From the Front Page - Bitcoin Magazine Podcast
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Bitcoin Magazine - Aleksandar Svetski On Why Bitcoin Is the Ultimate Contrarian’s Bet
September 26th, 2019 byBTCMedia
Bitcoin Magazine catches up with Aleksandar Svetski, CEO of the Bitcoin company, Amber. Aleksandar argues why now more than ever, Bitcoin not Blockchain is the best direction for the crypto industry to grow. This is one part of his thesis of the interview for why he thinks of himself as a contrarian and Bitcoin, itself, as the ultimate contrarian bet. Read More -
Bitcoin Magazine - Francis Pouliot on Joining Liquid Network, Bitcoin Privacy and Scalability
September 20th, 2019 byBTCMedia
On the first day of the 2019 Baltic Honeybadger conference, prominent bitcoiner and Bull Bitcoin CEO Francis Pouliot spoke with Bitcoin Magazine just a few hours after Bull Bitcoin announced it would be joining Blockstream’s Liquid sidechain federation. Read More -
Bitcoin Magazine - Creating the Animated Series "Bitcoin & Friends" with Robert Allen
September 12th, 2019 byBTCMedia
In this episode, the guys talk about the latest Bitcoin headlines (including responses to the FATF recommended crypto "travel Rule", Bitmain’s Antminer 17 SOLD OUT and the NFL left tackle trying to get paid in Bitcoin) then interview Robert Allen, executive producer of the animated adult web series, "Bitcoin & Friends." Allen discusses some of the references behind the characters and jokes in the show, how funny people are usually brought up in religious households and, of course, Bitcoin. Read More -
Bitcoin Magazine - Wingin' It: Energy Companies Are Missing Out On Bitcoin Mining
September 6th, 2019 byBTCMedia
Welcome to the first ever Bitcoin Magazine Podcast's "Wingin' It", a light, off-the-cuff, sometimes humorous approach to all things happening around bitcoin and more importantly, everything else. Read More -
Bitcoin Magazine - Dr. Maxim Orlovsky on Storm and Bitcoin
August 30th, 2019 byBTCMedia
In this episode, Bitcoin Magazine staff writer, Vlad Costea talks with Dr Maxim Orlovsky, a neuroscientist turned Bitcoin researcher, engineer and entrepreneur, whose has published the concept for a new 2nd layer Bitcoin Protocol called Storm. Read More -
Bitcoin Magazine - A Conversation with Crypto.com and Salt Lending from Bitcoin 2019
August 27th, 2019 byBTCMedia
Bitcoin is the best performing asset in the last ten years, but behind the price, there's a lot going on. In this episode, we cover the top news stories over the past two weeks then feature two interviews from the Bitcoin 2019 conference. The first is with Sean Rach, CMO of Crypto.com, and the second is with Jenny Shaver, COO of Salt Lending. Read More -
Bitcoin Magazine Podcast - Coffee, Crypto and the Hodling Merchant's Perspective
August 14th, 2019 byDSholla
Sure, bitcoin is a store of value and a hedge against global debt and inflation. But what is it actually like for a merchant to transact with it day to day — to pay taxes, to cover exchange rates and properly manage multiple wallets? Read More -
Bitcoin Magazine Podcast - Alex Gladstein and the Moral Case for Lightning
August 8th, 2019 byDSholla
We've all seen it: Our social media feeds suddenly inundated with ads related to products or services we had just been browsing for. In an increasingly cashless society, our everyday payments are being tracked and monitored by third parties in an attempt to learn our habits so they can advertise to us more effectively. Tracking our shopping habits to market to us might not be that nefarious, but in some parts of the world this same technology is used to suppress free speech or even effect one's "social credit score," as in China. While more free societies haven't gotten there yet, it could become a very slippery slope, and Lightning Network payments may just be the way to curtail such activity. Read More -
Bitcoin Magazine Podcast - Lolli's Alex Adelman on Earning Bitcoin and Democratizing Commerce
July 31st, 2019 byDSholla
In this episode, Lolli CEO and co-founder Alex Adelman joins the Bitcoin Magazine podcast to discuss Lolli's rapid growth, democratizing commerce, driving bitcoin adoption and the future of video games. Read More -
Bitcoin Magazine Podcast Ep 15 - Entiende Bitcoin feat. Max Webster
July 23rd, 2019 byDSholla
In this episode, Dave and Grahm get back to the news: Paying Taxes in Bitcoin, Trump Deriding Bitcoin, and Iran’s “potential” mining industry. After that, they sit down with Max Webster, co-founder of Entiende Bitcoin, to hear about Bitcoin adoption in Latin America. Read More -
A Conversation with Joel Comm and Gary Leland at Bitcoin 2019
July 12th, 2019 byDSholla
In this episode, recorded at the Bitcoin2019 Conference, Dave and Grahm are joined by Joel Comm of the Bad Crypto Podcast and Gary Leland of Crypto Cousins to discuss everything from Bitcoin, podcasting, regulations, Facebook's Libra and even a little about the great scooter debate. Enjoy! Read More -
FATF Guidelines and What They Get Wrong About Bitcoin feat. Simon Lelieveldt
July 5th, 2019 byDSholla
In this episode, Dave discusses the new Financial Action Task Force (FATF) guidelines with Amsterdam-based regulatory consultant Simon Lelieveldt, who argues that these guidelines have gone way too far and are disproportionate, technically unsound and uneconomic. At the crux of this topic is the difference between how Facebook's Libra will accept regulation versus advocacy for online privacy by many in the Bitcoin community. **Resources:** **News:** [Despite Industry Pushback, G20 M... Read More -
Being John McAfee
July 3rd, 2019 byDSholla
On today's episode, Dave and Grahm chat with the one and only John McAfee, currently living in exile in Cuba. They talk about freedom, Bitcoin, McAfee's 2020 Presidential run, the McAfee movie starring Michael Keaton, death threats and more! Read More -
Facebook's Libra Might Not Be What You Think feat. Colin Harper
June 22nd, 2019 byDSholla
In this episode, Grahm and Dave invite Colin Harper from the other side of the office to discuss his recent article on the Libra white paper. The three of them quickly hop aboard the Facebook/Libra hype train, and speculate on how Libra could affect the cryptocurrency market as well as the world in general. Read More -
Relax, Man...Bitcoin's Security is Fine feat. Dan Held
June 18th, 2019 byDSholla
In this episode, Dave and Grahm cover the news: shadow banking, Binance’s spinoff company and explaining Bitcoin to your dad. Then they talk with the myth, the legend, the Texan, Dan Held. They discuss Held’s recent essay on Bitcoin’s Security, the halving and what is Bitcoin’s best use case (store of value or payments). Read More -
A Bitcoiner On Hong Kong's Anti-Extradition Bill Protests feat. Leo Weese
June 15th, 2019 byDSholla
In this episode, Dave and Grahm talk with Leo Weese, a Bitcoiner and statistician living in Hong Kong about the anti-extradition bill protests that have been escalating over the past week. Leo explains why Hong Kong isn't already under mainland China's rule as well as how serious of an infringement this bill could be on the rights of the citizens of Hong Kong and foreign nationals passing through the city. He gives tips for safe and private communication, and how Bitcoin is regulated in Hong... Read More -
P2P Crypto Exchanges Still HodlHodling On feat. Max Keidun
June 14th, 2019 byDSholla
In this episode Dave and Grahm cover the recent news and development happening around peer-to-peer Bitcoin exchanges. They talk with Hodlhodl’s Max Keidun about LocalBitcoins, regulatory uncertainty, predictions and different kinds of p2p exchanges. ***Resources*** **News:** [Paxful and AirTm Partner To Increase Bitcoin Adoption In Latin America](https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/paxful-and-airtm-partner-to-increase-bitcoin-adoption-in-america/) [Local Bitcoins Stops Cash Tr... Read More -
Speculating On Crypto's $4.5 Million Lunch with Warren Buffett
June 5th, 2019 byDSholla
In this supposedly short episode, Dave and Grahm discuss Justin Sun's winning charity bid for a lunch with Warren Buffett. Joined by Delphi Digital's Tom Shaughnessy, the three of them speculate on who they would send to lunch with Warren Buffett to convince him that Bitcoin has value. Something not touched on during the episode is the tremendous impact that Justin Sun's $4.5 dollar donation will create for the Glide Foundation. The Glide Foundation serves the homeless population in San F... Read More -
Proof of Wrongs: Debunking Faketoshi feat. Jameson Lopp
June 3rd, 2019 byDSholla
In today's episode, Dave and Grahm sit down with Jameson Lopp to discuss his recent Op-Ed "How Many Wrongs Make a Wright", a comprehensive investigation into Craig Wright and his questionable claims of being Satoshi Nakamoto — the creator of Bitcoin. **Interview Resources:** [Op Ed:How Many Wrongs Make A Wright?](https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/op-ed-how-many-wrongs-make-wright/) [Lopp and Craig Wright Meeting in 2015](https://twitter.com/lopp/status/883331069617078272) **... Read More -
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Bullish on Bitcoin | Bearish on Trade Relations feat. Jeffrey Tucker
May 28th, 2019 byDSholla
**"It's extremely terrifying because it will absolutely impoverish us, it really well, if [Trump] gets his full agenda through, it's going to be a catastrophe. We've not seen anything remotely like this since 1930." - Jeffrey Tucker** Dave and Grahm are back with news and price narratives around 2019’s top performing financial asset. This episode's stories include mainstream media's Bitcoin FOMO, the real story of Laszlo Hanyecz — the guy behind Bitcoin’s pizza day, Dutch authoriti... Read More
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