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Unhashed Podcast - Cardano State Machines
September 7th, 2021 by
BTCMedia In this week's episode, the tit is moving (again) so Ruben Bryan and Colin walk through the finer points why DeFi insurance DAOs also need insurance, we give another toot to El Sal legal tender law, Tips on Twitter, and, finally, an analysis of the first live Dapp on Cardano testnet! Look out! 1. From CoinTelegraph, In a candid open letter, the lead contributor of Cover and Ruler Protocol, “DeFi Ted,” announced the protocol will close its virtual doors in the near future, citing a mas... Read More -
Unhashed Podcast - Boxer Boners and Ayahuasca
September 27th, 2021 by BTCMedia Show Notes: On this episode of the Unhashed Podcast, we talk Solana node troubles, Evergrande instability, Robinhood crypto withdrawals, how to pronounce Erdogan’s first name, and how Ryan Selkis hates when you don’t buy tickets to his events. 1. *** BREAKING NEWS *** Friend of the show Riccardo “Fluffy Pony” Spagni is out of Jail! Congrats Fuffy. In a tweet, Fuffy says “I am very pleased that the U.S. court has released me. I am actively working with my attorneys on a way ... Read More -
Unhashed Podcast - How to Be More Sexy w/ Aella
September 22nd, 2021 by BTCMedia On this episode of the Unhashed Podcast, Colin and Mario go off our usual content track and interview Aella Girl, notable internet personality, constructor of insightful Twitter polls, and outspoken sex worker. Aella shares with us the experience of working at OnlyFans, dealing with stigma and taboos, and we explore the intersection of sex work and cryptocurrency. Read More -
The Anita Posch Show - Jeff Gallas & Rootz: RaspiBlitz and the Speed of Lightning
September 27th, 2021 by BTCMedia My guests are Jeff Gallas and Rootz of Fulmo, an open source company dedicated to the research and development of the Lightning Network. They are the organizers of the Lightning Hackdays and the first Lightning Conference that took place in Berlin in 2019 and are supporters of the RaspiBlitz project, a Lightning and Bitcoin full node. "If you run a Lightning node you're a part of replacing the VISA and Mastercard networks." - Rootz Topics: Development of the Lightning Network and the ... Read More -
The Anita Posch Show - Adam Back: Future of Bitcoin and Blockstream
September 22nd, 2021 by BTCMedia My guest is Adam Back the inventor of Hashcash, that was used as the proof-of-work method in Bitcoin. His work is cited in the Bitcoin whitepaper as well as in the Tor Browser whitepaper. Adam is a seasoned cryptographer with a PhD in computer science and distributed systems. As co-founder and CEO of Blockstream he is building the infrastructure for the internet of the future. Topics: - Blockstream's funding and future plans - Decentralization of mining - Greenlight: Lightning nodes fo... Read More -
The Anita Posch Show - Andreas M. Antonopoulos: Lightning Unleashes Bitcoin
September 22nd, 2021 by BTCMedia My guest is Andreas M. Antonopoulos one of the worlds foremost experts on Bitcoin and open blockchains. Andreas is an educator, author of five books and an excellent speaker. His new co-authored book "Mastering the Lightning Network" will be published at the end of 2021. I was especially excited to be able to speak with him in person while we both visited Berlin. Our topics: - the state of Bitcoin in 2021 - Taproot and why it's important for Bitcoin - the battle between regulato... Read More -
Bitcoin Audible - Read_561 - The Village and the Strongman [Alex Gladstein]
September 27th, 2021 by BTCMedia “Sandwiched between Guatemala and Honduras, El Salvador — the smallest and most densely populated country in Central America, with an average GDP per capita of around $3,500 — is a most unlikely ground zero for a financial revolution.” - Alex Gladstein Gladstein is back with the full story of Bitcoin and El Salvador. What it's like on the ground, the people it all started with, the responsibility we have as a community, & the history that gives much needed perspective to the a... Read More -
Unhashed Podcast - Mario Shills His Bags
August 30th, 2021 by BTCMedia After a special guest runs into an unexpected event, Colin Bryan and Mario are left wondering what they should talk about. It's a good thing Bitcoin is never boring. In this weeks *UNSCRIPTED* episode, we let Mario shill all his bags, including Blockstream's $3.2B valuation, Ledn's Proof of reserves, Coinbase's new phone support line and how a drug dealer got his BTC back from Swedish authorities using this one weird trick. 1. Discussion on Blockstream $3.2 B valuation, going to start min... Read More -
Unhashed Podcast - No Tendies for BTC in China
September 2nd, 2021 by BTCMedia On this episode of the Unhashed Podcast, we talk Coinbase 2FA slipups, the normalization of Ethereum consensus failures, anti-bitcoin protests in El Salvador, and IMF & CCP critiques of bitcoin. Lastly, we encourage Colin to stop farting on people on planes. 1. Customers of leading United States crypto exchange Coinbase have spent the weekend panicking after the exchange mistakenly sent emails to users stating that their two-factor authentication (2FA) settings had been changed. On Friday... Read More -
The Anita Posch Show - Team Satoshi: Sports and the Road to Bitcoin
September 2nd, 2021 by BTCMedia My guests today are Vitus Zeller and Richard Taylor my team mates at Team Satoshi, a decentralized sports team. We're talking about the interconnections between Bitcoin and sports and how you can participate in this movement. - Introduction Vitus and Richard - What is Bitcoin for you? - Why are you active in the Bitcoin space? - What is Team Satoshi and its goal - Bitcoin and sports - where is the connection - How do you stay healthy? Mental fitness - First... Read More -
Bitcoin Audible - Read_554 - Finding Financial Freedom in Afghanistan [Alex Gladstein]
September 2nd, 2021 by BTCMedia “Farzan and her family traveled by foot, car and train thousands of miles through Iran and Turkey, finally making it to Germany in 2017. Along the way, dishonest middlemen and common thieves stole everything they brought with them, including their jewelry and cash. At one point, their boat crashed, and more belongings sank to the bottom of the Mediterranean. It’s a tragic story familiar to so many refugees. But in this case, something was different. Through it all, Farzan was able to kee... Read More -
The StartUp #2: Spells of Genesis — Different Perspectives
August 16th, 2015 by
pairmike ##The StartUp Show Notes * On this episode of the StartUp, we have three guests; Shaban Shaame, CEO and Founder of EverdreamSoft, the Swiss-based game company maker of Spells Of Genesis, Robert Ross, Director and Founder of Foldingcoin.net, and Nicola Minichiello, Project Manager at Vanbex.com, also a team member of several crypto projects. We explore the Spells of Genesis game from the perspective of the creator, player, marketer, and novice. **** ##Credits for The StartUp #2 * ... Read More -
Disruptek.info: Prime Minister of Pontinha Discusses Naming Bitcoin as Official Currency
December 13th, 2015 by
JuanS.Galt I interview Joby Weeks, prime minister of Pontinha, the smallest country in the world, located off the shore of Madeira, Portugal. Weeks [announced](https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10156214886010063&set=a.450548700062.374450.872995062&type=3&theater) earlier this week that the country has officially recognized Bitcoin as its national currency. Read More -
Distributed Dialogues EP #4 New Markets
August 24th, 2018 by
DSholla **"It was extremely difficult to create new books before the invention of the printing press. It was expensive and unsystematic. After the printing press, disseminating new books across the world became much simpler. The prices of books dropped and more people started reading. It’s the same way with the financial market today... It’s kind of like a world where there is only a couple hundred books, it’s not nearly as interesting as it could be."** **—Joey Krug** Read More -
Disruptek.info: Andreas Antonopoulos Makes a Case Against Reputation and Identity Systems
December 19th, 2015 by JuanS.Galt Andreas Antonopoulos makes the case against reputation and identity systems, arguing that with the invention of blockchains, multisignature transactions, and smart contracts, we can minimize default risk without reputation. Read More -
Disruptek.info: ‘Companies Will Not Bring FinTech to the Third World’ — Andreas Antonopoulos
December 18th, 2015 by JuanS.Galt Andreas Antonopoulos explains why companies will not bring financial inclusion to developing countries. I speak to him at LaBitConf 2015 in Mexico City. He outlines the conditions that would facilitate bringing Bitcoin to the “6 billion unbanked.” He goes on to delineate four standards by which to find developing countries that are ripe for Bitcoin adoption. Read More -
DD Episode #1 - Crypto Journalism
August 3rd, 2018 by
dshokouhi **"Every individual person that buys into cryptocurrencies needs to do their own research. You hear this all the time, but that is the truth of the matter. If you're going to put your money in, you should really understand what you are buying. You need to understand all the ways it could go right. You need to understand all the ways it could go wrong. You need to be completely willing to go along for the ride."** **—Laura Shin** Distributed Dialogues is a collaborative show between the Let’s Talk Bitcoin Network and Distributed magazine. Read More -
What Bitcoin Did #36 An Interview with Caitlin Long & Saifedean Ammous
September 28th, 2018 by DSholla **“Negative interest rates are purely a construct of the artificiality of the monetary system. There is going to a major bond crash - the challenge is that this could be years if not decades away, or it could be tomorrow.”** **— Caitlin Long** Read More -
What Bitcoin Did #34 An Interview with Riccardo “FluffyPony” Spagni from Monero & Tari
September 14th, 2018 by DSholla **“Over the last 10 to 15 years there has been an uprising of people who value privacy, not because they are weird and want to go and hide in the woods, ordinary citizens who are not happy with how much data they are handing over.”** **— Riccardo "FluffyPony" Spagni** Interview location: Skype Interview date: Thu 13th September 2018 Company: Tari (and Monero core team member) Role: Co-founder David Chaum said that “Privacy is tied to human potential, an important as... Read More -
What Bitcoin Did #33 An Interview with Kyle Samani
September 7th, 2018 by DSholla **“Bitcoin is not going to zero, I don’t even think Bitcoin is going to be irrelevant, I do think in 10 years time there will be at least one asset worth materially more money than Bitcoin.”** **— Kyle Samani** Interview location: Skype Interview date: Wed 5th September 2018 Company: Multicoin Capital Role: Founding Partner Kyle first appeared on the What Bitcoin Did podcast in March, where we discussed his views on regulation in Crypto, institutional inflows and hi... Read More
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