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Host Tom Shaughnessy of 51percent Crypto Research (51pct.io) is joined by Spartan Group's Jason Choi, for An for an Insider’s Take On The Asia Crypto Scene. Jason gives us the entire low down on the crypto scene in Asia. He informs us on the differences vs the West on crypto funds’ involvement in governance, their investment focus, and an insightful look into the entire scene.  - Follow Tom on Twitter @Shaughnessy119 Follow Jason on Twitter @mrjasonchoi    - 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, MKR, ZRX, HYDRO, CVC, DCR, POLY and GLA. This podcast is NOT investment advice and is only informational. Do not make investment decisions based upon this podcast. 51percent was not compensated by any party for this podcast episode. Tom has no investment stake in Parity. This content is strictly informational.   Spartan Capital Disclosures: For full disclosure, at the time of this podcast recording, Spartan Capital has a small exposure to Ziliqa, which is mentioned briefly in the episode. Spartan has a negligible position (

24 Jan 201956min

Host Tom Shaughnessy of 51percent Crypto Research is joined by Noah Pierau, a governance researcher and community manager at cryptocurrency Decred. Following 51pct.io's research report on Decred, Noah joins Tom to discuss everything Decred and its innovative apporach to governance through a hybrid PoW/PoS system and its approach to solving on-going funding through a treasury. This conversation is a must-listen for anyone interested in Decred, Governance and the future of decision making in the crypto sphere.   Listeners can use coupon code "Fifty" on 51pct.io for 50% off a retail membership Relevant Posts Decred: Governance and Funding Reimagined ----more----   Follow Tom on Twitter @Shaughnessy119 Follow Noah on Twitter @NoahPierau   ----more----  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, MKR, ZRX, HYDRO, CVC, DCR, POLY and GLA. This podcast is NOT investment advice and is only informational. Do not make investment decisions based upon this podcast. 51percent was not compensated by any party for this podcast episode. Tom has no investment stake in Parity. This content is strictly informational. ----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----

21 Jan 20191h 9min

Host Tom Shaughnessy of 51percent Crypto Research is joined by Arlyn Culwick, the co-founder of Blocknet. The conversation covers interoperability in crypto, the various players (Blocknet, Cosmos, Polkadot), the state of the market, the benefits of interoperability and what the future holds. Listeners can use coupon code "Fifty" on 51pct.io for 50% off a retail membership Relevant Posts Dfinity: Cloud Three Point Oh?   Privacy Coin War: Short-Term Monero and Long-Term Zcash With Grin/Beam As Wild Cards ----more----   Follow Tom on Twitter @Shaughnessy119 Follow Arlyn on Twitter @arlynculwick  Follow Beam on Twitter @The_Blocknet    ----more----  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, MKR, ZRX, HYDRO, CVC, DCR, POLY and GLA. This podcast is NOT investment advice and is only informational. Do not make investment decisions based upon this podcast. 51percent was not compensated by any party for this podcast episode. Tom has no investment stake in Parity. This content is strictly informational. ----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----

14 Jan 20191h 22min

Host Tom Shaughnessy of 51percent Crypto Research is joined by Beni Issembert, the CMO at Beam Privacy. Beam is a privacy coin, based on the MimbleWimble protocol that just launched on the first week of January. Our conversation is not technically focused but is an impromptu one focused on the key takeaways on Beam following its launch. We covered Beam, Grin, Zcash and Monero in-depth in our latest privacy coin report.   Relevant Posts Privacy Coin War: Short-Term Monero and Long-Term Zcash With Grin/Beam As Wild Cards ----more----   Follow Tom on Twitter @Shaughnessy119 Follow Beni on Twitter @beni1977  Follow Beam on Twitter @beamprivacy    ----more----  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, MKR, ZRX, HYDRO, CVC, DCR, POLY and GLA. This podcast is NOT investment advice and is only informational. Do not make investment decisions based upon this podcast. 51percent was not compensated by any party for this podcast episode. Tom has no investment stake in Parity. This content is strictly informational. ----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----

11 Jan 201942min

Host Tom Shaughnessy of 51percent Crypto Research is joined by Mance Harmon the CEO and Co-Founder of Hedera Hashgraph for the most in-depth dive into the project to date.  For those who don’t know, Hedera Hashgraph is a public distributed ledger for building decentralized applications. The project has gained a lot of interest and has raised $124M at a $6B valuation. Our conversation covers the dynamics of the platform, an update on their mainnet launch, governance in Hedera and where the project fits into the ever-growing world of crypto.   Relevant Posts Decred: Governance and Funding Reimagined Privacy Coin War: Short-Term Monero and Long-Term Zcash With Grin/Beam As Wild Cards Ethereum’s Serenity: A Potential ~10x Increase In Demand For Gas and Increasing Scarcity Could Both Drive ETH’s Price Higher ----more----   Follow Tom on Twitter @Shaughnessy119 Follow Mance on Twitter @ManceHarmon Follow Hedera on Twitter @hashgraph    ----more----  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, MKR, ZRX, HYDRO, CVC, POLY and GLA. This podcast is NOT investment advice and is only informational. Do not make investment decisions based upon this podcast. 51percent was not compensated by any party for this podcast episode. Tom has no investment stake in Parity. This content is strictly informational. ----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----

8 Jan 20191h 11min

Host Tom Shaughnessy of 51pct.io is joined by Carlos Domingo who is the Founder and Managing Partner at SPiCE VC and Founder and CEO at Securitize.  Our conversation covers security tokens, securitize, and why Carlos believes the security token market across all of its metrics will increase by 10 times in 2019. We discuss the competitive landscape, and Carlos provides information on the competitive landscape for security token platforms since we now have so many today. Carlos unloads a ton of great information on virtually every aspect of the security token market, securitize, and the future of crypto.   Relevant Posts Privacy Coin War: Short-Term Monero and Long-Term Zcash With Grin/Beam As Wild Cards Ethereum’s Serenity: A Potential ~10x Increase In Demand For Gas and Increasing Scarcity Could Both Drive ETH’s Price Higher Tezos Deep Dive: The Only Viable Ethereum Competitor In The Smart Contract War ----more----   Follow Tom on Twitter @Shaughnessy119 Follow Carlos on Twitter @carlosdomingo  Follow Securitize on Twitter @securitize_io   ----more----  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, MKR, ZRX, HYDRO, CVC, POLY and GLA. This podcast is NOT investment advice and is only informational. Do not make investment decisions based upon this podcast. 51percent was not compensated by any party for this podcast episode. Tom has no investment stake in Parity. This content is strictly informational. ----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----

23 Dec 20181h 3min

Host Tom Shaughnessy of 51pct.io is joined by Afri Schoedon of Parity for a wide-ranging discussion that includes an overview of Parity's Ethereum Client, Ethereum's Serenity upgrade, Parity's new Görli testnet, the use case for private blockchains and more. Afri shares a ton of invaluable information and is on the front lines of Ethereum, making this a must listen to episode.   Relevant Posts Did Ethereum Reach 1TB Yet Etherum Archival Node Sizes Ethereum’s Serenity: A Potential ~10x Increase In Demand For Gas and Increasing Scarcity Could Both Drive ETH’s Price Higher Tezos Deep Dive: The Only Viable Ethereum Competitor In The Smart Contract War ----more----   Follow Tom on Twitter @Shaughnessy119 Follow Afri on Twitter: @5chdn   ----more----  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, MKR, ZRX, HYDRO, CVC, POLY and GLA. This podcast is NOT investment advice and is only informational. Do not make investment decisions based upon this podcast. 51percent was not compensated by any party for this podcast episode. Tom has no investment stake in Parity. This content is strictly informational. ----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----

18 Dec 201850min

Host Tom Shaughnessy of 51pct.io is joined by Jacob Arluck, a governance research at Tezos. This is a timely episode since governance is becoming more and more important given recent events with Bitcoin Cash, Ethereum and of course with Tezos itself over the long term. Jacob gives us a complete rundown on how the innovative governance structure at Tezos works and compares it to Ethereum and Bitcoin. The discussion includes the importance of governance at the base blockchain layer, how this effects everything built on top (applications) and the problems with a bad governance structure.  Sign up for 51pct.io using coupon code "Token" while this offer lasts. Relevant Posts: Tezos Deep Dive: The Only Viable Ethereum Competitor In The Smart Contract War Ethereum’s Serenity: A Potential ~10x Increase In Demand For Gas and Increasing Scarcity Could Both Drive ETH’s Price Higher ----more----   Follow Tom on Twitter @Shaughnessy119 Follow Jacob on Twitter: @JacobArluck Jacob's post on Tezos' Amendment Process Tezos' Website   ----more----  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, MKR, ZRX, HYDRO, CVC, POLY and GLA. This podcast is NOT investment advice and is only informational. Do not make investment decisions based upon this podcast. 51percent was not compensated by any party for this podcast episode. Tom has no investment stake in Tezos or XTZ tokens. ----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----

13 Dec 201859min