The Swiss Road To Crypto

Julien Guitton is the founder of a Swiss fintech called Condensat. He hopes to later obtain a Swiss banking license. Julien comes from the cypherpunk mouvement so it seems paradoxical that he would want to create a swiss bank. We discuss why he wants to do this, why it is not contradictory to the cypherpunk mouvement, how it will work and the roadmap. Please take a few minutes to answer these short questions. Time stamps 01:52 Cypherpunk mouvement 06:58 Bringing a bank onto the blockchain 09:31 Why he will get a license - process of opening a bank 14:26 Bitcoin is the new regulation 18:08 Why is Condensat different 20:00 Process of opening an account 23:42 Breaking chain analysis 27:10 Why Switzerland and the roadmap 35:52 Rapid fire questions Links @condensat_bank affiliate links Descript https://www.descript.com/?lmref=m0U0LA shift crypto affiliate link https://shiftcrypto.ch/bitbox02/?ref=W7XHHFMKYt braintrust https://app.usebraintrust.com/r/didier3/ If you enjoyed this episode, share this link on your favorite social networks Visit the website and support the podcast with BTC or fiat https://www.theswissroadtocrypto.com/ This podcast is produced by Didier Borel. Copyright © *2020* *The Swiss Road to Crypto*, All rights reserved.

We discuss privacy, regulation, Tornado Cash, censurability of stable coins, crypto lobby groups and various other issues. Timestamps: 00:50 Privacy, regulation and Tornado Cash 16:23 Crypto lobby groups 10:15 Coinbase and Ethereum validation 27:17 Ethereum merge and various other subjects Take a second to answer these questions Descript https://www.descript.com/?lmref=m0U0LA shift crypto affiliate link https://shiftcrypto.ch/bitbox02/?ref=W7XHHFMKYt braintrust https://app.usebraintrust.com/r/didier3/ If you enjoyed this episode, share this link on your favorite social networks Visit the website and support the podcast with BTC or fiat https://www.theswissroadtocrypto.com/ This podcast is produced by Didier Borel. Copyright © *2020* *The Swiss Road to Crypto*, All rights reserved.

Adam Wright is the CEO of Vespene Energy, they burn methane gas from landfills in order to eliminate this powerful greenhouse gas. The way to make this profitable is by mining bitcoin. We discuss how big a problem methane gas is, how long methane emissions from landfills will last, why bitcoin mining is the best way to solve this problem, why stranded energy is the cheapest form of energy and more. Please take a few minutes to answer these short questions. Time stamps 01:08 Vespene Energy's mission 02:40 How big a problem is methane emissions 04:20 Idea came to mind by walking the dog 06:28 Adam's back round, how he came to mining bitcoin with methane 07:36 Why mining is the best solution 11:31 Turning a liability into an asset 15:26 Mining is like a datacenter 17:17 Profit sharing 20:33 Profitability assumptions and other uses for the energy from methane 26:29 Off the grid - cheapest sources of energy and grid stabilisation 32:59 Pilot project and future projects Links @Vespene_Energy https://vespene.energy/ affiliate links Descript https://www.descript.com/?lmref=m0U0LA shift crypto affiliate link https://shiftcrypto.ch/bitbox02/?ref=W7XHHFMKYt braintrust https://app.usebraintrust.com/r/didier3/ If you enjoyed this episode, share this link on your favorite social networks Visit the website and support the podcast with BTC or fiat https://www.theswissroadtocrypto.com/ This podcast is produced by Didier Borel. Copyright © *2020* *The Swiss Road to Crypto*, All rights reserved.

Kevin Monahan is the CEO of a company called Noteworthy. Noteworthy makes physical bitcoin bills in paper. The bills have the private keys on them. This might seem contradictory to the notion of digital currency, but we will discover that, in fact, it is not and some properties might actually improve in the paper version. Furthermore, Kevin worked at MyEtherWallet. The importance of this is that he has quite a bit of experience educating people in crypto. Please take a few minutes to answer these short questions. Time stamps 01:03 Noteworthy, what it is and how it works 06:58 People understand bills better than they understand private keys 08:57 How notes improve anonymity 10:26 Why it is secure and key management 17:20 How notes are created 22:30 Reducing barriers to entry of crypto and potential size of the market 25:25 What he learned from the Dao hack and the ICO boom 32:35 The team, very security focused and the need for hard money 44:07 Kevin's background 50:14 Why in Switzerland 51:38 Ethereum merge and the history of forks 1:04:52 Rapid fire questions Links kevin@noteworthy.ag https://noteworthy.ag/ affiliate links Descript https://www.descript.com/?lmref=m0U0LA shift crypto affiliate link https://shiftcrypto.ch/bitbox02/?ref=W7XHHFMKYt braintrust https://app.usebraintrust.com/r/didier3/ If you enjoyed this episode, share this link on your favorite social networks Visit the website and support the podcast with BTC or fiat https://www.theswissroadtocrypto.com/ This podcast is produced by Didier Borel. Copyright © *2020* *The Swiss Road to Crypto*, All rights reserved.

We discuss SwissPost Finance and bitcoin, European regulation, Russia regulation, bitcoin hash ribbons and Coinbase withdrawals. Timestamps: 03:45 SwissPost Finance 07:11 EU regulation 11:41 Maker DAO, centralisation and DAOs 18:24 Utility of DAOs 21:34 Russia and Regulation 25:03 Hash rate ribbons and withdrawals from exchanges 31:01  Blockfi exposure and market not finished purging Descript https://www.descript.com/?lmref=m0U0LA shift crypto affiliate link https://shiftcrypto.ch/bitbox02/?ref=W7XHHFMKYt braintrust https://app.usebraintrust.com/r/didier3/ If you enjoyed this episode, share this link on your favorite social networks Visit the website and support the podcast with BTC or fiat https://www.theswissroadtocrypto.com/ This podcast is produced by Didier Borel. Copyright © *2020* *The Swiss Road to Crypto*, All rights reserved.

The Data Union DAO is looking to empower people to earn revenues from their data. They want to help developers build apps that will let people sell their data in groups. They also want to set a new standard for best practices. I speak to the Data Union DAO co-founder, Marlene Ronstedt. We discuss how a data union works, the most successful ones, where you can sign up for them and more. Please take a few minutes to answer these short questions. Time stamps 04:05   What is a data union and what is its purpose? 06:52.  How can people participate in a data union? 08:06   Different use cases 09:52   Is data anonymous? 13:09   Why a Dao structure? 17:41   How did you get started? and when? 22:29   Where to sign up for a data union? 26:39   Protocol tax 28:43   Rapid fire questions Links www.dataunions.org @dataunions @ronstedt affiliate links Descript https://www.descript.com/?lmref=m0U0LA shift crypto affiliate link https://shiftcrypto.ch/bitbox02/?ref=W7XHHFMKYt braintrust https://app.usebraintrust.com/r/didier3/ If you enjoyed this episode, share this link on your favorite social networks Visit the website and support the podcast with BTC or fiat https://www.theswissroadtocrypto.com/ This podcast is produced by Didier Borel. Copyright © *2020* *The Swiss Road to Crypto*, All rights reserved.

Today I speak to Kevin Rooke. He studies the Lightning network. We discuss how big the network already is, the new business models it will enable, how easy it will be for most people to earn sats and much more. A very enlightening episode indeed. Time stamps 04:51   How Kevin discovered bitcoin 07:29   New business models 22:11   Cash app vs organic wallets 27:02   Medium article 34:52   5-10% payments lost 37:25   Stable coins 43:20   Lightning and privacy 45:37   Centralisation 48:11   Liquidity on Lightning is centralizing 50:13   What you have learned from your guests 51:54   Criteria for investing in Lightning companies 55:36   VC and TAM - total addressable markets @kerooke https://www.kevinrooke.com/podcast medium article https://www.kevinrooke.com/post/the-lightning-network-is-bigger-than-you-think stakwork.com affiliate links Descript https://www.descript.com/?lmref=m0U0LA shift crypto affiliate link https://shiftcrypto.ch/bitbox02/?ref=W7XHHFMKYt braintrust https://app.usebraintrust.com/r/didier3/ If you enjoyed this episode, share this link on your favorite social networks Visit the website and support the podcast with BTC or fiat https://www.theswissroadtocrypto.com/ This podcast is produced by Didier Borel. Copyright © *2020* *The Swiss Road to Crypto*, All rights reserved.

Tilmar Goos has worked at Seba Bank, the Cardano foundation and currently at the Crypto Valley Association. Today we will discuss his recent PHD thesis about Algorithmic Anthropometry. It sounds obscure, but as you will discover it is quite interesting. We will discuss -How Tilmar discovered crypto -What is algorithmic anthropometry -what  happens to all the data we create -surveillance and privacy and more Time stamps 03:31   Introduction 06:46  What is algorithmic anthropometry 09:35   Aim of the State 16:19.  Importance of Privacy 20:09   Dangers of social scoring 23:33   How to protect against data mining 29:03.  Call for papers, Crypto Valley Association 31:33   Rapid Fire questions Links https://www.linkedin.com/in/tilmarwgoos Twitter: @Tilmar_Goos CVA Call For Papers 2022 Official Handout: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Ukcgv02s5lluyl1rzwR5E2r78RLnIVbE/view?usp=drivesdk affiliate links Descript https://www.descript.com/?lmref=m0U0LA shift crypto affiliate link https://shiftcrypto.ch/bitbox02/?ref=W7XHHFMKYt braintrust https://app.usebraintrust.com/r/didier3/ If you enjoyed this episode, share this link on your favorite social networks Visit the website and support the podcast with BTC or fiat https://www.theswissroadtocrypto.com/ This podcast is produced by Didier Borel. Copyright © *2020* *The Swiss Road to Crypto*, All rights reserved.

Today I am joined by Laurent Waisman. He is co-founder of Nodl. Nodl is easiest way for a newbie to start running a bitcoin node and get all the great features and applications associated with running a node. It is a plug and play solution. It makes running your own node about as easy as buying a computer for the first time. It is financial self-sovereignty in a box. We explain how to get one and set it up. Time stamps 04:37   Set up, plug and play 09:05   All the applications running on Nodl 18:31   How to buy it and price 19:41   Reliable hardware, 2 SSD 21:06   Node as a service - cloud services 29:11   Data recuperation - SSD 39:37   Vision of the company and how it has evolved 41:06   Biggest pain points 44:09   Best assumption made when starting the company 47:22   Rapid fire questions https://www.nodl.it/ twitter @IAskuwheteau and  @ketominer affiliate links Descript https://www.descript.com/?lmref=m0U0LA shift crypto affiliate link https://shiftcrypto.ch/bitbox02/?ref=W7XHHFMKYt braintrust https://app.usebraintrust.com/r/didier3/ If you enjoyed this episode, share this link on your favorite social networks Visit the website and support the podcast with BTC or fiat https://www.theswissroadtocrypto.com/ This podcast is produced by Didier Borel. Copyright © *2020* *The Swiss Road to Crypto*, All rights reserved.

We discuss the release of RGB, hacks, bitcoin’s price and miner capitulation Timestamps 00:34   RGB - really good for bitcoin 08:31   Hacks 16:30   Celsius and 3 Arrows 20:39   Bitcoin price and miner capitulation 27:41   Microstrategy and stable coins links Descript https://www.descript.com/?lmref=m0U0LA Shift crypto  link https://shiftcrypto.ch/bitbox02/?ref=W7XHHFMKYt braintrust https://app.usebraintrust.com/r/didier3/ If you enjoyed this episode, share this link on your favorite social networks Visit the website and support the podcast with BTC or fiat https://www.theswissroadtocrypto.com/ This podcast is produced by Didier Borel. Copyright © *2020* *The Swiss Road to Crypto*, All rights reserved. Share

Romain Braud is director of digital assets at Arab Bank in Switzerland. Arab Bank offers services for crypto custody, trading, staking, and lending. They also offer classic banking services. We will discuss - how Romain convinced Arab bank to embrace crypto - what are the obstacles most banks still face when they want to start a crypto business such as reputational risk - what kind of clients they have and where is demand coming from - corporates looking to get involved in bitcoin - Defi vs Tradfi and risk related to Defi and much more Time stamps 00:05 Introduction 03:47 How Arab Bank got started in crypto 06:20 Reputational risk for the bank 08:35 Profile of clients involved in crypto 12:41 Are crypto assets segregated from the balance sheet of the bank 13:13 Anecdotes from clients 15:45 Corporates looking at bitcoin 19:54 Switzerland and Crypto 21:16 What are clients looking for in Defi 26:41 Main risks in Defi 28:20 Defi vs Tradfi and what will Defi look like in 20 years 30:05 Rapid Fire questions —————————————————————————————— Links https://www.arabbank.ch/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/romainbraud/ Metaforum in Lugano https://metaforum.ch/?track=tsrtc Descript https://www.descript.com/?lmref=m0U0LA Shift crypto https://shiftcrypto.ch/bitbox02/?ref=W7XHHFMKYt cointelegraph https://marketspro.sjv.io/BXY1M9 braintrust https://app.usebraintrust.com/r/didier3/ If you enjoyed this episode, share this link on your favorite social networks https://www.theswissroadtocrypto.com/

I talk to Micheal Svoboda, he is the COO of Liquity. Liquity is a collateralized back stable coin. It is backed by Ether. It is therefore completely different from Terra-Luna. Its closest relative is the Dai stable coin. However Liquity has 2 major advantages over Dai. First, it is interest free and second the minimum over collateralization rate is much lower, 110% compared to 150%. Micheal Svoboda describes how it works, their great success in just 2 years, regulatory issues and more. Time stamps 02:10 What is Liquity and how it works 03:13 Different types of stable coins 06:26 Comparaison to Dai 08:42 Importance of price oracles 14:47 When Liquity started and its fast growth 16:07 How the fees serve the protocol 19:09 Why no interest rate 19:45 How they achieved such fast growth 21:50 Regulation and protocol independence from the company 22:32 Hook up with Bitcoin Suisse 23:58 Regulation FINMA and decentralization 27:17 How to open a position in LUSD 30:42 Three main use cases of LUSD 33:16 How my opinion of Defi has changed 40:30 Innovation in Defi 43:44 Defi and Tokenomics 45:50 Tokenomics, the commons and scaling —————————————————————————————— Links Liquity website https://www.liquity.org/ Twitter @LiquityProtocol Micheal Svoboda https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelsvoboda2/ Twitter @svobodamichael Metaforum in Lugano https://metaforum.ch/?track=tsrtc Descript https://www.descript.com/?lmref=m0U0LA Shift crypto https://shiftcrypto.ch/bitbox02/?ref=W7XHHFMKYt Blockfi https://blockfi.mxuy67.net/6bRDLq cointelegraph https://marketspro.sjv.io/BXY1M9 braintrust https://app.usebraintrust.com/r/didier3/ If you enjoyed this episode, share this link on your favorite social networks https://anchor.fm/didier-borel

Jean-Philippe Aumasson is a cryptographer. He developed a hashing algorithm called Blake. It is trusted by Linux, Google and Ethereum. We will discuss Blake, what cryptography is, and what a cryptographer actually does. We also discuss MPC,NFT and more Time stamps 00:43 Backround 03:06 Working at Kudelski  05:07 Cryptography math and mountaineering 06:59 Cryptography and hacking  08:36 Cryptography and programing  10:31 Cryptography, audits and assements  12:15 MPC multiparty computation  15:35 Can MPC eliminate the need for people to manage their private keys?  16:36 NFT's 19:37 Blake 3, speed, security Google and Ethereum 23:24 Blake and Asics 24:50 The question that nobody asks 28:29 Rapid fire questions  Links https://www.aumasson.jp twitter @veorq shift crypto affiliate link https://shiftcrypto.ch/bitbox02/?ref=W7XHHFMKYt Blockfi https://blockfi.mxuy67.net/6bRDLq cointelegraph https://marketspro.sjv.io/BXY1M9 descript https://www.descript.com/?lmref=m0U0LA Braintrust https://app.usebraintrust.com/r/didier3/ If you enjoyed this episode, share this link on your favorite social networks https://anchor.fm/didier-borel or share the link you are listening to in your podcast now Visit the website and support the podcast with BTC or fiat https://www.theswissroadtocrypto.com/

We discuss stablecoins, defi, and the decentralisation of Ethereum Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction 00:29 stablecoins 07:08 Liquity and crypto-backed stablecoins 10:33 Stablecoin trilemas 12:43 Defi, Institutional demand 16:07 How decentralised is Ethereum 16:20 POS leads to centralisation 21:24  Metamask and Infura 30:05 Vitalik's post on bitcoin maximalism If you enjoyed this episode, share this link on your favorite social networks https://anchor.fm/didier-borel or share the link you are listening to in your podcast now Visit the website and support the podcast with BTC or fiat https://www.theswissroadtocrypto.com/ links shift crypto affiliate link https://shiftcrypto.ch/bitbox02/?ref=W7XHHFMKYt Blockfi https://blockfi.mxuy67.net/6bRDLq cointelegraph https://marketspro.sjv.io/BXY1M9 descript https://www.descript.com/?lmref=m0U0LA braintrust https://app.usebraintrust.com/r/didier3/ Andreas Antonopoulos - access to his shop, courses, books and goods - click link below https://aantonop.com/shop/?raf=ref2475594 This podcast is produced by Didier Borel. Copyright © *2020* *The Swiss Road to Crypto*, All rights reserved. .

The Bitcoin Policy Institute is an interdisciplinary cohort of economists, coders, lawyers, climate scientists, philosophers, and policy analysts, providing research, fact checking and commentary on Bitcoin. This is the second part of an interview I did with Mathew Pines. In this episode we discuss BPI's views on Bitcoin and energy consumption. He explains why it can be a very useful tool to build out renewable energy sources. Links https://www.btcpolicy.org/ twitter @mathew_pines shift crypto affiliate link https://shiftcrypto.ch/bitbox02/?ref=W7XHHFMKYt Blockfi https://blockfi.mxuy67.net/6bRDLq cointelegraph https://marketspro.sjv.io/BXY1M9 descript https://www.descript.com/?lmref=m0U0LA Braintrust https://app.usebraintrust.com/r/didier3/ If you enjoyed this episode, share this link on your favorite social networks https://anchor.fm/didier-borel or share the link you are listening to in your podcast now Visit the website and support the podcast with BTC or fiat https://www.theswissroadtocrypto.com/

The Bitcoin Policy Institute is an interdisciplinary cohort of economists, coders, lawyers, climate scientists, philosophers, and policy analysts, providing research, fact checking and commentary on Bitcoin. We will discuss with Mathew Pines what they do, who their message is for, why there has been recent changes to the U S government's approach to crypto, whether crypto can help avoid sanctions and whether the U S makes the distinction between Bitcoin and other crypto.  Time stamps 00:06 Hook - decentralisation 01:20 Introduction 06:17 Bitcoin Policy Institute, role and audience 11:03 Financing and different interests 17:02 What subjects do they advise on 21:00 Why the approach of US government evolved 31:27 US government, centralisation vs decentralisation  45:07 US government and distinction between BTC, CBDC and stablecoins Links https://www.btcpolicy.org/ twitter @mathew_pines shift crypto affiliate link https://shiftcrypto.ch/bitbox02/?ref=W7XHHFMKYt Blockfi https://blockfi.mxuy67.net/6bRDLq cointelegraph https://marketspro.sjv.io/BXY1M9 descript https://www.descript.com/?lmref=m0U0LA Braintrust https://app.usebraintrust.com/r/didier3/ If you enjoyed this episode, share this link on your favorite social networks https://anchor.fm/didier-borel or share the link you are listening to in your podcast now Visit the website and support the podcast with BTC or fiat https://www.theswissroadtocrypto.com/

Braintrust is the world's first user owned talent market place for freelancers. In this episode, the co-founder, Adam Jackson tells us how it works and why freelancers make much more in this platform than on privately owned platforms and how it continues its explosive growth since our previous episode. We also discuss investments by venture capital firms and how you can profit either as a freelancer or by referring talent to the platform. Time stamps 00:00 Introduction and sponsors 06:32 Fee structure and Braintrust token 11:29 Token's utility and how it accrues value 14:15 Community and Leadership 15:39 Venture capital investment 19:00 Braintrust by the numbers 22:04 Rapid fire questions Links https://info.app.usebraintrust.com/ www.usebraintrust.com twitter @adamjacksonsf sign up here https://app.usebraintrust.com/r/didier3/ other referral links shift crypto affiliate link https://shiftcrypto.ch/bitbox02/?ref=W7XHHFMKYt Blockfi https://blockfi.mxuy67.net/6bRDLq cointelegraph https://marketspro.sjv.io/BXY1M9 descript https://www.descript.com/?lmref=m0U0LA If you enjoyed this episode, share this link on your favorite social networks https://anchor.fm/didier-borel or share the link you are listening to in your podcast now Visit the website and support the podcast with BTC or fiat https://www.theswissroadtocrypto.com/ This podcast is produced by Didier Borel. Copyright © *2020* *The Swiss Road to Crypto*, All rights reserved.

We discuss crypto adoption in Lugano and their new law, regulatory issues in USA and Europe, Exxon mining bitcoin and Ukraine and crypto usage Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction 01:04 Crypto adoption in Lugano 06:56 Regulatory issues in Europe 10:33 Biden's executive order 12:14 UK-unlicensed ATM machines and crypto advertising 16:34 Ethereum test to move to POS a success 18:35 Exxon and Conoco Philipps mine bitcoin with excess gas flares, reduces CO2 emissions 23:11  Russia and Ukraine, crypto only means of payment that works If you enjoyed this episode, share this link on your favorite social networks https://anchor.fm/didier-borel or share the link you are listening to in your podcast now Visit the website and support the podcast with BTC or fiat https://www.theswissroadtocrypto.com/ links shift crypto affiliate link https://shiftcrypto.ch/bitbox02/?ref=W7XHHFMKYt Blockfi https://blockfi.mxuy67.net/6bRDLq cointelegraph https://marketspro.sjv.io/BXY1M9 descript https://www.descript.com/?lmref=m0U0LA braintrust https://app.usebraintrust.com/r/didier3/ Andreas Antonopoulos - access to his shop, courses, books and goods - click link below https://aantonop.com/shop/?raf=ref2475594 This podcast is produced by Didier Borel. Copyright © *2020* *The Swiss Road to Crypto*, All rights reserved.

We discuss financial censorship by the US government towards Afghanistan, financial censorship by the Canadian government towards their citizens, AOPP, the travel rule, the big four accounting firms adopting crypto and more. Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction 01:22 Censorship, Afghanistan Central Bank, Canada and Russia 12:54 Russia and Crypto 18:38 Trezor and AOPP 27:41 Travel Rule and the US compliance platform 34:39 Big 4 accounting firms adopt crypto 39:18 Binance and Faceboook If you enjoyed this episode, share this link on your favorite social networks https://anchor.fm/didier-borel or share the link you are listening to in your podcast now Visit the website and support the podcast with BTC or fiat https://www.theswissroadtocrypto.com/ affiliate links Andreas Antonopoulos - access to his shop, courses, books and goods - click link below https://aantonop.com/shop/?raf=ref2475594 This podcast is produced by Didier Borel. Copyright © *2020* *The Swiss Road to Crypto*, All rights reserved. .

Anita Posch is back from El Salvador. We discuss -her take aways of bitcoin in El Salvador -President Bukele’s human rights record -President Bukele's desire to be bigger than bitcoin -Chivo wallet and Algorand -Who holds the keys to El Salvador’s coins -The importance of censorship resistant money -The importance of bitcoin education -Anita’s book and initiative Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction 02:48 Bukele and human rights 11:12 A way to get famous fast 13:20 Chivo wallet, Algorand and Bitgo 15:56 Quality of education varies in El Salvador 22:50 Censorship resistant money, censorship resistant content 29:03 How bitcoin helps local projects 31:36 Importance of education 33:49 Anita’s book and initiative _______________________________ links https://learnbitcoin.link https://anitaposch.com/newsletter https://btcfairness.org Anita Posch "Anita's (L)earn Bitcoin book is a concise and approachable introduction to Bitcoin that covers all of the major topics for someone to get started." - Lyn Alden, Investment Strategist https://learnbitcoin.link On CoinDesk, WhatBitcoinDid, Bitcoin Magazine, German TV Newsletter Subscribe for free https://anitaposch.com/newsletter The Anita Posch Show - Bitcoin for Fairness The first female hosted Bitcoin only podcast. https://bitcoinundco.com/en/ If you enjoyed this episode, share this link on your favorite social networks https://anchor.fm/didier-borel or share the link you are listening to in your podcast now Visit the website and support the podcast with BTC or fiat https://www.theswissroadtocrypto.com/ affiliate links Andreas Antonopoulos - access to his shop, courses, books and goods - click link below https://aantonop.com/shop/?raf=ref2475594 This podcast is produced by Didier Borel. Copyright © *2020* *The Swiss Road to Crypto*, All rights reserved.

This episode is directed to angel investors and venture capitalists. If you are interested in getting an idea of the valuations of crypto firms, I ask the question; how much are Swiss crypto startups really worth? How do they compare to well known startups in the USA or elsewhere? What information is available and what is just guesswork. I had a look and put some numbers together and we will see what my guests Mauro Cappiello and Alex Poltorak have to say about these valuations. If you enjoyed this episode, share this link on your favorite social networks https://anchor.fm/didier-borel or share the link you are listening to in your podcast now Visit the website and support the podcast with BTC or fiat https://www.theswissroadtocrypto.com/ affiliate links Andreas Antonopoulos - access to his shop, courses, books and goods - click link below https://aantonop.com/shop/?raf=ref2475594 This podcast is produced by Didier Borel. Copyright © *2020* *The Swiss Road to Crypto*, All rights reserved.

We discuss the Swiss National Bank’s CBDC project called “Helvetia” and how Blockchain Innovation Group participated in a test phase of it. We also discuss, custody solutions, security of Defi, monitoring the Lightning network, bitcoin’s distribution and more. Timestamps: 01:03 Introduction 02:43 Helvetia phase 2 and Swiss CBDC 08:38 DLT, Blockchain and CBDC 18:26 Difference between DLT and Blockchain 19:40  Defi, custody solutions and Security 24:14 Bitcoin developer legal defense fund and cryptography 27:16 Lightning network and compliance 32:38 Bitcoin distribution and small amounts If you enjoyed this episode, share this link on your favorite social networks https://anchor.fm/didier-borel or share the link you are listening to in your podcast now Visit the website and support the podcast with BTC or fiat https://www.theswissroadtocrypto.com/ affiliate links Andreas Antonopoulos - access to his shop, courses, books and goods - click link below https://aantonop.com/shop/?raf=ref2475594 This podcast is produced by Didier Borel. Copyright © *2020* *The Swiss Road to Crypto*, All rights reserved.

Daniele Bernardi is the founder and CEO of Diaman Partners. Diaman Partners is a Fintech asset management company. Daniele recently wrote an article in Cointelegraph entitled “The three reasons why Plan B stock-to-flow model is not reliable.” In this podcast we discuss 1. what stock to flow is 2. the weakness of the model 3. the usefulness of the model 4. other models and other factors 5. Daniele’s predictions going forward timestamps: 00:27  Introduction 01:41  Stock to Flow (S2F) definition 10:08  Weakness of S2F 18:20  Usefulness of the model 21:49  Other models, other factors 24:23. Price prediction Links https://www.diamanpartners.com/ https://www.digital-asset.fund/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielebernardi/ https://cointelegraph.com/news/three-reasons-why-planb-s-stock-to-flow-model-is-not-reliable If you enjoyed this episode, share this link on your favorite social networks https://anchor.fm/didier-borel or share the link you are listening to in your podcast now Visit the website and support the podcast with BTC or fiat https://www.theswissroadtocrypto.com/ affiliate links Andreas Antonopoulos - access to his shop, courses, books and goods - click link below https://aantonop.com/shop/?raf=ref2475594 This podcast is produced by Didier Borel. Copyright © *2020* *The Swiss Road to Crypto*, All rights reserved.

We review the main headlines of 2021 and make several predictions for 2022. We discuss El Salvador, Lightning, RGB, Ethereum, Defi and regulation.  I am joined by Mauro Cappielo and Alex Poltorak. Timestamps: 01:27 Bitcoin and Ether price 01:48 El Salvador, Lightning and Taproot 04:44 Microstrategy 05:27 Dogecoin 07:36 China bans Bitcoin and Meta 10:21 Headlines relating to Ethereum 17:03 Defi hacks and the regulator 18:16 Swiss Minister owns a Ledger 19:06 Finma and KYC-less transactions 22:02 Predictions for 2022 If you enjoyed this episode, share this link on your favorite social networks https://anchor.fm/didier-borel or share the link you are listening to in your podcast now Visit the website and support the podcast with BTC or fiat https://www.theswissroadtocrypto.com/ affiliate links Andreas Antonopoulos - access to his shop, courses, books and goods - click link below https://aantonop.com/shop/?raf=ref2475594 This podcast is produced by Didier Borel. Copyright © *2020* *The Swiss Road to Crypto*, All rights reserved.

Today I am pleased to speak to Richard Astle. Richard is the head of Switzerland and Middle East at Fireblocks. Fireblocks is a platform for institutions to help them custody and manage crypto assets as well as access Defi. Their clients are mainly institutions trading crypto and custodying crypto for clients. In this episode we discuss - Hot, cold and warm storage - Advantages of MPC - multiparty computation - How blockchain settlements differ from legacy settlements - The threat to legacy banks of challenger banks and Coinbase - Client demand for Defi Timestamps 00:00 Introduction 00:51 What problem Fireblocks is solving 01:56 Hot warm and cold storage 03:11 How it works 07:49 Advantages of MPC-multiparty computation 11:07 How blockchain settlements are different from legacy settlements 17:03 Timeline for DLT adoption 17:35 Blockchain 3 party accounting system 19:16 Fragmentation of bank infrastructure and where legacy systems come from 24:35 risk of legacy banks business model 24:51 Challenger banks and Coinbase 28:21 How Fireblocks vision of crypto trading was novel 29:21 Growth at Fireblocks 31:49 Legacy and crypto native institutions co-existing 32:55 How banks could evolve 33:34 Fireblocks - Milestones 35:03 Client demand for Defi 38:11 Fireblocks and Aave arc Links Richard Astle Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/in/richard-astle-84237090/ Fireblocks https://www.fireblocks.com/ Visit the website and support the podcast with BTC or fiat https://www.theswissroadtocrypto.com/ affiliate links Andreas Antonopoulos - access to his shop, courses, books and goods - click link below https://aantonop.com/shop/?raf=ref2475594 This podcast is produced by Didier Borel. Copyright © *2020* *The Swiss Road to Crypto*, All rights reserved.

Eliezer Ndinga is research lead at 21 Shares. 21 Shares produces regular research on many subjects relating to crypto. Eli’s articles are often featured in Bloomberg, Business Insider and other major outlets. In this episode we will cover -NFT and decentralisation -decentralized storage -competitors to Ethereum -Solana -upgrade to Ethereum 2.0 -Bitcoin competing against Ethereum Timestamps 0:00 Intro 01:42 Elie’s Backround 06:15 NFT, P2P plateforms and exchanges 07:51 Decentralized storage 12:13 NFT and decentralisation 17:48 Ethereum competitors and scaling 25:12 Upgrade Ethereum 2.0 26:22 Ethereum is Silicon Valley, Solana is Miami 27:56 Bitcoin competing against Ethereum 28:43 Soverin on Bitcoin 30:11 Questions from Investors 34:50 Metaverse Facebook 37:20 Rapid Fire questions Voici les liens et ma photo ci-dessous: - Twitter: Personnel: https://mobile.twitter.com/elindinga 21Shares: https://mobile.twitter.com/21Shares Amun: https://mobile.twitter.com/Amun - Websites: 21Shares: https://21shares.com 21Shares Research Hub: https://21shares.com/research 21Shares Q3 Review: https://21shares.com/research/quarterly-review-sep21 21Shares Investor Letter: https://21shares.com/# - Projects: Zora — community-owned NFT marketplace: https://zora.co/ Sovryn — lending and trading platform on BTC: https://www.sovryn.app/ Stacks — smart contract platform on BTC: https://www.stacks.co/ RSK — smart contract platform on BTC: https://www.rsk.co/

Braintrust is the world's first user owned and governed talent market place for freelancers. It has had fantastic growth in the last 18 months, 22 mio in revenue, a global community of 700,000 and 100 companies of the Fortune 1000 as users. In this episode, the co-founder, Adam Jackson tells us how it works and why freelancers make much more in this platform than on privately owned platforms. He describes the role of the token and Ethereum. We also discuss Web3, which services on the internet can be decentralized and which cannot and how he thinks Web3 will create new business models. Time stamps 1:44 Introduction 3:16 Braintrust description 8:37 How Braintrust uses Ethereum 21:09 Genesis of Braintrust 25:33 Importance of incentives 29:41 Decentralizes social networks 30:23 What works well on Web3 33:42 Decentralizing curated content 40:00 what steps still need to be taken for more pervasive Web3 42.29 Rapid Fire question Links braintrust.com Twitter: @adamjacksonsf, @usebraintrust Whitepaper: braintrust.com/whitepaper BTRST token: braintrust.com/btrst-token affiliate linksaffiliate links descript https://www.descript.com/?lmref=m0U0LA shift crypto affiliate link https://shiftcrypto.ch/bitbox02/?ref=W7XHHFMKYt Blockfi https://blockfi.mxuy67.net/6bRDLq cointelegraph https://marketspro.sjv.io/BXY1M9 braintrust https://app.usebraintrust.com/r/didier3/ This podcast is produced by Didier Borel. Copyright © *2020* *The Swiss Road to Crypto*, All rights reserved.

In this episode we discuss some of the major news headlines relating to crypto in the month of September 2021. To do this I am joined by Mauro Cappiello and Alex Poltorak. Mauro is the founder and CEO of Blockchain Innovation Group.  He is also a mentor at F10, a start up incubator, and co-chair of the Crypto Valley Association Working Group for entreprise solutions. Alex Poltorak is an IT entrepreneur and regtech hacker. He is co-founder of Alsenet, which provides hosting services for high quality software requiring a high degree of security. We discuss -Regulation -China -Decentralisation of Twitter -the Lightening network -NFT timestamps intro 00:00 Regulation  03:26 Twitter. 18:54 Lightening.  26:53 NFT  42.10 affiliate links Andreas Antonopoulos - access to his shop, courses, books and goods - click link below https://aantonop.com/shop/?raf=ref2475594 Shift Crypto - get a Swiss made hardware wallet - click link below https://shiftcrypto.shop/en/?ref=W7XHHFMKYt This podcast is edited by Mikhael Junod, produced by Didier Borel. Copyright © *2020* *The Swiss Road to Crypto*, All rights reserved.

Streamr.network, based in Zug, is the backbone infrastructure for companies and people to automatically share data in real time and be paid for it. In this episode, Henri Pihkala tells us what it takes to build a decentralized network and how to incentive people to join it. He explains the success that they have had with their test net and how Twitter could become a decentralized network with Streamr. Henri went from using data for stock trading to building a backbone for people to buy and sell data without a central party. This is the future of the internet, being built in Switzerland. Andreas Antonopoulos - access to his shop, courses, books and goods - click link below https://aantonop.com/shop/?raf=ref2475594 Blockfi - get interest on your crypto or get a loan in fiat with your crypto holdings - click link below https://blockfi.com/?ref=f0559479 Shift Crypto - get a Swiss made hardware wallet - click link below https://shiftcrypto.shop/en/?ref=W7XHHFMKYt Copyright © *2020* *The Swiss Road to Crypto*, All rights reserved.

Tomer Strolight is a successful author and podcast host. He has had a lot of success with articles that have been shared by Micheal Saylor and Jimmy Song. In this podcast we discuss his most recent article "The problem with Ethereum." We discuss how it has strayed from their original promises. Tomer makes comparisons to Bitcoin and explains that Bitcoin has remained truer to its promises, which gives it more credibility and thus in the long run, more value. We talk about the transition to Proof of Stake, Defi and NFT. A great conversation to put things in perspective! articles The problem with Ethereum https://tomerstrolight.medium.com/the-problem-with-ethereum-af9692f4af95 Bitcoin aren’t toxic - They have integrity https://tomerstrolight.medium.com/bitcoiners-are-not-toxic-they-have-integrity-bd866d2773e9 other articles by Tomer on Medium https://tomerstrolight.medium.com/ For the love of bitcoin, on apple podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/for-the-love-of-bitcoin/id1551683632 If you use Brave browser, which I highly recommend, you can visit the website swissroadtocrypto.com and tip me in Bat tokens and sign up for notifications of new episodes affiliate links Andreas Antonopoulos - access to his shop, courses, books and goods - click link below https://aantonop.com/shop/?raf=ref2475594 Blockfi - get interest on your crypto or get a loan in fiat with your crypto holdings - click link below https://blockfi.com/?ref=f0559479 Shift Crypto - get a Swiss made hardware wallet - click link below https://shiftcrypto.shop/en/?ref=W7XHHFMKYt This podcast is edited by Mikhael Junod, produced by Mikhael Junod and Didier Borel. Copyright © *2020* *The Swiss Road to Crypto*, All rights reserved.

Darko Gasic and Alex Poltorak have co-founded Hodling SA. Hodling SA offers a completely non-custodial, multi-signature wallet solution for storing large amounts of bitcoin for institutional holders, family offices and individuals. It is does not depend on a third party, is resistant to seizure even from nation state actors and works even if the company no longer exists. We discuss how it works and what makes it more reliable than other solutions. website https://hodling.ch Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/company/hodling-sa/ affiliate links Andreas Antonopoulos - access to his shop, courses, books and goods - click link below https://aantonop.com/shop/?raf=ref2475594 Blockfi - get interest on your crypto or get a loan in fiat with your crypto holdings - click link below https://blockfi.com/?ref=f0559479 Shift Crypto - get a Swiss made hardware wallet - click link below https://shiftcrypto.shop/en/?ref=W7XHHFMKYt This podcast is edited by Mikhael Junod, produced by Mikhael Junod and Didier Borel. Copyright © *2020* *The Swiss Road to Crypto*, All rights reserved.

In this episode we discuss some of the major news headlines relating to crypto in the month of June 2021. To do this I am joined by Mauro Cappiello and Alex Poltorak. Mauro is the founder and CEO of Blockchain Innovation Group.  He is also a mentor at F10, a start up incubator, and co-chair of the Crypto Valley Association Working Group for entreprise solutions. Alex Poltorak is an IT entrepreneur and regtech hacker. He is co-founder of Alsenet, which provides hosting services for high quality software requiring a high degree of security. If you use Brave browser, which I highly recommend, you can visit the website swissroadtocrypto.com and tip me in Bat tokens. Andreas Antonopoulos - access to his shop, courses, books and goods - click link below https://aantonop.com/shop/?raf=ref2475594 Blockfi - get interest on your crypto or get a loan in fiat with your crypto holdings - click link below https://blockfi.mxuy67.net/c/2458178/907782/10568 Shift Crypto - get a Swiss made hardware wallet - click link below https://shiftcrypto.shop/en/?ref=W7XHHFMKYt This podcast is edited by Mikhael Junod, produced by Mikhael Junod and Didier Borel. Copyright © *2020* *The Swiss Road to Crypto*, All rights reserved.

Cyril Lapinte is a programmer by education. He worked at the SIX, the Swiss Exchange and in a Swiss bank before developing the defi community in Switzerland. He is the main architect behind C-layer. “C” like compliance is a layer of code that brings compliance to defi. Cyril will explain to us in detail what C-layer is, why it is important, and what role compliance should have in defi. time stamps 00:00 introduction 06:00 what is c-layer 07:50 why do we need compliance 10:00 compliance is good 10:50 what is holding back institutions getting into defi 19:30 advantages of defi over cefi 21:30 comparaison defi-cefi 24:58 next big bubble will come from crypto exchanges 28:40 blockchain as a governance mechanism 36:16 compliance is another way to do governance 38.10 proof of stake and governance 45:30 liquidity and defi 52:00 rapid fire questions f you use Brave browser, which I highly recommend, you can visit the website swissroadtocrypto.com and tip me in Bat tokens and sign up for notifications of new episodes Andreas Antonopoulos - access to his shop, courses, books and goods - click link below https://aantonop.com/shop/?raf=ref2475594 Blockfi - get interest on your crypto or get a loan in fiat with your crypto holdings - click link below https://blockfi.com/?ref=f0559479 Shift Crypto - get a Swiss made hardware wallet - click link below https://shiftcrypto.shop/en/?ref=W7XHHFMKYt This podcast is edited by Mikhael Junod, produced by Mikhael Junod and Didier Borel. Copyright © *2020* *The Swiss Road to Crypto*, All rights reserved.

Zach Harvey is CEO of Lamassu, a company that builds ATM machines for bitcoin. They increase adoption of bitcoin, as well as increase business in the shops that choose to install them. We get an insight into who is using ATM’s and for what purpose. Zach describes how they went from running a guitar store to building bitcoin ATM and how a small project grew into a big business. If you use Brave browser, which I highly recommend, you can visit the website swissroadtocrypto.com and tip me in Bat tokens. Andreas Antonopoulos - access to his shop, courses, books and goods - click link below https://aantonop.com/shop/?raf=ref2475594 Blockfi - get interest on your crypto or get a loan in fiat with your crypto holdings - click link below https://blockfi.mxuy67.net/c/2458178/907782/10568 Shift Crypto - get a Swiss made hardware wallet - click link below https://shiftcrypto.shop/en/?ref=W7XHHFMKYt This podcast is edited by Mikhael Junod, produced by Mikhael Junod and Didier Borel. Copyright © *2020* *The Swiss Road to Crypto*, All rights reserved.

Anita Posch runs a podcast on bitcoin, called the Anita Posch show. She has similar interests to the listeners of this podcast. She is not interested in talking about whether the price of bitcoin will go up 10% in the next week or some macro bla bla about whether you should buy or sell. We will discover why she thinks bitcoin is important and what she is looking to share. If you use Brave browser, which I highly recommend, you can visit the website swissroadtocrypto.com and tip me in Bat tokens. Andreas Antonopoulos - access to his shop, courses, books and goods - click link below https://aantonop.com/shop/?raf=ref2475594 Blockfi - get interest on your crypto or get a loan in fiat with your crypto holdings - click link below https://blockfi.mxuy67.net/c/2458178/907782/10568 Shift Crypto - get a Swiss made hardware wallet - click link below https://shiftcrypto.shop/en/?ref=W7XHHFMKYt This podcast is edited by Mikhael Junod, produced by Mikhael Junod and Didier Borel. Copyright © *2020* *The Swiss Road to Crypto*, All rights reserved.

Episode 32. Today I am pleased to have David Hengartner. He is co-founder of a start-up called rready. rready offers a platform that helps companies promote innovation by harnessing the ideas and innovation that come directly from their own employees. He will tell us how to make innovation a process and how to measure it. He will also tell us how his product goes further than similar products invented in silicon valley and about his vision to become the global category leader for innovation. They already have some of the biggest companies in the world as clients. www. rready.com f you use Brave browser, which I highly recommend, you can visit the website swissroadtocrypto.com and tip me in Bat tokens and sign up for notifications of new episodes Andreas Antonopoulos - access to his shop, courses, books and goods - click link below https://aantonop.com/shop/?raf=ref2475594 Blockfi - get interest on your crypto or get a loan in fiat with your crypto holdings - click link below https://blockfi.com/?ref=f0559479 Shift Crypto - get a Swiss made hardware wallet - click link below https://shiftcrypto.shop/en/?ref=W7XHHFMKYt This podcast is edited by Mikhael Junod, produced by Mikhael Junod and Didier Borel. Copyright © *2020* *The Swiss Road to Crypto*, All rights reserved.

In episode 31, I speak to Simon Collins. He is the CEO and co-founder of TradeCloud. TradeCloud is a platform designed to improve trading and  supply chain management of the commodities industry. Simon will explain how it is a huge leap forward from the antiquated existing system and how this entreprise blockchain solution digitizes and automates a whole industry. We talk cloud, enterprise blockchain, R3 Corda and their upcoming token offering. https://tradecloud.sg https://www.linkedin.com/company/tradecloud-services-pte-ltd/ Sapiens A Brief History of Humankind If you use Brave browser, which I highly recommend, you can visit the website swissroadtocrypto.com and tip me in Bat tokens. Andreas Antonopoulos - access to his shop, courses, books and goods - click link below https://aantonop.com/shop/?raf=ref2475594 Blockfi - get interest on your crypto or get a loan in fiat with your crypto holdings - click link below https://blockfi.mxuy67.net/c/2458178/907782/10568 Shift Crypto - get a Swiss made hardware wallet - click link below https://shiftcrypto.shop/en/?ref=W7XHHFMKYt This podcast is edited by Mikhael Junod, produced by Mikhael Junod and Didier Borel. Copyright © *2020* *The Swiss Road to Crypto*, All rights reserved.

In this episode I speak to Claudia Diaz. She is co-founder and chief science officer of Nym Technologies. She will tell us how Nym aims to help everyone achieve anonymity on the internet. Nym recently came out with their White Paper and she will explain its design and how everyone will be able to use it seamlessly. If you use Brave browser, which I highly recommend, you can visit the website swissroadtocrypto.com and tip me in Bat tokens and sign up for notifications of new episodes Andreas Antonopoulos - access to his shop, courses, books and goods - click link below https://aantonop.com/shop/?raf=ref2475594 Blockfi - get interest on your crypto or get a loan in fiat with your crypto holdings - click link below https://blockfi.com/?ref=f0559479 Shift Crypto - get a Swiss made hardware wallet - click link below https://shiftcrypto.shop/en/?ref=W7XHHFMKYt This podcast is edited by Mikhael Junod, produced by Mikhael Junod and Didier Borel. Copyright © *2020* *The Swiss Road to Crypto*, All rights reserved.

In this episode we discuss some of the major news headlines relating to crypto in the month of March. To do this I am joined by Mauro Cappiello and Alex Poltorak. Mauro is the founder and CEO of Blockchain Innovation Group.  He is also a mentor at F10, a start up incubator, and co-chair of the Crypto Valley Association Working Group for entreprise solutions. Alex Poltorak is an IT entrepreneur and regtech hacker. He is co-founder of Alsenet, which provides hosting services for high quality software requiring a high degree of security. If you use Brave browser, which I highly recommend, you can visit the website swissroadtocrypto.com and tip me in Bat tokens. Andreas Antonopoulos - access to his shop, courses, books and goods - click link below https://aantonop.com/shop/?raf=ref2475594 Blockfi - get interest on your crypto or get a loan in fiat with your crypto holdings - click link below https://blockfi.mxuy67.net/c/2458178/907782/10568 Shift Crypto - get a Swiss made hardware wallet - click link below https://shiftcrypto.shop/en/?ref=W7XHHFMKYt This podcast is edited by Mikhael Junod, produced by Mikhael Junod and Didier Borel. Copyright © *2020* *The Swiss Road to Crypto*, All rights reserved.

Fongit is a start up incubator in Geneva. James is responsible for selection, incubation and coaching of start ups. He has supported some leading start ups like Proton Mail, Comba Group, Media Maps and many others. He will tell us about his early life as a physicist and start up entrepreneur. We also discuss how Fongit guides a company from early stage to a mature company, what makes a good start up coach and how they pair the coach with the entrepreneur. https://www.fongit.ch/ If you use Brave browser, which I highly recommend, you can visit the website swissroadtocrypto.com and tip me in Bat tokens and sign up for notifications of new episodes Andreas Antonopoulos - access to his shop, courses, books and goods - click link below https://aantonop.com/shop/?raf=ref2475594 Blockfi - get interest on your crypto or get a loan in fiat with your crypto holdings - click link below https://blockfi.com/?ref=f0559479 Shift Crypto - get a Swiss made hardware wallet - click link below https://shiftcrypto.shop/en/?ref=W7XHHFMKYt This podcast is edited by Mikhael Junod, produced by Mikhael Junod and Didier Borel. Copyright © *2020* *The Swiss Road to Crypto*, All rights reserved.

Alexandre Gaillard, CEO and founder of InvestGlass, a Swiss based CRM tool for banks and asset managers. We talk about his journey to building a successful fintech start up, the need to continually iterate, the help he got from Fongit, a start up incubator in Geneva, and the freedom that comes from being completely self funded InvestGlass https://www.investglass.com/ If you use Brave browser, which I highly recommend, you can visit the website swissroadtocrypto.com and tip me in Bat tokens and sign up for notifications of new episodes Andreas Antonopoulos - access to his shop, courses, books and goods - click link below https://aantonop.com/shop/?raf=ref2475594 Blockfi - get interest on your crypto or get a loan in fiat with your crypto holdings - click link below https://blockfi.com/?ref=f0559479 Shift Crypto - get a Swiss made hardware wallet - click link below https://shiftcrypto.shop/en/?ref=W7XHHFMKYt This podcast is edited by Mikhael Junod, produced by Mikhael Junod and Didier Borel. Copyright © *2020* *The Swiss Road to Crypto*, All rights reserved.

Welcome to episode 26 of the The Swiss Road to Crypto, with Jordi Baylina. Jordi has deep knowledge of decentralized systems and zero knowledge proofs. He is striving for Catalonian independence, so he knows a thing or two about censorship resistant communications systems. Jordi will share his deep knowledge on these topics. We will also discuss scaling solutions in Ethereum his role in the DAO hack and his project called Iden 3, to establish identities on the internet. Great episode, I hope you enjoy it as much as I did. Sponsoring and affiliation If you use Brave browser, which I highly recommend, you can visit the website swissroadtocrypto.com and tip me in Bat tokens. Andreas Antonopoulos - access to his shop, courses, books and goods - click link below https://aantonop.com/shop/?raf=ref2475594 Blockfi - get interest on your crypto or get a loan in fiat with your crypto holdings - click link below https://blockfi.mxuy67.net/c/2458178/907782/10568 Shift Crypto - get a Swiss made hardware wallet - click link below https://shiftcrypto.shop/en/?ref=W7XHHFMKYt This podcast is edited by Mikhael Junod, produced by Mikhael Junod and Didier Borel. Copyright © *2020* *The Swiss Road to Crypto*, All rights reserved.

In this episode we speak to Emerick Mary. He is president of the blockchain committee at the Montreal Business School, a member of CVA and a podcaster. He tells what it took to start a podcast as a student, what is has brought him, how it is similar to running a small business and what he likes in crypto. Emerick Mary, Linkedin. https://www.linkedin.com/in/emerickmary/ If you use Brave browser, which I highly recommend, you can visit the website swissroadtocrypto.com and tip me in Bat tokens. Andreas Antonopoulos - access to his shop, courses, books and goods - click link below https://aantonop.com/shop/?raf=ref2475594 Blockfi - get interest on your crypto or get a loan in fiat with your crypto holdings - click link below https://blockfi.mxuy67.net/c/2458178/907782/10568 Shift Crypto - get a Swiss made hardware wallet - click link below https://shiftcrypto.shop/en/?ref=W7XHHFMKYt This podcast is edited by Mikhael Junod, produced by Mikhael Junod and Didier Borel. Copyright © *2020* *The Swiss Road to Crypto*, All rights reserved.

Shari Nasrmalek a computer scientist living in Iran, tells us what life is like there, how he is educating himself about blockchain and how bitcoin as well as blockchain are starting to improve people's lives in Iran. Show notes https://www.4blockchainers.com If you use Brave browser, which I highly recommend, you can visit the website swissroadtocrypto.com and tip me in Bat tokens. Andreas Antonopoulos - access to his shop, courses, books and goods - click link below https://aantonop.com/shop/?raf=ref2475594 Blockfi - get interest on your crypto or get a loan in fiat with your crypto holdings - click link below https://blockfi.mxuy67.net/c/2458178/907782/10568 Shift Crypto - get a Swiss made hardware wallet - click link below https://shiftcrypto.shop/en/?ref=W7XHHFMKYt This podcast is edited by Mikhael Junod, produced by Mikhael Junod and Didier Borel. Copyright © *2020* *The Swiss Road to Crypto*, All rights reserved.

Today we set out some predictions for the year 2021 and review the year 2020. To do this I am joined by Mauro Cappiello and Alex Poltorak. Mauro is the founder and CEO of Blockchain Innovation Group.  He is also a mentor at F10, a start up incubator, and co-chair of the Crypto Valley Association Working Group for entreprise solutions. Alex Poltorak is an IT entrepreneur and regtech hacker. He is co-founder of Alsenet, which provides hosting services for high quality software requiring a high degree of security.  2020 was a year rich in events, and sets the stage for continuing acceleration in 2021. Blockchain Innovation Group. https://big-swiss.com/ Mauro Cappiello. https://www.linkedin.com/in/maurocappiello/ Alex Poltorak. https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexpoltorak/ also if you use the brave browser, which I highly recommend, you can visit the website, the swissroadtocrypto.com and tip me in Bat tokens. aantnop. wallet selection https://aantonop.com/shop/?raf=ref2475594 https://blockfi.mxuy67.net/c/2458178/907782/10568 https://shiftcrypto.shop/en/?ref=W7XHHFMKYt This podcast is edited by Mikhael Junod and produced by Mikhael Junod and Didier Borel. Copyright © *2020* *The Swiss Road to Crypto*, All rights reserved.

Today I speak Douglas Bakkum, co-founder and CEO of Shift Crypto, a hardware wallet producer based in Switzerland. We talk about his journey from robotics to neuroscience to crypto. We discuss how crypto is the first step to privacy and what makes the Bitbox wallet different to other hardware solutions. As you will discover Douglas has an interesting past and he is just at the beginning a long journey. Copy this link to get a discount on your Bitbox hardware wallet from Shiftcrypto https://shiftcrypto.shop/en/?ref=W7XHHFMKYt Want a course by Andreas Antonopolous and how to choose a hardware wallet, click on this link and  https://aantonop.com/shop/?raf=ref2475594 This podcast is edited by Mikhael Junod and produced by Mikhael Junod and Didier Borel. Copyright © *2020* *The Swiss Road to Crypto*, All rights reserved.

Listen to Hany Rashwan , egyptian born CEO of 21 Shares talk about crypto adoption around the world. We discuss crypto volumes, mining and winners and losers in this continually evolving area. Great insight from a CEO with a global view. https://21shares.com/ twitter handles.   Lanre Ige @lanrayige   and Eli Ndinga   @lanrayige Blockfi affiliate link https://blockfi.mxuy67.net/c/2458178/907782/10568 Andreas Antonopoulos' course on choosing a wallet- get your discount https://aantonop.com/shop/?raf=ref2475594 This podcast is edited by Mikhael Junod and produced by Mikhael Junod and Didier Borel. Copyright © *2020* *The Swiss Road to Crypto*, All rights reserved.

Florian Ducommun is a founding partner at the law firm HDC legal in Lausanne and founder of the legal factory a platform for streamlining legals process. Apart from being a member of Crypto Valley Association, and CMTA, he is head of the working group at CVA on asset tokenisation. We will see that Florian has interest in music, intellectuel property rights and open source software. Florian has recently written an article on the legal aspects of the proof of stake protocol, and he will explain why the transition to staking might not be as easy as some people imagine. He also has suggestions to improve legal enforcement of smart contracts and suggestions for tokenisation of IP. Open an account at Blockfi ans claim your free BTC - click link below https://try.blockfi.com/partners-promo/?irclickid=yEXzTYXqfxyOT9N0WlXSvXJOUkEzxKzueQTxw40&irgwc=1&utm_source=Impact&utm_medium=2458178&utm_campaign=10568&utm_term=907782&utm_content=TEXT_LINK This podcast is edited by Mikhael Junod and produced by Mikhael Junod and Didier Borel. Copyright © *2020* *The Swiss Road to Crypto*, All rights reserved.

In episode 19 of the podcast, I speak to Robert Sharratt, CEO of CrescoFin SA. He will tell us about his new insured DeFi savings product and his intention to disrupt core banking.  He will tell us why this evolution is inevitable and what is still missing in DeFi to get traction with classic investors.  He is also planning to be the first regulated company to offer equity tokens on Uniswap, coming soon.

Today I am pleased to talk to Harry Halpin. He is the CEO of Nym Technologies. Their goal is the end of mass surveillance. To do this they are developing the Nyn mixnet which is an anonymous overlay network that provides strong network-level anonymity, even in the face of powerful systems capable of passively monitoring an entire network. He will explain to us why it is important, why their solution goes further then existing solutions, and why he chose to build it in Switzerland Nym mixnet is typically the type of project that we like to uncover. It is a great project,  being developed in Switzerland and not that well known. https://nymtech.net/ @harryhalpin You can contact me at theswissroadtocrypto@icloud.com This podcast is edited by Mikhael Junod and produced by Mikhael Junod and Didier Borel. Copyright © *2020* *The Swiss Road to Crypto*, All rights reserved.

In this episode we speak to Chris Thomas, he is head of digital assets at Swissquote Bank and also a board member of the Crypto Valley Association. Chris will tell us about his journey that lead him to this position, how a Swiss bank had the foresight to get involved in crypto early, and what institutional investors are looking for. Finally we discuss why Switzerland is so far ahead in its institutional crypto offering and regulation. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did. https://premium.swissquote.ch/index/index_quote_e.html https://www.linkedin.com/in/christhomasentrepreneur/

In this episode we speak to Hany Rashwan CEO and co-founder of Amun. Amun, under the 21 shares brand, is the largest issuer in the world of crypto exchange traded products. Hany, having grown up in Egypt explains how he saw the use case for bitcoin in emerging economies, and what he is seeing today in crypto in Africa, the middle east and in America. He tells us why he thinks Switzerland is a great place to to start a crypto company. Finally we speculate on what long lasting effects Coronvirus will have on the world. Hany has a great world view and is great at communicating it, so I hope you enjoy it as much as I did. https://amun.com/ If you have any interesting projects you would like to show me, don’t hesitate to contact me at arockuncovered@protonmail.com

In this episode we talk about tokenisation with Max Heinzle, founder and CEO of Area2Invest.  Their vision is to add a whole new layer to capital markets. We will discuss why tokenisation is the future of investing and what problems still exist. We will look at what Max and his team have achieved so far and what their goals are. We will also discuss the regulatory landscape in Europe. Max is a great speaker and it was great to discover  his vision of the future. Area2invest- discover their website here  https://www.area2invest.com/

In this episode I speak to Olivia Dhordain and William Fauchoux. They have developed a solution to record the intellectual property of Richemont on the bitcoin blockchain. This project is very interesting because it is a perfect use case for using the bitcoin blockchain to do something else besides payments. It uses the blockchain to record data relating to intellectuel property in an objective, neutral and immutable database. Olivia Dhordain on Linkedin. https://www.linkedin.com/in/oliviadhd/ Book recommended by Olivia Dhordain The Story of the Stone (also known as the Dream of the Red Chamber), by Cao Xueqin William Fauchoux on Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/in/william-fauchoux-454132101/ Company BlockchainyourIP https://blockchainyourip.com/ Articles recommended by William Article by Vitalik Buterin https://blog.ethereum.org/2014/11/20/bitcoin-maximalism-currency-platform-network-effects/ https://www.institutsapiens.fr/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Bitcoin-totem-et-tabou-f%C3%A9vrier-2018.pdf If you know of any interesting projects in and around Switzerland that you would like to bring to my attention, please reach out to me at arockuncovered@protonmail.com

In this episode we speak to  Jerome Bailly.  He is the executive director of the crypto valley association in Switzerland. He explains the role of CVA, its approach, the success it has had so far, and how the Swiss ecosystem is different then ecosystems in other countries. I hope you enjoy it and learn more about the ecosystem. https://cryptovalley.swiss/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeromebailly/

In this episode we speak to Alexis Roussell and Alex Poltorak about privacy in crypto and fiat payments. We discuss the various means of payment and how anonymous they are. We discuss how what is accepted by the regulator and what is not, and what differences exist between crypto payments and fiat payments in Switzerland. We discuss the rules banks and merchants have to follow, and how censorship resistance plays into this.   Follow them on Twitter @_polto_    for Alex Poltorak @alexis_roussel    for Alexis Roussel You can follow me @DidierBorel1 or email me at Arockuncovered@protonmail.com

In this episode we speak with Robert Sharratt. Robert describes how banks are disingenuous and highly protected, why fractional reserve banking is not necessary, why bitcoin is a viable alternative to fiat and how the adoption of bitcoin will happen. Finally he describes why Switzerland is a great environment for crypto. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did. How to get in contact with Robert Sharratt https://www.linkedin.com/in/robert-sharratt-1887a4129/ https://crescofin.ch https://www.amazon.com/financial-establishment-doesnt-behind-curtain-ebook/dp/B07MVJYNGD/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=Robert+Sharratt+1%25&qid=1588594836&sr=8-1 https://twitter.com/CrescoFinSA You can reach me at Arockuncovered@protonmail.com also on twitter at @DidierBorel1 Don't hesitate to reach out to me if you have any interest ideas you want to explore, or unusual people or projects worth speaking about. If you want to make your brand or product known and sponsor an episode, reach out to me as well at Arockuncovered@protonmail.com.  Didier Borel 

In this episode we speak with Sebastien Kung. He is a programmer, and a developper in Monero.  It works on different cryptographic principles than bitcoin. We will to try explain some of basic notions of Monero, and compare it to bitcoin. We will try to explain -how ring signatures work and how privacy is achieved and why it is different then coinjoin,  what a key image is and how it used to avoid a double spend how the proof of work algorithm is different then bitcoin scaling problems wallets what effect the wanna-cry hack had on the Monero community Sebastien explains the notions simply and clearly, so it is a great listen. I hope you enjoy it. If you have any comments or suggestions for another episode, you can contact me at.    Arockuncovered@protonmail.com

We kick off a mini-series on financial services.  We discuss with various BIockchain Innovation group partners, how financial services are done today and how they will be done in the future. We try to describe concretely how they will change in the new world.  We will discuss token issuance, exchange listings and trading, compliance and information silos and settlements and custody. In this episode we discuss issuance. I am joined by Mauro Cappiello, Toni Jacober and Yves Gogniat.   Link to white paper by Deloitte "are token assets the securites of tomorrow" https://www2.deloitte.com/lu/en/pages/technology/articles/are-token-assets-securities-tomorrow.html

In this podcast we discuss with Alexis Roussel, co-founder of Bity, why he believes that taking back control of one’s digital identity is a growing trend and why is it important. He explains why he believes it is analogous to organ trafficking and that having control of one’s data will become the norm over time. We also discuss how crypto is just the first step in this journey and what trends he is seeing at Bity. Enjoy it!

In this episode we speak to Daniele Bernardi. Daniele is founder and CEO of Diaman Partners, and asset management firm based in Venice and Malta. He looks at crypto from the angle of asset management and quantitative analysis. He tells us about stock to flow and other metrics and what they tell us about bitcoin. We also discuss why he thinks crypto deserves a place in every portfolio.

Today we speak to Robert Rogenmoser, CEO of Securosys. They make HSM, (hardware security modules) a crucial product for institutional grade custody of private keys. He will explain why this is essential for an institutional grade solution, how they work and why blockchain makes him so bullish on the growth for HSMs.

In this episode we speak to Denis Petrovcic, he is the co-founder of Blocksquare.  Blocksquare.io allows land owners to tokenise real estate. They won first prize for a start up in the real estate vertical at the crypto valley summit in Zug in 2019.

Dr. Alex Cahana is interested in blockchain in a novel way. He is interested in how blockchain can affect health care and change a patient’s relationship with his condition and change the rapport between between the patient and healthcare providers. He also thinks Switzerland is a great place to combine healthcare and blockchain.

In this podcast we discover Elisa Pasquali.  She has 2 degrees from MIT, one in electrical engineering and one in computer science. She has worked in Silicon Valley and has been in Switzerland now for 10 years. She has now started a company called Arcadia, which trying to help refugees. She is also a blockchain buff.

In this episode we talk about how a open source software adept scorned bitcoin at first, and how he grew to love it.  We also talk about the difference between a distributed database and a blockchain, the threats of centralisation in bitcoin and finally how Alex audits the blockchain to KYC customers for exchanges, and why his method is better than other such services. 

Mr. Kuhn is a lawyer who has studied Law in Switzerland and the U.S. He has worked for the Swiss National Bank and has been involved intimately with several blockchain start ups. He has a great insight into the legal issues of crypto in Switzerland . As you will see he thinks like a disruptor We will be discussing -securitisation laws in Switzerland -the difference in approach between the USA and Switzerland in crypto space -how central banks see crypto and bitcoin -we discuss Libra- and what pressure the Americans have put on the Swiss concerning libra -the new digital ledger technology law coming to Switzerland