Podcast appearances and mentions of chris groshong

Chris Groshong was born and raised in the East Bay Area of Northern California. He watched the internet blossom around him in that area was near Silicon Valley. He loved the diversity of his community growing up. He was a minority where he grew up. He graduated from high school, attended the local community college […]

Is that cryptocurrency investment too good to be true? The bull run is coming and scammers will be out in full force to get a cut of the action. In the "Signs of a Cryptocurrency Scam" webinar My Crypto Advisor's Alex Enser, M.A. and CoinStructive, Inc.'s Chris Groshong, CFI break down some of the most popular scams and best security practices to avoid being the next victim. ---- CoinStructive - https://coinstructive.com/ LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrisgroshong/   My Crypto Advisor - https://mycryptoadvisor.com LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexander-enser/ ------ This material is for informational purposes only and not intended to provide financial, legal, or tax advice.

I had an awesome discussion with Chris Groshong of @coinstructive. We discussed: How he got into crypto, Crypto forensics and analysis, The future of cryptocurrency and blockchain tech in the next 3-5 years, and How he got the name DJ Kinkle. This was a really fun episode with an awesome guy. To find out more about Chris and Coinstructive, follow their Twitter handles. @djkinkle and @coinstructive or visit https://coinstructive.com/

Caitlin Long knows Blockchain Law Caitlin Long joins LAB Radio host Chris Groshong, just days after resigning from the Wyoming Blockchain Taskforce. I had asked her specifically to come on the show to comment on concepts the newly formed California Blockchain Taskforce can glean from her pioneering efforts. We waste no time getting into the issues around the Uniform Law Commission's (ULC) Uniform Regulation of Virtual Currencies Businesses Act or URVCBA. Particularly the supplemental portion which strips the property rights of owners. Ms. Long says if we're not careful we may only recognize people's rights "...in digital assets if you are in a debtor/creditor relationship with your intermediary."   This ties in nicely into a discussion of the Uniform Commercial Code(UCC) with respect to Virtual Currencies. Currently, it is being worked on by members of the special subcommittees of the ULC. Meanwhile, the California Lawyers Association is considering creating legislature for Commercial transactions at the state level parallel to the California Blockchain Taskforce. It's important that communication between these two entities needs to take place.   The biggest problem is we are still defining the concepts and applications of these new technologies. Without proper definitions, it's nearly impossible to predict the outcomes of future litigations. Judges, like many, just don't understand. I know this from first hand experience while providing expert witness testimony in Federal Court this summer.    Banks play an important role in the crypto industry. The major problem Wyoming is trying to solve is to make it easier for crypto businesses to gain access to banking relationships. There are currently 7 banks who've identified themselves as being interested in applying for a Wyoming Banking license.  There are still many boundaries at the Federal level. Least of which is receiving a Banking Charter. We still have the SEC and CFTC to consider. The ongoing delays with creating true Federal regulation is an opportunity for the states to take advantage of the situation.   Surround yourself with smart, talented and humble people willing to future proof legislation without hindering innovation. Special thanks to Trace Mayer, Christopher Allen, Jesse Powell, Joseph Pitluck, Amy and Devon James and many, many more.   Some of the other topics I asked Caitlin to discuss with respect to Wyoming law were:   Exchanges Crypto ATMs Foundations  AML and Compliance Series LLC I wrap up the show with a final question about what she would change about the crypto and blockchain industry if she could wave a magic wand.  Tweet your favorite quote and tag @CoinStructive @djkinkle @CaitlinLong & #LABradio   Further Reading and Resources Caitlin Long | Twitter | LinkedIn | Website Wyoming Blockchain Taskforce| Website  

Who is Rockstar Developer? On episode 73 of LAB Radio, your host Chris Groshong visits with Rockstar Developer over lunch during a recent visit to Chicago. For those of you who are new to this personality or know little about him, you are going to find out why he is such a Rockstar. And he even gives us some pointers on becoming a Rockstar too. Sometimes it's best to start with the simplest things first. You will hear us visit this topic several times during the episode. Of many themes we cover during lunch  they all relate to the human element behind the things we do.  Imagine sitting at a corner table on the 15th floor, over looking the fork of the downtown Chicago river. A thunder storm was just finishing up and off in the distance the top of the formerly known Sears Tower could be barely seen as it was dodging in and out of a fog against a dark backdrop of ominous looking cumulus clouds. Rockstar Developer and I had never met, nor spoken by phone. Our only contact came briefly via Twitter(@r0ckstardev). This didn't stop us from instantly connecting. It turns out we have a lot more in common than we thought.  Zoom out, the canvas is bigger than you think In the first few minutes Rockstar's calming presence embraces you and makes you want to listen more. We start out with the basics, like background and origin story. Then we get into what he's been working on lately. BTCPay Server is where he is spending a lot of his time and he is also working with Jack Mallers(@JackMallers) on Zap Wallet, a Lightning enabled wallet(@ln_zap). At this point in the interview we start to dive into real world issues and philosophical concepts.  We cover topics like:  When will the people wake up The US economy User Data & Sovereign Identity Fairness and Monkeys Sports and Business Emotional Intelligence Finally, we come to a close with how you too, can become a Rockstar. There is so much good stuff in this episode it's hard to fathom.  Enjoy! Tweet your favorite quote and Tag us and Rockstar Developer. http://traffic.libsyn.com/labradio/Ep_72_Rob_Odell_-_Salt_Lending_mixdown.mp3 Download MP3 Directly Listen on iTunes Add to RSS   Further Reading and Resources Rockstar Developer, Bitcoin Ecosystem Developer | Twitter   

  Chris Wittenborn,  Business Development and Strategy at Velocity Markets On episode 70 of LAB Radio, Velocity Markets’, Chris Wittenborn chats with your host Chris Groshong from Bitcoin2019.  Chris first heard about Bitcoin back in 2010. He read the whitepaper, but couldn’t get around the fact that he meet someone in parking lot to buy bitcoins. After growing up in Chicago, he moved to Colorado for better winters, great skiing and to pursue a degree at the University of Colorado Boulder. He landed a research job with a little finance firm locally and was given some sage advice to go East.     It was in 2011 when Chris headed to New York and where he really dug into the financial world. In 2017 there was lots of rumblings about the Institutional world coming into the crypto space. Being on the Institutional side, he knew that ecosystem was not ready to support Institutional grade customers. Therefore, he left to start providing institutional consulting for Exchanges and Private Equity companies building products.    “Shorthop is an institutional caliber exchange technology in the hands of the retail user” -Chris Wittenborn    Velocity Markets is the parent company for Shorthop, an institutional caliber exchange technology in the hands of the retail user. Shorthop aggregates liquidity across several markets to provide its users the best possible price. The user no longer has to worry about which exchange to transact on or moving funds around. The user only has to focus on their desired outcomes, Shorthop does the rest.       They have different levels of services for different levels of clients based on their sophistication. They really focus on providing the user,  whether its a Hedge Fund or an individual, with the best execution possible across a wide variety of exchanges. Initially, they are launching in California. Over the next several months, as they receive money transmission licenses, they will be opening up their platforms to other jurisdiction within the United States.  Recently, Chris Wittenborn has been spending his time working on leveraging their existing Broker/Dealer license to launch a digital securities exchange. This exchange would be separate from Shorthop and only be available to institutions and accredited investors. Creating a secondary market for compliant offerings is the future. The company Circle was recently able to achieve this, which is promising for Chris and the Velocity Markets team.   In this episode Chris Wittenborn discusses:   Insight to the advice he was giving companies building for institutional clients Bitcoin Volatility and whether aggregating price will reduce volatility.  Their efforts to launch a Finra registered digital securities asset exchange component. How he approaches is job and how he stays engaged. How he and his cofounders came together. What he would change about the industry.     Further Reading and Resources:     Chris Wittenborn, Business Development and Strategy at Velocity Markets | LinkedIn | Twitter | Email      Velocity Markets | Website | Twitter | LinkedIn 

Jan Čapek, Cofounder and Co-CEO at Braiins On episode 69 of LAB Radio, Braiins Cofounder and Co-CEO, Jan Čapek chats with your host Chris Groshong from Bitcoin2019. We finally got a chance to sit down and talk mining after meeting in January 2019 in Las Vegas.   We first get a run down from Jan about the history of mining and what's wrong with the state of things currently. There's no surprise when it comes to understanding the mysteries behind ASIC Boost were just the tip of the iceberg. The problem is now mining has become so commercialized companies go to great lengths to keep firmware proprietary and access to making modifications difficult. Braiins has decided to take a different approach. An open source approach. They feel if you can't audit or make changes to the miners at the root level then you really don't own them. This is why they have released Braiins OS.     "Not your firmware, not your miner." -Jan Čapek    The Braiins team motivation comes from their desire to have standards around mining. They spent a lot of time reengineering the software because they were tired inferior products being put onto the market. They even named their replacement of 'CGminer' with a symbolic cultural name, 'RURminer'. RUR comes from a 1920's sci-fi play from fellow countryman Karel Čapek about a future with robots.      By launching BraiinsOS, the goal is to maintain a repository that stays up to date and helps maintain stable version controls. This allows anyone to download a copy and get started building their own mining rigs. It became obvious to Jan and his team that the level of customization and quality of products being offered were not ready for Enterprise scale. However, the businesses that were trying to operate at Enterprise levels were being thwarted by lack of control and data insights at every turn. This is why Braiins exists and has taken over as the parent company that oversees the development of the open source BraiinsOS and Slush Pool.    In this episode Jan Čapek shares with us:   What is the current state of the Bitcoin mining scene? Why they choose the name 'RURminer' for their firmware.  Why they choose to write their codebase in Rust. The ASIC chip makers and the Foundry chokepoint How attacks on mining pools are much easier to mitigate      Further Reading and Resources:      Jan Čapek, Co-CEO at Braiins | LinkedIn | Twitter      Braiins | Website | Twitter | Facebook | Linkedin | GitHub | Medium | Telegram | SlushPool        

Xan Ditkoff, Growth at Blockstack  On episode 68 of LAB Radio, Blockstack's Head of Growth, Xan Ditkoff chats with your host Chris Groshong from Bitcoin2019. We discuss how great the conference was and what made it special.  Blockstack Xan, as I am respectfully dubbing him, has an interesting path that led him into the crypto world. Coming from New York to Silicon Valley in 2015 was a bit of an adjustment. However, he knew the solutions being worked on there were going to help impact more people globally than anything he could do in a world of suits. When he found the Crypto and Bitcoin Community in 2015 he knew this was the industry he was meant to be in.   "To me, decentralization is a means to an end." -Xan Ditkoff    His motivation stems from wanting to be a part of a transformative technology revolution. When he first learned about Bitcoin he knew how much it could solve and simplify the internet's hodgepodge of technologies with it's securities vulnerabilities and privacy issues. He views Bitcoin and Blockchain technology as a tool that helps people associate features, like opt-out privacy they are used to in the physical world instead of the opt-in privacy we experience in the digital world.     Having an understanding of how banking and US capital markets operate helped him connect the dots very quickly. Bringing things full circle, an energy and infrastructure project Xan worked on is adding bitcoin mining and hashing as a service for an additional revenue stream.      Blockstack is a decentralized computing platform and app ecosystem. They have a developer toolkit to allow apps built on Blockstack to require the use to give permission to access certain personal data. That personal data is controlled by each user and is never stored by a centralized service. The origins of the project come from Princeton stemming back to 2013-14 and have passed through Y Combinator. When Xan joined they were just starting to onboard projects and over the course of the first year they learned a lot. Currently they have over 140 projects built or being built on Blockstack. A large part for the increase in development is an incentive called App Mining. It rewards developers or teams that have used their technology from a pool of 100 thousand dollars. This is allowing people to test new value propositions or business fundamentals that may not have previously been achievable with current systems. They even audit the apps on their network to make sure they're not misaligned or inappropriately handling user data.    In this episode Xan Ditkoff shares with us:    Why self sovereign identity is important? How Blockstack approaches its users identity security.   A walkthrough of how to use the Blockstack platform What he would change about the industry     Xan is most excited about the Blockstack new smart contracting library more of which can be learned by checking out their new whitepaper. Their library will utilize Rust. In a more perfect world Xan wishes for an increase of cross collaborative efforts.     The "Can't Be Evil" contest.     Further Reading and Resources:     Xan Ditkoff, Growth at Blockstack | LinkedIn | Twitter      Blockstack | Website | Twitter | Facebook | Linkedin | GitHub     

Josie Bellini,  Crypto Artist   On episode 67 of LAB Radio, Crypto Artist Josie Bellini chats with your host, Chris Groshong from Bitcoin2019. Some might think the path is obvious for an artist and crypto lover. Create, Incorporate and Sell your works for crypto, but not Josie Bellini. Her passion for cryptocurrency and its ethos not only inspires her creative works, but also her innovative side.  Having a background in finance, specifically private wealth management, Josie invested personally in Ethereum and became interested more after its rise. After taking a full stack web development course at Northwestern University and doing design for a few blockchain and crypto companies, she knew she could contribute in very cool ways to the industry.  After one of her pieces went viral on Reddit, her arrival in the industry was cemented. Crypto Art was now her full time gig.     In this episode Josie Bellini shares with us:   Which is her favorite piece? If her pieces are political or if they have special meaning to her? Why she uses Augmented Reality (AR)? What's new and coming down the pipeline for Josie's art?   The intersection of Cryptocurrency and AR/VR tech adoption issues. How the addition of AR to her existing pieces has increased demand and keeps her collectors gushing. How NFT's are adding to her art repertoire while adding digital scarcity.   -"Filter out the Fiat, Breathe in the Truth" - Josie Bellini      Josie feels the relationships she's built through these online communities has been invaluable. She is humbled by the great support, interest and knowledge she has received from both the online and the physical world.  As much as she loves the online community, the Twitter community that pushes negativity and the plethora of scam projects still marketing themselves well is dragging down the overall morale and needs a higher level of maturity.  All in all, Josie's involvement in the cryptocurrency and blockchain tech communities has helped open her mind to a totally different reality.     Further Reading and Resources:     Josie Bellini, Crypto Artist | LinkedIn | Twitter | Website Download the Artivive app to view Josie's work in AR | Google Play | App Store  

Uri Klarman, CEO and Cofounder at bloXroute Labs On episode 65 of LAB Radio, your host, Chris Groshong chats with Network Researcher and Ph.D. Uri Zubair. As CEO and cofounder of bloXroute Labs. After graduating from Northwestern University he and his inital cofounder Aleks Kuzmanovic knew that they could solve the relay issue that ultimately keep blockchain systems from scaling. As they progressed down this journey, they added two additional cofounders, Emin Gün Sirer, professor at Cornell and his PhD student Soumya Basu, the creator of the Falcon Network. Falcon can be thought of as a relay network for bitcoin to help pass along the block data faster. In 2017 it was their heads down approach that brought them to discover the real world solution for scaling blockchain networks. “This is a networking problem,” says Uri. Scaling of blockchains has been discussed since Satoshi’s whitepaper, but no one has solved it. At least until now. How can we be so sure that bloXroute Labs can provide this solution?   Uri explains: Propogation of blocks across against the network. The relationship between block size and block time at scale. How a blockchain can fork itself into infinity. What is a Blockchain Distribution Network(BDN)? How a relay network works and why its a vulnerability. How to prove that bloXroute is unable to discriminate against and protect against manipulation. (~27 min) “We are a faster internet for blockchains.” – Uri Klarman How bloXroute is blockchain agnostic. How bloXroute creates an incredible Win-Win-Win scenario. Miners will get 100X more transaction fees and Users will pay half as much. (~34-36 min) The more user and miners that use the network the bigger reward for all. How does bloXroute monetize?(~39 min) In the coming months the platform is going live and being incorporated to a few real world and well known projects. After this dive into the tech talk, we take a step back and find out what makes Uri tick. Hope you enjoy the show.   Further Reading and Resources        bloXroute Labs | Website | Facebook | LinkedIn | Twitter |     Uri Klarman, Cofounder and CEO, bloXroute Labs| LinkedIn | Twitter

I posted about friends of alcoholics, and how to cope a few weeks ago on my social media. I was amazed at the response and the amount of comments. Struggling with alcohol and substance abuse seems to be prevalent in many high-pressure communities, with blockchain technology being one of them.   We were very grateful for the honesty of our guest in sharing his experience. Stephanie and I spoke with Chris Groshong about overcoming alcohol addiction. For many like Chris, who was unhappy with his career at that time and in danger of losing important people in his life, difficult decisions had to be made and some friends and lifestyles had to be left behind. Things like finding a hobby or passion and seeking out therapy were just some of the ways he took this disease head on. But that was another topic of our conversation, is it a disease?  It is a sometimes difficult conversation and we would love to hear your take on this. Feel free to leave comments about your experiences and ways you have dealt with alcohol addiction either personally or with loved ones. About the Guests: Chris has assembled a nationwide team that is advancing the rate of bitcoin adoption. With a focus on clarity, he is leading CoinStructive to provide a painless transitioning platform for businesses and individuals who are interested in using bitcoin. Marking the first bitcoin transaction in Cuba as a milestone, Chris looks towards the development of Bitcoin as a global reserve currency. His strategy of adoption is based on trust, transparency and community engagement. Chris’ vision involves bringing legitimacy through thoughtful conversation and legacy-commodity conversion in the bitcoin space. Do you have a burning question, or a show idea for us?  Please email us at tatiana@proofoflovecast.com! Thank you to our sponsor Blocktap.io Remember, this is a new show, so if you like it, please be sure to tell 3 friends!   Leave a good review on Itunes, and be sure to follow us on our socials! More Info: Al-Anon.org Coin Structive The Tatiana Show Blocktap.io Crypto Star Events

Fazri Zubair, CTO and Cofounder at Lucid Sight On episode 62 of LAB Radio, your host, Chris Groshong chats with Fazri Zubair, a Los Angeles native, about his journey into the blockchain and cryptocurrency space through gaming at Lucid Sight. Lucid Sight is a gaming development studio, formed in 2015, located Santa Monica and has been building video games with frontier technologies like VR, AR and blockchain. Fazri and the two other cofounders had worked together in the past, had great chemistry and knew they all had to work together. The entrance into blockchain for Fazri was through a friend of cofounder, Randy Saaf, who introduced them to Ethereum. The use cases for smart contracts and provable digital scarcity was too tempting for them to ignore back in 2015. Some of the main issues they run into are UX/UI. The crossover from traditional gaming with in-game assets managed by a company producing the game to in-game assets controlled by the end user has a completely different feel. The end user has many barriers to entry, like understanding how to use wallets and obtaining crypto just to get started. Besides hardware, other issues exist like explaining digital scarcity and the basics of blockchain. Two of Fazri's favorite games being released this year are CSC (Crypto Space Commander), a MMORPG and MLB Champions. MLB Champions is this millenniums version of baseball cards and fantasy sports. They have licensing agreements with the MLB and the MLBPA(MLB Players Association), making it the first of it's kind in the blockchain industry. Both games have marketplaces for items to be bought and sold. The game developer takes a cut from each sale. This marks a paradigm shift in the economics of gaming. The implications for game developers are vast and relatively untouched.     Things you will learn during this episode: We get perspective from Fazri about growing up and pursuing a tech career in Los Angeles Where he feels the industry is headed and his plans to stay at the forefront The command economy vs. a free market economy in gaming How mainstream adoption barriers need to be lifted Why digital collectibles are easy for collectors to grasp What designing and building games with economies entails What problems may arise from real money economies in a gaming ecosystem   Further Reading and Resources Lucid Sight Inc. | Website | Facebook | LinkedIn | Twitter |   Fazri Zubair, Cofounder and CTO, Lucid Sight Inc.| Facebook | LinkedIn | Twitter   MLB Champions  | Website | Facebook | Twitter | Discord   Crypto Space Commander  | Website | Facebook | Twitter | Discord    

This episode of LAB Radio was a part of our coverage of CryptoBlockcon where Chris Groshong interviewed Erin Nakamoto. As described on Erin's website, here's a brief bio: "My story is a relatively short one. I was working in DTLV in the group sales department of the D Las Vegas in 2014 when they announced to the staff that they were now accepting bitcoin for payment. They had us open a Blockchain wallet, told us not to lose our passwords (private keys) and gave us all a small amount. That same day, I had a gentlemen call me and ask if he could host a bitcoin meetup at our hotel. We met, and the rest is history! …WELL, fast forward a couple of years, I absolutely lost my private keys, but that same gentlemen that called…not only did we plan an awesome meetup together, but we fell madly in love and are still together today. So, all in all, I lost $75 bucks but I found the love of my life so it worked out pretty well for me. My life has changed drastically. I have since taken over the Las Vegas Bitcoin Meetup and host them monthly. Kingsley and I live in Las Vegas with our amazing pets and we live off of our crypto! It has been an experience, I’ll tell ya. Lots of highs and lows, but I feel like my life got way more interesting since I’ve started living this way. I have way more adventures and it’s a great conversation starter. If you ever need advice on how to survive off of bitcoin, I’m your girl. I’ve got tips for days. I believe in the power of the blockchain and believe it will change all of our lives. I believe in trustless, peer to peer, borderless technology. I use my crypto like I use my cash and while not everyone does that, I feel that this is the only way that we’re going to spread mass adoption. But hey, that’s just my .2" Erin is a consummate influencer, event organizer (Las Vegas Bitcoin Meetup), connector and networker. We were thrilled to connect with her and talk Crypto at CryptoBlockCon. Check out the post here: https://coinstructive.com/ep51-erinnakamoto/  

January 10, 2019 - Episode 59 with Chris Groshong of Coinstructive.com. Coinstructive is a boutique blockchain consulting firm specializing in Business and Software Development. Chris has an extensive background in regulatory compliance, and has begun offering educational training to the California Police Officers and helping them explore the capabilities of Blockchain tracking to help curb financial crimes. Find Chris on twitter @djkinkle

This episode of LAB Radio was a part of our coverage of CryptoBlockcon where Chris Groshong interviewed Adam Koltun, Lead Business Strategist of Quantum Resistant Ledger (QRL). Chris Groshong (left), CEO of CoinStructive Inc, and Adam Koltun (right), Lead Business Strategist of Quantum Resistant Ledger (QRL) As Adam so eloquently put it in their recap blog post, the conference itself was a cornucopia of very different industries squished together in an expansive venue: "The event was held at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino. In addition to CBC, the MLB Winter Meetings, and a National Finals Rodeo competition was being held nearby, so many of the competitors were staying at Mandalay Bay. Certainly, literal cowboys, baseball executives and blockchain enthusiasts rubbing shoulders made for some interesting juxtapositions. As much as those of us within the industry can sometimes get weary of terms like “adoption” or “mainstream” or “awareness” — moments like these serve as an eloquent reminder, to me, that blockchain/cryptocurrency are still completely unknown to large swaths of American society, at least. It’s useful, I find, to sometimes recognize that for all the drama this space can sometimes produce, that in the long-run, these are minor speedbumps that will be hardly (if at all) remembered by the vast majority of crypto users within the next 10 years." As stated on their website: "The Quantum Resistant Ledger (QRL) is a first of its kind, future-proof post quantum value store and decentralized communication layer which tackles the threat Quantum Computing will pose to cryptocurrencies. This is backed by provably secure, peer-reviewed XMSS (instead of 256-bit ECDSA) with a proof-of-work(POW) algorithm, Cryptonight v7, which will later be hard forked to Proof of Stake." QRL aims to future proof the Blockchain from Quantum computing through peer-reviewed and proven precursors like Extended Merkle Signature Scheme (EMSS): "QRL provides a blockchain that is resistant to both conventional and quantum computing attacks. The future of the internet will be built on decentralized protocols and abstraction layers, and we plan on being ready for that future, as well as any sudden quantum computing development (“Y2Q”) that may usher in that reality sooner than expected. Our blockchain will utilize the previously vetted, provably secure Extended Merkle Signature Scheme (XMSS) to ensure that our network is resistant to quantum computing attacks. We aim to secure our network against not only the inevitability of quantum computing, and all that implies for the blockchain and cryptocurrency space, but also the potential for a black swan event to rapidly and irreversibly advance the technology with no immediate warning. By utilizing an address format that allows us to change hash functions down the line if necessary, we have created a blockchain that is both secure today and adaptable tomorrow." For show notes and more visit: LAB Radio

On this LAB Radio, episode Aaron Mangal and Chris Groshong talk security, the Internet and origin story of how MetaCert helps protect users from malicious links with CEO and founder, Paul Walsh. Paul Walsh, CEO and founder of MetaCert and co-founder of W3C Mobile Web Initiative Paul is an early web pioneer in security and safety for users having helped create projects like the W3C Mobile Web Initiative who's mission includes "ensuring that the Web be available on as many kind of devices as possible". He also helped create standards and classifications for Uniform Resource Locations (URLs) as a part of his work at the W3C organization. "I'm CEO of MetaCert. In 2017 we completely eradicated phishing on Slack for the crypto world. In 2018 we pretty much brought a stop to phishing for the crypto world on Telegram. 2019 is going to be our most important year - our mission is to eradicate phishing for everyone who uses our new email security solution for native mobile email. Previously... I was part of the team that helped to launch technologies such as AIM, Internet Radio, Online Games and X2 56K Modem Protocol while working at AOL during the 90's. I co-instigated the creation of the W3C Standard for URL Classification/Content Labeling and I'm one of the seven original Founders of the W3C Mobile Web Initiative. I also own a full patent for Malware and Phishing detection and prevention inside a mobile app WebView with more pending. I own an Indian restaurant in Ireland - Michelin Star for 10+ years. [I am a] Irish. Father. Wine Drinker. Advanced Open Water Diver, Snowboarder, Skydiver Wannabe and Seasoned Traveller." -Paul Walsh This new broad access of the web we are seeing today has brought new challenges such as malicious individuals who seek to steal peoples data and even worse Cryptocurrency and the value within. The MetaCert team began by providing authenticity and monitoring of social media channels like Telegram and Slack which has a wave of malicious bot attacks on users, encouraging them to click on compromised links and put their sensitive data into fake websites which ultimately leads to theft. MetaCert aims to protect businesses from malicious threats and unsafe URLs inside Messaging Apps MetaCert has a patented enterprise-grade security API which can lookup over 2,000 shortening services and check it against a massive database of 10 billion classified URLs across 65 categories in a fraction of a second. MetaCert boasts the biggest threat intelligence system on the planet. The second to them is OpenDNS (run by Cisco) which has classified 2 million domains across 60 categories. One of the reasons for building its own threat intelligence system was to prevent false positives (which is a problem with current solutions on the market automatically blocking too many innocent sites). MetaCert recently released a beta of their email security solution which helps verify the safety of links: After listening to this episode you will learn: How Paul was an early semantic web pioneer in the 90s and created the W3C Mobile Web Initiative Why Paul felt websites and search engines should show more metadata and have an identity certificate What a Universal Resource Identifier (URI) is and why they are important How Webview works and was a vulnerability in our mobile use of the Web Why they got a patent in place for security around Webview to protect themselves from tech giants like Google Why the first iteration of MetaCert was for child safety and built a database for pornographic content How MetaCert saw the opportunity to organize and classify URIs and created the biggest Cyber Threat Intelligence Database to date How the MetaCert API works How MetaCert leverages a reward system for compensating people (Validators) for helping identify and log links Why the MetaCert "Green Shield" icon has become a pillar in their branding and marketing to the public Paul's vision for decentralizing governance around content, link filtering and working group/committee creation A fake news identifying browser add-on called TrustedNews which is 100% powered by MetaCert About how Paul is considering moving away from Ethereum (first time mentioned in public) For show notes and more visit: LAB Radio Episode 49

On this LAB Radio, episode Chris Groshong talks shop with Jeff Zhou, founder of TrustNote, a mineable public DAG ledger with a two-tier consensus mechanism. (Cryptographic Algorithms: BLAKE2, BIP32-Ed25519) The architecture is designed for high concurrent transactions and confirmation times.  Jeff Zhou, Founder of TrustNote  Jeff's background began with chip making and eventually led him to realizing the lack of scalability with Bitcoin: "A few years back Jeff Zhou started working on blockchain and at that time he developed BTC+LTC dual mining chips and hardware, the technology was sold to a world-wide market.Jeff then tried to develop an IoT software platform based on blockchain technology, and after several months of trial and development, he encountered serious issues with scalability and the transaction fees were very high. Issues like these prevent mass adoption of the blockchain technology and ultimately drove the foundation of the TrustNote open source project and its development of a fast, scalable, and light platform to provide high-performance for everyone on every device at a lower cost." Now with TrustNote Jeff aims to create a new alternative architecture to the traditional Blockchain construct. The TrustNote whitepaper elaborates on the details of the project and core architecture: "Today’s blockchain technologies face many challenges such as network congestion, high transaction fees, and long delays in transaction confirmation. TrustNote seeks to address these problems by building the world-leading public Directed Acyclic Graph (DAG) ledger which is minable, capable of handling high concurrent transactions yet still maintain quick transaction confirmation." Above is a breakdown of how the TrustNote DAG compares with two other DAG focused projects, IOTA and Byteball. After listening to this episode you will learn: About how Jeff worked on secret projects for the Chinese Government before moving into the chip-making industry How they combined multiple algorithms into one chip (allowing multiple mining algorithms under one unit) Why Mining is big and concentrated in China Jeffs thoughts on China and how the worlds borders are opening up thanks to technology like Bitcoin What a DAG is and how they are using this technology as a Blockchain alternative Why Consensus is one of the biggest challenges to Blockchains Why they are aiming to solve this through a hybrid approach of architecture options What TrustNote is and how it works and when it's mainnet will be ready Why Jeff began with learning C languages (like C++) but also like other languages like Rust For show notes and more please visit: LAB Radio

On this LAB Radio, episode Chris Groshong chats with Will McDonough, founder of iCash which provides a Proof of Trust Protocol (PoT). This enables powerful use cases like smart contract validation, settlement and Blockchain insurance. Will McDonough, founder of iCash Will McDonough is an investor and entrepreneur whose storied career ranges from sports and entertainment management to the world of global finance. In 2014, McDonough led the Initial Public Offering for Atlas Mara (ATMA:LSE) with co-founder and former Barclays CEO Bob Diamond, for a market cap of $825 million after acquiring eight banks in Sub-Saharan Africa. Today, Atlas Mara has more than 3,500 employees and is operated by former executives of the World Bank, the International Finance Corporation (IFC), Barclays, Standard Chartered and Ecobank. Prior to founding Atlas, McDonough and his team in the Investment Management Division of Goldman Sachs managed more than $17 billion in private capital of the firm’s current and retired partners. While at Goldman, he co-founded the Goldman Sachs Builders & Innovators Summit, an industry-leading conference bringing together the top 100 entrepreneurs in the world every year. Prior to Goldman, McDonough partnered with New York-based Avenue Capital Group to co-found a $250 million distressed debt fund called Avenue Strategic Partners. Since 2001, he has run his own highly successful management company called MMG, which has represented the licensing and partnerships interests of many high-profile individuals, iconic brands, and venerable estates including The Estate of Nelson Mandela, New England Patriots Quarterback and Super Bowl MVP Tom Brady, and supermodel/activist Gisele Bundchen. MMG also co-founded a children’s entertainment company with Andy Heyward, Warren Buffett, Martha Stewart, Stan Lee and Arnold Schwarzenegger to build educational content for children. iCash, a Proof of Trust (PoT) protocol assuring accurate data from Blockchain transactions iCash’s is a Blockchain-agnostic Proof of Trust (PoT) protocol which provides distributed trust for data input. This means assuring data is accurate using this construct for services like validating smart contract settlements and Blockchain Insurance. Just as courts and lawyers provide validate appeals processes for paper contracts, iCash’s PoT Delegates provide the same process for digital Smart Contracts. While proof of stake and proof of work are certainly breakthrough tech, there is currently no system in place to assure users that the data inputs are accurate. After listening to this episode you will learn: About Will's origin story and how he got started as a childhood entrepreneur How Will got into Boston College after initially being rejected Why he built a company with Tom Brady and represented such figures as Nelson Mandela financially What a special-purpose acquisition company (SPAC) is and the benefit of operating as one Creating a company ("fund of funds") that provided exclusive access to hedge fund managers that money couldn't buy How he developed relationships with JP Morgan, Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs Why settlement in Blockchain transactions are not always accurate and why that's a pain point for institutional traders What Proof of Trust (PoT) is and how it works? About iCash positioning as an independent third party insurance provider of Crypto (like buying it for your car) How iCash uses Delegates (third-party Oracles) which can be configured for public or private Blockchains For show notes and more visit: LAB Radio

In this episode of LAB Radio, Chris Groshong and Aaron Mangal discuss the NEO Global Capital fund, investing in Asia, emerging markets and the Blockchain.  Roger Lim, Partner at NEO Global Capital Roger is an experienced angel and blockchain investor, entrepreneur and technologist. He previously founded Webvisions, a managed cloud hosting company which he sold to a private equity firm. He is an advisor for Bluzelle, Qlink, CoinFi, Selfkey, TheKey, Tomocoin, 0Chain, nOS, Open Platform. Roger is now a founding partner of NEO Global Capital.    Tony Gu, Partner at NEO Global Capital Tony is an experienced Mergers and Acquisition (M&A) professional and blockchain investor. Tony is a founding partner at NEO Global Capital (NGC) and is a partner of Rhodium Capital and Longstand Capital. He has done deals in Financial Services, Consumer, Health Care and TMT sectors, with total transaction value exceeding $1 Billion. We discuss investing in Asia, emerging markets, preserving wealth and the NEO Global Capital fund. After listening to this episode you will learn: How Roger and Tony met each other and began investing together The structure and focus of the two NEO Global Capital funds they manage Key initiatives and project categories that investment occurs in Emerging markets that they see activity and investment in The things that are most exciting to Roger and Tony Why Networking, building trust and opening doors for others is so important How NGC focuses on not just investing in firms but adding value The challenges around finding and retaining talent Strategies and tactics to consider when looking at markets For show notes and more please visit: LAB Radio

In this episode, we’re at the Beyond Blocks in Seoul (the "capital city"), Korea. Chris Groshong, CEO of CoinStructive, caught up with Jack Tan of Kronos Token, a platform aimed at allowed token holders to access to elite trading strategies through a built-in trading desk. Kronos helps to bridge the gap between retail untrained investors and the elite 1% who have unfair access to the majority of global wealth, where they just get richer. Kronos disagrees with this premise. To solve this problem, Kronos sources and nurtures elite investing and trading talent which opens up the skillsets and strategies of these teams to KRON holders. In addition, Kronos leverages a variety of time-tested investment methodologies to battle unstable and volatile markets and pass the value to the users. This allows investors to benefit from enterprise trading strategies which help stabilize portfolios despite market conditions. As stated on the Kronos website: We are changing the rules once and for all. All KRON holders will have a chance to access the best strategies in quantitative trading and other investments within crypto. The mission of the KRONOS project is to: Attract, foster and retain the best trading talent globally Remove access barriers to the top investments Maximize resilience of the ecosystem through the intelligence of decentralized governance Our strategies carry a range of risk and return profiles, but are generally uncorrelated from the market. This means they can profit even when asset prices are falling. We will begin with high-frequency market making and proprietary trading, but will quickly add teams to trade "smart index", statistical arbitrage, and discretionary small-cap strategies.   The Kronos token helps bring elite trading strategies to the average investor   After listening to this episode you will learn: How Jack moved to the US when he was 7 with humble beginnings What nagging problem Kronos solves for investors The limited choices and options available to the average retail investor How Kronos provides access to liquidity, market making and trade execution Why Kronos structured their coin in Taipei, Taiwan with a focus on Asian markets An example of the use cases and stories from users of the platform The future outlook and vision of Kronos in 2-3 years How Kronos uses quantitative algorithms to drive intelligent trading 24/7/365 regardless of bull or bear markets Why Jack believes in thinking long-term and creating something bigger than yourself For show notes and more please visit: LAB Radio  

In this episode, we’re at the RISE conference at Asia's World City, Hong Kong. We caught up with a company called Bucket Technologies that aims to help us deal with the issues and costs of handling physical change. Francis Hwang, Daniel Kam, Mac Ling (left, Bucket Technologies) and Chris Groshong (right, CoinStructive Inc.) Bucket is a "digital piggy bank platform" which aims to bridge the worlds of coinless cash transactions. Bucket alleviates the stress and significant costs associated with the production, distribution and handling of physical coins. Their mission is "to accelerate humanity’s transition to a digital economy" as the world first global aggregator of coin currency for consumers and enterprise users. Our guests for today's show from the Bucket Team include: Francis Hwang, CEO of Bucket Technologies Francis has over a decade of experience in creating, launching, and managing successful businesses. Having always gravitated towards enterprises and ideas that question and disrupt the status quo, it was a natural step for Francis to start Bucket Technologies. Coming up with the concept for Bucket over 10 years ago, Francis finally set aside other ventures to focus and commit to his mission of eliminating coins and alleviating the environmental and governmental stresses from the production, distribution, and management of coin currency. Francis recently moved to Bentonville, Arkansas and when he isn’t working or travelling for Bucket you will find him off-roading with his wife Kristine in the Ozarks.     Daniel Kim, President and COO Daniel is a successful entrepreneur who has launched and built several businesses in the technology, managed services, manufacturing, and hospitality/F&B industries. He has over 20 years of B2B/B2C sales and marketing experience within various commercial sectors including cloud-commerce, telecommunications, and graphic arts. Daniel regularly speaks and networks with leading companies and organizations on topics such as leadership, innovation, branding, and operations management. When Daniel is not working he enjoys spending time with his wife and 3 girls, cooking or going after big fish (literally, not metaphorically).   Mac Ling, Managing Director, Asia Mac has over 15 years of technology and marketing leadership experience in corporations, SMEs, and startups, in both the United States and Asia. His personal mission of leaving this world a better place than he found it made joining the Bucket team an easy fit.  His ability to take technical solutions and create simple value propositions for end users has served him well in both B2B and B2C environments and is committed to Bucket’s mission of eliminating coins and alleviating the retailer and consumer stresses from the use and management of physical coin currency. Mac’s past experience includes leading Boost Mobile’s Digital Media business, heading up marketing and service delivery for i-Admin, Asia’s premier payroll outsourcing provider.  Mac received his B.S. in Cognitive Science from UC San Diego, and an M.B.A. from the Darden School at the University of Virginia.  He is also a certified Marshall Goldsmith executive coach. After listening to this episode you will learn: The origin story of Bucket and how the founders envisioned the company What Bucket is and what problem they solve The extraordinary cost associated of dealing with loose change How Bucket made a critical partnership deal with a US bank (same one Square uses) to help structure the stable coin and adds liquidity The current Point of Sale system have never been upgraded and how they are going to add a bucket button on a POS system Why they worry that people will not learn from history and repeat previous mistakes For show notes and more: LAB Radio

In this episode, we’re in the thick of Korea Blockchain week for our roadshow and we wanted to introduce you to one of the top movers, shakers and connectors, named Andrew Lee. Andrew Lee (pictured left) and Chris Groshong (pictured right) Andrew has an MBA and Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting and Economics from The Wharton School | University of Pennsylvania. He's built an extensive professional and personal network worldwide, having spent 15 years in Asia and the rest in the U.S. In this episode, we’re in the thick of Korea Blockchain week for our roadshow and we wanted to introduce you to one of the top movers, shakers and connectors, named Andrew Lee. Andrew Lee (pictured left) and Chris Groshong (pictured right) Andrew has an MBA and Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting and Economics from The Wharton School | University of Pennsylvania. He's built an extensive professional and personal network worldwide, having spent 15 years in Asia and the rest in the U.S. As a venture capitalist, entrepreneur and investment banker, Andrew worked at storied institutions such as Apple, a multi-billion dollar Tiger hedge fund, Merrill Lynch, Lehman Brothers and Enron. As Andrew hosted multiple upscale events, his clients were multi-billionaires, and his sponsors were Diageo, Uber, Red Bull, Ultra Music Festival and New Face Models. "As a global organization, FOMO MASTERNODE operates as a red carpet, curated events company and crypto fund, involving some of the biggest names in crypto worldwide. The network and participants are comprised of global & local media, influencers, market makers, exchanges, investment funds, lawyers, syndicates and ICOs ... represented from all parts of the world: Shanghai, Silicon Valley, Beijing, New York City, Taipei, Singapore, London, Dubai, Tokyo, Thailand, Israel, Hong Kong, etc. The main driver of the company are the events, and the fund is just a by-product given all the publicity and access. What I do is an art -- it's an indirect and subtle way of marketing, fundraising and building brand awareness, globally. These all go hand-in-hand, and if executed well, the outcome is immensely synergistic." ~Andrew Lee, founder of FOMO MASTERNODE Sponsors for the July 14th, 2018 FOMO MASTERNODE event included: After listening to this episode you will learn: About Andrew’s background as an investment banker and VIP hospitality host for billionaires around the world That macroeconomics was the initial gateway into Andrew’s transition into finance, and eventually Wall Street FOMO MASTERNODE’s story and how it is helping build the ecosystem in Asia and the United States How he came up with the idea and built a global brand from scratch His prior history organizing & hosting events for VIPs, billionaires, hedge fund & private equity CEOs, venture-backed startups  How this was the genesis to FOMO MASTERNODE What Andrew does in his personal time when not working Warnings about not over-doing things as Andrew did trading Bitcoin Futures  For show notes and more please visit: LAB Radio

Chris Groshong discusses cruptocurrency, blockchain technology, and more.

This is a re-post from The Captain Crypto Show by Kylan Hurt Kylan is a Full-Stack Developer for a Cryptocurrency wallet provider called Edge (formerly Airbitz). He specializes in such languages as: PHP, Javascript & jQuery, MySQL, Angular.js, Python, HTML, CSS After listening to this show you will learn: Chris' corporate background and how he transitioned into the Crypto world How he got his start as a Bitcoin community organizer What CoinStructive does and how it works A look at the Cryptocurrency industry and how its changed since 2014 Advice for eager onlookers on how to get started in the community For show notes and more, please visit: coinstructive.com/blog