Hedera Hashgraph - Gossip About Gossip Podcast

According to Jiro Olcott from Guard Global, electricity is controlled by large power organizations on old traditional architectures, costing the consumer a huge amount of money. With microgrids we can leapfrog hurdles and make electricity more available, at the right price for everyone. Find out why Jiro believes Hedera is "the packhorse of the microgrid industry". Check out this video on managing renewable energy microgrids: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBpX15oOqfA or visit http://www.guardglobal.org/

Learn about testing security, scalability and performance as Donald Thibeau and Brady Gentile of Hedera discuss the Hedera Hashgraph community testing program. Find out how to gain early access to the mainnet to potentially earn hbars. Visit portal.hedera.com to find out more or get started.

With over 1 trillion photos projected to be taken in 2019, 85% of them with a smartphone, the risk of deepfakes is a serious concern. In episode 20 of the Gossip About Gossip podcast we speak with Attestiv CEO Nicos Vekiarides and COO Mark Morley who share their vision to leverage Hedera DLT to help businesses put provable authenticity into media files. For more information visit https://attestiv.com/

Learn about the Hedera enterprise-grade public network for decentralized applications with Hedera Hashgraph Co-Founders Dr. Leemon Baird and Mance Harmon. Topics include: DAGs, security, running nodes, proxy staking, governance, problems with forks, software upgrades, proof of stake, dapps and more! For more on the subject, visit Hedera.com or listen to this recorded webinar from Dr. Leemon Baird on The Path to Decentralization: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QTNNYeSks-s

Find out how Intiva Health uses distributed ledger technology to automate the tasks of credentialing, continuing education, and communication for heath care professionals in this podcast featuring John Hartigan, CEO of Intiva Health. Check out this blog post mentioned in the podcast to learn more about the challenges in credentialing: https://intivahealth.com/blog/what-is-provider-credentialing-for-facilities/. For more information on Intiva Health visit https://intivahealth.com/

In discovery workshops the team plots use cases on the Y axis and superpowers on the X axis driving a discussion on the value of Hedera for feasible and viable solutions. Join co-hosts Ken Anderson and Paul Madsen to learn more about Hedera Hashgraph "Superpowers". In the episode Ken Anderson refers to the Council members running the nodes. Hedera will migrate over time from a permissioned model where only the Council members run nodes to eventually a fully permissionless model where anyone can.

Who is Swisscom Blockchain and why have they joined the Hedera Governing Council? Kamal Youssefi, Industry Lead of Enterprise Blockchain at Swisscom Blockchain AG https://www.linkedin.com/in/kamal-youssefi-20180077/ joins the podcast to share perspectives including DLT integrations and enterprise implementations. Visit Swisscom Blockchain's website here: https://blockchain.swisscom.com/ and learn more about the Hedera Governing Council in this overview video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SfYLsHFXyGQ

Adam Lindemann, Partner and CEO of Mind Fund Group joins Hedera's APAC lead Edgar Seah and host Paul Madsen to discuss progress of the Hong Kong based Helix Accelerator. Read more about Helix here: https://www.helixaccelerator.com/,  and the Helix global startup participants in the Medium blog post here: http://hhg.io/PADa30orpzf. Helix Accelerator is hosting its 1st Cohort Demo Day April 17 2019. Check out the event's YouTube livestream link: https://youtu.be/295yhUcBMFg.

Ari Paul, CIO and Co-founder of BlockTower Capital https://www.blocktower.com/ joins hosts Paul Madsen and Jordan Fried on the Gossip About Gossip podcast to share insights on trends and opportunities for leveraging distributed ledger technologies DLT.

New Business Director Simon Olson from Brazilian retailer Magazine Luiza (https://www.magazineluiza.com.br/) joins the podcast to share insights on the retail business and DLT attributes of security, fairness, throughput, energy use and governance.

We've turned the tables and interviewed Gossip Guy, a community member well known for gossiping about the world powered by hashgraph and the Hedera ecosystem. For about the last year, Gossip Guy has provided videos and livestreams with updates, interviews and insights. Find out what drives Gossip Guy, and become of one of the more than 1000 people who have subscribed to his Youtube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaAz9GU7TlvG5kDdGbxANlQ

In this episode we talk with Dan Rice, Co-Founder and CTO at Sagewise https://www.sagewise.io/meet-the-team-co-founder-and-cto-dan-rice/. Dan discusses contract issues, dispute resolution, arbitration and some of the challenges of building and coding safe, smart contracts. For more information, read the Hedera Technical Insight: Code is law, but what if the law needs to change? https://medium.com/hashgraph/code-is-law-but-what-if-the-law-needs-to-change-87846b209e1

If enterprise DLT / blockchain is an area that is difficult to link to what you do day-to-day, meet Helen Disney - a thought leader who helps provide a bridge. Recorded on International Women's Day 2019, this interview provides insight into how foundational technology can help solve some of the bigger issues in the private and public sector. Learn more about Helen Disney's role as CEO of Unblocked here: https://unblockedevents.com/speaker/helen-disney/

Learn more about identity, confirmation mechanisms and more in this discussion with Hedera's Paul Madsen and Ken Anderson.

Learn more about governance and the Hedera Council.  In this episode Scott Thiel from DLA Piper shares thoughts on becoming a Hedera Council member with Hedera Communications VP Zenobia Godschalk. Scott discusses legal uncertainty, regulatory frameworks, banned cryptocurrencies and 13 clients building dapps on Hedera.  Watch this video for more information: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0ZfhgJqNHE