Episode 562
Alex Leishman (River Financial) on Launching Proof of Reserves (EP. 562)
On The Brink with Castle Island · Castle Island Ventures
September 19, 202439m 43s
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Show Notes
Alex Leishman, founder and CEO of River, joins us to talk about River's Proof of Reserve initiative. In this episode:
- River business update
- Building their own custodian
- Why Alex decided to do PoR now?
- River's PoR mechanics
- Proof of Reserve versus traditional audit
- What kind of assurances PoR gives users
- How does River handle privacy for PoR?
- Responding to various PoR critiques
- Boxing
- What's on the horizon for River
Content mentioned:
- Alex's previous appearance on OTB
- River PoR on Github
- River PoR: river.com/reserves