Tag: Interview

On October 7, 2018, Reddit user team-periwinkle took to social media, questioning cryptocurrency users for their interest in a potential 51% attack. While attackers would not typically announce their intentions publicly, the purpose of the attack would be for education, as the entire process will be live-streamed to allow anyone interested in learning how the often purely theoretical process works…

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BTCManager spoke with Tone Vays and all things surrounding Bitcoin outside of its price. The teacher turned corporate financier turned back to teacher, blockchain consultant, and budding carnivore has had skin in the game long before Nassim Nicholas Taleb’s series of novels. The route to ~166,000 Twitter followers and becoming a master node of knowledge in the crypto game, however,…

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Ethereum thought leaders and cofounders Joseph Lubin and Vitalik Buterin, spoke at the TechCrunch Ethereum meetup in Switzerland, sharing opinions, thoughts, and future development of the burgeoning protocol.  Lubin on ConsenSys and Ethereum-powered Companies At the July 7 TechCrunch Ethereum Meetup conference held in Switzerland, Joe Lubin held a fireside chat wherein he discussed the efforts by ConsenSys utilize Ethereum-based systems in…

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Demian Brener, co-founder, and CEO of Zeppelin has given views on blockchain immutability and the ability to update smart contracts over time. Speaking at the Unconfirmed podcast hosted by Laura Shin as a guest, he expressed the need to have an upgradeable, immutable blockchain. He also shared some impressive views on why newer blockchain companies are opting for an airdrop…

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Sergio Ermotti, the Chief Executive Officer of Swiss investment bank UBS, believes that blockchain may be the answer to the banking industry’s woes. UBS Chief Discusses Blockchain When asked about blockchain technology in an interview with Finder on June 19, 2018, Emotti replied affirmatively. “It’s almost a must. The freeing up of resources to become more efficient will come through…

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CoinGecko has emerged as a solid alternative to the information hungry crypto sphere. Naturally, many are already familiar with first mover CoinMarketCap, but TM Lee’s project offers a broader suite of diagnostics. The traditional offering of market capitalization, liquidity, and price are all on display, but in the following interview, Lee outlines why the inclusion of things like developer, community,…

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In this exclusive interview, BTCManager speaks to Thaer Khawaja, a Canadian software developer who has been quietly working on a code fork of Monero, known as Masari. The cryptocurrency first emerged into the limelight when the project submitted a pull request to the Monero main branch for a difficulty adjustment algorithm that would have helped Monero’s recent fork to have…

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As Shira Rubinoff earned her expertise through navigating cybersecurity issues in the early 2000s, she has developed a keen eye for system weaknesses. While initially daunting from a technical standpoint, you’ll soon find out that in many cases it’s the human factor that ends up being the weakest link in the chain. Moving along the same metaphor, Rubinoff also sees…

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In this feature interview between Helen Disney of Unblocked and Pradeep Goel, CEO of Solve.Care, the two thought leaders explore the convergence of healthcare and blockchain technology. In a field based so heavily on trust as well as affording critical care in the correct area, there are already a myriad use cases springing up. Goel’s vision, however, goes beyond most…

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If you haven’t heard of Arianna Simpson, then most likely you’re just joining the crypto world. The BitGo PM turned venture capitalist has had skin in the game since 2012, which in crypto years, is more than enough to solidify one’s credibility. Simpson has developed a keen eye since reading Satoshi’s white paper six years ago, working with Jameson Lopp…

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