Learn how Tai Kersten works in the decentralized asset space to build tools, smart contracts, and products for companies looking to adopt blockchain technology into their business model. Together with his co-founders Mike De’Shazer and David VanIsacker, Tai is working with Quorum, a technology introduced by JP Morgan, to build out concepts for trade financing, education, and developer quality of life. 

Tai is an American expat originally from Montana and is an avid supporter and fan of cryptocurrencies and its underlying tech, Tai hopes to help bring the next generation of decentralized finance to South Korea. 

In this episode, we discuss the following:

• What is a smart contract and how does it work?
• Definition and purpose of D-apps (Decentralized apps) and D-fi (decentralized finance)
• Introduction to the gateway application (Tau)
• How does Proof generate revenue? (fee structure, messenger free)
• Opening the code on Github for developers, designers
• Participating in events (Hackathans, Devcon) to interface and gain insight with people in the space
• Founding team members
• Possible recession in 2020
• Looking back at how etrade/scottrrade was perceived vs. Ethereum/bitcoin
• Regulatory, financial, and technologist viewpoints of blockchain technology
• Mastering Bitcoin: Unlocking Digital Cryptocurrencies by Andreas Antonopoulos
• “South Korea doesn’t need Blockchain” - Andreas Antonopoulos
• Less presence of D-fi/d-apps in Korea
• Quick adoption and quick abandoning trends in Korea
• San Francisco as global tech leader in blockchain
• Blockchain events: Block Show, Dev Con, Korea Blockchain Week
• Pros and cons of being an expat in Korea
• Don’t just take advice - learn by doing.

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