Bonus: Interview with Richard Brown and Mike Hearn at CordaCon

This is an extra special bonus episode of Blockchain Insider as in this interview with Richard Brown, CTO of R3, Simon and Colin talk to him about how they first encountered Bitcoin and the start ofthe blockchain phenomenon. They also look at what blockchain, in the Corda sense, brings to the world that was missing before, how open source blockchain holds the potential to change industries across the world and how to represent real world assets on the blockchain. The four also talk about blockchain as the next megatrend, what the future of blockchain could be, why they focused on financial aspects of blockchain and sidechannel attacks. We hope you enjoy the show and, as ever, don't forget to subscribe! Want to join the conversation on all the topics discussed? Tweet the show @bchaininsider and if you really love the show, please leave us a review on iTunes. This bonus episode of Blockchain Insider was produced by Petrit Berisha and edited by Michael Bailey. Special Guests: Mike Hearn and Richard Brown. Sponsored By: R3: R3 is working with a network of over 200 financial institutions, regulators, trade associations, professional services firms and technology companies to develop on Corda, its open source open source blockchain platform designed specifically for businesses. R3 is an enterprise software firm working with banks, financial service providers and tech companies to make contracts smarter. Corda is the outcome of over two years of intense research and development by R3 and its members. ItCordaItand meets the highest standards of the financial services industry, yet is applicable to any commercial scenario. It records, manages and executes institutions’ financial agreements in perfect synchrony with their peers, creating a world of frictionless commerce... And it’s open source. Corda - It’s blockchain for every business, in every industry business. For business. Head over to r3.com to find out more.