Crypto Watch
Crypto Watch
The Constant Investor
Crypto Watch is the home of The Constant Investor's flagship cryptocurrency and blockchain podcast, hosted by Alan Kohler and produced by Greg Dimopoulos. Each week we interview industry heavyweights and get the latest on cryptocurrency market movements with market commentator Saeed Sidaoui.
Disrupting the cloud: Iagon
This week in Crypto Watch, Alan Kohler chats to Dr. Navjit Dhaliwal, the CEO of Iagon, which is a proposal to disrupt the big cloud computing companies: Amazon, IBM, Google and Microsoft, with a distributed network of storage and computer processing using computers of the world.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Nov 20, 2018
31 min
Using blockchain to deal with crime: Identitii
This week in Crypto Watch, Alan Kohler spoke to Nick Armstrong, the CEO of Identitii (ASX:ID8) which listed last month. The business is using blockchain technology to set up an information sharing network between banks at an enterprise level. There's also market commentator Saeed Sidaoui's report on the latest cryptocurrency news and market movements.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Nov 7, 2018
28 min
What do blockchain and Wikipedia have in common?
This week in Crypto Watch, Alan Kohler chats to UWA Business School Professor Dr Dirk Baur, regarding the launch of their upcoming blockchain unit they'll soon be teaching at the university, as well as his thoughts on the current state of the cryptocurrency market and blockchain technology in general. Market commentator Saeed Sidaoui also provides his report on the latest cryptocurrency news and market movements.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Oct 24, 2018
19 min
A blockchain for tracking food: IBM Food Trust
This week in Crypto Watch, Alan Kohler speaks to Rupert Colchester, Head of Blockchain and Practice Leader at IBM Australia and New Zealand regarding the IBM Food Trust — a blockchain to track food through the supply chain. Market commentator Saeed Sidaoui also provides his report on the latest cryptocurrency news and market movements.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Oct 10, 2018
23 min
A check of institutional cryptocurrency investment: Jordan Michaelides - CoinJar
This week in Crypto Watch, Alan Kohler speaks to Jordan Michaelides, Head of Institutional Investment at CoinJar for an update on institutional investment in the cryptocurrency space. Market commentator Saeed Sidaoui also provides his report on the latest cryptocurrency news and market movements.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sep 26, 2018
19 min
A blockchain for Australian business
This week's episode of Crypto Watch is focussed on the 'Australian National Blockchain’ — Australia’s first cross-industry and large scale blockchain to be built by the CSIRO's Data61 in conjunction with Herbert Smith Freehills and IBM. Alan Kohler spoke to Dr Mark Staples, senior research scientist at the CSIRO’s Data61 and Natasha Blycha, Blockchain and Smart Legal Contract Lead from Herbert Smith Freehills to find out more. Market commentator Saeed Sidaoui also provides his report on the latest cryptocurrency news and market movements.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sep 12, 2018
20 min
The world's first blockchain bond
This week in Crypto Watch, Alan Kohler spoke to Sophie Gilder, Head of Blockchain, Innovation Labs at the Commonwealth Bank of Australia who were chosen by the World Bank to deliver the world's first blockchain bond. Alan spoke to Sophie to find out how it will work, what implications it might have for other securities such as company shares, and for her thoughts on what the future holds for blockchain and cryptocurrencies in general. Market commentator Saeed Sidaoui also provides his report on the latest cryptocurrency news and market movements.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Aug 29, 2018
32 min
The future of cryptocurrencies with Finder's Fred Schebesta
This week in Crypto Watch, Alan Kohler spoke to Fred Schebesta, the Co-Founder of Finder and also the Co-Founder of HiveEx to discuss the future of the cryptocurrency world. Market commentator Saeed Sidaoui also provides his report on the latest cryptocurrency news and market movements.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Aug 15, 2018
41 min
The fight for dominance continues...Bitcoin vs. Bitcoin Cash - Roger Ver - Bitcoin.com
This week in Crypto Watch, Alan Kohler spoke to Roger Ver, the Chief Executive Officer of Bitcoin.com and the main proselytiser for Bitcoin Cash which is the competitor to Bitcoin. Roger recently tweeted  that "Bitcoin Cash just processed more transactions in a single day than BTC ever has, and the fees stayed at a fraction of a penny." Roger is all about Bitcoin Cash now, and believes it's the one that's going to take over, so Alan spoke to him to find out why.
Aug 8, 2018
24 min
Ready, set, Blockchain! Which businesses will jump on first?
This week in Crypto Watch, Alan Kohler spoke to Steve Vallas, the founder of Honey Digital and the co-founder of the Blockchain APAC conference which is coming up in late August. Steve has his feet firmly on the ground when it comes to blockchain and cryptocurrencies so Alan gave him a call to find out what businesses are set to jump on the blockchain first.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Aug 1, 2018
19 min
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