Blockchain Bit
59 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 year ago -Blockchain Bit brings you informal chats with different people in the blockchain and crypto worlds.
Hosted by Ana Paula Picasso (Twitter @a_picasso)
For more info go to anapaulapicasso.com
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Brazil's Thriving Financial Sector: Fintech, Cryptocurrency and CBDC "Real Digital"
July 17, 2023 12:39 - 33 minutes - 31.1 MB* This episode is a repost from my other podcast Emerging Markets Today From unbanked to crypto users, this episode we talked about the thriving financial sector of Brazil! 💰 I had the pleasure of speaking with Aaron Stanley, the founder of the Brazil Crypto Report. We explored the fintech scene, the cryptocurrency sector, and even Brazil’s new digital currency (CBDC), the Real Digital. Here are a couple of key takeaways from our conversation: Fintech and Cryptocurrency Boom in Brazil: ...
A bittersweet goodbye to Blockchain Bit podcast...
December 09, 2022 14:15 - 1 minute - 1.6 MBI have some bittersweet news to share. After nearly 5 years of hosting this show, I have decided to end the podcast. I want to thank each and every one of you for listening and supporting the show over the years. It's been an incredible journey and I have learned so much from all of the guests and discussions we've had on the show. But after much thought and consideration, I have decided to focus on other projects and ventures. I have another another podcast called Emerging Markets Today, ...
Blockchain & AI - Part 2: The Dark Side of AI
October 04, 2022 14:36 - 31 minutes - 24 MBThis is the second (and final) episode of the Blockchain and AI series! And I have 2 special guests from Rapid Innovation, Jesse Anglen their founder and Hansel Melo their AI expert. We talked about: The dark side of AI - big corporations ie Google have full power - monopoly advantage The anti-trust regulations (or lack of) in this matter in the US - Google "self regulation". Costs: how to lower costs- it could be solved with blockchain and AI Prompt Engineering: Taking programming t...
Blockchain & AI - Part 1: a Match Made in Tech Heaven
October 04, 2022 14:30 - 19 minutes - 14.8 MBThis is the first episode of the Blockchain and AI series! And I have 2 special guests from Rapid Innovation, Jesse Anglen their founder and Hansel Melo their AI expert. We talked about: Blockchain and AI: more than just hype Differences: polar opposites in a certain way - blockchain binary and AI non binary The intersection: PoW - computing power to train AI proving consensus to blockchain This is an (almost) unedited episode - and you can listen to the second part right now here! ...
Real Estate Tokenization - Part 2: The Future
September 20, 2022 08:26 - 18 minutes - 14.3 MBThis is the second (and final) part of the Real Estate Tokenization series! And I invited 2 special guests to talk about the various aspects of Real Estate Tokenization: Claus Skaaning the co-founder of Danish company Digishares, that provides tokenization services ranging from Real estate to equity and funds and Josh Emison, co-founder of Sans Bank, an alternative lending and investment solution for property owners and everyday investors. In this episode we talked about the different type...
Real Estate Tokenization - Part 1: What's happening now!
September 20, 2022 08:21 - 15 minutes - 11.6 MBThis is the first part of the Real Estate Tokenization series! And I invited 2 special guests to talk about the various aspects of Real Estate Tokenization: Claus Skaaning the co-founder of Danish company Digishares, that provides tokenization services ranging from Real estate to equity and funds and Josh Emison, co-founder of Sans Bank, an alternative lending and investment solution for property owners and everyday investors. In this episode we talked about how Real Estate Tokenization ha...
And I'm back...with new episodes and new format!
September 05, 2022 10:43 - 1 minute - 1.05 MBHi everyone! It's Ana Paula Picasso here...and I will be back with new episodes and a new format for the podcast! I decided to change things a bit and instead releasing one episode every 2 weeks, I will make mini-series covering different aspects of the Blockchain Technology, and releasing them close together. I have 2 series in the pipeline (coming later in September): One about Blockchain and AI and one about Real Estate Tokenization. So, don't forget to follow this podcast in wherever yo...
A brief update - Summer break ☀️
June 03, 2022 19:30 - 57 seconds - 914 KBA little update: I'm taking a break and I will be back in September with new episodes - and perhaps a new format for the show. In the meantime, you can still head to my Medium page and check out all my blog posts there anapaulapicasso.com
Monetizing Your Own Financial Data and the "DeFi Mullet" with Alan McDonald, founder of Unbanx
May 09, 2022 14:46 - 23 minutes - 15.9 MBThis episode is about owning our own financial data! I spoke to Alan McDonald, founder of Unbanx, the world's first consumer banking data union. We talked about why open banking opens new possibilities for using financial data, but we still don't know who owns our financial data and, most importantly, how we could monetize it - how blockchain and DeFi can help with that. Also, we chatted about fintech innovation and what the "DeFi mullet" is: fintech at the front, decentralized finance a...
How Crypto Scams are becoming more ingenious with Jesse Anglen, founder of Rapid Innovation
April 25, 2022 11:39 - 25 minutes - 24 MBThis episode is all about scams! As crypto and NFTs are evolving, so are the scams! To talk about that, I invited Jesse Anglen, founder of Rapid Innovation. He made a YouTube video called "Common Crypto Scams and How to Avoid Them in 2022" that sheds a new light on how scammers are becoming more ingenious. We talked about the "good old-fashioned" exit scams and Ponzi schemes, the recent NFT wash trading wave, bot accounts, gas fee manipulation, and "sacrificing" — and other creative types...
Pablo Escobar's hippos, wildlife conservation, decentralized governance and NFTs with Chris Truman and Benton Perret, co-founders of Pablo's Hippos
April 11, 2022 07:00 - 25 minutes - 17.3 MBWhen Pablo Escobar's private zoo was seized by the police and all the animals were re-homed apart from 4 hippos. Now, decades later, these 4 hippos multiplied to 120 individuals. Their impact on the Colombian ecosystem is becoming more and more evident and different wildlife organizations have different opinions in how to deal with the problem: from monitoring, to sterilization and even culling. So, I invited two guests, Chris Truman and Benton Perret, co-founders of Pablo's Hippos, an NFT ...
Building a Decentralized Cross-Border Payment System with Eric Osuorah, founder of AFOMA
March 28, 2022 10:05 - 25 minutes - 23.6 MBI invited Eric Osuorah, the founder of AFOMA, "the goodwill token". He wanted to empower artisans and small businesses in different African communities, so he started Sellitic - a more financial inclusive eCommerce marketplace using a crypto token called AFOMA. He told me that these craftsmen and artists want to sell outside of their native countries, but the existing cross-border payment methods (PayPal and bank transfers) are prohibitively expensive, slow, and impractical for small busine...
Crypto as a Service & Fintech Trends with Bruno Diniz, Fintech Advisor and Best-Selling Author
March 14, 2022 08:37 - 30 minutes - 28.2 MBThis episode will be about Crypto as a Service: the gap between traditional finance and crypto finance is closing! I invited fellow Brazilian Bruno Diniz, a fintech advisor, best-selling author and managing director of Spiralem, a consultancy focused on Fintech. We talked about what Crypto as a Service (CaaS) is, why Bruno thinks that CaaS will boom in 2022 and the coming years. Plus, we talked about embedded finance, regulations for crypto and fintech companies and some other fintech tr...
[Football Series] The Evolution of Crypto Sponsorships with Matt House, Founder of SportQuake
February 28, 2022 08:00 - 26 minutes - 24.6 MBWelcome to the third (and last) episode of the Blockchain + Football series! This episode is all about crypto sponsorships. I invited Matt House, Founder of SportQuake and eSportQuake to talk about the wave of crypto sponsorships happening in the last 12 months and how they will evolve in the years to come. Matt gave us an overview of the regulations, sponsorships, and advertising in Europe and US and in emerging markets like Brazil and Africa. He also told me about the crypto sport sponso...
[Football Series] Fan tokens, exit scams and football scandals with Martin Calladine, football writer
February 14, 2022 08:00 - 35 minutes - 32.8 MBWelcome to the Blockchain + Football series! Here is my chat with football writer Martin Calladine, Author of football books The Ugly Game and The Lies and Fall of OWNaFC. We talked about fan tokens and why they might be doomed, the rise and fall of the infamous crowdfunding football app OWNaFC and why Martin decided to write a book about this scandal. If you are not familiar with this story, you are in for a wild ride! Also, why a lack of regulation may be the reason of future types of ...
[Football series] Crypto Sponsorships, Fan Tokens & Team NFTs with Petrit Berisha, Head of CryptoMedia at Copa90
January 31, 2022 07:00 - 38 minutes - 31.7 MBWelcome to the first episode of Blockchain + Football series! To kickoff the series I invited Petrit Berisha, head of CryptoMedia at Copa90 and multi award winning podcast creator. He is "the person" to talk about all things football and sports. We talked about why crypto sponsorships in Football clubs are booming, why Petrit thinks the fan token model needs to change and evolve, and why some team NFTs received criticism. Petrit has just launched a new podcast about NFTs - Floorcast - Ch...
[Football Series] Crypto Sponsorships & Team NFTs with Petrit Berisha, Head of CryptoMedia at Copa90
January 31, 2022 07:00 - 38 minutes - 35.8 MBWelcome to the first episode of Blockchain + Football series! To kickoff the series I invited Petrit Berisha, head of CryptoMedia at Copa90 and multi award winning podcast creator. He is "the person" to talk about all things football and sports. We talked about why crypto sponsorships in Football clubs are booming, why Petrit thinks the fan token model needs to change and evolve, and why some team NFTs received criticism. Petrit has just launched a new podcast about NFTs - Floorcast -...
[Football series] Crypto Sponsorships, Fan Tokens & Team NFTs with Pertrit Berisha, Head of CryptoMedia at Copa90
January 31, 2022 07:00 - 38 minutes - 31.7 MBWelcome to the first episode of Blockchain + Football series! To kickoff the series I invited Petrit Berisha, head of CryptoMedia at Copa90 and multi award winning podcast creator. He is "the person" to talk about all things football and sports. We talked about why crypto sponsorships in Football clubs are booming, why Petrit thinks the fan token model needs to change and evolve, and why some team NFTs received criticism. Petrit has just launched a new podcast about NFTs - Floorcast - Ch...
[Football series] Crypto Sponsorships & Team NFTs with Petrit Berisha, Head of CryptoMedia at Copa90
January 31, 2022 07:00 - 38 minutes - 31.7 MBWelcome to the first episode of Blockchain + Football series! To kickoff the series I invited Petrit Berisha, head of CryptoMedia at Copa90 and multi award winning podcast creator. He is "the person" to talk about all things football and sports. We talked about why crypto sponsorships in Football clubs are booming, why Petrit thinks the fan token model needs to change and evolve, and why some team NFTs received criticism. Petrit has just launched a new podcast about NFTs - Floorcast - Ch...
Why NFT projects die without community with Jun Loayza, founder of Metablox
January 17, 2022 07:00 - 31 minutes - 29 MBThis episode is for anyone who is planning to create (or has already launched) a NFT, or who simply wants to learn more about community building. I've got countless emails from various NFT projects saying that they launched the project but it had little traction, meaning no sales. So, I invited Jun Loayza, founder of Metablox, a NFT project that allows you to own real world places as NFTs, powered by real life memories. Jun has a fantastic series of Medium blog posts about some of the st...
The Potential of Blockchain for Healthcare Systems with Lito Michala, PhD at University of Glasgow
January 03, 2022 07:00 - 25 minutes - 23.4 MBDid you know that malaria kills over 400,000 people per year globally? This episode will be about how a project in Uganda is reaching underserved areas where testing for malaria can be challenging and having the diagnosis early can be a matter of life or death. I invited Lito Michala, PhD and Lecturer at the University of Glasgow in the school of computing science focused on IoT - and she is involved in the project to talked about why they chose the blockchain technology to store and shar...
VR + Meditation + Tokenization = Improved Well-being, Chat with Tristan Gribbin, founder of Flow.is
December 20, 2021 07:00 - 27 minutes - 25.6 MBThis episode will be a little different in that we will discuss technology, VR, meditation, as well as blockchain and NFTs. Here's my interview with Tritan Gribbin, the founder of Flow.is, a mobile app and web portal that features native VR meditation and they are the first meditation company to use blockchain. We discussed how we are living in a stress epidemic and how technology can help us avoid burnout, which can be very costly for both individuals and businesses. We also talked about...
Intelligent Wines and Better Supply Chain with Blockchain - Chat with Oliver Oram, founder of Chainvine
December 06, 2021 07:00 - 29 minutes - 27.3 MBThis episode is for you that is a wine lover - and also want to know how blockchain is improving the wine supply chain. I invited Oliver Oram, the founder of Chainvine, a digital platform that uses blockchain to manage wine supply chain data across different industries. We discussed how blockchain (in this case DLT) can help in many aspects of the wine supply chain, ranging from proof of provenance to sustainability, minimizing paper trails and collecting more accurate data to avoid produ...
How Blockchain Can Revolutionize International Trade and Supply Chain - Chat with Andrea Frosinini, trade finance advisor
November 22, 2021 13:48 - 32 minutes - 30.1 MBIn the episode I spoke with Andrea Frosinini, a trade finance advisor and he is also on the advisory board of TOTTA (Trans-Oceanic Trade Tech Alliance) and the Blockchain Supply Chain Association. He is the intersection of blockchain, international trade, trade finance and my favorite subject - emerging markets. We talked about how blockchain can revolutionize international trade and supply chain, making trade and trade finance more inclusive for businesses in developing countries. Also, ...
Tokenization: from the Nordics to Emerging Markets - Chat with Claus Skaaning, co-founder of DigiShares
November 08, 2021 06:45 - 21 minutes - 20 MBHere is an episode for you that wants to know more about tokenization and digital assets. This is my chat with Claus Skaaning the co-founder of Danish company Digishares, that provides tokenization services ranging from Real state to equity and funds. We talked about how the Nordic countries a little behind in the global tokenization ecosystem and the reasons behind it. On the other hand, emerging economies have a more promising outlook for tokenized assets, with governments supporting ...
[Podcast Crossover] Blockchain Bit + BlockDrops: Talking Blockchain with a Brazilian Twist
September 20, 2021 10:00 - 59 minutes - 55.5 MBThe first podcast crossover on Blockchain Bit! Me and Mauricio Magaldi, host of the bilingual podcast BlockDrops, talked about all things blockchain but a Brazilian twist! Mauricio called from Sao Paulo - my birth town - and we talked about blockchain beyond crypto, NFTs, uses for different blockchain applications for supply chain and much more. Plus, how Bitcoin could have helped Brazil in the early 1990's if existed back then. We also talked about our podcasting journey and why we need ...
How to turn your Blockchain and Crypto Passion into a Career - Chat with Faris Oweis, Crypto Coach and Web3 Instigator of Instigation Protocol
August 24, 2021 09:27 - 31 minutes - 29.5 MBThis episode is for everyone with a passion for blockchain and / or cryptocurrencies and wants to turn that passion into a career. Or if you already work for a blockchain company and want to plan you next career move. I spoke to Faris Oweis, a crypto coach advising people to make the move into a blockchain company. We talked about the high demand for developers and also, non-tech roles like marketing for blockchain companies. Talking about the future, Faris sees a increase demand for job...
How DeFi can unlock liquidity for businesses - Chat with Alejandro Gutierrez, COO of Defactor
July 22, 2021 14:42 - 34 minutes - 32.1 MBThis episode is about Decentralized Finance (DeFi) and how trade finance still is an untapped market and remains a huge opportunity for Defi. To talk about it, I invited Alejandro Gutierrez, the COO of Defactor, a company building the bridge between traditional and decentralized finance We talked about some challenges for DeFi, like scalability, the digitalization of assets and how companies can use Defi to unlock liquidity. If you want to know more about Defactor click here Follow Al...
DeFi: a Huge Opportunity for Trade Finance - Chat with Alejandro Gutierrez, COO of Defactor
July 22, 2021 14:42 - 34 minutes - 32.1 MBThis episode is about Decentralized Finance (DeFi) and how trade finance still is an untapped market and remains a huge opportunity for Defi. To talk about it, I invited Alejandro Gutierrez, the COO of Defactor, a company building the bridge between traditional and decentralized finance We talked about some challenges for DeFi, like scalability, the digitalization of assets and how companies can use Defi to unlock liquidity. If you want to know more about Defactor click here Follow Alej...
Introducing Emerging Markets Today podcast
July 06, 2021 14:03 - 5 minutes - 5.17 MBI'd like to introduce you my other podcast - Emerging Markets Today! I selected few clips from the first episode with James Eugene from Frontier Markets News, we flipped this around and I was interviewed by James about the history behind EMT and how the idea of the podcast came about. Follow the Emerging Markets Today Podcast here Don’t forget to check out Emerging Markets Today site and help us keep EMT free from ads by donating any amount via Paypal or Cryptocurrencies directly on the s...
Cryptocurrencies for Microfinance and Positive Social Impact - Chat with Taynaah Reis, founder of MoedaSeeds
June 10, 2021 12:19 - 28 minutes - 25.9 MBHere is an episode about how crypto is causing a social impact in Brazil for the unbanked and underbanked communities in Brazil. I spoke to fellow Brazilian Taynaah Reis, the founder of MoedaSeeds, a crypto wallet designed to provide microfinance for businesses in underprivileged areas. Also, MoedaSeeds has Moeda Market, a platform where anyone can invest in projects that are causing a positive social impact in Brazil with their token Moeda ($MDA). MoedaSeeds site https://moedaseeds.com/en...
Is Silver Better than Gold? Stablecoins backed by precious metals - Chat with Nick Prouten, COO at LODE
April 07, 2021 10:20 - 25 minutes - 23.2 MBThis episode is about something we don't hear much in the news: stablecoins backed by precious metals, more specifically silver. Me and Nick Prouten, COO at LODE talked about stablecoins, the differences between stablecoins and digital currencies and why a stablecoin backed by silver has many advantages over one backed by gold. If you want to know more about the LODE Project, the LODE token and their AGX Coin go to lode.one You can also reach Nick Prouten on LinkedIn Don't forget to fol...
Blockchain & the Future of Digital Marketing - Chat with Renato Zamagna, The Chain Blog
March 10, 2021 09:27 - 37 minutes - 34.4 MBThis is very especial episode about blockchain application in Digital Marketing I invited fellow Brazilian and digital marketer Renato Zamagna. He is the creator of The Chain Blog, a Blockchain focused online publication. Recently, he wrote a 4-part article about how the future of digital marketing belongs to blockchain. We talked about some points mentioned on the article: how blockchain can tackle the lack of transparency in social media, how enterprise blockchain can connect with digit...
DLT, payments & the unbanked in Sub-Saharan Africa - Chat with Espen Kvelland, CEO of Wakandi
February 02, 2021 16:36 - 31 minutes - 29.3 MBHere is my chat with Espen Kvelland, founder and CEO of Wakandi Espen explained me how private blockchains or other DLT can provide a better payment solution for the unbanked in Sub-Saharan Africa. He also told me about how Wakandi is offering this kind of payment solution in Tanzania and his plans to expand to other African countries. If you want to know more about Wakandi click here If you want to contact Espen Kvelland click here Don't forget to follow Ana Paula Picasso on Twitter an...
Why we don't hear about Finland in the Blockchain world - Chat with Anita Kalergis, aka the Kryptogranny
December 02, 2020 15:48 - 35 minutes - 33.1 MBThis episode I spoke to Anita Kalergis, aka the Kryptogranny Anita is originally from Finland but blockchain make her move to Malta. She was also the main moderator of the Helsinki Blockchain Forum Summit 2020. We talked about the Helsinki Blockchain Forum Summit, regulations for crypto companies, the Finnish way to do business and why we don't hear much about Finland in the blockchain world. Anita is a business developer and consultant in the blockchain-sphere and ambassador of Blockchai...
Welcome to Blockchain Bit: a newly revamped podcast!
November 10, 2020 15:57 - 2 minutes - 2.28 MBHi there, and welcome to Blockchain Bit. This is a short episode about why I decided to rename and relaunch this podcast But before a little bit about me: My name is Ana Paula Picasso and I’m the founder of Blockchain PR - a marketing agency specialized in marketing services for blockchain startups and scaleups. In the beginning this podcast used to be called the blockchain Pr podcast, then I thought - to have the word podcast on the podcast title was redundant so I changed it to blockchain ...
The FakeFluencer Documentary - Chat with Tom Gillespie, film producer and crypto trader
August 24, 2020 12:38 - 18 minutes - 17.1 MBHere is my chat with Tom Gillespie, the producer of documentary FakeFluencer. After coming across crypto influencer BitMan360 and his cryptocurrency ScooterCoin, set to revoluciona the e-scooter industry with his ButterCup device, where you could mine ScooterCoins while "scootering", Tom invested a substantial amount into it. After getting disillusioned with ScooterCoin, Tom left his homeland Australia set to uncover who is really behind BitMan360 and ScooterCoin. The documentary is his jo...
Full episode: The FakeFluencer Documentary - Chat with Tom Gillespie, film producer and crypto trader ** Plus special guest at the end **
August 17, 2020 16:39 - 29 minutes - 27.5 MBHere is my chat with Tom Gillespie, the producer of documentary FakeFluencer. After coming across crypto influencer BitMan360 and his cryptocurrency ScooterCoin, set to revoluciona the e-scooter industry with his ButerCup device, where you could mine ScooterCoins while "scootering", Tom invested a substantial amount into it. After getting disillusioned with ScooterCoin, Tom left his homeland Australia set to uncover who is really behind BitMan360 and ScooterCoin. The documentary is his jou...
The FakeFluencer Documentary - Chat with Tom Gillespie, film producer and crypto trader ** Plus special guest at the end **
August 17, 2020 16:39 - 29 minutes - 27.2 MBHere is my chat with Tom Gillespie, the producer of documentary FakeFluencer. After coming across crypto influencer BitMan360 and his cryptcurrency ScooterCoin, set to revoluciona the e-scooter industry with his ButerCup device, where you could mine ScooterCoins while "scootering", Tom invested a substantial amount into it. After getting disillusioned with ScooterCoin, Tom left his homeland Australia set to uncover who is really behind BitMan360 and ScooterCoin. The documentary is his journey...
How New Regulations Are Affecting Crypto Companies in Estonia and Finland - Chat with Jay Hamideh, Chief Legal Officer of Vinculum Growth Oy
June 26, 2020 10:35 - 27 minutes - 25.1 MBCalling from Helsinki in Finland, I spoke to Jay Hamideh following this month's crackdown on crypto companies in Estonia. We talked about new regulations for crypto companies in Estonia and the blockchain startup landscape in Finland. Jay is the Chief Legal Officer of Vinculum Growth Oy, a Finnish company that helps blockchain startups with their go-to-market strategy. If you want to know more about Vinculum Growth Oy, go to https://www.vinculum.fi/ Bloomberg article on crypto companies ...
Bitcoin Halving, What Happens Next? Chat with Wilfred Michael, editor of Coinfomania and Emi LaCapra, crypto blogger
May 12, 2020 17:54 - 45 minutes - 42 MBThis is the first video episode of the Blockchain PR podcast and you the hear the audio here. Me, together with crypto blogger Emilia LaCapra, calling from Italy and Coinfomania editor Wilfred Michael, calling from Nigeria, talked about what's coming after the bitcoin halving, some price predictions, why bitcoin isn't as popular in Nigeria and much more. Link to video: https://youtu.be/O4caNtcY7L4 Follow Coinfomania here: https://coinfomania.com/ Don't forget to follow Ana Paula Picasso...
Blockchain for Healthcare Supply Chain - chat with Marcin Rzetecki, Blockchain lead at Espeo and VP at Polish Blockchain Association
May 07, 2020 12:59 - 22 minutes - 20.8 MBToday I had a chat with Marcin Rzetecki and he explained me how blockchain combined with IoT devices can help the healthcare supply chain. Marcin is the Lead Blockchain Consultant at Espeo Software and the Vice-president of the Polish Blockchain Association. He also told me how the association is bringing more women developers together in a series of meetups called Blockchain for Girls. Espeo Software: https://espeo.eu/ Polish Blockchain Association: https://www.linkedin.com/company/block...
The Differences Between Public Blockchains - Chat with Konrad Rotkiewicz, CEO at Ulam Labs
April 19, 2020 20:17 - 27 minutes - 25.4 MBDo you know the differences between public blockchains? In this episode myself and Konrad Rotkiewicz explained the differences between the Bitcoin and Ethereum blockchains and other more "modern" blockchains. We also talked about Decentralized Finance (DeFi) and why Konrad is looking for the next Bitcoin. Konrad is the CEO and founder of Ulam Labs, an agile software development company with the mission to help startups and medium-size companies in utilizing Crypto and Blockchain technologi...
Fighting (more) Fake News with Blockchain and AI - Chat with Sukesh Tedla, co-founder of Swedish startup Unbiased
March 26, 2020 07:59 - 27 minutes - 25.3 MBThis is the second time I interviewed Sukesh Tedla, co-founder of Swedish startup Unbiased. Their mission is to fight fake news with a data marketplace, a search engine and a social platform. Their data marketplace is already available and beta and they will launch their search engine later this year. We talked about how fake news prompted his idea of starting Unbiased, the advantages of combining blockchain with crowdsourcing and much more. Also, Sukesh and I are part of the Swedish Blockc...
Coronavirus in Italy and Bitcoin Prices Volatility - Chat with Emi LaCapra, Italian cryptocurrency blogger
March 12, 2020 12:30 - 27 minutes - 25 MBCalling from coronavirus lockdown in Italy is Emi La Capra, an old friend and crypto blogger. Emi told me how life has been in Italy after the coronavirus pandemic and we also chatted about bitcoin prices volatility and the imminent Bitcoin halving. **This episode is NOT an investment advice** Here are the previous episodes with Emi and I: The Binance Hack Bitcoin prices July 2019
Is the Hype Around Blockchain Dead? Chat with Ludvig Öberg, co-founder of Safello and Angelica Lips da Cruz, CEO of Innorbis
March 01, 2020 17:49 - 37 minutes - 34.6 MBIs the hype around Blockchain dead? To help me answer this question I invited Ludvig Öberg, cryptocurrency enthusiast and co-founder of Swedish cryptocurrency brokerage Safello and Angelica Lips da Cruz, CEO of Innorbis, a business analytical tool for sustainable development using blockchain. You can also follow Ludvig's podcast crypto Konsensus (in Swedish): http://konsensuspodden.se/ Safello: www.safello.com Innorbis: www.innorbis.com Don't forget to follow Ana Paula Picasso on Twitte...
Financial Inclusion and the Remittance Market - chat with Morten Nielse, co-founder of Danish Startup Aryze
February 16, 2020 11:56 - 42 minutes - 39 MBThis time I went to Copenhagen in Denmark to meet Morten Nielsen, co-founder of the Danish Startup Aryze. We talked about how Aryze is solving problems in Kenya and other emerging markets, and their plan to build a cloud-native co-banking. Plus we chatted about financial inclusion, stablecoins, Facebook Libra, ICOs and much more. For more about Arize: www.aryze.io
Digital Money & Financial Inclusion - chat with Morten Nielsen, co-founder of Danish startup ARYZE
February 16, 2020 11:56 - 43 minutes - 40.1 MBThis time I went to Copenhagen in Denmark to meet Morten Nielsen, co-founder of the Danish Startup ARYZE. We talked about how ARYZE is solving remittance problems in Kenya and other emerging markets, and their plan to build a cloud-native co-banking. Plus we chatted about financial inclusion, stablecoins, Facebook Libra, ICOs and much more. For more about ARYZE: www.aryze.io Don't forget to follow Ana Paula Picasso on Twitter and LinkedIn This episode was brought to you by Blockchai...
What's coming for Decentralised Finance (DeFi) in 2020? Chat with Jens Frid, the lead for the DeFi track of Sthlm Fintech Week
January 27, 2020 13:09 - 35 minutes - 32.6 MBDo you want to know more about decentralised finance (DeFi)? In this episode me and Jens Frid talked about the challenges for DeFi and what is going to happen in 2020. Jens is the co-founder of ScaleOut, an IT services company that uses AI and machine learning and he is also the lead for the DeFi track of the Stockholm Fintech week. The Stockholm Fintech week is happening from 10th to 14th Feb and it will cover the difference aspects of fintech. The DeFi track is on Wednesday 12th Feb. ...
Formal Verification and Smart Contracts - chat with developer Rikard Hjort
January 20, 2020 10:03 - 29 minutes - 27.3 MBIn this episode me and Rikard Hjort talked about what Formal Verification is and how Smart Contracts gave a new lease of life to Formal Verification. Rikard is a student of computer science at Chalmers University in Gothenburg and he also works for Runtime Verification, a software company focused on verification-based tools. Runtime Verification: https://runtimeverification.com Runtime's Firefly: https://runtimeverification.com/firefly/ Prototype Formal Semantics of WebAssembly in K: htt...