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In the blockchain world, few people are as brave as Tim Swanson when it comes to busting hype. Tim’s unbiased, honest, and sometimes controversial opinions provide a refreshingly realistic view of blockchain adoption and applications of this technology by people and businesses. Cutting through the hype, the over-sold press releases ad the blind optimism of a completely decentralized economy, Tim’s insights provide a sobering look at the state of the blockchain.

Topics discussed in this episode:

• Tim’s background and recent departure from R3
• The current state of the enterprise blockchain market
• The state of bitcoin in the context of the recent price increase
• Tim’s thoughts on the recent spike in ICO’s
• The rumors and concerns surrounding Bitfinex and Tether
• The rise of bitcoin and cryptocurrencies as an asset class
• Current problems in bitcoin: governance and centralization of power
• Tim’s new project: Post Oak Labs

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Epicenter is hosted by Brian Fabian Crain, S?ƒbastien Couture & Meher Roy.