In this episode, we talk with Thomas France - the founder of Ledger Wallet, which has quickly become one of the most popular hardware wallets in the world.Thomas is an entrepreneur who has focused all of his time and attention the past few yea

S01E11: ICOs, FOMO, and the Promise and Hype of Cryptocurrency

Nov 27th, 2017 1h 23m

In this episode, we chat with Brad Mills - currently an advisor to the ICO portfolio team at Alphabit, an actively managed cryptocurrency fund.Brad is an entrepreneur who’s been a bitcoin evangelist and algorithmic trader since 2011, and today

S01E10: The Perils and Promises of Investing in Cryptocurrency

Nov 20th, 2017 46m 15s

Mt. Gox – a one-time cryptocurrency exchange – was founded in 2010. By early 2014 – a short 4 years, Mt. Gox was processing about 70% of all bitcoin transactions in the world. And while everyone noticed how much Mt Gox had grown, something else

S01E09: Investment, Finance, and Privacy in the Blockchain

Nov 13th, 2017 1h 16m

A few weeks ago, I was lucky enough to have an awesome conversation with Jack Gavigan, who is the COO of Z-Cash and someone who’s been at the intersection of tech and finance for a long time (he’s worked at Credit Suisse, Morgan Stanley, & Lloy

S01E08: Investment, Speculation, and The Future of Cryptocurrency

Nov 6th, 2017 49m 56s

In 1660, Prince Rupert traveled to England from his home in Germany. Like many noblemen of his time, Prince Rupert was seemingly related to almost everyone else in the nobility – so despite being a German prince, he was also a nephew of the Eng

S01E07: The Philosophy & Ethics of Cryptocurrency and Blockchain

Oct 30th, 2017 1h 6m

On Halloween Day in 2017, executives from Facebook, Google, and Twitter sat in front of a group of US Senators and were grilled for hours about how they allowed disinformation and Russian ads to be shown to some 126 million people. But while th

S01E06: Cryptocurrency - How’d We Get Here and Why Now?

Oct 23rd, 2017 27m 16s

If we want to be smarter about cryptocurrency, to make better long-term decisions, we need a map showing us where we’ve come from so that we can see where we’re headed.Really, there are 3 histories - 3 stories - that show us not only how crypt

Privacy, Security, and the Blockchain (Arvind Narayanan)

Oct 16th, 2017 39m 12s

I’m joined today by Arvind Narayanan, an assistant professor at Princeton University, who is an assistant professor at Princeton and an affiliate scholar at Stanford Law School’s Center for Internet and Society. He’s well know for his work on

How Cryptocurrency Will Be Used in the Future

Oct 9th, 2017 1h 2m

We can’t fully imagine all of the ways that cryptocurrency - or any other technology - might change our lives. Nonetheless, it’s a question worth asking, perhaps especially if it means that many aspects of finance and other areas of our life m

How Does Cryptocurrency Work? (Part 2)

Oct 2nd, 2017 40m 59s

In this episode, I’m joined by Bernard Golden and Arvind Narayanan to discuss some of the deeper technologies underlying cryptocurrencies.This includes discussions of…* The basics and history of modern cryptography.* What’s the best way for

How Does Cryptocurrency Work? (Part 1)

Sep 25th, 2017 44m 27s

In this episode, my producer, Heather, and I discuss some basic questions about how cryptocurrency really works…* What is a blockchain, and how does it get stored?* Who are miners, and how do they get rewarded for good behavior?* How does th

Does Cryptocurrency Matter At All?

Sep 17th, 2017 28m 42s

Beyond the hype, does cryptocurrency hold actual promise or value?At its most basic level, cryptocurrency is built to alter the way that money and currency work. It might do much more, but how and why it might fulfill this original promise is

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