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Blockchain Pro Podcast#56 - Harry PapacharissiouWelcome to the blockchain pro podcast, I'm Adriana Belotti and today I'm chatting to Harry Papacharissiou about blockchain development, taking the time to switch gears and creating cool prototypes for hackathons.
2022-05-1529 min
Blockchain Pro Podcast#55 - Jemma XuWelcome to episode 55 with Jemma Xu. In this episode, Adriana and Jemma chat about evaluating projects for investing (not financial advice), what to do during the bear market, Jemma's investment pillars and more.
2022-03-3135 min
Blockchain Pro Podcast#54 - Mark StaplesWelcome to episode 54 with Mark Staples, Senior Principal Researcher at Data 61. In this episode, Adriana and Mark discuss researching blockchain technology, the role research plays with government and industry and what Mark has identified as the "three blockchain adoption paradoxes".
2022-03-1424 min
Blockchain Pro Podcast#53 Rob AllenWelcome to Episode 53 with Rob Allen of the HBAR Foundation, where we discuss why blockchains needs to talk to each other (what we call interoperability) to truly unlock web3's potential.
2022-02-2846 min
Blockchain Pro Podcast#52 - Chris WereIn this episode, Adriana chats to Chris Were, founder and CEO of Verida, about how his professional life happened to follow the evolution of the internet, and the role of web3 in the future of technology.
2022-02-1429 min
Blockchain Pro Podcast#51 - Vanessa Lee-Ah MatIn this episode, Adriana and Vanessa discuss the role of a cultural broker, the importance of educating all sides about cultural differences, as well as Vanessa's journey in discovering crypto through NFTs and how her latest project aims to change the lives of communities through fairer art deals.
2022-02-0121 min
Blockchain Pro Podcast#50 - AJ MilneWelcome to episode 50 with AJ Milne. In this episode Adriana and AJ discuss issues founders face when starting blockchain businesses, Algorand's advantage, our social and environmental responsibilities, Algomint's roadmap and more.
2021-12-1628 min
Cristianə a chi? Per un cristianesimo femminista e queerEp. 5 | MariaDi Elisa Belotti, Paola Lazzarini e Sandra Letizia, in collaborazione con The Pitch.
Trascorsa da poco la ricorrenza dell’Immacolata concezione, abbiamo deciso di dedicare questo episodio alla figura di Maria, per comprendere l’uso che ne è stato fatto nel corso del tempo e la sua rivalutazione contemporanea non più come strumento di oppressione ma di liberazione.
Per approfondire:
Giulia Paola Di Nicola, Ben più che Madonna
Elizabeth Johnson, Vera nostra sorella
Adriana Valerio, Donne e Chiesa una storia di genere
Adriana Valerio, Maria di Nazareth. Storia, tradizioni, dogmi
Alcune espress...
2021-12-0819 min
Blockchain Pro Podcast#49 - Michael BacinaWelcome to Episode 49 with Michael Bacina. In this episode, Adriana and Michael talk about the evolution of crypto legislation, the latest Australian regulatory recommendations, why crypto is bad for criminals and more.
2021-11-3035 min
Blockchain Pro Podcast#48 - Caroline BowlerWelcome to episode 48 with Caroline Bowler. In this episode, Adriana and Caroline talk about how a financial markets career can be a good springboard for crypto, about crypto regulation and the Australia Senate recent hearings, what you need to be good at to work in crypto and more.
Bio -
Caroline Bowler is CEO of BTC Markets, based in Melbourne. Caroline has worked in Financial Services since 2004, originally in stockbroking and investment banking. Caroline began directly advocating for our industry in 2015, founding the first FinTech & Blockchain-focused communications agency in Asia.
Connect with Caroline
Twitter https://twitter.com/carobowler
LinkedIn https...
2021-11-1243 min
Blockchain Pro Podcast#47 - Bilal BrahimWelcome to Episode 47 with Bilal Brahim. In this episode, Adriana and Bilal discuss the life of a philosophy teach turned blockchain advocate, how deeply connecting with other humans can sometimes sprout great innovation, even in the most basic of human endeavours.
2021-10-2730 min
Blockchain Pro Podcast#46 Dr Jane ThomasonWelcome to episode 46 with Dr Jane Thomason. In this episode, Adriana and Jane chat about Jane's humanitarian work, the fact the lots of people in the blockchain tech community deeply care about solving challenges for the underprivileged, one of these challenges being the costs of implementing tech solutions and how newer blockchains are tackling them, network effects and tribalism, inequity and more.
2021-10-0932 min
TWISTA - This Week in Startups AustraliaSeries 9 Episode 18 - Ian Gardiner and Spark FestivalIan Gardiner, one of the founders of Australia's startup ecosystem, tells TWISTA what he's learned about success, the hallmarks of success he looks for in startup founders - and in himself. Maxine Sherrin, director of Spark Festival, visits TWISTA with event hosts Adriana Belotti and Biliana Rajevic to spruik this year's Australia-wide celebration of all things startup.
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2021-10-0439 min
Blockchain Pro Podcast#45 - Arthur FallsWelcome to episode 45 with Arthur Falls. Arthur's podcasts were my inspiration to go on this journey and in this episode, we chat about all the different jobs that lead Arthur to finding his "calling" in this brave new world of decentralised applications. We also talk about Dfinity's Internet Computer, how it works and how we can use it to deploy all kings of applications.
2021-09-2027 min
Blockchain Pro Podcast#44 - Rob MorrisWelcome to episode 44 with Rob Morris. In this episode, Adriana and Rob chat about his eagerness to leave high school and start "real life", bitcoin in the early days and how it has evolved in the past decade, what we can do to work together and solve that many problems facing our species and more.
2021-09-0132 min
Blockchain Pro Podcast#43 - Byron GoldbergWelcome to Episode 43 with Byron Goldberg. In this episode, Adriana and Byron discuss how to start working in crypto (just make a start!), the challenges of launching a business to a new market and the dangers of hurried regulation.
2021-08-1735 min
Cristianə a chi? Per un cristianesimo femminista e queerEp. 2 | Le donne nella e per la Chiesa (con Paola Lazzarini)Il secondo appuntamento con Cristianə a chi? ha avuto come ospite Paola Lazzarini (@paola_lazzarini_orru), sociologa della religione, formatrice, giornalista pubblicista, attivista per la giustizia di genere nella Chiesa Cattolica e presidente di Donne per la Chiesa. Inoltre è una ex suora e ora è sposata e mamma.
Paola Lazzarini ci ha parlato della presenza delle donne all'interno della Chiesa, dei limiti e delle trasformazioni che l'istituzione ecclesiastica ha affrontato nel corso del tempo e dei progetti dell'associazione Donne per la Chiesa.
I libri consigliati durante questo episodio sono:
Adriana Valerio, Le ribelli di Dio
Adriana Valerio, Don...
2021-08-051h 06
Blockchain Pro Podcast#42 - Natasha BlychaWelcome to episode 42 with Natasha Blycha. In this chat, Adriana and Natasha talk about the challenges of bridging the real and digital worlds in this new age of metaverse spaces and digital twins. Some of the themes are how to navigate innovation to help others understand new paradigms risks and opportunities, what is "jurisdiction shopping", smart legal contracts, DAOs and more.
2021-07-3129 min
Blockchain Pro Podcast#41 - Jake DennyWelcome to Episode 41. In this episode, Adriana and Jake chat about Jake's career in the music industry and how he transitioned to work with digital and web, seeing early on how these technologies would affect the music industry. When discovering Ethereum in 2016, Jake rapidly went from being "digital obsessed" to being "Ethereum obsessed" and continues to face his challenges head on, but with hard work and humility.
2021-07-1343 min
Blockchain Pro Podcast#40 - Gendry MoralesWelcome to Episode 40. In this episode Adriana chats to Gendry Morales, a software engineer who early on saw the power of mixing code and art, using smart contracts and the Ethereum blockchain. In this episode we discuss choosing a career in tech, the evolution of smart contracts, what's an NFT and more.
2021-06-2129 min
Blockchain Pro Podcast#39 - Michael CottonDescription
Welcome to Episode 39. In this episode, Adriana chats with Michael Cotton, CEO of Meld Gold about his experience with creating tokens backed by precious metals, starting with gold and silver with others to follow.
2021-05-1830 min
Blockchain Pro Podcast#38 - Greg VallesWelcome to episode 38 with Greg Valles. In this episode, Adrina and Greg discuss his professional evolution from working for the Australian Tax Office to founding and managing his own business. We also discussed the differences between traditional and crypto accounting, common misconceptions relating to crypto and tax, things people need to stay on top of for tax time, the Australian crypto legislation landscape, the difference between NFTs and other crypto assets from a tax perspective, and tips for accounting professionals who are yet to start exploring crypto (TLDR; just do it!)
2021-04-1225 min
Blockchain Pro Podcast#37 - Adam MeisterWelcome to Episode 37 with Adam Meister. In this episode, Adriana and Adam discuss what it meant finding bitcoin in the early days, the problem it solves, what is a "bitcoin maximalist", the number 1 question Adam gets asked all the time and, finally, tips for content producers everywhere. Let dive right in and get to know Adam.
2021-03-1535 min
Blockchain Pro Podcast#36 - Mehdi ZeroualiWelcome to Episode 36! In this episode, Adriana talks to Mehdi Zerouali, cybersecurity expert and director at Sigma Prime, a Sydney-based blockchain security consultancy.
In this episode, we discussed blockchain and cyber, misconceptions about blockchain security, how to avoid getting hacked and what people can do to contribute.
Mehdi's Bio
Mehdi Zerouali is a co-founder and Director of Sigma Prime, a leading Sydney-based blockchain security company. Mehdi has been in the information security industry for 10 years and has performed hundreds of security assessments targeting critical infrastructure. With Sigma Prime, Mehdi applies his skills to the Blockchain space, helping prominent projects secure...
2021-02-2341 min
Blockchain Pro Podcast#35 - Joseph ShewWelcome to episode 35 with Joseph Shew. In this episode, Adriana and Joe chat about what made Joe realise he had a passion for teaching, as well as Joe's tips to safely invest in cryptocurrencies: six DON'Ts and three simple DOs. Listen in to find out what they are.
Joe's bio
Joe is the founder of Crypto Consulting Institute, a leading investment education business, helping new and current investors to safely create wealth in the highest performing asset class in history.
CCI operates across Australia, New Zealand, United States, Asia and the United Kingdom and has helped hundreds of clients from...
2021-02-0139 min
Blockchain Pro Podcast#34 - Torsten HoffmannWelcome to Episode 34. In this episode, Adriana and Torsten talk about bitcoin as the inspiration to a new career direction: documentary filmmaking. Torsten also talks about how he went down the rabbit hole and ends with some great advice for those starting to explore this space.
Bio
Torsten Hoffmann is a German/Australian entrepreneur and filmmaker. His first documentary about Bitcoin became a viral hit in 2015 and his new film about the emerging blockchain industry was supported by Screen Australia and is being broadcasted all around the world this year.
The new award-winning cinema documentary Cryptopia is available on Amazon...
2021-01-1926 min
Blockchain Pro Podcast#33 - Justin AmosWelcome to Episode 33. In this episode, Adriana and Justin chat about playing soccer for the "Banking League" in the early days. Justin's experience working with top-tier financial services organisations, which ultimately brought him to Sydney. We talked about his new challenge heading up Lygon, a DLT-based platform that is looking to transform the Australian commercial retail space (at first) with digital bank guarantees. Lastly, we chatted about the difference between traditional databases and distributed ledger technology, their use cases and what are good resources to help newbies down the rabbit hole.
Connect with Justin
LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in...
2020-11-3030 min
Blockchain Pro Podcast#32 - Keli CallaghanWelcome to Episode 31. In this episode, Adriana and Keli discuss the exceptional opportunity of building the marketing and communications strategy for Algorand and the amazing community forming around the project. We also talked about some of the things on their roadmap, as well as tips for marketers wishing to work in crypto. Lean in, Keli talks fast. We packed heaps in 25 mins.
Algorand's Ambassador Program
https://community.algorand.org/ambassadors/
Keli's Bio
Keli, a results-driven marketer, leads all aspects of marketing at Algorand. She joined Algorand from Avid, where she was responsible for global customer engagement strategies, field marketing teams...
2020-11-1526 min
Blockchain Pro Podcast#31 - Ryan KrisWelcome to Episode 31. In this episode Adriana and Ryan chat about working with technology, getting started with bitcoin, keeping your digital assets safe and much more.
Ryan's Bio
Ryan Kris is an Associate Director in BDO Sydney's Technology Advisory practice. He is a bitcoin and crypto enthusiast and is BDO's technical lead for Blockchain and Digital Assets.
Ryan helps clients design, build and deliver digital and technology projects. Through his career, Ryan has managed projects for major banks, telecommunication companies and the Government - with a key focus on data, digital infrastructure and agile management to deliver value and outcomes...
2020-10-2931 min
Blockchain Pro Podcast#30 - Joni PirovichWelcome to Episode 30 with Joni Pirovich. In this episode Adriana and Joni talk about legislation shortcomings and the road ahead for crypto, improving business networks, the role of tax and money printing, Universal Basic Income (UBI) and much more.
Joni's Bio
Joni is highly regarded for her client advisory and policy work with respect to the legal and tax implications of blockchain and digital assets. Increasingly, Joni's work includes input into the development of smart legal contract templates so that, by design, laws are complied with and investor and consumer protections are upheld.
Joni brings unique experience and insight to...
2020-09-2242 min
Blockchain Pro Podcast#29 - Developer SteveWelcome to Episode 29 with Developer Steve. In this episode, Adriana and Steve discuss transitioning from a developer role to an evangelist role, or developer relations role, where the goal is to develop and support a community, always aiming to help people navigate the implementation of new technology. Fun fact: Steve has played a big part in my own bitcoin journey, so watch out for that scoop! We also talk about Hyperledger, IBM's open-source blockchain toolkit, as well as the Blockchain course Steve is developing alongside a "bunch of cool people'' for RMIT Online.
Steve's Bio
DeveloperSteve comes from a strong...
2020-08-3131 min
Blockchain Pro Podcast#28 - Chloe WhiteWelcome to Episode 28 with Chloe White. In this episode, Chloe and Adriana discuss how interesting working in public service can be, as well as token economics and incentive mechanisms, bitcoin vs. blockchain and how to navigate the space.
Chloe's bio:
Chloe White is a blockchain and bitcoin enthusiast and has worked in various public sector roles since 2012, advising on policy issues related to economics and finance. Chloe has a Masters in Public Policy from the United Nations University and is based in Sydney.
Connect with Chloe
Twitter https://twitter.com/ChloeWhiteAus
LInkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/policyeconomist/
Connect with...
2020-08-1536 min
Blockchain Pro Podcast#27 - Steve VallasWelcome to episode 26 with Steve Vallas. In this episode Adriana and Stevie chat about how to "accidentaly" go to law school. The decision early adopters of technology need to make. His new role (s) as CEO of Blockchain Australia and co-chair of the National Blockchain Roadmap Steering Committee, which Adriana is also a member. Steve is keen on facilitating the conversation around adoption and how that looks like in a broad context.
Steve's Bio
Steve Vallas is a qualified lawyer, blockchain technology and digital strategist.
His early-adoption of social channels combined with lifelong study of economics and new tech evolved...
2020-07-3131 min
Blockchain Pro Podcast#26 - Anya NovaWelcome to Episode 26 with Anya Nova. In this episode, Anya talks about growing up in a remote Russian island, where good career options were not common, her journey studying in the United States, moving to Australia, and how she feels like she's paying off her "carbon emissions karma" now, working at Powerledger, after having worked with non-renewable energy most of her adult life.
Anya's Bio
Recipient of the 2019 Australian Blockchain Leader of the Year. Anya works as Power Ledger's Crypto Economist where she is responsible for fostering global partnerships. Anya has presented at premier blockchain and energy conferences, including Consensus...
2020-07-1831 min
Blockchain Pro Podcast#25 - Andreas M. AntonopoulosWelcome to Episode 25 with everyone's favourite bitcoin evangelist, Andreas M. Antonopoulos. In this episode, Andreas talks about what makes bitcoin special, the difference between bitcoin and blockchain, why open blockchains are the ones that matter for our future and much more.
Andreas bio
Andreas M. Antonopoulos is a best-selling author, speaker, educator, and highly sought after expert in Bitcoin and open blockchain technologies. Andreas has served as a teaching fellow for the free Introduction to Digital Currencies course offered to the public at the University of Nicosia. Along with co-authoring the course curriculum, Andreas has also written two best-selling technical...
2020-06-3036 min
Blockchain Pro Podcast#24 - Tim BassTim Bass is the CEO of Block8, which is Australia's leading blockchain venture studio. He has deep technical experience designing infrastructure and cloud architectures across a wide range of customers. Tim enjoys working with customers to create and commercialise disruptive software products.
About Block8
Block8 is Australia's leading blockchain venture studio. We partner with startups, enterprise and government to bring a professional product management and technical development capability that take ideas from zero to one. Founded in 2016, Block8 has grown to 50 people across two countries. Our team has deep expertise in product management, blockchain and distributed ledger technologies, incentive design...
2020-05-3133 min
Blockchain Pro Podcast#23 - Dennis GrahamMarketers, this one's for you!
Dennis Graham is a Marketing Director at a leading Australian cryptocurrency exchange.
He has worked in marketing for over 15 years. In that time, he ran social networking sites, financial and crypto comparison websites, worked in FinTech, banking, cloud hosting and now crypto.
Dennis is not only a marketing machine, but he is also the person who introduced me to bitcoin. We must have had a million conversations about it, and I'm pleased that he's finally working full-time in crypto, so I could interview him.
Connect with Dennis
https://twitter.com/DennisGraham7
https://www.linkedin.com...
2020-04-3033 min
Blockchain Pro Podcast#22 - Katrina DonaghyBio
Katrina is the Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of Civic Ledger - a civic focused blockchain Australian company. We work with governments globally on the use of blockchain technologies to solve specific business problems where blockchain is advantaged over traditional legacy technologies.
Through her early years as a sociologist through to her interest in entrepreneurialism, she has extensive experience in public policy and early stage commercialisation. For more than 20 years, Katrina has worked in both public and not for profit sectors with a specific focus on business development, project delivery and revenue diversification with the view to building resilient...
2020-03-0136 min
Blockchain Pro Podcast#21 - Kaia Myers-StewartKaia Myers-Stewart is a product manager at PegaSys, the protocol engineering group at ConsenSys.
She has worked in emerging technology for nearly 6 years, including her first blockchain use-case for supply-chain in 2016.
Originally from Canada, Kaia lives in Melbourne where she co-organises the local chapter of Women in Blockchain.
She is also the "Entrepreneur in Residence" at #StartWest, providing mentorship and consulting to startup founders in emerging tech.
Connect with Kaia
Twitter https://twitter.com/MyersKaia
LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/kaia-myers-stewart/
Connect with Adriana
LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/adrianabe...
Twitter https://twitter.com/abelotti
Twitter https://twitter...
2019-11-1630 min
BitcoinMeister- Bitcoin, Cryptocurrency, AltcoinsThis week in Bitcoin- 10-18-2019- Libra is a tampon? Cash limits, taxes, Australia, Lebanon, Brazil, Adriana Belotti, and Hass McCookTime to talk about Bitcoin Australia style! We get down and dirty like we are in the outback! Adriana Belotti and Hass McCook are in the house! Find out about what is going on in the space in Australia and the cash limit situation. We also talk about Libra, Brazil, Lebanon, the Bitcoin movie that is about to premiere, and much more! Recorded in Sydney, Australia!
Adriana Belotti- https://twitter.com/abelotti
Hass McCook- https://twitter.com/FriarHass
Watch the show here- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vIF8eOxeKo
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2019-10-1933 min
Blockchain Pro Podcast#20 - Brenda SavelucBrenda Saveluc is the director and founder of BlackGold Legal. She's a straight talking, freelance commercial and corporate M&A lawyer with more than a decade of experience working in accounting and law. Brenda is passionate about ICO and STO regulation, blockchain technology and cryptocurrency, and loves working with cool tech clients all over the world.
Connect with Brenda
Website https://blackgoldlegal.com
Connect with Adriana
LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/adrianabe...
Twitter https://twitter.com/abelotti
Twitter https://twitter.com/blockchainpp
Website https://blockchainpropodcast.com
See you at the next block!
2019-09-2327 min
Blockchain Pro Podcast#19 - Daniel BarDaniel is an entrepreneur with primary focus on decentralized web technologies. He is the founder of bitfwd and currently serves as Chairman. Daniel is particularly interested in disruptive innovation in the FinTech space and promotes equitable business models through opensource systems and cryptoeconomic empowerment. Daniel was selected as impact entrepreneur fellow to join the Edmund Hillary Fellowship program.
He is based mostly in APAC (Australia, New Zealand and China).
Daniel leads global Blockchain collaborations involving grassroots developers communities, high profile tech projects, venture funding activities, academic research groups, NFPs and governmental organizations. His work attracted government grants and sponsorship from...
2019-06-3039 min
Blockchain Pro Podcast#18 - Crypto Chicks - Natalia Amelie & Elena SinelnikovaCrypto Chicks is a volunteer-run non-profit educational hub with a mission to grow the economic, professional and leadership potential of both women and youth in blockchain and AI THROUGH education, mentorship, business and diverse employment opportunities.
Check out their website https://cryptochicks.ca
Elena Sinelnikova
FOUNDER AND CEO (TORONTO, CANADA)
Software development team lead and entrepreneur. Elena Sinelnikova founded CryptoChicks non-profit organization with the vision to empower and inspire women interested in learning about blockchain technology. She managed to involve hundreds of women who became blockchain evangelists, blockchain developers, blockchain entrepreneurs themselves. Elena developed CryptoChicks into an international hub for...
2019-04-2825 min
Blockchain Pro Podcast#17 - Luke AndersonLuke Anderson teaches computer security and is the co-founder of Sigma Prime, a software and security consultancy, that is playing a big part in the new the Ethereum 2.0 ecosystem by developing a client implementation called Lighthouse.
In this episode, we talked about the importance of developing skills like public speaking and coding, we also talk about geeking out at a young age, the new paradigm shift brought on by Ethereum, and much more.
Get in touch with Luke https://sigmaprime.io/
Sign up for Ethereum Sydney Meetup https://meetup.com/ethsydney
Connect with Adriana
Twitter https://twitter.com/abelotti
LinkedIn...
2019-03-3137 min
Blockchain Pro Podcast#16 - Leah Callon-ButlerLeah is co-founder and Chief Impact Officer for intimate.io, a cryptocurrency bringing safety and security to the Adult Industry. With over a decade's experience spearheading the business development and growth strategies for a range of emerging tech startups, she devoted a large part of her MBA to the topic of social entrepreneurship. Leah is an official member of Women of Sex Tech; has been featured on Women@Forbes; and has consulted to the United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) on SDG 5.
Connect with Leah
Twitter: https://twitter.com/leah_cb
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/leahcallonbutler/
...
2019-03-1035 min
Blockchain Pro Podcast#15 - James ZakiWith 15 years experience in engineering and software development, James has worked in a variety of domains from industrial/home automation, to local tech companies and startups.
The last 7 years have covered development, product management, and tech advisor roles, both locally and abroad.
As organiser of the OzBerry IoT MeetUp and smart-contract developer/auditor, James is exploring applications using IoT and Blockchain technologies that can positively impact society.
Currently working with the Goera team (from AgriDigital) on their asset tracking platform, whilst still facilitating and running Ethereum education initiatives. Recently started auditing a smart-contract library.
Get in touch with James
Twitter...
2019-02-1327 min
Blockchain Pro Podcast#14 - Lucas CullenIn this episode, Adriana and Lucas talk about developing applications for the early days of the web, bitcoin, coloured coins and ethereum. The importance of being part of the community and giving back. Getting paid in crypto and much more.
Connect with Lucas
Twitter - https://twitter.com/bitcoinbrisbane
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/lucascullen/
Connect with Adriana
Twitter - https://twitter.com/abelotti
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/adrianabelotti/
2019-01-3133 min
Blockchain Pro Podcast#13 - Nick AddisonIn this episode, we'll get know Nick Addison, who over the past few years has been pretty active in the Sydney Blockchain community. Adriana and Nick talk about ethereum development, blockchain technology progress, and tools of the trade, as well as the career paths for computer science graduates and how to become a blockchain expert.
TLDR; It takes effort, but it's most definitely doable.
Nick's Bio:
Nick Addison is a Developer at ConsenSys where he designs and builds Ethereum based solutions. Nick's IT career has seen him work in logistics, payments, banking, funds management and agriculture.
Get in touch with...
2019-01-1429 min
Blockchain Pro Podcast#12 - Samuel BrooksIn this conversation, Samuel and Adriana chat about how inspiring having access to technology at an early age can be, rebuilding the internet and the pitfalls of centralised systems, being a CTO in an incubator and solving 'first principles' problems, cypherpunks and bitcoin, the technologies that will most impact the future, using electricity to secure value and, finally, what needs to happen next in order to take this 'internet upgrade' to the next level. Plus, great advice for those trying to figure out what to do with their life, or looking to change their course.
Sam's Bio:
Samuel Brooks is...
2018-12-1348 min
Blockchain Pro Podcast#11 - Dr Philippa RyanPip Ryan Intro
Dr. Philippa Ryan, a.k.a. Pip Ryan or Dr Pip, is a barrister and senior lecturer at the UTS Faculty of Law, on 31st of October 2018, the day that marked the 10th anniversary of the publishing of Bitcoin whitepaper, we had a quick chat about her career and how interesting it is to live during this time and being part of creating a new financial world. Her passion about education, law and blockchain is almost palpable through her words. Listen up :)
Links mentioned:
A New Classification for Barners v Addy - Dr Philippa Ryan
http://bit...
2018-11-1528 min
Blockchain Pro Podcast#10 - Laura DegiovanniLaura Degiovanni is very much the typical Italian, warm, friendly and loud. She speaks with her hands and her heart, and her energy flows into the conversation. We caught up at the end of July at the Imperial College in London, as she was preparing to host her first Trustless Ecosystems meetup. This is why we had to wrap up quickly, making this one short and sweet. We talked about how to create trust with "trustlessness". Nonetheless, we discussed the 5-keywords of blockchain, how to measure someone's "love" for what they do, trusting before knowing and building before raising.
Laura's...
2018-10-0420 min
Blockchain Pro Podcast#9 - Derek MyersDerek has found great success in providing energy deals to businesses, whilst offsetting electricity carbon emissions. Taking this offer to the general public with The Zero Carbon Project is a natural development. Personally, what I like about this project is the "right now" approach using carbon credits to offset emissions. It's a great way to reduce the impact of dirty energy, whilst the world move to greener sources, which will take a couple of decades, if not more, to fully happen.
**Disclosure** I didn't not get paid to interview, Derek. I fully support his project for the benefits it can...
2018-09-2634 min
Blockchain Pro Podcast#8 - Kate KorolkevichKate has plenty of experience with financial markets and hedge funds. She and I caught up in St. Petersburb on the day Russia kicked Spain out of the World Cup on a thrilling penalty shoot out. We discussed financial markets and how anyone can transfer their skills to work in crypto.
Contact Adriana
Twitter @abelotti
LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/adrianabelotti
Website http://www.adrianabelotti.com/
Kate's bio:
Kate has close to 20 years of diverse business experience with leading financial institutions in the USA, Russia, UK, EU and HK. She is Business Development Partner with background in Investment Management...
2018-09-0224 min
Blockchain Pro Podcast#7 - Paul PueyEpisode 7 features Paul Puey, CEO of Edge.app (formerly Airbitz) and overall cool guy.
Paul and I caught up at Consensus, earlier this year. We tried to find a quiet corner for our chat, but that was next to impossible! We chatted about the start of his career and a software engineer and how he had to make a very difficult decision to improve his health. Our chat covers how his career, what are his plans for Edge, some hiring tips and much more.
Enjoy!
Contact Paul
Twitter @paullinator
LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulpuey/
Download Edge Wallet https...
2018-08-1632 min
Blockchain Pro Podcast#6 - Mitch TraversMitchell currently works at bron.tech doing research, product development and community management.
Upon finishing his undergraduate from Sydney University in Political, Economic and Social Science, Mitchell worked with a think tank, The Australian Institute of International Affairs, and has since developed a passion to change the way we do governance and develop monetary policy by leveraging blockchain technology.
His core interests are in cyber security, blockchain, decentralised networks, data, sustainability, international affairs, and new democracy theory.
Twitter @M_Travers8
https://twitter.com/M_Travers8
LinkedIn
https://www.linkedin.com/in/mitchell-travers/
Get in touch with Adriana Belotti, for suggestions...
2018-08-0223 min
Blockchain Pro Podcast#5 - Hannah GlassHannah Glass is a senior associate in the financial markets team at leading Asian law firm King & Wood Mallesons, specialising in blockchain technology and fintech. Hannah works with a broad range of clients advising on the evolving legal and regulatory issues associated with the implementation and application of innovative technologies. She is a recognised key contributor in policy development in Australia's fintech industry. In particular, she has played a significant role in the development of the legislative treatment of digital currencies working with industry to advise on the changes to GST and anti-money laundering legislation.
Hannah is also a member...
2018-07-1933 min
Blockchain Pro Podcast#4 - Nathan WatersNathan Waters is a futurist and entrepreneur. Founder of Peerism, a blockchain-based economic protocol which aims to solve job automation and wealth inequality via proof-of-skill and matching paid work to tokenized skill levels. He also founded the 7th largest monthly Ethereum meetup in the world (SydEthereum), and the largest independent hackathon in Australia (Hackagong). He currently manages communities for Consensys in Australia.
2018-06-2737 min
Blockchain Pro Podcast#3 - Kelsie NabbenKelsie Nabben's unconventional career path in international government, investment and startups has led her to accelerating the widespread adoption of cryptocurrencies. She is currently responsible for sharing the benefits and capabilities of the OMG financial transactions network at OmiseGO. Particularly passionate about ethical frameworks for blockchain development and the impacts of decentralization on society and people.
Kelsie lives in Bangkok, Thailand, and enjoys skateboarding and jazz.
Twitter
https://twitter.com/kelsienabben
LinkedIn
https://www.linkedin.com/in/kelsienabben/
2018-06-1422 min
Blockchain Pro Podcast#2 - Bokky PoobahBok Koo, a.ka. Bokky Poobah is an Ethereum Smart Contract developer. Bokky first started researching blockchain in 2014, but really delved deep when Ethereum was launched in 2015. He is a community contributor and a big believer in open source. In this chat Bokky talks about his passion for smart contracts and sharing his knowledge.
Bokky's Website
https://www.bokconsulting.com.au/
Bokky's Twitter
https://twitter.com/BokkyPooBah
2018-06-0634 min
Blockchain Pro Podcast#1 - George SammanGeorge Samman started his career in Wall St, where he worked as a senior portfolio manager, technical analyst and market strategist.
In 2013, he co-founded a bitcoin trading platform called BTC.sx, now called magnr.
Nowadays he consults and advises startups and has worked with Agridigital.io, Hedera Hashgraph,
Lightstreams.network, Praetorian Group, investfeed
and Gazecoin.
He also writes a blog on blockchain technology and use cases at sammantics.com.
I've met George a few years ago at a bitcoin meetup in Sydney. He's a true pioneer in this space and a natural choice as first guest to this show. Adriana...
2018-05-0131 min