From the Front Page - Interviews
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Tal Moran: Spacemesh – The Space-Time Consensus Blockchain
June 11th, 2019 by
epicenterbitcoin We're joined by Tal Moran, Chief Scientist at Spacemesh. This new consensus protocol is designed to run on home desktop PCs, filling free space on users' hard drives to create a Proof of Space-Time. Read More -
Dominic Tarr: Secure Scuttlebutt – The “Localized” but Distributed Social Network
June 4th, 2019 by epicenterbitcoin We’re joined by Dominic Tarr, a sailor, and the Founder of Secure Scuttlebutt. This curiously named project has a fascinating approach to creating a truly distributed social network. 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 -
The Blockcrunch - Is Governance a Moat for Blockchains? - Jacob Arluck (TQ Group)
June 3rd, 2019 by DSholla Tezos just passed their first ever onchain governance protocol upgraded. In part 1 of our 2-part Tezos series, I touched base with Tezos' Tocqueville Group's Jacob Arluck to discuss: - Do all blockchains need governance? - Why does a Tezos vote take so long? - Can good governance attract developer mindshare? Support the show: - Pay with [Dai](https://daicard.io/send?recipient=0xfe3c9c1eba03591216282d5570539dbf82bb572a) - BTC: 3EFSLnPpme6Lo6DynN1bVV9owooueFvEmJ - ETH: 0xde... Read More -
What Bitcoin Did #112 - Bitfinex and Tether with Phil Potter
May 31st, 2019 by DSholla **Interview location:** New York **Interview date:** Saturday 11th May, 2019 **Company:** Bitfinex & Tether **Role:** Chief Strategy Officer at Bitfinex | Co-Founder at Tether Creating a Bitcoin business is hard, especially one processing hundreds of millions or even billions of dollars in value. For exchanges, these challenges are especially difficult, from defending against relentless hack attempts to securing banking services. Starting a Bitcoin business today is undoubtedl... Read More -
What Bitcoin Did #111 - Bitcoin and Financial Markets with Travis Kling
May 30th, 2019 by DSholla **Interview location:** New York **Interview date:** Thursday 16th May, 2019 **Company:** Ikigai Asset Management **Role:** Chief Investment Officer For many buyers, Bitcoin might be their first investment of any kind. If these investors are not long-term holders, they may be susceptible to reacting to sudden price movements, whether panic selling or FOMO buying. The price movements of Bitcoin can be isolated towards specific events, such as the inherent Bitcoin market cycle ... 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 -
Dan Robinson: Rainbow Network – Off-Chain Synthetics Exchange or “Multicolored Lightning”
May 28th, 2019 by epicenterbitcoin We’re joined by Dan Robinson, a research partner at Paradigm, and the author the “Rainbow Network” paper. The paper describes an off-chain decentralized synthetics exchange which leverages payment channels. Read More -
What Bitcoin Did #110 - Schnorr, Taproot & Graft Root with Andrew Poelstra
May 24th, 2019 by DSholla **Interview location:** New York **Company:** Blockstream **Role:** Director of Research In this episode, I talk with Andrew Poelstra, Director of Research at Blockstream about some of the exciting new tech coming to Bitcoin. We discuss Schnorr Signatures, Taproot, Graft Root and Confidential Transactions. This episode is also on: * [iTunes](https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/what-bitcoin-did-podcast-bitcoin-crypto-trading-strategy/id1317356120?mt=2 "iTunes") * [Youtube](h... Read More -
What Bitcoin Did #109 - 300k Blocks and Full Nodes with Luke Dashjr
May 23rd, 2019 by DSholla **Interview location:** New York **Interview date:** Sunday 12th May, 2019 **Company:** Independent **Role:** Bitcoin/Blockchain Consultant This was a short interview at the Magical Crypto Conference where I managed to grab 30 minutes with Luke. We talk about 300k blocks, why 85% of people need to be running a full node for Bitcoin security, and what happened with SegWit2x and UASF. This episode is also on: * [iTunes](https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/what-bitcoin-did-po... Read More -
Jill Carlson: Open Money Initiative – Free Access to Finance as a Human Right
May 22nd, 2019 by epicenterbitcoin We’re joined by Jill Carlson. Recently, she co-founded the Open Money Initiative, a research organization which looks into how people use money in closed economies. Their initial focus is on Venezuela where years of economic downturn and strict currency controls have created a humanitarian crisis which has political repercussions well beyond the country’s borders. Read More -
What Bitcoin Did #108 A Bitcoin Reality Check in Venezuela with Jill Carlson, Alejandro Machado & Jamaal Montasser
May 21st, 2019 by DSholla **Interview location:** New York **Interview date:** Monday 13th May, 2019 **Company:** Open Money Initiation **Role:** Co-Founders - Jill Carlson, Alejandro Machado & Jamaal Montasser Venezuela is often promoted as an ideal use case for Bitcoin, a deflationary currency in a country suffering hyperinflation. Despite the examples of people mining Bitcoin or using Bitcoin to hold value, real adoption is complicated. In Venezuela, people are using a range of currencies including ... 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 -
The Blockcrunch - Can Crypto Change How We Run Organizations? - Luis Cuende (Aragon)
May 20th, 2019 by DSholla With the rise of decentralized companies and organizations, the need for tools to manage people around the world also emerges. Aragon co-founder Luis Cuende and I continue our exploration of crypto governance this week. We discuss: - Why do we need decentralized tools for management? - Who is Aragon targeting? - Why Aragon is interested in Polkadot Support the show: - Pay with [Dai](https://daicard.io/send?recipient=0xfe3c9c1eba03591216282d5570539dbf82bb572a) - BTC: 3EFSLn... Read More -
Aya Miyaguchi: The Role and Challenges of the Ethereum Foundation
May 16th, 2019 by epicenterbitcoin Ethereum Foundation Executive Director Aya Miyaguchi joined us to discuss the role of the Ethereum Foundation, their grant program, governance approach and criticisms of the Ethereum Foundation. Read More -
What Bitcoin Did #106 Why Block Reorgs are Bad for Bitcoin with Adam Back and Bryan Bishop
May 14th, 2019 by DSholla **Interview location:** New York **Interview date:** Sunday 12th May, 2019 **Company:** Adam - Blockstream | Bryan - Independent **Role:** Adam - Cofounder | Bryan - Core Developer Following the recent hack of Binance for over 7,000 Bitcoin, a debate was sparked on Twitter regarding returning the funds using a block reorg. While this topic may have been discussed in the past, being new to Bitcoin, I was unaware of the history. There are many technical aspects to how Bitcoin fu... 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 -
What Bitcoin Did #105 Bitcoin Uncensored with Chris DeRose and Junseth
May 10th, 2019 by DSholla - **Interview location:** Florida - **Interview date:** Wednesday 8th May, 2019 - **Company:** Bitcoin Uncensored - **Role:** Co-hosts Coming into Bitcoin in late 2016 comes with a range of challenges in respecting and understanding the history of the space. Not only understanding the tech but the various people and projects which have come and gone. There is also a long history of scams and/or poorly thought out projects promising riches from the mythical properties of the bloc... Read More -
Mark Miller: Agoric and the Decades-Long Quest for Secure Smart Contracts
May 7th, 2019 by epicenterbitcoin We were joined by Mark S. Miller, Chief Scientist at Agoric. We covered his visionary Agoric papers and the convergence of his conception of smart contracts as secure bilateral agreements with blockchain. Read More -
What Bitcoin Did #104 Why Bitcoin is in Heavy Accumulation with Tuur Demeester
May 7th, 2019 by DSholla **“Thinking in Bitcoin is powerful, but it takes time. It is this mental switch.” — Tuur Demeester** - **Interview location:** Skype - **Interview date:** Sunday 5th May, 2019 - **Company:** Adamant Capital - **Role:** Founder/CEO The bear market of 2018/2019 has been a particularly hard lesson for many who are new to Bitcoin. While the +84% drawdown has been similar to previous bear markets, the real numbers are brutal. Anyone buying a Bitcoin near $20,000 saw their asse... Read More
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