Episode 35- Decentralized eBay For Virtual Items in Video Games

About The Guest Malcolm CasSelle is CIO of OPSKins​ and President of WAX (Worldwide Asset eXchange)​ (Worldwide Asset eXchange), a decentralized platform for the development of secure and transparent in-game virtual item exchanges on the blockchain, created by OPSkins. He has recently appeared on television talking about this project. Prior to WAX, CasSelle was an international entrepreneur and Chief Technology Officer (CTO) and President of New Ventures at tronc, Inc. (formerly Tribune Publishing). Prior to tronc, Inc., he was Senior Vice President and General Manager, Digital Media of SeaChange International. He joined SeaChange International in 2015 as part of the company's acquisition of Timeline Labs, where he served as CEO. Previously, CasSelle led startups in the digital industry, including MediaPass, Xfire and Groupon's joint venture with Tencent in China. He has also been an active early stage investor in companies including Facebook, Zynga, and most recently Bitcoin-related companies. He has written a number of blog posts on his current projects in cryptocurrency. OPSkins OPSkins.com[1]​ is the number one centralized marketplace globally for buying and selling virtual items from online games such as CounterStrike Global Offensive (CSGO), Player Unknown Battleground (PUBG), King of the Kill (KOTK), and many others. Founded in 2015 and currently led by CEO, William Quigley​, COO Jonathan Yantis​, CTO and founder John Brechisci, Jr.​ a lifelong gamer and self-taught programmer. Recently executive added to the team is CIO, Malcolm CasSelle​ as well as a number of other executives from video game, AI, blockchain, and ecommerce industries. In 2017, OPSkins has recently launched a decentralized project, WAX (Worldwide Asset eXchange)​, a fully decentralized marketplace based on blockchain technology.Its advisors include top video game industry professionals, including creator and developer of Call of Duty Dave Anthony​, founder of Interplay and inXile Entertainment Brian Fargo​, and former CEO of Vivendi Universal Entertainment (including Blizzard Entertainment, World of Warcraft), Ken Cron​. WAX (Worldwide Asset Exchange) at www.wax.io is a decentralized platform that enables users to operate a fully functioning virtual marketplace​ with zero investment in security​, infrastructure, or payment processing​. WAX was developed by the founders of OPSkins​, the world’s leading marketplace for online video game assets​ and is designed to serve the 400+ million online players who already collect, buy and sell. With the inclusion of WAX’s simple exchange widget​, gamers will have access to a worldwide market, with ​trust and transaction verification​. Vision WAX was started with the goal of solving many of the issues that plague the virtual item​ trading industry. The virtual item trading industry is fragmented across hundreds of competing marketplaces, each utilizing different business practices tailored for their region of the world. This creates territorial supply and demand imbalances. Team WAX​ founders include CEO William Quigley, Lead Designer John Brechisci, Jr.​, and COO Jonathan Yantis​​.​ They are the team behind OPSkins​, which is the world’s leading marketplace for online video game assets. Wax WAX's advisors include top video game industry professionals, such as Dave Anthony the Creator and Developer of Call of Duty​​, Brian Fargo the Founder of Interplay Inc.​ and inXile Entertainment​​, and Ken Cron the former CEO of Vivendi Universal Entertainment​ (including Blizzard Entertainment​, World of Warcraft​)​. WAX's advisors have included cryptocurrency​ and technology industry veterans including Scott Walker the Founder and CEO of the National Data Corporation, Anthony Di Iorio the CEO and Founder at Jaxx & Decentral​ as well as a Co-founder at Ethereum, Michael Maloney the WAX System Architect and former Blockchain CTO at EY​, Michael Terpin the Founder and CEO of Transform Group, and Aaron Voisine​ the Founder and CEO of Breadwallet. ​ Links:   OPSkins Facebook   OPSkins Twitter   WAX Facebook    WAX Twitter   wax.io   opskins.com