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Bitcoin Magazine Podcast - Making Panama Compatible with Bitcoin with Gabriel Silva & Felipe Echandi
September 27th, 2021 by
BTCMedia Have you heard about what’s happening in Panama? Hint: It has nothing to do with canals. A new bill has been presented to legalize cryptocurrency and Bitcoin, and we are joined by two important figures in this developing story to learn everything we need to know. Gabriel Silva, a congressman in Panama standing behind this bill, and Felipe Echandi, entrepreneur, seeking to propel the Panamanian economy forward, join us for this fascinating conversation. Our two guests approach the topic wit... 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 -
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 -
The Delphi Podcast - LUKSO: Building The New Creative Economy — Metaverse Musings Ep 24
May 14th, 2021 by BTCMedia Host Piers Kicks and sits down for Episode 24 of Metaverse Musings with Fabian Vogelsteller, the author of the ERC-20 standard and founder of LUKSO. 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 -
4 Minute Crypto - A New York Power Plant Is Mining Bitcoin
March 9th, 2020 by BTCMedia Greenidge Generation a natural gas power plant near the town of Dresden, NewYork, announced it had successfully installed a mining farm in its facility. 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 -
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 -
Block Crunch - Loot: What Is It...And Why Are VCs So Excited About This NFT? - Ep. 163
September 22nd, 2021 by BTCMedia Would you pay $30-$40,000 for a few lines of text against a black background? That's precisely what buyers of Loot - the latest NFT to capture the attention of the entire crypto space - are doing. I'm joined by early Loot adopters and crypto investors Jon Kol (@thePalenimbus) and Angie Dalton (@Daltonan). We discuss: Loot's origins and ties to MMORPG games "Meta-games": the new wave of crypto gaming? Will gaming studios contribute to open source games? What's next for Loot --... 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 -
Bitcoin Spaces - Bitcoin Day in El Salvador
September 10th, 2021 by BTCMedia As El Salvador announces Bitcoin as legal tender, and the world looks on in wonder at this amazing example of progress, we host a fascinating roundtable conversation on the important aspects of this news. CK, Aaron Van Wirdum, Alex Gladstein, Mike Peterson, Romero Martinez, and several others talk about the rollout, the public reception, Bukele's role, and first impressions of the Chivo Wallet. The conversation also covers some of the background leading up to this momentous time, and a few s... 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 -
Unpacking Fed’s Smoke and Mirrors in Jacksonhole - FED 62
September 9th, 2021 by BTCMedia Hosts: Christian Keroles and Ansel Lindner In this episode of Bitcoin Magazine’s “Fed Watch” podcast, we respond to Chairman Powell’s comments at Jackson Hole on 27 August. We listen to several important sound bites and discuss it along the way. Powell was expected to announce a Fed taper, where they begin to shrink their monthly purchase of securities in QE. We have often said that Powell is somewhat of a straight shooter relative to other central banks of the past and present... Read More -
Block Crunch - "This is the future of Ethereum scaling" - Starkware, Uri Kolodny & Eli Ben-Sasson, Ep 164
September 27th, 2021 by BTCMedia Many crypto industry titans - including Vitalik Buterin - believe ZK Rollups are the key to Ethereum's scalability. With DeFi exchange dYdX generating over $2 BILLION in daily volume on Starkware, a ZK Rollup solution, I'm excited to chat with Starkware founders about: Why ZK-Rollups are the future vs. other Layer 2s Starkware vs. Optimism vs. Arbitrum: who wins? Can Fast Layer 1s like Solana compete with Starkware? Host: Jason Choi @mrjasonchoi . Not financial advice. ------------ ... Read More -
Block Crunch - Will Regulations Kill DeFi? What You Need to Know - Jake Chervinksy, Compound Labs, Ep. 152
June 29th, 2021 by BTCMedia Regulations are coming for DeFi. With the recent comments from the SEC, CFTC, FATF and the rest of the regulator alphabet soup - where is DeFi headed? DeFi's star lawyer and Compound Labs General Counsel, Jake Chervinsky (@jchervinsky) joins us in discussing: Why SEC is open-minded about DeFi CFTC's hostile stance towards DeFi exchanges How FATF's "travel rule" affects everyone Will regulations end DeFi as we know it? Host: Jason Choi (@MrJasonChoi). This show is not fina... 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 -
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 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 -
Meet the Taco Plebs - Bitcoin Doesn't Have to be Complicated with Nameless
September 6th, 2021 by BTCMedia Bitcoin can be a daunting thing to learn about. It involves the study of several different fields, from computer science to economics. At Bitcoin Magazine, we always hope to be able to educate our readers on the basics of Bitcoin. We offer a guides section, and have a large selection of books in our store. One of my parts about the magazine are contributor articles designed to simplify complex ideas. Nameless, one of our contributors here at the magazine, has sent in several of these article... 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
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