Online Dating - Could blockchain solve the flaws of Tinder?

Crypto Debit Cards - A Bridge to the Future? TenX, Monaco, Comit: On today’s episode we’ll be talking about crypto debit cards. You may be wondering why we chose this industry. Many crypto debit card startups are emerging, and some with their own token and blockchain including TenX and Monaco The ability to... by Blockchain 2025

22 min listen

The Gambling Industry - FunFair, Virtue Poker: Traditional gambling hasn't changed much over the years. Trust, counterparty risk, inefficiency, regulation and fees continue to plague the gaming industry. We take a look at projects like FunFair and Virtue Poker. Gambling is one industry where... by Blockchain 2025

28 min listen

Online Marketplaces - Amazon, eBay, Particl, Syscoin, District0x: Amazon and eBay are leaders in the online marketplace industry. They have both been around for over 20 years! That is a long, long time in the internet game. Could blockchain tech disrupt centralized online marketplaces and pave the way for... by Blockchain 2025

23 min listen

Can Blockchain Lower Healthcare Costs?: Today we are talking about a complex, important industry: Healthcare. It is especially poor in the United States, so we invited an expert: Ryan Kuriakose of the Open Health Exchange. Ryan and I talk about the challenges of the current ecosystem... by Blockchain 2025

32 min listen

Online Ads - Publishers and Advertisers vs. Centralized Platforms: Currently, with centralized ad platforms, there is no way to verify data. Advertisers really don’t know what they’re always paying for. Same goes for the publishers. As the popular media has shown, users have very little control over their... by Blockchain 2025

33 min listen

Religion on the Blockchain - Zero Ex Omega: Religion has always been very top-down, and for good reason. We explore the idea of religion without a central authority. Scripture = Ledger? Matt Liston and Avery Singer made a blockchain-based religion called Zero Ex Omega. Their first totemic... by Blockchain 2025

28 min listen

Blockchain Crowdfunding vs Kickstarter and Venture Capital: Crowdfunding emerged after the 2008 financial crisis in response to the difficulties faced by early-stage enterprises attempting to generate marketing traction and funding. Crowdfunding allows nonprofits, artists, musicians and businesses to form a... by Blockchain 2025

35 min listen

Identity - Take Control Of Your Personal Data - Persona, Civic: On today’s episode, we’ll be talking about how blockchain technology will be impacting the identity verification industry. Online fraud and identity hacks are a serious problem. Identity theft, fraud cost consumers more than $16 billion in 2016.... by Blockchain 2025

24 min listen

Black Markets On The Blockchain: In 2017, Global Financial Integrity estimated the global drug industry added up to $652 billion of trade per year, making it the second biggest underground market after the $1.13 trillion of activity in the counterfeit and pirated goods market. When... by Blockchain 2025

25 min listen

Art - How Blockchain Can Disrupt Power and Fraud: Fine art is a 3 trillion dollar industry. The market can be illiquid and difficult for collectors to not only find pieces they're looking for, but difficult for owners to sell. Art galleries and dealers typically make the market. Galleries and... by Blockchain 2025

30 min listen

Special: The Future of Blockchain with Jared Tate of DigiByte: Bonus interview: Matt speaks with Jared Tate, founder of DigiByte. Jared is arguably the world's leading expert on blockchain technology. Jared talks about blockchain and it's role for the future: Cybersecurity Insurance International Trade Identity... by Blockchain 2025

39 min listen

State of Blockchain Q4 2018 - Are ICO’s dead?: Matt and Kelso examine crazy amounts of money thrown at blockchain projects. Warranted or not, blockchain is officially a multi billion dollar industry, and it has achieved that status during what’s now known as the extended Crypto Winter -- a bear... by Blockchain 2025

23 min listen

Real Estate (The largest asset class in the world) - Propy: What if we could organize property titles to a blockchain? Tokenize real estate all over the world? In Haiti, the disastrous earthquake in 2010 had a destructive effect on the land registry: approximately 16,000 civil servants were killed and an... by Blockchain 2025

31 min listen

Music Biz - Can Artists Have More Money + Freedom?: On today's episode we'll be talking about the music: recorded music and concerts. 20 years ago, Napster and the MP3 crushed record labels and artist revenue. With Spotify, the revenue model is finally recovering (slightly). Still, iTunes, YouTube,... by Blockchain 2025

44 min listen

Publishing - Can YouTube and Reddit be overtaken? STEEMIT, Props, Po.et, Flixxo: Today, we’ll be talking about decentralized publishing platforms vs. centralized publishing platforms and how blockchain technology can improve the future of the publishing industry. Let’s take a look at the current state of centralized... by Blockchain 2025

31 min listen

Currency (Money) - Bitcoin, Privacy Coins, Stable Coins: To close out season 1, we will be talking about the original and most popular blockchain use: currency. Remember, the word "blockchain" came from Satoshi's orginal whitepaper on Bitcoin. Can "digital money" disrupt state-backed currencies like... by Blockchain 2025

35 min listen

Online Dating - Could blockchain solve the flaws of Tinder?: We take a look at the dating industry: Nick tells us how he met his wife, his own experience with algorithms, and the science of compatibility. Identity on the blockchain could lower dating fraud. Decentralized personal information will enhance... by Blockchain 2025

27 min listen

Food and Pharmaceuticals - Ambrosus: You've heard of the advantages of blockchain: *Trustless *Saves time and money *Traceability / Immutability *Accountability Well this industry needs all of the above. The international food and pharma supply chain is a giant ... mess. We speak with... by Blockchain 2025

34 min listen

The Blockchain Man with Taylor Pearson: Today's special guest is none other than Taylor Pearson, author of The End Of Jobs. He has emerged as a thought leader around blockchain's impact on our future. This episode is centered around you, the individual. The 1950's 9-to-5 company man... by Blockchain 2025

42 min listen

File Storage - Dropbox, Amazon S3, Sia, Storj: We are bullish on file storage using the blockchain. The cloud is just someone else's computer. And you are susceptible to others accessing your data (see Dropbox hack) A blockchain solution would empower decentralized end-users: files are encrypted,... by Blockchain 2025

21 min listen

Stablecoin Mania - Part 1: As the first of a two part episode, Matt and Blake take an in depth look at Stablecoins, their use and comparison within the cryptocurrency universe. Stablecoins have raised over $350m in investment. There are over 45 projects fighting to knock down... by Blockchain 2025

19 min listen

Dispute Resolution - William George of Kleros.io: "Whatever controls the courts, controls the state." An intriguing use case. What if disputes could be solved via a decentralized platform? Kleros is working on it. We speak with their cryptoeconomics expert. What an exciting interview. William... by Blockchain 2025

33 min listen

Blockchain for Better, Fairer Government?: Encouraging governments to use and implement blockchain, the theory goes will lead to more transparency, data security, streamlined communication and reporting. All around the world, there are billions of hours and dollars wasted on tedious... by Blockchain 2025

35 min listen

Prediction Markets Will Change Everything - Augur, Gnosis: This is an episode that sounds like a Sci-Fi movie. But it is (eventually) going to happen and that is very exciting! Imagine a world where anyone can become a market maker; profit from information and knowledge you have. We have people who call... by Blockchain 2025

30 min listen

Wine - Vineyard Cash Flow, Beverage Fraud - VinX, VeChain: Stuart tells us some stories about Scotland's pride: Buckfast tonic wine, which is prone to causing poor behavior. From there, we tackle: The traditional wine market: the exporter, the importer, the distributor, the store, the customer ... a long... by Blockchain 2025

32 min listen

Storytelling: "We propose that blockchain technologies can become a new framework not only for the production (distribution and financing) of stories but also their creation.” Kelso covered the humongous ComicCon conference a few weeks back. In between meeting... by Blockchain 2025

30 min listen

Eye Health (Stupidest ICO Series) - EyeGlob.net: At listeners request, we will periodically highlight some of the world's goofiest ICOs. Like a really bad episode of Shark Tank. EyeGlob.net is using blockchain to make healthier eyes. Yeah, that's right! They are pro eyes; pro vision, and so are we!... by Blockchain 2025

19 min listen

Mining on the Blockchain: Matt Aaron and new co-host Blake Moore go over the sometimes underlooked importance of mining, exchange tokens, their use within the mining spectrum, and finally take and in-depth look at VIAT Tokens, fresh off a 30 million dollar ICO. During our... by Blockchain 2025

28 min listen

What do 3D Printable Guns have to do with it?: Cody Wilson. 30 years old. Law school dropout. About five years ago, on a lark, decided to create world’s first 3D printable gun. Succeeded. Media went nuts. Defense Distributed, his website, was effectively shut downe State Department said... by Blockchain 2025

29 min listen

Blockchain - Don't Believe the Hype: In the mainstream press and the global corporate world, cryptocurrency is reviled. It is hated. Its users are thought to be straight trash. Don’t ever forget that. That it derives from distinctly polemical anarchists who were bent on leaving... by Blockchain 2025

16 min listen

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