Jeremy Gardner: I have Dedicated my Life to Cryptocurrencies and Block Chain Technology
We have reached out to the candidates for the upcoming Bitcoin Foundation Elections and asked each candidate a set of questions. In the interest of fairness, all candidates were asked the same questions at the same time, and all responses (that did respond) have been received before the publication of this article. Jeremy Gardner. Director for the College Cryptocurrency Network (not related to CryptoCoinNews) and Director of Operations at Augur, he see's the potential to represent the future of block chain technology, both for the youth and for the 2.0 space. Tell us a little about your....
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Jeremy Gardner is the cofounder and Executive Director of the College Cryptocurrency Network - an international non-profit dedicated to blockchain education, innovation, and development that has taken root at MIT and has since then grew into a global network. The CCN was established to help nascent, burgeoning, and not-yet existing college organizations build a presence on their respective campuses, receive administrative recognition and funding, and help students connect with similar college groups. Gardner also runs a small angel investing and consulting firm, Ausum Ventures.....
One of the main drives, since Bitcoin began gaining popularity, were the other possible uses of the block chain technology that drives it. Some have found ways to build other data layers on top of the block chain while others have found it possible to use the block chain to secure copyright notices. Everledger has devised a way that insurance companies can utilize the block chain to ensure that the items they are insuring are what they are said to be. This is not entirely secure, in the sense that a dedicated scammer could find a way to modify the actual diamond or what have you that was....
"You say prediction market and people are like 'What's that?' - it doesn't sound that important or lucrative or interesting." That's Jeremy Gardner, best known as the director of the College Cryptocurrency Network, talking about the first reactions some may have to his latest project, Augur, the decentralized, blockchain-based prediction market founded by Jack Peterson and set to launch a token crowdsale this spring. Common perceptions aside, Gardner and core developer Joey Krug are out to prove that a platform that allows participants to bet on the outcome of real-world events can be a....
Bitcoin will be the sixth largest global reserve currency by 2030, according to research by Silicon Valley investment firm Magister Advisors, which surveyed some 30 block chain companies, the International Business Times reported. The research also indicates banks will invest $1 billion in block chain technology in the next few years and that the block chain will become the rails on which finance runs. Block chain is "without question" the most important enterprise IT development in a decade, said Jeremy Millar, a partner in the investment firm. He characterized the block chain as being on....
Developer Peter Todd has caused quite a stir in the community by committing a double spend on Coinbase. Taking $10 from the company and buying Jeremy Gardner of the Augur project some reddit gold. Todd admitted to the action via Twitter and GitHub with the crack he created. At this time, Gardner says he and Todd were conversing, and Todd had decided to “make a point about security in the industry” Gardner goes on to say that he had succeeded on his first try and was able also to snap a screenshot of the action. Many people in the community went crazy on Twitter following this announcement.....