036: Purse.io is Making Cryptocurrency Useful – with Jordan Crawford
Blockchain Innovation: Interviewing The Brightest Minds In Blockchain
Release Date: 03/09/2019
Blockchain Innovation: Interviewing The Brightest Minds In Blockchain
Lane Retting works at the Ethereum Foundation. He is a hacker and polyglot with an affinity for East Asian languages.
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I sent a survey to about 1,500 people and asked them what their biggest challenges were, when it comes to learning about blockchain and cryptocurrency.
info_outlineBlockchain Innovation: Interviewing The Brightest Minds In Blockchain
I sent a survey to about 1,500 people and asked them what their biggest challenges were, when it comes to learning about blockchain and cryptocurrency.
info_outlineBlockchain Innovation: Interviewing The Brightest Minds In Blockchain
I sent a survey to about 1,500 people and asked them what their biggest challenges were, when it comes to learning about blockchain and cryptocurrency.
info_outlineBlockchain Innovation: Interviewing The Brightest Minds In Blockchain
I sent a survey to about 1,500 people and asked them what their biggest challenges were, when it comes to learning about blockchain and cryptocurrency.
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Konstantin Richter is the Co-Founder & CEO of Blockdaemon. He is a serial software entrepreneur and has also held senior-level positions at prominent firms such as Nokia and Deutsche Telekom.
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Brendan Lee is the CEO & Co-Founder of Nodesmith. He holds a master’s degree in Computer Science, and has spent much of his career building developer platforms.
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Sascha Mojtahedi is the CEO of Bunz. The Bunz App uses its BTZ token to facilitate peer-to-peer bartering and purchases, while also compensating users for interacting with partner brands.
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Philipp Pieper is the CEO & Co-Founder of Swarm. He discovered decentralized technologies and Blockchain after an encounter with the founder of BitTorrent.
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Michael Foland is the President and Co-Founder of TaxToken. His mission is to make TaxToken, “the ultimate cryptocurrency tax solution.”
info_outlineJordan Crawford was the Director of Growth at Purse.io. Their mission is to make crypto useful. Purse allows users to name their own discount when shopping on Amazon by matching shoppers with individuals who wish to exchange Amazon gift cards for cryptocurrency.
In this episode, we discuss:
- How the Purse system works
- Why it’s critical for cryptocurrencies to be used in everyday transactions before they achieve mass adoption
- The drawbacks of traditional payment networks like ACH (Automated Clearing House)