from Robin Kohze, CEO and Co-founder of Vaionex, with participants tasked to identify Bitcoin-related terms based on these descriptions. In the final, odd one out, round, participants had to pick the word or phrase that didn't belong among four choices. The competition was fierce as Osmin and Becky vied to answer questions, earning points for correct answers. At the end of the quiz, the scores were tallied, ultimately revealing the winner, with prizes, like the bubbly, ‘magically' passed across the online connections! To find out who won, you'll need to watch the show and perhaps test your knowledge by attempting some of the questions! Best of luck, and may you have a joyful holiday season from the CoinGeek Conversations team!

We maken opnieuw een rondje langs de velden van politieke partijen. Wat is hun mening over Bitcoin? Bitcoin.nl zocht het uit en vroeg alle partijen om hun mening. De verschillen zijn niet te vangen in links of rechts. Van de grote namen reageerden alleen BBB en NSC niet.  En Coinbase stopt met Bitcoin SV, het mislukte cryptoproject van Craig Wright, die zich al jaren voordoet als schrijver van het originele bitcoin whitepaper.  Deze week in de Cryptocast Een gesprek met Sebastiaan van der Lans over Wordproof. Hij zag in dat er geen verdienmodel te vinden was met timestamping op de blockchain en draaide zijn bedrijf richting AI. Co-host is Krijn Soeteman. De stemwijzer van Bitcoin.nl Coinbase schrapt Bitcoin SV Grayscale Chainlink Trust The Simpsons over NFT's Met Herbert Blankesteijn bespreken we elke week de toestand van de crypto. Luister live donderdagochtend rond 9:20 in De Ochtendspits, of wanneer je wilt via bnr.nl/podcast/cryptocast    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Headquartered in Dubai, Blockchain Smart Technologies prides itself as a global leader in “blockchain distribution”. The company set up shop in Dubai because of the city's early adoption of blockchain technologies. According to CEO Dr Eva Porras, this presented an excellent opportunity for the company to provide blockchain solutions across various sectors, starting with a particular project: "what brought us to Dubai specifically was our willingness or interest in helping the airport make better use of their runways," Eva noted.  Speaking on this week's CoinGeek Conversations, Eva explained that her role extends beyond Blockchain Smart Technologies as she is also the managing director of SmartLedger. Despite offering similar products and solutions, she clarified that the two companies are separate entities.  "These are two independent businesses, totally independent," Eva said. Yet, as she points out, most partners are involved in both companies, sharing a common vision and passion for blockchain technology. For Eva, this allows for seamless collaborations on a range of projects and solutions while at the same time, building a robust blockchain ecosystem. Blockchain Smart Technologies has developed a variety of consumer-focused apps designed to address specific needs and provide real-world solutions to users. One of these, TicketMint, offers a service that issues tamper-proof tickets. "The customer is the owner of the event, and we provide the certificate that not only cannot be forged but can also serve various purposes for the event owner," Eva explained.  Eva and her team took a “horizontal” approach, expanding their solutions across different sectors. Beginning with TicketMint, they developed various products and services, including wallets and solutions for artists' intellectual property rights. Eva's academic background adds a unique dimension to her role as an entrepreneur. Her two-volume book, Bubbles and Contagion in Financial Markets, explores the dynamics of market bubbles, emphasizing the impact of value and contagion on market behavior. Eva discussed how her academic perspective gives her an advantage in understanding market psychology and activities – particularly those of unscrupulous players in the ‘crypto' market: "I can see them planning, setting their business to steal money from other people or to run these rumors that will confuse those who are less used to this type of scenario". For Eva, the utility of blockchain technology is more important than the speculative price of cryptocurrencies. She highlighted the importance of small token values in promoting the growth of the blockchain ecosystem. Smaller token values allow for faster, high-volume transactions, making blockchain technology more efficient. "I think this is the one technology that is going to allow the next revolution. Without these, there is no revolution," Eva said. While some individuals in the Bitcoin SV blockchain community are hoping for an increased value of its token, Eva believes that the true wealth generated by blockchain technology comes from its utility and transformative power. "I don't think they really understand the implications. The value of each token has to be the driver of the value that this token provides to the ecosystem," Eva noted. Eva's vision for the future is to create solutions using blockchain technology. She expressed enthusiasm for projects that can make a profound difference in people's lives, such as identity verification and solutions for refugee camps. In these areas, Eva sees the potential to simplify and improve the lives of millions.    

Yves Mersch, a former governor of the Central Bank of Luxembourg and member of the executive board of the European Central Bank (ECB), recently shared his valuable insights on the world of cryptocurrency, its regulation, and the distinct significance of Bitcoin SV. In a candid conversation with Charles Miller on CoinGeek Conversations, Yves provided clarity on these complex topics in a straightforward yet insightful manner. The Role of Central BanksYves began by emphasizing the important role of central banks in safeguarding a nation's currency. He stated, "as a regulator, the ECB has a mandate to defend a currency which is supposed to be stable." Central banks like the ECB are entrusted with the responsibility of ensuring the stability of their respective currencies and facilitating secure and efficient payment systems. Embracing Technological InnovationIn the realm of financial innovation, Yves highlighted the positive stance of central banks. He explained, "the ECB has always considered innovation in the financial area as something positive because the ECB is supposed to work in a functioning market economy." The pursuit of technological advancement to enhance competitiveness and support economic growth has been a consistent focus for central banks. Balancing Innovation and RiskYves pointed out that any financial innovation, including cryptocurrencies, is subject to careful scrutiny. "ECB has all the ways to analyze what are the potential benefits for society at large and for the institution, and what are the risks that come with these benefits." Central banks must assess the potential benefits to society and the institution against the associated risks. Unique Risks in the Crypto WorldYves noted the distinctive risks posed by the crypto world. He stated, "you rely on the technology which is highly decentralized and where you have risks which are also risks that you find in the traditional financial world." Additionally, the crypto world introduces governance risks due to its lack of a clear liability structure. These governance issues add to the traditional financial risks inherent in any financial instrument. Challenges in Global RegulationAddressing the subject of global cryptocurrency regulation, Yves acknowledged the problems, saying, "unfortunately, this is very difficult." He explained that international bodies like the Financial Stability Board, G20, and others issue recommendations rather than binding regulations. Jurisdictions are encouraged to implement these recommendations in their national legislation but achieving a universal, comprehensive regulatory framework remains challenging. Systemic Risks Posed by Tech CompaniesYves delved into the potential risks of major tech companies launching successful cryptocurrencies. He noted that these entities, due to their substantial customer bases, could influence monetary policy through their stablecoins. "That could distort the monetary policy transmission mechanism," Yves cautioned. Without direct access to central banks, these companies would rely on intermediaries for liquidity, potentially disrupting monetary transmission. Role of CBDCsThe topic of Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) also came up in the conversation. Yves clarified that CBDCs are designed to complement existing financial instruments rather than replace them. They aim to provide central banks with a digital presence while retaining the fundamental attributes of cash in a digital form. The Bitcoin SV DistinctionIn the midst of this insightful conversation, Bitcoin SV emerged as a prominent player. Yves Mersch's perspective sheds light on the unique attributes that make Bitcoin SV stand out in the ever-expanding world of cryptoc

Elas Digital co-founder Mohammad Jaber is carving a unique path in the world of digital consultancy, leveraging blockchain technology to solve complex problems across various sectors. In a recent episode of CoinGeek Conversations, Mohammad shared insights into the Elas approach to business and his journey within the Bitcoin SV ecosystem. As he tells Charles Miller, "Elas is a digital consultancy company that focuses on building its own proprietary technology, using blockchain to help businesses and governments of all sizes to leverage off this revolutionary technology, to solve problems that they otherwise could not solve with legacy technology.”  One example of Elas' work revolves around combating counterfeiting in the luxury goods industry. Mohammad explains the collaboration with Ali Beydoun, founder and CEO of Manufact, who approached Elas with an issue. "Manufact facilitates authenticity in the luxury goods market in a way that undeniably gives confidence to all stakeholders in the industry," Mohammad explains. Elas' solution not only safeguards brands but also assures consumers of impeccable provenance. A live demonstration at the London Blockchain Conference showcased how Elas is revolutionizing authenticity verification. While opening a sealed box of Vinyl Cigars, a boutique cigar manufacturer in Los Angeles, Mohammad demonstrated blockchain's tamper-evident capabilities, coupled with digital twin pairing and the technology's ability to record events in real-time. As Mohammad recounts, "we leveraged off the existing hardware and processes and configured it to be able to also interact with the blockchain once a trigger was done, such as opening the box". This innovation not only enhances transparency but also records supply chain events onto the blockchain for future reference. For consumers, accessing product information is a breeze. When Charles inquired, “You don't need any special downloads or anything to make this work?” Mohammad agreed adding, a simple tap, even before purchase, reveals a wealth of information—production date, country of origin, product details, and supply chain history. Another noteworthy collaboration involves Tokneovate, a pioneer in voluntary carbon credit derivatives trades. "Tokenovate wanted to revolutionize the entire financial and trading world. They had some very, very ambitious milestones," Mohammad proudly announces. Elas is executing the first live trade using Bitcoin script and smart contracting on the blockchain - a monumental achievement in the carbon credits trading domain. Despite the demanding workload, Mohammad is thrilled about Elas' growth. "We are attracting a lot of interest and engagement. It's very exciting," he says.  As for life in the business world, Mohammad says it's "survival of the fittest." He acknowledges the challenging times but underscores the importance of providing value and maximizing opportunities. Furthermore, Elas unveils a groundbreaking offering—a private ledger on the public blockchain. Mohammad explains, "We use the Satoshis on the Bitcoin network to create private compartmentalized zones." This innovation guarantees impeccable provenance, a crucial factor for governments and enterprises seeking unparalleled transparency. "For certain types of customers, it is a recommendation that we will make," Mohammad adds, emphasizing the flexibility of this solution across diverse industries. As an independent company, Elas is always on the lookout for opportunities and like-minded partnerships: "we're still rolling along, and the future's looking very bright."    

Darren Kellenschwiler's long BSV history runs from the tumultuous days of the BCH-BSV split to his current role as a technical lead at the BSV Blockchain Association.On this week's CoinGeek Conversations, Darren takes a trip down memory lane with Charles Miller, recalling the end of 2018 when he hosted Bitcoin meet-ups in London. It was during this period that the Bitcoin Cash (BCH) and Bitcoin SV (BSV) split occurred, resulting in heated debates and ideological divisions within the community. Darren recalled the atmosphere, when "everything was a little tumultuous, and people were taking different ideological stances. There were very strong arguments - over a beer! That's the sort of atmosphere at that time. It was the hash wars era." Darren was on the Bitcoin SV side of the divide, firmly believing in Dr Craig Wright as the inventor of Bitcoin. As he explained, "I had made my mind up years before that this chap, Dr Wright is the inventor of Bitcoin. So I didn't really waste my time with the crowd that were somehow rebelling against him." As Bitcoin SV emerged, Darren took “a leap of faith” despite the ongoing debates about Dr Craig Wright. As he says, “there wasn't a lot of public detail with respect to the evidence for Dr Craig Wright having invented Bitcoin." This period also marked the birth of the "Bitcoin protocol is set in stone" campaign. One of Darren's notable contributions to the BSV community was Baemail, an email application integrated with micropayments. He explained his motivation behind it: "I don't like spam. I hate reading emails that are not relevant to me. So I thought, attach some value to it. We'll create ‘inbox economics', where the highest in the inbox is the person who paid you the most for you to read it." While Baemail gained quick adoption within the BSV community, it faced challenges in achieving widespread usage due to limitations in BSV wallet adoption. Darren's journey continued when he met Brendan Lee from ELAS Digital at a conference in London. Brendan bought Baemail and hired Darren, making him a co-founder of the company. Together, they delved into building Metanet applications and experimenting with hosting entire websites on the Metanet, a concept that was both groundbreaking and esoteric at the time. Today, Darren serves as the technical lead of the utilization value stream at the BSV Blockchain Association. He described his role as multifaceted, involving contributions to various aspects of the BSV ecosystem. He also emphasized the Association's responsibility to ensure that the user experience and businesses built on BSV remain intact and thrive. Darren also highlighted his passion for tackling complex challenges and his role in documenting, analyzing, and improving wallet architectures within the BSV ecosystem. He mentioned the importance of effective communication and collaboration with developers, including discussions with Dr Craig Wright, to advance the ecosystem's growth and development. Darren Kellenschwiler's journey in the Bitcoin SV ecosystem exemplifies the resilience and dedication of individuals committed to the vision of a stable, scalable, and innovative blockchain. As Bitcoin SV continues to evolve, Darren and others like him play a pivotal role in shaping its future.  

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Musician-turned-tech-entrepreneur Shem Booth-Spain demonstrates his passion for revolutionizing the music industry through Blarecast, a music platform poised to empower artists and content creators by enabling them to own and monetize their data using the power of Bitcoin SV.  Shem's journey began in the world of music. From a young age, he immersed himself in creating music, from traditional rock and roll to electronic sounds. His experience as an independent, unsigned musician in London made him aware of the challenges musicians face in self-distribution. As he points out, blockchain's potential in the arts is still largely untapped, and he is passionate about leveraging technology to empower content creators. Shem believes that Bitcoin can play a significant role in this transformation. As he says, "Bitcoin is a medium, and our understanding is growing of what we conceive Bitcoin to be able to do." His initial encounter with blockchain came when he and his band inscribed a message onto the BTC blockchain. He thought of storing more substantial data on the blockchain, however, as he points out, BTC had its limitations. It wasn't until the restoration of the original Bitcoin protocol on Bitcoin SV in 2019 that Shem and his team embarked on the "Data blast" operation, where they stored various data types on the BSV blockchain. This led Shem to realize that Bitcoin's potential goes way beyond data inscriptions. "I think that's actually a very interesting story of how we now understand Bitcoin in a lot bigger viewpoint than just inscribing little bits of information," he says.  Funded by venture capitalist firm Ayre Ventures, Blarecast is developing both iOS and Android apps, with a focus on ensuring a seamless and enjoyable user experience. Blarecast facilitates instant payments for music consumption, eliminating the lengthy delays often associated with traditional music distribution systems. As Shem puts it, "Bitcoin is a technology of empowerment," and Blarecast aims to simplify and streamline the payment process for both artists and listeners. When asked about approaching big record companies, Shem says that the key lies in conveying the usefulness and applicability of blockchain technology rather than delving into its technicalities. The music industry has experienced challenges, from piracy to the emergence of streaming platforms like Spotify. Now, with Web 3 technologies and the introduction of peer-to-peer payments and NFTs, more business opportunities are coming to light. As he states, "it's about why this technology is useful and important to a prospective partner or a client." Blarecast will allow users to make micropayments using a BSV wallet. However, Shem acknowledges the need for user-friendly payment options, "multiple tokens, multiple currencies, any fiat currency, so that whatever the consumer wants to pay, there's a seamless choice to do that." Blarecast will ensure a seamless payment experience for a global audience.  Currently living in Japan, Shem is optimistic about blockchain adoption in the country. He notes that past crypto speculative bubbles have tainted perceptions of blockchain technology, leading businesses and individuals to be more cautious. However, he believes that once a few businesses experience the speed and efficiency of blockchain technology, more will follow.  Blarecast's goal is to build a stable business that benefits artists worldwide, and Shem envisions a modular ecosystem that can adapt and evolve with emerging technologies. He stresses, "we're trying to build something that's got longevity."  

Blockchain technology promises innovative solutions to long-standing problems across various industries. To learn about the work of a blockchain consultant, Charles Miller sat down with IBM blockchain specialist Agata Slater in this weeki's CoinGeek Conversations. In the interview, Agata talks about her role, IBM's approach to blockchain and the implications for Web3 technology. As a blockchain consultant at IBM, Agata focuses on helping enterprise clients design and implement blockchain solutions. This includes everything from identifying use cases and architectural design to the actual implementation and ongoing technical support.  According to Agata, IBM assists a diverse range of clients with varying levels of blockchain knowledge. Some approach IBM with a vision for implementing blockchain while others have specific problems they need to solve, with blockchain potentially being just one piece of the solution. Agata emphasizes that the primary goal should always be addressing the client's problems effectively, even if it means advising against blockchain when it's not the right fit.  Agata's department, IBM Consulting, remains technology agnostic. This means they can propose solutions from IBM's software portfolio but are not limited to them. They can leverage existing solutions from the market or partner with technology providers to best address the client's needs. For Agata, this flexibility allows them to serve and support clients in the most effective way possible. When it comes to selecting the right blockchain solution, Agata points out that many enterprise clients prefer permissioned blockchains like Hyperledger Fabric due to their focus on privacy, control, and compliance. She acknowledges that while permissionless blockchains have their place, enterprises often require a high degree of control and stability, which permissioned blockchains can provide. Agata also discusses the concept of Web3 what she sees as its four pillars: identity, tokenization, traceability, and payments. She sees Web3 as a promise of what the internet could become and believes these pillars are essential enablers for realizing that promise. While solutions for these aspects already exist, she believes that Web3 can bring them together in a decentralized ecosystem. Interestingly, Agata holds a Ph.D. in Linguistics from the University of Edinburgh, where she studied the language of the Caribbean. She explains how her academic background focused on language and identity, which involved ethnographic research and the analysis of grammatical features in vernacular speech. While her academic journey may seem unrelated to blockchain, she points out that understanding cultural nuances and effective communication are essential skills when dealing with diverse clients and communities in the blockchain ecosystem. While Agata acknowledges the passion around the different blockchain technologies and protocols, she says she refrains from getting caught up in debates over which blockchain is superior. As for her thoughts on Bitcoin SV's capabilities, she acknowledges its potential in terms of scalability. She anticipates that only when more enterprises with substantial scale requirements enter the ecosystem will BSV's full potential be realized.

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For James Belding, the co-founder and CEO of Tokenized, the launch of his desktop app just days ahead of the London Blockchain conference in June was the fruit of years of work, ever  since he appeared at a CoinGeek conference with his self-funded team in Toronto in 2019. Described as a “self-custodial and enterprise-grade digital wallet …for issuing, managing and holding digital assets including Bitcoin SV”, Tokenized boasts an elegant interface, an easy sign up process and an impressive range of functions.Sure, it's taken a while, James admits, but that's because he wanted his product to be more than just “the hundredth wallet that wasn't that good and that didn't distinguish itself at all from anything else.”Tokenized's distinction lies in the wide range of what James calls “instrument types” that it supports. So in your wallet, you can have an eclectic mix, including bonds, tickets, coupons and loyalty points as well alongside fiat currencies. Despite the name of the business, James plays down the tokens themselves, partly because he thinks people have a distorted idea about them from the hype around dodgy NFTs. The tokens are just “tiny, tiny pieces of the puzzle,” he says. “You just make a token on chain. Maybe it's a five, or twenty percent improvement over current things”. It's the rest of what blockchain can do that is key to what he wants to achieve with Tokenized: “the real unlocking of value - and where all the hard work is - in the smart contracts and all the implications that arise from those”. On this week's CoinGeek Conversations, James talks about the journey from initial idea to product launch, and explains why he thinks users will agree that Tokenized was worth the wait: “We really put our blood, sweat and tears into it to make it as compelling as we could, as simple as we could. But right now anyone can download the app and they can use it as what we think is probably the best Bitcoin wallet or even crypto wallet in the whole industry.”Part of that claim rests on the thinking that James and his team have put into security. By reducing Tokenized's own custody of assets, they have put their users in a more direct relationship with the blockchain: “we saw a non-custodial approach [allowing] users to connect directly with the DLT [digital ledger technology] as intuitively very compelling from a security point of view.”That has an additional benefit when trying to sign up customers, big business especially: he can tell them that they don't need to put their faith in Tokenized being around forever - although he is confident it will be! But if the company were to disappear, the Tokenized protocol, which is open source, would still exist and continue to operate, and users could access their assets through alternative interfaces. “I think that resonates very well” in discussion with potential customers, James says. “It's a really powerful message and we get a lot of positive feedback for it.”So what are the prospects for signing up big business users? James is cautiously optimistic: “we're in active discussions with a lot of big players that are getting their heads around it. I wouldn't say we're at a stage where one of the biggest players is ready to drop everything, but we're basically at the point where I think a bunch of pilot projects are going to start rolling out quite soon”. 

From BSV entrepreneur to start-up enabler, Kirsty Barany-Gibson is no stranger to the Bitcoin SV community. Prior to taking on a position at global investment firm Scale Facilitation, she was known to the BSV community as the founder of Clear Sparrow, an online dating app that utilizes Bitcoin SV technology. Today, Kristy heads Access New York, a program by Scale Facilitation, offering start-ups and small-medium enterprises access to New York City resources. On this episode of CoinGeek Conversations, Charles Miller catches up with the BSV entrepreneur who passionately shares her thoughts on Blockchain technology, its most promising use cases and how she enables innovative start-ups and SMEs through Access New York.    “We have a very much diversified portfolio. We're looking into companies in biotechnology, healthcare, obviously blockchain, so essentially anything that is a high disruptor in established industries,” she says. As an entrepreneur in the blockchain space, Kristy firmly attests to the countless benefits blockchain technology brings to a business. “You need it, otherwise you are going to be at a massive disadvantage,” she asserts. She points to blockchain's ability to enhance process efficiencies through transparency while allowing companies to reduce liability and cost. Thanks to Clear Sparrow, Kirsty speaks from experience. Her platform is unusual among dating apps in that it uses blockchain technology to store users' information. It verifies a user's background through checking government records as a precondition to the access of potential partners. Kirsty is also keen to point out the superior power of BSV's technology saying “the only blockchain that is able to handle the speed and the volume is BSV”. As head of Access New York, Kirsty is enthusiastic about onboarding companies that utilize blockchain technology. As she explains, “I see the BSV blockchain as a way of future proofing the companies that we invest in” she says.   Kirsty believes that the most successful companies of the future will be those that integrate blockchain technology at an early stage. As for companies planning to integrate blockchain later on, she says it is viable, but more expensive. “If you're able to capture real live data, immutable, you are sitting on a goldmine, that is where the value is, so if you would talk to me and say, well, we can do it today, make a small investment and build it versus well, we'll see in five years, then you're losing five years of these amazing value that you could have been tracking since the beginning,” she explains. Furthermore, Kirsty alludes to the fact that there is an abundance of talents in the BSV community that can help companies integrate blockchain: “there's a group of amazing developers within the BSV community that have been devoting years to building the building blocks, so they are there - you only have to literally bring them into your business and open a whole new dimension to it.”      Kristy's background in technology goes back to her childhood years. Her father was in one of the largest information technology distributor companies in South America. Kirsty also worked at a cybersecurity firm in the United States that serviced some of the largest brands in various industries. “I protected the oil industry, central banks. I was never the builder, but I always understood exactly how it worked so I could implement it in a very successful way,” she says.     With a deep appreciation for blockchain technology, Kristy continues her journey, hoping to find more use cases that can truly unlock the value of this technology. As she says, “there's a lot of very profitable business models out there that have never been touched just because there's never been that transparency in

For more than two decades, Giovanni Franzese has been working for the telecoms giant Ericsson where he served most recently as Head of Blockchain Business Development. As an engineer, Giovanni liked to experiment with different types of technologies, but it wasn't until six years ago that he decided to use blockchain technology to develop a product solution.The product, Ericsson Customer Acceptance is a big win for Ericsson. As he explains, “it's a big product, it's very successful, and we have we have a very vast adoption.” As he tells Charles Miller on this episode of CoinGeek Conversations, innovation from within a corporation is extremely complex. “Innovation comes through acquisition, it's much easier: you buy a company which has a brilliant idea,” he says. In Giovanni's case, his idea to use blockchain didn't happen overnight. He admits that transforming his idea into a viable product was a struggle at first, but he worked  ‘under the radar' and step by step: “it's like Lego bricks buildings, the first one and then the second, and then it was a good building at the end,” he says. It also helped that he found an internal stakeholder to sponsor his idea.Ericsson Customer Acceptance is backed by Hyperledger Fabric, a private blockchain technology. While building the product, Giovanni wasn't aware of any public blockchain with secured scalability and high transaction rates per second. On top of that, he was wary of proposing the use of public blockchain which he colleagues might fear would potentially expose corporate data.    As Giovanni explains, the challenge continued as there was resistance to a product that had the word blockchain associated to it. As he points out, “at the very beginning nobody wanted it because it's not a secret that blockchain is still a little bit controversial, especially when we have such scandals like FDX.” Despite the roadblocks, Giovanni's blockchain-based solution was deployed to several Ericsson customers. At the end, he says “the benefits were so evident.”Giovanni left his position at Ericsson to join nChain where he plans to expand the BSV-supporting global tech company into a consultant service company. Only a few weeks after taking on the role of nChain executive partner, Giovanni had the opportunity to speak at the recent London Blockchain Conference. He highlighted his experience in developing, implementing, and eventually providing blockchain solutions to big corporates. In his talk, he shared a significant career-lesson to his audience: “I don't regret what I did and the decisions I took six years ago when I decided to embrace blockchain and use private, but my message to the audience today was, if you have to start now, then don't do it in the way I did with the  use of public, use Bitcoin SV, because that is the right choice today.”Giovanni is impressed with BSV's capability to do 50,000 transactions per second and compares it to Ethereum which can only do an average of seven transactions per second, he says. He then compares the two blockchains to modes of transport saying BSV is like a Ferrari while Ethereum is like a little bike. As for discussions on using private vs public blockchain, Giovanni says, “now is the time to go public.” He supports public blockchain by saying that private blockchains are for the most part centralized, costly and it don't exploit the full capabilities of blockchain technology.

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Tim Malik, CEO and co-founder of Combat IQ, has come a long way since participating in the Block Dojo program in 2022 - the London incubator for start-ups building on the Bitcoin SV blockchain. His Combat IQ, which has since been with company accelerator, Techstars wants to be a game-changer in the combat sports industry with its AI-powered analytic platform.   Armed with investment, a vision and determination, Tim says his team exceeded their own expectations in completing their prototype and having the opportunity to conduct real-time pilots with sports leagues. The company now plans to scale their operational capabilities as they look to raise a seed round at the end of the Techstars program.   On this episode of CoinGeek Conversations, Charles Miller and Tim catch-up to talk about Combat IQ, how it uses AI to process data and how blockchain can play a role in resolving disputes in the sports betting industry.    Combat IQ is about delivering data while providing great benefits to industry participants. Fight promoters will be able to use the data provided to them by the platform to augment community-building on their websites. Rights-holders can maximize value as viewership increases and more sponsors advertise in their league.  As Tim explains, real-time data delivered during sports broadcasts allows viewers to engage more. “The world of sports broadcasting, sports viewership is changing dramatically. As the younger generations get in, they're changing the way people view sports, how they interact with it, and people are always looking for real time information in convenient ways. Fans want to see data points,” he says.  In addition, Combat IQ enables real time markets combat sports betting. As he explains, “we send odds to betting companies directly and they would put those odds on their marketplaces for people to bet with”. Until now, betting in play is mostly limited to UFC. With Combat IQ, he aims to enhance people's betting experience by providing leagues with real-time data using cameras and motion tracking systems. The league can in turn use the data to educate and engage their fans in the same way blue chip leagues such as NFL and F1 do.  How does Combat IQ apply AI in data analytics? As Tim explains, an automated system works in place of a person who identifies certain components of a fight such as the number of strikes on the ground - which he says is impossible for people to track. Measuring factors such as speed of punches and kicks, which humans cannot do through the naked eye, are also made possible with Combat IQ's system. Components are analyzed by a system that will determine which metrics have the greatest impact. Combat IQ will then provide the AI-processed data analytics to leagues for their own use.  How does blockchain fit into Combat IQ? Blockchain is utilized in the sports betting part of the platform. “When we deliver odds to sports betting companies, we actually publish those odds to the blockchain at the same time,” Tim says. “And that's how we create, an immutable record for dispute resolution, conflict settlement.”Watch the full interview on this episode of CoinGeek Conversations.   

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As the world enters into the Web3 era, entrepreneurs are getting more creative, finding new ways to cater to the young generation with advanced technologies such as blockchain. A prime example is the startup founders at Block Dojo, the 12-week London incubator course where businesses are developed and pitched to potential investors. Block Dojo participant Lena Rantsevich describes her platform as the new CV and the new standard for the future of work. “Reputy.io is a soul-bound talent wallet that helps people better express themselves and find better jobs and faster,” she says. Soul-bound, a term coined by Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin means a token containing personal information that is validated. “It could be your medical history or driving history, anything that goes into your digital ID or digital passport,” Lena explains. Reputy.io uses the Bitcoin SV blockchain to store information such as photos or videos that showcase an individual's skill set. A feature on the app allows for verification of a skill or talent performed in front of an audience. As Lena explains, every “entry goes into a wallet, there is no scoring, no assessment, it's not traumatic unlike other reviews platforms.” For jobseekers, the app is free, with an option to pay for premium access. Similar to LinkedIn, users will receive notifications when a new vacancy with a matching skill set appears. As for employers, a monthly fee offers the opportunity to search for talents that would best suit their needs. Lena also mentions an embedded marketplace on the platform that will provide users access to coaches, services and training courses. Lena believes the platform will draw in the Gen Zs. As she tells Charles Miller on this episode of CoinGeek Conversations “there's playability of the social media - Gen Z will love it because there's a lot of creativity and customized interfaces inside.” Also discussed on the episode is the future of travel. Alex Hurd's TravelVRse offers a new take on how we plan travel. TravelVRse uses Web3 technology and lets users visit a destination without having to leave home. The new platform provides a travel experience in the metaverse. “You will come into a virtual world, you'll be able to pick a city that you want to go to, then you'll be able to see a range of tours in that city that you can go with, and there'll be themed tours,” Alex says. As Alex points out, millennials are moving into virtual reality and web3. In turn, he says hotels, restaurants and art galleries are keen on investing in their platform to help keep up with the young market. “Hotels and landmarks are paying for this service, that is fully immersive, so you really get to feel what it's like in that local area, and then for the hotel, they want you to go and stay in the area and stay with them,” he says.TravelVRse will use blockchain technology in its token reward system. Virtual travelers who complete challenges inside the metaverse will be awarded tokens that can be used in the real world - for instance, a free stay at a sponsoring hotel.     According to Alex, the TravelVRse app is available on the Meta store and will eventually be available in the Apple store. The first city tour launching in June will be in San Diego.Lastly this week is CarStash, an app that will bring reliable blockchain solutions to the car industry. It's co-founder and CEO Charles Feibel says “Carstash is basically creating a digital passport for car owners on blockchains so they can store all the history and maintenance records of their car.”As Charles explains, they plan to onboard establishments that cater to the car industry first before releasing the app to users. After which, he says they plan to target car collectors, luxury car owners and the likes who wish to keep the value of their vehicle. “You will basically receive a logbook wi

Julio Alejandro disagrees with much that's said in the Bitcoin SV world. But he's a rarity among its critics in that he welcomes the chance to debate the issues and he praises Dr Craig Wright - “an incredibly smart, capable human being” - for his willingness to engage in dialogue around contentious questions of government, money and self-determination.As CEO of the London-based JADA consultancy, Julio provides public workshops and offers his services in private client work on blockchain and other leading technologies. Born in Mexico, he has also worked as a journalist which, through first hand experience, heightened his awareness of the problems of immigrants in both North America and Europe.He believes in the power of blockchain to solve some of the problems of material inequality and unequal human opportunities through creating alternatives to the monopolistic power of the nation state - in its provision of passports and money in particular.At the first of Dr Wright's recent Masterclasses, in London, Julio challenged Dr Wright in the Q and A session, putting forward libertarian arguments for blockchain that he claimed could be achieved through the creation of DAOs (decentralised autonomous organisations). Dr Wright argued that the autonomous communities that Julio promotes necessarily exist under national laws and that opting out of those laws and the societies they exist in is not possible in the real world. Speaking on the latest edition of CoinGeek Conversations, Julio follows up that discussion, questioning the Western-centric view of the world and arguing for the development of more autonomous, self-directed communities: “Why do we believe within this Western vision of imposing on a group of people that this is the best system of thought? So when we say, ‘is this right wing or left wing or whatever wing', my answer is: let other people, that are not harming someone else, create their own things - which can be a cryptocurrency or a country, a legal system. We should be coding and actually building those countries that demonopolise. That's a DAO. It eliminates the monopoly. If we're not eliminating a monopoly, we fail. If we're not eliminating the nation states, we also fail.”He sees blockchain as a liberating technology that could spread the spirit of entrepreneurship and self-determination around the world - including to his own country of origin:“The level of entrepreneurship in the largest Hispanic country in the world that has 130 million people - in Mexico and 40 million living legally or illegally in the United States - is a disaster. It's horrible. It's almost nonexistent. Bitcoin and blockchain, sadly, does not exist in Mexico.”In the spirit of his desire to engage with Bitcoin SV rather than just attack it, Julio has already proposed starting an “Intentioned Community” for those who support the ideas of Craig Wright. In a new post on his LinkedIn profile, he outlines what he has in mind: “Rent one building, let's move twenty entrepreneurs in. Craig's rules, choices, residents, and standards. We'll be 50, 300, and eventually 2,000 tech entrepreneurs in one district in London. Who's down for a #SatoshiVillage? Healthy, long-term, sustainable, tech-fitness oriented community.”Sounds good - a bit like nChain, but healthier! 

Nathan Cropper knows all about the dark side of crypto. He spent eight years at Barclays, tracking down dubious account holders as part of the company's Financial Intelligence Unit. He was in “a small team that conducted the first analysis of Barclays-wide crypto exposure”. So don't try telling him that Bitcoin is untraceable.   His job was a little unsatisfactory because he never found out what happened to the individuals whose accounts he flagged up: the cases were just handed over to the authorities and were then out of his hands.   But this education in the murky side of crypto opened his eyes to its potential for legitimate business. On this week's CoinGeek Conversations, Nathan talks about the intellectual and career path that has taken him from Barclays to his new position as Head of Business Development at the Vaionex Corporation.  His education got a boost when he caught a talk by Dr Craig Wright on YouTube. He remembers that what he learnt in that two-minute clip “answered so many questions in my head that …weren't able to be answered by the rest of this community in the world of crypto. I was like, wow, this guy just said something fundamental. I'm going to actually spend a lot more time looking at what he's talking about and also this thing that people are calling BSV”.  He was on his way to his next role, at TAAL, the mining and transaction processing company. That was two years ago. And now he's moving again, to a Business Development role where he can make use of his knowledge and enthusiasm to make Bitcoin SV an integral part of the financial world that he used to be part of: “I have got so many ideas about how we can integrate and how we can connect in with the banking system,” he says.  Nathan stresses the importance of facing up to the regulatory hurdles that BSV must negotiate if it's to realise its potential. That means passing a whole lot of tests to be accepted as financial market infrastructure: “MasterCard have done it. Visa has done it. The faster payment system have done it. There's a whole load of financial technology out there which have demonstrated that they can be considered financial market infrastructure.”  He explains the thinking behind the financial authorities' careful scrutiny before they award the coveted infrastructure status: “if there's something wrong taking place on the Visa network, it would be absolutely terrible if everybody's card stopped working. That would be dreadful. They can't allow that to happen. So we need to be able to demonstrate that we have the same level of controls in the BSV network so that we can actually encourage big players to want to onboard the network and have people transact on top of it.”   But achieving that status won't be easy, he warns: “there's a lot of hard work. And it's not simply going to be an easy road. It'll be a challenging one. It's one which I think collectively as an ecosystem would be extremely valuable for us to do.”  So business development at Vaionex is going to be busy - not only in attracting new customers to its multi-product offering, but also in working with other players such as the Bitcoin Association, in taking BSV's financial utility to the next level.    

Until now, the kind of people attracted to Bitcoin have mainly been developers, says Kurt Wuckert Jr. But that needs to change in order to create real Bitcoin businesses and convert existing businesses to Bitcoin.“If we were better at sales and marketing,” Kurt believes, “we might not even be in the blockchain economy at all. We could all be selling solar panels or something and make pretty good money. So it really, I think, is largely a culture thing.”Changing Bitcoin culture would mean bringing in experienced salespeople - and it wouldn't matter if they came into the job knowing nothing about Bitcoin: “it's not that difficult to just hire good experienced people from sales, “ says Kurt. “I mean, there's there's companies that have SAAS [software as a service] salesmen or enterprise cloud computing salesmen. These guys could pretty quickly get up to snuff on selling Bitcoin SV solutions. Get them out there, get them knocking on doors, build leads, build clients, build business. It's formulaic. It's not that hard to do if you put the right people on the job.”Kurt was speaking on this week's CoinGeek Conversations, the second part of his interview for the show. This week he took a step back from discussing his day-to-day responsibilities as CEO of the mining business GorillaPool, and spoke in his capacity as Chief Historian of CoinGeek. With that longer-term perspective he stressed the importance of increasing the throughput of transactions on the blockchain to make up for the halving every few years of the ‘subsidy' (the block reward payment in Bitcoin) that miners receive for adding a block to the chain:“If you were just mining casually in 2009, you were earning 50 coins a block. And the average miner is earning less than seven coins a block right now. So there has been a - I don't know what that is - ninetyish percent drop off in profitability, really, if you're measuring in Satoshis. It's bad. And so we need to do better. We need to have massive blocks because that is Bitcoin's security model at scale.”So the mining network - and therefore the continuing existence of Bitcoin - depends for its future on more businesses creating transactions to be processed. Kurt is confident that will happen, but says “we've got to hurry”. The problem is that in the past few years, too much emphasis has been put on the extremely volatile price of coins rather than on their utility: “people kind of can't get it through their heads that there are other ways to make money with blockchain.”If that doesn't happen soon, there's a doomsday scenario in which the whole Bitcoin economy grinds to a halt. People will look back on this time, Kurt speculates, thinking that “maybe blockchain was just a bad idea. And it's going to be real humbling in ten years [when] all of us are just doing something different because nobody actually got a real customer”.But, ever the optimist, Kurt hopes the current depressed market conditions will actually prove to be just what Bitcoin needs: “this is actually what I love about bear markets,” he says. “They make people reassess that ‘Hey, maybe I've been wrong. Maybe I need to rethink the profit model of being in this economy'. And yeah, I mean, we just need somebody to get out there and seal the deal …or else.” 

When you set up a blockchain mining pool, there's plenty of complicated technology involved. And if it's just you and a few colleagues and friends, when you switch it on for the first time, it's not immediately obvious whether it's working. Your computers have to compete with others on the network – the Bitcoin SV network in this case – to ‘win' the next block on the blockchain. But are they in the game?  At the start of his GorillaPool enterprise, its founder Kurt Wuckert Jr. says, “we weren't even sure if we would build a block. We didn't know that we had it right. And then within about an hour of us putting it up, we found a block, which was our only indicator”.It was the fulfilment of a long-held ambition for Kurt, CEO of GorillaPool, as he explains on this week's CoinGeek Conversations; “I was very interested in doing some of these things that I've theorised in Bitcoin for a very long time and said, you know ‘what we need is an active public pool in BSV. We need a pool that is run for the sake of doing cool stuff …I really wanted to test theories and really push the limits of Bitcoin.”A mining pool combines the efforts of a group of mining computers, sharing the rewards between members whenever any of them wins a block. GorillaPool is open to all: you can join up your own computer to the pool - but we're talking industrial strength computers here, not just your laptop - or you can pay Kurt and his colleagues to set it up for you, renting the hardware and running it. It will cost you between $3,000 and $10,000 depending on market conditions, to put yourself into the Bitcoin business.As to whether or not it is profitable, Kurt says that depends on timing: the price of the specialised ASIC chips that power mining computers fluctuates with the market price of Bitcoin - because everyone wants them when it's profitable to mine. So Kurt's advice is to buy your equipment when the market is low, and sell when it's high:“I've been in mining since 2013, and so this is now my fourth bear market. And what I've seen is that the people that really grow are the people that at the top of the bull market are selling their coins, but they're also selling off their fleet. They're selling their ASICs because they might have bought an asset for $2,000 at the bottom of the bear market, but they can sell it used for eight to $10,000. And it's going to be obsolete in the next cycle anyway …And so if you do that, I've seen a lot of people do really well.”If you have faith in the long-term value of Bitcoin SV, would you be better off simply buying some when the market is low, and waiting it out? Kurt believes mining is a better option because it forces a kind of self-discipline, making you, effectively, invest regularly, in the form of electricity bills to keep your computers running, and reaping the occasional reward when the pool wins a block. No matter how you might intend to make regular savings, it usually doesn't happen, but if you're in a mining pool, it happens by default: “it really is the opportunity to just put it on cruise control, let it do the work and it's disciplined for you”.On next week's CoinGeek Conversations, Kurt talks about one of his other roles, as CoinGeek's Chief Bitcoin Historian.    

SLictionary, a dictionary platform powered by Bitcoin SV, wants to compete with traditional dictionaries to become the premier dictionary in the world. Similar to how Oxford English Dictionary was compiled, SLictionary uses a crowdsourcing method in collating words and definitions. However, SLictionary does not follow an authority like the OED does on who gets to decide on its content. On SLictionary, it's the votes of the users combined with the machine's learning algorithm that fills in for the traditional editorial experts. On this episode of CoinGeek Conversations, SLictionary co-founder Jack Pitts tells Charles Miller “we [SLictionary] are just the platform provider for the real keepers of the English lexicon, and the real keepers of the English lexicon have never changed, it has always been the English [English-speaking] people.” SLictionary introduces features never seen before in any word-defining platform. For instance, a ‘celebrity auction' that allows users to own and monetize word definitions created by an individual who invented the word or is considered expert of the subject. As Jack suggests, these bespoke definitions will set SLictionary apart from other dictionaries.For as little as a penny, Jack says users can immerse themselves in a unique and entertaining dictionary experience. “We make it not only easier for you to get a great definition but you get one that you really engage with where there's a picture or a video or a celebrity,” he says. These features are expected to enhance every user's experience and entice more people to use the platform. “If there's a bit of entertainment in the dictionary, along with the kind of factbook nature of it, I think a lot more people would really enjoy using the dictionary,” he notes.Jack was also keen to point out that “the English language is fluid and it's going to suffer from all kinds of changes.” With the help of blockchain technology, SLictionary will be able to document the evolution of a word based on how people view it at any given time. As Jack says, “that's what the blockchain is all about.. blockchain is about preserving things in posterity so that we don't lose them.” Jack offers advice to Bitcoin entrepreneurs, saying “if you're thinking about starting a business because of Bitcoin, I think you're not really doing the right thing, I think you have to start with your passions and find something that you wish to fix in the world.”  Despite Jack's extensive background in finance, it's his interest in vocabulary building that prompted him to create SLictionary. At present, approximately 2,000 word definitions, all coming from the BSV community, can be found on SLictionary. Jack plans to market outside the BSV community in the next year to onboard celebrities who are known to be inventors or experts on particular words.Jack believes that by doing so, a level of intrigue among word nerds and geeks will take shape and entice them to join the platform. “I think once we get going and we show students in colleges, universities and high schools that they can make money defining words in a competitive environment, I don't think there's any stopping it, really, I think this is happening, it's just a question of how fast.”  

The UK government has announced a consultation on crypto regulation. Dr. Wright believes that rather than new regulations, the priority should be to enforce existing financial laws because crypto is not outside the conventional financial system: “I mean, we should just actually start applying the rules and the argument that it's new, that it's online... It's really not.”As far as Bitcoin SV is concerned, new regulation should be welcomed, and probably won't require changes: “it'll just make our life easier as everyone else has to now start doing things that we've been doing already.”On the first of a new series of CoinGeek Conversations, Dr. Wright defends his sometimes aggressive style on social media. He admitted that “some of it” might be seen as the digital equivalent of yelling, but insisted that was “usually only when there's trolls and you want to shut them down”. On a recent YouTube interview he'd had some harsh words about Binance. On CoinGeek Conversations he backs up his view by describing an experiment he'd conducted to demonstrate how someone could make use of it in a way that could allow money laundering: “I set up in one day 10,000 email addresses and registered 10,000 accounts on Binance from the US, both in the US and the foreign Binance where I had a two BTC limit. And in theory, their argument is that they have AML provisions, but that's $40,000 an account. So that's $400 million a day that I could transfer. And I could have added more accounts.”Another way of showing that the ‘crypto' sector isn't operating as it should – if further proof is needed for anyone reading the news recently – is that there are more Bitcoins in total that are claimed to be on exchanges than the 21 million that will ever exist.“I mean in some of these like FTX and Binance together, there were over 40 million Bitcoin being sold …And even when you account for the same thing being sold in multiple exchanges, like some people argued, it's still too much Bitcoin.”As for selling blockchain solutions to industry, Dr. Wright believes there's a big marketing job to be done by nChain and others: “if there's no one telling them, then how do they know?” He compared this phase of developing the­ blockchain sector to his experience of the early days of the internet, when there were “big, massive conferences, multiday events” to which he was invited. “I went to parties by Cisco [and] from Sun. I got flown around the world when I was young because of Digital Equipment Corporation.”In that spirit (without the free air travel), the London Blockchain Conference is coming up from May 31 to June 2.In a second CoinGeek Conversation show next week, Dr. Wright discusses the origins of Bitcoin and explains how he set it going from his farm in Australia.                   

Dr. Craig S Wright is an Australian/Antiguan computer scientist, businessman, and inventor, who challenges the world with visionary ideas. Dr. Wright asserts he is the creator of Bitcoin and author of the Bitcoin white paper under the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto. He is one of the earliest minds behind what we now know as blockchain technology and established nChain to unleash the technology and its intended purpose—now preserved in the form of the Bitcoin SV Node reference implementation and Bitcoin SV. In this episode, Robert and Craig cover numerous interesting topics, including Greek philosophy and Japanese history, discussing if the modern world could be repeating some of the mistakes from the past. They also talk about Craig's life journey and some of the things he has gone through to get to where he is today, including one surprising career choice. Craig also tells us the story of what inspired him to come up with the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto and how his knowledge of computer science, law, statistics, and economics gave him the tools to create Bitcoin. Craig recently returned to Twitter and regularly engages with his followers on various topics, including, as you'd expect, blockchain, CBDCs, and the politics surrounding it. Craig has a low tolerance for trolls and time wasters and doesn't hesitate to block them. Despite Craig's formidable public reputation, this interview exposes a softer underbelly showing Craig to be highly personable under the right circumstances with his broad range of knowledge, making for a fascinating conversation. Limited Edition T-shirts - Metatrons Cube Time Tesseract https://bit.ly/40WHk6P Connect with Craig Wright: Website - http://bit.ly/3DqGOov Twitter - http://bit.ly/3JxaxAk Connect with Robert Grant: YouTube - https://bit.ly/3XLP3U6 Instagram - http://bit.ly/3WvjXPD Facebook - https://bit.ly/3kI0tKt Twitter - https://bit.ly/3HvngCb Website - http://bit.ly/40173M3 Subscribe to the Robert Edward Grant Podcast: Spotify - https://spoti.fi/3DdnMSv Apple Podcast - https://apple.co/3iYjt6X YouTube - http://bit.ly/40dm2Tt

Robinhood DeFi Wallet waitlist ➜ https://bit.ly/RHdeFiWaitlistRobinhood announced that it will no longer support Bitcoin SV from January 25, sending the crypto sinking some 10%. Meanwhile, Robinhood is preparing for its imminent NFT DeFi wallet which may prove to be the missing onboarding ingredient in adoption growth.

To celebrate the end of 2022, the team behind CoinGeek Conversations brings you a festive special edition: the CoinGeek Conversations Christmas Quiz. Diddy Wheldon from Women of BSV, Becky Liggero from CoinGeek and Alessio Pagani from nChain were all put through their paces by CoinGeek's Charles Miller. The contestants' knowledge was tested on subjects including music, Bitcoin SV and former CoinGeek Conversations guests. It was a competitive affair as there could only be one winner, so the guests had to be ready to ring their buzzers as quickly as they knew the answer. Please watch and find out how you score. Thank you for tuning in to CoinGeek Conversations this year, happy holidays and we will see you in 2023 when the show returns for its next sparkling season. 

On this week's episode of CoinGeek Conversations, Charles Miller meets three entrepreneurs from the Bitcoin SV incubator Satoshi Block Dojo, each developing a new platform that could change the way we live and work. Do you want to create an NFT but know nothing about blockchain? If so, listen up! With HQNFTs, you can create artwork on the blockchain without having to write a single line of code. As HQNFTs CEO Divya Prashanth says “it's a one-stop shop NFT ecosystem.” With the platform, Divya blends her passions for art and technology. While she believes that NFTs bring awareness of blockchain technology, she says most artists are still disenfranchised. “When I talk to my artist friends, it's become very evident that the biggest blocker is blockchain itself …there's only a few hundred thousand blockchain developers when compared to about 18 million web developers and the costs are way too high,” she explains. Divya thinks that the art industry should follow companies around the world in adopting Web3 and blockchain technology: “if brands and companies do not take Web3 seriously they will probably be left behind.” The idea is simple: “we are the Wix of NFTs - it doesn't matter what the utility is, it could have no utility or it could have a utility, you can just come in onto our platform, create an NFT collection and spin it off onto your own contract."  HQNFTs currently uses various blockchains. As Divya states, “we love all blockchains.”  Bomi Mosuro's heart was set on building music software since his teenage years. And he's turned his dream into reality through his company The House of Sounds.The House of Sounds is developing a number of platforms that can assist artists in the music industry. One such  platform is Beat Lab – a project management tool for an organized music-making process. It helps collaborators work seamlessly together while creating a song or a soundtrack. “It basically synchronizes people …the tool helps them get in sync,”  Bomi says. Beat Lab allows it's users to communicate, send messages and exchange files all in one platform. Some have likened the platform to Trello, a tool used for managing projects and tracking workflow and tasks. But unlike Trello, Beat Lab will have other special features such as a social platform where users can discover other collaborators in the music industry.  A rapper by profession, Bomi shared his strategy in song writing. His use of sound mimicking is incorporated into another software he is developing called Fluid Flow. Bomi describes Fluid Flow as “a songwriting tool that is powered by artificial intelligence.” Aside from the mimicking, the software will offer other features that will help ease the pressure on songwriters.   Payments infrastructure platform Intrasettle is onboarding multiple CBDCs into a single ledger allowing cross-border payments and other kinds of financial exchange. “The idea here is very simple,” says its CEO Kumaraguru Ramanujam. “We want to have multiple central banks issue central bank money in this platform so that we could encourage instant settlements and cross-border payments on one platform.”How does it work? As Kumaraguru explains, the money issued on Intrasettle is “basically a representation of the CBDC, so it's a tokenised cash on our platform for them to get the benefits of having multiple CBDCs in one.”  The platform can be likened to a foreign currency exchange for CBDCs except that it can also be used for securities settlements, bonds settlements and anything to do with cross-border cash. Kumaraguro admits that there are several projects like Intrasettle undergoing pilot testing at the Bank for International Settlements. So what makes his platform unique? He plans to use Bitcoin SV technology on 

On this episode of CoinGeek Conversations, Charles Miller hears from three tech entrepreneurs who are completing the Satoshi Block Dojo incubator programme. Before they pitch their Bitcoin SV business ideas to potential investors, Charles gets an exclusive account of their plans.   First up is Michael Olagunju. His platform, AirMaths, provides school students with access to quality maths and STEM education. The business idea came from Michael's own experience at school, when his parents couldn't hire a tutor to boost his grades - which he needed for a ticket to a top university. Luckily, they discovered Exam Solutions a platform that offered free bite-sized videos to help students like him achieve their academic targets. With Exam Solutions' help, Michael won a place at university and achieved a first class honours degree in Maths - from which he went on to a trading career. But Michael then returned to his passion for education by acquiring the Exam Solutions business after quitting his trading job. With the help of Satoshi Block Dojo, he plans to take the already-busy platform to the next level. As he explains, “the idea is to be able to understand the true learning experience of a child, but also their true skill level”. Identifying these factors will assist them by providing the student with precise learning targets. It's much like trading he says, “it's all about trying to understand the true value of the market.. and from that, you can inform your decisions.”AirMaths will be launching a subscriptions model that will target schools and students between the ages of 15 and 18. For as low as £10 a month, he says, students will be able to access the platform's features and receive payouts in exchange for entering their test scores. He notes that having access to students' test results helps the platform verify their learning programmes. “It's quite a data-dependent process where we constantly need to compare our model to the their real grades - and in order to get their real grades …we're incentivising students with payouts.”   As he explains, “being able to make those payouts to our clients via the Bitcoin SV blockchain as a micropayment is cheaper than doing it via, say, PayPal.”  Next up is Annie Siara, founder and CEO of Lunique, an online retail platform that aims to bring the luxury shopping experience into the Metaverse.  Just like a high end retail store, Lunique offers a VIP shopping experience for its targeted young affluent consumers. The personalised experience includes an avatar who will assist each consumer in a customised fashion.Annie believes that new technologies such as blockchain can help solve real world problems. In this case, it's a matter of improving customer service – in the context of a looming recession. “Luxury brands cannot decrease their prices because it decreases their brand value, so they need to increase the value that they provide consumers,” she notes. High value goods purchased through Lunique will be given a ‘birth certificate' that will be stored in the BSV blockchain. As she points out, the certificate “acts as a proof of receipt as well as proof of authenticity for that product.” This would allow consumers to resell the product with confidence as data from the purchase is stored in the ledger and cannot be changed.Finally, Borja Burgillos talks to Charles about 5tars, a platform that gives football enthusiasts a chance to predict the outcome of a real game and earn from it. He wants to take casual gaming to a whole new level by using Web3 and blockchain. Every participant who wishes to join must pay a fee to enter a virtual arena that is connected to an actual game taking place in the real world. A participant is now able to place their bets based on their predictions. A participant's earnings will depend on the total community of people who p

The capability of the Bitcoin SV blockchain to power a new internet will be realised when consumers see just how efficient the technology is, according to Jack Davies, Senior Researcher at nChain.  Jack believes that mainstream adoption of complex, blockchain-based technologies, like Web3 and the metaverse, will ultimately be driven by a killer application or implementation that will make using the internet easier for ordinary people.  “At the end of the day, the nuts and bolts of the problem will come down to how do you get this in the hands of everyday people and users, how do you get them to see the value that we're talking about.”  As he tells Charles Miller on this week's episode of CoinGeek Conversations, this is a subject he understands deeply, thanks to his work on the Metanet, a protocol developed by nChain's Chief Scientist, Dr. Craig Wright.  Jack sees the Metanet as a perfect example of how to build interoperable websites and systems using the BSV blockchain. He says that while the idea of putting data on the blockchain might seem commonplace now, when he first joined the company in 2018, it was “quite niche.”  One of the features of Bitcoin SV that Jack thinks is most valuable is its capacity to conduct peer-to-peer transactions. This creates an internet of value – a network where assets and money can be transferred over the internet between peers without the need for trusted intermediaries.  This combined with Bitcoin SV's scaling ability will allow for the easy application of micropayments, which Jack believes will be game changing in allowing people to monetise content on the internet.  He says that allowing customers to pay tiny amounts online to read articles or watch videos they're interested in is more efficient and appealing than traditional advertising or subscription-based models.  Jack says that this incarnation of the internet, where users can communicate and transact directly with a native monetary system is what's so appealing about concepts like Web3 and the metaverse and all stems back to the Bitcoin White Paper, which first appeared in 2008.  He is a big believer in a regulated digital asset industry and points out that another advantage for retail customers is that Bitcoin SV is much more pro-regulation than other digital currencies, especially BTC.  “It's a good thing that people will see through some narratives. Like the idea of BTC as digital gold has clearly not played out particularly well in the last year. I think it's down by some very large percentage right, again, not good for retail consumers.”  Indeed, BTC prices have been highly volatile this month following the collapse of FTX, one of the largest digital currency exchanges, and it has seen a nearly 70% drop in value since its all-time high last November.  This is disastrous for any retail customers who have put their faith in BTC and demonstrates exactly why Jack is right to say that stricter regulation is necessary to build a strong and reliable BSV ecosystem.

When you're asked to do a survey online, what is your reaction? For most of us, it's an eyeroll and clicking through the questions as fast as possible. But what if you were incentivised for taking part? That might make a difference.  That's the idea behind CoinSurvey. The company, which took part in the second cohort of the Satoshi Block Dojo, wants to use rewards to help survey creators get more responses from their customers.   Ole Knutli, CEO and Co-founder of CoinSurvey, explains that the start-up is using the scaling power of the Bitcoin SV blockchain to allow clients to offer varying amounts of money to those who take the time to answer questions.  “Using the blockchain we can make incentives really, really cost-efficient, so you can add incentives as small as a cent, you can add incentives across every question, or you can change how much you want to incentivise them for different questions.”  One of the reasons that clients might want to have different rewards for questions is to remove bottlenecks in the survey, by ensuring more difficult or time-consuming questions are better rewarded.  Ole is also keen to diversify the incentives on offer to respondents, for example enabling tree planting as a reward as he believes that this will help entice a varied range of people to take part.  Ole explains that his background working as a consultant for several large municipalities in Norway has helped him to understand the importance of having accurate customer feedback.  While he didn't work within the survey industry, he did rely heavily on customer feedback data and therefore appreciates just how vital it is for clients to know that actual customers are doing their surveys.  “If you want to do a survey about who made a purchase, you want to make sure that those answering the survey are actually the ones who made the purchase and today it's a little bit all over the place and we think blockchain could be a very good way to tackle this problem,” he says.  CoinSurvey hopes to compete with industry giants like SurveyMonkey by focusing on this tracking element of the business, as the level of accuracy and transparency provided by using the BSV blockchain will set them apart from other companies.   The business is run by Ole, his brother, and a friend of his from college who he has partnered up with before to build a Norwegian crypto exchange called Bitruption, that is still licensed and in action today.   They joined together to take part in the Satoshi Block Dojo in the latter half of 2022 and since then have been focused on launching the product and working with clients.  But there are also plans to expand the business and introduce an audience panel that will allow users to sign up to the website and get paid for recording responses to general surveys, improving traffic to the site and facilitating BSV onboarding.

Bernhard Muller, General Manager and Founder of BSV payments processor Centi, thinks the key to creating a popular, scalable product is ensuring that anyone will be able to use it, not just people who are interested in Bitcoin.  “We really want to design a product for everyone, my mum, my brother, my uncle, everyone who doesn't know about Bitcoin, who doesn't care about Bitcoin even,” he says. He believes that Centi's simplicity will be its USP and will enable it to be rolled out to a range of different customers who haven't necessarily used Bitcoin or integrated it into their business model before. For example, he tells Charles Miller on this week's episode of CoinGeek Conversations that he is purposefully targeting the media and events industries, through the launch of Centi's ‘space concept'. This feature will allow merchants to customise pages on the app so users can buy tickets and merchandise quickly and easily online.  “For example, if you want to sell a consumer a hamburger at the event, you can basically purchase the product digitally, directly in the app and then you just need to go and collect it rather than standing in line somewhere.” The peer-to-peer nature of Bitcoin helps to ensure that transactions are extremely quick and direct, and if both customer and merchant have Centi enabled, the funds go straight from one to another, without travelling through any custodians or middlemen. So far, there are three onboarded merchants who are using the service commercially; one is a bar, one is a ramen noodle store, and one is a clothes shop, but Bernhard hopes to have at least a thousand merchants by the end of 2023. While this might sound ambitious, he explains that they already have strategies in place to work with other partners who already have a long list of customers.  He also hopes that the straightforwardness of the product, thanks to a recent redesign, will prove to be a winning combination for commercial clients. But, just in case that wasn't enough to attract new users, he's incorporated a faucet into the app.  This means that anyone using the Centi app can receive 1 Swiss Franc (approximately 1 US dollar) just for signing up. Bernhard explains that faucets were big in Bitcoin in the early days and are aimed at getting people to experience the product without needing to connect their finances to the app.  He's excited about the potential he sees for getting outsiders involved in Bitcoin SV and references the BSV Global Blockchain Convention as an example of how much opportunity there is, especially in comparison to how it used to be.  “The first conference we had in London after this whole split ordeal between BSV and BCH happened, I mean, it was a tiny group of people, I don't know maybe a hundred, two hundred people that were there and now this has grown substantially with all these ambassadors and Block Dojos' and Citadels.” 

The Bitcoin Association should be focused on advancing and improving the way Bitcoin SV works rather than just trying to sell the technology, according to Jad Wahab, the Association's Director of Engineering.   Jad believes that the role of the Switzerland-based non-profit organisation is to act as a middleman and establish connections with different partners in the space, with a view to making the system as functional to the outside world as it can be.  One of the partnerships that the Bitcoin Association has formed that Jad is particularly excited about is the work that it's been doing with nChain and the IPv6 Forum, as he discusses with Charles Miller on this week's CoinGeek Conversations.  The three organisations have been working together to integrate Bitcoin SV with IPv6. IPv6 is the updated version of the internet protocol, which was created in 1998 because the original internet architecture (IPv4) was due to run out of IP addresses, which ended up happening in 2011.  Jad explains that by using IPv6, Bitcoin can become truly peer-to-peer in the way it was originally invented to be, as there are enough IP addresses for every device that is connected to the internet. “If you don't have a unique address then it's not a direct peer-to-peer, it's not going directly from me to you, it has to go from me to the central hub to your central hub, that's where the peer-to-peer aspect is missing,” he says.  Another project that BA has delivered that Jad is confident will have a positive impact on the digital currency space is the software Blacklist Manager, that was released at the beginning of October 2022.  Blacklist Manager is a listening tool that can be run by miners to enable nodes to add digital assets identified in a court order to a freeze list. This means that lost or stolen Bitcoin can now be recovered through a legal process, a potentially game changing development which will bring digital asset technology within the remit of the law.  “We live in this world where you've got law and legal systems in place, you know, Bitcoin doesn't magically create a new world that lives outside of the purview of existing legal systems that we have right now,” Jad says.  Jad believes that it is projects and partnerships like these that will make Bitcoin appealing to outsiders and will lead to its widespread use in the world. He says that he can see Bitcoin SV being more easily deployed in developing countries where traditional systems of money are less widely accepted.  For example, he talks about his hometown of Beirut, where the currency has lost more than 90% of its value and citizens no longer use credit cards because they don't trust the banks, saying that he thinks that the lack of financial infrastructure and confidence in legacy systems will make it easier for new technology, like Bitcoin SV, to fill the gap.

One of the biggest challenges for companies looking to start out on their own can be a lack of demand for a product or service and this is what the Block Venture Studio has been created to solve.  Venture studios are organisations which help founders build start-ups based on what corporates need. They help businesses come up with an initial idea which will suit the market and assist with product development. This differs from incubators which are meant for entrepreneurs who already have an idea for a business but need support in getting it off the ground.   “The start-up itself is built for the corporate so the corporate is the shareholder, the corporate is the one that's funding it,” Ari Kuqi, Director of Research and Development at Block Venture Studio, explains to CoinGeek's Charles Miller at the company's launch event in London.  The studio is the new division of the Satoshi Block Dojo, the successful global blockchain incubator which has taken the Bitcoin SV world by storm since it was set up in 2021 by Craig Massey.  And like the Block Dojo, it recognises the power of using Bitcoin SV to build out solutions. “We think that Bitcoin SV is the only blockchain that actually offers the utility that are promised by so many blockchains,” says Ari.  Charles meets some of the corporates that the Block Venture Studio are engaging with about potential solutions, including Kim Dingler, CCO at ITV Studios Entertainment, who is exploring ways that world-famous brands can be monetised using blockchain technology.  She tells him about two projects the channel has been working on recently; a partnership between culinary reality show ‘Hell's Kitchen' and The Sandbox Metaverse and NFT artwork based on the classic TV show ‘Thunderbirds'.  Another interested executive is Rose Tighe from Sky Labs, who is looking at blockchain technology with a view to beefing up the company's approach to piracy and copyright protection. And while she's excited about the opportunities presented by blockchain technology, she's also aware of the challenges that come with it.  “I will say loudly and clearly that a lot of consumers are already struggling with everyday technology within their homes and what I would hope is that whatever we do is usable and accessible by everybody,” she says.  Rose has come to the right place to find a simple solution that suits her organisation, as the Block Venture Studio has been built for exactly this purpose with products designed to be as functional as possible, showcasing the simplicity of blockchain technology.   “It should be about actually providing value instead of some random blockchain that's more used for marketing or just to make shareholders happy that you're innovating in blockchain,” says Ari Kuqi.   Overall, the launch event was an exciting chance for major corporates to discuss their needs with the Block Venture Studio and network with budding entrepreneurs, and we look forward to seeing the fruits of this new venture.

If you already know that when a computer goes online, it has an IP address - whatever that may be - then you are half way to decoding the mysterious acronym IPV6. The other half is easy: V6 is “version 6”. You may even have more familiarity with IP than you had realised if you are vaguely aware of TCP/IP - which is the way computers communicate, through “Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol”. So, yes, IP is “internet protocol” - not to be confused with IP as in “intellectual property”, the main difference being that the latter provides far more work for lawyers than the computer kind.I was lucky enough to have an explanation of IPV6 on this week's CoinGeek Conversations from Alessio Pagani, a Senior Researcher at nChain, the London blockchain development company. Dr Pagani also has a PhD in Information Technology and is an IMI (Institute of Mathematical Innovation) Industrial Fellow at the University of Bath. Alessio explained that although IPV6 has been around for decades, most networks still use IPV4 - version four. (The other versions - 1, 2, 3 and 5 - which nobody has ever heard of, were test versions and never extensively used.)IPV4 has worked well ever since it was developed in the 1970s. But Alessio says that a problem is emerging that was not foreseen back then: the IP address format relies on a 32 bit address - in other words, 2 multiplied by 2 32 times, which produces 4.3 billion possible addresses. And that's just not enough for today's connected world:“We are seven billion on this planet. We have a lot of IoT devices. I read recently a report saying that by 2025 we will have more than 30 billion devices connected to the internet. If you think about smart watches, you think about TVs, everything is now connected to the internet. The problem is that we don't have enough space for that. So we need a larger address space.”And that's where IPV6 comes in, with a vastly increased capacity: “This could be done with IPV6. Now we have 128 bits, which means 340 trillion, trillion, trillion addresses.”Unfortunately, changing to IPV6 isn't just a question of flipping a switch, since new network hardware is required, which is expensive to buy and to install. Whilst there are good reasons for networks and businesses to switch to IPV6, nChain is interested because of the additional features it can offer for Bitcoin SV businesses - allowing direct micropayments between users in a way that was not completely secure on IPV4: “In the first node software implementation, there was actually a feature called IP to IP payments. Then this was removed because it was not safe. There were some techniques to steal payments and now we are trying to re-enable it, thanks to IPV6. There are some tricks to send payments using IPV4 …the problem is that this is not efficient. This could pose some security issues, so it's not easy to do it on IPV4. That's why we are focusing on IPV6.”In that sense, IPV6 allows Bitcoin to fulfill its original vision, as headlined in the White Paper, which was headlined: Bitcoin: A peer-to-peer electronic cash system.       

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Mark Zuckerberg and his Harvard room-mates launched The Facebook (as it was called in 2004) with a new idea. It wasn't to let people post messages to each other online - because messageboards had been doing that for years, long before the World Wide Web was invented. What was new was the way Facebook wanted to tie the user's online identity to that of the real person who was posting on the site. At first they did that by only allowing people with Harvard emails to join - since Harvard required your email address to contain a version of your real name. Today anyone can register for Facebook but the intention, at least, remains to tie your Facebook presence to your real persona. And that, as it turned out, was exactly what advertisers wanted, making Facebook one of the most profitable businesses in the world. But arguably something was lost in Facebook's ideas about identity online and off. Almost 30 years later, a new social media business, My2cents, is rediscovering the virtues of those old messageboards which Facebook helped consign to history. And it brings something completely new to the model thanks to the powers of Bitcoin SV.On this week's CoinGeek Conversations, I spoke to Dr Maximilian Sinan Korkmaz, the founder of my2cents, about his project, which was launched earlier this year. To register with my2cents, all you do is invent a user name and a password. That's it. Then you can start posting. It changes the emphasis from most social media sites, BSV or otherwise, from the person posting (because on my2cents, they could be anyone) to what they have to say. That creates a whole new dynamic, in which celebrities have no more clout than nobodies and a first post gets as much traction as one from someone who's been posting on the site for years. There are no “followers” or “following” of people - only of topics. The service is powered by Bitcoin SV, and in the world of BSV social media it is revolutionary in a different way. Far from using BSV to escape from business models that rely on advertising, my2cents will take ads and it invites you to view them, although you can choose not to, in return for sharing the ad revenue that my2cents generates. Each user's ad share is calculated by a subtle measure of that person's contribution to the site in which various metrics are combined to create their “user score” made up from things like how much they have posted or commented. Finally, when you sign up, you are given a BSV wallet. But you don't need to transfer money into it in order to start using the site. You can simply start posting and when someone likes (which my2cents calls “pluses”) your contribution, a small BSV transfer will be made to your wallet. So what about the perennial problem of BSV social media sites - that everyone is happy to be paid for their contributions but, except for purely altruistic reasons, why would anyone want to pay other people? Well here, as mentioned above, your “pluses” count towards an improved “user score”. So if my2cents prospers, and its ad revenue grows, even though you're paying out in the short term, you're investing in your share of future profits. My own brief experience on my2cents was positive. I found people talking about much more than Bitcoin SV (an inescapable subject on many BSV-powered social media apps) and I earned an impressive $0.25 or so from two or three posts. I even proved to myself that it was real money by sending it to my Centbee wallet. I was impressed. So that's my two cents about my2cents. 

In this episode of The Payments Show Podcast, I spoke to Joe De Pinto who is the Co-Founder of Haste Arcade. Haste Arcade is the world's first Instant Leaderboard Payout gaming platform which rewards gamers and games developers in cryptocurrency. It currently allows both groups of people to make money with Bitcoin SV and HST Tokens.Click through the Chapters Menu at the top of the episode webpage here: http://thepayments.showSummary of topics discussed:1. Gaming Marketplace2. Finding Bitcoin in 20143. Micropayments for All 4. Bitcoin Cash (BCH)5. Bitcoin SV (BSV)6. Scale Not Required7. Playing for Money8. HST Reward Tokens9. Airdrops for Developers10. Gamifying Different Industries: Education and the Sales ProfessionAnd much more…Details:- Recorded on 01 Sep 2022- Host: Satwant Phull, Founder of Digital Money Lab- Guest: Joe De Pinto, Co-Founder, Haste Arcade[Next Steps]- Get in touch with Satwant: digitalmoneylab.com - Haste Arcade: hastearcade.com | @hastearcadeSupport the show

In the second of four CoinGeek Conversations special episodes, we take a look back at some of the best moments from the last season, featuring the biggest and boldest personalities in the Bitcoin SV ecosystem.  We hear from Mandeep Singh, musician and qualified doctor, on how Bitcoin can revolutionise the relationship artists have with their fans; Nick Numas, Founder and CEO of Genuine Retweets explains the impact his social media company is having on those in the developing world; the Women of BSV discuss why they decided to carve out a space for themselves; and Adam Hawley and Yuriy Porytko explain what the NFT they launched is doing to help people in Ukraine.  Join CoinGeek producer Claire Celdran next week as she highlights some of the most insightful conversations from past shows on the theme of venture capital. 

In the first of four CoinGeek Conversations special episodes, we revisit some of our favourite conversations from the last season, on the subject of Bitcoin SV's relationship with the global economy.  We hear from Eswar Prasad, Tolani senior Professor of International Trade Policy at Cornell University, and author of ‘The Future of Money', on why competition in the digital asset industry is a good thing; Patryk Walaszczyk, blockchain solutions expert at IBM, discusses the burgeoning relationship between BSV and IBM; Owen Vaughan, director of research at nChain, talks about the role Bitcoin could play in political economics; and Bryan Daugherty, public policy director of the BSV Blockchain Association tells us about his work for the US Department of Defence. Join me, Sarah Higgs, next week as I take another journey down memory lane, picking guests from past shows for an episode featuring four personalities of BSV.  

Konrad Probst is a serial digital entrepreneur and angel investor from Germany.  He is the co-founder and CEO of Property's Digital Ventures and the co-founder and CTO of Pioneers Labs.His company Property's offers consultancy and implementation services to large international brands that want to take the leap into NFTs, the metaverse and other Web 3.0 products. Konrad Probst on TwitterHolly Shannon's WebsiteZero To Podcast on AmazonHolly Shannon, LinkedinHolly Shannon, InstagramHolly Shannon, TwitterWatch Culture Factor and VaynerNFT#brands , #metaverse , #web , #people , #community , #individuals , #houses , #create , #collaboration , #properties , #synergies , #offer , #decentralization , #collaborate , #market , #projects , #space #nfts #nft #nftart #cryptocurrency #blockchain #metaverse #culturefactor #web3 #smartcontracts #bitcoin #nftartist #nftcollectors #eth #ethereum #youtubers #tiktok #instagram #reels #branding  #entrepreneur #coach #consulting #zerotopodcast #podcast #jobsearching #thoughtleader #thoughtleadership #startapodcasttoday #startapodcastalready   #experiences #experientialmarketing #companyculture #employeeengagment #community #peertopeer #decentralizedeconomy

Episode 192:  Xiaohui Liu, CEO and Founder of sCrypt.io joins the podcast to discuss his journey into working with smart contracts for Bitcoin SV.  Xiaohui also expands on his relationship with Satoshi Nakamoto aka Dr. Craig Wright as well as his experience at the Dubai Bitcoin SV conference in May 2022. Social MediaXiaohui LiuLinkedin: Xiaohui Liu Twitter: sinotrinitysCrypt Blog Class w/ Satoshiwww.scrypt.io

Chris Skinner is known as one of the most influential people in technology, and as an independent commentator on fintech through his blog, The Finanser.com. His latest book (sixteenth!) is called Doing Digital. He is Chair of Nordic Future Innovation, is a non-executive director of 11:FS and on the advisory boards of many FinTech and financial firms. Mr. Skinner has been an advisor to the United Nations, the White House, the World Bank and the World Economic Forum. He is a visiting lecturer with Cambridge University, as well as, a TEDx speaker. In recent years, he has been voted one of the UK's foremost fintech observers by The Telegraph and one of the most influential people in financial technology by the Wall Street Journal's Financial News and Thomson Reuters. Chris is also a successful children's author and co-founder of The Portrait Foundation, a non-profit platform to encourage children and the arts. Let's start with the recent crash in crypto, in your blog you state that you believe the end-game will be a hybrid model of CBDCs, stablecoins and cryptocurrencies. I found is fascinating that you state that too many people believe these currencies are all about HODLing (in the crypto slang it's about keeping them as an investment) instead of what currencies are really about, which is allowing the exchange of value to buy and sell products and services. It's all about creating currencies that work for value exchange in a networked world.Would you like an opportunity to give this more depth for those just beginning to invest in cryptocurrency and please define CBDC (central back digital currency)?What is your take on a global coin and how this would affect governments if it's realized? A coin that can be traded anywhere, anytime, in real-time with anyone.Your book, Digital Human, explores the transformations that are sweeping through all spheres of life: the domination of global digital giants; the advent of new financial structures (FinTech); the disruption brought about by Bitcoin; the rise of robots; and the fall of banks.A standout line from your book: not only will everyone on the planet be connected digitally, they can be raised out of poverty through inclusion. Can we dive into your thoughts on blockchain, cryptocurrency and how this may level the playing field for those in poverty?Digital for Good looks at everything from how banking plays a role in the climate emergency through the FinTech world using technology to overcome issues of inequality and inclusion. I'd like to understand this intersection, can you share your vision for Fintech in lifting us out of this global climate crisis and possibly helping marginalized lives?Chris Skinner's Blog, The Finanser Chris Skinner, LinkedinChris Skinner, TwitterHolly Shannon's WebsiteZero To Podcast on AmazonHolly Shannon, LinkedinHolly Shannon, InstagramHolly Shannon, TwitterWatch Culture Factor and VaynerNFT#nfts #nft #nftart #cryptocurrency #blockchain #metaverse #culturefactor #web3 #smartcontracts #bitcoin #nftartist #nftcollectors #eth #ethereum #youtubers #tiktok #instagram #reels #branding  #entrepreneur #coach #consulting #zerotopodcast #podcast #jobsearching #thoughtleader #thoughtleadership #startapodcasttoday #startapodcastalready   #experiences #experientialmarketing #companyculture #employeeengagment #community #peertopeer #decentralizedeconomy

Medha Parlikar is co-founder and CTO of CasperLabs. She has more than 30 years of tech experience and is considered one of the top women in blockchain. She started working with technology in the early 1980's, building computers in the basement. For the past two decades, she has been delivering production SaaS software for large companies including Adobe, Omniture and Avalara. Medha excels in building high-functioning technical teams, and inspiring them to deliver solutions that solve customer problems. Medha holds a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Information Systems and Programming from Coleman College.CasperLabs is committed to supporting the next wave of blockchain adoption among businesses and providing developers with a reliable and secure framework to build private, public and hybrid blockchain applications all guided by open-source principlesWhat was the impetus for designing this? Was it missing for enterprise and smaller businesses? And did you build it yourself?How do you de-mystify and de-stigmatise blockchain for businesses? What are the nuances that work so well with SaaS that make it uniquely perfect for companies moving from Web2 to Web3?And the recent downturn in the market, how did that affect conversations with your clients?Medha Parlikar, TwitterCasper Labs, Twitter Medha Parlikar, LinkedinHolly Shannon's WebsiteZero To Podcast on AmazonHolly Shannon, LinkedinHolly Shannon, InstagramHolly Shannon, TwitterWatch Culture Factor and VaynerNFT#casper #protocol #software #enterprise #disintermediate #brands #ecosystem #business #governance #offer #deliver #infrastructure #CasperLabs #Adobe #omniture #avalara #opensource #DAO #caspernodesoftware #publicnetwork #DEVxDAO #ConsenSys #dotto #governance #datasovereignty #mp3.com #riaa #BLOCKv #smartmedia #nfts #nft #nftart #cryptocurrency #blockchain #metaverse #culturefactor #web3 #smartcontracts #bitcoin #nftartist #nftcollectors #eth #ethereum #youtubers #tiktok #instagram #reels #branding  #entrepreneur #coach #consulting #zerotopodcast #podcast #jobsearching #thoughtleader #thoughtleadership #startapodcasttoday #startapodcastalready   #experiences #experientialmarketing #companyculture #employeeengagment #community #peertopeer #decentralizedeconomy

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Nick Saponaro is an American software developer, Speaker, Musician, and blockchain personality. He is the Chief Information Officer and Co-founder of The Divi Porject. He is also a frequent speaker at blockchain conferences.Nick is an entrepreneur, crypto enthusiast, and keynote speaker who is regularly featured in the media talking about crypto-related issues. Media appearances include Cheddar, CNBC, Quartz, Investing.com, Nasdaq.com, and CoinTelegraph.Nick Saponaro is co-founder and lead full stack developer of the Divi Project, a blockchain startup committed to improving the usability of cryptocurrency. Nick heads the creation of Divi's Smart Wallet technology and five-tier masternode system using his blockchain programming expertise, which spans across Ethereum, IBM's HyperLedger, and PIVX. He also manages the ever-growing Divi community on Telegram and Discord, regularly engaging with users and answering their questions to help their crypto experience. Along with his two co-founders, Nick founded the Divi Project as an initiative to solve the current pain points of leading cryptocurrencies through blockchain education and simplification of user technology.Early Life & EducationNick was born and brought up in United States. He studied at Paul VI High School (2000-09 ) and Palm Springs High School (2010-11). He then went to University of California, San Diego Extension and became certified in web programming from 2017 – 2018.CareerNick has been involved in various fields from Music, Real Estate to software development. He also holds New Jersey Real Estate License and California Real Estate License.Music ProducerBefore studying at UCSD, Nick was very active in the field of Music. He founded his own Music Production company known as Nick Sapo Production 2012. He performed various roles including a DJ, producer and performer. He created and played music in front of crowds many times. He started DJing in small parties, school dances and weddings, but soon moved to bars and clubs. Now he performs not only in the United States, but in the other countries as well. He has also worked as a Music Coach for the Music Competition show Rise Up With Me.He was always interested in gadgets and played with computer from a young age. He founded a computer store, Better Builds, LP in San diego in 2013. He managed all logistical aspects of the business, tax filings, book keeping, and marketing. He also assisted in building the computers and customer relations.Web DeveloperNick started as a freelance web developer in January 2017 and developed websites for a variety of industries ranging from e-commerce, photography, videography, law, personal finance, and many more. He worked as a freelancer for three years till July 2017.The Divi ProjectIn 2017, he co-founded the blockchain project known as The Divi Porject with Geoff McCabe. He worked as a Full Stack Engineer for 8 months and built and maintained all web based services that Divi offers from front end to back. He also played a helping role in the creation of smart contracts on the Ethereum blockchain, as well as protocol development for the Divi Core Node. His programming expertise spans across multiple blockchain frameworks, such as Ethereum, Hyperledger and PIVX. He was promoted in Feb 2018 and worked as a GM & Lead Full Stack Developer for a year. He was responsible for implementation of tasks coming from all departments including, UI / UX, Blockchain, Marketing, etc.Chief Information OfficerHe is working as Chief Information Officer from the start of the project and helps the Divi team in project management, programming, functional design, and other technical areas. His major role consists of maintaining all high-level web services, managing the blockchain and Smart Wallet development teams, and engaging with potential strategic partners where it applies to technology.SpeakerNick is a popular blockchain expert and has actively participated in many cryptocurrency and blockchain conferences and has been featured on Cheddar, CNBC, Quartz, Nasdaq.com, Investing.com, This Week in Tech, FinanceMagnates.com and more. He often engages with users and answer their questions to help their cryptocurrency experience.Personal LifeNick lives in San Diego, California and he is active on social media. He has over 13.5k followers on Twitter. He is also active on Facebook.About DiviEstablished in 2017, the Divi team have been focused on solving the issues of usability and accessibility to cryptocurrencies that prevent mainstream adoption.We realized early on that the industry wasn't equipped to scale with the demand and popularity it experienced. Hence our philosophy to create software solutions that make cryptocurrency easier to use and access for users of all levels of technical expertise.Starting with the feature that attracts most people to the space - earning rewards, the team developed the first and only genuinely one-click masternode software that enables users of any skill level to begin earning rewards in an instance. With the ability to be launched on any device from a home computer to mobile phone, registered users can earn with Divi.We are incredibly proud of what we have achieved thus far and it is really just the beginning. We hope that you will join us on this journey!Along with your role to simplify technology, I'd like to breakdown a few topics for my audience that are in the learning stages:Blockchain: your definition and why you think it's a game-changer for currency and commerceWhat is a node?Smart Wallets: the design of a smart wallet and why they might not all be created the same.  And is that problematic? Enterprise integrations of the Divi Wallet.You developed the Divi Wallet and implemented a reward system into it.  Do you think the Web3 adopters enjoy and respond better psychologically to adding a gaming component?How do you make community accessible in platforms like Discord and Telegram.  Are they a necessity to the NFT world?Have they made your product offerings more robust by having this constant touchpoint with the consumer?As a DJ and music producer, are you planning to use your MP3 files in the NFT space as product to mint or a utility for collaboration with other artists?Divi WebsiteDivi ProjectNick Saponaro on LinkedinNick Saponaro on TwitterNick Saponaro on FacebookNick Saponaro on InstagramHolly Shannon's WebsiteZero To Podcast on AmazonHolly Shannon, LinkedinHolly Shannon, InstagramHolly Shannon, Clubhousehttps://youtu.be/PKCND4FqGLc#nfts #nft #nftart #cryptocurrency #blockchain #metaverse #culturefactor #web3 #smartcontracts #bitcoin #nftartist #nftcollectors #eth #ethereum #marketingdigital #marketingstrategy #marketingtips #youtubers #tiktok #instagram #reels #branding #authorsofig #podcastersofinstagram #authorpreneur #entrepreneur #solopreneur #coach #consulting #zerotopodcast #podcast #jobsearching #thoughtleader #thoughtleadership #b2bmarketing #b2b #b2bsales #writersofig #howtopodcast #startapodcasttoday #startapodcastalready #nofear #lifelonglearning  #experiences #experientialmarketing #bitcoin #companyculture #employeeengagment #web3 #smartcontracts #bitcoin #nftartist #nftcollectors #eth #ethereum #community #peertopeer #decentralizedeconomy