QuantLayer Podcast

As software teams begin to migrate to serverless, they will require more in the way of serverless specific tooling: cost tracking, alerting, monitoring, and so on. Here, we look at a number of serverless tooling providers and discuss what they bring and how they will compete with traditional tooling services. Topics: Installable versus Hosted Platform On Hosted Platform Tooling providers - CloudZero - Dashbird - Hasura GraphQL Engine - IOpipe - Iron.io - lumigo - Node Lambda - SCAR - Sigma - Stackery - Thundra On framework On security - Protego - Threat Stack On Installable Platform Links: Hosted Platform - https://landscape.cncf.io/category=hosted-platform&format=card-mode&grouping=category Tools - https://landscape.cncf.io/category=tools&format=card-mode&grouping=category Framework - https://landscape.cncf.io/category=framework&format=card-mode&grouping=category Security - https://landscape.cncf.io/category=security&format=card-mode&grouping=category Installable Platform - https://landscape.cncf.io/category=installable-platform&format=card-mode&grouping=category

Serverless has caused a massive shift in approaches to application design. On this episode, we explore what serverless gives teams, and the tradeoffs involved in going the serverless route. We cover players like Amazon AWS, Google GCP, and Microsoft Azure, and what else is in store for the space. Topics: What Serverless is On their benefits Monolithic versus microservices architectures How might development teams work on serverless applications versus traditional ones On tradeoffs of Serverless Business benefits of Serverless The drawbacks Links: Serverless - https://serverless.com What is Serverless? - Squadex - https://squadex.com/insights/what-is-serverless/

Relational databases versus NoSQL is of interest today given growing data requirements for businesses. Real-time, internet of things, storing geodata, financial data are examples where traditional relational databases don’t make the cut required for modern systems. We discuss the successes and failings of relational databases, and how MongoDB’s approach to NoSQL data structures allow them to serve specific customer problems with specialized solutions. We look at some customer case studies and finish up with their business model. Topics: What MongoDB is Their database Their overview What are the benefits Customer case studies On their solution Growth Strategy Links: Last 10K - https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1441816/000144181619000067/mdb-013119x10k.htm Last 10Q - https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1441816/000144181619000187/mdb-073119x10q.htm Prospectus - https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1441816/000104746917006446/a2233574z424b4.htm Ycharts financials - https://ycharts.com/financials/MDB/income_statement/quarterly MongoDB - https://www.mongodb.com/

Edge computing is a topic that isn’t getting enough coverage. We’ve covered CDNs like CloudFlare before, but we wanted to look at Fastly, an edge computing player that went public early in 2019. On this episode, we cover edge computing topics like rapidly purged caching. We run through a few case studies of the value edge computing brings some of Fastly’s customers. We discuss major risks that the company might face and postulate on why we think they’re trading at a discount compared to other SaaS companies like CloudFlare ($NET) and Elastic ($ESTC). Topics: QuantLayer Mission Statement Analysis Case studies they mention in their prospectus On their section called, "Our Solution: The Developer's Edge" How they categorize their strenghts Who are their competitors and how to they sit there Major differences versus Cloudflare On their sections called, "Factors Affecting Our Performance" Faizaan's major concerns about Fastly Links: Prospectus - https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1517413/000119312519150526/d702138d424b4.htm Latest 10Q - https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1517413/000151741319000022/fsly-10qx93019.htm Fastly is An Under Appreciated Growth Story - https://www.cmlviz.com/2019/11/12/FSLY/fastly-nyse-fsly-is-an-under-appreciated-growth-story.html Fastly Blog - https://www.fastly.com/blog/build-on-fastly-with-code-blocks-and-tutorials

There has been a lot of interest around developer-first banking APIs recently. On this episode, we go over recent tech IPO Silvergate Capital (ticker $SI), which is a digital currency focused bank and settlement network. We discuss their business, particularly around digital currency initiatives and their Silvergate Exchange Network (or SEN). We get into the weeds of what it means to claim to be an API first financial services company. Enjoy the episode. Topics: On Silvergate Capital QuantLayer mission statement analysis Overview of Silvergate Capital Digital Currency Initiative Silvergate Exchange Network What their API offers Growth strategy Risk factors Links: Prospectus - https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1312109/000119312519288512/d568616d424b4.htm Silvergate Capital - https://www.silvergatebank.com/ Banking APIs - Open Banking Platform by Silvergate Bank - https://www.silvergatebank.com/api/developer-tools.html Silvergate Sandbox API - https://silvergate.portal.azure-api.net/docs/services/5aec9e3121b53188f5be9853/operations/access-token

Recently, there has been a lot of recent interest in customized semiconductors. Bitcoin mining has highlighted the interest in ASICs, or application specific chips, and as we move up the customized application layer stack, discussion of AI and ML chips becomes necessary. On this episode, we look at Canaan Mining, a chinese Bitcoin mining chip manufacturer. And we look at them in the context of growing trends in AI and ML chips. We compare and contrast AMD and NVIDIA and discuss the new growth in startups in the traditionally capital intensive space. We finish up with what you should be on the lookout for when considering investing in chip manufacturers. Topics: Canaan F1 On their mission statement Quick overview on Canaan Industry overview Overview of bitcoin and blockchain mining economics AI and ML chips What CPU is What GPU is What ASIC is What TPU is On their risk factors Links: History and Corporate Structure - https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1780652/000119312519276263/g773846g13c91.jpg Canaan.io - https://canaan.io/ IPO prospectus - https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1780652/000119312519276263/d773846df1.htm#rom773846_1 Canaan Creative - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canaan_Creative SEC Form F-1 - https://www.investopedia.com/terms/s/sec-form-f-1.asp Specialized AI Chips Hold Both Promise and Peril for Developers - https://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-talk/semiconductors/processors/specialized-ai-chips-hold-both-promise-and-peril-for-developers NVIDIA Gross Profit Margin - https://ycharts.com/companies/NVDA/gross_profit_margin

On this episode, we speak with Barney Mannerings, founder of Vega Protocol, which is a blockchain product initially focused on derivatives markets. Barney understands this space really well, and it was a pleasure talking to him about what he’s building at Vega. Broadly, we discuss the DeFi, or Parallel Financial System, space, and Barney talks to us about why he thinks this space is important. He explains how Vega, in many ways, augments and replaces some exchanges, and how it serves as an integration layer with other protocols. We finish up with some areas of tech that Barney is excited about outside of crypto. Topics: Barney's background All about his company, Vega Parallel Financial System Why DeFi is important Thoughts on building ETH versus BTC Which derivatives does Vega support currently Types of derivatives users could create Market map How ETH moving to ETH 2.0 would affect DeFi business Upcoming product roadmap Links: Vega Protocol - https://vega.xyz/ Twitter - Vega Protocol - https://twitter.com/vegaprotocol Twitter - Barney - https://twitter.com/barnabee?lang=en

On this episode, we dig into Datadog’s (Ticker: DDOG) IPO prospectus. We discuss their approach to analytics and monitoring, and how companies can benefit from using them. We look at a few case studies of how companies derive value from their product, and one in particular, that can generate value from its use. We also run through their developer-friendly offering and how quickly the product can be incorporated into a system. We spend a little time with their financials and then discuss our view of thinking about them as a product versus an ecosystem. Topics: What Datadog is Anecdotes of personal use with Elixir On their IPO prospectus - Industry Background - Opportunity - Solution and Key Strengths - Key Benefits to Our Customers - Growth Strategies - Risk Factors Links Datadog - https://www.datadoghq.com/ IPO prospectus - https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1561550/000119312519249577/d745413d424b4.htm Chart - https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1561550/000119312519249577/g745413g15v58.gif #54: Content Delivery Networks, DDOS Protection and Bot Fighting: CloudFlare as a Web Performance and Security Company - https://quantlayer.libsyn.com/content-delivery-networks-ddos-protection-and-bot-fighting-cloudflare-as-a-web-performance-and-security-company #38: A Look at CrowdStrike’s IPO Prospectus and Their Approach to Endpoint Security - https://quantlayer.libsyn.com/a-look-at-crowdstrikes-ipo-prospectus-and-their-approach-to-endpoint-security #15: Open Source as Revenue Driver: How Elasticsearch Uses Open Source for Revenue Growth, Tech Investing and Crypto, a Cautionary Tale of Bad Crypto Trading Psychology and Flash Crashes - https://quantlayer.libsyn.com/15-open-source-as-revenue-driver-how-elasticsearch-uses-open-source-for-revenue-growth-tech-investing-and-crypto-a-cautionary-tale-of-bad-crypto-trading-psychology-and-flash-crashes

We go over the CloudFlare IPO prospectus, which calls itself a “Web Performance and Security Company.” We discuss their mission statement, their stated competitive advantages, risks they may face and a quick overview of their financials. Topics: The Web Performance and Security Company Cloudflare's mission Companies putting mission statements int their prospectuses How would an early stage startup use Cloudflare versus a Fortune 500 On "Our Industry" section On "Why We Win" section Disruptive Business Model Ease of Use Efficient Go-to-Market Model Product Innovation and Velocity Integrated, Global Offering Trust and Neutrality On "Growth Strategy" section List of concerns that the company and the company's lawyers have Talking about the section title, "Key Business Metrics and Non-GAAP Financial Measures Links: Cloudfare.com - https://www.cloudflare.com/ Cloudflare IPO Prospectus - https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1477333/000119312519244325/d735023d424b4.htm Yogababble | No Mercy / No Malice - https://www.profgalloway.com/yogababble Google prospectus - https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1288776/000119312504143377/d424b4.htm

Software Consultant Ron Lichty joins us to talk about all things software management. Ron has a treasure trove of experience helping teams accelerate and amplify their software practices. We look at the history of waterfall-style projects transitioning to Agile projects. We talk about his time as a product manager at Apple and his work with Charles Schwab at the time they launched their electronic trading platform. Ron articulates his views on the different types of developers out there and how to motivate them. We finish up with a couple areas Ron is excited about: Blockchain and Virtual Reality. Topics: Ron's background History of waterfall-style projects transitioning to Agile projects Charles Schwab interactive tools Talking about Extreme Programming On Scrum Software development is a team sport Differences between this notion of "being agile" versus "doing agile" Case of estimating Talking about Brooke's law On being a good managers Motivators versus de-motivators Effective management at different stages of companies Some interesting technologies and trends that he's optimistic about Links: Ron Lichty's website - https://ronlichty.com/ Managing the Unmanageable: The Book - http://managingtheunmanageable.net/ Managing the Unmanageable: Amazon - https://www.amazon.com/Managing-Unmanageable-Insights-Software-People-ebook/dp/B009CFV8BY Waterfall Software Development - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waterfall_model Agile Software Development - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agile_software_development RUP - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rational_Unified_Process Harvard Business Review case study on motivating employees - https://hbr.org/2003/01/one-more-time-how-do-you-motivate-employees Drive by Daniel H. Pink - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B004P1JDJO/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1

On this episode, I speak to Zaki Manian from Tendermint. We get deep into the weeds of interoperability, his notions of interop between fast chains and fast and slow chains. We discuss the IBC protocol, which is a spec for adapters between different chains along with all the complexities when dealing with cross-chain communications. Moreover, we examine design and development principles when building product in this space, and the differences when building traditional software product. Zaki goes over some exciting projects that are building on Cosmos as well. Topics: Who Zaki is Talking about interoperability Two classes of blockchains What is Cosmos trying to do Main issues when getting different chains to talk to one another Main design principles when setting out to design the Cosmos network Interesting projects he see people building with Cosmos Talking about consensus system and incentive system Minimal Viable Ecosystem Acceleration talk Links: Cosmos Network - https://cosmos.network/ Twitter - Cosmos Network - https://twitter.com/cosmos Telegram - Cosmos Network - https://t.me/Cosmos_Network Zaki's Twitter - https://twitter.com/zmanian Minimal Viable Ecosystem Acceleration talk at MIT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqopwqXyURw Cosmos SDK Tutorial - https://github.com/cosmos/sdk-application-tutorial Cosmos Game of Stakes - https://blog.cosmos.network/game-of-stakes-closing-ceremonies-eddb71d3b114

We chatted with Aaron Blankstein, Core Engineer from Blockstack. Blockstack is a decentralized computing network, which makes it simple for developers to build blockchain-based applications. We learn about Blockstack’s incentive system, and what will be changing from v1 to v2. We discuss a few use cases of Blockstack, like the Blockstack Naming Service, or BNS. We also go over Blockstack’s smart contract language Clarity, and the broad tooling that will exist for developers working on the platform. We finish up learning about Aaaron’s fascination with augmented Reality and adversarial machine learning. Topics: Who Aaron is How he describe Blockstack Centralized versus decentralized application architecture What is Blockstack's relationship with Bitcoin How does consensus work in Blockstack What is Blockstack naming system On Clarity smart contracts language Decentralized storage system called Gaia On authentication and how it works JavaScript tools Radiks Blockstack.js Links: Clarity - https://docs.blockstack.org/core/smart/overview.html Blockstack forums - https://forum.blockstack.org Blockstack - https://blockstack.org/ White Paper - https://blockstack.org/whitepaper.pdf Papers - Blockstack - https://blockstack.org/papers Blackstack Docs - https://docs.blockstack.org/ Aaron Blankstein Website - https://aaron.blankstein.com/ App.co - https://app.co/ The Blackstack Javascript - https://github.com/blockstack/blockstack.js/

We chatted with Charles Phan, Chief Technology Officer from Interdax. Interdax is a next generation digital assets exchange with strong engineering roots in High Frequency Trading firms, traditional exchanges, hedge funds, investment banks, market data and liquidity providers. This episode was a lot of fun. We talked about Charles’ background in traditional finance and a prior life as a derivatives trader. We then compare and contrast traditional and crypto derivatives markets. We also talk technical details of perpetual swaps and how they differ from other derivative products. Finally, we discuss the engineering underpinnings of the interdax platform and UX and UI considerations when building the product. We finish up discussing technologies Charles is excited about. Hope you enjoy this one. Topics: Charles Phan's background On derivatives markets and trading Differences between derivatives markets in traditional finance versus crypto On Interdax What his role is at Interdax Building the Interdax Book: Dynamic Hedging by Nassim Taleb Links: Interdax - https://www.interdax.com/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/interdax

Ben DiFrancesco, software consultant and founder of scopelift, joins us on this one. Two things we really respect about Ben are his ability to break down complex technical topics and also his ability to be honest about what crypto and blockchain offer us. He’s at heart, a technologist, and his passion for and dedication to crypto is palpable. This conversation contains a bit of philosophy around Bitcoin and Ethereum, particularly around how polarized the two spaces have become. We get into Bitcoin and Ethereum’s respective reasons for existing and how they can work together, how developers can use these new digital primitives to build applications, and business opportunities in the space. We also cover DeFi, and how smart contracts enable Maker and Dai. Always enjoy talking to Ben, and I hope you enjoy this one. Topics: Smart Contracts & use cases that excite him BTC + ETH working together DeFi movement Crypto Primitives Quality of Web Dev versus Crypto tooling ETH and “rich statefulness” and what that means Some techs outside of blockchain and crypto that he is excited about Links: Ben’s twitter: https://twitter.com/BenDiFrancesco Ben’s consultancy ScopeLift: https://www.scopelift.co/ Newsletter: https://www.buildblockchain.tech/newsletter Podcast #1: http://quantlayer.libsyn.com/4-a-discussion-with-software-consultant-ben-difrancesco-on-building-great-blockchain-software  - https://medium.com/@QuantLayer/building-great-blockchain-software-smart-contract-scaling-and-elixir-ae94687e34dd  - https://usedai.org  - https://github.com/apbendi/use-dai Philly Blockchain Tech Meetup: https://www.meetup.com/Philly-Blockchain-Tech/ Austin Griffith: https://twitter.com/austingriffith Mastering Bitcoin: https://www.amazon.com/Mastering-Bitcoin-Programming-Open-Blockchain/dp/1491954388/ Mastering Ethereum: https://www.amazon.com/Mastering-Ethereum-Building-Smart-Contracts/dp/1491971940

We recap our attendance at the Blockchain Training Conference last week. We cover the CryptoCurrency Certification Consortium (C4)’s new certifications and their conference’s emphasis on developer and professional education. We also look at the slew of great talks on The Lightning Network, bitcoin privacy, and smart contracts. Topics: What does C4 stands for Keynote w/ Pamela Morgan and Andreas M. Antonopoulos Announcement: Mastering the Lightning Network C4 and it's Purpose CBP Prep Course w/ Andreas Lightning Network Payment Channels Update w/ Renee Pickhardt Crypto for Creatives w/ Stephanie Murphy Clash of Expectations - UX and usability Bitcoin Privacy On and Offchain w/ Janine Römer Blockchain Analysis versus Surveillance Wyoming’s blockchain laws Law and the Lightning network - Peter van Valkenburg, Coin Center Joining the Lightning Network w/ Beatrice Leung, Project Manager at Radar Advanced Lightning Applications w/ Olaoluwa Osuntokun, CTO at lightning labs aka roasbeef Links: CryptoCurrency Certification Consortium (C4) - https://cryptoconsortium.org/ Standards | CryptoCurrency Certification Consortium (C4) - https://cryptoconsortium.org/standards/ Blockchain Training Conference - https://blockchaintraining.org/home/home/ Mastering Lightning Network Book on Github - https://github.com/lnbook/lnbook PrivacyTools.io - https://www.privacytools.io/ That One Privacy Site - https://thatoneprivacysite.net/ Developer Tools - Radar ION - radar.tech - https://ion.radar.tech/dev-tools Onboarding - Radar ION - radar.tech - https://ion.radar.tech/onboarding

Dr. Ed Felten is a professor of Computer Science at Princeton, he’s served as Chief Technologist at the FTC and Deputy CTO at the White House. He’s also the cofounder of Offchain Labs, a Princeton-based startup that’s focusing on 2nd layer smart contract solutions to improve scalability. This was one of our favorite conversations to date. We discuss smart contracts and their current problems. We discuss Arbitrum, Offchain Labs’ solution to the smart contract scaling problem which uses a system of validators to provide a guarantee to smart contract participants. Moreover, we discuss at length how their AnyTrust guarantee works, and why only a single validator is needed to maintain a working system. We also go through how an existing dApp can get ported over to Arbitrum. Finally, we talk high level tech themes: How technology and public policy are becoming more and more interconnected, how technology advising will become more and more important over time, and other technologies he’s really optimistic about. It’s a really packed episode. Enjoy. Topics: On the idea of "Bitcoin works in practice, but not in theory" Smart contracts Primary problems with smart contracts Real world applications of smart contracts What Offchain Labs is doing with smart contracts Arbitrum & Validators Porting Existing dApp to Arbitrum Offchain business model On blockchain Academia to Industry Advisor to Obama Administraion On his co-authored paper titled, "A Cryptographic Escrow for Treaty Declarations and Step-by-Step Verification" Optimistic technologies people don't know about Links: Coursera course: - https://www.coursera.org/learn/cryptocurrency - http://scienceandglobalsecurity.org/archive/sgs27philippe.pdf Github: https://github.com/OffchainLabs Whitepaper: https://offchainlabs.com/arbitrum.pdf Twitter: https://twitter.com/EdFelten Princeton website: https://www.cs.princeton.edu/~felten/

We have Rob Zuber, CTO from CircleCI on. A lot of the projects we work on implement CircleCI, so we were super excited to speak to Rob. We talk about his background and how he became part of CircleCI through an acquisition. We also get into one of his favorite topics: language. Particularly the words that are used in projects, and how important they are for workflow. We also discuss “Domain Driven Design,” or the idea that when creating a layer of functionality, to keep it bounded within its domain so other layers don’t creep into it. This was an engineering heavy episode that was a lot of fun. Hope you enjoy this one. But before we get to the conversation, here’s a word from a sponsor, Blockchain Training Conference, that I’m really excited about. What if there was an educational industry conference, where all of the sessions were focused on teaching you something instead of selling you something? There is and it’s Blockchain Training Conference 2019. It’s going to be hosted August 28th to the 30th in Denver, Colorado. BTC2019 offers every attendee the chance to leave certified and confident in their understanding of blockchain technology. Move past the jargon to gain a robust understanding of blockchain and cryptocurrencies with master classes taught by industry luminaries like Andreas M. Antonopoulos, René Pickhardt, Jameson Lopp, Pamela Morgan, and many others. Register today and learn more at blockchaintraining.org. We also have a coupon code for our listeners that you can use to get a 10% discount for the conference: quantlayer10 Go to https://blockchaintraining.org/attend/ and hit buy on your ticket, and put in the coupon code quantlayer10 (that’s Q U A N T L A Y E R and the number 10). We are going to be at this conference in August, so reach out if you will be there as well. Would love to meet in meatspace. Topics: Rob's background & early time at CircleCI Other technical problems they had to deal with On his favorite topics: Language Concepts he highlighted on his talked, "Words Matter: Ubiquitous Language and Throughput" Domain Driven Design On developer tools and product development around those tools On his blog: Predictions for 2018 from Rob Zuber, CTO at CircleCI Books: Domain Driven Design by Eric Evans Implementing Domain Driven Design by Vaughn Vernon The Lean Startup by Eric Ries Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object Oriented Software by Erich Gamma Links: CircleCI: https://circleci.com/ Rob’s twitter: https://twitter.com/z00b Predictions for 2018 from Rob Zuber, CTO at CircleCI: https://circleci.com/blog/predictions-for-2018-from-rob-zuber-cto-at-circleci/ “Words Matter: Ubiquitous Language and Throughput”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4LNezYjLLM What it means to be remote-first vs. remote-friendly - https://circleci.com/blog/what-it-means-to-be-remote-first-vs-remote-friendly/ High performing engineering teams: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_E3f6v7zHP8 Devops: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdxj5O-a58E 10 ways you’re doing devops wrong: https://circleci.com/blog/10-ways-you-re-doing-devops-wrong/

On this episode, we have Peter MacDonald and Joe Schnare from Wunderite, an insurance startup based in Boston. This was a really interesting conversation around how they are improving insurance workflows for agencies around the country through programmatic data aggregation. We talk about their backgrounds, get into the details of the black box industry known as insurance, and how they work with customers on product development. I learned a lot from this conversation. Enjoy. But before we get to the conversation, here’s a word from a sponsor, Blockchain Training Conference, that I’m really excited about. What if there was an educational industry conference, where all of the sessions were focused on teaching you something instead of selling you something? There is and it’s Blockchain Training Conference 2019. It’s going to be hosted August 28th to the 30th in Denver, Colorado. BTC2019 offers every attendee the chance to leave certified and confident in their understanding of blockchain technology. Move past the jargon to gain a robust understanding of blockchain and cryptocurrencies with master classes taught by industry luminaries like Andreas M. Antonopoulos, René Pickhardt, Jameson Lopp, Pamela Morgan, and many others. Register today and learn more at blockchaintraining.org. We also have a coupon code for our listeners that you can use to get a 10% discount for the conference: quantlayer10 Go to https://blockchaintraining.org/attend/ and hit buy on your ticket, and put in the coupon code quantlayer10 (that’s Q U A N T L A Y E R and the number 10). We are going to be at this conference in August, so reach out if you will be there as well. Would love to meet in meatspace. Topics: Peter and Joe’s background The reason why they are interested in insurance Broad problems overall with the insurance industry that Wunderite is solving Industry verticals that they're focusing on Couple case studies on insurance workflow before Wunderite, and how that changed after On their sales process and how they decide who to reach out to Some big wins they’re happy about and some learning lessons they would have approached differently On regulatory concerns On their business model Are they looking to raising capital What they're looking forward to next Links Wunderite - https://www.wunderite.com/ Wunderite Blog - https://blog.wunderite.com/ BNT presentation - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H12tIa0EDY8

We speak with Andreas Antonopoulos, author of Mastering Bitcoin, The Internet of Money, and Mastering Ethereum, and also board member at the CryptoCurrency Certification Consortium, known as C4. C4 will be hosting the Blockchain Training Conference in Denver, Colorado at the end of August. In this conversation, we learn about the conference, how Andreas thinks about blockchain teaching pedagogy, and the certifications that C4 is offering now: the Certified Bitcoin Professional (or CBP) certification and the CryptoCurrency Security Standard (or CCSS) certification. We learn all about the certifications and what they allow the holder to do. Always a pleasure to talk with Andreas. If you enjoyed this one, please rate and review us on iTunes. It would help us out a lot. Thanks for listening to the episode. But before we get to the conversation, here’s a word from a sponsor, Blockchain Training Conference, that I’m really excited about. What if there was an educational industry conference, where all of the sessions were focused on teaching you something instead of selling you something? There is and it’s Blockchain Training Conference 2019. It’s going to be hosted August 28th to the 30th in Denver, Colorado. BTC2019 offers every attendee the chance to leave certified and confident in their understanding of blockchain technology. Move past the jargon to gain a robust understanding of blockchain and cryptocurrencies with master classes taught by industry luminaries like Andreas M. Antonopoulos, René Pickhardt, Jameson Lopp, Pamela Morgan, and many others. Register today and learn more at blockchaintraining.org. We also have a coupon code for our listeners that you can use to get a 10% discount for the conference: quantlayer10 Go to https://blockchaintraining.org/attend/ and hit buy on your ticket, and put in the coupon code quantlayer10. We are going to be at this conference in August, so reach out if you will be there as well. Would love to meet in meatspace. Topics How they decided to do the Blockchain Training conference What a Blockchain Training conference is What are they focusing more on 2019 conference versus 2016 conference How they produce keys Talking about the workshops How they figured out the programming Pedagogical philosphy On certifications Certified Bitcoin Professional CryptoCurrency Security Standard What do the certifications get you Topics they would have liked to see On their long term goals Links Blockchain training conf: https://blockchaintraining.org/schedule/ Certification Information: https://cryptoconsortium.org/ Andreas Antonopoulos twitter: https://twitter.com/aantonop Our last Podcast with Andreas: http://quantlayer.libsyn.com/andreas-m-antonopoulos-and-the-state-of-cryptocurrency-ten-years-in Mastering Bitcoin: https://www.amazon.com/Mastering-Bitcoin-Programming-Open-Blockchain-ebook/dp/B071K7FCD4/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?crid=ELNFUIRYNC1D&keywords=andrea%27s+antonopoulos&qid=1565103889&s=gateway&sprefix=andrea%27s+antonopoulos%2Caps%2C370&sr=8-1-fkmr0 The Internet of Money: https://www.amazon.com/Internet-Money-Andreas-M-Antonopoulos-ebook/dp/B01L9WM0H8/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_2?crid=ELNFUIRYNC1D&keywords=andrea%27s+antonopoulos&qid=1565103889&s=gateway&sprefix=andrea%27s+antonopoulos%2Caps%2C370&sr=8-2-fkmr0 The Internet of Money Volume 2: https://www.amazon.com/Internet-Money-Two-Andreas-Antonopoulos-ebook/dp/B075VB7LVG/ref=sr_1_2?crid=ELNFUIRYNC1D&keywords=andrea%27s+antonopoulos&qid=1565103889&s=gateway&sprefix=andrea%27s+antonopoulos%2Caps%2C370&sr=8-2 Mastering Ethereum: https://www.amazon.com/Mastering-Ethereum-Building-Smart-Contracts-ebook/dp/B07KGLNL76/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=mastering+ethereum&qid=1565103907&s=gateway&sr=8-3

We speak with Stuart Popejoy co-founder from Kadena. This was a really great technical conversation around the hybrid public-private blockchain that Kadena is building with their Chainweb platform and LISP inspired smart contract language Pact. We cover how traditional finance firms incorporate new technologies into their workflow, real world use cases of Kadena, and what’s happening in the Enterprise. We also get into the technical details of Chainweb’s Proof-of-Work consensus system and the importance of writing safe code, which is an underpinning of the Pact language. Topics: What Kadena is His background, genesis story/interest in blockchain Given his experience at JPM, how do large banks approach using new technologies What is the vetting process at a bank like to incorporate a new tech Real world use cases of Kadena How he thinks about keeping things simple, designing a language for non-developers High level overview of Kadena All the key components of Kadena TPS vs. predictable availability Private vs. Public blockchain vs. Hybrid blockchains What are the things that are being built in Enterprise Your decentralized vision / pie in the sky type of thoughts around what things will look like For developers who want to work with Kadena, what steps would your recommend they take Links: GH Repo: https://github.com/kadena-io Deal w/ USCF: https://prn.to/2MnC7Cp Pact Language Tutorial: https://pactlang.org/ REPL: https://pact.kadena.io/ Key features: https://bit.ly/2K2LF44 The EVM Is Fundamentally Unsafe - https://medium.com/kadena-io/the-evm-is-fundamentally-unsafe-ba486cb17f1f Kadena - Medium - https://medium.com/kadena-io A word from a sponsor we’re really excited about. What if there was an educational industry conference, where all of the sessions were focused on teaching you something instead of selling you something? There is and it’s Blockchain Training Conference 2019. Hosted August 28-30 in Denver, CO, BTC2019 offers every attendee the chance to leave certified and confident in their understanding of blockchain technology. Move past the jargon to gain a robust understanding of blockchain and cryptocurrencies with master classes taught by industry luminaries like Andreas M. Antonopoulos, René Pickhardt, Jameson Lopp, Pamela Morgan, and many others. Register today and learn more at blockchaintraining.org.