Episode #12: Daniel Jeffries (Author, Writer, Futurist)

Around The Block Podcast

Daniel Jeffries is a writer, not only of dystopian sci-fi, but also on the decentralized world of blockchain technology. In this interview, Daniel and Elaine talk about how he differentiated himself from other writers in the blockchain space when he started years ago, how distribution at point of creation will be key for the wider adoption of cryptocurrencies, and how the community will one day create a killer app without even realizing it. List of Topics Covered in This Episode: 00:00 - Introduction to Daniel Jeffries 01:30 - Sci-Fi writing, discovering blockchain 02:52 - Categories vs. iterations of technology 05:40 - The evolution of money 07:24 - How blockchain can go wrong 10:00 - Parallel economic operating systems 13:50 - Shifting the focus from creation of cryptocurrency to distribution 16:52 - Triple-entry accounting 18:45 - “Right now... If crypto is chess, it needs to become checkers” 20:30 - Bitcoin’s 50/50 shot at survival 23:15 - Daniel Jeffries plan for the future 25:00 - Closing remarks Follow blockstreetHQ! Website: http://www.blockstreethq.com Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/blockstreethq Medium: http://www.medium.com/blockstreethq Soundcloud: http://www.soundcloud.com/blockstreethq Follow Elaine Ramirez! Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/elainegija Follow Daniel Jeffries! Twitter: https://twitter.com/dan_jeffries1 Medium: https://medium.com/@dan.jeffries