Today we’re returning to a theme close to all of our hearts here at BlockSparks, that of empowering women in emergent technologies such as blockchain and cryptocurrency. There are still far too few women making their careers in these exciting industries of the future, but there are some brilliant people working hard to redress that balance, and we’re delighted to be joined by one of those today, Susan Maddison, one of the founders of Women in Tech Revolution! Keep in touch with Witechrev: Via the website: https://witechrev.com/  On Twitter: @womenintechrev     And if you like what you hear, we’ll be sharing new episodes every fortnight. So please subscribe via your podcast app of choice. Keep in touch with us on Facebook via the Crypto Confidence page, and the official BlockSparks page too. Tweet us with your questions, or email hello@blocksparks.io And now you can join our NEW community on Facebook! Be one of the founding members, and join in the conversation. Want to get started buying your first cryptocurrencies? We recommend Local Coin Swap, for your peer-to-peer transactions, and Coinbase to buy centrally – these links help support the show. And remember: nothing in this podcast or our related social media, nor anything else published by BlockSparks OU at any location, is intended as financial, investment or trading advice. Everything we share represents our personal opinions, for your information, education, and entertainment only. You should not make any decisions based on anything we share with you, not without undertaking independent due diligence and consultation with appropriate professional advisors. CryptoConfidence is all about being smart and informed and making the right choices for YOU. And remember: nothing in this podcast or our related social media, nor anything else published by BlockSparks OU at any location, is intended as financial, investment or trading advice. Everything we share represents our personal opinions, for your information, education, and entertainment only. You should not make any decisions based on anything we share with you, not without undertaking independent due diligence and consultation with appropriate professional advisors.  CryptoConfidence is all about being smart and informed and making the right choices for YOU 

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CCP27: Mentoring Women in Emergent Tech (Susan Maddison)

Artists, writers and creators have always struggled to find ways to monetise their work effectively, and in an era of ad-funded online clickbait, it has never been more challenging. Distributed ledger technology is enabling new platforms to democratise that creativity, and share the rewards generated directly and fairly with the writers who create it. As the world becomes more and more aware of the idea that we DO pay for the things we read and watch one way or another, we now have a choice of whether we pay with our eyeballs to view ads, or by consciously interacting with the creator and thanking them in a token economy - and readers can judge for themselves which model creates the meaningful and intelligent work they actually want to enjoy. We're talking to Rosemary O'Neill, founder of Narrative - Narrative is a new platform where anyone can write and publish, and build their own audiences for their work. It's part of a growing wave of decentralised publication tools which are set to revolutionise the "content" industry as we know it - and about time too. https://narrative.org is the platform, and you can learn more about the brand by following their corporate feed at https://www.narrative.org/m/narrative_hq They're on Twitter: @narrative_hq and Rosemary’s personal account is @rhogroupee

CCP26 Narrative: Rewarding Creativity on the Blockchain

Today, Maya Middlemiss meets Alyze Sam and Arnaud Saint-Paul, from GiveNation. GiveNation unites children everywhere in the world and assists young minds to become philanthropists by means of educational games geared towards a sustainable financial future. Through an enjoyable gaming experience, children are rewarded with cryptocurrency, and they’re positivity impacting our planet.   Discover more at: ✔️Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheGiveNation ✔️Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheGiveNation ✔️Medium: https://medium.com/TheGiveNation ✔️YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClz9RI3oIN8mHYTVi22W3ow ✔️LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/givefoundation ✔️Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/TheGiveNation ✔️Email: enquiries@give.si And online at: https://GiveNation.World    ________________________________________________________ And if you like what you hear, we’ll be sharing new episodes every fortnight. So please subscribe via your podcast app of choice. Keep in touch with us on Facebook via the Crypto Confidence page, and the official BlockSparks page too. Tweet us with your questions, or email hello@blocksparks.io And now you can join our NEW community on Facebook! Be one of the founding members, and join in the conversation. Want to get started buying your first cryptocurrencies? We recommend Local Coin Swap, for your peer-to-peer transactions, and Coinbase to buy centrally – these links help support the show. And remember: nothing in this podcast or our related social media, nor anything else published by BlockSparks OU at any location, is intended as financial, investment or trading advice. Everything we share represents our personal opinions, for your information, education, and entertainment only. You should not make any decisions based on anything we share with you, not without undertaking independent due diligence and consultation with appropriate professional advisors. CryptoConfidence is all about being smart and informed and making the right choices for YOU.  

CCP25: Blockchain-Based Altruism with GiveNation

It's a term we hear a lot both within traditional financial services and investment, but also in relation to cryptoassets in particular. We thought it was important to get to the bottom of liquidity and what it means for any currency or commodity, so we're very glad to be joined by Bill Smith of CryptEquities to help us clarify this important concept. Bill is a serial entrepreneur involved in a diverse range of projects, about which you can learn more here., and here is the link to CryptEquities - where they are bringing liquidity to a variety of cryptoassets via a unique token solution.   And if you like what you hear, we’ll be sharing new episodes every fortnight. So please subscribe via your podcast app of choice. Keep in touch with us on Facebook via the Crypto Confidence page, and the official BlockSparks page too. Tweet us with your questions, or email hello@blocksparks.io And now you can join our NEW community on Facebook! Be one of the founding members, and join in the conversation. Want to get started buying your first cryptocurrencies? We recommend Local Coin Swap, for your peer-to-peer transactions, and Coinbase to buy centrally – these links help support the show. And remember: nothing in this podcast or our related social media, nor anything else published by BlockSparks OU at any location, is intended as financial, investment or trading advice. Everything we share represents our personal opinions, for your information, education, and entertainment only. You should not make any decisions based on anything we share with you, not without undertaking independent due diligence and consultation with appropriate professional advisors. CryptoConfidence is all about being smart and informed and making the right choices for YOU.

CCP24 Understanding liquidity and digital assets

Today Maya is joined by her colleague Diana Berryman, Head of Social Media at BlockSparks, to talk about a special project: the publication of Beyond The Chain.  Beyond The Chain is a novel - about liberation, mental health, relationship, memory... and bitcoin. Written first and foremost to tell a story, the book also serves as a valuable primer for those new - like the protagonist - to understanding the basic principles of crypto and blockchain, as a path to personal financial freedom and an alternative way of being.   __________________________________________________________________________________ And if you like what you hear, we’ll be sharing new episodes every fortnight. So please subscribe via your podcast app of choice. Keep in touch with us on Facebook via the Crypto Confidence page, and the official BlockSparks page too. Tweet us with your questions, or email hello@blocksparks.io And now you can join our NEW community on Facebook! Be one of the founding members, and join in the conversation. Want to get started buying your first cryptocurrencies? We recommend Local Coin Swap, for your peer-to-peer transactions, and Coinbase to buy centrally – these links help support the show. And remember: nothing in this podcast or our related social media, nor anything else published by BlockSparks OU at any location, is intended as financial, investment or trading advice. Everything we share represents our personal opinions, for your information, education, and entertainment only. You should not make any decisions based on anything we share with you, not without undertaking independent due diligence and consultation with appropriate professional advisors. CryptoConfidence is all about being smart and informed and making the right choices for YOU. 

CCP23: Creating "Beyond The Chain"

So it's official: Project Libra has been announced to a waiting world, and we can finally get a look at the worst-kept secret in blockchain... Facebook, and a consortium of corporate partners, are creating Libra Coin. Their stated aim is to offer fast low cost payments to the millions of unbanked people around the world, but the details are still hazy. To help us try and unpack them, we speak to software developer Jeansy Molanza, whose knowledge of blockchain combines with life experience in the UK and Africa, to offer a unique perspective on what money really means - especially in parts of the world where economic and political uncertainty is a constant backdrop. We discuss the implications of Project Libra for developed and less-developed nations and the people who live there, and try to extrapolate the broader impact this new development may have on the cryptocurrency world in general... and indeed, the wider world. Keep up with Jeansy and his excellent work on Twitter https://twitter.com/jeansymolanza ________________________________________________________ And if you like what you hear, we’ll be sharing new episodes every fortnight. So please subscribe via your podcast app of choice. Keep in touch with us on Facebook via the Crypto Confidence page, and the official BlockSparks page too. Tweet us with your questions, or email hello@blocksparks.io And now you can join our NEW community on Facebook! Be one of the founding members, and join in the conversation. Want to get started buying your first cryptocurrencies? We recommend Local Coin Swap, for your peer-to-peer transactions, and Coinbase to buy centrally – these links help support the show. And remember: nothing in this podcast or our related social media, nor anything else published by BlockSparks OU at any location, is intended as financial, investment or trading advice. Everything we share represents our personal opinions, for your information, education, and entertainment only. You should not make any decisions based on anything we share with you, not without undertaking independent due diligence and consultation with appropriate professional advisors. CryptoConfidence is all about being smart and informed and making the right choices for YOU.  

CCP22 Who in the world really needs a Facebook cryptocurrency?

This week we are joined by Raghav "Reggie" Jerath, serial entrepreneur, leadership and management professional, from Gath3r, to talk about different models in use to secure blockchain transactions. We have talked in the past about the 'proof of work' consensus mechanism used in the Bitcoin blockchain, to process transactions and generate new coins as block rewards, but this is not the only approach. Other blockchains use different methods to secure the same alignment of incentives and ensure that the chain is safe from bad actors, while remaining decentralised and scalable. One of the largest alternative cryptocurrencies is currently embarked on transitioning to proof of stake instead of proof of work - so it's important to understand the difference, and what it means for the future. Find out more about Gath3r (especially if you're a website owner who wants to explore an alternative to running ads on your site), and keep up with them on Twitter too. _____________________ And if you like what you hear, we’ll be sharing new episodes every fortnight. So please subscribe via your podcast app of choice. Keep in touch with us on Facebook at Crypto Confidence, and the official BlockSparkspage too. Tweet us with your questions, or email hello@blocksparks.io And now you can join our NEW community on Facebook! Be one of the founding members, and join in the conversation. Want to get started buying your first cryptocurrencies? We recommend Local Coin Swap, for your peer-to-peer transactions, and Coinbase to buy centrally – these links help support the show. And remember: nothing in this podcast or our related social media, nor anything else published by BlockSparks OU at any location, is intended as financial, investment or trading advice. Everything we share represents our personal opinions, for your information, education, and entertainment only. You should not make any decisions based on anything we share with you, not without undertaking independent due diligence and consultation with appropriate professional advisors. CryptoConfidence is all about being smart and informed and making the right choices for YOU.  

CCP21 Proof of What? Consensus Mechanisms

Much of the content for this episode was recorded live on the expo floor at the Malta AI and Blockchain Summit. Here are the people we spoke to/about: Sabine Roiss, CEO Assistant at Salamantex GmbH -The Easy Way for Crypto Pay Rutger van Bergem, CEO/founder, Catalaxy  Podcoin -,  download it from your App Store and use the code ‘Crypto’ to kick-start your savings with 300 podcoins Davin Broadbent from DustAid -  - sweeping up the crypto dust for a wide range of good causes Yelena Kensborn from Zoegi - with some insights into organic food production and accountability of process Dr Tiffany Brown, Tiffany Brown Designs - bringing blockchain transparency to the fashion industry and a unique collection We hope you enjoy this unusual live-recorded episode, which truly celebrates the sheer diversity and creativity of the blockchain and cryptocurrency startup world. All of these interviews are short, so we would love to hear from you who you'd like to learn more about - who should we invite back for a studio conversation? What would you like to ask them? _______________________________________________________________ And if you like what you hear, we’ll be sharing new episodes every fortnight. So please subscribe via your podcast app of choice. Keep in touch with us on Facebook at Crypto Confidence, and the official BlockSparkspage too. Tweet us with your questions, or email hello@blocksparks.io And now you can join our NEW community on Facebook! Be one of the founding members, and join in the conversation. Want to get started buying your first cryptocurrencies? We recommend Local Coin Swap, for your peer-to-peer transactions, and Coinbase to buy centrally – these links help support the show. And remember: nothing in this podcast or our related social media, nor anything else published by BlockSparks OU at any location, is intended as financial, investment or trading advice. Everything we share represents our personal opinions, for your information, education, and entertainment only. You should not make any decisions based on anything we share with you, not without undertaking independent due diligence and consultation with appropriate professional advisors. CryptoConfidence is all about being smart and informed and making the right choices for YOU.

CCP20: Live(ish) from the Malta AI and Blockchain Summit

This episode includes an audio blog of the recent post “Help me buy some cryptocurrency!”, which was written *before* the crazy price action of May 2019... but stands by every word of warning about responsible investing, doing your own research, and not getting carried away. If you have either listened or read and you want to get started buying your first cryptocurrency, here's the link to Coinbase as discussed. This link helps support the show, and fund the creation of educational material like this. We also return to our much-missed Crypto Alphabet, and have a look at "network effects" - did you know that this is fundamental to the successful functioning of any means of exchange or communication, not just cryptocurrency? But it's something we take for granted, until we have to engineer it in the first place, or understand why it's so important. Learn more in today's episode. And if you like what you hear, we’ll be sharing new episodes every fortnight. So please subscribe via your podcast app of choice. Keep in touch with us on Facebook at Crypto Confidence, and the official BlockSparks page too. Tweet us with your questions, or email hello@blocksparks.io And now you can join our NEW community on Facebook! Be one of the founding members, and join in the conversation. We recommend Local Coin Swap, for your peer-to-peer cryptocurrency transactions, once you're ready to graduate from Coinbase. And remember: nothing in this podcast or our related social media, nor anything else published by BlockSparks OU at any location, is intended as financial, investment or trading advice. Everything we share represents our personal opinions, for your information, education, and entertainment only. You should not make any decisions based on anything we share with you, not without undertaking independent due diligence and consultation with appropriate professional advisors. CryptoConfidence is all about being smart and informed and making the right choices for YOU.

CCP19 Buying your first bit of crypto

PODCOIN We first met Sukhi Jutla briefly in episode 17, where she told us about the Alliance of Independent Authors and her pioneering work publishing a book directly ON the blockchain. Naturally we were keen to talk to Sukhi again, and this interview took us from her days in the world of corporate banking (followed by a welcome escape), through discovering her entrepreneurial potential, and being appointed to advise the Mayor of London on blockchain technology. A fascinating conversation, including intriguing perspectives on the role of cryptocurrencies in the developing world as well as the UK economy, as well as the transparency and flow which blockchain-based models of payment can bring to creative people of any kind distributing their work online, from writers to musicians.

CCP18: Blockchain for Authors and Creatives

The show this week is a celebration of books and we have some recommendations, from some great people in the Blockchain space, of some of the best books to learn about blockchain and crypto. Here’s a list of the recommended books and where you can find them: Crypto Made Easy by Angela Wright https://makecryptoeasy.com/misc-19380818 Blockchain Revolution by Don and Alex Tapscott https://amzn.to/2vd5o8Y The Bitcoin Standard by Saifedean Ammous https://amzn.to/2PhrQXP Blockchain in Practice by Lucas Cervigni https://amzn.to/2vd3tS4 The Internet of money by Andreas Antonopoulos https://amzn.to/2PkxCI1 Crossing the Chasm by Geoffrey Moore https://amzn.to/2v9fU19 If this is a man by Primo Levi https://amzn.to/2KOoInJ People over profit by Dale Partridge https://amzn.to/2KPxWjE   Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari https://amzn.to/2GvSs4w The Power of Blockchain for Healthcare by Peter B. Nichol https://amzn.to/2vcPXha CRYPTO 101: Johnny's Guide to Cryptocurrency https://amzn.to/2KMBQK5 Authors and the Blockchain If you would like to connect with any of our guests today here’s a list of the places you can find them: Alice Hildkova is @alicehlidkova on Twitter Angela Wright is @happyangela on Twitter and on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/angelakwright/ Diana Berryman is @BlockSparks on Twitter and on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/dianaberryman/ Felicity Feinman is @felicityfeinman on Twitter and on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/felicityfeinman/ John Boatman is @johnboatman_UK on Twitter and on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-boatman-a048b6/ Kyle Graden is @KyleGraden on Twitter and on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/kylegraden/ You can find Mario Butler-Chatman on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/ironmanico/ Matthew Aaron is @Matthew__101 on Twitter and on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthew-aaron-21212726/ Nathan Worsley is @NathanWorsley_ on Twitter and on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathan-worsley-7b3489153/ Shawn McBride is @McBrideForBus on Twitter and on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/rshawnmcbride/ You can find Sukhi Jutla on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/sukhijutla/ You can find Vickie Mckennzie on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/mckennavickie   If you like what you hear, we’ll be sharing new episodes every fortnight. So please subscribe via your podcast app of choice.   Keep in touch with us on Facebook at Crypto Confidence,  and the official BlockSparks page too.  Tweet us with your questions, or email hello@blocksparks.io And from this week you can join our NEW community on Facebook! Be one of the founding members, and join in the conversation.   Want to get started buying your first cryptocurrencies? We recommend Local Coin Swap https://localcoinswap.com/#/register/?referral=3846b08d-d382-4ae0-88c8-c48b411cd913, and Coinbase https://www.coinbase.com/join/59e9e75fa4c3a001f015ee52 - these links help support the show. And remember: nothing in this podcast or our related social media, nor anything else published by BlockSparks OU at any location, is intended as financial, investment or trading advice. Everything we share represents our personal opinions, for your information, education, and entertainment only. You should not make any decisions based on anything we share with you, not without undertaking independent due diligence and consultation with appropriate professional advisors.  CryptoConfidence is all about being smart and informed and making the right choices for YOU

CCP17: Blockchain Books Celebration

Jen Greyson is the CEO and founder of CoCo, the airbnb of office space.  Her career began in corporate America, and found her way to the blockchain world about 2 years ago - finding a huge contrast between the secrecy of the business world and the transparency and collaborativeness of blockchain projects, as well as the speed of change of and development. She also felt an immediate sense of connection and fit, with the community and everything it’s working to accomplish. Jen’s present project was borne out of a need as a digital nomad and parent, to find accessible and affordable office space on the road. With so many empty desks around the world, and so many people needing temporary spaces to get on and work, they’re bringing the two communities together on the blockchain.  Using blockchain and smart contracts makes so much sense, to create the transparency and accountability needed for both parties and eliminate foreign exchange arbitrage. And soon every travelling worker will be able to find a desk or a meeting room anywhere in the world... We also discussed the role of women in blockchain, and Jen expressed admiration for the pioneering work of women in the space who are leaning in and opening doors, making space for every skill that the industry needs (far more than technical skills).  Blockchain needs more women, as users and problem solvers and business people… So that we can develop solutions which meet real needs in society “if women aren’t part of the conversation, they can’t be part of the change”. Women are part of so many decisions and processes in society, and blockchain is going to impact on many of these areas of life, we must ensure we’re part of the dialogue. Women care about who else will be impacted, and we’ll move heaven and earth to create change for people.   We talk about the ‘marmite’ nature of the space – to which nobody ever seems to be indifferent. And the way crypto years run differently to normal time!  But there’s a warm welcome guaranteed for everyone, so come on in! Keep in touch with Jen and her work at CoCo: https://twitter.com/JenGreyson https://gowithco.co https://www.linkedin.com/in/jengreyson/ “I'm @jengreyson on every platform, so I'm super easy to find”   M is for Mimblewimble  A new blockchain protocol, enabling some very specific privacy and scalability properties. Dark art, or the future of privacy? That remains to be seen. Cryptocurrency implementations include Grin and Beam If you like what you hear, we’ll be sharing new episodes every fortnight. So please subscribe via your podcast app of choice. Keep in touch with us on Facebook at Crypto Confidence,  and the official BlockSparks page too.  Tweet us with your questions, or email hello@blocksparks.io And from this week you can join our NEW community on Facebook! Be one of the founding members, and join in the conversation. Want to get started buying your first cryptocurrencies? We recommend Local Coin Swap https://localcoinswap.com/#/register/?referral=3846b08d-d382-4ae0-88c8-c48b411cd913, and Coinbase https://www.coinbase.com/join/59e9e75fa4c3a001f015ee52 - these links help support the show. And remember: nothing in this podcast or our related social media, nor anything else published by BlockSparks OU at any location, is intended as financial, investment or trading advice. Everything we share represents our personal opinions, for your information, education, and entertainment only. You should not make any decisions based on anything we share with you, not without undertaking independent due diligence and consultation with appropriate professional advisors.  CryptoConfidence is all about being smart and informed and making the right choices for YOU 

CCP16: A Woman’s Place is in Blockchain, with Jen Greyson

If you have been with us for a little while then you’ll know we talk a lot about some of the challenges and implications of managing your cryptocurrencies and holding them securely. But, it’s important to understand that there are alternatives to direct investment, and there exist a growing range of funds and managed products, which provide other opportunities. You don’t have to buy and hold cryptocurrencies yourself, to be exposed to the growth potential. To discuss this we’re very pleased to be joined by Veronica Mihai, who is the Founding Partner & Head of Investor Relations at Bloomwater Capital. Her diverse interests and wiggly career path to this role reflect everything we love about the crypto journey, and makes for a great conversation - ranging from women in tech to lifelong learning. And of course we talk about Bloomwater Capital, and what a hedge fund does - who is allowed to invest in them, how they are regulated. And we also discuss other funds and investment vehicles for digital assets, including derivatives and index funds, and the prospects for crypto-based ETFs. Lots of ways to try and master the volatility of this asset class... But we don’t give any financial advice or recommendations, not on this podcast! Let us know what you think, about Veronica’s insights and views on this important subject. And keep in touch with Veronica: linkedin.com/in/veronicamihaidas bloomwater.com vero@bloomwater.com @AleenaVero on Twitter   Crypto Alphabet: L is for the Lightning network A second layer payment protocol, which sits on top of the cryptocurrency (such as bitcoin) - a direct payment channel which enables faster smaller payments to happen, without each one getting written to the blockchain itself. It has the potential to revolutionise the way bitcoin and other cryptos work, because it addresses many of the scalability issues the network faces. We really want to find an expert to come and explain it to us in an interview soon, but for now here’s an introduction to the Lightning network, and second layer protocols in general. _________________ If you like what you hear, we’ll be sharing new episodes every fortnight. So please subscribe via your podcast app of choice. Keep in touch with us on Facebook at Crypto Confidence,  and the official BlockSparks page too.  Tweet us with your questions, or email hello@blocksparks.io And from this week you can join our NEW community on Facebook! Be one of the founding members, and join in the conversation. Want to get started buying your first cryptocurrencies? We recommend Local Coin Swap https://localcoinswap.com/#/register/?referral=3846b08d-d382-4ae0-88c8-c48b411cd913, and Coinbase https://www.coinbase.com/join/59e9e75fa4c3a001f015ee52 - these links help support the show. And remember: nothing in this podcast or our related social media, nor anything else published by BlockSparks OU at any location, is intended as financial, investment or trading advice. Everything we share represents our personal opinions, for your information, education, and entertainment only. You should not make any decisions based on anything we share with you, not without undertaking independent due diligence and consultation with appropriate professional advisors.  CryptoConfidence is all about being smart and informed and making the right choices for YOU 

CCP15: Investing in Digital Assets, with Veronica Mihai

We talk a lot about how the blockchain is tamper-evident and censorship resistant. But what does this mean for the data it holds? How will we have to rethink the way we share, disclose and commodify data - whether that’s our personal data, or information about things which affect us? With powerful new regulation in Europe in 2018, including a mandatory ‘right to be forgotten’, these are important issues for every consumer to consider and understand. And we’re delighted to have with us to discuss this, Roxana Nasoi  - Roxana is an advocate for Community + Technology, with 10 years experience in online business, data analytics, and marketing. Former Elance & Upwork ambassador (2012-2018). Currently CCO at Aimedis B.V. and co-host at The Cryptolaw Podcast & Nothing at Stake Podcast. Member of the European AI Alliance and core team member at World Ethical Data Forum. She has worked in blockchain since 2015, and her work with Aimedis involves processing lots of very sensitive medical data - and offering patients a very different relationship to it, in terms of value and control. A completely changed paradigm from the likes of Facebook, where you never truly own your data, never mind decide what to do with it.  A really interesting conversation, spanning everything from blockchain application layer risks to the potential use of deep learning AI to make sense of legally compliant privacy policies. No wonder there are so many interesting career paths and opportunities in blockchain as a result. Keep up with Roxana’s work here: Medium: https://medium.com/@roxanasoi Twitter: https://twitter.com/roxanasoi LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/roxananasoi Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/roxana.nasoi company website: https://aimedis.com/   Crypto Alphabet: K is for KYC Just like banks, crypto exchanges need to ‘know their customer’ - that’s you. How does this sit with the idea of anonymous peer-to-peer exchange of value? And how much regulation is the trade-off for adoption and market growth? Learn all about the mysteries of ‘Know Your Customer’ legislation, in today’s crypto alphabet section.

CCP14 Ethical data on the Blockchain

Today The Crypto Confidence podcast talks to an expert in the principles of peer-to-peer crypto trading, to bring this important concept to life for listeners seeking to better understand the way bitcoin was originally envisaged. Nathan Worsley, CTO of LocalCoinSwap (LCS) details how the LCS exchange is bringing the original vision of Nakamoto to life. He says, “Peer-to-peer was the original principle of the Satoshi whitepaper in 2009. There was nothing in there about vast centralised portals holding private keys for third parties and making massive profits.  By creating a platform where traders can connect to one another, we’re being true to the vision of Nakamoto and facilitating direct transactions from one individual to another in an open global network”. For further information on LocalCoinSwap take a look at their website: https://localcoinswap.com/en/ Follow them on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Localcoinswap_ Or join their Telegram group: https://t.me/localcoinswap   Crypto Alphabet: J is for JOMO; the ‘joy of missing out’ OK, I don’t mind admitting that we struggled a bit with J. It doesn’t even exist in some languages! And whilst we could have hit you with a discussion J-curves, we decided instead to talk about the Joy of Missing Out. Yes, today we celebrate JOMO - which is the antonym the more frequently used term FOMO, the FEAR of missing out. Because during this crypto winter particularly, missing out really rocks sometimes! If you like what you hear, we’ll be sharing new episodes every fortnight. So please subscribe via your podcast app of choice. Keep in touch with us on Facebook at Crypto Confidence,  and the official BlockSparks page too.  Tweet us with your questions, or email hello@blocksparks.io We also have a new Telegram group, for all things crypto - come and chat! https://t.me/CryptoConfidencePodcast (if you’re new to Telegram don’t worry, it’s just another messaging app, and very easy to get started with) Want to get started buying your first cryptocurrencies? We recommend Local Coin Swap https://localcoinswap.com/#/register/?referral=3846b08d-d382-4ae0-88c8-c48b411cd913, and Coinbase https://www.coinbase.com/join/59e9e75fa4c3a001f015ee52 - these links help support the show. And remember: nothing in this podcast or our related social media, nor anything else published by BlockSparks OU at any location, is intended as financial, investment or trading advice. Everything we share represents our personal opinions, for your information, education, and entertainment only. You should not make any decisions based on anything we share with you, not without undertaking independent due diligence and consultation with appropriate professional advisors.  CryptoConfidence is all about being smart and informed and making the right choices for YOU

CCP13: Understanding Peer-to-Peer with LocalCoinSwap

The consumer's guide to cryptocurrencies and blockchain - navigating new technologies the smart and safe way, helping you understand and research the changes that the crypto-economy is bringing to us all. From the social impact of blockchain projects globally, to how to take your first steps buying cryptocurrencies and tokens, the BlockSparks team will be your hosts as you explore the future of money.

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