Hosted by Maria Sparagis, president of DirectPayNet, and payment solutions expert for entrepreneurs in the high risk industries of supplements, dating, business opportunities, gambling and more. On this podcast, Maria shares her knowledge on how to reduce decline ratios, add thousands of dollars to your bottom line with a few simple conversion hacks, and maximize revenue while keeping your high-risk merchant accounts happy and healthy. As a cryptocurrency advocate since 2012, Maria will also share her knowledge on the digital currency markets. Maria has worked with several high level entrepreneurs in Direct Marketing including Christian Hudson, Julian Reyes, Jeremy Schoemaker “ShoeMoney”, Mike Chang and many more. She has been featured in American Banker, Vice, Inside Bitcoins, Coindesk, and Yahoo. Connect with Maria mariasparagis.com or directpaynet.com
https://maria-sparagis.captivate.fm
episode 11: Shaking the Digital Economy: Cryptocurrency and Blockchain Tech Explained with Marc Hochstein
Today’s episode is an interesting conversation with Marc Hochstein, the Executive Editor of CoinDesk, a news site specializing in bitcoin and digital currencies. Marc has more than 20 years of business journalism experience, including 17 years at American Banker, covering banking, technology, capital markets, real estate, and other industries. You don’t have to be a tech-nerd to enjoy this conversation. If you’re interested in what the future holds, stay tuned and expect an intense exchange of ideas between Maira and Marc around cryptocurrencies, blockchain, and how money transforms in the digital economy.
“Don’t put in more than you can afford to lose. Even Bitcoin with its track record is not something you bet the whole farm on.”
- Marc Hochstein
In This Episode:
- The narrative of the early Bitcoin community
- Mastercard now accepting crypto transactions
- Bitcoin Cash and Bitcoin SV
- The Lightning Network protocol
- Crypto as a payment method
- Crypto vs. the US dollar
- What you need to know about Stablecoins
- What exactly is DeFi
- Marc’s 5-year outlook for crypto
Connect with Marc:
- CoinDesk Website: https://www.coindesk.com/author/mhochstein
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marchochstein
Twitter: https://twitter.com/MarcHochstein
Connect with Maria:
- Maria Sparagis Website: http://mariasparagis.com
- DirectPayNet Website: https://directpaynet.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mariasparagis
- Facebook: https://web.facebook.com/directpaynet
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/directpaynet
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/mariasparagis
- Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.ph/directpaynet