Bitcoin, Blockchain, and the Technologies of Our Future Naomi Brockwell

There are 3 different types of consensus protocols:
Classical, Satoshi's, and a new one released last year called Avalanche

Emin Gün Sirer is a professor at Cornell and founder of Ava labs and he explains how each works, and the history behind them.

The newest, Avalanche, was released anonymously last year by a group calling themselves "Team Rocket" ('Team Rocket' is a reference to Satoshi's enemy in Pokemon). They created an entirely new consensus protocol, that is now being experimented with by multiple groups in the crypto space, including Emin who is developing a protocol called "Ava" (I explain Ava in my next video).

Watch the video version here:
https://youtu.be/rNH0XhRoscU

Back in 2014 I interviewed Joey Fiscella of Florin coin: A small alt coin where you could write messages to your loved ones that would be stored forever in the blockchain.

Now 5 years later, Florin has transitioned to "Flo" with a really interesting use case, and you wouldn't believe the success they've had with some major organizations including Caltech and Tzero.

To watch the video, visit: https://youtu.be/kEnPlBAq3-k

Some baby tips from CEO of Sense chat Crystal Rose Pierce:

When choosing a baby name, the first thing to do is make sure it's 12 characters, which is the length of an EOS wallet address

Get your baby involved early, ideally have her carry a crypto torch whilst still in utero

Proof of Birth: Get her registered with a REAL identity on the blockchain, not one of these flimsy govt-issued identities

Thanks so much for chatting with me, Crystal! And congratulations to you and Brock for the arrival of your beautiful baby daughter Aurora!

To watch the video version, visit: https://youtu.be/0A1xluO_94I

The community has shown that we NEED a crypto alternative to Patreon. Too many people are being deplatformed, and payment providers have too much power. Crypto is censorship resistant, and is the obvious next step for those who believe in Freedom of Speech.

Crypto-fuelled Patreon alternative "Bitbacker" was just acquired by Draper-backed startup "Flote". I chat with CEO Kingsley Edwards about how Flote is reimagining Social Media as we know it, and why censorship resistant money is important for content creators. Really exciting news for the Bitbacker community, and the crypto community at large!!

Flote.app will be launching very soon! More details to come :)

Trader Cobb and I talk about the market movements over the past month, predictions for future trends, and some interesting coins and market opportunities that may have been overlooked.

2 Videos!


Part 1: https://youtu.be/5hcApg3vjZY

Justin Sun wins charity auction bid of $4.6 million for a lunch with Warren Buffett and 7 blockchain industry leaders

Part 2: https://youtu.be/dh-i20UKcL0

KIK:
SEC sues KIK, things don't look good

Australia cracks down on crypto tax avoidance schemes, as do many other parts of the world

Samourai receives funding to fight bitcoin surveillance

Localbitcoins removes cash in-person transactions from their platform

Scribd requests that many websites remove the bitcoin whitepaper after CSW files copyright claim

Block One to launch new social media platform called Voice, includes KYC identity confirmation

Facebook's "globalcoin" will be tied to multiple currencies, and will be announced in June

Komodo avoids $13 million theft by exploiting same bug as the hackers

Kodak launches blockchain "document management" system

Congressman Budd defends blockchain and also cryptocurrency in testimony

Marshall islands sets up non-profit to oversee SOV (their national digital currency)