Podcast 7: Shane Park from Coinplay.io & 22Hertz' Block Chain Imprinted Song "Get The Hell Out"
In this episode, I discuss the issue of KnC Miner, the duality of them both facing serious lawsuits from former clients and now breaking mining records. Ben Lawsky is soon to leave the NYDFS, but not before leaving a sea of regulation his new consulting firm will help companies navigate. An interview with Shane Park, the CEO of the cryptocurrency answer to Humble Bundle, Coinplay.io. And certainly not the least of the features in this podcast is "Get the Hell Out" by the band 22 Hertz, who have imprinted the song onto the block chain. Be sure to look for my recent interview with them, as....
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The following interview was conducted with Ralf Muller, a member of Toronto-based 22Hertz, who have decided to imprint their latest single, "Get the Hell Out," onto the Bitcoin block chain. The song is featured in the 7th edition of the CCN Podcast. How did you guys hear about Bitcoin? Have you seen significant sales and/or tips in Bitcoin? I heard about bitcoin in 2011 while writing the first album, Detonate. I didn't understand it, so I said to myself, if this is any good I'll hear about it again in the future. Then in early 2013 I heard about it again, put more time into it and I awoke.....
CoinPlay, the indie game site that lets developers and publishers get paid in bitcoin, has relaunched following a series of design improvements. Shane Park, CoinPlay's co-founder and CEO, told CoinDesk the relaunch was an important step for the company to move away from third-party solutions and implement its own e-commerce platform.
Online game company Coinplay.io recently earned the support of startup incubator BetaBlox, helping the Dogecoin-based website gain traction as it readies to move out of the beta phase in August. The partnership with BetaBlox will provide six months of mentorship in return for a five percent equity stake in Coinplay.io. The startup’s CEO and co-founder Shane Park also hopes the partnership will give his gaming company a boost when it comes to securing investors. “My co-founder, Andy Compton, and I see this as a great opportunity,” Park said in a press release. “It’s a huge boost of....
In this episode, I talk to Erik Voorhees of ShapeShift.io about the new ShapeShift iOS application, available now in the Apple Store. We feature the song "Give me a Sign" by Bitcoin-supporting band 22Hertz out of Ontario. And for the large part of the episode, I interviewed John Light, host of P2P Connects Us and co-founder of the Bitseed project. Please enjoy. If you know of any bands who would like to get some exposure on our podcast, please don't hesitate to reach out. Also if you have any other feedback, I'm happy to hear it, and hopefully implement it into future shows. Specifically,....
BTC China, logo. Have you always been curious about how messages can be imprinted on the block chain, and what it can be used for, and how it can be easily done? It is now possible for anyone to do it for a relatively small sum of money (0.1BTC, around $23 at current rates.) In return, a message not to exceed 60 letters or 20 characters in some languages will live on forever in the block chain. This makes use of the coinbase feature of blocks that are published, with Satoshi's original coinbase containing an excerpt from the Financial Times. BTCChina has done this to celebrate their fourth....