Consensus_2021

Professor Nick Bostrom's vulnerable world hypothesis posits a level of technological development that results in societal collapse. One of Bostrom's proposed solutions to avoid a dystopian scenario is establishing a surveillance state, but where does decentralization fit into this? Austin Hill, the founder of Brudder Ventures and long-time investor in disruptive technologies, joins "Money Reimagined" to discuss.

May 25, 2021

UWINCorp Limited has a particular mission: to help underserved communities across Africa document and assert sovereignty over their natural resources, including indigenous plants. Another blockchain startup, Emerge, assists farmers in Latin America with keeping track of agricultural data and other records. Julius Akinyemi, CEO of UWINCorp, and Lucia Gallardo, CEO of Emerge, join "Money Reimagined" to discuss how the blockchain can be leveraged to serve historically underserved populations.

May 25, 2021

Gas flares are an incredibly wasteful side effect of the gas recovery process, but Great American Mining and other mining operations are using the otherwise wasted gas to mine bitcoin. Marty Bent, of Great American Mining, breaks down how the process works and where it intersects with the "clean" mining narrative.

May 25, 2021

Despite the recent volatility in the crypto market, according to Coinbase, institutional investors are keeping calm. Brett Tejpaul, Coinbase's head of institutional sales, says the exchange has not seen any panic selling, just trading as usual. Tejpaul joins "First Mover" to weigh in on what Coinbase sees in the markets. Plus, he explains the difference between Coinbase and Coinbase Pro.

May 25, 2021

Crypto.com has collaborated with Aston Martin, Snoop Dogg, and Lionel Ritchie to create NFTs on its new platform, Crypto.com/NFT. The platform aims to offer NFT newcomers a user-friendly platform to purchase unique content from top athletes, celebrities, musicians, and more. Crypto.com's global head of NFTs, Joe Conyers, joins "First Mover" to discuss the launch.

May 25, 2021

Dfinity's Internet Computer system launched earlier this month after five years of development. Dfinity's founder and chief scientist Dominic Williams joins "First Mover" to discuss Dfinity's ambitions for the Internet Computer and whether it can convert the masses to the new platform.

May 25, 2021

Marathon Digital Holdings was one of the crypto mining enterprises at Monday's meeting between Elon Musk, Michael Saylor and bitcoin miners. Marathon's CEO Fred Thiel discusses the group's collaboration and his company's interest in becoming one of the most environmentally conscious bitcoin miners in North America.

May 25, 2021

Tweets from both Elon Musk and Michael Saylor confirmed they had a meeting with environmentally-friendly bitcoin mining operations Monday. The price of bitcoin rose in response, but not everyone is happy. Some people are concerned the meeting is indicative of the coming centralization of crypto. CoinDesk's Noelle Acheson breaks down the situation.

May 25, 2021

This month's volatility comes as quite a shock for many new bitcoin investors, but Teddy Fusaro of Bitwise sees crypto's volatility as a feature, not a bug. Fusaro joins "First Mover" to share his thoughts on whether we're still in a bull market, the future of mainstream crypto investing, and more.

May 25, 2021

Hedera Hashgraph has announced that it has surpassed 1.2B transactions, making it the world's most-used public network. Dr. Leemon Baird, co-founder and chief scientist of Hedera Hashgraph, joins "First Mover" to discuss how his company's distributed ledger is being used in supply chains today. He also discusses whether Hedera's governance council Chainlink has now joined makes the organization centralized.

May 25, 2021