Life in the Fast Chain: A Blockchain Podcast from R3

On this episode we have Todd McDonald talking about regulations and then we have Andrew Stakiwicz, Global Head of Sales Engineering to discuss what drew him to the space, what it's like to work on the sales engineering team, and why he believes in what we are doing here at R3. Listen on your favorite podcast app! Check out our job openings here (https://www.r3.com/job-openings/). Guest: Andrew Stakiwicz - LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewstak/) Todd McDonald - LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/toddvmcdonald/) - Twitter (https://twitter.com/Mcdtv) Host: Catherine Rutter - LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/catherinemrutter/) - Twitter (https://twitter.com/breadandrutter) Produced by: Nadia Pressley - LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/nadia-pressley-b89084178/)

Check out this episode of Life in the Fast Chain with R3's Chief Economist, Alisa DiCaprio! She talks about all the career moves and decisions that landed her here as Chief Economist. She has a GREAT story so make sure to listen in to learn more about Alisa. Before we get to her, hear from Todd McDonald on what's the latest in the global CBDC space. Listen on your favorite podcast app! Guests: Alisa DiCaprio - LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/alisadicaprio/) - Twitter (https://twitter.com/AlisaDiCap) Todd McDonald - LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/toddvmcdonald/) - Twitter (https://twitter.com/Mcdtv) Host: Catherine Rutter - LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/catherinemrutter/) - Twitter (https://twitter.com/breadandrutter) Produced by: Nadia Pressley - LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/nadia-pressley-b89084178/)

Check out this episode of Life in the Fast Chain where Todd McDonald educates Catherine one what Web 3.0 is and discusses recent news coming out of Six Digital Exchange. Then Catherine has Michelle Neal US CEO of LedgerEdge to discuss how she got here. Links - Further Web 3.0 Information (https://www.investopedia.com/web-20-web-30-5208698) - SIX Digital Exchange news (https://www.six-group.com/en/newsroom/media-releases/2021/20211118-six-sdx-digital-bond.html) - LedgerEdge Twitter (https://twitter.com/_LedgerEdge_) - LedgerEdge LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/ledgeredge/) Guest Michelle Neal - LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/michelle-neal-051a80/) Todd McDonald - LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/toddvmcdonald/) - Twitter (https://twitter.com/mcdtv) Host Catherine Rutter - LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/catherinemrutter/) - Twitter (https://twitter.com/breadandrutter) Produced by Nadia Pressley - LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/nadia-pressley-b89084178/)

On this episode of Life in the Fast Chain, Catherine has R3 co-founder Todd McDonald to give an update on what's going on in the emerging tech space and talk about how he got here. The next few episodes will feature different R3ers and others in the R3 ecosystem talking about how they got here. How they got into emerging tech, what piqued their interest about blockchain, what their story is. Hope you enjoy! Listen to the latest episode of R3's podcast, Life in the Fast Chain. US President's working group report on stablecoins (https://home.treasury.gov/system/files/136/StableCoinReport_Nov1_508.pdf) Meta info (https://about.facebook.com/meta?utm_source=Google&utm_medium=paid-search&utm_campaign=metaverse&utm_content=post-launch) Guest: Todd McDonald - LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/toddvmcdonald/) - Twitter (https://twitter.com/Mcdtv) Host: Catherine Rutter - LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/catherinemrutter/) - Twitter (https://twitter.com/breadandrutter)

On this episode, R3's Head of Digital Currencies Ricardo Correia comes on to discuss what R3 is doing with Central Bank Digital Currencies. He talks about the CBDC Working Group and how the CBDC Sandbox was born. He also touches on how stablecoins are different and how he naturally fell into this position after quite a few roles at R3. Links: Learn more about the R3 Sandbox for Digital Currencies and request a demo here (https://www.r3.com/digital-currency-sandbox/). Blog - Facilitating Cross Netowrk CBDC Interoperability (https://www.r3.com/blog/facilitating-cross-network-cbdc-interoperability/) Blog - The Role of Policy in the Successful Development of CBDC (https://www.r3.com/blog/the-role-of-policy-in-the-successful-development-of-cbdc/) Blog - CBDC and Interoperability: Your Questions Answered (https://www.r3.com/blog/cbdc-and-interoperability-your-questions-answered/) Webinar Replay - Connecting CBDCs: Enabling cross-border and cross-network transactions (https://www.r3.com/webinars/connecting-cbdc-enabling-cross-border-and-cross-network-transactions/) Guest: Ricardo Correia - LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/ricardo-correia-0a9b86/) Host: Catherine Rutter - LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/catherinemrutter/) - Twitter (https://twitter.com/breadandrutter)

Check out the latest episode of our podcast with R3's Cloud Alliances Lead, Amy Fisher. Amy talks about what's going on in the R3 San Francisco office, cloud and blockchain, + our recent webinar with AWS. Listen on your favorite podcast app! Truth or Myth: Has Blockchain Failed To Deliver in Banking - Webinar (https://www.r3.com/webinars/truth-or-myth-has-blockchain-failed-to-deliver-in-banking/) Guest: Amy Fisher - LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/amy-fisher-06162311/) - Twitter (https://twitter.com/amyannalee) Host: Catherine Rutter - LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/catherinemrutter/) - Twitter (https://twitter.com/breadandrutter)

On this week's episode, Catherine has Megan Paytas, R3's Event Manager on to talk about #CordaCon2021 and how our hybrid event is going to run. Then David Awad comes on from the Developer Relations team here at R3 to discuss the DevRel team, what they do, and how they are here for you! Listen on your favorite podcast app or online here - https://vimeo.com/571766697 CordaCon save the date! (https://www.r3.com/events/cordacon-2021/) Megan Paytas - LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/megan-paytas-1b8417b5/) David Awad - LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidaawad/) - Twitter (https://twitter.com/realdavidawad) Catherine Rutter - LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/catherinemrutter/) - Twitter (https://twitter.com/breadandrutter) Produced by Conan Brophy

On this episode, R3's Austen Appleby stops by for a quick chat about recent news in CBDC. CoreChain's CTO, RJ Herrick, and Founder/ CEO, Chris Aguas, also join to talk about their B2B payments network platform built on Corda, how COVID-19 has impacted business, digital assets and more! Listen on your favorite podcast app. Recent News Facilitating cross network CBDC interoperability with Banque de France, Swiss National Bank and SIX (https://www.r3.com/blog/facilitating-cross-network-cbdc-interoperability-with-banque-de-france-swiss-national-bank-and-six/) CoreChain - website (https://corechainb2b.com/) - LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/corechainb2b/about/) - Twitter (https://twitter.com/corechaintech?lang=en) *Guests * Catherine Rutter - LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/catherinemrutter/) - Twitter (https://twitter.com/breadandrutter) RJ Herrick - LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/rjherrick/) Chris Aguas - LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrisaguas/) Austen Appleby - LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/austen-appleby/) Produced by Conan Brophy

On this episode we talk about what the heck is going on with cryptos right now, how the money pouring into cryptos is different than whats being poured into blockchain and other emerging technologies. We talk about how R3 is investing in new tech and our development fund. We discuss how this focus on crypto and blockchain impacts heavily regulated and complex institutions. Andddd we have a lot of fun in the studio along the way. Listen on your favorite podcast app or watch online here (https://www.r3.com/podcasts/season-2-episode-9-charley-cooper-on-communications-cryptos-and-complex-institutions-adopting-new-tech/). Quick links R3 Development Fund Invests First USD 10 Million in Over 20 Start-ups (https://www.americanentrepreneurship.com/press-releases/r3-development-fund-invests-first-usd-10-million-over-20-start-ups) – American Entrepreneurship Today Global enterprise software firm R3’s Development Fund has reached the milestone of USD 10 million in capital deployed across over 30 investments in more than 20 of the most promising early-stage blockchain and confidential computing companies. Time to replace crumbling capital market infrastructure (https://www.globalriskregulator.com/Subjects/Reporting-and-Governance/Time-to-replace-crumbling-capital-market-infrastructure) – Global Risk Regulator David E. Rutter: This unprecedented moment in time presents a game-changing opportunity for CEOs to challenge their firms’ business models and embrace the new technologies at their disposal. SEC - Staff Statement on Funds Registered Under the Investment Company Act Investing in the Bitcoin Futures Market (https://www.sec.gov/news/public-statement/staff-statement-investing-bitcoin-futures-market) Charley Cooper - LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/cooper-charley/) Catherine Rutter - LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/catherinemrutter/) - Twitter (https://twitter.com/breadandrutter) Produced by Conan Brophy

Catherine first hosts George Calle on the podcast to talk about the CBDC working group and new research on Central Bank Digital Currency. Then, Bryan D'Souza comes on to talk about how he and the partner team are finding new ways to engage with R3's ecosystem in the midst of lockdown. Listen on your favorite podcast app! Links - CBDC Research page (https://www.r3.com/cbdc-research/) - CBDC Research Overview & Conceptual Model Paper (https://www.r3.com/cbdc-research/research-overview-conceptual-model/) - Taxonomy & Design Choices Paper (https://www.r3.com/cbdc-research/taxonomy-design-choices/) Guests: George Calle - LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/george-calle-12043097/) - Twitter (https://twitter.com/georgecalle_) Bryan D'Souza -LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/bryandsouza1/) -Twitter (https://twitter.com/Bryandsouza90) Host: Catherine Rutter - LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/catherinemrutter/) - Twitter (https://twitter.com/breadandrutter)

This episode of Life in the Fast Chain features Chainstack's CEO and Co-founder, Laurent Dedenis! Laurent joins us to discuss digital transformation, working from home, how blockchain fits into the ever-changing digital world, and more. Listen on your favorite podcast app! Links - r3.com (https://www.r3.com/) - Chainstack.com (https://chainstack.com/) - Chainstack Twitter (https://twitter.com/ChainstackHQ?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor) - Chainstack LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/chainstack/?originalSubdomain=sg) Laurent Dedenis - LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurent-dedenis/?originalSubdomain=sg) - Twitter (https://twitter.com/laurentjdedenis?lang=en) Catherine Rutter - LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/catherinemrutter/) - Twitter (https://twitter.com/breadandrutter) Music by bensound.com

This episode of Life in the Fast Chain features LedgerEdge's CEO and Co-Founder David Nicol and Head of Business Development, Tim Cook. Tim and David join us to talk about their daring new venture with LedgerEdge, the corporate bond market, and how DLT can help solve issues with corporate bond trading. Listen on your favorite podcast app and stay tuned for more information on LedgerEdge in months to come! Links - R3.com (https://www.r3.com/) - LedgerEdge Twitter (https://twitter.com/_LedgerEdge_) - LedgerEdge LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/ledgeredge/) David Nicol - LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/dmnicol/?originalSubdomain=uk) - Twitter (https://twitter.com/nicolrightnow?lang=en) Tim Cook - LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/tim-cook-4ab1733a/?originalSubdomain=uk) Catherine Rutter - LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/catherinemrutter/) - Twitter (https://twitter.com/breadandrutter) Produced by Conan Brophy

This episode of Life in the Fast Chain features R3 CEO David E. Rutter and and Chainhaus CEO Jamiel Sheikh. David discusses cryptocurrencies and how they have inspired people to start seeing real business use cases for blockchain. Jamiel talks about his blockchain journey and how he became inspired to write a book about Corda. Be sure to listen on your favorite podcast app! Links www.r3.com (https://www.r3.com/) https://www.r3.com/corda-enterprise/ (https://www.r3.com/corda-enterprise/) Guests David E. Rutter LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/daviderutter) Twitter (https://twitter.com/daviderutter1?lang=en) Jamiel Sheikh LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamiel/) Twitter (https://twitter.com/jamielsheikh?lang=en) www.Chainhaus.com (https://www.chainhaus.com/) Mastering Corda (https://www.amazon.com/Mastering-Corda-Building-Distributed-Applications/dp/149204718X/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&qid=1610722774&refinements=p_27%3AJamiel+Sheikh&s=books&sr=1-1) Catherine Rutter - LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/catherinemrutter/) - Twitter (https://twitter.com/breadandrutter) Produced by Conan Brophy

This episode of Life in the Fast Chain features R3 Venture Development Lead, Lauren Feld. Lauren talks about how the team has been able to scale up for the hundreds of participants in the venture development program at R3, why she likes working with startups, what to expect for 2021, and much more. Listen on your favorite podcast app! Links More info on the Venture Development program (https://www.r3.com/venture-development/) Lauren's recent blog (https://www.r3.com/blog/r3s-venture-development-program%e2%80%8a-%e2%80%8awhere-are-we-now/) Webinars at R3 (https://www.r3.com/webinars/) Contact VD (venturedevelopment@r3.com) Corda Challenge Winner (https://www.r3.com/blog/we-have-a-winner-corda-challenge-insurtech-2020/) R3 Holiday message + blog (https://www.r3.com/blog/seasons-greetings-from-r3/) Guest Lauren Feld - LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/lauren-feld-5b04249b/) - Twitter (https://twitter.com/laurenfeld629) Host Catherine Rutter - LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/catherinemrutter/) - Twitter (https://twitter.com/breadandrutter)

Martin Jee runs Oxenbury Partners and hosts the Corda Code Club in London. He is a Corda enthusiast and a great friend to R3. Check out some information on all the things Martin is involved in. Also-- make sure to check out his podcast "From the Basement!" (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/from-the-basement/id1522914989) Links: Corda Code Club (https://cordacodeclub.com/) What is Corda Code Club? (https://cordacodeclub.com/who-runs-corda-code-club/) Corda Code Club Meetup (https://www.meetup.com/Corda-Code-Club/#:~:text=The%20Corda%20Code%20Club%20is,who%20join%20and%20attend%20events.) Martin's Medium Account (https://medium.com/@martin_7591) Create a Live Playable Slot Machine CorDapp (session at CordaCon2020) (https://www.r3.com/cordacon/create-a-live-playable-slot-machine-cordapp/) CordaCon2020 sessions on demand! (https://www.r3.com/cordacon-2020/) Anthony Nixon's rap!!!!!!!!!!!! (https://soundcloud.com/anthony-nixon-351317176/blockchain-devrelin) (Catherine didn't ask him to post this rap on the podcast in time..... enjoy here!) Guest: Martin Jee - LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/martinjee/) - Twitter (https://twitter.com/MartinJee) Host: Catherine Rutter - LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/catherinemrutter/) - Twitter (https://twitter.com/breadandrutter) Edited by Conan Brophy (https://twitter.com/conanism)

Check out the latest episode of the podcast, Life in the Fast Chain! This episode is all about telecommunications and the TM Forum Catalyst projects. It features Dr. MohammadHossein Zoualfaghari from BT Technology, Andrew Thomson from BearingPoint, and Michael Cooper from R3. This episode is informative and fun, so check it out if you’re interested in the space and want to hear how they are leveraging Corda + other blockchain platforms! As always, you can listen to the podcast on any podcast app or you can watch episodes online on r3.com (https://vimeo.com/463952128). Guests: Dr. MohammadHossein Zoualfaghari -Linkedin (https://www.linkedin.com/in/zoualfaghari/) Andrew Thomson - LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-thomson-b3a2131/) Michael Cooper - LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-cooper-a203685/) Host: Catherine Rutter - LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/catherinemrutter/) - Twitter (https://twitter.com/breadandrutter)

Check out the latest minisode of our podcast with R3's EMEA Venture Development Lead, David Vatchev. David is back in the London office and is on to talk about what it's like being back at work, how the Venture Development team is helping startups adjust to COVID and prepare for post-COVID times, CordaCon 2020 + more! Listen on your favorite podcast app or watch online here (https://www.r3.com/videos/podcast-and-chill-minisode-13-with-david-vatchev/). Register for virtual CordaCon (Oct 20-22) here (https://www.cordacon.com/). Learn more about the Venture Development team here (https://www.r3.com/venture-development/). Contact the Venture Development team here (https://www.r3.com/venture-development/#module-3). Sign up (http://info.r3.com/email-preferences-new-prospects) for our newsletters. Check out (https://www.r3.com/webinars/) our recorded webinars and register for upcoming webinars! Guest: David Vatchev - LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-vatchev/) Catherine Rutter - LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/catherinemrutter/) - Twitter (https://twitter.com/breadandrutter)

Check out this episode of Life in the Fast Chain featuring Eduardo Rodriguez, president of Flatstone Capital Advisors and the founder of the FlatStone Trident Xchange (FSTX). Watch online here (https://www.r3.com/videos/life-in-the-fast-chain-episode-52-enabling-future-generations-featuring-eduardo-rodriguez/) or listen on your favorite podcast app! Guest: Eduardo Rodriguez - LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/edrodriguezjr/) - Twitter (https://twitter.com/edrodven) Host: Catherine Rutter - LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/catherinemrutter/) - Twitter (https://twitter.com/breadandrutter)

Catherine sits down with ISDA's Ciarán McGonagle and R3's Jason Rozovsky to talk about foundational standards for blockchain, smart contract guidelines, their recent paper, ISDA's work on the Common Domain Module (CDM), and more! Listen on your favorite podcast app or watch online at r3.com. ISDA, Clifford Chance, R3 and the Singapore Academy of Law Publish Smart Contracts Paper (https://www.isda.org/2020/01/13/isda-clifford-chance-r3-and-the-singapore-academy-of-law-publish-smart-contracts-paper/) White paper: Private International Law Aspects of Smart Derivatives Contracts Utilizing Distributed Ledger Technology (https://www.isda.org/a/4RJTE/Private-International-Law-Aspects-of-Smart-Derivatives-Contracts-Utilizing-DLT.pdf) The ISDA paper got second place in the "Thought leadership and social responsibility" category for the FT Innovative Lawyers Asia-Pacific awards. Check it out here (https://www.ft.com/content/3c56e9a0-aef2-11ea-94fc-9a676a727e5a). Guests Ciarán McGonagle - LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/ciar%C3%A1n-mcgonagle-a4029013/) Jason Rozovsky - LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonrozovsky/) - Twitter (https://twitter.com/JasonRozovsky) Host Catherine Rutter - LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/catherinemrutter/) - Twitter (https://twitter.com/breadandrutter)

Catherine sits down with her intern, Nadia Pressley, to talk about virtually interning during the COVID-19 pandemic. Listen on your favorite podcast app or watch online here (https://www.r3.com/videos/podcast-and-chill-minisode-11-with-nadia-pressley/). Nadia Pressley - LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/nadia-pressley-b89084178/) Catherine Rutter - LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/catherinemrutter/) - Twitter (https://twitter.com/breadandrutter)