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Vericrypt uses machine learning and AI to help identify the emotional content and bias of news. The plan is for it to run autonomously on a distributed system so it will be a completely independent guidepost to news trust. We spoke to Tamara Zubatiy, CEO of Vericrypt, about how her team is building tools to fight back against media and data manipulation. To do this, they've studied objective language, and figured out how to separate information from stylistic overlays that are designed to manipulate. They started with crypto news, but up next..the 2020 election.Tamara recently graduated from UC San Diego with a BS in Cognitive Science with emphasis on Machine Learning and Human Computer Interaction. LINKS FROM THIS EPISODEVericryptTamara Zubatiy -  LinkedInAmber BrandnerAbsoluteSumDawn Barry, LunaDNASan Diego Supercomputer CenterOne Dozen Rabbits is a podcast of The Rabbit Hole, a woman-powered blockchain community. We are building the community we want to see for the success of all. Producers: Ann Willm

We went deep into the rabbit hole of Ethereum development at Trufflecon 2019! Kseniya Lifanova and Jan Young sat down with Tim Coulter, Founder & CEO of TruffleSuite, to talk about new directions for the company, how private enterprise blockchains may interoperate with public chains in the near future, and what's at the core of a truffle (Ganache, of course.)LINKS FROM THIS EPISODETim Coulter on TwitterTruffleSuite on TwitterTrufflecon2019Truffle TeamsConsenSysMicrosoft AzureR3 Corda on TwitterOne Dozen Rabbits is a podcast of The Rabbit Hole, a woman-powered blockchain community. We are building the community we want to see for the success of all. Producers: Ann Willmott & Zayi ReyesSPONSORTo make this podcast, we turned to the best resource we know, vo2gogo, and got ramped up fast. We figured out what tools we needed and what steps to take, and we had private coaching - invaluable!Get the special Rabbit Hole price on Mastering Audio Podcasting parts 1 and 2, and you will also get two 30-minute priva

Vic Cooper thinks that self-sovereign identity is not only an essential aspect of Web 3.0, it is a matter of human dignity. Ann Willmott sat down with him at The Global Hackathon in April 2019 to understand his vision.LINKS FROM THIS EPISODEVic Coooper on LinkedInSelf-sovereign identitySovrinThe Global HackathonAnn Willmott on LinkedInOne Dozen Rabbits is a podcast of The Rabbit Hole, a woman-powered blockchain community. We are building the community we want to see for the success of all. Producers: Ann Willmott & Zayi ReyesSPONSORTo make this podcast, we turned to the best resource we know, vo2gogo, and got ramped up fast. We figured out what tools we needed and what steps to take, and we had private coaching - invaluable!Get the special Rabbit Hole price on Mastering Audio Podcasting parts 1 and 2, and you will also get two 30-minute private coaching sessions. Want to podcast like a pro? This is how.FOLLOW US DOWN THE RABBIT HOLERabbitHole.network@rabbithodl on TwitterRabbit Hole MeetupsFacebook@rabbit

Jory Des Jardins spoke to us as the global head of community at ConsenSys. She previously cofounded BlogHer, a media marketplace representing thousands of digital influencers. She's advised startups and focused on female entrepreneurs. In this episode she talks with Rabbit Hole board members Jan Young and Horecee St. Cyr about her work in global marketing and the mainstreaming of blockchain. She's recently taken a position as head of global startup marketing at Amazon Web Services (AWS).LINKS FROM THIS EPISODEJory Des Jardins on LinkedInJory Des Jardins on TwitterBUIDL NetworkJan Young - Blockchain2GoHorecee St. CyrOne Dozen Rabbits is a podcast of The Rabbit Hole, a woman-powered blockchain community. We are building the community we want to see for the success of all.Producers: Ann Willmott & Zayi ReyesSPONSORTo make this podcast, we turned to the best resource we know, vo2gogo, and got ramped up fast. Get the special Rabbit Hole price on Mastering Audio Podcasting parts 1 and 2, and you will also get t

Software engineer Emily Williams sits down with Zayi Reyes to talk about how a chance encounters (with Joe Lubin and Andreas Antonopoulos) led her further down the rabbit hole after she took a year off work. She and Zayi talk about token-curated registries, cryptoeconomic primitives, and futarchy prediction markets.She explains these things - but as always when listening to our podcast, look for ideas that spark you, and do some research to learn more. That's what we do, and we try to do it every day.LINKS FROM THIS EPISODEEmily WilliamsEmily Williams on TwitterLevel KEthereumWhat is Ethereum?Open SourceCamp Decentral at Burning ManDecontrol VancouverWhat are Token-curated Registries?What are Smart Contracts?Cryptoeconomic PrimitivesAragonImposter SyndromeOne Dozen Rabbits is a podcast of The Rabbit Hole, a woman-powered blockchain community. We are building the community we want to see for the success of all. Producers: Ann Willmott & Zayi ReyesSPONSORTo make this podcast, we turned to the best resource

Host Virginia Reyna says “So many people don’t even believe you can buy real things with crypto.” Real estate agent Piper Moretti of Crypto Realty Group tells how you can, and her experience helping clients do it. There’s a Lambo in the story, of course.LINKS FROM THIS EPISODEPiper Moretti on TwitterCrypto Realty GroupCrypto Realty Group on InstagramCrypto Realty Group on YouTube@VirginiaReynaOne Dozen Rabbits is a podcast of The Rabbit Hole, a woman-powered blockchain community. We are building the community we want to see for the success of all. Producers: Ann Willmott & Zayi Reyes SPONSORTo make this podcast, we turned to the best resource we know, vo2gogo, and got ramped up fast. Get the special Rabbit Hole price on Mastering Audio Podcasting parts 1 and 2, and you will also get two 30-minute private coaching sessions. Want to podcast like a pro? This is how.FOLLOW US DOWN THE RABBIT HOLERabbitHole.network@rabbithodl on TwitterRabbit Hole MeetupsFacebook@rabbithodl on InstagramTelegramLinkedInWHERE

Greg Skerry is a blockchain solutions architect. He talks about trying to solve for a client’s pain points without introducing more…pain points. We dig into supply chain and the issues and risks that arise when the real world interacts with data on the blockchain. We talk about the different mindsets involved in permissioned vs. open chains, and how there is balance in the Force, uh, ecosystem.LINKS FROM THIS EPISODEGreg Skerry on LinkedInAltorosAltoros on TwitterHyperledgerThe Linux FoundationOne Dozen Rabbits is a podcast of The Rabbit Hole, a woman-powered blockchain community. We are building the community we want to see for the success of all. Producers: Ann Willmott & Zayi Reyes SPONSORTo make this podcast, we turned to the best resource we know, vo2gogo, and got ramped up fast. Get the special Rabbit Hole price on Mastering Audio Podcasting parts 1 and 2, and you will also get two 30-minute private coaching sessions. Want to podcast like a pro? This is how.FOLLOW US DOWN THE RABBIT HOLERabbitHole.

We continue our conversation with filmmaker Robin Hauser about her film, Bias. In this episode, she talks about how to work around the biases we may not even know we have, how VR can help, and how women can educate men and recruit them as allies. She also asks the rhetorical question, why are we still talking about the gender gap?LINKS FROM THIS EPISODERobin Hauser on TwitterBiasfilm.comCode: Debugging the Gender GapImplicit Association TestRobin Hauser Ted Talk on bias & AIOne Dozen Rabbits is a podcast of The Rabbit Hole, a woman-powered blockchain community. We are building the community we want to see for the success of all. Producers: Ann Willmott & Zayi Reyes SPONSORTo make this podcast, we turned to the best resource we know, vo2gogo, and got ramped up fast. Get the special Rabbit Hole price on Mastering Audio Podcasting parts 1 and 2, and you will also get two 30-minute private coaching sessions. Want to podcast like a pro? This is how.FOLLOW US DOWN THE RABBIT HOLERabbitHole.network@rabbitho

For two episodes in a row, we are not going to talk about blockchain at all!  We hear about implicit bias, also known as unconscious bias, and how it affects both men and women. We talk about bias in technology, and how technology, specifically VR, can help.LINKS FROM THIS EPISODERobin Hauser on TwitterBiasfilm.comCode: Debugging the Gender GapImplicit Association TestRobin Hauser Ted Talk on bias & AIOne Dozen Rabbits is a podcast of The Rabbit Hole, a woman-powered blockchain community. We are building the community we want to see for the success of all. Producers: Ann Willmott & Zayi Reyes SPONSORTo make this podcast, we turned to the best resource we know, vo2gogo, and got ramped up fast. Get the special Rabbit Hole price on Mastering Audio Podcasting parts 1 and 2, and you will also get two 30-minute private coaching sessions. Want to podcast like a pro? This is how.FOLLOW US DOWN THE RABBIT HOLERabbitHole.network@rabbithodl on TwitterRabbit Hole MeetupsFacebook@rabbithodl on InstagramTele

We talked with BitSavage at the Global Hackathon in April 2019. He takes us deep into the rabbit hole, where non-fungible tokens – NFTs – are being bought and traded as collectibles. We do a lightning round on his new business model – already several weeks old! And Zayi gives us a quick explanation on the meaning of "non-fungible tokens."LINKS FROM THIS EPISODEBitSavage on Twitter - hit up BitSavage here if you want to join P.C.D.C. Auction HouseBitSavage YouTube ChannelEnjinEnjin WalletOne Dozen Rabbits is a podcast of The Rabbit Hole, a woman-powered blockchain community. We are building the community we want to see for the success of all. Producers: Ann Willmott & Zayi Reyes SPONSORTo make this podcast, we turned to the best resource we know, vo2gogo, and got ramped up fast. Get the special Rabbit Hole price on Mastering Audio Podcasting parts 1 and 2, and you will also get two 30-minute private coaching sessions. Want to podcast like a pro? This is how.FOLLOW US DOWN THE RABBIT HOLERabbitHole.networ

Blockchain attorney Morvareed Salehpour takes us into the rabbit hole on the Uniform Regulation of Virtual Currency Businesses Act. Why is this important? After all, crypto is borderless! That is true, but U.S. businesses have to comply with federal and state laws – which can be a patchwork of different regulations, sometimes without much guidance as to how they should be applied. We talk about the Uniform Law Commission, a non-profit organization that was established in 1892 to look at variations and similarities in state laws, and propose uniform laws that all the states can adopt to make things easier for business. The Uniform Law Commission has proposed a piece of legislation that has now been introduced by five states including California.If passed, it will affect businesses that exchange, transfer or store virtual currency – including the exchange of digital representations of value in online games. Potentially, this can improve the cost of compliance for cryptocurrency and related businesses. Howe

In this episode we talk more about the sharing economy, and the fractionalization of assets - instead of producing so many consumer products, we can reduce our carbon footprint and create a new economy. We touch on terrorism, and some of the insecurities inherent in our technology. Pamela advises investing in yourself and being guided by your passions and curiosity. She tells a story about a young man who invested in her company at a critical moment She praises the "curiously faithful" and the "decentralized man", and advises on the importance of a close, trusted community of friends and advisers. She talks about the importance of supporting other women. And it all goes a little bit wrong at the end of the episode."I'll tell you a story, and I'm not going to cry about it..."Pamela Norton-Shelpuk is the Founder & CEO of Borsetta, an advanced technology company securing and protecting high value and mission-critical assets to defeat counterfeit and fraud.  Borsetta is a secure enterprise platform where

Pamela Norton chats with Kseniya Lifanova and Jill Carrigan. Borsetta started out as a blockchain-based platform to certify diamonds and fine jewelry, but has grown into so much more, including a project for the Department of Defense. We talk about Borsetta's breakthrough invention of a microchip, as well as roadblocks she's faced and how she;s overcoming them. She discusses their patent-pending process for securing the supply chain using a new, highly secure chip. (It's so scifi that it self-destructs if tampered with.) And finally she talks about digital assets on the blockchain, and the types of assets (real estate, voting ID, jewelry, art, wine) that could be stored in a wallet or in cold storage."I believe the new war, the war of the future, is algorithm and data."Pamela Norton-Shelpuk is the Founder & CEO of Borsetta, an advanced technology company securing and protecting high value and mission-critical assets to defeat counterfeit and fraud.  Borsetta is a secure enterprise platform where busi

This week’s episode is all about The Global Hackathon and we talk with Austin Davis about his big vision. These will be held around the world and the next one is in Los Angeles on April 8, 2019 during Los Angeles Blockchain Week. We get the inside track on the prizes, the challenges, and the programmable robot. Austin Davis is the co-founder and CEO of The Global Hackathon, the founder of Blockchain Beach, and a co-founder of Gox Rising, as well as other ventures.We talk about:structured and unstructured hacksthe contest and the reasons to participatepossible models for future hackathons blockchain agnosticismthe blockchain revolution: saving us time, our most precious resourceAI & quantum computingAustin shouts out to Eric Garcetti, Gavin Newsom, Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine. And Zayi throws down a dance challenge for the CIS kickoff party at the Conga Room.Austin also mentioned that The Rabbit Hole and Blockchain Beach are co-hosting a party on May 22. That’s bitcoin pizza day, the anniversary of

In this episode of One Dozen Rabbits, Zayi Reyes and Ann Willmott chat with Eva Beylin about all things Ethereum, her economics research, and why she doesn't regret rage-quitting her job in the financial sector.Eva Beylin is currently contributing to the Ethereum Foundation, and conducting research on consumer payment behaviors. Early on, she used her business school training in economics to get a job in management consulting. Finding herself bored - and angry - she quit her job, and invested her energy in the study of blockchain, Ethereum in particular.She has worked on a number of Ethereum-based projects including OmiseGo.  As always we have more questions than answers!Payment systems for the unbanked: how do these systems need to differ in different nations?Loyalty points – are they similar to utility tokens?What are the killer apps in the developing world? What if, through staking and consensus, we can own part of the mechanism of banking, in a way that is not possible now?Ethereum and scalability –

Katrina Too is head of marketing at ScanTrust, a smart packaging company. ScanTrust recently completed a project with Cambio Coffee, an ethical coffee trader. Cambio's customers care about the product they're buying, so in order to ensure integrity, they set out to track the coffee supply chain from the farms in South America to the point of sale in Shanghai. ScanTrust used their smart QR codes, along with Hyperledger Sawtooth, for supply chain tracking.We discussed why a permissioned blockchain was right for this project, as well as some other reasons why the team chose Hyperledger. Katrina talks about the difference between crypto and blockchain, and underscores blockchain as infrastructure. We delve into a blockchain buzzword: fungibility.One Dozen Rabbits is a podcast of The Rabbit Hole, a woman-powered blockchain community. We are building the community we want to see for the success of all.Producers: Ann Willmott & Zayi ReyesSPONSORTo make this podcast, we turned to the best resource we know, vo2gog

We continue our conversation with Eva Beylin. We discuss her rhyming tweets, like this one: "This means we can bank the unbanked, spank the unspanked, thank the unthanked." We touch on #DopeFi and talk about the kinds of jobs available in crypto and blockchain. We ask her to define a blockchain buzzword, and find out that it's a word she doesn't use anymore.CryptoWendyO lays out some mass adoption strategies and gets us ramped up on MonetaryUnit (MUE) and Flubit, where people get discounts on everyday purchases using crypto. We talk about how she went down The Rabbit Hole after initially rejecting the idea of "magic Internet money." Wendy is a self-taught trader who educates via live streams, YouTube videos, her Twitter account, and by holding Meetups. She's also got a busy household with husband and two-year-old daughter, so she gives us an easy dinner tip. "Crockpot!"Both Eva and Wendy appreciate being part of, and helping shape, the crypto/blockchain community, and want to inspire others to dive down....th