LAB Radio
87 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 4 years ago - ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsWe are proud to announce the inaugural episode of LAB Radio, Learn About Bitcoin and Learn About Blockchain. This show emerged organically from within the CoinStructive team as a way to document various subject matter around this new technology.
Subject matter like: What is Bitcoin and the Blockchain, Compliance, Smart Contracts, 2 Factor Authentication, Altcoins, Multi-disciplinary Use Cases, and how this Technology will change society.
Guests have included: Paul Snow of Factom, Mate Tokay of Bitcoinist, Pamela Morgan of Third Key Solutions, Eric Larcheveque of Ledger, Diego Gutierrez Zaldivar of Rootstock.io, Joe Colangelo of Executive Consumer Research and many many other innovative and bright individuals doing exceptional work.
For full episodes, show notes and more please visit: http://www.coinstructive.com/blog
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Episodes
Ep 83 Election Authenticity in Latin America and beyond
April 16, 2020 19:03 - 50 minutes - 68.8 MBTogether let’s count all the votes Carlos Torriellos is changing the political system in Latin America. He is the face of a volunteer group, consisting of concerned citizens in Guatemala, called Fiscal Digital. This translates to, “The Digital Witness”. Their goal is to certify post-election paper ballot results in a corrupt and broken system. Last year, in mid 2019, Guatemala held an election. Everything was going fine, until doubt was cast on the official results through social media....
Ep 82 - Darknet Market Research with Cedric Dahl - 1000X Group
March 17, 2020 16:21 - 49 minutes - 67.6 MBDarknets Rising The Darknet is powered by cryptocurrency. On episode 82 of LAB Radio we speak with Cedric Dahl of 1000X Group about this controversial place. Most people have heard of the Darknet, but know what really goes on or how it operates. We dispel some myths and provide insight to why crypto is used predominantly on darknet markets. Cedric, like most of us, shrugged off Bitcoin when first told by a friend. The only difference for most us the is when the clock first starts ticking....
Ep 81 - The Free Republic of Liberland
February 18, 2020 18:22 - 38 minutes - 52.5 MBThe Creation of a New Nation Welcome to the Free Republic of Liberland. Wait you've never heard of this country? "Well, that's a pretty normal response", says Joey Langenbrunner, Deputy Head of Mission to the United States. Liberland is new. The micronation, like Somaliland, will have existed for 5 years on April 13th, 2020. The delegation is planning a big celebration. They are launching they're own blockchain for governance and a cryptocurrency called Merits. Although, they are starting...
Best of 2019 - LAB Radio - Episode 80
January 23, 2020 00:58 - 32 minutes - 45 MBThis episode is LAB Radio's "Best of 2019". It's composed of several clips from guests over the past year. For many, 2019 will be one of those years in crypto that won't stand out in people's minds much. It wasn't flashy. There wasn't a lot fanfare. CNBC wasn't pumping XRP. It was quiet and people were busy building great things. I was fortunate to sit down with many amazing people this year to discuss their thoughts and contributions on the industry. Unfortunately, I had to narrow it down...
Ep 79 - Creating Effective Blockchain Legislation w/ Caitlin Long
December 04, 2019 18:26 - 58 minutes - 81 MBCaitlin Long knows Blockchain Law Caitlin Long joins LAB Radio host Chris Groshong, just days after resigning from the Wyoming Blockchain Taskforce. I had asked her specifically to come on the show to comment on concepts the newly formed California Blockchain Taskforce can glean from her pioneering efforts. We waste no time getting into the issues around the Uniform Law Commission's (ULC) Uniform Regulation of Virtual Currencies Businesses Act or URVCBA. Particularly the supplemental po...
Ep 78 - The Crypto Curator, Paul McNeal
November 05, 2019 17:08 - 32 minutes - 44 MBThe Crypto Curator, Paul McNeal The first person I met at the Avantpay |19 conference was the always smiling, Crypto Curator, Paul McNeal. I had no idea Paul was the host of a crypto news show, but after talking to him, I knew he had the chops and would make a great guest for LAB Radio. Paul's path into crypto took a circuitous route to say the least. Like many, he was able to leverage a previous skillset to help him land where he is today. Initially Paul heard about Bitcoin from the ...
Ep77 -Lourdes Miranda, Crypto Financial Crimes Analyst
October 29, 2019 00:25 - 28 minutes - 38.6 MBMoney Launderers Beware Cryptocurrency Analyst and Financial Crimes Investigator, Lourdes Miranda joins us for episode 77 on LAB Radio. Lourdes’ expertise lies in her years working from a compliance and financial crimes angle. Her knowledge of the Bank Secrecy Act led her to a career in the intelligence community, primarily the CIA. She knows the ins and outs of how money launderers operate. So when she was approached to join, admittedly she didnt know much about cryptocurrencies. T...
Ep 76 - Hannah Rosenberg - Chicago's Queen of Crypto
October 25, 2019 18:52 - 31 minutes - 43.2 MBChicago's Queen of Crypto When I noticed the talented Hannah Rosenberg would be speaking at the Avantpay |19 conference, you have no idea how happy I became. I had recently visited Chicago at the end of August and I was able to sit down with Hannah and record an episode. Unfortunately, the recording had some technical issues and it was unusable. I wasn't going to let a second opportunity slip by. Hannah got started in crypto back in 2014 and is one of the most involved and pass...
Ep 75 - Celsius Network - Providing benefit above all else
October 11, 2019 04:00 - 51 minutes - 70.6 MBCelsius Network is changing the game I was thrilled to interview, not only one of the Celsius Network top brass, but two at the same time. We rarely get a duo as dynamic as CEO, Alex Mashinsky and Head of Global Partnerships, Leah Jonas. I knew this was going to be fun and informative. You don’t have to go deep into a search for the name Alex Mashinsky before you uncover a plethora of amazing feats. Not only does Alex have an eye for the future, but he understands what it takes ...
Ep 74 - "Where's my Crypto Insurance?" - InsureYourBit
October 04, 2019 15:54 - 33 minutes - 46.7 MBOur guest on episode 74 of LAB Radio is InsureYourBit’s founder, Doug Moeller. Doug is passionate about providing crypto related insurance to individuals and entities who regularly use uninsured third party custodians as a regular part of their business. Stay in crypto long enough and you will eventually hear of or be a part of an exchange hack. US based residents who are used to traditional financial services, like banking, are familiar depositors insurance. They receive this as part ...
Ep 73 - Rockstar Developer - Bitcoin Ecosystem Developer
August 28, 2019 22:29 - 1 hour - 104 MBWho is Rockstar Developer? On episode 73 of LAB Radio, your host Chris Groshong visits with Rockstar Developer over lunch during a recent visit to Chicago. For those of you who are new to this personality or know little about him, you are going to find out why he is such a Rockstar. And he even gives us some pointers on becoming a Rockstar too. Sometimes it's best to start with the simplest things first. You will hear us visit this topic several times during the episode. Of many themes ...
Ep 72 - SALT Lending, Crypto Collateralized Loans
July 21, 2019 20:33 - 26 minutes - 35.8 MBWhat is SALT Lending? On episode 72 of LAB Radio, we are joined by Rob Odell, VP Product and Marketing from SALT Lending to discuss what's new with SALT. SALT is a lending platform that uses crypto as collateral. It's a simple yet brilliant platform to allow users to leverage their existing crypto portfolio to leverage against a fiat loan. How does it work? For example, you own 5 bitcoins and need $25K to put a new roof on your house. Let's assume 1 Bitcoin is valued at $10K and yo...
Ep 71 - Alex Adelman, CEO and Co-Founder of Lolli
July 17, 2019 19:37 - 37 minutes - 50.9 MBWhat is Lolli? More coverage from the Bitcoin2019 conference. This time with CEO and Co-Founder of Lolli, Alex Adelman. Lolli is a rewards app that pays you in Bitcoin. Purchase things as you normally would, but instead of proceeding to checkout, use the Lolli browser extension. This enables the user to earn a percentage back on their purchase, which can be redeemed in Bitcoin. Lolli's goal is to onboard as many people into the Bitcoinsphere as possible. They believe most people ar...
Ep 70 – Bitcoin2019 – Chris Wittenborn – Velocity Markets
July 15, 2019 18:38 - 28 minutes - 38.8 MBChris Wittenborn, Business Development and Strategy at Velocity Markets On episode 70 of LAB Radio, Velocity Markets’, Chris Wittenborn chats with your host Chris Groshong from Bitcoin2019. Chris first heard about Bitcoin back in 2010. He read the whitepaper, but couldn’t get around the fact that he meet someone in parking lot to buy bitcoins. After growing up in Chicago, he moved to Colorado for better winters, great skiing and to pursue a degree at the University of Colorado Bou...
Ep69 - Bitcoin2019 with Jan Čapek, Cofounder and Co-CEO at Braiins
July 11, 2019 04:46 - 36 minutes - 49.6 MBJan Čapek, Cofounder and Co-CEO at Braiins On episode 69 of LAB Radio, Braiins Cofounder and Co-CEO, Jan Čapek chats with your host Chris Groshong from Bitcoin2019. We finally got a chance to sit down and talk mining after meeting in January 2019 in Las Vegas. We first get a run down from Jan about the history of mining and what's wrong with the state of things currently. There's no surprise when it comes to understanding the mysteries behind ASIC Boost were just the tip of the iceber...
Ep 68 Bitcoin2019 with Xan Ditkoff - Blockstack
July 10, 2019 13:21 - 30 minutes - 41.4 MBXan Ditkoff, Growth at Blockstack On episode 68 of LAB Radio, Blockstack's Head of Growth, Xan Ditkoff chats with your host Chris Groshong from Bitcoin2019. We discuss how great the conference was and what made it special. Blockstack Xan, as I am respectfully dubbing him, has an interesting path that led him into the crypto world. Coming from New York to Silicon Valley in 2015 was a bit of an adjustment. However, he knew the solutions being worked on there were going to help impact mo...
Ep 67 - Bitcoin2019 with Josie Bellini, Crypto Artist and Designer
July 09, 2019 17:28 - 13 minutes - 18.5 MBJosie Bellini, Crypto Artist On episode 67 of LAB Radio, Crypto Artist Josie Bellini chats with your host, Chris Groshong from Bitcoin2019. Some might think the path is obvious for an artist and crypto lover. Create, Incorporate and Sell your works for crypto, but not Josie Bellini. Her passion for cryptocurrency and its ethos not only inspires her creative works, but also her innovative side. Having a background in finance, specifically private wealth management, Josie invested pe...
Ep 66 (Part 2 of 2) - BitShares, BEOS and Quintric, a family of Graphene based Blockchain Projects
July 09, 2019 01:33 - 1 hour - 70.5 MBWhat is Graphene, BitShares and BEOS? This is part 2 of a deep dive chat with Michael Taggart, BitShares . We discuss why they created BEOS and the practicality of creating a EOS clone. Michael Taggart, co-founder of BEOS and Quintric Michael is a long time BitShares supporter and recently helped co-found an EOS clone to act as a middle-chain between BitShares and EOS networks and tokens. Quintric has tokenized real gold coins and legal tender Quintric bridges Gold, Cash (Legal T...
Ep 66 - BitShares, BEOS and Quintric, a family of Graphene based Blockchain Projects (Part 1)
July 03, 2019 05:03 - 46 minutes - 42.3 MBWhat is Graphene? What is BitShares? And what else has been built on this framework? This episode is a bit of an open long form chat and deep dive with BitShares regular Michael Taggart. This is the 1st of 2 parts for this episode. Michael Taggart, co-founder of BEOS and Quintric Michael is a long time BitShares supporter and recently helped co-found an EOS clone to act as a middle-chain between BitShares and EOS networks and tokens. "BEOS Limited Cooperative Association (BLCA) is th...
Ep 65 - The Blockchain Agnostic Scaling Holy Grail - bloXroute Labs
June 12, 2019 06:28 - 1 hour - 83.7 MBUri Klarman, CEO and Cofounder at bloXroute Labs On episode 65 of LAB Radio, your host, Chris Groshong chats with Network Researcher and Ph.D. Uri Zubair. As CEO and cofounder of bloXroute Labs. After graduating from Northwestern University he and his inital cofounder Aleks Kuzmanovic knew that they could solve the relay issue that ultimately keep blockchain systems from scaling. As they progressed down this journey, they added two additional cofounders, Emin Gün Sirer, professor at Cor...
Ep 64 - Creating Freedom, Anarchy 3.0 and how Content Creators can earn Crypto
May 28, 2019 20:30 - 1 hour - 159 MBAshe Oro, Liberty Entrepreneur and founder of Liberty VAs What is Liberty, Blockchains and Anarchy 3.0? Well, you're going to find out in this episode! Ashe Oro has been around the Blockchain space for many years and has even hosted a podcast called Liberty Entrepreneurs, helping his audience learn the virtues of freedom, entrepreneurship and sovereign money. He began as a Computer Engineering student and eventually morphed into the Head of Business Development for Euro Pacific B...
Ep 63 - A Deeper Look at Building Blockchains, Algorithms and Proofs
May 02, 2019 19:37 - 1 hour - 124 MBDerek Sorensen, Pyrofex Research Mathematician Derek Sorensen is a Pyrofex Research Mathematician, has an MSc in Mathematics and Computer Science from the University of Oxford and is set to start his PhD this fall at the University of Cambridge, where he will study logic and topology. "I'm a motivated mathematician who wants to solve new and exciting problems. I thrive in a challenging and changing environment, as a boring routine can seem a bit soul-sucking to me. I have learned program...
Ep 62 - Lucid Sight - Fazri Zubair - CTO and Cofounder - Gaming and the Blockchain
April 17, 2019 17:30 - 39 minutes - 54.2 MBFazri Zubair, CTO and Cofounder at Lucid Sight On episode 62 of LAB Radio, your host, Chris Groshong chats with Fazri Zubair, a Los Angeles native, about his journey into the blockchain and cryptocurrency space through gaming at Lucid Sight. Lucid Sight is a gaming development studio, formed in 2015, located Santa Monica and has been building video games with frontier technologies like VR, AR and blockchain. Fazri and the two other cofounders had worked together in the past, had great c...
OG Crypto Series #2 - Alena Vranova - Strategy, Casa Inc.
April 09, 2019 04:16 - 49 minutes - 67.5 MBAlena Vranova, Strategy at Casa, Inc. Welcome to the second episode of OG Crypto Series on LAB Radio, with the very talented, Alena Vranova, currently heading up Strategy at Casa Inc. There is no doubt that she is an OG in the world of Crypto and Blockchain. For those of you that don't know her past, she was pivotal to the formation of Satoshi Labs, TREZOR hardware wallet and Slush Pool to name a few. Alena and I first met in August 2015 after the Keynote 2015 event in Los Angeles at th...
Ep 61 -Starfish Network - Anthony Paglino, Community Manager & Economist
March 27, 2019 19:31 - 39 minutes - 54.7 MBAnthony Paglino, Community Manager at Starfish Network SF Welcome to LAB Radio episode 61. Chris recently spent some time in San Francisco and had the great fortune to run into Anthony Paglino at Starfish Network's coworking space. Starfish Network is an agnostic blockchain community focused on building web 3.0 and providing a space for the community to leverage for events and meetings. Starfish Network was started by Alicia Ferratusco when the SF community was feeling pangs over lack of ...
Ep 60 - Anchor, a Stable-coin Pegged to the Global Economy
March 20, 2019 00:56 - 41 minutes - 37.8 MBDaniel Popa, CEO of Anchor Welcome to episode 60 of LAB Radio. We had a chat with Daniel Popa, CEO of Anchor. Anchor is a "stable currency designed to preserve and enhance the value of your holdings. Anchor is pegged to the value of the global economy, protected by a safety net comprised of six pillars." Daniel elaborates on his LinkedIn: "Anchor is addressing one of the biggest issues in the global economy – how to preserve monetary value over time, stabilize the value of any given cu...
Ep 59 -bitFlyer- Hailey Lennon - Head of Legal and Regulatory Affairs
March 05, 2019 19:12 - 36 minutes - 49.8 MBWelcome to episode 59 with Hailey Lennon, the Head of Legal and Regulatory Affairs for bitFlyer US. If you're not familiar with bitFlyer, don't worry, it's only the biggest cryptocurrency exchange in Japan. They have been in business since 2014 and are expanding throughout the US and European markets. Hailey and I finally get to sit down and talk about what her new role at bitFlyer entails. When Hailey and I first met in 2015/2016 she was working with Silvergate Bank to help launch their ...
Ep 58 What is Vault Logic? A Bitcoin Kiosk Provider and Services Portal
February 28, 2019 15:49 - 43 minutes - 39.7 MBVault Logic is a all-in-one kiosk containing a traditional ATM and multi Cryptocurrency BTM, while also featuring Cash as a Service (CaaS). Some of the features include: This is not just a "ATM" only dispensing Cryptocurrency (of which it offers many beyond Bitcoin). It can handle buying cell phone minutes and will eventually allow users to pay bills through the kiosk. There is also a feature where the machine will pay users a premium by offering higher than spot market prices to help cl...
Ep 57 - Reserve Protocol, an alternative to stablecoin projects with Nevin Freeman
February 19, 2019 18:09 - 36 minutes - 49.8 MBThe Reserve Protocol This story about a stablecoin project called the Reserve Protocol is far different from most stablecoin projects you've heard of. Reserve's approach is to solve one of humanity's greatest challenges by creating an ethical and stable currency without government control. Combatting corruption of governments or central banks while protecting against hyperinflation are just a few of the driving forces behind this project. I really enjoyed speaking with Nevin Freeman, Co...
Ep 56 - Caninos Loucos, Labrador (a Raspberry Pi alternative) and some cool Blockchain use cases on it
February 12, 2019 23:12 - 45 minutes - 41.4 MBI had the pleasure of meeting Geovane and his colleague in a obscure little corner of the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in the Eureka Park section. I was excited to find a really cool little yet powerful computer that is an alternative to Raspberry Pi (as well as befriend two awesomely Brazilian technologists). This unit is proudly made in Brazil and rivals their English counter part (the Pi). On this episode of LAB Radio we caught up with Geovane Fedrecheski a computer science engineer,...
Ep 55 - Unconfiscatable with Tatiana Moroz
February 08, 2019 14:00 - 15 minutes - 21.1 MBI recently ran into Tatiana Moroz, of Crypto Media Hub while we were in Las Vegas together for the Unconfiscatable conference. Tatiana is one of the coolest people in the Bitcoin ecosystem. She throws great dinner parties with awesome guests. If she's not the one throwing the party, she always knows where the best one is. Oh, did I mention she can sing and play guitar. On top of all this, she's a great person and a pleasure to speak with too. On this occasion, we got to chat about maximali...
Ep 54 - Unconfiscatable with Scott Bambacigno - Alphapoint
February 07, 2019 17:17 - 15 minutes - 21.4 MBOf all the people to run into during the Unconfiscatable conference in Las Vegas, it was awesome to see Scott Bambacigno. Alphapoint Scott, as he's known, is one of the first people I remember being involved in a crypto company as early as 2014. Not only is he a rockstar amongst his peers, he is a founding member of Alphapoint. Alphapoint is one of those companies that you probably don't know exists. It's a software company with one of its main focuses on helping its clients build crypto exc...
Ep 53 - Unconfiscatable with Gabe Higgins - BlockSpaces
February 06, 2019 16:42 - 17 minutes - 23.7 MBEp 53 - Unconfiscatable with Gabe Higgins - BlockSpaces Here we are at the Unconfiscatable conference in Las Vegas. I've been pleasantly surprised with the venue, quality of content and the the number of familiar faces. One of those faces belonged to Gabe Higgins. Gabe and I have been crossing paths since 2013 on twitter and 2015 at events and through the Edge Slack channel as Ambassadors. Gabe is such a great guy. He has the type of values and big picture vision that make him someone yo...
Ep 52 - Running a global remittance company and Decentralized Exchange (DEX) that leverages Bitcoin and Bitshares Blockchains
February 05, 2019 18:21 - 1 hour - 71.3 MBOn this episode of LAB Radio we talked global remittances, markets, market making and how to use the Blockchain to help the cash-in and cash-out businesses. We brought on George Harrap, CEO and co-founder of Bitspark, a bank-less money transfer ecosystem. Bitspark enables businesses and people to cash in and cash out of cryptocurrencies and fiat across developing nations (and is enabling liquidity for 150+ foreign currencies) George Harrap, CEO and co-founder of Bitspark "A Cryptocurrenc...
OG Crypto Series Ep 1 - A chat with Alysse Killeen, Managing Partner at Stillmark Capital
January 30, 2019 23:27 - 54 minutes - 74.3 MBOn this inaugural OG Crypto Series episode, I, Chris Groshong sit down with Managing Partner at Stillmark Capital, Alyse Killeen to discuss what it takes to have longevity in the Crypto and Blockchain industry. This is a new series we're launching called The "Crypto OG Series" where I tap into my rolodex of VIPs, movers and shakers from the Blockchain space that have been around the industry and share their knowledge, perspective and philosophies. In this one, we talk about Venture Capit...
Ep 51 - A chat with Erin Nakamoto Las Vegas Bitcoin Meetup Organizer [CryptoBlockCon Coverage]
January 16, 2019 02:50 - 12 minutes - 11.6 MBThis episode of LAB Radio was a part of our coverage of CryptoBlockcon where Chris Groshong interviewed Erin Nakamoto. As described on Erin's website, here's a brief bio: "My story is a relatively short one. I was working in DTLV in the group sales department of the D Las Vegas in 2014 when they announced to the staff that they were now accepting bitcoin for payment. They had us open a Blockchain wallet, told us not to lose our passwords (private keys) and gave us all a small amount. That ...
Ep 50 - Future-proofing Blockchains with a Quantum Resistant Ledger backed by Extended Merkle Signature Scheme (XMSS)
December 28, 2018 07:08 - 30 minutes - 27.7 MBThis episode of LAB Radio was a part of our coverage of CryptoBlockcon where Chris Groshong interviewed Adam Koltun, Lead Business Strategist of Quantum Resistant Ledger (QRL). Chris Groshong (left), CEO of CoinStructive Inc, and Adam Koltun (right), Lead Business Strategist of Quantum Resistant Ledger (QRL) As Adam so eloquently put it in their recap blog post, the conference itself was a cornucopia of very different industries squished together in an expansive venue: "The event was hel...
Ep 49 - Building the Biggest Cyber Threat Intelligence Database and Protecting Against Malicious URLs in Messaging Apps and Email
December 04, 2018 22:21 - 1 hour - 62.2 MBOn this LAB Radio, episode Aaron Mangal and Chris Groshong talk security, the Internet and origin story of how MetaCert helps protect users from malicious links with CEO and founder, Paul Walsh. Paul Walsh, CEO and founder of MetaCert and co-founder of W3C Mobile Web Initiative Paul is an early web pioneer in security and safety for users having helped create projects like the W3C Mobile Web Initiative who's mission includes "ensuring that the Web be available on as many kind of devices a...
Ep 48 - The International Blockchain Accelerator (IBA) with Barbara Bickham
November 28, 2018 02:16 - 1 hour - 56.3 MBOn this LAB Radio, episode Aaron Mangal talks technology, Blockchain and BUIDLing with Barbara Bickham, founder of Trailyn Ventures and the International Blockchain Accelerator. Barbara Bickham is a CTO, Investor and Entrepreneur and founder of the International Blockchain Accelerator Barbara is a Berkley, University of Chicago Alumni, coder, CTO and Technology Advisor with extensive experience across industries like: FinTech, Fashion, Wearables, Wireless, Security, Media and Entertainmen...
Ep. 47 - TrustNote, a mineable, public DAG ledger with a two-tier consensus mechanism
November 19, 2018 22:48 - 53 minutes - 49.6 MBOn this LAB Radio, episode Chris Groshong talks shop with Jeff Zhou, founder of TrustNote, a mineable public DAG ledger with a two-tier consensus mechanism. (Cryptographic Algorithms: BLAKE2, BIP32-Ed25519) The architecture is designed for high concurrent transactions and confirmation times. Jeff Zhou, Founder of TrustNote Jeff's background began with chip making and eventually led him to realizing the lack of scalability with Bitcoin: "A few years back Jeff Zhou started working on b...
Ep 46 - Building a Wallet and the day in the life of a Dev
November 13, 2018 20:27 - 52 minutes - 48.1 MBOn this LAB Radio, episode Aaron Mangal chats with Kylan Hurt about the life as a developer at Edge wallet, a multi-currency wallet with baked in secure Single Sign-On (SSO) functionality. We discuss how he became a developer, building a wallet, programming various code bases (like Javascript) and other topics from a dev's perspective. Kylan Hurt, Software Engineer at Edge Kylan is a Software Engineer for Edge Wallet, a team that develops a multi-cryptocurrency wallet software and appl...
Ep. 45 - Validating Smart Contracts Settlement and Blockchain Insurance with Proof of Trust (PoT)
November 06, 2018 23:05 - 47 minutes - 43.8 MBOn this LAB Radio, episode Chris Groshong chats with Will McDonough, founder of iCash which provides a Proof of Trust Protocol (PoT). This enables powerful use cases like smart contract validation, settlement and Blockchain insurance. Will McDonough, founder of iCash Will McDonough is an investor and entrepreneur whose storied career ranges from sports and entertainment management to the world of global finance. In 2014, McDonough led the Initial Public Offering for Atlas Mara (ATMA:LSE) ...
Ep. 44 - Blockchain, Regulation and Crypto's Legal side
October 25, 2018 04:55 - 52 minutes - 48.3 MBOn this LAB Radio, episode Aaron Mangal discusses Blockchain Regulation and the legal side of things with Morvareed Salehpour. Morvareed Salehpour, Attorney and Speaker Morvareed Z. Salehpour specializes in handling a diverse range of complex legal matters both in and outside the courtroom. She is experienced in negotiating a variety of contracts and legal agreements and litigating cases from inception to trial and appeal. She has represented companies and individuals in a variety of indu...
Ep 43 - Rare Digital Art on the Blockchain and New Ways for Artists to Get Paid
October 17, 2018 01:07 - 56 minutes - 52 MBOn this LAB Radio, episode Aaron Mangal discusses creating rare digital art on the Blockchain as well as the myriad of platforms out there for artists. Our guest this week is Joe Chiappetta, cartoonist, comic book author and artist. Joe Chiappetta, Author, Cartoonist, Blockchain Art Creator Joe Chiappetta has been involved in cartooning and publishing since the mid-1980s, creating comics and art that reflect something positive about life. As an author, Chiappetta has won many awards, incl...
Ep 42 - Spark, a Cryptocurrency payments platform and DEX powered by Graphene
October 09, 2018 20:41 - 47 minutes - 43.2 MBOn this LAB Radio, episode Aaron Mangal discusses Spark, a web and mobile payments platform and decentralized exchange (DEX) powered by Graphene and built on BitShares. Maxine Ryan, Spark's Chief Operations Officer, discusses the platform and a variety of concepts including the components of a DEX and the process of moving from Spark from Bitcoin to BitShares. Maxine Ryan, COO and co-founder of Spark Maxine Ryan is a Hong Kong-based entrepreneur who is passionate about the freedom of fi...
Ep 41 - Blockdaemon, a three-click Blockchain node deployment platform
October 03, 2018 01:51 - 47 minutes - 43.2 MBOn this LAB Radio, episode Aaron Mangal discuss Blockdaemon, a three-click Blockchain node deployment and cloud platform with Konstantin Richter, the CEO and founder. Konstantin is a technology Entrepreneur in the Telecom, SaaS, and the B2B space. Prior to becoming an entrepreneur, he was an executive at Deutsche Telekom and Nokia in software/services strategy and business development. He is also fluent in 4 languages. Konstantin Richter, CEO and founder of Blockdaemon Blockdaemon is ...
Ep 40 - NEO Global Capital fund, investing in Asia, emerging markets and the Blockchain
September 26, 2018 23:08 - 42 minutes - 38.6 MBIn this episode of LAB Radio, Chris Groshong and Aaron Mangal discuss the NEO Global Capital fund, investing in Asia, emerging markets and the Blockchain. Roger Lim, Partner at NEO Global Capital Roger is an experienced angel and blockchain investor, entrepreneur and technologist. He previously founded Webvisions, a managed cloud hosting company which he sold to a private equity firm. He is an advisor for Bluzelle, Qlink, CoinFi, Selfkey, TheKey, Tomocoin, 0Chain, nOS, Open Platform. R...
Ep 39 - Exploring The BitShares Ecosystem, DPOS, Graphene, and DEXs
September 19, 2018 21:56 - 1 hour - 55.5 MBIn this episode of LAB Radio, Aaron Mangal discusses the Bitshares ecosystem, the Graphene engine that underlies it and algorithms like Delegated Proof of Stake (DPOS) with Kevin Messerly. Graphene was originally designed by Daniel Larimer who also founded Steemit and EOS. Kevin Messerly, Proxy and DEXBot Team Manager "I have six years experience as a cryptocurrency investor and advocate. Additionally, I have four years experience as a sales executive/account manager with a track record of...
Ep 38 - Building Interactive and Tokenized TV Experiences Powered by the Blockchain
September 12, 2018 01:19 - 46 minutes - 42.9 MBIn this episode of LAB Radio, Aaron Mangal discusses Interactive and Tokenized Television with Gavin Douglas, CEO and co-founder of iPowow. "Our early vision was conceived on a surf beach in Australia, ‘… to give millions of television viewers the power to interact with their favorite TV show and to affect the story, second by second’. Since then we’ve been expanding around the world, transforming tens of thousands of hours of live TV, taped TV and live stream shows into exciting particip...
Ep 37 - What is a Decentralized Marketplace Protocol? Featuring Cyrus Taghehchian from Sp.lyt
September 04, 2018 22:17 - 1 hour - 62.5 MBIn this episode of LAB Radio, Aaron Mangal discusses Spl.yt, a decentralized marketplace protocol, with CEO and founder Cyrus Taghehchian. Cyrus Taghehchian, CEO and Founder at Spl.yt Cyrus Taghehchian is the co-founder and CEO of Spl.yt, a decentralized marketplace protocol. Cyrus, a Deloitte Consulting alum, is a world-class consultant, co-active coach and Lean-Agile thought leader who has helped C-level and executives improve their organizations’ product management processes, developme...