Episode #10: Matthew Engel (Achain)

Matthew Engel is the Western Community Manager at Achain, a blockchain platform that aims to build “a boundless blockchain reality.” Achain enables developers of all levels to issue tokens, create smart contracts, and build decentralized applications, all of which serve Achain’s goal of making information exchange and value transactions easier. In this interview, Matthew and Elaine talk about problems with the current state of smart contracts in blockchain technology, the project’s partnership with UniFox to bring real-world adoption, and why he thinks building the Value Exchange Protocol is the biggest test for the future of interoperability. List of Topics Covered in This Episode: 00:00 - Introduction to Matthew Engel 01:47 - Finding Achain and the blockchain industry 04:08 - Problems with smart contracts today 06:35 - Value Exchange Protocol (VEP) 07:22 - Businesses adopting the Achain blockchain 09:52 - Expanding Achain’s reach in Asia, especially in South Korea 11:00 - UniFox partnership 12:47 - Achain ICO, roadmap, and community building going forward 15:18 - Closing remarks Follow blockstreetHQ! Website: Twitter: Medium: Soundcloud: Follow Elaine Ramirez! Twitter:

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This episode is 00:16:35 long.

This episode was published on Sep 7, 2018.

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