From the Front Page - Bitcoin Magazine Podcast
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Weekly Bits #11: On the Coast of El Salvador, Bitcoin Is Becoming the Standard
January 15th, 2020 by
BTCMedia Two coastal villages in El Salvador are living out the dream that many Bitcoiners envision: a circular bitcoin economy for those who have been ignored by the traditional banking system. On this episode of Weekly Bits, Peter is joined by staff writer Colin Harper to discuss his latest cover story on Bitcoin Beach, the program that is putting sats in the hands of those who need them with noteworthy success. Read More -
Bitcoin Magazine: Blockstream's Kiara Bickers on Clarifying Bitcoin
January 10th, 2020 by BTCMedia In this episode, Dave Hollerith talks with Kiara Bickers, author of Bitcoin Clarity: A Guide To Understanding Bitcoin. Bitcoin Clarity is different from other Bitcoin guides because it takes uses "systems thinking" by explaining how and why each part of Bitcoin's system evolved into what it is today. Read More -
Weekly Bits #10: Bitcoin's Potential 2020 Protocol Upgrades With Aaron van Wirdum
January 8th, 2020 by BTCMedia Bitcoin's underlying consensus layer has gone two years without a hard or soft fork change — its longest such streak in history. On this episode of Weekly Bits, Peter Chawaga is joined by Bitcoin Magazine Technical Editor Aaron van Wirdum to discuss his latest cover story on protocol changes that have the potential to end that streak in 2020. Read More -
Bitcoin Magazine: Trace Mayer on Monetary Sovereignty and Proof of Keys
December 26th, 2019 by BTCMedia In this episode, Bitcoin Magazine's Vlad Costea interviews long-time Bitcoiner Trace Mayer. They discuss how some cryptocurrency businesses tend to restrict the concept of sovereignty that the technology was meant to protect, and Mayer's response to the phenomenon, the [Proof of Keys [Jan/3➞₿]](https://www.proofofkeys.com/) event, held every year on January 3. Read More -
Weekly Bits #9: The Open-Source Mission of BTCPay Server
December 18th, 2019 by BTCMedia The best of Bitcoin tends to come from projects that leave wealth accumulation and personal agendas aside to focus on building on behalf of the community. For an example, look no further than open-source payment portal BTCPay Server. In this episode of the Weekly Bits podcast, Colin Harper joins Peter Chawaga to discuss his latest cover story on the project, the developers behind it and its status as Bitcoin's open-source unicorn. Read More -
Bitcoin Magazine: Guy Swann on Curating The Best Bitcoin Writing
December 16th, 2019 by BTCMedia In this episode, Dave Hollerith talks with Guy Swann, host of the Cryptoconomy podcast. Guy's show has become a staple in the Bitcoin community for curating and recording some of the best long-form articles about Bitcoin. Dave and Guy discuss Guy's curation process, what makes a compelling Bitcoin read, Bitcoin maximalism as a reaction to the 2017 ICO boom, some of the historical metaphors used to explain Bitcoin and how technology like Bitcoin and the internet are changing sovereignty. Read More -
Weekly Bits #8: The Decentralization of Bitcoin Mining
December 11th, 2019 by BTCMedia The bitcoin mining industry has always been dominated by China, but a growing trend of operations opening up in North America raises interesting questions about the decentralization of the practice. Listen to this week's episode as Cassie Clifton, host of the What's Halvening? Podcast and all-around mining expert, talks to Peter about the future of Bitcoin's most critical sector. Read More -
Bitcoin Magazine: Philip Gradwell on the Economic Data Behind Blockchain Analysis
December 10th, 2019 by BTCMedia Coming to the end of what appears to be a successful year of growth, Chainalysis cut 20 percent of its workforce back in November. This episode features an interview with Philip Gradwell, he’s the Chief Economist at Chainalysis. We talk about what exactly is gleaned from blockchain analysis products, why they are seeing so much growth in the Asia Pacific region, why they cut 39 employees and whether they are putting resources into tracking off-chain transactions (final question). Read More -
Weekly Bits #7: The Gift of Bitcoin Giving
December 4th, 2019 by BTCMedia To celebrate the holiday season, this episode of the Weekly Bits podcast covers two programs focused on accelerating bitcoin-based giving. Peter is joined by Bitcoin Magazine associate editor Colin Harper to discuss two of his recent stories — the first dedicated to GiveBitcoin and its effort to help Bitcoiners evangelize the technology by sharing BTC with others, and the second to The Giving Block and its mission to focus Giving Tuesday on #GivingBitcoin to charity. Read More -
Bitcoin Magazine: Bruce Fenton on the Bitcoin Foundation, Satoshi Roundtable and Scaling
December 2nd, 2019 by BTCMedia In this episode, Bitcoin Magazine staff writer, Vlad Costea, interviews Bruce Fenton, CEO of Chainstone Labs and Satoshi Roundtable. A longtime Bitcoin advocate, Bruce Fenton discusses his early days in Bitcoin, scaling debates, the pros and pitfalls of a purely Bitcoin maximalism and his outlook on privacy. Read More -
Bitcoin Magazine: Catherine Coley on Launching and Operating Binance.US
November 25th, 2019 by BTCMedia Binance is the largest global cryptocurrency exchange in the world, but it has avoided competing in the U.S. until a few months ago with the launch of Coley’s subsidiary. In this interview, Coley explained how Binance.US came to be, what it has been like to face the competitive and regulatory hurdles of launching a cryptocurrency exchange, and what stage Binance.US is in now, coming to the end of its first quarter. Read More -
Weekly Bits #6: Reviewing Bitcoin's Best Hardware Wallets
November 20th, 2019 by BTCMedia As any good Bitcoiner knows, your BTC is only as safe as your private keys. So, to learn more about the different hardware wallet options out there, Weekly Bits host Peter Chawaga interviews Bitcoin Magazine reporter Vlad Costea about his recent series comparing the Trezor Model T, Ledger Nano X, BitBox02, Coldcard Mk3 and KeepKey. Read More -
Bitcoin Magazine: Mati Greenspan on The Motion in Bitcoin Markets
November 18th, 2019 by BTCMedia Mati Greenspan, the guest on today's show, comes to Bitcoin as a financial asset trader and portfolio manager. That means his thought process comes purely from a trading perspective. And, while Bitcoin plays a large role in Mati's portfolio, he also follows a lot of other types of markets including renewable energies and Biotech. Dave posed the validity of different trading strategies and some of the latest narratives in the Bitcoin news cycle to hear what Matti had to say. Read More -
Weekly Bits #5: Bitcoin Merch, Video Reviews and the Art of Filming Crypto
November 13th, 2019 by BTCMedia Bitcoin Magazine's resident video and audio producer Grahm Petersen joins Peter Chawaga on the latest episode of Weekly Bits to offer some perspective on the Bitcoin merch industry, what it's like to film technical product reviews and increasing adoption through YouTube. Read More -
Alex Gladstein on Blockchain and Tyranny Vs. Bitcoin and Freedom
November 11th, 2019 by BTCMedia In this episode, Dave talks with Alex Gladstein about the recent news that China and President Xi Jinping, have publicly expressed admiration for blockchain technology. This news spiked the Bitcoin price at the beginning of November, but Gladstein is weary for what China's public praise could mean for cryptocurrency in general. Read More -
Weekly Bits #4: Living on Bitcoin in Europe
November 8th, 2019 by BTCMedia Bitcoin adoption may be growing every day, but it's still a challenge to live every day exclusively using BTC. On this episode, Peter Chawaga asks Colin Harper about his recent trip to Europe where he did just that, paying for everything from food to souvenirs with the original cryptocurrency. Read More -
Nick Szabo on Cypherpunks, Money and Bitcoin - WBD163
November 5th, 2019 by BTCMedia Among Satoshi's email recipients was Nick Szabo, a computer scientist, cryptographer, the designer of Bit Gold and Smart Contracts pioneer. In a rare interview, Nick joins me to discuss the cypherpunk movement, what money is, privacy and of course, Bitcoin. Read More -
Weekly Bits: The WTV Takedown and How Darknet Markets Rely on Bitcoin
November 2nd, 2019 by BTCMedia Bitcoin Magazine editor Peter Chawaga and content creator David Hollerith add broader context to the takedown of darknet marketplace WTV, talking about the wider darknet reliance on bitcoin, the challenges of writing an article about such an obfuscated place and more. Read More -
Bitcoin Magazine - Tom Bachar on PEI, The Bitcoin Rewards App
November 1st, 2019 by BTCMedia People will always need banking, but now, more than ever, we're beginning to see that people don't necessarily need banks. Emerging apps such as PEI offer consumers opportunities to grow their finances outside of credit card companies. In this episode, Dave Hollerith interviews Tom Bachar, Co-founder, and CEO of PEI to find out how they do it. Pei is a mobile card-linked cash-back app with banking functionalities that helps people save money. Read More -
Bitcoin Magazine: Inside the Darknet Market Seizure Made Possible by Bitcoin
October 28th, 2019 by BTCMedia In this episode, Dave Hollerith interviews Jonathan Levin, Chief Strategy Officer at Chainalysis, the blockchain analysis firm that helped investigators take down the largest darknet market for child exploitation content in the world. Read More
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