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Bitcoin & Co. - Tuur Demeester: The Bitcoin Reformation in Times of COVID-19
May 7th, 2020 by
BTCMedia Today I am talking with Tuur Demeester, who recommended Bitcoin as an investment to his readers at $5 back in 2012. I would say Tuur is a philosopher with a greater perspective and an historical approach to today's developments. We discuss his findings in his paper "The Bitcoin Reformation". Published that at the end of 2019 he is drawing comparisons between the Dutch reformation in the 16th century and the emergence of Bitcoin in this century. This bring us to discuss COVID-19 and Tuur's thoughts on the impact of this crisis on the Bitcoin reformation and he tells us which assets will stay liquid and accessible. Read More -
Chain Reaction - Haseeb Qureshi and Kevin Wang: Nervos’ Strategy in China
May 6th, 2020 by BTCMedia Host Tom Shaughnessy talks to Haseeb Qureshi, Managing Partner at Dragonfly Capital ($100M fund) and and Kevin Wang, co-founder of Nervos. On this episode the three discuss the benefits of a localization strategy in China, competition between layer-1 blockchains, what makes Nervos different (specifically token economics and sustainability are covered) and much more. If you enjoy this episode, please share it! Read More -
TTS 256 All About Food with Liz Reitzig
May 5th, 2020 by
TatianaMoroz Mom, business owner, and food rights activist Liz Reitzig returns to the Tatiana show and shares how the birth of her oldest child led her on the journey to source healthy food and, ultimately, become an advocate for decentralized distribution of farm fresh goods. Liz shares tons of valuable information on topics ranging from raw milk and how pasteurization may relate to lactose intolerance to the food chain supply and distribution disruptions during the COVID-19 outbreak and h... Read More -
The Role of Stablecoins with Jeremy Allaire - WBD216
May 5th, 2020 by BTCMedia By complementing Bitcoin trading, and making it easy to send digital dollars around the world, stablecoins continue to grow in popularity. Commercial banks operate on a fractional basis, holding only a small % of deposits. During challenging economic times, this can lead to what is known as a run on the bank, where depositors attempt to withdraw their funds. Read More -
The Block Crunch - Stablecoins vs. Bitcoin in Macro Uncertainty - Kevin Kelly, Delphi Digital
May 5th, 2020 by BTCMedia As global macro uncertainty continues to surprise investors across all asset classes, how are investors thinking about crypto today? Delphi Digital's macro strategist joins me in discussing: Read More -
Bitcoin Audible - Bitcoin is Common Sense by Parker Lewis
May 4th, 2020 by BTCMedia If you were worried that the previous installment of the Gradually, Then Suddenly Series was its conclusion, then you will not want to miss today’s read. Parker is back with another bomb to drop on the unavoidable reality of our times. It is a simple and irrefutable common sense, that money which one individual must fight and labor to obtain voluntarily, and which is simultaneously created at zero cost by any other institution or person, grants no advantage to the former. Read More -
Chain Reaction - Tavi Costa and Kevin Kelly: Deficits, Debasements & Disconnects
May 4th, 2020 by BTCMedia In this episode,Kevin Kelly brings back Tavi Costa, of Crescat Capital to discuss his latest market outlook, the drastic disconnect between markets and the underlying economy, the growing risk of fiat currency debasement, consequences of historic monetary & fiscal responses, and why the current backdrop is bullish for scarce assets like gold, precious metals, and bitcoin in the coming years. Read More -
Bitcoin Tech Update with Andrew Poelstra - WBD215
May 1st, 2020 by BTCMedia Bitcoin is very conservative. Unlike the typical tech industry ethos of move fast and break things, it is paramount that Bitcoin upgrades and changes to the protocol are absolutely necessary, slow, well planned and well tested. Read More -
Proof of Love Ep. 57 Dating In Different Cultures with Leigh Cuen
May 1st, 2020 by TatianaMoroz Proof of Love dives into the differences between dating and relationships in the United States, particularly in New York City, and relationships in places in the world where openness is more common and desirable with reporter and author Leigh Cuen. Tatiana, Lauren, and Leigh share their experiences with these different relationship norms and their fears and insights regarding how those dating experiences changed how they enter into relationships. Do men in the United States judge wom... Read More -
Citizen Bitcoin - Brandon Quittem and John Vallis: Bitcoin Symbiosis
April 30th, 2020 by BTCMedia Brandon Quittem published last week the fourth and final installment of his wonderful mycelium/mushroom/medicine/symbiosis series. John Vallis, host of the Bitcoin Rapid Fire podcast, and I both slid right into Brandon’s DMs to schedule him for a pod. I love these two guys and it occurred to me that it’d be a ton of fun to do this thing all together. So we did. This is the first half of our 2 hour 40 minute conversation - you will find the second half on the Bitcoin Rapid Fire podcast feed. This was a blast, we had a wide ranging conversation that was not at all limited to Bitcoin. In the second half we get crazy cosmic so be sure not to miss it. Read More -
Chain Reaction - Brian Klein: Crypto’s Most Esteemed, High Stakes Lawyer
April 30th, 2020 by BTCMedia Host Tom Shaughnessy talks to Brian Klein, partner at Baker Marquart, LLP. Brian is one of the most well known lawyers in the space with clients including Erik Voorhees, Block.One, Tezos' Kathleen and Arthur Brietman and others. On this episode we discuss representing major clients in the space, Brian's thoughts on the Telegram case, regulations (SEC) and more. 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 Finance in a Black Swan Event with Zac Prince & Flori Marquez - WBD214
April 29th, 2020 by BTCMedia On March 12th Bitcoin fell by over 50% from ~$8,000 to ~$3,800. One day earlier, the World Health Organisation had escalated the evolving COVID-19 situation to pandemic status, and Bitcoin wasn't alone in this, markets around the world crashed. Read More -
TTS 255 NH State Senate Candidate Carla Gericke & GIVE Nation Co-founder Alyze Sam
April 28th, 2020 by TatianaMoroz Liberty activist and NH state senate candidate Carla Gericke joins Tatiana and Josh in the first part of the show to discuss coronavirus response in New Hampshire and nationwide, and why she believes the full lockdown was an unnecessary infringement of our rights. She also discusses her ongoing New Hampshire state senate campaign and her plans for this year’s PorcFest. Then, GIVE Nation co-founder and blockchain strategist Alyze Sam joins Tatiana to talk about Virtual Blockcha... Read More -
Chain Reaction - Arthur Breitman: A Deep Dive With One Of The Industry’s Great Minds
April 27th, 2020 by BTCMedia Host Tom Shaughnessy talks to Arthur Breitman, Co-Founder of Tezos. In an all encompassing conversation, they discuss the pros and cons of proof of stake and proof of work networks; innovation vs competition; supply dynamics, thought experiments and more. Then, they have some fun discussing their shared interest in sci-fi through the lens of COVID-19, including whether Arthur believes we will colonize space or Antarctica first. Read More -
WTF Happened in 1971 with Ben Prentice & Heavily Armed Clown - WBD213
April 27th, 2020 by BTCMedia The gold standard was a monetary system in which the value of countries currency was directly linked to the amount of gold held in reserve. Although not currently used by any government, it was once a widely used system. A currency backed by a scarce asset such as gold prevents the government from printing more money without consequences. Read More -
Let's Talk Bitcoin! #434 Lightning Network Messaging, Political Expediency and What Crisis Has Revealed
April 26th, 2020 by
adam In a time of increasing censorship aimed towards protecting us, is truly private messaging possible? Why are we using "data driven" approaches when we know the data is wrong? Juggernaut's John Cantrell and HRF's Alex Gladstein help us see what the crisis has revealed.
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Citizen Bitcoin - Robert Breedlove: Taleb and Bitcoin
April 24th, 2020 by BTCMedia Robert and I dive into the ideas of Nassim Taleb, laid out in his Incerto series, as they relate to bitcoin. A lot of Bitcoiners will know of and have read Taleb’s work, surely there are some of you listening who haven’t - this episode is great for both - enjoy! Read More -
Proof of Love Ep. 56 Tarot With Lauren
April 24th, 2020 by TatianaMoroz Welcome to another episode of Proof of Love from quarantine. This week, Lauren and Tatiana discuss one of Lauren’s hobbies: Tarot. We know you all have a lot going on and are trying to make sense of it all, so the lovely Lauren graciously provides a reading for our listeners based on their zodiac elements. Don’t know which element corresponds to your zodiac sign? We have you covered: Fire Signs: Aries, Leo, Sagittarius Earth Signs: Taurus, Virgo, Capricorn Air Signs: Gemini... Read More -
Bitcoin & Co. - The Future of Bitcoin Is Big in Africa – With Alakanani Itireleng
April 23rd, 2020 by BTCMedia In this episode I talk with Alakanani Itireleng, who founded the Satoshicentre in Botswana in 2014 and single-handedly built a growing Bitcoin community. She is the heart and center of Bitcoin education there, even the government is relying on her consultancy. We recorded this interview in February 2020, only days before the Covid-19 lockdowns went into effect. Her greatest ambition, the organization of a Bitcoin conference in Southern Africa will not come true soon. Read More
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