Podcast Exclusive: Alex Mashinsky on the Future of Digital Currency

In this exclusive, podcast-only episode of Broken Potholes, Chuck and Sam talk with tech entrepreneur Alex Mashinsky to talk about the future of blockchain technology and digital currencies. <br/><br/>Alex Mashinsky&#160;was born into communism, reared under socialism, and is currently thriving under capitalism. He is a prominent entrepreneur who has founded several companies over the years, including&#160;<a href="http://www.celsius.network/">Celsius Network</a>,&#160;<a href="http://www.groundlink.com/">GroundLink</a>,&#160;<a href="http://www.transitwireless.com/">Transit Wireless</a>,&#160;<a href="https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/elematics">Elematics</a>&#160;and&#160;<a href="https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/arbinet#section-investors">Arbinet</a>.<br/><br/>Alex disrupted several industries but he is most known as the inventor of VOIP which today enables over 1B people worldwide to use free voice over the internet for free. His new startup Celsius Network, is disrupting the banks, it is a community-based Proof-of-Stake blockchain protocol allowing members to borrow dollars against their crypto assets and to earn interest when they deposit (and lend) their crypto out. he wants 7.5B people to go&#160;<a href="https://youtu.be/Z543pFBJq4c?t">From VOIP to MOIP</a>&#160;(Money over IP).<br/><br/>Alex's success as an entrepreneur stems from his acute ability to identify future trends, assemble world-class teams and raise enough money to fund his projects. Two of his companies, Arbinet and Transit Wireless achieved a monopolistic hold in their respective industries and pioneered new business models and groundbreaking technologies.<br/><br/>Alex has a long history with high tech, evidenced by his powerful intellectual property portfolio. He has authored over 50 patents that cover aspects of&#160;<a href="https://patents.google.com/patent/US7269247">VOIP</a>,&#160;<a href="https://www.google.com/patents?id=LN-PAAAAEBAJ&#38;printsec=abstract&#38;zoom=4#v=onepage&#38;q&#38;f=false">Smart Grid</a>,&#160;<a