EB56 – Daniel Krawisz: Nakamoto Institute, Bitcoin & Libertarianism, The Problem with Appcoins
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We are joined by Daniel Krawisz, the Director of Research at the Satoshi Nakamoto Institute. Daniel co-founded that organization last year with Michael Goldstein and Pierre Rochard to educate the Bitcoin community on the foundational ideas that led to the creation of Bitcoin. The Satoshi Nakomoto Institute is dedicated to shedding light on the ideological history of Bitcoin and keeping its controversial roots from being marginalized.
Topics discussed included: - What it means to be a libertarian, crypto-anarchist. - The perception of Bitcoin and the future of the bitcoin ecosystem - The viability of alternative currencies
The Ethereum Blockchain has received considerable interest from the music industry as a potential method of managing music licenses and finances in an automated fashion.
Here I catch up with Phil Barry, who is a co-founder at Ujo Music, a company driving the development of smart contracts for the music industry. We cover themes such as:
Current pain points for artists - high number of middlemen between listener and artist, long lag time in receiving royalty payments.
How smart contracts could reduce the needs for intermediaries in the music industry.
Ujo music’s demo prototype with Imogen Heap’s song Tiny Human. This song was released on the Ethereum blockchain.
Challenges with the idea.
Future plans.
Check out the video to see how a global financial infrastructure can help artists get paid better for their work.
Links:
Ujo Music website: http://ujomusic.com/
Release of the song Tiny Human on the Ethereum blockchain: http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/imogen-heap-shows-how-music-smart-contracts-work-using-ethereum-1522331
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