Listen to Deep Pockets, episode 2 of Innovated: Blockchain City
Deep Pockets, the second episode of our new podcast series, is out now.
Innovated: Blockchain City investigates the intricate tax scheme realized by Jeffrey Berns, chief exec of Blockchains LLC, in the Nevada desert.
Journalist Cas Piancey and data scientist Bennett Tomlin have been researching the startup for months. Countless phone calls and emails later, they still haven’t heard back from anyone at Blockchains LLC or the Nevada Legislature.
What started as a fun side project quickly snowballed into an untold story.
In Deep Pockets, Cas and Bennett discuss autonomous governments and permanent identities. They explore whether blockchain can bring something to cities it hasn’t already.
Then, the duo outline the intricacies of Berns’ scheme. Deep Pockets walks you through why Blockchains LLC needed the innovation zone bill to pass…
Listen now on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and more.
Enjoyed Deep Pockets? These episodes are also available:
- Listen to episode 1: Cryptopia
- Listen to episode 3: Company towns (feat. Dr. Ángela Vergara)
The final segments of this podcast series are available March 8 and March 16. Don’t forget to follow Innovated: Blockchain City wherever you choose to listen.
More about Deep Pockets
In 2018, Blockchains LLC chief exec Jeffrey Berns purchased 67,000 acres of land in the Nevada desert. Plans to create a fully autonomous Blockchain City were never realized.
After it swiftly fell out of public discourse, we began to wonder… how much of the story was never reported? Journalist Cas Piancey and data scientist Bennett Tomlin drive down to Nevada and investigate.
Deep Pockets is the second of five episodes in the new podcast series Innovated: Blockchain City.
If you’re looking for more like Deep Pockets, listen to Cas and Bennett’s other podcast, Crypto Critics’ Corner.
Follow Cas and Bennett on Twitter, and Protos for informed crypto news.