S1E10: Blockchain and The Internet of Things (IoT) with David Sønstebø, Founder of IOTA

Combining the exponential capability of both Blockchain and IoT is seen by many as the next major horizon for technology innovation, and few know more about this topic than David Sønstebø who takes us through everything you need to know in this space, from the use cases to the architecture, and when he expects the Blockchain+IoT fusion to reach the mainstream. In this episode we cover:

- Why the Internal of Things needs its own network, and why traditional connectivity and payment rails will not work

- The genesis of IOTA - from Internet Forums to International Foundation

- Key domains where Blockchain and IoT can have the greatest impact: Automotive, Supply Chain, Smart Cities

- A detailed comparison of Blockchain and Direct Acyclic Graph (DAG) architecture

- Interoperability with Hyperledger, Ethereum and other Blockchain protocols

- Unified Identity Protocol, IOTA Enterprise Edition and Distributed Identity for COVID-19

- Forecast for when IOTA and DAG infrastructure will be production ready and scaled

Links to topics discussed on the show:

IOTA: https://www.iota.org

Unified Identity Protocol: https://blog.iota.org/the-first-step-towards-a-unified-identity-protocol-7dc3988c8b0e

David's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-sonstebo-760319a5/

David's Twitter: @DavidSonstebo