It has been a while fellow hashers! With Neal and Nathan both taking care of family life, the end of 2019 rolled by with no new recordings, but that doesn't mean the crypto scene has been quiet!  In this special holiday episode Neal and Nathan get back together to look over the crypto developments in 2019 and speculate on what 2020 will hold.     --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Please note that the speakers in this podcast are not financial experts and are not offering financial advice We hope you enjoy our show and feel free to reach out to us at info@analysisinchains.com or on Telegram! https://t.me/AnalysisinChains Intro reel and music by Sebastian Rodriguez from NTRPY, http://www.ntrpy.berlin

It has been a while fellow hashers! With Neal and Nathan both taking care of family life, the end of 2019 rolled by with no new recordings, but that doesn't mean the crypto scene has been quiet!  In this special holiday episode Neal and Nathan get back together to look over the crypto developments in 2019 and speculate on what 2020 will hold.   --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Please note that the speakers in this podcast are not financial experts and are not offering financial advice We hope you enjoy our show and feel free to reach out to us at <a href="mailto:info@analysisinchains.com">info@analysisinchains.com</a> or on Telegram! <a href="https://t.me/joinchat/HIm2fBJFRUM-XGBUb0qf9Q" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://t.me/AnalysisinChains</a> Intro reel and music by Sebastian Rodriguez from NTRPY, <a href="http://www.ntrpy.berlin/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.ntrpy.berlin</a>

183 - Happy New Year!

Dennis Lewis

Today I have a chat with Dennis Lewis, author of the new book Behold the Cryptopreneurs. Dennis cut his teeth in ICO marketing and saw the rise and fall of many crypto projects.  In the past few years we have seen the rise and fall of an ICO bubble and it opens the question of how we as blockchain and crypto entrepreneurs could do better in the future.  What went right, and what went wrong in the last cycle and what should we do differently if we want a healthy blockchain industry going forward? --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Please note that the speakers in this podcast are not financial experts and are not offering financial advice We hope you enjoy our show and feel free to reach out to us at info@analysisinchains.com or on Telegram! https://t.me/AnalysisinChains Intro reel and music by Sebastian Rodriguez from NTRPY, http://www.ntrpy.berlin

Today I have a chat with Dennis Lewis, author of the new book <a href="http://cryptopreneurs.club" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Behold the Cryptopreneurs</a>. Dennis cut his teeth in ICO marketing and saw the rise and fall of many crypto projects.  In the past few years we have seen the rise and fall of an ICO bubble and it opens the question of how we as blockchain and crypto entrepreneurs could do better in the future.  What went right, and what went wrong in the last cycle and what should we do differently if we want a healthy blockchain industry going forward? --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Please note that the speakers in this podcast are not financial experts and are not offering financial advice We hope you enjoy our show and feel free to reach out to us at <a href="mailto:info@analysisinchains.com">info@analysisinchains.com</a> or on Telegram! <a href="https://t.me/joinchat/HIm2fBJFRUM-XGBUb0qf9Q" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://t.me/AnalysisinChains</a> Intro reel and music by Sebastian Rodriguez from NTRPY, <a href="http://www.ntrpy.berlin/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.ntrpy.berlin</a>

#182 - Dennis Lewis the Cryptopreneur

Trading and speculation are the engine that drives interest in blockchain technology, and the huge swings in value have captured the attention of wall street.  This brave new world of digital asset trading lured Sam Bankman-Fried from his high-powered wall-street job to found two companies, FTX and Alameda Research, which bring a derivatives exchange and quantitative trading to the blockchain world.  Everyone has been on tenterhooks waiting for the influx of institutional money into the blockchain space, and FTX is waiting for them, but Sam notes that there are many hurdles that have to be overcome before the big investors will feel comfortable diving in.  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Please note that the speakers in this podcast are not financial experts and are not offering financial advice We hope you enjoy our show and feel free to reach out to us at info@analysisinchains.com or on Telegram! https://t.me/AnalysisinChains Intro reel and music by Sebastian Rodriguez from NTRPY, http://www.ntrpy.berlin

Trading and speculation are the engine that drives interest in blockchain technology, and the huge swings in value have captured the attention of wall street.  This brave new world of digital asset trading lured Sam Bankman-Fried from his high-powered wall-street job to found two companies, <a href="http://ftx.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">FTX</a> and <a href="https://www.alameda-research.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Alameda Research</a>, which bring a derivatives exchange and quantitative trading to the blockchain world.  Everyone has been on tenterhooks waiting for the influx of institutional money into the blockchain space, and FTX is waiting for them, but Sam notes that there are many hurdles that have to be overcome before the big investors will feel comfortable diving in.  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Please note that the speakers in this podcast are not financial experts and are not offering financial advice We hope you enjoy our show and feel free to reach out to us at <a href="mailto:info@analysisinchains.com">info@analysisinchains.com</a> or on Telegram! <a href="https://t.me/joinchat/HIm2fBJFRUM-XGBUb0qf9Q" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://t.me/AnalysisinChains</a> Intro reel and music by Sebastian Rodriguez from NTRPY, <a href="http://www.ntrpy.berlin/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.ntrpy.berlin</a>

#181 - Crypto Derivatives - Interview with Sam Bankman-Fried of FTX

When Neal and I started this podcast 2 years ago, one of our goals was to discover interesting projects and uses of blockchain that we hadn't considered before. The Internet is core to all of our lives to the point where we take it for granted that it will just work. Blockchain is great for payment systems, trading platforms, supply chain traceability... but can blockchain make the Internet more efficient? In today's episode I interview Dom Povilauskas, the CEO of NOIA. His team has created a more efficient way to route Internet traffic around the world and incentivizes owners of routers to participate in this more efficient system with a decentralized cryptocurrency system.    --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Please note that the speakers in this podcast are not financial experts and are not offering financial advice We hope you enjoy our show and feel free to reach out to us at info@analysisinchains.com or on Telegram! https://t.me/AnalysisinChains Intro reel and music by Sebastian Rodriguez from NTRPY, http://www.ntrpy.berlin

When Neal and I started this podcast 2 years ago, one of our goals was to discover interesting projects and uses of blockchain that we hadn't considered before. The Internet is core to all of our lives to the point where we take it for granted that it will just work. Blockchain is great for payment systems, trading platforms, supply chain traceability... but can blockchain make the Internet more efficient? In today's episode I interview Dom Povilauskas, the CEO of <a href="http://www.noia.network" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">NOIA</a>. His team has created a more efficient way to route Internet traffic around the world and incentivizes owners of routers to participate in this more efficient system with a decentralized cryptocurrency system.  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Please note that the speakers in this podcast are not financial experts and are not offering financial advice We hope you enjoy our show and feel free to reach out to us at <a href="mailto:info@analysisinchains.com">info@analysisinchains.com</a> or on Telegram! <a href="https://t.me/joinchat/HIm2fBJFRUM-XGBUb0qf9Q" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://t.me/AnalysisinChains</a> Intro reel and music by Sebastian Rodriguez from NTRPY, <a href="http://www.ntrpy.berlin/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.ntrpy.berlin</a>

#180 - Interview with Dom Povilauskas, CEO of NOIA

Did ever you try To build an AI That would tinker with clouds And make them more spry? Well one person did. And his name is Max Rye And he is the founder Of DeepCloud AI.     We take cloud services for granted in North America and Europe, however in many parts of the world it is difficult to get reliable access to cloud services for your business.  Today I speak with Max Rye, founder and CEO of Deepcloud AI, who are using a blockchain and AI driven framework to incentivize the crowd to provide cloud services in decentralized way that minimizes latency so that companies who don't have easy access to AWS or Google can still have access to reliable cloud services.  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Please note that the speakers in this podcast are not financial experts and are not offering financial advice We hope you enjoy our show and feel free to reach out to us at info@analysisinchains.com or on Telegram! https://t.me/AnalysisinChains Intro reel and music by Sebastian Rodriguez from NTRPY, http://www.ntrpy.berlin

Did ever you try To build an AI That would tinker with clouds And make them more spry? Well one person did. And his name is Max Rye And he is the founder Of <a href="http://www.deepcloudai.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">DeepCloud AI</a>. We take cloud services for granted in North America and Europe, however in many parts of the world it is difficult to get reliable access to cloud services for your business.  Today I speak with Max Rye, founder and CEO of Deepcloud AI, who are using a blockchain and AI driven framework to incentivize the crowd to provide cloud services in decentralized way that minimizes latency so that companies who don't have easy access to AWS or Google can still have access to reliable cloud services.  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Please note that the speakers in this podcast are not financial experts and are not offering financial advice We hope you enjoy our show and feel free to reach out to us at <a href="mailto:info@analysisinchains.com">info@analysisinchains.com</a> or on Telegram! <a href="https://t.me/joinchat/HIm2fBJFRUM-XGBUb0qf9Q" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://t.me/AnalysisinChains</a> Intro reel and music by Sebastian Rodriguez from NTRPY, <a href="http://www.ntrpy.berlin/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.ntrpy.berlin</a>

#179 - Hi Max Rye, from DeepCloud A.I.!

Hey everyone! This week I'm going to be speaking at Tech Open Air in Berlin. I was invited because my company, Minespider, is involved with an interesting blockchain use case of tracking responsibly sourced minerals and metals in the supply chain. We're working to eliminate human rights abuses in the products we buy.  One of the things I learned from running Minespider is that much of the reason there are atrocities going into our products in the first place has to do with the way our economy is structured.  It always comes back to the incentives.  Is there a way to change the rules of the economy so that everyone races to become the most responsible company?  Maybe. It sounds like the kind of challenge blockchain is built to tackle, doesn't it?     --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Please note that the speakers in this podcast are not financial experts and are not offering financial advice We hope you enjoy our show and feel free to reach out to us at info@analysisinchains.com or on Telegram! https://t.me/AnalysisinChains Intro reel and music by Sebastian Rodriguez from NTRPY, http://www.ntrpy.berlin

Hey everyone! This week I'm going to be speaking at <a href="https://toa.berlin/speakers/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tech Open Air in Berlin.</a> I was invited because my company, <a href="http://www.minespider.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Minespider</a>, is involved with an interesting blockchain use case of tracking responsibly sourced minerals and metals in the supply chain. We're working to eliminate human rights abuses in the products we buy.  One of the things I learned from running Minespider is that much of the reason there are atrocities going into our products in the first place has to do with the way our economy is structured.  It always comes back to the incentives.  Is there a way to change the rules of the economy so that everyone races to become the most responsible company?  Maybe. It sounds like the kind of challenge blockchain is built to tackle, doesn't it?   --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Please note that the speakers in this podcast are not financial experts and are not offering financial advice We hope you enjoy our show and feel free to reach out to us at <a href="mailto:info@analysisinchains.com">info@analysisinchains.com</a> or on Telegram! <a href="https://t.me/joinchat/HIm2fBJFRUM-XGBUb0qf9Q" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://t.me/AnalysisinChains</a> Intro reel and music by Sebastian Rodriguez from NTRPY, <a href="http://www.ntrpy.berlin/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.ntrpy.berlin</a>

#178 - Incentives for a new economy

Greetings, hashers! Everyone is talking about Libra. Is it a coin for good or for evil? Should we trust Facebook to create a cryptocurrency? Take a listen and I'll give my 2 cents. Plus, the main segment today is an interview with Paul Riegle and Yossi Gilad from Algorand. Generally, primary layer blockchains want to be secure, scalable, and decentralized, but can only choose 2 of those three.  Algorand believes they've come up with a way to get all three. Will this change the crypto scene? Join us to explore!   --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Please note that the speakers in this podcast are not financial experts and are not offering financial advice We hope you enjoy our show and feel free to reach out to us at info@analysisinchains.com or on Telegram! https://t.me/AnalysisinChains Intro reel and music by Sebastian Rodriguez from NTRPY, http://www.ntrpy.berlin

Greetings, hashers! Everyone is talking about Libra. Is it a coin for good or for evil? Should we trust Facebook to create a cryptocurrency? Take a listen and I'll give my 2 cents. Plus, the main segment today is an interview with Paul Riegle and Yossi Gilad from Algorand. Generally, primary layer blockchains want to be secure, scalable, and decentralized, but can only choose 2 of those three.  Algorand believes they've come up with a way to get all three. Will this change the crypto scene? Join us to explore! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Please note that the speakers in this podcast are not financial experts and are not offering financial advice We hope you enjoy our show and feel free to reach out to us at <a href="mailto:info@analysisinchains.com">info@analysisinchains.com</a> or on Telegram! <a href="https://t.me/joinchat/HIm2fBJFRUM-XGBUb0qf9Q" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://t.me/AnalysisinChains</a> Intro reel and music by Sebastian Rodriguez from NTRPY, <a href="http://www.ntrpy.berlin/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.ntrpy.berlin</a>

#177 - Is Libra Legit + An interview with Algorand

Evan Kuo

One of the beautiful aspects of blockchain and cryptocurrencies is the ability to experiment with new economic models without the need for a bloody revolution. We can try a different way of maneuvering wealth, managing incomes, and tweaking how currency is created, destroyed, and how the rules are set, all without a civil war.   Enter Evan Kuo, Founder and CEO of Ampleforth.  After seeking the advice of many career economists, Evan created Ampleforth.  In most token systems, there are a fixed number of tokens and when demand goes up the price goes up.  In Ampleforth, when demand goes up, you get more tokens.  It is a new concept, different than a stable coin, that changes the rules of the currency game.   I took a little more time with this interview, because it is a very different model than we have seen on the show before.  And with new and complex concepts it's worth taking the time to understand. This is the very core of why blockchain will be so disruptive: it's ability to change the rules that govern these money systems so fundamental to our lives.   --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Please note that the speakers in this podcast are not financial experts and are not offering financial advice We hope you enjoy our show and feel free to reach out to us at info@analysisinchains.com or on Telegram! https://t.me/AnalysisinChains Intro reel and music by Sebastian Rodriguez from NTRPY, http://www.ntrpy.berlin

One of the beautiful aspects of blockchain and cryptocurrencies is the ability to experiment with new economic models without the need for a bloody revolution. We can try a different way of maneuvering wealth, managing incomes, and tweaking how currency is created, destroyed, and how the rules are set, all without a civil war. Enter Evan Kuo, Founder and CEO of <a href="http://www.ampleforth.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ampleforth</a>.  After seeking the advice of many career economists, Evan created Ampleforth.  In most token systems, there are a fixed number of tokens and when demand goes up the price goes up.  In Ampleforth, when demand goes up, you get more tokens.  It is a new concept, different than a stable coin, that changes the rules of the currency game. I took a little more time with this interview, because it is a very different model than we have seen on the show before.  And with new and complex concepts it's worth taking the time to understand. This is the very core of why blockchain will be so disruptive: it's ability to change the rules that govern these money systems so fundamental to our lives. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Please note that the speakers in this podcast are not financial experts and are not offering financial advice We hope you enjoy our show and feel free to reach out to us at <a href="mailto:info@analysisinchains.com">info@analysisinchains.com</a> or on Telegram! <a href="https://t.me/joinchat/HIm2fBJFRUM-XGBUb0qf9Q" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://t.me/AnalysisinChains</a> Intro reel and music by Sebastian Rodriguez from NTRPY, <a href="http://www.ntrpy.berlin/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.ntrpy.berlin</a>

#176 - Interview with Evan Kuo, Founder and CEO of Ampleforth

Bitcoin hits 9000, and it feels like the crypto winter may be giving way to the crypto spring.   And as the crypto winter turns into spring, the show will also change.  Neal will be taking an indefinite hiatus to focus on his family life. Nathan will continue the show, but on a less regular schedule to focus on his company, Minespider.     With these changes, Neal and Nathan take time and reflect on key moments and highlights of the show over the past 2 years.  Thanks for joining us on our crypto journey. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ***Join us on Telegram! https://t.me/AnalysisinChains *** --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Please note that the speakers in this podcast are not financial experts and are not offering financial advice We hope you enjoy our show and feel free to reach out to us at info@analysisinchains.com or on Twitter through @NealKierans and @NWilliamsMBA Intro reel and music by Sebastian Rodriguez from NTRPY, http://www.ntrpy.berlin

Bitcoin hits 9000, and it feels like the crypto winter may be giving way to the crypto spring. And as the crypto winter turns into spring, the show will also change.  Neal will be taking an indefinite hiatus to focus on his family life. Nathan will continue the show, but on a less regular schedule to focus on his company, Minespider.   With these changes, Neal and Nathan take time and reflect on key moments and highlights of the show over the past 2 years.  Thanks for joining us on our crypto journey. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ***Join us on Telegram! <a href="https://t.me/joinchat/HIm2fBJFRUM-XGBUb0qf9Q" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://t.me/AnalysisinChains</a> *** --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Please note that the speakers in this podcast are not financial experts and are not offering financial advice We hope you enjoy our show and feel free to reach out to us at <a href="mailto:info@analysisinchains.com">info@analysisinchains.com</a> or on Twitter through <a href="https://twitter.com/NealKierans" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@NealKierans</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/NWilliamsMBA" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@NWilliamsMBA</a> Intro reel and music by Sebastian Rodriguez from NTRPY, <a href="http://www.ntrpy.berlin/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.ntrpy.berlin</a>

#175 - The End of an Era

Everyone is excited!  Crypto is on the up.  What's going on?     Today Neal and Nathan have a chat about the factors that have led to this parabolic time of joy in the crypto price and look at wallet options if you want to dare to believe again.   Then Nathan dives in to a talk with our good friend and CEO of Demand.Film, David Doepel.  Demand.Film is the AirBnB of movie theaters who has a blockchain-based loyalty program called ScreenCreds. We spoke about the recent change in Australian regulations allowing companies to do crowdsourced equity funding, what that means for blockchain companies, and what their experience has been so far. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ***Join us on Telegram! https://t.me/AnalysisinChains *** --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Please note that the speakers in this podcast are not financial experts and are not offering financial advice We hope you enjoy our show and feel free to reach out to us at info@analysisinchains.com or on Twitter through @NealKierans and @NWilliamsMBA Intro reel and music by Sebastian Rodriguez from NTRPY, http://www.ntrpy.berlin Editing team: Aiden and Jason Lavallee

Everyone is excited!  Crypto is on the up.  What's going on?   Today Neal and Nathan have a chat about the factors that have led to this parabolic time of joy in the crypto price and look at wallet options if you want to dare to believe again. Then Nathan dives in to a talk with our good friend and CEO of <a href="http://demand.film" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Demand.Film</a>, David Doepel.  Demand.Film is the AirBnB of movie theaters who has a blockchain-based loyalty program called ScreenCreds. We spoke about the recent change in Australian regulations allowing companies to do crowdsourced equity funding, what that means for blockchain companies, and what their experience has been so far. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ***Join us on Telegram! <a href="https://t.me/joinchat/HIm2fBJFRUM-XGBUb0qf9Q" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://t.me/AnalysisinChains</a> *** --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Please note that the speakers in this podcast are not financial experts and are not offering financial advice We hope you enjoy our show and feel free to reach out to us at <a href="mailto:info@analysisinchains.com">info@analysisinchains.com</a> or on Twitter through <a href="https://twitter.com/NealKierans" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@NealKierans</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/NWilliamsMBA" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@NWilliamsMBA</a> Intro reel and music by Sebastian Rodriguez from NTRPY, <a href="http://www.ntrpy.berlin/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.ntrpy.berlin</a> Editing team: Aiden and Jason Lavallee

#174 - Crypto Spring and Demand.Film

Neal and Nathan guide you through the exciting world of Blockchain.

The host of the Analysis in Chains podcast, highlights all aspects of cryptocurrency, bitcoin and more in this can’t miss podcast!  The host and expert guests offer insightful advice and information that is helpful to anyone that listens!

Awesome Podcast!!

Hey guys love the show and I’d love to hear you talk a little bit more about emerging crypto currencies. Haven’t heard much about OmiseGo, Tron or EOS on the show and I listen frequently. Keep up the great work and good luck with you’re projects.

More on new cryptos

Analysis in Chains - News and Views on Blockchain

Mike Novogratz's crypto merchant bank, Galaxy Digital has been announced as the first alpha crypto custory client of Fidelity Digital Assets.  This is big news as it signals a major instituional entry into crypto that barely registered a blip in the bitcoin price.  Is this a sign of a coming flood of institutional money into crypto?  And what will this mean in the long term for the decentralization of crypto in general? Nathan and Neal team up to discuss the implications.   --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- If you're in Berlin on Oct 25th, come to the Blockchain Society Berlin Conference! It's exclusive for investors, founders, thought leaders and regulators. Check it out here: https://www.universe.com/events/5b60b9a12ab4be0042d2c722 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Please note that the speakers in this podcast are not financial experts and are not offering financial advice ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------   We hope you enjoy our show and feel free to reach out to us at info@analysisinchains.com or on Twitter through @NealKierans and @NWilliamsMBA Intro reel and music by Sebastian Rodriguez from NTRPY, http://www.ntrpy.berlin

Mike Novogratz's crypto merchant bank, Galaxy Digital has been announced as the first alpha crypto custory client of Fidelity Digital Assets.  This is big news as it signals a major instituional entry into crypto that barely registered a blip in the bitcoin price.  Is this a sign of a coming flood of institutional money into crypto?  And what will this mean in the long term for the decentralization of crypto in general? Nathan and Neal team up to discuss the implications. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- If you're in Berlin on Oct 25th, come to the Blockchain Society Berlin Conference! It's exclusive for investors, founders, thought leaders and regulators. Check it out here: <a href="https://www.universe.com/events/5b60b9a12ab4be0042d2c722" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.universe.com/events/5b60b9a12ab4be0042d2c722</a> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Please note that the speakers in this podcast are not financial experts and are not offering financial advice --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- We hope you enjoy our show and feel free to reach out to us at <a href="mailto:info@analysisinchains.com">info@analysisinchains.com</a> or on Twitter through <a href="https://twitter.com/NealKierans" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@NealKierans</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/NWilliamsMBA" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@NWilliamsMBA</a> Intro reel and music by Sebastian Rodriguez from NTRPY, <a href="http://www.ntrpy.berlin/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.ntrpy.berlin</a>

#124 - The institutional Bitcoin backdoor

On Wednesday Ethereum will implement their Constantinople hard fork (Although it's Istanbul not Constantinople...).  This is the next phase in their road map to transition from an electricity intensive proof of work system to a proof of stake system.  But what does this mean, and what are the tradeoffs?     Ethereum is the granddaddy of programmable blockchain, with a well established token economy and large community of miners. This move has been well planned and thought through but even so, a fundamental change in the Ethereum algorithm like this comes with a fair amount of risk.  Will miners give up on Ether as unprofitable, or will this bring the speed needed to spur adoption and establish Ethereum as the premier blockchain?   --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *** Join us on Telegram! https://t.me/AnalysisinChains *** --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Please note that the speakers in this podcast are not financial experts and are not offering financial advice We hope you enjoy our show and feel free to reach out to us at info@analysisinchains.com or on Twitter through @NealKierans and @NWilliamsMBA Intro reel and music by Sebastian Rodriguez from NTRPY, http://www.ntrpy.berlin

On Wednesday Ethereum will implement their Constantinople hard fork (Although it's Istanbul not Constantinople...).  This is the next phase in their road map to transition from an electricity intensive proof of work system to a proof of stake system.  But what does this mean, and what are the tradeoffs?   Ethereum is the granddaddy of programmable blockchain, with a well established token economy and large community of miners. This move has been well planned and thought through but even so, a fundamental change in the Ethereum algorithm like this comes with a fair amount of risk.  Will miners give up on Ether as unprofitable, or will this bring the speed needed to spur adoption and establish Ethereum as the premier blockchain? --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *** Join us on Telegram! <a href="https://t.me/joinchat/HIm2fBJFRUM-XGBUb0qf9Q" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://t.me/AnalysisinChains</a> *** --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Please note that the speakers in this podcast are not financial experts and are not offering financial advice We hope you enjoy our show and feel free to reach out to us at <a href="mailto:info@analysisinchains.com">info@analysisinchains.com</a> or on Twitter through <a href="https://twitter.com/NealKierans" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@NealKierans</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/NWilliamsMBA" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@NWilliamsMBA</a> Intro reel and music by Sebastian Rodriguez from NTRPY, <a href="http://www.ntrpy.berlin/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.ntrpy.berlin</a>

#149 - Ethereum Hard Fork on the Horizon

Greetings fellow hashers!   Today Nathan is travelling, so the dynamic duo pre-recorded an episode talking about the potential to tokenize real estate.  Hopefully no major crypto news has broken this week! What rights should be granted to a holder of a real estate token?  Is it truly a security?  If equity in your home is traded with a security token on a blockchain, can someone perform a hostile takeover of your home?  We speculate on it all today!   --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ***News Flash*** Join us on Telegram!  Better than slack!  https://t.me/AnalysisinChains --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Please note that the speakers in this podcast are not financial experts and are not offering financial advice We hope you enjoy our show and feel free to reach out to us at info@analysisinchains.com or on Twitter through @NealKierans and @NWilliamsMBA Intro reel and music by Sebastian Rodriguez from NTRPY, http://www.ntrpy.berlin

Greetings fellow hashers! Today Nathan is travelling, so the dynamic duo pre-recorded an episode talking about the potential to tokenize real estate.  Hopefully no major crypto news has broken this week! What rights should be granted to a holder of a real estate token?  Is it truly a security?  If equity in your home is traded with a security token on a blockchain, can someone perform a hostile takeover of your home?  We speculate on it all today! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ***News Flash*** Join us on Telegram!  Better than slack!  <a href="https://t.me/joinchat/HIm2fBJFRUM-XGBUb0qf9Q" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://t.me/AnalysisinChains</a> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Please note that the speakers in this podcast are not financial experts and are not offering financial advice We hope you enjoy our show and feel free to reach out to us at <a href="mailto:info@analysisinchains.com">info@analysisinchains.com</a> or on Twitter through <a href="https://twitter.com/NealKierans" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@NealKierans</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/NWilliamsMBA" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@NWilliamsMBA</a> Intro reel and music by Sebastian Rodriguez from NTRPY, <a href="http://www.ntrpy.berlin/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.ntrpy.berlin</a>

#136 - Real Blockchain, Real Estate!

Will the crypto winter lead to an early spring?  It's the question on everyone's mind but we should be careful about making predictions too quickly.  There have been a number of efforts to come up with metrics we can use to predict crypto prices but even after 2 years there are still different approaches that yield very different results.   Today Neal and Nathan go through some of the metrics to look for, as well as talk about the recent announcement that JP Morgan will be creating their own crypto token and whether or not this spells trouble for Ripple.     --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ***Join us on Telegram! https://t.me/AnalysisinChains *** --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Please note that the speakers in this podcast are not financial experts and are not offering financial advice We hope you enjoy our show and feel free to reach out to us at info@analysisinchains.com or on Twitter through @NealKierans and @NWilliamsMBA Intro reel and music by Sebastian Rodriguez from NTRPY, http://www.ntrpy.berlin Editing by Aiden and Jason Lavallee

Will the crypto winter lead to an early spring?  It's the question on everyone's mind but we should be careful about making predictions too quickly.  There have been a number of efforts to come up with metrics we can use to predict crypto prices but even after 2 years there are still different approaches that yield very different results. Today Neal and Nathan go through some of the metrics to look for, as well as talk about the recent announcement that JP Morgan will be creating their own crypto token and whether or not this spells trouble for Ripple. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ***Join us on Telegram! <a href="https://t.me/joinchat/HIm2fBJFRUM-XGBUb0qf9Q" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://t.me/AnalysisinChains</a> *** --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Please note that the speakers in this podcast are not financial experts and are not offering financial advice We hope you enjoy our show and feel free to reach out to us at <a href="mailto:info@analysisinchains.com">info@analysisinchains.com</a> or on Twitter through <a href="https://twitter.com/NealKierans" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@NealKierans</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/NWilliamsMBA" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@NWilliamsMBA</a> Intro reel and music by Sebastian Rodriguez from NTRPY, <a href="http://www.ntrpy.berlin/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.ntrpy.berlin</a> Editing by Aiden and Jason Lavallee

#157 - It's all about the metrics!

Charles Hoskinson

Spring is here and there is a crypto rally around us! Crypto prices rallied last week giving everyone in the cryptoverse a bit of relief, and in the midst of that we had the opportunity to speak to Charles Hoskinson, cofounder of Ethereum, and Cofounder and CEO of IOHK, which runs Ethereum Classic and Cardano. Charles and his organizations are driven by science and it was a special treat to step away from the excitement of rising bitcoin prices and to see the world through his eyes.  Thank you Charles for coming on the show!   --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ***Join us on Telegram! https://t.me/AnalysisinChains *** --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Please note that the speakers in this podcast are not financial experts and are not offering financial advice We hope you enjoy our show and feel free to reach out to us at info@analysisinchains.com or on Twitter through @NealKierans and @NWilliamsMBA Intro reel and music by Sebastian Rodriguez from NTRPY, http://www.ntrpy.berlin Editing team: Aiden and Jason Lavallee

Spring is here and there is a crypto rally around us! Crypto prices rallied last week giving everyone in the cryptoverse a bit of relief, and in the midst of that we had the opportunity to speak to Charles Hoskinson, cofounder of Ethereum, and Cofounder and CEO of IOHK, which runs Ethereum Classic and Cardano. Charles and his organizations are driven by science and it was a special treat to step away from the excitement of rising bitcoin prices and to see the world through his eyes.  Thank you Charles for coming on the show! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ***Join us on Telegram! <a href="https://t.me/joinchat/HIm2fBJFRUM-XGBUb0qf9Q" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://t.me/AnalysisinChains</a> *** --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Please note that the speakers in this podcast are not financial experts and are not offering financial advice We hope you enjoy our show and feel free to reach out to us at <a href="mailto:info@analysisinchains.com">info@analysisinchains.com</a> or on Twitter through <a href="https://twitter.com/NealKierans" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@NealKierans</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/NWilliamsMBA" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@NWilliamsMBA</a> Intro reel and music by Sebastian Rodriguez from NTRPY, <a href="http://www.ntrpy.berlin/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.ntrpy.berlin</a> Editing team: Aiden and Jason Lavallee

#169 - Charles Hoskinson, CEO and Cofounder of IOHK

Neal and Nathan met up in Montreal and recorded an episode in the local park, where they discussed the changing nature of crypto exchanges. They now want high net worth individuals to invest rather than everyday Joe - who is finding it harder to buy crypto. Is cryto going off course? Or is it necessary for the sustainabilty of the industry? --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Please note that the speakers in this podcast are not financial experts and are not offering financial advice --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Analysis in Chains is brought to you by Crypto News: https://cryptonews.com/ We hope you enjoy our show and feel free to reach out to us at info@analysisinchains.com or on Twitter through @NealKierans and @NWilliamsMBA Intro reel and music by Sebastian Rodriguez from NTRPY, http://www.ntrpy.berlin To join our Slack community, sign up through the website to get an invite. Keep on hashing!

Neal and Nathan met up in Montreal and recorded an episode in the local park, where they discussed the changing nature of crypto exchanges. They now want high net worth individuals to invest rather than everyday Joe - who is finding it harder to buy crypto. Is cryto going off course? Or is it necessary for the sustainabilty of the industry? --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Please note that the speakers in this podcast are not financial experts and are not offering financial advice --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Analysis in Chains is brought to you by Crypto News: <a href="https://cryptonews.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://cryptonews.com/</a> We hope you enjoy our show and feel free to reach out to us at <a href="mailto:info@analysisinchains.com">info@analysisinchains.com</a> or on Twitter through <a href="https://twitter.com/NealKierans" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@NealKierans</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/NWilliamsMBA" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@NWilliamsMBA</a> Intro reel and music by Sebastian Rodriguez from NTRPY, <a href="http://www.ntrpy.berlin/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.ntrpy.berlin</a> To join our Slack community, sign up through the website to get an invite. Keep on hashing!

#99 - Crypto is starting to draw in high net worth individuals 

Humayun Sheikh

Will AI Eat the world or will it benefit everyone?  Fetch.AI hopes the latter. Today I chat with Humayun Sheikh, CEO and Cofounder of Fetch.AI.  They are building a blockchain platform that lets developers monetize their prediction AIs with the hope that the benefits of AI and data will be available to all instead of centralized with large corporate entities. We talked about what decentralization really means in the economy of the future and how it can be at odds with the core business models of some of the most prominent companies we know today, and how we should think about the disruption that blockchain has the potential to cause.   --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ***News Flash*** Join us on Telegram!  Better than slack!  https://t.me/AnalysisinChains --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Please note that the speakers in this podcast are not financial experts and are not offering financial advice We hope you enjoy our show and feel free to reach out to us at info@analysisinchains.com or on Twitter through @NealKierans and @NWilliamsMBA Intro reel and music by Sebastian Rodriguez from NTRPY, http://www.ntrpy.berlin

Will AI Eat the world or will it benefit everyone?  <a href="http://Fetch.AI" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Fetch.AI</a> hopes the latter. Today I chat with Humayun Sheikh, CEO and Cofounder of <a href="http://Fetch.AI" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Fetch.AI</a>.  They are building a blockchain platform that lets developers monetize their prediction AIs with the hope that the benefits of AI and data will be available to all instead of centralized with large corporate entities. We talked about what decentralization really means in the economy of the future and how it can be at odds with the core business models of some of the most prominent companies we know today, and how we should think about the disruption that blockchain has the potential to cause. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ***News Flash*** Join us on Telegram!  Better than slack!  <a href="https://t.me/joinchat/HIm2fBJFRUM-XGBUb0qf9Q" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://t.me/AnalysisinChains</a> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Please note that the speakers in this podcast are not financial experts and are not offering financial advice We hope you enjoy our show and feel free to reach out to us at <a href="mailto:info@analysisinchains.com">info@analysisinchains.com</a> or on Twitter through <a href="https://twitter.com/NealKierans" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@NealKierans</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/NWilliamsMBA" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@NWilliamsMBA</a> Intro reel and music by Sebastian Rodriguez from NTRPY, <a href="http://www.ntrpy.berlin/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.ntrpy.berlin</a>

#140 - Interview with Humayun Sheikh, CEO of Fetch.AI

A week after the big exchange scandal and crypto seems largely unaffected, so Neal and Nathan discuss the future of Proof of Stake systems and whether staking will be the newest investment tool for large institutional investors.   --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ***Join us on Telegram! https://t.me/AnalysisinChains *** --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Please note that the speakers in this podcast are not financial experts and are not offering financial advice We hope you enjoy our show and feel free to reach out to us at info@analysisinchains.com or on Twitter through @NealKierans and @NWilliamsMBA Intro reel and music by Sebastian Rodriguez from NTRPY, http://www.ntrpy.berlin

A week after the big exchange scandal and crypto seems largely unaffected, so Neal and Nathan discuss the future of Proof of Stake systems and whether staking will be the newest investment tool for large institutional investors. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ***Join us on Telegram! <a href="https://t.me/joinchat/HIm2fBJFRUM-XGBUb0qf9Q" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://t.me/AnalysisinChains</a> *** --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Please note that the speakers in this podcast are not financial experts and are not offering financial advice We hope you enjoy our show and feel free to reach out to us at <a href="mailto:info@analysisinchains.com">info@analysisinchains.com</a> or on Twitter through <a href="https://twitter.com/NealKierans" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@NealKierans</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/NWilliamsMBA" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@NWilliamsMBA</a> Intro reel and music by Sebastian Rodriguez from NTRPY, <a href="http://www.ntrpy.berlin/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.ntrpy.berlin</a>

#167 - What's at stake?

As the world swelters, Neal and Nathan take to discussing one thing that may be cooling: corporate interest in blockchain. Reading through a Bloomburg article on the topic, we look at reasons for the slowdown, and the challenge corporates have of understanding what blockchain is all about in the first place.    https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-07-31/blockchain-once-seen-as-a-corporate-cure-all-suffers-slowdown --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Please note that the speakers in this podcast are not financial experts and are not offering financial advice --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Analysis in Chains is brought to you by Crypto News: https://cryptonews.com/ We hope you enjoy our show and feel free to reach out to us at info@analysisinchains.com or on Twitter through @NealKierans and @NWilliamsMBA Intro reel and music by Sebastian Rodriguez from NTRPY, http://www.ntrpy.berlin To join our Slack community, sign up through the website to get an invite. Keep on hashing!

As the world swelters, Neal and Nathan take to discussing one thing that may be cooling: corporate interest in blockchain. Reading through a Bloomburg article on the topic, we look at reasons for the slowdown, and the challenge corporates have of understanding what blockchain is all about in the first place.  <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-07-31/blockchain-once-seen-as-a-corporate-cure-all-suffers-slowdown" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-07-31/blockchain-once-seen-as-a-corporate-cure-all-suffers-slowdown</a> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Please note that the speakers in this podcast are not financial experts and are not offering financial advice --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Analysis in Chains is brought to you by Crypto News: <a href="https://cryptonews.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://cryptonews.com/</a> We hope you enjoy our show and feel free to reach out to us at <a href="mailto:info@analysisinchains.com">info@analysisinchains.com</a> or on Twitter through <a href="https://twitter.com/NealKierans" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@NealKierans</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/NWilliamsMBA" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@NWilliamsMBA</a> Intro reel and music by Sebastian Rodriguez from NTRPY, <a href="http://www.ntrpy.berlin/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.ntrpy.berlin</a> To join our Slack community, sign up through the website to get an invite. Keep on hashing!

#105 - Corporate interest in blockchain cooling, but do they really get it?

A lot of people are making data plays on blockchain.  The concept of data self-sovereignty is the driving factor. How can I own my own data and not have a third party service make all the money by selling it?   That's an exciting topic but it can sometimes feel confusing that blockchain would be the tool we would use to solve it.  Isn't blockchain a system where everyone has an unchangeable copy of a shared pool of data?  How can it be used for data privacy?  In this mini-episode Nathan goes through some use cases and explains how it can work.   --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ***Join us on Telegram! https://t.me/AnalysisinChains *** --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Please note that the speakers in this podcast are not financial experts and are not offering financial advice We hope you enjoy our show and feel free to reach out to us at info@analysisinchains.com or on Twitter through @NealKierans and @NWilliamsMBA Intro reel and music by Sebastian Rodriguez from NTRPY, http://www.ntrpy.berlin

A lot of people are making data plays on blockchain.  The concept of data self-sovereignty is the driving factor. How can I own my own data and not have a third party service make all the money by selling it? That's an exciting topic but it can sometimes feel confusing that blockchain would be the tool we would use to solve it.  Isn't blockchain a system where everyone has an unchangeable copy of a shared pool of data?  How can it be used for data privacy?  In this mini-episode Nathan goes through some use cases and explains how it can work. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ***Join us on Telegram! <a href="https://t.me/joinchat/HIm2fBJFRUM-XGBUb0qf9Q" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://t.me/AnalysisinChains</a> *** --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Please note that the speakers in this podcast are not financial experts and are not offering financial advice We hope you enjoy our show and feel free to reach out to us at <a href="mailto:info@analysisinchains.com">info@analysisinchains.com</a> or on Twitter through <a href="https://twitter.com/NealKierans" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@NealKierans</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/NWilliamsMBA" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@NWilliamsMBA</a> Intro reel and music by Sebastian Rodriguez from NTRPY, <a href="http://www.ntrpy.berlin/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.ntrpy.berlin</a>

#161 - How can data be self-sovereign?

Utility tokens.  They were all the rage in 2017 and even 2018. Not only because people could raise millions of dollars with them really quickly, but also because they enabled blockchain protocols to work.   But utility tokens were designed to be speculated on, and the more the price rises, the less people want to use them in a blockchain system. Instead they'll hold on to them as an investment.  We need tokens to make decentralized systems work.  Is there a way to solve this problem?  And how can this inform how we design our blockchain systems going forward?   --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *** This episode features some questions asked by members on our Telegram group.  You should join us! https://t.me/AnalysisinChains *** --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Please note that the speakers in this podcast are not financial experts and are not offering financial advice We hope you enjoy our show and feel free to reach out to us at info@analysisinchains.com or on Twitter through @NealKierans and @NWilliamsMBA Intro reel and music by Sebastian Rodriguez from NTRPY, http://www.ntrpy.berlin

Utility tokens.  They were all the rage in 2017 and even 2018. Not only because people could raise millions of dollars with them really quickly, but also because they enabled blockchain protocols to work.   But utility tokens were designed to be speculated on, and the more the price rises, the less people want to use them in a blockchain system. Instead they'll hold on to them as an investment.  We need tokens to make decentralized systems work.  Is there a way to solve this problem?  And how can this inform how we design our blockchain systems going forward? --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *** This episode features some questions asked by members on our Telegram group.  You should join us! <a href="https://t.me/joinchat/HIm2fBJFRUM-XGBUb0qf9Q" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://t.me/AnalysisinChains</a> *** --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Please note that the speakers in this podcast are not financial experts and are not offering financial advice We hope you enjoy our show and feel free to reach out to us at <a href="mailto:info@analysisinchains.com">info@analysisinchains.com</a> or on Twitter through <a href="https://twitter.com/NealKierans" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@NealKierans</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/NWilliamsMBA" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@NWilliamsMBA</a> Intro reel and music by Sebastian Rodriguez from NTRPY, <a href="http://www.ntrpy.berlin/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.ntrpy.berlin</a>

#172 - Utility and Decentralization

People are anxious for insitutions to start investing in Bitcoin for good reason - the influx of money will drive the price to the moon.  But what are the real barriers to institutional adoption?  How should large companies manage their private keys, deal with insurance and custody, or protect themselves against confidence scams?  And is the influx of institutional money even in line with the original Bitcoin vision of a decentralized currency without the need of trusted third parties?   --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Please note that the speakers in this podcast are not financial experts and are not offering financial advice --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Analysis in Chains is brought to you by Crypto News: https://cryptonews.com/ We hope you enjoy our show and feel free to reach out to us at info@analysisinchains.com or on Twitter through @NealKierans and @NWilliamsMBA Intro reel and music by Sebastian Rodriguez from NTRPY, http://www.ntrpy.berlin To join our Slack community, sign up through the website to get an invite. Keep on hashing!

People are anxious for insitutions to start investing in Bitcoin for good reason - the influx of money will drive the price to the moon.  But what are the real barriers to institutional adoption?  How should large companies manage their private keys, deal with insurance and custody, or protect themselves against confidence scams?  And is the influx of institutional money even in line with the original Bitcoin vision of a decentralized currency without the need of trusted third parties? --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Please note that the speakers in this podcast are not financial experts and are not offering financial advice --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Analysis in Chains is brought to you by Crypto News: <a href="https://cryptonews.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://cryptonews.com/</a> We hope you enjoy our show and feel free to reach out to us at <a href="mailto:info@analysisinchains.com">info@analysisinchains.com</a> or on Twitter through <a href="https://twitter.com/NealKierans" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@NealKierans</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/NWilliamsMBA" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@NWilliamsMBA</a> Intro reel and music by Sebastian Rodriguez from NTRPY, <a href="http://www.ntrpy.berlin/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.ntrpy.berlin</a> To join our Slack community, sign up through the website to get an invite. Keep on hashing!

#109 - Throw it in an institution!

Fundamentally, a blockchain is a way of getting a bunch of computers to agree on what the true version of data really is.  This is called the consensus algorithm and is the heart of a blockchain project.  If you use proof-of-work, you will trade higher energy costs for a decentralized, secure system.  If you use proof-of-stake you will reduce the energy costs, but run the risk that the first adopters of the system had more control than people who join later.  But what if there's another way? FLETA is a Korean-based project that uses a consensus mechanism called Proof of Formulation.  Their goal is to get a chain that is faster, stronger, more efficient.  Today I had the opportunity to chat with Bina Cho, one of FLETA's Directors, to find out more about their approach to blockchain. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ***Join us on Telegram! https://t.me/AnalysisinChains *** --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Please note that the speakers in this podcast are not financial experts and are not offering financial advice We hope you enjoy our show and feel free to reach out to us at info@analysisinchains.com or on Twitter through @NealKierans and @NWilliamsMBA Intro reel and music by Sebastian Rodriguez from NTRPY, http://www.ntrpy.berlin Editing by Aiden Lavallee

Fundamentally, a blockchain is a way of getting a bunch of computers to agree on what the true version of data really is.  This is called the consensus algorithm and is the heart of a blockchain project.  If you use proof-of-work, you will trade higher energy costs for a decentralized, secure system.  If you use proof-of-stake you will reduce the energy costs, but run the risk that the first adopters of the system had more control than people who join later.  But what if there's another way? <a href="https://fleta.io" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">FLETA</a> is a Korean-based project that uses a consensus mechanism called Proof of Formulation.  Their goal is to get a chain that is faster, stronger, more efficient.  Today I had the opportunity to chat with Bina Cho, one of FLETA's Directors, to find out more about their approach to blockchain. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ***Join us on Telegram! <a href="https://t.me/joinchat/HIm2fBJFRUM-XGBUb0qf9Q" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://t.me/AnalysisinChains</a> *** --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Please note that the speakers in this podcast are not financial experts and are not offering financial advice We hope you enjoy our show and feel free to reach out to us at <a href="mailto:info@analysisinchains.com">info@analysisinchains.com</a> or on Twitter through <a href="https://twitter.com/NealKierans" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@NealKierans</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/NWilliamsMBA" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@NWilliamsMBA</a> Intro reel and music by Sebastian Rodriguez from NTRPY, <a href="http://www.ntrpy.berlin/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.ntrpy.berlin</a> Editing by Aiden Lavallee

156 - Interview with Bina Cho of FLETA

With Neal away for a wedding, Nathan is joined by his good friend and chair of the Africa Research Group at Murdoch University to speak about Blockchain's potential for development in Africa.   This conversation is a leadup to an event on October the 5th in Berlin that will have as keynote Peter Eigen, Co-chair of the Africa Progress Group and founder of Transparency International.  For a free ticket visit https://www.blockchain4africa.org  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Please note that the speakers in this podcast are not financial experts and are not offering financial advice ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------   We hope you enjoy our show and feel free to reach out to us at info@analysisinchains.com or on Twitter through @NealKierans and @NWilliamsMBA Intro reel and music by Sebastian Rodriguez from NTRPY, http://www.ntrpy.berlin Keep on Hashing!

With Neal away for a wedding, Nathan is joined by his good friend and chair of the Africa Research Group at Murdoch University to speak about Blockchain's potential for development in Africa.   This conversation is a leadup to an event on October the 5th in Berlin that will have as keynote Peter Eigen, Co-chair of the Africa Progress Group and founder of Transparency International.  For a free ticket visit <a href="https://www.blockchain4africa.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.blockchain4africa.org</a>  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Please note that the speakers in this podcast are not financial experts and are not offering financial advice --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- We hope you enjoy our show and feel free to reach out to us at <a href="mailto:info@analysisinchains.com">info@analysisinchains.com</a> or on Twitter through <a href="https://twitter.com/NealKierans" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@NealKierans</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/NWilliamsMBA" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@NWilliamsMBA</a> Intro reel and music by Sebastian Rodriguez from NTRPY, <a href="http://www.ntrpy.berlin/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.ntrpy.berlin</a> Keep on Hashing!

#117 - Blockchain 4 Africa

It's been nearly a year since Analysis in Chains began, and as we approach our 100th episode Neal and Nathan stop to take a look at the current state of ICOs and how things have changed since last year. Is doing a utility token sale still viable?  Will the best projects be core protocols or higher level projects?  Tune in as we hash it out! Also happy Canada Day!  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Please note that the speakers in this podcast are not financial experts and are not offering financial advice ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------     Analysis in Chains is brought to you by Crypto News: https://cryptonews.com/ We hope you enjoy our show and feel free to reach out to us at info@analysisinchains.com or on Twitter through @NealKierans and @NWilliamsMBA Intro reel and music by Sebastian Rodriguez from NTRPY, http://www.ntrpy.berlin To join our Slack community, sign up through the website to get an invite. Keep on hashing!

It's been nearly a year since Analysis in Chains began, and as we approach our 100th episode Neal and Nathan stop to take a look at the current state of ICOs and how things have changed since last year. Is doing a utility token sale still viable?  Will the best projects be core protocols or higher level projects?  Tune in as we hash it out! Also happy Canada Day!  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Please note that the speakers in this podcast are not financial experts and are not offering financial advice --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Analysis in Chains is brought to you by Crypto News: <a href="https://cryptonews.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://cryptonews.com/</a> We hope you enjoy our show and feel free to reach out to us at <a href="mailto:info@analysisinchains.com">info@analysisinchains.com</a> or on Twitter through <a href="https://twitter.com/NealKierans" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@NealKierans</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/NWilliamsMBA" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@NWilliamsMBA</a> Intro reel and music by Sebastian Rodriguez from NTRPY, <a href="http://www.ntrpy.berlin/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.ntrpy.berlin</a> To join our Slack community, sign up through the website to get an invite. Keep on hashing!

#97 - ICO trends one year in

There may be a crypto winter but the big boys are still playing. The owner of the NYSE is launching Bakkt, a crypto exchange that has the backing of Microsoft, BCG and Starbucks. Does this mean mainstream acceptance of crypto?  Could this mean a first move toward security token exchanges?  Or nothing more than a quick pilot project with a lot of hype?   --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Please note that the speakers in this podcast are not financial experts and are not offering financial advice --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Analysis in Chains is brought to you by Crypto News: https://cryptonews.com/ We hope you enjoy our show and feel free to reach out to us at info@analysisinchains.com or on Twitter through @NealKierans and @NWilliamsMBA Intro reel and music by Sebastian Rodriguez from NTRPY, http://www.ntrpy.berlin To join our Slack community, sign up through the website to get an invite. Keep on hashing!

There may be a crypto winter but the big boys are still playing. The owner of the NYSE is launching Bakkt, a crypto exchange that has the backing of Microsoft, BCG and Starbucks. Does this mean mainstream acceptance of crypto?  Could this mean a first move toward security token exchanges?  Or nothing more than a quick pilot project with a lot of hype? --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Please note that the speakers in this podcast are not financial experts and are not offering financial advice --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Analysis in Chains is brought to you by Crypto News: <a href="https://cryptonews.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://cryptonews.com/</a> We hope you enjoy our show and feel free to reach out to us at <a href="mailto:info@analysisinchains.com">info@analysisinchains.com</a> or on Twitter through <a href="https://twitter.com/NealKierans" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@NealKierans</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/NWilliamsMBA" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@NWilliamsMBA</a> Intro reel and music by Sebastian Rodriguez from NTRPY, <a href="http://www.ntrpy.berlin/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.ntrpy.berlin</a> To join our Slack community, sign up through the website to get an invite. Keep on hashing!

#107 - Bakkt to the Future

Happy Anniversary!  For the past year Nathan and Neal have brought you thoughts on crypto nearly twice a week, sometimes more, and today we take a breather in a Montreal park to reflect on how far we've come as a show and as an industry.   Thank you to everyone who has supported us on our journey so far, all of our listeners, those who supported us with your time, your donations, your retweets, your presence at our live events, and your guest appearances. We've had a great time so far and look forward to another great year of crypto, and hope you all stay with us on the journey.   --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Please note that the speakers in this podcast are not financial experts and are not offering financial advice --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Analysis in Chains is brought to you by Crypto News: https://cryptonews.com/ We hope you enjoy our show and feel free to reach out to us at info@analysisinchains.com or on Twitter through @NealKierans and @NWilliamsMBA Intro reel and music by Sebastian Rodriguez from NTRPY, http://www.ntrpy.berlin To join our Slack community, sign up through the website to get an invite. Keep on hashing!

Happy Anniversary!  For the past year Nathan and Neal have brought you thoughts on crypto nearly twice a week, sometimes more, and today we take a breather in a Montreal park to reflect on how far we've come as a show and as an industry.   Thank you to everyone who has supported us on our journey so far, all of our listeners, those who supported us with your time, your donations, your retweets, your presence at our live events, and your guest appearances. We've had a great time so far and look forward to another great year of crypto, and hope you all stay with us on the journey. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Please note that the speakers in this podcast are not financial experts and are not offering financial advice --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Analysis in Chains is brought to you by Crypto News: <a href="https://cryptonews.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://cryptonews.com/</a> We hope you enjoy our show and feel free to reach out to us at <a href="mailto:info@analysisinchains.com">info@analysisinchains.com</a> or on Twitter through <a href="https://twitter.com/NealKierans" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@NealKierans</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/NWilliamsMBA" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@NWilliamsMBA</a> Intro reel and music by Sebastian Rodriguez from NTRPY, <a href="http://www.ntrpy.berlin/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.ntrpy.berlin</a> To join our Slack community, sign up through the website to get an invite. Keep on hashing!

#100 - Nathan and Neal reflect on a year of crypto

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