Vanessa Grellet | ConsenSys

10/03/18 • 40 min

Decentralised Podcast - Blockchain, Crypto, and Futurism

Vanessa Grellet is the Executive Director at ConsenSys and President of the Blockchain for Social Impact Coalition.

She contributes to the Enterprise Ethereum Alliance and is Chair for the Nexus Working Group on Impact Investing.

In this episode we talk about leveraging disruptive technologies to create change in the world, across areas like supply chain, identity, financial inclusion and the environment.

The millennial generation has rapidly generated vast amounts of wealth through cryptocurrencies, but what should they do with it?

Our conversation took place on March 20 at TOKEN2049 in Hong Kong.

Decentralised Podcast is sponsored by New Alchemy and DreamState UX.

Vanessa Grellet is the Executive Director at ConsenSys and President of the Blockchain for Social Impact Coalition.

She contributes to the Enterprise Ethereum Alliance and is Chair for the Nexus Working Group on Impact Investing.

In this episode we talk about leveraging disruptive technologies to create change in the world, across areas like supply chain, identity, financial inclusion and the environment.

The millennial generation has rapidly generated vast amounts of wealth through cryptocurrencies, but what should they do with it?

Our conversation took place on March 20 at TOKEN2049 in Hong Kong.

Decentralised Podcast is sponsored by New Alchemy and DreamState UX.

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Michael Oved | AirSwap

Michael Oved is a Co-Founder of AirSwap, a decentralised, peer-to-peer token trading platform for ERC20 tokens on the Ethereum blockchain.

In this episode, we talk about ConsenSys, the founding of AirSwap with Don Mosites, the future for decentralised exchanges, token assets, and the present limits of blockchain technology.

Prior to his adventures with AirSwap, Michael was an algo trader at Virtu Financial from 2011 through 2015. Before this, he experienced the Global Financial Crisis as a trader and analyst on Wall Street in 2008.

Our conversation took place on March 20th at TOKEN2049 in Hong Kong.

Decentralised Podcast is sponsored by New Alchemy and Dream State UX.

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Aaron Wright | OpenLaw

Aaron Wright is a Co-Founder of OpenLaw, an open source company based with ConsenSys in Brooklyn, creating next generation smart legal agreements.

Their project aims to reduce cost for legal services, while increasing speed and ease for getting things done via smart contracts. As we’ll hear in this episode, blockchain technology has major implications for all industries.

Beyond OpenLaw, Aaron is a Professor at Cardozo Law School in New York City, and leads the Cardozo Blockchain Initiative. Among the first of its kind in the United States – where law students are learning how to code and create smart agreements.

He is also a Co-Founder of The Brooklyn Project, creating a framework of standards for token generation – aiming to promote the token-economy and protect consumers.

I met with Aaron at Ethereal Summit in Brooklyn, hosted by ConsenSys during Blockchain Week NYC in May.

Decentralised is sponsored by New Alchemy and DreamState UX