Blockstack’s Brittany Laughlin guests on BNC podcast

Available through Apple, Spotify and most other podcast platforms, The Crypto Conversation’s current episode features Brittany Laughlin explaining why the decentralized computing platform Blockstack, represents the next evolution of computing.

Earlier this month, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) gave Blockstack the green light to conduct a $28 million digital token offering under Regulation A+. It was the first digital token offering to be approved by the SEC. On the podcast, Laughlin told host Andy Pickering, “This regulatory framework has never before been used for a crypto project. The fact that the SEC has qualified our offering means that we’re really making history for crypto. It means that decentralized tech can move forward in a regulated way in the US which is huge. It means we’re able to open our offering to smaller, individual investors. And not just for Blockstack, it means there is now a framework for other crypto projects to put together a compliant offering in the US which is good for the wider community.”

In terms of his show, Pickering says the time is right for Brave New Coin to produce a podcast. “We’re midway through 2019 and it could not be a more exciting time for the wider crypto ecosystem. Every week we’re seeing a major new crypto news event. Just this month we saw Bitcoin hit an 18-month high, Donald Trump tweeted about cryptocurrencies, and Facebook released a white paper for Libra.”

Pickering says that by producing a regular podcast that talks to industry thought leaders, project heads, traders and market analysts, BNC is able to provide an important new content stream. “The world is starting to take notice of our industry, but there’s a learning curve involved when people first go down the crypto rabbit hole. Our podcast series gives us an additional media channel providing the same valuable insights that our audience of industry professionals expect, but also be accessible to those who are new to the space.”

Reviewing The Crypto Conversation episodes released to date, Pickering says the inaugural episode features researcher Andrew Gillick discussing two new investment reports and their implications for the wider crypto ecosystem. THE END OF CASH: Investing in digital privacy and scarcity as a hedge against negative interest rates and Modern Monetary Theory is a guide to the landscape of digital value in an era of public, private, national and corporate currencies – with strategies for investing in digital privacy and scarcity as a hedge against negative interest rates and Modern Monetary Theory.

ELECTION 2020: The war on fake news, an opportunity for decentralized media profiles the opportunities and contenders in Web 3.0’s new decentralized media model as public opinion turns against the current ‘big media’ status quo.

Gillick explains why central banks want to remove cash from the system and what that means for privacy coins like Monero. Plus he explains the coming wave of central bank digital currencies, and why they are the antithesis to permissionless cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin. The key takeaway? The current macroeconomic environment could provide an upwind for new forms of commodity money such as Bitcoin.

In the second episode of The Crypto Conversation, professional trader and expert crypto analyst Josh Olszewicz reveals the secrets behind successful crypto trading — and explains why most who attempt it end up losing money. Josh analyzes June’s epic Bitcoin rally – and identifies the crucial technical indicators that signaled the bull run weeks in advance. Josh explains how he acquired the unique set of skills that make him one of the industry’s most respected and effective analysts, why Facebook’s Libra is inevitable and why millennials are driving the growing interest in digital currencies.

The Crypto Conversation podcast is available on Apple and Spotify. Or download every episode here.