Blockchain Insider Podcast by 11:FS

Colin and Simon are joined by author Chris Burniske for the news. They cover the top stories rocking the blockchain and cryto space right now, kicking off with the Parity hack last week, which has as many twists and turns as a heist movie after $32M Ethereum was stolen, and a whitehat group attempted to hack it back and return the stolen money. Was this ethical? What is the impact of this? Colin, Simon and Chris try to make sense of it all. They also discuss the bitcoin scaling problem, resulting in a hard fork of bitcoin and a divide in viewpoint of the bitcoin community, and finally, the breaking news of the SEC's verdict on DAO ICOs and tokens and get an exclusive interview from Jeff Bandman in reaction to this. We also have an interview with Richard Brown, CTO of R3 all about the work that they do, and specifically about Corda. Guests: Chris Burniske - Author: Cryptoassets: The Innovative Investor's Guide to Bitcoin and Beyond Richard Brown - CTO, R3 Jeff Bandman - Principal, Bandman Advisors and former Founding Director and architect, LabCFTC

This week Simon and guests talk through a guy holding up a “Buy Bitcoin” sign who gets $15,000 donated as a result, the developments in “DLT” and corporate Blockchain, Revolut's integration of bitcoin, and will Mauritius really become "Ether Island", the new go-to place for cryptocurrencies? Later on he chats to Meltem Demoirs from Digital Currency Group about what's hot in blockchain, what is a token, and women in blockhain. Guests: Ajit Tripathi - Director, Disruptive Technologies, PwC Jeff Bandman - Principal, Bandman Advisors and former Founding Director and architect, LabCFTC Paul Gordon - Co-founder, Quantave & Director, Coinscrum Melten Demirors - Director, Digital Currency Group Like what you heard? Don't forget to subscribe, review us on iTunes or contact us - podcasts@11fs.co.ukSpecial Guest: Ajit Tripathi.

We talk Governments getting into Blockchain - will regulation be led by China and Singapore?, cryptocurrencies finally being taken seriously by banks, governments and regulating bodies - and then conversely, the fear of missing out now has its own coin! And later in the show we talk to William Mougayar - the author, expert and speaker on all things Tokens and Blockchain! He tells us how he got into blockchain, where he sees the industry going, his view on token sales and the million dollar question: are we in a bubble?Special Guest: William Mougayar.

In this episode: Today we will talk about the ongoing token madness, the importance of the state of Delaware, followed by some Blockchain news, including the importance of bitcoin in both the sale of marijuana and related and unrelated transaction security. In the second part of the show we have two interviews with some fantastic guests - first up: Arthur and Kathleen Brietman, the founders of Tezos, about one of the most exciting token sales happening. They are followed by Stefan Thomas the CTO of famous start-up Ripple, the global settlement network, who discusses (among other things) the importance of protocols and the rise and investment in interledgers. Like what you heard? Don't forget to subscribe, review us on iTunes or contact us - podcasts@11fs.co.ukSpecial Guests: Arthur Breitman, Kathleen Breitman, and Stefan Thomas.

In the third of our three part Blockchain Special, Simon and Colin are joined by some very special guests to discuss EEA, ZCash and the potential similarities between blockchain and the rise of cryptocurrencies and the dot-com bubble in the 90s, and asks the question: “Why should we be paying attention?”. They also debate the anonymity of blockchain and user privacy; and centralisation vs decentralisation in blockchain APIs - do we still need the middle man? In the second half they discuss highly topical news stories such as the EU’s pledge to invest in blockchain research and Theresa May’s proposal for greater internet security and access to public data - is she asking for the impossible? Special Guest: Jack Gavigan.

As crypto currency interest and prices reach an all time high Simon and Colin bring you the first of a three part special on Blockchain. We delve into the hurricane of news that surfaced this week talking all time high prices, Bitcoin's effect on national security and the CFTC's foray into the blockchain. In our second half tokens and ICO's are on the table as we explain what exactly an ICO is, what tokens are, what industries are reacting and why you should be paying attention.Special Guests: Euros Evans and Kadhim Shubber.

Part 2 of our Blockchain Special, Simon and Colin with a roster of fascinating guests focus on the recent Consensus conference. We cover what the conference is, who should be attending and where it means to the industry. We give you a crash course on the difference between cryptocurrencies and DLT, what the main impacts ledger technology will have on banks and what is causing the major spikes in crypto currency prices right now.Special Guests: Ajit Tripathi, Ghela Boskovich, and Jeremy Millar.