I went to Bermuda a few times as a kid, and I always remember the pink sand.  Hearing about it from the local administration though, it sounds like an even better paradise for cryptocurrency.  It’s also only a 2.5 hour flight from NY, which is PRETTY APPEALING! Hear the answers to some questions you too probably have about what the benefits are to setting up shop in Bermuda?  How does it compare to the rest of the Caribbean? It’s always a challenge to find the most cut... Read More

“If someone came to me today and said should I put my money in this or banks I’d say no, you should keep your money in the bank, banks are better than we are today.” — Brock Pierce

Interview location: Skype

Interview date: Wednesday 13th Feb, 2019

Brock Pierce…hmmm…

A man with a questionable history in Bitcoin and wrapped up in the Mt. Gox story. With Gox Rising Brock has a plan to help creditors but what are his incentives? The creditors I have spoken to...

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While we were at The North American Bitcoin Conference we caught up with Jason King and Amandah Hendricks, for an upbeat fun conversation about the state of bitcoin and the success of Kingsland University of Blockchain.

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The Blockchain Education Network is an organization helping students interact with cryptocurrency for years now.  Upon seeing Eric Pinos at the North American Bitcoin Conference in Miami, I know I had to get an update for the audience.  How does this group work exactly? Can your business support their efforts? What are the students learning?  Listen in to get more info on BEN, and maybe about getting a chapter started in your local university or college!  Special thanks to ou... Read More

“We expect more from this position, that is why we usually put people in these elevated positions, to be able to make the right decisions and Mark kind of ended up there more by accident.” — Kim Nilsson

Interview Location: Skype

Interview Date: Wednesday 20th Feb, 2019

Company: WizSec

Role: Chief Engineer

Mark Karpeles has had many accusations thrown at him since the collapse of Mt. Gox, including being the architect of the theft himself. Many people ...

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“When this all happened I hated Mark, but now I don’t because I understand a lot more about what went on.” — Daniel Kelman

Interview location: Skype

Interview date: Tuesday 12th Feb, 2019

Company: OceanEx

Role: Chief Strategy Officer

The victims of Mt. Gox are the creditors, those who lost their Bitcoin when the company entered into bankruptcy arrangements. For years they have battled for a fair civil rehabilitation plan and suffered delay after de...

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We're joined by Ben Goertzel, CEO of SingularityNET, a company building a marketplace for Artificial Intelligence which leverages blockchain.

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“I am very sorry about the way things went; I wish I could go back and fix things. There is only so much I can do so I just continue helping and making sure people get as much as help as they can.” — Mark Karpelès

Interview location: Tokyo

Interview date: Saturday 16th Feb, 2019

Company: Mt. Gox

Role: CEO

The shadow of Mt. Gox still hangs over Bitcoin some five years after it collapsed. At the time it held 7% of all Bitcoin in circulation and was...

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What would the three branches of the government look like...on the blockchain? This week, we continue our discussion on crypto governance with Storecoin, backed by Blocktower and Arrington XRP Capital, to find out.

Founder Chris McCoy and I touch on:

Why 1-coin-1-vote doesn't work How to creates a p2p democracy and its tradeoffs Whether a system of checks and balances makes sense Host: Jason Choi (@MrJasonChoi)

Not finance advice. Spartan Capital and/or Jason may or may not have...

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“A big part of the reason I handed it off to Mark is that the amount of effort that you need to put into security is something I didn’t want to do.” — Jed McCaleb

Interview location: San Francisco

Interview date: Wednesday 30th Jan, 2019

Company: Stellar

Role: Cofounder

In February 2014 Mt. Gox suspended trading and filed for bankruptcy after approximately 850,000 Bitcoins were stolen, at the time, valued at more than $450m. At the time of its demis...

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"We're beginning to see the first steps of backlash against the assertion of cryptocurrencies... That commerce will flow freely on the internet" - Andreas M. Antonopoulos

On Todays Episode of Let's Talk Bitcoin...

Andreas M. Antonopoulos, Stephanie Murphy, and Jonathan Mohan once again join Adam B. Levine for a discussion on the theory and practice of applying international sanctions to individual bitcoin addresses. What starts as merely annoying could become much worse... or not! We talk about it.

Then, in case anybody was wondering, Bitcoin is in a bear market! The cycle continues! We talk about that, too.

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"Once people become comfortable with blockchain ... Remember, blockchain is really tainted by bitcoin, which is tainted by the dark web. Healthcare is looking at it going, "Oh my God, this is a creepy space. We don't want any piece of this." Well, that's a problem if you're an entrepreneur. You want to choose something that has minimum amount of regulation, biggest upside possible, get everybody comfortable, move forward." - Dr. Alan Pitt

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Many companies in the healthcare secto...

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“Bitcoin is the culmination of 30 years of attempts at building digital money for the internet.” — Matt Corallo

Interview location: London

Interview date: Thursday 7th Feb, 2019

Company: Chaincode Labs

Role: CEO

What is Bitcoin? Is it digital gold? Is it money?

Whoever I put this question to, the answer always changes but one thing that is consistent is that it always retains to technology and value. Perhaps Bitcoin is therefore many things which...

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Is this even possible?  Can you sustain a meaningful relationship when there are oceans between you and the object of your affection?  What makes it work, and what can ruin it?  What about dating while touring the world, whether that’s as a speaker, a musician, or just a digital nomad?  How do you get the guts to tell someone that you want to try for something more real, even though it’s hard to get to that place if you are only meeting people in transit?  It... Read More

My favorite thing I have learned on my journey into my romantic psyche has been Attachment Theory.  Whenever I share it with people, it also seems to help them and really resonate.  It’s nice to know we are not alone in our weird behaviors some of us have had since childhood, but never really had an explanation for.  Hint: you’re not a crazy person (well, you may be, but not because of this specifically).  Stephanie had some great articles we touched on, I have so... Read More

Finally, the time has come. Our very first episodes are launching! Proof of Love has been a labour of love, no doubt. However, I am so excited to be able to share these first few episodes with you! This is the opener, where Lauren, Stephanie, and I go through a bit of our dating history and the reasons why we wanted to start the show. Expect a lot of different topics moving forward, and some celebrity guests, and some authorities on love, sex, personal growth, and more.

Do you have a bu...

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On my latest episode, I interview an old friend Marshall Hayner of MetalPay. I have known Marshall for ages, so I was very excited to learn about his latest work. I love how he and his team have made an easy way to send and receive money, like PayPal or Venmo but without fees. You are even earning Metal coins every time you use it! Hear more about it on this episode, and thank you to MetalPay for being the newest sponsor of the Tatiana Show! Hope you enjoy!   About the Guest Marsha... Read More

We're joined by Alexey Akhunov, an independent Ethereum researcher. Alexey leads TurboGeth and the state rent working group for the Ethereum 1.x project.

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Even though I am in Acapulco, and the sun is oh so alluring, I still found time to do an episode with Dan Spuller from the Chamber of Digital Commerce to talk about the upcoming Summit.  We also got an update on the recent work being done in DC on behalf of the Blockchain community by Dan, Perianne, and their team. Co-Host Joshua Scigala was able to join, which was great as he has been tied up with fundraising and speaking publicly at a variety of conferences for Vaultoro.  We mentione... Read More

“Abra uses Bitcoin tech to basically build the foundations for what really will be a global bank.” — Bill Barhydt

Interview location: Skype

Interview date: Friday 8th Feb, 2019

Company: ABRA

Role: CEO

The dot-com bubble burst when companies were unable to deliver on the expected promise of a boom in e-commerce. Companies raised too much money and were unable to drive the sales volume which supported their ambitious infrastructure and share price.

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