Podcasts about off-chain

“Money laundering is often very boring…Crypto is new. It's exciting. It's different.” This time on ‘Seize & Desist', our host Aidan Larkin is joined by investigative journalist Geoff White, author of ‘The Lazarus Heist', ‘Crime Dot Com', and ‘Rinsed'.In this episode, Aidan and Geoff explore the influence of modern technology on money laundering and its ties to transnational organised crime. They examine how criminals have exploited advancements in digital asset infrastructure to hide their illegal activities and emphasise the important role of investigative journalism in illuminating financial investigations involving on-chain and off-chain activity.They also discuss the difficulties of tracking illicit transactions in cryptocurrency, the influence of faster payments, and the future implications of AI-driven crimes.Timestamps06:30 - Explaining Cryptocurrency and Asset Recovery to the Unfamiliar07:30 - Investigative Journalism in the Digital Age of Financial Crime14:00 - The Underperformance of Global Asset Recovery18:00 - Crypto and Traditional Finance in Money Laundering19:00 - Cash-to-Crypto On-Ramp Methods22:00 - Cryptocurrency and Drug Trafficking24:00 - Crypto's Role in Modern Criminal Enterprises26:45 - Crypto vs Traditional Finance Prosecutions29:00 - Balancing Crypto Adoption with Safety and Regulation32:00 - Crypto Asset Recovery and Immutable Blockchain Evidence34:00 - AI-Powered Crypto Thefts36:30 - The Controversial Role of Mixers in CryptoResources Mentioned:Book - Rinsed https://amzn.to/3LhGWui Book - The Lazarus Heist https://amzn.to/4cCbEdC Book - Crime Dot Com https://amzn.to/3S0kSbq Podcast - The Lazarus Heist https://bbc.in/3zN0VhH Podcast - Artificial Intelligence: Friend or Foe? https://amzn.to/4bE6rAM Podcast - The Dark Web https://amzn.to/3Y2vF8C Podcast - The Laundry E86 https://apple.co/3y1xyru Oliver Bullough - https://amzn.to/3VYIwGd About our Guest:Geoff White is an accomplished author, speaker, investigative journalist, and podcast creator specialising in the intersection of organised crime and technology. For the past twenty years, Geoff has informed and entertained audiences on financial crime risks, money laundering, cryptocurrency, and the personal data trade. His work has been featured by BBC News, Channel 4, Sky News, The Sunday Times and many others.His latest book, Rinsed, explores how technology has transformed the world of money laundering. Geoff is also the author of The Lazarus Heist, about North Korea's global cyber warfare, and Crime Dot Com, which delves into the history of hacking.In addition to his books, Geoff has created and presented several successful podcast series for Amazon's Audible, including The Dark Web, which exposes the internet's hidden underbelly, and Cybercrime Investigations, which takes listeners inside the world of an investigative journalist.DisclaimerOur podcasts are for informational purposes only. They are not intended to provide legal, tax, financial, and/or investment advice. Listeners must consult their own advisors before making decisions on the topics discussed. Asset Reality has no responsibility or liability for any decision made or any other acts or omissions in connection with your use of this material.The views expressed by guests are their own and their appearance on the program does not imply an endorsement of them or any entity they represent. Views and opinions expressed by Asset Reality employees are those of the employees and do not necessarily reflect the views of the company. Asset Reality does not guarantee or warrant the accuracy, completeness, timeliness, suitability or validity of the information in any particular podcast and will not be responsible for any claim attributable to errors, omissions, or other inaccuracies of any part of such material. Unless stated otherwise, reference to any specific product or entity does not constitute an endorsement or recommendation by Asset Reality.

In this week's episode, host Anna Rose (https://twitter.com/annarrose) and Kobi Gurkan (https://twitter.com/kobigurk) check in on the state of ZK today. They discuss recent ZK applications and tooling as well as developments from the last 6 months. They review new use cases such as ZK for off-chain computations and dive into research breakthroughs, trends, security and much more. Finally, they introduce the concept of zkpod.ai which will be covered fully in next week's episode. Additional links mentioned in this episode: Renegade.fi (https://renegade.fi/) Experimenting with Collaborative zk-SNARKs: Zero-Knowledge Proofs for Distributed Secrets (https://eprint.iacr.org/2021/1530) Episode 256: New ZK Use Cases with Dan Boneh (https://zeroknowledge.fm/256-2/) Episode 246: Adversarial Machine Learning Research with Florian Tramèr (https://zeroknowledge.fm/246-2/) Episode 276: Expanding Computation on Ethereum with Axiom (https://zeroknowledge.fm/276-2/) Episode 277: Nova and Beyond with Srinath Setty (https://zeroknowledge.fm/277-2/) ProtoStar: Generic Efficient Accumulation/Folding for Special Sound Protocols by Bünz and Chen (https://eprint.iacr.org/2023/620) ezkl GitHub (https://github.com/zkonduit/ezkl) Yohei Nakajima Twitter (https://twitter.com/yoheinakajima) LangChain Website (https://python.langchain.com/en/latest/) Anna Rose's zkpod.ai Blog Post (https://hackmd.io/@Arrose/H1uPQ78gn) zkpod.ai Twitter (https://twitter.com/zkpodai) zkpod.ai Website (https://zkpod.ai/) One Server for the Price of Two: Simple and Fast Single-Server Private Information Retrieval by Henzinger, Hong, Corrigan-Gibbs, Meiklejohn, Vaikuntanathan (https://eprint.iacr.org/2022/949) Piano: Extremely Simple, Single-Server PIR with Sublinear Server Computation by Zhou, Park, Shi, Zheng (https://eprint.iacr.org/2023/452) Blyss Website (https://blyss.dev/) Janmajayamall's GitHub (https://github.com/Janmajayamall) Check out the ZK Jobs Board here: ZK Jobs (https://jobsboard.zeroknowledge.fm/). Find your next job working in ZK! Ever feel like developing zero-knowledge proofs is a daunting task? The team at RISC Zero (https://www.risczero.com/) is here to remind you that it doesn't have to be that way. Their out-of-the-box tooling allows developers to access the magic of ZKProofs from any chain without needing to learn custom languages or building custom ZK circuits. Bonsai (https://r0.link/ZKpodcast), RISC Zero's most anticipated product, is a proving marketplace that enables any protocol or application to leverage fast ZKProofs in languages like Rust, Go, C++. Visit https://r0.link/ZKpodcast (https://r0.link/ZKpodcast) to learn more and sign up today for the Bonsai waitlist. Aleo (https://www.aleo.org/) is a new Layer-1 blockchain that achieves the programmability of Ethereum, the privacy of Zcash, and the scalability of a rollup. Interested in building private applications? Check out Aleo's programming language called Leo that enables non-cryptographers to harness the power of ZKPs to deploy decentralized exchanges, hidden information games, regulated stablecoins, and more. Visit http://developer.aleo.org (http://developer.aleo.org/). For questions, join their Discord at aleo.org/discord (http://aleo.org/discord). If you like what we do: * Find all our links here! @ZeroKnowledge | Linktree (https://linktr.ee/zeroknowledge) * Subscribe to our podcast newsletter (https://zeroknowledge.substack.com) * Follow us on Twitter @zeroknowledgefm (https://twitter.com/zeroknowledgefm) * Join us on Telegram (https://zeroknowledge.fm/telegram) * Catch us on YouTube (https://zeroknowledge.fm/)

In this episode of The Vivek Show, host Vivek Ramaswamy and guest Lee Reiners, a Duke University lecturer and financial regulation expert, discuss the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis and its impact on American capitalism. They delve into the world of cryptocurrency, exploring its origins, security vulnerabilities, and philosophical implications. From the role of intermediaries to North Korea's use of cryptocurrency to fund its ballistic missile program, this conversation provides valuable insights into the complexities of the crypto ecosystem and the future of the financial system.--Donate here: https://t.co/PE1rfuVBmbFor more content follow me here:Twitter - @VivekGRamaswamyInstagram - @vivekgramaswamyFacebook - http://facebook.com/VivekGRamaswamyTruth Social - @VivekRamaswamyRumble - @VivekRamaswamy--Time-codes:00:00:25 - Negative impact of 2008 financial crisis on American capitalism00:01:47 - Learning from past crises to prevent long-term damage00:03:30 - Introduction of guest Lee Reiners and his background00:06:58 - The polarizing nature of cryptocurrency00:07:57 - Students becoming crypto regulatory experts00:08:36 - Cryptocurrency failing as a store of value00:10:35 - Blockchain technology as the backbone of cryptocurrencies00:11:20 - Crypto as a peer-to-peer payment system00:11:47 - Why people prefer intermediaries in crypto transactions00:14:27 - Security vulnerabilities of cryptocurrency00:15:33 - North Korea's exploitation of crypto vulnerabilities00:16:14 - Cryptocurrency funding North Korea's ballistic missile program00:18:18 - Complexities of regulating crypto exchanges00:20:54 - Philosophical debate on property rights in cryptocurrencies00:22:07 - The high-profile 2016 DAO hack on Ethereum blockchain

Episode SummaryLuc is a self-taught programmer and self-funded entrepreneur. Luke solo developed an RPG game called The Fabled for three years before receiving funding at the end of 2021. As a crypto investor since 2012, Luke believes in the potential of blockchain games. To this day Luke builds the majority of The Fabled's gameplay himself. The Fabled Beta is on the market and Luc is currently working on the release of the game's alpha.Time Stamps00:00 - 29:20 - Who's Luc, The Fabled, and Tokenomics29:20 - 59:33 - Game First, P2E Challenges, and Expectations59:33 - 1:19:10 - Game Mechanics, Alpha Release, and CommunityUseful Links Based On ConversationThe Fabled: https://www.thefabled.xyz/Xenum: https://www.xenumchain.com/Dissolution: https://www.playdissolution.com/GlossaryRPG: role-play gameTokenomics: parameters that determine the characteristics of tokens to create economic valueOn-chain: transactions that occur on a blockchain that is reflected on the distributed, public ledgerOff-chain: any ****transaction that occurs off a blockchain database.Gamefi: the intersection of gaming and finance.NFT: Non Fungible Tokens, digital collectables based on the blockchain.Podcast Host: BunzyTwitter: https://twitter.com/0xBunzyBlockTalk || Pineapple WorkshopWebsite: https://pineappleworkshop.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/poweredby_pwDiscord: https://discord.gg/geNCbMYsZY

In this episode of Navigating Bitcoin's Noise, I am joined by Pablo Fernandez, who is a software developer and Head of R&D at Swan Bitcoin. Pablo shares why coding is a powerful and an important modern skill to learn. In our chat, we talk about Lightning basics, on-chain and off-chain transactions, as well as the choices and sacrifices devs face when dealing with blockchains and second layers.If you're looking to better understand bitcoin's past and its future potential as an economic network, then join us and listen in.Kane McGukinTwitter: https://twitter.com/kanemcgukinkanemcgukin.substack.comPablo FernandezTwitter: https://twitter.com/pablof7z

In this episode of Navigating Bitcoin's Noise, I am joined by Pablo Fernandez, who is a software developer and Head of R&D at Swan Bitcoin. Pablo shares why coding is a powerful and an important modern skill to learn. In our chat, we talk about Lightning basics, on-chain and off-chain transactions, as well as the choices and sacrifices devs face when dealing with blockchains and second layers.If you're looking to better understand bitcoin's past and its future potential as an economic network, then join us and listen in.Kane McGukinTwitter: https://twitter.com/kanemcgukinkanemcgukin.substack.comPablo FernandezTwitter: https://twitter.com/pablof7z

In this episode of One Dozen Rabbits, Zayi Reyes and Ann Willmott chat with Eva Beylin about all things Ethereum, her economics research, and why she doesn't regret rage-quitting her job in the financial sector.Eva Beylin is currently contributing to the Ethereum Foundation, and conducting research on consumer payment behaviors. Early on, she used her business school training in economics to get a job in management consulting. Finding herself bored - and angry - she quit her job, and invested her energy in the study of blockchain, Ethereum in particular.She has worked on a number of Ethereum-based projects including OmiseGo. As always we have more questions than answers!Payment systems for the unbanked: how do these systems need to differ in different nations?Loyalty points – are they similar to utility tokens?What are the killer apps in the developing world? What if, through staking and consensus, we can own part of the mechanism of banking, in a way that is not possible now?Ethereum and scalability – what are the importance of watchtowers, and how do they work? Can users run their own watchtowers and be challengers for their friends?Plasma chains vs. state channels – what are some of the use cases? Eva suggests state channels for transactions where privacy is optimal – like pornography, and investments.We talk about projects she saw and worked on at ETHDenver, including DADI (Decentralized Autonomous Dildo Interaction) - a smart contracts auction project,and we discuss ways you can contribute at a hackathon if you are not a developer.One Dozen Rabbits is a podcast of The Rabbit Hole, a woman-powered blockchain community. We are building the community we want to see for the success of all.Producers: Ann Willmott & Zayi ReyesSPONSORTo make this podcast, we turned to the best resource we know, vo2gogo, and got ramped up fast. We figured out what tools we needed and what steps to take, and we had private coaching - invaluable!Get the special Rabbit Hole price on Mastering Audio Podcasting parts 1 and 2, and you will also get two 30-minute private coaching sessions. Want to podcast like a pro? This is how.LINKS FROM THIS EPISODE@evabeylinThe Ethereum FoundationOmiseGoETHGlobalMetaXFOLLOW US DOWN THE RABBIT HOLERabbitHole.network@rabbithodl on TwitterRabbit Hole MeetupsFacebook@rabbithodl on InstagramTelegramLinkedInWHERE TO HEAR THIS PODCASTiTunesStitcherGoogle PlaySpotify"Alexa, ask TuneIn to play the One Dozen Rabbits podcast."RSS

BTC, BCH und BSV - alles Bitcoin, oder was? Bei so viel Technologie und Forks verliert so mancher den Überblick. Deswegen erklärt uns in dieser Folge Christoph Bergmann vom BitcoinBlog.de die technischen Feinheiten der Protokolle. So kannst auch du die Chain vor lauter Forks sehen. Gast: Christoph Bergmann Host: Alex Roos

Wer das Lightning Network am eignen Leib erfahren hat, ist elektrisiert vom Potential der Technologie. Doch weil diese Second Layer noch in der Mache ist, herrscht viel Verwirrung. Damit ist ab dieser Folge Schluss. Mit dem Lightning-Network-Experten Rene Pickhardt räumen wir den FUD auf. In dieser Folge erwartet dich ein gesunder Überblick über ein heranwachsendes Ökosystem, mit vielen weiterführenden Ressourcen. Du kannst Rene sogar selbst bei seiner Crowdfunding-Kampagne für ein Buch über das Lightning Network unterstützen. Gast: Rene Pickhardt Host: Alex Roos

Yogesh Srihari is a serial entrepreneur, who started several companies until he stumbled upon blockchain and was convinced by its potential to refocus his attention. Now, he is co-founder and CEO at LQDEX (pronounced "liquid-ex"), an inter-blockchain trading platform which allows trading of digital tokens across multiple blockchains. Because the exchange is decentralized, all the trading can be done without counterparty risk. Cross-chain trading often utilizes what are called atomic swaps. We explore what atomic swaps are, and why LQDEX does not use them, so therefore does not require modifications to the existing blockchains. As he discusses his past with Spankchain, Yogesh tells of the lessons he learned to not only build a great product, but to become an effective leader and decision-maker. In this episode, we also cover: How the adult entertainment industry has catalyzed other technologies in the past Launch of the LQDEX Bridge Collators in the LQDEX ecosystem, why they're crucial to the system Ensuring good behavior from those participating on the platform by issuing LQD tokens Stake and earn token models Training yourself to become a hyper-rational thinker Using a sidechain for more efficient cross-chain trading LQDEX website: https://lqdex.com/#exchange LQDEX blog: https://medium.com/lqdex LQDEX Whitepaper: https://lqdex.com/doc/LQDEX-Whitepaper.pdf You can follow the host on Twitter!  Thomas Scaria: @tomscaria

What does the world of decentralized apps (dapps) hold for us? Our guest today is Matt Cyrankiewicz — a designer, creative director and founder at HOO KOO E KOO. Matt explains how dapps work, what makes them so challenging UX-wise, and shares his insights on the future of this exciting ecosystem. Podcast feed: subscribe to http://simplecast.fm/podcasts/1441/rss in your favorite podcast app, and follow us on iTunes, Stitcher, or Google Play Music. Show Notes HOO KOO E KOO — Matt's digital product studio Decentralized application (dapp), distributed ledger, decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) — Wikipedia articles Is Coinbase creating a centralized or decentralized financial system? Hashgraph wants to give you the benefits of blockchain without the limitations CryptoKitties — a famous game using blockchain technology MetaMask, Ethereum — other blockchain projects mentioned Venmo — a popular money transfer service Understanding off-chain transactions in blockchain for fun and profit AxiomZen — a studio behind CryptoKitties Dissecting the Ethereum whitepaper in four minutes The Quiet Master of Cryptocurrency — an interview with Nick Szabo by Tim Ferriss Follow Matt on Medium Today's Sponsor This episode is brought to you by Userlist.io — a new tool for sending event-based email to your SaaS users. Overwhelmed with existing automation tools? Try this simple solution for converting free trials, user onboarding, and promoting specific features in your web application. To learn more, join the waiting list at userlist.io Interested in sponsoring an episode? Learn more here. Leave a Review Reviews are hugely important because they help new people discover this podcast. If you enjoyed listening to this episode, please leave a review on iTunes. Here's how.