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One of the oldest companies in the space, Blockchain.com has staying power. With over 40 million downloads, Blockchain.com has a large share of bitcoin transactions and the #1 downloaded wallet.
In 2011 the term "blockchain" was not a word. It was not a thing. In fact their website, blockchain.info at the time, was the first page on the internet to ever use the word.
Back in the day (2011), it made the decision to take the non-custodial approach. This was in contrast to Coinbase's custodial approach.
Years later, Peter is still grinding it out at the Blockchain.com headquarters in London. Peter takes an unconventional approach to life and business. As Peter states, "even Roger thinks I'm weird."
Entering uncharted territory for the company, they finally decided to launch an exchange of their own, PIT, which is billed to be the fastest crypto exchange on the market!

"Our vision is that the first wave of blockchain adoption will be characterised by a large number of permissioned, purpose-built blockchain platforms geared towards a specific use case or user base.”
-EU Blockchain Observatory and Forum
In a special episode, Matt and Blake review the recent report by the European Union. 
How does one of the largest Government entities see the future of blockchain technology? Listen to find out.

Decentralized Finance or "DeFi" is a hot topic in the blockchain world.
And for good reason. The ability to establish credit and provide loans using cryptocurrency and smart contracts opens up liquidity for the entire world.
Joining us on today's show is Zac Prince of BlockFi, a blockchain lending company.
We discuss the future of DeFi as well as the role played by centralized companies for cryptocurrency backed loans.