Podcasts about Hyperledger

In this episode of Digital Transformers, host Kevin L. Jackson sits down with Mark Rakhmilevich, Senior Director of Blockchain Product Management at Oracle, to explore the evolving landscape of blockchain, digital assets, and fintech.Mark shares insights from his career journey—from early days at IBM and BEA Systems to leading Oracle's initiatives in distributed technologies and blockchain. He discusses Oracle's commitment to blockchain innovation, including its enterprise-grade blockchain platform, Hyperledger-based solutions, and the newly launched Digital Assets Edition—designed to help businesses enter the digital asset space without extensive in-house expertise.The conversation covers critical topics such as the role of blockchain in financial services, central bank digital currencies, real-time interbank settlements, and how fintech innovations are driving efficiency and cost savings. Mark explains how Oracle's blockchain solutions offer high availability, security, and scalability—empowering banks, enterprises, and regulators to navigate the future of finance.Tune in to learn how blockchain is reshaping financial transactions, eliminating inefficiencies, and paving the way for a more connected, decentralized future.Additional Links and Information:Connect with Mark on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/markrakhmilevich/Oracle Blockchain: https://www.oracle.com/blockchain/Unveiling Oracle Blockchain Platform Digital Assets Edition - https://blogs.oracle.com/blockchain/post/unveiling-oracle-blockchain-platform-digital-assets-edition-accelerate-innovation-in-finance-and-other-industriesLearn more about Digital Transformers: https://supplychainnow.com/program/digital-transformers/Subscribe to Digital Transformers and other Supply Chain Now Programs: https://digital-transformers.captivate.fm/listenThis episode was hosted by Kevin L. Jackson. For additional information, please visit our dedicated show page at: https://supplychainnow.com/blockchain-critical-businesses-DT96

Daniela Barbosa is Executive Director of the Hyperledger Foundation and General Manager for Blockchain and Identity at The Linux Foundation. In this conversation, we discuss current state of the Hyperledger ecosystem and how it's being used in several key projects in Brazil - including the Brazilian Central Bank's Drex CBDC/tokenization platform You can connect with Daniela on Linkedin. ----------------------------------------------------------------

Lorsqu'on dit "blockchain", on entend le plus généralement "blockchain publique", comme c'est le cas des réseaux Ethereum ou Bitcoin. Cependant, il existe d'autres modèles de blockchain qui pourraient faire preuve de leur utilité dans bien des cas d'usage. A travers cette capsule, je vous détailles les différences entre les blockchains publiques, privées et hybrides, tout en vous présentant les avantages et limites de chacune. Liens vers des articles sur le sujet :- Cas d'usage de la blockchain selon Berkeley Boot Camps- Cas d'usage de la blockchain selon la Binance Academy Pour me retrouver sur  LinkedIn, c'est par ici.N'oubliez pas de partager cet épisode et de lui donner une note maximum si ce contenu vous a plu, c'est le seul moyen pour moi d'améliorer le référencement du podcast et de continuer mon travail. Merci pour votre soutien et à bientôt pour de nouveaux dossiers.

Tune in to this episode of the Security Token Show where this week Herwig Konings, Kyle Sonlin, Nico Pantelis, & Jason Barraza cover the industry leading headlines and market movements, including how BlackRock is signaling an onchain liquidity fund race! This week we had a chance to sit down with Brian Anderson, Founder & CEO at Raze Finance with updates on their closed fundraise and a new one!   Company of the Week - Herwig: RealT: https://realt.co/    Company of the Week - Kyle: BlackRock: https://www.blackrock.com/     = Stay in touch via our Social Media = Kyle: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kylesonlin/  Herwig: https://www.linkedin.com/in/herwigkonings/ Jason: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonbarraza/  Opinion articles, interviews, and more: https://medium.com/security-token-group  Find the video edition of this episode on our Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/securitytokenmarket    All articles that were discussed were sourced from https://STOmarket.com/news     Check out our medium blog for more news!   The Market Movements   BlackRock Uses Securitize to launch Tokenized Money Market Fund on ETH: https://securitize.io/learn/press/blackrock-launches-first-tokenized-fund-buidl-on-the-ethereum-network RealT Sells $3M in Equity in Just 10 Minutes: https://x.com/RealTPlatform/status/1770876221598912889?s=20   Moreliquid and Tokeny Launch Tokenized HSBC Euro Fund: https://tokeny.com/moreliquid-partners-with-tokeny-to-tokenize-hsbc-euro-liquidity-fund/   Matter Labs Tokenizes $50M of its Treasury with Sygnum Using Fidelity Fund: https://www.sygnum.com/news/sygnum-matterlabs_treasury-fidelity/   First Payment of Bitfinex Tokenized Bond Issued: https://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2024/03/222862-bitfinex-says-tokenized-bond-issues-first-payment-to-investors/   MetaWealth Updates   Tokenized Treasuries Reach Near $1B in Size: https://www.tradingview.com/news/cointelegraph:e96fd1fb6094b:0-tokenized-us-treasurys-grew-to-845m-in-2023-coingecko/ The Token Debrief   USA:  Figure: https://www.figure.com/newsroom/figure-lending-llc-announces-new-umbrella-brand-figure-technology-solutions/   Centrifuge: https://centrifuge.mirror.xyz/pn5NlZ5UY5pdtOy_FFZ1cNWr0Dn1QBk2yCeJ6ZXQQoc   WisdomTree: https://ir.wisdomtree.com/news-events/press-releases/detail/677/wisdomtree-granted-trust-company-charter-by-new-york-state   Hyperledger: https://www.ledgerinsights.com/hyperledger-launches-financial-services-besu-blockchain-working-group-as-citi-joins/   Polymesh: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240318946952/en/Polymesh-Association-unveils-Polymesh-Private-a-private-permissioned-blockchain-for-financial-institutions-embarking-on-tokenization   EUROPE:  Libre: https://www.coindesk.com/business/2024/03/19/brevan-howard-backed-tokenization-firm-libre-goes-live/   NPEX: https://www.ledgerinsights.com/dutch-sme-stock-exchange-npex-preps-for-dlt-pilot-regime-dusk-blockchain/   Meld: https://www.coindesk.com/business/2024/03/20/lithuania-licensed-crypto-bank-meld-to-offer-tokenized-rwas-to-retail-investors/   NMKR: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/emurgo-invests-in-nft-and-asset-tokenization-provider-nmkr-302090381.html   APAC:  MANTRA: https://cryptopotato.com/layer-1-mantra-secures-11m-investment-to-drive-real-world-asset-tokenization/   ANZ Bank: https://coingape.com/avalanche-avax-tokenization-potentials-showcased-by-anz/   Brickken: https://www.brickken.com/en/post/brickken-expanding-to-base   = Check out our Companies = Security Token Group: http://securitytokengroup.com/   Security Token Advisors: http://www.securitytokenadvisors.com/   Security Token Market: https://stm.co  InvestReady: https://www.investready.com   ⏰ TABLE OF CONTENTS ⏰ 0:16 Introduction 0:53 The Market Movements 38:53 STS Interviews: Raze Finance 46:19 The Token Debrief 54:52 Companies of The Week: BlackRock, RealT

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I have been lucky enough to speak to some of the most amazing people who have built the core of security on the Internet, and a person near the top of my list is … Torben P. Pedersen.  The Pedersen Commitment So how do we create a world where we can store our secrets in a trusted and then reveal them when required? Let's say I predict the outcome of an election, but I don't want to reveal my prediction until after the election. Well, I could store a commitment to my prediction, and then at some time in the future I could reveal it to you, and you can check against the commitment I have made. Anyone who views my commitment should not be able to see what my prediction is. This is known as Pedersen Commitment, and where we produce our commitment and then show the message that matches the commitment. In its core form, we can implement a Pedersen Commitment in discrete logs [here]. But blockchain, IoT, Tor, and many other application areas, now use elliptic curve methods, so let's see if we can make a commitment with them. The classic paper is here: So before the interview with Torben, here's an outline of the Pedersen Commitment: Interview Bill: Okay, so tell me a bit about yourself, and what got you into cryptography? Torben: Well, I was studying computer science at university in Aarhus, and I just thought it was an interesting subject that was somewhere between computer science and mathematics. Bill: And so you invented a method that we now know as the Pedersen Commitment. What motivated you to do that? And how does it work? And how do you think it will be used in the future? Torben: Well, the reason I worked with this, was that I was working with verifiable secret sharing. There was, at the time, a method for doing non-interactive verifiable secret sharing based on a commitment which was unconditionally binding and computationally hiding. At the time, there was also inefficient commitments, that had the property of being unconditionally hiding, and I thought it would be nice to have a verifiable secret share where you don't have to rely on any computational assumptions, in order to be sure that your secret is not revealed when you do a secret share. Torben: Then there was a paper which created an authentication scheme very similar to Schnorr. But it's used a similar idea for a useful commitment. And that was kind of the combination of those two (the existing non-interactive verifiable secret sharing and the ideas form this authentication scheme), which motivated me to do verifiable secret sharing. And the commitment scheme was, of course, an important part of that because it had unconditioned hiding property, and it had the mathematical structure that was needed for the secret sharing. Bill: And it has scaled into an elliptic curve world. But with elliptic curves and discrete logs now under threat, how would you see it moving forward into a possible post-quantum crypto world? Torben: The good thing about the commitment scheme is that it is unconditional hiding. Of course, you can be sure that your private information is not leaked, even in case a quantum computer is constructed. But of course, the protocols that are using this one have to see what effect does it have if one, for example using a quantum computer, can change ones mind about a commitment. So you need to see how that would affect those protocols. Bill: So an example use of the commitment could be of a secret say someone voting in an election. So you would see when the commitment was made, and then when the vote was cast. Then the person could reveal what their votes actually was. Now it's been extended into zero-knowledge methods to prove that you have enough cryptocurrency to pay someone without revealing the transactions. How does that world evolve where you only see an anonymized ledger, and which can scare some people, but for others that is a citizen-focused world? How do you see your commitment evolving into privacy-preserving ledgers? Torben: I go back to what we're doing at Concordium where we have a blockchain which gives a high assurance about the privacy of the users acting on the blockchain. At the same time, using zero-knowledge proof, we set it up in such a way that designated authorities — if they under certain circumstances, for example, are given a court order — they will be able to see to link an account on the blockchain for that particular person. So, actually the zero-knowledge proofs and the commitment schemes — and all that — is used to guarantee the privacy of the users acting on the blockchain, and there are also regulatory requirements, that it must be possible to identify people who misbehave on the blockchain. Bill: Yeah, that's a difficult thing, and it's probably where the secret is stored. So, if the secret is stored in the citizen's wallet, then only they can reveal that. And if the secret needs to be stored, for money laundering by an agency could hold it. Torben: Actually we do not have to store the secret of the user. But there are other keys which allow us to link the account with a particular user. That is something which only designated parties can do. So we have one party which is the identity provider with issues and identity to a user and other parties called anonymity reworkers. And those parties will have to work together in order to link an account to a user. We use zero-knowledge proofs when creating the account to assure that account is created in such a way that it is possible for you to trace back the account to the user. Bill: And in terms of zero-knowledge proofs, there is a sliding scale from highly complex methods that you would use for Monero and anonymized cryptocurrencies, to the simpler ones to Fiat Shamir implementation. And they are probably unproven in terms of their impact on performance and for security. Where is the sweet spot? What methods do you think are the best for that? Torben: I think we need to see improvements in zero-knowledge proofs in order to have really efficient blockchains and non-interactive zero-knowledge proofs on a blockchain. So I definitely think we need some work on that. There are some acceptable non-interactive zero-knowledge proofs for the moment. We are using Bulletproofs for the moment together with Shamir shares on it, in order to make it non-interactive. But I think there are some technologies like zkSnarks and zkStarks, but I think there's room for improvement. Bill: And what do you think the key challenges within cryptography just now What do we need to be working on in the next three to five years? Torben: Yeah, so the biggest challenge, as you already mentioned, and that's what happens if we have a quantum computer that can break the assumptions that a lot of the constructions are based on today. Whether we have a quantum computer, I don't know, but we need to be prepared. We have some post-quantum algorithms, which I think also are quite complex, and it would be nice to have something that was more efficient and better to use. I think there's also room for work on that aspect. Bill: And obviously, to create some toolkits that move away from an Ethernet world and where the Internet was really built on the seven-layer model — and it's flawed. We perhaps need to rebuild on a toolkit of math, so that we actually have a solid foundation. I know that Hyperledger is starting to build these tools for developers. When we do see that rebuilding happening, and where are the toolkits going to come from? Torben: Toolkits could come from blockchain companies such as Concordium, for example. It could also come from the community with sponsored projects. If we can build up an infrastructure that allows people to use blockchains in the ledger, without trusting one particular party, so that they can create a trust, which is probably lacking on the Internet today. It's very difficult, as with the current Internet it is very difficult to know if you can trust someone or not. I hope blockchain technology can help create an infrastructure for that. There's a long way to go. We need good public permissionless blockchains for that, so you don't have to rely on a particular party for this. Obviously, that is sufficient, but there's quite some way to go. Bill: How do you change the approach of governments and industries that have been around for hundreds of years. So if you look at the legal industry, they still typically only accept wet signatures. They might have a GIF of a signature and add it to a PDF, but that's as far as it goes. So how are we going to really transform governments and, and existing industries to really accept that digital signatures are the way to do these things? Torben: Yeah, I think it's a bit dangerous, you know, accepting these GIFs of signatures and digital signatures which are not really cryptographically secure. I'm not a big fan of that. I'd like to see us moving to digital signatures, which are the way that we originally envisaged in the cryptographic world, and where the party who signs the signature is in control of the key which created the digital signature. I hope you'll see a movement towards that level of security. Bill: And could you tell me a little bit about the Concordium Foundation and what's objectives on what it hopes to achieve? Torben: So our vision is to create a public permissionless blockchain that can help to create trust across industries. We want to enable entities such as businesses and private persons, to interact or act privately on the blockchain. At the same time, it's very important for us not to create an infrastructure, which allows criminals to misuse it, and for some money laundering problems. Thus we want to create an environment where it's possible to identify people who misbehave or break the rules. And that is why we have this identity layer as part of our blockchain. Bill: And what got you into blockchain? Torben: I think the technology is very interesting. There's a lot of things you said based on a lot of pretty old cryptography. There's also new developments, for example, the zero-knowledge proofs. So there's new and new developments or developments. So very interesting. I mean, it's not necessarily what I was interested in, but when I did research many years ago. That's probably what I wanted to work with. I have been working with cryptography — mostly in mostly for the financial sector for 25 years. And that's also very interesting. There are challenges and it's also nice to get back to the sort of basis that I worked with many years ago. Bill: You took a route into the industry but obviously you could have gone into academia and you could become a professor and have an academic research team. Torben: I think it was because I wanted to work with practical aspects of using cryptography. I've been in research for some years and I thought I needed to try something else. And I was very keen to see how it would be used in practice and be part of that. So that's why I made that step. Bill: What does our digital world look like that's made up of tokens, cryptographic tokens, consensus systems and digital identities. And you think that that world will come anytime soon that we can trade assets, we can have digital assets that can be traded. Torben: Well, it depends on what you mean by soon. I think we will have some way to go. I think the use of blockchains for trading tokens, for handling tokens, and for registering tokens, is an obvious thing, but we also need to bring value to businesses or projects. To have something that people can feel it and control. We need to make sure that information is protected the right way, even though it is registered on a public blockchain, for example.

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Dan O'Prey is Bakkt's Chief Product Officer. Dan most recently served as Chief Strategy Officer as part of the executive team at Digital Asset, creators of the Daml smart contract language. He was responsible for defining the corporate strategy and aligning the top-level product strategy, assisted with over $300 MM of financing, and oversaw marketing and communications across the firm. Dan joined Digital Asset as part of the acquisition of Hyperledger, the first permissioned distributed ledger platform, where he was co-founder and CEO. Dan then co-led the creation of Hyperledger at The Linux Foundation, where he participated at the board level since inception and was elected as the Chair of the Marketing Committee for 3 consecutive terms.Prior to Hyperledger, Dan was the cofounder and CEO of MadeiraCloud, a Sequoia Capital backed SaaS company for designing, monitoring and managing cloud infrastructure resources based in Beijing, China. The company later rebranded to HyperHQ and was acquired by Ant Financial. Dan is a frequent public speaker and co-created the Synchronize DLT and Crypto conference. He holds a BA in Business Management and Information Management from the Sheffield University Management School.In this conversation, we discuss:- Bitcoin ETF- Bitcoin in public markets- 2024 Outlook- Bakkt's key focus areas- Custody- Lightning Network- State of the market- Building in bear markets- Interoperable P2P commerce- Bakkt's partnership with UnchainedBakktWebsite: bakkt.comX: @BakktLinkedIn: BakktDan O'PreyX: @danopreyLinkedIn: Dan O'Prey ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------  This episode is brought to you by PrimeXBT.  PrimeXBT offers a robust trading system for both beginners and professional traders that demand highly reliable market data and performance. Traders of all experience levels can easily design and customize layouts and widgets to best fit their trading style. PrimeXBT is always offering innovative products and professional trading conditions to all customers.  PrimeXBT is running an exclusive promotion for listeners of the podcast. After making your first deposit, 50% of that first deposit will be credited to your account as a bonus that can be used as additional collateral to open positions.  Code: CRYPTONEWS50  This promotion is available for a month after activation. Click the link below:  PrimeXBT x CRYPTONEWS50 

Lance Byrd is a secure organizational identity developer at GLEIF and co-founder of RootsID. He has been working on secure global scale data systems for over 20 years. He is helping to build the verifiable Legal Entity Identifier (vLEI) ecosystem to facilitate trusted interactions between legal entities around the globe. He is the co-chair of the Trust over IP (ToIP) did:webs task force which is an effort to secure did:web and bridge the DID-based ecosystem with the vLEI ecosystem. He participates in many open source and specification efforts with Trust over IP, KERI, Decentralized Identity Foundation, Hyperledger, and W3C. And, has given public talks on SSI, KERI, the vLEI ecosystem, identity wallets, DIDComm, and more. About Podcast Episode Read more about the episode by heading to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://northernblock.io/podcasts/secure-organizational-identity-with-lance-byrd⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ The full list of topics discussed between Lance and Mathieu in this podcast episode include: Differences Between Personal and Organizational Identity: We explored the unique challenges and political concerns surrounding personal identity, contrasting them with the complexities yet seemingly smoother processes in organizational identity. Legal and Privacy Concerns in Identity Management: The discussion highlighted how legal structures and privacy concerns shape the management of both personal and organizational identities, with a special focus on GDPR and its implications. Governance and Trust in Organizational Identity: The conversation shifted to the role of governance and trust in shaping organizational identity, using examples like the EU Banking Authority to illustrate these concepts. Integrity of Signatures and Cybersecurity: We discussed the critical importance of signature integrity in preventing cybersecurity attacks, examining recent incidents like the MGM Okta attack. Security Mechanisms and Key Rotation: The podcast touched upon the importance of security mechanisms like key rotation in enhancing digital security, differentiating it from traditional password changes. The Interplay of Security Features and User Experience: We delved into how user experience and design play a crucial role in the adoption of security technologies, balancing ease of use with robust security measures. Differences in UX Between Consumer and Organizational Contexts: The discussion concluded with an examination of the varying approaches to user experience in consumer versus organizational settings, and the challenges in changing consumer behaviour regarding privacy and security. Where to find Lance? LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/2byrds/ X/Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/LanceRootsID Follow Mathieu Glaude X/Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/mathieu_glaude⁠ LinkedIn:⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/mathieuglaude/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Website:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://northernblock.io/

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In this episode of Web3 Innovators Insights, we embark on a journey that focusses on why Hyperledger Besu is emerging as the ultimate blockchain choice for enterprises. Join us as we unravel the complexities, explore its versatility, and dive into real-world applications that make it a standout in the blockchain landscape.Key Takeaways:Hyperledger Besu's VersatilityDiscover why Hyperledger Besu has become the go-to starting point for enterprises venturing into blockchain.Explore its unique ability to cater to both public and private networks, ensuring adaptability in an ever-evolving blockchain environment.Understand how choosing Hyperledger Besu sets the stage for future-proofing your blockchain initiatives.Public Network CompatibilityDive into the challenges that enterprises face when navigating the public blockchain landscape.Learn why compatibility with public networks is crucial for innovation and long-term success.Get insights into the Ethereum ecosystem and its role in shaping the blockchain future.Real-World Success StoriesGain inspiration from real-world examples of organizations leveraging Hyperledger Besu.Explore how global payment platforms, central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), and more are revolutionising finance with this technology.Understand the tangible impact of Hyperledger Besu in the financial sector and beyond.Join us in this thought-provoking discussion, and discover why Hyperledger Besu is leading the way in blockchain innovation. Connect with Us Join the Web3 Innovators community and engage with like-minded individuals passionate about the potential of blockchain technology.Contact Web3 Labs:Twitter | LinkedIn | Instagram | Facebook | Discord | Tiktok • Explore Web3 Labs: Web3 Labs specialise in web3 solutions for enterprise. • Email Web3 Labs • Get Conor's latest thoughts on Web3 and where we're headed.

Karen Ottoni is the Sr. Director of Ecosystem & Strategic Initiatives at Hyperledger Foundation. In this interview we discuss:- Hyperledger's different blockchains and use cases - Hyperledger Foundation JPMorgan, IBM, R3 and more- Amazon Hyperledger Fabric- Hyperledger Besu Ethereum- Tokenization and CBDCs on Hyperledger- Permissioned vs Permissionless blockchains- Hyperledger interoperability with public blockchains- Crypto Regulations

Daniela Barbosa serves as GM for Blockchain and Identity at the Linux Foundation and Executive Director of Hyperledger Foundation with an experience of 20+ years. Explore the profound impact of collaboration and open-source ideology in the realm of blockchain and beyond. From addressing challenges in blockchain adoption to fostering open-source inclusivity and maintaining innovation-stability equilibrium, Daniela delves into Hyperledger's education strategies, standout projects like sustainable mining with blockchain, and her visionary perspective on blockchain's cross-industry integration. Join us in uncovering the legacy of Linux with Daniela Barbosa. On The Menu: 1. Challenges in Blockchain Adoption: Lack of understanding and developer shortage hinder blockchain progress. 2. Hyperledger's Education Approach: Hyperledger focuses on educating, training, and certifying developers. 3. Notable Project: Climate Action: Collaboration with British Columbia uses blockchain for sustainable mining and carbon accounting. 4. Inclusivity in Open Source: Hyperledger promotes inclusivity by welcoming underrepresented communities. 5. Balancing Innovation and Stability: Hyperledger maintains enterprise-grade stability through defined project lifecycles. 6. Future Vision for Blockchain: Daniela envisions seamless blockchain integration across industries, emphasizing its impact.

Here are my 100 interesting things to learn about cryptography: For a 128-bit encryption key, there are 340 billion billion billion billion possible keys. [Calc: 2**128/(1e9**4)] For a 256-bit encryption key, there are 115,792 billion billion billion billion billion billion billion billion possible keys. [Calc: 2**256/(1e9**8)] To crack a 128-bit encryption with brute force using a cracker running at 1 Teracracks/second, will take — on average — 5 million million million years to crack. Tera is 1,000 billion. [Calc: 2**128/100e9/2/60/60/24/365/(1e6**3)] For a 256-bit key this is 1,835 million million million million million million million million million years. For the brute force cracking of a 35-bit key symmetric key (such as AES), you only need to pay for the boiling of a teaspoon of energy. For a 50-bit key, you just need to have enough money to pay to boil the water for a shower. For a 90-bit symmetric key, you would need the energy to boil a sea, and for a 105-bit symmetric key, you need the energy to boil and ocean. For a 128-bit key, there just isn't enough water on the planet to boil for that. Ref: here. With symmetric key encryption, anything below 72 bits is relatively inexpensive to crack with brute force. One of the first symmetric key encryption methods was the LUCIFER cipher and was created by Horst Feistel at IBM. It was further developed into the DES encryption method. Many, at the time of the adoption of DES, felt that its 56-bit key was too small to be secure and that the NSA had a role in limiting them. With a block cipher, we only have to deal with a fixed size of blocks. DES and 3DES use a 64-bit (eight-byte) block size, and AES uses a 128-bit block size (16 bytes). With symmetric key methods, we either have block ciphers, such as DES, AES CBC and AES ECB, or stream ciphers, such as ChaCha20 and RC4. In order to enhance security, AES has a number of rounds where parts of the key are applied. With 128-bit AES we have 10 rounds, and 14 rounds for 256-bit AES. In AES, we use an S-box to scramble the bytes, and which is applied for each round. When decrypting, we have the inverse of the S-box used in the encrypting process. A salt/nonce or Initialisation Vector (IV) is used with an encryption key in order to change the ciphertext for the same given input. Stream ciphers are generally much faster than block cipers, and can generally be processed in parallel. With the Diffie-Hellman method. Bob creates x and shares g^x (mod p), and Alice creates y, and shares g^y (mod p). The shared key is g^{xy} (mod p). Ralph Merkle — the boy genius — submitted a patent on 5 Sept 1979 and which outlined the Merkle hash. This is used to create a block hash. Ralph Merkle's PhD supervisor was Martin Hellman (famous as the co-creator of the Diffie-Hellman method). Adi Shamir defines a secret share method, and which defines a mathematical equation with the sharing of (x,y), and where a constant value in the equation is the secret. With Shamir Secret Shares (SSS), for a quadratic equation of y=x²+5x+6, the secret is 6. We can share three points at x=1, x=2 and y=3, and which gives y=12, y=20, and y=20, respectively. With the points of (1,12), (2,20), and (3,20), we can recover the value of 6. Adi Shamir broke the Merkle-Hellman knapsack method at a live event at a rump session of a conference. With secret shares, with the highest polynomial power of n, we need n+1 points to come together to regenerate the secret. For example, y=2x+5 needs two points to come together, while y=x²+15x+4 needs three points. The first usable public key method was RSA — and created by Rivest, Shamir and Adleman. It was first published in 1979 and defined in the RSA patent entitled “Cryptographic Communications System and Method”. In public key encryption, we use the public key to encrypt data and the private key to decrypt it. In digital signing, we use the private key to sign a hash and create a digital signature, and then the associated public key to verify the signature. Len Adleman — the “A” in the RSA method — thought that the RSA paper would be one of the least significant papers he would ever publish. The RSA method came to Ron Rivest while he slept on a couch. Martin Gardner published information on the RSA method in his Scientific American article. Initially, there were 4,000 requests for the paper (which rose to 7,000), and it took until December 1977 for them to be posted. The security of RSA is based on the multiplication of two random prime numbers (p and q) to give a public modulus (N). The difficulty of RSA is the difficulty in factorizing this modulus. Once factorized, it is easy to decrypt a ciphertext that has been encrypted using the related modulus. In RSA, we have a public key of (e,N) and a private key of (d,N). e is the public exponent and d is the private exponent. The public exponent is normally set at 65,537. The binary value of 65,537 is 10000000000000001 — this number is efficient in producing ciphertext in RSA. In RSA, the ciphertext is computed from a message of M as C=M^e (mod N), and is decrypted with M=C^d (mod N). We compute the the private exponent (d) from the inverse of the public exponent (e) modulus PHI, and where PHI is (p-1)*(q-1). If we can determine p and q, we can compute PHI. Anything below a 738-bit public modulus is relatively inexpensive to crack for RSA. To crack 2K RSA at the current time, we would need the energy to boil ever ocean on the planet to break it. RSA requires padding is required for security. A popular method has been PCKS#1v1.5 — but this is not provably secure and is susceptible to Bleichenbacher's attack. An improved method is Optimal Asymmetric Encryption Padding (OAEP) and was defined by Bellare and Rogaway and standardized in PKCS#1 v2. The main entity contained in a digital certificate is the public key of a named entity. This is either an RSA or an Elliptic Curve key. A digital certificate is signed with the private key of a trusted entity — Trent. The public key of Trent is then used to prove the integrity and trust of the associated public key. For an elliptic curve of y²=x³+ax+b (mod p), not every (x,y) point is possible. The total number of points is defined as the order (n). ECC (Elliptic Curve Cryptography) was invented by Neal Koblitz and Victor S. Miller in 1985. Elliptic curve cryptography algorithms did not take off until 2004. In ECC, the public key is a point on the elliptic curve. For secp256k1, we have a 256-bit private key and a 512-bit (x,y) point for the public key. A “04” in the public key is an uncompressed public key, and “02” and “03” are compressed versions with only the x-co-ordinate and whether the y coordinate is odd or even. Satoshi selected the secp256k1 curve for Bitcoin, and which gives the equivalent of 128-bit security. The secp256k1 curve uses the mapping of y²=x³ + 7 (mod p), and is known as a Short Weierstrass (“Vier-strass”) curve. The prime number used with secp256k1 is 2²⁵⁶-2³²-2⁹-2⁸-2⁷-2⁶-2⁴-1. An uncompressed secp256k1 public key has 512 bits and is an (x,y) point on the curve. The point starts with a “04”. A compressed secp256k1 public key only stores the x-co-ordinate value and whether the y coordinate is odd or even. It starts with a “02” if the y-co-ordinate is even; otherwise, it starts with a “03”. In computing the public key in ECC of a.G, we use the Montgomery multiplication method and which was created by Peter Montgomery in 1985, in a paper entitled, “Modular Multiplication without Trial Division.” Elliptic Curve methods use two basic operations: point address (P+Q) and point doubling (2.P). These can be combined to provide the scalar operation of a.G. In 1999, Don Johnson Alfred Menezes published a classic paper on “The Elliptic Curve Digital Signature Algorithm (ECDSA)”. It was based on the DSA (Digital Signature Algorithm) — created by David W. Kravitz in a patent which was assigned to the US. ECDSA is a digital signature method and requires a random nonce value (k), and which should never be reused or repeated. ECDSA is an elliptic curve conversion of the DSA signature method. Digital signatures are defined in FIPS (Federal Information Processing Standard) 186–5. NIST approved the Rijndael method (led by Joan Daemen and Vincent Rijmen) for Advanced Encryption Standard (AES). Other contenders included Serpent (led by Ross Anderson), TwoFish (led by Bruce Schneier), MARS (led by IBM), and RC6 (led by Ron Rivest). ChaCha20 is a stream cipher that is based on Salsa20 and developed by Daniel J. Bernstein. MD5 has a 128-bit hash, SHA-1 has 160 bits and SHA-256 has 256-bits. It is relatively easy to create a hash collision with MD5. Google showed that it was possible to create a signature collision for a document with SHA-1. It is highly unlikely to get a hash collision for SHA-256. In 2015, NIST defined SHA-3 as a standard, and which was built on the Keccak hashing family — and which used a different method to SHA-2. The Keccak hash family uses a sponge function and was created by Guido Bertoni, Joan Daemen, Michaël Peeters, and Gilles Van Assche and standardized by NIST in August 2015 as SHA-3. Hash functions such as MD5, SHA-1 and SHA-256 have a fixed hash length, whereas an eXtendable-Output Function (XOF) produces a bit string that can be of any length. Examples are SHAKE128, SHAKE256, BLAKE2XB and BLAKE2XS. BLAKE 3 is the fastest cryptographically secure hashing method and was created by Jack O'Connor, Jean-Philippe Aumasson, Samuel Neves, and Zooko Wilcox-O'Hearn. Hashing methods can be slowed down with a number of rounds. These slower hashing methods include Bcrypt, PBKDF2 and scrypt. Argon 2 uses methods to try and break GPU cracking, such as using a given amount of memory and defining the CPU utlization. To speed up the operation of the SHA-3 hash, the team reduced the security of the method and reduce the number of rounds. The result is the 12 Kangaroo's hashing method. The number of rounds was reduced from 24 to 12 (with a security level of around 128 bits). Integrated Encryption Scheme (IES) is a hybrid encryption scheme which allows Alice to get Bob's public key and then generate an encryption key based on this public key, and she will use her private key to recover the symmetric. With ECIES, we use elliptic curve methods for the public key part. A MAC (Message Authentication Code) uses a symmetric key to sign a hash, and where Bob and Alice share the same secret key. The most popular method is HMAC (hash-based message authentication code). The AES block cipher can be converted into a stream cipher using modes such as GCM (Galois Counter Mode) and CCM (counter with cipher block chaining message authentication code; counter with CBC-MAC). A MAC is added to a symmetric key method in order to stop the ciphertext from being attacked by flipping bits. GCM does not have a MAC, and is thus susceptible to this attack. CCM is more secure, as it contains a MAC. With symmetric key encryption, we must remove the encryption keys in the reverse order they were applied. Commutative encryption overcomes this by allowing the keys to be removed in any order. It is estimated that Bitcoin miners consume 17.05 GW of electrical power per day and 149.46 TWh per year. A KDF (Key Derivation Function) is used to convert a passphrase or secret into an encryption key. The most popular methods are HKDF, PBKDF2 and Bcrypt. RSA, ECC and Discrete Log methods will all be cracked by quantum computers using Shor's algorithm Lattice methods represent bit values as polynomial values, such as 1001 is x³+1 as a polynomial. Taher Elgamal — the sole inventor of the ElGamal encryption method — and Paul Koche were the creators of SSL, and developed it for the Netscape browser. David Chaum is considered as a founder of electronic payments and, in 1983, created ECASH, along with publishing a paper on “Blind signatures for untraceable payments”. Satoshi Nakamoto worked with Hal Finney on the first versions of Bitcoin, and which were created for a Microsoft Windows environment. Blockchains can either be permissioned (requiring rights to access the blockchain) or permissionless (open to anyone to use). Bitcoin and Ethereum are the two most popular permissionless blockchains, and Hyperledger is the most popular permissioned ledger. In 1992, Eric Hughes, Timothy May, and John Gilmore set up the cypherpunk movement and defined, “We the Cypherpunks are dedicated to building anonymous systems. We are defending our privacy with cryptography, with anonymous mail forwarding systems, with digital signatures, and with electronic money.” In Bitcoin and Ethereum, a private key (x) is converted to a public key with x.G, and where G is the base point on the secp256k1 curve. Ethereum was first conceived in 2013 by Vitalik Buterin, Gavin Wood, Charles Hoskinson, Anthony Di Iorio and Joseph Lubin. It introduced smaller blocks, improved proof of work, and smart contracts. NI-ZKPs involves a prover (Peggy), a verifier (Victor) and a witness (Wendy) and were first defined by Manuel Blum, Paul Feldman, and Silvio Micali in their paper entitled “Non-interactive zero-knowledge and its applications”. Popular ZKP methods include ZK-SNARKs (Zero-Knowledge Succinct Non-Interactive Argument of Knowledge) and ZK-STARKs (Zero-Knowledge Scalable Transparent Argument of Knowledge). Bitcoin and Ethereum are pseudo-anonymised, and where the sender and recipient of a transaction, and its value, can be traced. Privacy coins enable anonymous transactions. These include Zcash and Monero. In 1992, David Chaum and Torben Pryds Pedersen published “Wallet databases with observers,” and outlined a method of shielding the details of a monetary transaction. In 1992, Adi Shamir (the “S” in RSA) published a paper on “How to share a secret” in the Communications of the ACM. This supported the splitting of a secret into a number of shares (n) and where a threshold value (t) could be defined for the minimum number of shares that need to be brought back together to reveal the secret. These are known as Shamir Secret Shares (SSS). In 1991, Torbin P Pedersen published a paper entitled “Non-interactive and information-theoretic secure verifiable secret sharing” — and which is now known as Pedersen Commitment. This is where we produce our commitment and then show the message that matches the commitment. Distributed Key Generation (DKG) methods allow a private key to be shared by a number of trusted nodes. These nodes can then sign for a part of the ECDSA signature by producing a partial signature with these shares of the key. Not all blockchains use ECDSA. The IOTA blockchain uses the EdDSA signature, and which uses Curve 25519. This is a more lightweight signature version and has better support for signature aggregation. It uses Twisted Edwards Curves. The core signing method used in EdDSA is based on the Schnorr signature scheme and which was created by Claus Schnorr in 1989. This was patented as a “Method for identifying subscribers and for generating and verifying electronic signatures in a data exchange system”. The patent ran out in 2008. Curve 25519 uses the prime number of 2²⁵⁵-19 and was created by Daniel J. Bernstein. Peter Shor defined that elliptic curve methods can be broken with quantum computers. To overcome the cracking of the ECDSA signature from quantum computers, NIST are standardising a number of methods. At present, this focuses on CRYSTALS-Dilithium, and which is a lattice cryptography method. Bulletproofs were created in 2017 by Stanford's Applied Cryptography Group (ACG). They define a zero-knowledge proof as where a value can be checked to see it lies within a given range. The name “bulletproofs” is defined as they are short, like a bullet, and with bulletproof security assumptions. Homomorphic encryption methods allow for the processing of encrypted values using arithmetic operations. A public key is used to encrypt the data, and which can then be processed using an arithmetic circuit on the encrypted data. The owner of the associated private key can then decrypt the result. Some traditional public key methods enable partial homomorphic encryption. RSA and ElGamal allow for multiplication and division, whilst Pailier allows for homomorphic addition and subtraction. Full homomorphic encryption (FHE) supports all of the arithmetic operations and includes Fan-Vercauteren (FV) and BFV (Brakerski/Fan-Vercauteren) for integer operations and HEAAN (Homomorphic Encryption for Arithmetic of Approximate Numbers) for floating point operations. Most of the Full Homomorphic encryption methods use lattice cryptography. Some blockchain applications use Barreto-Lynn-Scott (BLS) curves which are pairing-friendly. They can be used to implement Bilinear groups and which are a triplet of groups (G1, G2 and GT), so that we can implement a function e() such that e(g1^x,g2^y)=gT^{xy}. Pairing-based cryptography is used in ZKPs. The main BLS curves used are BLS12–381, BLS12–446, BLS12–455, BLS12–638 and BLS24–477. An accumulator can be used for zero-knowledge proof of knowledge, such as using a BLS curve to create to add and remove proof of knowledge. Metamask is one of the most widely used blockchain wallets and can integrate into many blockchains. Most wallets generate the seed from the operating system and where the browser can use the Crypto.getRandomValues function, and compatible with most browsers. With a Verifiable Delay Function (VDF), we can prove that a given amount of work has been done by a prover (Peggy). A verifier (Victor) can then send the prover a proof value and compute a result which verifies the work has been done, with the verifier not needing to do the work but can still prove the work has been done. A Physical Unclonable Functions (PUFs) is a one-way function which creates a unique signature pattern based on the inherent delays within the wires and transistors. This can be used to link a device to an NFT.

So, here's my Top 100 snippets of knowledge for blockchain: Blockchains use public key methods to integrate digital trust. Bob signs for a transaction with his private key, and Alice proves this with Bob's public key. The first usable public key method was RSA — and created by Rivest, Shamir and Adleman. It was first published in 1979 and defined in the RSA patent entitled “Cryptographic Communications System and Method”. Blockchains can either be permissioned (requiring rights to access the blockchain) or permissionless (open to anyone to use). Bitcoin and Ethereum are the two most popular permissionless blockchains, and Hyperledger is the most popular permissioned ledger. Ralph Merkle — the boy genius — submitted a patent on 5 Sept 1979 and which outlined the Merkle hash. This is used to create a block hash. Ralph Merkle's PhD supervisor was Martin Hellman (famous as the co-creator of the Diffie-Hellman method). David Chaum is considered as founders of electronic payments, and, in 1983, created ECASH, along with publishing a paper on “Blind signatures for untraceable payments”. Miners gather transactions on a regular basis, and these are added to a block and where each block has a Merkle hash. The first block on a blockchain does not have any previous blocks — and is named the genesis block. Blocks are bound in a chain, and where the previous, current and next block hashes are bound into the block. This makes the transactions in the block immutable. Satoshi Nakamoto worked with Hal Finney on the first versions of Bitcoin, and which were created for a Microsoft Windows environment. Craig Steven Wright has claimed that he is Satoshi Nakamoto, but this claim has never been verified. Most blockchains use elliptic curve cryptography — a method which was created independently by Neal Koblitz and Victor S. Miller in 1985. Elliptic curve cryptography algorithms did not take off until 2004. Satoshi selected the secp256k1 curve for Bitcoin, and which gives the equivalent of 128-bit security. The secp256k1 curve uses the mapping of y²=x³ + 7 (mod p), and is known as a Short Weierstrass (“Vier-strass”) curve. The prime number used with secp256k1 is ²²⁵⁶−²³²−²⁹−²⁸−²⁷−²⁶−²⁴−1. Satoshi published a 9-page paper entitled “Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System” White Paper on 31 Oct 31, 2008. In 1997, Adam Black introduce the concept of Proof of Work of Hashcash in a paper entitled, “Hashcash — a denial of service countermeasure.” This work was used by Satoshi in his whitepaper. Satoshi focused on: a decentralized system, and a consensus model and addressed areas of double-spend, Sybil attacks and Eve-in-the-middle. The Sybil attack is where an adversary can take over the general consensus of a network — and leads to a 51% attack, and where the adversary manages to control 51% or more of the consensus infrastructure. Satoshi used UK spelling in his correspondence, such as using the spelling of “honour”. The first Bitcoin block was minted on 3 Jan 2009 and contained a message of “Chancellor on brink of second bailout for banks” (the headline from The Times, as published in London on that day). On 12 Jan 2009, Satoshi sent the first Bitcoin transaction of 50 BTC to Hal Finney [here]. A new block is created every 7–10 minutes on Bitcoin. In Aug 2023, the total Bitcoin blockchain size is 502 GB. As of Aug 2023, the top three cryptocurrencies are Bitcoin, Ether, and Tether. Bitcoin has a capitalization of $512 billion, Ether with $222 billion, and Tether at $83 billion. The total cryptocurrency capitalisation is $1.17 trillion. The original block size was 1MB for Bitcoin, but recently upgraded to support a 1.5MB block — and has around 3,000 transactions. Currently the block sizes are more than 1.7MB. Bitcoin uses a gossip protocol — named the Lightning Protocol — to propagate transactions. A Bitcoin wallet is created from a random seed value. This seed value is then used to create the 256-bit secp256k1 private key. A wallet seed can be converted into a mnemonic format using BIP39, and which uses 12 common words. This is a deterministic key, and which allows the regeneration of the original key in the correct form. BIP39 allows for the conversion of the key to a number of languages, including English, French and Italian. A private key in a wallet is stored in a Wif format, and which is a Base58 version of the 256-bit private key. The main source code for the Bitcoin blockchain is held at https://github.com/bitcoin, and is known as Bitcoin core. This is used to create nodes, store coins, and transactions with other nodes on the Bitcoin network. A 256-bit private key has 115,792 billion billion billion billion billion billion billion billion different keys. A public Bitcoin ID uses Base58 and has a limited character set of ‘123456789ABCDEFGHJKLMN PQRSTUVWXYZabcdefghijkmno pqrstuvwxyz', where we delete ‘0' (zero), ‘l' (lowercase ‘l'), and ‘I' (capital I) — as this can be interpreted as another character. In Bitcoin and Ethereum, a private key (x) is converted to a public key with x.G, and where G is the base point on the secp256k1 curve. An uncompressed secp256k1 public key has 512 bits and is an (x,y) point on the curve. The point starts with a “04”. A compressed secp256k1 public key only stores the x-co-ordinate value and whether the y coordinate is odd or even. It starts with a “02” if the y-co-ordinate is even, otherwise it starts with a “03”. In 1992, Eric Hughes, Timothy May, and John Gilmore set up the cypherpunk movement and defined, “We the Cypherpunks are dedicated to building anonymous systems. We are defending our privacy with cryptography, with anonymous mail forwarding systems, with digital signatures, and with electronic money.” In Ethereum, the public key is used as the identity of a user (a.G), and is defined as a hexademical value. In Bitcoin, the public ID is created from a SHA256 hash of the public key, and then a RIPEMD160 of this, and then covered to Base58. In computing the public key in ECC of a.G, we use the Montgomery multiplication method and which was created by Peter Montgomery in 1985, in a paper entitled, “Modular Multiplication without Trial Division.” Elliptic Curve methods use two basic operations: point address (P+G) and point doubling (2.P). These can be combined to provide the scalar operation of a.G. In 1999, Don Johnson Alfred Menezes published a classic paper on “The Elliptic Curve Digital Signature Algorithm (ECDSA)”. It was based on the DSA (Digital Signature Algorithm) — created by David W. Kravitz in a patent which was assigned to the US. The core signature used in Bitcoin and Ethereum is ECDSA (Elliptic Curve Digital Signature Algorithm), and which uses a random nonce for each signature. The nonce value should never repeat or be revealed. Ethereum was first conceived in 2013 by Vitalik Buterin, Gavin Wood, Charles Hoskinson, Anthony Di Iorio and Joseph Lubin. It introduced smaller blocks, an improved proof of work, and smart contracts. Bitcoin is seen as a first-generation blockchain, and Ethereum as a second-generation. These have been followed by third-generation blockchains, such as IOTA, Cardano and Polkadot — and which have improved consensus mechanisms. Bitcoin uses a consensus mechanism which is based on Proof-of-Work, and where miners focus on finding a block hash that has a number of leading “0”s. The difficulty of the mining is defined by the hashing rate. At the current time, this is around 424 million TH/s. There are around 733,000 unique Bitcoin addresses being used. Satoshi defined a reward to miners for finding the required hash. This was initially set at 50 BTC, but was set to half at regular intervals. On 11 January 2021, it dropped from 12.5 BTC to 6.2 BTC. Bitcoin currently consumes around 16.27 GWatts of power each year to produce a consensus — equivalent to the power consumed by a small country. In creating bitcoins, Satoshi created a P2PKH (Pay to Public Key Hash) address. These addresses are used to identify the wallet to be paid and links to the public key of the owner. These addresses start with a ‘1'. In order to support the sending of bitcoins to and from multiple addresses, Bitcoin was upgraded with SegWit (defined in BIP141). The wallet address then integrates the pay-to-witness public key hash (Pay to script hash — P2SH). These addresses start with a ‘3'. Ethereum uses miners to undertake work for changing a state and running a smart contract. They are paid in “gas” or Ether and which relates to the amount of computation conducted. This limits denial of service attacks on the network and focuses developers on creating efficient code. Ethereum supports the creation of cryptocurrency assets with ERC20 tokens — and which are FT (Fungible Tokens). For normal crypto tokens (ERC-20) we use, there is a finite number of these, and each of these is the same. Ethereum creates NFTs (Non-Fungible Tokens) with ERC721 tokens. We mint these each time and each is unique. Solidity is the programming language used in Ethereum, while Hyperledger can use Golang, Node.js and Java. For Ethereum, we compile Solidity code into EVM (Ethereum Virtual Machine) code. This is executed on the blockchain. Blockchain uses the SHA-256 hash for transaction integrity. Ethereum uses the Keccak hash is used to define the integrity of a transaction. This is based on SHA-3, and differs slightly from Keccak. The Keccak hash family uses a sponge function and was created by Guido Bertoni, Joan Daemen, Michaël Peeters, and Gilles Van Assche, and standardized by NIST in August 2015 as SHA-3. The DAO is a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) for the Ethereum blockchain and was launched in 2016. In 2016, DAO raised $150 million through a token sale but was hacked and funds were stolen. This resulted in a forking of the blockchain: Ethereum and Ethereum Classic. Non-interactive Zero Knowledge Proofs (NI-ZKP) allow an entity to prove that they have knowledge of something — without revealing it. A typical secret is the ownership of a private key. NI-ZKPs involve a prover (Peggy), a verifier (Victor) and a witness (Wendy) and were first defined by Manuel Blum, Paul Feldman, and Silvio Micali in their paper entitled, “Non-interactive zero-knowledge and its applications”. Popular ZKP methods include ZK-SNARKs (Zero-Knowledge Succinct Non-Interactive Argument of Knowledge) and ZK-STARKs (Zero-Knowledge Scalable Transparent Argument of Knowledge). Bitcoin and Ethereum are pseudo-anonymised, and where the sender and recipient of a transaction, and its value, can be traced. Privacy coins enable anonymous transactions. These include Zcash and Monero. In 1992, David Chaum and Torben Pryds Pedersen published “Wallet databases with observers,” and outlined a method of shielding the details of a monetary transaction. In 1992, Adi Shamir (the “S” in RSA) published a paper on “How to share a secret” in the Communications of the ACM. This supported the splitting of a secret into a number of shares (n) and where a threshold value (t) could be defined for the minimum number of shares that need to be brought back together to reveal the secret. These are known as Shamir Secret Shares (SSS). In 1991, Torbin P Pedersen published a paper entitled “Non-interactive and information-theoretic secure verifiable secret sharing” — and which is now known as Pedersen Commitment. This is where we produce our commitment and then show the message that matches the commitment. Distributed Key Generation (DKG) methods allow a private key to be shared by a number of trusted nodes. These nodes can then sign for a part of the ECDSA signature by producing a partial signature with these shares of the key. Not all blockchains use ECDSA. The IOTA blockchain uses the EdDSA signature, and which uses Curve 25519. This is a more lightweight signature version, and has better support for signature aggregation. It uses Twisted Edwards Curves. The core signing method used in EdDSA is based on the Schnorr signature scheme and which was created by Claus Schnorr in 1989. This was patented as, a “Method for identifying subscribers and for generating and verifying electronic signatures in a data exchange system”. The patent ran out in 2008. Curve 25519 uses the prime number of ²²⁵⁵-19 and was created by Daniel J. Bernstein. Peter Shor defined that elliptic curve methods can be broken with quantum computers. To overcome the cracking of the ECDSA signature from quantum computers, NIST are standardising a number of methods. At present, this focuses on CRYSTALS-Dilithium, and which is a lattice cryptography method. Bulletproofs were created in 2017 by Stanford's Applied Cryptography Group (ACG). They define a zero-knowledge proof as where a value can be checked to see it lies within a given range. The name of “bulletproofs” is defined as they are short, like a bullet, and with bulletproof security assumptions. While Bitcoin can take up to 7–10 minutes to mine a new block and create a consensus, newer blockchains, such as IOTA, can give an almost instantaneous consensus. Banks around the world are investigating CBDC (Central Bank Digital Currency) and which is not a cryptocurrency but a way to quickly define a consensus on a transaction. Homomorphic encryption methods allow for the processing of encrypted values using arithmetic operations. A public key is used to encrypt the data, and which can then be processed using an arithmetic circuit on the encrypted data. The owner of the associated private key can then decrypt the result. Some traditional public key methods enable partial homomorphic encryption. RSA and ElGamal allow for multiplication and division, whilst Pailier allows for homomorphic addition and subtraction. Full homomorphic encryption (FHE) supports all of the arithmetic operations and includes Fan-Vercauteren (FV) and BFV (Brakerski/Fan-Vercauteren) for integer operations and HEAAN (Homomorphic Encryption for Arithmetic of Approximate Numbers) for floating point operations. Most of the Full Homomorphic encryption methods use lattice cryptography. Some blockchain applications use Barreto-Lynn-Scott (BLS) curves which are pairing friendly. They can be used to implement Bilinear groups and which are a triplet of groups (G1, G2 and GT), so that we can implement a function e() such that e(g1^x,g2^y)=gT^{xy}. Pairing-based cryptography is used in ZKPs. The main BLS curves used are BLS12–381, BLS12–446, BLS12–455, BLS12–638 and BLS24–477. An accumulator can be used for zero-knowledge proof of knowledge, such as using a BLS curve to create to add and remove proof of knowledge. Open Zeppelin is an open-source Solidity library that supports a wide range of functions that integrate into smart contracts in Ethereum. This includes AES encryption, Base64 integration and Elliptic Curve operations. Metamask is one of the most widely used blockchain wallets and can integrate into many blockchains. Most wallets generate the seed from the operating system and where the browser can use the Crypto.getRandomValues function, and compatible with most browsers. Solidity programs can be compiled with Remix at remix.ethereum.org. The main Ethereum network is Ethereum Mainnet. We can test smart contracts on Ethereum test networks. Current networks include sepolia.etherscan.io and goerli.net. Ether can be mined for test applications from a faucet, such as faucet.metamask.io. This normally requires some proof of work to gain the Ether — in order to protect against a Denial of Service against the Faucet. The private key can be revealed from two ECDSA signatures which use the same random nonce value. Polkadot is a blockchain which allows blockchains to exchange messages and perform transactions. The proof of work method of creating is now not preference because of the energy that it typically uses. Many systems now focus on proof of stack (PoS). A time-lock puzzle/Proof of Work involves performing a computing task which has a given cost and which cannot be cheated again. This typically involves continual hashing or continual squaring. The Chia blockchain network uses both Proof of Space (PoS) and Proof of Time (PoT). The PoS method makes use of the under-allocation of hard-disk space. With a Verifiable Delay Function (VDF), we can prove that a given amount of work has been done by a prover (Peggy). A verifier (Victor) can then send the prover a proof value and compute a result which verifies the work has been done, with the verifier not needing to do the work but can still prove the work has been done. A Physical Unclonable Functions (PUFs) is a one-way function which creates a unique signature pattern based on the inherent delays within the wireless and transistors. This can be used to link a device to an NFT. In Blockchain applications, we can use Non-interactive zero-knowledge (NIZK) proofs for the equality (EQ) of discrete logarithms (DL) — DLEQ. With this — in discrete logarithms — we have

When most of us interact with blockchain technology, we are experiencing the end-user product. But the smart contracts that run these projects are a bit more complicated. Akin to code, smart contracts require specific programming language to make them do the things they do.  What if it wasn't that difficult to create a smart contract? What if you could write one with plain english? Today we welcome Henning Deidrich to the show to discuss how Lexon solves this problem.  The first architect of IBM's blockchain Hyperledger and the liaison to the Ethereum developing team, Henning knows a thing or two. He might even teach us three things today on this “I can code three lines of basic” episode #691 of the Bad Crypto Podcast. Full Show Notes at: http://badco.in/691 SUBSCRIBE, RATE, & REVIEW: Apple Podcast: http://badco.in/itunes Google Podcasts: http://badco.in/google Spotify: http://badco.in/spotify Amazon Music: http://badco.in/amazon FREE NFTs when you JOIN THE BAD CRYPTO NIFTY CLUB at https://badcrypto.uncut.network FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA: Twitter: @badcryptopod - @joelcomm - @teedubya Facebook: /BadCrypto - /JoelComm - /teedubyaw Facebook Mastermind Group: /BadCrypto LinkedIn: /in/joelcomm - /in/teedubya Instagram: @BadCryptoPodcast Email: badcryptopodcast[at]gmail[dot]com Phone: SEVEN-OH-8-88FIVE- 90THIRTY BE A FEATURED GUEST: http://badco.in/apply DISCLAIMER: Do your own due diligence and research. Joel Comm and Travis Wright are NOT FINANCIAL ADVISORS. We are sharing our journey with you as we learn more about this crazy little thing called cryptocurrency. We make NO RECOMMENDATIONS. Don't take anything we say as gospel. Do not come to our homes with pitchforks because you lost money by listening to us. We only share with you what we are learning and what we are investing it. We will never "pump or dump" any cryptocurrencies. Take what we say with a grain of salt. You must research this stuff on your own! Just know that we will always strive for RADICAL TRANSPARENCY with any show associations.  Support the show: https://badcryptopodcast.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

No 110º BlockTalks a gente fala com Daniela Barbosa, Diretora Executiva da Fundação Hyperledger e Gerente Geral dos projetos de Identidade Digital da Fundação Linux, que conta pra gente sobre como as indústrias estão finalmente entendendo como usar o paradigma descentralizado para transformação digital. Essa entrevista está em inglês e português. To learn more, visit: www.hyperledger.org or connect on LinkedIn. Hear about what's going on in the community and stay up-to-date by signing up for the monthly Newsletter here. Register for the https://www.hyperledger.org/developer-newsletter, which summarizes recent activity in Hyperledger projects, highlights noteworthy pull requests from community members, provides pointers to interesting articles and events, and will link to upcoming technically focused community calls.Ways to get involved in the Hyperledger Brazil Regional Chapter: Join the biweekly community calls - See the schedule here or add the invite to your calendar: https://lists.hyperledger.org/g/community-brazil-chapter/calendarJoin the mailing list https://lists.hyperledger.org/g/community-brazil-chapter/editsubJoin the What's App: group https://chat.whatsapp.com/I0qa1tBGzmOLaPMs1v2KQ4 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/blockdropspodcast/message

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Daniela Barbosa serves as General Manager Blockchain and Identity at the Linux Foundation and as Executive Director of Hyperledger Foundation. She has more than 20 years of enterprise technology experience, including at Dow Jones where she worked with the top global brands across various sectors, including finance, consumer and energy, to architect and deliver enterprise systems, ontologies and semantic web solutions. In the early 2000s, Daniela became involved in the early web 2.0 community helping to advance the concept of digital identity and data portability as the pathway for people to reuse their data across interoperable applications.In this conversation, we discuss:- Government adoption of CBDCs- Asset tokenization- Hyperledger Foundation's history- Institutional adoption of blockchain technology- Enterprise blockchain use cases- Climate-forward blockchain initiatives- Open source technology- Distributed Ledger TechnologyHyperledger FoundationWebsite: www.hyperledger.orgTwitter: @HyperledgerLinkedIn: Hyperledger FoundationDaniela BarbosaTwitter: @danielabarbosaLinkedIn: Daniela Barbosa  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------  This episode is brought to you by PrimeXBT.  PrimeXBT offers a robust trading system for both beginners and professional traders that demand highly reliable market data and performance. Traders of all experience levels can easily design and customize layouts and widgets to best fit their trading style. PrimeXBT is always offering innovative products and professional trading conditions to all customers.  PrimeXBT is running an exclusive promotion for listeners of the podcast. After making your first deposit, 50% of that first deposit will be credited to your account as a bonus that can be used as additional collateral to open positions.  Code: CRYPTONEWS50  This promotion is available for a month after activation. Click the link below:  PrimeXBT x CRYPTONEWS50 

Drop 1: Alchemy lança ferramentas de AI para desenvolvimento em web3https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2023/06/14/blockchain-developer-platform-alchemy-releases-ai-powered-tools-for-web3-builders/Drop 2: R3 + Adhara + HL https://www.ledgerinsights.com/blockchain-interoperability-r3-adhara-hyperledger-harmonia/Drop 3: a16z Crypto anuncia expansão para o Reino Unido https://a16zcrypto.com/posts/announcement/expanding-uk-andreessen-horowitz/ .. More: Defactor Labs tokeniza 100M em títulos da Black Manta Capital via Tokenyhttps://tokeny.com/defactor-labs-tokenizes-100m-in-bonds-with-tokeny-and-black-manta-capital-partners/Sberbank, o maior banco da Rússia, vai oferecer negociação de criptoativos https://cryptopotato.com/russias-biggest-bank-to-allow-crypto-trading-this-summer-report/Uniswap anuncia V4https://blog.uniswap.org/uniswap-v4Ripio e Dux lançam relatório sobre o mercado de NFTshttps://exame.com/future-of-money/mercado-de-nfts-pode-ultrapassar-r-600-bilhoes-ate-2030-veja-areas-promissoras/The Graph finaliza migração para Arbitrum https://blockworks.co/news/the-graph-migrates-to-arbitrumBC da Colômbia assina com Ripple para explorar casos de usohttps://www.theblock.co/post/234629/ripple-partners-with-colombias-central-bank-to-explore-blockchain-use-casesBanco Chinês BOCI emite primeiro título tokenizado na rede Ethereum via UBShttps://www.coindesk.com/policy/2023/06/15/hong-kong-put-pressure-on-three-major-banks-to-take-on-crypto-exchanges-as-clients-report/HK MAS encoraja bancos a aceitar empresas cryptohttps://cryptoslate.com/hong-kong-regulator-urges-banks-to-accept-crypto-clients/BlackRock formaliza pedido para ETF de Bitcoin spothttps://blockworks.co/news/blackrock-files-bitcoin-etfSnoop Dogg lança NFT atualizável para próxima turnê https://variety.com/2023/digital/news/snoop-dogg-passport-nft-tour-collectible-1235638886/Avantgarde e Agio Digital lançam plataforma de gestão de fundos descentralizada https://www.coindesk.com/business/2023/06/16/avantgarde-agio-digital-unveil-institutional-onchain-funds-platform/C&A anuncia primeira linha de calças jeans rastreadas por Blockchain https://br.cointelegraph.com/news/ca-announces-the-launch-of-the-first-collection-of-jeans-tracked-with-blockchain-in-brazil/Polygon lança base de consulta com mais de 300 casos de uso de Blockchain thevalueprop.io Meu conteúdo em inglês https://bi.11fs.com/Me sigam em blockdrops.lens e na newsletter do linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/build-relation/newsletter-follow?entityUrn=7056680685142454272 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/blockdropspodcast/message

Whatever happened to Hyperledger? Good news: it's still growing, but in ways you might not have expected… We're incredibly lucky to have booked 1hr in Daniela Barbosa's hectic schedule for an update on Hyperledger, Linux Foundation, Enterprise Blockchain and what's on the roadmap for 2023 and beyond. This session is action-packed. Daniela takes us through ALL the Hyperledger projects (Fabric, Besu, Cacti, Besu, Burrow, Sawtooth, Aries, Indy, Iroha, Bevel, AnonCreds, Bevel, Caliper, Cello, Ursa, Solang, Transact), as well as ongoing collabs with other Web3 ecosystems (Ethereum, Cardano, Hedera, Casper, Polygon). And you thought it was just about Fabric!... In this show we talk about: - What's has been happening with Hyperledger over the last 12 months- What Daniela wants to bring to the Hyperledger community since taking over from Brian Behlendorf- The current state of ‘Enterprise' Blockchain in the context of the wider Web3- Whether ‘Public vs. Private' Blockchain is still a relevant debate- Guidance for any organisations looking to start using Blockchain technology- Daniela's biggest learnings about Web3 in the last 12 months, and what more is needed to see wider adoption

What is confidential computing? Learn about protecting data in use with confidential computing powered by open source software with two people working at the forefront of this technology through open collaboration within the Confidential Computing Consortium. Dan Middleton, a principal engineer at Intel, and Dave Thaler, a software architect at Microsoft, share their work with Confidential Computing and their efforts to further this technology via the Confidential Computing Consortium. Learn about confidential computing, the problems it solves, and how you can get involved. Guests: Dan Middleton is a Principal Engineer with over 20 years at intel. He has been privileged to develop and release products in emerging areas including SaaS, Computational Imaging, Blockchain, and Confidential Computing. As an open source leader, he has represented Intel in projects including the Confidential Computing Consortium, The Open Source Security Foundation, CNCF CoCo, and Hyperledger. Dan currently leads Confidential Computing pathfinding in IPAS/S3 (Security Software and Services). Dan is currently the Chair of the CCC's Technical Advisory Council. Dave Thaler is a Software Architect at Microsoft, where he works on open source and standards, including Confidential Computing.  Dave has over 25 years of standards body experience and currently chairs the IETF group on Software Update for IoT, and is a member of the Confidential Computing Consortium's Technical Advisory Council which he previously chaired for 3 years.  He also previously served as a member of the Internet Architecture Board (IAB) for 11 years.

On this week's episode of The Encrypted Economy, we have a conversation with Hart Montgomery, the CTO of Hyperledger. We delve into the Hyperledger ecosystem and look at the evolution of the projects on the platform. Be sure to subscribe to The Encrypted Economy for more insight on innovative technologies in web 3.0.   Topics Covered:·  1:40   Introduction to Hart Montgomery·  6:00   Introduction to Hyperledger·  12:40   How Projects Come Into Hyperledger·  20:20   Use Cases for Identity Solutions·  32:00   Are Encryption Technologies Driving the Needfor More Tech?·  34:20   How has the Hyperledger CommunityResponded to Security Concerns?·  42:10   Future Developments in HyperledgerResource List:·  Hart's LinkedIn·  Hyperledger·  Firefly·  Solidity·  Fabric·  Besu·  Iroha·  Sawtooth·  Indy·  Aries·  Solang·  ZKP·  Hyperledger GitHub Follow The Encrypted Economy on your favorite platforms!TwitterLinkedInInstagramFacebook 

I'm the kind of guy that looks ahead to understand what's coming at us. I want to know what those changes will be so I can adapt accordingly. In this episode, I discuss some of the developing trends in IT that I expect to see occurring in the coming years. These changes are already underway, and if you're going to be a part of this industry, you should start paying attention - as they'll all have a significant impact on your business or job (if you have one). Some of the links I talked about: Hyperledger: https://www.hyperledger.org/learn/blo... Augmented AI: https://www.okta.com/identity-101/aug... IoB: https://www.bmc.com/blogs/iob-interne... Digital Stability: https://www.jstor.org/stable/resrep24... Cyber-Physical Systems: https://ptolemy.berkeley.edu/projects... Edge Computing: https://www.cloudflare.com/learning/s... #predicting #futurepredictions #ITpredictions #future #technology

Doc Searls and Simon Phipps talk with Hart Montgomery of the Hyperledger Foundation about distributed data (not just the blockchain kind), decentralized trust, how the Foundation is fostering code useful to everyone in the world, what open digital wallets are—or should be—all about, the essential nature of cryptography, and much more. Hosts: Doc Searls and Simon Phipps Guest: Hart Montgomery Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/floss-weekly Think your open source project should be on FLOSS Weekly? Email floss@twit.tv. Thanks to Lullabot's Jeff Robbins, web designer and musician, for our theme music. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit

Doc Searls and Simon Phipps talk with Hart Montgomery of the Hyperledger Foundation about distributed data (not just the blockchain kind), decentralized trust, how the Foundation is fostering code useful to everyone in the world, what open digital wallets are—or should be—all about, the essential nature of cryptography, and much more. Hosts: Doc Searls and Simon Phipps Guest: Hart Montgomery Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/floss-weekly Think your open source project should be on FLOSS Weekly? Email floss@twit.tv. Thanks to Lullabot's Jeff Robbins, web designer and musician, for our theme music. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit

Doc Searls and Simon Phipps talk with Hart Montgomery of the Hyperledger Foundation about distributed data (not just the blockchain kind), decentralized trust, how the Foundation is fostering code useful to everyone in the world, what open digital wallets are—or should be—all about, the essential nature of cryptography, and much more. Hosts: Doc Searls and Simon Phipps Guest: Hart Montgomery Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/floss-weekly Think your open source project should be on FLOSS Weekly? Email floss@twit.tv. Thanks to Lullabot's Jeff Robbins, web designer and musician, for our theme music. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit

Doc Searls and Simon Phipps talk with Hart Montgomery of the Hyperledger Foundation about distributed data (not just the blockchain kind), decentralized trust, how the Foundation is fostering code useful to everyone in the world, what open digital wallets are—or should be—all about, the essential nature of cryptography, and much more. Hosts: Doc Searls and Simon Phipps Guest: Hart Montgomery Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/floss-weekly Think your open source project should be on FLOSS Weekly? Email floss@twit.tv. Thanks to Lullabot's Jeff Robbins, web designer and musician, for our theme music. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit

Two complex concepts together in this episode: crypto and AML Risk scoring. Keep cool, that remains completely understandable. Mircea joined Coinfirm 18 months ago to accelerate the expansion of this software provider offering AML Risk Analytics solutions for blockchains and cryptocurrencies. Supporting over 1200 cryptocurrencies, including BTC, ETH, Dash, and Hyperledger, Confirm's AML solutions are used by over 140 global clients, ranging from crypto exchanges such as Binance, protocols like NEAR to major financial institutions. We cover the entire range of risks that Coinfirm helps its clients to mitigate, such as regulatory risk, transaction and counterparty risks. We deep dive into the four different building blocks of Coinfirm : on ramp, onchain, off ramp, analytics and see how the start-up improves the knowledge of the compliance officer to get into that crypto space, shifting from a pure TradFi thinking to a hybrid one to understand and properly address those risks. We also talk about the last Series A with investors like Middle Game Ventures and Coinshares.

7 mn of the episode published on Sunday. Two complex concepts together in this episode: crypto and AML Risk scoring. Keep cool, that remains completely understandable. Mircea joined Coinfirm 18 months ago to accelerate the expansion of this software provider offering AML Risk Analytics solutions for blockchains and cryptocurrencies. Supporting over 1200 cryptocurrencies, including BTC, ETH, Dash, and Hyperledger, Confirm's AML solutions are used by over 140 global clients, ranging from crypto exchanges such as Binance, protocols like NEAR to major financial institutions. We cover the entire range of risks that Coinfirm helps its clients to mitigate, such as regulatory risk, transaction and counterparty risks. We deep dive into the four different building blocks of Coinfirm : on ramp, onchain, off ramp, analytics and see how the start-up improves the knowledge of the compliance officer to get into that crypto space, shifting from a pure TradFi thinking to a hybrid one to understand and properly address those risks. We also talk about the last Series A with investors like Middle Game Ventures and Coinshares.

Founder and CEO of PlanDail, Owen O'Driscoll, riffs with Pete Townsend on PlanDail's mission to build Europe's premier cross-border, seamless, regulated crowdfunding platform, powered by carbon-neutral Algorand technology. PlanDail's aim is to connect high-impact focused entrepreneurs with ESG/impact investors of all shapes and sizes who want to fund a better future for the planet. In this episode, we dig into: How Owen's foundational experiences in operations, supply chains, horticulture, blockchain, and retail investing merged together to form his vision for PlanDail. How participating in an accelerator in 2019 opened Owen's eyes to the startup ethos. Taking advantage of the entrepreneurial support frameworks in Ireland to transform himself into a startup founder. Making sure that as a CEO, you can have the confidence in yourself to back yourself. Self-sovereign identity - in digital form - both for investors and for companies raising funding on the PlanDail platform. Combatting ESG greenwashing by integrating ESG commitments and audited outcomes into a company's digital identity. How PlanDail want early-stage investors to be the retail investors who can steer the important decisions and have a pride of ownership about where a company is going, especially around ESG (environmental, social, governance). Bringing the PlanDail vision to reality with their MVP, an easy-to-use and regulated crowdfunding platform focused on high-impact entrepreneurs and the individual investors who believe in them. Self-sovereign identity as a bridge for web2 and web3-minded investors. Enabling the PlanDail platform to integrate across multiple blockchain protocols, including Algorand, IPFS and Hyperledger, as part of their platform scaling strategy. Getting the first investors in PlanDail on board with the recent opening of their pre-seed round. LINKS: Connect with Owen O'Driscoll and join the PlanDail waitlist Follow Owen O'Driscoll and PlanDail on Twitter Episode title inspired by ‘Sky's the Limit' by The Notorious B.I.G. Leave a review and subscribe on Podchaser | Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google | Overcast Check out our MoneyNeverSleeps website Follow MoneyNeverSleeps on Twitter Follow Eoin Fitzgerald on Twitter Follow Pete Townsend on Twitter Get in touch at info@moneyneversleeps.ie --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/moneyneversleeps/support

On this week's episode of The Encrypted Economy, our guest is Daniela Barbosa, Executive Director of the Hyperledger Foundation. We explore the collection of Hyperledger projects and discuss how organizations around the world are utilizing this revolutionary tech. Be sure to subscribe to The Encrypted Economy for more coverage of the open-source solutions and frameworks that will change our world.Topics Covered:         · Introduction· Daniela's Background· Communicating the Full Scope of Hyperledger (8:50)· How do Organization Utilize Hyperledger to its Fullest? (16:54)· Exploring Hyperledger Use Cases (22:30) · How Hyperledger Frameworks Support CBDCs (29:50)· How Does Hyperledger Get Involved With Different Countries? (39:00)· What Trends Has Hyperledger Noticed? (51:00)Resource List:· Daniela's LinkedIn· Daniela's Twitter· Hyperledger Foundation· Daniela's Articles· Besu· Fabric· Iroha· Aries· The Encrypted Economy: Matt Zand  · Linux Foundation· Blockchain 101 Course· Case Studies· Linux Foundation Insights· Hyperledger Forum · CBDC E-bookFollow The Encrypted Economy on your favorite platforms! Twitter LinkedIn Instagram Facebook      

When Bitcoin was first invented, many hailed it as the solution to inefficient cross-border remittances. But because of the high fees associated with transactions on the Bitcoin Core network, it has never been able to live up to its full potential.  That's why Kumaraguru Ramanujam has chosen to build on the Bitcoin SV blockchain instead. His application, MoneySwipe, aims to bring down fees for sending money abroad from the current global average of 7 percent to just 1.5 percent.  He explains to Charles Miller on this week's episode of CoinGeek Conversations that the company is aiming to tackle the UK –India remittance corridor first. This makes a lot of sense as India tops the list of countries receiving personal remittances. According to a 2022 World Bank Report, a whopping $83 billion is sent back to the country each year in payments.    Ramanujam's plan is to work with regulators in India to create a cross-border payment solution without high costs. He explains that the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has set up a regulatory sandbox with the intention of finding companies using blockchain to bring efficiency to the billion-dollar remittance industry.  The sandbox originally opened in 2018, with a company using Hyperledger Fabric selected, but it has now reopened, and Ramanujam is keen to show the RBI the power of Bitcoin SV.  “We first show the regulator that BSV's better than Hyperledger then we show them, okay, yeah, transfer of value can also happen.”  The introduction of an efficient remittance system like this would be a gamechanger for the Indian economy. If costs could be brought down to 1.5 percent, this would mean over $4 billion could be saved and go straight to the recipient, instead of being lost in fees. This would also benefit the government as it would receive more foreign exchange reserves.  “It's a win-win and it's a stated aim of the United Nations' sustainability goals to bring remittances down from 7 percent to 3 percent,” Ramanujam points out.  While the application is powered by the Bitcoin SV blockchain, stablecoins have been enabled so they can be used as a bridge asset, to ensure liquidity and comply with regulation.   The final application, which will be launched by the end of the year, will be informed by how MoneySwipe engages with regulators. The hope is that by working closely with them, the final product will be innovative, relevant, and risk-free.  The focus for now is India and the corridor with the UK, but once this has been developed, he intends to turn his attention to other regulators to create remittance solutions that work with governments across the globe.  Ramanujam believes that being able to show experience working successfully with one regulator will make it easier with others.   "We want to work with the regulator who's open with their policies right now, rather than us telling them this is how things have to be done - so we are looking at countries that are open right now with sandboxes.” 

In this episode, we talked to Will Martino (Co-Founder & President) and Randy Daal (Developer Experience Lead) from Kadena, a project proposing L1 PoW blockchain that offers users a unique combination of scalability and security. Kadena has its own ecosystem with smart contract language PACT, created to enable formal verification and upgradable smart contracts. Will's Twitter (https://twitter.com/_wjmartino_) Randy's Twitter (https://twitter.com/Randynamic_4) We spoke to Will and Randy about Kadena, and: J.P. Morgan Kadena story Enterprise blockchain & SEC Multichain & Scaling Proof-of-work & proof-of-stake Attracting developers What does Kadena have to do with the Cosmos ecosystem? PACT language Ecosystem development L1 blockchain. Why? Motivation The projects and people that have been mentioned in this episode: | Tendermint (https://www.citizencosmos.space/sunny-tendermint) | Cosmos (https://cosmos.network/) | Kadena (https://kadena.io/) | J.P. Morgan (https://www.jpmorgan.com/global) | Etherium (https://ethereum.org/en/) | BTC (https://www.bitcoin.org/) | HyperLedger (https://www.hyperledger.org/) | Java (https://www.java.com/en/) | SEC (https://www.sec.gov/) | DAO (https://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Decentralized_autonomous_organizations) | IBM (https://www.ibm.com/) | Google (https://google.com/) | Firefox (https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/) | Chrome (https://www.google.co.uk/intl/en_uk/chrome/?brand=YTUH&gclsrc=aw.ds&gclid=Cj0KCQjw54iXBhCXARIsADWpsG8dtG_Qqh2tag-C_Vo65W4lbX0bPRcdfJ5oE6LD0QlqdgAAp4AzNZgaAnFzEALw_wcB) | Internet Explorer (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Explorer) | Terra (https://www.terra.money/) | Uber (https://www.uber.com/gb/en/) | Pact language (https://pact-language.readthedocs.io/en/stable/) | If you like what we do at Citizen Cosmos: Stake with Citizen Cosmos validator (https://www.citizencosmos.space/staking) Help support the project via Gitcoin Grants (https://gitcoin.co/grants/1113/citizen-cosmos-podcast) Listen to the YouTube version (https://youtu.be/LJWfc4QzekA) Read our blog (https://citizen-cosmos.github.io/blog/) Check out our GitHub (https://github.com/citizen-cosmos/) Join our Telegram (https://t.me/citizen_cosmos) Follow us on Twitter (https://twitter.com/cosmos_voice) Sign up to the RSS feed (https://www.citizencosmos.space/rss) Special Guests: Randy Daal and Will Martino.

This week on episode 260 of the BlockHash Podcast, we are featuring an interview with the CEO of BlockHash and the CTO of the Hyperledger Foundation. A long-time member of the Hyperledger Technical Steering committee and contributor to multiple projects and labs, Montgomery is deeply knowledgeable about the technology, marketplace and community. Montgomery joins Hyperledger Foundation, part of the Linux Foundation, from Fujitsu Research where he has been a research scientist in cryptography for the last seven years. He completed his Ph.D. in computer science at Stanford ​and​ was awarded a Stanford Graduate Fellowship​. ​​ As a member of the Hyperledger Foundation executive team, he will play a strategic role driving open source blockchain and distributed ledger technologies into new markets and applications and guiding projects across the Linux Foundation in their approaches to the fast-evolving blockchain, crypto and Web 3 technologies. The podcast is available on… Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/blockhash-exploring-the-blockchain/id1241712666 Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/6dc84ee4-845b-4bea-b812-b876daab2c7e/BlockHash-Exploring-the-Blockchain Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4AGqU8qxIYVkxXM4q2XpO1 Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy9iNmNhNWM0L3BvZGNhc3QvcnNz Website: www.blockhashpodcast.com On Social Media… Website: https://www.hyperledger.org/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/hyperledger LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/hyperledger-project/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hartmontgomery/ Find Brandon Zemp & the podcast on Social Media… Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theblockhash/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zempcapital/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/zempcapital Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theblockhash LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/brandonzemp Sign up for the "Future Economy" newsletter… Newsletter: https://futureeconomy.memberful.com/join

IBM and SmartLedger's Certihash are working together to develop a BSV blockchain-based product that will reduce the costs and time associated with cyberattacks. Speaking on CoinGeek Conversations, Patryk Walaszcyk, a blockchain solution expert at IBM Consulting, says that most of IBM's blockchain projects have until now been built on Hyperledger. Working on this project that uses a public blockchain like Bitcoin SV expands IBM's knowledge. “We are trying to experiment with a public infrastructure like Bitcoin SV, we see the potential of this information and the possibility to enter the web3 ecosystem.”    Patryk says IBM typically develops software using the so-called waterfall method, which means approaching a project stage by stage. Certihash, in contrast, practices agile development. He acknowledges IBM's intent to learn from Certihash. “To learn to be agile, you have to cooperate with the companies who truly understand how agile works.” IBM and Certihash are in the process of creating and developing the Sentinel node, a suite of tools on the BSV blockchain that aims to improve cybersecurity. Patryk describes the sentinel node as “a product which could potentially be identified as a second layer security tool …dedicated to data breach detection.” He alludes to ‘permissionless' blockchain technology such as BSV, saying “we've been experimenting already with the public infrastructure, and we know how it works.” However, he says that verifications will be required to validate the efficacy of BSV at an enterprise level. “We'd like to test it and get knowledge whether it works similarly to what we have done on the permissioned ledgers”.Patryk recognizes BSV's potential in creating enterprise grade solutions. After experimenting with Ethereum and BTC, he believes in BSV's ability to deliver a high quality performance with low transaction fees. And from a technical perspective, he says “we believe that the foundation is solid, the white paper is solid.” Despite BSV's capabilities, the question remains as to whether enterprises will consider using a public blockchain. According to Patryk, permissioned blockchain is viewed by many companies as a safe option. “You are in control of your data, you decide who will see it …a public blockchain is completely different because whatever you are going to put into a blockchain will be publicly available.” He says public blockchain solutions may always be a hard sell to companies in the financial and capital markets. “I don't believe the public blockchain infrastructure will be utilized by all companies in the future.”    After attending the recent BSV Global Blockchain Convention, Patryk is convinced that BSV companies are focused on finding solutions to real business problems rather than using BSV for financial speculation. “I think that's a good thing from a business perspective …to justify using this technology instead of focusing on which is going to be the best choice for future earnings.”Patryk also expressed interest in working with other BSV companies saying, “if there would be any company interested in our services, we are keen to start cooperation.”

In this podcast, my guest is  Kamlesh Nadwara from India, a thought leader in the Blockchain space. Currently working as the CTO for Snapper Future Tech, he has also worked extensively as a part of the Hyperledger Blockchain steering team. Hyperledger, a global open source foundation for developing Blockchain use cases for positive impact. Kamlesh says that wherever trust and transparency between participants is required, Hyperledger can help. As an ecosystem which gathers like-minded individuals, it allows people to source Blockchain solutions at zero cost. Kamlesh then goes on to describe the levels to Blockchain, with a layer 1 Blockchain like ethereum where transactions are written directly on the public Blockchain. A layer 2 technology, which is next up, overcomes scalability challenges posed by level 1 Blockchain. By running side chains on layer 2, transaction numbers per second that can be processed can rises exponentially. Additionally, layer 2 is better for the planet too, using much less energy, to mint new blocks. Less of a carbon footprint, essentially also means savings on cost. A win-win situation. 

In this conversation, we chat with Dan Heyman, Co-founder and CEO of Palm NFT Studio and Network. Dan is a blockchain industry leader with experience building and leading organisations through the design, development and implementation of enterprise-grade blockchain protocols. Prior to Palm, Dan was the co-founder and Program Director of PegaSys, focusing on the strategy and operations of the team. Prior to joining PegaSys and ConsenSys, he was co-founder and CEO of Stack AI, COO of the Demeter Entrepreneur Support Network and Project Manager at MIT's Poverty Action Lab. He has an M.B.A. from MIT Sloan and a B.A. in Mathematics and Economics from Columbia University. More specifically, we touch on Dan's fascinating journey from working with the poverty action lab to founding Palm, as well as, Dan's experience at MIT, ConsenSys's enterprise solutions, the philosophy behind Crypto Art, NFTs and their value to large media enterprises, setting up a creator-focussed DAO, some exciting upcoming collaborations with DC Comics, and so much more!

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

In this episode of Blockchain Innovators, Conor Svensson, founder and CEO of Web3 Labs, talks to Daniel Feichtinger, Innovation Marketer at Digital Asset, Co-founder & CTO of Hyperledger.Whilst his current job title may be misleading, Daniel is a technologist and innovator at heart, having been the co-founder and CTO of Hyperledger, which he started back in 2014.In the conversation, Conor and Daniel discuss the early days of Hyperledger and how the blockchain landscape looked back then - it was mainly about bitcoin and coloured coins, as Ethereum hadn't launched at that point. They also go into detail about Digital Asset's DAML platform and Daniel's work leading the Interwork Alliance's IWA Framework, an initiative by the GBBC which they're both involved in.Given that Daniel has been living and breathing enterprise blockchain for over 8 years now, he provides some great perspective on this space, and we know you'll enjoy this conversation!Watch this podcast here.

John Wolpert serves as ConsenSys Group Executive for Enterprise Mainnet, delivering products, services and leadership to enterprises that use the public Ethereum Mainnet to conduct business. John is co-founder and steering committee chair of the Baseline Protocol, an initiative of the open standards body, OASIS. John is a seasoned enterprise executive and serial entrepreneur with 30 years in business — a cofounder of IBM's global blockchain organization, the open source Hyperledger Fabric project, the original taxi ride hailing service, Flywheel, and the international life science research consortium, IXC. He has created new lines of business for numerous Fortune 100 companies and government organizations. His writing on open source and open innovation have appeared in Harvard Business Review and publications by Harvard Business School Press. Prior to joining ConsenSys, John was the global product executive for IBM Blockchain, with previous leadership roles serving Watson, IBM Cloud, Extreme Blue, alphaWorks and the Internet Division. Join Stellar Global: www.Stellar-Global.org Follow Sam Conner on Twitter @samconnerone Follow Sam Conner on YouTube YouTube.com/c/samconner Follow Sam Conner on Twitch Twitch.tv/samconnerxlm --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/samconner/support

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Diwan, Ph.D. (Ticker:NNVC) 30:00 Julien Phipps KoreConX CRO https://www.koreconx.com/ 45:00Join the Benzinga-Moomoo TRADING COMPETITION hereGet $50 in FREE Bitcoin when you use the code ZING on VoyagerHosts:Aaron BryTwitter: https://twitter.com/aaronbry5Hot Stocks Luke JacobiTwitter: https://twitter.com/lukejacobiJason RaznickTwitter: https://twitter.com/jasonraznickSubscribe to all Benzinga Podcasts hereGet 20% off Benzinga PRO here Become a BENZINGA AFFILIATE and earn 30% on new subscriptionsDisclaimer: All of the information, material, and/or content contained in this program is for informational purposes only. Investing in stocks, options, and futures is risky and not suitable for all investors. Please consult your own independent financial adviser before making any investment decisions.Unedited Transcript Yo, what is going on? Everybody happened Tuesday, Tuesday, another day, back at it in the markets rocking and rolling, ripping and roaring. What is up everybody? Uh, this is the power hour. This is the trader your show. That's why we spend these 60 minutes together. Every single day. We want to get some idea flow going ideas, not just coming from my.Not just coming from my beautiful co-host producer, a B, but most importantly, out of the chat. So guys, if you have tickers, you want us to talk about, drop them in the chat? We will take a look, uh, on my list on my radar for today. Uh, we, we want to follow up on a couple of symbols that we looked at yesterday.Uh, we, we, we looked at, uh, naked brands yesterday. Uh, we, we looked at a ba-bye yesterday, so, so those are two follow-ups that, uh, that I want to talk about. Uh, We haven't talked about Ford in quite a while on this show. Uh, I, I think that I got banned from saying the F word, uh, by the chat that they were sick of me talking about Ford.But now that we have a little bit of price action, let, let let's, let's hop back to some of those tickers, uh, and, and early birds get the worm. I see a metamaterials to your M M a T I C a U N F I O does that unify a United natural foods who that strong. So, so, so we'll get to those ones as well. But all right, guys.So without further ado, I'm going to throw my screen up on there, but let's look at, we were doing Rippy stocks yesterday. Okay. And, and let, let, let, let's keep ourselves honest. All right. I said that I was, I was hitting naked brands long and strong taking it for a ride. Uh, and, and then I said, uh, Minko ventures, ticker, BB IEG.It's Bravo, Bravo, India golf. Uh, I was sitting on the sidelines for, those were our two Rippy stocks yesterday. Um, Until we got to check in on them today. So, so, so naked brands, what we're looking at right now is we're looking at a two day card. Okay. So we're covering two days of time with this chart up here.Uh, I, I got excited yesterday. Um, after the close, when we saw the stock hit all the way up to 94 cents, um, that, that is right around where we called it. We called it to 95. We said a dollar is tough, but it's going to get darn close to that dollar. Uh, we got up to 94, uh, but have since pulled back, I sat on my hands yesterday watching this thing move after hours.Uh, I, I didn't take any action on it one way or another. I'm still sitting on the shares pretty much a break, even from when we talked about it on this show yesterday 80 cents. My general sentiment is that the ride, the move is more or less done, but I want to throw this one out to the chat guys. We're, we're circling back on some of these risky stocks again, naked brands, and we'll get to Vinco ventures in the second year.If you guys still liked the move in naked brands and let me zoom us out, uh, here let's go to a six month chart. Uh, three months. There you go. It makes it easier. See, so there's a three month chart. Um, you know, we, we, we, we, we saw that, that power move upward. Again. My call is that it's over. If anybody still likes the trade, the, the energy, the momentum, the swing trade.Give me the one in the chat. If not give me the two more or less I'm at, Hey, the, the thing was fun. We had our ride. I had the opportunity to capitalize. I didn't, I missed it. I let it sit too hopeful for that dollar. Uh, but, but I wanna see where everybody is at on that one. Then let's go to the other rip stock that we were talking about yesterday.Vinco ventures, Tigger, BB I G Bravo, Bravo, India golf. Uh, this one we did at least call right, uh, down 10% today. Um, you know, the, the, the call on this one was that the momentum had to already. Uh, and, and we didn't, I at least didn't like this one from the long side. Uh, and, and you can see, uh, from, from where we talked about it yesterday and the aids, we're now down into the sixes.Um, and, and just continuing to see a little bit of pain in this stock. I'm Vinco ventures, uh, shout out to Daniel and Chad in the chat. I see you guys saying that, that you don't like to naked brands move either. I'm going to throw out the same question. Vinco ventures one way or another. Okay. No snow, no sitting on our hands, but let's get the fingers moving.Let's get the blood flow and let's get some participation. Uh, if, if you guys liked this stock right now, you would take it long. Drop me the one, if not drop me the two. I'm curious where everybody is at sitting here on a Vinco ventures. Again, my, my call would be, Hey, I'm just staying on. The sidelines is on the sidelines yesterday.I will continue to sit there to hang out there. So all right guys. Oh, and we got a nice wave of twos. I'm being good ventures. Yeah. We're all on the same page here. So he energies out interesting stock, I think really interesting company, right? Remember this, this is like the Tik TOK of India and a handful of other geographies, um, and Matty ice.He's the one coming in, coming in with that Matty ice net Natty ice type move. Um, so I dunno, I think that the company is interesting. I don't really know anything about the valuation of the financials, but, but at least the story of being the Tik TOK of, in of, of India is interesting. So I dunno, per the chart per the energy per the swing trade, I am hanging out on the sidelines there on that one.All right, guys, let, let, let, let's keep it going. Uh, let, let let's talk about Chinese name. Uh, and Ali Baba specifically, here's the three-year charter Alibaba. Here's the one-year chart of Alibaba. Uh, again, continuing to, to see some red, uh, I was, was bullish, or I thought we could do some bottom picking on some of these Chinese stocks a few weeks ago that hasn't played out continue to, to be some, some blood red in the streets.Uh, I I'll, I'll throw this question out to the chat as well. Uh, does anybody have a favorite Chinese stock right now? And if, if you're not aware, basically the story with the Chinese stocks has just been a lot of headline risk and, and the headline risk is different than the headline risk a couple of years ago, if you recall, but it was always Trump in China going back and forth, talking trade deals, talking whatever we're not going to cooperate.That was the headline risk in, in some of these, uh, Chinese docs a couple of years ago, the, the headline risk that we're getting now is coming pretty much straight out of China. It's less of like this, this us China European conflict, uh, and, and actually more of a, Hey China is tightening things down. We saw what happened to D that was that's the stock, that's the Uber of China.Um, you know, within three, four days of it getting, uh, of listing as a public company, having its IPO, check this out 1, 2, 3, day four, I got banned from the Chinese app store due to security concerns. Um, so there there's just been a ton, a ton, a ton of, uh, uh, you know, headline risks coming out of China that the narrative has changed.When, when does that end? I don't know. We don't know. Uh, and so, so for that reason, I have been hanging out on the sidelines on some of these Chinese. Um, I am personally not any. Now I just asked the chat. What are some of your favorite Chinese tickers? There's also many dropped in, in, in EEG. H new homes are all God.So one your chart of that one that is brutal. Um, see a Baidu in there. Uh, L K N C Y. I don't know that one. If, if Mike tell us what that stock is, uh, I'm curious, there, there there's a handful of names. I don't know, not a ton, uh, but, but, but a handful. And I'm curious, I, I see a Neo Baba Baidu. I see another Neo.I see a PDD that's pin duo duo. Um, you know, but, but again, I've been on the sidelines and another Neo. All right. So we saw a lot of Neo fans in there as a jd.com. I were to do it again. My play would be taken a crack at ed BD. Again, I tried it once. It didn't work for me, but I was going to do it. I would do it via D D that the stock is cheap.It's in the right space. Uh, and it's so embedded into people's daily lives that I think it's a, a tougher one to disrupt. And if you think about breakup risk, right? That's one of the narratives that we hear about in Alibaba's there's breakup risks, the company might get break, it broken up. You have a lot less of that risk with a company like a D D who essentially is offering, uh, you know, one substantial service.Um, Looking coffee. Yeah. If you guys haven't ride the lucky and coffee story, do yourself a favor and read that one. That was the stock. That was the hottest stock around for awhile. It was the Starbucks of China basically was, it was luck in coffee. It kept going and going and going. It was a favorite of all of us, individual investors.Uh, and then one day it just got delisted. Um, and, and it was a matter of years, uh, but before, before we heard from Luckin coffee. So it's definitely a tough one. If anybody hasn't read that story, I think you owe it to yourselves as an investor to read that one and just understand a little bit of the risks that can be in play here.So, Luke, I heard you talking about Baba. I know we've talked about a few different ways to trade it. I think what we were talking about last week when we were looking at the, you know, year and a half out options, Uh, long dated calls one 70, I think that's still interested. And maybe we could even, um, you know, do a trade where we sell some, you know, say one 30 or one 40 puts and see if we get any premium from those and then use that premium, um, to purchase those long dated calls.So you're getting super long. I sorta like it it's aggressive, it's aggressive, but I just, I, I mean, obviously we could get some that say that I've never sold puts to then buy calls before. Okay. I'm just saying we, we, we could, the risk there is, is, like you said, we get some bad news out of China and the stock continues to drop, but, uh, you know, with the news that we have out there right now, I don't see this drop in below $130.I said that about, you know, like the $170 level though. So who knows, maybe we'll sit on the sideline a little bit longer at what do we say? Like two and a half times even. Yeah, which is in 44 on the S and P 500. I mean, it's a cheap stock. There's no doubt. There's no doubt. It's a cheap stock. I sort of like your, your elongated call approach.It's a cheap way to take a crack at it. And it's a way that, you know, aside. So, so say you don't sell the puts to raise capital and all you do is buy the long dated call. What I like about that is you have a very fixed, um, you know, downside, you can choose, say like, okay, if we find a call for $1,900 and say, that's the most we can lose on this, if we get some positive movement in the stock, um, we get some gamma that could easily double and say, Hey, look, I've got, you know, if you have that cash sitting around that you're willing to get risky with.I think that could be a very good play right now. All right. And, and you, you have a big interview coming up in a minute here, producer AB, but, but let me do one more stock before we hop to it. Okay. I've been good. Okay. Th the chat banned me from the F-word a Ford. Okay. I used to talk about it ad nauseum.Uh, but, but, but it's back, it's making a move there's headlines. And so we're, we're, we're not going to skip it. Okay. Take her forward Ford motor company AF uh, the re this was our 2021 stock of the year. Every year. I, I make a call where I say, this is my stock of the year. I, I throw it up on billboards and I stand behind my trade.Uh, we, we bought the shares outright, plus, uh, we, we bought the $10 strike, 20, 22 calls. Okay. So, so you can see for it at the beginning of the year, with somewhere in the high eights, uh, we, we went out and we bought the $10 strike, 20, 22 calls, uh, obviously up on both of them, you know, it's, it's, I'll take a 65% move on a stock, like forwarded at any time, basically the thesis on Ford at the time when we.W we, we said that the valuation is cheap. Cause we always want to look at the number side of things. Okay. The valuation was, it was relatively cheap compared to a S and P 500 as a whole, and then also compared to other automakers. And then the story side of things, part number two, we said that Ford was going to be an Evie stock this year.We, we, we, we had seen all this money flow into the Evie names and talking to your lucid, your Neos, your Tesla is et cetera, X paying. We can go on and on and on all of the money going into Evie stocks. I said, Ford has already told us this year, they're just going to spend a ton of money. Branding themselves as an evil company.The stock price will pick up from that huge announcement that we got yesterday. Uh, Ford said that they're going to be dropping $7 billion to, to spin up manufacturing in the U S so they're bringing manufacturing back to the U S and specifically to build batteries and to build, uh, uh, the electric vehicles here in Detroit, Michigan.I can see behind me, Ford's old headquarters is, is, is a few buildings behind me. Uh, they're going to be building that electric F-150 so, so, so the, the position that I have on Ford, continuing to be long and strong, I think that the Evie narrative continues to develop. We've seen several product announcements this year.We're going to continue to get them. We're going to continue to get news about, about Ford investing in infrastructure. The market loves Evie stocks that has not changed. It. Doesn't love it as much as it did in February, but the market still loves these Evie names. Uh, and so for that reason, I am staying in long and strong forward bolt in the outright chairs and those long data calls that I have.Yeah. And Luke, the chart looks strong there, it looks like we've broken past those kinds of previous resistance levels of $14. Um, and we see that uptrend. So, so do you have more color on the bringing, uh, you know, some manufacturing back to the states? That's not just saying, Hey, we're going to assemble. Um, you know, some of our trucks are parts here, like other companies are doing, or so the, um, the actual production of the batteries is going to take place here.Yeah. Let's see if we can find the press release. There it is. All right. I understand it. It's $11 billion investment. I think the 7 billion might just be for Michigan. Um, all right. Check it out. So, so, so we, we have 11,000 jobs going in, in, in Tennessee and Kentucky. Uh, and then where is the Michigan plant?We're getting a Michigan plant as well. No, but Ford is like seriously manufacturing. I, I think on top of, uh, you know, that that's going to be good for the company. I think it will also. Uh, you know, be good for the stock as well. I think a lot of retail investors will, will like that about Ford, uh, and maybe we'll see some movement into Ford.I mean, Ford has been on, on like the Robin hood, top 100, uh, owned stocks among retail investors. I think there's a lot of reasons for that. Um, but, but, uh, obviously a lot of retail investors like to kind of buy stocks cheap. So if they see a $10, you know, $14 stock compared to an $800 stock of Tesla, uh, it looks really good.So I like this, Luke. I think we should keep riding the four train. Uh, we'll obviously be keeping our eyes on any developments and news updates and see just kind of how the stock reacts to those. And, and, and you're new to Michigan producer. AB ha have you seen the Ford Rouge plant? No, I have not. Well, we'll take a little tour.This was like, like, like the famous early, like Henry Ford walked around this plant. The Henry Ford. I still haven't been to the GM. What is it called? Renaissance either. So yeah, we've got to do all that. All right. So, so, so we'll make that happen. It's not as common today. I sorta like these, you know, the older pictures are cooler.That was my grandpa working at the Ford Rouge plant. Oh, I see him. I see. Yeah, that guy over there. I see the resemblance. Yeah, there you go. Um, but all right, producer, AB w w what line us up? What else do we have going on today? Um, so here at 1215, we have a Pete chair, which coming up, coming from a Northern trust.And then after that we got, uh, nano, uh, uh, Neil , he's the CEO of nano, uh, pharmacies. I hope I'm saying that. Right. Ticker. And then. And then after that we got Julian Phillips from court core connects. So it's, we have a packed lineup interviews at starting right now, 1230 and then 1245. Oh, I see you, Spencer Israel.I have a question. Do you all think Aaron Bree even knows what day it is? It's Tuesday. Y'all think Aaron Brie even remembered to put his socks on September 20th. That was like the worst pitch teas I've ever heard for upcoming. This was the worst he's ever. Jesus Christ. Spencer. All right. You go, you can take a class.I mean, you would think, you would think he would know who's coming up. Go ahead, Spencer. Come on. I know. I just it's it's the names caught me so excited, dude. Try and told him he needs to tone it down. No, no, no, no, no. I know how to pronounce Pete's last name. Cause I actually researched it. It's peach heroine.Which is mostly what you said he has. Pretty good. Perfect. So thank you. And you, and one of only a few in this world that get it right. Okay. See, we got pizza name, right. People. Wasn't the problem. It was the guys after Pete, but anyway, uh, Pete, welcome to the power hour. Um, yeah, I, I, you know what, Luke, this is an interesting one.Uh, and, and, and I think Luke will want to come back here in a second because, uh, P w what, what you do, uh, at Northern trust is sort of in wine a little bit with weapons and good does is your responsible, and you can correct me if I'm wrong, but you're responsible for the, basically the product development for the, for the bank.Right. And trying to, trying to reach new, new new customers. Is that right? And that's under me. I actually run all, I run about 60% of the bank. So I run all over. Um, and so we're, we're responsible for custody administration. I like to think of myself as we're the master plumbers, making sure everything works behind the scenes.Got it. Um, I want to start with it with this curve ball here only because it's top of mind right now and then we can get to the other stuff. Um, and if you can't answer it, that's fine. But, um, first have you been following the, the I'm sure you've been following the, the game stop saga, right? Yes. Okay. Um, I heard this thing.I don't know if you can speak to that. Cause I don't, I don't know if I, if I believe it and have it, I don't know how it works, but, but you're, you're, you're your banking professional. Uh, so you could speak to this maybe, maybe not. I heard this thing that GameStop shareholders are taking their share.They're asking their, their brokers to take their shares. Off the exchange since the going into cold storage, I had never heard of that being a thing before. And if you're, if you're fidelity or whomever and your, your, your, your client comes to you and says, I want my, I want you to give me physical possession of my shares.Is that a thing that not that I've heard of? Thank you. Thank you. People could be asking for that, but that doesn't mean actually it could happen and that's a reality. I've okay. I'm going to take your word for it as a guy with decades of experience that you would know more than I, but I heard that, I thought that doesn't sound like it makes sense.You're going to have to go into a material. So basically you sitting there saying, Hey, all this stock was deemed and all electronic. Let's reverse it and put it into paper again. Thank you. All right. I knew it sounded like something's not right there. Um, okay. Thank you for clarifying that for me, AP. Cause that's been bugging me for, for like a week now when I heard that and I was like, I, and then I saw you on the calendar, I thought, okay, I'm going to tee this one on for Pete and I hope he can answer it because, uh, the guy's a banking professional, so, okay.Um, Pete actually needs a bit of a strange day to have you on, um, in, in that, and maybe not strange, but in that markets are right here. Um, so, so there's that sort of hanging over us here? Not, not, not that right. Let's be honest with you. Not, not that I read, but um, I want your overall thoughts here on, on where we're at in this, in, in this, in this equity cycle.Well, first of all, you got to talk to the investment guy. I'm the guy that. They can happen. That being said, we do watch the interest rates, and I can tell you that if I listened to our economics and our, our CIO and the organization, basically I see no change for the next year through 2020, no train in terms of interest rates.That makes sense. That makes sense. Uh, there was an interesting report. I think I saw it this morning in the wall street journal, just in terms of banking, M and a, and how I'm sure you've seen this on your, on your own as well. Just how hot the sector is right now. There's a lot of M and a deals in banking, um, as just a, uh, one of the, one of the responses to, to the pandemic.Have you seen that on your end as well? I mean, we, on a personal basis, we've done more smaller acquisitions really well, my belief in this world about scale and getting bigger, you don't just get big for big. You've actually got to have a strategy behind it. So if my belief is actually doing smaller acquisitions of thin tax or other types of organizations that give you geographical representation, that's a smarter play than just trying to get scale.You can get scale through technology, not people in assets. Yeah. Yeah. So, okay. And that brings up an interest. And that's why I started with, by asking you or saying that you were sort of involved in the product because as a traditional, uh, financial institution, I feel like in some respects, your. Oh, I think we just lost Pete's video there, but I think there is, um, your, you know, companies like, like you maybe don't pay as much attention for people like me cause we're so focused on, on the Neo banks and the fintechs.Right. So, but you, you guys, you do that enough in a lot of the times it's via the acquisition, like you just said. Um, I'm curious, just your, your thoughts right now, now that we've got a couple of big FinTech companies that are publicly traded REITs, so fi right. Uh, square. I'm curious your thoughts on, on the, the traditional banks to FinTech, uh, relationship there and, and sort of where, where that sat.Cause it used to be like they were on opposite ends of the spectrum. They were competing and now then they were like, oh, let's work together. And now, like you said, you're doing a lot of acquiring, so they're coming together that way as well. Um, cause that was to look at it. Yeah. Looking at it, the retail space, then you get into the square instead of there and the retail side.Right. And so they're going to end up getting a little more competitive. I saw at the beginning of the show, Alibaba, right? Ali Baba has a unbelievably large money market fund because they just sweep all their money into the money market fund. Right? When the retail side, I think you're going to see those compete.When you get into the institutional side, most of the fintechs that are really large, actually say, you know what? There's not that much business on the institutional side. I'd rather go out to the retail wealth management. But for us, there's enough smaller fintechs where we can take stakes in those companies.I'll give you an example. Please just took a stake in a company called Ascensia. So I don't know if you're a golfer, if you do anything of sports, but every sports professional, they have a coach, right? They sit down and look at the data and they say, Hey, you could do this better. Do that better. Do investment professionals have covered.I had argue, not really, but now this company has written algorithms. They sit down with you to Spencer and say, okay, you know, what, when do you do well? When have you, when have you not done well, what are you looking for? And we can analyze the data and actually give them a little nudges and say, Hey, by the way, you said, look out for this situation before, because you may have actually in the data says that people that have used this system have improved performance by 150 basis points.That's a big number and it's by coaching. Uh, let's just try to speak a little closer to the, to the compute, to the mix, uh, make it easier to hear. Um, okay, so you, you gave us one example there. Can you maybe give us a few others have given that, that might give people some ideas and sort of where your head is at, where your attention's at, just in terms of the types of companies or even the services that, that.Yeah. So if we sit back from that, um, that company, we're looking at asset managers and asset owners. So for the managers, we're looking at providing tools that enabled them to codify the investment process and actually use data to make the investment process better. The days of, of an asset manager sitting in an office with spreadsheets, and then saying this stock's going to outperform, they're going away.Now. We want to be able to make them more data analytically driven, and actually be able to write algorithms, to do behavioral analytics and to be able to sit down and say things like, you know, what constant, when, when a manager has a, um, is I guess, convicted on a stock, more than others, they, they end up having a bigger pilling on their performance and they are doing better.So how do you codify that? Convince. There are tools out there that do that. And we want to try to bring those to those assets. Yeah. Asset management business is, is an interesting one because the fees are getting really, really compressed. Uh, I saw a great shot of the other week. It was from a analyst over at Bloomberg.Um, and he looked at the largest, uh, ETF issuers, but it looked at the revenue that they make from their . And so you get, you know, everyone knows that companies like Vanguard and BlackRock and state street are the top three for assets, but they're not the top three for, uh, revenue from there, from, from those assets.Um, uh, and I think it was first trust that that was, that was surprisingly high on that list, but neither here nor there, um, the asset management business, the fees have come down a lot in the last, the last decade or so. So how does that sort of factor in. Yeah, I think people will always pay for alpha. So if I look at the wealth client base, the retail client base, they're paying up for long only managers that provide alpha.That's why the alternatives industry is doing great. Everybody's putting money into private equity. Hedge funds have been predicted to die for years. They're not dying, right? Because people want alpha and people are willing to pay for alpha. People will not pay for beta as they can do a computer program and get beta.That's different. That's the truth. But now every bank is offering alpha and beta. Well, and you've got to balance it, right. Because you've got to prove yourself with the often there's no question. All right. So in terms of Northern trust corporation, I asked like, um, what can you, can you tease us on one new, exciting thing you guys working on right now?Yeah, I do think it is something that we call a whole lot. So, what we're trying to do is we're trying to be a platform company for asset managers, where we don't have to own the FinTech. We don't have to own all the technology, but we can, we can, since we have the underlying data, we can provide all of the, all of our clients, all of these tools think of it as a supermarket style.So we're trying to be a platform company for asset managers as to all the cool new tech that's out there. And that's the thing we always talk about, guys, you always hear the G our CEO says it all the time. Right? It's it's the thing behind the thing just said it, he said, they're trying to be the platform company for asset mandarins.That's the thing behind the thing. Yeah, absolutely. You know, I think of the logistics companies that are worth a lot, right. Right. None of you, if you, all of you invest in mutual funds, whatever ETFs, someone like us is behind the scenes, making it all happen. That's what we do. Yeah. I'm so glad that you just, you, you, you said that, cause that, that gets that, uh, one of the things that, that we try to people like you, we try to re we bring on the show for that reason.Um, but we've not with P chair, which he's the president of asset servicing and Northern trust. Uh, the charts up on the screen, uh, Pete, uh, a pleasure to, uh, to speak with you today. I thank you for your answering my burning question about the custodian ship of, of shares. And I knew that I knew that it wasn't a thing.So, uh, thank you very much, man. Uh, I'll, I'll, we'll have to bring you back on w uh, another day, uh, and, and talk to you again. Thanks a lot. Thanks, Spencer. All right. Uh, I don't know where ABB and Luke went. They just totally abandoned ship here today. I mean, I, I, I feel like I'm the only person on this channel sometimes, right?Oh, abs back. Well, I was upset, so I left your, what I did. I make you mad? No, you just hurt. My feelings was I was everything that I said wrong. No, I just sometimes struggle with pronunciations. And instead of, you know, helping me just chastise me in front of everyone, live on air. Now my feelings are hurt. I like all day today to look up their prints names, pronunciation of the company and whatever.Okay. How do you, how, how would you say an NVCs? Uh, so here's the thing is it's like nano Vira sides. But beer aside. I don't even think that's a word. See, here's the thing about is I haven't, I'm not going to guess. Cause I might guess wrong, but you sh I shouldn't have to guess nor should you, because it should be whoever saying it shouldn't have looked it up ahead of time, right?Yeah. I don't know. Who's on the Benzinga account right now, but yeah, as soon we're going to get, I'm going to shave everything, but the stash. Um, and we'll see how that look is for the winner. I don't know. Are you doing Nosha in November, dude? That's like so far away from me. I can't, I can't think about November.October is in like two days. Thank you, chef Remy. Let AB live. I'm just, you guys are too nice. You guys are way too nice to AAV man. See, I I'm from the Midwest Spencer. We, I would, we would never do anything like that. What you did you're from the Northeast. So you think it's normal to just chastise people?Yeah. Radical candor, right? Uh, yeah. Okay. That's fair. Yeah. I, I would just, um, I guess prefer it off-air oh my goodness. You guys are going okay. A B uh, we're, we're running a little bit behind schedule here. You forget that. I, I grew up in a, in the generation that we all get participation trophy. So really you should be giving me a trophy for my shelf, with the participation trophies that I had even trying to pronounce.Uh, yeah, really? You got some for the best. The best was like, I don't know if you ever, like, when I was like a really little kid, we, I had to do like swim meets for like a couple summers and you could literally finish like dead last in the race and you'd still get like a little ribbon and I bet you did come dead last night.I was actually a decent swimmer. Do we need to get Joel to give you a lesson? Cause we can. No, I will do it for free. He will volunteer. He will show up at your house. If we tell them that you want a swim lesson. I asked, uh, Joel where he swims in Detroit because in the river,uh, Oh, wow. Thank you, Shelly. She Shelley's going to send that clip to HR. We were getting way off base here. We're in a way off base here. I, our next guest is, is, is backstage. I I'm almost hesitant to bring him on. Okay. Hold on. See Spencer. This is why you got to review the schedule and prepare for the show that I post.So if you had reviewed the schedule and looked at what the agenda was for today, you would see, uh, that my good friend, Julian from core connects is not supposed to join us till 12. Julian joins early. He threw me for a loop. That's not my fault. I don't know. I mean, Okay. All right. That was my fault. That was my fault.I'll own that. I saw Julian in there and I knew he was coming up. And, but, but you're right. Maybe, um, Daniell from, from an NVC, heard me try to pronounce the company and said, you know what, I'm not going on that show. So totally fair. That is totally plausible. It's in the realm of possibility. Uh, Hey, what's a look at the market today and Spencer, I don't know what you got going on, but I think you should hang out for when we bring Julian on, because it kind of goes along with what we were talking about earlier, as far as like alt investments.Okay. So, so it could be an interesting conversation. It be, you could be a part of it if you want to be. Of course. I want to be a, yeah. Hey, shameless plug. If you missed our last show, the alternative investment show, we're going to do more of them, but two hours on a real estate and private equity and how.Everyday investors, not just, you know, institutions can actually get, I, I I've been seeing that people were like complaining about a red day. I didn't know. Spy was down almost 2% if it closes right. If it, if the market closed right now, wouldn't that be a bigger red day, at least for the spy. Then last Monday, uh, here, let's go to this spot here.I think last Monday we closed down about like 1.1 and a half, maybe I think at one point we were down 2% and then, uh, you know, we had a lot of bind come in at eight in the afternoon. I, I wonder what the chat's doing. If they're buying the dipper or not. Uh, the Q's today, we're down, we're down almost two and two thirds percent.And the NASDAQ, uh, we're down to one and a half percent. And in the Dow down almost 2% on the spy, the Russell is probably. If you've been listening to pre-market, Paramount's probably our new favorite index it's taking over the S and P. And then as that through Russell's down at 1.7% today. Um, so some relative strength against the overall market in the, in the Russell.That's not saying much, but yes. Yes. Relative strength compared to tech, um, 0.8%, not nothing. Um, wait Spencer, a shadow bill, big D in the chat, he's saying, call me crazy. Uh, he bought some data dog, November $140 calls is Datadog in that, um, ETF that you were talking about yesterday that has all the data centers and whatnot.No, no, it's not. Uh, that ATF that I mentioned was, is Sr VR and it only owns it only. It only holds a server REITs that have servers. So like the physical server rooms, the actual, the actual facilities, not. Got it. Yeah. Makes sense. The a hundred, $104 calls expiring. I November on dogs. Yeah. So I like what I like is that you're really close to the strike price, essentially.If they had a dog races, its gains or its losses from today, tomorrow you'll already be in the money. Um, so, you know, I like that the chart, I don't know. I mean, I don't, I never liked getting in calls on like consecutive red candles in a row. I'd rather see like one or two green candles showing that there's, um, you know, could be like a trend reversal.And I don't mind like waiting for that trend. Like I'm not trying out there to catch any bottoms. I would want to see like a green candle or two and say like, okay, uh, we're seeing some buying come in. We're seeing some, you know, maybe institutions coming in and buying at this price. Um, so, so we shall see.Well, you know, this is the Datadog Charlotte, let's go, that's coming to me and go back to the Spire. You can even go to the IWM look, the, the level that everyone and their neighbor is going to be looking at, obviously, right. His last Monday's low that's, that's the level that matters for right now. And this is the spinalis, let's go to the IWM, which, which I, I like more, um, what has actually outperformed spy, uh, relative in the last couple of days, which I haven't been able to see everyday.So the IWM look it's right there, but what were the day? It was right there at the 50 day. Always interesting. When the moving averages I can support a resistance, right? So we're basically right off that 50 day moving average in the, in the Russell. Um, whereas in NVC, Michael, we don't know, we can only assume technical difficulties and not that they are blowing us off, but we will keep you guys apprised and let you know.I'll tell you where they are there. Okay. Oh man. And in VCs at the dentist that, uh, yeah. Um, IPO F I, I know that's a spec, but I forget which one. Uh, wow. Hey, you know what, if you don't know, this is Gregory, Jerry, Jerry walk-ins anyone know what's up with IPLS today, Jerry walk-ins. I have no idea. Here's what I'm going to do.You're ready. You go to pro with Dobbins and good.com you sign in and you go to the newsfeed, you type in. Can I get that right now? IP? Oh, there it is. Do we have any headlines in our news? but, but what is this? What is, uh, this company like merging with the, is there a, a linked company already? We have no press releases, no filings today.No headlines out of IPO.You find nothing. Mitch's right.Yeah. Yeah. I don't know. No Mitch's saying no rumors out. He's our a resident. Well, he's our second residents back expert. There's rumor mongering. Oh, there's discord is the, so it's a trim off spec. I'm kind of off the, the Yamak train. I think if you look at a lot of the trim off companies over the past, uh, you know, since their peaks, a lot of them haven't been performing well, obviously, so fi um, is probably my favorite out of them.Virgin galactic is decent as well. Um, but a lot, you know, Clover health has been kind of a dog. I don't know. I feel like Chamath has had his day in the sun and Jesse's absolutely right. You guys are asking the wrong guys about the specs. You got to ask Chris and Mitch on his back stack about that. Cause they are always like a day or two ahead.They're always ahead of the trend. Well, here's the thing. So, so they're saying, so I guess shamatha is going on CNBC tomorrow, and people are speculating that he's going to announce the merger, a mouse mounts, the company that doesn't do much for me, you know, like I want to know what the company is first.I want to be able to look into that company and see, um, you know, if I like the investment or not Spencer, the other thing, the other thing I'm going to throw your Benzinga pro back up on the screen. I'm watching Tesla today. Um, we had Chris Capri on get technical yesterday. And one thing that Chris Capri does that I love is he looks at the overall options flow of certain stocks.And that's not like you can't just go out there and Google that data. You know, he, he buys it from, um, Oprah, I think is the vendor. And you say Oprah. Oprah, not like Oprah Winfrey, Oprah opera opera. Is that what's called? I said Oprah. I mean, I'm pretty sure he said Oprah yesterday. I don't know. Um, Shelley he's at the dentist should be coming on soon.Um, no, he shouldn't because our next guest has already he's already here. Yeah. We'll bring Julie on in a minute, but, uh, we're back to Tesla back to Tesla. Um, Kurtz was seeing a lot of, uh, calls being bought the weekly calls that expired this Friday at the $800 level. Granted, this was yesterday at 2:00 PM.So maybe they were doing it as more of like a day trade in and out. Um, but he was essentially saying the, the S the stock was showing strength, um, that it was a sign that these $800 calls were coming in, that there was like a, a more than likely chance that it hits 800 by the end of the week, obviously can get dragged down by the overall model.But Spencer view, if you zoom out a little bit, like maybe on a, on a year long chart with the daily candles, we can just see how strong the stock has been since may, when it got all the way down to about $550. Um, it hasn't felt that way though. It hasn't felt maybe because we're used to Tesla, we're used to that.Right. And, but it's been up 30% over the past. You're right. You're right. You're right. Hey, AB I want to ask you one quick question. Um, and then we'll go, we'll go to Julian here. Um, so Chris Capri saw some options buying some call buying in Tesla, right. And, and, and that corresponded with like, uh, this was yesterday.So he, he was, he was saying that corresponded with this, right. I'm assuming, I've always wondered this. When you see big hall buying in a stock and then you see the stock go off. Afterwards, is that a case of everybody seeing the people, seeing the flow and piggybacking off of it and finding the stock or bidding it up?Or is it a case of the actual market dynamics of the options market maker having to then go and well having to then go and, and hedge their position, um, and, and buy the stock? Or is it both, I've always wondered this. Well, I think when we're talking about the options flow, it's we have to look at like the big players, like what big institutions, what big hedge funds are doing.And I don't think that a lot of those are looking and saying like, oh, Hey look, someone else bought $1,800 calls like we should too, but maybe they'll see, they'll use it. In addition to all the other data they're looking at and saying, Hey, This is a bullish sign or this is a bear sign. So I don't, I don't think it's one of those things where it just snowballs because like one person puts in a big order, but I do think they are looking at that data and saying, okay, like maybe there's 30% more calls and puts that's interesting.We should look into that or that should go into our decision-making. Um, so I, I guess, um, you know, saying that, I think they look at it. I don't think it's like they're, uh, you know, by all means they're going just by that. If that makes sense. It's both, it's probably both, but I've just, you know, you often see a stock.Uh, you'll see, first you'll see like a punch of big hall bang, hit the tape and you'll see the stock spike. And then what was wondered? Is it just people copying that, that big call buyer, or is it the actual dynamics of the options market and the market maker, having a hedge themselves that results in that?I don't know. Maybe it's both anyway, AB who's our, who's the next. So we have, uh, Julian Phillips, who's the chief revenue officer of core connects. I'm going to pull up the website real quick. This is a, it's a very interesting, um, company, essentially, Spencer. I know we talked about alt investing earlier, but there are these companies out there that you can go to, to kind of, uh, you know, purchase shares of companies that are pre IPO.And essentially what core connects does is they allow these companies that are raising money to raise that money directly. So they don't have to go to a website, like start engine. You can go directly to said company's website, um, and buy shares directly from them. Um, let me go ahead and bring Giuliani Julian.Is, is that fair? Yeah, that's totally fair. Yeah. Thanks for the intro and a pleasure to be on the call today. Yeah, really? It looks really pretty where you are, where are you? This is just a little window it's up in Toronto. Uh, so yeah, we're enjoying a little bit of a sunshine before the fall weather kicks in.So core connects, you're cutting out the middleman of an industry that cut out the middleman and in a way, yeah, I guess it's one of the analogies, but I mean, in the greater picture, it's, it's really, the movement began with the democratization of private capital markets, right? And so we saw an opportunity, our founders, Jason Fulco and Oscar Jofre.They said at the time in 2016, Hey, there's a whole space here where we can actually help these private companies and even public companies. In some instances, uh, dive into these regulations that the sec has in order to raise money directly from their website and let's give them the technology to do. So, so Julian, you mentioned 2016.Why, why was that a significant year? As far as the regulations go for, um, you know, fun. Absolutely. Yeah. Great question. It was basically back to, uh, the jobs act. Um, and so this piece of legislation really spurred on, uh, the movement that, um, finally took place. And now not to, to forget that there are these regulations, um, regulation, crowdfunding regulation, um, a, those, those types of regulations were in place, uh, for, you know, probably quite a few years beforehand, but the only real.Traction and formalized once the jobs that kicked in and that kind of spurred on the sec amendments in these regulations in order to, uh, raise capital in private markets. So, so now we're seeing, and as of March of this year, actually we saw the limits on the particular fundraising, um, regulations increase.So when you go to pundit funding, Cortals laces funding, portals, like, uh, you mentioned start engine, we fund a Republic. Uh, those are funding portals where typically they've raised up to 5 million. Um, well historically about 1.07 million and now 5 million. Uh, whereas now in the regulation, a space that you can raise up to 75 million.So it's, it's a space that's growing, attracting a lot of institutional money, uh, and, and just kind of really allowing an ordinary investor like you and I to go in there, whether you're accredited or unaccredited. Retail money is in there. And that's, that's the, you know, the, the thing that I'm, I'm speaking about as well is it's an open opportunity to get in on companies at an earlier stage generally.And so here you're, you're, you're looking at companies where, before it was only really accessible if you had high net worth, or if you had that access through a broker dealer or something to that nature. So Julian, let's talk about the core connect platform real quick. So essentially right now, there's a, it seems like there's a lot of, um, you know, like tools for companies, um, for partners.W what about for retail investors? Do you see like a future where retail investors will be able to use core connects directly? It's maybe find some of these companies that are, that are raising money, or, um, what are the plans. Yeah. So, so today we're, we remain simply a technology platform we're built on blockchain technology.So it's really, you know, positioning ourselves to be digital ready. And, and actually, you know, right now we're seeing a lot of shift to different digital assets as well. But, um, the main thing behind it is that at the end of the day, you know, whether it's NFTs or a different type of, you know, um, investment opportunity, it's a security, you know, a lot of times in terms of what the sec views it as it's a security at the end of the day.And we want to position ourselves to be able to handle that security, not only from. You know, the investment onboarding process. So the pre raise that during the race, but also post race. We're ha we have the tools now for the investor to go in there, view their shares, have access to an ever-growing kind of roadmap of tools that we're going to be launching on the backend to, to look at the, their, their investments and, and when to perhaps, you know, do different strategic moves with them, but also open up opening up a secondary market.So today in the private markets, the biggest thing that was missing, or perhaps the biggest integration that wasn't as fluid as it could be was the secondary market. And so now there's an ATS that's integrated for the first digital ATS that allows the investor to now have an off-ramp. If they need more liquidity for some of these investments that may have taken a five to 10 year horizon to do anything.Wait, wait, you can't just say our company is built on a blockchain and then not elaborate on that. All right. Sure. Yeah, absolutely. So our, our, you know, our team actually had always envisioned that, you know, these securities need to move more freely. One of the things that we've positioned ourselves to build it on, um, the Hyperledger fabric, um, IBM's, uh, blockchain infrastructure.So today we're operating a private, um, a permission-based private blockchain that allows for regulated entities. So when I talk about regulated entities, we're talking about those that are, um, I guess, companies that are regulated by their local regulatory body in their jurisdiction. So today we have 23 different like blockchain nodes around the globe that help, um, you know, meet the needs of the various regulators in those, those regions, but also help to write and, and, you know, write to the blockchain, all of the transactions that get posted.Um, Julian. So I'm curious from kind of like a macro perspective. Have you seen any trends as far as you know, like companies that are raising money, what types of companies or any trends, I guess that you see you've been seeing, um, through the core connects platform? Yeah. I mean, we're seeing more and more, um, a lot of innovation in how.Uh, the securities are being structured. So, you know, we, we, you know, real estate, one of these options that hasn't has always kind of been tapping into the private markets for a little while now. And, um, you know, with them, there's different structures of how they create, you know, their, their funds, uh, how they're actually, uh, leveraging different incentives and perks, because at this stage, different from the public markets in the regulation, a and regulation, CF you're allowed to access.And actually add perks to the investment, to, to try to attract that investor. And so this is something where across all industries, we're seeing innovative ways of how they're incentivizing the actual investor. Um, an example in cases is one of our recent, um, issuers that we worked with was, uh, an, an electric vehicle company.They actually incentivize not only with bonus shares, so a timed offering where in the first three days they were trying to get as much investment as possible. And so they incentivized, you know, in the first 12 hours you'd get 55% bonus shares and so on, uh, for the first three days, basically, And not only that they could use, perhaps, you know, their vehicle for, you know, once they launched their vehicle lineup, they could have a three, three month lease and you utilize the truck for three months.So a lot of cool things like that, nature of that nature we've seen with, um, you know, many different industries. Um, the beer industry is another one where you can imagine getting a case of beer on your birthday, just because you invested into a company. So, so really cool things, um, just creative, um, and we're seeing trends like that, uh, happening all across.Can you tell us who that Evie maker was? We, you sure can. Yeah. So that was Atlas motor vehicle. It's in the public space now, like in the public domain, so we can disclose that, but yeah, they, they're doing a great job, um, out of Mesa, Arizona, I believe so. Yeah. A great company, um, have a lot of traction and this is wasn't their first time going to the private markets, but they're now, um, you know, going out there, uh, again, uh, to, to raise another round.Um, so Julian, I dunno if you're kind of at Liberty to say. Um, but have you personally invested in any of these companies that are raising money on core connect? Yeah, absolutely. I mean, not only when we empower, but just across different offerings as well, and you know, maybe a little bias built in here, but I've seen different flows in terms of how easy it is for folks like you and I to invest online.Some are more transparent than others. Some are a little more clunky. We've tried to remove that friction. And really at the end of the day, allow the investor to just, you know, input. Here's my name, here's my address. This is who I am and uploading my information and, you know, going to the payment stage and signing, uh, electric doc electronic documents and submitting their info.And so that whole process for me on core connects, you know, that takes like under two minutes. And then you're, you you've, you've created the investment. Then we, we have all the checks and balances in place for the broker dealer or the issuer to verify that the company. And then approve it and retreat payments, uh, their investment.So it's all, it's all built in, in a nice flow. And from there, me as the investor, as welcomed into the core connects platform, I have a beautiful dashboard to look and, and understand where my investments are and all the, all the documents that you'd like to see. And it's pretty instantaneous. Beautiful.Well, yeah, we were talking about earlier, the thing behind the thing, and it sounds like core connects is trying to be, you know, the thing behind the thing when it comes to, you know, reggae and crowdfunded, um, which, you know, as we talked about is pretty new as far as only, you know, five years since 2016.So a lot of cool things happening at core connects. Thank you, Julian, for it, for hopping on with us. Oh, my pleasure guys. Keep up the great work and enjoying your banter back and forth with all your guests. It's awesome to see you guys growing as well. Yeah, we'll we'll, we'll have to, we'll have to get you back on, but thank you.You know, you, you can be like our resident expert when it comes to crowdfundingand we're not too far from Toronto, so you gotta come down to Detroit sometime check out the office. Oh, for sure. You know, maybe once we would love to go visit you, but we're not allowed on the country. I don't think Canada wants you are now, but, uh, yeah, they finally opened up Aaron and I specifically, you're not allowed.Well that's cause that's like a real thing. They're going to think wehave a great one. Thank you. All right. AB. Like we may or may not work with some people in the office that actually can't go to Canada, that people are going to believe it in all seriousness. The very first time we did a cannabis conference in Toronto, 2017, I want to say, uh, we, and, and you know, you go to the airport or no.Well, you, you, you land right in Toronto and they ask you why you, why are you in the country? Um, and, uh, I forget what they told us, but this was like the day, usually the week after. Cannabis was legalized. They basically were like, don't say you're going to claims conferences. Basically when people coming there just for there, we were advised, you just, don't say you're here for a conference on cannabis or marijuana.Cause they won't like that. And I was all right, I'm not gonna say, um, Jesus walks on water is saying market crash. Incoming. We talked about this yesterday. Spencer, if you keep saying it eventually, um, Jesus walks on water. I'm most interested in whether the market's going up or down and more interested in what are you going to do about it?Jesus walks on water. It's all right. So, so, so you're going to call for a crash. And then what, what, what do you do about it? You're going to put your money where your mouth is short. The marble. I'm not even saying that it's it's it's w w what is your plan? Seriously? Do you have a plan? I think, I think that if you say a market crash is incoming, you should be legally mandated that you have to shorten the mark.So all your. You have to like buy spy puts, and that way, if you're wrong, you lose money. If you're right, you make money. Yeah. You got it. All right. It's one. O'clock AB why don't you go get Neil Hamilton going on, on get technical and w w and the show today with a trailer for our next small cap conference, which is tomorrow, wait real quick.Spencer w we have, uh, we had Tim Quas from market structure edge coming on, get technical. Um, and I think today's a perfect day to talk to Tim. Cause we'll be able to go over kind of market sentiment. Um, see how people are feeling about the markets overall. What time I don't leave. We we've got nano varieties here.I'm just kidding. No, we don't. Did you say that right? I don't know. Someone said that. I said nano vermicelli earlier. I thought that was pretty funny. Yeah. Right here, James James Pearson and NBC was a no-show AB called it nano vermicelli and they got. That's it. All right, everyone, uh, get technical is alive right now.Check out our health care conference tomorrow guys, tomorrow, small cap, healthcare stocks. Uh, these are emerging companies and biotech and healthcare. Uh, we have so much interest in this. It's a two day conference with two tracks, two tracks, two days. It's four tracks. There's a lot of companies that are going to be presenting tomorrow and Thursday.Here is just a preview of what you can.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/zingernation-power-hour/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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