Blockchain for Business – Interview w/ Petko Petkov, Lead Developer for Ardor & Nxt

David Gil sits down with Petko Petkov (@petkodp), a lead developer at Jelurida/Nxt/Ardor. They discuss the power of “Blockchain for Business,” the biggest challenges facing crypto as a whole, and why Petko believes that using “Child Chains” is the best solution for scaling blockchain networks. If you want to learn about the state of crypto right now and where it’s heading this episode is a must listen!

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(1:27) – Petko’s background and what led him to work at Jelurida full-time.

(3:17) – What is Jelurida, and what are the Nxt & Ardor projects?

(9:10) – How Petko would explain blockchain to someone from 40 years ago.

(10:43) – The biggest challenges involved in building out new technologies, and the toughest thing facing the Ardor Network right now.

(12:06) – Which businesses should use blockchain, and why.

(15:20) – Where Petko sees Jelurida and Ardor in 5 years.

(16:30) – Is it possible that in 5-10 years from now there will be many large companies and start ups based on top of blockchain?

(17:42) – Ardor’s solution to the “Blockchain Bloat” problem and how they plan to scale the network.

(20:40) – What could be some killer dApps/second layer applications that could bring in millions of users to crypto in general?

(24:43) – What is the biggest thing holding back crypto from mass adoption right now?