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Welcome to Forbes Podcasts Podcasts. Hi everyone,

Welcome to Unchained, the Forbes podcast produced by

fractal recording I'm your host Laura Shin the Forbes contributor covering

blockchain digital currencies and FinTech thanks for tuning in For today's episode I'm talking with Adam

Ludwig CEO of Chain, a blockchain enterprise company widely considered one of the

leaders in the space and also the subject of a long feature I wrote for the magazine last year.

Chain worked with Nasdak to launch the first private blockchain in production,

a product called Link, spelled L-I-N-Q, that uses a blockchain to manage shares in private companies.

This spring, Chain released the Chain Open Standard, a protocol designed in collaboration

with partners such as Visa, Citigroup, Fidelity, Capital One, NASDAQ, and others.

And Adam recently presented at the Federal Reserve to Central Bankers from 90 countries, including

Janet Yillin, plus officials from the World Bank in IMF.

Welcome, Adam.

Thank you so much.

So tell our listeners about what Chain does.

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