From the Front Page - What Bitcoin Did
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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 -
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 -
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 -
WBD244 - Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong on Bitcoin
August 14th, 2020 by BTCMedia In this interview, I talk to Brian Armstrong, CEO and Co-Founder of Coinbase. We discuss the difficulties in running a large startup, regulations, the Neutrino acquisition & providing analytics to government agencies with Coinbase Analytics. 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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
WBD260 - How to Protect Your Bitcoin with Nick Neuman & Jameson Lopp
September 25th, 2020 by BTCMedia In this interview, I talk to Nick Neuman and Jameson Lopp, Casa CEO and CTO. We discuss how to secure your Bitcoin, the types of attacks that you need to be aware of and Casa’s multisig solutions. Read More -
WBD250A - One Thing About Bitcoin
August 28th, 2020 by BTCMedia Over the last three years, I have had a huge array of guests from cypherpunks, developers, economists, libertarians, activists, Wall Street veterans and punk rock legends all with one thing in common; Bitcoin. In this episode, to celebrate What Bitcoin Did’s 250th show, I asked some of my previous guests to tell me one thing about Bitcoin, that matters to them. Read More -
WBD261 - Bitcoin: The Great Disruption with Luke Gromen
September 28th, 2020 by BTCMedia In this interview, I talk to macroeconomist and founder of FFTT, LLC Luke Gromen. We discuss the current macroeconomic climate, how the system that has been in place for the last 50 years is coming to an end and why we need Bitcoin. Read More -
WBD253 - Protecting Your Bitcoin Privacy with Max Hillebrand
September 14th, 2020 by BTCMedia In this interview, I talk to Wasabi wallet contributor Max Hillebrand. We discuss remaining anonymous while using Bitcoin, Wasabi wallet & CoinJoin, custodian solutions and living a Bitcoin-only life. Read More -
WBD259 - Does Bitcoin Have Gatekeepers? With Andreas M. Antonopoulos
September 24th, 2020 by BTCMedia In this interview, I talk to Bitcoin Speaker, Author & Educator; Andreas M. Antonopoulos. We discuss toxicity in the Bitcoin community, the steps to better Bitcoin privacy and what an xPub is. Read More -
What Bitcoin Did #58 Trace Mayer On Why You Must Own Your Bitcoin Private Keys
December 21st, 2018 by
DSholla **“Bitcoin is for all of humanity, it is the greatest technical innovation when it comes to sound money.”** **— Trace Mayer** Interview location: Skype Interview date: Monday 17th Dec, 2018 Company: Premier Ark LLC Role: Manager Own your private keys! OWN YOUR PRIVATE KEYS! How many times are people told to make sure they own their private keys and not risk holding their Bitcoin on an exchange but they still do? Bitcoin offers people the chance of financial self-so... Read More -
What Bitcoin Did #56 Why Bitcoin Matters For Freedom With Alex Gladstein
December 14th, 2018 by DSholla **“A lot of the dismissals, criticisms and attacks on Bitcoin come from people who have the luxury of having a stable financial system.”** **— Alex Gladstein** Interview location: Skype Interview date: Thursday 6th Dec, 2018 Company: Human Rights Foundation Role: Chief Strategy Officer All too often price dominates the discussion with Bitcoin: an ETF approval will be great for the price, we need institutions, when is the next bull run? Also, naysayers criticize Bitcoi... Read More -
WBD251 - Bitcoin Vs Ethereum with Samson Mow & Vitalik Buterin
September 4th, 2020 by BTCMedia During this debate Chief Strategy Officer at Blockstream, Samson Mow, and Ethereum creator Vitalik Buterin traded blows on Twitter. I asked them to come on the show and discuss the philosophical differences between Ethereum vs Bitcoin. Read More
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