In this week's Podcast co-host Kevin Garber talks with Tim Lea.

Tim is the CEO of Veredictum - an anti-piracy and distribution platform. Tim is also the author of the book "Blockchain: Down The Rabbit Hole: (Discover The Power Of The Blockchain)" and he shares some of his knowledge about the blockchain, bitcoin & ethereum with Kevin.

Some of the topics that we cover in our chat with Tim include:

• What is going on in the bitcoin and blockchain space.
• A (non technical) review of Tim Lea’s book - Blockchain: Down The Rabbit Hole: (Discover The Power Of The Blockchain) with Jimmy Shimwell, ManageFlitter Accountant (and Resident Philosopher and a tech outsider). Jimmy highlights his concerns (Silk Road) and fears (the subterranean economy) and shares his analysis of the blockchain.
• A discussion on the progress of future thinking Governments such as Estonia, and Dubai in creating their own Digital Currencies.
• Tim's review of the 2017 Consensus blockchain technology summit.
• Discussion about the US and New York's approach to regulation of blockchain and cryptocurrency technologies.
• Discussion about the mysterious creator of bitcoin/blockchain and more recently the creator of ethereum.
• How "bitcoin whales" move the price of bitcoin.
• The mechanics of smart contracts.
• Risks of storing your cryptocurrencies online.
• The ethereum platform and smart-contracts explained.
• Japan's lifting of its 8% bitcoin tax providing impetus for the rise in the price in bitcoin.
• All about ICOs.
• Current lagging regulation and the latest ICO landscape.
• How major banks are preparing to work with ethereum and other cryptocurrencies.

Co-hosts Kevin Garber and Kate Frappell also discuss this week's tech news:

* Google releases Jamboard, a 55-inch interactive whiteboard.* Ex-Twitter engineer and former Apple designer launch the premium iPhone camera app Halide.