Why Beam Thinks Businesses Will Use Its Cryptocurrency - Ep.115

Published: April 16, 2019, 7:30 a.m.

b'Alexander Zaidelson, the CEO of Beam, a cryptocurrency being built on the MimbleWimble protocol, talks about how he came to start Beam, how it differs from Grin, another cryptocurrency being built on MimbleWimble and what types of users the cryptocurrency is targeting. See the full show notes at: http://www.forbes.com/sites/laurashin/2019/04/16/how-businesses-might-one-day-use-cryptocurrency/\\n Interested in a weekend of yoga, nature, healthy food and talking crypto? Then join me, Meltem Demirors of CoinShares and Jalak Jobanputra of Future Perfect Ventures at Omega Institute in Rhinebeck, NY, from September 20-22. Sign up today! https://www.eomega.org/workshops/virtues-of-the-crypto-revolution\\n Thank you to our sponsor!\\n CipherTrace: http://ciphertrace.com/unchained\\n Episode links:\\n Beam: https://www.beam.mw\\n Medium: https://medium.com/beam-mw\\n Overviews of Grin vs. Beam:\\n https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/battle-privacycoins-what-we-know-about-grin-and-beams-mimblewimble/\\n https://www.coindesk.com/grin-and-beam-a-tale-of-two-coins-being-built-on-mimblewimble\\n Comparisons of Beam to Zcash and Monero:\\n https://medium.com/beam-mw/whats-the-difference-between-monero-zcash-and-beam-953eafd89354\\n Beam Roadmap: https://medium.com/beam-mw/mimblewimble-beam-roadmap-2019-b2c7f38fc106\\n Beam emission schedule: https://medium.com/beam-mw/mimblewimble-emission-schedule-215551948259\\n Beam FAQ: https://www.beam.mw/faq\\n The Block on Mimblewimble: https://www.theblockcrypto.com/2019/01/08/mimblewimble-history-technology-and-the-mining-industry/\\n Wallet vulnerability: https://medium.com/beam-mw/mimblewimble-wallet-vulnerability-report-7b8e88dc7e\\n Blockchain stoppage: https://www.coindesk.com/beam-cryptocurrency-experiences-brief-blockchain-stoppage\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'