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Podcast: Epicenter - Learn about Crypto, Blockchain, Ethereum, Bitcoin and Distributed Technologies
Episode: Ben Sharafian & Stefan Thomas: Coil – A New Business Model for the Web
Description: The difficulties of compensating content creators for their work has been a driving force of the web for decades. It gave rise to advertising-driven tech giants like Google and Facebook and contributed to the decline of industries like music and publishing. Coil aims to change this and leverage blockchain and the Interledger Protocol to build a new business model for the web.
We were joined by Coil Founder and former Ripple CTO Stefan Thomas and Coil Co-Founder Ben Sharifian to discuss their ambitions to change how content is consumed and paid for.
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