About the show
If you are interested in learning more about the blockchain industry and want to hear from some of the brightest thought leaders, tune into this bi-weekly podcast. R3’s Catherine Rutter hosts some of the biggest names in the blockchain world. Be sure to subscribe and rate the podcast!
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Episodes
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Podcast and Chill: Minisode 11 with Eran Tirer and Ronnie Kher
June 18th, 2020 | 28 mins 17 secs
blockchain, catherine rutter, corda, corda enterprise, distributed ledger, distributed ledger technology, dlt, emerging technology, eran tirer, insurance, insurtech, ledgertech, life in the fast chain, ronnie kher
For this minisode of the podcast, Catherine sits down with Founder and CEO of Ledgertech, Eran Tirer, accompanied by R3's Ronnie Kher to have a fun chat about the insurance industry and how they are holding up during COVID-19 times. Listen on your favorite podcast app!
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Podcast and Chill: Minisode 10 with Silvia Attanasio and Katerina Koutoulaki
May 29th, 2020 | 31 mins 40 secs
abi, blockchain, catherine rutter, corda, corda enterprise, distributed ledger, distributed ledger technology, dlt, emerging technology, italian banking association, italian banks on blockchain, katerina koutoulaki, life in the fast chain, silvia attanasio
Catherine sits down with Silvia from ABI (Italian Banking Association) and Katerina from R3 to talk about the Spunta project, what it was like getting a bunch of banks to look into blockchain years ago, how things are going in quarantine, and much more. Listen on your favorite podcast app or online here - https://www.r3.com/videos/podcast-and-chill-minisode-10-with-silvia-attanasio-and-katerina-koutoulaki/
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Podcast and Chill: Minisode 9 with Todd McDonald and George Calle
May 21st, 2020 | 26 mins 38 secs
blockchain, catherine rutter, cbdc, central bank digital currency, corda, corda enterprise, distributed ledger, distributed ledger technology, dlt, emerging technology, george calle, life in the fast chain, todd mcdonald
All CBDC talk! On top of the release of our recent white paper, we have a new central bank digital currency working group... learn more and join here - https://www.r3.com/central-bank-digital-currency-working-group-q3-2020/. Listen on your favorite podcast app!
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ChainThat's David Edwards and Rebecca Oliver come on the podcast with R3's Victor Boardman to talk insurance
May 12th, 2020 | 31 mins 20 secs
blockchain, catherine rutter, corda, corda enterprise, distributed ledger, distributed ledger technology, dlt, emerging technology, insurance, insurtech, life in the fast chain
ChainThat's David Edwards and Rebecca Oliver come on the podcast with R3's Victor Boardman to talk all about insurance and how the industry is adjusting to our newly digital world. Watch here - https://www.r3.com/videos/life-in-the-fast-chain-episode-50-with-chainthat/ or listen on your favorite podcast app!
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Podcast and Chill: Minisode 8 with VALK
May 6th, 2020 | 26 mins 21 secs
antoine loth, blockchain, catherine rutter, corda, corda enterprise, distributed ledger, distributed ledger technology, dlt, elie azzi, emerging technology, life in the fast chain, valk
Catherine sits down with Co-Founders of VALK, Antoine Loth and Elie Azzi to talk about how they have been staying productive while working from home, what they are working on, and some recent announcements they've had. Listen on your favorite podcast app or watch online here - https://www.r3.com/videos/podcast-and-chill-minisode-8-with-valk/
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Podcast and Chill: Minisode 7 with Ivar Wiersma
April 27th, 2020 | 17 mins 14 secs
blockchain, catherine rutter, corda, corda enterprise, distributed ledger, distributed ledger technology, dlt, emerging technology, ivar wiersma, life in the fast chain, startups, venture development
Catherine sits down with Ivar Wiersma, Head of Venture Development at R3, to talk about how his team is supporting startups during the COVID-19 crisis. Watch online here - https://www.r3.com/videos/podcast-and-chill-minisode-7-with-ivar-wiersma/ or listen on your favorite podcast app!
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Podcast and Chill: Minisode 6 with Maxim Piessen
April 23rd, 2020 | 20 mins 34 secs
ai, artificial intelligence, blockchain, catherine rutter, corda, corda enterprise, corona virus, covid-19, distributed ledger, distributed ledger technology, dlt, emerging technology, fundraise, intellecteu, life in the fast chain, maxim piessen, who
Catherine Rutter sits down with IntellectEU's Ai & Data Lead Maxim Piessen to talk about their recent app, #SpreadLoveNotCorona. If interested, make sure to donate as the funds will go to the UN Foundation's COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund for WHO. Watch here - https://www.r3.com/videos/podcast-and-chill-minisode-6-max-piesson/ or listen on your favorite podcast app!
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Podcast and Chill: Minisode 5 with David E. Rutter
April 19th, 2020 | 23 mins 39 secs
blockchain, catherine rutter, ceo, corda, corda enterprise, david e rutter, david rutter, distributed ledger, distributed ledger technology, dlt, emerging technology, life in the fast chain
Catherine sits down with R3's Founder and CEO, David E. Rutter to catch up and talk about his recent piece on FinTech Futures + how he and employees at R3 are adjusting to working from home while quarantining. Listen on your favorite podcast app or watch online here - https://vimeo.com/409555212.
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Podcast and Chill: Minisode 4 with Alisa DiCaprio
April 8th, 2020 | 18 mins 51 secs
alisa dicaprio, blockchain, catherine rutter, corda, corda enterprise, corona virus, digital, distributed ledger, distributed ledger technology, dlt, emerging technology, going digital, life in the fast chain, supply chain, trade, trade finance
Catherine sits down with R3's Head of Trade and Supply Chain, Alisa DiCaprio to talk about how she is dealing with her new normal of working from home, how COVID-19 is impacting supply chain, what working groups she's focused on and more! Plus Catherine tries to hold her breath on camera. Gotta listen or watch to find out how long she makes it. Listen on your favorite podcast app or online here - https://vimeo.com/405438983.
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Podcast and Chill: Minisode 3 with Dimos Raptis
April 2nd, 2020 | 21 mins 59 secs
blockchain, catherine rutter, corda, corda enterprise, distributed ledger, distributed ledger technology, dlt, emerging technology, life in the fast chain
Catherine and Dimos sit down (while quarantining!) to talk about staying sane while working from home as well as his new book he just published, "Distributed Systems for Practitioners." Make sure to purchase the book on the link below! Listen on your favorite podcast app or watch this episode online here - https://vimeo.com/403329966.
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Podcast and Chill: Minisode 2 with Richard Gendal Brown
March 28th, 2020 | 24 mins 54 secs
blockchain, catherine rutter, corda, corda enterprise, cto, distributed ledger, distributed ledger technology, dlt, emerging technology, life in the fast chain, richard gendal brown
On this minisode, Catherine sits down with R3's CTO Richard Gendal Brown to discuss COVID-19, how he is handling working from home, his latest post on Forbes '“Dear Computer”: A World Where Computers Email Each Other So You Don’t Need To,' and more! Watch online here - https://vimeo.com/401664722 or listen on your favorite podcast app!
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Podcast and Chill: Minisode 1 with Todd McDonald
March 26th, 2020 | 24 mins 40 secs
blockchain, catch up, catherine rutter, corda, corda enterprise, coronavirus, covid-19, distributed ledger, distributed ledger technology, dlt, emerging technology, life in the fast chain, minisode, podcast, still podcasting, todd mcdonald
During quarantine for COVID-19, things can get a little lonely. So, we will be releasing mini-episodes to catch up and make your day a little less lonely. Keep an eye out for these more frequent "minisodes" during these crazy times. First up... R3 Chief Product Officer, Todd McDonald. Listen on your favorite podcast app or watch online here - https://vimeo.com/400985301. Excuse the technical difficulty.
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Episode 49: Vibes in the Bay Area with R3's Amy Fisher #realcoffee
March 19th, 2020 | 28 mins 50 secs
amy fisher, blockchain, catherine rutter, corda, corda enterprise, distributed ledger, distributed ledger technology, dlt, emerging technology, life in the fast chain, san francisco
Interested in what the blockchain vibes are in the Bay Area? R3's Business Development Lead in San Francisco, Amy Fisher comes on to talk about enterprise blockchain on the west coast. #techvibes. Listen on your favorite podcast app!
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Episode 48: Carl Wegner, CEO of Contour on Trade Finance (Alternative title: The Dominos Pizza Tracker)
March 5th, 2020 | 38 mins 39 secs
blockchain, catherine rutter, corda, corda enterprise, distributed ledger, distributed ledger technology, dlt, emerging technology, life in the fast chain
Interested in learning more about how blockchain can help with all the inefficiencies of trade finance? You are listening to the right episode! Carl Wegner, CEO of Contour comes on the podcast to discuss all things global trade and why he believes this tech is going to change the game. Listen on your favorite podcast app!
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Episode 47: HOT TOPIC ALERT! CBDCs with the European Central Bank
February 20th, 2020 | 48 mins 5 secs
blockchain, catherine rutter, corda, corda enterprise, distributed ledger, distributed ledger technology, dlt, emerging technology, life in the fast chain
Dirk Bullmann and Cédric Humbert join the podcast to discuss central bank digital currencies and what central banks are doing in the blockchain space with Catherine and R3's head of government relations, Isabelle Corbett. Listen on your favorite podcast app!
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Episode 46: Hoppy times with Thomas Bohner from IntellectEU
February 6th, 2020 | 32 mins 21 secs
blockchain, catherine rutter, corda, corda enterprise, distributed ledger, distributed ledger technology, dlt, emerging technology, intellect, intellecteu, life in the fast chain, onboarding, thomas bohner
Thomas Bohner, blockchain lead from IntellectEU joins the podcast to talk about how they got involved in the blockchain space, KYC, the idea behind their data sharing platform for onboarding, using the tech outside of financial institutions, and much more (over a beer, of course). Listen on your favorite podcast app!