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Let's Talk Bitcoin! Show Update
November 3rd, 2019 by
adam Adam B. Levine provides a brief update on the Let's Talk Bitcoin! show Read More -
Let's Talk Bitcoin! #416 - Why?
October 13th, 2019 by adam *“It just keeps getting kicked up to the next level and at some point it'll be the dollar. That's the last thing that got us out of the last emergency and then people will finally realize they got nothing left.” **[Dr. Robert Murphy, LTB#416](https://anchor.fm/letstalkbitcoin/episodes/LTB416-Why-e7j28g)*** ###On Today's Episode of Let's Talk Bitcoin! Adam B. Levine, Stephanie Murphy & Jonathan Mohan are joined by [Dr. Robert Murphy]() for an in-depth conversation about reserve currency transitions, statistics, economics, and why things are the way they are. Read More -
Let's Talk Bitcoin! #415 A Domino Effect
October 6th, 2019 by adam ###On Today's Episode of Let's Talk Bitcoin! Adam B. Levine sits down with William K. Santiago to discuss Blockchains, Reserve Assets, Regional Central Banks and more. Read More -
LTB #414 Let's Talk Bitcoin! Live Q&A
September 29th, 2019 by adam _...the panopticon works both ways. If you surveil people, they can surveil you back. Blockchains give you a really important thing, which is immutability. So, for example, the next set of leaks of Panama papers, what you do is you embed them in the blockchain so they cannot be erased from history. - **Andreas M. Antonopoulos, LTB #414**_ ###On Today's Episode of Let's Talk Bitcoin! Andreas M. Antonopoulos, Stephanie Murphy, Jonathan Mohan, and Adam B. Levine are back with part two of our recent live show recorded at BTC2019 in front of a studio audience. This time, we've got nearly an hour of audience Q&A. Enjoy the show! Read More -
Let's Talk Bitcoin! #413 Origin Stories and Earned Experience
September 22nd, 2019 by adam ###On Today's Episode of Let's Talk Bitcoin! We'll meet Jason, Chris, and Nicholas, all relatively new bitcoin users for a look at the value proposition and paths in for more recent converts. After the break, Edge.app's Paul Puey and I sit down to discuss what's changed with time in Cryptocurrency, what we've learned or at least think we have... Read More -
LTB #412 Let's Talk Bitcoin Live!
September 15th, 2019 by adam ###On Today's Episode of Let's Talk Bitcoin! On today's episode, we're jumping into a mostly un-edited live show, which we recorded on-stage in Aurora Colorado, during the Blockchain Training Conference a few weeks ago... After the break, we go boldly towards a conversation about the intersection, if there is one, of cryptocurrency and star trek money with an on-stage conversation between Jonathan Mohan and Davi Barker, moderated by Stephanie Murphy. Read More -
Let's Talk Bitcoin! #411 Grow to Fit
September 8th, 2019 by adam ###On Today's Episode of Let's Talk Bitcoin! We recently returned from the Blockchain Training Conference, where aside from teaching classes and doing a couple of live shows, we set up a Let's Talk Bitcoin! Recording Booth! Over three days, we interviewed about a dozen people, some new to Cryptocurrency and some who have been around longer in a hunt for "What's Interesting" to those newer users and "What's Changed" for those who have been around for multiple cycles. Segment 1: Trixie - Newer User Segment 2: Jameson Lopp - Long Time Bitcoin Developer - Casa CTO Segment 3: Darrin - Long Time Bitcoin Miner Segment 4: Davi Barker - Long Time Bitcoin User - Bitcoins Not Bombs & Pirates Without Borders Read More -
Let's Talk Bitcoin! #410 Before the Flood
September 1st, 2019 by adam Hey folks, Adam B. Levine here, just returned from the Blockchain Training Conference in Aurora Colorado. For the first time since spring of last year, the other hosts and I found ourselves face to face for three days of classes, shows, and interviews which we'll be sharing with you over the month of September as segments on the LTB show or as bonus content on the new, free subscriber feed at [LTBshow.com](http://ltbshow.com) You can expect the flood to start with the release of next weeks episode, But today, I've just got a taste for you as I sit down live, and in-person with Jonathan Mohan to discuss our experience... Read More -
Let's Talk Bitcoin! #409 Another Perspective on India
August 25th, 2019 by adam ##On Today's Episode of Let's Talk Bitcoin... Adam B. Levine, Stephanie Murphy & Jonathan Mohan are joined by [Vignesh Sundaresan](https://twitter.com/vigsun) for a more local perspective on the realities in India and the recently proposed Indian Cryptocurrency Ban. This is a follow-up episode to our [India's Catch-22 segment from LTB#407](https://anchor.fm/letstalkbitcoin/episodes/LTB-407-Indias-Catch-22--How-to-Work-With-Money-when-Money-Doesnt-Work-e4t9e6) Read More -
Let's Talk Bitcoin! #408 Bitcoin Game Theory for Countries
August 18th, 2019 by adam ##On Today's Episode of Let's Talk Bitcoin! Join Adam B. Levine, Andreas M. Antonopoulos, Stephanie Murphy & Jonathan Mohan for a discussion on China, and recent signs of official sentiments thawing towards Bitcoin. We talk incentives, possible end-games, and coffee. Read More -
Let's Talk Bitcoin! #407 India's Catch-22 & How to Work With Money when Money Doesn't Work
August 11th, 2019 by adam [](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lets-talk-bitcoin/id1463398832?uo=4) *[Subscribe to Let's Talk Bitcoin!'s new podcast feed for early releases & bonus episodes](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lets-talk-bitcoin/id1463398832?uo=4)* ##On Today's Episode of Let's Talk Bitcoin... Join Adam B. Levine, Andreas Antonopoulos, Stephanie Murphy and Jonathan Mohan for a first-look at a particularly draconian law that's been proposed in India. Later, HRF.org director Alex Gladstein joins Adam B. Levine for the latest in the Global Voices series. This week we're talking practical applications in Venezuela with returning guest Alejandro Machado. Read More -
Let's Talk Bitcoin! #406 Hyperinflation, Official, and HODL Currencies (or,
August 4th, 2019 by adam *"If ever those two facts diverge, where the agreement is still that it's a reserve currency but the market truth is that it's no longer a good HODL currency... If those diverge... it doesn't matter if you keep calling it a reserve currency, people aren't willing to HODL it. **Andreas Antonopoulos - LTB E406*** ##On Today's Episode of Let's Talk Bitcoin!... One of the early stories we discussed, at great length, was the sort of long-term play that Bitcoin and related technologies are making as unstoppable competition for global, regional and national currencies. On today's episode of Let's Talk Bitcoin!, we'll join Adam B. Levine, Andreas M. Antonopoulos, Stephanie Murphy, and Jonathan Mohan for an in-depth discussion on Hyperinflation, Reserve Currencies, Incentives, Bitcoin, and more... Read More -
Let's Talk Bitcoin! #405 It's All Bitcoin
July 28th, 2019 by adam ##On Today's Episode of Let's Talk Bitcoin!... Adam B. Levine and LTB Global Voices segment host Alex Gladstein are talking Bitcoin in the Philippines with Luis Buenaventura. Later, having now heard perspectives from bitcoin users in [Iran](https://letstalkbitcoin.com/blog/post/lets-talk-bitcoin-400-the-tools-and-the-work), [India](https://letstalkbitcoin.com/blog/post/lets-talk-bitcoin-404-crypto-plastic-bitcoins-90-10-in-india), [Shanghai](https://letstalkbitcoin.com/blog/post/lets-talk-bitcoin-403-efficiency-and-timing), [Nigeria](https://letstalkbitcoin.com/blog/post/lets-talk-bitcoin-401-the-tools-and-the-work-part-2), the Philippines and with Venezuela still to air Adam and Alex take a measured look back at the interview series so far. Read More -
Let's Talk Bitcoin! #404 Crypto Plastic & Bitcoin's 90/10 in India
July 22nd, 2019 by adam *“..when you say something like “banking the unbanked,” it's important to understand why people are unbanked in the first place. One thing that I found really interesting in India was that a large number of these people who are unbanked don't know how to use the existing financial system. It's not that they don't have access to financial systems.” - Aparna Krishnan* ##On Today's Episode of Let's Talk Bitcoin... We'll join Andreas Antonopoulos, Stephanie Murphy, Jonathan Mohan, and Adam B. Levine for a look at the varied approaches being used to connect your Bitcoin to credit card style ease-of-use. After the break, guest host Alex Gladstein and Adam B. Levine sit down once again for another installment of LTB Global Voices. This time we talk with Aparna Krishnan about the unique situation brewing in India today. Read More -
Let's Talk Bitcoin! #403 Efficiency and Timing
June 30th, 2019 by adam ##On Todays Episode of Let's Talk Bitcoin... Join Andreas M. Antonopoulos, Adam B. Levine, Stephanie Murphy & Jonathan Mohan for an early look at the newly proposed "Erlay" and "Dandelion" transaction relay protocols. Later, Adam and HRF.org's Alex Gladstein sit down with Hong Kong Bitcoin Users Christina and Leo, in the third of our interview series focused on international perspectives. Read More -
Let's Talk Bitcoin! #402 The Whole Crypto Game Just Changed
June 23rd, 2019 by adam ##On Todays Episode of Let's Talk Bitcoin... Join Andreas M. Antonopoulos, Stephanie Murphy, Jonathan Mohan and Adam B. Levine for an in-depth discussion on the realities, implications and possible speculative motive behind Facebook's recently revealed Libra Protocol. Bonus Episode: [Stephanie and Adam read "How Will Facebook's Libra Blockchain Really Work? An Expert Guide to the Social Media Company's Foray into Cryptocurrency" by Jameson Lopp](https://anchor.fm/letstalkbitcoin/episodes/How-Will-Facebooks-Libra-Blockchain-Really-Work--An-Expert-Guide-to-the-Social-Media-Companys-Foray-Into-Cryptocurrency-by-Jameson-Lopp--Read-by-Stephanie-Murphy--Adam-B--Levine-e4dqif) Read More -
Let's Talk Bitcoin! #401 The Tools and the Work (Part 2)
June 16th, 2019 by adam ##On Todays Episode of Let's Talk Bitcoin... Join Andreas M. Antonopoulos, Stephanie Murphy, Jonathan Mohan and Adam B. Levine for part two of our two-part discussion ([listen to part 1 here](https://anchor.fm/letstalkbitcoin/episodes/LTB400-The-Tools-and-the-Work-e49o42)) with bitcoin developers Sipa (Dr. Pieter Wuille) and Jonas Nick on Tapscript, batch verifiability, signature aggregation, OPSUCCESS, and more. Later, Adam and HRF.org's Alex Gladstein sit down with Nigerian Bitcoin User Timi in the first of a new interview series focused on international perspectives, and what really matters. Read More -
Let's Talk Bitcoin! #400 The Tools and The Work
June 9th, 2019 by adam ##On Todays Episode of Let's Talk Bitcoin... **Join Adam B. Levine, Stephanie Murphy & Andreas M. Antonopoulos for part one of our two-part discussion with bitcoin developers Sipa (Dr. Pieter Wuille) and Jonas Nick on Schnorr Signatures, Tapscript, Taproot and more.** Later, Adam and HRF.org's Alex Gladstein sit down with Iranian Bitcoin User Ziya in the first of a new interview series focused on international perspectives, and what really matters. Read More -
Let's Talk Bitcoin! #399 A Few Billion Bitcoins
June 3rd, 2019 by adam ##On Todays Episode of Let's Talk Bitcoin... Join Adam B. Levine, Stephanie Murphy & Andreas M. Antonopoulos for a deep dive into what it would take, both in theory and in practice, adversarially or with full community consensus, to pull off a bitcoin blockchain rollback. Read More -
Let's Talk Bitcoin! #398 You Can't Cram For It
May 26th, 2019 by adam ##On Todays Episode of Let's Talk Bitcoin... Join Stephanie Murphy & Adam B. Levine for an in-depth discussion on Cryptocurrency & Taxes with CPA, Author and long-time friend of the show [Kirk Phillips](https://thebitcoincpa.com). Read More
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