Interview: Uphold CRO & Sr. Backend Engineer – Coil & XRP Tip Bot Integration

Robin O'Connell is the Chief Revenue Officer and Alex Disney is the Senior Backend Engineer at Uphold. They join me to discuss the following: Overview of Uphold and its servicesRecent Coil Interledger Protocol (LIP) integrationXRP Tip Bot integration Potential work being done with XUMM and Ripple Xpring.Does Uphold exchange volume get counted on CoinMarketCap, LiveCoinWatch and other similar sites. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t62MAQsJWFs Listen to the podcast audio

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Interview: Cameron & Tyler Winklevoss – Gemini, Bitcoin, JP Morgan, Ethereum 2.0, Facebook Libra & More!

Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss are the founders of Gemini. In this interview we discuss the following: Cameron and Tyler's background - where they are from, how did they first discover Bitcoin, and what made them decide to start the Gemini crypto exchangeGemini Overview - services, cryptos, markets, GUSD Stablecoin, insurance, custody, compliance and moreTheir process for listing new cryptocurrencies and if they would eventually list XRP, VeChain (VET) and Tezos (XTZ).The recent news around JP Morgan offering banking services to GeminiBitcoin - third halving, use case as digital gold, lightning network and future. Bitcoin…

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Interview: Dan Held Business Development At Kraken – Bitcoin $1 Million Super Cycle – Ethereum 2.0

Dan Held is the Director of Business Development at the Kraken Crypto Exchange. In this interview we discuss the following topics: Dan's background - where is he from, what he did he do before Kraken, and when did he first discover Bitcoin and CryptoKraken Overview - history, services and more.Kraken hire of Marco Santori to boost acquisitionsBreakdown of his Bitcoin $1 Million Super Cycle theoryBitcoin use case and scalabilityEthereum 2.0, move to proof of stake, and DeFiThoughts on Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs)Where he sees the Crypto Marker in 2-3 years https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1W54AKOSAU Listen to…

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Interview: Arthur Breitman CoFounder Tezos – XTZ Staking, Tezos vs Ethereum – tzBTC

Arthur and Kathleen Breitman are the founders of the Tezos Blockchain. In this interview with Arthur we discuss the following topics: Arthur's background - where he is from, what he did before Tezos and when did he first discover CryptoHow the idea came about to start TezosTezos staking and adoptionTezos vs Ethereum and ETH's move to proof of stakeBitcoin on the Tezos blockchain tzBTCTezos Chainlink integrationHis thoughts on Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs)Where he sees the crypto market in 2-3years https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gyAcTbgVB3k Listen to the podcast audio

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Andreas Antonopoulos Interview – Bitcoin’s Third Halving, Scalability & Future Adoption

Andreas Antonopoulos is a well known Bitcoin advocate, author, educator and speaker. Int his interview we discuss the following topics: Andreas background - where is he from, what he did before crypto, and when did he first discover BitcoinOverview of Bitcoin's third halving and why it is importantHis thoughts on institutional players investing in Bitcoin mining and building Bitcoin financial products such as futures and ETFs.Bitcoin's use case as Digital Gold / Store of valueBitcoin's scalability - how can the network be more efficient via the lightning networkCould Bitcoin ever move from Proof of…

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Interview: Vertalo Founder & CEO Dave Hendricks – Tokenizing $500 Million In Assets On The Tezos Blockchain

Dave Hendricks is the founder and CEO of Vertalo. In this interview we discuss the following: Dave's background - where is from, what he did before Vertalo and why he decided to start Vertalo.Overview of the services Vertalo providesTokenizing 22 securities worth $22 million on the Tezos blockchainTokenizing $300 million of Real Estate on the Tezos blockchain with TzeroWhy Vertalo is using the Tezos blockchain.How the tokenized securities and digital assets will be custodied and tradedWhat's the SEC regulatory process for tokenizing securitiesWhat can we expect from Vertalo for the remainder of 2020Dave's thoughts…

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