Blockchain Insider Podcast by 11:FS

Simon Taylor is back in the hosting seat this to talk about the latest and greatest news in blockchain, Bitcoin and Crypto. As always, he is not alone but joined by returning friend of the show Noelle Acheson, Director of Research @ Coindesk! Together they cover the following stories: France and Germany agree to Block Facebook’s Libra (01:36) Facebook’s Crypto Launching in H2 2020, Says Libra Association Chief (09:21) Deutche Bank Joins JPMorgan’s Crypto Payments Network (11:41) Wells Fargo to Pilot Dollar-Linked Stablecoin for Internal Settlement (13:39) Vitalik Buterin speaks out on privacy, DeFi and Ethereum 2.0 (18:39) Harbor Tokenizes Real Estate Funds Worth $100 Million on Ethereum (27:56) What Bitcoin’s Valuation Says About its Volatility (34:41) The Tweet of the Week comes from @JohnWhelan about a $20 million bond on the Ethereum mainnet! Why not send us your best tweets? See if you can get a shout out on the show! (41:33) If you enjoyed the show and, as ever, don't forget to subscribe and leave a review! Want to join the conversation on all the topics discussed? Tweet the show at: www.twitter.com/bchaininsiderSpecial Guest: Noelle Acheson.Links: France and Germany agree to block Facebook's Libra | Article [AMP] | Reuters Facebook’s Crypto Launching in H2 2020, Says Libra Association Chief Deutsche Bank Joins JPMorgan's Crypto Payments Network - CoinDesk Wells Fargo to Pilot Dollar-Linked Stablecoin for Internal Settlement - CoinDesk Vitalik Buterin speaks out on privacy, DeFi and Ethereum 2.0 - Decrypt Harbor Tokenizes Real Estate Funds Worth $100 Million on Ethereum - CoinDesk What Bitcoin’s Valuation Says About Its Volatility - CoinDesk John W. 🇮🇪🇺🇸🇪🇸🇪🇺 on Twitter: "People have been asking for the transactions that we did to clear and settle the $20 million bond on the Ethereum mainnet."

Simon Taylor is back in the hot seat this week and is joined by Tim Swanson to talk about the latest and greatest news in blockchain, Bitcoin and Crypto including: Venture Capital Stalwart Fights US Crypto Crackdown (01:27) BAKKT prepares to launch Bitcoin future (06:10) Maximalists can’t meme (09:43) Digital currency can help meet new financial challenges (14:02) What to expect from Binance US (17:37) In other Binance related news, they’ve also launched a dollar-backed Stablecoin (19:18) Netki Retools Digital ID Service for FATF’s New Crypto ‘Travel Rule’ (22:44) The Tweet of the Week comes from @Whale_Alert about bitcoins being transferred from unknown wallet to... unknown wallet! Why not send us your best tweets? See if you can get a shout out on the show! (28:20) We also bring you an amazing interview with Ouriel Ohayon, CEO at Zengo! (30:01) If you enjoyed the show and, as ever, don't forget to subscribe and leave a review! Want to join the conversation on all the topics discussed? Tweet the show at: www.twitter.com/bchaininsiderSpecial Guests: Ouriel Ohayon and Tim Swanson.Links: Venture capital stalwart fights US crypto crackdown Bakkt prepares to launch its Bitcoin futures, here's what we know | CryptoSlate Bitcoin Maximalists can’t meme — and it's not good for Bitcoin  - Decrypt What to Expect From Binance.US - Binance.US - Medium Netki Retools Digital ID Service for FATF's New Crypto 'Travel Rule' - CoinDesk Portugal’s tax authority says crypto trading and payments are tax-free

Producer Pet, 11:FS Senior consultant Will White and DXC's Aman Kholi are back this week to talk about the latest and greatest news in blockchain, Bitcoin and Crypto including: Telegram Pushes Ahead With Plans for ‘Gram’ Cryptocurrency Alan Howard-backed firm plots $1bn crypto venture Should Crypto Stay Decentralized or Are CBDCs Better? A Crypto Firm Hopes to Get a Banking License From Singapore Portugal’s tax authority says crypto trading and payments are tax-free The Tweet of the Week comes from @StephendPalley, about some faketoshi drama! Why not send us your best tweets? See if you can get a shout out on the show! If you enjoyed the show and, as ever, don't forget to subscribe and leave a review! Want to join the conversation on all the topics discussed? Tweet the show at: www.twitter.com/bchaininsiderSpecial Guests: Aman Kohli, Petrit Berisha, and Will White.

Sara Feenan is in the hosting seat this week as Simon Taylor is getting married! Congratulations Simon! Of course, she is not alone but joined by returning guest David Nicol, digital asset lead at R3! Together they are here to talk about the latest and greatest news in Blockchain, Bitcoin and Crypto including: Carney Urges Libra-Like Reserve Currency to End Dollar Dominance (01:19) Ethereum Poised to Be First Public Blockchain in Hyperledger Consortium (08:18) In first, Swiss regulator issues banking license to two blockchain firms (14:13) Binance Launches Crypto Lending With Up to 15% Annual Interest (18:48) The Tweet of the Week comes from @ricburton about who is and who is not making money from crypto! Why not send us your best tweets? See if you can get a shout out on the show! (24:38) We also bring you an amazing interview with Dan Selman, CTO at Clause! (27:16) If you enjoyed the show and, as ever, don't forget to subscribe and leave a review! Want to join the conversation on all the topics discussed? Tweet the show at: www.twitter.com/bchaininsiderSpecial Guest: David Nicol.Links: Carney Urges Libra-Like Reserve Currency to End Dollar Dominance - Bloomberg Ethereum Poised to Be First Public Blockchain in Hyperledger Consortium In first, Swiss regulator issues banking license to two blockchain firms - The Block Binance Launches Crypto Lending With Up to 15% Annual Interest - CoinDesk Richard ⚖️ on Twitter: "The weird thing about crypto is that lots of teams are making new money but very few are making any money." / Twitter

Simon Taylor is back this week, and he is joined by returning guest Isabel Woodford, reporter at The Block, to talk about the latest and greatest news in blockchain, bitcoin and crypto. Our stories include: Bakkt confirms September launch date after getting green light from regulators (01:01) Coinbase Custody receiving $200-400M per week in new crypto deposits from institutions (05:45) Barclays ends partnership with cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase: sources (07:37) CoinTelegraph: Santander Denies Reports of Blocking Coinbase Deposits in the UK (13:01) E-commerce giant Rakuten publicly launches crypto exchange; currently supports BTC, ETH and BCH (15:15) Crypto Exchange Binance Announces New Stablecoin Initiative (18:39) SEC consent order in ICO case suggests that non-existent SAFT tokens might actually be securities (22:37) New York Supreme Court Denies Bitfinex’s Lack-of-Jurisdiction Claim (28:01) The Tweet of the Week comes from @CSUwildcat about his very honest opinions on blockchains. Why not send us your best tweets? See if you can get a shout out on the show! (31:51) We also bring you an amazing interview from when producer Petrit spoke to Ivan Gowan, CEO of Currency.com! (36:04) If you enjoyed the show and, as ever, don't forget to subscribe and leave a review! Want to join the conversation on all the topics discussed? Tweet the show at: www.twitter.com/bchaininsiderSpecial Guest: Isabel Woodford.Links: Bakkt confirms September launch date after getting green light from regulators - The Block Coinbase Custody receiving $200-400M per week in new crypto deposits from institutions, says Armstrong - The Block Barclays ends partnership with cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase: sources - Reuters Santander Denies Reports of Blocking Coinbase Deposits in the UK E-commerce giant Rakuten publicly launches crypto exchange; currently supports BTC, ETH and BCH - The Block Crypto Exchange Binance Announces New Stablecoin Initiative - CoinDesk SEC consent order in ICO case suggests that non-existent SAFT tokens might actually be securities - The Block New York Supreme Court Denies Bitfinex's Lack-of-Jurisdiction Claim - CoinDesk Daniel Ƀ on Twitter: "My honest opinion on blockchains: They have only shown enough clear evidence to feasibly solve 3 things: 1) Hard money 2) Decentralized IDs/DPKI 3) Timestamps Almost every other use case is mired in oracle, scale, and/or physics problems that range from hard to near-impossible"

On today's episode, Simon Taylor is joined by Anthoney Macey, Head of Emerging Tech at Barclays to talk about the latest and greatest news in blockchain, Bitcoin and Crypto including: Allianz's payment token is in ‘advanced stages’ (0:47) Kakao go Cuckoo for Crypto (7:46) China’s Digital Currency (12:06) Mastercard make more blockchain moves (20:05) Lawsuit claims XRP is an unregistered security (24:07) We hear from Samantha Emery, FCA Innovate's Interim Head of Department (26:29) The Tweet of the Week comes from Todd McDonald (@Mcdtv) about how Daimler and Commerzbank are piloting digital cash for machine payments. Why not send us your best tweets? See if you can get a shout out on the show! If you enjoyed the show and, as ever, don't forget to subscribe and leave a review! Want to join the conversation on all the topics discussed? Tweet the show at: www.twitter.com/bchaininsiderSpecial Guest: Anthony Macey.Links: Insurance giant Allianz creating a JPM Coin-like payment token; the project is in ‘advanced stages’ | TheBlockCrypto Messaging giant Kakao to launch its own crypto wallet ‘Klip’ later this year | TheBlockCrypto China's official digital currency is nearly ready | engadget Mastercard takes on counterfeiters with blockchain tech | Finextra SEC Guidance Gives Ammo to Lawsuit Claiming XRP Is Unregistered Security | coindesk

On today's episode, Simon Taylor is joined by some great guests to talk about the latest and greatest news in blockchain, Bitcoin and crypto. Today's guests include: Teana Baker-Taylor, Executive Director & Board Member at Global Digital Finance Claudio Bellei, Data Scientist at Elliptic We cover the following stories from the blockchain and crypto space: 98% of Bitcoin is Used for Legal Things (1:41) Crypto Catches Mastercard’s Eye (26:00) The Largest Crypto Transfer Ever? (32:25) A $120m ‘Digital IPO’ (39:17) The Tweet of the Week comes from Ryan Selkis (@TwoBitidiot) about Bitcoin rising as global currency wars ramp up a gear. Why not send us your best tweets? See if you can get a shout out on the show! If you enjoyed the show and, as ever, don't forget to subscribe and leave a review! Want to join the conversation on all the topics discussed? Tweet the show at: www.twitter.com/bchaininsiderSpecial Guests: Claudio Bellei and Teana Baker-Taylor.Links: IBM, Lenovo, Nokia, Vodafone launch a new blockchain network for supply chain management | TheBlockCrypto IBM, MIT and Elliptic release world’s largest labeled dataset of bitcoin transactions | Yahoo Finance Mastercard is building a team to Develop Crypto, Wallet Projects | Coindesk Grayscale to Conduct One of Largest Single Day Crypto Transfers | Cointelegraph Berlin-Based AI Platform RISE Leverages Securitize To Launch $120 Million Security Token Offering | The Tokenist SEC Commissioner Peirce says US is not sitting ‘idle’ over crypto regulations, but could learn from other countries | TheBlockCrypto Galaxy Digital Announces Approval of License to Underwrite Registered Public Offerings of Securities | Newswire.ca China’s central bank seeks to accelerate the development of its ‘legal digital currency’ | TheBlockCrypto

Simon and Colin are back this week to talk about the latest and greatest news in blockchain, including: Could China Rival Facebook’s Libra? (0:58) The IRS are Coming for your Crypto (7:43) Ripple’s Open Letter to Congress (11:25) Russian Bitcoin Thief Sued (24:40) The Tweet of the Week comes from @DanielQue about the vulnerabilities of decentralised finance. Why not send us your best tweets? See if you can get a shout out on the show! (29:20) We also bring you an amazing interview with Michel Rauchs, Cryptocurrency and Blockchain Lead at the Cambridge Centre of Alternative Finance! (35:36) If you enjoyed the show and, as ever, don't forget to subscribe and leave a review on iTunes! Want to join the conversation on all the topics discussed? Tweet the show at: www.twitter.com/bchaininsiderSpecial Guest: Michel Rauchs.Links: Huawei CEO Calls on China to Create a Rival to Facebook’s Libra Crypto | Coindesk Libra crypto may never launch due to regulatory scrutiny, warns Facebook | TheBlockCrypto IRS Says It’s Sending Warning Letters to US Cryptocurrency Owners | Coindesk Our Open Letter to Congress | Ripple Causing a Ripple: An interview with the controversial developer putting personal files on the XRP ledger | TheBlockCrypto Russian Bitcoin Theft Suspect Sued for $100 Million by U.S. | Bloomberg Coinbase loses another executive; its product counsel for institutional products rejoins CFTC | TheBlockCrypto Galaxy Digital Announces Approval of License to Underwrite Registered Public Offerings of Securities | Galaxy Digital Bitcoin-Rewards App Lolli Expands to 900 Retail Locations | CoinDesk

Simon and Colin are back this week to talk about the latest and greatest news in blockchain! First up, Simon and Colin discuss David Marcus' Senate plea. Colin explains why his 3 biggest takeaways from Marcus' plea were: surprisingly a lot of people in government do not like Facebook, Libra seems to be at a really early stage, and that Libra setting up in Geneva is potentially a fatal mistake. (1:45) Next, the pair talk about the DAWG (Digital Asset Working Group) report. They describe how it's really interesting to have a bunch of people who really understand the market look at tokens and say that there's a revenue opportunity, if banks can overcome regulatory uncertainty and find ways to comply. (24:24) Other stories include: SWIFT sees success with global instant cross-border payments with Singapore’s FAST (31:15) It’s official: Indian Government Wants to Ban Bitcoin (36:56) CFTC Probing Crypto Exchange BitMEX Over Client Trades (38:50) We also have a great Tweet of the Week from Mr @sytaylor himself explaining why rather than hating Libra, people should be more exited about it! (43:26) All this and so much more on this week's episode of Blockchain Insider. And why not send us your best tweets? See if you can get a shout out on the show! ​ We hope you enjoy the show and, as ever, don't forget to subscribe! ​ Want to join the conversation on all the topics discussed? Tweet the show @bchaininsider and if you really love the show, please leave us a review on iTunes. ​ This week's episode of Blockchain Insider was produced by Laura Watkins and Petrit Berisha. Edited by Alex Woodhouse.Links: Facebook’s head of Libra Crypto project tells Senate it needs help from Governments & Regulators | CNBC Digital Asset Working Group (DAWG) Report | R3 SWIFT sees success with global instant cross-border payments with Singapore’s FAST | SWIFT It’s official: Indian Government Wants to Ban Bitcoin | NEWS BTC CFTC Probing Crypto Exchange BitMEX Over Client Trades | Bloomberg

Simon and Colin are back this week to talk about the latest and greatest news in blockchain! First up, the pair take a look at an article about a draft discussion bill titled "Keep Big Tech Out of Finance Act" which aims to stop tech colossuses from becoming financial institutions. They point out that this bill is a long way from becoming a reality and explain how this bill is seemingly targeted towards Facebook's Libra. (00:55) Next up, Simon and Colin break down an article about Mark Carney's statement that Libra is not "learning on the job" stuff, but must be rock solid from the get go, or it simply won't start. Carney also says that Libra pose a wide range of risks, which Simon explains could be due, in part, to optimistic tech developers not worrying about the many important things that could go wrong, as much as central bankers do. (08:05) Other stories include: Fidelity, Deloitte, Amazon support new blockchain accelerator (19:52) Binance burns $24 million worth of BNB tokens allocated to team (24:43) Our Tweet of the Week comes from @realDonaldTrump about his hatred of Bitcoin and Libra! (30:45) We also have another brilliant interview for you, this week from Dora Matheidesz, Senior Innovation Manager for blockchain at HSBC (35:00) All this and so much more on this week's episode of Blockchain Insider. And why not send us your best tweets? See if you can get a shout out on the show! ​ We hope you enjoy the show and, as ever, don't forget to subscribe! ​ Want to join the conversation on all the topics discussed? Tweet the show @bchaininsider and if you really love the show, please leave us a review on iTunes. ​ This week's episode of Blockchain Insider was produced by Laura Watkins and Petrit Berisha. Edited by Alex Woodhouse.Special Guest: Dora Matheidesz.Links: Congressional leaders have drafted a bill that would ban Big Tech from launching a digital asset Bank of England's Carney warns Libra: 'This is not learning on the job stuff' Fidelity, Deloitte, Amazon support new blockchain accelerator Binance burns $24 million worth of BNB tokens allocated to team Mark Cuban calls Facebook’s digital coin Libra a ‘big mistake,’ saying it ‘could be dangerous’ Samsung, telcos, and banks to collaborate on blockchain mobile authentication $32m stolen from Tokyo cryptocurrency exchange in latest hack