{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcointalk.simplecast.com%2Fepisodes%2F14-d72e4d57","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"#14: What's So Great About the Blockchain?","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/ccdb79/ccdb79af-bfb0-4689-b37e-15845e34159f/aeb30dcb-cd71-4683-9b61-6283252180b2/1521487544artwork.jpg","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"<iframe src=\"https://player.simplecast.com/aeb30dcb-cd71-4683-9b61-6283252180b2\" height=\"200\" width=\"100%\" title=\"#14: What&apos;s So Great About the Blockchain?\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"></iframe>","height":200,"description":"Aaron & Jay try (and fail) to wrap their heads about the blockchain itself and how it could be revolutionary in realms outside currency. Can you believe in the blockchain but not Bitcoin? What do companies like IBM want with blockchain technology? Has anyone actually done anything worthwhile with the blockchain other than issuing coins?\r\n\r\nThanks to Adrianne Jeffries whose Verge article '‘BLOCKCHAIN’ IS MEANINGLESS' inspired this episode. \r\n"}