As a former equity derivative trader, derivatives are one of the most exciting developments in the crypto space. As such, it was great to get Patrick Dugan, CEO of TradeLayer on the Coin Gamma Podcast. TradeLayer is a next-generation decentralized exchange protocol based off of Omni Layer, deploying on Litecoin and other Proof-of-Work cousin blockchains. Prior to building TradeLayer, Patrick was a game designer and founded Farm Shares, a platform for farmers to distribute their food. We talk about Patrick’s background before creating TradeLayer. We learn why TradeLayer is built on Bitcoin’s Omni Layer instead of Ethereum, why its important for exchanges to be decentralized, and how Tradelayer differs from other derivative exchanges. We dig deep into derivatives with some slight detours into the Black Scholes Model and Long Term Capital Management. This is a fun conversation that you do not want to miss.  1:25 Patrick Dugan Background 5:30 When Patrick Discovered Bitcoin 8:10 How Patrick discovered &nbsp;Derivatives via “Traders, Guns, and Derivatives” 11:35 The beginning of TradeLayer 15:05 Implementing margin into the platform 21:20 Why is it important to be decentralized? 24:30 Decentralized Exchanges should not be able to control listings 29:30 What separates TradeLayer versus the other decentralized exchanges 32:20 Why is TradeLayer built on top of Bitcoin? 37:10 What is a MetaCoin? 40:35 Is TradeLayer a “Decentralized BitMex”? 49:15 Why Open Interest will increase on crypto derivatives 55:15 Why use swaps versus other derivatives?   Connect with Patrick and TradeLayer  TradeLayer Twitter @tradelayer Patrick Twitter: @duganist TradeLayer Website: http://tradelayer.org TradeLayer White Paper:&nbsp;http://tradelayer.org/whitepaper.pdf  Connect with Coin Gamma  Website: Coingamma.com Market Data: Market Data Page Twitter: &nbsp;@coingamma Download our app: Click to Download

30: Decentralized Derivatives with Patrick Dugan of TradeLayer

John Belizaire is the CEO of Soluna, the world’s first vertically-integrated blockchain computing company with the core mission of powering the blockchain economy with self-produced renewable energy. The company will generate the lowest cost of green power in the world by combining a 900-megawatt wind farm with a utility-scale blockchain computing facility that will support the next wave of innovations from cryptocurrency mining to other high-density computations such as distributed graphics rendering, file storage, machine learning, and AI-related computations. Prior to being the CEO of Soluna, John founded FirstBest Systems in 2006. First Best was sold about 10 years later to Guidewire, the leader in P&amp;C Enterprise Software Solutions for over $40 Million dollars. Before cofounding FirstBest, John was the Senior Director of Business Development and Strategic Planning for E-commerce applications division at BEA Systems, Inc. He drove international expansion into EMEA and AsiaPac and grew annual revenue to over $100 million in 3 years with a global list of customers. This podcast is brought to by....… Coin Gamma. If you are looking for help with your blockchain strategy, need blockchain engineering help to create a dapp, or want help growth hacking your blockchain related business (STO or ICO included), get in touch: fritz@coingamma.com Show notes  02:27 - Moving from the more traditional technology background into the blockchain space. 04:02 - Becoming a serial entrepreneur. 04:57 - Joining Soluna as CEO. 07:41 - Projected evolution of blockchain. 09:29 - The fast paced maturity of blockchain infrastructure. 10:51 - Bringing more green power (wind power) to the network. 14:12 - Developing a farm of computing facilities designed to power blockchain applications. 17:03 - Offering a cloud-based mining service. 19:04 - Expanding into other locations after Morocco. 25:09 - The disputed territory. 29:14 - Investing in the local economy of the current location. 31:31 - Doing a Security Token Offering (STO): Creating a utility around their platform and offering the utility to private investors. 35:10 - The domination of Bitcoin mining computing power by Bitmain 37:40 - The energy efficiency of cryptocurrency mining compared to traditional data centers.  Connect with John Belizaire and Soluna  Soluna Twitter -@SolunaPower Soluna Website - soluna.io Soluna YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtWkmPR6NAlU4drrsgtPc3Q&nbsp; Jonn Belizaire LinkedIn -&nbsp;John Belizaire LinkedIn Profile  Connect with Coin Gamma  Website: Coingamma.com Market Data: Market Data Page Twitter: &nbsp;@coingamma Download our app:  Click to Download

31: Renewable Energy and Blockchain with John Belizaire of Soluna

Topper Bowers is the founder of Quorum Control GmbH, a Berlin-based technology company building the future of digital ownership. The company was founded in 2015 as Infosec technology and has since expanded and shifted to focus on building their industry agnostic, protocol-layer DLT platform, Tupelo. Topper Bowers is an entrepreneur and engineer with over 20 years’ experience building software people want. He combines deep technical knowledge with proven executive skills. He consistently pursues tech that betters people’s lives, whether he’s designing user interfaces, managing world class teams, or building high volume distributed systems for large nonprofits and Fortune 50 companies. He’s a former Y-Combinator founder (Summer 2012) with deep knowledge of distributed systems and distributed ledger technology. With Quorum Control, Topper’s goal was to provide a solution to the rising public concern over data security on the rise by creating a new, efficient and user-friendly data security service for businesses and individuals. This podcast is brought to by....… Coin Gamma. If you are looking for help with your blockchain strategy, need blockchain engineering help to create a dapp, or want help growth hacking your blockchain related business, get in touch: fritz@coingamma.com Show Notes  02:39 - Topper’s time working on the political platform/software for the 2012 US elections. 03:45 - Working in engineering leadership and starting an information security company. 04:37 - Discovering crypto and building a company within the blockchain space. 09:53 - Quantum Control and Tupelo. 11:39 - Choosing a token sale versus any other form of distribution. 12:58 - The unique data structure of Tupelo. 14:52 - The pure digitization of the asset ownership process. 18:27 - Tupelo’s unique form of distributed ledger technology (DLT) 20:49 - Ensuring transparency and efficacy in transactions. &nbsp; 22:28 - Tupelo’s Proof of Stake (PoS) incentive system and validator. 23:00 - The differences between Tupelo’s structure and ERC-20. 25:02 - Quantum Control’s business model. 26:28 - The transition from the US to the Berlin, Germany tech scene and its benefits. 29:28 - Their current testnet phase and the pipeline of interested developers. 30:54 - Other cool implementations other than CryptoKitties 33:55 - Actionable lessons from Topper’s time at Y-Combinator.  &nbsp; Connect with Topper and Quorum Control  Website - https://www.quorumcontrol.com Twitter - https://twitter.com/quorumcontrol Topper on Twitter - https://twitter.com/tobowers  &nbsp; Connect with Coin Gamma  Website: Coingamma.com Market Data: Market Data Page Twitter: &nbsp;@coingamma  &nbsp;