From the Front Page - Let's Talk Bitcoin!
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Let's Talk Bitcoin! #255 Controlling Bitcoins in Time
October 13th, 2015 by
adam ##On Todays Show * [**Adam**](https://letstalkbitcoin.com/profile/user/adam), [**Stephanie**](https://letstalkbitcoin.com/profile/user/stephanie) and [**Andreas**](https://letstalkbitcoin.com/profile/user/andreas) sit down for an hour of discussion on the recent government supported launch of Monetas in Tunisian Post Offices. * They talk about how Bitpay continues to knock down the reasons why you wouldn't use bitcoin in a brick-and-mortar retail situation * Andreas explains the new dimension of programmability coming to the Bitcoin Blockchain with [BIP65 (OP_CHECKLOCKTIMEVERIFY)](https://github.com/bitcoin/bips/blob/master/bip-0065.mediawiki) and [BIP112 (CHECKSEQUENCEVERIFY)](https://github.com/bitcoin/bips/blob/master/bip-0112.mediawiki) Read More -
Let's Talk Bitcoin! #254 State of the Art
October 10th, 2015 by adam ##On Today's Show We're at the recent "Scaling Bitcoin" conference for another one. This time we'll catch up on the day 2 roundtables covering Payment Channels, Collaboration, The challenges of China, Non-Currency Applications and more. ###Subscribe to the [**LTBN All Podcasts feed**](http://feeds.feedburner.com/TheDailyBitcoinShow) or the [**Let's Talk Bitcoin! show only feed**](http://feeds.feedburner.com/ltb/ltb) and never miss an episode again --- #Sponsors: #**[Tokenly.com... Read More -
Let's Talk Bitcoin! #253 Under a Microscope (Scaling Bitcoin)
October 6th, 2015 by adam ##On Today's Show We're at the recent "Scaling Bitcoin" conference where we sit in on two sessions of interest. * First, it's a fireside chat with open source communities Anthropologist Gabriella Coleman who shares her take on debian, apache, anonymous and of course Bitcoin. * Then, we listen in as each conference working group checks in at the end of day one with their findings, successes and not-yet successes. * Stay tuned for a chance to win one of the first limited edition LTB collectable cards, usable in the Spells of Genesis game! Read More -
Let's Talk Bitcoin! #252 New Ideas in Cryptocurrency
October 3rd, 2015 by adam ##On Today's Show * [Adam](https://letstalkbitcoin.com/profile/user/adam) catches up with Chris and Peter, founders of the peer reviewed, academic, cryptocurrency focused [Ledger Journal](http://ledgerjournal.org) which is now accepting submissions and aims to publish its first issue in Spring 2016 Read More -
Let's Talk Bitcoin! #251 Distant Lands
September 29th, 2015 by adam ##On Today's Show * [Adam](https://letstalkbitcoin.com/profile/user/adam) sits down with Chris Odom aka Fellow Traveler, founder of the long-in-development [OpenTransactions](https://opentransactions.org) project and until recently an active founder at [Monetas](https://monetas.net). Most recently, Chris has founded a company called [Stash](http://stashcrypto.com) --- ###Subscribe to the [**LTBN All Podcasts feed**](http://feeds.feedburner.com/TheDailyBitcoinShow) or the [**Let's Talk... Read More -
Let's Talk Bitcoin! #250 If You Don't Know Where You're Going, You Might Wind Up Someplace Else
September 26th, 2015 by adam ##On Today's Show We sit in on the Q&A panel from Blockstack Summit NYC 2015, a one-day technical event at NYU for developers of decentralized applications. The panel was moderated by Princeton Professor JP Singh, featuring Albert Wenger, partner at USV; Jalak Jobanputra, founder of Future/Perfect Ventures; Naval Ravikant, co-founder of AngelList; and William Mougayar, founder of Startup Management. This recording was provided by John Light --- ###Subscribe to the [**LTBN Al... Read More -
Let's Talk Bitcoin #249 You Can Observe A Lot By Just Watching
September 22nd, 2015 by adam ##On Todays Show * [**Adam**](https://letstalkbitcoin.com/profile/user/adam) sits down with Ryan and Muneeb of [Onename.com](http://onename.com) to talk about their part in a [recent bitcoin blockchain mystery](https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/3k8dnq/someone_has_got_cash_to_burn_40_btc_sent_to/) * [**Adam**](https://letstalkbitcoin.com/profile/user/adam) reads a recent, brief article which appeared in the [New York Times on 9/21/2015](http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/22/business/deal... Read More -
Let's Talk Bitcoin #248 It Ain't the Heat, It's the Humility
September 19th, 2015 by adam ##On Todays Show * [**Adam**](https://letstalkbitcoin.com/profile/user/adam) sits down with [Eli Dourado](https://twitter.com/elidourado) to talk about Forks, Governance and what Our Future might hold. --- ###Subscribe to the [**LTBn All Podcasts feed**](http://feeds.feedburner.com/TheDailyBitcoinShow) or the [**Let's Talk Bitcoin! show only feed**](http://feeds.feedburner.com/ltb/ltb) and never miss an episode again. --- #Sponsors: #**Tokenly** ---- ##Credits for Episod... Read More -
Let's Talk Bitcoin! #247 Understanding the New Economy Movement
September 15th, 2015 by adam ##On Todays Show * [Matthew Zipkin](https://letstalkbitcoin.com/profile/user/pinheadmz) speaks with the Core Development team behind the [New Economy Movement (NEM)](http://nem.io/). ---- #Sponsors: ###[Tokenly](http://tokenly.com) ###[**KeepKey Hardware Wallet**](http://getkeepkey.com) (*Available Q3 2015*) --- ##Credits for Episode 247 Image Credit: https://www.jisc.ac.uk/news/uk-university-it-staff-being-excluded-from-transnational-education-delivery-finds-joint-sector... Read More -
Let's Talk Bitcoin! #246 Smart Contracts with Nick Szabo
September 12th, 2015 by adam ##On Todays Show * [**Adam**](https://letstalkbitcoin.com/profile/user/adam), [**Stephanie**](https://letstalkbitcoin.com/profile/user/stephanie) and [**Andreas**](https://letstalkbitcoin.com/profile/user/andreas) spend an hour with crypto-scholar of note [Nick Szabo](https://twitter.com/NickSzabo4) in a wide ranging discussion covering Smart Contracts, Bitcoin and Blockchains. You can find more of Nicks perspective at his [homepage](http://szabo.best.vwh.net/) or [blog](http://unenumerated.b... Read More -
Let's Talk Bitcoin! #245 Omni (mostly) Uncut!
September 8th, 2015 by adam ##On Todays Show * [**Adam**](https://letstalkbitcoin.com/profile/user/adam) speaks with Patrick Dugan of the Omni Project (formerly known as Mastercoin) about this wide ranging project, their bounties and upcoming relaunch. --- ##Links * [Omni Wallet](http://omniwallet.org) * [Omni Main Page](http://omnilayer.com) * [Omni Foundation](http://omni.foundation) * [Omni's Recommended Market](poloniex.com/exchange#btc_msc) * [Omni Testing Page](http://www.omnilayer.org/#!testin... Read More -
Let's Talk Bitcoin! #244 - Investing in the Blockchain
September 5th, 2015 by adam ##On Todays Show * We listen in to the [Investing in the Blockchain Panel](http://www.keynote2015.com/session/investing-in-the-blockchain/) at the recent [Keynote 2015 Conference](http://www.keynote2015.com/) * EVAN HANSEN (Moderator) * BILL TAI * STEVE WATERHOUSE * BROCK PIERCE * RAFE FURST * MARC VAN DER CHIJS --- ###Subscribe to the [**LTBn All Podcasts feed**](http://feeds.feedburner.com/TheDailyBitcoinShow) or the [**Let's Talk Bitcoin! show only feed**](http://feeds.feedb... Read More -
Let's Talk Bitcoin! #243 - 'I Can't Bank with Bitcoin'
September 1st, 2015 by adam ##On Todays Show * We listen in to a fireside chat at the recent [Keynote 2015 Conference](http://www.keynote2015.com/) with the three founders of Fintech startup [Token](https://twitter.com/token_io) as they explain how they came to cryptocurrency, its strengths, weaknesses and the product they created to fill the gap. --- ###Subscribe to the [**LTBn All Podcasts feed**](http://feeds.feedburner.com/TheDailyBitcoinShow) or the [**Let's Talk Bitcoin! show only feed**](http://feeds.feed... Read More -
Let's Talk Bitcoin! #242 - Ride The Lightning Network
August 29th, 2015 by adam ##On Todays Show [Matthew Zipkin](https://letstalkbitcoin.com/profile/user/pinheadmz) speaks with **Rusty Russell** of Blockstream about his work on the Lightning Network. They talk what it is, what it does, how it does it, why it matters and when it'll be something you're actually using. Read More -
Let's Talk Bitcoin! #241 - The 'Big Blockist' Perspective
August 25th, 2015 by adam ##On Todays Show * [Adam](https://letstalkbitcoin.com/profile/user/adam) shares [an extensive forum post by BitcoinTalk user DeathAndTaxes](https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=946236.0) from February of this year that does a good job of exploring the mind of one who sees the logic and necessity of bigger blocks for the good of Bitcoin. ###Subscribe to the [**LTBn All Podcasts feed**](http://feeds.feedburner.com/TheDailyBitcoinShow) or the [**Let's Talk Bitcoin! show only feed**](http://... Read More -
Let's Talk Bitcoin! #240 As They See It
August 22nd, 2015 by adam ##On Todays Show * [John Ratcliff](https://letstalkbitcoin.com/profile/user/jratcliff63367) reads his recent article Confessions of an R/Bitcoin Moderator which talks about the "is BitcoinXT an Altcoin" controversy that was used to justify banning discussion of the proposed fork from several prominent community hubs. * Adam reads a recent article from the [Wallstreet Technologist](http://wallstreettechnologist.com/2015/08/19/bitcoin-xt-vs-core-blocksize-limit-the-schism-that-divides-us-all)... Read More -
Let's Talk Bitcoin! #239 Solving Problems
August 18th, 2015 by adam ##On Todays Show * [**Adam**](https://letstalkbitcoin.com/profile/user/adam), [**Stephanie**](https://letstalkbitcoin.com/profile/user/stephanie) and [**Andreas**](https://letstalkbitcoin.com/profile/user/andreas) dig into the **Tokenly** project discussing use-cases and implications. Contact [email protected] with questions or comments ##Relevant Links: * [Get Tokenly Pockets Multi-Token Wallet](http://pockets.tokenly.com) * [Get Your Own Swapbot](https://tokenly.letstalkbitcoin.co... Read More -
Let's Talk Bitcoin! #238 - Law and Code
August 15th, 2015 by adam ##On Todays Show * [Jerry Brito](https://coincenter.org/2015/08/effs-opposition-to-california-bill-unwittingly-endangers-bitcoin-innovators/), Executive Director of [Coin Center] speaks about the in-development "California Bitlicense" and responds to [issues raised by the EFF last week](https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2015/08/license-kill-innovation-why-ab-1326-californias-bitcoin-license-bad-business) * Notable Futurist [Cory Doctorow](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_J_9EFGFR-Y) presents a ... Read More -
Let's Talk Bitcoin! #237 The Stars that Shine
August 11th, 2015 by adam ##On Todays Show * [**Stephanie**](https://letstalkbitcoin.com/profile/user/stephanie), [**Andreas**](https://letstalkbitcoin.com/profile/user/andreas) and [**Adam**](https://letstalkbitcoin.com/profile/user/adam) engage in a wide ranging discussion about bitcoin's role in the world of cryptocurrency and whether we're still calling the plays in a game whose outcome has already been determined. --- ###Subscribe to the [**LTBn All Podcasts feed**](http://feeds.feedburner.com/TheDailyBitcoi... Read More -
Let's Talk Bitcoin! #236 Missing Pieces
August 8th, 2015 by adam ##On Todays Show * [**Adam**](https://letstalkbitcoin.com/profile/user/adam) speaks with Colin Kwan, COO of [Magnr.com](http://magnr.com/) about Greece, Africa and what comes next. * Then we step away from bitcoin for a formerly private and very interesting behind-the-scenes look at what exactly happened in Greece and some of the challenges they face. This recording comes to us courtesy of [Zerohedge.com](http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2015-07-27/full-audio-recording-varoufakis-drachma-plan... Read More
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