Blockchain won’t save the world but it’s pretty close | Anthony Day
Off The Ledger with Jason Butcher
English - September 15, 2021 15:00 - 47 minutes - 87.7 MBBusiness Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
IBM Blockchain Leader and host of the popular “Blockchain Won’t Save The World” podcast Anthony Day is all about taking the hype out of blockchain and instead, teaching people how it is actually transforming everything around us. Anthony joined Off the Ledger to highlight ways blockchain is enabling everyone to trade peer-to-peer seamlessly on mobile, and at much lower fees -- trading everything from tokens and watches to energy and artwork.
Show Notes
0:00 Intro
02:45 Entry to IBM Blockchain & Supply Chain
05:39 Blockchain, explained
11:02 How IBM is applying blockchain
16:48 Navigating hesitancy to embrace innovation
19:32 10-year outlook for DeFi and blockchain
27:20 Achieving sustainability with decentralization
32:30 What IBM is leading on in blockchain today
35:48 Driving blockchain awareness and adoption
40:46 The tension between privacy and transparency
44:07 Taking the “blockchain” out to drive adoption
Anthony Day is a blockchain partner at IBM and host of the popular “Blockchain Won’t Save the World” podcast. He leads digital transformations for IBM clients, driving the adoption of new-age tech like blockchain, IoT, AI, robotics, and cloud platforms to optimize their operations.
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Jason Butcher is the CEO of CoinPayments. An entrepreneur with nearly three decades of experience in payments and fintech, Jason has founded multiple global payments companies and serves as an advisor to various fintech and payment associations.