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Ameen Soleimani is the Founder and CEO of SpankChain, the co-creator of MolochDAO, and the co-founder of Reflexer Labs, which created RAI. David and Ameen chat about Moloch, coordination, DAOs, and what DAOs can do for both Ethereum and the broader world. Additionally, they get into Ameen's recent fight against the Federal Reserve. This is a mind-expanding discussion that you won't want to miss. Enjoy! ------

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Today Dave is joined by Ameen Soleimani, Co-founder @ Reflexer Labs and CEO @ SpankChain. Those two get into some really interesting conversations about Moloch DAO, The Money God, memes, and plenty more... #TheDeFiScoop pod is where our host Dave Liebowitz chats with cool peeps about everything DeFi, and of course, the latest scoop. You can also watch this episode on YouTube here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwBuSteQx76Tmi3W1ZYHXxkRJnn2y9QWo — Gelato Network is a protocol that automates smart contract executions on Ethereum and beyond. We are building the underlying infrastructure enabling reliable automation on top of Ethereum and with it a key part of the Web3 middleware stack, enabling trustless, automated flows of value between all smart contracts and upcoming Layer 2 networks.

In Episode 9 of Sell Porn or Die Trying, Connor talks crypto with Ameen Soleimani, CEO of Spankchain. Ameen answers Connors questions about how adult companies can get setup to accept crypto. He also answers questions about banking concerns in the adult industry, Ethereum, how he got started working...

In this week’s episode I interview Ameen Soleimani, one of the most prolific builders in Ethereum. He’s the CEO of SpankChain, a blockchain-based adult entertainment platform, the co-creator of MolochDAO, a DAO to fund Ethereum projects, and the co-founder of Reflexer Labs, which created RAI, a purely ether-backed stablecoin. We talk about the need of a purely ETH -backed stablecoin, and how RAI is so cypherpunk it’s not only not backed by fiat, but it’s also not pegged to the dollar, it’s only pegged to itself, and stabilized by its own algorithm. It’s a pretty radical experiment and Ameen has very high hopes for it: The goal is for Rai to become a global reserve currency. Big thanks to our sponsors: Zerion, a simple interface to access and use decentralized finance Ledger, a hardware wallet combined with the Ledger application to securely buy, sell, exchange, stake, lend & manage your crypto Kraken, consistently rated the best and most secure cryptocurrency exchange, which can get you from fiat to DeFi

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In this episode I’m joined by Allie Eve Knox, VP of Sales at SpankChain for a exploration of her crypto journey and her role at the illustrious SpankChain crypto company @allieeveknox  AllieKnox.com Allie is a Fetish Performer, Content Creator, VP of Sales at SpankChain My Non Verbatim Show Notes: allie nox vp sales super in … Continue reading Revolutionizing Adult Industry Payments with Allie Eve Knox of SpankChain TPP251 →

In this episode I’m joined by Allie Eve Knox, VP of Sales at SpankChain for a exploration of her crypto journey and her role at the illustrious SpankChain crypto company @allieeveknox  AllieKnox.com Allie is a Fetish Performer, Content Creator, VP of Sales at SpankChain My Non Verbatim Show Notes: allie nox vp sales super in … Continue reading Revolutionizing Adult Industry Payments with Allie Eve Knox of SpankChain TPP251 →

Bitcoin and porn go hand-in-hand in this interview with Spankchain community manager Allie Eve Knox.

In this episode I share a rebroadcast of my interview on the Proof of Love podcast, below is the original show notes, please subscribe to Proof of Love! What can one say about a crypto tantric episode other than wow. This is our spiciest Proof of Love yet! Ben Tantra Punk joined Stephanie and I to discuss this ancient practice. In between a few laughs and blushes, we get a great overview of tantric lovemaking, how it’s different from regular lovemaking, the history of why there is tantric sex in the first place, and the joys of the female orgasm. We went a bit over on time, but I don’t think you will mind with this subject matter! We need more love in our lives, and this episode will show you how to put some of these teachings into practice, even if calling each other goddess in bed is a little uncomfortable. About the Guests: Ben Tantra Punk is a sex worker, feminist porn performer, certified permaculture designer, certified tantric counselor, author, film maker, and recording artist. He’s found healing and empowerment through sacred loving arts, ecological gardening, shamanism, ecstatic trance dancing, martial arts, and open source technology. His ongoing independent short film series, Sexorcism the Tantric Opera, was launched in early 2017. It tells his story of recovery from childhood sexual trauma, adolescent sex trafficking, and the path of a wounded healer. His first book, Psychedelic Goddess Worship: Erotic Memoirs from the Astral Battlefield, is planned for release in late 2019. He loves to help tantric seekers discover the infinite source of divine love from above, the eternal power and wisdom from the Earth below, and the bliss of conscious, healthy, diverse romantic relationships in between. He provides private coaching and counseling sessions online and in-person, and teaches publicly via livestream on the Ethereum powered SpankChain camsite at: https://beta.spankchain.com/TantraPunk His writings, music, podcasts, videos and contact info can be found at https://www.TantraPunk.com. Do you have a burning question, or a show idea for us? Please email us at tatiana@proofoflovecast.com!

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We’re joined by Ameen Soleimani, Co-founder and CEO of SpankChan. From his humble beginnings at ConsenSys, he went on to create SpankChain in 2017 at the height of the ICO boom. The project aims to create a better and safer environment for sex workers by removing the intermediaries who take significant commissions on their revenues. SpankChain’s initial product, an adult cam platform, allows users to pay performers in crypto with a native asset over sophisticated payment channels. More recently, Ameen headed a project called Moloch DAO, a decentralized autonomous organization with the goal to fund Ethereum 2.0 development. Moloch has but few simple functions: making proposals, voting on proposals, and exiting. This simple design, heavily inspired on “The DAO” of 2016 has attracted funding from Vitalik Buterin, Joe Lubin and other prominent community members. Topics covered in this episode: Ameen’s background as an early ConsenSys employee working on payment channels Why Ameen decided to found SpankChain and how the project has evolved since its inception What is Moloch DAO and why he decided to launch it The mechanism behind Moloch and how it compares to other DAOs How one becomes a member of Moloch and participates in governance The simplicity of Moloch DAO and its essential functions How Moloch DAO scales and its intended lack of a smart contract upgrade mechanism The attention and funding the project has already received Proposals already made on Moloch, including YangDAO, and their utility to the ecosystem Ameen’s views on the broader Ethereum space, his outlook on Eth 2.0 and the future of the project Episode links: Moloch DAO Moloch Ventures · GitHub Moloch DAO white paper Moloch Summoning Guide The State of Ethereum 2.0 report A Study of Libp2p and ETH2 A Call for a Temporary Moratorium on The DAO YangDAO Ameen Soleimani on Twitter Moloch DAO on Twitter SpankChain DappCon – 20% off with the code “EpicenterDappcon2019” Epicenter Meetup at Berlin Blockchain Week – Thu 22 Aug 2019 Berlin Blockchain Week 2019 Sponsors: Azure: Deploy enterprise-ready consortium blockchain networks that scale in just a few clicks - http://aka.ms/epicenter Trail of Bits: Trust the team at the forefront of blockchain security research - https://trailofbits.com This episode is hosted by Sebastien Couture & Friederike Ernst. Show notes and listening options: epicenter.tv/297

Steve gets to sit down and talk with Ameen Soleimani, the CEO and developer of SpankChain, an adult entertainment platform that aims to bring cryptocurrency into the mix. Thanks to Ameen's innovative technology, you'll be able to pay in cryptocurrency, and allow third parties to participate, as well as SpankBank--it supplies the currency SpankChain offers. In 2019, SpankBank aims to elevate everyone's overall experience further. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/soundmoney/support

Ameen Soleimani, CEO of SpankChain and summoner of Moloch DAO joins the podcast. We talk about how he got into crypto and the journey so far at SpankChain. We then discuss layer 2 payment channel solutions and how progress is being made there. Ameen then talks about the background of Moloch DAO and its success so far. Finally, we wrap up with some general discussions about Ethereum related to funding, governance and more. Support our show! Get on the email list at ethhub.substack.com

Interview location: Ameen - Venice, Los Angeles | Allie - AustinInterview date: Ameen- Sunday 17th March, 2019 | Allie - Friday 22nd March, 2019Company: SpankchainRole: Ameen - Co-founder & CEO | Allie - Head of OutreachPorn. An industry estimated to be worth up to $97bn a year, yet people don’t like to talk about it.Porn. An estimated 70% of people watch it, yet people don’t like to talk about it.Why does an industry with so many customers, which generates so much income fail to protect the workers it employs. From financial censorship to a lack of regulations, sex workers are exploited and abused, but the stigma associated with the industry is increasing the risk to workers; an industry which is legal in many countries.In this podcast, I interview both Ameen Soleimani and Allie Eve Knox from Spankchain about the issues faced by sex workers and how Spankchain is working to help them.-----If you enjoy The What Bitcoin Did Podcast you can help support the show my doing the following:Become a Patron and get access to shows early or help contributeMake a tip:Bitcoin: 3FiC6w7eb3dkcaNHMAnj39ANTAkv8Ufi2SQR Codes: Bitcoin | Ethereum | Litecoin | Monero | ZCash | RipplecoinIf you do send a tip then please email me so that I can say thank youSubscribe on iTunes | Spotify | Stitcher | SoundCloud | YouTube | TuneIn | RSS FeedLeave a review on iTunesShare the show and episodes with your friends and familySubscribe to the newsletter on my websiteFollow me on Twitter Personal | Twitter Podcast | Instagram | Medium | YouTubeIf you are interested in sponsoring the show, you can read more about that here or please feel free to drop me an email to discuss options.

Ameen Soleimani is the CEO of SpankChain and the driving force behind the MolochDAO.

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What can one say about a crypto tantric episode other than wow. This is our spiciest Proof of Love yet! Ben Tantra Punk joined Stephanie and I to discuss this ancient practice.  In between a few laughs and blushes, we get a great overview of tantric lovemaking, how it’s different from regular lovemaking, the history of why there is tantric sex in the first place, and the joys of the female orgasm. We went a bit over on time, but I don’t think you will mind with this subject matter! We need more love in our lives, and this episode will show you how to put some of these teachings into practice, even if calling each other goddess in bed is a little uncomfortable.   About the Guests: Ben Tantra Punk is a sex worker, feminist porn performer, certified permaculture designer, certified tantric counselor, author, film maker, and recording artist. He’s found healing and empowerment through sacred loving arts, ecological gardening, shamanism, ecstatic trance dancing, martial arts, and open source technology. His ongoing independent short film series, Sexorcism the Tantric Opera, was launched in early 2017. It tells his story of recovery from childhood sexual trauma, adolescent sex trafficking, and the path of a wounded healer. His first book, Psychedelic Goddess Worship: Erotic Memoirs from the Astral Battlefield, is planned for release in late 2019. He loves to help tantric seekers discover the infinite source of divine love from above, the eternal power and wisdom from the Earth below, and the bliss of conscious, healthy, diverse romantic relationships in between. He provides private coaching and counseling sessions online and in-person, and teaches publicly via livestream on the Ethereum powered SpankChain camsite at: https://beta.spankchain.com/TantraPunk His writings, music, podcasts, videos and contact info can be found at https://www.TantraPunk.com. Do you have a burning question, or a show idea for us?  Please email us at tatiana@proofoflovecast.com! Remember, this is a new show, so if you like it, please be sure to tell 3 friends!   Leave a good review on Itunes, and be sure to follow us on our socials! https://www.facebook.com/proofoflovecast https://www.instagram.com/proofoflovecast https://twitter.com/proofoflovecast

Ameen Soleimani, CEO of Spankchain, comes on the show to discuss his latest effort to fund Ethereum development through the decentralized autonomous organization MolochDAO. He describes how it works, plus we cover competition in the smart contract space and whether we're seeing the emergence of Ethereum maximalism. Full show notes are back on Forbes.com! See the full recap of this week's recap of the episode at  http://www.forbes.com/sites/laurashin/2019/03/18/how-could-ethereum-development-be-funded-perhaps-through-this-decentralized-autonomous-organization/. Thank you to our sponsor! CipherTrace: http://ciphertrace.com/unchained Episode links: MolochDAO website: MolochDAO.com MolochDAO on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MolochDAO MolochDAO white paper: https://github.com/MolochVentures/Whitepaper/blob/master/Whitepaper.pdf Moloch Github: https://github.com/molochventures/moloch State of Ethereum 2.0 report: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1PS0k9MaKPdPwEw3Uh9rq7USjq7LcSpT6ICQUXRij4YE/edit#heading=h.kdbgcss2wsc Ameen's tweet storm on MolochDAO: https://twitter.com/ameensol/status/1084652403889065989?s=19 MolochDAO tweetstorm with update on members, etc.: https://twitter.com/MolochDAO/status/1100516720563806209?s=19 MolochDAO presentation at ETHDenver: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abTRJZcmPwI  Post by Dino Mark, Vlad Zamfir and Emin Gun Sirer, A Call for a Temporary Moratorium on the DAO: http://hackingdistributed.com/2016/05/27/dao-call-for-moratorium/ Ameen on the importance of ETH price: https://twitter.com/ameensol/status/1090319128810815489 Ryan Zurrer's position on ether fund recovery: https://medium.com/@rzurrer/evolution-dogma-a-proposed-path-towards-ether-fund-recovery-9810f213e8ee r/Ethereum decision on moderators: https://www.reddit.com/r/ethereum/comments/azyqdu/a_statement_call_for_discussion_from_some_of_the/ Ameen on the timeframe for developing Ethereum 2.0 relative to development on potentially competitive chains like Polkadot: https://www.reddit.com/r/ethereum/comments/ajc9ip/ama_we_are_the_eth_20_research_team/eewscyf/

Ameen Soleimani, CEO of Spankchain, comes on the show to discuss his latest effort to fund Ethereum development through the decentralized autonomous organization MolochDAO. He describes how it works, plus we cover competition in the smart contract space and whether we're seeing the emergence of Ethereum maximalism. Full show notes are back on Forbes.com! See the full recap of this week's recap of the episode at  http://www.forbes.com/sites/laurashin/2019/03/18/how-could-ethereum-development-be-funded-perhaps-through-this-decentralized-autonomous-organization/. Thank you to our sponsor! CipherTrace: http://ciphertrace.com/unchained Episode links: MolochDAO website: MolochDAO.com MolochDAO on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MolochDAO MolochDAO white paper: https://github.com/MolochVentures/Whitepaper/blob/master/Whitepaper.pdf Moloch Github: https://github.com/molochventures/moloch State of Ethereum 2.0 report: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1PS0k9MaKPdPwEw3Uh9rq7USjq7LcSpT6ICQUXRij4YE/edit#heading=h.kdbgcss2wsc Ameen's tweet storm on MolochDAO: https://twitter.com/ameensol/status/1084652403889065989?s=19 MolochDAO tweetstorm with update on members, etc.: https://twitter.com/MolochDAO/status/1100516720563806209?s=19 MolochDAO presentation at ETHDenver: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abTRJZcmPwI  Post by Dino Mark, Vlad Zamfir and Emin Gun Sirer, A Call for a Temporary Moratorium on the DAO: http://hackingdistributed.com/2016/05/27/dao-call-for-moratorium/ Ameen on the importance of ETH price: https://twitter.com/ameensol/status/1090319128810815489 Ryan Zurrer's position on ether fund recovery: https://medium.com/@rzurrer/evolution-dogma-a-proposed-path-towards-ether-fund-recovery-9810f213e8ee r/Ethereum decision on moderators: https://www.reddit.com/r/ethereum/comments/azyqdu/a_statement_call_for_discussion_from_some_of_the/ Ameen on the timeframe for developing Ethereum 2.0 relative to development on potentially competitive chains like Polkadot: https://www.reddit.com/r/ethereum/comments/ajc9ip/ama_we_are_the_eth_20_research_team/eewscyf/

Our CEO Ryan sat down with Ameen Soleimani at ETHDenver to talk about the new Moloch DAO.

Ameen Soleimani is the CEO of Spankchain, and Co-Founder of Moloch DAO. Ameen is dedicating his career to developing infrastructure on Ethereum, and is perhaps one of the largest stakeholders of Ethereum's success, when it comes to hours of work dedicated to the platform.  Ameen has his finger on the pulse of Ethereum, and the crypto industry at large. Ameen gives a unique and concise perspective to a wide range of subjects including.  - Ethereum's ability to self-fund itself - Factors involved with developer retention - State of Ethereum 2.0 report - Coordinating complex efforts from the community - On-Chain governance - Ethereum competitors - Blockchain maximalism   Please rate and share the podcast! You can find us @POVCryptoPod on Twitter. David Hoffman on Twitter and Medium @TrustlessState Christian Keroles on Twitter @ck_SNARKs [Guest] Pat White on Twitter @patwhite BitAlpha on Twitter @Bitalpha & bitalpha.com Send Bitcoin: 3P1kkSBdsc2vPWXin3h6bdVeTS4BzXdNG1 Send Ether: 0xa6daaa2c423e72f7a248e1642b0b0151a0ce3778

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In this episode episode I’m joined by one of my most favorite innovators in the crypto space, Ameen Soleimani of SpankChain. This Ethereum powered adult entertainment platform is helping to provide a more safe and secure environment for producers and consumers of adult content to build online community and transact value using state of the art technology. Much of the discrimination suffered by those involved in the adult industry will be relieved as this platform grows and begins to retrofit if not replace the legacy payment and content delivery rails. (Please note, this episode was recorded several weeks before it’s release so some of the future updates that are discussed are now current). We discuss: Ameen’s background in crypto His time working at Consensys How Consensys is a radical experiment in decentralized organizational management How he transitioned into this own projects The origin story of SpankChain His vision to create an on-demand micropayment enabled educational video platform Revelations he’s had about the adult industry use case of crypto His philosophies on a more liberated future for human sexuality The SpankChain roadmap How the Spank and Booty tokens will work to provide a stable token economy with incentives within and beyond the SpankChain platform ecosystem How this unique technology will integrate with and provide services to other adult sites and platforms, resulting in more crypto adoption within the existing industry How SpankChain has been received by the orthodox Ethereum development community and much more! Please visit SpankChain here: https://spankchain.com/ Follow Ameen at: https://twitter.com/ameensol About Ameen: Ameen is a decentralization lazer gun and likes to wield the blockchain like a weapon to destroy the legacy trusted institutions. Throughout his crypto career Ameen has played a role in over $30M+ in token sales – including the fastest ICO in history. In his free time, he likes playing Super Smash Brothers (64), Settlers of Catan, and PUBG.

In this episode I’m joined by a highly accomplished and established entrepreneur in the adult entertainment and crypto currency/blockchain space. I first discovered her via an Intimate.io write up, then again via a Coindesk article. We discuss: how she got into the camming lifestyle how crypto entered her life behind the cam, the average day in the life of crypto camming constructive emotional responses to internalized “bitshaming” favorite crypto news and info sources time management skills for self-employment seeking and sustaining healthy, authentic connections via social media rave reviews for beta test camming on SpankChain balancing revenue earning goals with crypto study time basic crypto operational security thoughts on day trading diversifying income streams beyond payments and trading with staking coins aspirations to build confidence for coaching and leadership the development pattern of enthusiasts who become brand ambassadors evaluating altcoins based on hash rate vulnerabilities and security with crypto51 adult crypto projects of interest including: SpankChain, Intimate,io, and Vice Industry Token hard lessons, making mistakes along the way joking about private keys in your private parts, the private keyster how to play strypto, tits for tech tips monetizing the free the nipple movement cryptotitties.com and the need for cryptobooties crypto video tutorials with Brenna Sparks crypto for adult leadership by Ginger Banks women in financial technology the future of crypto camming gratitude for vision of developers how camming can often be safer than street sex work the potential for smart contracts to clean up the sex industry what is a shill sharing investment wisdom but not advice About Melissa: MelissaSweet1 is an adult webcam model that is devoted to mental health awareness, tech, art and a cryptocurrency! Melissa streams on multiple adult platforms including MFC and Spankchain and has video stores on websites including Manyvids.com and Iwantclips.com She is passionate about learning, thinking outside the box and having fun! Connect with her on Twitter: @MelissaSweet1_ and @cryptosweet111 Tip her with ETH at CryptoTitties.com

Simon's in the studio with Sara Feenan. First up, Bitfinex Raises Fiat Withdrawal Fee, New Hardware Wallet Announced. The Hong Kong-based cryptocurrency exchange now charges at least $60/€60, or 0.1 percent of the withdrawn amount. Users who want 24-hour money transfers on working days will have to pay a 1 percent fee. Bitmain Faces $5 Million Lawsuit Over Alleged Unauthorized Crypto Mining. On Nov. 19, lead plaintiff Los Angeles County resident Gor Gevorkyan Bitmain, alleging that the firm’s devices use customers’ resources to mine cryptos for its own benefit prior to full setup. The Complaint read: “Bitmain’s ASIC devices are preconfigured to use its customers’ electricity to generate crypto currency for the benefit of Bitmain rather than its customers”. The SEC’s Recent Rulings Are More About Exchanges Than ICOs. Earlier this month, an SEC director revealed that the agency plans to release “plain English” guidance for when a token is and is not a security. Don’t Force Public Blockchains ‘Down Enterprises’ Throats’. Amber Baldet thinks it’s too soon for enterprise to meet open, decentralised blockchains: “We want to build those bridges out to the public networks, but I don’t think you get there by shoving public chains down enterprises’ throats before they are ready”. She believes that a gradual process of bridge-building between public chains and the private kind favored by corporations is needed. Overstock surges 26% after CEO says it will sell retail business by February to focus on crypto. CEO Patrick Byrne plans to sell the retail arm of Overstock by February. Shares of Overstock surged as much as 26 percent Friday but the stock is down 66 percent this year. Ohio ‘Appears’ to Be First US State to Accept Bitcoin for Taxes. The move initially applies only to businesses, with plans to extend the offering to individual taxpayers in future. The payments are reportedly set to be processed via crypto payments service BitPay. SpankChain Has Paid Camgirls $70,000 Worth of Crypto in 6 Months. SpankChain boasted 6,136 active users as of October, and has paid roughly $72,422 in cryptocurrency to 31 webcam models since the site launched in April. Fellow performer Molly Mae Meow, who has been camming for more than six years, said she makes much more money on SpankChain, which only charges performers 5 percent of their earnings compared to the standard 50 percent across the industry. We also have a great Tweet of the Week on Bitcoin regrets. Plus a sneaky, if explicit, contender from Colin G. Platt. All this and so much more on this week's episode of Blockchain Insider. And if you enjoyed our tweet of the week why not send us your best tweets? See if you can get a shout out on the show! We hope you enjoy the show and, as ever, don't forget to subscribe! Want to join the conversation on all the topics discussed? Tweet the show @bchaininsider and if you really love the show, please leave us a review on iTunes. This week's episode of Blockchain Insider was produced by Laura Watkins and Petrit Berisha. Edited by Alex Woodhouse.

F2pool, believes that anywhere from 600k to 800k bitcoin miners have shut down since mid-November as the bitcoin network’s hashrate - and the cryptocurrency’s price - have declined.Ripple has released the latest version of its most popular product, xCurrent. Porn startup SpankChain raised $6 million in an initial coin offering in 2017.Ohio has officially become the first US state to accept bitcoin for taxes.Late Confirmation is a CoinDesk production. For more information, visit www.CoinDesk.com

Roughly a 3 billion dollar industry in the United States alone. An industry that many people are part of as a producer or consumer, but few talk about. Blake and Matt analyzed the many problems that plague the adult entertainment industry and found many opportunities for crypto and public blockchains to help. Plus we do a deep dive on SpankChain, a blockchain ecosystem for the adult entertainment industry built on Ethereum. Timestamps: 3:14 - What happens to your brain on porn? 6:02 - The power of the industry 8:05 - Use cases for blockchain - privacy, censorship resistance 11:03 - The difficulties of working and running a business in the adult industry 14:01 - Brenna Sparks and gentleman's club 16:14 - Cutting out middlemen 17:30 - SpankChain    

We had the pleasure of speaking with Ameen Soleimani from the Spankchain project. In this episode we cover the story of SpankChain getting hacked (incredible series of events) The role of the consistently sexual and audacious names behind some of the infrastructure included in SpankChain The different kinds of payment channels out there The $420,000 grant given to SpankChain to develop micropayment channel tech Moloch the Canaanite God of Child Sacrifice, The Moloch DAO that Ameen is building And of course, the future of Cryptocurrency!   Please rate and share the podcast! You  can find us @POVCryptopod on Twitter. David Hoffman on Twitter and Medium @trustless_state Christian Keroles on Twitter @reallife_ck [Guest] Ameen Soleimani CEO of Spankchain on Twitter @ameensol Send Bitcoin: 3P1kkSBdsc2vPWXin3h6bdVeTS4BzXdNG1 Send Ether: 0xa6daaa2c423e72f7a248e1642b0b0151a0ce3778 Send Monero: 469m4LpeLRGXuBrRH3baZV6DUTtjbq4641Z6Xqf6Q6MqBmd6wSDzUWTMdyJcz93fXDgJ7qf7AP8DRQb6eSLRhGxa1Bz69TN Show Notes: Spankchain: https://spankchain.com/ Meditations on moloch: http://slatestarcodex.com/2014/07/30/meditations-on-moloch/ BTC Relay: http://btcrelay.org/

Simon and Sara are in the studio with Hugh Karp, Founder of Nexus Mutual. First up, Fidelity launches company to facilitate crypto trading. Fidelity has launched a company to facilitate cryptocurrency trading for hedge funds, endowments and family offices. The Boston-based investment giant said it would offer institutional investors access to “enterprise-quality custody and trade execution services” for cryptocurrencies, such as bitcoin or ethereum, as a first step towards creating a full platform for the nascent industry. Why crypto traders are so worried about Tether. Blockchain isn't about democracy and decentralisation – it's about greed. A controversial article by Nouriel Roubini. SpankChain loses $40k in hack due to smart contract bug. A cryptocurrency project focused on the adult industry, has suffered a breach that saw almost $40,000 in ethereum (ETH) stolen. The intrusion, which the post said was made possible by a bug in the network's payment channel smart contract, also caused $4,000 in SpankChain's BOOTY token to be frozen. Barclays halts work on cryptocurrency trading project. The investment bank put together a senior team earlier this year to look at how it could incorporate the trading of digital assets into its markets business. The initiative, however, has been put “on ice”. Chris Tyrer, the bank’s former head of energy trading, moved into a full time role leading the so-called ‘digital assets project’ earlier this year but left the bank in September after the decision was taken to shelve the cryptocurrency trading project. Liquid Goes Live: Blockstream's first Bitcoin sidechain has finally arrived. Three years in the making, bitcoin's first sidechain "Liquid" is now live. Liquid is arguably the most advanced implementation of a technology called sidechains that's long been a holy grail for bitcoin coders (though what's being launched today may be a watered-down version of the original "trustless" vision). Liquid will now be used to carry large volumes of transactions at a higher speed for several of bitcoin's largest companies. CFTC Chair Giancarlo says institutional investors will help crypto 'mature'. An influx of institutional investors to the cryptocurrency markets may help the space "mature," U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission chair J. Christopher Giancarlo said last week. We also have a great Tweet of the Week from 'Elon Musk'. Hmm.. Tying up the show, we have a great fireside chat with Blythe Masters from Blockchain Live. All this and so much more on this week's episode of Blockchain Insider. And if you enjoyed our tweet of the week why not send us your best tweets? See if you can get a shout out on the show! We hope you enjoy the show and, as ever, don't forget to subscribe! Want to join the conversation on all the topics discussed? Tweet the show @bchaininsider and if you really love the show, please leave us a review on iTunes. This week's episode of Blockchain Insider was produced by Laura Watkins and Petrit Berisha. Edited by Michael Bailey. Special Guests: Blythe Masters and Hugh Karp.

In this episode i discuss what is happening in the world of crypto. news that are covered are as follows: 1)Seoul to invest $100 million fund to build blockchain smart city. 2)Messaging giant kakao launches it blockchain for testing 3)Bitfinex fitting reply to insolvenancy claims 4)Donation to charity of listing fees by binance 5)Binance spending on audit 6)IBM food tracking blockchain goes live 7) Sponsored research from U.K for improving the telecom sector 8)Australians wants citizens with disability to settle insurance on blockchain 9)First Blockchain bank account in Germany 10)Japanese IT giant GMO Internet is jumping on the stablecoin bandwagon 11)Middle east first central bank backed exchange 12) Switzerland's financial markets regulator has issued a license for asset manager 13)SpankChain loses $40000 in ethereum 14)Business media giant Forbes is moving to the blockchain 15) Ukraine working on tax reforms of crypto 16)First officially licensed blockchain pilot zone in china 17)Consumers in Dubai will soon be able to use digital currency to pay for goods 18)Thailand exploring blockchain 19)Tron latest update You can contact me on https://www.facebook.com/nmiteneeraj

In this week’s Cyber Security Brief, Dick O’Brien is joined by Symantec threat researchers Jon DiMaggio and Candid Wueest to discuss the big cyber security stories of the last week. We talk about Symantec’s latest research on a previously-unknown attack group called Gallmaker, which is using “living off the land” and publicly-available hack tools to target organizations in the government and defense sectors. We also discuss the hack of the SpankChain cryptocurrency project, the breach at Garmin-owned boating app Navionics, and how Fitbit data has been used in a murder investigation.

The Persian Gulf may get its first cryptocurrency exchange licensed by a central bank.A cryptocurrency investment fund in Switzerland receives a license from the nation's financial markets regulator.Blockchain startup Bitwala is aiming to launch Germany's first "blockchain bank account."SpankChain, a cryptocurrency project focused on the adult industry, has suffered a breach that saw almost $40,000 in ethereum (ETH) stolen.Japanese IT giant GMO Internet is jumping into the race to launch a successful stablecoin, planning the launch of a yen-pegged cryptocurrency in 2019.Late Confirmation is a CoinDesk production made in collaboration with The Podglomerate.For more information, visit www.CoinDesk.com

Mass adoption comes in so many forms. Porn media has a great use case for cryptocurrency and blockchain. SpankChain sees the future and has started laying the ground work to seize it! Shank chain.com If you are interested in trading cryptocurrency click link below to set up your account for free. http://portal.jafx.com/Redirect?linkID=lxazi21888 Shot out to our major sponsor Coinseed. If you have not downloaded the app, the link is below. https://coinseed.app.link/cryptocentz Please click, suscribe and review us on itunes, google play music, iheart radio and now youtube at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnWo--PtvI5-WRfxYjhLTLg Encrypted Apparel as one of our show sponsors. Encrypted Apparel is an amazing fashionable line of shirts that are inspired by cryptocurrency. Use the link wearencrypted.com and the coupon code CRYPTOCENTZ to receive 10% off your purchase. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/cryptocentzpodcast/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/cryptocentzpodcast/support

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

Thanks for joining Bijan and Lucian on another episode of "Dose of Ether." Lucian is back from Berlin with stories about the city and the people who make the EthGlobal events special, like the guys at NewCypher who implemented Fully Homeomorphic Encryption in a smart contract for the first time during the hackathon! Also hear about WebAssembly aka WASM and the future of the EVM, Connexhub and Spankchain implement the first non-custodial payment channel, and the 0x protocol v2 goes live with NTF support.

In this episode Erik and co-host Miles Snyder of Multicoin Capital talk to Ameen Soleimani (@ameensol), CEO at SpankChain, and Jehan Tremback (@JTremback), founder of Althea Mesh. Ameen is one of the inventors of a token-curated registry. He discusses what a token-curated registry is, what the current use cases for them are and what they could possibly be in the future. They talk about AdChain and the problem of advertising fraud online. The three of them discuss the "chicken and egg" problem that TCRs face. They also get into what kinds of uses Jehan could have for TCRs for the physical world at his company, Althea. Thanks for listening — if you like what you hear, please review us on your favorite podcast platform. Check us out on the web at villageglobal.vc or get in touch with us on Twitter @villageglobal.Venture Stories is brought to you by Village Global, is hosted by co-founder and partner, Erik Torenberg and is produced by Brett Bolkowy.

In this episode Erik and co-host Miles Snyder of Multicoin Capital talk to Ameen Soleimani (@ameensol), CEO at SpankChain, and Jehan Tremback (@JTremback), founder of Althea Mesh. Ameen is one of the inventors of a token-curated registry. He discusses what a token-curated registry is, what the current use cases for them are and what they could possibly be in the future. They talk about AdChain and the problem of advertising fraud online. The three of them discuss the "chicken and egg" problem that TCRs face. They also get into what kinds of uses Jehan could have for TCRs for the physical world at his company, Althea. Thanks for listening — if you like what you hear, please review us on your favorite podcast platform. Check us out on the web at villageglobal.vc or get in touch with us on Twitter @villageglobal.Venture Stories is brought to you by Village Global, is hosted by co-founder and partner, Erik Torenberg and is produced by Brett Bolkowy.

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In this episode I’m joined by a highly accomplished and established entrepreneur in the adult entertainment and crypto currency/blockchain space. I first discovered her via an Intimate.io write up, then again via a Coindesk article. We discuss: how she got into the camming lifestyle how crypto entered her life behind the cam, the average day in the life of crypto camming constructive emotional responses to internalized “bitshaming” favorite crypto news and info sources time management skills for self-employment seeking and sustaining healthy, authentic connections via social media rave reviews for beta test camming on SpankChain balancing revenue earning goals with crypto study time basic crypto operational security thoughts on day trading diversifying income streams beyond payments and trading with staking coins aspirations to build confidence for coaching and leadership the development pattern of enthusiasts who become brand ambassadors evaluating altcoins based on hash rate vulnerabilities and security with crypto51 adult crypto projects of interest including: SpankChain, Intimate,io, and Vice Industry Token hard lessons, making mistakes along the way joking about private keys in your private parts, the private keyster how to play strypto, tits for tech tips monetizing the free the nipple movement cryptotitties.com and the need for cryptobooties crypto video tutorials with Brenna Sparks crypto for adult leadership by Ginger Banks women in financial technology the future of crypto camming gratitude for vision of developers how camming can often be safer than street sex work the potential for smart contracts to clean up the sex industry what is a shill sharing investment wisdom but not advice About Melissa: MelissaSweet1 is an adult webcam model that is devoted to mental health awareness, tech, art and a cryptocurrency! Melissa streams on multiple adult platforms including MFC and Spankchain and has video stores on websites including Manyvids.com and Iwantclips.com She is passionate about learning, thinking outside the box and having fun! Connect with her on Twitter: @MelissaSweet1_ and @cryptosweet111 Tip her with ETH at CryptoTitties.com

In this episode I'm joined by a highly accomplished and established entrepreneur in the adult entertainment and crypto currency/blockchain space. I first discovered her via an Intimate.io write up, then again via a Coindesk article. We discuss: how she got into the camming lifestyle how crypto entered her life behind the cam, the average day in the life of crypto camming constructive emotional responses to internalized “bitshaming” favorite crypto news and info sources time management skills for self-employment seeking and sustaining healthy, authentic connections via social media rave reviews for beta test camming on SpankChain balancing revenue earning goals with crypto study time basic crypto operational security thoughts on day trading diversifying income streams beyond payments and trading with staking coins aspirations to build confidence for coaching and leadership the development pattern of enthusiasts who become brand ambassadors evaluating altcoins based on hash rate vulnerabilities and security with crypto51 adult crypto projects of interest including: SpankChain, Intimate,io, and Vice Industry Token hard lessons, making mistakes along the way joking about private keys in your private parts, the private keyster how to play strypto, tits for tech tips monetizing the free the nipple movement cryptotitties.com and the need for cryptobooties crypto video tutorials with Brenna Sparks crypto for adult leadership by Ginger Banks women in financial technology the future of crypto camming gratitude for vision of developers how camming can often be safer than street sex work the potential for smart contracts to clean up the sex industry what is a shill sharing investment wisdom but not advice About Melissa: MelissaSweet1 is an adult webcam model that is devoted to mental health awareness, tech, art and a cryptocurrency! Melissa streams on multiple adult platforms including MFC and Spankchain and has video stores on websites including Manyvids.com and Iwantclips.com She is passionate about learning, thinking outside the box and having fun! Connect with her on Twitter: @MelissaSweet1_ and @cryptosweet111 Tip her with ETH at CryptoTitties.com

‘The closer you get to 50/50 polarizing, the more viral you're likely to go.' Ameen Soleimani is the master of branding, coining terms for his blockchain startup like SpankBank and Booty call. Working with the porn industry lends itself to polarizing branding, but why does Ameen think porn also happens to be the most practical application of crypto technology? Ameen is the co-founder and CEO of SpankChain, a startup set to revolutionize the adult film industry using blockchain technology. The team has launched its Camsite Beta program and is working to ship SpankBank and SpankPay in the very near future. Prior to SpankChain, Ameen served as Decentralization Lazer Gun for ConsenSys and co-founder of Filter, a Twitter news aggregator. Today, Ameen sits down with us to explain why the porn industry is a good application for crypto. He shares his surprise at being embraced by the greater Ethereum community and speaks to how he attracts top engineering talent. Ameen discusses the challenges of communicating with a distributed team and the current initiatives they are working on in SpankBank and SpankPay. Listen in for Ameen's insight on viral branding and the power of polarization. Topics Covered What has surprised Ameen in working on SpankChain Embraced by greater Ethereum community Porn drives innovation as early adopter Why the porn industry is a good fit for crypto Censored by existing financial system Motivated to adopt new one Ameen's introduction to cryptocurrency Topic in news aggregator Built arbitrage bot between exchanges How the SpankChain distributed team communicates Weekly team meeting, daily dev standup and Slack Over-document SpankChain's current priorities Launched Camsite Beta program SpankBank, SpankPay initiatives How to attract talent to a project Solve hard problems Track record of shipping Ameen's advice around branding 50/50 polarizing = likely to go viral ‘Stickiness of words matters' Connect with Ameen SpankChain https://spankchain.com/ SpankChain on GitHub https://github.com/spankchain SpankChain on Medium https://medium.com/@spankchain SpankChain on Twitter https://twitter.com/SpankChain Ameen on Twitter https://twitter.com/ameensol Ameen on Medium https://medium.com/@ameensol Ameen on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/ameen-soleimani-97181942/ Resources Ameen's Reddit Pitch Deck https://www.reddit.com/r/ethtrader/comments/6g9rzq/nsfw_spankchain_im_about_to_betamax_bitcoin/ ConsenSys https://new.consensys.net/ Connect with Boost VC Boost VC Website https://www.boost.vc/ Boost VC on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/boostvc/ Boost VC on Twitter https://twitter.com/BoostVC

Esteban Ordano believes that decentralization is key to mitigating the risk that comes with digital communication, and his work uses VR to return our sense of immediacy, to recreate the personal connections that will lead to what he calls a ͚Renaissance of humanity.͛ So, what does the world look like at this intersection of virtual reality and cryptocurrency? Esteban is the founder and CTO of Decentraland, a virtual reality platform powered by the Ethereum blockchain where users can purchase land and build on it, limited only by their imaginations. Using a VR headset or web browser, Decentraland users become completely immersed in a 3D, interactive world where they can watch live music, shop with friends or even visit an underwater resort. Prior to Decentraland, Esteban worked as a software engineer at Google and BitPay. Today, Esteban joins us to explain how the economic chaos in Argentina inspired his interest in the cryptocurrency space. He discusses the role decentralization plays in mitigating the risk of sharing information online and the way cryptographic systems facilitate radical governance. Esteban offers insight around Decentralands place at the intersection of virtual reality and cryptocurrency and how the platform enables the management of digital scarcity. Listen in to understand the major challenges of adoption in the VR and crypto space and learn how Decentraland is testing concepts of governance before they are applied in real life! Topics Covered Esteban's introduction to the blockchain Article in Hacker News (2011) Meetup in Argentina (2013) What sparked Esteban's interest in Bitcoin Economic disaster in Argentina Opportunity to be game-changer The most important role of decentralization Mitigate risk of sharing information One-on-one connections = Renaissance of humanity Efficient way to transmit info and measure impacts How cryptographic systems facilitate radical governance Peer-to-peer way to make decisions Creates consequences (money where mouth is) The intersection of VR and cryptocurrency Decentraland allows for testing concepts Missing link to creating free society The significance of digital scarcity Virtual currencies enable scarcity, ownership Until now items on database modified by single entity What the world might look like in 10 years if Decentraland succeeds Vitual economies, shopping and bars Send kids to Decentraland University The major challenges of crypto and VR adoption Security, efficiency on through-put (crypto) Hand-tracking and affordability (VR) Esteban's definition of success ‘Surprised a little every day' Connect with Esteban Decentraland https://decentraland.org/ Decentraland on Twitter https://twitter.com/decentraland Decentraland on GitHub https://github.com/decentraland Esteban on Twitter https://twitter.com/eordano Esteban on Medium https://medium.com/@eordano Resources Streamium https://streamium.io/ Livepeer https://livepeer.org/ SpankChain https://spankchain.com/ Hacker News https://news.ycombinator.com/ Peter Rubin on Boost VC https://www.boost.vc/podcast-archive/2018/5/24/season-3-ep-8-unlocking-the-intimacy-between-people-through-vr-with-peter-rubin-of-wired Beat Saber http://www.beatsaber.com/ Echo Arena https://www.oculus.com/experiences/rift/1369078409873402/ Oculus Go https://www.oculus.com/go/ CRISPR https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CRISPR Connect with Boost VC Boost VC Website https://www.boost.vc/ Boost VC on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/boostvc/ Boost VC on Twitter https://twitter.com/BoostVC

  Melyssa meets Bill Murray & is gonna meet the Beekman Boys. Paul Ryan can choke on a big one. There is no evidence that Syria gassed anyone. Check out Spankchain.com Don't forget to support BrianWhite4Senate. Music: Lakecia Benjamin - March On The Waco Brothers - Building Our Own Prison Kiala and the Afroblaster - They Use Us The Bennies - Apathetic Revolution

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In today’s episode we look at spank chain, an adult industry cryptocurrency payment system built using Ethereum. Currently, financial intermediaries in the adult entertainment industry exploiting their position to impose arbitrary rules on content by refusing to serve participants who produce content a specific payment processor finds objectionable. The effect of this is to persecute already marginalized groups like trans men and women and as well as severing the income of both individuals and businesses in a one hundred Billion dollar industry. Using payment channels and a novel ethereum based tech stack, Ameen Soleimani and Janice Griffith aim to liberate the adult industry from exploitation by evil financial intermediaries. Soon there may be a place so spend ether. This episode contains graphic descriptions of pornographic content so if that makes you feel uncomfortable you’ll want to give this one a miss. Take a moment now to stop this recording. For more visit thirdweb.net spankchain.com

On this episode of BlockChannel, McKie, Dee and Petty sit down with the Founder and CEO of Spankchain, Ameen Soleimani. Spankchain is a platform for monetized webcam streaming; utilizing what are called Ethereum “state channels” to facilitate realtime payments over live-streaming adult video content. Spankchain also plans to debut the first ever “state-channel ICO” which will enable them to more precisely price their token before it reaches market, alleviate congestion on the Ethereum network, and hopefully invite others to adopt similar strategies as the ecosystem works to scale ICO's accordingly. A very insightful episode, on a taboo topic. But hey, that's what makes it fun; also there are a lot of puns this episode, so yeah be ready. Show Links: Spankchain: spankchain.com/ Spankchain State Channel ICO Contract: github.com/SpankChain/sc_aucti…5feaad72c28fe7d3317 Intro/Outro Music “Window” by Abhi the Nomad: Abhithenomad — Window Show Sponsor(s): Status Messaging Client: status.im Status Developer Documentation: wiki.status.im/contributing/deve…ent/introduction/ Disclaimer: This is not investment advice, it is an engaged discussion on new technology; BlockChannel reminds you to always do your own due diligence before investing in any crypto-related project in the industry.

On this episode of BlockChannel, McKie, Dee and Petty sit down with the Founder and CEO of Spankchain, Ameen Soleimani. Spankchain is a platform for monetized webcam streaming; utilizing what are called Ethereum "state channels" to facilitate realtime payments over live-streaming adult video content. Spankchain also plans to debut the first ever "state-channel ICO" which will enable them to more precisely price their token before it reaches market, alleviate congestion on the Ethereum network, and hopefully invite others to adopt similar strategies as the ecosystem works to scale ICO's accordingly. A very insightful episode, on a taboo topic. But hey, that's what makes it fun; also there are a lot of puns this episode, so yeah be ready. Show Links: Spankchain: http://spankchain.com Spankchain State Channel ICO Contract: https://github.com/SpankChain/sc_auction/tree/d61b1f821e97757b56fb05feaad72c28fe7d3317 Intro/Outro Music "Window" by Abhi the Nomad: https://soundcloud.com/abhithenomad/window Show Sponsor(s): Status Messaging Client: http://status.im Status Developer Documentation: wiki.status.im/contributing/deve…ent/introduction/ Disclaimer: This is not investment advice, it is an engaged discussion on new technology; BlockChannel reminds you to always do your own due diligence before investing in any crypto-related project in the industry.

Brent and Mike sit down with James Duffy, the Co-Founder of the Loom Network to discuss a multitude of topics. They talk gaming as it’s central to the Loom Network, and get specific about Zombie Battlegrounds, where it came from and why it’s working. They talk about James’s very short lived poker career, his 10 years in Korea, and meeting like minds everywhere around the world. As usual, things get a little off topic. We talk about Ethereum, Bitcoin, and even work in a little callback to an old 101 and pet project of Brent’s – Spankchain. The round table’s always bring out the best in the crypto space, or sometimes they ignore cryptocurrency completely and talk about food.   LINKS TO TOPICS FROM THE SHOW   Loom Network Website Zombie Battelground – The Magic: The Gathering style game on the Loom Network. Cryptozombies.io – Actually a really awesome site where you can learn to code. Delegate Call – site where you can earn tokens for questions and answers. James Duffy’s Twitter James Duffy’s Linked in - Yes it’s in Korean. Loom Network Medium HELP SUPPORT THE PODCAST! PLEASE Subscribe and give us an honest rating on iTunes. ETH Address: 0x9487f1B80693e0cF68EAF8F997E9C34Eb73F3B3D Ledger Wallet Website This is where you buy the hardware wallet that we're always talking about on the show - we all use a Ledger Nano S. CASH APP HAS BITCOIN! If you sign up through that link the show gets $5 and so do you! Stop the presses. The easiest to use money transfer application (yes it's easier than Venmo) now as a built in way to buy and sell Bitcoin. They even have a no - fee debit card you can use. CryptoBasicPodcast@gmail.com 405.440.3260 Theme Music - Neledrax by Earradiate (2017)

Flagship Friday! We're talking about John McAfee and what he wants to do for Cuba. We cover whether or not Tron headquarters was raided by the police, and this particular episoe without Adam we talk about a lot of different tangents, and more.   THIS IS OUR REFERAL LINK PLEASE SHOW EMBERFUND YOUR SUPPORT - https://emberfund.app.link/CryptoBasic Subscribe on iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/cryptobasic-podcast/id1332565102?mt=2&at=1001lJEw Join Our Discord - https://discord.gg/3EnWx6J Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/CryptoBasic Ledger Nano X - https://www.ledger.com/?r=d6b6 Cash App: Free $5 - https://cash.me/app/RMFXXXL Founder of SpankChain creates YangDAO - https://www.yangdao.org/ Samsung releases ETH SDK - https://developer.samsung.com/blockchain Zimbabwe bans the USD - https://www.scribd.com/document/416240547/NYAG-AFFIRMATION#fullscreen&from_embed Tether is loaning USDT to traders - https://www.scribd.com/document/416240547/NYAG-AFFIRMATION#fullscreen&from_embed Top 10 Companies are Murican - https://www.investopedia.com/articles/active-trading/111115/why-all-worlds-top-10-companies-are-american.asp Turhey's new roadmap https://www.coindesk.com/turkeys-new-economic-roadmap-calls-for-central-bank-cryptocurrency Bullish or BS - Police Raid Tron - https://medium.com/@Tronfoundation/the-wave-field-community-scam-and-our-response-55631a6b2df1 They didnn't - https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/caj9e1/police_raids_at_tron_offices_in_beijing/ Mcafee wants to build it for Cuba - Cryptobasicpodcast@gmail.com

Welcome to another edition of Crypto Basic News! Our editor is SO busy in quarantine that he forgot to post this episode so you're getting it with a few days of delay. We still love him though. He may or may not be the one writing this description. Anyway, today we're talking about shady senators dumping stocks after a private coronavirus briefing, Steemit developers forking into a new platform called Hive due to Justin Sun's shenanigans, and much more. Oh, and coronavirus. Surprise surprise. Tune in now!Rapid FireGlobal cryptocurrency wallet usage has tripled in the last three years.10 mill in 2016 to 40mil end of 2019.Devs Plot Launch of Telegram’s Blockchain Without Company’s InvolvementSo says the TON Community Foundation, a group of more than two dozen software developers and investors, who are now discussing possible ways to launch the Telegram Open Network (TON) without the messaging platform's participation.Coinbase Wallet integrates DeFi directly into app. Users will be able to borrow and lend crypto with interest thru the app now.Which US cities own the most crypto? Let's hear your guesses.Congress Bill Looks to create a digital dollar (B?)ANNNNND ITS GONEhttps://www.coindesk.com/digital-dollar-stripped-from-latest-us-coronavirus-relief-billFed Pledges asset purchases with no limits, Bitcoin and Gold Spike - KFederal Reserve said Monday it will launch a barrage of programs to help stimulate the economyUnlike previous crisis where there was a commitment to a set amount of balance sheet expansion, this time they are indicating no limitsThe Fed also will be moving for the first time into corporate bondsAlso a lending program for Main Street businesses ($300 Billion) to support flow of credit“The central bank is shifting from being not just the lender of last resort, but now it is the buyer of last resort. Don’t ask how much they will buy, this is truly QE infinity.”-Chris Rupkey, chief finacial economist at MUFG Union Bankwill lower the interest rate on its repo operations to 0% from 0.1%. (The operations are conducted daily to provide banks short-term funding)All this backed by Treasury department so Fed doesnt lose moneybitcoin jumped from $5,860 to $6,628 in an hour, Gold went from from $1,494 to $1,524 over the same time frame.Four US Senators caught dumping stocks after a private briefing on Corona Virus - BThere was a Senate Intelligence Committee briefing on the Corona Virus, and right after that meeting there were 4 Senators that immediately started to sell off positions.The names of the senators: Richard Burr, Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif. , Kelly Loeffler, R-Ga. , James Inhofe, R-OklaRichard Burr even had a meeting with some fellow rich people (membership to join this group that he had the meeting with is $500, up to $10k) and said this "There's one thing that I can tell you about this: It is much more aggressive in its transmission than anything that we have seen in recent history," he said, according to a secret recording of the remarks obtained by NPR. "It is probably more akin to the 1918 pandemic."Burr's private comments were dire, his public comments made it sound like this was under control.So I saw a mention of one of the Senators being married to the Chairman of the NYSE. I was trying to remember where I heard that before. Kelly Loeffler! Holy shit she was the CEO that was in charge of BAKKT.Then, Karim remember this bitch wasn't even elected.Coronavirus crisis may highlight the overlap between the surveillance state and the cryptocurrency industry. - KIsraeli tech company NSO Group is working on new product to monitor spread of Corona, with nearly a dozen companies testing the productNSO, is best known for selling spyware to Saudi Arabia and other governmentsNSO Group’s surveillance technology has attracted widespread criticism for covertly accessing phones, activating cameras and collecting location data.NSO Groups to pranks seem to have significant ties to the crypto industryco-founders Omri Lavie and Shalev Hulio have invested in the bitcoin startup SimplexEddy Shalev (investor) has invested in the non-custodial wallet startup Portis, the exchange platform eToro and the privacy startup QEDIT.Coinbase famously sparked industrywide backlash in 2019it acquired Neutrino, founded by three former members of a controversial Italian surveillance vendor called Hacking Team.Coinbase said those people would transition out of the company, but no update and they refused to comment when asked.So just a reminder that cryptocurrency is just a tech, a tool, not innately a tool of liberation/freedom/etc, could be the opposite too, a tool of surveillance, or controlUpdate on some Justin Sun / Steemit Drama - BSo we talked about Justin trying to take over the Steem blockchain a few weeks ago. It looks like he was actually completely successful.Steemit developers quit because of the takeover.Justin has been hiding any posts on Steem critical of the new Steem ownership, and downvoting them as, well.The Steem community essentially capitulated, and forked into a new platform called Hive.Hive is going to be airdropped at 1:1 on Steem accounts.However, they bricked the Steemit Inc. coins to the tune of 60M, which is what Justin was able to get control of.They are proposing that anyone that switches to Hive and moves their coins loses their stake on Steemit lolol.Which is of course what Hive is doing.From Crypto Mining to Coronavirus Research - KCoreWeave is the largest U.S. miner on the Ethereum blockchain,redirecting the processing power of 6,000 specialized computer chips toward research to find a therapy for the coronavirus.GPUs will be pointed toward Stanford University's Folding@home program.Long standing, use donated processing power to simulate protein folds to try to cure different disieasesRecently announced specific project to boost coronavirus research"Their protein simulations attempt to find potential 'pockets' where existing [U.S. federal agency Food and Drug Administration (FDA)] approved drugs or other known compounds could help inhibit or treat the virus,"This addition has essentially double the power of the entire network, GPUs designed to handle repetitive calculationsAccording to Venturo, those 6,000 GPUs made up about 0.2 percent of Ethereum's total hashrate, earning roughly 28 ETH per day, worth about $3,600 at press time.Tulip.tools founder Johann Tanzer put out a call to action to Tezos bakers (miners) and offered a modest 15 XTZ ($20ish) to the leading contributor to Folding@home20 groups of Tezos miners are now contributing a slice of their hashing power to the cause. (and the pot grew to $600ish with other people donating as well)GPUs are flexible, but ASICs really cant participate. More powerful than GPUs, but only at one thing (so we probably wont see a lot of btc mining groups helping)FOLDING@HOME UPDATE ON SARS-COV-2Shots Fired!Wikipedia and Cardano having some issuesCharles Hoskinson, CEO of Cardano, is the latest figure in crypto to assert that Wikipedia is censoring his platform. He made a nearly 10 min video regarding the situation. Accusing Wikipedia to be a community-run free encyclopedia, hostile towards crypto.David Gerard, a crypto-hater and Wikipedia editor, says that Cardano is self promoting, and needs to be covered by the mainstream media, not the crypto press.Hoskinson said coins like Spankchain can have an article on Wikipedia. Spankchain does not have a Wikipedia page.Some Cardano members tried to include a blurb on Ourobouros, the algorithm that powers Cardano.Please join the conversation in the Discord. 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