Tf Blockchain Podcast

In this episode I interview Shamir Karkal, Founder and CEO of Sila, a Banking and Payments API platform, leveraging blockchain technology and issuing its own stablecoin, backed ot the US Dollar, to make the transfer of money quick and easy. Shamir has spent the majority of his career across different areas of the banking sector, from consulting and McKinsey, founding Simple Bank, being acquired by BBVA, and launching Sila. Shamir shares some history on the banking system and digital money, how we send money and payments, the recent downturn in the economic markets, what this means for the banking sector, and how COVID-19 has impacted the economy and timeline for recovery. This conversation was timely for today’s current economic state, with lessons that will live on.

During our last TF Blockchain Austin event, we hosted a conversation about the "Energy Side of Blockchain, Bitcoin, Crypto". We discussed how the Energy Industry can benefit from the technology.

In this episode we speak with Matthew Graham, Managing General Partner of Sino Global Capital as we discuss the volatile week in history we have had with global economy moving towards a halt, stock market crashing, bitcoin crashing, and the ongoing threat of the coronavirus and COVID-19. 

In this episode we interview Bryan Finney, the CEO and President of Democracy Live, a Voting Technology company. 

On February 18th, 2020, we interviewed Kate Mitselmahker, Founder and CEO of Bloccelerate VC, as we discussed the venture capital outlook on blockchain and crypto. Kate shared her journey to discovering blockchain during her time at Gartner, to her path to create a venture fund when others thought it was too risky. Kate shares her investment thesis, thoughts on enterprise vs retail blockchain applications, and what she thinks is in store for the overall landscape in near future.  About Kate Mitselmahker Founder and CEO of Bloccelerate VC, a team of serial investors, entrepreneurs, and executives from Fortune 500 companies passionate about supporting entrepreneurs in the blockchain space. Growing up in a volatile economy that could wipe out fortunes from one day to the next. She has a personal mission to find and cultivate the ideas and companies that will deliver trillions of dollars worth of business value. Her aim is to positively impact lives of billions of people around the world. Previously, Kate

On February 6, 2020, Paul Rapino, Chapter Director of TF Blockchain Seattle, interviews Dan Eyre of Blockchange and Brock Connelly of Round Block Capital as they discuss how institutional investors are getting involved with cryptocurrency as an asset class for their customers and portfolios.

During our TF Blockchain Vancouver Chapter event, Jonathan G. Blanco interviews Kristy-Leigh Minehan as we discussed "Enterprise Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency Mining". We had a special caller give us a call while we were recording. That special callers was Farbood Nivi, CEO and Co-Founder of Coinmine. 

At our last TF Blockchain Vancouver Chapter event, we interviewed Ohgodagirl, Kristy-Leigh Minehan, and discussed Enterprise Bitcoin & Crypto Mining. 

Decentralized Ledger Technology & Crypto in Humanitarian Aid & Development". Join us for an engaging discussion with Alpen Sheth, Senior Technologist, Blockchain and Ric Shreves Director, Emerging Technologies at Mercy Corps.

This episode is a Fireside Chat with David Kemmerer, CEO and CoFounder of CryptoTrader.Tax, a software application managing and automating trades made so you can identify your tax liabilities. TF Blockchain Blog - The Taxing Side of Crypto https://www.tfblock.io/post/the-taxing-side-of-crypto-trades Youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=02s8blJEGaw&t=7s Upcoming Conferences  TF5 TF Blockchain Conference - Seattle - March 19. 2020: https://www.tfblock.io/tf5  TF6 TF Blockchain Conference - Austin - June 4, 2020: https://www.tfblock.io/tf6

Simon Yu is the CEO & Co-Founder of Storm,  a gamified microtask platform that creates opportunities for people around the world to earn cryptocurrency rewards.  Simon discusses his entrepreneurial journey, going from making Korean Tacos from his apartment to building a bitcoin, crypto, and loyalty rewards startup in 2014. We discussed how commerce and merchant adoption can be driven by giving rewards and incentivizing users, and then got into topics around overall UX and design in blockchain, how what is happening globally effects locally, and opportunities for brands. Learn more about Storm at https://stormx.io/ TF Blockchain Blog  "Loyalty & Rewards with Bitcoin & Blockchain" - How Loyalty will be transformed. https://www.tfblock.io/post/loyalty-rewards-with-bitcoin-blockchain-how-loyalty-will-be-transformed Upcoming Conferences TF5: TF Blockchain Conference Seattle  https://www.tfblock.io/tf5 TF6: TF Blockchain Conference Austin https://www.tfblock.io/tf6

Dr. Jen Welter is the first women coach in the NFL and a doctor in sports psychology. In our interview she relays her time as a women's professional football player and how she started coaching for the Arizona Cardinals. We discuss lessons sports, business, and how to ascend to the next level, by breaking through barriers and not worrying about who or what is in your way. Connect with Dr. Jen Welter at https://www.jenwelter.com/

The night before, Christmas Eve, Mitchell Moos and Jonathan G. Blanco got together for an impromptu conversation about the role of journalism in the cryptocurrency, bitcoin, and blockchain industry. 

This episode is a live recording from our TF Blockchain Portland Chapter, recorded on December 17th, 2019 where I interview Thomas Cox, the Chief Governance Officer of StrongBlock. Thomas and I discuss his interest in the subject of governance stemming from his time at Block.one and as a Oregon gubernatorial candidate in the early 2000’s, his strategy on how to establish governance within an organization and within a blockchain company, how governance leads to rules and orders to be followed during disputes and changes, and the overall importance of this often overlooked subject by companies in blockchain and cryptocurrency. We had a great conversation which ended with an interactive Q and A with our audience. Hope you enjoy the episode and let us know what you think.

This episode is a special live recording from TF4, our most recent SOLD OUT TF Blockchain Conference held on November 14, 2019 in Seattle at the Triple Door. This episode features two of our Lightning Talks from TF4. You’ll hear from Erik Jansen as he discusses the history of money and how it relates to the digital world of cryptocurrency and you’ll also hear from Nihar Modi of Amazon as he discusses Enterprise Blockchain implementations at AWS. Our TF4 audience really enjoyed these Lightning talks and I hope you do as well.

This episode is a special live recording from TF4, our most recent SOLD OUT TF Blockchain Conference held on November 14, 2019 in Seattle at the Triple Door. This episode features two of our Lightning Talks from TF4. You’ll hear from Kristy-Leigh Minehan as she discusses why the enterprise is interested in cryptocurrency Mining and you will also hear from Steve Adams, the Head of Technology of Coinstar as he discusses why Coinstar made the decision to invest in Bitcoin from a business and revenue generation perspective. Our TF4 audience really enjoyed these Lightning talks and I hope you do as well.

This episode is a special live recording from TF4, our most recent SOLD OUT TF Blockchain Conference held on November 14, 2019 in Seattle at the Triple Door. In this episode our panelist discuss “Cryptocurrency Mining at any Scale” and you’ll hear from Kristy-Leigh Minehan, Farbood Nivi of Coinmine, Steve Adams of Coinstar, Raymon Walintukan of Bitmain, and Mitchell Moos of CryptoBriefing. Mining is the backbone of blockchain and cryptocurrency and this conversation between our panelist does a great job of explaining its importance and clearing up the confusion. This is an episode you’ll want to listen to again and share with you network.

This episode is a special live recording from TF4, our most recent SOLD OUT TF Blockchain Conference held on November 14, 2019 in Seattle at the Triple Door. In this episode I have the opportunity to interview three accomplished individuals impacting enterprise blockchain from different angles for our panel titled Enterprise Blockchain Demystified. Rachel Wolfson of Cointelegraph, Paige Krieger of IBM, and Christian Hasker of Hedera Hashgraph. Our TF4 audience really enjoyed this conversation which brought about many discussions during out networking breaks. Hope you also enjoy.

This episode is a special live recording from TF4, our most recent SOLD OUT TF Blockchain Conference held on November 14, 2019 in Seattle at the Triple Door. In this episode, our Seattle Chapter Director Paul Rapino leads a panel discussing “Record Management” with Kapi Attawar of Samsung SDS, Robert Mao of ArcBlock, David Kruger of Absio, and Dr. Setrag Khoshafian of Pegasystems. Record Management involves how data is recorded and accessed on blockchain. This was a very engaging panel at TF4. Hope you enjoy it.

This episode is a special live recording from TF4, our most recent SOLD OUT TF Blockchain Conference held on November 14, 2019 in Seattle at the Triple Door. In this episode, our Portland Chapter Director Carrie Bracy leads a panel discussing Regulation, Taxes, and Compliance with Dax Hansen of Perkins Coie, Antonio Alvarez with Coinme, Bob Cornish with Anderson Kill, and Patrick Larsen with ZenLedger. Together they discuss the current crypto landscape from the legal and regulatory framework and how it has continued to evolve. Its not perfect, but its getting better. Our TF4 audience really enjoyed this panel and I hope you do as well.