From the Front Page - What Bitcoin Did
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WBD282 - Bitcoin is Fourth Turning Money with Brandon Quittem
January 20th, 2021 by
BTCMedia In this interview, I talk to Brandon Quittem, a writer and advisor for Swan Bitcoin. We discuss the Fourth Turning, each 90-year cycle, individualism vs collectivism and the role that Bitcoin plays. Read More -
WBD281 - No Escape from Bitcoin's Gravity with Nik Bhatia
January 8th, 2021 by BTCMedia Nik Bhatia has written Layered Money a book looking into this that will be released early in 2021. We discuss his book, where Bitcoin fits in the monetary system, the history of government control over money and central bank digital currencies. Read More -
WBD280 - The Case for Bitcoin with Dan McArdle
January 7th, 2021 by BTCMedia In this interview, I am joined by the creator of casebitcoin.com, Dan McArdle. We discuss the current bull market, comparisons to 2017, the current economic climate and how newcomers to Bitcoin can navigate the space. Read More -
WBD279 - The Institutional Case for Bitcoin with Dan Morehead and Mike Novogratz
January 6th, 2021 by BTCMedia In this interview, I talk to veteran investors Dan Morehead, co-founder & CEO of Pantera Capital and Mike Novogratz, founder & CEO of Galaxy Digital. We discuss their first Bitcoin purchase, institutional interest & what they expect from Bitcoin in the coming years. Read More -
WBD278 - Adam Curry on Podcasting with Bitcoin
January 4th, 2021 by BTCMedia In this interview, I talk to the podfather Adam Curry. We discuss the origins of podcasting, COVID-19 & vaccinations, de-platforming & cancel culture and utilising the Lightning Network for podcast micropayments. Read More -
WBD277 - Resistance is NOT Futile with Aleks Svetski
December 30th, 2020 by BTCMedia In this interview, I talk to Aleks Svetski, a Libertarian who has written several articles outlining how he thinks an anarchist society would work. We discuss libertarianism, democratic v anarchist societies and the erosion of individual freedoms. Read More -
WBD276 - The 1 Bitcoin Trump Bet Update with American HODL
December 18th, 2020 by BTCMedia In this interview, American HODL and I catch up before, during & after the US Election. We follow the ups and downs of election night, Trump threatening legal action in various states, demanding recounts and what happens between now and the inauguration. Read More -
WBD275 - The Money Revolution with Raoul Pal
December 15th, 2020 by BTCMedia In this interview, I am joined by Raoul Pal, macroeconomist and co-founder & CEO of Real Vision. We discuss the IMF considering a new Bretton Woods type system, central banks issuing digital currencies and what this means for Bitcoin. Read More -
WBD274 - Fintech and Bitcoin with Kevin Lehtiniitty
December 11th, 2020 by BTCMedia Prime Trust is one of the companies behind that help these fintech businesses operate, and in this interview, I talk to Kevin Lehtiniitty, their Chief Product Officer. We discuss financial censorship, the outdated legacy infrastructure in the US, neobanking and the role of bitcoin in the future of financial applications. Read More -
WBD273 - Shit Bitcoiners Say with Rusty Russell
December 2nd, 2020 by BTCMedia Rusty Russell is somewhat of a contrarian in the Bitcoin space. He is a lightning network developer for Blockstream but also runs the Shit Bitcoiners Say Twitter account which regularly calls out some of the more overzealous and outlandish claims by Bitcoiners. In this interview, Rusty and I discuss the lightning network, open-source development, narratives and overzealous Bitcoiners. Read More -
WBD272 - The Case for $500K Bitcoin with Cameron & Tyler Winklevoss
November 30th, 2020 by BTCMedia In August, Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss released The Case for $500K Bitcoin. A paper that outlines the value proposition of Bitcoin, why it is a superior store of value and hedge against inflation than either gold, oil and the US dollar. We discuss their paper, why Bitcoin is the best hedge against inflation, the debt reckoning and Wall Street investing in Bitcoin. Read More -
WBD271 - Becoming a Bitcoin Core Developer with Amiti Uttarwar
November 23rd, 2020 by BTCMedia In this interview, I talk to Bitcoin Core Developer Amiti Uttarwar. We discuss her residency at Chaincode Labs, contributing to Bitcoin Core, working on open source projects and the blacklist controversy. Read More -
WBD270 - Bitfinex - The Hacks, Tether and Bitcoin with Paolo Ardoino
November 6th, 2020 by BTCMedia In this interview, I talk to Paolo Ardoino the CTO of Bitfinex. We discuss how Bitfinex dealt with the exchange hacks, protecting against future attacks, Tether, the Lightning Network and funding Bitcoin projects. Read More -
WBD269 - The Bitcoin Bull Bull Bull with Michael Saylor
November 3rd, 2020 by BTCMedia In the second part of my interview with Michael Saylor, the CEO of Microstrategy, we discuss his Bitcoin value proposition, his view on maximalism and alts, privacy, decentralisation and the Bitcoin circular economy. Read More -
What Bitcoin Did - Bitcoin in the Boardroom with Michael Saylor - WBD268
October 30th, 2020 by BTCMedia In August, MicroStrategy made the bold move of purchasing 21,454 Bitcoin to add to their treasury, spending $250 million. In doing so, CEO Michael Saylor stated that he views Bitcoin as a "dependable store of value and an attractive investment asset with more long-term appreciation potential than holding cash". Read More -
WBD267 - Bitcoin Toxicity with Giacomo Zucco & Neil Woodfine
October 26th, 2020 by BTCMedia In this interview, I am joined by Bitcoin consultant and educator Giacomo Zucco and Neil Woodfine, Marketing Director for Blockstream. We discuss toxic Bitcoin maximalism, unintended consequences and politics within Bitcoin. Read More -
WBD266 - How Bitcoin is Helping Protesters in Belarus with Alex Gladstein & Jaraslau Likhachevski
October 22nd, 2020 by BTCMedia In this interview, I talk to Alex Gladstein the Chief Strategy Officer at The Human Rights Foundation and Jaraslau Likhachevski from BYSOL We discuss the political situation in Belarus, the protests and how Bitcoin is helping activists. Read More -
WBD265 - What is Bitcoin? With Parker Lewis, Robert Breedlove & Vijay Boyapati
October 19th, 2020 by BTCMedia In this interview, I am joined by Parker Lewis, Robert Breedlove and Vijay Boyapati to answer the question: what is Bitcoin? We discuss the use cases, what money is, institutional investors and the path to hyperbitcoinisation. Read More -
WBD264 Bitcoin: A Novel Economic Institution with Yassine Elmandjra
October 9th, 2020 by BTCMedia In this interview, I talk to Yassine Elmandjra, a Thematic Analyst at Ark Investment, who recently published two whitepapers on Bitcoin. We discuss trust-based v trust minimised systems, property rights and institutional investment in Bitcoin. Read More -
WBD263-The World's First Crypto Bank with David Kinitsky & Marco Santori
October 7th, 2020 by BTCMedia In this interview, I talk to Kraken Financial CEO David Kinitsky and Kraken's Chief Legal Officer Marco Santori. We discuss the creation of a crypto bank, what it will mean to both the industry and Kraken customers and why they chose Wyoming. Read More
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