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Decentralizing Internet Plumbing: Episode 1 - Oleg Khovayko
December 25th, 2014 by
mdw ## Welcome to the pilot episode of Decentralizing Internet Plumbing We intend to cover topics involving blockchain-based approaches to fixing some of the problems related to the current Internet infratructure. This includes core services like the Domain Name System (DNS), messaging sysytems like email and chat services, cloud storage systems, distributed applications and more. ## Episode 1 - Show Notes Mike and Dante discuss recent events: - `bitcoin.com.au` seized and ... Read More -
Submissions Wanted
December 23rd, 2014 by
MikeJohnson How would you like to get paid for publishing a feature on *Let's Talk Bitcoin*? We've made some changes to the way submissions work on the site and have seriously streamlined the process for those interested in submitting posts for the website. You may have noticed that we've added a small fee to purchase "publishing tokens" on the site. These tokens are designed to help fight spam submissions and make the editing process a bit easier on our editors. While you have a slight up-front co... Read More -
Let's Talk Bitcoin! #172 The Great Wheel Turns
December 23rd, 2014 by
adam *Subscribe to the [LTBn All Podcasts feed](http://feeds.feedburner.com/TheDailyBitcoinShow)or the [Let's Talk Bitcoin! show only feed](http://feeds.feedburner.com/ltb/ltb) and never miss an episode again. ##On Todays Show * _"The Bitcoin Miracle"_ - An original story written and performed by **Martin Hursk** * Part 3 and 4 of "Radio Dreams", a selected reading dealing specifically with the story of AM and FM radio from Tim Wu's book entitled "[The Master Switch: The Rise and Fall of Inf... Read More -
Uncoinventional Living Tour West Day 16 Podcast Robert Podolsky on Decentralized Community Building
December 22nd, 2014 by
SovBTC In this SovereignBTC Podcast, one of the last in the Uncoinventional Living West Series, John Bush interviews Robert Podolsky, physicist and author, about forming small hierarchical mutual aid groups called octologues, for the purpose of building an ethical society. We discuss why groups numbering 8 maximize creativity, we explore Podolsky's understanding of ethics, and we chat about how Bitcoin technology could benefit it all. Don't miss this radical exploration of a different way to org... Read More -
The Writing is on the Wall; We Need Decentralized Social Networks!
December 22nd, 2014 by adam _[Image Credit](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/85/Graffiti_berlin_wall.JPG)_ **Facebook represents the ultimate success** that can be achieved by a technology company in the current paradigm; publicly traded with a valuation in the billions and broad global use of the service. That matters because a social network is just like any network, it becomes exponentially more valuable the more active users it has, so as the defacto solution for the interested market, theyre pretty ... Read More -
Episode #47 Ho, Ho, Ho and a very Merry Christmas Bitcoin World!
December 21st, 2014 by
johnbarrett On today's show, I'm very happy to be speaking with Matthew Bivins of Chicago, Illinois. Matthew is a web developer, an actor, and a former member of the totally crypto band Jump, Little Children . Matthew and I talk about everything under the sun including traffic in Chicago, helping kids learn how to read better, tipping content creators using Bitcoin, and his career as a rock 'n' roll star who was right there when the music industry started falling apart. ##Show Notes: Social medi... Read More -
The Bitcoin Game #7 - Bitcoin Hero Jochen, aka Johoe
December 20th, 2014 by
Rob Welcome to episode #7 of *The Bitcoin Game*, I'm Rob Mitchell. The white hat hacker known as Johoe ("Yo-ho") rescued over 870 Bitcoins recently from addresses compromised by a temporary bug in Blockchain.info's web wallet. Today I'm honored to introduce Jochen ("Yo-hen"), who works as a computer science researcher at a university in Germany, and is known on BitcoinTalk.org as Johoe. Bitcoin is a hobby Jochen took up in early 2013, as he first discovered the repeated R value issue, due to a 2... Read More -
Bitcoin in Africa
December 18th, 2014 by
john This is a guest post written by Gibson Gibz, founder of the Kenyan Bitcoin startup Bitsoko.Africa is really in the gray area as far as bitcoin is concerned, that aside there is a lot going on in the bitcoin space and a noticeable opportunity for business and investment. Bitcoin is now moving from the early adopters to the early majority and it goes without saying that the infrastructure required to make bitcoin mainstream is still a long way out. It is not different in Africa; considering most ... Read More -
Beginning of the End for Clickbait?
December 17th, 2014 by
OurEverydayEarth My blog used to be fairly popular. I personally wrote articles every week and sometimes everyday. I was tracking the number of unique visits per day using Google Analytics and the statistics looked great. We were getting thousands of unique visitors each week, and I started getting emails from advertisers. I remembered thinking; > **Wow, we can make enough money to pay for hosting, maybe even enough to fund some product giveaways and buy lunch here and there!"** Looking back, I wish I had ... Read More -
The Pseudonymous Life #0
December 17th, 2014 by
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BYOB: Using Bitcoin to Be Your Own Bank
December 15th, 2014 by john After the first time I heard about bitcoin, it took me almost a year of learning about the underlying technology before I bought my first coins. Part of the reason for the delay was because I wanted to first understand bitcoin, but after grokking the concept of “decentralized digital currency,” the main hurdle was availability. The options for purchasing bitcoins were slim at the time, limited to wiring money to online exchanges in foreign countries or sending concealed cash in an en... Read More -
Uncoinventional Living Tour West Day 15 Podcast Interview with Paul Puey CEO of AirBitz Wallet and Directory
December 15th, 2014 by SovBTC In this podcast update, John interviews Paul Puey, Co-founder and CEO of Airbitz bitcoin wallet and business directory. They talk about how Paul got in to bitcoin, why he saw the need for a bitcoin business directory, the security and functionality of the wallet, and whats next for AirBitz. Check out the AirBitz webstie here: [http://airbitz.com](http://airbitz.com) Download the wallet for Android Phones here: [Android](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.airbitz) Downl... Read More -
Bitcoins and Gravy #46 Interview in Kenya with BitPesa CEO & Co-Founder Elizabeth Rossiello
December 14th, 2014 by johnbarrett On todays show and thanks to one of our loyal listeners, I was able to finally meet up with Elizabeth Rossiello. Elizabeth is an American living and working in Kenya. She has worked as a microfinance analyst and investment associate since 2009. She is an expert in East African financial product development and she is the CEO and Co-Founder of BitPesa. BitPesa is the next logical step after mpesa and if you have no idea what Im talking about, then stay tuned because this is a great interview. ... Read More -
Let's Talk Bitcoin! #169 Set Reconciliation and the Block with Gavin Andresen
December 13th, 2014 by adam -
Community Roundup #11
December 12th, 2014 by MikeJohnson With Bitcoin Black Friday, Cyber Monday, and Bitcoin Giving Tuesday now behind us, many are starting to get back in to the swing of things here on the *Let's Talk Bitcoin* community. The forums are abuzz with activity and we've seen a large number of improvements to the submission system on the website. Perhaps you've been thinking about writing something for *Let's Talk Bitcoin* in the past. If you haven't taken an opportunity to do so, consider checking out the new submissions system. If... Read More -
Let's Talk Bitcoin! #168 Paywalls, Tools and Tips
December 9th, 2014 by adam *Subscribe to the [LTBn All Podcasts feed](http://feeds.feedburner.com/TheDailyBitcoinShow)or the [Let's Talk Bitcoin! show only feed](http://feeds.feedburner.com/ltb/ltb) and never miss an episode again. ##On Todays Show **Stephanie** interviews Doug Scribner, founder of [WatchMyBit.com](http://watchmybit.com), a youtube-like service [now in beta](http://beta.watchmybit.com) that lets content creators sell their videos directly to their audience directly, powered by basic bitcoin. ##Sp... Read More -
Is War or Peace Good for Bitcoin?
December 8th, 2014 by
totteplott Peace is a beautiful thing. But so is innovation. War is famous for bringing forth true and rapid innovation and because Bitcoin, and especially blockchain technology, is famous for being on the forefront of innovation, the question becomes, is war or peace good for Bitcoin? Read More
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