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Pete Rizzo on Journalistic Freedom - WBD152
October 2nd, 2019 by
BTCMedia In this interview, I speak to Pete Rizzo who recently left his position as Editor-in-Chief at CoinDesk. We discuss journalistic responsibilities and freedom. Read More -
Caitlin Long, Trace Mayer & Tyler Lindholm on Reducing the Size of Government - WBD151
October 1st, 2019 by BTCMedia **“Anybody that gets involved with politics, myself included, and anybody that I will ever support in politics has to be mad. Those are the people that I want. I want people that have got an axe to grind, they’re pissed about something.** — Tyler Lindholm In this interview, I sit down with Caitlin Long, Trace Mayer & Tyler Lindholm. We discuss the differences between state and federal laws, the states power to nullify federal laws, cannabis, guns and if U.S politics is really like House of Cards. Read More -
Erik Voorhees on Understanding Libertarianism - WBD150
September 27th, 2019 by BTCMedia In this interview, I speak with Erik Voorhees the Founder and CEO at ShapeShift. Erik explains the theory behind a Libertarian state, reducing the size of governments, minarchism vs anarchism, and internal Libertarian conflict points. Read More -
Dan Held on Bitcoin UX for the Masses - WBD149
September 24th, 2019 by BTCMedia In this interview, I am joined by Dan Held, who's company Interchange was recently acquired by Kraken. We discuss the UX challenges Bitcoin faces, the importance of nodes, advertising and marketing. Read More -
Ragnar Lifthrasir on Guns N’ Bitcoin - WBD148
September 20th, 2019 by BTCMedia It is easy to draw comparisons between guns and Bitcoin as both align with libertarian principles. Where guns give you the owner the ability to protect themselves from individuals and tyrannical gove, Bitcoin allows holders to protect yourself from corrupt financial systems and poor state monetary policies. Read More -
Balaji Srinivasan Part 2 - Bitcoin, Coinbase and Maximalism - WBD147
September 17th, 2019 by BTCMedia In Part 2 of my interview with Balaji, we explore the world of Bitcoin, altcoins and Coinbase. I ask him whether it is irresponsible for Coinbase, an entry-level Bitcoin onramp, to list an ever-growing list of altcoins? Does the earn.com integration encourage risky token investments? And, does Coinbase hate Bitcoin? Read More -
Balaji Srinivasan Part 1 - Virtual Worlds, AI and Politics - WBD146
September 14th, 2019 by BTCMedia In Part 1 of this interview, Balaji and I take a deep dive into the world of virtual reality and gaming, the integration of AI into our daily lives, politics and state surveillance. These are not unfamiliar subjects for the podcast, but the questions and ideas Balaji raised undoubtedly were. Read More -
Preston Byrne & Jake Chervinsky on Regulating Libra - WBD145
September 10th, 2019 by BTCMedia Shortly after Facebook announced the launch of Libra, the U.S government hauled David Marcus, the head of the proposed currency, in front of Congress. For two days, Marcus answered tough questioning from both The House and The Senate on everything from Libra’s intentions to Facebook’s previous issues such as Cambridge Analytica. Quite predictably, the creation of a new global currency was seen as a threat to the Dollar and was met with hostility by large parts of Congress, but was this part of Facebook’s plan? Are they using and audacious initial proposal as a way of shocking Congress before ‘revisiting’ the proposal and easing the regulatory path? Or, is Facebook using cryptocurrency and blockchain under the guise of ‘innovation’ as a shield against harsh regulation, well aware of the government’s fear that China controlled WeChat and Alipay could weaken the position of the Dollar? Read More -
Jameson Lopp & Peter Todd on Libra: Technical Analysis - WBD144
September 6th, 2019 by BTCMedia In the second episode of the Libra series, I discuss these issues with Jameson Lopp and Peter Todd, as we take a deep dive into the technical side of Facebook's Libra. Read More -
Brian Lockhart on Running a Bitcoin Full Node - WBD142
August 30th, 2019 by BTCMedia In this interview, I sit down with Brian Lockhart from Casa to talk about Bitcoin full nodes. We discuss why it is vital to the individual and for the Bitcoin community, and how Casa is working to make it easier for people to run a full node. Read More -
Stephan Livera on Austrian Economics, Libertarianism and Bitcoin - WBD141
August 27th, 2019 by BTCMedia The principles of Austrian Economics and Libertarianism have grown in awareness with the rise of Bitcoin. Where Austrian Economists have adopted Bitcoin as the hardest form of money, conversely, Bitcoiners have become aware of Austrian Economics as an alternative model for the economy. Read More -
Raoul Pal on Bitcoin as a Global Recession Hedge - WBD140
August 23rd, 2019 by BTCMedia **Location:** Skype **Date:** Tuesday, 20th July **Project:** Real Vision Group **Role:** Co-Founder & CEO "Chancellor on the brink of second bailout for banks" the Times headline on 3rd Jan 2009 and the now infamous words included in the Bitcoin Genesis Block. This was Satoshi Nakamoto's message to the world as the Bitcoin protocol launched. Many believe this was also a carefully chosen message to establish Bitcoin’s role. The U.K.'s Chancellor of the Exchequer was about t... Read More -
Hassan Khoshtaghaza on Operating a UK Bitcoin ATM - WBD139
August 17th, 2019 by
DSholla SatoshiPoint is the UK’s largest Bitcoin ATM business, starting out in London in 2014 and initially struggling to find locations for the ATMs SatoshiPoint has since gone on to thrive and now operates in over 40 locations across the UK. Read More -
Bitcoin ATM Regulations with Bill Repasky - WBD138
August 16th, 2019 by DSholla Regulations are have always been in front of mind for the Bitcoin industry. Ever-increasing surveillance has accompanied the evolution of technology, primarily financial surveillance. Read More -
Putting Bitcoin on Every Block with Chris Yim from LibertyX - WBD137
August 15th, 2019 by DSholla LibertyX launched the first Bitcoin ATM in the U.S. Starting out with a single machine at Boston’s South Station they have grown to operate the largest network of Bitcoin ATMs, cashiers and kiosks. Read More -
Karel Kyovsky on Manufacturing Bitcoin ATMs - WBD136
August 14th, 2019 by DSholla Since the first Bitcoin ATMs started appearing in 2013, the market has grown at a significant rate, seemingly unaffected by Bitcoin’s volatility. With a fast-paced market and strong competition, manufacturers have to keep up with a growing demand for machines and new feature requests. Read More -
Operating Bitcoin ATMs with Gil Valentine & Eric Gravengaard from Athena - WBD135
August 13th, 2019 by DSholla The Bitcoin ATM market continues to grow, and according to a recent report by Coin ATM Radar there are now over 5,000 Bitcoin ATMs worldwide. Read More -
John Newbery On Building A Bitcoin Developer Community - WBD134
August 12th, 2019 by DSholla **“If Lightning is Layer two and Bitcoin is Layer one, then Layer zero is the people using and building Bitcoin.”** -John Newbery As an open source initiative, Bitcoin does not have a central fund to pay developers. Instead, it relies on a community of committed devs and a core group of companies and Bitcoin philanthropists to fund them. One of the companies leading the way in providing a platform for these developers is Chaincode Labs. Read More -
Down the Bitcoin Rabbit Hole with Matt Odell & Marty Bent - WBD133
August 9th, 2019 by DSholla There are a handful of Bitcoiners who bleed orange, those with so much conviction it is hard to listen to them talk about Bitcoin and dismiss its importance. Matt Odell is one of those, and I have a little secret for you, Matt was the trigger for taking What Bitcoin Did full Bitcoin. Having wrestled with this for a while, I heard Matt on Stephan Livera’s show discussing podcasts where he said he liked some of what I was doing. “Some”. So Matt and I had a long chat about this, and it was a trigger for me to realise there is enough with Bitcoin to focus on. Read More -
Pieter Wuille on Building Bitcoin - WBD132
August 6th, 2019 by DSholla Pieter Wuille is one of the most influential, respected and prolific Bitcoin developers. While his career began at Google, the appeal of working on Bitcoin's open-source protocol was too tempting and led him to co-found Blockstream. Read More
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