Mar 29, 2018
Continuing with our interviews
from UCLA Cyber Days, this episode packs 4 interviews with some
brilliant minds from the crypto space!
Chris Eberle is with Swarm Fund, which uses
blockchain to facilitate access to investment opportunities that
are traditionally less accessible.
Les
Borsai’s career started in the music business, and has since
evolved into a plethora of tech-related activities, including being
an advisor to Ripple Labs and other blockchain projects.
Jason Robert is another person in the crypto
space who comes from a background in the music industry. He taught
himself some coding, and got more into the tech space. Now he’s the
co-founder and CEO of HelloSugoi, a smart contract protocol for the
live entertainment industry.
Piper Moretti is the CEO of Crypto Realty
Group. She originally came from the entertainment industry, moved
into real estate, and things changed when she got a client who
wanted to buy a house using bitcoin. Since then, Piper has started
a business that specializes in helping people buy and sell property
using cryptocurrency, and her phone is ringing constantly with
other people looking to learn from her
experience.
Show
Highlights:
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Swarm: the first security token blockchain.
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Legality of using Swarm in the U.S. and other
areas.
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Swarm’s time period for returns.
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Recommendations for getting started in crypto.
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Industries blockchain has the potential to
disrupt.
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Blockchain use cases for music industry and
artists.
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Problems with present event ticking models and how HelloSugoi hopes
to solve them.
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Dealing with constraints of building on the Ethereum
platform.
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How a real estate agent worked with her first client wanting to use
Bitcoin.
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Dealing with home sellers who are fearful of accepting
bitcoin.
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Current state of bitcoin and crypto acceptance in the real estate
industry.
Links for resources
mentioned:
Chris:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/creberle/
https://www.swarm.fund/
https://twitter.com/theswarmfund
http://unchainedpodcast.co/
https://a16z.com/category/blockchain-cryptocurrencies-bitcoin-ethereum/
https://www.theinvestorspodcast.com/
Les:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/les-borsai-3560398/
https://twitter.com/lesborsai
https://www.rightmesh.io/
https://www.propsproject.com/
Jason
https://www.linkedin.com/in/hello-jason-robert/
https://www.hellosugoi.com/
https://twitter.com/hellosugoi
https://www.youtube.com/user/aantonop
https://twitter.com/crypt0snews
Piper Moretti
https://www.linkedin.com/in/pipermoretti/
https://bitpay.com/
http://www.thecryptorealtygroup.com/about/