Matthew Spoke is the CEO of Nuco, an enterprise software company set to launch its AION Blockchain network in the near future.
Matt is a CPA and former consultant at Deloitte. He is also a board member of the Enterprise Ethereum Alliance.
In this episode, we discuss:
– How in the not-so-distant future, we may have thousands of Blockchains
– How Nuco’s AION network is trying to become the router for a global network of Blockchains
– And we touch on some interesting concepts like Blockchain network bridges and proof-of-intelligence consensus
SHOW NOTES
[01:00] – Who is Matt Spoke, what is Nuco, and what’s the AION project? Introduction and overview
[03:07] – How Matt stumbled across Bitcoin and started a Blockchain revolution at Deloitte
[05:48] – A focus on building enterprise Blockchain solutions
[08:29] – Working with the Toronto Stock Exchange
[09:54] – Matt explains how Nuco is different from companies like IBM
[11:11] – A shared vision with the Enterprise Ethereum Alliance
[14:07] – Connecting public and private Blockchains
[15:21] – The possibility of trillions of transactions per second (tps) in a web of Blockchain networks (currently, Bitcoin and Ethereum can only accommodate less than 10 tps each)
[19:47] – Introduction to the AION network
[23:09] – Matt points out the difference between Cosmos and AION
[24:14] – What’s a “third generation” Blockchain?
[27:41] – AION complaint networks, bridges, and an incentivized open source mechanism
[30:04] – Matthew Spoke covers “proof of intelligence” consensus
[34:46] – The AION token and a possible token sale/ICO (maybe)
[36:29] – The AION project timeline
[37:58] – Matt discusses his approach to Blockchain as a CPA
[40:11] – The biggest challenge Nuco faces as a start-up on the enterprise landscape
[41:39] – Matt sheds light on key areas in large enterprises that stand to be disrupted by Blockchain
[45:12] – The one thing outside of Nuco that Matt is excited about
[46:34] – Matt’s 10-year prediction for Bitcoin
[49:08] – His advice to start-ups and enterprises interested in Blockchain
[50:53] – His position on token sales/ICOs
[52:20] – How to get in touch with Matt
Conclusion
RESOURCES DISCUSSED
– AION whitepaper
– Toronto Stock Exchange Blockchain project
– Enterprise Ethereum Alliance
– Tezos
– EOS
– Qtum
– Iota
– Cosmos
– Ethereum’s proof of stake transition (CASPER)
CONTACT INFORMATION
– Nuco website
– AION website
– Matt’s Twitter handle: @MattSpoke and @AION_Network
