Simon Taylor
Co-Host of Blockchain Insider by 11:FS
Simon is Co-Founder and Blockchain Lead at 11:FS.
Previously at Barclays, he established the bank as one of the leaders in blockchain thought and action. Simon also serves as an advisor to central banks and governments, in addition to consulting the top 20 banks on blockchain. He's helped a variety of startups flourish through the Barclays Accelerator.
Simon Taylor has hosted 54 episodes.
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Ep. 35. Get Bits or Die Tryin' and Ripple Explain XRP
March 1st, 2018 | 56 mins 11 secs
50 cent, bitcoin, blockchain, cardano, circle, craig wright, crypto, ethereum, hodl, ico, poloniex, ripple, venezuela, xrp
On today's show: Wallstreet sneaks up on crypto as Poloniex is taken over by Goldman-Sachs backed Circle, Nearly half of last year's ICO's have already failed and Venezuela go crypto crazy. We also bring you great interviews with Marcus Treacher, SVP of customer success at Ripple to address some of the confusion over XRP, and CoFounder of PayTechLaw Frank Müller.
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Ep. 34. Vitalik drops crypto truth bombs, Ellen explains bitcoin and the Brooklyn project
February 22nd, 2018 | 54 mins 5 secs
bitcoin, blockchain, btc, crypto, cryptokitties, ethereum, hodl, litecoin, smart contract, smart economy, xrp
Simon and Colin discuss the Whitehouse holding off on Bitcoin regulation, Ellen Degeneres explaining Bitcoin, Telegram's ICO money and much, much more. We also bring you an interview with Patrick Berarducci and Matt Corva from Consensys about Brooklyn Project.
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Ep. 33. Blythe Masters Interview, hacks, non-hacks & Europe's crypto crackdown
February 15th, 2018 | 1 hr 6 mins
binance hack, bitcoin, blockchain, btc, crypto, cryptokitties, ethereum, hodl, john mcafee, smart contract, smart economy
In this episode Simon is joined by Sara Feenan in place of Colin this week to cover the week's top stories and we have a fantastic interview from Blythe Masters, CEO of Digital Asset.
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Ep. 32. Jameson Lopp, the Market be down but Enterprise is up
February 8th, 2018 | 1 hr 25 mins
In this episode, Simon, Colin and guest Sara Feenan dissect the week's news and we have a fantastic interview from Jameson Lopp!
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Ep. 31. South Korea's ban, Japan's hack, Robinhood and the future of crypto
February 1st, 2018 | 1 hr 21 mins
bitcoin, bitgo, blockchain, btc, crypto, cryptokitties, ethereum, hodl, jameson lopp, malcolm lerider, nem, neo, smart contract, smart economy
Today, Simon Taylor and Colin G Platt dissect lots of news coming from the asian markets- as well as bringing you interviews with CEO of Chain, Adam Ludwin and NEO's Malcolm Lerider.
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Ep. 30. Bitcoin Falls, Whales Rise and an Interview With bitFlyer CEO
January 25th, 2018 | 1 hr 3 mins
bitcoin, bitcoin crash, blockchain, crypto, cryptocurrency, decentralisation, ethereum, hodl, ico, ripple, xrp
After the fallout from the crypto bloodbath last week, Simon and Colin discuss how regulators continue to monitor these monumental price spikes and subsequent dumps. We also bring you interviews with bitFlyer's CEO and founder Yuzo Kano and COO Andy Bryant
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Ep.29. Kraken on With Crypto After the Market Bloodbath
January 18th, 2018 | 1 hr 4 mins
bitcoin, bitcoin crash, blockchain, blockstack, crypto, decentralisation, ethereum, hodl, ico, ripple, ryan selkis, ryan shea, xrp
Simon Taylor and Colin G Platt discuss the crypto bloodbath we're currently witnessing, Kraken returning as well as bringing you interviews with two Ryan's, Blockstack founder Ryan Shea and the Two Bit Idiot & international man of mystery himself Ryan Selkis.
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Ep. 28. Where now for Ripple? & Blockchain gets all Zuck'ed up
January 11th, 2018 | 1 hr 3 mins
altcoins, bitcoin, blockchain, colin platt, ethereum, hodl, icos, investing, itunes, litecoin, podcast, podcasts, ripple, simon taylor, tezos, web 3.0, xrp
Simon Taylor and Colin G Platt discuss Ripple's monumental rise, Bitconnect and an interview with Ville Sointu from Nordea.
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Ep. 27. XRP's Ripple effect and Blockchain use cases
January 4th, 2018 | 57 mins 8 secs
altcoins, bitcoin, blockchain, colin platt, ethereum, hodl, icos, investing, itunes, litecoin, podcast, podcasts, ripple, simon taylor, tezos, web 3.0, xrp
In the first show of 2018 Simon Taylor and Colin G Platt bring you the week's news, plus an interview with Coindesk's Peter Rizzo.
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Ep. 26. Holiday Interview Special - Tim Swanson, & Somil Goyal: Adjoint
December 28th, 2017 | 59 mins 12 secs
As it's the Christmas break we are not here this week, so instead of the usual news overview we're giving you an interview-only special show, featuring Tim Swanson and Somil Goya from new smart contracts start up Adjoint.
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Ep. 25. Keanu Reeves on bitcoin, Vanguard on Blockchain and Cardano
December 21st, 2017 | 1 hr 3 mins
bitcoin, blockchain, cardano, crypto, ethereum, hodl
Hosts Simon Taylor and Colin G Platt explore the best of the week's news with help from the 11:FS Asset Management lead Pete Townsend, plus we bring you interviews with Paul Forrest from MBN Solutions, and Mark Jeffrey from Guardian Circle.
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Ep. 24. CBOE futures, Bitcoin mining energy usage & investing responsibly
December 14th, 2017 | 1 hr 50 secs
bitcoin, blockchain, crypto, ethereum, hodl
Colin G Platt rejoins Simon Taylor for a second consecutive show in London to break down the week's news.
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Ep. 23. Bitcoin goes stratospheric, Ethereum Cryptokitties and R3 CEO interview
December 7th, 2017 | 1 hr 11 mins
bitcoin, blockchain, crypto, cryptokitties, ethereum, hodl
Coling G Platt is actually in the building this week to join Simon Taylor for the week's top news and a very special interview with R3's David Rutter.
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Ep. 22. Can Bitcoin really hit $100,000?
November 30th, 2017 | 1 hr 2 mins
bitcoin, blockchain, crypto, ethereum, hodl
Simon and Colin discuss Bitcoin highs, Ether bonds, rogue ICOs, and much more. Plus, a special interview with Commissioner Brian Quintenz from the CFTC and a discussion on ICOs recorded live from RegTech Rising.
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Ep. 21. Bitcoin futures & ConsenSys London launch party
November 23rd, 2017 | 44 mins 13 secs
bitcoin, blockchain, consensys, crypto, ethereum, hodl
This week Simon and Colin bring you the best of the week's news, including LedgerX bitcoin futures options, crypto funding for movies plus some exclusive insights from ConsenSys' London launch party.
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Ep. 20. The greatest (bitcoin) story ever told!
November 16th, 2017 | 1 hr 9 mins
bitcoin, blockchain, crypto, ethereum, hodl
Simon Taylor and the birthday boy Colin G Platt (still enjoying the beach in sunny Australia) cover the best of the week's news, including the death of SegWit2x, the surge in Bitcoin Cash and the latest on the parity hack. Plus interviews with Michael Casey, advisor, author, speaker and commentator, and Daniel Cotti and David Sutter from TradeIX.