Priv8 Podcast
Sept. 21, 2022

Token Economy and Data Driven Farming in Portugal with Shermin Voshmg…

This week host Derek E. Silva joins author Shermin Voshmgir, the Founder of the BlockchainHub Berlin and Token Kitchen, a data-driven farming and publishing house. We take a deep dive into Shermin’s book Token Economy, how Web3 is rebuilding...

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Sept. 14, 2022

Open Source Democracy and Building a Decentralized Web with Evan Miya…

This week host Derek E. Silva joins Evan Miyazono, the Team Lead for Research at Protocol Labs, an open-source R&D lab that builds protocols, tools, and services to radically improve the internet. Dive in as we explore the blockchain dichotomy,,...

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Sept. 7, 2022

Privacy, Data Sovereignty, and the Web3 Ecosystem with Greg Osuri and…

This week's encore podcast episode features an exclusive talk from Priv8's digital summit. Tech journalist Benjamin Powers moderates a distinguished panel featuring CEO of Akash Network, Greg Osuri, Founder of the Secret Foundation, Tor Bair, and more...

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Aug. 31, 2022

Digital Music Revolution and the Decentralized Future with Roneil Rum…

This week host Derek E. Silva joins Roneil Rumburg, Co-Founder and CEO of Audius, a fully decentralized music and NFT platform. Today, we take a deep dive into the decentralized future to talk about the new creator economy, the digital …

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Aug. 24, 2022

How Google Search Has Changed the Internet with Brandon Liebowitz

This week host Derek E. Silva joins Brandon Liebowitz, the Founder of SEO Optimizers, a full service digital marketing agency. We dive into how Google search really works, keyword optimization, and how it has shaped the Internet.

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Aug. 17, 2022

Future of Encryption and Password Security with Bojan Simic, CEO of H…

This week Derek E. Silva joins Bojan Simic, Co-founder, CEO and CTO of HYPR, is a global leader in cybersecurity that provides passwordless authentication for users. We dive into building a zero trust environment, why encryption matters, and the...

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Aug. 10, 2022

Building Digital Trust and Data Transparency Online with Harvey Pitt

This week Derek E. Silva joins Harvey Pitt, Head of Digital Responsibility at Addvert, which provides a unique suite of strategy, tools, accreditation, and creativity, helping companies communicate online. We dive into humanizing a digital world, how...

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Aug. 3, 2022

Future of Internet Anonymity and Blockchain Domains with Bradley Kam,…

This week host Derek E. Silva joins Bradley Kam, Co-founder of Unstoppable Domains, which is building decentralized digital identities for the world. We go down the rabbit hole to dive into Bradley’s early days in crypto, Facebook’s data monopoly,...

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July 27, 2022

Future of Open Source and the New Data Economy with Danny Zuckerman

This week Derek E. Silva joins Danny Zuckerman, Co-founder of 3Box, the company behind the Ceramic Network, a decentralized, open-source platform for creating, hosting, and sharing streams of data. We take a deep dive into building a more open Web3,...

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July 20, 2022

Blockchain Security and the Hacker Ethos with Goncalo Sa, co-founder …

This week host Derek E. Silva joins Web3 hacker Goncalo Sa, co-founder of Consensys Diligence, a smart contract audit service that helps everyone, from startups to enterprises, launch and maintain their Ethereum blockchain applications. We dive into...

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July 13, 2022

Special 100th Episode: Decentralized Future with Dr. Steven Waterhous…

This week we're proud to present the 100th episode of Priv8. To celebrate this milestone, host Derek E. Silva joins two special guests – Orchid's CEO, Dr. Steven Waterhouse (Seven), and CTO Jay Freeman. Together, Seven and Jay discuss how …

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June 8, 2022

Art Curation and Diversity in the New Creator Economy with Iris Nevins

This week we join Iris Nevins, co-founder of Umba Daima, an NFT Studio building and curating community in Web3. Umba Daima creates virtual galleries featuring multicultural projects by artists worldwide, including the Black NFT Art network and The...

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June 1, 2022

Building the Decentralized Science Metaverse with Steve McCloskey

This week host Derek E. Silva joins Steve McCloskey, CEO of Nanome, a company building VR solutions for Scientists and Engineers working at the nanoscale. They dive into the early days Bitcoin, DAOs, and building the decentralized science metaverse.

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May 25, 2022

Cybersecurity and the Future of Digital Identity with Horacio Zambrano

This week host Derek E. Silva joins Horacio Zambrano, CMO at Secret Double Octopus, is a software company specializing in passwordless authentication for enterprise environments. We take a deep dive into global privacy laws, what is the holy...

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May 18, 2022

China's Great Firewall and the Battle Against Censorship with Simon S…

This week host Derek E. Silva joins journalist Simon Sharwood, The Register's APAC Editor based in Australia. He covers the region's news and virtualization, data center infrastructure, software, cloud platforms, and more. We take a deep dive into...

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May 11, 2022

POLYGON: Defi Ecosystem and Building Ethereum Dapps with Aishwary Gup…

This week host Derek E. Silva joins Aishwary Gupta, Marketing and Operations lead at Polygon. We take a deep dive into all things Polygon to discuss the Web3 defi ecosystem, building dApps to scale, and how they are bringing the …

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May 4, 2022

Out of the Ether: The Amazing Story of Ethereum and the DAO Hack with…

This week Derek E. Silva joins Matthew Leising, Co-founder of DeCential Media that focuses on telling the stories of the founders, builders and visionaries who are creating a new decentralized economy and internet experience. We take a deep dive into...

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April 27, 2022

Free Speech and the Age of Disinformation with Wired's Gilad Edelman

This week host Derek E. Silva joins Gilad Edelman, a senior writer for WIRED, covering the intersection of tech, politics, and law. Prior to that, he was executive editor of the Washington Monthly. We take a deep dive into the …

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April 20, 2022

Julian Assange's Fight for Freedom with Gabriel Shipton

This week host Derek E. Silva joins Australian filmmaker Gabriel Shipton, the brother of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. Gabriel talks about what inspired him to become a storyteller and discusses his recent documentary "Ithaka," which tells his...

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April 13, 2022

All About Orchid and the Future of the Internet with Travis Cannell

This week host Derek E. Silva joins Travis Cannell, Head of Product & Marketing at Orchid. A great conversation on how Travis first met Co-founder Jay Freeman at the College of Creative Studies in Santa Barbara, why Orchid’s VPN is …

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April 6, 2022

What's Next for Ethereum 2.0 with Tim Beiko

This week host Derek E. Silva joins Tim Beiko, AllCoreDevs at the Ethereum Foundation. We discuss Tim’s journey into blockchain, what led him to join AllCoreDevs to help trailblaze the implementation of EIP-1559 last year, and how the team is...

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March 30, 2022

AI Healthcare and Privacy Ethics of New Tech with Niam Yaraghi

This week host Derek E. Silva joins Niam Yaraghi, Assistant Professor of Business Technology at Miami Herbert Business School at the University of Miami and a nonresident Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution Center for Technology...

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March 23, 2022

Data Ethics and AI's Impact on Society with Dr. Sara R. Jordan

Host Derek E. Silva joins Dr. Sara R. Jordan, the former Senior Researcher, Artificial Intelligence and Ethics, at the Future of Privacy Forum. They take a deep dive into data ethics, the impact of artificial intelligence on human society, and …

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March 16, 2022

The Cryptopunk Ethos and the Future of Freedom with Dr. Steven Waterh…

This week's episode features Dr. Steven "Seven" Waterhouse's exclusive talk from ETHDenver. Seven shares his thoughts on the early Internet, the threat of centralization, and the future of freedom.

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