In this episode, Colin Eberhardt is joined by colleagues Oliver Cronk, Peter Chamberlin and Chris Price for a lively discussion about blockchain. They start by looking at the mechanics of bitcoin and the economic incentive model formed by proof of work consensus. From there, they discuss enterprise or permission blockchain, which leads them to discuss some specific use cases – for example, the oil market supply-chain challenges. They also discuss technologies which are blockchain-like, but prefer not to use that term.

Finally, they ask themselves the question, is blockchain just hype? Spoiler alert: for the most part the answer is yes – this is hype!

Links from the podcast:

• Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System – Satoshi Nakamoto
• The DAO
• Video: Streamlining physical energy post-trade processes – Etienne Amic (CEO Vakt.io)
• Building the first enterprise blockchain platform – Lucy Kurian & Shodhan Sheth
• Certificate Transparency