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In this podcast, hosts Vikram Ramakrishnan and Faizaan Shamsi, partners at the software consultancy QuantLayer, talk to investors and builders of the cryptocurrency arena. We discuss how industry participants think about crypto assets, how they uncover fraud in the market, and which technologies will turn the budding, nascent crypto space into the revolutionary powerhouse early market participants had hoped for.

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#11: Boston’s Growing Crypto Scene, Mailbag #1, and How to Say No to a Client

Aug 20, 2018

We attended the Boston New Technology Fintech & Blockchain group event where we got to present our alerting platform to a couple hundred attendees. We discuss some of the other crypto projects we saw, including Button Wallet, which is a Telegram bot that lets users buy, sell and trade cryptocurrencies. We also discuss p2p lending, and go through our first Mailbag, which covers answers to questions you all have, from crypto market questions to how to say no to a client. Enjoy.

Topics:

  • On their presentation at Boston New Technology
  • Their take on other companies who also presented
  • Indeco Union: Social Capital - Funding platform for anyone to invest, and any company to raise capital, using security token
  • Button Blockchain Technologies: Button Wallet - Multi-currency wallet and exchange in Telegram
  • Adjoint - Empowers enterprises to achieve new levels of efficiency and control by delivering blockchain technology built for the financial industry
  • Fasdraft - Combines transparency and intuitive field tools for banks and real estate professionals
  • Wunderite - Collaboration tool for business insurance and risk
  • OrbitCoin - Decentralized P2P Lending platform and credit network
  • QuantLayer - Real-time streaming cryptocurrency market intelligence platform for investor and traders
  • List of questions listeners have been asking:
    - What are some of the headwinds against crypto right now?
    - Can you use fundamental analysis to value Bitcoin or is it mostly just directional?
    - How long does it take to add a new source to your paltform?
    - Are you going to be doing ratings for coins/tokens? like Moodys or S&P?
    - How is this different from the other crypto news tools out there?
    - I'm a web developer. How is crypto development different from web development?
    - What are the common mistakes you see founder/management teams make when working on their MVP?

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