Episode 128

Blockchain Entrepreneur and Author of 'Down the Rabbit Hole'
04 January 2019 Comments
00:00:00 01:17:54
Podcast Hosts: 
Guest Interview: 
  • Tim Lea - Blockchain Entrepreneur and Author of 'Down the Rabbit Hole' 
Tim and Kevin discuss the next wave of cryptocurrency and the prospect of fractionalised ownership.

Some of the topics that we cover in our chat with Tim Lea include:
  • The next wave of cryptocurrency: fractionalised ownership.
  • Tim explains the process of ‘tokenizing’ services.
  • Why most people are not using cryptocurrencies for the purpose they were intended.  
  • We discuss Crypto-Twitter and similar sub cultures.
  • How Ethereum have positioned themselves in the development community.
  • The promise of Bitcoin vs. the current reality.
  • How SWIFT are trialling blockchain technology with the vision to have instant interbank transfers by 2020.
  • The irony that the technology behind bitcoin, which was designed to replace financial institutions, could actually make these institutions stronger. 
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Podcast Host:
Kevin Garber
Founder and CEO at ManageFlitter
Podcast Co-Host:
Kate Frappell
Design Lead at ManageFlitter