Crypto and Blockchain – Enrique Martinez

In Episode #67, we are joined by Enrique Martinez, CEO and founder of WebCapitalists Corp., a cryptocurrency and blockchain consulting company.

We discuss:

• Why an aerospace engineer became an early adopter of Bitcoin.
• The Byzantine Generals Problem and what it tells us about blockchain.
• How Hurricane Maria and the devastation it brought about in his native Puerto Rico made Enrique a more vocal technologist for crypto.
• Blockchain's applications to fields as varied as healthcare and art sales.
• Enrique's work with retired athletes looking to earn revenue by tokenizing their collectibles.
• Why ticket scalpers need to be beware of blockchain.
• Criticisms of crypto.
• Listening, and watching recommendations from:
  • Enrique
    • Bitcoin White Paper by Satoshi Nakamoto
    • The Bitcoin Standard: The Decentralized Alternative to Central Banking by Saifedean Ammous
    • Stay up to date with Wyoming's cryptocurrency
    • Stay up to date with Miami's cryptocurrency 
    • Bitcoin.org
    • Stay up to date with Twitter CEO, Jack Dorsey
  • Fred
    • Global Law and Business Episode 47 – James Cooper (Intellectual Property and Blockchain)
    • The China History Podcast
  • Jonathan
    • "The secret economics of a VIP party," The Economist, by Ashley Mears

We’ll see you next week for another exciting and informative episode when we sit down with Sam White to discuss the insurance world, the differing work styles across the Anglosphere, and more!