Ep. 22. Blockchain Insider 28th November 2017 Recording Time 9:30-10:30am UK / 8:30-9:30pm AEDT Contact Laura Watkins laura@11fs.co.uk +447910629429 Location WeWork Aldgate Tower - Meeting room: 4C, 4th Floor and Hangout / Zencaster details to follow Notes to guests: Feel free to make comments/add to discussion points in this document. Format 55 min discussion Hosts this week On point - Simon Taylor Colin Platt - co host last show from Australia :( To include in this week’s show: ICO Roundtable from Reg Tech Rising Interviews in the bag: Jeremy Goodwin Adjoint Paul Forrest (MNS Solutions) Tim Swanson Charles D’Haussy Segment 1: Intro / pre-record - 1 min We. Are. Here. at 11:FS Headquarters in London WeWork for Episode 22 of Blockchain Insider. Today we bring you... Bitcoin flirts with $10,000 per coin It’s that time of the year: - blockchain predictions for 2018 And../ We recorded an exclusive roundtable from the Reg Tech Rising event focusing on ICOs and the regulators views on where the industry is heading. CFTC Comissioner Brian Quintenz Today’s episode of Blockchain Insider is brought to you by Corda: Corda is an open source blockchain platform that allows businesses to transact directly, in strict privacy. Using smart contracts, Corda enables complex transactions using real assets and legally binding agreements without the need of a trusted intermediary. Corda is the result of a collaborative effort led by R3 in collaboration with over 160 of the world’s largest banks and technology partners. It is ready to build on today. The financial community is deploying Corda to manage their agreements and move assets globally. Now you can transform your business ecosystem with the platform selected by the world’s largest institutions to build their future on – Corda. Go to corda.net to learn more. And now onto the news: Segment 2: News - Overview of top stories from last week - 30 mins 1. Business as usual - bitcoin is back up to yet another high, as is Ethereum Tech Crunch - Bitcoin is over $9,000 - Link Coin desk - Bitcoin and Ether soar to all time highs - Link Zero hedge - Ethereum Soars To Record High After South Korea Regulator Confirms "No Plan" To Regulate Cryptos - Link 1.1 As a result, everyone’s getting their predictions in… Coin desk - Baseball Great Jose Canseco Predicts $10,000 Bitcoin By 2018 - Link He also predicted that blockchain will be understood by everyone including “morons” by 2018 And that Satoshi will emerge as a world leader of the (yet to be created) Digital Economic Union by 2020 $100k by 2021? Tuur Demeester on Twitter - Link (Be careful how you pronounce his name!) 2. Forbes are also getting in on predictions, this time for the entire blockchain industry in 2018… Forbes - 5 Essential Blockchain Predictions That Will Define 2018 - Link 2.1. And here’s Colin’s prediction for 2018, cryptocurrencies (not blockchains) taken more seriously by governments and focus on taxes (or tax avoidance): Government of Bermuda launches cryptocurrency task force - Link Swiss Central Banker: Bitcoin 'More Investment Than Currency' - Link 3. Bonds on Ether Coin desk - Who Needs a CSD? Nivaura to Issue First Regulated Ether Bond - Link The bond will be cleared, settled and registered on the public ethereum blockchain. 4. Dept of Justice looking to crack down on “rogue” ICOs, and to make an example in their first case to act as a warning for others Business Insider - The US Department of Justice is reportedly considering action against rogue ICOs - Link Believed that the DoJ will pick a case that's "pure fraud or a blatant and wanton violation of securities laws rather than a situation that may be a closer call." This would give the prosecutor a high chance of success and send a warning to the rest of the sector. China and South Korea have banned ICOs and regulators from the US and UK have repeatedly warned investors that ICOs are high-risk and unproven. Segway into Zilla ad: “ZILLA is a new ICO marketplace app kind of like a mix between Amazon and Reddit for ICOs. You can browse ICOs, upvote or downvote them so the good ones rise to the top. If you like an ICO, you will be able to participate using various tokens and credit card with 1 click. Pre-register for the limited ZILLA beta app at ZLA.io/bi.” 5. Non-financial story! Coin telegraph - Blockchain-Based Air Travel To New Zealand - Link Stories we didn’t have time to cover: 1. Tech Crunch - How to talk about cryptocurrency at the dinner table - Link. - A nice festive explainer for your parents of how crypto works and how it’s essentially one big gamble 2. Ripple does a thing… Ripple.com -Ripple-powered Instant Payment Services Now Live with Axis Bank, RAKBANK, and Standard Chartered - Link Don’t forget: you can let us know what you think about any of the stories we’ve covered on Twitter @bchaininsider, that’s B-CHAIN-INSIDER to share your thoughts, or @colingplatt or @sytaylor if you want to pick up on anything with us personally! Otherwise you can drop us an email at podcasts@11fs.com, we’d love to hear from you. 11:FS, the company that brings you this podcast, are a challenger agency who help banks, asset managers and anyone with a challenge in blockchain or DLT to achieve more. If you want to understand how to commercialise blockchain projects, when they’re going to be real or just have a speaker for your next event we hope that you’ll get in touch. Drop us a line at hello@11fs.co.uk or hit up our website 11fs.com Now let’s dive into the ICO roundtable recorded from Reg Tech Rising in London earlier this month: Segment 3 - Reg Tech Rising ICO Roundtable (20mins) Segment 4 - Close / Outro A big thank you to all our guests that joined that discussion and of course my regular co-host Colin G Platt. Thanks for listening! If you like what you heard, subscribe to our podcast, leave us a review on iTunes (those reviews help us so much), and spread the word - tell all your friends and colleagues to listen too! We will have more Blockchain Insider next week. Goodbye!