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Bitcoin is Freedom with Russell Okung - WBD157
October 17th, 2019 by
BTCMedia Russell Okung is an offensive tackle for the LA Chargers and he’s trying to do just that. In September he launched Bitcoin Is_, a conference in LA to help encourage mass adoption of Bitcoin. This show is the fireside chat I hosted with Russell Okung at his event. We discuss what Bitcoin means to Russell, negotiating his own NFL contract, asking to be paid in Bitcoin and controlling your wealth. Read More -
Matthew Mežinskis on Bitcoin as Base Money - WBD156
October 14th, 2019 by BTCMedia **“I would not deny that purely an ideological reason of keeping a currency decentralised, out of the hands of any government is absolutely a top reason why I would hold it, and a benefit would probably happen where it would accrue value anyway.”** — Matthew Mežinskis Read More -
The Rational Bitcoiner with Erick Voskuil - WBD155
October 12th, 2019 by BTCMedia **“There are unique aspects about Bitcoin. The fact that the cost of using it rises when other people are using it, is unique to everything in the world, and people don’t look hard enough at that and the consequences of that.”** — Eric Voskuil Read More -
Introducing DEFIANCE - a podcast from the makers of WBD
October 13th, 2019 by BTCMedia Defiance is dedicated to those who openly resist and boldly disobey authority. Focusing on Bitcoin, Human Rights, Censorship, Freedom, Drug Regulations and the rights of Sex Workers, I interview the brave and bold people fighting for freedom. Read More -
Trace Mayer on Claiming Your Monetary Sovereignty with Bitcoin - WBD153
October 4th, 2019 by BTCMedia “This is the great battle of our time. We’re on a planet that’s chained by central banks that engage in monetary repression, and they have all the money and guns in the world… How are you going to win this battle? You’re going to fight against this and all you’ve got is math on your side? That’s freaking pretty cool, like, bring it on.” — Trace Mayer Read More -
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 -
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 -
Nicholas Percoco on Defending the Crypto Honeypot - WBD129
July 26th, 2019 by
DSholla Exchange hacks have been a constant thorn in the side of the industry. Where a physical bank robbery of $millions will make headline news, a +$100m exchange hack will barely break out of the crypto news media. Exchange hacks are now so commonplace that a recent report from Ledger’s CEO Eric Larcheveque found that the equivalent of $2.7 million a day was stolen from exchanges last year. 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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
Silvergate's Alan Lane on Banking the Corporate Unbanked - WBD131
August 2nd, 2019 by DSholla Since Satoshi’s left the message, "Chancellor on brink of second bailout for banks" in the genesis block, Bitcoin has been the antithesis of banks. “Be your own bank”, perhaps an overused phrase from Bitcoin proponents certainly comes under question for companies building Bitcoin-based businesses. Businesses need Fiat for operating costs: rent, wages etc. and for now, at least that is a gap that Bitcoin can't fill. 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 -
What Bitcoin Did #105 Bitcoin Uncensored with Chris DeRose and Junseth
May 10th, 2019 by DSholla - **Interview location:** Florida - **Interview date:** Wednesday 8th May, 2019 - **Company:** Bitcoin Uncensored - **Role:** Co-hosts Coming into Bitcoin in late 2016 comes with a range of challenges in respecting and understanding the history of the space. Not only understanding the tech but the various people and projects which have come and gone. There is also a long history of scams and/or poorly thought out projects promising riches from the mythical properties of the bloc... Read More -
What Bitcoin Did #106 Why Block Reorgs are Bad for Bitcoin with Adam Back and Bryan Bishop
May 14th, 2019 by DSholla **Interview location:** New York **Interview date:** Sunday 12th May, 2019 **Company:** Adam - Blockstream | Bryan - Independent **Role:** Adam - Cofounder | Bryan - Core Developer Following the recent hack of Binance for over 7,000 Bitcoin, a debate was sparked on Twitter regarding returning the funds using a block reorg. While this topic may have been discussed in the past, being new to Bitcoin, I was unaware of the history. There are many technical aspects to how Bitcoin fu... Read More -
What Bitcoin Did #57 Building Bitcoin With Core Developer Bryan Bishop
December 18th, 2018 by DSholla **“There are bugs in Bitcoin, some that we know about and some that we don’t. Of the ones that we know about, not all of them are public knowledge.”** **— Bryan Bishop** Interview location: Skype Interview date: Friday 14th Dec, 2018 Project: Bitcoin Role: Core Developer Bitcoin may be the most important software project of our lifetime. A decentralized protocol, storing $billions in value, potentially $trillions in the future, yet this software is supported and dev... Read More
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