Blockaday Podcast: Recent Episodes
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At Blockaday, we believe that blockchain will empower billions of lives around the world. However, while this technology has reached mainstream awareness, its potential is still deeply misunderstood. Blockaday Podcast is a show that teaches individuals about blockchain and Web3 through easily digestible conversations with industry experts. The show is hosted by Christian Dumas, co-founder and educator at Blockaday.
In this episode we are joined by Chris Tam, Head of Partnerships at BTQ, for a discussion about post-quantum blockchain. Learn how quantum computing threatens the security of blockchain networks and what BTQ is doing to address this threat.
Show Notes:
3:15 - Blockchain and its ability to redefine how humans interact with each other
4:31 - What is BTQ and what do they do?
5:10 - Quantum computing and how it impacts digital security
7:54 - Public key cryptography and how it is threatened by quantum computers
12:38 - How far away is this quantum threat?
16:55 - BTQ and their mission to build post-quantum blockchain infrastructure
20:46 - Energy-efficient mining and Proof-of-Work vs Proof-of-Stake
26:56 - BTQ's blockspace-efficient quantum algorithm
37:53 - The DeSci (Decentralized Science) Movement
47:09 - Chris describes his work at BTQ as Head of Partnerships
51:31 - BTQ's future: emphasis on blockchain privacy
53:10 - Zero knowledge proofs
54:32 - How the average person can fight the quantum threat and help BTQ with their mission
57:32 - Chris' desire to make a breakthrough in terms of widespread blockchain adoption
Follow Chris Tam:
🐦 Twitter: https://twitter.com/_christam96
Follow BTQ:
🔗 Website: https://btq.li/en
🐦 Twitter: https://twitter.com/btq_ag
Christian Dumas from Blockaday is joined by Dr. Rhea Mehta, Co-founder of Bowhead Health with a PhD in molecular toxicology from the University of Toronto, and Dante Sanchez, MBA and Head of Game Studios at Bowhead. In this episode, they discuss the “Health-to-Earn” blockchain-based game that Bowhead is developing: iSea Monsters.
1:13 – Dante and Dr. Rhea discuss their backgrounds and how they got into the blockchain healthcare space
7:03 – Health-to-Earn and the iSea Monsters vision
11:35 – The importance (and challenges) of self-sovereign health data ownership
19:49 – How Bowhead is able to innovate in the heavily-regulated healthcare industry
23:46 – Getting started with iSea Monsters
30:23 – How iSea Monsters is differentiated from STEPN and other move-to-earn applications
35:15 – Tips on building an engaged community
40:36 – Call to action: join the iSea Monsters community and mint your own monster
Follow iSea Monsters:
Website: https://iseamonsters.com/ Discord Community: https://discord.gg/iseamonsters
Christian Dumas from Blockaday is joined by Ryan Badgley, crypto veteran and Equipment Custodian for the RCMP (Royal Canadian Mountain Police), for a discussion on the evolution of blockchain, the government’s ability to deal with blockchain-related crime, and whether or not humans should be governed by machines.
Show notes
1:14 – Ryan describes his crypto journey and shares some advice for newcomers to the space
6:08 – Christian and Ryan discuss crypto self-custody and the concept of digital ownership
10:24 – Ryan talks about working in the RCMP armoury and his logistics background
13:03 – The concept of blockchain as a “single source of truth” in supply chain management
18:02 – When is blockchain not useful?
22:23 – Should machines govern us?
28:48 - The government’s ability to deal with blockchain-related financial crime and tax evasion
40:01 – Cryptocurrency value propositions in Ukraine, China, and the developing world
44:37 – Future applications of NFTs in real estate and automobiles
51:53 – Ryan talks about the crypto space 5 years from now and his plans for it
Host Christian Dumas is joined by Dr. Chang Lu, a postdoctoral researcher at Blockchain@UBC with a PhD in Strategic Management and Organization from the University of Alberta. Dr. Lu's research is focused on blockchain adoption in the healthcare industry. In this episode, he shares his insight on topics such as applications of blockchain in the healthcare industry, barriers to blockchain adoption, and prominent blockchain healthcare companies.
Show notes:
1:39 - Dr. Lu discusses how he discovered blockchain and why he decided to focus his research on it
5:58 - Dr. Lu talks about the value of blockchain-based health records
11:05 - Applications of blockchain in healthcare: data management, supply chain, medical credentialing
13:17 - Communication inefficiencies in hospitals and privacy breaches of medical records
14:30 - Barriers to blockchain adoption in the healthcare industry
26:14 - Dr. Lu shares his thoughts on how we can accelerate blockchain adoption in healthcare
29:48 - Dr. Lu's top picks for blockchain healthcare companies: Equideum Health and Hashed Health
36:33 - Dr. Lu's ideas for how to onboard individuals and organizations to the blockchain space
40:01 - The difficulties that blockchain startups face in the highly-regulated healthcare industry
42:55 - Dr. Lu's upcoming blockchain research projects
Christian Dumas from Blockaday sits down with Calvin Baxendale, Sales and Logistics Manager in the Transportation industry, to discuss cryptocurrency, NFTs, the Metaverse, and blockchain applications in Supply Chain and Healthcare.
Show notes:
00:45 - Calvin talks about how he got into crypto and his experience so far
04:24 - NFTs and some of their applications beyond digital art.
12:19 - The Metaverse and the role NFTs will play.
17:21 - How blockchain is revolutionizing supply chains.
28:00 - The industry consortia working to create blockchain systems
33:33 - Potential blockchain applications in healthcare
35:59 - The importance of learning about blockchain today
39:30 - Traditional Finance vs Decentralized Finance (DeFi)
46:35 - Calvin's advice for getting newbies into crypto and blockchain
52:44 - Calvin's plans for the blockchain space over the next few months