Sam Lehman: What the Reinforcement Learning Renaissance Means for Decentralized AI

Following Alexander's post comparing the differences between Ethereum's Serenity with Near Protocol, we decided to dive into the platform with the founders (Alexander Skidanov and Illia Polosukhin). The Near Protocol is a new project, and one of our goals is to find these projects first and educate our listeners on them.  We discuss Ethereum’s plan forSerenity (Sharding and Casper), why the Near team believes this release is not a 2020 event but likely 5 years or more away and why the Near Protocol can win first. We are all well aware of the wide array of Ethereum competitors that have come and gone, and the competition from other public chains like Tezos, EOS, etc. Although, having these conversations are invaluable since 1) you learn the criticisms of the major platforms from outside teams, 2) You could potentially find the next big idea and 3) you keep an open mind on other ways to build these projects. ----more---- Follow Alexander on Twitter @AlexSkidanov Follow Illia on Twitter @ilblackdragon Follow Tom on Twitter @Shaughnessy119 Near Protocol Website Sign Up For 51percent's Leading Crypto Research 51percent's Institutional Crypto Podcasts are to the point discussions with crypto leaders for analysts, funds and institutions. Make sure to add your email on 51pct.io Disclosure: Tom Shaughnessy owns tokens in ETH and has no stake in the Near Protocol. This podcast is NOT investment advice and is only informational. Do not make investment decisions based upon this podcast. No party compensated Tom Shaughnessy or 51percent Crypto Research for this podcast.  ----more---- Sign Up For 51percent's Leading Crypto Research  ----more----  Advertisers: To advertise on this podcast, email Tom@51pct.io Potential Guests: If you're interested in appearing on the podcast, email Tom@51pct.io ----more----

9 Nov 201850min

Host Tom Shaughnessy welcomes on a very special guest, Emin Gün Sirer, for a far-reaching and extremely engaging crypto discussion. The conversation covers Emin's view on the problems current blockchains (Bitcoin, Ethereum, EOS) face and how he is addressing them with his radical new blockchain platform; Ava. The discussion covers the latest on Ava, the future of crypto and Emin's thoughts on numerous pressing issues the space faces. If you enjoy the episode, please rate and share it.   Follow Emin on Twitter @el33th4xor Follow Tom on Twitter @Shaughnessy119   Sign Up For 51percent's Leading Crypto Research 51percent's Institutional Crypto Podcasts are to the point discussions with crypto leaders for analysts, funds and institutions. Make sure to add your email on 51pct.io Disclosure: Tom Shaughnessy owns tokens in ETH and does not own tokens in XRP and has no investment stake in Ripple. This podcast is NOT investment advice and is only informational. Do not make investment decisions based upon this podcast. No party compensated Tom Shaughnessy or 51percent Crypto Research for this podcast.  Sign Up For 51percent's Leading Crypto Research    Advertisers: To advertise on this podcast, email Tom@51pct.io Potential Guests: If you're interested in appearing on the podcast, email Tom@51pct.io

7 Nov 20181h 19min

With all of the media's attention on Ripple, Wietse Wind joins Tom Shaughnessy to discuss building on XRP (the cryptocurrency) beyond Ripple (the company) Wietse has significant experience here as he has built the XRPTipBot which allows users of social media sites (Twitter) to send XRP while staying on the site. So far the tipbot has handled $50K in volume and the site has had 30k+ unique visitors. Ripple and XRP are not without their red flags, as we have discussed, but this conversation is meant to be an unbiased conversation on building on XRP outside of Ripple the company.   Follow Wieste on Twitter @WietseWind  Follow Tom on Twitter @Shaughnessy119   Our Research Report on Ripple and XRP 51percent's Institutional Crypto Podcasts are to the point discussions with crypto leaders for analysts, funds and institutions. Make sure to add your email on 51pct.io Disclosure: Tom Shaughnessy owns tokens in ETH and does not own tokens in XRP and has no investment stake in Ripple. This podcast is NOT investment advice and is only informational. Do not make investment decisions based upon this podcast. No party compensated Tom Shaughnessy or 51percent Crypto Research for this podcast.  Access our research report on Ripple and XRP Below Ripple Deep Dive: A 2 Basis Point Improvement Isn’t Worth a $45B XRP Valuation

2 Nov 201839min

Mike Kane, the co-founder and CEO of Hydrogen joins us to discuss how the platform company is enabling the next generation of financial applications. Hydrogen's API's and connections offer a one-stop-shop bringing together all of the pieces needed to build an application (identity, documents, authentication, AI, payments) versus integrating numerous different companies for each piece (i.e. Civic for identity then Docusign for documents). Hydrogen is building on the Ethereum blockchain but also has its own blockchain. Listeners can learn more about Hydrogen here. Follow on Twitter: Add your email on 51pct.io for our MakerDAO Deep Dive 51percent's Institutional Crypto Podcasts are to the point discussions with crypto leaders for analysts, funds and institutions. Make sure to add your email on 51pct.io Disclosure: Tom Shaughnessy owns tokens in ETH, HYDRO and Civic. This podcast is NOT investment advice and is only informational. Do not make investment decisions based upon this podcast. No party compensated Tom Shaughnessy or 51percent Crypto Research for this podcast. Tom did not purchase any HYDRO tokens, he received them from an airdrop.

31 Okt 201853min

Anthony Lusardi, a director of the Ethereum Classic cooperative joins us to give a full update on whether Ethereum Classic (Ticker ETC, $1B) is dead or alive, and the interplay with the larger Ethereum chain (Ticker ETH $21B). Beyond the engaging discussion on Ethereum Classic; this episode is perfect for those looking to understand what happens to crypto communities, governance, network effects, funding and goals after a fork, and the interplay with other chains. This is a timely Episode as we just had on Eric Conner to discuss Ethereum (ETH) just last week.   Follow on Twitter: Add your email on 51pct.io for our MakerDAO Deep Dive 51percent's Institutional Crypto Podcasts are to the point discussions with crypto leaders for analysts, funds and institutions. Make sure to add your email on 51pct.io Disclosure: Tom Shaughnessy owns tokens in ETH and has no position in ETC. This podcast is NOT investment advice and is only informational. Do not make investment decisions based upon this podcast. No party compensated Tom Shaughnessy or 51percent Crypto Research for this podcast.

29 Okt 201850min

Following the delay in Ethereum's next hard fork and all of the noise going on between scaling, security, proof-of-stake and sharding (Shasper), Eric Conner joins us for the ultimate conversation into a complete Ethereum update.  We discuss why the hard fork was delayed, the future for Ethereum under proof-of-stake, throughput with sharding and what the future holds. For the first time we also take questions from Twitter. If you want to get or stay up to speed on Ethereum, this is the epsiode to listen to.   Follow on Twitter: Add your email on 51pct.io for our MakerDAO Deep Dive 51percent's Institutional Crypto Podcasts are to the point discussions with crypto leaders for analysts, funds and institutions. Make sure to add your email on 51pct.io Disclosure: Tom Shaughnessy owns tokens in ETH. This podcast is NOT investment advice and is only informational. Do not make investment decisions based upon this podcast. No party compensated Tom Shaughnessy or 51percent Crypto Research for this podcast.

25 Okt 201845min

Today on the podcast we have Josh Stein, the CEO of Harbor. Harbor is one of the most well-known names in the security token world.   This episode is the most comprehensive deep dive on security tokens, and is a must listen.   The use cases of Security tokens, the benefits, and secondary trading. How security tokens can help lower the illiquidity discount for real-world assets that runs between 40% to 60%. Harbor vs its competitors (Polymath, Token Foundry etc) How Harbor is looking to complement traditional financial institutions and is not looking to put them (Goldman Sachs, J.P. Morgan) out of business.  The Token Stack, and what differentiates Harbor from its competitors. An example of what the New York Giants would look like if ownership was tokenized; collapsing giant ownership chunks into smaller $50K tokens with new rights and use cases.   Follow on Twitter:   Add your email on 51pct.io for our extensive research reports. 51percent's Institutional Crypto Podcasts are to the point discussions with crypto leaders for analysts, funds and institutions. Make sure to add your email on 51pct.io Disclosure: Tom Shaughnessy owns tokens in ETH, Polymath and does not have any investment position in Harbor. This podcast is NOT investment advice and is only informational. Do not make investment decisions based upon this podcast. Harbor did NOT compensate Tom Shaughnessy or 51percent Crypto Research for this podcast.

22 Okt 201852min

Following Tether (USDT) losing its peg to the USD and dipping to $0.92, we have the Founder and CEO of MakerDAO Rune Christensen on the podcast to discuss MakerDAO's Dai stablecoin and the MKR token.  The conversation deep dive into how the MKR system works, how Dai maintains its peg, Andreessen Horowitz's investment in MKR and the future of the system.   - Dai vs Tether; how Tether will be replaced eventually   - An update on multi-collateral Dai. There will be multiple collateral types for Dai including even security tokens.   - How other stable coins complement Dai (on-ramps, off-ramps, Dai is the bridge between other stablecoins)   - Stablecoin use cases (finance, dApps, remittances)   - How MakerDAO’s token holders are actually in control of the network today (MKR).   - Discussion on Dai’s stability mechanisms and the future ways to make Dai even more stable (Dai savings rate account adjustments)   - The game theory aligning MKR token holders with the growth of the platform and Dai.   - What a16z brings MakerDAO, their purchase of 6% of MKR tokens and their lockup period. @katie_haun   51percent's Deep Dive and Valuation Model on MakerDAO   Add your email on 51pct.io for our extensive research reports. 51percent's Institutional Crypto Podcasts are to the point discussions with crypto leaders for analysts, funds and institutions. Make sure to add your email on 51pct.io Disclosure: Tom Shaughnessy owns tokens in ETH and MKR, and does not own Dai. This podcast is NOT investment advice and is only informational. Do not make investment decisions based upon this podcast. MakerDAO did NOT compensate Tom Shaughnessy or 51percent Crypto Research for this podcast.

17 Okt 201855min