Our guest for this show is JP Thor, CEO of CanYa, a global marketplace of peer-to-peer services with a cryptocurrency payment layer.
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\nJP is a former Air Force pilot, an early Bitcoin adopter and a Blockchain ambassador. He serves as an advisor to multiple Blockchain startups including Loki and Trust Wallet.
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\nTune in to hear about:
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\n \tBackground and transition from being an air force pilot to the blockchain/cryptocurrency ecosystem
\n \tWhy JP started a decentralised service marketplace
\n \tWhat does the customer journey look like as a service provider or user
\n \tUse of the token (CAN) on the platform and the tokeneconomics
\n \tHow the hedged escrow function works to ensure that the service provider gets paid fairly and not be subject to price fluctuations
\n \tThoughts on most people in the world not investing or buying cryptocurrency but getting into crypto by earning it
\n \tHow CanYa plans to cope with the learning curve required for anyone to store crypto assets
\n \tWhy CanYa took the strategy of being centralised in the beginning and over time move towards greater decentralisation - with the eventual goal to be a DAO (decentralised autonomous organisation)
\n \tHow CanYa aims to achieve decentralisation over a period of time
\n \tHow CanYa is developing infrastructure around having a decentralised marketplace as well
\n \tOn-chain governance
\n \tEthereum 2.0
\n \tLayer 1 vs Layer 2 discussion
\n \tProjects mentioned: Digix, Origin Protocol, uPort, OmiseGo, Humaiq, Trust wallet, Loom Network amongst others