Today we’re returning to a theme close to all of our hearts here at BlockSparks, that of empowering women in emergent technologies such as blockchain and cryptocurrency. There are still far too
Narrative: Rewarding Creativity on the Blockchain
Artists, writers and creators have always struggled to find ways to monetise their work effectively, and in an era of ad-funded online clickbait, it has never been more challenging. Distributed
Blockchain-Based Altruism with GiveNation
Today, Maya Middlemiss meets Alyze Sam and Arnaud Saint-Paul, from GiveNation. GiveNation unites children everywhere in the world and assists young minds to become philanthropists by means of
Understanding Liquidity
It's a term we hear a lot both within traditional financial services and investment, but also in relation to cryptoassets in particular. We thought it was important to get to the bottom of
Creating “Beyond The Chain”
For today's special episode, Maya is joined by her colleague Diana, who is BlockSparks' Head of Social Media... because Maya cannot interview herself, and today she is on the other side of the
Who in the world really needs a Facebook cryptocurrency?
So it's official: Project Libra has been announced to a waiting world, and we can finally get a look at the worst-kept secret in blockchain... Facebook, and a consortium of corporate
Proof of What? Understanding Consensus
This week we are joined by Raghav "Reggie" Jerath, serial entrepreneur, leadership and management professional, from Gath3r, to talk about different models in use to secure blockchain
Live(ish) from the Malta AI and Blockchain Summit
Much of the content for this episode was recorded live on the expo floor at the Malta AI and Blockchain Summit. Here are the people we spoke to/about: Sabine Roiss, CEO Assistant at Salamantex GmbH
Buying Your First Bit Of Cryptocurrency
This episode includes an audio blog of the recent post “Help me buy some cryptocurrency!”, which was written *before* the crazy price action of May 2019... but stands by every word of warning about
Blockchain for Authors and Creatives
We first met Sukhi Jutla briefly in episode 17, where she told us about the Alliance of Independent Authors and her pioneering work publishing a book directly ON the blockchain, via
Blockchain Books Celebration
The show this week is a celebration of books and we have some recommendations, from some great people in the Blockchain space, of some of the best books to learn about blockchain and
A Woman’s Place is in Blockchain, with Jen Greyson
Jen Greyson is the CEO and founder of CoCo, "the airbnb of office space". Jen's career began in corporate America, and found her way to the blockchain world about 2 years ago - finding a huge
Investing in Digital Assets, with Veronica Mihai
NEW: Join our Facebook Community! If you have been with us for a little while then you’ll know we talk a lot about some of the challenges and implications of managing your cryptocurrencies and
Ethical Data on the Blockchain, with Roxana Nasoi
We talk a lot about how the blockchain is tamper-evident and censorship-resistant. But what does this mean for the data it holds? How will we have to rethink the way we share, disclose and commodify
Understanding peer-to-peer with LocalCoinSwap
Today The Crypto Confidence podcast talks to an expert in the principles of peer-to-peer crypto trading, to bring this important concept to life for listeners seeking to better understand