Ep. #14: Crypto Twitter, Bitcoin and Proof of Stake Nodes with Meher Roy Pt. 1/2 (Host of Epicenter and Co-founder Chorus One)

Published: June 10, 2018, 3:29 p.m.

b'Meher is a fellow podcaster and host of Epicenter, one of the most well respected Blockchain podcasts in the industry with guests such as Vitalik Buterin, Adam Back, Gavin Andresen, Ralph Merkle regularly featuring on his show. He has also recently started a new company called Chorus One where his company is building validator nodes for Proof of Stake Blockchain networks such as Cosmos.
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\\nMeher is a graduate of the Indian Institute of Technology or IIT and worked in the pharmaceutical and healthcare industry prior to making a switch to the Blockchain world.
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\\nTune in to hear about:
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\\n \\tCrypto Twitter and why he went off Twitter
\\n \\tHis background and journey in the Blockchain space
\\n \\tHow he came across Bitcoin in 2012, was unsuccessful in being able to purchase it
\\n \\tThe thesis that made him purchase Bitcoin in 2013/14 and how that thesis has turned out wrong
\\n \\tThe power of compound interest
\\n \\tFirst alt coin he purchased - Ether in 2015
\\n \\tHis company (Chorus One) and what they are trying to do - Proof of Stake (PoS) validator node for the Cosmos project
\\n \\tHow validation in PoS networks is the beginning of the fixed income in the cryptocurrency market
\\n \\tWhat will be the total size of the staking market and what percentage of the tokens would Chorus One look to be staked with them
\\n \\tWhat would be the differentiators for validator nodes to capture a greater market share
\\n \\tHow PoS can lead to greater \\u2018centralisation\\u2019 but why that\\u2019s not necessarily a bad thing
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\\nLink to Epicenter Podcast:\\xa0https://epicenter.tv/
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\\nYoutube link to Epicenter podcast:\\xa0https://www.youtube.com/user/epicenterbtc
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\\nLink to his new company:\\xa0http://chorus.one/'