CoinSummit SF Roundup with 40+ Videos

April 3, 2014 minterest Financial

Money & Tech attended the sold-out CoinSummit event in San Francisco on March 25th & 26th, and interviewed over 20 industry leaders and innovators. Here is a comprehensive list of those interviews, plus videos of all the event’s panels, fireside chats, and startup showcase pitches. This is your one-stop source for all things CoinSummit San Francisco.

Monday 3/24 Pre-CoinSummit:

Pamir Gelenbe on Upcoming CoinSummit
Jered Kenna sat down with Pamir Gelenbe, co-founder and organizer of the upcoming CoinSummit in San Francisco to hear what he has in store for the sold-out, two day event.

Adam Stradling CEO of Coin4ce Pre-CoinSummit
Jered Kenna sat down with old friend and former Tradehill colleague Adam Stradling, who is now Founder and CEO of Coin4ce, a fixed-rate exchange based in Chile driven to to facilitate the purchase, sale and use of Bitcoin in Latin America.

Tues 3/25 & Wed 3/26 at CoinSummit:

Jesse Powell & Constance Choi on Kraken @ CoinSummit
Jered Kenna with Jesse Powell and Constance Choi from Payward Inc about their digital currency exchange Kraken, new $5 million Series A, and plans to expand around the world.

Chris David & Christa Clark of CoinVox @ CoinSummit
Perianne Boring with Chris David and Christa Clark from CoinVox about their upcoming payments platform that will revolutionize the world of political fundraising.

Andreas Antonopoulos on IRS Tax Ruling
While at CoinSummit, we got Andreas Antonopoulos’ thoughts on the new IRS tax guidance classifying virtual currencies as property.

Connie Gallippi of BitGive Foundation @ CoinSummit
Jered Kenna with Connie Gallippi, founder and Executive Director of the BitGive Foundation, the charitable giving foundation for the entire Bitcoin community and its mission to demonstrate Bitcoin’s social value.

Bobby Lee of BTC China @ CoinSummit
Perianne Boring with BTC China CEO Bobby Lee about running the largest digital currency exchange in China, and what challenges it faces there.

Vitalik Buterin of Ethereum @ CoinSummit
Jered Kenna with Ethereum.org creator Vitalik Buterin about the aspects of the platform and the various kinds of decentralized applications people are starting to build from the protocol.

Jackson Palmer of Dogecoin @ CoinSummit
Jered Kenna with Dogecoin founder Jackson Palmer about how this new cryptocurrency is a more fun and approachable version of the early bitcoin community, that’s engaging an entirely new demographic.

Shawn Sloves of Atlas ATS @ CoinSummit
Jered Kenna with Shawn Sloves about his exchange, Atlas ATS, what they’re working on now and what’s to come in the near future.

Jaron Lukasiewicz of Coinsetter @ CoinSummit
Jered Kenna with Jaron Lukasiewicz’s about his exchange Coinsetter and their upcoming innovations, such as an API for brokers and integrating news feeds into the exchange.

James Robinson of RRE Ventures @ CoinSummit
Jered Kenna with James Robinson about the investments of his RRE Ventures, and digital currency as a vehicle for international remittance.

Micky Malka of Ribbit Capital @ CoinSummit
Jered Kenna with Micky Malka of leading VC firm Ribbit Capital about their investments in the digital currency space, and how fast Bitcoin innovation is advancing.

ATM Showdown with Lamassu & Genesis Coin @ CoinSummit
Jered Kenna with Zach Harvey CEO of Lamassu and Evan Rose CEO of Genesis Coin about the current state of bitcoin ATMs and how their products stack up.

Ragnar Lifthrasir of AnArk.it @ CoinSummit
Perianne Boring with Ragnar Lifthrasir about his new trustfree escrow service AnArk.it, which uses a multi-part key technology similar to multi-signature.

Economist Susan Athey @ CoinSummit
Jered Kenna with renowned economist Susan Athey, Professor of Economics at the Stanford Graduate School of Business, about the economics, impact and future of Bitcoin.

Vinny Lingham of Gyft @ CoinSummit
Perianne Boring with Gyft CEO Vinny Lingham about his digital gift card platform and how they provide value to merchants with bitcoin.

Patrick Murck of Bitcoin Foundation @ CoinSummit
Jered Kenna with Patrick Murk, General Counsel of the Bitcoin Foundation, about their various regulatory efforts and observations on a US, state, and global level.

Jonathan Levin of Coinometrics @ CoinSummit
Perianne Boring with Coinometrics.com founder Jonathan Levin about his views on the economics of bitcoin, what metrics have been missing from the story, and where it’s headed.

Pablo Gonzalez & Ben Peters of Bitso @ CoinSummit
Jered Kenna with Pablo Gonzalez and Ben Peters from Mexican digital currency exchange Bitso, about their impending launch and the potential they see for bitcoin in Mexico, particularly in remittance.

Brock Pierce @ CoinSummit
Perianne Boring with bitcoin entrepreneur & investor Brock Pierce about his thoughts on CoinSummit, his favorite speakers and how it’s been valuable for him.

Gavin Wood of Ethereum @ CoinSummit
Perianne Boring with Ethereum.org core developer Gavin Wood about CoinSummit, Ethereum, and how the former has been beneficial for their team’s plans to grow the latter.

Ron Hose of Coins.ph @ CoinSummit
Perianne Boring with bitcoin entrepreneur Ron Hose about his new venture Coins.ph, using bitcoin to offer better banking options to South East Asia.

Will O’Brien of BitGo @ CoinSummit
Jered Kenna with BitGo CEO Will O’Brien about their multi-sig wallet as well as API technology and Enterprise services, which they plan to share with other businesses soon.

Full Panels at CoinSummit:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iir5J6Z3Z1Q
Fireside chat with Marc Andreessen and Balaji Srinivasan, Andreessen Horowitz
Moderated by Kashmir Hill, Forbes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLzAu2_BFbo
Regulatory and Legal Challenges
Constance Choi, General Counsel, Payward, Patrick Murck, General Counsel, Bitcoin Foundation, Brian Klein, Baker Marquart LLP Moderated by Marco Santori, Nesenoff & Miltenberg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pUNddAqAI7U
VC Panel: Investment Opportunities in the Bitcoin Space
Micky Malka, Ribbit Capital, Jeremy Liew, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Hemant Taneja, General Catalyst
Moderated by Jeff Clavier, SoftTech VC

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dpwhT63EkZ4
Decentralized Applications: The Future of Bitcoin and Virtual Currencies?
Vitalik Buterin, Ethereum.org, David Johnston, Mastercoin Foundation, Brian Snyder, NXT
Moderated by Adam Levine, Let’s talk Bitcoin

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ssGBnHiQyc
Angel Investing in the Virtual Currency Ecosystem Ben Davenport, Angel Investor, Naval Ravikant, Angellist Moderated by Shakil Khan, CoinDesk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRgfC61Gc3E
The Rising Stars of the Bitcoin Startup Ecosystem
Brian Armstrong, Coinbase, Nic Cary, Blockchain.info, Tony Gallippi, Bitpay, Chris Larsen, Ripple Labs
Moderated by Nick Shalek, Investor, Ribbit Capital

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JkBu5_hZgWI
What’s Next for Bitcoin Mining?
Emmanuel Abiodun, Cloudhashing, Jez San, Investor, Naveed Sherwani, HighBitcoin
Moderated by Tuur Demeester

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rEtrIjzsceM
Is Bitcoin a Flash in the Pan?
Professor Susan Athey, Stanford, Andreas Antonopoulos, Blockchain.info, Jonathan Levin, Coinometrics
Moderated by Nathaniel Popper, The New York Times

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2M12zzwNkCo
Bitcoin Exchanges Post-Mt. Gox
Nejc Kodric, Bitstamp, Bobby Lee, BTCChina, Jesse Powell, Kraken
Moderated by Dan Morehead, Pantera Capital Management

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NV5ubkGQUes
Fireside Chat with Chamath Palihapitiya
Moderated by Brad Stone

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VOICfyCvous
AltCoins: A Fad or Here to Stay?
Charlie Lee, Litecoin, Jackson Palmer, Dogecoin, Paul Vernon, Cryptsy
Moderated by Michael Terpin, Social Radius

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=efDucLsn9Es
Bitcoin for the Masses
Alan Safahi, Zipzap, Zach Harvey, Lamassu, Brock Pierce, Clearstone Venture Partners

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F28bqzD-m5w
Developing Bitcoin Security Standards in a Post-Gox World
Trace Mayer, Angel Investor, Will O’Brien, BitGo, Anthony Di Iorio, Kryptokit
Moderated by Dan Morehead, Pantera Capital Management

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U1KK8ENklq4
Bitcoin Transactions: What Are the Barriers for Consumers and Merchants
Vinny Lingham, Gyft, Tom Longson, Gogocoin
Moderated by Luke Sully, PwC

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EfABAmP6X8M
State of Bitcoin 2014
Garrick Hileman, CoinDesk/London School of Economics, talks about the state of Bitcoin.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ek3tYZ44h2k
Startup Showcase Part Two:
Cryptocorp | Hellobit | Dogetipbot | Interwallet | Piper Wallet

Post-CoinSummit:

Pamir Gelenbe Wraps Up CoinSummit
CoinSummit’s fearless leader Pamir Gelenbe looks back at how it all went, what worked well, what themes were prevalent, and his plans to keep improving it for the next one in London.