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Blockchain Women #blockchainwomen

February 23, 2024December 18, 2019 by Pemo Theodore

DISCUSSION: Emi Yoshikawa Senior Director Global Operations Ripple; Betsabe Botaitis CoFounder/CFO AIKON; Brynly LLyr General Counsel C Labs; Olga V. Mack CEO Parley Pro; Moderator: Yasamin Parsafar Associate IP Sheppard Mullin

Blockchain and Media @The Battery SF #blockchainmedia

February 23, 2024November 22, 2019 by Pemo Theodore

Discussion: Ian Lee Managing Director IDEO CoLab Ventures; Paul Meed CEO/CoFounder Matter Music; Adam Ettinger Partner FisherBroyles LLP; Josh Pan CoFounder Matter Music; Gili Ovadia VP/Head Global Bus Dev Orbs; MODERATOR: Phil Jeudy Journalist Learn how the Blockchain can disrupt Music & Media! #blockchainmedia

Blockchain: Bridging the Chains: Practical considerations in working with multiple Blockchains

February 23, 2024October 31, 2019 by Pemo Theodore

Jae Yang, CEO Tacen Inc. #bridgingblockchains Interoperability is a multisyllabic word for a multi-faceted problem. How do you get blockchains to communicate with one another? Until recently, there’s been no easy way to achieve this, leaving assets isolated and smart contract-powered dapps siloed on their respective protocols. Before crypto assets can take over the world, first they need to escape the valley where they originated, a task which calls for building bridges. Jae Yang CEO Tacen Inc, a startup working on non-custodial solution to cryptocurrency exchange. Jae previously worked at Metal Pay as Director of Engineering, helping to build Metal Pay’s market infrastructure, graph-based AML and anti-fraud system, and other systems. Before that Jae worked in defense sector, helping to build high-fidelity engineering simulations. Jae started out as an aerospace engineer, but he found his passion in writing software. He is passionate about cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology. He is active in the cryptocurrency community, often explaining technical details to newcomers. In his spare time, Jae develops various open source softwares in Node.js and is an avid reader.

Locke Brown CoFounder/CEO NuID #scalingtheblockchain

February 23, 2024October 15, 2019 by Pemo Theodore

Locke Brown CoFounder/CEO NuID a San Francisco-based startup that is building a decentralized authentication and digital identity platform. Locke founded NuID to address the structural deficiencies in digital identity today by leveraging advances in blockchain technology and zero knowledge cryptography. NuID eliminates the need for businesses to store passwords and other authentication credentials thereby reducing customer risk and streamlining the user experience. Prior to NuID, Locke worked on the Investments team at Bill Gates’ private investment office and graduated from Claremont McKenna College with a BA in economics and mathematics and an MA in finance.

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