"Found in Voids" with Kerry Shaw
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Market meltdown, mental health and blockchain: the medium is the message with Kerry Shaw Welcome, Kerry Shaw, our first guest NFT artist with big plans for an amazing project connecting consciousness to technology. In this episode, we cover the current state of the market, how it connects to mental health and what to do during a bear market. Kerry shares her story of how she turned tragedy into beauty and sparked her reason for becoming an artist and why she picked blockchain and the community of Web3 to launch her new project, Found In Voids. Using the stories of people, she is creating a...
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The Alpha Drop Relaunch
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The Alpha Drop has been hiatus while Jacki and Rachel zipped around web3. From consulting on NFT projects, helping international farmers adopt blockchain solutions, meeting in real life for a , and zipping around multiple metaverses, the girls take some time to catch up and regroup before launching a slew of amazing guests! Welcome back!
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Sustainable Living, Plants + Technology with Gaelle Wormus
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In this episode, agricultural and horticultural engineer Gaelle Wormus joins us to discuss her personal passion for plants, sustainability and homesteading. Join us in this fascinating discussion around Gaelle’s past as well as her present role in the nutraceutical arena; from sourcing, testing & traceability, GMO’s and the future of decentralized solutions. In addition to all of this, she is a personal and professional coach and leads a B2B salesperson group. Enjoy!
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Quantum Publishing Interviews The Alpha Drop
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Jacki and Rachel are in the hot seat this time as Curtis Chappell interviews them on his YouTube channel, Quantum Publishing. Listen to Jacki and Rachel’s crypto investing experience, women in the world of crypto investing, what problems they would like to see addressed with applied blockchain, how do we become more conscious with the evolution of more enhanced technologies, the why behind The Alpha Drop and more!
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Introduction to Cryptocurrency Investing
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Curtis Chappell of Blockchain Collective joins us again for an introductory conversation around cryptocurrency and investing. We distinguish Bitcoin and cryptocurrency from blockchain, learn cryptos aren’t just about money, and compare our traditional financial systems with the new landscape of capitalizing with coin. Settle in and prepare to take some notes as we break down this vast landscape while Curtis reveals real ways to transact and utilize passive income opportunities in the space. Enjoy!
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Future Proofing Your Career With Applied Blockchain
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Welcome Curtis Chappell to the show! Today we will talk with a blockchain expert about which industries will be affected most by blockchain, current blockchain solutions, tangible examples of blockchain examples, disintermediation, how someone can be part of the next wave, bitcoin, blockchain and crypto, investing vs applied blockchain in business, peer to peer technology and a cashless society and answer the question: will blockchain ever be illegal… to name a few. Listen in! You're in for a treat!
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Trusting The Times : Ethical Blockchain
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In episode 3, Jacki and Rachel go all in and discuss leaning into the future and reflect on the accumulated lessons learned through past experiences. In the spirit of “trusting the times,” the pair consider consciousness concepts, creating reality, a conversation on ethical blockchain, and reveal some of their upcoming project specs including creating solutions for the fast-moving times.
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What Are You Holding Onto?
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Join Jacki & Rachel as they dive into the mind-body connection. They discuss how emotions and past experiences can be held in the body and give some tools on how to move through and release for optimal health on all levels.
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Welcome To The Alpha Drop
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Welcome to the Genesis Episode of the Alpha Drop! Join Jacki and Rachel as they dive into all things consciousness, problem solving in the new world of awakening and give insight into the purpose of this podcast in a fun, conversational way where they talk everything from meditation to blockchain application.
info_outlineCurtis Chappell of Blockchain Collective joins us again for an introductory conversation around cryptocurrency and investing. Our discussion starts with distinguishing blockchain software from the cryptocurrency projects that utilize its infrastructure. We learn that crypto isn’t just a means of exchanging financial value, but is also created as tokens representing a myriad of values in business solutions. Things really get going when comparing our traditional view of investing with the new landscape of digital dollar projects and how to capitalize on coins. Grab your pen and a journal … Curtis drops an immense amount of knowledge for navigating this space and also reveals some passive income opportunities and projects he’s excited about. He also shares real experience as an active user of bitcoin, bitcoin cash, and other coins that are currently accepted in everyday transactions, from bar food to paying your utility bills with cryptocurrency. Here we go!
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Show Notes:
1:42: First Movers Advantage: Bitcoin and #namerecognition
3:04: Bitcoin = financial value, but many cryptos specialize in solving real world business problems.
4:02: Where does the term “cryptocurrency” come from? #cryptographichashing #dataencryption
4:28: The science of “cryptography” and encoding information.
6:00: Centralized finance systems & decentralized finance systems. #goldstandard #federalreserve #decentralized
8:05: Bitcoin’s finite ceiling of 21 million bitcoins ever available—can never be deflated.
9:50: Investing: a system with its own language. Now cryptocurrencies?
10:48: Value of money, PE ratio and a quick accounting lesson.
12:06: Crypto itself doesn’t create revenue or earnings.
12:45: Price Discovery = Everyone’s best guess. “Buyer beware” of influencer project validity. Insight on how to research which projects to invest in.
*We are not providing financial advice, we are not financial advisers, you must do your own due diligence.
15:40: The influencer industry and projects that are complete scams. Coinmarketcap.com, coingecko.com — the first 100 projects are probably legit.
17:45: What is a crypto exchange? Cryptos can be different values on different exchanges.
19:40: Cryptos that are money vs cryptos that are projects.
20:40 Some problems: cryptos are difficult to purchase & manage.
21:00: “Transactional Time” = “transactions/second” which crypto is currently not convenient compared to credit cards.
22:42: Bitcoin addresses, “on-chain forensics” and public networks.
23:23: Privacy coins mask transactions for safety.
23:36: Utility tokens: you hold on to the token and get benefits from the business.
24:20: “Gas” tokens, etc. ONT & ONG for example.
26:50: So which cryptos do you spend and which ones do you keep?
29:45: Insight on using crypto transactionally (Bitcoin Cash for one)
30:30: “Satoshi’s Living Room” for paying bills with crypto.
31:10: Cryptocurrency is volatile, but blockchain isn’t like cryptocurrency projects.
32:50: Ethereum; blocktivity.io.
33:50: dApp compared to App
34:10: Passive income tokens.
35:00: “Staking” = token in a wallet on a network participating in “proof of stake” with rewards.
35:30: Cardano, peer reviewed white papers, think through conceptually and use applied science and cryptography and programming.
36:55: Icon (ICX) - chrome extension wallet for staking tokens which pay out every day, plus compounding options.
38:00: Master nodes.
39:09: Mining with quality computers.
40:46: Staking pools.
42:14: Find a project you believe in and learn as much as you can. Telegram and reddit are both places to find interesting projects.
43:00: Bonus Cardano information: ethical blockchain.
44:50: The concept of wallets in crypto: merely a window into what you own.
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A reminder that Blockchain Collective’s 6-Week Applied Blockchain Intensive Course will open up on September 24, 2020. Remember to use our promo code “Alpha200” for a $200 discount and join Jacki as she will be in this class!
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