Ep. #09: Databases on Blockchain with Pavel Bains (CEO Bluzelle)

Published: May 6, 2018, 6:20 p.m.

b"This week, we speak to Pavel Bains, CEO of Bluzelle Networks. Bluzelle is a\\xa0decentralized database using Blockchain technology. Bluzelle allows individuals to rent any spare computer storage space to application developers to earn cryptotokens.
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\\nTune in to hear about:
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\\n \\tPavel's background, journey in Blockchain and why he moved from Canada to Singapore to start Bluzelle
\\n \\tBluzelle's prior work with banks and insurance companies (including HSBC, OCBC, MUFG, AIA etc.) and how that lead to a focused effort on decentralised databases
\\n \\tWhat is a decentralised database and how it different from decentralised file storage (examples of file storage projects include Filecoin, Storj and Sia)
\\n \\tTech stuff: where the data sits, how consensus is maintained
\\n \\tStakeholders in the ecosystem: producers and consumers (including how to become a producer/node)
\\n \\tWhy Bluzelle decided to have two tokens: BLZ and BNT
\\n \\tCompetition with the 'traditional' players like Amazon Web Services, IBM, Oracle etc and within the Blockchain space (BigChainDB)
\\n \\tICO journey: experiences and challenges
\\n \\tBluzelle's roadmap (Alpha in June 2018 and beyond)
\\n \\tPavel's outlook on the Blockchain space
\\n \\tProjects Pavel is excited about/partnering with: Zilliqa, Sentinel Protocol, 0x"