From the Front Page - Bitcoin Magazine Podcast
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Bitcoin Audible - The Human Rights Foundation Funds Bitcoin Privacy Development [Aaron Van Wirdum]
June 10th, 2020 by
BTCMedia Another great piece by Aaron Van Wirdum made available at BitcoinMagazine.com, today it was announced that the Human Rights Foundation, a great force for liberty and privacy across the globe, has turned its focus toward directly funding Bitcoin privacy projects thanks to a generous gift from an anonymous donor. Starting with funding an implementation of an awesome privacy development called coinswap, and with another grant soon to be announced, the future of Bitcoin privacy is yet again, just a little bit brighter! Read More -
Bitcoin Magazine Read - The King of Blockchains, How Bitcoin Can Become the Foundation of Web 3.0
April 22nd, 2020 by BTCMedia "As the crypto industry makes progress toward Web 3.0, we’ll come to realize that it’s hard to beat the security and network effects of Bitcoin." - Muneeb Ali Another great article from Bitcoin Magazine, this one by the founder of Blockstack, Muneeb Ali, on the superior security and foundation that Bitcoin can provide to Web 3.0. How its perceived "limitations," may be what makes it the best foundation we could have. It also sparks a long Guy's Rant on the value of on-chain vs off-chain contracts, the doubts on the "tokenization of everything," & why smart contracts are only as good as the token they contract in (not the other way round). Read More -
Bitcoin & Co. - Andreas M. Antonopoulos: Bitcoin Removes Power From the Few and Gives It to the Many
April 30th, 2020 by BTCMedia Today's guest is one of my favourite people in the space Andreas M. Antonopoulos. We are going to talk about the adoption of Bitcoin, censorship and fake news, the use of Bitcoin in Zimbabwe, corporate and nation state digital currencies, why he does not believe in Austrian economics, why the so-called "left" does not embrace Bitcoin and more. Read More -
Bitcoin Magazine Read - What is Happening to Money
April 3rd, 2020 by BTCMedia “In the wake of the enormous money tsunami unleashed onto economies and societies, people have begun (rightfully) to start asking the question: What has become of money? Is money even worth anything any longer?” - Pascal Read More -
The Bitcoin Magazine Podcast feat. Jameson Lopp
April 15th, 2019 by
DSholla **It's very, very easy to go from being a low profile, your average person who's just going about their life, to becoming a very high profile person who might get targeted by various bad actors. - Jameson Lopp** Welcome to The Bitcoin Magazine Podcast, the source for all the news, commentary and thought leadership driving the financial revolution that is Bitcoin. In today's episode, hosts Dave and Grahm get you caught up on the SEC, China's proposed ban on crypto mining, the QuadrigaCX... Read More -
Being John McAfee
July 3rd, 2019 by DSholla 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 -
Bullish on Bitcoin | Bearish on Trade Relations feat. Jeffrey Tucker
May 28th, 2019 by DSholla **"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 -
A Conversation with Joel Comm and Gary Leland at Bitcoin 2019
July 12th, 2019 by DSholla 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 -
The Bitcoin Magazine Podcast - Quantum Narratives with Dan Held
May 20th, 2019 by DSholla **"Look, I believe in freedom. That's the core root of everything that I believe in, whether that be social freedom, or monetary freedom. And I think Bitcoin is our best shot at enabling both." - Dan Held** Dave and Grahm are back with the latest on news and narratives in the Bitcoin community. News includes Bitcoin's recent price spike, Blockstream's Liquid Securities launch, Microsoft's plan to build on the Bitcoin blockchain, CFTC's crypto whistleblowing rewards and how mainstream reta... Read More -
Proof of Wrongs: Debunking Faketoshi feat. Jameson Lopp
June 3rd, 2019 by DSholla 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 -
FATF Guidelines and What They Get Wrong About Bitcoin feat. Simon Lelieveldt
July 5th, 2019 by DSholla 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 -
The Bitcoin Magazine Podcast feat. Kyle Torpey
May 14th, 2019 by DSholla Welcome back to The Bitcoin Magazine Podcast, your source for all the news, commentary and analysis driving the financial revolution that is Bitcoin. In today's episode, hosts Dave and Grahm get you caught up on Fidelity and E-Trade's plan to launch crypto trading platforms, the growing number of CoinJoin transactions, the Binance hack and the latest on Bitfinex. After that, they're joined by longtime Bitcoin writer Kyle Torpey to discuss some of his recent articles and what the heck is g... Read More -
Lebanon's Financial Crisis & Bitcoin (Part 1): A Central Bank Ponzi Scheme
January 27th, 2020 by BTCMedia In this two-part series, Dave Hollerith interviews members of Lebanon's diaspora migrant population to understand the country's current financial crisis and why Bitcoin is both an important asset for mitigating the risks of a financial crisis as well as how it could play a roll in helping those who live in Lebanon today. In part one, Mike Azar, a financial consultant and lecturer, explains how the Lebanese financial crisis started and what it could mean for the countries future. Read More -
Amir Taaki on What Drives Bitcoin's Dissident Narrative
March 16th, 2020 by BTCMedia In this episode, Dave Hollerith talks with Taaki, who after years spent working with the Syrian Democratic Forces fighting the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and helping build their society, is now contributing to multiple cryptocurrency and privacy projects not yet revealed to the public. Read More -
Bitcoin Magazine: Mr. Pseu on Getting A Bitcoin Education
January 20th, 2020 by BTCMedia In this episode, we talk with A Boy Named Pseu (Phil Gibson). He is a libertarian writer and podcaster whose journey in understanding Bitcoin is more recent and rooted by a longterm interest in Austrian economics and agorism. Pseu recently wrote a Medium post, "Bitcoin Is Dead." In it, he argues why Bitcoin's growth stands out as uniquely different from how it has been portrayed by mainstream media outlets such as The Wall Street Journal. Read More -
Relax, Man...Bitcoin's Security is Fine feat. Dan Held
June 18th, 2019 by DSholla 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 -
Bitcoin Magazine Podcast - Lolli's Alex Adelman on Earning Bitcoin and Democratizing Commerce
July 31st, 2019 by DSholla 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 by DSholla 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 -
Speculating On Crypto's $4.5 Million Lunch with Warren Buffett
June 5th, 2019 by DSholla 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 -
Bitcoin Magazine: Agatha Bacelar on Why Bitcoin and the Blockchain Will Be Agents for Social Change
October 11th, 2019 by BTCMedia In this episode, Dave Hollerith and Colin Harper talk with Agatha Bacelar. Bacelar is challenging long-time juggernaut, Nancy Pelosi, for California's District 12 congressional seat in the next election cycle. Bacelar is a 27-year old Brazilian American immigrant with progressive democratic political views and an appreciation for Bitcoin that dates back to 2011 (OG status). She is also one of the first political candidates accepting campaign donations in cryptocurrency. She's seeking to raise one million dollars n cryptocurrency to match the amount of stock Pelosi holds in Facebook. Read More
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