2015. She holds an MA in digital art and philosophy.

These days I spend most of my time tweaking the code of a bitcoin wallet that runs in Terminal. Based on Libbitcoin, it’s built to work over Nym Technologies’ anonymizing mixnet. I call it the Dark Renaissance wallet.

It’s mostly a learning exercise to hone my C++ skills, but the Dark Renaissance wallet is a harbinger for what is to come.

Working with a small, focused and ideological team, my comrades at PolyTech are upending some of the key assumptions on which the crypto industry has been built, and are plotting an all-out privacy offensive.

Our mission – the Dark Renaissance – is strategic and philosophical. At a personal level, it relates to a lifelong obsession with the philosophy of technology, and an intense awareness of the power of software.

It represents a desire to reconnect with bitcoin’s crypto-anarchist roots and fend off the forces of surveillance that creep into every aspect of our lives in 2020.

But first, it requires an understanding of the distant past.

Like the ancient Irish poets, the filí, programmers have the ability to alter reality with an utterance. Code is an incantation, an act of summoning ideas and inclinations into material reality. It is a conduit between the sphere of ideation and that of politics and sociality. 

But technology isn’t merely the product of ideas – it actively shapes belief systems, reconfiguring the world in which it is applied.

Programmers know this: When a user’s behavior is influenced by code, it’s called opinionated software. When a user is manipulated for corporate interests, it is known as a dark pattern.

Software also has unintended consequences. Released into the wild, code propagates ideology in unpredictable and chaotic ways. Inevitably, it backfires, and innovation flows through human society, irrespective of, and indifferent to, political difference. 

To what extent technology is informed by and produces belief systems has haunted me throughout my adult life.

It has also given me dreams. I believe it is within humanity’s power to reshape the narrative by which technology is formed. In doing so, it becomes possible to take back the reins of runaway technological innovation and re-orientate human destiny.

Crypto is at the front line of this struggle.

I came to crypto through encryption. I saw hash functions as a kind of abstract poetry that spoke of the secrecy of nature and the unknown.

Crypto was immersed in a romantic glow. In Ethereum’s early days, I believed I was witnessing the emergence of Skynet. It was the promise of Turing Complete, general computation and if artificial intelligence was going to emerge anywhere, it would be there, I believed at the time.

It was my doomer phase, and Ethereum was a source of dark fascination. Inspired by the Ethereum yellow paper, I wrote my master’s thesis in 2016 on what I felt was a sadomasochistic dynamic between natural language and code. It included an erotic poem featuring a kind of vampire DAO (far before I had familiarized myself with the unicorns and rainbows that better represent the Ethereum community).

But while my approach was unconventional, the idea dates back to a problem as old as philosophy itself. To borrow a metaphor from computers, human experience consists of abstractions: mere interfaces that we interact with. Base reality occurs on a lower level, corresponding to hardware and raw machine code.

This hierarchization of reality – of partitioning nature into the more and less real – occurs across philosophy in different guises and names. For some philosophers, such a partition gets us no further in understanding the “things-in-themselves.” Humans are encased by a sphere of representation, wholly cut off from an inaccessible and inhuman outside.

At the time, I believed the reality hierarchy had a linguistic equivalent. At the bottom were operational languages such as computer programming. At the top were descriptive, natural languages.

With this philosophical backdrop, code acquires a profound metaphysical weight. It became a way to transmute the lowest level of reality into human experience.

The DAO hack was the first crack in this worldview.

Implicitly, I maintained at the time that natural language was somehow inferior to the perfect objectivity of code.

Not only that, but I believed the behavior of technology within capitalism – its tendency toward monopolization, value-extraction and surveillance – was technology’s true nature revealing itself.

Martin Heidegger – a philosopher known for supporting the Nazi party and for transforming Western philosophy – calls this tendency Gestell, or enframing. 

According to Heidegger, technology is a process of dismantling, quantifying and repackaging for export. In modernity, it has captured humanity, reducing people and everything else into a resource, a “standing reserve” to be exploited by the technological regime.

An equally controversial philosopher called Nick Land takes this process and gives it an agency. 

According to Land, technology exposes an inhuman intelligence optimizing itself at the expense of the human. Stimulated by finance and a strange, contorting temporality, this inhuman intelligence is climbing its way up the reality hierarchy, threatening to replace the human as the world’s top predator.

It might sound like science fiction but crypto is full of this kind of rhetoric. Early efforts toward smart contracts promise nothing short of optimizing humans out of the equation. The blockchain is described as pure, trustless and incorruptible, turning all that it touches into glacial, inalterable code.

Ethereum’s infamous experiment in corporate governance, The DAO, echoed this language.

As Ethereum Classic fans will no doubt remember, The DAO was a high-profile fundraising campaign for a decentralized incubator. Its marketing spoke of “the steadfast iron will of unstoppable code” – a phrase whose irony is hard to forget.

Due to a vulnerability discovered in Solidity smart contracts not long after its launch, The DAO was subject to a re-entrancy attack, in which a hacker exploited a function within the code to drain 3.6 million ether out of it.

Following a heated discussion that resulted in the birth of a new cryptocurrency, ethereum classic (ETC), Ethereum developers implemented a controversial upgrade to refund DAO investors.

The DAO episode exposed many myths about blockchain, but this one stands out: Despite claims to the contrary, crypto contains an inextricably human element.

I spent the subsequent years following the ebb and flow of Ethereum software development as a reporter for CoinDesk.

For two years I attended every single Ethereum core developer call. I tracked decision-making on the platform like a jealous lover, refreshing Twitter handles, expanding sprawling GitHub discussions, quietly watching chat groups.

During this time, Ethereum faced the fallout of its DAO refund and dealt with the challenge of informal, decentralized governance. This challenge was intensified by a few simple facts: Ethereum has a leadership that is ideologically opposed to authority, and a vision that is inclusive to the point of being meandering.

Criticisms aside, Ethereum was in uncharted territory. And despite the odds, the platform managed to keep its course, even with pressure from monetary interest pulling it from each side.

Over time, I understood the mistakes I had made. Ethereum is not Skynet, and code has much more in common with natural languages than the raw mechanics of primary nature. I learned that sometimes, developers actually trade efficiency for readability; favoring clear, modular code over code which is fast.

I also learned power exists on all decentralized networks, but it is typically nameless and therefore unaccountable. Over time, power relations solidify. Networks become institutionalized and the rift between users and developers deepens.

Software, I decided, is a social good, like water and clean air. To maintain the balance of power, coders must elevate those around them. They must discourage passive user-ship, inspire users to become active network participants and train the next generation of coders to replace them.

Armed with a newly found focus, I left the Ethereum beat to join the Rojava revolution in North Syria.

Inspired by the writings of Kurdish ideologue Abdullah Ocalan, the Rojava revolution sprang up during the Syrian Civil War. Its supporters maintain that the nation-state is an abstraction badly suited to the Middle East. In its place, Rojava is pioneering new forms of decentralized social organization.

But it is not merely a social organization that binds Rojava together. Rather, Rojava is governed by a collective idea: the concept of democratic modernity.

In his five-book manifesto written from Turkish prison island İmralı, Ocalan essentially agrees with Heidegger’s “Gestell” – there is a reductive, exploitative process at work within modernity. 

But Ocalan does not identify this process with technology. According to him, it is the logic of capitalist civilization itself.

The task of democratic modernity is to decouple technology from globalization. In its place, new modernities can be built, based on a plurality of logics – not merely Western-style reductionism that has come to dominate the world.

In Rojava, learning is paramount. People are encouraged to develop “xwe zanîn,” or self-knowledge, inspired by the Ancient Greek maxim “know thyself.” This is a project of remembering, of resurfacing histories worn away by globalization.

Here, I spent my time establishing technical academies. Inspired by the scientific centers of the ancient world, like Plato’s Academy and the House of Baghdad, our goal was to train a new generation of philosophical programmers.

But my time in Rojava was cut short. 

During the nine months I spent there, the risk of a Turkish invasion weighed heavily. It cast a dark shadow across all of our work, like a storm cloud looming in the distance.

Finally, the storm came, and the sky rained bullets and bombs. Disguised as a man, I was among the last foreigners to cross the border to safety before the death count started to rise. 

I found myself at the Devcon5 Ethereum conference in Osaka, Japan, one week after leaving Syria. 

With friends on the front line, I found it hard to look people in the eye. Ethereum’s unicorn-punk aesthetic set against the backdrop of war was hard to stomach. 

Sleeplessly refreshing the Syrian Civil War subreddit and Syria Live Map on my phone, I watched the war play out in total horror.

Airstrikes, bombings, body counts. On stage, well-meaning developers called for diversity and social justice, innocent to, or oblivious of, the blanket of physical safety that surrounded them. 

It was overpriced and sparsely attended. At a panel on Ethereum-based mixers an audience member warned that facilitating “bad guys” through privacy-tech could alienate the “average user” – a statement that was met with broad approval.

Maybe it was my state of mind, but it felt like the dissonance between cryptocurrency’s stated aims and its material reality was reaching a fever pitch. The general effort toward compliance was not only enabling certain forms of oppression but at times actively supporting it. 

At that moment, I decided that anonymity is where all philosophy of technology collides. In technical terms, it is synonymous with freedom. Practically, it can mean life or death. 

Since then, I have set about orchestrating the Dark Renaissance.

The Dark Renaissance is a revolution within cryptocurrency. It is a rallying cry to all who still believe in crypto’s true potential. It calls for a rebirth back to bitcoin’s original principles: to be autonomous, censorship-resistant and dark-by-design.

While crypto-anarchist in origin, bitcoin has lost its way. Rather than empowering black markets, it has allied with state and corporate interests – traded its radical potential for mainstream adoption.

But by suppressing its crypto-anarchist roots and whitewashing its aims to appeal to bankers, crypto has cut itself off from its source of power. The Dark Renaissance seeks to resurface that power, to allow the truly disruptive potential of cryptocurrency to realize itself.

That truly disruptive potential lies in cryptocurrency’s ability to extend the space of illegality outward: to increase the remit and power of unauthorized black market activity and strip resources away from the nation-state.

Our methods are part educational, part software production. We are setting up the PolyTech Academy, where technical skills are taught in tandem with a philosophy curriculum.

Read more: Code as a Weapon: Amir Taaki Wants You to Join the Real Crypto Revolution

Through education, we want to elevate the culture of the cryptocurrency space, to create a community of active network participants and to inspire a new generation of programmers to succeed us.

In our code, we build tools to practically enforce our ideology. Advocating autonomy, anonymity and censorship-resistance, we will lead with the launch of several financial products, and iterate into a full-fledged dark financial system.

These tools will enable us to create a new economic paradigm. We are building financial networks to disintermediate local economies away from the state and large banks, and to usher in a more democratic alternative.

Rather than controlling people through mechanism design as much crypto-economics often intends to do, we are instead seeking to inspire people – to create a vision of technology that empowers people from within.

We are in the midst of a turning point. Technologists today are faced with a choice: Either passively advance the interests of a system fated for destruction or undertake a psychic reversal.

third-year module Language in the Media. She also supervises undergraduate dissertations and PhDs which focus on how different institutions (e.g., political parties and the media in the UK) use language to construct particular identities for vulnerable groups, such as individuals living in poverty or suffering from mental health. As the academic year ended, I managed to catch up with Nuria to chat about her work. What’s your area of specialism in Applied Linguistics? Within Applied Linguistics I focus on Discourse Analysis, and when I do Discourse Analysis I’m always interested in institutional contexts of communication; quite often contexts that are mass-mediated. So, that used to be broadcasting but nowadays I am much more concerned with digital platforms. So, social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Instagram? So, what kinds of things do you work on, in relation to these new media environments? For the past four years I have been working on various aspects of digital trust and influence. What I mean by that is how, when we communicate in digital environments, such as online forums and social media, we may seek to get others to place their trust in us, rather than in other people who may be competing for their attention or to get ‘their voices heard’ in those public spaces. My research asks: how do we seek to influence others, or get them to trust us, through the way we express our views and opinions digitally? In doing that, I have focused on those seeking to influence, or seeking to gain our trust, who are not doing it for positive reasons. Well, one context I’ve been looking at is online grooming, specifically how online groomers seek to develop trust in them from the victims. This is for deceptive purposes (interviewer’s note: sexual abuse). I look at how they seek to influence children’s behaviour through the language they use. Sounds quite ‘dark’. How do you manage to separate yourself, personally, from the material you investigate and focus on the work of language analysis? It is indeed a most distressing topic, especially as I am also a parent of young children. However, it is an issue that requires urgent attention from researchers and where linguists in particular can make a most valuable contribution. Is this the only project you’ve worked on recently? No, not at all.  Another, recent, example would be online radicalisation, which I have been working on as part of my involvement in the Swansea University founded Cyberterrorism Project. So, I’ve been examining online propaganda magazines published by jihadist groups. The language and images used in these magazines are a means by which these groups try to attract and recruit others to their ideology. But most recently, within this strand of my research, I’ve been looking at far right extremist groups in the UK and Australia –  how they use social media, specifically Twitter and Facebook. This research project is led by a Swansea colleague in the College of Law and Criminology: Dr Lella Nouri. It asks what do these groups seek to achieve? Is it to mobilise people? Or is it recruitment? What themes and narratives do they construct in their messages, and through which specific uses of language, for example, which sociolinguistic styles? Which groups have you been looking at in particular? Well, recently Swansea University’s Cyberterrorism Project held a conference Terrorism and Social Media  (interviewer’s note: Nuria was part of the organising committee) and I co-presented work done on the far right extremism project using two groups as our case study: the UK group Britain First and an Australian group called Reclaim Australia; some of the funding for this research came from Edith Cowan University in Australia and some from Swansea University’s CHERISH-DE centre. When you say ‘language’ is it just ‘words’ you’re talking about here? No, when I say language I mean language in context, and always as part of a complex, though fascinating, semiotic system that also includes images, sounds, non-verbal communication and any other sign-based means. I know, from discussion with some of our third-year students, you have just finished another project. What’s that? Yes, I’ve recently completed a research project funded by Swansea University’s CHERISH-DE Centre into trust in crypto-drug markets. So, those are places in the dark web in which people sell and buy drugs. And, in my case, we’ve been looking at all the forums (a c. 250 million word corpus) in what is considered the flagship of crypto-drug markets: Silk Road. The research project has examined how trust is sought, developed and assessed by buyers and sellers in that crypto-drug market. Ah, I can see that connection between language and the very human issue of trust and influence. But what’s unusual or innovative is the context? That’s right. In all these projects, you can see the common theme is the salience and relevance of language in achieving trust and influence, always considering how digital environments may shape and be shaped by the process. You know, it’s not the same to persuade using a 140-character limit (for Twitter) than when you have a much more flexible limit (e.g. a feature article in an online magazine or a non-character restricted forum post). It’s also different when people have an aspect of illegality surrounding the communicative environment, that is, when they’re aware that their actions may be subject to law enforcement activity. So yes, the interconnected issues of trust and influence unify the themes of my research, which examines them within emerging communication platforms in our digital era. Does your work mean that you collaborate with other academics or institutions? How ‘applied’ is your research? To the first part of your question – yes, most of the time, really. I’ve enjoyed working with scholars from other disciplines – mainly criminologists, psychologists, sociologists, historians and, lately, security studies experts. But (and this is relevant to the second part of your question) it’s not only with academics that I collaborate! I think it’s important in the kind of applied work that I do to reach out from the ‘academic ivory tower’ and engage with the real world. So, I work with many stakeholders. Well, regarding my work on online grooming communication, I’ve developed a partnership with the NSPCC, which involves the development of materials that will support professionals who work with children – principally social workers. These children may have been subject to online grooming, or may be vulnerable to it. In June this year, we presented key project findings at a specialist session at the annual NSPCC How Safe national conference which was attended by stakeholders such as the government and private businesses, and the interest in our work has grown substantially through this dissemination and collaboration. With the crypto-drugs market project I’ve also been in direct contact with the Home Office and local law enforcement in South Wales, as well as a workshop presentation on the use of linguistics methods for investigating crypto-drug markets for the UN. Really, it’s key that we extend our knowledge beyond academia and Applied Linguistics is a discipline that provides many opportunities for activities and work beyond traditional education contexts. Actually, as part of the dissemination, knowledge exchange and engagement activities linked to the projects I’ve outlined, I was at the Universidade de Brasilia in May this year to talk to academics and students there about my research into digital trust and influence.  And discussion always lead to further discussions about current and potential future projects. So, while I was there, the idea of collaboration on the issue of far-right extremists’ use of social media was discussed, as they have similar issues in Brazil. Collaboration is infectious! In what way do students studying Applied Linguistics at Swansea benefit from the research that you do? I think the students benefit directly from my research-led teaching. By that I mean that I always include examples of my latest project in my courses – I change my curriculum and teaching materials every year to make sure they’re topical and relate to cutting-edge research. So, in the past academic year, for Language in the Media, the 3rd year students worked on communicative means of persuasion in crypto-drug markets, and the second-year students on Discourse Analysis worked on the speech act of requests in online grooming chat logs. So, in this way, the projects are relevant to potential careers (that involve project work) and they get a taste of what it’s like to do applied research. I have also applied for SPIN project placements (student paid internships) and three years ago, through a collaborative SPIN with the College of Law and Criminology, students from the college were able to spend four weeks at a leading centre for terrorism studies located within the University of Massachusetts Lowell. They also took part in a summer school at Swansea University where they were taught interdisciplinary methods, including corpus linguistics, for researching into online radicalisation. They subsequently presented their research and I’ve co-published work with them (see here). Again, this year I have another SPIN project where two of our students are working on online grooming communication. This is not only with me but also the larger research team that involves NSPCC professionals. This is good as it exposes them to stakeholders, state of the art research,and collaborative working during their undergraduate studies. Well, I have recently secured a two-year funded Leverhulme Trust Award for a project which concerns language barriers in the youth justice system. Specifically, we will investigate assessment interviews with young people who have come into contact with the youth justice system. A move away from the digital environment, then? Yes, for this one. Although the project does not examine digital contexts, it is nevertheless concerned with how best to develop effective communication  between youth justice workers and young people  who have come into contact with the youth justice system, for which interpersonal trust is essential . One of the project’s specific aims is to stimulate a shift towards examining the role and impact of professional language use on the communicative efficacy of assessment processes in the Youth Justice System. We believe that the effectiveness of communication in Youth Justice interviews depends in part on how Youth Offending Team practitioners carry out these interviews, as well as on how willing and able the young persons are to contribute to them. Will this be another collaborative project? Yes. The principal-investigator in the project is a renowned criminologist, Professor Stephen Case, from Loughborough University. And we are also working with Dr Ralph Morton who is an early career researcher at Loughborough. So, what form will this project take? Well, it started in March 2017 and will run for 24 months. We are working with recorded interviews done by youth justice assessment teams in England and Wales. What we’re looking at is how they can make sure their communication with young people in the system is as effective and positive as possible. We will be able to offer suggestions and recommendations for enhanced practice. So the idea, really, is to support both the professionals and the young people. We will be involved in the co-creation of materials to help day-to-day practice. We plan to use Conversation Analysis as our main analytic framework. Ensuring our work is fully compliant with best practice in research ethics is paramount in this project. In terms of recording real-life interactions (interviews, specifically) between youth justice professionals and young people, for example, we are particularly mindful of perceptions of intrusion depending on our recording choices (e.g., video versus audio?) into what is a high-stakes, real-world setting. An easy one now! What do you love about language and applied linguistics? Not so easy – there’s so much Alexia! Ok, I’ll re-phrase: what is so important about language and Applied Linguistics? Why do a degree in it? One of the things I love the most about studying language is that, as you can see, it enables you to work with, and learn from, colleagues from other disciplines, as well as from a wide range of professionals. I often say to them ‘everybody needs a linguist’ at the onset of our collaboration and they look at me as if to say, ‘we’re not quite sure.'” But they always end up with: “ok, yes, we do need a linguist on our research team!” I love how language, and research into language, is so central to almost every aspect of human behaviour. The issues I am interested in cannot be fully understood without a strong linguistic focus.  A number of stakeholders and other disciplines have a keen interest in trust and influence in digital environments, but have not considered the key part played by   language. Yet, if you take the worrying issue of online grooming, for example, you soon realise that it is a communicative process, that it’s about persuading someone to do something for you. Ok, there is also likely an element of coercion involved, but it’s about using language to attain particular goals.  Language is key. So, I guess that I love how fundamental language is to anything that is human. If there is anything that makes us human, it’s language and how we use it, which is precisely what my research focuses on, across a range of contexts. It allows me to work across a number of disciplines in and out of academia, advancing human knowledge. Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

of technological evolution. Digital, however, mandates a transformative approach. SMAC (Social, Mobile, Analytics, and Cloud) technologies have provided the underlying formative capabilities, and so have the foundational operating blocks of BPM and ECM. Organizations need to understand how best to create a transformative strategy over and above these foundational blocks.Lets look at some of the new age technological capabilities that banks can leverage to accomplish digital transformation, towards a connected, expansive, and ecosystem-driven banking.Secure, Transparent, and Expansive Banking with Blockchain Blockchain is at the forefront of the promising technologies for a connected, ecosystem-driven, banking. Payments form a large chunk of the financial services pie. Blockchain and distributed ledgers can help banks and drastically reduce payments processing costs. Not only that, blockchain can enable highly efficient cross-border payments - whether intra-bank, inter-bank, or remittance.According to an Accenture report2, 90per cent of banks surveyed reported that they are at least exploring blockchain in payments. As many as 30per cent claimed to have some production implementation in place, while another 30per cent said they are involved in POCs (proofs-of-concept). Financial institutions are also exploring several other use cases with the potential to transform their business models, such as crypto-wallets, or cryptocurrency, albeit some of these are at a nascent stage.Blockchain use cases for banks:- Cross-border payments- Crowdfunding and Crypto-wallets- Hyperledger based KYC (know-your-customer)- ICO (Initial Coin Offering)- Cryptocurrency fundraising platforms- Decentralized Applications (dApps)Customer-Centric Approach with Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML), and Cognitive Technologies The traditional methods of segmenting and targeting customers are becoming pass in natively digital ecosystems. Customers do not like being treated as one of the segments, they want to be treated as one - an individual. Hyper-personalization, driven by AI and cognitive technologies, can enable banks to treat customers in an individual context.Having said that, contextual treatment is only one part of the customer-centricity equation. Speed is also critical. Financial institutions can automate transactions, through accurate and real-time decisions, by augmenting their processes with AI and machine learning.AI, ML, and cognitive technologies use cases for banks:- Secure, customer-friendly, transactions through voice recognition- Linguistic analysis for monitoring and compliance- Real-time fraud detection- Pattern matching for personal finance managementSense and Respond in Real-Time with Digital Sensing Banks have several opportunities to tap customers, but these opportunities get swamped in the social media noise. Digital Sensing enables you to continuously listen to your customers across channels, discover the context and trigger processes for appropriate real-time action or response. Digital sensing combines omnichannel, mobility, analytics, business process management, and customer communication management capabilities to accomplish this.Digital sensing use cases for banks:- Customer service and complaint management- Customer sentiment analysis- Engagement through contextual and targeted customer communication- Lead generation and nurture campaigns- Digital account opening with minimized application abandonmentLast Mile Process Automation with Robotic Process Automation Most banks are still supported by an enormous amount of routine, mundane human tasks, particularly in high-volume transactional processes. Robotic process automation (RPA) automates these repetitive tasks to free up the bandwidth of knowledge workers and improves overall business performance. In effect, RPA ensures the last mile automation of human tasks in process automation.Banks can leverage RPA in conjunction with BPM to accomplish responsive and accurate customer-centric operations. On one hand, RPA can help free up the bandwidth of credit analysts and loan officers, enabling them to focus on tasks requiring their expertise and experience. On the other hand, automation directly yields real-time speed and accuracy through straight-through processing (STP).Robotic process automation use cases for banks:- Transaction lodgement and data verification in trade finance- Straight-through application processing for consumer loans- High-volume, high-speed, high-accuracy transactions- Dispute resolution management- Real-time fraud and anomaly detection- Real-time customer complaint resolutionFaster, Smarter Decisions with Advanced Analytics Data flowing into organizations is more complex than it might seem. Broadly, only 20per cent of the data flowing into organizations is structured. Traditionally, banks have already categorized this structured data into schemas and processable form to make actionable sense out of it. However, the remaining 80per cent data, that is unstructured, is a different ball game altogether. Information contained within emails, documents, social platforms, blogs, conversation threads, news sites, CRMs, contracts, social network discussions, maps, text, video, images, audio files, multimedia resources - all constitute unstructured data. This unstructured data is a key obstacle to truly digital banking.Content analytics can be leveraged to convert this unstructured content into structured data and to further enrich content. The ability to translate data into actionable information directly lends speed and contextual accuracy to processes. Process analytics can lend speed and responsiveness to processes through straight-through and automated guidance. Implemented well, a combination of process and content analytics helps banks drive customer interactions in context for superior customer experience.Advanced analytics use cases for banks:- Spreading and forecasting- Stress testing and scenario analysis- Scoring and risk rating models- Risk exposure tracking- Early warning signal (EWS)- Automated content ingestion and intelligenceAnytime-Anywhere Banking with Advanced Mobile Capabilities Mobility allows banks to offer services at customers fingertips and accomplish superior customer experience. However, in the process of going mobile, organizations risk building another silo. Smart process apps help organizations move beyond traditional mobile apps or transactional processes to become more collaborative and customer-centric with a process foundation.Smart process apps accomplish this by acting as an organic endpoint for underlying processes while leveraging the unique capabilities of mobile devices. These mobile capabilities include geolocation enablement, biometric technologies, rich media content capture & consumption, anytime-anywhere access, multi-factor authentication, sync-and-share, offline processing and so on. A combination of BPM and a mobility framework enables you to create these powerful smart process apps.Advanced mobility use cases for banks:- Real-time eKYC (know your customer) through biometric identification- Mobile-based inspections and collateral e-signature with geotagging- Mobile-based dedupe and eligibility check- Real-time application and transaction tracking- On-the-go real-time case handling- Omnichannel and cross-channel loan origination processEpilogue Banks need to adopt a transformative strategy to tackle digital challenges. New age technologies, such as blockchain, artificial intelligence, machine learning, advanced analytics, robotic process automation and digital sensing can help them accomplish this transformative banking enterprise.However, it is critical to understand that the effectiveness of technologies is subject to the use cases and their applicability therein. A well laid foundational stack of technologies (such as BPM, ECM, and CCM) is still a mandatory component of such transformation - to tie in and connect the processes, people and systems of the organization. Banks must create a blueprint for transformative banking, with consideration to the impact of these technologies in their functional areas of lending, account opening, trade finance, and payments. After all, it is not transformative, if it does not yield divergently greater capability to create disruptive business models and products.

meantime, there at the moment are extra “whales” swimming on this international sea than since mid-2019. And Bitcoin custodial startups are reporting an uptick in customers. You are studying Blockchain Bites, the day by day roundup of probably the most pivotal tales in blockchain and crypto information, and why they’re important. You possibly can subscribe to this and all of CoinDesk’s newsletters right here. It is suspected that a lot of this exercise is pushed by the approaching halving occasion, which for some sober minds, is nothing greater than an act of arithmetic. Here is the story: American ConsumersKnowledge signifies American consumers are fueling Bitcoin’s rally. On U.S. exchanges, spot premiums are displaying stronger buy-side strain relative to different markets. Additional, exchanges licensed to supply bitcoin futures to American buyers are rallying whereas their unlicensed opponents aren’t. Su Zhu, CEO of Three Arrows Capital, mentioned American buyers “ought to give us a powerful base on condition that U.S. tax coverage means no one sells spot for small income.” Name Me Ishmael, Is That A Whale?The variety of Bitcoin addresses holding greater than 10,000 cash rose to the best stage since mid-2019. These 111 so-called whales contribute to the bullish narrative surrounding the highest crypto by marketcap. “A few of these addresses could belong to high-net-worth people or teams, who’re diversifying into bitcoin amid the continuing coronavirus pandemic and forward of the mining reward halving,” mentioned Wayne Chen, CEO of Interlapse Applied sciences. Custody Throughout COVIDBitcoin pockets startups are reporting an uptick in customers and income amid the market disruption attributable to COVID-19. “An occasion like that [pandemic] makes folks take into consideration how they’re storing their bitcoin,” Will Cole, Unchained’s chief product officer, mentioned. Parental AssistIntercontinental Trade, the mum or dad firm to Bakkt, spent near $300 million serving to the bitcoin warehouse purchase loyalty rewards supplier Bridge2 Options. Bakkt introduced it will purchase Bridge2 in February, whereas concurrently elevating a $300 million Sequence B funding spherical with participation from Microsoft’s M12, PayU, Boston Consulting Group, Goldfinch Companions, CMT Digital and Pantera Capital. Mining CashArgo Blockchain, a bitcoin mining agency listed on the London Inventory Trade, reported an 11-fold enhance in revenues from the 12 months earlier than. The corporate attributed its success to reducing off its consumer-facing arm and specializing in mining some 1,330 bitcoin final 12 months. Validating TopazPrime-five mining pool OKEx Pool will trial Ethereum 2.0’s new testnet. Collaborating with Prysmatic Labs, the mining pool devoted to proof-of-work consensus fashions will grow to be a validator for the experimental proof-of-stake Topaz testnet. (Decrypt) Static EtherEthereans are hodling. Knowledge agency Glassnodes has discovered greater than 77% the excellent ETH provide has not moved in six months. (The Block) Open to Function San Francisco-based cryptocurrency trade OKCoin is now cleared to function in Japan, a nation recognized for its tight licensing necessities. The trade started the arduous strategy of making use of for regulatory approval in 2017. CoinDesk’s Nathan DiCamillo breaks down why they went by the ringer. Blockchain for UBIA Zurich-based startup has constructed a “proof-of-personhood” protocol to disseminate common primary earnings (UBI) to the unbanked. Encointer, backed by the Web3 Basis, plans to distribute a cryptocurrency to be used inside a chosen locality amongst prepared contributors. (Decrypt) Is Bitcoin Boring?Regardless of the passion main into Bitcoin’s third halving occasion, anticipated in lower than two weeks, on a technical stage, nothing actually modifications. The Block’s Mike Orcutt digs into the cultural significance of this mundane occurring, when Bitcoin’s code mechanically splits its mining subsidy. Class MotionA district choose has granted preliminary approval to a $25 class motion declare made in opposition to Tezos. Litigants are suing Tezos alleging its ICO violated U.S. securities legal guidelines. (Paywalled) On HearthBlockchain startup Fireblocks reported $30 billion in digital asset transfers utilizing its providers. Launched lower than a 12 months in the past, the corporate may also open new places of work in Singapore and Hong Kong. (Forbes) CoinDesk Reside: Lockdown Version continues its in style twice-weekly digital chats through Zoom and Twitter, supplying you with a preview of what’s to return at Consensus: Distributed, our first absolutely digital – and absolutely free – big-tent convention Could 11-15. Register to hitch our sixth session Tuesday, Could 5, with speaker Amy Davine Kim from the Chamber of Digital Commerce to debate upcoming tips from the Monetary Motion Activity Drive, most notably the Journey Rule, hosted by Consensus organizer Aaron Stanley. Zoom contributors can ask questions on to our visitors. Two of CoinDesk’s hottest collection, NLW’s The Breakdown podcast and the Cash Reimagined publication by chief content material officer Michael Casey, come collectively for a particular podcast microseries within the run as much as  Consensus: Distributed, our first digital big-tent occasion Could 11-15. The Breakdown: Cash Reimagined builds on themes Casey explores in his publication to inform the story of key arenas within the battle for the way forward for cash – from the incumbent greenback to China’s aspirational DCEP to the rebel bitcoin – within the context of a post-COVID19 world. 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back rub on their partner’s skin • And even as fuel in their car" - The Bitcoin Times, Vol 1 Jumping into a 2 part covering of the first edition of The Bitcoin Times by Aleksandar Svetski and the team over at Amber. "Blockchain is Dead!" - but what is blockchain? Isn't it a breakthrough innovation that can be applied to a plethora of important data sources all around the world? Listen to find out more! For more awesome content, be sure to follow Aleksandar on Twitter, check out the Amber app for simple Bitcoin buying, & see the awesome visual setup of "The Bitcoin Times" over at https://bitcointimes.news/ Don't forget to listen to the hilarious conversation we had with Aleks & the awesome guys from the Citizen Bitcoin Podcast at Bitcoin2019! ski-on-the-Death-of-Blockchain-e4gi7h And lastly, Conner Brown, the author of yesterday's piece "Stop Calling Bitcoin Deflationary" will be featured in the next volume of Bitcoin Times, so follow him as well so you don't miss the next edition. If you want to support the show AND join the Cryptoconomy Telegram crew, become a patron below! https://www.patreon.com/thecryptoconomy36:03November 6, 2019CryptoQuikRead_314 - Stop Calling Bitcoin Deflationary [Conner Brown]Another great piece from returning author Conner Brown on the false narrative of Bitcoin's "deflationary" problems. Not only does it not result in the many naive claims of the critics, its actually our best defense against those very concerns. An article & discussion full of digital gold, so don't miss it! Follow Conner Brown on Twitter and Medium so you don't miss his awesome insights, and if you enjoyed it, please drop some applause on the article below: 0345 https://twitter.com/_ConnerBrown_ Mentioned multiple times in the show and a rabbit hole unto itself, don't forget to check out WTFHappenedIn1971.com If you want to support the show AND join the Cryptoconomy Telegram crew, become a patron below! https://www.patreon.com/thecryptoconomy1:07:27November 4, 2019CryptoChat_025 - On Sovereignty with Knut SvanholmThe author of the incredible work we covered last week, Bitcoin: Sovereignty Through Mathematics, joins us on the show today to talk all about the foundations of his thinking, what sovereignty really means, why we should question our monetary priests, whether we are living in an Orwellian nightmare, or the new renaissance, human inability to understand complex systems, the gullible collective, & why we should all be more "posimistic." 😆 Don't miss a great chat with Knut Svanholm! Links to the tons of other content mentioned in this episode. • Nicosia Masters Program Q&A https://www.youtube.com/user/MScDigitalCurrency • Article: We Are All Venezuelans https://hackernoon.com/were-all-venezuelans-c3ac98354f52 • Hans Rosling's - 200 countries, 200 Years, in 4 Minutes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbkSRLYSojo • TEDtalk: Building a Toaster From Scratch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ODzO7Lz_pw • TBPAFK https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eTOKXCEwo_8 • You Need to Know About August 1st out-aug-1st-d568e07418cb • Lure Out The Beast - Driven https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ByTdQqVYUGM • Grokking Bitcoin - Kalle Rosenbaum Amazon.com... • Sovereignty Through Mathematics - Knut Svanholm Amazon.com...1:48:10November 1, 2019CryptoChat_024 - World War B [The Raleigh Bitcoin Podcast]Another great chat with the Raleigh Meetup gang about the sorry state of US and global finances, the fall of the dollar empire, prices in the real and fake economies, and what a world war in the era of Bitcoin might look like! Don't miss the other great & many Bitcoin conversations had with the Raleigh Bitcoin gang. The link to check out the Meetup show and subscribe is below: https://anchor.fm/raleigh-bitcoin-meetup If you want to support this show & in addition, get access to the Cryptoconomy Telegram crew, become a patron below! https://www.patreon.com/thecryptoconomy 2:27:34October 29, 2019CryptoQuikRead_313 - Who Secures Bitcoin? [John Carvalho]Is it the miners? The developers? The nodes? Who really defines Bitcoin, who establishes the rules that make it immutable, secures it against unwanted change, and determines the protocol that distinguish a random integer, from a true Bitcoin integer? A great piece by John Carvalho. One of the most succinct explanations on defining Bitcoin without any unnecessary technical confusion. A necessity for the Cryptoconomy Audio Library, and a wonderful follow up to the recent BTC vs BSV debate on the Hotep Jesus show. Don't forget to drop some applause on the original article below, and follow the author, @BitcoinErrorLog, on Twitter: https://medium.com/@BitcoinErrorLog/who-secures-bitcoin-95b19bbcda3c https://twitter.com/BitcoinErrorLog If you want to support the show AND join the Cryptoconomy Telegram crew, become a patron below! https://www.patreon.com/thecryptoconomy43:25October 28, 2019CryptoQuikRead_312 - Sovereignty Through Mathematics - Part 5 [Knut Svanholm]Closing the week with the incredible conclusion of Knut Svanholm's work! Don't forget to thank him for making this available to us and everyone for free, so we can all discover Bitcoin together. Another great addition to the Cryptoconomy Audio Library! • A new form of life • Is the blockchain the body of the organism? • The necessity of privacy • Why you should learn to surf • The long road ahead! Don't miss this amazing work! If you haven't listened yet, here is the full audio below: Part 1 - ignty-Through-Mathematics---Part-1-Knut-Svanholm-e7tak7 Part 2 - ignty-Through-Mathematics---Part-2-Knut-Svanholm-e7vgr1 Part 3 - ignty-Through-Mathematics---Part-3-Knut-Svanholm-e8198t Part 4 - ignty-Through-Mathematics---Part-4-Knut-Svanholm-e851te If you want your own hard copy of the book don't forget it is available on Amazon: 571692865&sr=8-1 If you want to support the show and join the Cryptoconomy Telegram crew, become a patron below! https://www.patreon.com/thecryptoconomy40:26October 25, 2019CryptoQuikRead_311 - Sovereignty Through Mathematics - Part 4 [Knut Svanholm]Chapters 8 through 11 continuing our unabridged audio of Knut Svanholm's excellent book on the Bitcoin phenomenon titled, "Sovereignty Through Mathematics." • Anyone can change Bitcoin's rules, but know one has been able to change Bitcoin • Bitcoin is the underlying invention behind blockchain, not vice versa • Money amplifies who we are • Is Bitcoin an environmental disaster, or its remedy? Subscribe to the show so you don't miss the rest of this amazing work as we read it this week. And if you want to support the show and join the Cryptoconomy Telegram crew, become a patron below! https://www.patreon.com/thecryptoconomy50:35October 24, 2019CryptoQuikRead_310 - Sovereignty Through Mathematics - Part 3 [Knut Svanholm]Another awesome read as we continue through Knut Svanholm's excellent book, "Sovereignty Through Mathematics." Part 3 goes into so many fascinating concepts on the nature of proof of work, and the zero-to-one invention of absolute digital scarcity. • Proof of Work in nature • Unforgeable Costliness • Absolute scarcity • Bitcoin's & marshmallows & much more! Don't forget to follow and give a shout out to the author for making this available for free to the Cryptoconomy crew! https://twitter.com/knutsvanholm Mentioned in the commentary: • Money, Blockchains, & Social Scalability -Blockchains--and-Social-Scalability-e2ndsj Subscribe to the show so you don't miss the rest of this amazing work as we read it this week. And if you want to support the show and join the Cryptoconomy Telegram crew, become a patron below! https://www.patreon.com/thecryptoconomy1:13:10October 23, 2019CryptoQuikRead_309 - Sovereignty Through Mathematics - Part 2 [Knut Svanholm]Continuing through our unabridged reading of Knut Svanholm's excellent book available on Amazon, "Bitcoin: Sovereignty Through Mathematics." • The inevitability of human bias • The absurdity of fractional reserve • Dangers of collectivism • Bitcoin is Speech • The Immaculate Conception • And why decentralization is so damn hard! 571692865&sr=8-1 Other episodes and works mentioned in the show to dive deeper into some of the fascinating ideas discussed in today's read & commentary: Why America Can't Regulate Bitcoin [beautyon_] - erica-Cant-Regulate-Bitcoin-beautyon_-e4b4s8 I, Pencil [Leonard Reed] - cil-e2ndqm Use of Knowledge in Society [F.A. Hayek] - -Knowledge-in-Society-Part-1---F--A--Hayek-e43pfj Subscribe to the show so you don't miss the rest of this amazing work as we read it this week. And if you want to support the show and join the Cryptoconomy Telegram crew, become a patron below! https://www.patreon.com/thecryptoconomy53:21October 23, 2019CryptoQuikRead_308 - Sovereignty Through Mathematics - Part 1 [Knut Svanholm]Today we begin through this weeks complete unabridged reading of Knut Svanholm's recent book available on Amazon, "Bitcoin: Sovereignty Through Mathematics." Another great piece to add to our audio library. • Everything we do is a trade • What is the impact of absolute scarcity, an idea we have never before seen manifested in society? • And are we all now financial atheists? Don't miss Chapters 1 & 2 today followed by a fun discussion of the ideas covered. 571692865&sr=8-1 Subscribe to the show so you don't miss the rest of this amazing work as we read it this week. And if you want to support the show and join the Cryptoconomy Telegram crew, become a patron below! https://www.patreon.com/thecryptoconomy55:00October 21, 2019CryptoQuikRead_307 - The (flawed) Economics of Bitcoin MaximalismDoes Bitcoin maximalism fail the test against the economics of Ludwig Von Mises & Charles Menger, both giants of the Austrian school? Have we sacrificed sound money by limiting block space? For a change of pace, today's read & discussion is on @SallyMayweather's article arguing the inevitable failure of BTC. ism.html Don't forget to check out the amazing works of Menger & Mises to learn more: https://mises.org/library/origins-money-0 https://mises.org/library/principles-economics https://mises.org/library/theory-money-and-credit Let me know what you think, and join us in the Cryptoconomy Telegram to discuss with the rest of the crew! Become a supporter on Patreon to get access and also support turning all of the best articles in Bitcoin into audio! www.patreon.com/thecryptoconomy1:10:41October 18, 2019CryptoQuikRead_306 - Bitcoin Does Not Waste Energy [Parker Lewis]"There is no more important long-term use of energy than securing the bitcoin network."  Parker Lewis Want to know why? Then you will have to listen to this amazing continuation of the "Gradually, Then Suddenly" series by Parker Lewis on the Unchained Capital blog.  With endless FUD about Bitcoin's energy consumption & a total ignorance of the most critical & herculean problem Bitcoin is attempting to solve, this article could not be more on point. Check out the blog for other great work, and follow Parker & Unchained Capital on Twitter so you don't miss their other great content! https://www.unchained-capital.com/blog/bitcoin-does-not-waste-energy/ https://twitter.com/parkeralewis https://twitter.com/unchainedcap You can support this show, ensuring all the best work in Bitcoin gets the audio version it deserves, AND get access to the Cryptoconomy Crew Telegram by becoming a patron below! https://www.patreon.com/thecryptoconomy37:50October 15, 2019CryptoQuikRead_305 - Addressing Security Concerns with the Casa Node [Jameson Lopp & Brian Lockhart]Recently, a bit of Twitter drama has arisen from a post that started with @JWWeatherman_'s disclosure of a perceived critical bug in the Casa Node device. Today, to start off a discussion of home network security, what self-signed certificates do/don't guarantee, and the general trade-offs between security and usability, we read CasaHODL's blog post responding to JW's concerns, and then we get Guy's take on this as a Casa Node user. Decide for yourself and let me know what you think.  Below is a link to the Casa Blog post, as well as JW's thread where he lays out his concerns: https://twitter.com/CasaHODL/status/1183491711328276480?s=20 https://twitter.com/JWWeatherman_/status/1183510441844195329?s=20 To stay up on all the crazy developments in the space, don't forget to subscribe to show! Disclaimer: Casa does not sponsor this show and has not contacted me about reading this post.38:13October 14, 2019 CryptoQuikRead_304 - Bitcoin Astronomy [Part 2 - Dhruv Bansal]Continuing the wonderfully fascinating piece from yesterday's episode, all about the dynamics & game theory at play in a hash war between Mars' Muskcoin, and Earth's Bitcoin; as well as the gold rush to colonize the galaxy and establish a new blockchain (or timechain), outside the pull of Earth's center of hash. Reading Part 2 of Dhruv Bansal's: Bitcoin Astronomy If you missed part one, listen to it here before diving into today's show: n-Astronomy-Part-1---Dhruv-Bansal-e6eqo5 You can support this show, ensuring all the best work in Bitcoin gets the audio version it deserves, AND get access to the Cryptoconomy Crew Telegram by becoming a patron below! https://www.patreon.com/thecryptoconomy53:50October 10, 2019CryptoQuikRead_303 - Bitcoin Astronomy [Part 1 - Dhruv Bansal]Equal parts entertaining & intellectually intriguing, we start with Part 1 of Dhruv Bansal's wonderful piece, Bitcoin Astronomy!  The interplanetary center of hash, the Law of Hash Horizons, the Muskcoin Revolution, retaliation of the Bitcoin Empire, and the total economic devastation of the Hash Bomb!  How could you not want to know more? Another one from the excellent content over at the Unchained Capital Blog: https://www.unchained-capital.com/blog/law-of-hash-horizons/ You can support this show, ensuring all the best work in Bitcoin gets the audio version it deserves, AND get access to the Cryptoconomy Crew Telegram by becoming a patron below! https://www.patreon.com/thecryptoconomy37:21October 9, 2019CryptoQuikRead_302 - Bitcoin is Not Too Volatile [Parker Lewis]To think that a hard monetary asset, with a perfectly inelastic supply, could go from a $0 market with no infrastructure, liquidity, or demand, to a global monetary instrument with vast infrastructure, the highest market liquidity, demanded by billions, but that this could somehow occur *without* volatility in the price, is an absurd & deeply ignorant claim.  Thoroughly debunked by Parker Lewis in the continuation of his amazing "gradually, then suddenly" series at Unchained Capital. Bitcoin is Not Too Volatile: https://www.unchained-capital.com/blog/bitcoin-is-not-too-volatile/ You can support this show, ensuring all the best work in Bitcoin gets the audio version it deserves, AND get access to the Cryptoconomy Crew Telegram by becoming a patron below! https://www.patreon.com/thecryptoconomy42:03October 7, 2019Bonus - Who Deserves This? [Ross Ulbricht]freeross.org05:53October 4, 2019CryptoQuikRead_301 - Bitcoin Equals Freedom [Ross Ulbricht]Following the anniversary of Ross Ulbricht's arrest, and the fall of the Silk Road experiment, we read a short but extraordinary piece, hand written in a cell by Ross, on Bitcoin's promise of freedom.  What did those first adopters, when Bitcoin had no price and no market, what did they see in those digital bits? How did Bitcoin achieve its first value, and what did it mean for our world? Don't forget to go to FreeRoss.org and sign the petition to bring attention to his injustice. https://freeross.org And check out the amazing (and infuriating) series, Railroaded: The Targeting & Caging of Ross Ulbricht https://freeross.org/railroaded/ If you would like to support this show, become a patron & you will not only ensure I can keep making all of this content available, but you’ll also get to join the Cryptoconomy Crew in our Telegram group where we talk about all sorts of crazy stuff and get to share in this new world we get see grow. https://www.patreon.com/thecryptoconomy21:18October 3, 2019CryptoQuikRead_300!! - The Crypto Anarchist Manifesto [Timothy C. May]Quick Read #300!!! Hard to believe we have come this far withou the show. For this milestone it's time to take it back to the philosophical roots of the movement that lead to the community, the ideas, and the drive to create Bitcoin and the other tools enabling a future with a free, open, & global cryptoconomy! From the father of the crypto anarchist movement and from its very beginnings in 1988, today we read: The Crypto Anarchist Manifesto https://www.activism.net/cypherpunk/crypto-anarchy.html This isn't just a technology, it's a revolution.  Tim May could see that truth from the very beginning. If you want to join in the Cryptoconomy Telegram and help support turning all of the best Bitcoin literature into audio, become a patron below! www.patreon.com/thecryptoconomy1:01:26October 2, 2019CryptoChat_023 - Small State, Big Bitcoin [The Raleigh Bitcoin Podcast]An awesome discussion with the squad over at the Raleigh Bitcoin Podcast. Can anyone sensibly be both pro Bitcoin & pro big government? When, if ever, do we actually sell Bitcoin? And what's the price as the stock-to-flow approaches infinity? All this and so much more in a marathon chat with the Raleigh Bitcoin Meetup! Don't forget to subscribe to the meetup podcast at the link below: https://anchor.fm/raleigh-bitcoin-meetup If you want to join in the Cryptoconomy Telegram, chat with all the gang you can hear in this episode, & help support turning all of the best Bitcoin literature into audio, become a patron below! www.patreon.com/thecryptoconomy2:19:35September 30, 2019GuysTake_024 - But Lightning Enables...Finishing up our Lightning week on the show, I've got a Guy's Take on all the different applications I think are viable here in the early days of Lightning, and also what decentralized projects may make sense on Lightning, but are pointless as "utility tokens." • Sat4Ads (The real BAT) • Why utility tokens are backwards economics • Fold, BitRefill, & Lolli • Making Bitcoin bills make sense • Watchtowers for decentralized backups • A new e-commerce? & tons more! Here's some more great listens to go deeper down the rabbit hole with today's discussion: • Minimum Viable Decentralization [Simon Morris] m-Viable-Decentralization-e3lfo9 • Estimating and Minimizing Consumer Worry [Nick Szabo] ting-and-Minimizing-Consumer-Worry-e2ndo7 • Richard Myers on a Lightning Powered Global Mesh ers-and-a-Lightning-Powered-Global-Mesh-e4e6ga If you want to join in the Cryptoconomy Telegram and help support turning all of the best Bitcoin literature into audio, become a patron below! www.patreon.com/thecryptoconomy1:02:28September 27, 2019CryptoQuikRead_299 - Announcing Olympus! From Fiat to Lightning in Seconds [Jack Mallers]Every so often a major development comes along that combines the available tools and you suddenly see a sharp image of what the future could look like. With Olympus, a new service from Jack Mallers & fam, getting a lightning balance and immediately spending it is as simple as the swipe of your debit card.  Lightning is striking, and big things are brewing on the horizon. Check out the original article to see the video of Jack demonstrating the service & drop some major applause while you're there! -ramps-by-zap-1f5349a96ee9 Check out the new site & sign up for the Beta at the links below: https://www.zaphq.io https://fiattolightning.com If you'd like to support the Cryptoconomy Project and also join in on the fun in our Telegram group, become a patron below! https://www.patreon.com/thecryptoconomy40:11September 26, 2019CryptoQuikRead_298 - Lightning Service Providers [Roy Sheinfeld]With another great piece from the Breez-Tech CEO we read and explore the fascinating concept of the Lightning Service Providers.  What is their role? How will the market develop?  Doesn't this mean Lightning is centralized?  All this and so much more in a great piece from Roy Sheinfeld. Don't forget to drop applause on the original article, catch our interview with the author, & check out the awesome Breez Lightning Wallet at the links below: • Introducing Lightning Service Providers (medium article) iders-fe9fb1665d5f • CryptoChat with Roy Sheinfeld is-a-Breez-with-Roy-Sheinfeld-e4j7i3 • Breez Lightning Service https://breez.technology • Other Articles by Roy on the show ing-at-the-End-of-the-Tunnel-Roy-Sheinfeld-e4a35k • To explore the other amazing tech coming to Lightning ills-Hottest-Lightning-Tech-of-2019-e426ph And because it was that good. Don't miss the episode of Tales From the Crypt with Jack Mallers: ers59:50September 26, 2019CryptoChat_022 - All Roads Lead to Bitcoin w/ John VallisJohn Vallis from the Bitcoin Rapid Fire Podcast and I have a lengthy chat all about our roads to Bitcoin, and how it has changed our view of the world. Don't miss a really fun show and be sure to check out the Rapid Fire section available at the link below. n-e5d5j3/a-anlnf4 1:27:14September 23, 2019CryptoQuikRead_297 - Simplifying Lightning, The "Noinput Class" [Aaron Van Wirdum]Today we take a dive into the future of Lightning and one of the amazing developments to make it simpler and more reliable, the new sighash flags referred to as the "Noinput Class." Who better to take us through it than Aaron Van Wirdum & Bitcoin Magazine? Our recent interview with Aaron Van Wirdum, the extraordinary author of this work and 100s more: ing-Bitcoin-with-Aaron-Van-Wirdum-e4rt9e Don't forget to check out the original article for extra clarity on how it works, and of course for the many other great articles at BitcoinMagazine.com: The “Noinput Class”: How a Bitcoin Soft Fork Could Simplify Lightning https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles Endeavor [Dan Held]Taking a dive into an awesome tweetstorm from @danheld about the context, purpose, and beginnings of Bitcoin and whether it meets "Satoshi's Vision," or if it even matters.   Follow Dan on Twitter and check out the full thread below: https://twitter.com/danheld/status/1084848063947071488 For some more fun regarding Satoshi's Vision and whether BCH is any nearer or further from that ambiguous idea, check out my own article - How Many Forks Does it Take to Get to the Center of Satoshi's Vision?27:19January 15, 2019What's Really Driving the Cryptocurrency Phenomenon? - The Iterative Capital ThesisThe complete reading of Iterative.Capital's incredible and thorough thesis, "What's Really Driving the Cryptocurrency Phenomenon?" For more excellent research and news in the Bitcoin/Cryptocurrency space, visit and subscribe at https://iterative.capital/ For OTC trading at industry low prices, visit https://i2trading.com/ And for an extensive collection of Bitcoin related educational and written content available in audio, visit http://Cryptoconomy.Life4:07:32January 12, 2019GuysTake_007 - Happy Birthday Bitcoin, Looking Back on 10 Insane YearsA look at the crazy past, the present, and the future of Bitcoin and where I think things are headed.  Bitcoin is here to stay and there are 10 amazing years of Proof-of-Survival I can point to as evidence. Happy Birthday Bitcoin, may the next 10 years be just as crazy!44:27January 3, 2019CryptoQuikRead_201 - Bitcoin is a Decentralized Organism - Mycelium [Part 1 - Brandon Quittem]"Bitcoin is a living system constantly changing based on environmental stimuli. True understanding is a moving target unlikely to ever be hit. Attempting to answer the question “what is bitcoin,” I found exploring parallels to the natural world to be particularly illuminating." - Brandon Quittem Don't miss this dive into understanding Bitcoin by exploring some of the most powerful systems in the natural world that evolve and survive against all odds. Bitcoin Is A Decentralized Organism by @bquittem Drop some applause on the article and check out the graphics and many links to videos, other articles, and websites that expand and elaborate on the fascinating world of mycelia at: -mycelium-part-1-3-6ec58cdcfaa6 38:51January 2, 2019CryptoChat_008 - Under the Lightning Hood with @petoveritas, @Crypt0PuraVida, & @CoinBeezyAfter setting up and experiencing The Lightning Network firsthand as part of the Casa Node crew and our own little pool of channel liquidity and management, we bring 3 guests on the show to talk all about Lightning, what they are working on, and what they hope for the future. Don't miss this one! And don't forget to bookmark LightningHood.com (@lightning_hood) for all your Bitcoin & Lightning resources! Our Guests: https://twitter.com/Crpt0PuraVida https://twitter.com/petoveritas https://twitter.com/CoinBeezy (silent 4th guest) https://twitter.com/curlydream60e Mentioned on the show: https://lightningjoule.com/ https://tippin.me/ https://althea.org/ https://www.gotenna.com/ https://samouraiwallet.com/ https://www.opennode.co/ https://www.wasabiwallet.io/1:47:52December 20, 2018CryptoQuikRead_200 - Why Bitcoin's Lightning Network is Ingenious [Todd Kronenberg]“by having the double accounting system rely on and be backed up by the triple accounting system you get the throughput of the double with the security and trustlessness of the triple.” -Todd Kronenberg Don't forget to check out the original article and follow @TK_CodeBear on Twitter and Medium: enious-10dc1ad9ccae https://twitter.com/TK_CodeBear 35:16December 18, 2018CryptoQuikRead_199 - Confidential Auditing [Nick Szabo]"Auditing controls might fairly be called the security protocols of capitalism… [but] auditing is in deep conflict with efforts towards greater privacy." -Nick Szabo Don't miss a great read and conversation on auditing, confidentiality, privacy, and how Bitcoin has changed the game. Another great piece by @nickszabo4. This article can be found on Szabo's Blog unenumerated.blogspot.com or at the Nakamoto Institute's website at: https://nakamotoinstitute.org/confidential-auditing/28:42December 13, 2018CryptoQuikRead_198 - Unpacking Bitcoin's Social Contract [Hasu]"When Satoshi Nakamoto invented bitcoin, he did not invent a new social contract. Satoshi did something else—he leveraged technology to solve many problems of past implementations and implemented the old contract in a new and better way." - @hasufly Hasu brings us another great article with Part 2 of "The Skeptics Guide to Bitcoin." What becomes clear when we understand both Bitcoin and money as a social contract? Can it answer some of the more complex philosophical debates within the Bitcoin ecosystem?  Listen to find out. Don't forget to follow @hasufly on Medium & Twitter and drop some major applause on the article: 7e8cf65d45c46ffae1466ce2ac31b4836:14December 11, 2018GUYSTAKE_006 - 100,000! ANCHOR.FM & MASTERING BITCOINWe hit a major milestone in the show! Thank you to everyone who has stayed with us and contributed to the show! Today I'm covering the past & future of the show and new things coming to Cryptoconomy.Life! Feel free to send some satoshis or open a channel with the official Cryptoconomy.Life Lightning Node: 37.168.76 Donate Bitcoin to help the show & provide Liquidity for my #Lightning Node: 31sBReBuAA9QznVRRrcsjdGp9oc4ajnS4t Support the Show: Amazon Affiliate = =w21 Trezor Affiliate = https://shop.trezor.io/?a=a3faa8ed30e115:15December 7, 2018CryptoQuikRead_197 - An Honest Account of Fiat Money [Hasu & Su Zhu]"While sovereign money has undeniably led to a lot of abuse, as evidenced by instances of hyperinflation, seizures or capital controls, the absence of all control brings problems of its own." Today we begin an excellent short series by @zhusu and @hasufl with their article "An Honest Account of Fiat Money." Join us today for a great read followed by my lengthy rant about the ethics of a money susceptible to political inflation. XD Drop some applause on the article and get a heads up on tomorrow's episode with part 2 on @Hasufly's medium page:Part 1 - An Honest Account of Fiat MoneyPart 2 - Unpacking Bitcoin's Social Contract Feel free to send some satoshis or open a channel with the official Cryptoconomy.Life Lightning 5@45.37.168.76 Donate Bitcoin to help the show & provide Liquidity for my #Lightning Node:31sBReBuAA9QznVRRrcsjdGp9oc4ajnS4t Support the show:Amazon Affiliate – Shop while supporting the Cryptoconomy Podcast!Shop.Trezor.io Affiliate Link – Secure your Bitcoin with a TREZOR40:42December 6, 2018CryptoQuikRead_196 - Understanding the Technical Side of Bitcoin [Pierre Rochard]Curious about where to start or what to possibly focus on when learning Bitcoin, Lightning, and the fundamentals of the most important tools in this ecosystem? Look no further, today we read and discuss Pierre Rochard's excellent piece that breaks it all down. Don't forget to save the article in your bookmarks for later reference and drop some mad Medium applause for the awesome collection of -side-of-bitcoin-2c212dd65c09 Feel free to send some satoshis or open a channel with the official Cryptoconomy.Life Lightning 5@45.37.168.76 Donate Bitcoin to help the show & provide Liquidity for my #Lightning Node:31sBReBuAA9QznVRRrcsjdGp9oc4ajnS4t Support the show:Shop.Trezor.io Affiliate LinkThe Drunkard’s Walk: How Randomness Rules Our LivesMastering Bitcoin46:31December 5, 2018CryptoQuikRead_195 - Estimating and Minimizing Consumer Worry [Nick Szabo]What are the mental barriers that cause prospective consumers to drop off from interacting with an e-commerce business? How can we measure or estimate the worry caused by excessive forms, ads, and barriers to the content being sought. Another piece by @NickSzabo4 to add to our collection. Don't miss "Estimating and Minimizing Consumer Worry." Check out this work and many more on Szabo's ry.html Feel free to send some satoshis or open a channel with the official Cryptoconomy.Life Lightning 5@45.37.168.76 Donate Bitcoin to help the show & provide Liquidity for my #Lightning Node:31sBReBuAA9QznVRRrcsjdGp9oc4ajnS4t Support the show:Shop.Trezor.io Affiliate LinkThe Drunkard’s Walk: How Randomness Rules Our LivesMastering Bitcoin31:31December 3, 2018CryptoQuikRead_194 - The Cryptocurrency Phenomenon [Part 9]"Far from being a novelty or prototype, Bitcoin has shown itself to be a threatening alternative to present-day organizational conventions and to the large commercial businesses that rely on them." The Epic finale of the piece by the team at Iterative.Capital. Investigating the investment outlook and consequences of a world with Bitcoin.  Don't miss the conclusion of "The Cryptocurrency Phenomenon." Feel free to send some satoshis or open a channel with the official Cryptoconomy.Life Lightning 5@45.37.168.76 Donate Bitcoin to help the show & provide Liquidity for my #Lightning Node:31sBReBuAA9QznVRRrcsjdGp9oc4ajnS4t Support the show:Shop.Trezor.io Affiliate LinkThe Drunkard’s Walk: How Randomness Rules Our LivesMastering Bitcoin43:20November 30, 2018CryptoQuikRead_193 - The Cryptocurrency Phenomenon [Part 8]"Thus, Bitcoin is the first free, non-commercial software project with the intensity of a commercial product." Today we hit Section 6 of the Iterative.Capital Thesis exploring the incentives and feedback loops that allow the Bitcoin network to accrue value, bring in developers, and expand its hardware environment. Don't miss this one as we approach the conclusion of this thorough work! Feel free to send some satoshis or open a channel with the official Cryptoconomy.Life Lightning 5@45.37.168.76 Donate Bitcoin to help the show & provide Liquidity for my #Lightning Node:31sBReBuAA9QznVRRrcsjdGp9oc4ajnS4t Support the show:Shop.Trezor.io Affiliate LinkThe Drunkard’s Walk: How Randomness Rules Our LivesMastering Bitcoin21:37November 29, 2018CryptoQuikRead_192 - The Cryptocurrency Phenomenon [Part 7]"In practice, the Proof-of-Stake approach proves to be problematic in systems where the coins “at stake” were not created through Proof-of-Work." Today we explore how Proof-of-Work enables the Bitcoin system to achieve consensus without any central point of control.  Concluding Section 5 of the incredible Thesis by iterative.capital, "Machine Consensus Via Proof-of-Work." Feel free to send some satoshis or open a channel with the official Cryptoconomy.Life Lightning 5@45.37.168.76 Donate Bitcoin to help the show & provide Liquidity for my #Lightning Node:31sBReBuAA9QznVRRrcsjdGp9oc4ajnS4t Support the show:Shop.Trezor.io Affiliate LinkThe Drunkard’s Walk: How Randomness Rules Our LivesMastering Bitcoin41:35November 28, 2018CryptoQuikRead_191 - The Cryptocurrency Phenomenon [Part 6]"How does Bitcoin use a peer-to-peer network of computers to enforce the rules agreed upon by human participants?" Today we explore how Proof-of-Work enables the Bitcoin system to achieve consensus without any central point of control.  Section 5 of the incredible Thesis by iterative.capital, "Machine Consensus Via Proof-of-Work." Feel free to send some satoshis or open a channel with the official Cryptoconomy.Life Lightning 5@45.37.168.76 Donate Bitcoin to help the show & provide Liquidity for my #Lightning Node:31sBReBuAA9QznVRRrcsjdGp9oc4ajnS4t Support the show:Shop.Trezor.io Affiliate LinkThe Drunkard’s Walk: How Randomness Rules Our LivesMastering Bitcoin25:00November 27, 2018CryptoQuikRead_190 - The Cryptocurrency Phenomenon [Part 5]Today we explore how the Bitcoin incentives bring together disparate groups of developers, technical operators, and users to maintain and expand the Bitcoin system in a free and collaborative environment.  Continuing with Section 4 of the iterative.capital Thesis on The Cryptocurrency Phenomenon.  Feel free to send some satoshis or open a channel with the official Cryptoconomy.Life Lightning 5@45.37.168.76 Donate Bitcoin to help the show & provide Liquidity for my #Lightning Node:31sBReBuAA9QznVRRrcsjdGp9oc4ajnS4t Support the show:Shop.Trezor.io Affiliate LinkThe Drunkard’s Walk: How Randomness Rules Our LivesMastering Bitcoin54:09November 26, 2018GuysTake_005 - New Video - Casa Node Setup & Router ConfigurationA short episode today introducing the video walkthrough of the Initial Setup of the Casa Bitcoin & Lightning Node, and configuring your router to be both accepting requests for blockchain data for Bitcoin & routing payments for Lightning! A must for any Node Operators out there. Feel free to send some satoshis or open a channel with the official Cryptoconomy.Life Lightning 5@45.37.168.76 Donate Bitcoin to help the show & provide Liquidity for my #Lightning Node:31sBReBuAA9QznVRRrcsjdGp9oc4ajnS4t Support the show:Shop.Trezor.io Affiliate LinkThe Drunkard’s Walk: How Randomness Rules Our LivesMastering Bitcoin11:10November 21, 2018CryptoQuikRead_189 - The Cryptocurrency Phenomenon [Part 4]Today we continue through Section 3 of the Iterative.Capital Thesis on the Cryptocurrency Phenomenon exploring the Open Source process, how free software dominated the internet, and how the hacker movement effectively destroyed the institutional monopoly on research and development. Check out the other awesome work and subscribe to their newsletter by heading over to iterative.capital Feel free to send some satoshis or open a channel with the official Cryptoconomy.Life Lightning 5@45.37.168.76 Donate Bitcoin to help the show & provide Liquidity for my #Lightning Node:31sBReBuAA9QznVRRrcsjdGp9oc4ajnS4t Support the show:Shop.Trezor.io Affiliate LinkThe Drunkard’s Walk: How Randomness Rules Our LivesMastering Bitcoin35:26November 20, 2018CryptoQuikRead_188 - The Cryptocurrency Phenomenon [Part 3]Continuing our journey through the incredibly thorough and knowledgeable work by iterative.capital that focuses and clarifies the highly misunderstood narrative around the Cryptocurrency Phenomenon. Don't miss Part 3! Check out the other awesome work and subscribe to their newsletter by heading over to iterative.capital Feel free to send some satoshis or open a channel with the official Cryptoconomy.Life Lightning 5@45.37.168.76 Donate Bitcoin to help the show & provide Liquidity for my #Lightning Node:31sBReBuAA9QznVRRrcsjdGp9oc4ajnS4t Support the show:Shop.Trezor.io Affiliate LinkThe Drunkard’s Walk: How Randomness Rules Our LivesMastering Bitcoin23:56November 19, 2018CryptoQuikRead_187 - The Cryptocurrency Phenomenon [Part 2]Continuing our journey through the incredibly thorough and knowledgeable work by iterative.capital that focuses and clarifies the highly misunderstood narrative around the Cryptocurrency Phenomenon. Don't miss Part 2! Check out the other awesome work and subscribe to their newsletter by heading over to iterative.capital   Feel free to send some satoshis or open a channel with the official Cryptoconomy.Life Lightning 5@45.37.168.76 Donate Bitcoin to help the show & provide Liquidity for my #Lightning Node:31sBReBuAA9QznVRRrcsjdGp9oc4ajnS4t Support the show:Shop.Trezor.io Affiliate LinkThe Drunkard’s Walk: How Randomness Rules Our LivesMastering Bitcoin46:06November 16, 2018CryptoQuikRead_186 - The Cryptocurrency Phenomenon [Part 1]Today we start our journey through the incredibly thorough and knowledgeable work by iterative.capital that focuses and clarifies the highly misunderstood narrative around the Cryptocurrency Phenomenon. Don't miss this one! Check out the other awesome work and subscribe to their newsletter by heading over to iterative.capital   Feel free to send some satoshis or open a channel with the official Cryptoconomy.Life Lightning 5@45.37.168.76 Donate Bitcoin to help the show & provide Liquidity for my #Lightning Node:31sBReBuAA9QznVRRrcsjdGp9oc4ajnS4t Support the show:Shop.Trezor.io Affiliate LinkThe Drunkard’s Walk: How Randomness Rules Our LivesMastering Bitcoin26:53November 15, 2018CryptoQuikRead_185 - Sorry Bitcoin is Still Anarchist [Zack Voell]"Government involvement is usually limited to mediating the clash between incumbents and innovators. Rarely is government the incumbent." -Zack Voell Think Bitcoin is apolitical? Think again. You don't want to miss this one by Zack Voell: Sorry, Bitcoin is Still Anarchist Don't forget to follow Zack and drop some applause on the article over on Medium. Feel free to send some satoshis or open a channel with the official Cryptoconomy.Life Lightning 5@45.37.168.76 Donate Bitcoin to help the show & provide Liquidity for my #Lightning Node:31sBReBuAA9QznVRRrcsjdGp9oc4ajnS4t Support the show:Shop.Trezor.io Affiliate LinkThe Drunkard’s Walk: How Randomness Rules Our LivesMastering Bitcoin18:37November 14, 2018CryptoQuikRead_184 - How Many Forks Does it Take to Get to the Center of Satoshi's Vision [Guy SwannThere is this wonderfully vague idea that I endlessly hear about called “Satoshi’s Vision.” I’ve read many differing supposed “visions” of Satoshi’s and the only constant between them is that it was also the opinion of the person explaining it to me.Taking a stroll through the history and development of Bitcoin Cash in my article: How Many Forks Does it Take to Get to the Center of Satoshi's Vision? Feel free to send some satoshis or open a channel with the official Cryptoconomy.Life Lightning 5@45.37.168.76 Donate Bitcoin to help the show & provide Liquidity for my #Lightning Node:31sBReBuAA9QznVRRrcsjdGp9oc4ajnS4t Support the show:Shop.Trezor.io Affiliate LinkThe Drunkard’s Walk: How Randomness Rules Our LivesMastering Bitcoin44:04November 14, 2018CryptoQuikRead_183 - Custody in the Age of Digital Assets [Fidelity Digital]"What we’re witnessing with digital assets is a move back toward bearer assets — now that users of these protocols have figured out how to trade them quickly, digitally, and without any possibility for the types of errors that lead to costly reconciliation processes." - Fidelity Digital Assets Plus a few updates regarding the release of our first QuikRead Collection and more fun with the awesome Casa Lightning Node!  Don't forget to drop some major applause on the medium article and follow Fidelity Digital Assets (@DigitalAssets) for developments in the top professional custody -of-digital-assets-95799f347016 Feel free to send some satoshis or open a channel with the official Cryptoconomy.Life Lightning 5@45.37.168.76 Donate Bitcoin to help the show and provide Liquidity for my #Lightning Node:31sBReBuAA9QznVRRrcsjdGp9oc4ajnS4tSupport the show:Shop.Trezor.io Affiliate LinkThe Drunkard’s Walk: How Randomness Rules Our LivesMastering Bitcoin38:09November 12, 2018CryptoQuikRead_182 - The Business of Bitcoin Cold Storage [Nik Bhatia]"As investors reallocate their current investment portfolios to include bitcoin, trillions of dollars in market capitalization appreciation becomes an inevitable result"  -Nik Bhatia Another excellent piece from Nik Bhatia exploring the major developments in the Bitcoin and Digital Assets Management industry.  If you aren't bullish yet, you might be after listening to this one.  Drop some applause on the article and follow Nik Bhatia for more great work storage-148fba7f1255 Other great works by Nik Bhatia covered in this show:Interview with Nik BhatiaThe Bitcoin Second LayerTime Value of BTCThe Bitcoin Risk Spectrum _________________________________________________   Support the show:Shop.Trezor.io Affiliate LinkThe Drunkard’s Walk: How Randomness Rules Our LivesMastering Bitcoin Or Donate To:3Nn8jJSfK2oFherVWQUGXgesvHpzbMckz524:13November 9, 2018CryptoQuikRead_181 - Bitcoin's Existential Crisis [Nic Carter]"If you build a system meant by its very nature to dis-intermediate third parties and exist independent of governments and legal systems, you have an identity problem." -Nic Carter Another excellent piece by Nic Carter exploring the very idea of identity in a decentralized system and the ongoing battles for the vision of Bitcoin.  Don't miss it!Let's see if we can drop another 1,000 claps on his article! Follow the link below and don't forget to follow @nic_carter on 09f3e6753 Support the show:Shop.Trezor.io Affiliate LinkThe Drunkard’s Walk: How Randomness Rules Our LivesMastering Bitcoin Or Donate To:3Nn8jJSfK2oFherVWQUGXgesvHpzbMckz535:48November 8, 2018GuysTake_004 - The First Long Read & Coming Reading ListAnother short update episode releasing the very first long read in full! Visit the website to listen, download, or read Szabo's Shelling Out! Plus the upcoming works I'm tackling, and more updates on the way to Cryptoconomy.life Now Available in Long Form: Shelling Out - The Origins of Money Support the show:Shop.Trezor.io Affiliate LinkThe Drunkard’s Walk: How Randomness Rules Our LivesMastering Bitcoin Or Donate To:3Nn8jJSfK2oFherVWQUGXgesvHpzbMckz511:23November 7, 2018Shelling Out - The Origins of Money [Nick Szabo]"The precursors of money, along with language, enabled early modern humans to solve problems of cooperation that other animals cannot – including problems of reciprocal altruism, kin altruism, and the mitigation of aggression. These precursors shared with non-fiat currencies very specific characteristics – they were not merely symbolic or decorative objects."  - Nick Szabo1:35:15November 7, 2018GuysTake_003 - Casa Node First Impressions & A Few UpdatesFirst impressions of the Casa Node and first issues standing in the way of my Lightning playtime.  The pain is real.  Plus, a few updates and what we have in the works for Cryptoconomy.Life in this brief GuysTake episode! Support the show:Shop.Trezor.io Affiliate LinkThe Drunkard’s Walk: How Randomness Rules Our LivesMastering Bitcoin Or Donate To:3Nn8jJSfK2oFherVWQUGXgesvHpzbMckz510:37November 6, 2018CryptoQuikRead_180 - Bitcoin at 10 [beautyon_]@Beautyon_ takes us through the realizations & predecessors that set the stage for Bitcoin and the incredible impact this technology has had, and will continue to have on the entire world.  #Bitcoin, the revolution, 10 years and running! Don't forget to check out Beautyon's other work, drop some applause on the article, and follow @Beautyon_ on Twitter:Bitcoin at 10Twitter.com/Beautyon_Youtube.com+-+The+Internet+of+Money%29 Found after I finished recording the episode (will update with details in the next show): -sight-333432:49May 24, 2019CryptoQuikRead_252 - Bitcoin's Security is Fine [Dan Held]Is Bitcoin's security going to be unreliable, volatile, or could it even fail entirely when we lose the block subsidy? Or is #Bitcoin set to operate smoothly with a natural transition from newly minted bitcoin, to transaction fees?  Exploring the security of Bitcoin in the next economic era, with Dan Held's amazing piece, "Bitcoin's Security is Fine." Don't forget to check out Dan Held's other work, the amazing set of links throughout the article, and drop some applause below: https://blog.picks.co/bitcoins-security-is-fine-93391d9b61a8 Don't forget to check out Dan's Held's asset management company, Interchange.1:21:51May 23, 2019CryptoQuikRead_251 - Use of Knowledge in Society [Part 2 - F. A. Hayek]The brilliance of the price system is in coordinating the values, deeply limited knowledge and scarce resources precisely to their highest value need without having to understand or be aware of every single change in supply, alternatives, and uses of those resources among the economic participants.  It is specifically because we only receive the most important piece of information, its new value in relation to other things (the price), that we can so quickly align ourselves with the new state of the world.  Don't miss the conclusion of Hayek's work, "The Use of Knowledge in Society." Visit the full piece, and the collection of other great work, economic analysis, news, & more over at fee.org. https://fee.org/articles/the-use-of-knowledge-in-society/#052:39May 22, 2019CryptoQuikRead_250 - Use of Knowledge in Society [Part 1 - F. A. Hayek]Is the idea of a central decision maker for the economy just a problem of gathering all the right information and having the most intelligent in control? Or is there a far more fundamental problem with the entire notion? Continuing our #Bitcoin economics week, today we dive into a piece on a concept we haven't yet covered. What is the true nature of the knowledge involved in economic activity, and how do we utilize that knowledge to solve the problem of economic organization?  A brilliant work by F.A. Hayek and made available by the amazing team over at FEE.org, we cover and expand on Hayek's "Use of Knowledge in Society." Visit the full piece, and the collection of other great work, economic analysis, news, & more over at fee.org. https://fee.org/articles/the-use-of-knowledge-in-society/#0 41:30May 21, 2019CryptoQuikRead_249 - Bitcoin Has No Intrinsic Value, & That's Great! [Conner Brown]Diving into a great piece by Conner Brown exploring the subjectivity of value, and why Bitcoin's lack of "intrinsic value" is a benefit, not a hinderance. Does this aspect of Bitcoin, and the nature of money align with history? Does it challenge great economic thinkers & their theories? Or is it a natural next step in the growing possibilities of the digital world?  Don't miss a fun episode starting off another week on Bitcoin economics! Dont forget to follow Conner Brown on Twitter and explore his other work on Medium.  Drop some major applause for this excellent piece at the link below: hats-great-e6994adbfe0f And a reminder to donate if you would like to contribute to the "Bitcoin Attackers Wiki" bounty being organized by JW Weatherman here: https://twitter.com/JWWeatherman_/status/113014680613282201658:03May 20, 2019CryptoQuikRead_248 - Bitrefill's Hottest Lightning Tech of 2019!Today we cover all the incredible new developments coming to Lightning and what they will mean for the future the protocol!  First we tackle the blog post from @Bitrefill introducing the entire list, from AMPs & submarine swaps to trampoline payments & rendezvous routing.  Then I discuss at length further details about each and how these tools together may blur the gap between Bitcoin & Lightning, and turn it into a singular experience.  Don't miss today's show!   If you don't know much about how Lighting works, I encourage you to listen to yesterday's episode where I talk more specifically about what it is, why it will benefit the network, and how we know we can trust it.   y---How-of-Lightning-e41pbe   Don't forget to check out Bitrefill.com for an awesome service where you can buy mobile minutes, gift cards, games, LN liquidity, & tons of other stuff with Bitcoin, Lightning & other cryptocurrencies.  Check out the original post on their blog below to find links on each of these for further exploration. -for-2019-and-beyond-dbaaac6ddfa41:03:31May 16, 2019GuysTake_014 - The What, Why, & How of LightningToday, in preparation of & to understand the significance of the vast array of new features and developments coming to lightning, we cover a full overview of the What, Why, & How of the Lightning Network. What exactly is it, why do we need it, and how exactly does it work? A huge thank you to Aaron Van Wirdum, Pierre Rochard, and Rusty Russell for making this understandable for me, we dive into a high level approach to understanding what’s happening in lightning.  In addition, despite forgetting to mention them in the podcast, a shout out to Christian Decker, Andreas Antonopoulos & Bryan Vu who have also produced great great content that helped in my understanding of lightning as well.42:58May 15, 2019CryptoQuikRead_247 - The Ancient Sin of Debt; How Bitcoin Can Make Amends [Darren Kleine]With a really cool and succinct article from Darren Kleine (@_DKleine), today's read is on the "sins" of debt and usury, and how a good or bad monetary system will either encourage its corruption, or protect society from its abuse.  Don't miss a great little read and fun discussion all about the nature of debt, money, and a new financial world built on Bitcoin. The Ancient Sin of Debt: How Bitcoin Can Make Amends Don't forget to follow Darren and explore the many other great pieces he has written on the topic of Bitcoin & money, plus check out the other work constantly being produced over at TheNewPaper.io.44:22May 14, 2019GuysTake_013 - Nodes vs Miners, Who Defines Bitcoin?Today we cover more specifically the consequences and risks of a divorce between miners & the network of nodes.  What could the miners do, are sybil attacks proof that nodes worthless, what exactly are the incentives that keep the different players in this ecosystem working together?  Don't miss another fun discussion on what defines Bitcoin, and the role that proof-of-work & validation play in this revolutionary technology.1:14:21May 9, 2019GuysTake_012 - Full Nodes or Nothing, The Story of Validation [Part 1]When we dig to the very base elements of Bitcoin, we find it is merely digital points.  What make these integers different from identical ones on billions of other computers?  It is the rules that restrict the editing of those specific integers we call Bitcoin, in other words, it is the network of validating nodes that define it. In this episode you will hear Part 1 of my argument as to why. Don't forget to check out @StopAndDecrypt's relevant article series and the amazing graphics for visualizing the relationship between nodes, miners, and the network by visiting the page below: https://medium.com/@StopAndDecrypt1:00:39May 8, 2019CryptoQuikRead_246 - Errors in Satoshi's Whitepaper [David A. Harding]Today we take a stroll through a collection of known errors, clarification, and terminology changes from the original whitepaper made available thanks to David A. Harding. The chain of signatures, "one-CPU-one-vote," the distinction between nodes and miners, and much more.  This will have some important details we will reference later in the week while exploring validation and nodes on the Bitcoin network, and what it means to "define" the Bitcoin system. Check out Harding's Github page for the full list and other work he has put together, and follow him on Twitter so you don't miss other great content and discussion: ource=share&utm_medium=ios_app https://twitter.com/hrdng1:03:26May 7, 2019CryptoQuikRead_245 - Bitcoin's Gravity [dergigi]A great piece just full of fun analogies on how to imagine the force of nature that is #Bitcoin.  Don't miss our first piece by @dergigi on the show today, exploring Bitcoin as a force of ideological gravity, and how the network codifies a concept into an explicit set of rules to define the game we play.  Today's read, Bitcoin's Gravity! Check out the other work by @dergigi on his personal page below, and also drop some applause on this article and go through the tons of links to the other great work he has spread throughout the piece! https://dergigi.com/bitcoin/ https://medium.com/@dergigi/bitcoins-gravity-e1674ad9f8e4 Here are the other smattering of links & great reads we have covered in earlier episodes: • Unpacking Bitcoin's Social Contract by @Hasu ing-Bitcoins-Social-Contract-e2oct5 • Visions of Bitcoin by @Hasu & @nic_carter s-of-Bitcoin-e2ndqq • Crypto-incrementalism vs Crypto-anarchy by @tonysheng -Incrementalism-vs-Crypto-Anarchy-e2ndrd • The Hodlonaut Defense Fund https://weareallhodlonaut.com/ • The Long Road to SegWit ng-Road-To-Segwit-e2ndsv • SegWit2X Bugs Explained 2x-Bugs-Explained-e2ndq044:54May 6, 2019CryptoQuikRead_243 - Bitcoin in Heavy Accumulation [Part 2 - Tuur Demeester, Michiel Lescrauwaet]The conclusion of the Adamant Capital report from Tuur Demeester & Michiel Lescrauwaet on the current state & sentiment of the Bitcoin markets.  What could send the price lower? Where are we in the financialization process of the Bitcoin market? Is there still a possibility that Bitcoin becomes a globally recognized reserve asset?  Find out in Adamant Capital report: Bitcoin in Heavy Accumulation Don't forget to check out the Adamant Capital website & Blog for more data, and download the full report to see the numerous charts and data that is difficult to cover in the audio: https://www.adamantcapitalfund.com/blog/ https://docsend.com/view/jwr8qwx Follow the team on Twitter so you don't miss anything: https://twitter.com/TuurDemeester https://twitter.com/MLescrauwaet https://twitter.com/Adamant_Capital30:09May 3, 2019CryptoQuikRead_243 - Bitcoin in Heavy Accumulation [Part 1 - Tuur Demeester, Michiel Lescrauwaet]Today & tomorrow we will be going through the Adamant Capital report by Tuur Demeester & Michiel Lescrauwaet on the current state and sentiment of the Bitcoin markets, and the data that backs up their analysis.  Is the bear market over? Should we be searching for bull horns breaking the horizon?  Find out in Adamant Capital report: Bitcoin in Heavy Accumulation Don't forget to check out the Adamant Capital website & Blog for more data, and download the full report to see the numerous charts and data that is difficult to cover in the audio: https://www.adamantcapitalfund.com/blog/ https://docsend.com/view/jwr8qwx Follow the team on Twitter so you don't miss anything: https://twitter.com/TuurDemeester https://twitter.com/MLescrauwaet https://twitter.com/Adamant_Capital28:59May 2, 2019CryptoQuikRead_242 - Neutrino is Dangerous to my Self-Sovereignty [Nicholas Dorier]In the follow-up to yesterday's article, we are covering Nicolas Dorier's second article on Neutrino, detailing the systemic risks of widespread SPV, and breaking down the different types and specific consequences of various node setups on the network.  With the controversial stance that SPV threatens self-sovereignty more than even custodial wallets, Nicolas cedes no ground.  Don't miss another great article! A brief shout out to the Casa suite in the commentary as well. Don't forget to head over to @nicolasdorier's Medium page and drop some applause on this article, plus check out the other great work he has done on other topics: vereignty-18fac5bcdc2535:45May 1, 2019CryptoQuikRead_241 - Why I Don't Celebrate Neutrino [Nicholas Dorier]Today we read an article from developer @nicolasdorier that illustrates why Neutrino might not be the panacea some seem to treat it as.  It certainly has its benefits, but its important to look critically at every proposal, to ensure we understand what is, not what we wish to be. Why I Don't Celebrate Neutrino Don't forget to thank Nicolas for letting me cover his work and head over to his Medium page and drop some applause on this article, or get a head start on his follow-up that we will read tomorrow: a5fda0 https://medium.com/@nicolasdorier Disclaimer: I did not read this article 100% verbatim, as Nicolas's first language is not english, there were multiple slightly odd wordings when read aloud.  I corrected minor word choice/order on a few occasions to make the sentences clearer, but without altering the meaning as far as I interpreted it. Any mistakes in this regard are my own. Previous Episode Introducing Neutrino: no-The-Lighter-Side-of-Lightning-e2ndp429:56April 30, 2019CryptoChat_011 - Lightning, Paywall.Link, & the Bootstrap Bandit Today we bring Tim K (@bootstrapbandit) on the show to talk all about the Lightning Network & a new tool he built at Paywall.Link.  Don't miss this fun conversation about the positives and negatives of lightning, how easy it is to build for, and what the potential for this network is going forward.  Enjoy! Don't forget to follow @BootstrapBandit on Twitter and check out what he is building over at Paywall.link.1:05:26April 29, 2019CryptoQuikRead_240 - Rothbard on Utility Theory [Mises.org]Today we grab a section out of one of the many incredible works by Murray N. Rothbard to discuss the idea of marginal utility and why money must be a good, and actually is not a unit of measure.  As value can only be measured as relational to another good, money follows the same law of diminishing marginal utility.  Find out why with our read & discussion of Rothbard's "Toward a Reconstruction of Utility and Welfare Economics" from the incredible library at the Mises Institute. Check out the full work to dive much deeper into this topic and so much more at Mises.org and the link below: onomics-0#223:02April 26, 2019The Case for Electronic Cash [Jerry Brito]The full audio version of "The Case for Electronic Cash" by Jerry Brito. Abstract  Cash is more than a method of payment. It is a fundamental tool for individual privacy and autonomy, and it is necessary for an open society. This paper shows that a cashless economy is a surveillance economy. It also argues that removing the option to freely transact without intermediation greatly limits our economic self-determination, placing our economic lives in the hands of financial institutions and governments. This paper presents several case studies demonstrating the dangers of a completely intermediated payments system and concludes that electronic cash is a tool that should not only be tolerated, but fostered and celebrated. The Case for Electronic Cash PDF Coincenter.org Jerry Brito on Twitter Cryptoconomy.Life1:04:11April 25, 2019GuysTake_011 - Why Lightning SucksLightning is complicated, difficult to use, sometimes doesn't work properly, requires a lot of learning and experimentation, and is still a risky place to hold Bitcoin funds.  Doesn't this make it a protocol destined to obscurity and disuse?  Doesn't it mean that better, simpler options will simply replace it, and Bitcoin is to fail from its extensive limitations?  Find out all the ways I find Lightning *doesn't* do its job well, & what I think it means for the future in today's Guy's Take episode! Mentioned in the show: paywall.link pollofeed.com schnorr signatures previous Guy's take on the complexity of the internet1:05:13April 24, 2019CryptoQuikRead_239 - How to Scale Bitcoin Without Changing a Thing [Part 2 - Nic Carter]Even with #Bitcoin, are we destined for a future with intermediated payments?  Will that give us a different color of the same system we're stuck with today, or will Bitcoin still prove to be a revolution in financial trust?  Lets dig deeper into the objections to Bitcoin Banks in Part 2 of @nic__carter's "How to Scale Bitcoin (without changing a thing)." Another huge thank you to Nic for this work and sparking an important discussion! Drop some major applause on this work and share it with others who have yet to read Nic's amazing body of work! a-thing-bc4750dd16c755:00April 23, 2019CryptoQuikRead_238 - How to Scale Bitcoin Without Changing a Thing [Part 1 - Nic Carter]"I believe that institutional scaling presents an under-appreciated scaling vector, and it is quite possible to employ it without significantly compromising Bitcoin’s assurances." Don't miss today's article, another fantastic read by Nic Carter (@nic__carter), on the Finneyan view of scaling Bitcoin for its highest value proposition; creating a settlement network with the potential of correcting our far-too-frequent problems of monetary inflation & systemic insolvency.  "How to Scale Bitcoin (without changing a thing)" We will finish this up with Part 2 tomorrow, but in the mean time please drop some major applause on this work and share it with others who have yet to read Nic's amazing body of work! a-thing-bc4750dd16c71:09:53April 22, 2019CryptoQuikRead_237 - Casa Keymaster Security - Mobile Key Overview [Jameson Lopp]Today we go through a recent blog post by Jameson Lopp and the Casa team that goes into the clever, meticulous design used to ensure the security and recoverability of the mobile key for their Keymaster app.  Don't forget to check out the Casa blog to see the other exciting announcements and ongoing developments from the Casa team. 14April 18, 2019CryptoQuikRead_236 - How Is Fiat Money Possible [Part 3 - Hans Hermann Hoppe]Today we reach the conclusion of Hoppe's incredible piece on the nature of fractional reserve banking and the contradictions of fiat money.  With the final section, "From Deposit & Loan Banking to Fractional Reserve: The Devolution of Credit."  Plus a really fun discussion as a follow-up to the entire, 3 part work. "How is Fiat Money Possible." There is no place like Mises.org. Don't forget to check out the vast collection of knowledge and information made available for free over at the Mises Institute! 59:02April 17, 2019CryptoQuikRead_235 - How Is Fiat Money Possible [Part 2 - Hans Hermann Hoppe]Continuing from yesterday's episode with Part 2 of our journey through Hoppe's amazing piece on the nature and origins of the fiat money system.  Could such a system ever work in a competitive market, or are there extremely specific conditions and legal restrictions which make the contradiction of irredeemable paper money, temporarily sustainable? Listen to find out. "How is Fiat Money Possible."  Don't forget to check out the vast collection of knowledge at Mises.org for this work and many more like it.51:24April 16, 2019CryptoQuikRead_234 - How is Fiat Money Possible [Part 1 - Hans Hermann Hoppe]"Fiat money is the term for a medium of exchange which is neither a commercial commodity, a consumer, or a producer good, nor title to any such commodity: i.e., irredeemable paper money." Another great suggestion by @stephanlivera, we begin our dive into Hans-Hermann Hoppe's extended piece on the Devolution of money and credit, "How is Fiat Money Possible."  Don't miss an incredible read and fun discussion that follows. Don't forget to check out the vast collection of knowledge at Mises.org for this work and many more like it.35:43April 15, 2019CryptoQuikRead_233 - Exit & Freedom [Nick Szabo]Building on the principles discussed in our exploration of the consequences of a society without cash, we apply it to a broader principle of how the power to exit acts as a check on abuse and centralization.  And who better to cover this topic with, than Nick Szabo?  Today we read and discuss Szabo's blog post from 2007 titled, Exit and Freedom. Don't forget to follow Nick on Twitter and explore the enormous body of work he has contributed over decades at his blog: il 12, 2019CryptoQuikRead_232 - The Case for Electronic Cash [Part 3 - Jerry Brito]The conclusion of The Case for Electronic Cash by Jerry Brito.  Today we close out this amazing piece with the moral case for why we should not only refrain from demonizing and restricting digital cash, but we should foster and celebrate it! A huge thank you to Coin Center for this work, and don't forget to check out the incredible work they do. The original work can be downloaded here: in-center.pdf Also, don't forget that there are tons of footnotes and references that I do not cover in the audio for further digging into this topic.  They can all be found in the full report. 24:40April 11, 2019CryptoQuikRead_231 - The Case for Electronic Cash [Part 2 - Jerry Brito]Continuing with Part 2 of "The Case for Electronic Cash" from Jerry Brito and CoinCenter.org.  The consequences of total dependence upon financial intermediaries and how it is already affecting people today.  Don't forget to check out CoinCenter.org for tons of information on all topics around Bitcoin and cryptocurrency technologies. The original work can be downloaded here: in-center.pdf Also, don't forget that there are tons of footnotes and references that I do not cover in the audio for further digging into this topic.  They can all be found in the full report. 42:51April 10, 2019CryptoQuikRead_230 - The Case for Electronic Cash [Part 1 - Jerry Brito]Today we begin the long, and rewarding journey through Jerry Brito's & Coin Center's Report on "The Case for Electronic Cash." This is an incredible work present several case studies to explore the trade offs of privacy and individual autonomy, the nature of an open society, the consequences of a fully intermediated society, and how cash plays a critical role in it all.  This will be a multi-part series that is not to be missed! Begin Part 1... Don't forget to check out CoinCenter.org for tons of information on all topics around Bitcoin and cryptocurrency technologies. The original work can be downloaded here: in-center.pdf Also, don't forget that there are tons of footnotes and references that I do not cover in the audio for further digging into this topic.  They can all be found in the full report. 44:14April 9, 2019CryptoQuikRead_229 - Why the State Demands Control of Money [Hans Hermann Hoppe]What if there was a clear and obvious reason that the state monopolizes the production of money, that after understanding, you simply cannot unsee?  What if the story we are all told of governments and central banks protecting the economy from crises, is actually the perfect Sheinfeld]"If you ask me how much trust is right for the Lightning economy, the answer will always be less." - Roy Sheinfeld Today we dig into the recently implemented reverse submarine swaps in the breez lightning service.  One of the many tools we have for both mitigating, and also building trust in the new economy. How exactly do submarine swaps work, what's a HODL invoice, what might they mean for the future of Lightning, and how is Breez using them?  All this any more in today's article by Roy Sheinfeld! Check out the original below and be sure to drop some claps over at Medium: ep-towards-a-p2p-lightning-economy-bacb040fdca734:52February 25, 2020CryptoChat_31 - Bitcoin2020 with CK_Snarks!Today I get hyped with ck_SNARKs of BTCMedia and have the opportunity to pick his brain for all the exciting stuff happening at the Bitcoin2020 conference in San Fran! With only a month left its time to get serious about it. Stay to the end if you want to hear how you might save some sats on your tickets! Follow CK on Twitter so you don't miss the announcements and incredible things happening with the BTCMedia gang! https://twitter.com/ck_SNARKs Don't forget to check out the episodes with BitcoinTINA for "How to Think About Investing in Bitcoin" Part 5?i=1000464887385 Part 5?i=1000465558525 Part 3: 1000466261125 1:04:36February 24, 2020CryptoQuikRead_356 - Bitcoin Cannot be Banned [Parker Lewis]"By design, Bitcoin exists beyond governments. [...] The architecture of bitcoin is practically purpose-built to resist and immunize any attempts by governments to ban it." - @parkeralewis The next in the Gradually, Then Suddenly series not to be missed. Governments will not ban Bitcoin until it's apparent that it actually presents a threat to their own currencies, when that happens and under that pretense, they will face the ultimate Prisoner's Dilemma, & the only winning move is to play. Link to the original article at Unchained Capital along with the rest in this incredible series by Parker Lewis! https://unchained-capital.com/blog/bitcoin-cannot-be-banned/ Don't forget to subscribe and support the Audible of the Bitcoin space! You can do so through tippin.me on Twitter, or becoming a patron below! patreon.com/thecryptoconomy54:25February 21, 2020CryptoQuikRead_355 - How Decentralization Dies [Brandon Arvanaghi]"Decentralization has [...] been a vessel for achieving a concession from a centralized body it is protesting. Every decentralization play has followed a simple pattern: protest a market inefficiency, win that protest via a major concession, and then disappear back to fringes of society." - Brandon Arvanaghi What can we learn from the history of decentralized protocols and the huge battles of history during the disruption of the internet, versus the corporate and media giants of the day? Does it spell doom for Bitcoin and decentralized systems as the central banks & financial giants concede to give control back to the customer? Or is there something else entirely at play? Don't miss this great read and then Guy's Take on how Decentralization Dies! Don't forget to drop some applause on the original article and follow Brandon on twitter for more insights like this one! ler-concessions-86dd1ca86da3 https://twitter.com/arvanaghi A huge thank you to all of my patrons for contributing to this project and helping to promote this show! I couldn't do it without you. A special thanks to SovereignFinancials for such a generous donation! Join the crew and become a patron at Patreon.com/thecryptoconomy 1:07:27February 20, 2020CryptoQuikRead_354 - Why Proof of Reserves is Important to Bitcoin [Mauricio Di Bartolomeo]"Bitcoin is a movement founded on individual monetary sovereignty, transparency and peer-to-peer auditability enabled by a breakthrough in technology. [...] The technology to provide auditability and transparency for bitcoin held in custody has been inherent to the protocol from its inception. However, the industry has been slow to incorporate"  -Mauricio Di Bartolomeo Bitcoin, as a new asset class, provides us with one of the most powerful tools for financial security in a custodial context: cryptographic proofs of reserve. We would be foolish to not make use of it. Let us not repeat the mistakes of the past. Another great piece from Bitcoin Magazine to shine light on a critical issue for a future with sustainable sound money. Don't miss the short article and Guy's take to follow! Link to the original below: t-to-bitcoin A huge thanks to the LTBNetwork. Don't forget to check out the tons of other great shows on their platform! Other's mentioned in the show: 2019 Saw the Most Exchange Hacks Ever: er-with-hackers-becoming-more-savvy Nic Carter's Tweets on PoR bruary 19, 2020CryptoChat_30 - Once BITten, down the Bitcoin Rabbit Hole with Daniel PrinceI had an awesome time the other day with Daniel Prince on the new Once BITten Podcast. Diving into some of my own personal history with Bitcoin, what led me here, and the major changes I think we will see in the world over the next couple of decades. This was a really fun conversation and I think you guys will enjoy it. I was Once BITten, & here's my story. Don't forget to check out Daniel's new podcast, and the episode we mentioned where he spoke with Bruce about the best podcasts in the space, and the always bullish and existential DerGigi! alking-Steps-Up-To-Award-The-Best-Bitcoin-Podcasts-eaodip eapg7e 1:13:08February 14, 2020CryptoQuikRead_353 - We're All Default Keynesians Now [Brady Swenson]"Unless you began your Austrian economic education at birth in some unknown Austrian paradise, on this planet at this particular time in human history, I think we can safely say we’re all Keynesians by default." - Brady Swenson @citizenbitcoin Today we read a great little piece on how our economic understandings have become so skewed, why the default has become one of centralized, top down control over money, and how Bitcoin is set to right the world of our economic foundations. We've got a fun rant after this one too, so don't miss it! Check out the original article and drop some major applause. Don't forget to follow Brady on Twitter and check out his show as well! -how-bitcoin-is-changing-that-886ed2096b76 Get your "Default Keynesian" shirt here: efault-keynesian-short-sleeve-unisex-t-shirt Saif's Beginner's Guide to Austrian Econ: cs/ Stephan Livera's Intro to Bitcoin Austrian Thought: https://stephanlivera.com/episode/71/ And the huge collection of works at Gigi's Bitcoin Resources: https://bitcoin-resources.com/ 43:41February 13, 2020CryptoQuikRead_352 - Paying Yourself for Privacy on Lightning? [Aaron Van Wirdum]"The Lightning Network is best known for its fast and cheap payments. But the Layer 2 protocol could also offer more privacy than on-chain payments [...] the developer thinks that “self-payments” could be an important part of the privacy puzzle."  - Aaron Van Wirdum Despite its focus on payments and scaling the Bitcoin system, Lightning may have incredible potential for privacy opportunities and improvements. Pseudonymous developer ZmnSCPxj has been detailing and expanding on these concepts in recent months, and who better to lay it all out for us than BitcoinMagazine, and Aaron Van Wirdum? Don't miss today's article on a new trick of payment privacy for Lightning... Paying Yourself? Self-Payments Could Be a Key to Lightning Privacy ld-be-a-key-to-lightning-privacy A big thanks to Bitcoin Magazine and the Let's Talk Bitcoin Network for making this content available! 38:53February 12, 2020CryptoQuikRead_351 - Bitcoin is Not a Pyramid Scheme [Parker Lewis]"Not everyone understands what a pyramid scheme actually is, what the warning signs may be, or why such schemes always fail [...] The distinctions should be glaringly obvious, but because bitcoin is complex and the very idea of money is not well understood, it can easily be confused." - Parker Lewis Today we are diving back into the Gradually, Then Suddenly series from Unchained Capital with an excellent breakdown of what Bitcoin is, and what it isn't. Starting with the both obvious, yet not so obvious truth, that it is certainly not a pyramid scheme! Don't miss another incredible installments by Parker Lewis. Original Article and the rest of the series below: https://unchained-capital.com/blog/bitcoin-is-not-a-pyramid-scheme/ Other great pieces mentioned both in the article, and in the commentary: • Everyone's a Scammer: nes-a-Scammer-Michael-Goldstein-e4ihq8 • Bitcoin Has No Intrinsic Value: n-Has-No-Intrinsic-Value---Thats-Great--Conner-Brown-e43bcm • Use of Knowledge in Society Part 1 - -Knowledge-in-Society-Part-1---F--A--Hayek-e43pfj Part 2 - -Knowledge-in-Society-Part-2---F--A--Hayek-e444k0 • A Story of Booms & Busts -Booms--Busts-e4aflh If you'd like to support this show and become a patron, click the link below! www.patreon.com/thecryptoconomy 1:41:50February 11, 2020CryptoQuikRead_350 - Of Course You Can Own Bitcoins [Bitcoin Rabbi]Can you really own Bitcoins? Or do you merely have possession of keys that grant a high probability of exclusive control? A fun short read to close out the week, from the Bitcoin Rabbi on defining what it means to own or possess bitcoin. Check out the original article below on medium and drop some applause, and follow The Bitcoin Rabbi on Twitter! cfc0c2e49 19:11February 7, 2020CryptoQuikRead_349 - The Rise of SIM Swapping [David Hollerith]"For the better part of the last decade, the combination of these two practices has given rise to an increasing number of SIM swap attacks ending in the theft of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies." - David Hollerith Another piece from BitcoinMagazine.com, this one by author and podcast host David Hollerith, that breaks down the risks and details of SIM swap attacks and how you may be vulnerable to losing your bitcoins, simply by revealing your phone number.  Don't miss this piece detailing out the attack, and listing out the Do's and Don'ts of Bitcoin security. Check out the original plus a ton of other great recent articles over at BitocinMagazine.com: why-bitcoiners-need-to-protect-themselves Also recommended is Michael Perklin's article to go along with this one: security-a-habit I also mentioned Jameson Lopp's extreme testing of the bitcoin steel wallets, a great read below: Part 1: https://blog.lopp.net/metal-bitcoin-seed-storage-stress-test/ Part 2: / And don't forget to subscribe and share this show with everyone you know in Bitcoin. If you would like to join the Telegram group, become a patron below! www.patreon.com/thecryptoconomy Lastly, a big thank you to Dave, Bitcoin Magazine, and the LTBNetwork for the incredible work and spreading the show!57:40February 7, 2020CryptoQuikRead_348 - All 21M Bitcoin Already Exist [Phil Geiger]"we have nearly 11 years of empirical evidence that the network itself has been holding and transacting bitcoin, but instead of with private key signatures, it’s in exchange for hashed electricity."  - Phil Geiger Framing the scarcity of Bitcoin at first seems obvious, but with a closer look, is far more difficult than it would seem. Does the supply actually inflate at all? Does the market price in all future halvings? Do the Bitcoin exist when they are mined, or do they exist today, sold to the miners in exchange for hashes?  Phil presents a very interesting perspective and way of framing the supply of Bitcoin, in this great piece from the Unchained Capital Blog. Check out the original below, and don't forget to follow Phil on Twitter: t/ Support the audio for all things Bitcoin by becoming a patron below! patreon.com/thecryptoconomy46:52February 5, 2020CryptoQuikRead_347 - Strike! By Zap [Jack Mallers]An exciting development form the extraordinary team over at Zap and the Mallers Fam! The seed of the infrastructure inversion has landed, and its' called Strike! Don't miss the details on this incredible development and join the beta if you want to test out and provide feedback for this product over at strike.zaphq.io. This is a project to keep a very close eye on. Follow @jackmallers on Twitter so you don't miss the revolution ;) Drop some hella applause on the article below: 0January 31, 2020CryptoQuikRead_346 - The Kindest Cut; Why The 2020 Bitcoin Halving... [Peter C. Earle]"What’s noteworthy about this point is that, upon this particular halving, Bitcoin “inflating” at a roughly 1.8 percent rate annually will nominally — and by then, quite possibly in real terms — be “inflating” at a rate lower than both the Federal Reserve target of 2 percent per year and current, CPI-based estimates of real U.S. inflation of 1.9 percent annually."  - Peter C Earle Another great piece from Bitcoin Magazine written by Peter C. Earle, detailing the reasons why this next halving will make Bitcoin a true contender in the world of monetary policy. In a very short span, Bitcoin will become the most scarce & strictly defined financial asset on Earth... are you ready? Check out the original article and follow Peter at the links below: oin-halvening-is-the-most-important-yet https://twitter.com/L1KNB Other episodes & links to dive deeper into the discussion from the show: • Stop Calling Bitcoin Deflationary [Conner Brown] alling-Bitcoin-Deflationary-Conner-Brown-e8p1o3 • Bitcoin Obsoletes All Other Money [Parker Lewis] n-Obsoletes-All-Other-Money--Parker-Lewis-eahce1 • Efficient Markets & Bitcoin's Stock-to-Flow [PlanB] ent-Markets--Bitcoins-Stock-to-Flow-PlanB-eaco0i • Guy's Take 26 - The Halving Is Not Priced In is-Not-Priced-in--Heres-Why-eagkrd • Article - The Illusions of Hedonics [Antony P. Mueller] https://mises.org/library/illusions-hedonics44:13January 31, 2020CryptoQuikRead_345 - Bitcoin Obsoletes All Other Money [Parker Lewis]"Money is an intersubjective problem, and a choice to opt into one monetary medium is an explicit opt out of the other, which in turn causes one network to gain value (and utility) at the direct expense of another." - Parker Lewis Skipping around a little bit in the "Gradually, Then Suddenly" series, we read the most recent (#12) published on the Unchained Capital Blog. No, Bitcoin isn't a startup. No, there will not be many currencies. No, you can't create an alternative that doesn't compete with Bitcoin's monetary properties. The very problem of money is one of intersubjectivity, which can only be solved through convergence on a single monetary medium. Bitcoin. Listen to this excellent installment from Parker Lewis and the Unchained Team. "Bitcoin Obsoletes All Other Money." https://unchained-capital.com/blog/bitcoin-obsoletes-all-other-money/ To check out the rest of the audio collection for the Unchained Blog, check out the site: https://thecryptoconomy.com/collections-new/ Also mentioned on the show was Nick Szabo's excellent piece, "Money, Blockchains, & Social Scalability." -Blockchains--and-Social-Scalability-e2ndsj1:08:11January 30, 2020GuysTake_026 - The Halving is Not Priced in, Here's WhyAs a follow up to Nic Carter's excellent breakdown of the efficient market hypothesis, and PlanB's piece addressing the market's evaluation of the risks in Bitcoin, I go through the reasons I feel the market both is very unwilling and unconfident about the consequences of the halving, and therefore sees it not as "known information," but more a blind gamble. For diving deeper into the many topics and works that I brought up, here are the links of all those I remembered: • Nic Carter's "Introduction to the Efficient Market Hypothesis" c03b • PlanB's "Efficient Markets and Bitcoin's Stock-to-Flow" ent-Markets--Bitcoins-Stock-to-Flow-PlanB-eaco0i • Hayek's "Use of Knowledge in Society" [Part 1 & 2] -Knowledge-in-Society-Part-1---F--A--Hayek-e43pfj -Knowledge-in-Society-Part-2---F--A--Hayek-e444k0 • Parker Lewis's "Bitcoin is Not Backed by Nothing" n-is-Not-Backed-by-Nothing-Parker-Lewis-e9v1rs • Hoppe's "Yield From Money Held Reconsidered" eld-From-Money-Held-Reconsidered-e2ndqn • Conner Brown's "Bitcoin Has No Intrinsic Value, & That's Great!" n-Has-No-Intrinsic-Value---Thats-Great--Conner-Brown-e43bcm Don't forget to grab your tickets to BitBlockBoom and use the offer code CC for a 30% discount! https://bitblockboom.com/1:08:44January 29, 2020CryptoQuikRead_344 - Efficient Markets & Bitcoin's Stock to Flow [PlanB]"A first reaction could be that it is a great investment opportunity. A better reaction (from an EMH and non arbitrage point of view) would be that it is too good to be true." - PlanB If the efficient market hypothesis requires that known events be priced in, then how could the S2F be a model for Bitcoin's price? When such an obvious and unchanging piece of information is available, shouldn't the market price it in? Continuing with the foundation laid from yesterday's article, we read Plan B's piece on what a risk & return model might tell us about the market's pricing of Bitcoin ahead of the halving. Drop some applause on the original article at the link below and don't forget to follow @100TrillionUSD (PlanB) if you haven't already! coin-stock-to-flow-model-db17f40e610733:20January 24, 2020CryptoQuikRead_343 - Introduction to the Efficient Market Hypothesis for Bitcoiners [Nic Carter]"So is the halving “priced in” or will it be a catalyst for appreciation? [...] I consider it patently absurd that a change in issuance would have been overlooked by the price-setting entities."  - Nic Carter You are definitely gonna want to hear Nic's incredibly thorough argument as to why in this article! Breaking down the EMH, its origins, the many different iterations of the concept, & how best to frame it in the context of a real world market; Nic gives us another excellent work that is a must listen for all Bitcoiners. Don't forget to drop some applause on the original article below, and follow Nic on Twitter! t-hypothesis-for-bitcoiners-ed7e90be7c0d 1:00:31January 23, 2020CryptoQuikRead_342 - Bitcoin & the Primacy of the Digital World [Pascal Hugli]"Because of their digital nature, many people still object to bitcoin, refuse to take it seriously or consider it altogether too scary. [...] It’s the perfect combination of the advantages from the analog as well as the digital world." - Pascal Hugli Don't miss another great article from Bitcoin Magazine on the incredible change that the digital world is unleashing on our society and where we may find a drop of truth in an ocean of uncertainty. Check out the full article plus tons of other great reads at the links below. gital-world Don't forget to follow the author and BitcoinMagazine on Twitter for the very best bitcoin content! https://twitter.com/pahueg https://twitter.com/BitcoinMagazine A special thanks to both the LTB Network for sharing this out among some of the best podcasts in the space & of course my lovely patrons who support turning all of the best works in Bitcoin into the audio versions they deserve! www.patreon.com/thecryptoconomy39:28January 20, 2020CryptoQuikRead_341 - The Rise of the Individual [Aleks Svetski]"Not since the gunpowder revolution were ordinary men & women able to stand up to those who chose to oppress or rule them unjustly. Only this time, it can be done in a non-violent method, whereby one can peacefully opt out" - Aleks Svetski Today we read the epic conclusion to our walk through The Bitcoin Times Ed 2 with a piece from the founder, Aleks Svetski, "The Rise of the Individual." For the revolutionaries, the visionaries, and the dissidents, this article is not to be missed. Drop some applause on this and all the excellent articles made available in The Bitcoin Times publication. Visit the Medium page below to show your appreciation! b6951f https://medium.com/the-bitcoin-times59:46January 16, 2020CryptoQuikRead_340 - The Cat is Out of the Bag [Nic Carter]"Unlike Paypal, Venmo, or traditional payment processors, it cannot deplatform you for wrongthink, holding subversive political views, being a sex worker, or legally selling cannabis. Ours is the biggest possible tent. Don’t be distracted by the online discourse. Bitcoin is utterly indifferent to the political views of its users."  - Nic Carter Getting close to finishing the amazing collection of articles in The Bitcoin Times Ed 2, and today we need another great one, by returning author Nic Carter, titled - The Cat is Out of the Bag. This one is not to be missed. Check out and drop some applause on this piece by following the link below. Follow Nic Carter, TimelessBitcoin, & Alek Svetski on Twitter for more work like this! 46bc1 And of course if you'd like to support the show as well as join in the fun over in the Cryptoconomy Telegram Group, become a Patron! patreon.com/thecryptoconomy52:18January 15, 2020CryptoQuikRead_339 - Proof-of-Work, The Fundamental Laws [Rory Highside]"It is therefore a universal truth that all work has a measurable cost of energy transformation due to the very nature of the universe, and the laws of thermodynamics. It is with these laws that we underpin Bitcoin’s Proof-of-Work."  - Rory Highside Don't miss the next piece in The Bitcoin Times 2nd Ed about how the Bitcoin system is both constrained and forces cooperation by leveraging the fundamental laws of the universe! Check out and drop some applause on this piece by following the link below, don't forget to follow Rory and TimelessBitcoin on Twitter for more work like this! s-of-physics-and-nature-33d95167c57a1:05:07January 14, 2020CryptoQuikRead_338 - The Information Theory of Money [Dan Held]"Prices are the coordinating force of a free market system. Each individual decision-maker can rely on the prices of goods and services to help with their decision making, as the prices themselves are a distillation of all known market information into a single metric."  - Dan Held This is one of those articles that just explores the emergent brilliance of the free market system & easily got me into a near 40 minute rant afterward. Prices are not arbitrary, and a market price is quite possibly the most information dense piece of actionable data you can find anywhere. Learn all about it, in this piece from The Bitcoin Times Ed 2, "The Information Theory of Money." Below are the links to follow Dan Held for more great work, drop some applause on this article, and follow @timelessbitcoin so you don't miss anything from this publication: https://twitter.com/danheld aebdfe1 https://twitter.com/TimelessBitcoin Things you must also listen to because I told you to! • Hayek's "Use of Knowledge in Society" Part 1 - -Knowledge-in-Society-Part-1---F--A--Hayek-e43pfj Part 2 - -Knowledge-in-Society-Part-2---F--A--Hayek-e444k0 • Leonard Reed's "I, Pencil" cil-Leonard-E--Read-e2ndqm • TEDtalk "How I Built a Toaster... from Scratch" cratch#t-12942 If you are enjoying the show & would like to support my work in turning all of the most fascinating and profound works in the Bitcoin space into the audio versions they deserve, become a patron! Not to mention you will get access to the Crpytoconomy Telegram Crew where we hang out and worship the Light of Nakamoto! XD www.patreon.com/thecryptoconomy54:39January 10, 2020CryptoQuikRead_337 - The Tyranny of Time Scarcity - Bitcoin Times Ed 2 - [Robert Breedlove]“Gold, the ancient and prevailing monetary sovereignty layer (representing an unmanipulable money supply), and the internet, the ultimate engine of exchange (representing global interconnectivity or liquidity). By combining and building upon the economic properties of both, Bitcoin is a momentous monetary innovation that has achieved the divisibility, portability, durability, and recognizability of pure information infused with the absolute scarcity of time.” - Robert Breedlove Don’t miss the continuing journey through The Bitcoin Times 2nd Ed, with Breedlove’s excellent piece, “Bitcoin & the Tyranny of Time Scarcity” Drop some applause on this article by following the link below, and don’t forget to check out @timelessBitcoin and @breedlove22 on Twitter for more work like this one. carcity-1d1550dfd8b0 Other works discussed in the commentary: • Knut Svanholm's "Sovereignty Through Mathematics"   Part 1 - ignty-Through-Mathematics---Part-1-Knut-Svanholm-e7tak7 Part 2 - ignty-Through-Mathematics---Part-2-Knut-Svanholm-e7vgr1 Part 3 - ignty-Through-Mathematics---Part-3-Knut-Svanholm-e8198t Part 4 - ignty-Through-Mathematics---Part-4-Knut-Svanholm-e851te Part 5 - ignty-Through-Mathematics---Part-5-Knut-Svanholm-e86lbt • Parker Lewis's "Bitcoin Can't Be Copied" n-Cant-Be-Copied-Parker-Lewis-e58g11 • Hayek's "Use of Knowledge in Society" Part 1 - -Knowledge-in-Society-Part-1---F--A--Hayek-e43pfj Part 2 - -Knowledge-in-Society-Part-2---F--A--Hayek-e444k01:51:19January 8, 2020CryptoQuikRead_336 - Bitcoin's Eternal Struggle - Bitcoin Times Ed 2 [DerGigi]Diving into the many incredible works made available in The Bitcoin Times Ed 2! Today we read Gigi's great piece "Bitcoin's Eternal Struggle" on the intricate dance between that which is built in randomness & entropy, and that which is created with complete unambiguity, with strict universal validation. This week is not to be missed. Check out and drop some applause on the original at the link below. Don't forget to follow Gigi, and TimelessBitcoin on Twitter so you don't miss the incredible work made available for everyone. bafd8 https://sites.google.com/getamber.io/thebitcointimes/ https://twitter.com/dergigi Don't forget that if you are enjoying the show & would like to support my work in turning all of the most fascinating and profound works in the Bitcoin space into the audio versions they deserve, become a patron! Not to mention you will get access to the Crpytoconomy Telegram Crew where we hang out and worship the Light of Nakamoto! XD www.patreon.com/thecryptoconomy46:22January 6, 2020CryptoQuikRead_335 - Bitcoin is Not Backed by Nothing [Parker Lewis]"To provide broader context, the Federal Reserve, the Bank of Japan and the European Central bank have collectively created $10 trillion dollars-worth of new money since the financial crisis, the equivalent of approximately $500,000 per bitcoin. Despite dollars, euro, yen and bitcoin all being digital, bitcoin is the only medium that is tangibly scarce and the only one with inherent monetary properties."  - Parker Lewis Continuing the awesome Gradually, then Suddenly series on the Unchained Capital Blog, we hit today's read, Bitcoin is Not Backed by Nothing. An amazing journey through the nature of our current monetary insanity, & the profound immutability of Bitcoin it must now compete with. TL;DR there is no comparison.   g/ Don't forget to check out the Unchained Capital Blog and the other amazing parts of this Series by checking out the Uchained Collection Below: (check back soon) https://www.unchained-capital.com/blog/ Don't forget that if you are enjoying the show & would like to support my work in turning all of the most fascinating and profound works in the Bitcoin space into the audio versions they deserve, become a patron! Not to mention you will get access to the Crpytoconomy Telegram Crew where we hang out and worship the Light of Nakamoto! XD www.patreon.com/thecryptoconomy1:07:49January 2, 2020Reboot - The Three Economic Eras of Bitcoin [Rusty Russell]A most profound aspect of Bitcoin is that we know, with certainty, what the monetary policy will be no matter how far we look into the future. If we choose to secure sound money for the world, then we have to establish the important markets, build the tools and protocols, and most importantly make the tough decisions *now, * instead of kicking the can down the road. Following the first era, this required a change with how we used this incredible resource.  And just like last time, we will have to change again. The Third Era will come with yet another Bitcoin civil war. Are we preparing for that future, or are we complacent in the present? A new recording with some fresh commentary, we read a great piece that I totally forgot I had already covered on the show, but that deserves a second round anyway, Rusty Russell's "The Three Economic Eras of Bitcoin" -d43bf0cf058a https://twitter.com/rusty_twit33:08December 31, 2019Guy & Car - Bitcoin, Unmentionables, & an Insane 2019Carcampit from the Friends Against Government Podcast joins me to close out 2019 with a discussion on the crazy changes we have seen this year, both in Bitcoin and in so many other areas. We discuss... • The Stock-to-Flow model • Binance & Censoring Coinjoins • The Eurochain • Strip Searching your Devices • The Year of Lightning • New Media • A Bright Future for Privacy & much more!1:37:11December 30, 2019CryptoQuikRead_334 - A Bitcoin Roadmap 2020 & Beyond [John Newbery Tweet Thread]Closing out an extraordinary year in 2019 has us looking forward at 2020 & Beyond. What will we bring to Bitcoin, and what could Bitcoin bring to us? Today we read an amazing thread by John Newbery on the exceptional list of tools and technologies making their debut on the Bitcoin and Lightning protocol stack that will change everything about how we interact with and use this incredible technology. So much exciting stuff to go over, don’t miss “A Bitcoin Roadmap” twitter thread by John Newbery. Link to John's thread and thorough list of links included to explore the tons of improvements on the horizon, or already available to be built with. I highly encourage a dive down this rabbit hole! https://twitter.com/jfnewbery/status/1208559196465184768 • Jack Mallers & Announcing Olympus (fiat-to lightning in seconds) https://twitter.com/JackMallers [audio] cing-Olympus--From-Fiat-to-Lightning-in-Seconds-Jack-Mallers-e5j7ko • Schnorr & Privacy by Lucas Nuzzi hi • Taproot is Coming by Aaron Van Wirdum t-is-Coming-Aaron-van-Wirdum-e8um0c • Lightning & the "Noinput Class" by Aaron Van Wirdum fying-Lightning--The-Noinput-Class-Aaron-Van-Wirdum-e5fhoa If you want to support the show and join the Cryptoconomy Telegram crew, become a patron below! https://www.patreon.com/thecryptoconomy56:16December 28, 2019Reboot - Shelling Out: The Origins of Money [Nick Szabo]"The precursors of money, along with language, enabled early modern humans to solve problems of cooperation that other animals cannot – including problems of reciprocal altruism, kin altruism, and the mitigation of aggression. These precursors shared with non-fiat currencies very specific characteristics – they were not merely symbolic or decorative objects."  - Nick Szabo If you haven't listened to it yet, the time is now. If you have listened to it, then it can't hurt to listen to it again. One of the most essential prerequisites in the Bitcoin space to shine a light on the foundations of money, its history, and the nature of its origins. Today we reboot Nick Szabo's incredible piece, "Shelling Out: The Origins of Money." Check out the original piece hosted on the Nakamoto Institute, and of course the unenumerate blog where you can find hundreds of other excellent posts and works by Nick Szabo. https://nakamotoinstitute.org/shelling-out/ https://unenumerated.blogspot.com/1:36:42December 24, 2019CryptoQuikRead_333 - The Passion of the Believers [Hass McCook]"At the end of the day, everyone has to believe in something; might as well believe in something verifiable and unforgeable."  - Hass McCook As I walk in the valley of fiat, I shall not fear the Economic Reckoning! You don't want to miss this awesome piece by @FriarHass on the "True Believers" of Bitcoin, and why it is not only a religion, but the one True Way. One of the many great articles in the recently released edition 2 of The Bitcoin Times. Check out the amazing links below for more great work and to drop some applause on this wonderful piece! Original Article: f3b46315 The Bitcoin Times Editions 1 & 2 https://sites.google.com/getamber.io/thebitcointimes/ If you want to support the tons of work in making audio versions and expanding on all the best written works around Bitcoin and the Cryptoconomy, become a patron below! https://patreon.com/thecryptoconomy28:09December 20, 2019CryptoQuikRead_332 - Proof of Stake, Private Keys Attacks & Unforgeable Costliness [Hugo Nguyen]Is there a single key factor in the difference between the assurances in PoS vs PoW? The knowledge and proof that there is a real world, inescapable cost to both producing the currency, & editing the chain history - unforgeable costliness.  Learn about this, the private keys attacks that risk entire contesting histories in PoS systems, and to the nothing-at-stake problem. This and more in today's read! Check out the original (hit that applause button) plus the other great pieces Hugo has on his Medium page! -unforgeable-costliness-the-unsung-hero-5caca70b01cb For a deeper dive into unforgeable costliness, listen to the absolute essential read, by Nick Szabo, "Shelling Out, The Origins of Money." of-Money-Nick-Szabo-e2ndom If you want to support the tons of work in making audio versions and expanding on all the best written works around Bitcoin and the Cryptoconomy, become a patron below! https://patreon.com/thecryptoconomy37:20December 19, 2019CryptoQuikRead_331 - Proof of Stake & The Wrong Engineering Mindset [Hugo Nguyen]What is the true set of differences between Proof of Work, and Proof of Stake? What are the engineering mindsets behind them both, and which is built explicitly to survive in the worst-case scenarios? Find out this and more in today’s read of Hugo Nguyen’s excellent piece “Proof of Stake & the Wrong Engineering Mindset.” This will be the beginning of a short series that will finish out our week attacking the PoS design from all angles. Subscribe so you don’t miss it. Follow Hugo on Twitter and Medium to explore his other great work and so you don't miss his next one! https://twitter.com/hugohanoi ndset-15e641ab65a2 Other great Episodes and works mentioned in today’s commentary: Nassim Taleb's "Block Swan" &sr=1-1 CarCampit's "Bitcoin Blockade runner" n--Blockade-Runner-of-the-Information-Age-CarCampit-e2ndpf The Drunkard's Walk https://amzn.to/2Mzzr2K The Bitcoin Survivor's Book List https://thecryptoconomy.com/bitcoin-survivors-book-list/ Hugo Nguyen's other great articles in audio: Ethereum Architecture is Flawed • um-Architecture-is-Flawed-Hugo-Nguyen-e3i5k1 Anatomy of Proof of Work • y-of-Proof-of-Work-Part-1---Hugo-Nguyen-e2ndpg Bitcoin, Chance, and Randomness • n--Chance--and-Randomness-Part-2---Hugo-Nguyen-e2ndpi If you want to support the show and join the Cryptoconomy Telegram crew, become a patron below! https://www.patreon.com/thecryptoconomy36:25December 18, 2019CryptoChat_029 - With David Hollerith & the Bitcoin Magazine PodcastDon't forget to check out the Bitcoin Magazine Podcast and follow Dave on Twitter! https://twitter.com/DsHollers https://twitter.com/BitcoinMagazine Additional resources from the chat: • Does Bitcoin Need Accountants? (audio) • A Most Peaceful Revolution (audio) • Cryptoconomy website • Bitcoin Time Traveller (audio) • Bitcoin Is Worse Is Better (audio) • The Sovereign Individual 50:34December 18, 2019CryptoQuikRead_330 - Does Bitcoin Need Accounts? [Aaron Van Wirdum]Another clever & censorship resistant system for identity within the Bitcoin system is being proposed. Called "Easypaysy," developer Jose Femenias Canuelo has created a system to safely & independently create a static on-chain account system, that would solve the need both of having to reuse Bitcoin addresses, & having to constantly generate new ones for every payment. Today we read the Bitcoin Magazine article by none other than Aaron Van Wirdum breaking down exactly what it is, how it works, and what it might mean for the future of interfacing with the Bitcoin system. A huge thank you to the Let's Talk Bitcoin Network and the crew over at Bitcoin Magazine for letting me cover all of their incredible content! Its exciting to join the many great shows on the LTBnetwork and get the best written works in Bitcoin to all those who don't have the time to read them.  Don't forget to check out the full article plus other links to the white paper for further exploring this new tool: er-thinks-figured https://twitter.com/BitcoinMagazine https://twitter.com/AaronvanW Do NOT miss out on Aaron's other works, here's a list of a handful of his other great articles we've covered in audio: • Taproot is Coming t-is-Coming-Aaron-van-Wirdum-e8um0c • Simplifying Lightning, The "No Input" Class fying-Lightning--The-Noinput-Class-Aaron-Van-Wirdum-e5fhoa • A Cryptoconomy Chat with Aaron VW! ing-Bitcoin-with-Aaron-Van-Wirdum-e4rt9e • Statechains - Sending Keys, Not Coins hains--Sending-Keys-Not-Coins-Aaron-Van-Wirdum-e4mue1 • Understanding the Lightning Network Parts 1-3 Part 1 - tanding-The-Lightning-Network-Part-1-e2ndtd Part 2 - tanding-The-Lightning-Network-Part-2-e2ndt4 Part 3 - tanding-The-Lightning-Network-Part-3-e2ndtc 47:18December 16, 2019CryptoQuikRead_329 - Bitcoin, Not Blockchain [Parker Lewis]Next up in the Gradually, Then Suddenly series by Parker Lewis and available on the incredible blog over at unchained-capital.com is "Bitcoin, Not Blockchain." There is nothing about blockchain that makes it inherently immutable. Immutability emerges over time as the consequence of economic incentives and a native monetary unit that secures those incentives. It is hard won in the battle of monetary competition, something that cannot be copied or challenged with frivolous features, or arbitrary "utility." Parker breaks it all down in his great article, "Bitcoin, Not Blockchain."   Don't forget to check out the Unchained Capital Blog for tons of great written works by Parker and others: https://www.unchained-capital.com/blog/bitcoin-not-blockchain/ Check out all the other great pieces we've covered recently in the Gradually, Then Suddenly series: Gradually, then Suddenly [the series so far] 1 - lly--Then-Suddenly-Parker-Lewis-e55nu4 2 - n-Cant-Be-Copied-Parker-Lewis-e58g11 3 - n-is-Not-Too-Volatile-Parker-Lewis-e6diss 4 - n-Does-Not-Waste-Energy-Parker-Lewis-e7ojph 5 - n-is-Not-Too-Slow-Parker-Lewis-e93sbj 6 - n-Fixes-This-Parker-Lewis-e97cia If you want to support the show and join the Cryptoconomy Telegram crew, become a patron below! https://www.patreon.com/thecryptoconomy52:16December 14, 2019CryptoQuikRead_328 - Under a HEX [Goldman Sats]The scams in the Bitcoin & crypto space are, unfortunately, not low in number. Sometimes the only safe option is to ignore them, but there are the few occasions that require a thorough breakdown of just how the scam works, in hopes of protecting the often naive and uninformed noobs that enter this space. Today we read a piece by Goldman Sats breaking down the inner workings of the HEX scam, and how it is designed for one thing, and one thing only, to take your money. Listen to find out more! Don’t forget to drop the max applause on this article and for @TooWumboToFail’s excellent research into how this works and making it available to everyone. And if you ever hear word of someone thinking of participating, don’t forget to send them to this article or episode before they do. https://medium.com/@TooWumboToFail/under-a-hex-396847b86e57 Here is the "advanced analysis of how HEX works" link buried in the website so anyone who wants to explore further can do so. t9Gm00JRU/edit If you want to support the show and join the Cryptoconomy Telegram crew, become a patron below! https://www.patreon.com/thecryptoconomy34:59December 12, 2019CryptoChat_028 - Horny for Justice at the Raleigh MeetupIs Bitcoin really a religion? Is all money some form of religious institution? What happened to Virgil Griffith? Are juries the best or worst idea for finding justice? These are the important questions that we answer at the Raleigh Meetup Podcast! Listen to today's episode and dont forget to check out the Raleigh Meetup podcast for an awesome chat every week!2:17:02December 10, 2019CryptoQuikRead_327 - Bitcoin is Worse is Better [gwern]Is Bitcoin the perfect money, or is it the worst money that solves the most essential problem, as simply and reliably as possible? In true "New Jersey” style, Bitcoin doesn’t attempt to be everything, it attempts to do ONE thing as beautifully, & as unambiguously as possible. Today we read a fascinating piece from Bitcoin’s rich history, originally published in 2011, and edited, added to, and updated for years since. At Gwern.net, Bitcoin is Worse is Better: https://www.gwern.net/Bitcoin-is-Worse-is-Better Don’t forget to check out the original piece with a literal ocean of links and further exploration. If you want to waste 15 minutes, or half a day, there’s more than enough to explore. As a great (& short) read to accompany this on the “Rise of Worse is Better” philosophy, check out the original post by Richard P. Gabriel below: https://dreamsongs.com/RiseOfWorseIsBetter.html For more on the history of Bitcoin, the open source movement, and the “worse is better” design philosophy, I highly recommend the Iterative Capital Thesis on The Cryptocurrency Phenomenon: yptocurrency-Phenomenon----The-Iterative-Capital-Thesis-e2u7qq If you want to support the show and join the Cryptoconomy Telegram crew, become a patron below! https://www.patreon.com/thecryptoconomy1:06:12December 9, 2019CryptoQuikRead_326 - Innovations in Bitcoin's Technology Stack [Lucas Nuzzi]For everyone that tells you Bitcoin is a stagnant technology going nowhere, this is the article to point them to.  Another be returning author Lucas Nuzzi, we cover a piece that touches on the plethora of developments happening across all fronts in the Bitcoin ecosystem.  Much like the development of the internet, Bitcoin has the benefit of building a modular protocol stack to solve a vast array of problems without compromising the underlying network. A great read to close the week. Follow Lucas Nuzzi on Twitter, be sure to drop some applause on the article, check out the link to explore all the crazy stuff discussed in this piece, and lastly check out Digital Assets Research for more great work: ns-technology-stack-7edf877eab14 Check out the other great reads we have by Lucas! Schnorr Signatures & the Inevitability of Privacy hi The Resolution of the Big Block Experiment solution-of-the-Big-Block-Experiment-Lucas-Nuzzi-e3g7ms The Liquid Network w/ Thoughts from Lucas Nuzzi -Network-Launch-and-Thoughts-from-Lucas-Nuzzi-e2ndp8 If you want to support the show and join the Cryptoconomy Telegram crew, become a patron below! https://www.patreon.com/thecryptoconomy46:34December 6, 2019Money, Bitcoin, & Time - by Robert BreedloveMoney is the tool that enables human exchange and prosperity... Bitcoin is a sovereign, sound, digital form of money... Time is the only true scarcity that exists for humanity... Listen to a walk through the Bitcoin perspective and the rich history that enlightens the story for Bitcoin's immense monetary potential. Reading the unabridged audiobook of Money, Bitcoin & Time, written by Robert Breedlove.  Link below to the original PDF to explore the data and graphics or the extraordinary list of reads in the sources on pages 89-90. https://www.parallaxdigital.io/blog 4:38:06December 4, 2019CryptoQuikRead_325 - Lightning, Why I Quit the Bond Market for Bitcoin [Nik Bhatia]Another of the many great pieces from Nik Bhatia getting into the impact and scope of the system that the Lightning Network could become. Bitcoin is neither just a store of value, nor just a medium of exchange, it's both. The LNP/BP protocol stack is taking us into the future, hear all about it in today's read from Nik Bhatia, now part the OpenNode team, titled "The Lightning Network: Why I Quit the Bond Market for Bitcoin." Link to Nik's Twitter and the original article on his Medium page: https://twitter.com/timevalueofbtc e-bond-market-for-bitcoin-12693120039f The other great pieces by Nik we have covered on the show: The Triumvirate of Liquidity iumvirate-of-Liquidity-Nik-Bhatia-e8t41e Bitcoin is a Human Right n-is-a-Human-Right-Nik-Bhatia-e4jtga The Business of Bitcoin Cold Storage siness-of-Bitcoin-Cold-Storage-Nik-Bhatia-e2ndoj Our 3rd ever Interview with Nik Bhatia all about the future of Capital Markets -on-The-Future-of-Bitcoin-Financial-Markets-e2ndqv The Bitcoin Second Layer nd-layer/LNRR The Time Value of Bitcoin me-Value-of-Bitcoin-e2ndq2 The Bitcoin Risk Spectrum -spectrum/ Grab your copy of the Little Bitcoin Book or listen to the audiobook read by me! =1575326799&sprefix=the+littel+bitcoin%2Caps%2C156&sr=8-1 Join me at the Bitcoin maximalist conference next year! Get tickets for BitBlockBoom2020 at the link below - offer code CC for 30% off! BitBlockBoom.com23:54December 2, 2019CryptoChat_027 - Boomer Bucks & the Raleigh MeetupDon't be the oblivious boomer who lets their hard work get sucked away by that garbage Boomer Bucks currency. Be a part of the future, and Buy Bitcoin! Another fun chat with the Raleigh Bitcoin Meetup! Check out the Raleigh Meetup Podcast and subscribe so you don't miss them: https://anchor.fm/raleigh-bitcoin-meetup Get your copy of "The Little Bitcoin Book" in print or audio (read by your truly) for those long holiday drives: 07W957N7T Join me at BitBlockBoom2020 for an awesome time with the best of the Bitcoin maximalists! https://bitblockboom.com/ And of course, if you want to join the Cryptoconomy Telegram and hang out with the crew, become a patron below: https://www.patreon.com/thecryptoconomy 2:12:54November 27, 2019CryptoQuikRead_324 - Bitcoin Fixes This [Parker Lewis]An economy leveraged 150:1 A spiraling tower of debts to pay for our previous debts Central Banks repeating the same policies that caused our problems as their solutions The confiscation through counterfeit of $Trillions in economic production Massive distortions of the price mechanism & monetary authorities who argue over not whether they should, but by how much they will debase our hard earned money Bitcoin Fixes This. Part 6 in the Gradually, Then Suddenly series by Parker Lewis from the Unchained Capital blog. Unchained just dropped the "greatest hits" collection of their blog, tons of great content to explore below: https://unchainedcap.wpengine.com/greatest-hits/ Mentioned in the show: Use of Knowledge in Society - Parts 1 & 2 -Knowledge-in-Society-Part-1---F--A--Hayek-e43pfj -Knowledge-in-Society-Part-2---F--A--Hayek-e444k0 If you want to support the show and join the Cryptoconomy Telegram crew, become a patron below! https://www.patreon.com/thecryptoconomy50:41November 27, 2019CryptoQuikRead_323 - Transaction Count is an Inferior Measure [Nic Carter]To think of the value of a global, jurisdiction-less, "money-for-enemies" network as nothing more than the result of how many transactions it can do on the base layer, is to miss the point entirely.  The difference between the payments systems and settlement systems of the world, their degree of assurances, and the desirable characteristics of their operation are often diametrically opposed. Listen to another of Nic Carter's excellent pieces to learn all about how "Transaction Count is an Inferior Measure." Check out the original post (great charts illustrating his argument) on Nic's Medium page, plus the tons of other great written content he publishes regularly: re-fba2d5ac97f1 Another great tool to show the relative "speed" of competing networks: https://howmanyconfs.com/ Other great work in audio from Nic Carter: • A Most Peaceful Revolution -Peaceful-Revolution-Nic-Carter-e5bfpm • A Most Peaceful Revolution (Guy's Follow Up) -the-Protocol-on-Nic-Carters-Peaceful-Revolution-e5cap9 • Unpacking Bitcoin's Assurances ing-Bitcoins-Assurances-Nic-Carter-e4sn3r • How to Scale Bitcoin Without Changing a Thing [parts 1 & 2] -Scale-Bitcoin-Without-Changing-a-Thing-Part-1---Nic-Carter-e3qgfg -Scale-Bitcoin-Without-Changing-a-Thing-Part-2---Nic-Carter-e3qsvi • Bitcoin's Existential Crisis ns-Existential-Crisis-Nic-Carter-e2ndok37:13November 25, 2019The Bitcoin Reformation - by Tuur DemeesterINTRODUCTION At the end of the 16th century, a rag tag group of rebel intellectuals and entrepreneurs founded a country on some of the least desirable land in Europe—so often flooded that it needed hundreds of miles of moats - while fighting an eighty year long war against the largest empire in the world. From this struggle and melting pot of ideas emerged the Dutch and British golden ages, innovative economic institutions that changed the world, as well as one of America’s most successful socio-economic experiments: New York City. This report makes the case that the 21st century emergence of bitcoin, encryption, the internet, and millennials are more than just trends; they herald a wave of change that exhibits similar dynamics as the 16-17th century revolution that took place in Europe. ... Author - Tuur Demeester56:13November 22, 2019CryptoQuikRead_322 - The World Has Gone Mad... [Ray Dalio]The World Has Gone Mad, & the System is Broken. Ray Dalio drops a bomb recently with his post showing the sorry state of our money, the cracks in our world monetary system, and the coming paradigm shift.  A short piece that requires much ranting, don't miss it. Link to the original post and Ray Dalio's twitter page: lio/ https://twitter.com/RayDalio Other great works mentioned in this show: The Case for Electronic Cash h-Jerry-Brito-e3rhj6 Use of Knowledge in Society - Parts 1 & 2 -Knowledge-in-Society-Part-1---F--A--Hayek-e43pfj -Knowledge-in-Society-Part-2---F--A--Hayek-e444k0 How is Fiat Money Possible - Parts 1-3 -Fiat-Money-Possible-Part-1---Hans-Hermann-Hoppe-e3odu1 -Fiat-Money-Possible-Part-2---Hans-Hermann-Hoppe-e3oon2 -Fiat-Money-Possible-Part-3---Hans-Hermann-Hoppe-e3p2k1 And if you want to start down a rabbit hole... WTFHappenedin1971.com35:19November 21, 2019CryptoQuikRead_321 - Bitcoin is Not Too Slow [Parker Lewis]The 5th installment of the always fascinating "Gradually, then Suddenly" series from Parker Lewis and Unchained Capital.  What is the real problem that Bitcoin solves, and how does it compare to the alternatives? Are mass payments an impossible problem, and isn't Bitcoin too slow to be global money?  This piece is packed with digital gold, so don't miss it! Link the the original article so you can get a head start and check out all the other incredible writing at Unchained-capital.com. Don't forget to follow Parker on Twitter for more of his work: https://www.unchained-capital.com/blog/bitcoin-is-not-too-slow/ https://twitter.com/parkeralewis Other great episodes and content to go down the rabbit hole on this one! • Use of Knowledge in Society Parts 1 & 2 -Knowledge-in-Society-Part-1---F--A--Hayek-e43pfj • 7 Misunderstandings of Bitcoin's Scaling Problem (this is old, forgive me) nderstandings-of-Bitcoins-Scaling-Problem-e2ndtf • Bitcoin & Software Reliability n--Software-Reliability-beautyon_-e46lnu • Gradually, then Suddenly [the series so far] 1 - lly--Then-Suddenly-Parker-Lewis-e55nu4 2 - n-Cant-Be-Copied-Parker-Lewis-e58g11 3 - n-is-Not-Too-Volatile-Parker-Lewis-e6diss 4 - n-Does-Not-Waste-Energy-Parker-Lewis-e7ojph You can support this show, ensuring all the best work in Bitcoin gets the audio version it deserves, AND get access to the Cryptoconomy Crew Telegram by becoming a patron below! https://www.patreon.com/thecryptoconomy1:08:51November 20, 2019CryptoQuikRead_320 - The Bitcoin Reformation - Part 2 [Tuur Demeester]Today we conclude the report from Adamant Capital written by Tuur Demeester on a fascinating parallel between Bitcoin and the Protestant Reformation of the 16th and 17th centuries. A plethora of new financial tools and the flight to find security in uncertain times, and the many parallels with the role Bitcoin could play in finding a haven from the over-leveraged, over-regulated, and corrupt IMFS. Don't miss a great piece. Links to the original works below. Again, don't forget to follow Tuur on Twitter for tons of amazing content and thoughts on the impact of this new economy. https://docsend.com/view/ijd8qrs https://twitter.com/TuurDemeester Other great episodes for more details and expanding on these themes: • Bitcoin, An Accounting Revolution n-An-Accounting-Revolution-Permabull-Nio-e473tj • What's Driving the Cryptocurrency Phenomenon? An Iterative Capital Thesis yptocurrency-Phenomenon----The-Iterative-Capital-Thesis-e2u7qq • A Most Peaceful Revolution [Nic Carter] -Peaceful-Revolution-Nic-Carter-e5bfpm • Guy's Take - Revolution in the Protocol -the-Protocol-on-Nic-Carters-Peaceful-Revolution-e5cap9 • Bitcoin in Heavy Accumulation Part 1 & 2 3tnic 3u1gb If you want to support the show and join the Cryptoconomy Telegram crew, become a patron below! https://www.patreon.com/thecryptoconomy48:06November 15, 2019CryptoQuikRead_319 - The Bitcoin Reformation - Part 1 [Tuur Demeester]Today we start our journey through the new report from Adamant Capital written by Tuur Demeester on a fascinating parallel between Bitcoin and the Protestant Reformation of the 16th and 17th centuries. The monopoly being undermined, the technology that catalyzes the paradigm shift, the new economic class, and the new tools of self defense.  Can these shed light on our own uncertain future?  Find out in... The Bitcoin Reformation - Part 1 Links to the original works below. Don't forget to follow Tuur on Twitter as well for tons of amazing content and thoughts on the impact of this new economy. https://docsend.com/view/ijd8qrs https://twitter.com/TuurDemeester Plus the other great episodes mentioned in the commentary for more details on similar concepts: • Bitcoin, An Accounting Revolution n-An-Accounting-Revolution-Permabull-Nio-e473tj • What's Driving the Cryptocurrency Phenomenon? An Iterative Capital Thesis yptocurrency-Phenomenon----The-Iterative-Capital-Thesis-e2u7qq • A Most Peaceful Revolution [Nic Carter] -Peaceful-Revolution-Nic-Carter-e5bfpm • Guy's Take - Revolution in the Protocol -the-Protocol-on-Nic-Carters-Peaceful-Revolution-e5cap9 • Bitcoin in Heavy Accumulation Part 1 & 2 3tnic 3u1gb If you want to support the show and join the Cryptoconomy Telegram crew, become a patron below! https://www.patreon.com/thecryptoconomy53:56November 14, 2019CryptoChat_026 - Bitcoin for Self Defense with Max HillebrandDiving down the rabbit hole on the amazing privacy technologies in Bitcoin, what they are, how they can be used, and how it might change our interactions with the Bitcoin timechain in the future. Don't miss an awesome chat with Max Hillebrand! The many links discussed in this episode for tons of awesome tech to explore further.: Max Hillebrand's website and huge body of work: http://towardsliberty.com/ BitcoinOps Taproot Workshop https://github.com/bitcoinops/taproot-workshop/ Schnorr BIP https://github.com/sipa/bips/blob/bip-schnorr/bip-schnorr.mediawiki Taproot BIP https://github.com/sipa/bips/blob/bip-schnorr/bip-taproot.mediawiki Tapscript BIP https://github.com/sipa/bips/blob/bip-schnorr/bip-tapscript.mediawiki 1:57:16November 12, 2019CryptoQuikRead_318 - Taproot is Coming [Aaron van Wirdum]One of the many amazing technologies coming to Bitcoin, Taproot is one of the most promising improvements to the privacy, efficiency, & capabilities of the Bitcoin system. Another excellent article breaking it all down by Aaron Van Wirdum, published at BitcoinMagazine.com, today we read & discuss: "Taproot Is Coming: What It Is, and How It Will Benefit Bitcoin" -will-benefit-bitcoin For a deeper dive into Taproot, check out the links provided at the bottom of the article. For more of Aaron Van Wirdum's excellent work in audio: • Our Chat with Aaron: ing-Bitcoin-with-Aaron-Van-Wirdum-e4rt9e • The "No Input Class" & Eltoo fying-Lightning--The-Noinput-Class-Aaron-Van-Wirdum-e5fhoa • Statechains: Sending Keys, Not Coins hains--Sending-Keys-Not-Coins-Aaron-Van-Wirdum-e4mue1 • Understanding Lightning Part 1 tanding-The-Lightning-Network-Part-1-e2ndtd • Understanding Lightning Part 2 tanding-The-Lightning-Network-Part-2-e2ndt4 • Understanding Lightning Part 3 tanding-The-Lightning-Network-Part-3-e2ndtc Grab a hard copy of the latest Bitcoin Magazine edition at their store below: https://store.b.tc/40:42November 11, 2019CryptoQuikRead_317 - The Triumvirate of Liquidity [Nik Bhatia]Today, Nik Bhatia takes us through a compressed history of the Dollar, Us Treasuries, and how we found ourselves in the current global financial mess. What are the safe-haven assets of the future, what will happen to the demand during these uncertain times, & what will be Bitcoin’s role? US Treasuries, Gold, & Bitcoin… The Triumvirate of Liquidity! Don't forget to drop some applause on the article below, check out the Tantra Labs blog, and of course, follow Bhatia on Twitter: 20 https://twitter.com/timevalueofbtc Other episodes suggested from the discussion after the read, covering and going more in depth into topics previously on the show: • Lightning Tech in 2019 (Channel Factories) ills-Hottest-Lightning-Tech-of-2019-e426ph • Stop Calling Bitcoin Deflationary [Conner Brown] alling-Bitcoin-Deflationary-Conner-Brown-e8p1o3 • Deflation & Liberty [Hulsmann] ion--Liberty-Part-1---Jrg-Guido-Hlsmann-e4q6gc ion--Liberty-Part-2---Jrg-Guido-Hlsmann-e4qpvp • World War B [Raleigh Meetup] B-The-Raleigh-Bitcoin-Podcast-e8ci9m49:43November 8, 2019GuysTake_025 - Money, Networks, Blockchains, & Bitcoin The much deserved Guy’s Take episode as a dedicated follow-up to the amazing work of "The Bitcoin Time Vol 1." There just wasn’t enough time to do it justice during the read, so today I give my take on the plethora of ideas conveyed in Alek Svetski’s awesome work! Don’t forget to listen to the audio if you haven’t yet! Part 1 and 2 linked below: Part 1 - 9ar Part 2 - -e8rqi1 As I said, the ideas in this piece are many & very dense. We've had entire episodes expanding on these topics that are great for a deeper journey down the rabbit hole.  Here are some links to those past works that will elaborate on the many topics. • Money blockchains social scalability -Blockchains--and-Social-Scalability-e2ndsj • Bitcoin can’t be copied n-Cant-Be-Copied-Parker-Lewis-e58g11 • Independent property rights n--the-Promise-of-Independent-Property-Rights-Hasu--Su-Zhu-e3j6b8 • I, pencil cil-Leonard-E--Read-e2ndqm • How The Internet is Too Complex to Work g-of-my-TCP--or-How-the-Internet-is-Too-Complex-to-Work-e32omd • Reckless to Wumbology - The Lightning Build Out ss-to-Wumbology--The-Lightning-Network-Build-Out-Arjun-Balaji-e3235m • Origins of Money of-Money-Nick-Szabo-e2ndom • 7 Misunderstandings of Bitcoin’s Scaling Problem nderstandings-of-Bitcoins-Scaling-Problem-e2ndtf1:25:16November 7, 2019CryptoQuikRead_316 - A New Monetary Network - The Bitcoin Times Vol 1 - Part 2 [Aleksandar Svetski]"Bitcoin is the first time we’ve combined Money as a unit, with Money as a Network, into one thing." - Alexsandar Svetski Dont miss part 2, the conclusion, of Aleks Svetski's excellent volume of "The Bitcoin Times." A new global monetary network, the future & potential of Lightning, the difference between money & payments, Bitcoin & the internet, investing in networks, "dumb" vs "smart," and so much more! Check out volume 1, and be sure to not miss out on the coming editions at the link below: https://bitcointimes.news/ For further reading and exploration of these ideas, check out the other links mentioned in today's read: https://hackernoon.com/why-bitcoin-matters-c8bf733b9fad If you want to support the show AND join the Cryptoconomy Telegram crew, become a patron below! https://www.patreon.com/thecryptoconomy53:25November 6, 2019CryptoQuikRead_315 - Blockchain is Dead - The Bitcoin Times Vol 1 - Part 1 [Aleksandar Svetski]"When people get up and begin to talk to me about how they’re going to use the blockchain to solve supply chain, or whatever other (mostly ridiculous) idea they have, it reminds of someone who just discovered that limestone aggregate in concrete makes for better/noinput-class-bitcoin-soft-fork-simplify-lightning Miniscript: How Blockstream Engineers Are Making Bitcoin Programming Easy(er) ers-are-making-bitcoin-programming-easyer Other great reading for SigHash Flags and other Bitcoin scripting details: Raghov Sood's Blog post on signature types Bitcoin.org's Extensive Guide to Transactions https://bitcoin.org/en/transactions-guide#introduction And Lastly don't forget to check out the cool stuff at the Bitcoin Magazine Store: https://store.b.tc/ Thank you so much to our recent patrons! Kirk, Jake, & Crypto Dread!! If you would like to join them and the rest of the awesome crew in the Cryptoconomy telegram, become a patron and support my turning every great piece of Bitcoin & Cryptoconomy literature into the audio version it deserves. patreon.com/thecryptoconomy53:00September 20, 2019CryptoQuikRead_296 - The Long Now [Ben Hunt - Epsilon Theory]The only thing as scarce as Bitcoin, is Time.  Do you value it accordingly?   For today's read we are diving into our first piece from the awesome collection over at Epsilon Theory by Ben Hunt. The Long Now Pt. 1 - Tick Tock Don't forget to check out the other incredible content over at EpsilonTheory.com Other great content mentioned in this Episode: The Bitcoin Survivor's Book List http://thecryptoconomy.com/bitcoin-survivors-book-list/ Rational Optimist (affiliate link) 61452068&linkId=3dc9331a46a005a948035d919adf933c Your Life in Weeks (waitbutwhy.com) https://waitbutwhy.com/2014/05/life-weeks.html Click the link below if you want to help support my work in turning all the best written works in the Cryptoconomy into audio! patreon.com/thecryptoconomy43:17September 18, 2019CryptoQuikRead_295 - A New Form of Life - Money, Bitcoin & Time [Part 5 - Robert Breedlove]Concluding the “Bitcoin” section of Money, Bitcoin & Time. So many fascinating aspects of Bitcoin covered by author Robert Breedlove in this section including: • A new form of life • The many-sided network effects of Bitcoin • Positive feedback loops • The Minority Rule • The TrustNet & more! “It removes the central banks, macroeconomists, politicians, presidents, dictators and military leaders from monetary policy and payments authorization once and for all.” If you haven't listened to the previous parts of this incredible piece, visit the links below: Part 1 - -Bitcoin--Time-Part-1---Robert-Breedlove-e52gih Part 2 - 53ug5 Part 3 - e-e54u2e Part 4 - ove-e5djsh1:06:58September 18, 2019CryptoQuikRead_294 - The Simple Truth About Bitcoin - Money, Bitcoin & Time [Part 4 - Robert Breedlove]Jumping back into Robert Breedlove's great piece with a thorough exploration of Bitcoin as a money, a technology, a network, and a measure of time.   • The Cost and Reward of Proof-of-Work • A Vault Built of Energy • The infinite Hardness of Bitcoin • The Internet of Value • The Bitcoin Social Contract & more! Don't miss the continuation of this excellent piece available on the blog or in PDF at parallaxdigital.io - https://www.parallaxdigital.io/blog If You haven't yet, don't forget to check out the first 3 parts of this incredible piece on the episodes linked below: Part 1 - -Bitcoin--Time-Part-1---Robert-Breedlove-e52gih Part 2 - 53ug5 Part 3 - e-e54u2e Other Great works mentioned on the show for further diving into related topics and exploring Bitcoin: 21 Lessons of the Bitcoin Rabbit Hole [DerGigi] Part 1 - sons-of-the-Bitcoin-Rabbit-Hole---Chapter-1-e47u83 Part 2 - sons-of-the-Bitcoin-Rabbit-Hole---Chapter-2-e489f9 Part 3 - sons-of-the-Bitcoin-Rabbit-Hole---Chapter-3-e48kao More on the Fascinating Nature of Proof-of-Work: Proof of Work is Efficient -Efficient-Dan-Held-e2ndpk Bitcoin & the 7th Great Disruption of the Digital Age -7th-Great-Disruption-of-the-Digital-Age-e57p9m Anatomy of Proof of Work y-of-Proof-of-Work-Part-1---Hugo-Nguyen-e2ndpg Bitcoin, Chance, and Randomness n--Chance--and-Randomness-Part-2---Hugo-Nguyen-e2ndpi 1:25:16September 17, 2019GuysTake_23 - Revolution in the Protocol [on Nic Carter's "Peaceful Revolution"]Today we have a follow up to Nic Carter's excellent piece on Medium, A Most Peaceful Revolution. An incredible article that deserves an exhaustive discussion and easily earns a few ridiculous rants.  What could be better for Guy's Take 23?  Other episodes and works mentioned in the show for a deeper dive: A Most Peaceful Revolution -Peaceful-Revolution-Nic-Carter-e5bfpm Anatomy of the State https://mises.org/library/anatomy-state A Cypherpunk's Manifesto erpunks-Manifesto-e2ndpc The Crypto Anarchist Manifesto https://www.activism.net/cypherpunk/crypto-anarchy.html The Bitcoin Survivor's Book List https://cryptoconomy.life/bitcoin-survivors-book-list/ Bitcoin and the Promise of Independent Property Rights n--the-Promise-of-Independent-Property-Rights-e3j6b8 Bitcoin Can't Be Copied n-Cant-Be-Copied-Parker-Lewis-e58g111:14:42September 13, 2019CryptoQuikRead_293 - A Most Peaceful Revolution [Nic Carter]Today we read a veritable Bitcoin Manifesto on a fundamental truth of Bitcoin's nature, the challenge it proposes to the state, the atrocities it seeks to dismantle, the hubris of alternatives, its promethean origins, the values it codifies, the role its already playing, and its patient unstoppable advancement. Do not miss the audio, followed by tomorrow's commentary (there's simply too much to say in one show), of Nic Carter's,     A Most Peaceful Revolution Drop some highly due applause over at his Medium page and check out the other amazing work he has been putting out: e Previous episodes of Nic's amazing work: • Media Coverage of Bitcoin is Still a Total Disaster -Coverage-of-Bitcoin-is-Still-a-Total-Disaster-e2ndqf) • How to Scale Bitcoin Without Changing a thing [Part 1 & 2] -Scale-Bitcoin-Without-Changing-a-Thing-Part-1-e3qgfg -Scale-Bitcoin-Without-Changing-a-Thing-Part-2-e3qsvi • Unpacking Bitcoin's Assurances ing-Bitcoins-Assurances-e4sn3r • Bitcoin's Existential Crisis ns-Existential-Crisis-e2ndok • How to Critique Bitcoin: A Guide -Critique-Bitcoin--A-Guide-e2ndpt • Visions of Bitcoin s-of-Bitcoin-e2ndqq Become a Patron to support my work and join the Cryptoconomy Telegram Crew!  Every donation helps in turning all of the best writings in Bitcoin and the Cryptoconomy into the audio version they deserve!   www.patreon.com/thecryptoconomy38:08September 12, 2019GuysTake_022 - But Bitcoin Isn't User Friendly...• Keys are being abstracted away. • Users will call customer support to restore their coins, but never give up control. • Ownership of a single UTXO will become rare. • On-chain transactions will be used to build networks, more than transfer coins. • Lightning, sidechains, statechains & more will work invisibly behind the curtain. Things are changing fast, and we go through all sorts of great stuff in this show and I attempt to explain some of the technical elements with analogies using cookies. Gonna be a fun one, so don't miss it! Thank you to our newest patron, Maximilian Schmitz!! Join Max in supporting the show & help make every great work about Bitcoin and the Cryptoconomy into the audio version it deserves! Plus, get access to the exclusive Cryptoconomy Crew Telegram!✊ https://www.patreon.com/thecryptoconomy1:03:22September 9, 2019CryptoQuikRead_292 - Rise of the Sovereign Individual [dergigi]If you were looking for a succinct summation of the philosophy and to understand why we are so avid about using Bitcoin, encrypting our communication, and why we think these things are critical for a better future, this is the episode you're looking for.😘 Beginning with a read of @Dergigi's great piece on the Bull Bitcoin Medium page, "Rise of the Sovereign Individual." Followed by a discussion about what liberty is, why we should be defending it, and what tools we have to truly "install" it on our future. Check out the original article to drop some applause & check out the new Cyphernode project! 201eee82f00 Other works by Der Gigi can be found below: https://dergigi.com/ 21 Lessons of the Bitcoin Rabbit Hole Part 1 - sons-of-the-Bitcoin-Rabbit-Hole---Chapter-1-e47u83 Part 2 - sons-of-the-Bitcoin-Rabbit-Hole---Chapter-2-e489f9 Part 3 - sons-of-the-Bitcoin-Rabbit-Hole---Chapter-3-e48kao Proof of Life of-Life-e51lt1 Support the show and help make every great work on Bitcoin and the Cryptoconomy into the audio version it deserves! Plus, become a patron and get access to the exclusive Cryptoconomy Crew Telegram!✊ https://www.patreon.com/thecryptoconomy44:33September 6, 2019CryptoQuikRead_291 - Bitcoin Can't Be Copied [Parker Lewis]Today we start into the second piece of the "Gradually, Then Suddenly" series by Parker Lewis. Why altcoiners can claim their coin is for something other than money, but it must compete with Bitcoin as money regardless.  Why money will only tend to one. Why copies of Bitcoin are just modern day alchemy. And why toxic maximalism is Bitcoin's greatest strength.  Don't miss a great piece and fun discussion to follow! Bitcoin Can't Be Copied!🚫 Check out the original article plus the other great stuff on the blog over at the Unchained Capital blog: https://www.unchained-capital.com/blog/bitcoin-cant-be-copied/ Support the show and help make every great piece shedding light on the incredible impact, the concepts, & the technology of Bitcoin and the Cryptoconomy into the audio version it deserves! Plus, become a patron and get access to the exclusive Cryptoconomy Crew Telegram group!✊ https://www.patreon.com/thecryptoconomy41:56September 6, 2019GuysTake_021 - Bitcoin & the 7th Great Disruption of the Digital AgeBitcoin isn't just a token you can send and receive online, it isn't just a digital money, its a complete inversion of the idea of money in the same way that the internet changed the nature of information.  To understand exactly why, we need to look at the previous major societal disruptions brought about by the Digital age, and we can begin to see where Bitcoin will fit into the big picture. 1) Mail & Connecting 2) Publishing & The Web 3) The Infrastructure Inversion 4) Ecommerce 5) The New Media 6) Collaboration & Crowd Sourcing 7) New Money & Permissionless Finance Don't miss a fun exploration through the history of the internet and the role that Bitcoin will play in establishing ground for a second chapter in the Digital Age! Further Reading/Listening mentioned in the episode: Szabo's essential work, Shelling Out: The Origins of Money (no commentary) of-Money-e2ndom (with commentary) Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 The Incredible Iterative Capital Thesis: What's Really Driving the Cryptocurrency Phenomenon yptocurrency-Phenomenon----The-Iterative-Capital-Thesis-e2u7qq And numerous excellent books that I've pulled together on the Bitcoin Survivor's Book List: 4, 2019CryptoChat_021 - Wealth Power & Influence, Bitcoin talk with Jason & MattThe Bitcoin community needs more Jason Stapleton, so I'm doing my part.  Super excited to have had the opportunity to join Jason Stapleton and Matt Erickson on a favorite show of mine, Wealth, Power & Influence!  Don't miss this great episode plus tomorrow's follow-up where I go further down the rabbit hole on many topics we touched on in this interview.   Don't forget to follow Jason Stapleton (and Matt Erickson) for more of the endlessly entertaining, Wealth Power & Influence podcast. https://jasonstapleton.com/podcast/ If you want to support the work I'm doing to bring all the most incredible Bitcoin content and their fascinating ideas straight to your ears, then become a patron! Plus get access to the exclusive Cryptoconomy Telegram Group! patreon.com/thecryptoconomy 49:15September 2, 2019CryptoQuikRead_290 - Gradually, Then Suddenly [Parker Lewis]"What is money? That is the beginning of the real rabbit hole.” Like the process of going bankrupt, how fiat money inflates, and what it feels like to learn Bitcoin... it happens gradually, then suddenly. We take a break today before getting back into Money, bitcoin & Time, by beginning the awesome series at unchained-captial.com by Parker Lewis that is hitting major topics around Bitcoin and its supposed "failures" one at a time.  A really fun and well written series that's going to inspire great discussion for the show! Today we start with his introductory piece, Gradually, Then Suddenly. https://www.unchained-capital.com/blog/dollar-crisis-to-bitcoin/ Don't forget to follow both Unchained Capital and Parker Lewis so you don't miss the tons of other great stuff they are working on and some really great reading on Bitcoin and the financial markets. https://twitter.com/parkeralewis https://twitter.com/unchainedcap Become a patron and help support my work at turning every brilliant piece of literature around Bitcoin and the Cryptoconomy into the audiobook version it deserves!! Love you guys! https://www.patreon.com/thecryptoconomy32:17August 30, 2019CryptoQuikRead_289 - Bitcoin & Me [Hal Finney]Harold Thomas Finney (May 4, 1956 – August 28, 2014) In one of his last posts on the BitcoinTalk forums, Hal Finney posted a short message about his past, finding Bitcoin, working with Satoshi, coming to terms with his disease, and the legacy he was leaving behind. On this day in 2014 we lost a true cypherpunk. Hal's, Bitcoin and Me08:30August 28, 2019CryptoQuikRead_288 - The Economic Nervous System - Money, Bitcoin, & Time [Part 3 - Robert Breedlove]Today we continue our journey through Robert Breedlove's thorough work by completing section 1 on the incredible history & profound nature of money. • How prices are the economic nervous system • Histories of failed monies • When gold lost its soundness • The Gilded Age • The Century of War • Skin in the game • Free Markets vs Socialism You'll find this amazing work plus much more at parallaxdigital.io/blog Further reading, listening, & exploration mentioned in today's show: Use of Knowledge in Society -Knowledge-in-Society-Part-1-e43pfj -Knowledge-in-Society-Part-2-e444k0 The Island of Stone Money land-of-Stone-Money-e4d6m0 All Wars are Bankers Wars https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hfEBupAeo4 Nassim Taleb's "Skin in the Game" If you want to support the tons of work in making audio versions and expanding on all the best written works around Bitcoin and the Cryptoconomy, become a patron below! https://patreon.com/thecryptoconomy1:40:54August 28, 2019CryptoQuikRead_287 - Money is a Social Network - Money, Bitcoin & Time [Part 2 - Robert Breedlove]The network effects that tie society together through its community, language, and money are both incredibly powerful, and very difficult to measure. We continue with Robert Breedlove's broad piece covering all of the core ideas that make Bitcoin the powerful innovation it is, and detailing exactly what it is changing, with a deep historical context.   • Money is a social network • "Hardness" is #1 • The 7 characteristics of a monetary good •  The nature of prosperity • How economies grow So many fascinating concepts and related stories to share on this one.  In the next section we will start back with "The Economic Nervous System" and how the natural emergence of prices creates the incentives to organize and direct our actions. So much more to come, don't forget to subscribe! Don't forget that you can find this incredible work and much more at parallaxdigital.io/blog1:08:55August 26, 2019CryptoQuikRead_286 - Money, Bitcoin & Time [Part 1 - Robert Breedlove]Today we start into an amazing and broad work that tackles the entire argument for Bitcoin, from the origins and nature of money, to the cost and value of time, by Robert Breedlove titled, "Money, Bitcoin and Time." • How does an economy grow? • Why do we even need money? • How extraordinary are the benefits of indirect exchange? • What makes a money sound? Check out the original piece, and read along for a better understanding by following the link below. You'll find this piece plus tons of other great reading. https://www.parallaxdigital.io/blog Don't forget to follow @breedlove22 on Twitter so you don't miss some awesome threads! https://twitter.com/Breedlove22 Mentioned on the Show: A must listen if you haven't heard it, "I, Pencil" - cil-e2ndqm My everyday mission now is to turn every piece of incredible work that sheds light on the understanding of Bitcoin & makes more clear the future of the Cryptoconomy that we seek to build, into the audio version it deserves! Become a patron to help me get that done!  Plus, you'll get to join us in the Cryptoconomy Crew Telegram! https://www.patreon.com/thecryptoconomy58:50August 22, 2019CryptoChat_020 - ITS ALIVE!! Brandon Quittem & Der Gigi on the Bitcoin Organism“Life is like fire, not water; it is a process, not a pure substance. […] The simplest, but not the only, proof of life is to find something that is alive.” — Christopher McKay The author of the incredible Bitcoin Mycelium series, Brandon Quittem, & the author of the 21 Lessons of the Bitcoin Rabbit Hole, Der Gigi, join me today for a 2 hour marathon exploring all aspects of this crazy beast we call Bitcoin.  What does it mean to be alive? What exactly is Bitcoin? Does it work for us, or do we work for it? And if this is a new form of life, how will it change the world? Don't miss this awesome Cryptoconomy Chat. Brandon Quittem Bitcoin Mycelium Series: https://medium.com/@BrandonQuittem Der Gigi Proof of Life 21 Lessons of the Rabbit Hole & more: https://dergigi.com/ Other Things to Explore: Schrodinger's "What is Life" - http://whatislife.ie/schrodinger.htm Conway's "Game of Life" - https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conway%27s_Game_of_Life "Evolution of Trust" (game theory) - https://ncase.me/trust/ Scale of the Universe - https://htwins.net/scale2/ Philosophy of Mathematics - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philosophy_of_mathematics If you would like to join us in the Cryptoconomy Telegram Group, become a patron!  Help me make every brilliant piece of literature around Bitcoin and the Cryptoconomy into the audiobook version it deserves!! https://www.patreon.com/thecryptoconomy2:06:52August 21, 2019CryptoQuikRead_285 - Proof of Life [dergigi]"Ralph Merkle... made the argument that Bitcoin is the first example of a new form of life. In this article series, I intend to take this claim seriously, explore it further, and see what can be gleaned from viewing Bitcoin as a living organism." Today we read and discuss the first part of a promising new series from Bitcoin enthusiast and author @DerGigi, titled "Proof of Life."  It will be the perfect precursor to tomorrow's interview with @Dergigi and @bquittem all about the nature of Bitcoin's decentralized organism!  You will hate yourself if you miss this one! Drop some serious applause on the article over at Gigi's Medium page, and don't forget to follow him on Twitter as well: https://medium.com/@dergigi/proof-of-life-fa28fdc002fe For more great content on this same line of thought, Quittem's Mycelium series provides brilliant accompaniment, start with Part 1 below: Original: -mycelium-part-1-3-6ec58cdcfaa6 Audio: n-is-a-Decentralized-Organism---Mycelium-Part-1-e2sarg A shout out to our newest patron, Coley Wommack!! If you would like to join us in the Cryptoconomy Crew Telegram Group, become a patron and help support my work at turning every brilliant piece of literature around Bitcoin and the Cryptoconomy into the audiobook version it deserves!! Love you guys! https://www.patreon.com/thecryptoconomy45:13August 20, 2019CryptoQuikRead_284 - Bitcoin is the Antivirus [Brandon Quittem]Our monetary system has confiscated trillions in resources and value by corrupting the very incentives that keep our economy healthy and resilient… in that world, what role does Bitcoin play? Today we read and discuss the fascinating metaphors in Part 3 of Brandon Quittem’s excellent series on the Bitcoin Organism - “Bitcoin is the Antivirus to Uncertainty” edicine-part-3-4-fd1e6606a3f8 Don’t forget to check out Parts 1 & 2 below, links to the audio as well as the original articles. Bitcoin is a Decentralized Organism: -mycelium-part-1-3-6ec58cdcfaa6 Part 1 Audio: n-is-a-Decentralized-Organism---Mycelium-Part-1-e2sarg Bitcoin is a Social Creature: om-part-2-3-6a05c3abe8f0 Part 2 Audio: n-is-a-Social-Creature--Mycelium-Part-2-e3iq3u Follow Brandon Quittem so you don’t miss the incredible work and perspective he contributes to the space: https://twitter.com/bquittem Support the show and help me turn every amazing work of written content on Bitcoin and the Cryptoconomy into audio by becoming a patron! https://www.patreon.com/thecryptoconomy58:23August 15, 2019CryptoQuikRead_283 - Invalid Blocks Need Not Apply [StopAndDecrypt]Everything that defines the Bitcoin network is in the validation rules, and the nodes are its enforcers.  An impenetrable fortress of validation.   Because it deserves an episode of its own, today we read @StopandDecrypt's excellent breakdown of the Bitcoin network and the critical importance of fully validating nodes.  Originally an excerpt from a much longer article covered on the show, "Sharding Centralizes Ethereum." Drop some major applause on the original article below and don't forget to explore the graphics for some amazing visualizations of the concepts discussed: d-not-apply-51c293ee278b Support the show and help me turn every amazing work of written content on Bitcoin and the Cryptoconomy into audio by becoming a patron! https://www.patreon.com/thecryptoconomy31:22August 13, 2019CryptoChat_019 - Under The Lightning Hood: ResurrectionThe crew from the Lightning Hood website and weekly wrap-up are back for another episode chatting all about the developments in Lightning & Bitcoin throughout the last year.  What's new, what's the same, and what are the next steps. Bitcoin is back in the spotlight, how long and winding is the road to good privacy, how Bitcoin & Lightning returns power to personal hardware, developing a protocol stack for sovereignty, how Lightning is disappearing into the background, and the coming wave of new Bitcoiners.  Don't miss another fun episode, hanging with the Lightning Hood crew. Don't forget to check out the guests on today's show and follow them on social media! @Pura_Vlda, @PetoVeritas, @CoinBeezy, and the silent, but always present @curlydream60e A shout out to our newest patron, David Parrish for supporting the work of turning all the greatest written work in the Bitcoin space into audio! IF you would like to support my work and join the exclusive telegram group for the Cryptoconomy Crew, become a patron below: https://www.patreon.com/thecryptoconomy1:44:12August 13, 2019CryptoQuikRead_282 - The Right to Read [Richard Stallman]Do we live in an age of liberty, where information is freely accessible, or an age of heavy-handed copyright restrictions where we are losing the ownership of the very devices we hold in our hands? If I had to judge, it's probably a bit of both.   Today we read a fascinating short story that I just recently ran across at the NakamotoInstitute.org by Richard Stallman, a dystopian tale of a future where we have to fight, for our "Right to Read." Thanks to SNI for making the work available, I wouldn't have found it otherwise.  And a thanks to Richard Stallman for the incredible decades long fight he has put up for a Free & Open Source Society! Check out the Nakamoto Institute for this and an incredible list of other literature to explore. https://nakamotoinstitute.org/right-to-read/ Shout out to our first Patron, Jesse Lawler! Thanks so much for supporting the show, plus all the help you've been over the last year, and of course, welcome to the Cryptoconomy Telegram Crew! If anyone else wants to support the audification of all brilliant things written about Bitcoin, become a patron and help make it happen. https://www.patreon.com/thecryptoconomy34:50August 9, 2019CryptoQuikRead_281 - Unpacking Bitcoin's Assurances [Nic Carter]We make claims about Bitcoin's assurances all the time.  It is censorship resistant, it's open and permissionless, it's counterfeit proof, etc.  But are these things entirely true? When someone wants to acquire, use, or validate Bitcoin, how well do the claims match reality? Today we cover another great article from @nic_carter titled: "Unpacking Bitcoin's Assurances."  Don't forget to follow Nic on Twitter and Medium, and drop some applause on the original article at the link below: d3f0 Mentioned again because it always seems to come up in discussion, the great piece by @hasufl and @zhusu about Bitcoin as an independent system for property rights: n--the-Promise-of-Independent-Property-Rights-e3j6b8 If you love the show and would like to support and get access to the exclusive Cryptoconomy telegram group, become a patron below! https://www.patreon.com/thecryptoconomy49:45August 7, 2019CryptoQuikRead_280 - My Path to Bitcoin Maximalism [Ben Perrin]Today we read an excellent article by Ben Perrin (@Btcsessions) laying out an excellent argument that reveals #BitcoinMaximalism as the meticulous and thoughtful position it actually is.  Rather than the arbitrary, religious, & closed-minded position many altcoiners would want you to believe. Drop some applause on the Medium article for the great work! 6cb5 Follow @BTCsessions on Twitter and Youtube for tons of great content! https://www.youtube.com/c/btcsessions https://twitter.com/BTCsessions To dig a little deeper into topics mentioned in this episode, here are a few other works I recommend: Unpacking Bitcoin's Social Contract by Hasu ing-Bitcoins-Social-Contract-e2oct5 BetterHash - Decentralizing Bitcoin Mining... by StopAndDecrypt Hash--Decentralizing-Bitcoin-Mining-with-new-Hashing-Protocols-e4nn6i Bit Gold by Nick Szabo ld-e4o0vp If you love the show and would like to support and get access to the exclusive Cryptoconomy telegram group, become a patron below! https://www.patreon.com/thecryptoconomy54:17August 6, 2019CryptoChat_018 - Investigating Bitcoin with Aaron Van WirdumToday we have on the show one of the best journalists in the Bitcoin ecosystem, Aaron Van Wirdum!  We chat about his path to finding Bitcoin, his process in investigating protocol developments, social impacts of paradigm shifting technology, the growing need and coming battle for privacy, his most anticipated new tech, and much more!   You'll find over 300! amazing articles by Aaron at https://bitcoinmagazine.com/authors/aaron-van-wirdum. And don't forget the great pieces available in the new 10th Anniversary Print Edition of the magazine! Get your copy = https://store.b.tc/ Here are a number of the previous articles of Aaron's that we've now got in audio + commentary: Statechains: Sending Keys Not Coins hains--Sending-Keys-Not-Coins-e4mue1 Bitcoin as a Privacy Coin n-as-a-PrivacyCoin-e2ndpr Understanding Lightning Parts 1-3 tanding-The-Lightning-Network-Part-1-e2ndtd tanding-The-Lightning-Network-Part-2-e2ndt4 tanding-The-Lightning-Network-Part-3-e2ndtc Genesis Files: e2ndr5 ndrl Atomic Swaps: How Lightning Extends to Altcoins -Swaps--How-the-Lightning-Network-Extends-to-Altcoins-e2ndsm If you are appreciating the show and would like to support and become a part of the exclusive Cryptoconomy telegram group, become a patron below! https://www.patreon.com/thecryptoconomy1:14:31August 5, 2019GuysTake_020 - How Bitcoin Could Bring Down the StateInflation, or manipulation of the money supply to the benefit of the politically well connected, is quite possibly the most pervasive frauds of modern society.  It creates multiple layers of compounded resource misallocation, it benefits the debtors and manipulators at the expense of savers, it puts a constant downward pressure on living standards, and it enables more unchecked corruption and abuse of power than any other aspect of our political systems.   Following Hulsmann's work, Deflation & Liberty, we have a foundation to understand how deflation, and sound money, strips the false elites of this power.  Bitcoin isn't a new player, Bitcoin is a whole new game. Today we have a Guy's Take follow-up to Hulsmann's great work, and a conversation on how Bitcoin could bring down the state. Other Episodes & Works mentioned in today's show: Jorg Guido Hulsmann's, Deflation & Liberty ion--Liberty-Part-1-e4q6gc ion--Liberty-Part-2-e4qpvp Conner Brown's, Bitcoin Has No Intrinsic Value n-Has-No-Intrinsic-Value---Thats-Great-e43bcm Simon Lutz's, Keynesian Errors on Time and Demand great-e6994adbfe0f Thomas Sowell's, Applied Economics: Thinking Beyond Stage One 0034511:15:28August 2, 2019CryptoQuikRead_279 - Deflation & Liberty [Part 2 - Jörg Guido Hülsmann]"If Bitcoin's supply is expected to be endlessly deflationary, doesn't this ensure a never ending, economy destroying downward spiral?" Today we conclude with Part 2, Hulsmann's incredible work on the consequences and nature of deflation and what it means for liberty. Continuing a 3 episode answer to this critically important question we finish Jörg Guido Hülsmann's amazing piece, available thanks to the Mises Institute: Deflation & Liberty https://mises.org/library/deflation-and-liberty-1 We will conclude the argument for the liberating powers of deflationary money with a Guy's Take episode breaking it all down.  Subscribe and stay tuned so you don't miss it!39:54August 2, 2019CryptoQuikRead_278 - Deflation & Liberty [Part 1 - Jörg Guido Hülsmann]When we think about the unmatched scarcity of Bitcoin as a monetary good (particularly after looking at @100trillionUSD's stock-to-flow model), it inevitably leads to an important question.  If Bitcoin's supply is expected to be endlessly deflationary, doesn't this ensure a never ending, economy destroying downward spiral?  Doesn't deflation halt economic growth and investment? Beginning a 3 episode answer to this critically important question we start by reading Jörg Guido Hülsmann's amazing piece, available thanks to the Mises Institute: Deflation & Liberty https://mises.org/library/deflation-and-liberty-1 We will conclude the argument for the liberating powers of deflationary money with a Guy's Take episode breaking it all down.  Subscribe and stay tuned so you don't miss it! And to get started with eToro, our awesome sponsor for the show, click the link below: http://go.thoughtleaders.io/119592019073140:16July 31, 2019CryptoQuikRead_277 - Modeling Bitcoin's Value with Scarcity [100trillionUSD]The incredible model for predicting and assessing the value of the Bitcoin network by @100trillionUSD is analyzed in his exceptional article that we read on today's show, "Modeling Bitcoin's Value with Scarcity." With an R^2 above 95%, if you plan for a bitcoin future without closely assessing this model, you are ignoring a powerful indicator.  Hear all about what it means for "orange coin number" in today's episode! Don't forget to drop some major applause for the excellent work at the original article: ty-91fa0fc03e25 Be sure to follow @100trillionUSD on Twitter so you don't miss out on his continuous amazing work: https://twitter.com/100trillionUSD Other episodes mentioned in the show to dive deeper: Conner Brown's - Bitcoin has no Intrinsic Value, & that's Great! n-Has-No-Intrinsic-Value---Thats-Great-e43bcm Money, Blockchains, & Social Scalability -Blockchains--and-Social-Scalability-e2ndsj Shelling Out: The Origin of Money of-Money-e2ndom If you want to support my work and be a part of the exclusive Cryptoconomy Telegram group to get the inside scoop on the show and what other things I'm working on, become a patron! https://www.patreon.com/thecryptoconomy59:42July 30, 2019CryptoChat_017 - Reminiscing with Car & Bird on a Crazy Year & a Changing WorldIf you haven't listened to the earlier episode where I went on the Friends Against Government Podcast, then you no longer have to miss out! A year later, we get back together & talk about what a crazy year it has been in Bitcoin, podcasting, & the increasingly confused world.  Just an awesomely fun time! Check out the Friends Against Government Podcast.  Entertaining, informative, & just the right amount of absurd! uB9g41EA And follow the guys of twitter for some Grade-A, Anti-Govt trolling: https://twitter.com/FAGCAST https://twitter.com/CarCampIt https://twitter.com/birdarchist And don't forget to start playing around with the awesome platform + app of our newest sponsor, eToro: http://go.thoughtleaders.io/11958201907291:34:37July 29, 2019CryptoQuikRead_276 - More Immutable than Stone [Simon Lutz]We start today's show reading a short Twitter thread by @simonlutz21 which sparks a fun discussion about the presence of Proof-of-Work in nature, the awesome utility of immutability, and the power of Bitcoin's inalterable ledger.   Like the original thread by Simon by following the link below: https://twitter.com/simonlutz21/status/1145009553874010112 Don't forget to check out the presentation by Andreas on "immutability and proof of work": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rsLrJp6cLf4 And if you would like to support the show, become a patron! https://www.patreon.com/thecryptoconomy25:26July 26, 2019CryptoQuikRead_275 - Bit Gold [Nick Szabo]There were many precursors to the Bitcoin system, but IMO, none came as close to correctly defining the problem, & solving the key issues of trust as Nick Szabo's Bit Gold concept.  Reading another great piece made available by the Nakamoto Institute, we read and discuss the incredible prescience of Szabo through one of Bitcoin's forefathers, Bit Gold. Check out the amazing collection of literature at the Nakamoto Institute and see the original piece at the link below: https://nakamotoinstitute.org/bit-gold/ Other great work from Nick Szabo includes the #1 must read of anyone who wants to understand Bitcoin, "Shelling Out, The Origins of Money" of-Money-e2ndom Securing Property with Owner Authority: ng-Property-with-Owner-Authority-e2ndqs Another I forgot to mention that pairs well with today's episode, "Formalizing Network Realtionships" -Formalizing--Securing-Network-Relationships-Part-1-e3953d And Lastly @Hasufl and @zhusu's piece "Bitcoin and the promise of Independent Property Rights" n--the-Promise-of-Independent-Property-Rights-e3j6b8 Don't forget to download and check out the eToro Bitcoin exchange and app at the link below: http://go.thoughtleaders.io/119572019072540:35July 25, 2019CryptoQuikRead_274 - BetterHash, Decentralizing Bitcoin Mining with new Hashing Protocols [StopAndDecrypt]What if we already had a solution to one of the biggest threats to the Bitcoin network, but simply weren't implementing it?  Today we read another great piece by @stopanddecrypt breaking down the numerous vulnerabilities of centralized mining pools, that simply wouldn't exist, with the implementation of a @TheBlueMatt's new hashing protocol, #BetterHash. Drop some applause on the original article & check out the library of work on StopAndDecrypt's Medium page: -with-new-hashing-protocols-291de178e3e0 https://medium.com/@StopAndDecrypt Other resources & media mentioned on the show: https://bitflash.club/ Hash-Aims-to-Increase-Bitcoin-Mining-Decentralization-e2ndro um-Blockchain-Exceeds-1TB-e2nds8 Support my work and join the official #CryptoconomyCrew telegram group by becoming a patron: https://www.patreon.com/thecryptoconomy49:08July 24, 2019CryptoQuikRead_272 - Keynesian Errors on Time and Demand [Ben Kaufman]What if there was a single, fundamental flaw in Keynesian economic theory that could shed light on the major imbalances and debts that have resulted from our monetary system? Does "spending" and consumption of resources truly make us wealthier? Ben Kaufman lays out the argument for how "Time" is the missing piece in the failed Keynesian puzzle. Drop some applause on the original article at the link below, and don't forget to check out and follow Ben for his future work: eeae2c7110 https://twitter.com/_benkaufman I also mentioned in the show a comic book that excellently explains the process of economic growth, spending, and savings. If you haven't read it, its not to be missed: -it-doesnt/ Another big thanks to our sponsor eToro! Setup your account and start using their platform in just a few minutes at the link below: http://go.thoughtleaders.io/1195620190723 1:02:51July 23, 2019CryptoQuikRead_272 - Statechains, Sending Keys Not Coins [Aaron Van Wirdum]From Bitcoin Magazine, today we read Aaron's piece on the recently conceptualized "Statechains" from the mind of Ruben Somsen. An entirely different way to think of exchanging Bitcoin, by handing keys to the receiver, rather than sending coins.  Don't miss the read & a really fun discussion about the tech to follow. Check out BitcoinMagazine.com for the full article and the best place for Bitcoin news and information! Dropping a link to Aaron's main page because he has a number of recent articles that are also wonderful (specifically recommend "The 'Noinput Class'") s-to-scale-bitcoin-off-chain https://bitcoinmagazine.com/authors/aaron-van-wirdum https://twitter.com/AaronvanW If you enjoy this show and would like to support my work, become a Patron! https://www.patreon.com/thecryptoconomy35:19July 22, 2019CryptoQuikRead_272 - Letting a Million Channels Bloom [Rusty Russell & Joe Netti]The Lightning Network does, in fact, have scaling problems of its own. When the network grows to millions of channels we obviously won't be able to run it on a Raspberry Pi.  Don’t tell Rusty Russell or Joe Netti that, because they'll just build their own network and do it.  Another major milestone in Lightning development, the release of the Million Channels Project! Today we are reading & discussing, from the Blockstream blog, “Letting a Million Channels Bloom.” Check out the official post for the network data, charts and optimization benchmarks. Follow the blog and developers involved to stay up on the incredible work they are doing to bring Lightning to the world. 28660b https://twitter.com/rusty_twit https://twitter.com/JoeNetti Lastly a huge thanks to our new sponsor, eToro! Don't forget to check out the exchange and let me know if you went long or short Bitcoin 😉 eToro -  http://go.thoughtleaders.io/102612019063041:02July 19, 2019CryptoQuikRead_271 - Bitcoin's Energy Consumption is a Necessity [Daniel Wingen]... And one of the greatest natural subsidies for renewable energy we could've asked for.   Today we hit a piece by Daniel Wingen. A thorough breakdown of the essence of mining, the necessity of its energy expenditure, the incentives for efficiency and renewable sources, and the unbelievable cost that is being rescued from wasteful alternatives. Not only is Bitcoin's energy consumption not a problem, it could be exactly what we need for a brighter future. Check out the full article and many links to other great works. A number of great charts and tables illustrating the argument to explore as well: ity-and-has-positive-impact-on-the-environment-752502288082 Don't forget to check out Daniel's other works and follow him on Twitter and Medium: https://medium.com/@danielwingen https://twitter.com/danielwingen1:18:16July 18, 2019CryptoQuikRead_270 - Investing in Bitcoin [Hasu & Su Zhu]Today we read yet another great piece by @hasufl and @suzhu available on uncommoncore.co on the core value offered by Bitcoin as a system and the high level trends in macroeconomics and technology that could lead to enormous future demand for just such an asset.   A big thanks as always to the amazing work produced by Hasu and Su Zhu. You must check out their blog over at uncommoncore.co where you can find many other great works for understanding Bitcoin's nature. Below I've linked to the ones we have covered previously on this show: An Honest Account of Fiat Money: est-Account-of-Fiat-Money-e2ndo3 Unpacking Bitcoin's Social Contract: ing-Bitcoins-Social-Contract-e2oct5 Bitcoin and the Promise of Independent Property Rights: n--the-Promise-of-Independent-Property-Rights-e3j6b8 Bitcoin As a Hedge Against the Cashless Society: n-is-a-Hedge-Against-the-Cashless-Society-e3l5ne51:02July 16, 2019CryptoQuikRead_269 - Bitcoin is a Human Right [Nik Bhatia]Finishing this week out with a short but wonderful introductory article by Nik Bhatia. Bitcoin is a money, a game, a land grab, works like email, and ultimately, Bitcoin is a human right. My discussion afterward may have gotten a little out of hand with a 40 minute follow-up to a 5 minute article. But when a good article sparks great ideas, sometimes its just hard to stop. ;) Today we read and discuss Nik’s excellent piece, “Bitcoin is a Human Right” 34 Don’t forget to follow Nik Bhatia on twitter and medium and check out his other great work: https://twitter.com/timevalueofbtc Check out the other great pieces of Nik's we have covered on the show in the past: The Time Value of Bitcoin: me-Value-of-Bitcoin-e2ndq2 The Bitcoin Second Layer: tcoin-Second-Layer-e2ndqd The Business of Bitcoin Cold Storage: siness-of-Bitcoin-Cold-Storage-e2ndoj The Bitcoin Risk Spectrum: tcoin-Risk-Spectrum-e2ndr749:16July 12, 2019CryptoChat_016 - Lightning is a Breez with Roy SheinfeldThe Lightning protocol has made some major leaps in the last few months, and the software landscape has changed massively in the same span!  Here to talk all about the Breez lightning service that has been an absolute pleasure to play with, we have the CEO, Roy Sheinfeld, joining us on the show! If you wanted to hear how their team is creating a seamless experience in Lightning & what it will take to bring it to the everyday user, don't miss this chat! Dont' forget to follow @breez_tech on Twitter! https://twitter.com/Breez_Tech Join their telegram to talk with the community and share your ideas: https://t.me/breez_lightning Check out the website to download the app and learn more about the company: https://breez.technology/1:18:46July 10, 2019CryptoQuikRead_268 - Major Developments in LND 0.7 Tomorrow we have an awesome interview with Roy Sheinfeld all about the Breez Lightning service! To set the stage, today we dive into the recent Lightning Labs Blog post on the incredible improvements in the 0.7-beta release. Followed with a fun discussion on the major developments and what it will mean for the UX, reliability, and further improvements of the Lightning ecosystem. If you need you Lightning Fix, this is where you'll find it. Don't forget to follow the blog and Twitter handles to stay up on what the Lightning Labs team is building!  Development is happening at a lightning fast pace and the team is straight fire! ml https://twitter.com/lightning The amazing team (twitter links included): https://lightning.engineering/team.html Check out the interview that Stephan Livera did with Conner Fromkneckt for a more in depth discussion of Wathctowers: https://stephanlivera.com/episode/83 And the earlier episode mentioned on "Lightning Wumbology!" m44:38July 9, 2019CryptoQuikRead_267 - Everyone's a Scammer [Michael Goldstein]Merchants are scammers, Keynesians are scammers, altcoins are scammers, Bitcoin "investments" are scammers, scammers are scammers, and even Bitcoin hoarders are scammers.  Everyone's a scammer. There is a key list of works that are simply the "must reads" of the Bitcoin space if you want to understand the true nature of the new economic incentives and the technology behind it.  "Everyone's a Scammer" by Michael Goldstein, is one of those works.  Another piece that stood the test of time made available by the Nakamoto Institute, not to be missed by any serious Bitcoiner out there. Don't forget to check out Goldstein's amazing work and the enormous collection of quintessential Bitcoin writings over at the Nakamoto Institute: https://nakamotoinstitute.org https://nakamotoinstitute.org/mempool/everyones-a-scammer/43:35July 8, 2019CryptoChat_015 - Alex Adelman on Stacking Sats & Saving Money with Lolli I was lucky enough to get the opportunity at the Bitcoin 2019 Conference to sit down with Alex Adelman, the CEO of Lolli, and talk all about how he got into Bitcoin and their crazy experience bursting into the Bitcoin scene!  This is definitely a crew to be watching closely as they continue to expand their service and grow with the Bitcoin ecosystem. Shout out to Matt Senter! It was great meeting you & if you ever get the time we would love to have you out at the Raleigh Bitcoin Meetup! Don't forget to grab the extension and visit the website to start staking sats immediately! https://www.lolli.com/32:57July 5, 2019CryptoQuikRead_266 - How Many Wrongs Make A Wright [Part 2 - Jameson Lopp]Today we finish the amazing journey through Jameson Lopp's thorough compilation of Craig Wright's extensive efforts and complications in trying to convince the world he is Satoshi Nakamoto, the creator of Bitcoin.  A huge thank you to Lopp and Bitcoin Magazine for making this extraordinary work available. Don't miss today's conclusion of "How Many Wrongs Make a Wright?" The culprits responsible for this work: www.bitcoinmagazine.com twitter.com/lopp // Lopp.net Check out the article for the video clips, graphics, screenshots, documents, & tons of links that accompany this article: Get your copy of the latest issue of the Bitcoin Magazine, back in print! https://store.b.tc/ Don't forget to listen to Dave & Grahm's interview of Lopp on his perspective of the whole fiasco, and journey in putting this work together. shi-feat-jameson-lopp56:13July 3, 2019CryptoQuikRead_265 - How Many Wrongs Make a Wright [Part 1 - Jameson Lopp]Did you hear about the guy who tried for years to convince the world he was Satoshi? If you ever wanted to explore the evidence against Craig Wright's dubious claims but simply didn't have the time to sit down and read it, this is the QuikRead for you.  Today we begin our journey through Jameson Lopp's thorough compilation of Faketoshi's failed efforts at convincing the world he is Satoshi Nakamoto, the creator of Bitcoin.  Published at Bitcoin Magazine, don't miss today's audio of "How Many Wrongs Make a Wright?" The culprits responsible for making this awesome content available: www.bitcoinmagazine.com twitter.com/lopp // Lopp.net Check out the article for the video clips, graphics, screenshots, documents, & tons of links that accompany this article: Get your copy of the latest issue of the Bitcoin Magazine, back in print! https://store.b.tc/ Don't forget to listen to Dave & Grahm's interview of Lopp on his perspective of the whole fiasco, and journey in putting this work together. shi-feat-jameson-lopp36:12July 2, 2019CryptoChat_014 - Aleks Svetski on the Death of BlockchainI got a chance to sit down with Aleks Svetski of the Amber App & blockchain bashing fame at the Bitcoin2019 conference. The Citizen Bitcoin crew joins us to hear his story of bashing ICOs at an ICO conference, and speaking about the Death of Blockchain at a blockchain conference.  Don't miss this one. Aleks other great articles mentioned on the show: https://bitcointimes.news/ ("Blockchain is Dead") https://hackernoon.com/why-bitcoin-matters-c8bf733b9fad (in audio) apiens--Evolution--Money--Bitcoin-e2nds7 Follow Aleks on Twitter below: https://twitter.com/AleksSvetski Check out his interview on Citizen Bitcoin for more: s-why-i And don't forget to check out the Amber App: https://getamber.io/ 1:02:17July 1, 2019CryptoQuikRead_264 - A Man Warned is Half Saved [beautyon_]Another excellent piece by @beautyon_ and discussion on the nature of Bitcoin's uncontestable monetary standard and what it means for our future.  Its not volatility or the risks of a scarce monetary supply, "The danger is being left out of Bitcoin."  You have been warned. Plus I do a short follow-up and general thanks to the BTCMedia and BitcoinMagazine crew for such an awesome Bitcoin2019 conference! Had more fun than should be allowed, lol! "A Man Warned is Half Saved": https://hackernoon.com/a-man-warned-is-half-saved-f26ff3e9ab38 Follow @Beautyon_ on Twitter for other excellent work and insight, plus check out the Hackernoon publication for all things nerd & tech: https://twitter.com/Beautyon_ https://hackernoon.com/ Also! BitcoinMagazine is back in print! Don't forget to grab the 10 Year Anniversary Edition below before they stop printing: 6:51June 28, 2019CryptoChat_013 - Richard Myers and a Lightning Powered Global MeshToday we have a great chat with Richard Myers all about the recently unveiled Lot49 protocol and how Global Mesh Labs intends to incentivize and help build a global, decentralized meshnet powered by Lightning!  Check out the website and read the whitepaper for a deep dive into the project: https://globalmeshlabs.org/ Don’t forget to join the telegram for any questions or to join the community: https://t.me/joinchat/HvhpZhT_q4VYUgXm5hOFGA Follow Richard Myers & Global Mesh Labs on Twitter to stay up on new developments and applications: https://twitter.com/remyers_ https://twitter.com/GlobalMeshLabs I forgot to mention on the show, but don't miss out on following the amazing GoTenna project & Daniela Perdomo, the CEO/co-founder working to make this a reality (check out her 2017 talk that inspired Lot49): https://twitter.com/goTenna https://twitter.com/danielaperdomo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SWl2HBNyK48 And if, like me, you now feel you have no choice but to start working on your satellite node, you can find the details of that project below: https://blockstream.com/satellite/1:21:15June 24, 2019CryptoQuikRead_262 - The Bitcoin Time Traveler [Luka_Magnotta]A message from the future... from 2013.  Just one of those memes that made its place in Bitcoin's cultural history, we read the infamous Reddit post that laid out the bleak, Bitcoin-only future that lies ahead of us.  Can we stop it, before its too late? Link to the OP: rom_the_future_here_to_beg/ Donate below if you would like to support this show: 31sBReBuAA9QznVRRrcsjdGp9oc4ajnS4t24:10June 21, 2019CryptoQuikRead_262 - The Island of Stone Money [Milton Friedman]Does money need some alternative utility?  Is there an example of virtual money that could be hundreds of years old?  Today we read about one of the most interesting analogies to the nature and value of Bitcoin in the piece, "The Island of Stone Money" by Milton Friedman.  Made available by the Hoover institute and published in 1991.   Don't forget to check out the huge collection available at the Hoover Institute, including numerous works by Milton Friedman. https://www.hoover.org/publications/economics-working-papers Stanford_02_01_1991.pdf Other episodes and content mentioned in the show: Friedman's "Free to Choose" Series - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3N2sNnGwa4 The Triple-Entry Revolution of Bitcoin - n-An-Accounting-Revolution-e473tj There is no sponsor due to the licensing with this work, if you value what I do with this show, please donate to help keep this project alive!  Thanks!49:36June 20, 2019CryptoQuikRead_261 - The God Protocols [Nick Szabo]"Imagine the ideal protocol. It would have the most trustworthy third party imaginable — a deity who is on everybody's side. All the parties would send their input to this god. God would reliably determine the results and return the output. In addition, God, being the ultimate in confessional discretion, would ensure that no party would learn anything more about the other party's input than they could learn from their own input and the output."  - Nick Szabo Another great piece by Szabo about the implications of a multi-party virtual computer and the incredible possibilities that such a protocol could open up. With amazing foresight, Szabo wrote this piece in 1997, detailing many of the trade-offs and complications in creating a shared system just like Satoshi's.  Is Bitcoin The God Protocol he hoped to see? Don't forget to check out the collection at the Nakamoto Institute & Szabo's Unenumerated blog: https://nakamotoinstitute.org/the-god-protocols/ .html Be sure to follow @nickszabo4 and the @NakamotoInst on twitter!30:14June 19, 2019GuysTake_019 - Libra Doesn't Compete with Bitcoin, But it Might Kill RippleAll the buzz is about FacebookCoin, I mean FacePalmCoin, I mean Libra today with the release of the testnet and Libra.org giving much sought after details on the new protocol and what they seek to accomplish with it.  The big question, can it do any of what it says, and what other projects does it compete with really?  We read numerous twitter posts, including a great thread by Caitlin Long, tweets from Andreas, details sourced by Jameson Lopp, and more in today's Guy's Take episode. More Links to check out for further exploration: libra.org https://medium.com/@lopp/thoughts-on-libra-blockchain-49b8f6c26372 ptocurrency-means-6-predictions/#1ac25ac57022 Twitter threads and posts mentioned in the show: https://twitter.com/aantonop/status/1140939860997562368 https://twitter.com/CaitlinLong_/status/1140963988546547713 https://twitter.com/lopp/status/1140936932203126784 https://twitter.com/aantonop/status/1140937902081417216 1:04:53June 18, 2019CryptoQuikRead_260 - Why America Can't Regulate Bitcoin [beautyon_]This one should not be skipped!    There is a fascinating precedent set by case law and the long battles over PGP and US "munitions" laws, that gives us a rather clear conclusion on how Bitcoin should be treated by the US government.  The short version?  Bitcoin is speech, plain and simple, and should be subject to a total of *0* federal or state laws on money transmission, KYC/AML, financial regulations, etc. This is not an opinion, but an objective and clear truth. Listen to a thorough argument from @beautyon_ explaining exactly why. Don't forget to drop some applause on the original article over at the HackerNoon Medium page: https://hackernoon.com/why-america-cant-regulate-bitcoin-8c77cee8d794 Below is another excellent article by @beautyon_ we covered recently about Bitcoin, and the nature of system critical software: n--Software-Reliability-e46lnu48:13June 13, 2019CryptoChat_12 - Talking Privacy, Bitcoin & the New Economy with the Raleigh Bitcoin MeetupAt the recent Raleigh Bitcoin meetup we had an awesome discussion all about privacy and bitcoin, and the intertwined destinies of both. Hanging out with some drinks and talking all about Bitcoin, what could be better?  Thanks to all the crew who helped out and participated! Be sure to check out: https://cryptoconomy.life/ The BitANN.io project Paywall.link https://www.meetup.com/The-Raleigh-Bitcoin-Meetup https://www.meetup.com/Triangle-Bitcoin-Meetup1:25:33June 12, 2019GuysTake_18 - A Story About Booms & BustsToday I wanted to cover an analogy I have hit in the past to explain what's happening in the boom/bust cycle.  One that sheds light on the fact that the imbalance is a fundamental element of the fractional reserve system, rather than an unexplainable flaw of humanity shrugged away by "animal spirits."   What do cars, tickets, and vacation plans have to do with the boom/bust cycle?  Listen to find out!40:37June 11, 2019CryptoQuikRead_259 - Lightning at the End of the Tunnel [Roy Sheinfeld]This is an episode not to be missed. With a beta project focused entirely on the user experience, the @Breez_tech wallet is making a huge leap in the UX of Lightning that I thought was still months or even a year away.  Very excited to discuss it and read an excellent article about all the challenges in the Bitcoin/Lightning user experience, and how they will be overcome.  By Roy Sheinfeld, co-Founder of Breez Technology, today we read: Lightning at the End of the Tunnel: Overcoming Bitcoin's UX Challenges -overcoming-bitcoins-ux-challenges-5738171c759e Check out the project on Twitter, check out their website, & Sheinfeld's Medium page to stay up to date on developments: https://twitter.com/Breez_Tech https://breez.technology/ -overcoming-bitcoins-ux-challenges-5738171c759e Don't forget to support the show if you are enjoying my work! =D48:55June 10, 2019GuysTake_017 - Erlay, Dandelion, & BitcoinOpsWith help from the Bitcoin Optech newsletter we cover details and implications of the newly proposed Erlay protocol for spreading transactions quickly and efficiently across the network.  An 84% reduction in bandwidth for getting transactions to every node, is certainly nothing to scoff at.  With effects on network efficiency and privacy, let's talk Erlay, Dandelion, & BitcoinOps! Don't forget to check out and follow the completely free BitcoinOptech Newsletter to stay up on all the new developments in Bitcoin and lightning: https://bitcoinops.org/en/newsletters/2019/06/05/ A link to the official Erlay research paper with tons more data and analysis for a deep dive into this P2P improvement: https://arxiv.org/pdf/1905.10518.pdf39:07June 6, 2019CryptoQuikRead_258 - 21 Lessons of the Bitcoin Rabbit Hole - Chapter 3 [dergigi]In the epic conclusion of the 21 lessons of the Bitcoin Rabbit hole, we talk about the technology, the network, and how Bitcoin is set to change the world. "The future is here, its just not evenly distributed." Don’t miss the 3rd & final Chapter of @Dergigi’s excellent piece! Check out the full site with tons of other work below: https://dergigi.com/bitcoin/lessons/56:39June 5, 2019CryptoQuikRead_257 - 21 Lessons of the Bitcoin Rabbit Hole - Chapter 2 [dergigi]Continuing our expedition through the lessons of the Bitcoin Rabbit Hole, we explore the realities of economics & the truth of money that is revealed by Bitcoin’s nature. Don’t miss the next 7 lessons on the economics that bitcoin teaches in our tumble down the rabbit hole. Explore the many other links, graphics, and charts throughout this amazing section, plus the tons of other works available over at dergigi.com https://dergigi.com/bitcoin/lessons/ch2-00-economics/ Follow dergigi on twitter below: https://twitter.com/dergigi1:10:30June 4, 2019CryptoQuikRead_256 - 21 Lessons of the Bitcoin Rabbit Hole - Chapter 1 [dergigi]An epic journey with author @dergigi on the unexpected lessons he learned tumbling down the Bitcoin rabbit hole.  One can always take a closer look at Bitcoin and the strange, new phenomenon that it is.  Don't miss this excellent 3 part series found at dergigi.com! Explore the other work and incredible list of further reading and discussion on each lesson in the "Further down the Rabbit Hole" sections: https://dergigi.com/bitcoin/lessons/ch0-02-introduction/35:41June 3, 2019CryptoQuikRead_255 - Bitcoin An Accounting Revolution [Permabull Niño]“Those who argue “high fees will kill adoption” fail to understand the intensity of assurances Bitcoin offers, and the ease at which it does this. Put lightly — Bitcoin is insanely cheap compared to alternative options for obtaining high degrees of assurance. Bitcoin is a vehicle built for moon missions, but we are giving it similar treatment to a scooter.” @imacallyoujawdy Don't miss an excellent piece exploring the revolution of money and accounting assurances represented in the Bitcoin system.  Plus my own commentary on why gold acted as a check to the accounting limitations of the past & why Bitcoin has changed the entire game all over again.  From @imacallyoujawdy, we read "Bitcoin: An Accounting Revolution." Don't forget to check out the full article and follow the author on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ImacallyouJawdy fcb903d7b57:19May 31, 2019CryptoQuikRead_254 - Bitcoin & Software Reliability [beautyon_]" 'Break stuff' in that context means 'Kill People.'  The software simply must work every time, no compromise, no guesswork, no exceptions. There are no 'do overs' or roll-backs." The "To the Moon!" Bitcoin meme is far more relevant than many realize.  Bitcoin is mission critical software.  It requires a vastly different engineering philosophy and design.  With a short, but fun piece by @Beautyon_, we break down the conceptual reasons why the development mentality of Bitcoin should be mirror the mentality of those designing software that carries men & woman to the moon. Check out, and drop some applause on the original at the link below.  Don't forget if you like this work that you can send a donation ot the posted address, along with exploring the many other articles from @beautyon_: ource=---------13------------------26:22May 30, 2019Guystake_016 - Drama, Drama, Toxic DramaCurious about all the #BitcoinTwitter buzz recently?  I went digging to find the associated twitter threads & comments to read, and then discuss my own take on all the drama.   Too long; Didn't Listen - • Don't be a jerk. • We aren't responsible for other people's feelings. • If you have to choose between making someone uncomfortable & telling them what you believe to be true, speak the truth. • Open discourse, no matter how "toxic," is preferable to back room political fighting.   • These are the consequences of freedom of speech. The threads in question, plus one I only found after recording the episode (unfortunately) by @TheBlueMatt that's related to the discussion. @soonaorlater (Soona) https://twitter.com/soonaorlater/status/1131985122238971904 @nwoodfine (Neil Woodfine) https://twitter.com/nwoodfine/status/1132138203769581568 @TheBlueMatt (Matt Corallo) https://twitter.com/TheBlueMatt/status/1133040768531214338 https://twitter.com/TheBlueMatt/status/988835275605504000 @Excellion (Samson Mow) https://twitter.com/Excellion/status/113365676953890406551:32May 29, 2019CryptoQuikRead_253 - The Magic Dust of Cryptography [dergigi]Exploring the magic of cryptography using a magic hammer, gray dust, a magic potion, & a pair of very special pajama pants. Don't miss another read from @Dergigi on the absolute magic of cryptography and how it will utterly change everything we think we know about the world.  We are entering a new era of human civilization.  Pay close attention, the world will never be the same again. Check out the other work (plus fun graphics & comics) & amazing collection of work we will be revisiting soon on the show, over at dergigi.com: https://dergigi.com/2018/08/17/the-magic-dust-of-cryptography/ If you prefer Medium, be sure to drop some applause on this article: a The episode of @CitizenBitcoin mentioned in the show interviewing @dergigi: tcoin42:07May 28, 2019GuysTake_015 - The Bcash 51% AttackIn a crazy conversation from last night's meet-up, I learned of discussion of a purposeful re-org, a 51% attack, on the #BCH chain by 2 miners.  After a few hours scrambling to pull details together this morning, this is what I've discovered so far.  Don't miss this Guy's Take episode all about the #Bcash 51% attack! These are the links to the conversations and posts that I found relevant information at: https://honest.cash/kiarahpromise/sigop-counting-4528 Article on hash power dominance of BTC.TOP: tack-as-one-bch-mining-pool-nears-over-half-control/ Reddit Threads: uple_of_minutes_back/ _unintentionally_killed/ https://www.reddit.com/r/btc/comments/boysr1/bch_upgrade_postmortem/ eed%3A+reddit%2Fpreh+%28Bitcoin opposite of what's really happening?  Another great piece from Mises.org, by Hans Herman Hoppe; "Why the State Demands Control of Money." Don't forget to check out the invaluable work made available by the Mises Institute over at Mises.org.53:08April 8, 2019CryptoQuikRead_228 - Minimum Viable Decentralization [John Backus]Today we cover another great piece on the topic of what can be learned from the history of P2P protocols and their successes & failures.  Written by John Backus @backus, his article "Minimum Viable Decentralization," lays out a concept that may have been the deciding factor that separated the winners and losers in the file sharing revolution.  Why did BitTorrent succeed even without a discovery mechanism and its lack of privacy, when technology like Freenet, or iMule offered vastly better privacy and security than alternatives?  Listen to find out. Plus, don't miss my commentary on how this concept, plus others from recent reads, could be applied to the Bitcoin/Lightning stack as well as other altcoins and blockchain applications.  There is an entirely new ecosystem at stake, not learning from the failures of the file sharing years could be a recipe for disaster. Don't miss this one. Follow John Backus on Twitter (https://twitter.com/backus) and don't forget to drop applause on his amazing collection of works over on Medium 3fc) Listen to the previous episode by Backus mentioned in the commentary here rotocols-Arent-New-e2ndq4)47:17April 5, 2019CryptoQuikRead_227 - Bitcoin is a Hedge Against the Cashless Society [Hasu & Su Zhu]Another excellent piece from Su Zhu and Hasu at uncommoncore.co and a great introduction to the dynamics and risks at stake in the cashless society.  Is the cashless society the frictionless future we want?  Or is it frictionless mass surveillance and frictionless negative interest rates?  Cash may serve a far more important role than merely a means of payment.  Find out more in today's episode, reading: Bitcoin is a Hedge Against the Cashless Society Don't forget to follow and check out the many other great articles from these two excellent authors. Plus, click their tags on Cryptoconomy.life to find the many other works of theirs we have covered on the show.45:17April 4, 2019CryptoChat_010 - Guy & the PayPod on How Bitcoin Will Change the WorldToday we have another great chat with Scott from The PayPod discussing the impact and philosophy of Bitcoin!  Check out Soarpay.com, the sponsor for The PayPod and where the are hosted to find many other episodes of their show discussing new technology in the world of digital payments. And don't forget to follow them on Twitter.43:57April 3, 2019My Favorite Bitcoin Holidays? A Walk with Guy Through Bitcoin HistoryToday we go on an extended walk through some of the most epic days of Bitcoin's and the Cryptoconomy's history! Telling some of my personal experiences and the crazy times that were had.  Do you know about the origins of some of Bitcoin's biggest memes?  Do you know what started the Blocksize Wars? Do you know when the first shitcoin was born? All this and much more in our discussion of my Cryptoconomy Holiday Calendar. If you want to celebrate these holidays with me, and want this on your own calendar, feel free to grab the info off of the website. It is obviously free to use and share around.  If you would like to save yourself the work, then I have made a calendar you can easily download and import to your own so you can be notified of every one! Find it on Cryptoconomy.life below: https://cryptoconomy.life/calendar/ Mentioned at the beginning of the podcast were Ansel Linder with the Bitcoin & Markets podcast, and the guys over at the Citizen Bitcoin podcast.  If you haven't explored their work they have some awesome stuff to check out.  Not to be missed! https://twitter.com/btcmrkts https://twitter.com/CitizenBitcoin1:34:27April 2, 2019CryptoQuikRead_226 - Schnorr Signatures & The Inevitability of Privacy in Bitcoin [Lucas Nuzzi]"The need for privacy and the long-term sustainability of Bitcoin without block rewards are perhaps two of the most most alarming issues surrounding Bitcoin today." - Lucas Nuzzi Could Schnorr signatures be the puzzle piece that eliminates a major limitation on the costs and ease of privacy at Bitcoin's base layer, while at the same time, incentivizing a robust fee market, and enabling a wide range of more dynamic smart contracts? The next soft fork in Bitcoin could be the most exciting and significant change that Bitcoin ever sees. You don't want to miss this great piece by Lucas Nuzzi covering the ins and outs of Schnorr signatures and how it will change the game for Bitcoin privacy.   Drop as many claps as you can on his article below and remember to check out the tons of other great articles of his and others posted on the Digital Assets Research publication: bility-of-privacy-in-bitcoin-b2f45a1f728746:13March 29, 2019CryptoQuikRead_225 - Bitcoin & the Promise of Independent Property Rights [Hasu & Su Zhu]"That is the key innovation of Bitcoin: It detaches property rights from the legal system and the monopoly on violence. For the first time, we can have property that does not rely on a local authority to enforce and protect. It is easy to conceal, defend, divide, move, and verify — all by yourself, granting you the highest level of personal sovereignty." @Hasu & @suzhu Don't miss Part 3 of the "Skeptics Guide to Bitcoin" breaking down how Bitcoin enables property rights under an entirely new paradigm of social institution.  Is Bitcoin a competitor to VISA and Paypal, or something else entirely? Check out the full article, plus the rest of this series and many other great articles by clicking the link: y-rights/ Subscribe to @Hasufly and @suzhu's medium pages and Twitter tags so you don't miss their next piece! For Parts 1 & 2 of this series in audio if you've yet to cover them, listen at the links below: https://anchor.fm/dashboard/episode/e2ndo3 https://anchor.fm/dashboard/episode/e2oct5 26:24March 28, 2019CryptoQuikRead_224 - Bitcoin is a Social Creature, Mycelium Part 2 [Brandon Quittem]"To the casual observer, most of bitcoin’s life is boring — months go by with relatively little action. Then when conditions are just right, bitcoin explodes into life, growing massively in size, and hijacking the consciousness of observers." - Brandon Quittem Today we're diving back into the series by Brandon Quittem that peers from a bird's eye view at the nature of Bitcoin, and explores its patterns and growth through the framework of a mycelial network.  Can fungi teach us something about Bitcoin? Can it teach us something about ourselves? Find out in Part 2: Bitcoin is a Social Creature View the graphics and drop some applause on Brandon's article over on his medium page: om-part-2-3-6a05c3abe8f0 You can find the link to read or listen to Part 1 here: https://anchor.fm/dashboard/episode/e2sarg And the link to read or listen to Hasu's article referenced in this piece here: https://anchor.fm/dashboard/episode/e2oct535:45March 27, 2019GuysTake_009 - A Trust Model Comparison: Bitcoin vs. the Mighty DollarDisclaimer: If you are an ardent supporter of government projects, believe in the moral fiber of politicians, and in the power of voting to produce the greater good, then you will likely not enjoy this episode.  You were warned ;) It feels like a good day for a long discussion comparing the trust model of government money, and the trust model of a decentralized, proof-of-work blockchain.  Aka - Bitcoin vs. The Dollar.  So lets take a dive into the various systems, their consequences, and the incentives that envelop both the rules and monetary policy that govern the Bitcoin system, and those that govern our political and banking institutions. Don't forget to check out Cryptoconomy.life to explore more episodes like this plus hundreds of Bitcoin articles made available in audio format. Spoiler alert: The dollar doesn't fair so well.59:25March 26, 2019CryptoQuikRead_223 - Ethereum Architecture is Flawed [Hugo Nguyen]"Ethereum’s #1 problem is not a problem of product-market-fit but one of engineering soundness. Ethereum architecture is based on a flawed and unscalable idea: it assumes that “smart contracts” need computations to be replicated on thousands and thousands of machines." Today we cover Hugo Nguyen's Twitter-thread-turned-blog-post on the flawed fundamental philosophy of the Ethereum system and what the core value provided by a public blockchain network really is.  Drop some applause and explore the many other great posts from Hugo over at his Medium page and follow him on Twitter: efd15db3e33:52March 25, 2019CryptoQuikRead_222 - Decentralized Disruption, Who Dares Wins: BitTorrent Lesson 4 [Simon Morris]So what is the outcome of decentralized disruption?  Who are the winners when there is a shift to an entirely new paradigm? Don't miss the conclusion of Simon Morris's excellent series on the lessons #Bitcoin & Crypto can learn from the history and challenges of the BitTorrent ecosystem.   Somehow I managed to entirely miss the Post Script at the end of the article which deserves a nod!  So when you head over to follow @Simonhmorris on Medium and applaud this series don't forget to check out the post script at the end of Part 4! ns-bittorrent-lessons-for-crypto-4-of-4-f022e8641c1a 35:43March 22, 2019CryptoQuikRead_221 - Intent, Complexity, & Governance Paradox: BitTorrent Lesson 3 [Simon Morris]In the context of Part 2, knowing that the true value of decentralization is in breaking rules, Simon Morris now explores the consequences of a systems "intent," the incredible complexity and balance it requires to sustain them, & the paradox of making changes to a system whose power resides in its capacity to resist change.  Listen to Part 3 of Simon's series on the lessons we can learn from BitTorrent. Lets see if we can't add 300 claps to Simon's series by heading over to the original article and going trigger happy on the applause button at: paradox-bittorrent-lessons-for-crypto-3-of-4-1d14ac390f3f 27:23March 21, 2019CryptoQuikRead_220 - Not Breaking Rules? You’re Doing it Wrong: BitTorrent Lesson 2 [Simon Morris] Today we cover Part 2 of Simon Morris's excellent series on the lessons we can take from BitTorrent to better understand the goals and value of Bitcoin and Crypto.  If it doesn't break the rules, then why does decentralization even matter?  Don't miss the excellent article, with a few exciting updates from today about Lightning Network development, and followed by my commentary on all the different ways I think #Bitcoin is "Breaking the Rules." Click that applause button like crazy to throw some digital claps at Simon Morris on Medium (also follow him on Twitter) for this great series! ing-it-wrong-bittorrent-lessons-for-crypto-2-of-4-72c68227fe69 To check out the #Lightning developments discussed early in the episode, follow the links below: https://twitter.com/alexbosworth/status/1108414132997353472 https://twitter.com/lightning/status/110839880948100300841:16March 20, 2019CryptoQuikRead_219 - Why BitTorrent Mattered: Lesson 1 [Simon Morris]Bitcoin is an incredibly novel technology, there are few technologies that can boast the revolutionary impact that Bitcoin potentially has. However, there is still much to be learned from its predecessors and benefactors.  One of those being the resilient and disruptive ecosystem of the BitTorrent protocol. Simon Morris, a 10 year veteran of the company, BitTorrent Inc., brings us a 4 part series exploring exactly what we can learn from our Peer-2-Peer history, and the challenges that faced an industry breaking technology. Find Part 1: Why Bitcoin Mattered, on Simon's Medium page below, along with the rest of this excellent series.  Don't forget to drop some claps on this one! ssons-for-crypto-1-of-4-fa3c6fcef488 You can also check him out on Twitter below: https://twitter.com/simonhmorris22:53March 19, 2019CryptoQuikRead_218 - The Resolution of the Big Block Experiment [Lucas Nuzzi]If you missed the insanity that happened during the "Block Wars" that extended from 2014 all the way to late 2017 with the split of Bitcoin Cash, then you aren't going to want to miss this article.  With a thorough overview of both the history and core ideas behind the numerous ideas and personalities wrapped into the blocksize debate, Lucas Nuzzi lays out the full picture with his article "The Resolution of the Big Block Experiment." Drop some applause on this excellent write-up by heading over to k-experiment-e1df3e38d03f and while you are there be sure to check out his more recent article on Schnorr Signatures and Bitcoin privacy! Follow @LucasNuzzi on Twitter to stay up on the other incredible work he is doing. 1:08:51March 18, 2019CryptoQuikRead_217 - Sovereignty as a Service [Jeremy Welch]Another short but excellent blog post covering the incredible work being done by the team over at @CasaHODL.  For the first time we are seeing a user friendly application of one of Bitcoin's core differentiators.  Sovereignty as a service is a beautifully simple idea with huge implications.  Don't miss this great piece by Jeremy Welch on the philosophy behind the Casa service, & check out the other awesome tools and products at https://blog.keys.casa/23:08March 14, 2019CryptoQuikRead_216 - Formalizing & Securing Network Relationships [Part 3 - Nick Szabo]The risks and benefits of chargebacks, the nature of the trade-off between contract enforcement & ensuring privacy, the elements of splitting contractual elements (the ripped dollar bill) to minimize trust, pseudonymous credit ratings, and so much more in our completion of Szabo's essay, “Formalizing and Securing Relationships on Public Networks.” More amazing foresight into the problems of smart contract design, detailed more than a decade before Bitcoin even existed. Link to the Nakamoto Institute for hosting this incredible work: h 12, 2019CryptoQuikRead_215 - Formalizing & Securing Network Relationships [Part 2 - Nick Szabo]Listening to an essay from 1997 that details specific challenges of something as distant as the smart contract embedded into the Lightning Network shows the unbelievable foresight of the cypherpunks. As well as the dedication to seeing their vision become a reality. Don’t miss the continuation of Szabo’s amazing piece, “Formalizing and Securing Relationships on Public Networks.” Link to the Nakamoto Institute for hosting this incredible work: https://nakamotoinstitute.org/formalizing-securing-relationships/ Don't forget to check out the many different elements discussed in the commentary if you want to learn more. Neutrino: tning/ Eltoo: sm-for-lightning/43:19February 27, 2019CryptoQuikRead_214 - Formalizing & Securing Network Relationships [Part 1 - Nick Szabo]"... The movement from static to dynamic media promises to bring about a fourth cost revolution in the related areas of jurisdiction, trust, and security. Impacts on business will be felt in law, accounting, auditing, billing, collections, contracts, confidentiality, and so on: in short, the entire nature of our business relationships will be altered in ways only partially foreseeable." - Nick Szabo Diving into another excellent piece from Szabo on establishing and updating how we create, enforce, and control relationships in the world of cyberspace.  Check out the full essay at the Nakamoto Institute: https://nakamotoinstitute.org/formalizing-securing-relationships/ And don't forget to follow Szabo on Twitter: https://twitter.com/NickSzabo433:26February 21, 2019CryptoQuikRead_213 - MuSig, A New MultiSignature Standard [Andrew Poelstra]Cypherpunks write code! Last year we received a published paper detailing the advantages of the new MuSig Multisignature Scheme, this year we get the code.  From the incredible minds at Blockstream, don't miss an exciting development in cryptographically securing and verifying ownership among increasingly complex & private groups of individuals. To explore numerous links and further reading, as well as the other amazing work from Blockstream, check out the full article below: /36:39February 19, 2019CryptoChat_009 - Holding the Lightning Torch on the Rollo & Slappy ShowIf you haven't heard it yet, don't miss an awesome discussion all about Lightning and holding the Torch with the guys from the Rollo and Slappy Show! Check out @RolloMcFloogle and @Slappy_Jones_2 for more awesome content & definitely check out the amazing playlist for a deep understanding of Bitcoin over at 10HoursOfBitcoin.com1:06:20February 13, 2019CryptoQuikRead_212 - 5 Things I've Learned After a Year in Bitcoin [Jason Smith]Another great Twitter thread to cover, this time from Jason Smith (@iwearahoodie) covering 5 incredible lessons learned after a year of being seriously into #Bitcoin.  Are they the same things you've learned? Follow Jason and read the full thread here.39:56February 11, 2019The Human Threat Model [JW Weatherman]"The human threat model is intended to help humans better understand the threats to that they face and the tools available, and in active development, for defense. Threats are assumed to be any activity designed to prevent humanity from accomplishing it's mission to make the world delightful."  @jwweatherman1:16:35February 8, 2019The Bitcoin Threat Model [JW Weatherman]"The Bitcoin Threat Model is intended to help developers, investors and users better understand the security of Bitcoin. Threats are assumed to be any activity designed to prevent Bitcoin from accomplishing its mission to become cash (including a unit of account)." @jwweatherman1:12:36February 8, 2019CryptoQuikRead_211 - Human Threat Model [Part 2 - JW Weatherman]The conclusion of the epic "Human Threat Model," by @jwweatherman.  An exploration of the attack surface that exists in the very nature of being human, and how #Bitcoin could both change the fundamental relationship that we have with thieves and governments, as well as open up avenues to actually exploit the selfishness of corruption to take actions against itself.  Another exciting read from JW!45:23February 8, 2019CryptoQuikRead_210 - Human Threat Model [Part 1 - JW Weatherman]Today we begin the "Human Threat Model," by @jwweatherman.  An exploration of the attack surface that exists in the very nature of being human, and how #Bitcoin could both change the fundamental relationship that we have with thieves and governments, as well as open up avenues to actually exploit the selfishness of corruption to take actions against itself.  Another exciting read from JW!59:54February 7, 2019CryptoQuikRead_209 - The Bitcoin Threat Model [Part 2 - JW Weatherman]Continuing with Part 2 of the journey through the "Bitcoin Threat Model" to be followed by the "Human Threat Model," both by @jwweatherman.  An exploration and extensively sourced work on the many different attack vectors and adversarial conditions within the Bitcoin system, their likely effect, and the security measures in place to mitigate them. 54:20February 5, 2019CryptoQuikRead_208 - The Bitcoin Threat Model [Part 1 - JW Weatherman]Beginning the journey through the "Bitcoin Threat Model" and the "Human Threat Model," both by @jwweatherman.  An exploration and extensively sourced work on the many different attack vectors and adversarial conditions within the Bitcoin system, their likely effect, and the security measures in place to mitigate them. 38:31February 4, 2019CryptoQuikRead_207 - Announcing the Casa Browser Extension [Nick Neuman]A lot of announcements and tons of exciting stuff to talk about in this episode!  Plus our read of the just released Casa Browser Extension, inspired by the Lightning Joule extension,  which is one of the coolest additions to the Casa suite yet, plus they are now Open Source!! Don't miss an exciting episode with today's QuikRead!   Check out the official announcement article & other posts over at blog.keys.casa. And follow Nick Neuman, Jameson Lopp, Jeremy Welch, Alena Vranova, Blake Neuman and others to stay up on the incredible stuff happening at Casa! These guys are changing the game on the daily!30:05February 1, 2019GuysTake_008 - The Lightning of my TCP, or How the Internet is Too Complex to WorkA follow-up to our previous episode "#Reckless to Wumbology" discussing the incredible development and new tools coming to the Lightning Network. As well as an exploration of the vast complexity of the internet and how, surely, it could never work. Get ready for a long rant in this Guy's Take episode XD1:02:41January 30, 2019CryptoQuikRead_206 - #Reckless to Wumbology, The Lightning Network Build-Out [Arjun Balaji]Want to know more about Neutrino, Submarine Swaps, Dual Funded Channels, Atomic Multi-Path Payments, Splicing, Sphinx Send, Eltoo, Channel Factories, Watchtowers, and the incredible list of new products coming for the Lightning Network? Look no further, Arjun Balaji (@arjunblj) & TheBlockCrypto (@theblock__ + @mdudas) brings us a walk through the major developments in Lightning with "From #Reckless to Wumbology."  Don't forget to check out TheBlockCrypto.com and the tons of links to explore in the Full Article. 36:20January 28, 2019CryptoQuikRead_205 - Seven Guiding Principles at Casa [Jeremy Welch]Today we go through a short but awesome run down of the guiding principles at Casa. This company is one to watch very closely over the coming years, and a few things from their recent post make this very clear. Check out the full article and follow Casa on Medium Here. Don't forget to grab your Casa BTC/LN Node if you haven't yet, and of course, be sure to follow them on Twitter.28:37January 25, 2019CryptoQuikRead_204 - Winner Takes All, or Winner Takes Most? [Misir Mahmudov & Yassine Elmandjra]"Today, there exists over 180 currencies across 195 countries. The reason for such an anomaly is simple: there is no free market for currencies. Currency markets have been restricted by governments in order to maintain financial control." A great start to a 3 part series by Misir Mahmudov and Yassine Elmandjra. View the full article here, and don't forget to follow the authors on Twitter at @misir_mahmudov & @yassineARK. Bitcoin: Winner Takes All, Or Winner Takes Most? Listen to find out. 30:05January 23, 2019CryptoQuikRead_203 - Dont Trust, Verify, A Bitcoin Private Case Study [CoinMetrics]An amazing piece of work from the Coinmetrics.io team using the full node data and some serious digging to uncover the fraudulent minting of over 2 Million BTCP coins!  A detailed analysis of how and when the coins were created, and how it managed to go unnoticed for such a long time. See the article in full plus the accompanying charts and data proving their findings at: https://coinmetrics.io/bitcoin-private/ Check out the incredible research by the CoinMetrics team at their website and follow them on Twitter.39:10January 17, 2019CryptoQuikRead_202 - Satoshi's Vision is a Silly - TheOneVortex on Building for BitcoinBuilding applications, expanding alternative media, software is eating the world, what's inside the ICOs & altcoins, the future of Bitcoin, the Lightning Network, and the revolution this technology could bring!  Don’t miss our chat with @TheOneVortex!Check out the incredible work he & others are doing to expand access and development in the #Bitcoin //www.cryptocast.network/ Support the show:Looking to Secure your Bitcoin with TREZOR?Shop.Trezor.io Affiliate Link Or Donate To:3Nn8jJSfK2oFherVWQUGXgesvHpzbMckz51:15:02September 13, 2018CryptoQuikRead_149 - Bitcoin as a PrivacyCoin“Ever since its inception Bitcoin has never really been private…. Fortunately, spying on Bitcoin users is becoming increasingly difficult.” - Aaron Van Wirdum Listen to another great read on Bitcoin Magazine about the amazing tech available today, and yet to come that will make #Bitcoin the true PrivacyCoin of the future. Check out the article and explore the many links on Bitcoin Magazine ing-bitcoin-more-private/ Don't forget to follow @BitcoinMagazine and azine   Support the show:Looking to Secure your Bitcoin with TREZOR?Shop.Trezor.io Affiliate Link Or Donate To:3Nn8jJSfK2oFherVWQUGXgesvHpzbMckz532:20September 12, 2018CryptoQuikRead_148 - Bitcoin as a Conflict Prevention Protocol“To borrow from Nick Szabo, Bitcoin is a socially scalable, conflict preventing protocol.”  - Tuur Demeester   Today we read an excellent Tweet Storm from Tuur Demeester about #Bitcoin and what makes it a true monetary revolution. Check out the full post here:https://twitter.com/TuurDemeester/status/1009825254024335361 Don't forget to also follow:https://twitter.com/real_vijayhttps://twitter.com/KoenSwinkels   Support the show:Looking to Secure your Bitcoin with TREZOR?Shop.Trezor.io Affiliate Link Or Donate To:3Nn8jJSfK2oFherVWQUGXgesvHpzbMckz529:40September 11, 2018CryptoQuikRead_147 - How to Critique Bitcoin, A Guide"You’ve heard of Bitcoin. You do not like it... It relies on curious, antiquated ideas like sound money, peer-to-peer networking, the abolition of seignorage, and censorship-resistance. It is profoundly distasteful."  -nic carter Don't waste anymore time trying to decide which criticism of Bitcoin to write about and outsource it with the Bitcoin FUD dice! A fun piece from Nic that holds a painful degree of truth.  Check out the shop to buy your own FUD dice using #Lightning payments:FUDdice.shop Applaud for the full article and explore Nic's other great -a-guide-3e36b26f9642   Support the show:Looking to Secure your Bitcoin with TREZOR?Shop.Trezor.io Affiliate Link Or Donate To:3Nn8jJSfK2oFherVWQUGXgesvHpzbMckz519:45September 10, 2018CryptoQuikRead_146 - The Three Economic Eras of Bitcoin"The Third Era will start with civil war" -Rusty Russell The future economic reality of the Bitcoin ecosystem has been hard-coded into the consensus since the very first block.  The inevitable pains that the future will bring should not surprise us.  Listen to Rusty Russell's discussion of Bitcoin's three economic eras. Check out the full article and lengthy list of footnotes for clarifications and further -bitcoin-d43bf0cf058aFollow him on Twitter:https://twitter.com/rusty_twit Support the show:Looking to Secure your Bitcoin with TREZOR?Shop.Trezor.io Affiliate Link Or Donate To:3Nn8jJSfK2oFherVWQUGXgesvHpzbMckz525:42September 7, 2018CryptoQuikRead_145 - Giacomo on SPV and Digital Coinage“We shouldn't make full nodes harder to run, EVER” -@giacomozucco Listen to the tweet storm laying out exactly why a responsible #Bitcoin maximalist should hold this view in today’s #CryptoQuikRead! See the original Tweet storm and Follow Giacomo Zucco below:https://twitter.com/giacomozucco/status/1009281116837175296  Support the show:Looking to Secure your Bitcoin with TREZOR?Shop.Trezor.io Affiliate Link Or Donate To:3Nn8jJSfK2oFherVWQUGXgesvHpzbMckz531:39September 6, 2018CryptoQuikRead_144 - SegWit2x Bugs ExplainedThe infrastructure and businesses in the Cryptoconomy are set to have a massive shift in the coming months.  The #Bitcoin ecosystem may be difficult to recognize in the near future.  that makes it critical not to forget the lessons our short but eventful history has taught us so far.  Today we read Jimmy Song’s article on Segwit2x, and how industry leaders almost killed Bitcoin.Drop applause on the original article and explore further reading on this by checking it out on c   Support the show:Looking to Secure your Bitcoin with TREZOR?Shop.Trezor.io Affiliate Link Or Donate To:3Nn8jJSfK2oFherVWQUGXgesvHpzbMckz523:09September 5, 2018CryptoChat_005 - Brady Swenson on Being an Informed Bitcoin CitizenHashing out all the major pain points, who to trust, building your filter, and where to start when it comes to learning everything about Bitcoin today!  Don't miss a fun chat with @CitizenBitcoin. Check out the podcast over at:https://citizenbitcoin.world/ The exciting developments I shared from the intro can be ouraiWallet [Telegram]https://samouraiwallet.com/   Support the show:Looking to Secure your Bitcoin with TREZOR?Shop.Trezor.io Affiliate Link Or Donate To:3Nn8jJSfK2oFherVWQUGXgesvHpzbMckz51:02:26September 4, 2018CryptoQuikRead_143 - The Time Value of Bitcoin“Lightning Network provides a framework to measure the time-value of bitcoin, a precursor for a capital market and reserve currency status.” -Nik Bhatia   Today we jump back into @timevalueofbtc’s 4 part series with Part 2, ”The Time Value of Bitcoin.” Don't forget to check out his many other articles and discussion on building financial markets in the Bitcoin ecosystem.  Applaud the original article b91f02d2 Don't miss the other episodes chatting with Nik and reading his other great work.CryptoChat_003 with Nik Bhatia: ture-of-bitcoin-financial-markets/LNRR Part second-layer/LNRR Part 3: -spectrum/ Support the show:Looking to Secure your Bitcoin with TREZOR?Shop.Trezor.io Affiliate Link Or Donate To:3Nn8jJSfK2oFherVWQUGXgesvHpzbMckz524:31August 31, 2018CryptoQuikRead_142 - Chaincode’s Residency Program Is Back, This Time With Lightning-- “Lightning is a promising technology, but right now, very few people are fluent with it,” Chaincode Labs engineer James O’Beirne told Bitcoin Magazine.-- Another great piece form Amy Castor at Bitcoin Magazine. Today we read “Chaincode’s Residency Program is Back, This Time with Lightning” Check out the article and the incredible work happening over at ency-program-back-time-lightning-app-classes/Explore the long list of Amy Castor's written work on her website:https://amycastor.com/my-writing/And don't miss @CitizenBticoin's podcast to hear us discuss Eric Wall's tweet thread on "ICO idiocy":https://citizenbitcoin.world/ Support the show:Looking to Secure your Bitcoin with TREZOR?Shop.Trezor.io Affiliate Link Or Donate To:3Nn8jJSfK2oFherVWQUGXgesvHpzbMckz516:41August 30, 2018CryptoQuikRead_141 - Fat Protocols Aren't New“People have speculated on what a future with fat protocols will look like. File sharing protocols aren’t exactly the same, but they have a lot of similarities we can learn from.” @backus Today we read one from John Backus about the history of P2P file sharing protocols and what the #Bitcoin and #Crypto communities could learn from it.Appluad the article on Medium and follow the enormous number of links for further 38db41   Support the show:Looking to Secure your Bitcoin with TREZOR?Shop.Trezor.io Affiliate Link Or Donate To:3Nn8jJSfK2oFherVWQUGXgesvHpzbMckz539:31August 29, 2018CryptoQuikRead_140 - Lightning Network 2.0 [Part 2]“That’s right: while we’re here still trying to wrap our minds around Layer 2 solutions, these mad scientists are already proposing a system with three layers” @DZack23  Today we conclude the incredible piece by Daniel Goldman on the new tools of "The Lightning Network 2.0" [Part 2]. Check out the full article, @DZack23's other work, and tons more at The Abacus Crypto tps://blog.theabacus.io/ Mentioned in the goldman-verge-digital-gold-forks-and-going-down-the-rabbit-hole/ Support the show:Looking to Secure your Bitcoin with TREZOR?Shop.Trezor.io Affiliate Link Or Donate To:3Nn8jJSfK2oFherVWQUGXgesvHpzbMckz550:17August 28, 2018CryptoQuikRead_139 - Lightning Network 2.0 [Part1]“Thing is, as these debates rage on, there’s a community of developers coming up with new ideas and, ya know, actually building stuff.” @DZack23  Today we explore a breakdown of the specific limitations of Lightning, and technologies being built to break through them, with Part 1 of The Lightning Network 2.0 by Daniel Goldman.   Check out the full article, @DZack23's other work, and tons more at The Abacus Crypto tps://blog.theabacus.io/ Mentioned in the goldman-verge-digital-gold-forks-and-going-down-the-rabbit-hole/ Support the show:Looking to Secure your Bitcoin with TREZOR?Shop.Trezor.io Affiliate Link Or Donate To:3Nn8jJSfK2oFherVWQUGXgesvHpzbMckz536:43August 27, 2018CryptoQuikRead_138 - Traditional Bitcoin Mixers"Thinking about it, isn’t it ironic that, over the past years I wrote about every Bitcoin privacy technique in existence, except the one that 99% of all users use?"  @nopara73 Today we dive into a great short article on traditional Bitcoin mixing servies from the ultimate in Privacy development @nopara73!  Don't miss this one to close out the week :) Check out the full article and his other work on 9d8c2 Wasabi Wallet (Zerolink)ZeroLinkJoinMarketBreeze Wallet (TumbleBit)TumbleBit24:20August 24, 2018CryptoQuikRead_137 - Half of the Remaining Bitcoin Supply is 'Spoken For'"At least 99M People intend to own crypto, but don’t yet." @RyanRadloff A fun exploration by Ryan Radloff on the different demographics who intend to invest in Bitcoin & Crypto, and what might drive the next Bitcoin adoption cycle.Drop some applause on the medium article and check out the CoinShares tcoin-supply-is-spoken-for-10df2a45e45d   Support the show:Looking to Secure your Bitcoin with TREZOR?Shop.Trezor.io Affiliate Link Or Donate To:3Nn8jJSfK2oFherVWQUGXgesvHpzbMckz524:28August 23, 2018CryptoQuikRead_136 - The Panama Canal and The Bitcoin Lightning Network"So instead, I'm going to tell a story that makes the function of the Lightning Network less abstract and hopefully, easier to picture in your mind. We will do this by explanation of the system that runs The Panama Canal."     @TheCryptoconomy Dont forget to drops some applause on my article if you enjoyed this episode and feel free to support my work by donating below!https://medium.com/@thecryptoconomy   Support the show:Looking to Secure your Bitcoin with TREZOR?Shop.Trezor.io Affiliate Link Or Donate To:3Nn8jJSfK2oFherVWQUGXgesvHpzbMckz527:53August 22, 2018CryptoQuikRead_135 - The Hard Thing About Learning Hard Things“In the end, learning is both science and art. It is science when your domain is structured, and art when it is not.” @Hosseeb Don’t miss today’s episode about learning the things that no one can teach you. Reading “The Hard Thing About Learning Hard Things” by Haseeb Qureshi. Drop some Applause at the full article on the freecodecamp.org Medium ing-hard-things-168e655ac7f2 Explore a ton of other awesome work by Haseeb Qureshi:https://haseebq.com/   Support the show:Looking to Secure your Bitcoin with TREZOR?Shop.Trezor.io Affiliate Link Or Donate To:3Nn8jJSfK2oFherVWQUGXgesvHpzbMckz528:47August 21, 2018CryptoQuikRead_134 - Welcome to Bitcoin Island"Forget currencies and commodities… perhaps the right analogy for Bitcoin is LAND!"  Flashback from 2014 with  @gendal in an analogy that presents a unique and interesting perspective of what it means to own a Bitcoin. Today's QuikRead, "Welcome to Bitcoin Island!"Check out @gendal's blog for other great work and see the original article:https://gendal.me/2014/03/29/welcome-to-bitcoin-island/   Support the show:Looking to Secure your Bitcoin with TREZOR?Shop.Trezor.io Affiliate Link Or Donate To:3Nn8jJSfK2oFherVWQUGXgesvHpzbMckz518:21August 20, 2018CryptoQuikRead_133 - Governments and Central Banks Should Look to Gold not Crypto"...The age of controlled money had arrived — and with it, world wars, depression and inflation, enormous government indebtedness, and the rise of leviathan states that learned to print their way to power and riches." -Jeffrey Tucker Check out the article plus other great work at the American Institue for Economic ould-look-gold-not-crypto#.W2mLSFKB_D8.twitter   Support the show:Looking to Secure your Bitcoin with TREZOR?Shop.Trezor.io Affiliate Link Or Donate To:3Nn8jJSfK2oFherVWQUGXgesvHpzbMckz524:42August 17, 2018CryptoQuikRead_132 - The Bitcoin Second Layer“This makes Lightning Network an absolute game changer for the entire concept of capital markets: income without explicit counterparty default risk.” @timevalueofbtc Don't miss Nik Bhatia's other excellent work on his Medium page, and give a round of applause for today's 03949d0a06 Support the show:Looking to Secure your Bitcoin with TREZOR?Shop.Trezor.io Affiliate Link Or Donate To:3Nn8jJSfK2oFherVWQUGXgesvHpzbMckz537:05August 16, 2018CryptoQuikRead_131 - BCH Update: Bitmain, BCH, the IPO & What it All Actually Means“It is impossible for Bitmain to divest their BCH holdings onmarket. Full stop. The BCH markets are not liquid enough to absorb the amount of coins Bitmain is still holding” -@CryptoHerpesCat Follow Crypto Herpes Cat on Twitter:https://twitter.com/CryptoHerpesCat Check out the full article and @CryptoHerpesCat Medium page for more excellent at-it-all-actually-means-354220b86ac3   Support the show:Looking to Secure your Bitcoin with TREZOR?Shop.Trezor.io Affiliate Link Or Donate To:3Nn8jJSfK2oFherVWQUGXgesvHpzbMckz533:03August 15, 2018CryptoQuikRead_130 - Media Coverage of Bitcoin is Still a Total Disaster“I’m going to expose the Washington Post/Wonkblog piece for the nonsensical ramble that it is… in short, it relies on mistaken assumptions to paint a misleading picture of the world.” -Nic Carter Read the full article and explore the many great links and -still-a-total-disaster-7d0d34d98971 Check out Nic's full medium page of other work:https://medium.com/@nic__carter   Support the show:Looking to Secure your Bitcoin with TREZOR?Shop.Trezor.io Affiliate Link Or Donate To:3Nn8jJSfK2oFherVWQUGXgesvHpzbMckz535:51August 14, 2018CryptoQuikRead_129 - Responsible Disclosure in the Era of Cryptocurrencies“On April 25, 2018, I anonymously and privately disclosed a critical vulnerability in Bitcoin Cash, one of the world’s most valuable cryptocurrencies…” - Cory Fields Hear the full story in today’s read of Core dev Cory Fields' recount of the events. Check out the full article -coryfields-com-cash-48a99b85aad4   Support the show:Looking to Secure your Bitcoin with TREZOR?Shop.Trezor.io Affiliate Link Or Donate To:3Nn8jJSfK2oFherVWQUGXgesvHpzbMckz532:23August 13, 2018CryptoQuikRead_128 - What Will Bitcoin Look Like in 20 Years? [Part 2]Will hundreds of coins flourish?  Will economic thought change completely?  Will it be a force for good or evil? And will Bitcoin even survive? All this and more in the second half of Daniel Jeffries great piece on the Future of Bitcoin! Don't miss his other great article on Hacker Noon, plus the many links and further reading in today's ears-7e75481a798c   Support the show:Looking to Secure your Bitcoin with TREZOR?Shop.Trezor.io Affiliate Link Or Donate To:3Nn8jJSfK2oFherVWQUGXgesvHpzbMckz51:06:22August 10, 2018CryptoQuikRead_127 - What Will Bitcoin Look Like in 20 Years? [Part 1]Will the price increase forever?  Will government currencies be a thing of the past? Will there be a singular, global economy? And how do we make interesting predictions in the first place? All this and more in the first half of Daniel Jeffries great piece on the Future of Bitcoin. Don't miss his other great article on Hacker Noon, plus the many links and further reading in today's ears-7e75481a798c   Support the show:Looking to Secure your Bitcoin with TREZOR?Shop.Trezor.io Affiliate Link Or Donate To:3Nn8jJSfK2oFherVWQUGXgesvHpzbMckz538:08August 9, 2018CryptoQuikRead_126 - Bitcoin, We Don't Expect New Highs in 2018Price prediction is a tricky game, but there is some fundamental analysis that may tell us more about the broad trends. Tuur Demeester looks at retail interest, institutional hesitancy, and Metcalf's law for a current perspective in: "Bitcoin: We Don't Expect New Highs in 2018." Don't forget to applaud+follow+check out the charts and data with the full ighs-in-2018-97e6a7a385f7   Support the show:Looking to Secure your Bitcoin with TREZOR?Shop.Trezor.io Affiliate Link Or Donate To:3Nn8jJSfK2oFherVWQUGXgesvHpzbMckz536:19August 8, 2018CryptoQuikRead_125 - Why Money Has Value & Spending Bitcoin is SenselessMises' and Menger’s theories of money provide deep insight, but invariably never attempted to rank the functions of money during its period of establishment. To fill the gap, Fernando Ulrich explains why he believes a Store of Value must arise before a money becomes a Medium of Exchange.Don't forget to clap for the article on Medium and check out the rest of this ng-bitcoin-is-senseless-d2390127dc34   Support the show:Looking to Secure your Bitcoin with TREZOR?Shop.Trezor.io Affiliate Link Or Donate To:3Nn8jJSfK2oFherVWQUGXgesvHpzbMckz529:59August 7, 2018CryptoQuikRead_124 - ASIC Resistance is Nothing but a Blockchain BuzzwordIs ASIC resistance really the panacea that some claim it is?  Will it solve the never ending challenges of a decentralized network?  Or is it just a buzzword used to sell Bitcoin alternatives?  Find out in @StopAndDecrypt's thorough piece on ASIC resistance. Check out the medium page for the links and graphics, plus drop some applause for the excellent -a-blockchain-buzzword-b91d3d770366 If you would like to hear the referenced article on mining centralization at e-state-of-cryptocurrency-mining/   Support the show:Looking to Secure your Bitcoin with TREZOR?Shop.Trezor.io Affiliate Link Or Donate To:3Nn8jJSfK2oFherVWQUGXgesvHpzbMckz51:11:55August 6, 2018CryptoQuikRead_123 - I, Pencil [Leonard E. Read]In closing out the week we have one last piece on the economics behind Bitcoin and the natural market economy.  We read the classic piece “I, Pencil” by Leonard E. Read posted on Fee.org. Check out the post itself to read the Foreward & Afterward, plus don't miss the excellent collection of work at Fee.org: https://fee.org/resources/i-pencil/ Support the show: Donate To: 3Nn8jJSfK2oFherVWQUGXgesvHpzbMckz528:40August 3, 2018CryptoQuikRead_122 - "The Yield From Money Held" ReconsideredWhat if “hoarding” money is both realizing its most important utility, and stabilizing in an uncertain economy?  If true, how could the exact opposite belief be so widespread?  Don’t miss our read from Hans Hermann Hoppe on Mises.org to find out more! Check out the full article plus an exhaustive collection of economic theory at Mises.org:https://mises.org/library/yield-money-held-reconsidered   Support the show:Looking to Secure your Bitcoin with TREZOR?Shop.Trezor.io Affiliate Link Or Donate To:3Nn8jJSfK2oFherVWQUGXgesvHpzbMckz530:11August 2, 2018CryptoChat_004 - John Wolpert on Blockchain, Identity, Trust, and a New InternetTaking a break from Bitcoin maximalism to have a chat with John Wolpert (@Consensys, @IBMblockchain, @Hyperledger) for what consensus protocols and blockchain can do for the future of decentralization, trust, and privacy!  Don’t miss today’s episode! Don't forget to check him out on Twitter and Medium:https://twitter.com/jwolperthttps://medium.com/@jwolpert Support the show:Looking to Secure your Bitcoin with TREZOR?Shop.Trezor.io Affiliate Link Or Donate To:3Nn8jJSfK2oFherVWQUGXgesvHpzbMckz51:02:24August 1, 2018CryptoQuikRead_121 - Ethereum, Fomo3D, and Dangerous Game Theory“This game, underlying FOMO3D (F3D), is called “The War of Attrition” and it can produce some insanely irrational outcomes… Human beings tend to play terribly and lose.”  Don't miss Matt Stephenson's great piece on how FOMO3D exploits "dangerous game theory." Dont forget to applaud the article on medium and dig a little deeper with part Part new-12m-ponzi-yes-in-theory-6964eead5b84 Support the show:Looking to Secure your Bitcoin with TREZOR?Shop.Trezor.io Affiliate Link Or Donate To:3Nn8jJSfK2oFherVWQUGXgesvHpzbMckz526:06July 31, 2018CryptoQuikRead_120 - Visions of BitcoinMany different and often conflicting ideas of what Bitcoin is, and what it's future should be, have emerged throughout the years.  Here @nic_carter's and @hasufl's exploration of past, present, and future narratives that molded Bitcoin into what it is today. Don't forget to clap for the article on Medium and check out the graphs and timeline visualizing the Bitcoin narrative c Check out both of their Medium pages for more great work:https://twitter.com/nic__carterhttps://twitter.com/hasufl   Support the show:Looking to Secure your Bitcoin with TREZOR?Shop.Trezor.io Affiliate Link Or Donate To:3Nn8jJSfK2oFherVWQUGXgesvHpzbMckz528:29July 30, 2018CryptoQuikRead_119 - Deep Dive into ETF Disapproval and SEC Commissioner's DissentThe SEC has disapproved the Winklevoss twin's second attempt at a Bitcoin ETP for traditional markets

of bitcoiners everywhere. In his 4-part series, Brandon explores the similarities shared between bitcoin and mycelium (the underground fungal network from which mushrooms emerge), referring to bitcoin as a ‘decentralized organism’. Analogies between bitcoin and other natural processes and phenomena have been made before, however none appear to be more apt than the one Brandon makes with mycelium. In my view, such analogies are important, and garner so much interest, because the degree to which an analogy is apt or appropriate, represents the degree of use we may derive from transferring known understandings or insights from it, to the the subject of the analogy, which we are all desperately trying to understand more. Anyways, this was a super fun chat for me. Hope you enjoy it! More from Brandon: MEDIUM: https://medium.com/@BrandonQuittem TWITTER: https://twitter.com/bquittem More from John: TWITTER: http://bit.ly/2P7PUjA FACEBOOK: http://bit.ly/30lRjUB INSTAGRAM: http://bit.ly/30r7IqY YOUTUBE: http://bit.ly/2TDeMy9 MEDIUM: http://bit.ly/2Zk0Dex 18:01September 24, 2019Further Discussion: Ragnar LifthrasirRagnar Lifthrasir is the Co-Founder and CEO of gunsnbitcoin.com, and an outspoken advocate of the responsible ownership of firearms. I’ve noticed that my perspective on guns has changed quite a lot over the past decade or so, and obviously it is a polarizing topic in our culture. I feel that almost all the dialogue on this issue is guided by emotion rather than logic, reason, data, or an understanding of historical context. As a result, I was eager to speak with Ragnar to understand his perspective further and have a calm and rational dialogue on this subject. Enjoy! More from Ragnar: TWITTER: https://twitter.com/Ragnarly WEBSITE: https://gunsnbitcoin.com/ More from John: TWITTER: http://bit.ly/2P7PUjA FACEBOOK: http://bit.ly/30lRjUB INSTAGRAM: http://bit.ly/30r7IqY YOUTUBE: http://bit.ly/2TDeMy9 MEDIUM: http://bit.ly/2Zk0Dex1:10:49September 23, 2019Ragnar Lifthrasir: Guns N' BitcoinRagnar Lifthrasir is the Co-Founder and CEO of gunsnbitcoin.com, and an outspoken advocate of the responsible ownership of firearms. I’ve noticed that my perspective on guns has changed quite a lot over the past decade or so, and obviously it is a polarizing topic in our culture. I feel that almost all the dialogue on this issue is guided by emotion rather than logic, reason, data, or an understanding of historical context. As a result, I was eager to speak with Ragnar to understand his perspective further and have a calm and rational dialogue on this subject. Enjoy! More from Ragnar: TWITTER: https://twitter.com/Ragnarly WEBSITE: https://gunsnbitcoin.com/ More from John: TWITTER: http://bit.ly/2P7PUjA FACEBOOK: http://bit.ly/30lRjUB INSTAGRAM: http://bit.ly/30r7IqY YOUTUBE: http://bit.ly/2TDeMy9 MEDIUM: http://bit.ly/2Zk0Dex14:24September 23, 2019Further Discussion: Guy SwannGuy Swann is an OG bitcoiner and the creator, host, and captivating voice behind 'The Cryptoconomy' podcast. With so many great bitcoin-related articles and other written content coming out these days, it can be diificult to keep up. However, we all recognize the importance of expanding our view of this revolutionary technology, Guy makes this process super easy, by taking the best written content in the space and turning it into an audio format. He's excellent at what he does, an his podcast has been a huge 'time hack' for me personally. Guy also conducts interviews and publishes his solo rants, which are incredibly informative, thought-provoking and enjoyable. He's a gem in the space in my opinion, and so I thought it might be fun to have a chat. Enjoy! More from Guy: TWITTER: https://twitter.com/TheCryptoconomy WEBSITE: http://thecryptoconomy.com/ PODCAST: https://anchor.fm/thecryptoconomy More from John: TWITTER: http://bit.ly/2P7PUjA FACEBOOK: http://bit.ly/30lRjUB INSTAGRAM: http://bit.ly/30r7IqY YOUTUBE: http://bit.ly/2TDeMy9 MEDIUM: http://bit.ly/2Zk0Dex1:26:17September 16, 2019Guy Swann: The Audible of BitcoinGuy Swann is an OG bitcoiner and the creator, host, and captivating voice behind 'The Cryptoconomy' podcast. With so many great bitcoin-related articles and other written content coming out these days, it can be diificult to keep up. However, we all recognize the importance of expanding our view of this revolutionary technology, Guy makes this process super easy, by taking the best written content in the space and turning it into an audio format. He's excellent at what he does, an his podcast has been a huge 'time hack' for me personally. Guy also conducts interviews and publishes his solo rants, which are incredibly informative, thought-provoking and enjoyable. He's a gem in the space in my opinion, and so I thought it might be fun to have a chat. Enjoy! More from Guy: TWITTER: https://twitter.com/TheCryptoconomy WEBSITE: http://thecryptoconomy.com/ PODCAST: https://anchor.fm/thecryptoconomy More from John: TWITTER: http://bit.ly/2P7PUjA FACEBOOK: http://bit.ly/30lRjUB INSTAGRAM: http://bit.ly/30r7IqY YOUTUBE: http://bit.ly/2TDeMy9 MEDIUM: http://bit.ly/2Zk0Dex35:55September 16, 2019Further Discussion: Aleks SvetskiAleks is the Co-Founder and CEO of amber, a bitcoin wallet/exchange that allows you to automate bitcoin purchases over time (dollar-cost averaging) and avoid making investment decisions (Read: mistakes!) based on market movements. Aleks is also a vocal supporter and educator of bitcoin in Australia through his writing, speaking and podcasting. Aleks has a no-nonsense approach to bitcoin and doesn't mince words when it comes to explaining how important this technology is and why it's important to be involved. Naturally, I was interested in speaking with such a person:) Enjoy! -- More from Aleks: TWITTER: https://twitter.com/AleksSvetski WEBSITE: https://getamber.io/ More from John: TWITTER: http://bit.ly/2P7PUjA FACEBOOK: http://bit.ly/30lRjUB INSTAGRAM: http://bit.ly/30r7IqY YOUTUBE: http://bit.ly/2TDeMy9 MEDIUM: http://bit.ly/2Zk0Dex 1:17:48September 12, 2019Aleks Svetski: Don't Invest in Bitcoin, 'Collect' BitcoinAleks is the Co-Founder and CEO of getamber.io, a bitcoin wallet/exchange that allows you to automate bitcoin purchases over time (dollar-cost averaging) and avoid making investment decisions (Read: mistakes!) based on market movements. Aleks is also a vocal supporter and educator of bitcoin in Australia through his writing, speaking and podcasting. Aleks has a no-nonsense approach to bitcoin and doesn't mince words when it comes to explaining how important this technology is and why it's important to be involved. Naturally, I was interested in speaking with such a person:) Enjoy! -- More from Aleks: TWITTER: https://twitter.com/AleksSvetski WEBSITE: https://getamber.io/ More from John: TWITTER: http://bit.ly/2P7PUjA FACEBOOK: http://bit.ly/30lRjUB INSTAGRAM: http://bit.ly/30r7IqY YOUTUBE: http://bit.ly/2TDeMy9 MEDIUM: http://bit.ly/2Zk0Dex24:17September 12, 2019Further Discussion: Marty BentMarty is the author of the daily newsletter 'Marty's Bent', as well as the host of the popular bitcoin podcast, 'Tales from the Crypt'. Through these two publications, Marty has garnered a large and loyal audience who value his deep understanding of bitcoin and down-to-earth style of communication. Enjoy! More from Marty: TWITTER: https://twitter.com/MartyBent WEBSITE: https://tftc.io/ PODCAST: https://anchor.fm/tales-from-the-crypt More from me: TWITTER: http://bit.ly/2P7PUjA FACEBOOK: http://bit.ly/30lRjUB INSTAGRAM: http://bit.ly/30r7IqY YOUTUBE: http://bit.ly/2TDeMy9 MEDIUM: http://bit.ly/2Zk0Dex1:05:22September 10, 2019Marty Bent: Tales from the CryptMarty is the author of the daily newsletter 'Marty's Bent', as well as the host of the popular bitcoin podcast, 'Tales from the Crypt'. Through these two publications, Marty has garnered a large and loyal audience who value his deep understanding of bitcoin and down-to-earth style of communication. Enjoy! More from Marty: TWITTER: https://twitter.com/MartyBent WEBSITE: https://tftc.io/ PODCAST: https://anchor.fm/tales-from-the-crypt More from me: TWITTER: http://bit.ly/2P7PUjA FACEBOOK: http://bit.ly/30lRjUB INSTAGRAM: http://bit.ly/30r7IqY YOUTUBE: http://bit.ly/2TDeMy9 MEDIUM: http://bit.ly/2Zk0Dex34:12September 10, 2019Further Discussion: Gigi**Apologies for the audio on this one, new set-up didn't go so well, lol. It's worst at the beginning.** Gigi is another guest which I first came accross on Twitter. I thought he was putting out some well-articulated and insightful tweets, so I checked him out a little bit further. I then came across two great resources which he has put together: 21lessons.com and bitcoin-resources.com. In the first, Gigi grafts his own journey learning about bitcoin, onto the classic tale of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, in an informative and entertaining way, available in both written and audio format. It's a very convenient way to get caught up on bitcoin. In the second, he provides a collection of great content for those who want to dive deeper, it too is a great resource full of useful information. No particular angle in this chat, just thought it might be fun to connect and geek-out about bitcoin for a while. We touched on some of the important narratives around bitcoin, and how more are emerging all of the time, drawing ever-more diverse people into the space. Of course, we got a little cosmic too, because, well, it's fun:) Enjoy! More from Gigi: TWITTER: https://twitter.com/dergigi WEBSITES: https://21lessons.com/ , https://bitcoin-resources.com/ , https://dergigi.com/ More from me: TWITTER: http://bit.ly/2P7PUjA FACEBOOK: http://bit.ly/30lRjUB INSTAGRAM: http://bit.ly/30r7IqY YOUTUBE: http://bit.ly/2TDeMy9 MEDIUM: http://bit.ly/2Zk0Dex1:26:14September 4, 2019Gigi: Down the Bitcoin Rabbit Hole**Apologies for the audio on this one, new set-up didn't go so well, lol. It's worst at the beginning** Gigi is another guest which I first came accross on Twitter. I thought he was putting out some well-articulated and insightful tweets, so I checked him out a little bit further. I then came across two great resources which he has put together: 21lessons.com and bitcoin-resources.com. In the first, Gigi grafts his own journey learning about bitcoin, onto the classic tale of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, in an informative and entertaining way, available in both written and audio format. It's a very convenient way to get caught up on bitcoin. In the second, he provides a collection of great content for those who want to dive deeper, it too is a great resource full of useful information. No particular angle in this chat, just thought it might be fun to connect and geek-out about bitcoin for a while. We touched on some of the important narratives around bitcoin, and how more are emerging all of the time, drawing ever-more diverse people into the space.  Of course, we got a little cosmic too, because, well, it's fun:) Enjoy! More from Gigi: TWITTER: https://twitter.com/dergigi WEBSITES: https://21lessons.com/ , https://bitcoin-resources.com/ , https://dergigi.com/ More from me: TWITTER: http://bit.ly/2P7PUjA FACEBOOK: http://bit.ly/30lRjUB INSTAGRAM: http://bit.ly/30r7IqY YOUTUBE: http://bit.ly/2TDeMy9 MEDIUM: http://bit.ly/2Zk0Dex23:57September 4, 2019Dictation: Bitcoin & Fire - Forces of NatureI was wroking on my computer the other day and somehow started thinking about the similarities between the emergence of fire, and the emergence of bitcoin. I started writing and later that day published it to Medium. I then thought, why restrict it to only the written/readable realm?  So I recorded a reading of it, and published it here:) I enjoy experimenting with the opoorunities that the new media/publishing landscape enables. If you like it, or have any other ideas for me to try out, feel free to hit me up and let me know!  Enjoy!  - More from me:  TWITTER: http://bit.ly/2P7PUjA FACEBOOK: http://bit.ly/30lRjUB INSTAGRAM: http://bit.ly/30r7IqY YOUTUBE: http://bit.ly/2TDeMy9 MEDIUM: http://bit.ly/2Zk0Dex08:29September 2, 2019Further Discussion: Matt OdellMatt is considered an OG in the Bitcoin space. His informed, no-nonsense style of sharing his learning process on Twitter and through his 'Rabbit Hole Recap' episodes on the Tales from the Crypt podcast, has been very well-received by the Bitcoin community and by many people who are trying to learn more about this revolutionary technology. It was awesome to have the chance to speak with someone who is so knowledgeable and who is contributing so much to the development of the space in general. Enjoy Check him out: TWITTER: https://twitter.com/matt_odell PODCAST: https://anchor.fm/tales-from-the-crypt PODCAST WEBSITE: https://tftc.io/ BIZ WEBSITE: https://finalmessage.io/ More from me: TWITTER: http://bit.ly/2P7PUjA FACEBOOK: http://bit.ly/30lRjUB INSTAGRAM: http://bit.ly/30r7IqY YOUTUBE: http://bit.ly/2TDeMy9 MEDIUM: http://bit.ly/2Zk0Dex1:13:26August 31, 2019Matt Odell: Stay Humble, Stack SatsMatt is considered an OG in the Bitcoin space. His informed, no-nonsense style of sharing his learning process on Twitter and through his 'Rabbit Hole Recap' episodes on the Tales from the Crypt podcast, has been very well-received by the Bitcoin community and by many people who are trying to learn more about this revolutionary technology. It was awesome to have the chance to speak with someone who is so knowledgeable and who is contributing so much to the development of the space in general. Enjoy! Check him out: TWITTER: https://twitter.com/matt_odell PODCAST: https://anchor.fm/tales-from-the-crypt PODCAST WEBSITE: https://tftc.io/ BIZ WEBSITE: https://finalmessage.io/ More from me: TWITTER: http://bit.ly/2P7PUjA FACEBOOK: http://bit.ly/30lRjUB INSTAGRAM: http://bit.ly/30r7IqY YOUTUBE: http://bit.ly/2TDeMy9 MEDIUM: http://bit.ly/2Zk0Dex 10:22August 31, 2019From the Archive: Bobby Lee (2015)I thought it would be fun to publish some of the bitcoin interviews I conducted prior to launching the new podcast. This was my very first one, done with Bobby Lee in Shanghai in the fall of 2015. At the time Bobby was the CEO and Co-Founder of BTC China (now BTCC), a prominent bitcoin exchange based in China. This is a great episode for beginngers, as it really digs into the basics of what makes bitcoin special. However, it may also be cool for people at any stage in their bitcoin journey to listen in on what the conversation around bitcoin was like when it was at just $250. Enjoy! More from Bobby: TWITTER: https://twitter.com/bobbyclee NEW PROJECT: https://twitter.com/BalletCrypto More from me: TWITTER: http://bit.ly/2P7PUjA FACEBOOK: http://bit.ly/30lRjUB INSTAGRAM: http://bit.ly/30r7IqY YOUTUBE: http://bit.ly/2TDeMy9 MEDIUM: http://bit.ly/2Zk0Dex1:26:31August 30, 2019Further Discussion: Alex Adelman, lolliIn the bitcoin community, the subject of adoption is often discussed. How can we get more people to start learning about and interacting with bitcoin? Many people are hesitant to invest in such a volatile asset, and are intimidated by the learning curve required to get involved, and this has slowed adoption. What if you could tell people that all they had to do to start playing with (read: accumulating) bitcoin was to install a browser extension, and shop online as they already do? Nothing to read. No money to loose. Just spend regularly, and earn bitcoin back. Game = Changed. I'm extremely confident that lolli will be a huge catalyst for the more rapid adoption of bitcoin, and as such, I thought it would be awesome to speak with the CEO and Co-Founder, Alex Adelman. Alex is a very open and genuine guy, and clearly passionate about his company and contribution to the bitcoin ecosystem. It was my pleasure to get the chance to speak with him. Remember, the 'Rapid-Fire' episodes are where I ask guests a series of standard questions around bitcoin, money and some other fun stuff. The 'Further Discussion' episodes are a chance to have an open conversation with them and go a little deeper on some of these super interesting topics. Enjoy! More from Alex/lolli: WEBSITE: https://www.lolli.com/ TWITTER: https://twitter.com/trylolli TWITTER (ALEX): https://twitter.com/alexadelman More from John: TWITTER: http://bit.ly/2P7PUjA FACEBOOK: http://bit.ly/30lRjUB INSTAGRAM: http://bit.ly/30r7IqY YOUTUBE: http://bit.ly/2TDeMy9 MEDIUM: http://bit.ly/2Zk0Dex1:00:56August 24, 2019Alex Adelman, lolli: Get Free Bitcoin When You Shop! In the bitcoin community, the subject of adoption is often discussed. How can we get more people to start learning about and interacting with bitcoin? Many people are hesitant to invest in such a volatile asset, and are intimidated by the learning curve required to get involved, and this has slowed adoption. What if you could tell people that all they had to do to start playing with (read: accumulating) bitcoin was to install a browser extension, and shop online as they already do? Nothing to read. No money to loose. Just spend regularly, and earn bitcoin back. Game = Changed. I'm extremely confident that lolli will be a huge catalyst for the more rapid adoption of bitcoin, and as such, I thought it would be awesome to speak with the CEO and Co-Founder, Alex Adelman.  Alex is a very open and genuine guy, and clearly passionate about his company and contribution to the bitcoin ecosystem. It was my pleasure to get the chance to speak with him. Remember, the 'Rapid-Fire' episodes are where I ask guests a series of standard questions around bitcoin, money and some other fun stuff. The 'Further Discussion' episodes are a chance to have an open conversation with them and go a little deeper on some of these super interesting topics. Enjoy! More from Alex/lolli: WEBSITE: https://www.lolli.com/ TWITTER: https://twitter.com/trylolli  TWITTER (ALEX): https://twitter.com/alexadelman More from John: TWITTER: http://bit.ly/2P7PUjA FACEBOOK: http://bit.ly/30lRjUB INSTAGRAM: http://bit.ly/30r7IqY YOUTUBE: http://bit.ly/2TDeMy9 MEDIUM: http://bit.ly/2Zk0Dex27:29August 23, 2019Further Discussion: Raoul PalBefore the rapid-fire portion of our conversation, I asked Raoul to elaborate on a recent thread on Twitter in which he made his case that the probability was high that the world was on the precipice of a substantial recession. We also had a more general discussion about Bitcoin, how he's approaching it, and his thoughts on its Future. Check him out: TWITTER: https://twitter.com/RaoulGMI YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBH5VZE_Y4F3CMcPIzPEB5A LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/raoul-pal-1b681b1/ More from John: Twitter: http://bit.ly/2P7PUjA Facebook: http://bit.ly/30lRjUB Insta: http://bit.ly/30r7IqY YouTube: http://bit.ly/2TDeMy9 Medium: http://bit.ly/2Zk0Dex 57:24August 16, 2019Raoul Pal, Macro Investor: Global Markets on the Edge, the Bitcoin Hedge, and the 'Netflix of Finance'Raoul Pal is a former hedge fund manager, the publisher of the Global Macro Investor (a macro-economic and investment strategy research service), and the co-founder and CEO of Real Vision, which he describes as the 'Netflix of Finance' (Long-form interviews with the top investment and financial people in the world). Prior to this interview, I had recently seen a thread Raoul made on twitter, in which he shared several charts which depicted an alarming state of affairs in the global financial system. I wanted to get Raoul on so I could pick his brain a bit about what he was seeing, how to 'play' this market, and what Bitcoin's role will be in this rapidly changing environment. Check him out: TWITTER: https://twitter.com/RaoulGMI YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBH5VZE_Y4F3CMcPIzPEB5A LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/raoul-pal-1b681b1/ More from John: YOUTUBE: http://bit.ly/2MmkDHr TWITTER: https://twitter.com/johnkvallis  INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/johnkvallis/  FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/johnkvallis  MEDIUM: https://medium.com/@johnkvallis 25:13August 15, 2019Further Discussion: American HodlPrior to the rapid-fire segment, we spoke for about 90 minutes on a variety of subjects, and shared our respective stories on how we originally came to Bitcoin. As it turns out, they were EXACTLY the same. (Hint: It involves DMT). He has an amazing twitter account. Follow him, now: TWITTER: https://twitter.com/americanhodl4 More from John: YOUTUBE: http://bit.ly/2MmkDHr TWITTER: https://twitter.com/johnkvallis  INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com / johnkvallis /  FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/johnkvallis  MEDIUM: https://medium.com/@johnkvallis1:28:20August 14, 2019American Hodl: Bitcoin Twitter Gangster and Relentless Stacker of SatsAmerican Hodl is the pseudonym for a guy on 'Bitcoin Twitter' (people on twitter that pretty much only tweet about Bitcoin). I came across his tweets somehow, and just kinda liked how he got down, so I asked him if he wanted to record a chat. He agreed, so we did, and it was awesome. P.S. He's also the most relentless stacker of sats (translation: constant buyer of fractions of a bitcoin, known as 'Saotshi's' or 'sats') on Bitcoin twitter, and always boldly broadcasts his purchases. This may seem weird from an outside perspective, but I can assure you everyone in the community loves it, as do I. Follow him, now: TWITTER: https://twitter.com/americanhodl4 More from John: YOUTUBE: http://bit.ly/2MmkDHr TWITTER: https://twitter.com/johnkvallis  INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com / johnkvallis /  FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/johnkvallis  MEDIUM: https://medium.com/@johnkvallis22:44August 14, 2019Further Discussion: Ben Perrin (aka BTC Sessions)After the 'rapid-fire' portion of the show, Ben and I had a short discussion about his work, how he got started and what it was like being a content creator / educator in the Bitcoin space. Check him out: WEBSITE: https://www.btcsessions.ca/ TWITTER: https://twitter.com/BTCsessions YOUTUBE: ion=1 More from John: YOUTUBE: http://bit.ly/2MmkDHr TWITTER: https://twitter.com/johnkvallis  INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/johnkvallis/  FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/johnkvallis  MEDIUM: https://medium.com/@johnkvallis12:51August 14, 2019Ben Perrin (aka BTC Sessions): Bitcoin EducatorVia his popular YouTube Channel, Ben provides a ton of great information on many facets of Bitcoin, including best practices for buying and securing it, industry news and commentary, and some of the deeper philosophical considerations around Bitcoin. Check him out: WEBSITE: https://www.btcsessions.ca/ TWITTER: https://twitter.com/BTCsessions YOUTUBE: ion=1 More from John: YOUTUBE: http://bit.ly/2MmkDHr TWITTER: https://twitter.com/johnkvallis  INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/johnkvallis/  FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/johnkvallis  MEDIUM: https://medium.com/@johnkvallis 1:09:42August 14, 2019Bitcoin Rapid-FireBy John VallisBitcoin is the future of money, that is my firm belief. In this show, I speak with the amazing people who are building and contributing to this revolutionary new industry. The 'rapid-fire' episodes give you some concise info and insights, the 'further discussion' episodes let you listen in on a more casual and open dialogue with each guest. Hey hey hey, stack sats everyday:)Starting in undefined…00:0055:531xElisabeth Préfontaine: From BlackRock to BitcoinElisabeth Préfontaine is the founder of Octonomics, an independent research and consulting firm focused on bitcoin. She has over 25 years of experience in the financial services industry, most recently working as the Head of Wealth Sales for BlackRock Canada. In 2016 Elisabeth discovered bitcoin, and has since been consumed with researching every aspect of this emerging technological, monetary and social phenomenon, and passing what she has learned on to her clients. Enjoy! -- More from Elisabeth: WEBSITE: https://www.octonomics.com/ TWITTER: https://twitter.com/eprefon More from me: TWITTER: http://bit.ly/2P7PUjA YOUTUBE: http://bit.ly/2TDeMy9 MEDIUM: http://bit.ly/2Zk0Dex INSTAGRAM: http://bit.ly/30r7IqY1:25:34March 31, 2020Rapid-Fire: Jeff BoothJeff Booth is the author of the book ‘The Price of Tomorrow: Why Deflation is the Key to an Abundant Future’. His book was published in January 2020, and is incredibly prescient, with many of his predictions being revealed or confirmed during the current crisis over Covid-19. He is also a successful technology entrepreneur, having founded or sitting on the board of several tech companies such as BuildDirect, OtioLabs, addyinvest,com, NocNoc, Terramera, Cubic Farms, LlamaZOO and Synthiam. He is also incredibly bullish on bitcoin, and believes it represents a lifeboat in a time when the legacy financial system appears to be under extreme stress and possibly collapse. I couldn’t agree more:) Enjoy! -- More from Jeff: WEBSITE: https://www.jeffreybooth.com/ TWITTER: https://twitter.com/JeffBooth BOOK: HC&pf_rd_p=05326fd5-c43e-4948-99b1-a65b129fdd73 LINKED IN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffdbooth/ More from me: TWITTER: http://bit.ly/2P7PUjA YOUTUBE: http://bit.ly/2TDeMy9 MEDIUM: http://bit.ly/2Zk0Dex INSTAGRAM: http://bit.ly/30r7IqY13:18March 30, 2020Jeff Booth: Why Deflation Is The Key To An Abundant FutureJeff Booth is the author of the book ‘The Price of Tomorrow: Why Deflation is the Key to an Abundant Future’. His book was published in January 2020, and is incredibly prescient, with many of his predictions being revealed or confirmed during the current crisis over Covid-19. He is also a successful technology entrepreneur, having founded or sitting on the board of several tech companies such as BuildDirect, OtioLabs, addyinvest,com, NocNoc, Terramera, Cubic Farms, LlamaZOO and Synthiam. He is also incredibly bullish on bitcoin, and believes it represents a lifeboat in a time when the legacy financial system appears to be under extreme stress and possibly collapse. I couldn’t agree more:) Enjoy! -- More from Jeff: WEBSITE: https://www.jeffreybooth.com/ TWITTER: https://twitter.com/JeffBooth BOOK: HC&pf_rd_p=05326fd5-c43e-4948-99b1-a65b129fdd73 LINKED IN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffdbooth/ More from me: TWITTER: http://bit.ly/2P7PUjA YOUTUBE: http://bit.ly/2TDeMy9 MEDIUM: http://bit.ly/2Zk0Dex INSTAGRAM: http://bit.ly/30r7IqY55:53March 27, 2020Rapid-Fire: Preston PyshWell it’s been a hell of a couple weeks. Definitely one for the history books in both the bitcoin and traditional markets. Coronavirus is causing major disruptions all over the world, and the knock-on economic effects are causing large sell-offs everywhere. The virus may very well be the catalyst that exposes the fragility of the existing economic paradigm. If that is the case, there is a lot of very difficult change on the horizon. Only time will tell. Preston Pysh is the host of the ‘We Study Billionaires’ podcast, and is a frequent guest on several investing and bitcoin podcasts, discussing macro events and circumstances, and providing his opinions on how best to navigate uncertain times. These are interesting times to say the least, and I was delighted to have Preston come on and share his perspective. Enjoy! -- Show notes: https://www.lopp.net/ https://bitcoin-resources.com/ More from Preston: TWITTER: https://twitter.com/PrestonPysh WEBSITE: https://www.theinvestorspodcast.com/ More from me: TWITTER: http://bit.ly/2P7PUjA YOUTUBE: http://bit.ly/2TDeMy9 MEDIUM: http://bit.ly/2Zk0Dex INSTAGRAM: http://bit.ly/30r7IqY12:56March 20, 2020Preston Pysh: Market Crash, Macro Drivers, and Why Bitcoin May Soon Explode Well it’s been a hell of a week. Definitely one for the history books in both the bitcoin and traditional markets. Coronavirus is causing major disruptions all over the world, and the knock-on economic effects are causing large sell-offs everywhere. The virus may very well be the catalyst that exposes the fragility of the existing economic paradigm. If that is the case, there is a lot of very difficult change on the horizon. Only time will tell. Preston Pysh is the host of the ‘We Study Billionaires’ podcast, and is a frequent guest on several investing and bitcoin podcasts, discussing macro events and circumstances, and providing his opinions on how best to navigate uncertain times. This conversation took place on Monday, March 9th, after an historic global financial market route, and is being released on Friday the 13th of March, a day after a massive ~50% draw-down in bitcoin. These are interesting times to say the least, and I was delighted to have Preston come on and share his perspective. Enjoy! Show notes: https://www.lopp.net/ https://bitcoin-resources.com/ More from Preston: TWITTER: https://twitter.com/PrestonPysh WEBSITE: https://www.theinvestorspodcast.com/ More from me: TWITTER: http://bit.ly/2P7PUjA YOUTUBE: http://bit.ly/2TDeMy9 MEDIUM: http://bit.ly/2Zk0Dex INSTAGRAM: http://bit.ly/30r7IqY1:32:23March 13, 2020Andy Edstrom: Why Buy Bitcoin (The Book)Andy Edstrom CF!, CFP, is a financial advisor at the registered investment advisory firm, WESCAP group. Prior to this, Andy has held positions at Ewing Management Group, Tennenbaum Capital Partners and Goldman Sachs. Some time ago he came across bitcoin and believed the upside it represented necessitated brining it to his clients to consider as a valuable addition to their portfolios. However, making the investment case for bitcoin to people who have yet to ‘go down the rabbit hole’ was a difficult task. Feeling that bitcoin was an investment that many of his clients absolutely must at least consider, but finding it difficult to explain in one sitting, Andy decided to write a book. That book is ‘Why Buy Bitcoin: Investing Today in the Money of Tomorrow’. I invited Andy to come on the show and discuss. Enjoy! -- More from Andy: WEBSITE: http://www.andyedstrom.com/ TWITTER: https://twitter.com/edstromandrew AMAZON 33219609/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1580413817&sr=8-2 More from me: TWITTER: http://bit.ly/2P7PUjA YOUTUBE: http://bit.ly/2TDeMy9 MEDIUM: http://bit.ly/2Zk0Dex INSTAGRAM: http://bit.ly/30r7IqY 1:49:05March 7, 2020Guest on Keyvan Davani's 'Total Bitcoin' PodcastI was recently invited on to Keyvan Danvani's 'Total bitcoin' Podcast for a chat. Keyvan has been putting out some awesome content with great guests and an interesting format, and it was super fun to get the chance to speak with him. Note: We had some bandwidth issues it seems, so the audio is a bit spotty in places. It's the worst during the first half of the show. More from Keyvan: WEBSITE: http://thetotalconnector.com/ TWITTER: https://twitter.com/keyvandavani APPLE: https://apple.co/2IA2dhV SPOTIFY: https://spoti.fi/2wOfq1k More from me: TWITTER: http://bit.ly/2P7PUjA YOUTUBE: http://bit.ly/2TDeMy9 MEDIUM: http://bit.ly/2Zk0Dex INSTAGRAM: http://bit.ly/30r7IqY1:04:30March 2, 2020Jeff Vandroux: Economic Populism, Distributism, and Why Bitcoin Won't Save CapitalismJeff Vandroux is an attorney, CPA, bodybuilder, BTCPayServer Contributor, and the founder of Keykeeper IRA. I came to know Jeff via his discussion with Marty Bent on the Tales from the Crypt Podcast. It was clear that Jeff was well-read and thoughtful, but I found myself disagreeing with much of what he was saying, and a bit surprised by his opinions, which seem to differ greatly from your ‘average bitcoiner’. However, it was for this reason that I wanted to have a chat, so we did! Enjoy! -- More from Jeff: TWITTER: https://twitter.com/vandrewattycpa WEBSITE: https://keykeeperira.com/bitcoin/ More from me: TWITTER: http://bit.ly/2P7PUjA YOUTUBE: http://bit.ly/2TDeMy9 MEDIUM: http://bit.ly/2Zk0Dex INSTAGRAM: http://bit.ly/30r7IqY2:21:40February 23, 2020Rapid-Fire: Jeff VandrouxJeff Vandroux is an attorney, CPA, bodybuilder, BTCPayServer Contributor, and the founder of Keykeeper IRA. I came to know Jeff via his discussion with Marty Bent on the Tales from the Crypt Podcast. It was clear that Jeff was well-read and thoughtful, but I found myself disagreeing with much of what he was saying, and a bit surprised by his opinions, which seem to differ greatly from your ‘average bitcoiner’. However, it was for this reason that I wanted to have a chat, so we did! Enjoy! -- More from Jeff: TWITTER: https://twitter.com/vandrewattycpa WEBSITE: https://keykeeperira.com/bitcoin/ More from me: TWITTER: http://bit.ly/2P7PUjA YOUTUBE: http://bit.ly/2TDeMy9 MEDIUM: http://bit.ly/2Zk0Dex INSTAGRAM: http://bit.ly/30r7IqY19:42February 23, 2020Gustavo Flores: Head of Product and Research at Veriphi.ioVeriphi.io is a Montreal-based bitcoin consultancy, which assists clients in all aspects of understanding, acquiring, using and securing their bitcoin. This type of business may indeed be important for onboarding HNW individuals, family offices, and institutions who require more hand-holding than the average maximalist hodler. As a result, I thought I'd have Gustavo on to learn more about their services, business model, and how things have been going. Enjoy! More from Gustavo: TWIITER: https://twitter.com/GustavoJ_Flores WEBSITE: https://veriphi.io/en More from me: TWITTER: http://bit.ly/2P7PUjA YOUTUBE: http://bit.ly/2TDeMy9 MEDIUM: http://bit.ly/2Zk0Dex INSTAGRAM: http://bit.ly/30r7IqY1:12:27February 17, 2020Rapid-Fire: Gustavo FloresVeriphi.io is a Montreal-based bitcoin consultancy, which assists clients in all aspects of understanding, acquiring, using and securing their bitcoin. This type of business may indeed be important for onboarding HNW individuals, family offices, and institutions who require more hand-holding than the average maximalist hodler. As a result, I thought I'd have Gustavo on to learn more about their services, business model, and how things have been going. Enjoy! More from Gustavo: TWIITER: https://twitter.com/GustavoJ_Flores WEBSITE: https://veriphi.io/en More from me: TWITTER: http://bit.ly/2P7PUjA YOUTUBE: http://bit.ly/2TDeMy9 MEDIUM: http://bit.ly/2Zk0Dex INSTAGRAM: http://bit.ly/30r7IqY 17:01February 17, 2020Alex Gladstein, Human Rights Foundation: Bitcoin is Freedom MoneyAlex Gladstein is the Chief Strategy Officer at the Human Rights Foundation and The Oslo Freedom Forum. He has been working to bring awareness to, and rectify, human rights abuses around the world for his entire career. In 2016, he fell down the 'bitcoin rabbit hole' and realized how it could be used as an extremely powerful tool to combat authoritarian regimes the world over. Since then he has been giving talks on the subject, and educating people on the significance of bitcoin and how to use it for greater freedom for all people. Enjoy! -- More from Alex: TWITTER: https://twitter.com/gladstein HUMAN RIGHTS FOUNDATION: https://hrf.org/ OSLO FREEDOM FORUM: https://hrf.org/events/oslo-freedom-forum/ More from John: TWITTER: http://bit.ly/2P7PUjA YOUTUBE: http://bit.ly/2TDeMy9 MEDIUM: http://bit.ly/2Zk0Dex INSTAGRAM: http://bit.ly/30r7IqY 57:31February 9, 2020Max Hillebrand: First-Class BitcoinerI recently heard max on a few other podcasts and was simply blown away. To me, Max seems like someone who understands the impact and importance of Bitcoin to a high degree, and is engaging with it fully to construct a life of freedom and propserity. Max shares his knowledge via his YouTube videos and podcast on the World Crypto Network, as well as through his website (towardsliberty.com), the talks he gives, and via his contribution to some of the exciting and important open source projects currently being developed in the space. He's a wealth of knowledge, and in my opinion, an exemplar of the type of person and life that is made possible through bitcoin. Enjoy! More from Max: TWITTER: https://twitter.com/HillebrandMax YOUTUBE: deVXGIPNqV_8a WEBSITE: https://towardsliberty.com/ More from me: TWITTER: http://bit.ly/2P7PUjA FACEBOOK: http://bit.ly/30lRjUB INSTAGRAM: http://bit.ly/30r7IqY YOUTUBE: http://bit.ly/2TDeMy9 MEDIUM: http://bit.ly/2Zk0Dex 1:33:46January 24, 2020Rapid-Fire: Max HillebrandI recently heard max on a few other podcasts and was simply blown away. To me, Max seems like someone who understands the impact and importance of Bitcoin to a high degree, and is engaging with it fully to construct a life of freedom and propserity. Max shares his knowledge via his YouTube videos and podcast on the World Crypto Network, as well as through his website (towardsliberty.com), the talks he gives, and via his contribution to some of the exciting and important open source projects currently being developed in the space. He's a wealth of knowledge, and in my opinion, an exemplar of the type of person and life that is made possible through bitcoin. This is the 'Rapid-Fire' portion of our conversation. The full version is available now also. Enjoy! More from Max: TWITTER: https://twitter.com/HillebrandMax YOUTUBE: deVXGIPNqV_8a WEBSITE: https://towardsliberty.com/ More from me: TWITTER: http://bit.ly/2P7PUjA FACEBOOK: http://bit.ly/30lRjUB INSTAGRAM: http://bit.ly/30r7IqY YOUTUBE: http://bit.ly/2TDeMy9 MEDIUM: http://bit.ly/2Zk0Dex10:45January 24, 2020John Carvalho: No-nonsense BitcoinerJohn Carvalho is the COO of bitrefill.com, which allows users to purchase giftcards with crypto for a huge array of products and services all over the world. He is also respected for his thoughtful writing, which represents a valuable contribution to the space, and helps many people understand better what bitcoin is and how it works. Enjoy! More from John: WEBSITE: https://www.bitrefill.com/ TWITTER: https://twitter.com/johnkvallis More from Me: TWITTER: http://bit.ly/2P7PUjA FACEBOOK: http://bit.ly/30lRjUB INSTAGRAM: http://bit.ly/30r7IqY YOUTUBE: http://bit.ly/2TDeMy9 MEDIUM: http://bit.ly/2Zk0Dex 1:36:58January 10, 2020Rapid-Fire: John CarvalhoJohn Carvalho is the COO of bitrefill.com, which allows users to purchase giftcards with crypto for a huge array of products and services all over the world. He is also respected for his thoughtful writing, which represents a valuable contribution to the space, and helps many people understand better what bitcoin is and how it works. Enjoy! More from John: WEBSITE: https://www.bitrefill.com/ TWITTER: https://twitter.com/johnkvallis More from Me: TWITTER: http://bit.ly/2P7PUjA FACEBOOK: http://bit.ly/30lRjUB INSTAGRAM: http://bit.ly/30r7IqY YOUTUBE: http://bit.ly/2TDeMy9 MEDIUM: http://bit.ly/2Zk0Dex13:12January 10, 2020Will Reeves: Earn Bitcoin When You Shop w/ FoldWe talk a lot about adoption in the bitcoin space, and the hurdles that may be keeping more people from starting to engage with it. I'm super bullish on the 'bitcoin back' rewards model because it allows people to start getting familiar with bitcoin without having to change their behavior OR take on any risk, it's basically free bitcoin, and that's a pretty damn powerful proposition that many seem to be interested in. For this reason, I thought it would be fun to chat with Will Reeves, CEO of one such company providing this service, Fold. Enjoy! More from Will: WEBSITE: https://foldapp.com/ TWITTER: https://twitter.com/wlrvs More from Me: TWITTER: http://bit.ly/2P7PUjA FACEBOOK: http://bit.ly/30lRjUB INSTAGRAM: http://bit.ly/30r7IqY YOUTUBE: http://bit.ly/2TDeMy9 MEDIUM: http://bit.ly/2Zk0Dex1:23:18December 30, 2019Rapid-Fire: Will ReevesWe talk a lot about adoption in the bitcoin space, and the hurdles that may be keeping more people from starting to engage with it. I'm super bullish on the 'bitcoin back' rewards model because it allows people to start getting familiar with bitcoin without having to change their behavior OR take on any risk, it's basically free bitcoin, and that's a pretty damn powerful proposition that many seem to be interested in. For this reason, I thought it would be fun to chat with Will Reeves, CEO of one such company providing this service, Fold. Enjoy! More from Will: WEBSITE: https://foldapp.com/ TWITTER: https://twitter.com/wlrvs More from Me: TWITTER: http://bit.ly/2P7PUjA FACEBOOK: http://bit.ly/30lRjUB INSTAGRAM: http://bit.ly/30r7IqY YOUTUBE: http://bit.ly/2TDeMy9 MEDIUM: http://bit.ly/2Zk0Dex20:37December 30, 2019Gene Epstein: Austrian Economics, Soho Debates & Is BTC a 'store of value'?I recently came across Gene while watching his debate at The Soho Forum with Professor Richard Wolff (link below). Gene, a follower of the Austrian school of economics, represented the 'Capitalism' side, while Richard, a Marxian economist, took the 'Socialism' side. After watching the debate, it was clear in my mind that Gene won (the audience agreed), and so I thought it would be interesting to have him on for a chat. We touched on the debate itself, as well as socialism vs capitalism in general, and then broke into discussion on somethign we DO NOT agree on. This was focused on Gene's assertion that money (including gold and bitcoin) is not, nor should be, a 'store of value', but rather simply a 'medium of exchange'. I disagreed with this, and as a result we engaged in a spirited debate on the subject:) This one is a bit long, so if you'd like to jump right to the 'store of value' discussion, it starts just after the first hour. Enjoy! -- More from Gene: TWITTER: https://twitter.com/GeneSohoForum WEB: https://www.thesohoforum.org/ DEBATE LINK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJQSuUZdcV4 More from me: TWITTER: http://bit.ly/2P7PUjA FACEBOOK: http://bit.ly/30lRjUB INSTAGRAM: http://bit.ly/30r7IqY YOUTUBE: http://bit.ly/2TDeMy9 MEDIUM: http://bit.ly/2Zk0Dex 2:21:56December 12, 2019Knut Svanholm: On Writing a Bitcoin Book (Bitcoin: Sovereignty Through Mathematics)Knut is the author of the nw book ‘ Bitcoin: Sovereignty Through Mathematics’. We discussed his journey to bitcoin, why he decided to write the book, what the experience was like, how he deals with criticism, and lots more! Enjoy! - More from Knut: TWITTER: https://twitter.com/knutsvanholm BOOK: https://amzn.to/33wvJ0q More from me: TWITTER: http://bit.ly/2P7PUjA FACEBOOK: http://bit.ly/30lRjUB INSTAGRAM: http://bit.ly/30r7IqY YOUTUBE: http://bit.ly/2TDeMy9 MEDIUM: http://bit.ly/2Zk0Dex1:51:33November 28, 2019Rapid-Fire: Knut SvanholmKnut is the author of the nw book ‘ Bitcoin: Sovereignty Through Mathematics’. We discussed his journey to bitcoin, why he decided to write the book, what the experience was like, how he deals with criticism, and lots more! Enjoy! - More from Knut: TWITTER: https://twitter.com/knutsvanholm BOOK: https://amzn.to/33wvJ0q More from me: TWITTER: http://bit.ly/2P7PUjA FACEBOOK: http://bit.ly/30lRjUB INSTAGRAM: http://bit.ly/30r7IqY YOUTUBE: http://bit.ly/2TDeMy9 MEDIUM: http://bit.ly/2Zk0Dex23:30November 28, 2019Cory Klippsten: Give the gift of BitcoinCory Klippsten is the founder and CEO of GiveBitcoin. GiveBitcoin is trying to turn everyone into a ‘hodler’ with a simple proposition: Give + Timelock + Educate = Bitcoiner. I invited Cory to come on to discuss his own road to becomming a bitcoiner and explain all the details of how GiveBitcoin works. Enjoy! -- More from Cory: TWITTER: https://twitter.com/coryklippsten More from GiveBitcoin: TWITTER: https://twitter.com/give_bitcoin INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/givebitcoin.io/ MEDIUEM: https://medium.com/@givebitcoin21million WEBSITE: https://givebitcoin.io/ More from me: TWITTER: http://bit.ly/2P7PUjA FACEBOOK: http://bit.ly/30lRjUB INSTAGRAM: http://bit.ly/30r7IqY YOUTUBE: http://bit.ly/2TDeMy9 MEDIUM: http://bit.ly/2Zk0Dex36:48November 25, 2019Rapid-Fire: Cory KlippstenCory Klippsten is the founder and CEO of GiveBitcoin. GiveBitcoin is trying to turn everyone into a ‘hodler’ with a simple proposition: Give + Timelock + Educate = Bitcoiner. I invited Cory to come on to discuss his own road to becomming a bitcoiner and explain all the details of how GiveBitcoin works. Enjoy! -- More from Cory: TWITTER: https://twitter.com/coryklippsten More from GiveBitcoin: TWITTER: https://twitter.com/give_bitcoin INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/givebitcoin.io/ MEDIUEM: https://medium.com/@givebitcoin21million WEBSITE: https://givebitcoin.io/ More from me: TWITTER: http://bit.ly/2P7PUjA FACEBOOK: http://bit.ly/30lRjUB INSTAGRAM: http://bit.ly/30r7IqY YOUTUBE: http://bit.ly/2TDeMy9 MEDIUM: http://bit.ly/2Zk0Dex 23:35November 25, 2019Thibaud Marechal: Custody, Insurance and Explaining BitcoinI have been enjoying Thib’s posts on twitter, as well as some of his blog writing, so I invited him to come on for a chat! Enjoy! - More from Thib: TWITTER: https://twitter.com/thibm_ More from me: TWITTER: http://bit.ly/2P7PUjA FACEBOOK: http://bit.ly/30lRjUB INSTAGRAM: http://bit.ly/30r7IqY YOUTUBE: http://bit.ly/2TDeMy9 MEDIUM: http://bit.ly/2Zk0Dex1:17:39November 22, 2019Rapid-Fire: Thibaud MarechalI have been enjoying Thib’s posts on twitter, as well as some of his blog writing, so I invited him to come on for a chat! Enjoy! - More from Thib: TWITTER: https://twitter.com/thibm_ More from me: TWITTER: http://bit.ly/2P7PUjA FACEBOOK: http://bit.ly/30lRjUB INSTAGRAM: http://bit.ly/30r7IqY YOUTUBE: http://bit.ly/2TDeMy9 MEDIUM: http://bit.ly/2Zk0Dex15:40November 22, 2019Rapid-Fire: Conner BrownConner Brown is a student at Stanford Law, who fell down the Bitcoin rabbit-hole in 2018. He’s recently gained notoriety for his thoughtful writing on some of the attributes of bitcoin (and money) that are often misunderstood by it’s critics. I’ve really enjoyed Conner’s perspective on Bitcoin, so I thought it would be fun (and informative) to have him on for a chat. Enjoy! - More from Conner: TWITTER: https://twitter.com/_ConnerBrown_ MEDIUM: https://medium.com/@Conner_ More from me: TWITTER: http://bit.ly/2P7PUjA FACEBOOK: http://bit.ly/30lRjUB INSTAGRAM: http://bit.ly/30r7IqY YOUTUBE: http://bit.ly/2TDeMy9 MEDIUM: http://bit.ly/2Zk0Dex15:23November 15, 2019Conner Brown: Helping Bitcoin Critics Understand Why They're WrongConner Brown is a student at Stanford Law, who fell down the Bitcoin rabbit-hole in 2018. He’s recently gained notoriety for his thoughtful writing on some of the attributes of bitcoin (and money) that are often misunderstood by it’s critics. I’ve really enjoyed Conner’s perspective on Bitcoin, so I thought it would be fun (and informative) to have him on for a chat. Enjoy! - More from Conner: TWITTER: https://twitter.com/_ConnerBrown_ MEDIUM: https://medium.com/@Conner_ More from me: TWITTER: http://bit.ly/2P7PUjA FACEBOOK: http://bit.ly/30lRjUB INSTAGRAM: http://bit.ly/30r7IqY YOUTUBE: http://bit.ly/2TDeMy9 MEDIUM: http://bit.ly/2Zk0Dex2:03:44November 15, 2019Hector Rosekrans: Bitcoin is an Asymmetric WeaponOver the last few months I had been enjoying Hector's output on Twitter, as well as on his blog, so I invited him to come on for a chat about Bitcoin, his time in the Navy, his work at Casa, and lots more. Enjoy! More from Hector: TWITTER: https://twitter.com/HectorRosekrans WEBSITE: https://hectorrosekrans.com/ More from me: TWITTER: http://bit.ly/2P7PUjA FACEBOOK: http://bit.ly/30lRjUB INSTAGRAM: http://bit.ly/30r7IqY YOUTUBE: http://bit.ly/2TDeMy9 MEDIUM: http://bit.ly/2Zk0Dex1:21:01November 12, 2019Rapid-Fire: Hector RosekransOver the last few months I had been enjoying Hector's output on Twitter, as well as on his blog, so I invited him to come on for a chat about Bitcoin, his time in the Navy, his work at Casa, and lots more. Enjoy! More from Hector: TWITTER: https://twitter.com/HectorRosekrans WEBSITE: https://hectorrosekrans.com/ More from me: TWITTER: http://bit.ly/2P7PUjA FACEBOOK: http://bit.ly/30lRjUB INSTAGRAM: http://bit.ly/30r7IqY YOUTUBE: http://bit.ly/2TDeMy9 MEDIUM: http://bit.ly/2Zk0Dex17:10November 12, 2019Mauricio & Adam: Venezuela, Bitcoin and Ledn.ioMauricio Di Bartolomeo and Adam Reeds are the co-founders of Ledn.io, a Canadian-based financial services firm that currently offers bitcoin savings accounts and bitcoin-backed loans. Mauricio is also originally from Venezuela, and I recently heard him share his insights on what was going on there on the 'Tales from the Crypt' podcast. After hearing this, I really wanted to pick his brain more and ask him about how socialism got started there, what life is like now, and how the Maduro government was (reportedly) using Bitcoin to circumvent sanctions. So, the first 50 mins or so is mainly speaking about Venezuela with Mauricio, and the second half Adam re-joins the conversation to get into all the details about why they started Ledn and how it all works. Enjoy! More from Mauricio and Adam: TWITTER (Mauricio): https://twitter.com/cryptonomista TWITTER (Adam): https://twitter.com/adamreeds TWITTER (Ledn): https://twitter.com/hodlwithledn WEBSITE: https://ledn.io/ More from me: TWITTER: http://bit.ly/2P7PUjA FACEBOOK: http://bit.ly/30lRjUB INSTAGRAM: http://bit.ly/30r7IqY YOUTUBE: http://bit.ly/2TDeMy9 MEDIUM: http://bit.ly/2Zk0Dex1:55:42November 1, 2019Brady, Citizen Bitcoin: Journeying Towards a Bitcoin FutureBrady is the host and creator of Citizen Bitcoin, which in my opinion is one of the best podcasts in the bitcoin space. He has a very accessible style, is very well informed, and is always able to extract great insights from some of the top experts and entrepreneurs in the industry.  I thought it would be fun to connect with Brady, hear how he got started with the pod, and of course, have some fun talking about bitcoin:)  Enjoy! - More from Brady:  TWITTER: https://twitter.com/CitizenBitcoin  WEBSITE: https://citizenbitcoin.world/  More from me: TWITTER: http://bit.ly/2P7PUjA FACEBOOK: http://bit.ly/30lRjUB INSTAGRAM: http://bit.ly/30r7IqY YOUTUBE: http://bit.ly/2TDeMy9 MEDIUM: http://bit.ly/2Zk0Dex1:16:15October 30, 2019Rapid-Fire: Brady, Citizen Bitcoin PodcastBrady is the host and creator of Citizen Bitcoin, which in my opinion is one of the best podcasts in the bitcoin space. He has a very accessible style, is very well informed, and is always able to extract great insights from some of the top experts and entrepreneurs in the industry. I thought it would be fun to connect with Brady, hear how he got started with the pod, and of course, have some fun talking about bitcoin:) Enjoy! - More from Brady: TWITTER: https://twitter.com/CitizenBitcoin WEBSITE: https://citizenbitcoin.world/ More from me: TWITTER: http://bit.ly/2P7PUjA FACEBOOK: http://bit.ly/30lRjUB INSTAGRAM: http://bit.ly/30r7IqY YOUTUBE: http://bit.ly/2TDeMy9 MEDIUM: http://bit.ly/2Zk0Dex24:33October 30, 2019Rapid-Fire: Young NikI came across Nik (@nikcantmine) on twitter and just loved his attitude and approach to bitcoin. I then somehow found out that he was only 20 years old (he probably referenced school or something), and I thought it would be interesting to pick his brain and get the ’20 year old’ perspective’ on bitcoin. This was an awesome chat, and Nik really appears to be a young dude with his head screwed on right - the embodiment of 'Stay Humble, Stack Sats'. Enjoy! -- More from Nik: TWITTER: https://twitter.com/nikcantmine YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-DKTGFuJTY55sBYnQaJSQw More from me: TWITTER: http://bit.ly/2P7PUjA FACEBOOK: http://bit.ly/30lRjUB INSTAGRAM: http://bit.ly/30r7IqY YOUTUBE: http://bit.ly/2TDeMy9 MEDIUM: http://bit.ly/2Zk0Dex23:15October 28, 2019Young Nik: 20 Years Old, Staying Humble, Stacking SatsI came across Nik (@nikcantmine) on twitter and just loved his attitude and approach to bitcoin. I then somehow found out that he was only 20 years old (he probably referenced school or something), and I thought it would be interesting to pick his brain and get the ’20 year old’ perspective’ on bitcoin. This was an awesome chat, and Nik really appears to be a young dude with his head screwed on right - the embodiment of 'Stay Humble, Stack Sats'. Enjoy! -- More from Nik: TWITTER: https://twitter.com/nikcantmine YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-DKTGFuJTY55sBYnQaJSQw More from me: TWITTER: http://bit.ly/2P7PUjA FACEBOOK: http://bit.ly/30lRjUB INSTAGRAM: http://bit.ly/30r7IqY YOUTUBE: http://bit.ly/2TDeMy9 MEDIUM: http://bit.ly/2Zk0Dex50:03October 28, 2019Rapid-Fire: Jean Amiouny, ShakepayIn this interview I speak with Jean Amiouny, Co-Founder and CEO of Canadian bitcoin wallet/exchange, Shakepay. I came across Shakepay, tried it out, and was blown away by how easy and fast it was to fund, buy bitcoin, and withdraw. As a result, I thought it would be fun to speak with Jean to learn about how they do this and discuss the bitcoin scene in Canada. Enjoy! - More from Jean: TWITTER: https://twitter.com/aiouy WEBSITE: https://shakepay.co/ More from me: TWITTER: http://bit.ly/2P7PUjA FACEBOOK: http://bit.ly/30lRjUB INSTAGRAM: http://bit.ly/30r7IqY YOUTUBE: http://bit.ly/2TDeMy9 MEDIUM: http://bit.ly/2Zk0Dex27:17October 26, 2019Jean Amiouny, Shakepay: The Easiest Way to Buy Bitcoin in CanadaIn this interview I speak with Jean Amiouny, Co-Founder and CEO of Canadian bitcoin wallet/exchange, Shakepay. I came across Shakepay, tried it out, and was blown away by how easy and fast it was to fund, buy bitcoin, and withdraw to cold storage. As a result, I thought it would be fun to speak with Jean to learn about how they do this and discuss the bitcoin scene in Canada. Enjoy! More from Jean: TWITTER: https://twitter.com/aiouy WEBSITE: https://shakepay.co/ More from me: TWITTER: http://bit.ly/2P7PUjA FACEBOOK: http://bit.ly/30lRjUB INSTAGRAM: http://bit.ly/30r7IqY YOUTUBE: http://bit.ly/2TDeMy9 MEDIUM: http://bit.ly/2Zk0Dex47:44October 26, 2019Rapid-Fire: Ben PrenticeBen Prentice is the co-creator of the website WTFhappenedin1971.com, which is a simple, one page website, which showcases a variety of graphical data, that reveal 1971 to be a pivotal year in many different domains. This begs the question, why? We explore this and more in our chat. Enjoy! More from Ben: TWITTER: https://wtfhappenedin1971.com/ WEBSITE: https://twitter.com/mrcoolbp More from me: TWITTER: http://bit.ly/2P7PUjA FACEBOOK: http://bit.ly/30lRjUB INSTAGRAM: http://bit.ly/30r7IqY YOUTUBE: http://bit.ly/2TDeMy9 MEDIUM: http://bit.ly/2Zk0Dex12:03October 23, 2019Ben Prentice: WTF Happened in 1971?Ben Prentice is the co-creator of the website WTFhappenedin1971.com, which is a simple, one page website, which showcases a variety of graphical data, that reveal 1971 to be a pivotal year in many different domains. This begs the question, why? We explore this and more in our chat. Enjoy! More from Ben: TWITTER: https://wtfhappenedin1971.com/ WEBSITE: https://twitter.com/mrcoolbp More from me: TWITTER: http://bit.ly/2P7PUjA FACEBOOK: http://bit.ly/30lRjUB INSTAGRAM: http://bit.ly/30r7IqY YOUTUBE: http://bit.ly/2TDeMy9 MEDIUM: http://bit.ly/2Zk0Dex 1:24:44October 23, 2019Vortex: Bitcoin Broadcaster, Educator & Hyper-BullVortex is an OG bitcoiner, host/creator of the 'Crypto Cast Network', and a very passionate, articulate and vocal supporter of bitcoin. For these reasons, I thought it would be fun to sit down for a jam. Enjoy! More from Vortex: TWITTER: https://twitter.com/theonevortex WEBSITE: http://www.cryptocast.network/ PERSONAL WEBSITE: http://theonevortex.com/ More from me: TWITTER: http://bit.ly/2P7PUjA FACEBOOK: http://bit.ly/30lRjUB INSTAGRAM: http://bit.ly/30r7IqY YOUTUBE: http://bit.ly/2TDeMy9 MEDIUM: http://bit.ly/2Zk0Dex1:06:58October 21, 2019Rapid-Fire: Robert BreedloveRobert Breedlove is the Co-Founder and CEO of Parallax Digital, a digital asset hedge fund and digital securities advisory firm. He also writes about Bitcoin, and has some AMAZING articles on his Medium page which address some of bitcoin's most fundamental concepts in a very wholistic yet concise way (Recommendation: Money, Bitcoin and Time). Robert's articles have been VERY well received by the bitcoin community, and ever since I read them I've been eager to have Robert on the pod for a chat. Robert was also invterviewed for the current Gold vs. Bitcoin series on Real Vision, which was great (Real Vision has a deal on now, $1/month for 3 months, for full access to their video library). Enjoy! More from Robert: TWITTER: https://twitter.com/Breedlove22 WEBSITE: https://www.parallaxdigital.io/ MEDIUM: https://medium.com/@breedlove22 More from me: TWITTER: http://bit.ly/2P7PUjA FACEBOOK: http://bit.ly/30lRjUB INSTAGRAM: http://bit.ly/30r7IqY YOUTUBE: http://bit.ly/2TDeMy9 MEDIUM: http://bit.ly/2Zk0Dex17:04October 17, 2019Robert Breedlove: Why Bitcoin is ImportantRobert Breedlove is the Co-Founder and CEO of Parallax Digital, a digital asset hedge fund and digital securities advisory firm. He also writes about Bitcoin, and has some AMAZING articles on his Medium page which address some of bitcoin's most fundamental concepts in a very wholistic yet concise way (Recommendation: Money, Bitcoin and Time). Robert's articles have been VERY well received by the bitcoin community, and ever since I read them I've been eager to have Robert on the pod for a chat. Robert was also invterviewed for the current Gold vs. Bitcoin series on Real Vision, which was great (Real Vision has a deal on now, $1/month for 3 months, for full access to their video library). Enjoy! More from Robert: TWITTER: https://twitter.com/Breedlove22 WEBSITE: https://www.parallaxdigital.io/ MEDIUM: https://medium.com/@breedlove22 More from me: TWITTER: http://bit.ly/2P7PUjA FACEBOOK: http://bit.ly/30lRjUB INSTAGRAM: http://bit.ly/30r7IqY YOUTUBE: http://bit.ly/2TDeMy9 MEDIUM: http://bit.ly/2Zk0Dex1:04:17October 17, 2019Further Discussion: Stephan LiveraStephan Livera is the host of the popular 'Stephan Livera Podcast' and a highly-regarded educator in the bitcoin space. He's interviewed some of the top people in the industry, and has recently transitioned to working on bitcoin full-time. I thought it would be fun to speak with him about his experience as a podcaster and what it felt like to leave his 'normal job' and dive head-first into his true passion. Enjoy! More from Stephan: TWITTER: https://twitter.com/stephanlivera WEBSITE: https://stephanlivera.com/ YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/c/StephanLivera More from me: TWITTER: http://bit.ly/2P7PUjA FACEBOOK: http://bit.ly/30lRjUB INSTAGRAM: http://bit.ly/30r7IqY YOUTUBE: http://bit.ly/2TDeMy9 MEDIUM: http://bit.ly/2Zk0Dex1:09:31October 15, 2019Stephan Livera: All-In On Bitcoin EducationStephan Livera is the host of the popular 'Stephan Livera Podcast' and a highly-regarded educator in the bitcoin space. He's interviewed some of the top people in the industry, and has recently transitioned to working on bitcoin full-time. I thought it would be fun to speak with him about his experience as a podcaster and what it felt like to leave his 'normal job' and dive head-first into his true passion. Enjoy! More from Stephan: TWITTER: https://twitter.com/stephanlivera WEBSITE: https://stephanlivera.com/ YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/c/StephanLivera More from me: TWITTER: http://bit.ly/2P7PUjA FACEBOOK: http://bit.ly/30lRjUB INSTAGRAM: http://bit.ly/30r7IqY YOUTUBE: http://bit.ly/2TDeMy9 MEDIUM: http://bit.ly/2Zk0Dex 11:33October 15, 2019Eric Voskuil: Money, The State, and the Future of BitcoinEric Voskuil is the lead developer on Libbitcoin, a prolific writer on Austrian Economics and what he calls the 'Principles of Cryptodynamics', former Navy fighter pilot, world traveller and highly regarded voice amongst many bitcoiners. After hearing Eric appear on some other podcasts, I was both intrigued and somewhat confused, and decided to reach out to him to try and get some further clarity on his opinions. This is a MONSTER 3.5 hour episode, so I've included some time/topic references below. Enjoy! - 0-30: Libbitcoin 30: Bitcoin's security model 1.20: How debt and the current monetary system work + Tax rules everything 1.55: Anarchy + Military Service 2.18: Approach to life + Importance of Trade 2.43: Lightning + Full monetization of BTC chain and implications - More from Eric: TWITTER: https://twitter.com/evoskuil GITHUB: https://github.com/evoskuil More from me: TWITTER: http://bit.ly/2P7PUjA FACEBOOK: http://bit.ly/30lRjUB INSTAGRAM: http://bit.ly/30r7IqY YOUTUBE: http://bit.ly/2TDeMy9 MEDIUM: http://bit.ly/2Zk0Dex 3:23:37October 11, 2019Further Discussion: Rui GomesRui Gomes is the lead software engineer at OpenNode, a bitcoin payment processor with lightning integration. Flexible and easy-to-use payment processors are essential for growing the bitcoin economy, and bringing traditional businesses into the space. Combined with lightning, they represent the possibility for payment solutions that are orders of magnitude better than what is available from the incumbent players. As a result, I thought it would be interesting to speak with Rui to pick his brain, learn more about developments in the space, and ask him about the difference between what he and the team at OpenNode are building, in comparison to something like BTCPay Server (Spoiler: They are different). Enjoy! -- More from Hui: TWITTER: https://twitter.com/8bitgomes OPENNODE: https://www.opennode.com/ LAPPS.CO: https://www.lapps.co/ More from me: TWITTER: http://bit.ly/2P7PUjA FACEBOOK: http://bit.ly/30lRjUB INSTAGRAM: http://bit.ly/30r7IqY YOUTUBE: http://bit.ly/2TDeMy9 MEDIUM: http://bit.ly/2Zk0Dex1:08:20October 9, 2019Rui Gomes: OpenNode and Lightning PaymentsRui Gomes is the lead software engineer at OpenNode, a bitcoin payment processor with lightning integration. Flexible and easy-to-use payment processors are essential for growing the bitcoin economy, and bringing traditional businesses into the space. Combined with lightning, they represent the possibility for payment solutions that are orders of magnitude better than what is available from the incumbent players.  As a result, I thought it would be interesting to speak with Rui to pick his brain, learn more about developments in the space, and ask him about the difference between what he and the team at OpenNode are building, in comparison to something like BTCPay Server (Spoiler: They are different). Enjoy! -- More from Hui: TWITTER: https://twitter.com/8bitgomes OPENNODE: https://www.opennode.com/ LAPPS.CO: https://www.lapps.co/ More from me: TWITTER: http://bit.ly/2P7PUjA FACEBOOK: http://bit.ly/30lRjUB INSTAGRAM: http://bit.ly/30r7IqY YOUTUBE: http://bit.ly/2TDeMy9 MEDIUM: http://bit.ly/2Zk0Dex 21:12October 9, 2019Further Discussion: Hass McCookHass McCook is a civil engineer who has become a valuable resource in bringing clarity to the issue of Bitcoin's impact on the environment. This issue is often misrepresented in the mainstream media, so it is very important that objective analysis is use to understand it, and that it is considered in the proper context. Hass is also a very 'devout' bitcoiner with lots of interesting views, so I thought it would be fun to get together for a chat. Enjoy. More from Hass: TWITTER: https://twitter.com/HassMcCook YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeT4hBUtD461X3xXsaYDNGg/videos More from me: TWITTER: http://bit.ly/2P7PUjA FACEBOOK: http://bit.ly/30lRjUB INSTAGRAM: http://bit.ly/30r7IqY YOUTUBE: http://bit.ly/2TDeMy9 MEDIUM: http://bit.ly/2Zk0Dex1:19:33October 7, 2019Hass McCook: Energy, The Environment, and ExaltationHass McCook is a civil engineer who has become a valuable resource in bringing clarity to the issue of Bitcoin's impact on the environment. This issue is often misrepresented in the mainstream media, so it is very important that objective analysis is use to understand it, and that it is considered in the proper context.  Hass is also a very 'devout' bitcoiner with lots of interesting views, so I thought it would be fun to get together for a chat. Enjoy. More from Hass: TWITTER: https://twitter.com/HassMcCook YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeT4hBUtD461X3xXsaYDNGg/videos More from me: TWITTER: http://bit.ly/2P7PUjA FACEBOOK: http://bit.ly/30lRjUB INSTAGRAM: http://bit.ly/30r7IqY YOUTUBE: http://bit.ly/2TDeMy9 MEDIUM: http://bit.ly/2Zk0Dex 15:26October 7, 2019Further Discussion: Bitcoin Sign Guy'Bitcoin Sign Guy' became famous for holding up a notepad with 'Buy Bitcoin' scribbled on it, directly behind then Chair of the Federal Reserve, Janet Yellen, during a congressional hearing. Of course, this was loved by bitcoiners the world over, and thus, the legend of 'Bitcoin Sign Guy' was born:) Enjoy! More from me: TWITTER: http://bit.ly/2P7PUjA FACEBOOK: http://bit.ly/30lRjUB INSTAGRAM: http://bit.ly/30r7IqY YOUTUBE: http://bit.ly/2TDeMy9 MEDIUM: http://bit.ly/2Zk0Dex56:30October 5, 2019Bitcoin Sign Guy: The man, the myth, the meme'Bitcoin Sign Guy' became famous for holding up a notepad with 'Buy Bitcoin' scribbled on it, directly behind then Chair of the Federal Reserve, Janet Yellen, during a congressional hearing. Of course, this was loved by bitcoiners the world over, and thus, the legend of 'Bitcoin Sign Guy' was born:) Enjoy! More from me: TWITTER: http://bit.ly/2P7PUjA FACEBOOK: http://bit.ly/30lRjUB INSTAGRAM: http://bit.ly/30r7IqY YOUTUBE: http://bit.ly/2TDeMy9 MEDIUM: http://bit.ly/2Zk0Dex58:27October 5, 2019Dr Shawn Baker MD: The Carnivore DietDr. Shawn Baker is a bad motherfucker. Orthopedic surgeon, Air Force vet, World Record holder, Strongman Champion, and most recently, outspoken advocate of a diet based primarily on red meat, also known as ‘The Carnivore Diet’, which also happens to be the title of his upcoming book (November 2019). I’ve had a life-long interest in nutrition, fitness and health, and have been wanting to speak with Shawn since I saw his appearance on the Joe Rogan Experience podcast. Interestingly, there is also a large contingent of people in the Bitcoin community who follow and advocate for the Carnivore Diet, so I thought some of them may be interested in hearing from Shawn also. Enjoy! More from Shawn: TWITTER: https://twitter.com/SBakerMD INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/shawnbaker1967/ WEBSITE: https://www.shawn-baker.com/ BOOK: https://amzn.to/2mR2fuX More from John: TWITTER: http://bit.ly/2P7PUjA FACEBOOK: http://bit.ly/30lRjUB INSTAGRAM: http://bit.ly/30r7IqY YOUTUBE: http://bit.ly/2TDeMy9 MEDIUM: http://bit.ly/2Zk0Dex 1:36:40October 2, 2019Further Discussion: PavlenexPavlenex is the man behind the great how-to videos and documentation helping us all learn how to use the amazing, free, private, censorship-resistant, open-source payment processing project, BTCPay Server. I wanted to speak with Pavlenex to learn more about this very important project, and also to hear more about his personal motivations in volunteering so much of his time to it. Enjoy! More from Pavlenex: TWITTER: https://twitter.com/pavlenex WEBSITE: https://bitcoinshirt.co/ BTCPAY SERVER: https://btcpayserver.org/ More from John: TWITTER: http://bit.ly/2P7PUjA FACEBOOK: http://bit.ly/30lRjUB INSTAGRAM: http://bit.ly/30r7IqY YOUTUBE: http://bit.ly/2TDeMy9 MEDIUM: http://bit.ly/2Zk0Dex1:04:28October 1, 2019Pavlenex: BTCPay Server Contributor Pavlenex is the man behind the great how-to videos and documentation helping us all learn how to use the amazing, free, private, censorship-resistant, open-source payment processing project, BTCPay Server. I wanted to speak with Pavlenex to learn more about this very important project, and also to hear more about his personal motivations in volunteering so much of his time to it. Enjoy! More from Pavlenex: TWITTER: https://twitter.com/pavlenex WEBSITE: https://bitcoinshirt.co/ BTCPAY SERVER: https://btcpayserver.org/ More from John: TWITTER: http://bit.ly/2P7PUjA FACEBOOK: http://bit.ly/30lRjUB INSTAGRAM: http://bit.ly/30r7IqY YOUTUBE: http://bit.ly/2TDeMy9 MEDIUM: http://bit.ly/2Zk0Dex 23:20October 1, 2019Further Discussion: Yan PritzkerYan Pritzker represents another classic case of someone who has re-directed their entire career as a result of catching the bitcoin bug. Specifically, Yan left his position as co-founder and CTO of reverb.com, the popular open marketplace for music equipment, to devote himself to educating people about bitcoin. His first effort in this new career has culminated in ‘Inventing Bitcoin’, a book he authored to try and make understanding bitcoin more accessible to a mainstream audience. For those people in your life that you’re trying to ‘red pill’, I think this book could be a very useful tool:) Enjoy! More from Yan: TWITTER: https://twitter.com/skwp WEBSITE: https://www.inventingbitcoin.com/ AMAZON: https://amzn.to/2mbROls More from John: TWITTER: http://bit.ly/2P7PUjA FACEBOOK: http://bit.ly/30lRjUB INSTAGRAM: http://bit.ly/30r7IqY YOUTUBE: http://bit.ly/2TDeMy9 MEDIUM: http://bit.ly/2Zk0Dex 1:27:24September 27, 2019Yan Pritzker: Inventing Bitcoin (Book)Yan Pritzker represents another classic case of someone who has re-directed their entire career as a result of catching the bitcoin bug. Specifically, Yan left his position as co-founder and CTO of reverb.com, the popular open marketplace for music equipment, to devote himself to educating people about bitcoin. His first effort in this new career has culminated in ‘Inventing Bitcoin’, a book he authored to try and make understanding bitcoin more accessible to a mainstream audience. For those people in your life that you’re trying to ‘red pill’, I think this book could be a very useful tool:) Enjoy! More from Yan: TWITTER: https://twitter.com/skwp WEBSITE: https://www.inventingbitcoin.com/ AMAZON: https://amzn.to/2mbROls More from John: TWITTER: http://bit.ly/2P7PUjA FACEBOOK: http://bit.ly/30lRjUB INSTAGRAM: http://bit.ly/30r7IqY YOUTUBE: http://bit.ly/2TDeMy9 MEDIUM: http://bit.ly/2Zk0Dex27:43September 27, 2019Further Discussion: Brandon QuittemBrandon Quittem is the author of a series of articles on Medium that has grabbed the attention and expanded the perspective of bitcoiners everywhere. In his 4-part series, Brandon explores the similarities shared between bitcoin and mycelium (the underground fungal network from which mushrooms emerge), referring to bitcoin as a ‘decentralized organism’. Analogies between bitcoin and other natural processes and phenomena have been made before, however none appear to be more apt than the one Brandon makes with mycelium. In my view, such analogies are important, and garner so much interest, because the degree to which an analogy is apt or appropriate, represents the degree of use we may derive from transferring known understandings or insights from it, to the the subject of the analogy, which we are all desperately trying to understand more. Anyways, this was a super fun chat for me. Hope you enjoy it! More from Brandon: MEDIUM: https://medium.com/@BrandonQuittem TWITTER: https://twitter.com/bquittem More from John: TWITTER: http://bit.ly/2P7PUjA FACEBOOK: http://bit.ly/30lRjUB INSTAGRAM: http://bit.ly/30r7IqY YOUTUBE: http://bit.ly/2TDeMy9 MEDIUM: http://bit.ly/2Zk0Dex1

your copy of the Little Bitcoin Book or listen to the audiobook read by me! =1575326799&sprefix=the+littel+bitcoin%2Caps%2C156&sr=8-1 Join me at the Bitcoin maximalist conference next year! Get tickets for BitBlockBoom2020 at the link below - offer code CC for 30% off! BitBlockBoom.com23:54December 2, 2019CryptoChat_027 - Boomer Bucks & the Raleigh MeetupDon't be the oblivious boomer who lets their hard work get sucked away by that garbage Boomer Bucks currency. Be a part of the future, and Buy Bitcoin! Another fun chat with the Raleigh Bitcoin Meetup! Check out the Raleigh Meetup Podcast and subscribe so you don't miss them: https://anchor.fm/raleigh-bitcoin-meetup Get your copy of "The Little Bitcoin Book" in print or audio (read by your truly) for those long holiday drives: 07W957N7T Join me at BitBlockBoom2020 for an awesome time with the best of the Bitcoin maximalists! https://bitblockboom.com/ And of course, if you want to join the Cryptoconomy Telegram and hang out with the crew, become a patron below: https://www.patreon.com/thecryptoconomy 2:12:54November 27, 2019CryptoQuikRead_324 - Bitcoin Fixes This [Parker Lewis]An economy leveraged 150:1 A spiraling tower of debts to pay for our previous debts Central Banks repeating the same policies that caused our problems as their solutions The confiscation through counterfeit of $Trillions in economic production Massive distortions of the price mechanism & monetary authorities who argue over not whether they should, but by how much they will debase our hard earned money Bitcoin Fixes This. Part 6 in the Gradually, Then Suddenly series by Parker Lewis from the Unchained Capital blog. Unchained just dropped the "greatest hits" collection of their blog, tons of great content to explore below: https://unchainedcap.wpengine.com/greatest-hits/ Mentioned in the show: Use of Knowledge in Society - Parts 1 & 2 -Knowledge-in-Society-Part-1---F--A--Hayek-e43pfj -Knowledge-in-Society-Part-2---F--A--Hayek-e444k0 If you want to support the show and join the Cryptoconomy Telegram crew, become a patron below! https://www.patreon.com/thecryptoconomy50:41November 27, 2019CryptoQuikRead_323 - Transaction Count is an Inferior Measure [Nic Carter]To think of the value of a global, jurisdiction-less, "money-for-enemies" network as nothing more than the result of how many transactions it can do on the base layer, is to miss the point entirely.  The difference between the payments systems and settlement systems of the world, their degree of assurances, and the desirable characteristics of their operation are often diametrically opposed. Listen to another of Nic Carter's excellent pieces to learn all about how "Transaction Count is an Inferior Measure." Check out the original post (great charts illustrating his argument) on Nic's Medium page, plus the tons of other great written content he publishes regularly: re-fba2d5ac97f1 Another great tool to show the relative "speed" of competing networks: https://howmanyconfs.com/ Other great work in audio from Nic Carter: • A Most Peaceful Revolution -Peaceful-Revolution-Nic-Carter-e5bfpm • A Most Peaceful Revolution (Guy's Follow Up) -the-Protocol-on-Nic-Carters-Peaceful-Revolution-e5cap9 • Unpacking Bitcoin's Assurances ing-Bitcoins-Assurances-Nic-Carter-e4sn3r • How to Scale Bitcoin Without Changing a Thing [parts 1 & 2] -Scale-Bitcoin-Without-Changing-a-Thing-Part-1---Nic-Carter-e3qgfg -Scale-Bitcoin-Without-Changing-a-Thing-Part-2---Nic-Carter-e3qsvi • Bitcoin's Existential Crisis ns-Existential-Crisis-Nic-Carter-e2ndok37:13November 25, 2019The Bitcoin Reformation - by Tuur DemeesterINTRODUCTION At the end of the 16th century, a rag tag group of rebel intellectuals and entrepreneurs founded a country on some of the least desirable land in Europe—so often flooded that it needed hundreds of miles of moats - while fighting an eighty year long war against the largest empire in the world. From this struggle and melting pot of ideas emerged the Dutch and British golden ages, innovative economic institutions that changed the world, as well as one of America’s most successful socio-economic experiments: New York City. This report makes the case that the 21st century emergence of bitcoin, encryption, the internet, and millennials are more than just trends; they herald a wave of change that exhibits similar dynamics as the 16-17th century revolution that took place in Europe. ... Author - Tuur Demeester56:13November 22, 2019CryptoQuikRead_322 - The World Has Gone Mad... [Ray Dalio]The World Has Gone Mad, & the System is Broken. Ray Dalio drops a bomb recently with his post showing the sorry state of our money, the cracks in our world monetary system, and the coming paradigm shift.  A short piece that requires much ranting, don't miss it. Link to the original post and Ray Dalio's twitter page: lio/ https://twitter.com/RayDalio Other great works mentioned in this show: The Case for Electronic Cash h-Jerry-Brito-e3rhj6 Use of Knowledge in Society - Parts 1 & 2 -Knowledge-in-Society-Part-1---F--A--Hayek-e43pfj -Knowledge-in-Society-Part-2---F--A--Hayek-e444k0 How is Fiat Money Possible - Parts 1-3 -Fiat-Money-Possible-Part-1---Hans-Hermann-Hoppe-e3odu1 -Fiat-Money-Possible-Part-2---Hans-Hermann-Hoppe-e3oon2 -Fiat-Money-Possible-Part-3---Hans-Hermann-Hoppe-e3p2k1 And if you want to start down a rabbit hole... WTFHappenedin1971.com35:19November 21, 2019CryptoQuikRead_321 - Bitcoin is Not Too Slow [Parker Lewis]The 5th installment of the always fascinating "Gradually, then Suddenly" series from Parker Lewis and Unchained Capital.  What is the real problem that Bitcoin solves, and how does it compare to the alternatives? Are mass payments an impossible problem, and isn't Bitcoin too slow to be global money?  This piece is packed with digital gold, so don't miss it! Link the the original article so you can get a head start and check out all the other incredible writing at Unchained-capital.com. Don't forget to follow Parker on Twitter for more of his work: https://www.unchained-capital.com/blog/bitcoin-is-not-too-slow/ https://twitter.com/parkeralewis Other great episodes and content to go down the rabbit hole on this one! • Use of Knowledge in Society Parts 1 & 2 -Knowledge-in-Society-Part-1---F--A--Hayek-e43pfj • 7 Misunderstandings of Bitcoin's Scaling Problem (this is old, forgive me) nderstandings-of-Bitcoins-Scaling-Problem-e2ndtf • Bitcoin & Software Reliability n--Software-Reliability-beautyon_-e46lnu • Gradually, then Suddenly [the series so far] 1 - lly--Then-Suddenly-Parker-Lewis-e55nu4 2 - n-Cant-Be-Copied-Parker-Lewis-e58g11 3 - n-is-Not-Too-Volatile-Parker-Lewis-e6diss 4 - n-Does-Not-Waste-Energy-Parker-Lewis-e7ojph You can support this show, ensuring all the best work in Bitcoin gets the audio version it deserves, AND get access to the Cryptoconomy Crew Telegram by becoming a patron below! https://www.patreon.com/thecryptoconomy1:08:51November 20, 2019CryptoQuikRead_320 - The Bitcoin Reformation - Part 2 [Tuur Demeester]Today we conclude the report from Adamant Capital written by Tuur Demeester on a fascinating parallel between Bitcoin and the Protestant Reformation of the 16th and 17th centuries. A plethora of new financial tools and the flight to find security in uncertain times, and the many parallels with the role Bitcoin could play in finding a haven from the over-leveraged, over-regulated, and corrupt IMFS. Don't miss a great piece. Links to the original works below. Again, don't forget to follow Tuur on Twitter for tons of amazing content and thoughts on the impact of this new economy. https://docsend.com/view/ijd8qrs https://twitter.com/TuurDemeester Other great episodes for more details and expanding on these themes: • Bitcoin, An Accounting Revolution n-An-Accounting-Revolution-Permabull-Nio-e473tj • What's Driving the Cryptocurrency Phenomenon? An Iterative Capital Thesis yptocurrency-Phenomenon----The-Iterative-Capital-Thesis-e2u7qq • A Most Peaceful Revolution [Nic Carter] -Peaceful-Revolution-Nic-Carter-e5bfpm • Guy's Take - Revolution in the Protocol -the-Protocol-on-Nic-Carters-Peaceful-Revolution-e5cap9 • Bitcoin in Heavy Accumulation Part 1 & 2 3tnic 3u1gb If you want to support the show and join the Cryptoconomy Telegram crew, become a patron below! https://www.patreon.com/thecryptoconomy48:06November 15, 2019CryptoQuikRead_319 - The Bitcoin Reformation - Part 1 [Tuur Demeester]Today we start our journey through the new report from Adamant Capital written by Tuur Demeester on a fascinating parallel between Bitcoin and the Protestant Reformation of the 16th and 17th centuries. The monopoly being undermined, the technology that catalyzes the paradigm shift, the new economic class, and the new tools of self defense.  Can these shed light on our own uncertain future?  Find out in... The Bitcoin Reformation - Part 1 Links to the original works below. Don't forget to follow Tuur on Twitter as well for tons of amazing content and thoughts on the impact of this new economy. https://docsend.com/view/ijd8qrs https://twitter.com/TuurDemeester Plus the other great episodes mentioned in the commentary for more details on similar concepts: • Bitcoin, An Accounting Revolution n-An-Accounting-Revolution-Permabull-Nio-e473tj • What's Driving the Cryptocurrency Phenomenon? An Iterative Capital Thesis yptocurrency-Phenomenon----The-Iterative-Capital-Thesis-e2u7qq • A Most Peaceful Revolution [Nic Carter] -Peaceful-Revolution-Nic-Carter-e5bfpm • Guy's Take - Revolution in the Protocol -the-Protocol-on-Nic-Carters-Peaceful-Revolution-e5cap9 • Bitcoin in Heavy Accumulation Part 1 & 2 3tnic 3u1gb If you want to support the show and join the Cryptoconomy Telegram crew, become a patron below! https://www.patreon.com/thecryptoconomy53:56November 14, 2019CryptoChat_026 - Bitcoin for Self Defense with Max HillebrandDiving down the rabbit hole on the amazing privacy technologies in Bitcoin, what they are, how they can be used, and how it might change our interactions with the Bitcoin timechain in the future. Don't miss an awesome chat with Max Hillebrand! The many links discussed in this episode for tons of awesome tech to explore further.: Max Hillebrand's website and huge body of work: http://towardsliberty.com/ BitcoinOps Taproot Workshop https://github.com/bitcoinops/taproot-workshop/ Schnorr BIP https://github.com/sipa/bips/blob/bip-schnorr/bip-schnorr.mediawiki Taproot BIP https://github.com/sipa/bips/blob/bip-schnorr/bip-taproot.mediawiki Tapscript BIP https://github.com/sipa/bips/blob/bip-schnorr/bip-tapscript.mediawiki 1:57:16November 12, 2019CryptoQuikRead_318 - Taproot is Coming [Aaron van Wirdum]One of the many amazing technologies coming to Bitcoin, Taproot is one of the most promising improvements to the privacy, efficiency, & capabilities of the Bitcoin system. Another excellent article breaking it all down by Aaron Van Wirdum, published at BitcoinMagazine.com, today we read & discuss: "Taproot Is Coming: What It Is, and How It Will Benefit Bitcoin" -will-benefit-bitcoin For a deeper dive into Taproot, check out the links provided at the bottom of the article. For more of Aaron Van Wirdum's excellent work in audio: • Our Chat with Aaron: ing-Bitcoin-with-Aaron-Van-Wirdum-e4rt9e • The "No Input Class" & Eltoo fying-Lightning--The-Noinput-Class-Aaron-Van-Wirdum-e5fhoa • Statechains: Sending Keys, Not Coins hains--Sending-Keys-Not-Coins-Aaron-Van-Wirdum-e4mue1 • Understanding Lightning Part 1 tanding-The-Lightning-Network-Part-1-e2ndtd • Understanding Lightning Part 2 tanding-The-Lightning-Network-Part-2-e2ndt4 • Understanding Lightning Part 3 tanding-The-Lightning-Network-Part-3-e2ndtc Grab a hard copy of the latest Bitcoin Magazine edition at their store below: https://store.b.tc/40:42November 11, 2019CryptoQuikRead_317 - The Triumvirate of Liquidity [Nik Bhatia]Today, Nik Bhatia takes us through a compressed history of the Dollar, Us Treasuries, and how we found ourselves in the current global financial mess. What are the safe-haven assets of the future, what will happen to the demand during these uncertain times, & what will be Bitcoin’s role? US Treasuries, Gold, & Bitcoin… The Triumvirate of Liquidity! Don't forget to drop some applause on the article below, check out the Tantra Labs blog, and of course, follow Bhatia on Twitter: 20 https://twitter.com/timevalueofbtc Other episodes suggested from the discussion after the read, covering and going more in depth into topics previously on the show: • Lightning Tech in 2019 (Channel Factories) ills-Hottest-Lightning-Tech-of-2019-e426ph • Stop Calling Bitcoin Deflationary [Conner Brown] alling-Bitcoin-Deflationary-Conner-Brown-e8p1o3 • Deflation & Liberty [Hulsmann] ion--Liberty-Part-1---Jrg-Guido-Hlsmann-e4q6gc ion--Liberty-Part-2---Jrg-Guido-Hlsmann-e4qpvp • World War B [Raleigh Meetup] B-The-Raleigh-Bitcoin-Podcast-e8ci9m49:43November 8, 2019GuysTake_025 - Money, Networks, Blockchains, & Bitcoin The much deserved Guy’s Take episode as a dedicated follow-up to the amazing work of "The Bitcoin Time Vol 1." There just wasn’t enough time to do it justice during the read, so today I give my take on the plethora of ideas conveyed in Alek Svetski’s awesome work! Don’t forget to listen to the audio if you haven’t yet! Part 1 and 2 linked below: Part 1 - 9ar Part 2 - -e8rqi1 As I said, the ideas in this piece are many & very dense. We've had entire episodes expanding on these topics that are great for a deeper journey down the rabbit hole.  Here are some links to those past works that will elaborate on the many topics. • Money blockchains social scalability -Blockchains--and-Social-Scalability-e2ndsj • Bitcoin can’t be copied n-Cant-Be-Copied-Parker-Lewis-e58g11 • Independent property rights n--the-Promise-of-Independent-Property-Rights-Hasu--Su-Zhu-e3j6b8 • I, pencil cil-Leonard-E--Read-e2ndqm • How The Internet is Too Complex to Work g-of-my-TCP--or-How-the-Internet-is-Too-Complex-to-Work-e32omd • Reckless to Wumbology - The Lightning Build Out ss-to-Wumbology--The-Lightning-Network-Build-Out-Arjun-Balaji-e3235m • Origins of Money of-Money-Nick-Szabo-e2ndom • 7 Misunderstandings of Bitcoin’s Scaling Problem nderstandings-of-Bitcoins-Scaling-Problem-e2ndtf1:25:16November 7, 2019CryptoQuikRead_316 - A New Monetary Network - The Bitcoin Times Vol 1 - Part 2 [Aleksandar Svetski]"Bitcoin is the first time we’ve combined Money as a unit, with Money as a Network, into one thing." - Alexsandar Svetski Dont miss part 2, the conclusion, of Aleks Svetski's excellent volume of "The Bitcoin Times." A new global monetary network, the future & potential of Lightning, the difference between money & payments, Bitcoin & the internet, investing in networks, "dumb" vs "smart," and so much more! Check out volume 1, and be sure to not miss out on the coming editions at the link below: https://bitcointimes.news/ For further reading and exploration of these ideas, check out the other links mentioned in today's read: https://hackernoon.com/why-bitcoin-matters-c8bf733b9fad If you want to support the show AND join the Cryptoconomy Telegram crew, become a patron below! https://www.patreon.com/thecryptoconomy53:25November 6, 2019CryptoQuikRead_315 - Blockchain is Dead - The Bitcoin Times Vol 1 - Part 1 [Aleksandar Svetski]"When people get up and begin to talk to me about how they’re going to use the blockchain to solve supply chain, or whatever other (mostly ridiculous) idea they have, it reminds of someone who just discovered that limestone aggregate in concrete makes for better strength and better overall properties in concrete; so they then apply it to everything else: • They put some limestone in their green smoothie • On their avocado and toast • In their latte • As a back rub on their partner’s skin • And even as fuel in their car" - The Bitcoin Times, Vol 1 Jumping into a 2 part covering of the first edition of The Bitcoin Times by Aleksandar Svetski and the team over at Amber. "Blockchain is Dead!" - but what is blockchain? Isn't it a breakthrough innovation that can be applied to a plethora of important data sources all around the world? Listen to find out more! For more awesome content, be sure to follow Aleksandar on Twitter, check out the Amber app for simple Bitcoin buying, & see the awesome visual setup of "The Bitcoin Times" over at https://bitcointimes.news/ Don't forget to listen to the hilarious conversation we had with Aleks & the awesome guys from the Citizen Bitcoin Podcast at Bitcoin2019! ski-on-the-Death-of-Blockchain-e4gi7h And lastly, Conner Brown, the author of yesterday's piece "Stop Calling Bitcoin Deflationary" will be featured in the next volume of Bitcoin Times, so follow him as well so you don't miss the next edition. If you want to support the show AND join the Cryptoconomy Telegram crew, become a patron below! https://www.patreon.com/thecryptoconomy36:03November 6, 2019CryptoQuikRead_314 - Stop Calling Bitcoin Deflationary [Conner Brown]Another great piece from returning author Conner Brown on the false narrative of Bitcoin's "deflationary" problems. Not only does it not result in the many naive claims of the critics, its actually our best defense against those very concerns. An article & discussion full of digital gold, so don't miss it! Follow Conner Brown on Twitter and Medium so you don't miss his awesome insights, and if you enjoyed it, please drop some applause on the article below: 0345 https://twitter.com/_ConnerBrown_ Mentioned multiple times in the show and a rabbit hole unto itself, don't forget to check out WTFHappenedIn1971.com If you want to support the show AND join the Cryptoconomy Telegram crew, become a patron below! https://www.patreon.com/thecryptoconomy1:07:27November 4, 2019CryptoChat_025 - On Sovereignty with Knut SvanholmThe author of the incredible work we covered last week, Bitcoin: Sovereignty Through Mathematics, joins us on the show today to talk all about the foundations of his thinking, what sovereignty really means, why we should question our monetary priests, whether we are living in an Orwellian nightmare, or the new renaissance, human inability to understand complex systems, the gullible collective, & why we should all be more "posimistic." 😆 Don't miss a great chat with Knut Svanholm! Links to the tons of other content mentioned in this episode. • Nicosia Masters Program Q&A https://www.youtube.com/user/MScDigitalCurrency • Article: We Are All Venezuelans https://hackernoon.com/were-all-venezuelans-c3ac98354f52 • Hans Rosling's - 200 countries, 200 Years, in 4 Minutes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbkSRLYSojo • TEDtalk: Building a Toaster From Scratch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ODzO7Lz_pw • TBPAFK https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eTOKXCEwo_8 • You Need to Know About August 1st out-aug-1st-d568e07418cb • Lure Out The Beast - Driven https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ByTdQqVYUGM • Grokking Bitcoin - Kalle Rosenbaum Amazon.com... • Sovereignty Through Mathematics - Knut Svanholm Amazon.com...1:48:10November 1, 2019CryptoChat_024 - World War B [The Raleigh Bitcoin Podcast]Another great chat with the Raleigh Meetup gang about the sorry state of US and global finances, the fall of the dollar empire, prices in the real and fake economies, and what a world war in the era of Bitcoin might look like! Don't miss the other great & many Bitcoin conversations had with the Raleigh Bitcoin gang. The link to check out the Meetup show and subscribe is below: https://anchor.fm/raleigh-bitcoin-meetup If you want to support this show & in addition, get access to the Cryptoconomy Telegram crew, become a patron below! https://www.patreon.com/thecryptoconomy 2:27:34October 29, 2019CryptoQuikRead_313 - Who Secures Bitcoin? [John Carvalho]Is it the miners? The developers? The nodes? Who really defines Bitcoin, who establishes the rules that make it immutable, secures it against unwanted change, and determines the protocol that distinguish a random integer, from a true Bitcoin integer? A great piece by John Carvalho. One of the most succinct explanations on defining Bitcoin without any unnecessary technical confusion. A necessity for the Cryptoconomy Audio Library, and a wonderful follow up to the recent BTC vs BSV debate on the Hotep Jesus show. Don't forget to drop some applause on the original article below, and follow the author, @BitcoinErrorLog, on Twitter: https://medium.com/@BitcoinErrorLog/who-secures-bitcoin-95b19bbcda3c https://twitter.com/BitcoinErrorLog If you want to support the show AND join the Cryptoconomy Telegram crew, become a patron below! https://www.patreon.com/thecryptoconomy43:25October 28, 2019CryptoQuikRead_312 - Sovereignty Through Mathematics - Part 5 [Knut Svanholm]Closing the week with the incredible conclusion of Knut Svanholm's work! Don't forget to thank him for making this available to us and everyone for free, so we can all discover Bitcoin together. Another great addition to the Cryptoconomy Audio Library! • A new form of life • Is the blockchain the body of the organism? • The necessity of privacy • Why you should learn to surf • The long road ahead! Don't miss this amazing work! If you haven't listened yet, here is the full audio below: Part 1 - ignty-Through-Mathematics---Part-1-Knut-Svanholm-e7tak7 Part 2 - ignty-Through-Mathematics---Part-2-Knut-Svanholm-e7vgr1 Part 3 - ignty-Through-Mathematics---Part-3-Knut-Svanholm-e8198t Part 4 - ignty-Through-Mathematics---Part-4-Knut-Svanholm-e851te If you want your own hard copy of the book don't forget it is available on Amazon: 571692865&sr=8-1 If you want to support the show and join the Cryptoconomy Telegram crew, become a patron below! https://www.patreon.com/thecryptoconomy40:26October 25, 2019CryptoQuikRead_311 - Sovereignty Through Mathematics - Part 4 [Knut Svanholm]Chapters 8 through 11 continuing our unabridged audio of Knut Svanholm's excellent book on the Bitcoin phenomenon titled, "Sovereignty Through Mathematics." • Anyone can change Bitcoin's rules, but know one has been able to change Bitcoin • Bitcoin is the underlying invention behind blockchain, not vice versa • Money amplifies who we are • Is Bitcoin an environmental disaster, or its remedy? Subscribe to the show so you don't miss the rest of this amazing work as we read it this week. And if you want to support the show and join the Cryptoconomy Telegram crew, become a patron below! https://www.patreon.com/thecryptoconomy50:35October 24, 2019CryptoQuikRead_310 - Sovereignty Through Mathematics - Part 3 [Knut Svanholm]Another awesome read as we continue through Knut Svanholm's excellent book, "Sovereignty Through Mathematics." Part 3 goes into so many fascinating concepts on the nature of proof of work, and the zero-to-one invention of absolute digital scarcity. • Proof of Work in nature • Unforgeable Costliness • Absolute scarcity • Bitcoin's & marshmallows & much more! Don't forget to follow and give a shout out to the author for making this available for free to the Cryptoconomy crew! https://twitter.com/knutsvanholm Mentioned in the commentary: • Money, Blockchains, & Social Scalability -Blockchains--and-Social-Scalability-e2ndsj Subscribe to the show so you don't miss the rest of this amazing work as we read it this week. And if you want to support the show and join the Cryptoconomy Telegram crew, become a patron below! https://www.patreon.com/thecryptoconomy1:13:10October 23, 2019CryptoQuikRead_309 - Sovereignty Through Mathematics - Part 2 [Knut Svanholm]Continuing through our unabridged reading of Knut Svanholm's excellent book available on Amazon, "Bitcoin: Sovereignty Through Mathematics." • The inevitability of human bias • The absurdity of fractional reserve • Dangers of collectivism • Bitcoin is Speech • The Immaculate Conception • And why decentralization is so damn hard! 571692865&sr=8-1 Other episodes and works mentioned in the show to dive deeper into some of the fascinating ideas discussed in today's read & commentary: Why America Can't Regulate Bitcoin [beautyon_] - erica-Cant-Regulate-Bitcoin-beautyon_-e4b4s8 I, Pencil [Leonard Reed] - cil-e2ndqm Use of Knowledge in Society [F.A. Hayek] - -Knowledge-in-Society-Part-1---F--A--Hayek-e43pfj Subscribe to the show so you don't miss the rest of this amazing work as we read it this week. And if you want to support the show and join the Cryptoconomy Telegram crew, become a patron below! https://www.patreon.com/thecryptoconomy53:21October 23, 2019CryptoQuikRead_308 - Sovereignty Through Mathematics - Part 1 [Knut Svanholm]Today we begin through this weeks complete unabridged reading of Knut Svanholm's recent book available on Amazon, "Bitcoin: Sovereignty Through Mathematics." Another great piece to add to our audio library. • Everything we do is a trade • What is the impact of absolute scarcity, an idea we have never before seen manifested in society? • And are we all now financial atheists? Don't miss Chapters 1 & 2 today followed by a fun discussion of the ideas covered. 571692865&sr=8-1 Subscribe to the show so you don't miss the rest of this amazing work as we read it this week. And if you want to support the show and join the Cryptoconomy Telegram crew, become a patron below! https://www.patreon.com/thecryptoconomy55:00October 21, 2019CryptoQuikRead_307 - The (flawed) Economics of Bitcoin MaximalismDoes Bitcoin maximalism fail the test against the economics of Ludwig Von Mises & Charles Menger, both giants of the Austrian school? Have we sacrificed sound money by limiting block space? For a change of pace, today's read & discussion is on @SallyMayweather's article arguing the inevitable failure of BTC. ism.html Don't forget to check out the amazing works of Menger & Mises to learn more: https://mises.org/library/origins-money-0 https://mises.org/library/principles-economics https://mises.org/library/theory-money-and-credit Let me know what you think, and join us in the Cryptoconomy Telegram to discuss with the rest of the crew! Become a supporter on Patreon to get access and also support turning all of the best articles in Bitcoin into audio! www.patreon.com/thecryptoconomy1:10:41October 18, 2019CryptoQuikRead_306 - Bitcoin Does Not Waste Energy [Parker Lewis]"There is no more important long-term use of energy than securing the bitcoin network."  Parker Lewis Want to know why? Then you will have to listen to this amazing continuation of the "Gradually, Then Suddenly" series by Parker Lewis on the Unchained Capital blog.  With endless FUD about Bitcoin's energy consumption & a total ignorance of the most critical & herculean problem Bitcoin is attempting to solve, this article could not be more on point. Check out the blog for other great work, and follow Parker & Unchained Capital on Twitter so you don't miss their other great content! https://www.unchained-capital.com/blog/bitcoin-does-not-waste-energy/ https://twitter.com/parkeralewis https://twitter.com/unchainedcap You can support this show, ensuring all the best work in Bitcoin gets the audio version it deserves, AND get access to the Cryptoconomy Crew Telegram by becoming a patron below! https://www.patreon.com/thecryptoconomy37:50October 15, 2019CryptoQuikRead_305 - Addressing Security Concerns with the Casa Node [Jameson Lopp & Brian Lockhart]Recently, a bit of Twitter drama has arisen from a post that started with @JWWeatherman_'s disclosure of a perceived critical bug in the Casa Node device. Today, to start off a discussion of home network security, what self-signed certificates do/don't guarantee, and the general trade-offs between security and usability, we read CasaHODL's blog post responding to JW's concerns, and then we get Guy's take on this as a Casa Node user. Decide for yourself and let me know what you think.  Below is a link to the Casa Blog post, as well as JW's thread where he lays out his concerns: https://twitter.com/CasaHODL/status/1183491711328276480?s=20 https://twitter.com/JWWeatherman_/status/1183510441844195329?s=20 To stay up on all the crazy developments in the space, don't forget to subscribe to show! Disclaimer: Casa does not sponsor this show and has not contacted me about reading this post.38:13October 14, 2019 CryptoQuikRead_304 - Bitcoin Astronomy [Part 2 - Dhruv Bansal]Continuing the wonderfully fascinating piece from yesterday's episode, all about the dynamics & game theory at play in a hash war between Mars' Muskcoin, and Earth's Bitcoin; as well as the gold rush to colonize the galaxy and establish a new blockchain (or timechain), outside the pull of Earth's center of hash. Reading Part 2 of Dhruv Bansal's: Bitcoin Astronomy If you missed part one, listen to it here before diving into today's show: n-Astronomy-Part-1---Dhruv-Bansal-e6eqo5 You can support this show, ensuring all the best work in Bitcoin gets the audio version it deserves, AND get access to the Cryptoconomy Crew Telegram by becoming a patron below! https://www.patreon.com/thecryptoconomy53:50October 10, 2019CryptoQuikRead_303 - Bitcoin Astronomy [Part 1 - Dhruv Bansal]Equal parts entertaining & intellectually intriguing, we start with Part 1 of Dhruv Bansal's wonderful piece, Bitcoin Astronomy!  The interplanetary center of hash, the Law of Hash Horizons, the Muskcoin Revolution, retaliation of the Bitcoin Empire, and the total economic devastation of the Hash Bomb!  How could you not want to know more? Another one from the excellent content over at the Unchained Capital Blog: https://www.unchained-capital.com/blog/law-of-hash-horizons/ You can support this show, ensuring all the best work in Bitcoin gets the audio version it deserves, AND get access to the Cryptoconomy Crew Telegram by becoming a patron below! https://www.patreon.com/thecryptoconomy37:21October 9, 2019CryptoQuikRead_302 - Bitcoin is Not Too Volatile [Parker Lewis]To think that a hard monetary asset, with a perfectly inelastic supply, could go from a $0 market with no infrastructure, liquidity, or demand, to a global monetary instrument with vast infrastructure, the highest market liquidity, demanded by billions, but that this could somehow occur *without* volatility in the price, is an absurd & deeply ignorant claim.  Thoroughly debunked by Parker Lewis in the continuation of his amazing "gradually, then suddenly" series at Unchained Capital. Bitcoin is Not Too Volatile: https://www.unchained-capital.com/blog/bitcoin-is-not-too-volatile/ You can support this show, ensuring all the best work in Bitcoin gets the audio version it deserves, AND get access to the Cryptoconomy Crew Telegram by becoming a patron below! https://www.patreon.com/thecryptoconomy42:03October 7, 2019Bonus - Who Deserves This? [Ross Ulbricht]freeross.org05:53October 4, 2019CryptoQuikRead_301 - Bitcoin Equals Freedom [Ross Ulbricht]Following the anniversary of Ross Ulbricht's arrest, and the fall of the Silk Road experiment, we read a short but extraordinary piece, hand written in a cell by Ross, on Bitcoin's promise of freedom.  What did those first adopters, when Bitcoin had no price and no market, what did they see in those digital bits? How did Bitcoin achieve its first value, and what did it mean for our world? Don't forget to go to FreeRoss.org and sign the petition to bring attention to his injustice. https://freeross.org And check out the amazing (and infuriating) series, Railroaded: The Targeting & Caging of Ross Ulbricht https://freeross.org/railroaded/ If you would like to support this show, become a patron & you will not only ensure I can keep making all of this content available, but you’ll also get to join the Cryptoconomy Crew in our Telegram group where we talk about all sorts of crazy stuff and get to share in this new world we get see grow. https://www.patreon.com/thecryptoconomy21:18October 3, 2019CryptoQuikRead_300!! - The Crypto Anarchist Manifesto [Timothy C. May]Quick Read #300!!! Hard to believe we have come this far withou the show. For this milestone it's time to take it back to the philosophical roots of the movement that lead to the community, the ideas, and the drive to create Bitcoin and the other tools enabling a future with a free, open, & global cryptoconomy! From the father of the crypto anarchist movement and from its very beginnings in 1988, today we read: The Crypto Anarchist Manifesto https://www.activism.net/cypherpunk/crypto-anarchy.html This isn't just a technology, it's a revolution.  Tim May could see that truth from the very beginning. If you want to join in the Cryptoconomy Telegram and help support turning all of the best Bitcoin literature into audio, become a patron below! www.patreon.com/thecryptoconomy1:01:26October 2, 2019CryptoChat_023 - Small State, Big Bitcoin [The Raleigh Bitcoin Podcast]An awesome discussion with the squad over at the Raleigh Bitcoin Podcast. Can anyone sensibly be both pro Bitcoin & pro big government? When, if ever, do we actually sell Bitcoin? And what's the price as the stock-to-flow approaches infinity? All this and so much more in a marathon chat with the Raleigh Bitcoin Meetup! Don't forget to subscribe to the meetup podcast at the link below: https://anchor.fm/raleigh-bitcoin-meetup If you want to join in the Cryptoconomy Telegram, chat with all the gang you can hear in this episode, & help support turning all of the best Bitcoin literature into audio, become a patron below! www.patreon.com/thecryptoconomy2:19:35September 30, 2019GuysTake_024 - But Lightning Enables...Finishing up our Lightning week on the show, I've got a Guy's Take on all the different applications I think are viable here in the early days of Lightning, and also what decentralized projects may make sense on Lightning, but are pointless as "utility tokens." • Sat4Ads (The real BAT) • Why utility tokens are backwards economics • Fold, BitRefill, & Lolli • Making Bitcoin bills make sense • Watchtowers for decentralized backups • A new e-commerce? & tons more! Here's some more great listens to go deeper down the rabbit hole with today's discussion: • Minimum Viable Decentralization [Simon Morris] m-Viable-Decentralization-e3lfo9 • Estimating and Minimizing Consumer Worry [Nick Szabo] ting-and-Minimizing-Consumer-Worry-e2ndo7 • Richard Myers on a Lightning Powered Global Mesh ers-and-a-Lightning-Powered-Global-Mesh-e4e6ga If you want to join in the Cryptoconomy Telegram and help support turning all of the best Bitcoin literature into audio, become a patron below! www.patreon.com/thecryptoconomy1:02:28September 27, 2019CryptoQuikRead_299 - Announcing Olympus! From Fiat to Lightning in Seconds [Jack Mallers]Every so often a major development comes along that combines the available tools and you suddenly see a sharp image of what the future could look like. With Olympus, a new service from Jack Mallers & fam, getting a lightning balance and immediately spending it is as simple as the swipe of your debit card.  Lightning is striking, and big things are brewing on the horizon. Check out the original article to see the video of Jack demonstrating the service & drop some major applause while you're there! -ramps-by-zap-1f5349a96ee9 Check out the new site & sign up for the Beta at the links below: https://www.zaphq.io https://fiattolightning.com If you'd like to support the Cryptoconomy Project and also join in on the fun in our Telegram group, become a patron below! https://www.patreon.com/thecryptoconomy40:11September 26, 2019CryptoQuikRead_298 - Lightning Service Providers [Roy Sheinfeld]With another great piece from the Breez-Tech CEO we read and explore the fascinating concept of the Lightning Service Providers.  What is their role? How will the market develop?  Doesn't this mean Lightning is centralized?  All this and so much more in a great piece from Roy Sheinfeld. Don't forget to drop applause on the original article, catch our interview with the author, & check out the awesome Breez Lightning Wallet at the links below: • Introducing Lightning Service Providers (medium article) iders-fe9fb1665d5f • CryptoChat with Roy Sheinfeld is-a-Breez-with-Roy-Sheinfeld-e4j7i3 • Breez Lightning Service https://breez.technology • Other Articles by Roy on the show ing-at-the-End-of-the-Tunnel-Roy-Sheinfeld-e4a35k • To explore the other amazing tech coming to Lightning ills-Hottest-Lightning-Tech-of-2019-e426ph And because it was that good. Don't miss the episode of Tales From the Crypt with Jack Mallers: ers59:50September 26, 2019CryptoChat_022 - All Roads Lead to Bitcoin w/ John VallisJohn Vallis from the Bitcoin Rapid Fire Podcast and I have a lengthy chat all about our roads to Bitcoin, and how it has changed our view of the world. Don't miss a really fun show and be sure to check out the Rapid Fire section available at the link below. n-e5d5j3/a-anlnf4 1:27:14September 23, 2019CryptoQuikRead_297 - Simplifying Lightning, The "Noinput Class" [Aaron Van Wirdum]Today we take a dive into the future of Lightning and one of the amazing developments to make it simpler and more reliable, the new sighash flags referred to as the "Noinput Class." Who better to take us through it than Aaron Van Wirdum & Bitcoin Magazine? Our recent interview with Aaron Van Wirdum, the extraordinary author of this work and 100s more: ing-Bitcoin-with-Aaron-Van-Wirdum-e4rt9e Don't forget to check out the original article for extra clarity on how it works, and of course for the many other great articles at BitcoinMagazine.com: The “Noinput Class”: How a Bitcoin Soft Fork Could Simplify Lightning implify-lightning Miniscript: How Blockstream Engineers Are Making Bitcoin Programming Easy(er) ers-are-making-bitcoin-programming-easyer Other great reading for SigHash Flags and other Bitcoin scripting details: Raghov Sood's Blog post on signature types Bitcoin.org's Extensive Guide to Transactions https://bitcoin.org/en/transactions-guide#introduction And Lastly don't forget to check out the cool stuff at the Bitcoin Magazine Store: https://store.b.tc/ Thank you so much to our recent patrons! Kirk, Jake, & Crypto Dread!! If you would like to join them and the rest of the awesome crew in the Cryptoconomy telegram, become a patron and support my turning every great piece of Bitcoin & Cryptoconomy literature into the audio version it deserves. patreon.com/thecryptoconomy53:00September 20, 2019CryptoQuikRead_296 - The Long Now [Ben Hunt - Epsilon Theory]The only thing as scarce as Bitcoin, is Time.  Do you value it accordingly?   For today's read we are diving into our first piece from the awesome collection over at Epsilon Theory by Ben Hunt. The Long Now Pt. 1 - Tick Tock Don't forget to check out the other incredible content over at EpsilonTheory.com Other great content mentioned in this Episode: The Bitcoin Survivor's Book List http://thecryptoconomy.com/bitcoin-survivors-book-list/ Rational Optimist (affiliate link) 61452068&linkId=3dc9331a46a005a948035d919adf933c Your Life in Weeks (waitbutwhy.com) https://waitbutwhy.com/2014/05/life-weeks.html Click the link below if you want to help support my work in turning all the best written works in the Cryptoconomy into audio! patreon.com/thecryptoconomy43:17September 18, 2019CryptoQuikRead_295 - A New Form of Life - Money, Bitcoin & Time [Part 5 - Robert Breedlove]Concluding the “Bitcoin” section of Money, Bitcoin & Time. So many fascinating aspects of Bitcoin covered by author Robert Breedlove in this section including: • A new form of life • The many-sided network effects of Bitcoin • Positive feedback loops • The Minority Rule • The TrustNet & more! “It removes the central banks, macroeconomists, politicians, presidents, dictators and military leaders from monetary policy and payments authorization once and for all.” If you haven't listened to the previous parts of this incredible piece, visit the links below: Part 1 - -Bitcoin--Time-Part-1---Robert-Breedlove-e52gih Part 2 - 53ug5 Part 3 - e-e54u2e Part 4 - ove-e5djsh1:06:58September 18 and explore his other work on Medium.  Drop some major applause for this excellent piece at the link below: hats-great-e6994adbfe0f And a reminder to donate if you would like to contribute to the "Bitcoin Attackers Wiki" bounty being organized by JW Weatherman here: https://twitter.com/JWWeatherman_/status/113014680613282201658:03May 20, 2019CryptoQuikRead_248 - Bitrefill's Hottest Lightning Tech of 2019!Today we cover all the incredible new developments coming to Lightning and what they will mean for the future the protocol!  First we tackle the blog post from @Bitrefill introducing the entire list, from AMPs & submarine swaps to trampoline payments & rendezvous routing.  Then I discuss at length further details about each and how these tools together may blur the gap between Bitcoin & Lightning, and turn it into a singular experience.  Don't miss today's show!   If you don't know much about how Lighting works, I encourage you to listen to yesterday's episode where I talk more specifically about what it is, why it will benefit the network, and how we know we can trust it.   y---How-of-Lightning-e41pbe   Don't forget to check out Bitrefill.com for an awesome service where you can buy mobile minutes, gift cards, games, LN liquidity, & tons of other stuff with Bitcoin, Lightning & other cryptocurrencies.  Check out the original post on their blog below to find links on each of these for further exploration. -for-2019-and-beyond-dbaaac6ddfa41:03:31May 16, 2019GuysTake_014 - The What, Why, & How of LightningToday, in preparation of & to understand the significance of the vast array of new features and developments coming to lightning, we cover a full overview of the What, Why, & How of the Lightning Network. What exactly is it, why do we need it, and how exactly does it work? A huge thank you to Aaron Van Wirdum, Pierre Rochard, and Rusty Russell for making this understandable for me, we dive into a high level approach to understanding what’s happening in lightning.  In addition, despite forgetting to mention them in the podcast, a shout out to Christian Decker, Andreas Antonopoulos & Bryan Vu who have also produced great great content that helped in my understanding of lightning as well.42:58May 15, 2019CryptoQuikRead_247 - The Ancient Sin of Debt; How Bitcoin Can Make Amends [Darren Kleine]With a really cool and succinct article from Darren Kleine (@_DKleine), today's read is on the "sins" of debt and usury, and how a good or bad monetary system will either encourage its corruption, or protect society from its abuse.  Don't miss a great little read and fun discussion all about the nature of debt, money, and a new financial world built on Bitcoin. The Ancient Sin of Debt: How Bitcoin Can Make Amends Don't forget to follow Darren and explore the many other great pieces he has written on the topic of Bitcoin & money, plus check out the other work constantly being produced over at TheNewPaper.io.44:22May 14, 2019GuysTake_013 - Nodes vs Miners, Who Defines Bitcoin?Today we cover more specifically the consequences and risks of a divorce between miners & the network of nodes.  What could the miners do, are sybil attacks proof that nodes worthless, what exactly are the incentives that keep the different players in this ecosystem working together?  Don't miss another fun discussion on what defines Bitcoin, and the role that proof-of-work & validation play in this revolutionary technology.1:14:21May 9, 2019GuysTake_012 - Full Nodes or Nothing, The Story of Validation [Part 1]When we dig to the very base elements of Bitcoin, we find it is merely digital points.  What make these integers different from identical ones on billions of other computers?  It is the rules that restrict the editing of those specific integers we call Bitcoin, in other words, it is the network of validating nodes that define it. In this episode you will hear Part 1 of my argument as to why. Don't forget to check out @StopAndDecrypt's relevant article series and the amazing graphics for visualizing the relationship between nodes, miners, and the network by visiting the page below: https://medium.com/@StopAndDecrypt1:00:39May 8, 2019CryptoQuikRead_246 - Errors in Satoshi's Whitepaper [David A. Harding]Today we take a stroll through a collection of known errors, clarification, and terminology changes from the original whitepaper made available thanks to David A. Harding. The chain of signatures, "one-CPU-one-vote," the distinction between nodes and miners, and much more.  This will have some important details we will reference later in the week while exploring validation and nodes on the Bitcoin network, and what it means to "define" the Bitcoin system. Check out Harding's Github page for the full list and other work he has put together, and follow him on Twitter so you don't miss other great content and discussion: ource=share&utm_medium=ios_app https://twitter.com/hrdng1:03:26May 7, 2019CryptoQuikRead_245 - Bitcoin's Gravity [dergigi]A great piece just full of fun analogies on how to imagine the force of nature that is #Bitcoin.  Don't miss our first piece by @dergigi on the show today, exploring Bitcoin as a force of ideological gravity, and how the network codifies a concept into an explicit set of rules to define the game we play.  Today's read, Bitcoin's Gravity! Check out the other work by @dergigi on his personal page below, and also drop some applause on this article and go through the tons of links to the other great work he has spread throughout the piece! https://dergigi.com/bitcoin/ https://medium.com/@dergigi/bitcoins-gravity-e1674ad9f8e4 Here are the other smattering of links & great reads we have covered in earlier episodes: • Unpacking Bitcoin's Social Contract by @Hasu ing-Bitcoins-Social-Contract-e2oct5 • Visions of Bitcoin by @Hasu & @nic_carter s-of-Bitcoin-e2ndqq • Crypto-incrementalism vs Crypto-anarchy by @tonysheng -Incrementalism-vs-Crypto-Anarchy-e2ndrd • The Hodlonaut Defense Fund https://weareallhodlonaut.com/ • The Long Road to SegWit ng-Road-To-Segwit-e2ndsv • SegWit2X Bugs Explained 2x-Bugs-Explained-e2ndq044:54May 6, 2019CryptoQuikRead_243 - Bitcoin in Heavy Accumulation [Part 2 - Tuur Demeester, Michiel Lescrauwaet]The conclusion of the Adamant Capital report from Tuur Demeester & Michiel Lescrauwaet on the current state & sentiment of the Bitcoin markets.  What could send the price lower? Where are we in the financialization process of the Bitcoin market? Is there still a possibility that Bitcoin becomes a globally recognized reserve asset?  Find out in Adamant Capital report: Bitcoin in Heavy Accumulation Don't forget to check out the Adamant Capital website & Blog for more data, and download the full report to see the numerous charts and data that is difficult to cover in the audio: https://www.adamantcapitalfund.com/blog/ https://docsend.com/view/jwr8qwx Follow the team on Twitter so you don't miss anything: https://twitter.com/TuurDemeester https://twitter.com/MLescrauwaet https://twitter.com/Adamant_Capital30:09May 3, 2019CryptoQuikRead_243 - Bitcoin in Heavy Accumulation [Part 1 - Tuur Demeester, Michiel Lescrauwaet]Today & tomorrow we will be going through the Adamant Capital report by Tuur Demeester & Michiel Lescrauwaet on the current state and sentiment of the Bitcoin markets, and the data that backs up their analysis.  Is the bear market over? Should we be searching for bull horns breaking the horizon?  Find out in Adamant Capital report: Bitcoin in Heavy Accumulation Don't forget to check out the Adamant Capital website & Blog for more data, and download the full report to see the numerous charts and data that is difficult to cover in the audio: https://www.adamantcapitalfund.com/blog/ https://docsend.com/view/jwr8qwx Follow the team on Twitter so you don't miss anything: https://twitter.com/TuurDemeester https://twitter.com/MLescrauwaet https://twitter.com/Adamant_Capital28:59May 2, 2019CryptoQuikRead_242 - Neutrino is Dangerous to my Self-Sovereignty [Nicholas Dorier]In the follow-up to yesterday's article, we are covering Nicolas Dorier's second article on Neutrino, detailing the systemic risks of widespread SPV, and breaking down the different types and specific consequences of various node setups on the network.  With the controversial stance that SPV threatens self-sovereignty more than even custodial wallets, Nicolas cedes no ground.  Don't miss another great article! A brief shout out to the Casa suite in the commentary as well. Don't forget to head over to @nicolasdorier's Medium page and drop some applause on this article, plus check out the other great work he has done on other topics: vereignty-18fac5bcdc2535:45May 1, 2019CryptoQuikRead_241 - Why I Don't Celebrate Neutrino [Nicholas Dorier]Today we read an article from developer @nicolasdorier that illustrates why Neutrino might not be the panacea some seem to treat it as.  It certainly has its benefits, but its important to look critically at every proposal, to ensure we understand what is, not what we wish to be. Why I Don't Celebrate Neutrino Don't forget to thank Nicolas for letting me cover his work and head over to his Medium page and drop some applause on this article, or get a head start on his follow-up that we will read tomorrow: a5fda0 https://medium.com/@nicolasdorier Disclaimer: I did not read this article 100% verbatim, as Nicolas's first language is not english, there were multiple slightly odd wordings when read aloud.  I corrected minor word choice/order on a few occasions to make the sentences clearer, but without altering the meaning as far as I interpreted it. Any mistakes in this regard are my own. Previous Episode Introducing Neutrino: no-The-Lighter-Side-of-Lightning-e2ndp429:56April 30, 2019CryptoChat_011 - Lightning, Paywall.Link, & the Bootstrap Bandit Today we bring Tim K (@bootstrapbandit) on the show to talk all about the Lightning Network & a new tool he built at Paywall.Link.  Don't miss this fun conversation about the positives and negatives of lightning, how easy it is to build for, and what the potential for this network is going forward.  Enjoy! Don't forget to follow @BootstrapBandit on Twitter and check out what he is building over at Paywall.link.1:05:26April 29, 2019CryptoQuikRead_240 - Rothbard on Utility Theory [Mises.org]Today we grab a section out of one of the many incredible works by Murray N. Rothbard to discuss the idea of marginal utility and why money must be a good, and actually is not a unit of measure.  As value can only be measured as relational to another good, money follows the same law of diminishing marginal utility.  Find out why with our read & discussion of Rothbard's "Toward a Reconstruction of Utility and Welfare Economics" from the incredible library at the Mises Institute. Check out the full work to dive much deeper into this topic and so much more at Mises.org and the link below: onomics-0#223:02April 26, 2019The Case for Electronic Cash [Jerry Brito]The full audio version of "The Case for Electronic Cash" by Jerry Brito. Abstract  Cash is more than a method of payment. It is a fundamental tool for individual privacy and autonomy, and it is necessary for an open society. This paper shows that a cashless economy is a surveillance economy. It also argues that removing the option to freely transact without intermediation greatly limits our economic self-determination, placing our economic lives in the hands of financial institutions and governments. This paper presents several case studies demonstrating the dangers of a completely intermediated payments system and concludes that electronic cash is a tool that should not only be tolerated, but fostered and celebrated. The Case for Electronic Cash PDF Coincenter.org Jerry Brito on Twitter Cryptoconomy.Life1:04:11April 25, 2019GuysTake_011 - Why Lightning SucksLightning is complicated, difficult to use, sometimes doesn't work properly, requires a lot of learning and experimentation, and is still a risky place to hold Bitcoin funds.  Doesn't this make it a protocol destined to obscurity and disuse?  Doesn't it mean that better, simpler options will simply replace it, and Bitcoin is to fail from its extensive limitations?  Find out all the ways I find Lightning *doesn't* do its job well, & what I think it means for the future in today's Guy's Take episode! Mentioned in the show: paywall.link pollofeed.com schnorr signatures previous Guy's take on the complexity of the internet1:05:13April 24, 2019CryptoQuikRead_239 - How to Scale Bitcoin Without Changing a Thing [Part 2 - Nic Carter]Even with #Bitcoin, are we destined for a future with intermediated payments?  Will that give us a different color of the same system we're stuck with today, or will Bitcoin still prove to be a revolution in financial trust?  Lets dig deeper into the objections to Bitcoin Banks in Part 2 of @nic__carter's "How to Scale Bitcoin (without changing a thing)." Another huge thank you to Nic for this work and sparking an important discussion! Drop some major applause on this work and share it with others who have yet to read Nic's amazing body of work! a-thing-bc4750dd16c755:00April 23, 2019CryptoQuikRead_238 - How to Scale Bitcoin Without Changing a Thing [Part 1 - Nic Carter]"I believe that institutional scaling presents an under-appreciated scaling vector, and it is quite possible to employ it without significantly compromising Bitcoin’s assurances." Don't miss today's article, another fantastic read by Nic Carter (@nic__carter), on the Finneyan view of scaling Bitcoin for its highest value proposition; creating a settlement network with the potential of correcting our far-too-frequent problems of monetary inflation & systemic insolvency.  "How to Scale Bitcoin (without changing a thing)" We will finish this up with Part 2 tomorrow, but in the mean time please drop some major applause on this work and share it with others who have yet to read Nic's amazing body of work! a-thing-bc4750dd16c71:09:53April 22, 2019CryptoQuikRead_237 - Casa Keymaster Security - Mobile Key Overview [Jameson Lopp]Today we go through a recent blog post by Jameson Lopp and the Casa team that goes into the clever, meticulous design used to ensure the security and recoverability of the mobile key for their Keymaster app.  Don't forget to check out the Casa blog to see the other exciting announcements and ongoing developments from the Casa team. 14April 18, 2019CryptoQuikRead_236 - How Is Fiat Money Possible [Part 3 - Hans Hermann Hoppe]Today we reach the conclusion of Hoppe's incredible piece on the nature of fractional reserve banking and the contradictions of fiat money.  With the final section, "From Deposit & Loan Banking to Fractional Reserve: The Devolution of Credit."  Plus a really fun discussion as a follow-up to the entire, 3 part work. "How is Fiat Money Possible." There is no place like Mises.org. Don't forget to check out the vast collection of knowledge and information made available for free over at the Mises Institute! 59:02April 17, 2019CryptoQuikRead_235 - How Is Fiat Money Possible [Part 2 - Hans Hermann Hoppe]Continuing from yesterday's episode with Part 2 of our journey through Hoppe's amazing piece on the nature and origins of the fiat money system.  Could such a system ever work in a competitive market, or are there extremely specific conditions and legal restrictions which make the contradiction of irredeemable paper money, temporarily sustainable? Listen to find out. "How is Fiat Money Possible."  Don't forget to check out the vast collection of knowledge at Mises.org for this work and many more like it.51:24April 16, 2019CryptoQuikRead_234 - How is Fiat Money Possible [Part 1 - Hans Hermann Hoppe]"Fiat money is the term for a medium of exchange which is neither a commercial commodity, a consumer, or a producer good, nor title to any such commodity: i.e., irredeemable paper money." Another great suggestion by @stephanlivera, we begin our dive into Hans-Hermann Hoppe's extended piece on the Devolution of money and credit, "How is Fiat Money Possible."  Don't miss an incredible read and fun discussion that follows. Don't forget to check out the vast collection of knowledge at Mises.org for this work and many more like it.35:43April 15, 2019CryptoQuikRead_233 - Exit & Freedom [Nick Szabo]Building on the principles discussed in our exploration of the consequences of a society without cash, we apply it to a broader principle of how the power to exit acts as a check on abuse and centralization.  And who better to cover this topic with, than Nick Szabo?  Today we read and discuss Szabo's blog post from 2007 titled, Exit and Freedom. Don't forget to follow Nick on Twitter and explore the enormous body of work he has contributed over decades at his blog: il 12, 2019CryptoQuikRead_232 - The Case for Electronic Cash [Part 3 - Jerry Brito]The conclusion of The Case for Electronic Cash by Jerry Brito.  Today we close out this amazing piece with the moral case for why we should not only refrain from demonizing and restricting digital cash, but we should foster and celebrate it! A huge thank you to Coin Center for this work, and don't forget to check out the incredible work they do. The original work can be downloaded here: in-center.pdf Also, don't forget that there are tons of footnotes and references that I do not cover in the audio for further digging into this topic.  They can all be found in the full report. 24:40April 11, 2019CryptoQuikRead_231 - The Case for Electronic Cash [Part 2 - Jerry Brito]Continuing with Part 2 of "The Case for Electronic Cash" from Jerry Brito and CoinCenter.org.  The consequences of total dependence upon financial intermediaries and how it is already affecting people today.  Don't forget to check out CoinCenter.org for tons of information on all topics around Bitcoin and cryptocurrency technologies. The original work can be downloaded here: in-center.pdf Also, don't forget that there are tons of footnotes and references that I do not cover in the audio for further digging into this topic.  They can all be found in the full report. 42:51April 10, 2019CryptoQuikRead_230 - The Case for Electronic Cash [Part 1 - Jerry Brito]Today we begin the long, and rewarding journey through Jerry Brito's & Coin Center's Report on "The Case for Electronic Cash." This is an incredible work present several case studies to explore the trade offs of privacy and individual autonomy, the nature of an open society, the consequences of a fully intermediated society, and how cash plays a critical role in it all.  This will be a multi-part series that is not to be missed! Begin Part 1... Don't forget to check out CoinCenter.org for tons of information on all topics around Bitcoin and cryptocurrency technologies. The original work can be downloaded here: in-center.pdf Also, don't forget that there are tons of footnotes and references that I do not cover in the audio for further digging into this topic.  They can all be found in the full report. 44:14April 9, 2019CryptoQuikRead_229 - Why the State Demands Control of Money [Hans Hermann Hoppe]What if there was a clear and obvious reason that the state monopolizes the production of money, that after understanding, you simply cannot unsee?  What if the story we are all told of governments and central banks protecting the economy from crises, is actually the perfect opposite of what's really happening?  Another great piece from Mises.org, by Hans Herman Hoppe; "Why the State Demands Control of Money." Don't forget to check out the invaluable work made available by the Mises Institute over at Mises.org.53:08April 8, 2019CryptoQuikRead_228 - Minimum Viable Decentralization [John Backus]Today we cover another great piece on the topic of what can be learned from the history of P2P protocols and their successes & failures.  Written by John Backus @backus, his article "Minimum Viable Decentralization," lays out a concept that may have been the deciding factor that separated the winners and losers in the file sharing revolution.  Why did BitTorrent succeed even without a discovery mechanism and its lack of privacy, when technology like Freenet, or iMule offered vastly better privacy and security than alternatives?  Listen to find out. Plus, don't miss my commentary on how this concept, plus others from recent reads, could be applied to the Bitcoin/Lightning stack as well as other altcoins and blockchain applications.  There is an entirely new ecosystem at stake, not learning from the failures of the file sharing years could be a recipe for disaster. Don't miss this one. Follow John Backus on Twitter (https://twitter.com/backus) and don't forget to drop applause on his amazing collection of works over on Medium 3fc) Listen to the previous episode by Backus mentioned in the commentary here rotocols-Arent-New-e2ndq4)47:17April 5, 2019CryptoQuikRead_227 - Bitcoin is a Hedge Against the Cashless Society [Hasu & Su Zhu]Another excellent piece from Su Zhu and Hasu at uncommoncore.co and a great introduction to the dynamics and risks at stake in the cashless society.  Is the cashless society the frictionless future we want?  Or is it frictionless mass surveillance and frictionless negative interest rates?  Cash may serve a far more important role than merely a means of payment.  Find out more in today's episode, reading: Bitcoin is a Hedge Against the Cashless Society Don't forget to follow and check out the many other great articles from these two excellent authors. Plus, click their tags on Cryptoconomy.life to find the many other works of theirs we have covered on the show.45:17April 4, 2019CryptoChat_010 - Guy & the PayPod on How Bitcoin Will Change the WorldToday we have another great chat with Scott from The PayPod discussing the impact and philosophy of Bitcoin!  Check out Soarpay.com, the sponsor for The PayPod and where the are hosted to find many other episodes of their show discussing new technology in the world of digital payments. And don't forget to follow them on Twitter.43:57April 3, 2019My Favorite Bitcoin Holidays? A Walk with Guy Through Bitcoin HistoryToday we go on an extended walk through some of the most epic days of Bitcoin's and the Cryptoconomy's history! Telling some of my personal experiences and the crazy times that were had.  Do you know about the origins of some of Bitcoin's biggest memes?  Do you know what started the Blocksize Wars? Do you know when the first shitcoin was born? All 20, 2018CryptoQuikRead_200 - Why Bitcoin's Lightning Network is Ingenious [Todd Kronenberg]“by having the double accounting system rely on and be backed up by the triple accounting system you get the throughput of the double with the security and trustlessness of the triple.” -Todd Kronenberg Don't forget to check out the original article and follow @TK_CodeBear on Twitter and Medium: enious-10dc1ad9ccae https://twitter.com/TK_CodeBear 35:16December 18, 2018CryptoQuikRead_199 - Confidential Auditing [Nick Szabo]"Auditing controls might fairly be called the security protocols of capitalism… [but] auditing is in deep conflict with efforts towards greater privacy." -Nick Szabo Don't miss a great read and conversation on auditing, confidentiality, privacy, and how Bitcoin has changed the game. Another great piece by @nickszabo4. This article can be found on Szabo's Blog unenumerated.blogspot.com or at the Nakamoto Institute's website at: https://nakamotoinstitute.org/confidential-auditing/28:42December 13, 2018CryptoQuikRead_198 - Unpacking Bitcoin's Social Contract [Hasu]"When Satoshi Nakamoto invented bitcoin, he did not invent a new social contract. Satoshi did something else—he leveraged technology to solve many problems of past implementations and implemented the old contract in a new and better way." - @hasufly Hasu brings us another great article with Part 2 of "The Skeptics Guide to Bitcoin." What becomes clear when we understand both Bitcoin and money as a social contract? Can it answer some of the more complex philosophical debates within the Bitcoin ecosystem?  Listen to find out. Don't forget to follow @hasufly on Medium & Twitter and drop some major applause on the article: 7e8cf65d45c46ffae1466ce2ac31b4836:14December 11, 2018GUYSTAKE_006 - 100,000! ANCHOR.FM & MASTERING BITCOINWe hit a major milestone in the show! Thank you to everyone who has stayed with us and contributed to the show! Today I'm covering the past & future of the show and new things coming to Cryptoconomy.Life! Feel free to send some satoshis or open a channel with the official Cryptoconomy.Life Lightning Node: 37.168.76 Donate Bitcoin to help the show & provide Liquidity for my #Lightning Node: 31sBReBuAA9QznVRRrcsjdGp9oc4ajnS4t Support the Show: Amazon Affiliate = =w21 Trezor Affiliate = https://shop.trezor.io/?a=a3faa8ed30e115:15December 7, 2018CryptoQuikRead_197 - An Honest Account of Fiat Money [Hasu & Su Zhu]"While sovereign money has undeniably led to a lot of abuse, as evidenced by instances of hyperinflation, seizures or capital controls, the absence of all control brings problems of its own." Today we begin an excellent short series by @zhusu and @hasufl with their article "An Honest Account of Fiat Money." Join us today for a great read followed by my lengthy rant about the ethics of a money susceptible to political inflation. XD Drop some applause on the article and get a heads up on tomorrow's episode with part 2 on @Hasufly's medium page:Part 1 - An Honest Account of Fiat MoneyPart 2 - Unpacking Bitcoin's Social Contract Feel free to send some satoshis or open a channel with the official Cryptoconomy.Life Lightning 5@45.37.168.76 Donate Bitcoin to help the show & provide Liquidity for my #Lightning Node:31sBReBuAA9QznVRRrcsjdGp9oc4ajnS4t Support the show:Amazon Affiliate – Shop while supporting the Cryptoconomy Podcast!Shop.Trezor.io Affiliate Link – Secure your Bitcoin with a TREZOR40:42December 6, 2018CryptoQuikRead_196 - Understanding the Technical Side of Bitcoin [Pierre Rochard]Curious about where to start or what to possibly focus on when learning Bitcoin, Lightning, and the fundamentals of the most important tools in this ecosystem? Look no further, today we read and discuss Pierre Rochard's excellent piece that breaks it all down. Don't forget to save the article in your bookmarks for later reference and drop some mad Medium applause for the awesome collection of -side-of-bitcoin-2c212dd65c09 Feel free to send some satoshis or open a channel with the official Cryptoconomy.Life Lightning 5@45.37.168.76 Donate Bitcoin to help the show & provide Liquidity for my #Lightning Node:31sBReBuAA9QznVRRrcsjdGp9oc4ajnS4t Support the show:Shop.Trezor.io Affiliate LinkThe Drunkard’s Walk: How Randomness Rules Our LivesMastering Bitcoin46:31December 5, 2018CryptoQuikRead_195 - Estimating and Minimizing Consumer Worry [Nick Szabo]What are the mental barriers that cause prospective consumers to drop off from interacting with an e-commerce business? How can we measure or estimate the worry caused by excessive forms, ads, and barriers to the content being sought. Another piece by @NickSzabo4 to add to our collection. Don't miss "Estimating and Minimizing Consumer Worry." Check out this work and many more on Szabo's ry.html Feel free to send some satoshis or open a channel with the official Cryptoconomy.Life Lightning 5@45.37.168.76 Donate Bitcoin to help the show & provide Liquidity for my #Lightning Node:31sBReBuAA9QznVRRrcsjdGp9oc4ajnS4t Support the show:Shop.Trezor.io Affiliate LinkThe Drunkard’s Walk: How Randomness Rules Our LivesMastering Bitcoin31:31December 3, 2018CryptoQuikRead_194 - The Cryptocurrency Phenomenon [Part 9]"Far from being a novelty or prototype, Bitcoin has shown itself to be a threatening alternative to present-day organizational conventions and to the large commercial businesses that rely on them." The Epic finale of the piece by the team at Iterative.Capital. Investigating the investment outlook and consequences of a world with Bitcoin.  Don't miss the conclusion of "The Cryptocurrency Phenomenon." Feel free to send some satoshis or open a channel with the official Cryptoconomy.Life Lightning 5@45.37.168.76 Donate Bitcoin to help the show & provide Liquidity for my #Lightning Node:31sBReBuAA9QznVRRrcsjdGp9oc4ajnS4t Support the show:Shop.Trezor.io Affiliate LinkThe Drunkard’s Walk: How Randomness Rules Our LivesMastering Bitcoin43:20November 30, 2018CryptoQuikRead_193 - The Cryptocurrency Phenomenon [Part 8]"Thus, Bitcoin is the first free, non-commercial software project with the intensity of a commercial product." Today we hit Section 6 of the Iterative.Capital Thesis exploring the incentives and feedback loops that allow the Bitcoin network to accrue value, bring in developers, and expand its hardware environment. Don't miss this one as we approach the conclusion of this thorough work! Feel free to send some satoshis or open a channel with the official Cryptoconomy.Life Lightning 5@45.37.168.76 Donate Bitcoin to help the show & provide Liquidity for my #Lightning Node:31sBReBuAA9QznVRRrcsjdGp9oc4ajnS4t Support the show:Shop.Trezor.io Affiliate LinkThe Drunkard’s Walk: How Randomness Rules Our LivesMastering Bitcoin21:37November 29, 2018CryptoQuikRead_192 - The Cryptocurrency Phenomenon [Part 7]"In practice, the Proof-of-Stake approach proves to be problematic in systems where the coins “at stake” were not created through Proof-of-Work." Today we explore how Proof-of-Work enables the Bitcoin system to achieve consensus without any central point of control.  Concluding Section 5 of the incredible Thesis by iterative.capital, "Machine Consensus Via Proof-of-Work." Feel free to send some satoshis or open a channel with the official Cryptoconomy.Life Lightning 5@45.37.168.76 Donate Bitcoin to help the show & provide Liquidity for my #Lightning Node:31sBReBuAA9QznVRRrcsjdGp9oc4ajnS4t Support the show:Shop.Trezor.io Affiliate LinkThe Drunkard’s Walk: How Randomness Rules Our LivesMastering Bitcoin41:35November 28, 2018CryptoQuikRead_191 - The Cryptocurrency Phenomenon [Part 6]"How does Bitcoin use a peer-to-peer network of computers to enforce the rules agreed upon by human participants?" Today we explore how Proof-of-Work enables the Bitcoin system to achieve consensus without any central point of control.  Section 5 of the incredible Thesis by iterative.capital, "Machine Consensus Via Proof-of-Work." Feel free to send some satoshis or open a channel with the official Cryptoconomy.Life Lightning 5@45.37.168.76 Donate Bitcoin to help the show & provide Liquidity for my #Lightning Node:31sBReBuAA9QznVRRrcsjdGp9oc4ajnS4t Support the show:Shop.Trezor.io Affiliate LinkThe Drunkard’s Walk: How Randomness Rules Our LivesMastering Bitcoin25:00November 27, 2018CryptoQuikRead_190 - The Cryptocurrency Phenomenon [Part 5]Today we explore how the Bitcoin incentives bring together disparate groups of developers, technical operators, and users to maintain and expand the Bitcoin system in a free and collaborative environment.  Continuing with Section 4 of the iterative.capital Thesis on The Cryptocurrency Phenomenon.  Feel free to send some satoshis or open a channel with the official Cryptoconomy.Life Lightning 5@45.37.168.76 Donate Bitcoin to help the show & provide Liquidity for my #Lightning Node:31sBReBuAA9QznVRRrcsjdGp9oc4ajnS4t Support the show:Shop.Trezor.io Affiliate LinkThe Drunkard’s Walk: How Randomness Rules Our LivesMastering Bitcoin54:09November 26, 2018GuysTake_005 - New Video - Casa Node Setup & Router ConfigurationA short episode today introducing the video walkthrough of the Initial Setup of the Casa Bitcoin & Lightning Node, and configuring your router to be both accepting requests for blockchain data for Bitcoin & routing payments for Lightning! A must for any Node Operators out there. Feel free to send some satoshis or open a channel with the official Cryptoconomy.Life Lightning 5@45.37.168.76 Donate Bitcoin to help the show & provide Liquidity for my #Lightning Node:31sBReBuAA9QznVRRrcsjdGp9oc4ajnS4t Support the show:Shop.Trezor.io Affiliate LinkThe Drunkard’s Walk: How Randomness Rules Our LivesMastering Bitcoin11:10November 21, 2018CryptoQuikRead_189 - The Cryptocurrency Phenomenon [Part 4]Today we continue through Section 3 of the Iterative.Capital Thesis on the Cryptocurrency Phenomenon exploring the Open Source process, how free software dominated the internet, and how the hacker movement effectively destroyed the institutional monopoly on research and development. Check out the other awesome work and subscribe to their newsletter by heading over to iterative.capital Feel free to send some satoshis or open a channel with the official Cryptoconomy.Life Lightning 5@45.37.168.76 Donate Bitcoin to help the show & provide Liquidity for my #Lightning Node:31sBReBuAA9QznVRRrcsjdGp9oc4ajnS4t Support the show:Shop.Trezor.io Affiliate LinkThe Drunkard’s Walk: How Randomness Rules Our LivesMastering Bitcoin35:26November 20, 2018CryptoQuikRead_188 - The Cryptocurrency Phenomenon [Part 3]Continuing our journey through the incredibly thorough and knowledgeable work by iterative.capital that focuses and clarifies the highly misunderstood narrative around the Cryptocurrency Phenomenon. Don't miss Part 3! Check out the other awesome work and subscribe to their newsletter by heading over to iterative.capital Feel free to send some satoshis or open a channel with the official Cryptoconomy.Life Lightning 5@45.37.168.76 Donate Bitcoin to help the show & provide Liquidity for my #Lightning Node:31sBReBuAA9QznVRRrcsjdGp9oc4ajnS4t Support the show:Shop.Trezor.io Affiliate LinkThe Drunkard’s Walk: How Randomness Rules Our LivesMastering Bitcoin23:56November 19, 2018CryptoQuikRead_187 - The Cryptocurrency Phenomenon [Part 2]Continuing our journey through the incredibly thorough and knowledgeable work by iterative.capital that focuses and clarifies the highly misunderstood narrative around the Cryptocurrency Phenomenon. Don't miss Part 2! Check out the other awesome work and subscribe to their newsletter by heading over to iterative.capital   Feel free to send some satoshis or open a channel with the official Cryptoconomy.Life Lightning 5@45.37.168.76 Donate Bitcoin to help the show & provide Liquidity for my #Lightning Node:31sBReBuAA9QznVRRrcsjdGp9oc4ajnS4t Support the show:Shop.Trezor.io Affiliate LinkThe Drunkard’s Walk: How Randomness Rules Our LivesMastering Bitcoin46:06November 16, 2018CryptoQuikRead_186 - The Cryptocurrency Phenomenon [Part 1]Today we start our journey through the incredibly thorough and knowledgeable work by iterative.capital that focuses and clarifies the highly misunderstood narrative around the Cryptocurrency Phenomenon. Don't miss this one! Check out the other awesome work and subscribe to their newsletter by heading over to iterative.capital   Feel free to send some satoshis or open a channel with the official Cryptoconomy.Life Lightning 5@45.37.168.76 Donate Bitcoin to help the show & provide Liquidity for my #Lightning Node:31sBReBuAA9QznVRRrcsjdGp9oc4ajnS4t Support the show:Shop.Trezor.io Affiliate LinkThe Drunkard’s Walk: How Randomness Rules Our LivesMastering Bitcoin26:53November 15, 2018CryptoQuikRead_185 - Sorry Bitcoin is Still Anarchist [Zack Voell]"Government involvement is usually limited to mediating the clash between incumbents and innovators. Rarely is government the incumbent." -Zack Voell Think Bitcoin is apolitical? Think again. You don't want to miss this one by Zack Voell: Sorry, Bitcoin is Still Anarchist Don't forget to follow Zack and drop some applause on the article over on Medium. Feel free to send some satoshis or open a channel with the official Cryptoconomy.Life Lightning 5@45.37.168.76 Donate Bitcoin to help the show & provide Liquidity for my #Lightning Node:31sBReBuAA9QznVRRrcsjdGp9oc4ajnS4t Support the show:Shop.Trezor.io Affiliate LinkThe Drunkard’s Walk: How Randomness Rules Our LivesMastering Bitcoin18:37November 14, 2018CryptoQuikRead_184 - How Many Forks Does it Take to Get to the Center of Satoshi's Vision [Guy SwannThere is this wonderfully vague idea that I endlessly hear about called “Satoshi’s Vision.” I’ve read many differing supposed “visions” of Satoshi’s and the only constant between them is that it was also the opinion of the person explaining it to me.Taking a stroll through the history and development of Bitcoin Cash in my article: How Many Forks Does it Take to Get to the Center of Satoshi's Vision? Feel free to send some satoshis or open a channel with the official Cryptoconomy.Life Lightning 5@45.37.168.76 Donate Bitcoin to help the show & provide Liquidity for my #Lightning Node:31sBReBuAA9QznVRRrcsjdGp9oc4ajnS4t Support the show:Shop.Trezor.io Affiliate LinkThe Drunkard’s Walk: How Randomness Rules Our LivesMastering Bitcoin44:04November 14, 2018CryptoQuikRead_183 - Custody in the Age of Digital Assets [Fidelity Digital]"What we’re witnessing with digital assets is a move back toward bearer assets — now that users of these protocols have figured out how to trade them quickly, digitally, and without any possibility for the types of errors that lead to costly reconciliation processes." - Fidelity Digital Assets Plus a few updates regarding the release of our first QuikRead Collection and more fun with the awesome Casa Lightning Node!  Don't forget to drop some major applause on the medium article and follow Fidelity Digital Assets (@DigitalAssets) for developments in the top professional custody -of-digital-assets-95799f347016 Feel free to send some satoshis or open a channel with the official Cryptoconomy.Life Lightning 5@45.37.168.76 Donate Bitcoin to help the show and provide Liquidity for my #Lightning Node:31sBReBuAA9QznVRRrcsjdGp9oc4ajnS4tSupport the show:Shop.Trezor.io Affiliate LinkThe Drunkard’s Walk: How Randomness Rules Our LivesMastering Bitcoin38:09November 12, 2018CryptoQuikRead_182 - The Business of Bitcoin Cold Storage [Nik Bhatia]"As investors reallocate their current investment portfolios to include bitcoin, trillions of dollars in market capitalization appreciation becomes an inevitable result"  -Nik Bhatia Another excellent piece from Nik Bhatia exploring the major developments in the Bitcoin and Digital Assets Management industry.  If you aren't bullish yet, you might be after listening to this one.  Drop some applause on the article and follow Nik Bhatia for more great work storage-148fba7f1255 Other great works by Nik Bhatia covered in this show:Interview with Nik BhatiaThe Bitcoin Second LayerTime Value of BTCThe Bitcoin Risk Spectrum _________________________________________________   Support the show:Shop.Trezor.io Affiliate LinkThe Drunkard’s Walk: How Randomness Rules Our LivesMastering Bitcoin Or Donate To:3Nn8jJSfK2oFherVWQUGXgesvHpzbMckz524:13November 9, 2018CryptoQuikRead_181 - Bitcoin's Existential Crisis [Nic Carter]"If you build a system meant by its very nature to dis-intermediate third parties and exist independent of governments and legal systems, you have an identity problem." -Nic Carter Another excellent piece by Nic Carter exploring the very idea of identity in a decentralized system and the ongoing battles for the vision of Bitcoin.  Don't miss it!Let's see if we can drop another 1,000 claps on his article! Follow the link below and don't forget to follow @nic_carter on 09f3e6753 Support the show:Shop.Trezor.io Affiliate LinkThe Drunkard’s Walk: How Randomness Rules Our LivesMastering Bitcoin Or Donate To:3Nn8jJSfK2oFherVWQUGXgesvHpzbMckz535:48November 8, 2018GuysTake_004 - The First Long Read & Coming Reading ListAnother short update episode releasing the very first long read in full! Visit the website to listen, download, or read Szabo's Shelling Out! Plus the upcoming works I'm tackling, and more updates on the way to Cryptoconomy.life Now Available in Long Form: Shelling Out - The Origins of Money Support the show:Shop.Trezor.io Affiliate LinkThe Drunkard’s Walk: How Randomness Rules Our LivesMastering Bitcoin Or Donate To:3Nn8jJSfK2oFherVWQUGXgesvHpzbMckz511:23November 7, 2018Shelling Out - The Origins of Money [Nick Szabo]"The precursors of money, along with language, enabled early modern humans to solve problems of cooperation that other animals cannot – including problems of reciprocal altruism, kin altruism, and the mitigation of aggression. These precursors shared with non-fiat currencies very specific characteristics – they were not merely symbolic or decorative objects."  - Nick Szabo1:35:15November 7, 2018GuysTake_003 - Casa Node First Impressions & A Few UpdatesFirst impressions of the Casa Node and first issues standing in the way of my Lightning playtime.  The pain is real.  Plus, a few updates and what we have in the works for Cryptoconomy.Life in this brief GuysTake episode! Support the show:Shop.Trezor.io Affiliate LinkThe Drunkard’s Walk: How Randomness Rules Our LivesMastering Bitcoin Or Donate To:3Nn8jJSfK2oFherVWQUGXgesvHpzbMckz510:37November 6, 2018CryptoQuikRead_180 - Bitcoin at 10 [beautyon_]@Beautyon_ takes us through the realizations & predecessors that set the stage for Bitcoin and the incredible impact this technology has had, and will continue to have on the entire world.  #Bitcoin, the revolution, 10 years and running! Don't forget to check out Beautyon's other work, drop some applause on the article, and follow @Beautyon_ on Twitter:Bitcoin at 10Twitter.com/Beautyon_Youtube.com | Bitcoin Matters Podcast Support the show:Shop.Trezor.io Affiliate LinkThe Drunkard’s Walk: How Randomness Rules Our LivesMastering Bitcoin Or Donate To:3Nn8jJSfK2oFherVWQUGXgesvHpzbMckz532:09November 5, 2018CryptoQuikRead_179 - Shelling Out - The Origins of Money [Part 4 - Nick Szabo]Part 4! Today we finally conclude Nick Szabo's essential work, Shelling Out: The Origins of Money!  A critical piece to understanding money, its rich history, and key properties through the eyes of the cypherpunks who revolutionized it. Before you do anything else, drop everything a follow @NickSzabo4 on Twitter. And don't forget to check out his other amazing work on his blog:https://unenumerated.blogspot.com/ Also check out the Nakamoto Institute for a collection of reading that provides a solid foundation for understanding the incredible potential of #Bitcoin:https://nakamotoinstitute.org   Support the show:Shop.Trezor.io Affiliate LinkThe Drunkard’s Walk: How Randomness Rules Our LivesMastering Bitcoin Or Donate To:3Nn8jJSfK2oFherVWQUGXgesvHpzbMckz539:20November 2, 2018CryptoQuikRead_178 - Shelling Out - The Origins of Money [Part 3 - Nick Szabo]Part 3! of our journey through Nick Szabo's incredible work, Shelling Out: The Origins of Money.  A critical piece to understanding money, its rich history, and key properties through the eyes of the cypherpunks who revolutionized it. Before you do anything else, drop everything a follow @NickSzabo4 on Twitter. And don't forget to check out his other amazing work on his blog:https://unenumerated.blogspot.com/ Also check out the Nakamoto Institute for a collection of reading that provides a solid foundation for understanding the incredible potential of #Bitcoin:https://nakamotoinstitute.org   Support the show:Shop.Trezor.io Affiliate LinkThe Drunkard’s Walk: How Randomness Rules Our LivesMastering Bitcoin Or Donate To:3Nn8jJSfK2oFherVWQUGXgesvHpzbMckz534:42November 1, 2018CryptoQuikRead_177 - Shelling Out - The Origins of Money [Part 2 - Nick Szabo]Part 2! of our journey through Nick Szabo's incredible work, Shelling Out: The Origins of Money.  A critical piece to understanding money, its rich history, and key properties through the eyes of the cypherpunks who revolutionized it. Before you do anything else, drop everything a follow @NickSzabo4 on Twitter. And don't forget to check out his other amazing work on his blog:https://unenumerated.blogspot.com/ Also check out the Nakamoto Institute for a collection of reading that provides a solid foundation for understanding the incredible potential of #Bitcoin:https://nakamotoinstitute.org   Support the show:Shop.Trezor.io Affiliate LinkThe Drunkard’s Walk: How Randomness Rules Our LivesMastering Bitcoin Or Donate To:3Nn8jJSfK2oFherVWQUGXgesvHpzbMckz533:23October 31, 2018CryptoQuikRead_176 - Shelling Out - The Origins of Money [Part 1 - Nick Szabo]Today we begin our journey through Nick Szabo's incredible work, Shelling Out: The Origins of Money.  A critical piece to understanding money, its rich history, and key properties through the eyes of the cypherpunks who revolutionized it. Before you do anything else, drop everything a follow @NickSzabo4 on Twitter. And don't forget to check out his other amazingThe Cryptoconomy PodcastBy Guy SwannReading all the best works, chatting with the greatest minds, and discussing the most fascinating topics as we explore the Bitcoin rabbit hole. Welcome to the Cryptoconomy!Starting in undefined…00:0035:061xRead_389 - Dear Family, Dear Friends [DerGigi]"As a friend of mine likes to say: Bitcoin is pieces of super-gold flying inside an unstoppable PayPal. It is the best money we ever had."  - Gigi Another great piece by Gigi (@Dergigi on twitter) that takes a step back and just tells the message of Bitcoin without all the usual over-complication. Ignore the monetary history, don't explain the underlying technology, lets not cover the crucial cryptographic imperatives or the game theory, and lets address the common sense reasons that Bitcoin exists, and how we should be think of it as we move into the future. A brilliant piece as usual from Gigi, check out the original below, "Dear Family, Dear Friends" and drop some applause on Medium ALSO don't forget to check out the additional resources I forgot to talk about at the bottom of the article: https://medium.com/@dergigi/dear-family-dear-friends-6ef7ee7a1a2b Gigi's comprehensive resources to explore further down the Bitcoin Rabbit Hole: https://bitcoin-resources.com Much love to our amazing sponsor and the incredible team over at Swan Bitcoin. Making the Audible of the Bitcoin space available to all Invest in sound money, automatically, easily, and responsibly at Swan Bitcoin. - https://www.swanbitcoin.com/guy58:34May 1, 2020Read_388 - Bitcoin is a Catalyst for Human Evolution [Brandon Quittem]"Mycelial networks act as a resource transport layer and communications network connecting organisms in the biosphere. This enables organisms to voluntarily trade resources and knowledge across species lines. Increasing trade leads to increased specialization (division of labor), further increasing biodiversity (wealth and resilience) in the ecosystem."        - Brandon Quittem After the long wait, we are finally covering Part 4, the conclusion, of Quittem's incredible "Mycelial Money" series, exploring Bitcoin as a catalyst for the evolution of our species. Drop some applause here 👏🏻-> lution-symbiosis-part-4-4-4c6563cb9254 Listen/Read parts 1-3 below: Bitcoin is a Decentralized Organism 1/4: • Audio: n-is-a-Decentralized-Organism---Mycelium-Part-1-e2sarg Bitcoin is a Social Creature 2/4 • Audio: n-is-a-Social-Creature--Mycelium-Part-2-e3iq3u Bitcoin is the Antivirus 3/4 • Audio: n-is-the-Antivirus-Brandon-Quittem-e4vmac Danny Hillis - Back to the Future of 1994: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdg4mU-wuhI&t= Use of Knowledge in Society: -Knowledge-in-Society-Part-1---F--A--Hayek-e43pfj -Knowledge-in-Society-Part-2---F--A--Hayek-e444k0 Money, Blockchains, and Social Scalability: -Blockchains--and-Social-Scalability-e2ndsj Don't forget to start your Bitcoin saving plan. Don't let the future pull the rug out from under you. Invest in sound money, automatically, easily, and responsibly at Swan Bitcoin. - https://www.swanbitcoin.com?grsf=yg8ftt1:07:50April 30, 2020Read_387 - Anatomy of the State - Part 2 [Murray N. Rothbard]"What the State fears above all, of course, is any fundamental threat to its own power and its own existence"                        - Murray N. Rothbard The epic conclusion to Murray Rothbard's Anatomy of the State. What is the ultimate end of state power? Can we test to see if the State is in fact interested in its own survival, or if its interested in the protection of its citizens? And how does Bitcoin alter this ancient dynamic? This and more in todays read. Check out Mises.org for the amazing library of work made available for free! https://mises.org/library/anatomy-state Don't forget to start your Bitcoin saving plan. Don't let the future pull the rug out from under you. Invest in sound money, automatically, easily, and responsibly at Swan Bitcoin. - https://www.swanbitcoin.com?grsf=yg8ftt Don't forget you can support the show by becoming a patron, or find out sponsorship details at sponsor@thecryptoconomy.com. patreon.com/thecryptoconomy55:31April 28, 2020Read_386 - Anatomy of the State - Part 1 [Murray Rothbard]"The greatest danger to the State is independent intellectual criticism."                            -Murray N. Rothbard Another piece made available thanks to the amazing team over at the Mises Institute, we dive into the first half of the essential work by Murray N. Rothbard, Anatomy of the State. A critical and objective view of what the tools and means of the state are, and how they differ from the average man. Trigger warning, some of it might be hard to hear. Check out Mises.org for the amazing library of work made available for free! Don't forget to start your Bitcoin saving plan. Don't let the future pull the rug out from under you. Invest in sound money, automatically, easily, and responsibly at Swan Bitcoin. - https://www.swanbitcoin.com?grsf=yg8ftt Don't forget you can support the show by becoming a patron, or find out sponsorship details at sponsor@thecryptoconomy.com. patreon.com/thecryptoconomy1:03:43April 27, 2020Read_385 - Bitcoin & the Technological Evolution of the Financial System [BitcoinTINA]"I think of Bitcoin as a conservative investment because it’s so superior to gold. The value of it should wind up at least equal to gold’s..." - BitcoinTINA Reading a piece by BitcoinTINA summarized from the BitcoinMagazine series on how Bitcoin is a fundamental shift in the nature of money, and how quickly everything could change despite how difficult to imagine it may be. Posted with other great work on the Swan Signal blog, we read "Bitcoin and the Technological Evolution of the Finanical System." Link to the Blog, plus the other great reading mentioned in the article: -the-financial-system The 4 part Bitcoin Magazine series where TINA dives deeper into these ideas: cast-series Don't forget to start your Bitcoin saving plan. Don't let the future pull the rug out from under you. Invest in sound money, automatically, easily, and responsibly at Swan Bitcoin. - https://www.swanbitcoin.com?grsf=yg8ftt Don't forget you can support the show by becoming a patron, or find out sponsorship details at sponsor@thecryptoconomy.com. patreon.com/thecryptoconomy44:22April 24, 2020Read_384 - A Declaration of Monetary Independence [Brady Swenson]"We Hodl these truths to be self evident" - Brady A Declaration of Independence for the age of the separation of money and state. When a monetary system becomes a burden, a means not to help the public good, but to sicken and destroy it, it is the right, and the duty of the people to throw off such system. This is why we are here, and this is why we run our nodes, defending the network from those that would alter the money for their benefit, and our expense. The original is below so that applause may be given 👏🏻👏🏻 nce-4da96af54e62 Leave you signature on the Twitter thread below: https://twitter.com/CitizenBitcoin/status/1251396546333159424 Support the companies that build for a Bitcoin future, and do so knowing the reasons why. Swan Bitcoin is the best place to buy Bitcoin, from true Bitcoiners. https://www.swanbitcoin.com?grsf=yg8ftt 35:06April 24, 2020Chat_36 - How the Dollar Destroys Society with Bottomshelf BitcoinIf finding out how the banking system is systematically ripping you off doesn't make your angry, then you're already dead. Had an awesome discussion with Josh of Bottomshelf Bitcoin fame! Going through the incredible theft and engineered fragility of our monetary system. How it induces the boom and bust cycle, builds unsustainable imbalances, fuels irresponsible behavior, rewards those who waste resources, lies to us about our wealth, and manages to have us owing all of our life's work to a banking elite that never earned any of it. Josh and I have an awesome chat, and you don't want to miss it!🔥 If you haven't heard it yet, Ep. 53 with Carlos from Satoshi's Games is excellent: atoshis-Games-Episode-53-e8fstc A huge thanks to Swan Bitcoin for supporting the Audible of Bitcoin, supporting the education on the principles and philosophy behind Bitcoin, and making it accessible to all! Show some love, and get the best Bitcoin Savings Plan out there! https://www.swanbitcoin.com?grsf=yg8ftt 👈🏻1:24:45April 22, 2020Read_383 - The King of Blockchains, How Bitcoin Can Become the Foundation of Web 3.0 [Muneeb Ali]"As the crypto industry makes progress toward Web 3.0, we’ll come to realize that it’s hard to beat the security and network effects of Bitcoin." - Muneeb Ali Another great article from Bitcoin Magazine, this one by the founder of Blockstack, Muneeb Ali, on the superior security and foundation that Bitcoin can provide to Web 3.0.  How its perceived "limitations," may be what makes it the best foundation we could have.   It also sparks a long Guy's Rant on the value of on-chain vs off-chain contracts, the doubts on the "tokenization of everything," & why smart contracts are only as good as the token they contract in (not the other way round). This isn't to be missed. Check out the other great stuff at Bitcoin Magazine that I won't be able to cover, plus the original articlewith links to dig further in at the link below: an-become-the-foundation-for-web-3-0 Mentioned in the episode for further Rabbit Hole Research: Szabo's "The Dawn of Trustworthy Computing" wn-of-Trustworthy-Computing-Nick-Szabo-e2ndr3 BitcoinHalving.com 21 Hour Live Stream: https://www.bitcoinhalving.com/ Don't forget to check out Swan Bitcoin! Start your Bitcoin savings plan by clicking here https://www.swanbitcoin.com?grsf=yg8ftt 👈🏻 45:48April 21, 2020Read_382 - This is Not Capitalism [Allen F. & Sacha M.]You are not going to want to miss this incredible piece on exactly how far we have strayed from anything resembling "capitalism," or even the goal of accumulating and growing the capital that improves our lives. "This is your brain on central banking, regulatory capture, and financialization."  - Sacha & Allen Check out the original and hit that clap button excessively on both Allen and Sacha's pages below 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 • 9 • https://medium.com/@sachameyers/this-is-not-capitalism-7d5ab7b31f90 Don't forget to check out Swan Bitcoin and start your Bitcoin savings plan by clicking here https://www.swanbitcoin.com?grsf=yg8ftt 👈🏻1:05:04April 20, 2020Read_381 - An Important Reminder... [Marty Bent]"You can't dictate how people should use bitcoin. Bitcoin has certain properties that enable different use cases. The predominant use case will fluctuate over time. Get over it."  - Marty Bent An Important reminder from Uncle Marty: Bitcoin has value because of what it enables. It is the market that will find its highest value purpose, and it will be used in all the ways it will best serve the economy. Neither you nor I, fortunately, get to decide how Bitcoin will be used or valued. Don't forget to check out Marty's Bent, a daily newsletter with tons of incredible insight and fun ideas: https://tftc.io/martys-bent/ If you haven't heard it, The Use of Knowledge in Society is one of the most important pieces I've covered on this show. Listen at the links below: Part 1 - -Knowledge-in-Society-Part-1---F--A--Hayek-e43pfj Part 2 - -Knowledge-in-Society-Part-2---F--A--Hayek-e444k0 Don't forget to start your Bitcoin savings plan at the link below. The value of a sound digital asset in these uncertain monetary times cannot be overstated. Start your investment in the future today: https://www.swanbitcoin.com?grsf=yg8ftt 28:32April 17, 2020Read_380 - Choose Your Fiction [Arthur Hayes]"All I know is the setup for bitcoin, the hardest form of digital money, could not be better. All manners of trust have evaporated. In order to solve for demand and supply destruction, governments will embark on the greatest fiscal stimulus binge the world has ever seen."  - Arthur Hayes The time has come to put our cards on the table and place our bets. Where do you stand? Check out this article plus tons of other great research on any Bitcoin topic you could dream up at the Bitmex Blog: https://blog.bitmex.com/choose-your-fiction/ Start your Bitcoin Savings Plan at the Swan Bitcoin link below! https://www.swanbitcoin.com?grsf=xngc0c46:58April 15, 2020Chat_35 - Catch-22 Trillion with the Raleigh BitcoinersYou’re in for a marathon of a meetup today! The Raleigh Bitcoin Crew goes down the rabbit hole with… Infinite money printing Who really runs things? Inflation and the Fed’s Great Scam How trustless money leads to greater trust Price “gouging” or price “discovery”? Monopolies & the Govt Anti-trust laws and predatory pricing The last halving & the Bitcoin price Quantitative Hardening & more! Don't forget to subscribe and check out the Raleigh Bitcoin Meetup Pod so you don't miss the rabbit holes we travel every week.🔥 anchor.fm/raleigh-bitcoin-meetup3:16:28April 14, 2020Read_379 - Dont be Misled by Red Herrings - Treatise on Bitcoin & Privacy Part 2 [Giacomo Zucco]"It is the digital equivalent of your physical bank sending private investigators to follow your every move for days after you withdraw cash at the ATM, and then freezing or confiscating your bank account entirely if that PI comes back with a report that says that “you may have,” with some probability, engaged in controversial actions with that cash."  - Giacomo Zucco A great closing the Giacomo's Treatise on Bitcoin and Privacy at Bitcoin Magazine. What are the Red herrings we have to navigate to determine the truth of privacy on Bitcoin, and the many (non)alternatives. Is there a perfect privacy option, or do they all come with numerous costs and explicit trade-offs?  Check out the original article over at Bitcoin Magazine, plus the thousands of other great pieces on everything you could ever want to know about Bitcoin and the history of this space: -part-2-dont-be-misled-by-red-herrings Listen to Part 1 if you haven't yet: h00u Here is the video thrown together by myself and a few other great Raleigh Bitcoiners, Living on Bitcoin in 2020 - What its REALLY like: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cOmUpp3J9Ck50:36April 13, 2020Read_378 - Bitcoin: A Bold American Future [Conner Brown]"Despite unprecedented fiscal and monetary intervention after the financial crisis, results have been disappointing. The American people do not need accounting tricks or more debt, but true innovation. Thankfully, Bitcoin provides a way forward."  - Conner Brown An excellent article found over at the Bitcoin Reserve Journal on how Bitcoin could lead us into an explosion of innovation and efficiency, and has the potential to right so many imbalances and decades of stagnation in the American economy. A new Gold Rush, in the Digital Age. 🔥 Check out the Blog below for a number of other great recent articles: https://journal.bitcoinreserve.com/bitcoin-a-bold-american-future/ Start your Bitcoin Savings Plan at the Swan Bitcoin link below! Added is the link to the Swan Signal podcast to check out a couple of recent great episodes, specifically with today's author Conner Brown and also Marty Bent: https://www.swanbitcoin.com?grsf=xngc0c Swan Signal: 00:02April 10, 2020Read_377 - Stop Calling for a Free Market in Money [Sven Schnieders]"Although I mostly agree with their reasoning and share the enthusiasm for such a free market, I cannot stop being astonished by the naivety of the idea."  - Sven Schneiders If a "good" money cannot survive without a helpful and easy environment... then is it even a good money at all? 🤔 Sven makes an excellent case for abandoning the sentiment that we should desire a friendly environment for the one market good which is the bedrock for all other economic activity. Check out the original and the many other posts on the LimitlessCuriosity.com Blog: n-money Choosing your money, is to choose the future you want. If that future has powerful central banks, economic micromanagement by authorities, & third parties in every transaction, then don't buy #Bitcoin. But, if that doesn't sound appealing, you should start your Bitcoin Savings Account. Swan Bitcoin makes that easier than ever: https://www.swanbitcoin.com?grsf=xngc0c And speaking of the future of The Cryptoconomy... look out for "Bitcoin Audible!" 🔥😉24:54April 9, 2020Read_376 - Pascal’s Scams [Nick Szabo]“Beware of what I call Pascal's scams: movements or belief systems that ask you to hope for or worry about very improbable outcomes that could have very large positive or negative consequences.” - Nick Szabo Another amazing piece from the Unenumerated blog by Nick Szabo that explains a class of doomsday and utopia predictions he refers to as “Pascal’s Scams.” How it can appear rational to worry or hope for extremely improbable outcomes. We read part 1 & 2 together and then talk about how this perspective could change our view of these crazy times. Don’t miss it. Here are the original blog posts, in addition to the incredible body of work available on the Unenumerated Blog: Part 1: https://unenumerated.blogspot.com/2012/07/pascals-scams.html Part 2: https://unenumerated.blogspot.com/2012/07/pascals-scams-ii.html Some of the previous works by Szabo we have read on the show: Shelling Out: The Origins of Money • rigins-of-Money-Nick-Szabo-e9omme Money, Blockchains, & Social Scalability • -Blockchains--and-Social-Scalability-e2ndsj Exit and Freedom • Freedom-Nick-Szabo-e3nleo The God Protocols • d-Protocols-Nick-Szabo-e4cstb The Dawn of Trustworthy Computing: • wn-of-Trustworthy-Computing-Nick-Szabo-e2ndr3 Drop the fiat money printer tokens and start saving in sound money? Start your Bitcoin Savings Plan today at SwanBitcoin.com. 🔥 https://www.swanbitcoin.com?grsf=xngc0c50:27April 8, 2020Read_375 - A Match Made in the Whitepaper - Treatise on Bitcoin & Privacy, Part 1 [Giacomo Zucco]"Satoshi Nakamoto created Bitcoin as a tool for privacy. The entire cypherpunk quest, which Satoshi was an active part of and which the Bitcoin experiment is the coronation of, was all about personal and financial privacy." - Giacomo Zucco A great piece from Giacomo, published with Bitcoin Magazine, on the concepts and origins of privacy behind Bitcoin. Why it's needed, what it means, and all the ways we will secure it. A Treatise on Bitcoin & Privacy Part 1. Let's dive in! Check out the original and get a head start on Part 2 with the links below: Part 1: -part-1-a-match-made-in-the-whitepaper Part 2: -part-2-dont-be-misled-by-red-herrings We have a choice about our future, are you securing yours? Start a bitcoin savings account at SwanBitcoin.com for the no hassle solution to a long term Bitcoin Savings Plan. Missing out on the technological revolution of the century is not an option. 🔥 https://www.swanbitcoin.com?grsf=xngc0c If you want to support the show and hang out with the Cryptoconomy Crew, you can do so over at Patreon.com/thecryptoconomy, or by donating at TheCryptoconomy.com. Support the Audible of the Bitcoin space and share with everyone you know! 10 million Bitcoiners is our target, our mission toward a better future.54:18April 7, 2020Read_374 - The Number Zero & Bitcoin [Robert Breedlove]"A distant digital descendent of zero, the invention of Bitcoin represents the discovery of absolute scarcity for money: an idea as equally unstoppable."  - Robert Breedlove A new piece by Breedlove exploring the discovery and impact of the concept of "zero," both as an abstraction of the nature of the universe, & a numerical tool for better defining and making sense of the world. And how the discovery of absolute scarcity in a monetary system, Bitcoin, will change our current view of the world. Not to be missed. Check out the original for tons of great links and graphics to help illustrate the underlying ideas: 5b IF you haven't taken the time to solidify your Bitcoin Savings Plan over at SwanBitcoin.com, now is the time! The only way out of our current mess is with sound money, and financial responsibility, Swan Bitcoin is where you'll find both. 👏🏻 https://www.swanbitcoin.com?grsf=xngc0c1:22:26April 3, 2020Read_373 - What is Happening to Money [Pascal Hügli]“In the wake of the enormous money tsunami unleashed onto economies and societies, people have begun (rightfully) to start asking the question: What has become of money? Is money even worth anything any longer?” - Pascal Another great op-ed from Pascal Hugli over at BitcoinMagazine.com. With a deca-trillion dollar imbalance & trillion in newly printed currency now a daily reality… how exactly did we get here? What is Happening to Money? https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/what-is-happening-to-money Other great works to check out: • What Has Government Done to Our Money [Murray Rothbard] https://mises.org/library/what-has-government-done-our-money • The Philosophy of Money [Georg Simmel] https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/243473.The_Philosophy_of_Money Don't forget to Start your Bitcoin Savings Plan over at SwanBitcoin.com! The only way out of this is with sound money, and financial responsibility, Swan Bitcoin is where you get both in one. 👏🏻 https://www.swanbitcoin.com?grsf=xngc0c And lastly don't forget you can be a member of the Cryptoconomy Crew by donating on the website (bottom of the page) or becoming a patron at Patreon.com/thecryptoconomy and help support the Audible of the Bitcoin space! 49:05April 2, 2020Read_372 - Money is Owned By Everyone [Mcfloogle]"One of the biggest lies in recent times is that inflation is good and necessary for a healthy economy." - Mcfloogle It was once understood that money was owned by the individual. Merely an extension of the value created in the past, the soundness of money could not be disconnected from the very right to life and property itself. A short but excellent blog post on this nature, and the consequences when it is lost to our society.   Check out mcfloogle.com to check out the other great blog posts as well as the Rollo & Slappy podcast! https://www.mcfloogle.com/2020/03/12/bitcoin-fulfills to the customer? Or is there something else entirely at play? Don't miss this great read and then Guy's Take on how Decentralization Dies! Don't forget to drop some applause on the original article and follow Brandon on twitter for more insights like this one! ler-concessions-86dd1ca86da3 https://twitter.com/arvanaghi A huge thank you to all of my patrons for contributing to this project and helping to promote this show! I couldn't do it without you. A special thanks to SovereignFinancials for such a generous donation! Join the crew and become a patron at Patreon.com/thecryptoconomy 1:07:27February 20, 2020CryptoQuikRead_354 - Why Proof of Reserves is Important to Bitcoin [Mauricio Di Bartolomeo]"Bitcoin is a movement founded on individual monetary sovereignty, transparency and peer-to-peer auditability enabled by a breakthrough in technology. [...] The technology to provide auditability and transparency for bitcoin held in custody has been inherent to the protocol from its inception. However, the industry has been slow to incorporate"  -Mauricio Di Bartolomeo Bitcoin, as a new asset class, provides us with one of the most powerful tools for financial security in a custodial context: cryptographic proofs of reserve. We would be foolish to not make use of it. Let us not repeat the mistakes of the past. Another great piece from Bitcoin Magazine to shine light on a critical issue for a future with sustainable sound money. Don't miss the short article and Guy's take to follow! Link to the original below: t-to-bitcoin A huge thanks to the LTBNetwork. Don't forget to check out the tons of other great shows on their platform! Other's mentioned in the show: 2019 Saw the Most Exchange Hacks Ever: er-with-hackers-becoming-more-savvy Nic Carter's Tweets on PoR bruary 19, 2020CryptoChat_30 - Once BITten, down the Bitcoin Rabbit Hole with Daniel PrinceI had an awesome time the other day with Daniel Prince on the new Once BITten Podcast. Diving into some of my own personal history with Bitcoin, what led me here, and the major changes I think we will see in the world over the next couple of decades. This was a really fun conversation and I think you guys will enjoy it. I was Once BITten, & here's my story. Don't forget to check out Daniel's new podcast, and the episode we mentioned where he spoke with Bruce about the best podcasts in the space, and the always bullish and existential DerGigi! alking-Steps-Up-To-Award-The-Best-Bitcoin-Podcasts-eaodip eapg7e 1:13:08February 14, 2020CryptoQuikRead_353 - We're All Default Keynesians Now [Brady Swenson]"Unless you began your Austrian economic education at birth in some unknown Austrian paradise, on this planet at this particular time in human history, I think we can safely say we’re all Keynesians by default." - Brady Swenson @citizenbitcoin Today we read a great little piece on how our economic understandings have become so skewed, why the default has become one of centralized, top down control over money, and how Bitcoin is set to right the world of our economic foundations. We've got a fun rant after this one too, so don't miss it! Check out the original article and drop some major applause. Don't forget to follow Brady on Twitter and check out his show as well! -how-bitcoin-is-changing-that-886ed2096b76 Get your "Default Keynesian" shirt here: efault-keynesian-short-sleeve-unisex-t-shirt Saif's Beginner's Guide to Austrian Econ: cs/ Stephan Livera's Intro to Bitcoin Austrian Thought: https://stephanlivera.com/episode/71/ And the huge collection of works at Gigi's Bitcoin Resources: https://bitcoin-resources.com/ 43:41February 13, 2020CryptoQuikRead_352 - Paying Yourself for Privacy on Lightning? [Aaron Van Wirdum]"The Lightning Network is best known for its fast and cheap payments. But the Layer 2 protocol could also offer more privacy than on-chain payments [...] the developer thinks that “self-payments” could be an important part of the privacy puzzle."  - Aaron Van Wirdum Despite its focus on payments and scaling the Bitcoin system, Lightning may have incredible potential for privacy opportunities and improvements. Pseudonymous developer ZmnSCPxj has been detailing and expanding on these concepts in recent months, and who better to lay it all out for us than BitcoinMagazine, and Aaron Van Wirdum? Don't miss today's article on a new trick of payment privacy for Lightning... Paying Yourself? Self-Payments Could Be a Key to Lightning Privacy ld-be-a-key-to-lightning-privacy A big thanks to Bitcoin Magazine and the Let's Talk Bitcoin Network for making this content available! 38:53February 12, 2020CryptoQuikRead_351 - Bitcoin is Not a Pyramid Scheme [Parker Lewis]"Not everyone understands what a pyramid scheme actually is, what the warning signs may be, or why such schemes always fail [...] The distinctions should be glaringly obvious, but because bitcoin is complex and the very idea of money is not well understood, it can easily be confused." - Parker Lewis Today we are diving back into the Gradually, Then Suddenly series from Unchained Capital with an excellent breakdown of what Bitcoin is, and what it isn't. Starting with the both obvious, yet not so obvious truth, that it is certainly not a pyramid scheme! Don't miss another incredible installments by Parker Lewis. Original Article and the rest of the series below: https://unchained-capital.com/blog/bitcoin-is-not-a-pyramid-scheme/ Other great pieces mentioned both in the article, and in the commentary: • Everyone's a Scammer: nes-a-Scammer-Michael-Goldstein-e4ihq8 • Bitcoin Has No Intrinsic Value: n-Has-No-Intrinsic-Value---Thats-Great--Conner-Brown-e43bcm • Use of Knowledge in Society Part 1 - -Knowledge-in-Society-Part-1---F--A--Hayek-e43pfj Part 2 - -Knowledge-in-Society-Part-2---F--A--Hayek-e444k0 • A Story of Booms & Busts -Booms--Busts-e4aflh If you'd like to support this show and become a patron, click the link below! www.patreon.com/thecryptoconomy 1:41:50February 11, 2020CryptoQuikRead_350 - Of Course You Can Own Bitcoins [Bitcoin Rabbi]Can you really own Bitcoins? Or do you merely have possession of keys that grant a high probability of exclusive control? A fun short read to close out the week, from the Bitcoin Rabbi on defining what it means to own or possess bitcoin. Check out the original article below on medium and drop some applause, and follow The Bitcoin Rabbi on Twitter! cfc0c2e49 19:11February 7, 2020CryptoQuikRead_349 - The Rise of SIM Swapping [David Hollerith]"For the better part of the last decade, the combination of these two practices has given rise to an increasing number of SIM swap attacks ending in the theft of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies." - David Hollerith Another piece from BitcoinMagazine.com, this one by author and podcast host David Hollerith, that breaks down the risks and details of SIM swap attacks and how you may be vulnerable to losing your bitcoins, simply by revealing your phone number.  Don't miss this piece detailing out the attack, and listing out the Do's and Don'ts of Bitcoin security. Check out the original plus a ton of other great recent articles over at BitocinMagazine.com: why-bitcoiners-need-to-protect-themselves Also recommended is Michael Perklin's article to go along with this one: security-a-habit I also mentioned Jameson Lopp's extreme testing of the bitcoin steel wallets, a great read below: Part 1: https://blog.lopp.net/metal-bitcoin-seed-storage-stress-test/ Part 2: / And don't forget to subscribe and share this show with everyone you know in Bitcoin. If you would like to join the Telegram group, become a patron below! www.patreon.com/thecryptoconomy Lastly, a big thank you to Dave, Bitcoin Magazine, and the LTBNetwork for the incredible work and spreading the show!57:40February 7, 2020CryptoQuikRead_348 - All 21M Bitcoin Already Exist [Phil Geiger]"we have nearly 11 years of empirical evidence that the network itself has been holding and transacting bitcoin, but instead of with private key signatures, it’s in exchange for hashed electricity."  - Phil Geiger Framing the scarcity of Bitcoin at first seems obvious, but with a closer look, is far more difficult than it would seem. Does the supply actually inflate at all? Does the market price in all future halvings? Do the Bitcoin exist when they are mined, or do they exist today, sold to the miners in exchange for hashes?  Phil presents a very interesting perspective and way of framing the supply of Bitcoin, in this great piece from the Unchained Capital Blog. Check out the original below, and don't forget to follow Phil on Twitter: t/ Support the audio for all things Bitcoin by becoming a patron below! patreon.com/thecryptoconomy46:52February 5, 2020CryptoQuikRead_347 - Strike! By Zap [Jack Mallers]An exciting development form the extraordinary team over at Zap and the Mallers Fam! The seed of the infrastructure inversion has landed, and its' called Strike! Don't miss the details on this incredible development and join the beta if you want to test out and provide feedback for this product over at strike.zaphq.io. This is a project to keep a very close eye on. Follow @jackmallers on Twitter so you don't miss the revolution ;) Drop some hella applause on the article below: 0January 31, 2020CryptoQuikRead_346 - The Kindest Cut; Why The 2020 Bitcoin Halving... [Peter C. Earle]"What’s noteworthy about this point is that, upon this particular halving, Bitcoin “inflating” at a roughly 1.8 percent rate annually will nominally — and by then, quite possibly in real terms — be “inflating” at a rate lower than both the Federal Reserve target of 2 percent per year and current, CPI-based estimates of real U.S. inflation of 1.9 percent annually."  - Peter C Earle Another great piece from Bitcoin Magazine written by Peter C. Earle, detailing the reasons why this next halving will make Bitcoin a true contender in the world of monetary policy. In a very short span, Bitcoin will become the most scarce & strictly defined financial asset on Earth... are you ready? Check out the original article and follow Peter at the links below: oin-halvening-is-the-most-important-yet https://twitter.com/L1KNB Other episodes & links to dive deeper into the discussion from the show: • Stop Calling Bitcoin Deflationary [Conner Brown] alling-Bitcoin-Deflationary-Conner-Brown-e8p1o3 • Bitcoin Obsoletes All Other Money [Parker Lewis] n-Obsoletes-All-Other-Money--Parker-Lewis-eahce1 • Efficient Markets & Bitcoin's Stock-to-Flow [PlanB] ent-Markets--Bitcoins-Stock-to-Flow-PlanB-eaco0i • Guy's Take 26 - The Halving Is Not Priced In is-Not-Priced-in--Heres-Why-eagkrd • Article - The Illusions of Hedonics [Antony P. Mueller] https://mises.org/library/illusions-hedonics44:13January 31, 2020CryptoQuikRead_345 - Bitcoin Obsoletes All Other Money [Parker Lewis]"Money is an intersubjective problem, and a choice to opt into one monetary medium is an explicit opt out of the other, which in turn causes one network to gain value (and utility) at the direct expense of another." - Parker Lewis Skipping around a little bit in the "Gradually, Then Suddenly" series, we read the most recent (#12) published on the Unchained Capital Blog. No, Bitcoin isn't a startup. No, there will not be many currencies. No, you can't create an alternative that doesn't compete with Bitcoin's monetary properties. The very problem of money is one of intersubjectivity, which can only be solved through convergence on a single monetary medium. Bitcoin. Listen to this excellent installment from Parker Lewis and the Unchained Team. "Bitcoin Obsoletes All Other Money." https://unchained-capital.com/blog/bitcoin-obsoletes-all-other-money/ To check out the rest of the audio collection for the Unchained Blog, check out the site: https://thecryptoconomy.com/collections-new/ Also mentioned on the show was Nick Szabo's excellent piece, "Money, Blockchains, & Social Scalability." -Blockchains--and-Social-Scalability-e2ndsj1:08:11January 30, 2020GuysTake_026 - The Halving is Not Priced in, Here's WhyAs a follow up to Nic Carter's excellent breakdown of the efficient market hypothesis, and PlanB's piece addressing the market's evaluation of the risks in Bitcoin, I go through the reasons I feel the market both is very unwilling and unconfident about the consequences of the halving, and therefore sees it not as "known information," but more a blind gamble. For diving deeper into the many topics and works that I brought up, here are the links of all those I remembered: • Nic Carter's "Introduction to the Efficient Market Hypothesis" c03b • PlanB's "Efficient Markets and Bitcoin's Stock-to-Flow" ent-Markets--Bitcoins-Stock-to-Flow-PlanB-eaco0i • Hayek's "Use of Knowledge in Society" [Part 1 & 2] -Knowledge-in-Society-Part-1---F--A--Hayek-e43pfj -Knowledge-in-Society-Part-2---F--A--Hayek-e444k0 • Parker Lewis's "Bitcoin is Not Backed by Nothing" n-is-Not-Backed-by-Nothing-Parker-Lewis-e9v1rs • Hoppe's "Yield From Money Held Reconsidered" eld-From-Money-Held-Reconsidered-e2ndqn • Conner Brown's "Bitcoin Has No Intrinsic Value, & That's Great!" n-Has-No-Intrinsic-Value---Thats-Great--Conner-Brown-e43bcm Don't forget to grab your tickets to BitBlockBoom and use the offer code CC for a 30% discount! https://bitblockboom.com/1:08:44January 29, 2020CryptoQuikRead_344 - Efficient Markets & Bitcoin's Stock to Flow [PlanB]"A first reaction could be that it is a great investment opportunity. A better reaction (from an EMH and non arbitrage point of view) would be that it is too good to be true." - PlanB If the efficient market hypothesis requires that known events be priced in, then how could the S2F be a model for Bitcoin's price? When such an obvious and unchanging piece of information is available, shouldn't the market price it in? Continuing with the foundation laid from yesterday's article, we read Plan B's piece on what a risk & return model might tell us about the market's pricing of Bitcoin ahead of the halving. Drop some applause on the original article at the link below and don't forget to follow @100TrillionUSD (PlanB) if you haven't already! coin-stock-to-flow-model-db17f40e610733:20January 24, 2020CryptoQuikRead_343 - Introduction to the Efficient Market Hypothesis for Bitcoiners [Nic Carter]"So is the halving “priced in” or will it be a catalyst for appreciation? [...] I consider it patently absurd that a change in issuance would have been overlooked by the price-setting entities."  - Nic Carter You are definitely gonna want to hear Nic's incredibly thorough argument as to why in this article! Breaking down the EMH, its origins, the many different iterations of the concept, & how best to frame it in the context of a real world market; Nic gives us another excellent work that is a must listen for all Bitcoiners. Don't forget to drop some applause on the original article below, and follow Nic on Twitter! t-hypothesis-for-bitcoiners-ed7e90be7c0d 1:00:31January 23, 2020CryptoQuikRead_342 - Bitcoin & the Primacy of the Digital World [Pascal Hugli]"Because of their digital nature, many people still object to bitcoin, refuse to take it seriously or consider it altogether too scary. [...] It’s the perfect combination of the advantages from the analog as well as the digital world." - Pascal Hugli Don't miss another great article from Bitcoin Magazine on the incredible change that the digital world is unleashing on our society and where we may find a drop of truth in an ocean of uncertainty. Check out the full article plus tons of other great reads at the links below. gital-world Don't forget to follow the author and BitcoinMagazine on Twitter for the very best bitcoin content! https://twitter.com/pahueg https://twitter.com/BitcoinMagazine A special thanks to both the LTB Network for sharing this out among some of the best podcasts in the space & of course my lovely patrons who support turning all of the best works in Bitcoin into the audio versions they deserve! www.patreon.com/thecryptoconomy39:28January 20, 2020CryptoQuikRead_341 - The Rise of the Individual [Aleks Svetski]"Not since the gunpowder revolution were ordinary men & women able to stand up to those who chose to oppress or rule them unjustly. Only this time, it can be done in a non-violent method, whereby one can peacefully opt out" - Aleks Svetski Today we read the epic conclusion to our walk through The Bitcoin Times Ed 2 with a piece from the founder, Aleks Svetski, "The Rise of the Individual." For the revolutionaries, the visionaries, and the dissidents, this article is not to be missed. Drop some applause on this and all the excellent articles made available in The Bitcoin Times publication. Visit the Medium page below to show your appreciation! b6951f https://medium.com/the-bitcoin-times59:46January 16, 2020CryptoQuikRead_340 - The Cat is Out of the Bag [Nic Carter]"Unlike Paypal, Venmo, or traditional payment processors, it cannot deplatform you for wrongthink, holding subversive political views, being a sex worker, or legally selling cannabis. Ours is the biggest possible tent. Don’t be distracted by the online discourse. Bitcoin is utterly indifferent to the political views of its users."  - Nic Carter Getting close to finishing the amazing collection of articles in The Bitcoin Times Ed 2, and today we need another great one, by returning author Nic Carter, titled - The Cat is Out of the Bag. This one is not to be missed. Check out and drop some applause on this piece by following the link below. Follow Nic Carter, TimelessBitcoin, & Alek Svetski on Twitter for more work like this! 46bc1 And of course if you'd like to support the show as well as join in the fun over in the Cryptoconomy Telegram Group, become a Patron! patreon.com/thecryptoconomy52:18January 15, 2020CryptoQuikRead_339 - Proof-of-Work, The Fundamental Laws [Rory Highside]"It is therefore a universal truth that all work has a measurable cost of energy transformation due to the very nature of the universe, and the laws of thermodynamics. It is with these laws that we underpin Bitcoin’s Proof-of-Work."  - Rory Highside Don't miss the next piece in The Bitcoin Times 2nd Ed about how the Bitcoin system is both constrained and forces cooperation by leveraging the fundamental laws of the universe! Check out and drop some applause on this piece by following the link below, don't forget to follow Rory and TimelessBitcoin on Twitter for more work like this! s-of-physics-and-nature-33d95167c57a1:05:07January 14, 2020CryptoQuikRead_338 - The Information Theory of Money [Dan Held]"Prices are the coordinating force of a free market system. Each individual decision-maker can rely on the prices of goods and services to help with their decision making, as the prices themselves are a distillation of all known market information into a single metric."  - Dan Held This is one of those articles that just explores the emergent brilliance of the free market system & easily got me into a near 40 minute rant afterward. Prices are not arbitrary, and a market price is quite possibly the most information dense piece of actionable data you can find anywhere. Learn all about it, in this piece from The Bitcoin Times Ed 2, "The Information Theory of Money." Below are the links to follow Dan Held for more great work, drop some applause on this article, and follow @timelessbitcoin so you don't miss anything from this publication: https://twitter.com/danheld aebdfe1 https://twitter.com/TimelessBitcoin Things you must also listen to because I told you to! • Hayek's "Use of Knowledge in Society" Part 1 - -Knowledge-in-Society-Part-1---F--A--Hayek-e43pfj Part 2 - -Knowledge-in-Society-Part-2---F--A--Hayek-e444k0 • Leonard Reed's "I, Pencil" cil-Leonard-E--Read-e2ndqm • TEDtalk "How I Built a Toaster... from Scratch" cratch#t-12942 If you are enjoying the show & would like to support my work in turning all of the most fascinating and profound works in the Bitcoin space into the audio versions they deserve, become a patron! Not to mention you will get access to the Crpytoconomy Telegram Crew where we hang out and worship the Light of Nakamoto! XD www.patreon.com/thecryptoconomy54:39January 10, 2020CryptoQuikRead_337 - The Tyranny of Time Scarcity - Bitcoin Times Ed 2 - [Robert Breedlove]“Gold, the ancient and prevailing monetary sovereignty layer (representing an unmanipulable money supply), and the internet, the ultimate engine of exchange (representing global interconnectivity or liquidity). By combining and building upon the economic properties of both, Bitcoin is a momentous monetary innovation that has achieved the divisibility, portability, durability, and recognizability of pure information infused with the absolute scarcity of time.” - Robert Breedlove Don’t miss the continuing journey through The Bitcoin Times 2nd Ed, with Breedlove’s excellent piece, “Bitcoin & the Tyranny of Time Scarcity” Drop some applause on this article by following the link below, and don’t forget to check out @timelessBitcoin and @breedlove22 on Twitter for more work like this one. carcity-1d1550dfd8b0 Other works discussed in the commentary: • Knut Svanholm's "Sovereignty Through Mathematics"   Part 1 - ignty-Through-Mathematics---Part-1-Knut-Svanholm-e7tak7 Part 2 - ignty-Through-Mathematics---Part-2-Knut-Svanholm-e7vgr1 Part 3 - ignty-Through-Mathematics---Part-3-Knut-Svanholm-e8198t Part 4 - ignty-Through-Mathematics---Part-4-Knut-Svanholm-e851te Part 5 - ignty-Through-Mathematics---Part-5-Knut-Svanholm-e86lbt • Parker Lewis's "Bitcoin Can't Be Copied" n-Cant-Be-Copied-Parker-Lewis-e58g11 • Hayek's "Use of Knowledge in Society" Part 1 - -Knowledge-in-Society-Part-1---F--A--Hayek-e43pfj Part 2 - -Knowledge-in-Society-Part-2---F--A--Hayek-e444k01:51:19January 8, 2020CryptoQuikRead_336 - Bitcoin's Eternal Struggle - Bitcoin Times Ed 2 [DerGigi]Diving into the many incredible works made available in The Bitcoin Times Ed 2! Today we read Gigi's great piece "Bitcoin's Eternal Struggle" on the intricate dance between that which is built in randomness & entropy, and that which is created with complete unambiguity, with strict universal validation. This week is not to be missed. Check out and drop some applause on the original at the link below. Don't forget to follow Gigi, and TimelessBitcoin on Twitter so you don't miss the incredible work made available for everyone. bafd8 https://sites.google.com/getamber.io/thebitcointimes/ https://twitter.com/dergigi Don't forget that if you are enjoying the show & would like to support my work in turning all of the most fascinating and profound works in the Bitcoin space into the audio versions they deserve, become a patron! Not to mention you will get access to the Crpytoconomy Telegram Crew where we hang out and worship the Light of Nakamoto! XD www.patreon.com/thecryptoconomy46:22January 6, 2020CryptoQuikRead_335 - Bitcoin is Not Backed by Nothing [Parker Lewis]"To provide broader context, the Federal Reserve, the Bank of Japan and the European Central bank have collectively created $10 trillion dollars-worth of new money since the financial crisis, the equivalent of approximately $500,000 per bitcoin. Despite dollars, euro, yen and bitcoin all being digital, bitcoin is the only medium that is tangibly scarce and the only one with inherent monetary properties."  - Parker Lewis Continuing the awesome Gradually, then Suddenly series on the Unchained Capital Blog, we hit today's read, Bitcoin is Not Backed by Nothing. An amazing journey through the nature of our current monetary insanity, & the profound immutability of Bitcoin it must now compete with. TL;DR there is no comparison.   g/ Don't forget to check out the Unchained Capital Blog and the other amazing parts of this Series by checking out the Uchained Collection Below: (check back soon) https://www.unchained-capital.com/blog/ Don't forget that if you are enjoying the show & would like to support my work in turning all of the most fascinating and profound works in the Bitcoin space into the audio versions they deserve, become a patron! Not to mention you will get access to the Crpytoconomy Telegram Crew where we hang out and worship the Light of Nakamoto! XD www.patreon.com/thecryptoconomy1:07:49January 2, 2020Reboot - The Three Economic Eras of Bitcoin [Rusty Russell]A most profound aspect of Bitcoin is that we know, with certainty, what the monetary policy will be no matter how far we look into the future. If we choose to secure sound money for the world, then we have to establish the important markets, build the tools and protocols, and most importantly make the tough decisions *now, * instead of kicking the can down the road. Following the first era, this required a change with how we used this incredible resource.  And just like last time, we will have to change again. The Third Era will come with yet another Bitcoin civil war. Are we preparing for that future, or are we complacent in the present? A new recording with some fresh commentary, we read a great piece that I totally forgot I had already covered on the show, but that deserves a second round anyway, Rusty Russell's "The Three Economic Eras of Bitcoin" -d43bf0cf058a https://twitter.com/rusty_twit33:08December 31, 2019Guy & Car - Bitcoin, Unmentionables, & an Insane 2019Carcampit from the Friends Against Government Podcast joins me to close out 2019 with a discussion on the crazy changes we have seen this year, both in Bitcoin and in so many other areas. We discuss... • The Stock-to-Flow model • Binance & Censoring Coinjoins • The Eurochain • Strip Searching your Devices • The Year of Lightning • New Media • A Bright Future for Privacy & much more!1:37:11December 30, 2019CryptoQuikRead_334 - A Bitcoin Roadmap 2020 & Beyond [John Newbery Tweet Thread]Closing out an extraordinary year in 2019 has us looking forward at 2020 & Beyond. What will we bring to Bitcoin, and what could Bitcoin bring to us? Today we read an amazing thread by John Newbery on the exceptional list of tools and technologies making their debut on the Bitcoin and Lightning protocol stack that will change everything about how we interact with and use this incredible technology. So much exciting stuff to go over, don’t miss “A Bitcoin Roadmap” twitter thread by John Newbery. Link to John's thread and thorough list of links included to explore the tons of improvements on the horizon, or already available to be built with. I highly encourage a dive down this rabbit hole! https://twitter.com/jfnewbery/status/1208559196465184768 • Jack Mallers & Announcing Olympus (fiat-to lightning in seconds) https://twitter.com/JackMallers [audio] cing-Olympus--From-Fiat-to-Lightning-in-Seconds-Jack-Mallers-e5j7ko • Schnorr & Privacy by Lucas Nuzzi hi • Taproot is Coming by Aaron Van Wirdum t-is-Coming-Aaron-van-Wirdum-e8um0c • Lightning & the "Noinput Class" by Aaron Van Wirdum fying-Lightning--The-Noinput-Class-Aaron-Van-Wirdum-e5fhoa If you want to support the show and join the Cryptoconomy Telegram crew, become a patron below! https://www.patreon.com/thecryptoconomy56:16December 28, 2019Reboot - Shelling Out: The Origins of Money [Nick Szabo]"The precursors of money, along with language, enabled early modern humans to solve problems of cooperation that other animals cannot – including problems of reciprocal altruism, kin altruism, and the mitigation of aggression. These precursors shared with non-fiat currencies very specific characteristics – they were not merely symbolic or decorative objects."  - Nick Szabo If you haven't listened to it yet, the time is now. If you have listened to it, then it can't hurt to listen to it again. One of the most essential prerequisites in the Bitcoin space to shine a light on the foundations of money, its history, and the nature of its origins. Today we reboot Nick Szabo's incredible piece, "Shelling Out: The Origins of Money." Check out the original piece hosted on the Nakamoto Institute, and of course the unenumerate blog where you can find hundreds of other excellent posts and works by Nick Szabo. https://nakamotoinstitute.org/shelling-out/ https://unenumerated.blogspot.com/1:36:42December 24, 2019CryptoQuikRead_333 - The Passion of the Believers [Hass McCook]"At the end of the day, everyone has to believe in something; might as well believe in something verifiable and unforgeable."  - Hass McCook As I walk in the valley of fiat, I shall not fear the Economic Reckoning! You don't want to miss this awesome piece by @FriarHass on the "True Believers" of Bitcoin, and why it is not only a religion, but the one True Way. One of the many great articles in the recently released edition 2 of The Bitcoin Times. Check out the amazing links below for more great work and to drop some applause on this wonderful piece! Original Article: f3b46315 The Bitcoin Times Editions 1 & 2 https://sites.google.com/getamber.io/thebitcointimes/ If you want to support the tons of work in making audio versions and expanding on all the best written works around Bitcoin and the Cryptoconomy, become a patron below! https://patreon.com/thecryptoconomy28:09December 20, 2019CryptoQuikRead_332 - Proof of Stake, Private Keys Attacks & Unforgeable Costliness [Hugo Nguyen]Is there a single key factor in the difference between the assurances in PoS vs PoW? The knowledge and proof that there is a real world, inescapable cost to both producing the currency, & editing the chain history - unforgeable costliness.  Learn about this, the private keys attacks that risk entire contesting histories in PoS systems, and to the nothing-at-stake problem. This and more in today's read! Check out the original (hit that applause button) plus the other great pieces Hugo has on his Medium page! -unforgeable-costliness-the-unsung-hero-5caca70b01cb For a deeper dive into unforgeable costliness, listen to the absolute essential read, by Nick Szabo, "Shelling Out, The Origins of Money." of-Money-Nick-Szabo-e2ndom If you want to support the tons of work in making audio versions and expanding on all the best written works around Bitcoin and the Cryptoconomy, become a patron below! https://patreon.com/thecryptoconomy37:20December 19, 2019CryptoQuikRead_331 - Proof of Stake & The Wrong Engineering Mindset [Hugo Nguyen]What is the true set of differences between Proof of Work, and Proof of Stake? What are the engineering mindsets behind them both, and which is built explicitly to survive in the worst-case scenarios? Find out this and more in today’s read of Hugo Nguyen’s excellent piece “Proof of Stake & the Wrong Engineering Mindset.” This will be the beginning of a short series that will finish out our week attacking the PoS design from all angles. Subscribe so you don’t miss it. Follow Hugo on Twitter and Medium to explore his other great work and so you don't miss his next one! https://twitter.com/hugohanoi ndset-15e641ab65a2 Other great Episodes and works mentioned in today’s commentary: Nassim Taleb's "Block Swan" &sr=1-1 CarCampit's "Bitcoin Blockade runner" n--Blockade-Runner-of-the-Information-Age-CarCampit-e2ndpf The Drunkard's Walk https://amzn.to/2Mzzr2K The Bitcoin Survivor's Book List https://thecryptoconomy.com/bitcoin-survivors-book-list/ Hugo Nguyen's other great articles in audio: Ethereum Architecture is Flawed • um-Architecture-is-Flawed-Hugo-Nguyen-e3i5k1 Anatomy of Proof of Work • y-of-Proof-of-Work-Part-1---Hugo-Nguyen-e2ndpg Bitcoin, Chance, and Randomness • n--Chance--and-Randomness-Part-2---Hugo-Nguyen-e2ndpi If you want to support the show and join the Cryptoconomy Telegram crew, become a patron below! https://www.patreon.com/thecryptoconomy36:25December 18, 2019CryptoChat_029 - With David Hollerith & the Bitcoin Magazine PodcastDon't forget to check out the Bitcoin Magazine Podcast and follow Dave on Twitter! https://twitter.com/DsHollers https://twitter.com/BitcoinMagazine Additional resources from the chat: • Does Bitcoin Need Accountants? (audio) • A Most Peaceful Revolution (audio) • Cryptoconomy website • Bitcoin Time Traveller (audio) • Bitcoin Is Worse Is Better (audio) • The Sovereign Individual 50:34December 18, 2019CryptoQuikRead_330 - Does Bitcoin Need Accounts? [Aaron Van Wirdum]Another clever & censorship resistant system for identity within the Bitcoin system is being proposed. Called "Easypaysy," developer Jose Femenias Canuelo has created a system to safely & independently create a static on-chain account system, that would solve the need both of having to reuse Bitcoin addresses, & having to constantly generate new ones for every payment. Today we read the Bitcoin Magazine article by none other than Aaron Van Wirdum breaking down exactly what it is, how it works, and what it might mean for the future of interfacing with the Bitcoin system. A huge thank you to the Let's Talk Bitcoin Network and the crew over at Bitcoin Magazine for letting me cover all of their incredible content! Its exciting to join the many great shows on the LTBnetwork and get the best written works in Bitcoin to all those who don't have the time to read them.  Don't forget to check out the full article plus other links to the white paper for further exploring this new tool: er-thinks-figured https://twitter.com/BitcoinMagazine https://twitter.com/AaronvanW Do NOT miss out on Aaron's other works, here's a list of a handful of his other great articles we've covered in audio: • Taproot is Coming t-is-Coming-Aaron-van-Wirdum-e8um0c • Simplifying Lightning, The "No Input" Class fying-Lightning--The-Noinput-Class-Aaron-Van-Wirdum-e5fhoa • A Cryptoconomy Chat with Aaron VW! ing-Bitcoin-with-Aaron-Van-Wirdum-e4rt9e • Statechains - Sending Keys, Not Coins hains--Sending-Keys-Not-Coins-Aaron-Van-Wirdum-e4mue1 • Understanding the Lightning Network Parts 1-3 Part 1 - tanding-The-Lightning-Network-Part-1-e2ndtd Part 2 - tanding-The-Lightning-Network-Part-2-e2ndt4 Part 3 - tanding-The-Lightning-Network-Part-3-e2ndtc 47:18December 16, 2019CryptoQuikRead_329 - Bitcoin, Not Blockchain [Parker Lewis]Next up in the Gradually, Then Suddenly series by Parker Lewis and available on the incredible blog over at unchained-capital.com is "Bitcoin, Not Blockchain." There is nothing about blockchain that makes it inherently immutable. Immutability emerges over time as the consequence of economic incentives and a native monetary unit that secures those incentives. It is hard won in the battle of monetary competition, something that cannot be copied or challenged with frivolous features, or arbitrary "utility." Parker breaks it all down in his great article, "Bitcoin, Not Blockchain."   Don't forget to check out the Unchained Capital Blog for tons of great written works by Parker and others: https://www.unchained-capital.com/blog/bitcoin-not-blockchain/ Check out all the other great pieces we've covered recently in the Gradually, Then Suddenly series: Gradually, then Suddenly [the series so far] 1 - lly--Then-Suddenly-Parker-Lewis-e55nu4 2 - n-Cant-Be-Copied-Parker-Lewis-e58g11 3 - n-is-Not-Too-Volatile-Parker-Lewis-e6diss 4 - n-Does-Not-Waste-Energy-Parker-Lewis-e7ojph 5 - n-is-Not-Too-Slow-Parker-Lewis-e93sbj 6 - n-Fixes-This-Parker-Lewis-e97cia If you want to support the show and join the Cryptoconomy Telegram crew, become a patron below! https://www.patreon.com/thecryptoconomy52:16December 14, 2019CryptoQuikRead_328 - Under a HEX [Goldman Sats]The scams in the Bitcoin & crypto space are, unfortunately, not low in number. Sometimes the only safe option is to ignore them, but there are the few occasions that require a thorough breakdown of just how the scam works, in hopes of protecting the often naive and uninformed noobs that enter this space. Today we read a piece by Goldman Sats breaking down the inner workings of the HEX scam, and how it is designed for one thing, and one thing only, to take your money. Listen to find out more! Don’t forget to drop the max applause on this article and for @TooWumboToFail’s excellent research into how this works and making it available to everyone. And if you ever hear word of someone thinking of participating, don’t forget to send them to this article or episode before they do. https://medium.com/@TooWumboToFail/under-a-hex-396847b86e57 Here is the "advanced analysis of how HEX works" link buried in the website so anyone who wants to explore further can do so. t9Gm00JRU/edit If you want to support the show and join the Cryptoconomy Telegram crew, become a patron below! https://www.patreon.com/thecryptoconomy34:59December 12, 2019CryptoChat_028 - Horny for Justice at the Raleigh MeetupIs Bitcoin really a religion? Is all money some form of religious institution? What happened to Virgil Griffith? Are juries the best or worst idea for finding justice? These are the important questions that we answer at the Raleigh Meetup Podcast! Listen to today's episode and dont forget to check out the Raleigh Meetup podcast for an awesome chat every week!2:17:02December 10, 2019CryptoQuikRead_327 - Bitcoin is Worse is Better [gwern]Is Bitcoin the perfect money, or is it the worst money that solves the most essential problem, as simply and reliably as possible? In true "New Jersey” style, Bitcoin doesn’t attempt to be everything, it attempts to do ONE thing as beautifully, & as unambiguously as possible. Today we read a fascinating piece from Bitcoin’s rich history, originally published in 2011, and edited, added to, and updated for years since. At Gwern.net, Bitcoin is Worse is Better: https://www.gwern.net/Bitcoin-is-Worse-is-Better Don’t forget to check out the original piece with a literal ocean of links and further exploration. If you want to waste 15 minutes, or half a day, there’s more than enough to explore. As a great (& short) read to accompany this on the “Rise of Worse is Better” philosophy, check out the original post by Richard P. Gabriel below: https://dreamsongs.com/RiseOfWorseIsBetter.html For more on the history of Bitcoin, the open source movement, and the “worse is better” design philosophy, I highly recommend the Iterative Capital Thesis on The Cryptocurrency Phenomenon: yptocurrency-Phenomenon----The-Iterative-Capital-Thesis-e2u7qq If you want to support the show and join the Cryptoconomy Telegram crew, become a patron below! https://www.patreon.com/thecryptoconomy1:06:12December 9, 2019CryptoQuikRead_326 - Innovations in Bitcoin's Technology Stack [Lucas Nuzzi]For everyone that tells you Bitcoin is a stagnant technology going nowhere, this is the article to point them to.  Another be returning author Lucas Nuzzi, we cover a piece that touches on the plethora of developments happening across all fronts in the Bitcoin ecosystem.  Much like the development of the internet, Bitcoin has the benefit of building a modular protocol stack to solve a vast array of problems without compromising the underlying network. A great read to close the week. Follow Lucas Nuzzi on Twitter, be sure to drop some applause on the article, check out the link to explore all the crazy stuff discussed in this piece, and lastly check out Digital Assets Research for more great work: ns-technology-stack-7edf877eab14 Check out the other great reads we have by Lucas! Schnorr Signatures & the Inevitability of Privacy hi The Resolution of the Big Block Experiment solution-of-the-Big-Block-Experiment-Lucas-Nuzzi-e3g7ms The Liquid Network w/ Thoughts from Lucas Nuzzi -Network-Launch-and-Thoughts-from-Lucas-Nuzzi-e2ndp8 If you want to support the show and join the Cryptoconomy Telegram crew, become a patron below! https://www.patreon.com/thecryptoconomy46:34December 6, 2019Money, Bitcoin, & Time - by Robert BreedloveMoney is the tool that enables human exchange and prosperity... Bitcoin is a sovereign, sound, digital form of money... Time is the only true scarcity that exists for humanity... Listen to a walk through the Bitcoin perspective and the rich history that enlightens the story for Bitcoin's immense monetary potential. Reading the unabridged audiobook of Money, Bitcoin & Time, written by Robert Breedlove.  Link below to the original PDF to explore the data and graphics or the extraordinary list of reads in the sources on pages 89-90. https://www.parallaxdigital.io/blog 4:38:06December 4, 2019CryptoQuikRead_325 - Lightning, Why I Quit the Bond Market for Bitcoin [Nik Bhatia]Another of the many great pieces from Nik Bhatia getting into the impact and scope of the system that the Lightning Network could become. Bitcoin is neither just a store of value, nor just a medium of exchange, it's both. The LNP/BP protocol stack is taking us into the future, hear all about it in today's read from Nik Bhatia, now part the OpenNode team, titled "The Lightning Network: Why I Quit the Bond Market for Bitcoin." Link to Nik's Twitter and the original article on his Medium page: https://twitter.com/timevalueofbtc e-bond-market-for-bitcoin-12693120039f The other great pieces by Nik we have covered on the show: The Triumvirate of Liquidity iumvirate-of-Liquidity-Nik-Bhatia-e8t41e Bitcoin is a Human Right n-is-a-Human-Right-Nik-Bhatia-e4jtga The Business of Bitcoin Cold Storage siness-of-Bitcoin-Cold-Storage-Nik-Bhatia-e2ndoj Our 3rd ever Interview with Nik Bhatia all about the future of Capital, 2019CryptoQuikRead_294 - The Simple Truth About Bitcoin - Money, Bitcoin & Time [Part 4 - Robert Breedlove]Jumping back into Robert Breedlove's great piece with a thorough exploration of Bitcoin as a money, a technology, a network, and a measure of time.   • The Cost and Reward of Proof-of-Work • A Vault Built of Energy • The infinite Hardness of Bitcoin • The Internet of Value • The Bitcoin Social Contract & more! Don't miss the continuation of this excellent piece available on the blog or in PDF at parallaxdigital.io - https://www.parallaxdigital.io/blog If You haven't yet, don't forget to check out the first 3 parts of this incredible piece on the episodes linked below: Part 1 - -Bitcoin--Time-Part-1---Robert-Breedlove-e52gih Part 2 - 53ug5 Part 3 - e-e54u2e Other Great works mentioned on the show for further diving into related topics and exploring Bitcoin: 21 Lessons of the Bitcoin Rabbit Hole [DerGigi] Part 1 - sons-of-the-Bitcoin-Rabbit-Hole---Chapter-1-e47u83 Part 2 - sons-of-the-Bitcoin-Rabbit-Hole---Chapter-2-e489f9 Part 3 - sons-of-the-Bitcoin-Rabbit-Hole---Chapter-3-e48kao More on the Fascinating Nature of Proof-of-Work: Proof of Work is Efficient -Efficient-Dan-Held-e2ndpk Bitcoin & the 7th Great Disruption of the Digital Age -7th-Great-Disruption-of-the-Digital-Age-e57p9m Anatomy of Proof of Work y-of-Proof-of-Work-Part-1---Hugo-Nguyen-e2ndpg Bitcoin, Chance, and Randomness n--Chance--and-Randomness-Part-2---Hugo-Nguyen-e2ndpi 1:25:16September 17, 2019GuysTake_23 - Revolution in the Protocol [on Nic Carter's "Peaceful Revolution"]Today we have a follow up to Nic Carter's excellent piece on Medium, A Most Peaceful Revolution. An incredible article that deserves an exhaustive discussion and easily earns a few ridiculous rants.  What could be better for Guy's Take 23?  Other episodes and works mentioned in the show for a deeper dive: A Most Peaceful Revolution -Peaceful-Revolution-Nic-Carter-e5bfpm Anatomy of the State https://mises.org/library/anatomy-state A Cypherpunk's Manifesto erpunks-Manifesto-e2ndpc The Crypto Anarchist Manifesto https://www.activism.net/cypherpunk/crypto-anarchy.html The Bitcoin Survivor's Book List https://cryptoconomy.life/bitcoin-survivors-book-list/ Bitcoin and the Promise of Independent Property Rights n--the-Promise-of-Independent-Property-Rights-e3j6b8 Bitcoin Can't Be Copied n-Cant-Be-Copied-Parker-Lewis-e58g111:14:42September 13, 2019CryptoQuikRead_293 - A Most Peaceful Revolution [Nic Carter]Today we read a veritable Bitcoin Manifesto on a fundamental truth of Bitcoin's nature, the challenge it proposes to the state, the atrocities it seeks to dismantle, the hubris of alternatives, its promethean origins, the values it codifies, the role its already playing, and its patient unstoppable advancement. Do not miss the audio, followed by tomorrow's commentary (there's simply too much to say in one show), of Nic Carter's,     A Most Peaceful Revolution Drop some highly due applause over at his Medium page and check out the other amazing work he has been putting out: e Previous episodes of Nic's amazing work: • Media Coverage of Bitcoin is Still a Total Disaster -Coverage-of-Bitcoin-is-Still-a-Total-Disaster-e2ndqf) • How to Scale Bitcoin Without Changing a thing [Part 1 & 2] -Scale-Bitcoin-Without-Changing-a-Thing-Part-1-e3qgfg -Scale-Bitcoin-Without-Changing-a-Thing-Part-2-e3qsvi • Unpacking Bitcoin's Assurances ing-Bitcoins-Assurances-e4sn3r • Bitcoin's Existential Crisis ns-Existential-Crisis-e2ndok • How to Critique Bitcoin: A Guide -Critique-Bitcoin--A-Guide-e2ndpt • Visions of Bitcoin s-of-Bitcoin-e2ndqq Become a Patron to support my work and join the Cryptoconomy Telegram Crew!  Every donation helps in turning all of the best writings in Bitcoin and the Cryptoconomy into the audio version they deserve!   www.patreon.com/thecryptoconomy38:08September 12, 2019GuysTake_022 - But Bitcoin Isn't User Friendly...• Keys are being abstracted away. • Users will call customer support to restore their coins, but never give up control. • Ownership of a single UTXO will become rare. • On-chain transactions will be used to build networks, more than transfer coins. • Lightning, sidechains, statechains & more will work invisibly behind the curtain. Things are changing fast, and we go through all sorts of great stuff in this show and I attempt to explain some of the technical elements with analogies using cookies. Gonna be a fun one, so don't miss it! Thank you to our newest patron, Maximilian Schmitz!! Join Max in supporting the show & help make every great work about Bitcoin and the Cryptoconomy into the audio version it deserves! Plus, get access to the exclusive Cryptoconomy Crew Telegram!✊ https://www.patreon.com/thecryptoconomy1:03:22September 9, 2019CryptoQuikRead_292 - Rise of the Sovereign Individual [dergigi]If you were looking for a succinct summation of the philosophy and to understand why we are so avid about using Bitcoin, encrypting our communication, and why we think these things are critical for a better future, this is the episode you're looking for.😘 Beginning with a read of @Dergigi's great piece on the Bull Bitcoin Medium page, "Rise of the Sovereign Individual." Followed by a discussion about what liberty is, why we should be defending it, and what tools we have to truly "install" it on our future. Check out the original article to drop some applause & check out the new Cyphernode project! 201eee82f00 Other works by Der Gigi can be found below: https://dergigi.com/ 21 Lessons of the Bitcoin Rabbit Hole Part 1 - sons-of-the-Bitcoin-Rabbit-Hole---Chapter-1-e47u83 Part 2 - sons-of-the-Bitcoin-Rabbit-Hole---Chapter-2-e489f9 Part 3 - sons-of-the-Bitcoin-Rabbit-Hole---Chapter-3-e48kao Proof of Life of-Life-e51lt1 Support the show and help make every great work on Bitcoin and the Cryptoconomy into the audio version it deserves! Plus, become a patron and get access to the exclusive Cryptoconomy Crew Telegram!✊ https://www.patreon.com/thecryptoconomy44:33September 6, 2019CryptoQuikRead_291 - Bitcoin Can't Be Copied [Parker Lewis]Today we start into the second piece of the "Gradually, Then Suddenly" series by Parker Lewis. Why altcoiners can claim their coin is for something other than money, but it must compete with Bitcoin as money regardless.  Why money will only tend to one. Why copies of Bitcoin are just modern day alchemy. And why toxic maximalism is Bitcoin's greatest strength.  Don't miss a great piece and fun discussion to follow! Bitcoin Can't Be Copied!🚫 Check out the original article plus the other great stuff on the blog over at the Unchained Capital blog: https://www.unchained-capital.com/blog/bitcoin-cant-be-copied/ Support the show and help make every great piece shedding light on the incredible impact, the concepts, & the technology of Bitcoin and the Cryptoconomy into the audio version it deserves! Plus, become a patron and get access to the exclusive Cryptoconomy Crew Telegram group!✊ https://www.patreon.com/thecryptoconomy41:56September 6, 2019GuysTake_021 - Bitcoin & the 7th Great Disruption of the Digital AgeBitcoin isn't just a token you can send and receive online, it isn't just a digital money, its a complete inversion of the idea of money in the same way that the internet changed the nature of information.  To understand exactly why, we need to look at the previous major societal disruptions brought about by the Digital age, and we can begin to see where Bitcoin will fit into the big picture. 1) Mail & Connecting 2) Publishing & The Web 3) The Infrastructure Inversion 4) Ecommerce 5) The New Media 6) Collaboration & Crowd Sourcing 7) New Money & Permissionless Finance Don't miss a fun exploration through the history of the internet and the role that Bitcoin will play in establishing ground for a second chapter in the Digital Age! Further Reading/Listening mentioned in the episode: Szabo's essential work, Shelling Out: The Origins of Money (no commentary) of-Money-e2ndom (with commentary) Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 The Incredible Iterative Capital Thesis: What's Really Driving the Cryptocurrency Phenomenon yptocurrency-Phenomenon----The-Iterative-Capital-Thesis-e2u7qq And numerous excellent books that I've pulled together on the Bitcoin Survivor's Book List: 4, 2019CryptoChat_021 - Wealth Power & Influence, Bitcoin talk with Jason & MattThe Bitcoin community needs more Jason Stapleton, so I'm doing my part.  Super excited to have had the opportunity to join Jason Stapleton and Matt Erickson on a favorite show of mine, Wealth, Power & Influence!  Don't miss this great episode plus tomorrow's follow-up where I go further down the rabbit hole on many topics we touched on in this interview.   Don't forget to follow Jason Stapleton (and Matt Erickson) for more of the endlessly entertaining, Wealth Power & Influence podcast. https://jasonstapleton.com/podcast/ If you want to support the work I'm doing to bring all the most incredible Bitcoin content and their fascinating ideas straight to your ears, then become a patron! Plus get access to the exclusive Cryptoconomy Telegram Group! patreon.com/thecryptoconomy 49:15September 2, 2019CryptoQuikRead_290 - Gradually, Then Suddenly [Parker Lewis]"What is money? That is the beginning of the real rabbit hole.” Like the process of going bankrupt, how fiat money inflates, and what it feels like to learn Bitcoin... it happens gradually, then suddenly. We take a break today before getting back into Money, bitcoin & Time, by beginning the awesome series at unchained-captial.com by Parker Lewis that is hitting major topics around Bitcoin and its supposed "failures" one at a time.  A really fun and well written series that's going to inspire great discussion for the show! Today we start with his introductory piece, Gradually, Then Suddenly. https://www.unchained-capital.com/blog/dollar-crisis-to-bitcoin/ Don't forget to follow both Unchained Capital and Parker Lewis so you don't miss the tons of other great stuff they are working on and some really great reading on Bitcoin and the financial markets. https://twitter.com/parkeralewis https://twitter.com/unchainedcap Become a patron and help support my work at turning every brilliant piece of literature around Bitcoin and the Cryptoconomy into the audiobook version it deserves!! Love you guys! https://www.patreon.com/thecryptoconomy32:17August 30, 2019CryptoQuikRead_289 - Bitcoin & Me [Hal Finney]Harold Thomas Finney (May 4, 1956 – August 28, 2014) In one of his last posts on the BitcoinTalk forums, Hal Finney posted a short message about his past, finding Bitcoin, working with Satoshi, coming to terms with his disease, and the legacy he was leaving behind. On this day in 2014 we lost a true cypherpunk. Hal's, Bitcoin and Me08:30August 28, 2019CryptoQuikRead_288 - The Economic Nervous System - Money, Bitcoin, & Time [Part 3 - Robert Breedlove]Today we continue our journey through Robert Breedlove's thorough work by completing section 1 on the incredible history & profound nature of money. • How prices are the economic nervous system • Histories of failed monies • When gold lost its soundness • The Gilded Age • The Century of War • Skin in the game • Free Markets vs Socialism You'll find this amazing work plus much more at parallaxdigital.io/blog Further reading, listening, & exploration mentioned in today's show: Use of Knowledge in Society -Knowledge-in-Society-Part-1-e43pfj -Knowledge-in-Society-Part-2-e444k0 The Island of Stone Money land-of-Stone-Money-e4d6m0 All Wars are Bankers Wars https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hfEBupAeo4 Nassim Taleb's "Skin in the Game" If you want to support the tons of work in making audio versions and expanding on all the best written works around Bitcoin and the Cryptoconomy, become a patron below! https://patreon.com/thecryptoconomy1:40:54August 28, 2019CryptoQuikRead_287 - Money is a Social Network - Money, Bitcoin & Time [Part 2 - Robert Breedlove]The network effects that tie society together through its community, language, and money are both incredibly powerful, and very difficult to measure. We continue with Robert Breedlove's broad piece covering all of the core ideas that make Bitcoin the powerful innovation it is, and detailing exactly what it is changing, with a deep historical context.   • Money is a social network • "Hardness" is #1 • The 7 characteristics of a monetary good •  The nature of prosperity • How economies grow So many fascinating concepts and related stories to share on this one.  In the next section we will start back with "The Economic Nervous System" and how the natural emergence of prices creates the incentives to organize and direct our actions. So much more to come, don't forget to subscribe! Don't forget that you can find this incredible work and much more at parallaxdigital.io/blog1:08:55August 26, 2019CryptoQuikRead_286 - Money, Bitcoin & Time [Part 1 - Robert Breedlove]Today we start into an amazing and broad work that tackles the entire argument for Bitcoin, from the origins and nature of money, to the cost and value of time, by Robert Breedlove titled, "Money, Bitcoin and Time." • How does an economy grow? • Why do we even need money? • How extraordinary are the benefits of indirect exchange? • What makes a money sound? Check out the original piece, and read along for a better understanding by following the link below. You'll find this piece plus tons of other great reading. https://www.parallaxdigital.io/blog Don't forget to follow @breedlove22 on Twitter so you don't miss some awesome threads! https://twitter.com/Breedlove22 Mentioned on the Show: A must listen if you haven't heard it, "I, Pencil" - cil-e2ndqm My everyday mission now is to turn every piece of incredible work that sheds light on the understanding of Bitcoin & makes more clear the future of the Cryptoconomy that we seek to build, into the audio version it deserves! Become a patron to help me get that done!  Plus, you'll get to join us in the Cryptoconomy Crew Telegram! https://www.patreon.com/thecryptoconomy58:50August 22, 2019CryptoChat_020 - ITS ALIVE!! Brandon Quittem & Der Gigi on the Bitcoin Organism“Life is like fire, not water; it is a process, not a pure substance. […] The simplest, but not the only, proof of life is to find something that is alive.” — Christopher McKay The author of the incredible Bitcoin Mycelium series, Brandon Quittem, & the author of the 21 Lessons of the Bitcoin Rabbit Hole, Der Gigi, join me today for a 2 hour marathon exploring all aspects of this crazy beast we call Bitcoin.  What does it mean to be alive? What exactly is Bitcoin? Does it work for us, or do we work for it? And if this is a new form of life, how will it change the world? Don't miss this awesome Cryptoconomy Chat. Brandon Quittem Bitcoin Mycelium Series: https://medium.com/@BrandonQuittem Der Gigi Proof of Life 21 Lessons of the Rabbit Hole & more: https://dergigi.com/ Other Things to Explore: Schrodinger's "What is Life" - http://whatislife.ie/schrodinger.htm Conway's "Game of Life" - https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conway%27s_Game_of_Life "Evolution of Trust" (game theory) - https://ncase.me/trust/ Scale of the Universe - https://htwins.net/scale2/ Philosophy of Mathematics - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philosophy_of_mathematics If you would like to join us in the Cryptoconomy Telegram Group, become a patron!  Help me make every brilliant piece of literature around Bitcoin and the Cryptoconomy into the audiobook version it deserves!! https://www.patreon.com/thecryptoconomy2:06:52August 21, 2019CryptoQuikRead_285 - Proof of Life [dergigi]"Ralph Merkle... made the argument that Bitcoin is the first example of a new form of life. In this article series, I intend to take this claim seriously, explore it further, and see what can be gleaned from viewing Bitcoin as a living organism." Today we read and discuss the first part of a promising new series from Bitcoin enthusiast and author @DerGigi, titled "Proof of Life."  It will be the perfect precursor to tomorrow's interview with @Dergigi and @bquittem all about the nature of Bitcoin's decentralized organism!  You will hate yourself if you miss this one! Drop some serious applause on the article over at Gigi's Medium page, and don't forget to follow him on Twitter as well: https://medium.com/@dergigi/proof-of-life-fa28fdc002fe For more great content on this same line of thought, Quittem's Mycelium series provides brilliant accompaniment, start with Part 1 below: Original: -mycelium-part-1-3-6ec58cdcfaa6 Audio: n-is-a-Decentralized-Organism---Mycelium-Part-1-e2sarg A shout out to our newest patron, Coley Wommack!! If you would like to join us in the Cryptoconomy Crew Telegram Group, become a patron and help support my work at turning every brilliant piece of literature around Bitcoin and the Cryptoconomy into the audiobook version it deserves!! Love you guys! https://www.patreon.com/thecryptoconomy45:13August 20, 2019CryptoQuikRead_284 - Bitcoin is the Antivirus [Brandon Quittem]Our monetary system has confiscated trillions in resources and value by corrupting the very incentives that keep our economy healthy and resilient… in that world, what role does Bitcoin play? Today we read and discuss the fascinating metaphors in Part 3 of Brandon Quittem’s excellent series on the Bitcoin Organism - “Bitcoin is the Antivirus to Uncertainty” edicine-part-3-4-fd1e6606a3f8 Don’t forget to check out Parts 1 & 2 below, links to the audio as well as the original articles. Bitcoin is a Decentralized Organism: -mycelium-part-1-3-6ec58cdcfaa6 Part 1 Audio: n-is-a-Decentralized-Organism---Mycelium-Part-1-e2sarg Bitcoin is a Social Creature: om-part-2-3-6a05c3abe8f0 Part 2 Audio: n-is-a-Social-Creature--Mycelium-Part-2-e3iq3u Follow Brandon Quittem so you don’t miss the incredible work and perspective he contributes to the space: https://twitter.com/bquittem Support the show and help me turn every amazing work of written content on Bitcoin and the Cryptoconomy into audio by becoming a patron! https://www.patreon.com/thecryptoconomy58:23August 15, 2019CryptoQuikRead_283 - Invalid Blocks Need Not Apply [StopAndDecrypt]Everything that defines the Bitcoin network is in the validation rules, and the nodes are its enforcers.  An impenetrable fortress of validation.   Because it deserves an episode of its own, today we read @StopandDecrypt's excellent breakdown of the Bitcoin network and the critical importance of fully validating nodes.  Originally an excerpt from a much longer article covered on the show, "Sharding Centralizes Ethereum." Drop some major applause on the original article below and don't forget to explore the graphics for some amazing visualizations of the concepts discussed: d-not-apply-51c293ee278b Support the show and help me turn every amazing work of written content on Bitcoin and the Cryptoconomy into audio by becoming a patron! https://www.patreon.com/thecryptoconomy31:22August 13, 2019CryptoChat_019 - Under The Lightning Hood: ResurrectionThe crew from the Lightning Hood website and weekly wrap-up are back for another episode chatting all about the developments in Lightning & Bitcoin throughout the last year.  What's new, what's the same, and what are the next steps. Bitcoin is back in the spotlight, how long and winding is the road to good privacy, how Bitcoin & Lightning returns power to personal hardware, developing a protocol stack for sovereignty, how Lightning is disappearing into the background, and the coming wave of new Bitcoiners.  Don't miss another fun episode, hanging with the Lightning Hood crew. Don't forget to check out the guests on today's show and follow them on social media! @Pura_Vlda, @PetoVeritas, @CoinBeezy, and the silent, but always present @curlydream60e A shout out to our newest patron, David Parrish for supporting the work of turning all the greatest written work in the Bitcoin space into audio! IF you would like to support my work and join the exclusive telegram group for the Cryptoconomy Crew, become a patron below: https://www.patreon.com/thecryptoconomy1:44:12August 13, 2019CryptoQuikRead_282 - The Right to Read [Richard Stallman]Do we live in an age of liberty, where information is freely accessible, or an age of heavy-handed copyright restrictions where we are losing the ownership of the very devices we hold in our hands? If I had to judge, it's probably a bit of both.   Today we read a fascinating short story that I just recently ran across at the NakamotoInstitute.org by Richard Stallman, a dystopian tale of a future where we have to fight, for our "Right to Read." Thanks to SNI for making the work available, I wouldn't have found it otherwise.  And a thanks to Richard Stallman for the incredible decades long fight he has put up for a Free & Open Source Society! Check out the Nakamoto Institute for this and an incredible list of other literature to explore. https://nakamotoinstitute.org/right-to-read/ Shout out to our first Patron, Jesse Lawler! Thanks so much for supporting the show, plus all the help you've been over the last year, and of course, welcome to the Cryptoconomy Telegram Crew! If anyone else wants to support the audification of all brilliant things written about Bitcoin, become a patron and help make it happen. https://www.patreon.com/thecryptoconomy34:50August 9, 2019CryptoQuikRead_281 - Unpacking Bitcoin's Assurances [Nic Carter]We make claims about Bitcoin's assurances all the time.  It is censorship resistant, it's open and permissionless, it's counterfeit proof, etc.  But are these things entirely true? When someone wants to acquire, use, or validate Bitcoin, how well do the claims match reality? Today we cover another great article from @nic_carter titled: "Unpacking Bitcoin's Assurances."  Don't forget to follow Nic on Twitter and Medium, and drop some applause on the original article at the link below: d3f0 Mentioned again because it always seems to come up in discussion, the great piece by @hasufl and @zhusu about Bitcoin as an independent system for property rights: n--the-Promise-of-Independent-Property-Rights-e3j6b8 If you love the show and would like to support and get access to the exclusive Cryptoconomy telegram group, become a patron below! https://www.patreon.com/thecryptoconomy49:45August 7, 2019CryptoQuikRead_280 - My Path to Bitcoin Maximalism [Ben Perrin]Today we read an excellent article by Ben Perrin (@Btcsessions) laying out an excellent argument that reveals #BitcoinMaximalism as the meticulous and thoughtful position it actually is.  Rather than the arbitrary, religious, & closed-minded position many altcoiners would want you to believe. Drop some applause on the Medium article for the great work! 6cb5 Follow @BTCsessions on Twitter and Youtube for tons of great content! https://www.youtube.com/c/btcsessions https://twitter.com/BTCsessions To dig a little deeper into topics mentioned in this episode, here are a few other works I recommend: Unpacking Bitcoin's Social Contract by Hasu ing-Bitcoins-Social-Contract-e2oct5 BetterHash - Decentralizing Bitcoin Mining... by StopAndDecrypt Hash--Decentralizing-Bitcoin-Mining-with-new-Hashing-Protocols-e4nn6i Bit Gold by Nick Szabo ld-e4o0vp If you love the show and would like to support and get access to the exclusive Cryptoconomy telegram group, become a patron below! https://www.patreon.com/thecryptoconomy54:17August 6, 2019CryptoChat_018 - Investigating Bitcoin with Aaron Van WirdumToday we have on the show one of the best journalists in the Bitcoin ecosystem, Aaron Van Wirdum!  We chat about his path to finding Bitcoin, his process in investigating protocol developments, social impacts of paradigm shifting technology, the growing need and coming battle for privacy, his most anticipated new tech, and much more!   You'll find over 300! amazing articles by Aaron at https://bitcoinmagazine.com/authors/aaron-van-wirdum. And don't forget the great pieces available in the new 10th Anniversary Print Edition of the magazine! Get your copy = https://store.b.tc/ Here are a number of the previous articles of Aaron's that we've now got in audio + commentary: Statechains: Sending Keys Not Coins hains--Sending-Keys-Not-Coins-e4mue1 Bitcoin as a Privacy Coin n-as-a-PrivacyCoin-e2ndpr Understanding Lightning Parts 1-3 tanding-The-Lightning-Network-Part-1-e2ndtd tanding-The-Lightning-Network-Part-2-e2ndt4 tanding-The-Lightning-Network-Part-3-e2ndtc Genesis Files: e2ndr5 ndrl Atomic Swaps: How Lightning Extends to Altcoins -Swaps--How-the-Lightning-Network-Extends-to-Altcoins-e2ndsm If you are appreciating the show and would like to support and become a part of the exclusive Cryptoconomy telegram group, become a patron below! https://www.patreon.com/thecryptoconomy1:14:31August 5, 2019GuysTake_020 - How Bitcoin Could Bring Down the StateInflation, or manipulation of the money supply to the benefit of the politically well connected, is quite possibly the most pervasive frauds of modern society.  It creates multiple layers of compounded resource misallocation, it benefits the debtors and manipulators at the expense of savers, it puts a constant downward pressure on living standards, and it enables more unchecked corruption and abuse of power than any other aspect of our political systems.   Following Hulsmann's work, Deflation & Liberty, we have a foundation to understand how deflation, and sound money, strips the false elites of this power.  Bitcoin isn't a new player, Bitcoin is a whole new game. Today we have a Guy's Take follow-up to Hulsmann's great work, and a conversation on how Bitcoin could bring down the state. Other Episodes & Works mentioned in today's show: Jorg Guido Hulsmann's, Deflation & Liberty ion--Liberty-Part-1-e4q6gc ion--Liberty-Part-2-e4qpvp Conner Brown's, Bitcoin Has No Intrinsic Value n-Has-No-Intrinsic-Value---Thats-Great-e43bcm Simon Lutz's, Keynesian Errors on Time and Demand great-e6994adbfe0f Thomas Sowell's, Applied Economics: Thinking Beyond Stage One 0034511:15:28August 2, 2019CryptoQuikRead_279 - Deflation & Liberty [Part 2 - Jörg Guido Hülsmann]"If Bitcoin's supply is expected to be endlessly deflationary, doesn't this ensure a never ending, economy destroying downward spiral?" Today we conclude with Part 2, Hulsmann's incredible work on the consequences and nature of deflation and what it means for liberty. Continuing a 3 episode answer to this critically important question we finish Jörg Guido Hülsmann's amazing piece, available thanks to the Mises Institute: Deflation & Liberty https://mises.org/library/deflation-and-liberty-1 We will conclude the argument for the liberating powers of deflationary money with a Guy's Take episode breaking it all down.  Subscribe and stay tuned so you don't miss it!39:54August 2, 2019CryptoQuikRead_278 - Deflation & Liberty [Part 1 - Jörg Guido Hülsmann]When we think about the unmatched scarcity of Bitcoin as a monetary good (particularly after looking at @100trillionUSD's stock-to-flow model), it inevitably leads to an important question.  If Bitcoin's supply is expected to be endlessly deflationary, doesn't this ensure a never ending, economy destroying downward spiral?  Doesn't deflation halt economic growth and investment? Beginning a 3 episode answer to this critically important question we start by reading Jörg Guido Hülsmann's amazing piece, available thanks to the Mises Institute: Deflation & Liberty https://mises.org/library/deflation-and-liberty-1 We will conclude the argument for the liberating powers of deflationary money with a Guy's Take episode breaking it all down.  Subscribe and stay tuned so you don't miss it! And to get started with eToro, our awesome sponsor for the show, click the link below: http://go.thoughtleaders.io/119592019073140:16July 31, 2019CryptoQuikRead_277 - Modeling Bitcoin's Value with Scarcity [100trillionUSD]The incredible model for predicting and assessing the value of the Bitcoin network by @100trillionUSD is analyzed in his exceptional article that we read on today's show, "Modeling Bitcoin's Value with Scarcity." With an R^2 above 95%, if you plan for a bitcoin future without closely assessing this model, you are ignoring a powerful indicator.  Hear all about what it means for "orange coin number" in today's episode! Don't forget to drop some major applause for the excellent work at the original article: ty-91fa0fc03e25 Be sure to follow @100trillionUSD on Twitter so you don't miss out on his continuous amazing work: https://twitter.com/100trillionUSD Other episodes mentioned in the show to dive deeper: Conner Brown's - Bitcoin has no Intrinsic Value, & that's Great! n-Has-No-Intrinsic-Value---Thats-Great-e43bcm Money, Blockchains, & Social Scalability -Blockchains--and-Social-Scalability-e2ndsj Shelling Out: The Origin of Money of-Money-e2ndom If you want to support my work and be a part of the exclusive Cryptoconomy Telegram group to get the inside scoop on the show and what other things I'm working on, become a patron! https://www.patreon.com/thecryptoconomy59:42July 30, 2019CryptoChat_017 - Reminiscing with Car & Bird on a Crazy Year & a Changing WorldIf you haven't listened to the earlier episode where I went on the Friends Against Government Podcast, then you no longer have to miss out! A year later, we get back together & talk about what a crazy year it has been in Bitcoin, podcasting, & the increasingly confused world.  Just an awesomely fun time! Check out the Friends Against Government Podcast.  Entertaining, informative, & just the right amount of absurd! uB9g41EA And follow the guys of twitter for some Grade-A, Anti-Govt trolling: https://twitter.com/FAGCAST https://twitter.com/CarCampIt https://twitter.com/birdarchist And don't forget to start playing around with the awesome platform + app of our newest sponsor, eToro: http://go.thoughtleaders.io/11958201907291:34:37July 29, 2019CryptoQuikRead_276 - More Immutable than Stone [Simon Lutz]We start today's show reading a short Twitter thread by @simonlutz21 which sparks a fun discussion about the presence of Proof-of-Work in nature, the awesome utility of immutability, and the power of Bitcoin's inalterable ledger.   Like the original thread by Simon by following the link below: https://twitter.com/simonlutz21/status/1145009553874010112 Don't forget to check out the presentation by Andreas on "immutability and proof of work": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rsLrJp6cLf4 And if you would like to support the show, become a patron! https://www.patreon.com/thecryptoconomy25:26July 26, 2019CryptoQuikRead_275 - Bit Gold [Nick Szabo]There were many precursors to the Bitcoin system, but IMO, none came as close to correctly defining the problem, & solving the key issues of trust as Nick Szabo's Bit Gold concept.  Reading another great piece made available by the Nakamoto Institute, we read and discuss the incredible prescience of Szabo through one of Bitcoin's forefathers, Bit Gold. Check out the amazing collection of literature at the Nakamoto Institute and see the original piece at the link below: https://nakamotoinstitute.org/bit-gold/ Other great work from Nick Szabo includes the #1 must read of anyone who wants to understand Bitcoin, "Shelling Out, The Origins of Money" of-Money-e2ndom Securing Property with Owner Authority: ng-Property-with-Owner-Authority-e2ndqs Another I forgot to mention that pairs well with today's episode, "Formalizing Network Realtionships" -Formalizing--Securing-Network-Relationships-Part-1-e3953d And Lastly @Hasufl and @zhusu's piece "Bitcoin and the promise of Independent Property Rights" n--the-Promise-of-Independent-Property-Rights-e3j6b8 Don't forget to download and check out the eToro Bitcoin exchange and app at the link below: http://go.thoughtleaders.io/119572019072540:35July 25, 2019CryptoQuikRead_274 - BetterHash, Decentralizing Bitcoin Mining with new Hashing Protocols [StopAndDecrypt]What if we already had a solution to one of the biggest threats to the Bitcoin network, but simply weren't implementing it?  Today we read another great piece by @stopanddecrypt breaking down the numerous vulnerabilities of centralized mining pools, that simply wouldn't exist, with the implementation of a @TheBlueMatt's new hashing protocol, #BetterHash. Drop some applause on the original article & check out the library of work on StopAndDecrypt's Medium page: -with-new-hashing-protocols-291de178e3e0 https://medium.com/@StopAndDecrypt Other resources & media mentioned on the show: https://bitflash.club/ Hash-Aims-to-Increase-Bitcoin-Mining-Decentralization-e2ndro um-Blockchain-Exceeds-1TB-e2nds8 Support my work and join the official #CryptoconomyCrew telegram group by becoming a patron: https://www.patreon.com/thecryptoconomy49:08July 24, 2019CryptoQuikRead_272 - Keynesian Errors on Time and Demand [Ben Kaufman]What if there was a single, fundamental flaw in Keynesian economic theory that could shed light on the major imbalances and debts that have resulted from our monetary system? Does "spending" and consumption of resources truly make us wealthier? Ben Kaufman lays out the argument for how "Time" is the missing piece in the failed Keynesian puzzle. Drop some applause on the original article at the link below, and don't forget to check out and follow Ben for his future work: eeae2c7110 https://twitter.com/_benkaufman I also mentioned in the show a comic book that excellently explains the process of economic growth, spending, and savings. If you haven't read it, its not to be missed: -it-doesnt/ Another big thanks to our sponsor eToro! Setup your account and start using their platform in just a few minutes at the link below: http://go.thoughtleaders.io/1195620190723 1:02:51July 23, 2019CryptoQuikRead_272 - Statechains, Sending Keys Not Coins [Aaron Van Wirdum]From Bitcoin Magazine, today we read Aaron's piece on the recently conceptualized "Statechains" from the mind of Ruben Somsen. An entirely different way to think of exchanging Bitcoin, by handing keys to the receiver, rather than sending coins.  Don't miss the read & a really fun discussion about the tech to follow. Check out BitcoinMagazine.com for the full article and the best place for Bitcoin news and information! Dropping a link to Aaron's main page because he has a number of recent articles that are also wonderful (specifically recommend "The 'Noinput Class'") s-to-scale-bitcoin-off-chain https://bitcoinmagazine.com/authors/aaron-van-wirdum https://twitter.com/AaronvanW If you enjoy this show and would like to support my work, become a Patron! https://www.patreon.com/thecryptoconomy35:19July 22, 2019CryptoQuikRead_272 - Letting a Million Channels Bloom [Rusty Russell & Joe Netti]The Lightning Network does, in fact, have scaling problems of its own. When the network grows to millions of channels we obviously won't be able to run it on a Raspberry Pi.  Don’t tell Rusty Russell or Joe Netti that, because they'll just build their own network and do it.  Another major milestone in Lightning development, the release of the Million Channels Project! Today we are reading & discussing, from the Blockstream blog, “Letting a Million Channels Bloom.” Check out the official post for the network data, charts and optimization benchmarks. Follow the blog and developers involved to stay up on the incredible work they are doing to bring Lightning to the world. 28660b https://twitter.com/rusty_twit https://twitter.com/JoeNetti Lastly a huge thanks to our new sponsor, eToro! Don't forget to check out the exchange and let me know if you went long or short Bitcoin 😉 eToro -  http://go.thoughtleaders.io/102612019063041:02July 19, 2019CryptoQuikRead_271 - Bitcoin's Energy Consumption is a Necessity [Daniel Wingen]... And one of the greatest natural subsidies for renewable energy we could've asked for.   Today we hit a piece by Daniel Wingen. A thorough breakdown of the essence of mining, the necessity of its energy expenditure, the incentives for efficiency and renewable sources, and the unbelievable cost that is being rescued from wasteful alternatives. Not only is Bitcoin's energy consumption not a problem, it could be exactly what we need for a brighter future. Check out the full article and many links to other great works. A number of great charts and tables illustrating the argument to explore as well: ity-and-has-positive-impact-on-the-environment-752502288082 Don't forget to check out Daniel's other works and follow him on Twitter and Medium: https://medium.com/@danielwingen https://twitter.com/danielwingen1:18:16July 18, 2019CryptoQuikRead_270 - Investing in Bitcoin [Hasu & Su Zhu]Today we read yet another great piece by @hasufl and @suzhu available on uncommoncore.co on the core value offered by Bitcoin as a system and the high level trends in macroeconomics and technology that could lead to enormous future demand for just such an asset.   A big thanks as always to the amazing work produced by Hasu and Su Zhu. You must check out their blog over at uncommoncore.co where you can find many other great works for understanding Bitcoin's nature. Below I've linked to the ones we have covered previously on this show: An Honest Account of Fiat Money: est-Account-of-Fiat-Money-e2ndo3 Unpacking Bitcoin's Social Contract: ing-Bitcoins-Social-Contract-e2oct5 Bitcoin and the Promise of Independent Property Rights: n--the-Promise-of-Independent-Property-Rights-e3j6b8 Bitcoin As a Hedge Against the Cashless Society: n-is-a-Hedge-Against-the-Cashless-Society-e3l5ne51:02July 16, 2019CryptoQuikRead_269 - Bitcoin is a Human Right [Nik Bhatia]Finishing this week out with a short but wonderful introductory article by Nik Bhatia. Bitcoin is a money, a game, a land grab, works like email, and ultimately, Bitcoin is a human right. My discussion afterward may have gotten a little out of hand with a 40 minute follow-up to a 5 minute article. But when a good article sparks great ideas, sometimes its just hard to stop. ;) Today we read and discuss Nik’s excellent piece, “Bitcoin is a Human Right” 34 Don’t forget to follow Nik Bhatia on twitter and medium and check out his other great work: https://twitter.com/timevalueofbtc Check out the other great pieces of Nik's we have covered on the show in the past: The Time Value of Bitcoin: me-Value-of-Bitcoin-e2ndq2 The Bitcoin Second Layer: tcoin-Second-Layer-e2ndqd The Business of Bitcoin Cold Storage: siness-of-Bitcoin-Cold-Storage-e2ndoj The Bitcoin Risk Spectrum: tcoin-Risk-Spectrum-e2ndr749:16July 12, 2019CryptoChat_016 - Lightning is a Breez with Roy SheinfeldThe Lightning protocol has made some major leaps in the last few months, and the software landscape has changed massively in the same span!  Here to talk all about the Breez lightning service that has been an absolute pleasure to play with, we have the CEO, Roy Sheinfeld, joining us on the show! If you wanted to hear how their team is creating a seamless experience in Lightning & what it will take to bring it to the everyday user, don't miss this chat! Dont' forget to follow @breez_tech on Twitter! https://twitter.com/Breez_Tech Join their telegram to talk with the community and share your ideas: https://t.me/breez_lightning Check out the website to download the app and learn more about the company: https://breez.technology/1:18:46July 10, 2019CryptoQuikRead_268 - Major Developments in LND 0.7 Tomorrow we have an awesome interview with Roy Sheinfeld all about the Breez Lightning service! To set the stage, today we dive into the recent Lightning Labs Blog post on the incredible improvements in the 0.7-beta release. Followed with a fun discussion on the major developments and what it will mean for the UX, reliability, and further improvements of the Lightning ecosystem. If you need you Lightning Fix, this is where you'll find it. Don't forget to follow the blog and Twitter handles to stay up on what the Lightning Labs team is building!  Development is happening at a lightning fast pace and the team is straight fire! ml https://twitter.com/lightning The amazing team (twitter links included): https://lightning.engineering/team.html Check out the interview that Stephan Livera did with Conner Fromkneckt for a more in depth discussion of Wathctowers: https://stephanlivera.com/episode/83 And the earlier episode mentioned on "Lightning Wumbology!" m44:38July 9, 2019CryptoQuikRead_267 - Everyone's a Scammer [Michael Goldstein]Merchants are scammers, Keynesians are scammers, altcoins are scammers, Bitcoin "investments" are scammers, scammers are scammers, and even Bitcoin hoarders are scammers.  Everyone's a scammer. There is a key list of works that are simply the "must reads" of the Bitcoin space if you want to understand the true nature of the new economic incentives and the technology behind it.  "Everyone's a Scammer" by Michael Goldstein, is one of those works.  Another piece that stood the test of time made available by the Nakamoto Institute, not to be missed by any serious Bitcoiner out there. Don't forget to check out Goldstein's amazing work and the enormous collection of quintessential Bitcoin writings over at the Nakamoto Institute: https://nakamotoinstitute.org https://nakamotoinstitute.org/mempool/everyones-a-scammer/43:35July 8, 2019CryptoChat_015 - Alex Adelman on Stacking Sats & Saving Money with Lolli I was lucky enough to get the opportunity at the Bitcoin 2019 Conference to sit down with Alex Adelman, the CEO of Lolli, and talk all about how he got into Bitcoin and their crazy experience bursting into the Bitcoin scene!  This is definitely a crew to be watching closely as they continue to expand their service and grow with the Bitcoin ecosystem. Shout out to Matt Senter! It was great meeting you & if you ever get the time we would love to have you out at the Raleigh Bitcoin Meetup! Don't forget to grab the extension and visit the website to start staking sats immediately! https://www.lolli.com/32:57July 5, 2019CryptoQuikRead_266 - How Many Wrongs Make A Wright [Part 2 - Jameson Lopp]Today we finish the amazing journey through Jameson Lopp's thorough compilation of Craig Wright's extensive efforts and complications in trying to convince the world he is Satoshi Nakamoto, the creator of Bitcoin.  A huge thank you to Lopp and Bitcoin Magazine for making this extraordinary work available. Don't miss today's conclusion of "How Many Wrongs Make a Wright?" The culprits responsible for this work: www.bitcoinmagazine.com twitter.com/lopp // Lopp.net Check out the article for the video clips, graphics, screenshots, documents, & tons of links that accompany this article: Get your copy of the latest issue of the Bitcoin Magazine, back in print! https://store.b.tc/ Don't forget to listen to Dave & Grahm's interview of Lopp on his perspective of the whole fiasco, and journey in putting this work together. shi-feat-jameson-lopp56:13July 3, 2019CryptoQuikRead_265 - How Many Wrongs Make a Wright [Part 1 - Jameson Lopp]Did you hear about the guy who tried for years to convince the world he was Satoshi? If you ever wanted to explore the evidence against Craig Wright's dubious claims but simply didn't have the time to sit down and read it, this is the QuikRead for you.  Today we begin our journey through Jameson Lopp's thorough compilation of Faketoshi's failed efforts at convincing the world he is Satoshi Nakamoto, the creator of Bitcoin.  Published at Bitcoin Magazine, don't miss today's audio of "How Many Wrongs Make a Wright?" The culprits responsible for making this awesome content available: www.bitcoinmagazine.com twitter.com/lopp // Lopp.net Check out the article for the video clips, graphics, screenshots, documents, & tons of links that accompany this article: Get your copy of the latest issue of the Bitcoin Magazine, back in print! https://store.b.tc/ Don't forget to listen to Dave & Grahm's interview of Lopp on his perspective of the whole fiasco, and journey in putting this work together. shi-feat-jameson-lopp36:12July 2, 2019CryptoChat_014 - Aleks Svetski on the Death of BlockchainI got a chance to sit down with Aleks Svetski of the Amber App & blockchain bashing fame at the Bitcoin2019 conference. The Citizen Bitcoin crew joins us to hear his story of bashing ICOs at an ICO conference, and speaking about the Death of Blockchain at a blockchain conference.  Don't miss this one. Aleks other great articles mentioned on the show: https://bitcointimes.news/ ("Blockchain is Dead") https://hackernoon.com/why-bitcoin-matters-c8bf733b9fad (in audio) apiens--Evolution--Money--Bitcoin-e2nds7 Follow Aleks on Twitter below: https://twitter.com/AleksSvetski Check out his interview on Citizen Bitcoin for more: s-why-i And don't forget to check out the Amber App: https://getamber.io/ 1:02:17July 1, 2019CryptoQuikRead_264 - A Man Warned is Half Saved [beautyon_]Another excellent piece by @beautyon_ and discussion on the nature of Bitcoin's uncontestable monetary standard and what it means for our future.  Its not volatility or the risks of a scarce monetary supply, "The danger is being left out of Bitcoin."  You have been warned. Plus I do a short follow-up and general thanks to the BTCMedia and BitcoinMagazine crew for such an awesome Bitcoin2019 conference! Had more fun than should be allowed, lol! "A Man Warned is Half Saved": https://hackernoon.com/a-man-warned-is-half-saved-f26ff3e9ab38 Follow @Beautyon_ on Twitter for other excellent work and insight, plus check out the Hackernoon publication for all things nerd & tech: https://twitter.com/Beautyon_ https://hackernoon.com/ Also! BitcoinMagazine is back in print! Don't forget to grab the 10 Year Anniversary Edition below before they stop printing: 6:51June 28, 2019CryptoChat_013 - Richard Myers and a Lightning Powered Global MeshToday we have a great chat with Richard Myers all about the recently unveiled Lot49 protocol and how Global Mesh Labs intends to incentivize and help build a global, decentralized meshnet powered by Lightning!  Check out the website and read the whitepaper for a deep dive into the project: https://globalmeshlabs.org/ Don’t forget to join the telegram for any questions or to join the community: https://t.me/joinchat/HvhpZhT_q4VYUgXm5hOFGA Follow Richard Myers & Global Mesh Labs on Twitter to stay up on new developments and applications: https://twitter.com/remyers_ https://twitter.com/GlobalMeshLabs I forgot to mention on the show, but don't miss out on following the amazing GoTenna project & Daniela Perdomo, the CEO/co-founder working to make this a reality (check out her 2017 talk that inspired Lot49): https://twitter.com/goTenna https://twitter.com/danielaperdomo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SWl2HBNyK48 And if, like me, you now feel you have no choice but to start working on your satellite node, you can find the details of that project below: https://blockstream.com/satellite/1:21:15June 24, 2019CryptoQuikRead_262 - The Bitcoin Time Traveler [Luka_Magnotta]A message from the future... from 2013.  Just one of those memes that made its place in Bitcoin's cultural history, we read the infamous Reddit post that laid out the bleak, Bitcoin-only future that lies ahead of us.  Can we stop it, before its too late? Link to the OP: rom_the_future_here_to_beg/ Donate below if you would like to support this show: 31sBReBuAA9QznVRRrcsjdGp9oc4ajnS4t24:10June 21, 2019CryptoQuikRead_262 - The Island of Stone Money [Milton Friedman]Does money need some alternative utility?  Is there an example of virtual money that could be hundreds of years old?  Today we read about one of the most interesting analogies to the nature and value of Bitcoin in the piece, "The Island of Stone Money" by Milton Friedman.  Made available by the Hoover institute and published in 1991.   Don't forget to check out the huge collection available at the Hoover Institute, including numerous works by Milton Friedman. https://www.hoover.org/publications/economics-working-papers Stanford_02_01_1991.pdf Other episodes and content mentioned in the show: Friedman's "Free to Choose" Series - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3N2sNnGwa4 The Triple-Entry Revolution of Bitcoin - n-An-Accounting-Revolution-e473tj There is no sponsor due to the licensing with this work, if you value what I do with this show, please donate to help keep this project alive!  Thanks!49:36June 20, 2019CryptoQuikRead_261 - The God Protocols [Nick Szabo]"Imagine the ideal protocol. It would have the most trustworthy third party imaginable — a deity who is on everybody's side. All the parties would send their input to this god. God would reliably determine the results and return the output. In addition, God, being the ultimate in confessional discretion, would ensure that no party would learn anything more about the other party's input than they could learn from their own input and the output."  - Nick Szabo Another great piece by Szabo about the implications of a multi-party virtual computer and the incredible possibilities that such a protocol could open up. With amazing foresight, Szabo wrote this piece in 1997, detailing many of the trade-offs and complications in creating a shared system just like Satoshi's.  Is Bitcoin The God Protocol he hoped to see? Don't forget to check out the collection at the Nakamoto Institute & Szabo's Unenumerated blog: https://nakamotoinstitute.org/the-god-protocols/ .html Be sure to follow @nickszabo4 and the @NakamotoInst on twitter!30:14June 19, 2019GuysTake_019 - Libra Doesn't Compete with Bitcoin, But it Might Kill RippleAll the buzz is about FacebookCoin, I mean FacePalmCoin, I mean Libra today with the release of the testnet and Libra.org giving much sought after details on the new protocol and what they seek to accomplish with it.  The big question, can it do any of what it says, and what other projects does it compete with really?  We read numerous twitter posts, including a great thread by Caitlin Long, tweets from Andreas, details sourced by Jameson Lopp, and more in today's Guy's Take episode. More Links to check out for further exploration: libra.org https://medium.com/@lopp/thoughts-on-libra-blockchain-49b8f6c26372 ptocurrency-means-6-predictions/#1ac25ac57022 Twitter threads and posts mentioned in the show: https://twitter.com/aantonop/status/1140939860997562368 https://twitter.com/CaitlinLong_/status/1140963988546547713 https://twitter.com/lopp/status/1140936932203126784 https://twitter.com/aantonop/status/1140937902081417216 1:04:53June 18, 2019CryptoQuikRead_260 - Why America Can't Regulate Bitcoin [beautyon_]This one should not be skipped!    There is a fascinating precedent set by case law and the long battles over PGP and US "munitions" laws, that gives us a rather clear conclusion on how Bitcoin should be treated by the US government.  The short version?  Bitcoin is speech, plain and simple, and should be subject to a total of *0* federal or state laws on money transmission, KYC/AML, financial regulations, etc. This is not an opinion, but an objective and clear truth. Listen to a thorough argument from @beautyon_ explaining exactly why. Don't forget to drop some applause on the original article over at the HackerNoon Medium page: https://hackernoon.com/why-america-cant-regulate-bitcoin-8c77cee8d794 Below is another excellent article by @beautyon_ we covered recently about Bitcoin, and the nature of system critical software: n--Software-Reliability-e46lnu48:13June 13, 2019CryptoChat_12 - Talking Privacy, Bitcoin & the New Economy with the Raleigh Bitcoin MeetupAt the recent Raleigh Bitcoin meetup we had an awesome discussion all about privacy and bitcoin, and the intertwined destinies of both. Hanging out with some drinks and talking all about Bitcoin, what could be better?  Thanks to all the crew who helped out and participated! Be sure to check out: https://cryptoconomy.life/ The BitANN.io project Paywall.link https://www.meetup.com/The-Raleigh-Bitcoin-Meetup https://www.meetup.com/Triangle-Bitcoin-Meetup1:25:33June 12, 2019GuysTake_18 - A Story About Booms & BustsToday I wanted to cover an analogy I have hit in the past to explain what's happening in the boom/bust cycle.  One that sheds light on the fact that the imbalance is a fundamental element of the fractional reserve system, rather than an unexplainable flaw of humanity shrugged away by "animal spirits."   What do cars, tickets, and vacation plans have to do with the boom/bust cycle?  Listen to find out!40:37June 11, 2019CryptoQuikRead_259 - Lightning at the End of the Tunnel [Roy Sheinfeld]This is an episode not to be missed. With a beta project focused entirely on the user experience, the @Breez_tech wallet is making a huge leap in the UX of Lightning that I thought was still months or even a year away.  Very excited to discuss it and read an excellent article about all the challenges in the Bitcoin/Lightning user experience, and how they will be overcome.  By Roy Sheinfeld, co-Founder of Breez Technology, today we read: Lightning at the End of the Tunnel: Overcoming Bitcoin's UX Challenges -overcoming-bitcoins-ux-challenges-5738171c759e Check out the project on Twitter, check out their website, & Sheinfeld's Medium page to stay up to date on developments: https://twitter.com/Breez_Tech https://breez.technology/ -overcoming-bitcoins-ux-challenges-5738171c759e Don't forget to support the show if you are enjoying my work! =D48:55June 10, 2019GuysTake_017 - Erlay, Dandelion, & BitcoinOpsWith help from the Bitcoin Optech newsletter we cover details and implications of the newly proposed Erlay protocol for spreading transactions quickly and efficiently across the network.  An 84% reduction in bandwidth for getting transactions to every node, is certainly nothing to scoff at.  With effects on network efficiency and privacy, let's talk Erlay, Dandelion, & BitcoinOps! Don't forget to check out and follow the completely free BitcoinOptech Newsletter to stay up on all the new developments in Bitcoin and lightning: https://bitcoinops.org/en/newsletters/2019/06/05/ A link to the official Erlay research paper with tons more data and analysis for a deep dive into this P2P improvement: https://arxiv.org/pdf/1905.10518.pdf39:07June 6, 2019CryptoQuikRead_258 - 21 Lessons of the Bitcoin Rabbit Hole - Chapter 3 [dergigi]In the epic conclusion of the 21 lessons of the Bitcoin Rabbit hole, we talk about the technology, the network, and how Bitcoin is set to change the world. "The future is here, its just not evenly distributed." Don’t miss the 3rd & final Chapter of @Dergigi’s excellent piece! Check out the full site with tons of other work below: https://dergigi.com/bitcoin/lessons/56:39June 5, 2019CryptoQuikRead_257 - 21 Lessons of the Bitcoin Rabbit Hole - Chapter 2 [dergigi]Continuing our expedition through the lessons of the Bitcoin Rabbit Hole, we explore the realities of economics & the truth of money that is revealed by Bitcoin’s nature. Don’t miss the next 7 lessons on the economics that bitcoin teaches in our tumble down the rabbit hole. Explore the many other links, graphics, and charts throughout this amazing section, plus the tons of other works available over at dergigi.com https://dergigi.com/bitcoin/lessons/ch2-00-economics/ Follow dergigi on twitter below: https://twitter.com/dergigi1:10:30June 4, 2019CryptoQuikRead_256 - 21 Lessons of the Bitcoin Rabbit Hole - Chapter 1 [dergigi]An epic journey with author @dergigi on the unexpected lessons he learned tumbling down the Bitcoin rabbit hole.  One can always take a closer look at Bitcoin and the strange, new phenomenon that it is.  Don't miss this excellent 3 part series found at dergigi.com! Explore the other work and incredible list of further reading and discussion on each lesson in the "Further down the Rabbit Hole" sections: https://dergigi.com/bitcoin/lessons/ch0-02-introduction/35:41June 3, 2019CryptoQuikRead_255 - Bitcoin An Accounting Revolution [Permabull Niño]“Those who argue “high fees will kill adoption” fail to understand the intensity of assurances Bitcoin offers, and the ease at which it does this. Put lightly — Bitcoin is insanely cheap compared to alternative options for obtaining high degrees of assurance. Bitcoin is a vehicle built for moon missions, but we are giving it similar treatment to a scooter.” @imacallyoujawdy Don't miss an excellent piece exploring the revolution of money and accounting assurances represented in the Bitcoin system.  Plus my own commentary on why gold acted as a check to the accounting limitations of the past & why Bitcoin has changed the entire game all over again.  From @imacallyoujawdy, we read "Bitcoin: An Accounting Revolution." Don't forget to check out the full article and follow the author on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ImacallyouJawdy fcb903d7b57:19May 31, 2019CryptoQuikRead_254 - Bitcoin & Software Reliability [beautyon_]" 'Break stuff' in that context means 'Kill People.'  The software simply must work every time, no compromise, no guesswork, no exceptions. There are no 'do overs' or roll-backs." The "To the Moon!" Bitcoin meme is far more relevant than many realize.  Bitcoin is mission critical software.  It requires a vastly different engineering philosophy and design.  With a short, but fun piece by @Beautyon_, we break down the conceptual reasons why the development mentality of Bitcoin should be mirror the mentality of those designing software that carries men & woman to the moon. Check out, and drop some applause on the original at the link below.  Don't forget if you like this work that you can send a donation ot the posted address, along with exploring the many other articles from @beautyon_: ource=---------13------------------26:22May 30, 2019Guystake_016 - Drama, Drama, Toxic DramaCurious about all the #BitcoinTwitter buzz recently?  I went digging to find the associated twitter threads & comments to read, and then discuss my own take on all the drama.   Too long; Didn't Listen - • Don't be a jerk. • We aren't responsible for other people's feelings. • If you have to choose between making someone uncomfortable & telling them what you believe to be true, speak the truth. • Open discourse, no matter how "toxic," is preferable to back room political fighting.   • These are the consequences of freedom of speech. The threads in question, plus one I only found after recording the episode (unfortunately) by @TheBlueMatt that's related to the discussion. @soonaorlater (Soona) https://twitter.com/soonaorlater/status/1131985122238971904 @nwoodfine (Neil Woodfine) https://twitter.com/nwoodfine/status/1132138203769581568 @TheBlueMatt (Matt Corallo) https://twitter.com/TheBlueMatt/status/1133040768531214338 https://twitter.com/TheBlueMatt/status/988835275605504000 @Excellion (Samson Mow) https://twitter.com/Excellion/status/113365676953890406551:32May 29, 2019CryptoQuikRead_253 - The Magic Dust of Cryptography [dergigi]Exploring the magic of cryptography using a magic hammer, gray dust, a magic potion, & a pair of very special pajama pants. Don't miss another read from @Dergigi on the absolute magic of cryptography and how it will utterly change everything we think we know about the world.  We are entering a new era of human civilization.  Pay close attention, the world will never be the same again. Check out the other work (plus fun graphics & comics) & amazing collection of work we will be revisiting soon on the show, over at dergigi.com: https://dergigi.com/2018/08/17/the-magic-dust-of-cryptography/ If you prefer Medium, be sure to drop some applause on this article: a The episode of @CitizenBitcoin mentioned in the show interviewing @dergigi: tcoin42:07May 28, 2019GuysTake_015 - The Bcash 51% AttackIn a crazy conversation from last night's meet-up, I learned of discussion of a purposeful re-org, a 51% attack, on the #BCH chain by 2 miners.  After a few hours scrambling to pull details together this morning, this is what I've discovered so far.  Don't miss this Guy's Take episode all about the #Bcash 51% attack! These are the links to the conversations and posts that I found relevant information at: https://honest.cash/kiarahpromise/sigop-counting-4528 Article on hash power dominance of BTC.TOP: tack-as-one-bch-mining-pool-nears-over-half-control/ Reddit Threads: uple_of_minutes_back/ _unintentionally_killed/ https://www.reddit.com/r/btc/comments/boysr1/bch_upgrade_postmortem/ eed%3A+reddit%2Fpreh+%28Bitcoin+-+The+Internet+of+Money%29 Found after I finished recording the episode (will update with details in the next show): -sight-333432:49May 24, 2019CryptoQuikRead_252 - Bitcoin's Security is Fine [Dan Held]Is Bitcoin's security going to be unreliable, volatile, or could it even fail entirely when we lose the block subsidy? Or is #Bitcoin set to operate smoothly with a natural transition from newly minted bitcoin, to transaction fees?  Exploring the security of Bitcoin in the next economic era, with Dan Held's amazing piece, "Bitcoin's Security is Fine." Don't forget to check out Dan Held's other work, the amazing set of links throughout the article, and drop some applause below: https://blog.picks.co/bitcoins-security-is-fine-93391d9b61a8 Don't forget to check out Dan's Held's asset management company, Interchange.1:21:51May 23, 2019CryptoQuikRead_251 - Use of Knowledge in Society [Part 2 - F. A. Hayek]The brilliance of the price system is in coordinating the values, deeply limited knowledge and scarce resources precisely to their highest value need without having to understand or be aware of every single change in supply, alternatives, and uses of those resources among the economic participants.  It is specifically because we only receive the most important piece of information, its new value in relation to other things (the price), that we can so quickly align ourselves with the new state of the world.  Don't miss the conclusion of Hayek's work, "The Use of Knowledge in Society." Visit the full piece, and the collection of other great work, economic analysis, news, & more over at fee.org. https://fee.org/articles/the-use-of-knowledge-in-society/#052:39May 22, 2019CryptoQuikRead_250 - Use of Knowledge in Society [Part 1 - F. A. Hayek]Is the idea of a central decision maker for the economy just a problem of gathering all the right information and having the most intelligent in control? Or is there a far more fundamental problem with the entire notion? Continuing our #Bitcoin economics week, today we dive into a piece on a concept we haven't yet covered. What is the true nature of the knowledge involved in economic activity, and how do we utilize that knowledge to solve the problem of economic organization?  A brilliant work by F.A. Hayek and made available by the amazing team over at FEE.org, we cover and expand on Hayek's "Use of Knowledge in Society." Visit the full piece, and the collection of other great work, economic analysis, news, & more over at fee.org. https://fee.org/articles/the-use-of-knowledge-in-society/#0 41:30May 21, 2019CryptoQuikRead_249 - Bitcoin Has No Intrinsic Value, & That's Great! [Conner Brown]Diving into a great piece by Conner Brown exploring the subjectivity of value, and why Bitcoin's lack of "intrinsic value" is a benefit, not a hinderance. Does this aspect of Bitcoin, and the nature of money align with history? Does it challenge great economic thinkers & their theories? Or is it a natural next step in the growing possibilities of the digital world?  Don't miss a fun episode starting off another week on Bitcoin economics! Dont forget to follow Conner Brown on Twitter this and much more in our discussion of my Cryptoconomy Holiday Calendar. If you want to celebrate these holidays with me, and want this on your own calendar, feel free to grab the info off of the website. It is obviously free to use and share around.  If you would like to save yourself the work, then I have made a calendar you can easily download and import to your own so you can be notified of every one! Find it on Cryptoconomy.life below: https://cryptoconomy.life/calendar/ Mentioned at the beginning of the podcast were Ansel Linder with the Bitcoin & Markets podcast, and the guys over at the Citizen Bitcoin podcast.  If you haven't explored their work they have some awesome stuff to check out.  Not to be missed! https://twitter.com/btcmrkts https://twitter.com/CitizenBitcoin1:34:27April 2, 2019CryptoQuikRead_226 - Schnorr Signatures & The Inevitability of Privacy in Bitcoin [Lucas Nuzzi]"The need for privacy and the long-term sustainability of Bitcoin without block rewards are perhaps two of the most most alarming issues surrounding Bitcoin today." - Lucas Nuzzi Could Schnorr signatures be the puzzle piece that eliminates a major limitation on the costs and ease of privacy at Bitcoin's base layer, while at the same time, incentivizing a robust fee market, and enabling a wide range of more dynamic smart contracts? The next soft fork in Bitcoin could be the most exciting and significant change that Bitcoin ever sees. You don't want to miss this great piece by Lucas Nuzzi covering the ins and outs of Schnorr signatures and how it will change the game for Bitcoin privacy.   Drop as many claps as you can on his article below and remember to check out the tons of other great articles of his and others posted on the Digital Assets Research publication: bility-of-privacy-in-bitcoin-b2f45a1f728746:13March 29, 2019CryptoQuikRead_225 - Bitcoin & the Promise of Independent Property Rights [Hasu & Su Zhu]"That is the key innovation of Bitcoin: It detaches property rights from the legal system and the monopoly on violence. For the first time, we can have property that does not rely on a local authority to enforce and protect. It is easy to conceal, defend, divide, move, and verify — all by yourself, granting you the highest level of personal sovereignty." @Hasu & @suzhu Don't miss Part 3 of the "Skeptics Guide to Bitcoin" breaking down how Bitcoin enables property rights under an entirely new paradigm of social institution.  Is Bitcoin a competitor to VISA and Paypal, or something else entirely? Check out the full article, plus the rest of this series and many other great articles by clicking the link: y-rights/ Subscribe to @Hasufly and @suzhu's medium pages and Twitter tags so you don't miss their next piece! For Parts 1 & 2 of this series in audio if you've yet to cover them, listen at the links below: https://anchor.fm/dashboard/episode/e2ndo3 https://anchor.fm/dashboard/episode/e2oct5 26:24March 28, 2019CryptoQuikRead_224 - Bitcoin is a Social Creature, Mycelium Part 2 [Brandon Quittem]"To the casual observer, most of bitcoin’s life is boring — months go by with relatively little action. Then when conditions are just right, bitcoin explodes into life, growing massively in size, and hijacking the consciousness of observers." - Brandon Quittem Today we're diving back into the series by Brandon Quittem that peers from a bird's eye view at the nature of Bitcoin, and explores its patterns and growth through the framework of a mycelial network.  Can fungi teach us something about Bitcoin? Can it teach us something about ourselves? Find out in Part 2: Bitcoin is a Social Creature View the graphics and drop some applause on Brandon's article over on his medium page: om-part-2-3-6a05c3abe8f0 You can find the link to read or listen to Part 1 here: https://anchor.fm/dashboard/episode/e2sarg And the link to read or listen to Hasu's article referenced in this piece here: https://anchor.fm/dashboard/episode/e2oct535:45March 27, 2019GuysTake_009 - A Trust Model Comparison: Bitcoin vs. the Mighty DollarDisclaimer: If you are an ardent supporter of government projects, believe in the moral fiber of politicians, and in the power of voting to produce the greater good, then you will likely not enjoy this episode.  You were warned ;) It feels like a good day for a long discussion comparing the trust model of government money, and the trust model of a decentralized, proof-of-work blockchain.  Aka - Bitcoin vs. The Dollar.  So lets take a dive into the various systems, their consequences, and the incentives that envelop both the rules and monetary policy that govern the Bitcoin system, and those that govern our political and banking institutions. Don't forget to check out Cryptoconomy.life to explore more episodes like this plus hundreds of Bitcoin articles made available in audio format. Spoiler alert: The dollar doesn't fair so well.59:25March 26, 2019CryptoQuikRead_223 - Ethereum Architecture is Flawed [Hugo Nguyen]"Ethereum’s #1 problem is not a problem of product-market-fit but one of engineering soundness. Ethereum architecture is based on a flawed and unscalable idea: it assumes that “smart contracts” need computations to be replicated on thousands and thousands of machines." Today we cover Hugo Nguyen's Twitter-thread-turned-blog-post on the flawed fundamental philosophy of the Ethereum system and what the core value provided by a public blockchain network really is.  Drop some applause and explore the many other great posts from Hugo over at his Medium page and follow him on Twitter: efd15db3e33:52March 25, 2019CryptoQuikRead_222 - Decentralized Disruption, Who Dares Wins: BitTorrent Lesson 4 [Simon Morris]So what is the outcome of decentralized disruption?  Who are the winners when there is a shift to an entirely new paradigm? Don't miss the conclusion of Simon Morris's excellent series on the lessons #Bitcoin & Crypto can learn from the history and challenges of the BitTorrent ecosystem.   Somehow I managed to entirely miss the Post Script at the end of the article which deserves a nod!  So when you head over to follow @Simonhmorris on Medium and applaud this series don't forget to check out the post script at the end of Part 4! ns-bittorrent-lessons-for-crypto-4-of-4-f022e8641c1a 35:43March 22, 2019CryptoQuikRead_221 - Intent, Complexity, & Governance Paradox: BitTorrent Lesson 3 [Simon Morris]In the context of Part 2, knowing that the true value of decentralization is in breaking rules, Simon Morris now explores the consequences of a systems "intent," the incredible complexity and balance it requires to sustain them, & the paradox of making changes to a system whose power resides in its capacity to resist change.  Listen to Part 3 of Simon's series on the lessons we can learn from BitTorrent. Lets see if we can't add 300 claps to Simon's series by heading over to the original article and going trigger happy on the applause button at: paradox-bittorrent-lessons-for-crypto-3-of-4-1d14ac390f3f 27:23March 21, 2019CryptoQuikRead_220 - Not Breaking Rules? You’re Doing it Wrong: BitTorrent Lesson 2 [Simon Morris] Today we cover Part 2 of Simon Morris's excellent series on the lessons we can take from BitTorrent to better understand the goals and value of Bitcoin and Crypto.  If it doesn't break the rules, then why does decentralization even matter?  Don't miss the excellent article, with a few exciting updates from today about Lightning Network development, and followed by my commentary on all the different ways I think #Bitcoin is "Breaking the Rules." Click that applause button like crazy to throw some digital claps at Simon Morris on Medium (also follow him on Twitter) for this great series! ing-it-wrong-bittorrent-lessons-for-crypto-2-of-4-72c68227fe69 To check out the #Lightning developments discussed early in the episode, follow the links below: https://twitter.com/alexbosworth/status/1108414132997353472 https://twitter.com/lightning/status/110839880948100300841:16March 20, 2019CryptoQuikRead_219 - Why BitTorrent Mattered: Lesson 1 [Simon Morris]Bitcoin is an incredibly novel technology, there are few technologies that can boast the revolutionary impact that Bitcoin potentially has. However, there is still much to be learned from its predecessors and benefactors.  One of those being the resilient and disruptive ecosystem of the BitTorrent protocol. Simon Morris, a 10 year veteran of the company, BitTorrent Inc., brings us a 4 part series exploring exactly what we can learn from our Peer-2-Peer history, and the challenges that faced an industry breaking technology. Find Part 1: Why Bitcoin Mattered, on Simon's Medium page below, along with the rest of this excellent series.  Don't forget to drop some claps on this one! ssons-for-crypto-1-of-4-fa3c6fcef488 You can also check him out on Twitter below: https://twitter.com/simonhmorris22:53March 19, 2019CryptoQuikRead_218 - The Resolution of the Big Block Experiment [Lucas Nuzzi]If you missed the insanity that happened during the "Block Wars" that extended from 2014 all the way to late 2017 with the split of Bitcoin Cash, then you aren't going to want to miss this article.  With a thorough overview of both the history and core ideas behind the numerous ideas and personalities wrapped into the blocksize debate, Lucas Nuzzi lays out the full picture with his article "The Resolution of the Big Block Experiment." Drop some applause on this excellent write-up by heading over to k-experiment-e1df3e38d03f and while you are there be sure to check out his more recent article on Schnorr Signatures and Bitcoin privacy! Follow @LucasNuzzi on Twitter to stay up on the other incredible work he is doing. 1:08:51March 18, 2019CryptoQuikRead_217 - Sovereignty as a Service [Jeremy Welch]Another short but excellent blog post covering the incredible work being done by the team over at @CasaHODL.  For the first time we are seeing a user friendly application of one of Bitcoin's core differentiators.  Sovereignty as a service is a beautifully simple idea with huge implications.  Don't miss this great piece by Jeremy Welch on the philosophy behind the Casa service, & check out the other awesome tools and products at https://blog.keys.casa/23:08March 14, 2019CryptoQuikRead_216 - Formalizing & Securing Network Relationships [Part 3 - Nick Szabo]The risks and benefits of chargebacks, the nature of the trade-off between contract enforcement & ensuring privacy, the elements of splitting contractual elements (the ripped dollar bill) to minimize trust, pseudonymous credit ratings, and so much more in our completion of Szabo's essay, “Formalizing and Securing Relationships on Public Networks.” More amazing foresight into the problems of smart contract design, detailed more than a decade before Bitcoin even existed. Link to the Nakamoto Institute for hosting this incredible work: h 12, 2019CryptoQuikRead_215 - Formalizing & Securing Network Relationships [Part 2 - Nick Szabo]Listening to an essay from 1997 that details specific challenges of something as distant as the smart contract embedded into the Lightning Network shows the unbelievable foresight of the cypherpunks. As well as the dedication to seeing their vision become a reality. Don’t miss the continuation of Szabo’s amazing piece, “Formalizing and Securing Relationships on Public Networks.” Link to the Nakamoto Institute for hosting this incredible work: https://nakamotoinstitute.org/formalizing-securing-relationships/ Don't forget to check out the many different elements discussed in the commentary if you want to learn more. Neutrino: tning/ Eltoo: sm-for-lightning/43:19February 27, 2019CryptoQuikRead_214 - Formalizing & Securing Network Relationships [Part 1 - Nick Szabo]"... The movement from static to dynamic media promises to bring about a fourth cost revolution in the related areas of jurisdiction, trust, and security. Impacts on business will be felt in law, accounting, auditing, billing, collections, contracts, confidentiality, and so on: in short, the entire nature of our business relationships will be altered in ways only partially foreseeable." - Nick Szabo Diving into another excellent piece from Szabo on establishing and updating how we create, enforce, and control relationships in the world of cyberspace.  Check out the full essay at the Nakamoto Institute: https://nakamotoinstitute.org/formalizing-securing-relationships/ And don't forget to follow Szabo on Twitter: https://twitter.com/NickSzabo433:26February 21, 2019CryptoQuikRead_213 - MuSig, A New MultiSignature Standard [Andrew Poelstra]Cypherpunks write code! Last year we received a published paper detailing the advantages of the new MuSig Multisignature Scheme, this year we get the code.  From the incredible minds at Blockstream, don't miss an exciting development in cryptographically securing and verifying ownership among increasingly complex & private groups of individuals. To explore numerous links and further reading, as well as the other amazing work from Blockstream, check out the full article below: /36:39February 19, 2019CryptoChat_009 - Holding the Lightning Torch on the Rollo & Slappy ShowIf you haven't heard it yet, don't miss an awesome discussion all about Lightning and holding the Torch with the guys from the Rollo and Slappy Show! Check out @RolloMcFloogle and @Slappy_Jones_2 for more awesome content & definitely check out the amazing playlist for a deep understanding of Bitcoin over at 10HoursOfBitcoin.com1:06:20February 13, 2019CryptoQuikRead_212 - 5 Things I've Learned After a Year in Bitcoin [Jason Smith]Another great Twitter thread to cover, this time from Jason Smith (@iwearahoodie) covering 5 incredible lessons learned after a year of being seriously into #Bitcoin.  Are they the same things you've learned? Follow Jason and read the full thread here.39:56February 11, 2019The Human Threat Model [JW Weatherman]"The human threat model is intended to help humans better understand the threats to that they face and the tools available, and in active development, for defense. Threats are assumed to be any activity designed to prevent humanity from accomplishing it's mission to make the world delightful."  @jwweatherman1:16:35February 8, 2019The Bitcoin Threat Model [JW Weatherman]"The Bitcoin Threat Model is intended to help developers, investors and users better understand the security of Bitcoin. Threats are assumed to be any activity designed to prevent Bitcoin from accomplishing its mission to become cash (including a unit of account)." @jwweatherman1:12:36February 8, 2019CryptoQuikRead_211 - Human Threat Model [Part 2 - JW Weatherman]The conclusion of the epic "Human Threat Model," by @jwweatherman.  An exploration of the attack surface that exists in the very nature of being human, and how #Bitcoin could both change the fundamental relationship that we have with thieves and governments, as well as open up avenues to actually exploit the selfishness of corruption to take actions against itself.  Another exciting read from JW!45:23February 8, 2019CryptoQuikRead_210 - Human Threat Model [Part 1 - JW Weatherman]Today we begin the "Human Threat Model," by @jwweatherman.  An exploration of the attack surface that exists in the very nature of being human, and how #Bitcoin could both change the fundamental relationship that we have with thieves and governments, as well as open up avenues to actually exploit the selfishness of corruption to take actions against itself.  Another exciting read from JW!59:54February 7, 2019CryptoQuikRead_209 - The Bitcoin Threat Model [Part 2 - JW Weatherman]Continuing with Part 2 of the journey through the "Bitcoin Threat Model" to be followed by the "Human Threat Model," both by @jwweatherman.  An exploration and extensively sourced work on the many different attack vectors and adversarial conditions within the Bitcoin system, their likely effect, and the security measures in place to mitigate them. 54:20February 5, 2019CryptoQuikRead_208 - The Bitcoin Threat Model [Part 1 - JW Weatherman]Beginning the journey through the "Bitcoin Threat Model" and the "Human Threat Model," both by @jwweatherman.  An exploration and extensively sourced work on the many different attack vectors and adversarial conditions within the Bitcoin system, their likely effect, and the security measures in place to mitigate them. 38:31February 4, 2019CryptoQuikRead_207 - Announcing the Casa Browser Extension [Nick Neuman]A lot of announcements and tons of exciting stuff to talk about in this episode!  Plus our read of the just released Casa Browser Extension, inspired by the Lightning Joule extension,  which is one of the coolest additions to the Casa suite yet, plus they are now Open Source!! Don't miss an exciting episode with today's QuikRead!   Check out the official announcement article & other posts over at blog.keys.casa. And follow Nick Neuman, Jameson Lopp, Jeremy Welch, Alena Vranova, Blake Neuman and others to stay up on the incredible stuff happening at Casa! These guys are changing the game on the daily!30:05February 1, 2019GuysTake_008 - The Lightning of my TCP, or How the Internet is Too Complex to WorkA follow-up to our previous episode "#Reckless to Wumbology" discussing the incredible development and new tools coming to the Lightning Network. As well as an exploration of the vast complexity of the internet and how, surely, it could never work. Get ready for a long rant in this Guy's Take episode XD1:02:41January 30, 2019CryptoQuikRead_206 - #Reckless to Wumbology, The Lightning Network Build-Out [Arjun Balaji]Want to know more about Neutrino, Submarine Swaps, Dual Funded Channels, Atomic Multi-Path Payments, Splicing, Sphinx Send, Eltoo, Channel Factories, Watchtowers, and the incredible list of new products coming for the Lightning Network? Look no further, Arjun Balaji (@arjunblj) & TheBlockCrypto (@theblock__ + @mdudas) brings us a walk through the major developments in Lightning with "From #Reckless to Wumbology."  Don't forget to check out TheBlockCrypto.com and the tons of links to explore in the Full Article. 36:20January 28, 2019CryptoQuikRead_205 - Seven Guiding Principles at Casa [Jeremy Welch]Today we go through a short but awesome run down of the guiding principles at Casa. This company is one to watch very closely over the coming years, and a few things from their recent post make this very clear. Check out the full article and follow Casa on Medium Here. Don't forget to grab your Casa BTC/LN Node if you haven't yet, and of course, be sure to follow them on Twitter.28:37January 25, 2019CryptoQuikRead_204 - Winner Takes All, or Winner Takes Most? [Misir Mahmudov & Yassine Elmandjra]"Today, there exists over 180 currencies across 195 countries. The reason for such an anomaly is simple: there is no free market for currencies. Currency markets have been restricted by governments in order to maintain financial control." A great start to a 3 part series by Misir Mahmudov and Yassine Elmandjra. View the full article here, and don't forget to follow the authors on Twitter at @misir_mahmudov & @yassineARK. Bitcoin: Winner Takes All, Or Winner Takes Most? Listen to find out. 30:05January 23, 2019CryptoQuikRead_203 - Dont Trust, Verify, A Bitcoin Private Case Study [CoinMetrics]An amazing piece of work from the Coinmetrics.io team using the full node data and some serious digging to uncover the fraudulent minting of over 2 Million BTCP coins!  A detailed analysis of how and when the coins were created, and how it managed to go unnoticed for such a long time. See the article in full plus the accompanying charts and data proving their findings at: https://coinmetrics.io/bitcoin-private/ Check out the incredible research by the CoinMetrics team at their website and follow them on Twitter.39:10January 17, 2019CryptoQuikRead_202 - Satoshi's Vision is a Silly Endeavor [Dan Held]Taking a dive into an awesome tweetstorm from @danheld about the context, purpose, and beginnings of Bitcoin and whether it meets "Satoshi's Vision," or if it even matters.   Follow Dan on Twitter and check out the full thread below: https://twitter.com/danheld/status/1084848063947071488 For some more fun regarding Satoshi's Vision and whether BCH is any nearer or further from that ambiguous idea, check out my own article - How Many Forks Does it Take to Get to the Center of Satoshi's Vision?27:19January 15, 2019What's Really Driving the Cryptocurrency Phenomenon? - The Iterative Capital ThesisThe complete reading of Iterative.Capital's incredible and thorough thesis, "What's Really Driving the Cryptocurrency Phenomenon?" For more excellent research and news in the Bitcoin/Cryptocurrency space, visit and subscribe at https://iterative.capital/ For OTC trading at industry low prices, visit https://i2trading.com/ And for an extensive collection of Bitcoin related educational and written content available in audio, visit http://Cryptoconomy.Life4:07:32January 12, 2019GuysTake_007 - Happy Birthday Bitcoin, Looking Back on 10 Insane YearsA look at the crazy past, the present, and the future of Bitcoin and where I think things are headed.  Bitcoin is here to stay and there are 10 amazing years of Proof-of-Survival I can point to as evidence. Happy Birthday Bitcoin, may the next 10 years be just as crazy!44:27January 3, 2019CryptoQuikRead_201 - Bitcoin is a Decentralized Organism - Mycelium [Part 1 - Brandon Quittem]"Bitcoin is a living system constantly changing based on environmental stimuli. True understanding is a moving target unlikely to ever be hit. Attempting to answer the question “what is bitcoin,” I found exploring parallels to the natural world to be particularly illuminating." - Brandon Quittem Don't miss this dive into understanding Bitcoin by exploring some of the most powerful systems in the natural world that evolve and survive against all odds. Bitcoin Is A Decentralized Organism by @bquittem Drop some applause on the article and check out the graphics and many links to videos, other articles, and websites that expand and elaborate on the fascinating world of mycelia at: -mycelium-part-1-3-6ec58cdcfaa6 38:51January 2, 2019CryptoChat_008 - Under the Lightning Hood with @petoveritas, @Crypt0PuraVida, & @CoinBeezyAfter setting up and experiencing The Lightning Network firsthand as part of the Casa Node crew and our own little pool of channel liquidity and management, we bring 3 guests on the show to talk all about Lightning, what they are working on, and what they hope for the future. Don't miss this one! And don't forget to bookmark LightningHood.com (@lightning_hood) for all your Bitcoin & Lightning resources! Our Guests: https://twitter.com/Crpt0PuraVida https://twitter.com/petoveritas https://twitter.com/CoinBeezy (silent 4th guest) https://twitter.com/curlydream60e Mentioned on the show: https://lightningjoule.com/ https://tippin.me/ https://althea.org/ https://www.gotenna.com/ https://samouraiwallet.com/ https://www.opennode.co/ https://www.wasabiwallet.io/1:47:52December will bring should not surprise us.  Listen to Rusty Russell's discussion of Bitcoin's three economic eras. Check out the full article and lengthy list of footnotes for clarifications and further -bitcoin-d43bf0cf058aFollow him on Twitter:https://twitter.com/rusty_twit Support the show:Looking to Secure your Bitcoin with TREZOR?Shop.Trezor.io Affiliate Link Or Donate To:3Nn8jJSfK2oFherVWQUGXgesvHpzbMckz525:42September 7, 2018CryptoQuikRead_145 - Giacomo on SPV and Digital Coinage“We shouldn't make full nodes harder to run, EVER” -@giacomozucco Listen to the tweet storm laying out exactly why a responsible #Bitcoin maximalist should hold this view in today’s #CryptoQuikRead! See the original Tweet storm and Follow Giacomo Zucco below:https://twitter.com/giacomozucco/status/1009281116837175296  Support the show:Looking to Secure your Bitcoin with TREZOR?Shop.Trezor.io Affiliate Link Or Donate To:3Nn8jJSfK2oFherVWQUGXgesvHpzbMckz531:39September 6, 2018CryptoQuikRead_144 - SegWit2x Bugs ExplainedThe infrastructure and businesses in the Cryptoconomy are set to have a massive shift in the coming months.  The #Bitcoin ecosystem may be difficult to recognize in the near future.  that makes it critical not to forget the lessons our short but eventful history has taught us so far.  Today we read Jimmy Song’s article on Segwit2x, and how industry leaders almost killed Bitcoin.Drop applause on the original article and explore further reading on this by checking it out on c   Support the show:Looking to Secure your Bitcoin with TREZOR?Shop.Trezor.io Affiliate Link Or Donate To:3Nn8jJSfK2oFherVWQUGXgesvHpzbMckz523:09September 5, 2018CryptoChat_005 - Brady Swenson on Being an Informed Bitcoin CitizenHashing out all the major pain points, who to trust, building your filter, and where to start when it comes to learning everything about Bitcoin today!  Don't miss a fun chat with @CitizenBitcoin. Check out the podcast over at:https://citizenbitcoin.world/ The exciting developments I shared from the intro can be ouraiWallet [Telegram]https://samouraiwallet.com/   Support the show:Looking to Secure your Bitcoin with TREZOR?Shop.Trezor.io Affiliate Link Or Donate To:3Nn8jJSfK2oFherVWQUGXgesvHpzbMckz51:02:26September 4, 2018CryptoQuikRead_143 - The Time Value of Bitcoin“Lightning Network provides a framework to measure the time-value of bitcoin, a precursor for a capital market and reserve currency status.” -Nik Bhatia   Today we jump back into @timevalueofbtc’s 4 part series with Part 2, ”The Time Value of Bitcoin.” Don't forget to check out his many other articles and discussion on building financial markets in the Bitcoin ecosystem.  Applaud the original article b91f02d2 Don't miss the other episodes chatting with Nik and reading his other great work.CryptoChat_003 with Nik Bhatia: ture-of-bitcoin-financial-markets/LNRR Part second-layer/LNRR Part 3: -spectrum/ Support the show:Looking to Secure your Bitcoin with TREZOR?Shop.Trezor.io Affiliate Link Or Donate To:3Nn8jJSfK2oFherVWQUGXgesvHpzbMckz524:31August 31, 2018CryptoQuikRead_142 - Chaincode’s Residency Program Is Back, This Time With Lightning-- “Lightning is a promising technology, but right now, very few people are fluent with it,” Chaincode Labs engineer James O’Beirne told Bitcoin Magazine.-- Another great piece form Amy Castor at Bitcoin Magazine. Today we read “Chaincode’s Residency Program is Back, This Time with Lightning” Check out the article and the incredible work happening over at ency-program-back-time-lightning-app-classes/Explore the long list of Amy Castor's written work on her website:https://amycastor.com/my-writing/And don't miss @CitizenBticoin's podcast to hear us discuss Eric Wall's tweet thread on "ICO idiocy":https://citizenbitcoin.world/ Support the show:Looking to Secure your Bitcoin with TREZOR?Shop.Trezor.io Affiliate Link Or Donate To:3Nn8jJSfK2oFherVWQUGXgesvHpzbMckz516:41August 30, 2018CryptoQuikRead_141 - Fat Protocols Aren't New“People have speculated on what a future with fat protocols will look like. File sharing protocols aren’t exactly the same, but they have a lot of similarities we can learn from.” @backus Today we read one from John Backus about the history of P2P file sharing protocols and what the #Bitcoin and #Crypto communities could learn from it.Appluad the article on Medium and follow the enormous number of links for further 38db41   Support the show:Looking to Secure your Bitcoin with TREZOR?Shop.Trezor.io Affiliate Link Or Donate To:3Nn8jJSfK2oFherVWQUGXgesvHpzbMckz539:31August 29, 2018CryptoQuikRead_140 - Lightning Network 2.0 [Part 2]“That’s right: while we’re here still trying to wrap our minds around Layer 2 solutions, these mad scientists are already proposing a system with three layers” @DZack23  Today we conclude the incredible piece by Daniel Goldman on the new tools of "The Lightning Network 2.0" [Part 2]. Check out the full article, @DZack23's other work, and tons more at The Abacus Crypto tps://blog.theabacus.io/ Mentioned in the goldman-verge-digital-gold-forks-and-going-down-the-rabbit-hole/ Support the show:Looking to Secure your Bitcoin with TREZOR?Shop.Trezor.io Affiliate Link Or Donate To:3Nn8jJSfK2oFherVWQUGXgesvHpzbMckz550:17August 28, 2018CryptoQuikRead_139 - Lightning Network 2.0 [Part1]“Thing is, as these debates rage on, there’s a community of developers coming up with new ideas and, ya know, actually building stuff.” @DZack23  Today we explore a breakdown of the specific limitations of Lightning, and technologies being built to break through them, with Part 1 of The Lightning Network 2.0 by Daniel Goldman.   Check out the full article, @DZack23's other work, and tons more at The Abacus Crypto tps://blog.theabacus.io/ Mentioned in the goldman-verge-digital-gold-forks-and-going-down-the-rabbit-hole/ Support the show:Looking to Secure your Bitcoin with TREZOR?Shop.Trezor.io Affiliate Link Or Donate To:3Nn8jJSfK2oFherVWQUGXgesvHpzbMckz536:43August 27, 2018CryptoQuikRead_138 - Traditional Bitcoin Mixers"Thinking about it, isn’t it ironic that, over the past years I wrote about every Bitcoin privacy technique in existence, except the one that 99% of all users use?"  @nopara73 Today we dive into a great short article on traditional Bitcoin mixing servies from the ultimate in Privacy development @nopara73!  Don't miss this one to close out the week :) Check out the full article and his other work on 9d8c2 Wasabi Wallet (Zerolink)ZeroLinkJoinMarketBreeze Wallet (TumbleBit)TumbleBit24:20August 24, 2018CryptoQuikRead_137 - Half of the Remaining Bitcoin Supply is 'Spoken For'"At least 99M People intend to own crypto, but don’t yet." @RyanRadloff A fun exploration by Ryan Radloff on the different demographics who intend to invest in Bitcoin & Crypto, and what might drive the next Bitcoin adoption cycle.Drop some applause on the medium article and check out the CoinShares tcoin-supply-is-spoken-for-10df2a45e45d   Support the show:Looking to Secure your Bitcoin with TREZOR?Shop.Trezor.io Affiliate Link Or Donate To:3Nn8jJSfK2oFherVWQUGXgesvHpzbMckz524:28August 23, 2018CryptoQuikRead_136 - The Panama Canal and The Bitcoin Lightning Network"So instead, I'm going to tell a story that makes the function of the Lightning Network less abstract and hopefully, easier to picture in your mind. We will do this by explanation of the system that runs The Panama Canal."     @TheCryptoconomy Dont forget to drops some applause on my article if you enjoyed this episode and feel free to support my work by donating below!https://medium.com/@thecryptoconomy   Support the show:Looking to Secure your Bitcoin with TREZOR?Shop.Trezor.io Affiliate Link Or Donate To:3Nn8jJSfK2oFherVWQUGXgesvHpzbMckz527:53August 22, 2018CryptoQuikRead_135 - The Hard Thing About Learning Hard Things“In the end, learning is both science and art. It is science when your domain is structured, and art when it is not.” @Hosseeb Don’t miss today’s episode about learning the things that no one can teach you. Reading “The Hard Thing About Learning Hard Things” by Haseeb Qureshi. Drop some Applause at the full article on the freecodecamp.org Medium ing-hard-things-168e655ac7f2 Explore a ton of other awesome work by Haseeb Qureshi:https://haseebq.com/   Support the show:Looking to Secure your Bitcoin with TREZOR?Shop.Trezor.io Affiliate Link Or Donate To:3Nn8jJSfK2oFherVWQUGXgesvHpzbMckz528:47August 21, 2018CryptoQuikRead_134 - Welcome to Bitcoin Island"Forget currencies and commodities… perhaps the right analogy for Bitcoin is LAND!"  Flashback from 2014 with  @gendal in an analogy that presents a unique and interesting perspective of what it means to own a Bitcoin. Today's QuikRead, "Welcome to Bitcoin Island!"Check out @gendal's blog for other great work and see the original article:https://gendal.me/2014/03/29/welcome-to-bitcoin-island/   Support the show:Looking to Secure your Bitcoin with TREZOR?Shop.Trezor.io Affiliate Link Or Donate To:3Nn8jJSfK2oFherVWQUGXgesvHpzbMckz518:21August 20, 2018CryptoQuikRead_133 - Governments and Central Banks Should Look to Gold not Crypto"...The age of controlled money had arrived — and with it, world wars, depression and inflation, enormous government indebtedness, and the rise of leviathan states that learned to print their way to power and riches." -Jeffrey Tucker Check out the article plus other great work at the American Institue for Economic ould-look-gold-not-crypto#.W2mLSFKB_D8.twitter   Support the show:Looking to Secure your Bitcoin with TREZOR?Shop.Trezor.io Affiliate Link Or Donate To:3Nn8jJSfK2oFherVWQUGXgesvHpzbMckz524:42August 17, 2018CryptoQuikRead_132 - The Bitcoin Second Layer“This makes Lightning Network an absolute game changer for the entire concept of capital markets: income without explicit counterparty default risk.” @timevalueofbtc Don't miss Nik Bhatia's other excellent work on his Medium page, and give a round of applause for today's 03949d0a06 Support the show:Looking to Secure your Bitcoin with TREZOR?Shop.Trezor.io Affiliate Link Or Donate To:3Nn8jJSfK2oFherVWQUGXgesvHpzbMckz537:05August 16, 2018CryptoQuikRead_131 - BCH Update: Bitmain, BCH, the IPO & What it All Actually Means“It is impossible for Bitmain to divest their BCH holdings onmarket. Full stop. The BCH markets are not liquid enough to absorb the amount of coins Bitmain is still holding” -@CryptoHerpesCat Follow Crypto Herpes Cat on Twitter:https://twitter.com/CryptoHerpesCat Check out the full article and @CryptoHerpesCat Medium page for more excellent at-it-all-actually-means-354220b86ac3   Support the show:Looking to Secure your Bitcoin with TREZOR?Shop.Trezor.io Affiliate Link Or Donate To:3Nn8jJSfK2oFherVWQUGXgesvHpzbMckz533:03August 15, 2018CryptoQuikRead_130 - Media Coverage of Bitcoin is Still a Total Disaster“I’m going to expose the Washington Post/Wonkblog piece for the nonsensical ramble that it is… in short, it relies on mistaken assumptions to paint a misleading picture of the world.” -Nic Carter Read the full article and explore the many great links and -still-a-total-disaster-7d0d34d98971 Check out Nic's full medium page of other work:https://medium.com/@nic__carter   Support the show:Looking to Secure your Bitcoin with TREZOR?Shop.Trezor.io Affiliate Link Or Donate To:3Nn8jJSfK2oFherVWQUGXgesvHpzbMckz535:51August 14, 2018CryptoQuikRead_129 - Responsible Disclosure in the Era of Cryptocurrencies“On April 25, 2018, I anonymously and privately disclosed a critical vulnerability in Bitcoin Cash, one of the world’s most valuable cryptocurrencies…” - Cory Fields Hear the full story in today’s read of Core dev Cory Fields' recount of the events. Check out the full article -coryfields-com-cash-48a99b85aad4   Support the show:Looking to Secure your Bitcoin with TREZOR?Shop.Trezor.io Affiliate Link Or Donate To:3Nn8jJSfK2oFherVWQUGXgesvHpzbMckz532:23August 13, 2018CryptoQuikRead_128 - What Will Bitcoin Look Like in 20 Years? [Part 2]Will hundreds of coins flourish?  Will economic thought change completely?  Will it be a force for good or evil? And will Bitcoin even survive? All this and more in the second half of Daniel Jeffries great piece on the Future of Bitcoin! Don't miss his other great article on Hacker Noon, plus the many links and further reading in today's ears-7e75481a798c   Support the show:Looking to Secure your Bitcoin with TREZOR?Shop.Trezor.io Affiliate Link Or Donate To:3Nn8jJSfK2oFherVWQUGXgesvHpzbMckz51:06:22August 10, 2018CryptoQuikRead_127 - What Will Bitcoin Look Like in 20 Years? [Part 1]Will the price increase forever?  Will government currencies be a thing of the past? Will there be a singular, global economy? And how do we make interesting predictions in the first place? All this and more in the first half of Daniel Jeffries great piece on the Future of Bitcoin. Don't miss his other great article on Hacker Noon, plus the many links and further reading in today's ears-7e75481a798c   Support the show:Looking to Secure your Bitcoin with TREZOR?Shop.Trezor.io Affiliate Link Or Donate To:3Nn8jJSfK2oFherVWQUGXgesvHpzbMckz538:08August 9, 2018CryptoQuikRead_126 - Bitcoin, We Don't Expect New Highs in 2018Price prediction is a tricky game, but there is some fundamental analysis that may tell us more about the broad trends. Tuur Demeester looks at retail interest, institutional hesitancy, and Metcalf's law for a current perspective in: "Bitcoin: We Don't Expect New Highs in 2018." Don't forget to applaud+follow+check out the charts and data with the full ighs-in-2018-97e6a7a385f7   Support the show:Looking to Secure your Bitcoin with TREZOR?Shop.Trezor.io Affiliate Link Or Donate To:3Nn8jJSfK2oFherVWQUGXgesvHpzbMckz536:19August 8, 2018CryptoQuikRead_125 - Why Money Has Value & Spending Bitcoin is SenselessMises' and Menger’s theories of money provide deep insight, but invariably never attempted to rank the functions of money during its period of establishment. To fill the gap, Fernando Ulrich explains why he believes a Store of Value must arise before a money becomes a Medium of Exchange.Don't forget to clap for the article on Medium and check out the rest of this ng-bitcoin-is-senseless-d2390127dc34   Support the show:Looking to Secure your Bitcoin with TREZOR?Shop.Trezor.io Affiliate Link Or Donate To:3Nn8jJSfK2oFherVWQUGXgesvHpzbMckz529:59August 7, 2018CryptoQuikRead_124 - ASIC Resistance is Nothing but a Blockchain BuzzwordIs ASIC resistance really the panacea that some claim it is?  Will it solve the never ending challenges of a decentralized network?  Or is it just a buzzword used to sell Bitcoin alternatives?  Find out in @StopAndDecrypt's thorough piece on ASIC resistance. Check out the medium page for the links and graphics, plus drop some applause for the excellent -a-blockchain-buzzword-b91d3d770366 If you would like to hear the referenced article on mining centralization at e-state-of-cryptocurrency-mining/   Support the show:Looking to Secure your Bitcoin with TREZOR?Shop.Trezor.io Affiliate Link Or Donate To:3Nn8jJSfK2oFherVWQUGXgesvHpzbMckz51:11:55August 6, 2018CryptoQuikRead_123 - I, Pencil [Leonard E. Read]In closing out the week we have one last piece on the economics behind Bitcoin and the natural market economy.  We read the classic piece “I, Pencil” by Leonard E. Read posted on Fee.org. Check out the post itself to read the Foreward & Afterward, plus don't miss the excellent collection of work at Fee.org: https://fee.org/resources/i-pencil/ Support the show: Donate To: 3Nn8jJSfK2oFherVWQUGXgesvHpzbMckz528:40August 3, 2018CryptoQuikRead_122 - "The Yield From Money Held" ReconsideredWhat if “hoarding” money is both realizing its most important utility, and stabilizing in an uncertain economy?  If true, how could the exact opposite belief be so widespread?  Don’t miss our read from Hans Hermann Hoppe on Mises.org to find out more! Check out the full article plus an exhaustive collection of economic theory at Mises.org:https://mises.org/library/yield-money-held-reconsidered   Support the show:Looking to Secure your Bitcoin with TREZOR?Shop.Trezor.io Affiliate Link Or Donate To:3Nn8jJSfK2oFherVWQUGXgesvHpzbMckz530:11August 2, 2018CryptoChat_004 - John Wolpert on Blockchain, Identity, Trust, and a New InternetTaking a break from Bitcoin maximalism to have a chat with John Wolpert (@Consensys, @IBMblockchain, @Hyperledger) for what consensus protocols and blockchain can do for the future of decentralization, trust, and privacy!  Don’t miss today’s episode! Don't forget to check him out on Twitter and Medium:https://twitter.com/jwolperthttps://medium.com/@jwolpert Support the show:Looking to Secure your Bitcoin with TREZOR?Shop.Trezor.io Affiliate Link Or Donate To:3Nn8jJSfK2oFherVWQUGXgesvHpzbMckz51:02:24August 1, 2018CryptoQuikRead_121 - Ethereum, Fomo3D, and Dangerous Game Theory“This game, underlying FOMO3D (F3D), is called “The War of Attrition” and it can produce some insanely irrational outcomes… Human beings tend to play terribly and lose.”  Don't miss Matt Stephenson's great piece on how FOMO3D exploits "dangerous game theory." Dont forget to applaud the article on medium and dig a little deeper with part Part new-12m-ponzi-yes-in-theory-6964eead5b84 Support the show:Looking to Secure your Bitcoin with TREZOR?Shop.Trezor.io Affiliate Link Or Donate To:3Nn8jJSfK2oFherVWQUGXgesvHpzbMckz526:06July 31, 2018CryptoQuikRead_120 - Visions of BitcoinMany different and often conflicting ideas of what Bitcoin is, and what it's future should be, have emerged throughout the years.  Here @nic_carter's and @hasufl's exploration of past, present, and future narratives that molded Bitcoin into what it is today. Don't forget to clap for the article on Medium and check out the graphs and timeline visualizing the Bitcoin narrative c Check out both of their Medium pages for more great work:https://twitter.com/nic__carterhttps://twitter.com/hasufl   Support the show:Looking to Secure your Bitcoin with TREZOR?Shop.Trezor.io Affiliate Link Or Donate To:3Nn8jJSfK2oFherVWQUGXgesvHpzbMckz528:29July 30, 2018CryptoQuikRead_119 - Deep Dive into ETF Disapproval and SEC Commissioner's DissentThe SEC has disapproved the Winklevoss twin's second attempt at a Bitcoin ETP for traditional markets.  Rife with contradictions & misunderstandings, a thorough rebuttal comes in a "Letter of Dissent" from none other than the SEC Commissioner herself!  Don't miss today's episode!   Links to content referenced and sourced to bring together the information for today’s episode: enied-us-sec/ ec-for-second-time/ https://www.sec.gov/rules/other/2018/34-83723.pdf -36vBMDU.twitter   Support the show: 3Nn8jJSfK2oFherVWQUGXgesvHpzbMckz542:01July 27, 2018CryptoQuikRead_118 - Securing Property with Owner AuthorityBitcoin is the first truly decentralized registry for property ownership. The first application of which is value in its most abstract form, money.  But how can we extend this to physical property and titles outside of political institutions?  Who better to explore the topic with than Nick Szabo (@nickszabo4)? “Securing Property Titles with Owner Authority.” Check out other detailed work on this concept and more with the excellent collection of literature at the Nakamoto ion-7.7-7.50 Video with Peter Wuille referenced in the commentary:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSUVRj8iznU My own article referenced in the commentary:Written -scaling-problem-c5142e938a68Audio - https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-t7qjf-8e4fe2   Support the show:Looking to Secure your Bitcoin with TREZOR?Shop.Trezor.io Affiliate Link Or Donate To:3Nn8jJSfK2oFherVWQUGXgesvHpzbMckz539:18July 26, 2018CryptoQuikRead_117 - How Central Banking Increased InequalityWith the huge number of conversations and claims of income inequality, the central banking monetary policy, which directly benefits the wealthy and financial sector, is almost entirely ignored.  What if it's the largest piece of the inequality puzzle?  Listen to Louis Rouanet’s piece from Mises.org. Check out the full article and other amazing content from uality   Support the show:Looking to Secure your Bitcoin with TREZOR?Shop.Trezor.io Affiliate Link Or Donate To:3Nn8jJSfK2oFherVWQUGXgesvHpzbMckz537:02July 25, 2018CryptoQuikRead_116 - Coindesk & Jake Chervinsky on the Bitcoin ETFsToday we have a dual QuikRead with Nikhilesh De's Coindesk article regarding the Direxion ETF and the SEC's decision to postpone until September. Plus Jake Chervinsky's comments and clarification on SEC processes in his informative Twitter thread. Listen for more details! Check out the full @Coindesk article by -bitcoin-etfs-until-september/ Link to @jchervinsky's Twitter thread:https://twitter.com/jchervinsky/status/1021795224958455810   Support the show:Looking to Secure your Bitcoin with TREZOR?Shop.Trezor.io Affiliate Link Or Donate To:3Nn8jJSfK2oFherVWQUGXgesvHpzbMckz519:04July 24, 2018CryptoChat_003 - Nik Bhatia on The Future of Bitcoin Financial MarketsThe Lightning Reference Rate

PACTE” legislative project in order to enable domestic enterprises to get ahead of technological innovation through acceptance of cryptocurrencies, the conference has turned out to be a bona fide tour de force.Essentially, one could easily distinguish between two different categories of companies and firms that participated PBWS: the French businesses looking to get ahead of the competition by proposing their services to the incoming speculators, and the foreign projects that were seeking to do business within the territories of the Fifth Republic. Both types of participants have been represented very convincingly, and all the exuberance regarding cryptocurrencies and industrial blockchain applications reflects a more advanced and mature stage of mainstream adoption.By this point, it’s clear that France wants to become the first big Western power to create a business-friendly environment for everything crypto and blockchain. As previously presented in Senor Satoshi’s article “French government is clearing path for blockchain technology”, the government from Paris is willing to facilitate the tax system so that monthly declarations get replaced by yearly ones, the capital tax rate is set to be lowered by 6.2%, and crypto to crypto transactions will be exempt from this strict framework.All of these measures are part of a plan to bring France to the forefront of technological innovation. And even if we were not aware of the ongoing legislative changes for a friendlier fiscal system, then we could still observe the large amount of French officials and trans-national businesses participating BPWS and presenting enthusiastic plans about doing business. Here are some highlights from the event:In an exclusive interview with Celsius Network‘s Alex Mashinsky that Inbar and I have recorded on April 16th 2019, we were able to find out that the “earning interest by HODLing” model might receive its own French adaptation. This special crypto-centered approach involves the use of stablecoins and promises greater annual returns than traditional banks, without exposing customers to the risks of price volatility. While this is a brilliant gateway drug that will definitely generate some more Bitcoin adoption, it’s also a great tool for modern financial services. Yet most importantly, banks are pushed closer to the ropes of this boxing ring: now they’re forced to either adapt to the ongoing financial revolution or take a potentially fatal blow.eToro CEO Yoni Assia has also expressed optimism regarding the bourgeoning business opportunities in France, and the fact that the social trading platform has invested a lot of money into promoting its brand during the event is yet another sign of bullishness. A country like France, which is a founding member of the European Union, a member of the UN Security Council, and one of the most innovative and creative places on the planet, proved to be the perfect place to make product launch. Accordingly, eToroX (a regulated cryptocurrency exchange) went live on the first day of Paris Blockchain Week Summit.Legendary cypherpunk David Chaum talks about his influence in the space and the Elixxir project.Yet another heavyweight who decided to take his time and promote a new project is the legendary cypherpunk David Chaum, whose influence in the field is truly inescapable and all-encompassing. Elixxir, a quick privacy-centered transaction platform which implements the blockchain technology, is still in its beta days and requires greater community support. The fact that Mr. Chaum has accepted to hold the opening keynote speech in Paris and talk to almost everybody who approached him regardless of topic, only goes to show that Paris Blockchain Week Summit has reached its most important goal – that of bringing people together and allowing for a productinve exchange of information and experiences.The Tezos project was also a prominent presence during the event, as the project had the biggest booth of all cryptocurrencies participating PBWS. Since the French-speaking community is rather significant within the project, it made a lot of sense to take advantage of the opportunity and highlight the latest protocol advancements. Even Tezos co-founder Arthur Breitman was physically present and eager to engage with the community and the media, which was a pleasant surprise.Furthermore, angel investor and Adaptive Holdings CEO Mrinal Manohar has also made a presentation on the state of Casper Labs, in which he highlighted the developments and advancements in the Proof of Stake protocol that is also expected to see an Ethereum implementation. After his 20-minute keynote speech, he was nice enough to talk to people interested in the projects in which he invests, and even answered all the questions in an exclusive interview for Crypto Insider.Other big names of foreigners coming into France in order to find new business opportunities include Zcoin COO Reuben Yap, and Scorechain co-founder and blockchain intelligence expert Laurent Kratz.Scorechain co-founder Laurent Kratz talks about potentially being one of the villains of crypto.Every participant to the Paris Blockchain Week Summit 2019 event has been greeted with a nice little gift: the Ledger Nano S hardware wallet. The crypto security company, whose main headquarters are in France, attended the event in order to promote their latest devices and raise awareness about the need for better private key management. Furthermore, the folks standing at the booth have been nice and patient enough to explain to everyone the differences between the Nano S and the new Nano X, and they even gave away stress balls so HODLing would become easier in this stage of the crypto market.Also, innovation and fintech expert Jennifer D’Hoir was nice enough to talk about the lawyer firm that she co-founded, which is called GIDE 255. As a former employee of the French government, she saw the potential of cryptocurrencies and the need for legal experts in the bourgeoning field, so she decided to quit her old job and embrace the revolution. Right now, she and her firm are helping companies accept crypto payments, open bank accounts, and offer crypto-specific services. If this kind of story doesn’t convince you that there’s more to crypto than watching charts and expecting gains, then it’s unlikely that anything else will.Furthermore, French entrepreneur Yves Laurent Kayan has presented to the world the Coinplus project, which allows cryptocurrency enthusiasts to store their coins on a credit card-shaped device which has no electronic parts and is immune to remote hacking. The concept is as simple as engraving the public key and the private key on a piece of plastic (or silver, or gold, depending on your budget), in order to enable physical cold storage that resists to most natural hazards. Unlike the Ledger, this is about having a safe place for your seed words or parts of the private key. And just in case the security model seems too simplistic, there are multisig 2 of 3 or 3 of 5 solutions to make sure that a situation like Quadriga’s would never occur.Jennifer D’Hoir expresses her bullishness on crypto and how she believes her law firm will help create more institutional adoption.The Paris Blockchain Week Summit was a huge event which featured hundreds of speakers and took place on two stages at the same time. Given the time or resources, Crypto Insider was able to only cover a few of the launches and presentations taking place at the venue.Correspondingly, we have good news and bad news. First of all, let’s begin with the positive side of the narrative: everybody who has been mentioned during the article is the subject of an exclusive interview that will get posted throughout the week. The bad news is that we couldn’t get more content and had to deal with time constrains. Nevertheless, we have shot video and audio of all interviews we conducted, and the footage will be accompanied by brief 300-word articles.Therefore, you better stay tuned to Crypto Insider news if you want to find out more about eToroX, Celsius, David Chaum’s Elixxir, Tezos, Casper Labs, Scorechain’s blockchain intelligence services, Zcoin, Gide 255, and Coinplus. An interview with Ledger is also scheduled to happen in the following days.The above is to be considered opinion and not investment advice in any way, as an unbiased media, no one interferes with the Editorial content of CryptoInsider.com, writers have freedom to choose their own direction, members of Crypto Insider do not participate in trades based on content. Like what we wrote? Donate to us today so we may continue to write! 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reactions were mixed in both the Bitcoin and Ethereum communities. Outside the world of crypto, this sounds fairly reasonable: creating a system to incentivize coders to keep up their good work by virtue of negligible fees is no reason to grab torches and forks to start a riot. 1 gwei/gas is a really small amount that, according to Buterin’s calculations, would grant the developers of the wallet clients about 2 million USD per year.The idea didn’t seem to be popular among the Ethereum community members, but it didn’t generate much heat either. To some, it’s just a wild thought that one of the central figures has released for testing reasons. To others, it’s evident that these central figures of Ethereum will have it their way if they want, so they choose to entrust their monetary holdings in the hands of the supposedly more knowledgeable elites.If an influential bitcoiner went on to make such a proposal, they would fall out of grace in a heartbeat. Imposing taxation is anathema to the core beliefs of Bitcoin, and ideologically defeats the purpose of sovereignty for which most enthusiasts have chosen to support Satoshi’s project. This isn’t just a matter of protocol or monetary maximalism, but a clear division between the arbitrarily imposed ways of governments, and the voluntaryist tendencies of the new decentralized world.This example of trying to impose taxation is only a small example which points out to a greater phenomenon: there is both a sociological and a political difference between supporters of Bitcoin and Ethereum. It goes deeper than liking Turing-completeness, believing in tokenization, and views on immutability. In our situation, we have two distinct groups who don’t really have much in common but share ideals that are integrated into the same movement.And with the ugly risk of creating generalizations and stereotypes, let us proceed with the analysis.In a sense, this comparison is unfair: Vitalik Buterin was one of the founders of the Ethereum protocol, and has remained a prominent figure which benefits from a somewhat unquestionable degree of authority and respect; on the other hand, Jameson Lopp has only joined Bitcoin about 3 years after it got created and probably can’t make a proposal for BTC development without being scrutinized. However, they are both articulate and intelligent individuals who possess both the technical savviness to code and the linguistic skills to write long blog posts. Furthermore, it can be said that they are both parts of the same generation, with Mr. Lopp being about 10 years older.This is where the similarities between them end and we get into the territory that divides them. First of all, Vitalik Buterin is definitely more open to left-wing ideas and sometimes differentiates between the failure of authoritarian regimes and doctrinary socialism. Conversely, Jameson Lopp never shies away from expressing his libertarian views and goes as far as promoting gun training as a way to protect one’s sovereignty. From the very beginning, we see the kind of ideological divide which further justifies their decisions and motivations.Neither of them is completely representative of the community he comes from, but they are both esteemed thought leaders whose influence can change opinions and shape mindsets. It’s very likely that both of them would vehemently deny this leadership component and point out to decentralization of ideas and individual agency, but their personal views on fame and power don’t change the fundamental fact that people listen to their opinions.Yet Vitalik speaks to a crowd that is more likely to embrace socialist ideas and accept concepts such as governance, regulation, taxation, and compliance, while Lopp is the epitome of anarcho-capitalism and sovereignty (at least in his public appearances, that is). It’s no wonder that the Ethereum co-founder is able to blend into the Silicon Valley crowds and impress VCs, while the Bitcoin advocate is more akin to cypherpunks who preceded him (Tim May, Wei Dai, Hal Finney, Nick Szabo, and Satoshi Nakamoto).This last argument presented leads to a more complex discussion about the political affinities of every generation. Technically speaking, Vitalik is a mid-millennial born in the early 1990s, while Mr. Lopp is somewhere in between Generation X and the early millennials. The classification is relevant in terms of defining time periods in which they received their first years of education and the world events surrounding them.If Jameson Lopp graduated from the University of North Carolina in 2007 (when he was presumably 21 years old), then he must have lived his first years of life during the late Reagan era, when the Cold War was coming to an end. This kind of background can shape one’s worldview and nurture a general feeling of distrust in relation to the government: if the political climate is more tense and uncertain, then it’s more likely for the men who grow in this kind of environment to become self-reliant and autonomous.Now, the case is not necessarily evident in the case of the two main ideologues of Ethereum, Vitalik Buterin and Vlad Zamfir: while they both have origins in countries that used to be governed by USSR-influenced communist regimes, they don’t seem to share the same amount of enthusiasm for anarchy and radical rejection of the political status. It might be due to the governance model of Ethereum and the expectations implied in being involved in a project that must please an interesting combination of venture capitalists and idealistic angel investors, but the advocates of the Turing-complete blockchain seem to be more concerned about compliance and  negotiation with governments (as opposed to building an entire economy that denies and defies their authority).The examples may have gone a little too far, and have most likely taken liberties that are based on opinions that have been expressed at one point in time in a given context. However, they are important to introduce the following theory: Bitcoiners are more akin to the political ideas of baby boomers and Gen-X folks, while Ethereum fans are closer to the stereotypical media depiction of the millennial generation.One camp is highly skeptical of the government’s legitimacy and appreciates freedom more than excessive regulation, while the other is inclined to join the crowd that cheered for Jeremy Corbyn during his stage appearance at 2017’s Glastonbury festival.The former understands the necessity of sound money as a hedge against an increasingly intrusive government, while the latter has most likely grown in peaceful times, in a democratic regime which guarantees the protection of fundamental human rights, and in a context that doesn’t justify for the replacement of fiat money (unless Austrian economics or more radical ideas get applied to the financial crisis of 2009).This point has been purposely avoided until now, but it has to be mentioned for the sake of providing more context: it’s very likely that this evident cleavage is rooted in the post-DAO attack hard fork and the transition to Proof of Stake. Both concepts revolve around the idea of establishing institutions of power (the first proves that code is no longer law if financial pressures emerge, and the second contributes to the creation of an oligarchy – the type of regime where the rich only get richer).Bitcoiners long for a golden era of sound money when “hold” was the most valuable store of value and means of exchange, while Ethereum fans embrace the complexities of Keynesian economics and global politics. Correspondingly, the protocols follow the underlying ideologies (though it might also be the other way around): Satoshi’s invention has a fixed supply, a predictable monetary policy, and a system of incentives that is more or less easy to understand; on the other hand, Ethereum has an unlimited supply, a roadmap that can be delayed according to the will of a few elites, and a governance model which addresses the needs of the status quo.Under these circumstances, it’s no surprise that the most influential person in the ETH space makes a proposal to introduce transaction taxes for the sake of financing wallet developers. While it sounds reasonable, it’s a precedent that will lead to many other similar decisions to be made just because the trust system facilitates them. As a project which embraces governance and compliance with laws, Ethereum is bound to make many compromises with the forces that be – just like governments and corporations.For now, Bitcoin has been resilient in maintaining its principle. Initiatives of hard forking to increase the block size have been labelled as contentious and against decentralization, and the scaling debate has led to the accelerated development of a second-layer infrastructure to take some of the clutter. Similarly, Ethereum also develops scaling solutions like Plasma, Raiden, but takes it a notch farther with the plans to shard the blockchain for greater data efficiency.It would be unfair to go to far with this comparison, as a project which intends to become a world computer, a reliable platform for smart contracts, and a backbone for tokenization clearly can’t follow the same path as something simpler which only aims to be sound money. Both Bitcoin and Ethereum have a long way to go before reaching their goals, but these differences in approach to monetary policy and upgrades reveal a lot about their underlying motivations and ideologies.Nevertheless, the last point will refer to Ethereum’s 12 million founder reward and 60 million ICO pre-mine. Of the 105.171.622 ether units minted at press time, 72 million (about 68%) have been issued before everyone else got their chance to start mining. To the business-minded developers who don’t want to worry about losing their status due to potential financial problems, this sounds like a good plan. But hardcore bitcoiners would have never accepted such a premise and look for protocols that are fair to the extent of immaculate conception. This idea leads us to the final part of the article, where we address cleavages and why they’re dangerous.In a sense, the phenomenon of attracting like-minded individuals who share similar social and political values is a no-brainer. Friendships and meaningful social relationships are often established on the basis of likeness. However, taking these interactions to the extent that they turn into tribalism is dangerous for progress: while competition is great and brings the best out of each camp, ostracizing and setting boundaries is unhealthy.When someone new discovers cryptocurrencies right now, they will most likely get drawn to the project which best reflects their worldview. Sometimes it’s a friend who helps discern between the sides by introducing a personal passion or involvement in one of the protocols, but individual exploration is just as significant since a Rothbardian will definitely reject anything that deals with taxation and pre-mines.There isn’t enough cooperation to find a middle ground and present the projects as complementary in achieving parallel goals for a better world, so the interactions are often times tense and divisive. The example of Andreas Antonopoulos comes to mind: due to his geekiness and technical background, he pursued Bitcoin and has spent many years exploring its intricacies and educating others. But when he got interested in Ethereum as an acquired taste and started working on educational resources for this other protocol, he has fallen out of grace in the eyes of some puritans. Mr. Antonopoulos, despite still supporting Bitcoin, is getting cast out for not being coin monogamous.Now let’s think about this scenario where a known Ethereum developer who works on blockchain sharding suddenly starts contributing to Bitcoin Core, or vice versa. There would be a lot of tension in the air, fuelled by suspicions of sabotage and bad intentions all around.Sadly, the relations between Bitcoin and Ethereum supporters reflect the contemporary political landscape from the United States of America, where liberals and conservatives can’t even discuss basic issues without resorting to labelling and name-calling. Even if there is a common ground and the incentives are aligned to facilitate cooperation, it’s unlikely to happen due to mindsets and narratives that were designed to create division and dissent.That’s not to say that Bitcoin and Ethereum are similar enough to enable multiple collaborations between devs and advocates. But to put it in laymen terms that have been purposely avoided as much as possible throughout the article, bitcoiners resemble supporters of right-wing politics (US and UK conservatives, European liberals, et al) while Ethereum fans are more to the left side of the spectrum (American democrats, UK labour supporters, European socialists).Essentially, there’s nothing wrong with having to ideologically-different camps that stand for opposite values. However, this new decentralized world should take some cues from the disastrous international politics and try to be better. If we’re building the foundations of a system where you’re a maximalist of either A or B, then we still have lots of lessons to learn. Competition is great, conflicts of ideas are constructive, helpful and healthy in a society, but at the end of the day we must live with each other and distinguish between rivalry and common goals that even the biggest of anarchists can accept.The post Bitcoin vs Ethereum: The ideological divide appeared first on Crypto Insider.Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Bitcoin’s Lightning Network. We touch on a number of topics: Roy’s background in Bitcoin Why he’s excited about Lightning Network and what problems it can solve How the Lightning Network will evolve with Lightning Service Providers What he’s doing with Breez Tech and the Breez app Neutrino filtering Roy Sheinfeld links: Breez Tech Twitter: https://twitter.com/Breez_Tech  Breez Technology:  https://breez.technology/  Breez Telegram: https://t.me/breez_lightning  Roy’s article “Lightning at the end of the Tunnel” -overcoming-bitcoins-ux-challenges-5738171c759e  Sponsor links: Kraken: http://www.kraken.com/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=stephanlivera  Unchained Capital: ium=Referral&utm_campaign=Affiliate  Manning Publications (use code: LIVERA for 40% off all items): https://www.manning.com/  Stephan Livera links: Follow me on twitter: https://twitter.com/stephanlivera  Show notes and website: https://stephanlivera.com/  Subscribe to the podcast: https://anchor.fm/stephan-livera/  Rate and Review the podcast: t=2  Orange Coin Good and other Merchandise @ Layer One BTC Store: https://layeronebtc.com/collections/stephan-livera-podcast  Email contact: stephanlivera@pm.me  1:02:50July 31, 2019SLP93 Raoul Pal - Global Macro Risks and BitcoinRaoul Pal (CEO RealVision and Global Macro Investor) joins me in this episode to discuss the Global Macro risks that he sees, and his perspective on Bitcoin. We talk about the stage of the business cycle that we are in, problems faced by individuals and corporates, and Raoul’s views on Bitcoin.  Raoul Pal and Realvision links: Raoul twitter: https://twitter.com/RaoulGMI  Realvision link: http://realvision.com/free  Raoul tweet thread: https://twitter.com/RaoulGMI/status/1147878009870983169  Sponsor links: Kraken: http://www.kraken.com/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=stephanlivera  Unchained Capital: ium=Referral&utm_campaign=Affiliate  Stephan Livera links: Follow me on twitter: https://twitter.com/stephanlivera  Show notes and website: https://stephanlivera.com/  Subscribe to the podcast: https://anchor.fm/stephan-livera/  Rate and Review the podcast: t=2  Orange Coin Good and other Merchandise @ Layer One BTC Store: https://layeronebtc.com/collections/stephan-livera-podcast  Email contact: stephanlivera@pm.me  59:06July 29, 2019SLP92 Britt Kelly - BTCPayServer documentation, translation & Newbie tipsBritt Kelly joins me for the fourth and final episode in the BTCPayServer interview series.  Britt and I chat about: Getting into Bitcoin and BTCPayServer What you can learn by contributing Documentation of BTCPay Translation of BTCPay Tips for newbies Reflections on being a female in Bitcoin and open source Britt Kelly links: Twitter: https://twitter.com/britttttkelly  Britt Kelly Donation page: https://btcps0.com/apps/2CCRTE84cnbSyEsJVvDxsqq9uUJV/pos  SLP BTCPayServer series link: https://stephanlivera.com/slp-btcpayserver-interview-series/ Sponsor links: Kraken: http://www.kraken.com/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=stephanlivera  Unchained Capital: ium=Referral&utm_campaign=Affiliate  Stephan Livera links: Follow me on twitter: https://twitter.com/stephanlivera  Show notes and website: https://stephanlivera.com/  Subscribe to the podcast: https://anchor.fm/stephan-livera/  Rate and Review the podcast: t=2  Email contact: stephanlivera@pm.me  53:24July 25, 2019SLP91 Kukks - BTCPayServer architecture and BTC transmuterEpisode 3 in the BTCPayServer series! Kukks, BTCPayServer developer and contributor joins me in this episode to talk about his work. We talk about the way BTCPayServer is structured, and also about the BTC Transmuter (aka fiat bridge), enabling merchants to take Bitcoin payment via BTCPayServer, but receive fiat through an interface with a Bitcoin exchange.  We talk: BTCPayServer Architecture BTC Transmuter (taking BTC and converting into fiat for the merchant) Contributing to BTCPayServer Kukks links: Twitter: https://twitter.com/MrKukks  Github: https://github.com/kukks  Donate page: https://donate.kukks.org/  SLP BTCPayServer series link: https://stephanlivera.com/slp-btcpayserver-interview-series/ Sponsor links: Kraken: http://www.kraken.com/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=stephanlivera  Unchained Capital: ium=Referral&utm_campaign=Affiliate  Stephan Livera links: Follow me on twitter: https://twitter.com/stephanlivera  Show notes and website: https://stephanlivera.com/  Subscribe to the podcast: https://anchor.fm/stephan-livera/  Rate and Review the podcast: t=2  Email contact: stephanlivera@pm.me  45:41July 21, 2019SLP90 Pavlenex - BTCPayServer for MerchantsEpisode 2 of the SLP BTCPayServer series! Pavlenex (BTCPayServer contributor and Operator of BitcoinShirt.co) joins me to talk about his journey in becoming a bitcoiner, and becoming a BTCPayServer contributor. We talk: How BTCPayServer helps a merchant accept Bitcoin Creating BTCPayServer Guides Cost of running BTCPayServer BTCPayServer misconceptions BTCPayServer with Lightning Network BTCPayServer Merchant Directory See the other interviews in the series: https://stephanlivera.com/slp-btcpayserver-interview-series/   Pavlenex links: Twitter: https://twitter.com/pavlenex  Website: https://bitcoinshirt.co/  BTCPayServer Misconceptions: https://blog.btcpayserver.org/btcpay-misconceptions/ BTCPay vs Third Party Processor https://docs.btcpayserver.org/btcpay-basics/btcpayvsothers Infographic for common merchants problem https://twitter.com/BtcpayServer/status/1097931640494608389 Third-Party hosts https://docs.btcpayserver.org/deployment/thirdpartyhosting Sponsor links: Kraken: http://www.kraken.com/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=stephanlivera  Unchained Capital: ium=Referral&utm_campaign=Affiliate  Stephan Livera links: Follow me on twitter: https://twitter.com/stephanlivera  Show notes and website: https://stephanlivera.com/  Subscribe to the podcast: https://anchor.fm/stephan-livera/  Rate and Review the podcast: t=2  Email contact: stephanlivera@pm.me  1:01:05July 18, 2019SLP89 Rockstar Dev - BTCPayServer, Tor crowdfunding, and RockstarismRockstar Developer joins me to talk about his experiences in open source development, working on BTCPayServer, Tor crowdfunding, and his philosophy of Rockstarism.  We talk:  Open source vs closed source development BTCPayServer and the community BTCPayServer benefits Tor crowdfunding Rockstarism philosophy Experiences with hyperinflation Rockstar and BTCPayServer links: Twitter: https://twitter.com/r0ckstardev  BTCPayServer:  https://btcpayserver.org/  Tor Crowdfunding project: https://bitcoinfortor.torproject.net/  SLP BTCPayServer series link: SLP BTCPayServer series page: https://stephanlivera.com/?p=1228 Sponsor links: Kraken: http://www.kraken.com/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=stephanlivera  Unchained Capital: ium=Referral&utm_campaign=Affiliate  Stephan Livera links: Follow me on twitter: https://twitter.com/stephanlivera  Show notes and website: https://stephanlivera.com/  Subscribe to the podcast: https://anchor.fm/stephan-livera/  Rate and Review the podcast: t=2  Email contact: stephanlivera@pm.me  53:58July 15, 2019SLP88 Conner Brown - Bitcoin is Money, not PaymentsConner Brown joins me in this episode to talk about his journey of learning about Bitcoin and why Bitcoin should be thought of as money, not payments. We talk about: How he came to learn about Bitcoin His journey coming from the Bcash world view to the Bitcoiner view  Common pitfalls in learning or reasoning about Bitcoin Dealing with Ripplecoin shills Conner Brown links: Twitter: https://twitter.com/_ConnerBrown_  Article - Bitcoin has no intrinsic value: great-e6994adbfe0f  Sponsor links: Kraken: http://www.kraken.com/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=stephanlivera  Unchained Capital: ium=Referral&utm_campaign=Affiliate  Stephan Livera links: Follow me on twitter: https://twitter.com/stephanlivera  Show notes and website: https://stephanlivera.com/  Subscribe to the podcast: https://anchor.fm/stephan-livera/  Rate and Review the podcast: t=2  Orange Coin Good and other Merchandise @ Layer One BTC Store: https://layeronebtc.com/collections/stephan-livera-podcast  Email contact: stephanlivera@pm.me  Ministry of Nodes: Website: https://www.ministryofnodes.com.au/  Twitter: https://twitter.com/ministryofnodes  Ketan (my co founder): https://twitter.com/_k3tan  57:45July 14, 2019SLP87 Per Bylund - The Problem of ProductionAssistant Professor and Records-Johnston Professor of Free Enterprise at Oklahoma State University, at the OSU School of Entrepreneurship, and Fellow at the Mises Institute - Per Bylund joins me in this episode to talk about his book on the theory of the firm: What was wrong with the theory of the firm before Firms as islands of productivity Capital Theory What happens to firms over time Per Bylund links: Per Bylund Twitter:https://twitter.com/PerBylund  The Problem of Production Book: s/dp/1848935293  Per Bylund website: http://www.perbylund.com/  Earlier episode with Per SLP38: https://stephanlivera.com/episode/38  Sponsor links: Kraken: http://www.kraken.com/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=stephanlivera  Unchained Capital: ium=Referral&utm_campaign=Affiliate  Stephan Livera links: Follow me on twitter: https://twitter.com/stephanlivera  Show notes and website: https://stephanlivera.com/  Subscribe to the podcast: https://anchor.fm/stephan-livera/  Rate and Review the podcast: t=2  Merchandise @ Layer One BTC Store: https://layeronebtc.com/collections/stephan-livera-podcast  Email contact: stephanlivera@pm.me  Ministry of Nodes: Website: https://www.ministryofnodes.com.au/  Twitter: https://twitter.com/ministryofnodes  Ketan (my co founder): https://twitter.com/_k3tan  54:18July 10, 2019SLP86 PlanB - Frontrunning the Bitcoin Halvening? SLP86 PlanB - Frontrunning the Bitcoin Halvening?  PlanB rejoins me in this anticipated follow up episode discussing his stock to flow data modelling of Bitcoin’s valuation. The first episode was hotly downloaded and discussed online, so this time we talk about whether the recent bullish price action is a reflection of speculators front running the May 2020 Bitcoin block subsidy halving. Don’t miss this episode! Response to the first episode Stock to flow multiple Front running the halving The 1% BTC, 99% Cash portfolio Bitcoin and commodities Future pathways for institutional investment PlanB links: Twitter: https://twitter.com/100trillionusd  Medium: city-91fa0fc03e25  Sponsor links: Kraken: http://www.kraken.com/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=stephanlivera  Unchained Capital: ium=Referral&utm_campaign=Affiliate  Ministry of Nodes: Website: https://www.ministryofnodes.com.au/  Twitter: https://www.ministryofnodes.com.au/  Ketan (my co founder): https://twitter.com/_k3tan  Stephan Livera links: Twitter: https://twitter.com/stephanlivera  Show notes and subscribe to the podcast: https://stephanlivera.com/  Rate and Review the podcast: t=2  Email contact: stephanlivera@pm.me  1:21:25July 5, 2019SLP85 Sergej Kotliar - Building Bitcoin’s Circular EconomySergej Kotliar (CEO Bitrefill) rejoins me in this episode recorded at Bitcoin2019 Conference in San Francisco to talk about his views on the ‘store of value first’ narrative in Bitcoin. Is there a need to build a Bitcoin circular economy now? Sergej also offers some reflections on the situation with the bitcoin fee market, and provides an update on what’s happening at Bitrefill.  Topics: “SoV first” vs building the bitcoin circular economy  Bitcoin Twitter is not representative of Bitcoin Dealing with taxes and capital gains on bitcoin Being the best ‘bitcoin guy’ for your family and friends The fee market in bitcoin and how it may evolve over time Bitrefill services, particularly Lightning Network related Sergej Kotliar links: Twitter: https://twitter.com/ziggamon  Bitrefill: https://www.bitrefill.com/  Bitrefill twitter: https://twitter.com/bitrefill  Sponsor links: Kraken: http://www.kraken.com/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=stephanlivera  Unchained Capital: ium=Referral&utm_campaign=Affiliate  Bloom Audio: https://bloomaudio.com/  Stephan Livera links: Twitter: https://twitter.com/stephanlivera  Show notes and subscribe to the podcast: https://stephanlivera.com/  Rate and Review the podcast: t=2  Email contact: stephanlivera@pm.me  1:04:09July 2, 2019SLP84 Stepan Snigirev - Quantum Computing Threat to Bitcoin and Next Generation Bitcoin Hardware WalletsStepan Snigirev, Quantum Physicist and CTO of CryptoAdvance joins me in this episode to talk about the Quantum threat to Bitcoin, and we also talk about Bitcoin Hardware Wallets. This interview was recorded in person in San Francisco just prior to the Bitcoin2019 conference.  Topics covered: What Bitcoin’s security relies on Why the Quantum Computing threat against Bitcoin is overblown How long until it might be a realistic consideration Challenges faced by Bitcoin Hardware wallets today What could be done better in future CoinJoining and Lightning on a Hardware wallet CryptoAdvance Stepan links: Twitter: https://twitter.com/StepanSnigirev  Crypto Advance: https://cryptoadvance.io/  Crypto Advance twitter: https://twitter.com/cryptoadvance  Sponsor links: Kraken: http://www.kraken.com/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=stephanlivera  Unchained Capital: ium=Referral&utm_campaign=Affiliate  Stephan Livera links: Twitter: https://twitter.com/stephanlivera  Show notes and subscribe to the podcast: https://stephanlivera.com/  Email contact: stephanlivera@pm.me  1:03:09June 30, 2019SLP83 Conner Fromknecht - Bitcoin Lightning Watchtowers in depth Conner Fromknecht Head of Cryptographic Engineering at Lightning Labs, joins me to go in depth on Bitcoin Lightning Watchtowers. Understand how Bitcoin’s Lightning Network keeps channel participants honest and how Watchtowers can help: How Lightning Network’s punishment model works without watchtowers Where watchtowers come in and how they work Why watchtowers can’t steal your bitcoins Scalability of watchtowers Privacy Funding and operation model LND v0.7 features Conner Fromknecht links: Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitconner Github: https://github.com/cfromknecht  Lightning Labs website (Developer Slack sign up link on this page): https://lightning.engineering/  Sponsor links: Kraken: http://www.kraken.com/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=stephanlivera  Unchained Capital: ium=Referral&utm_campaign=Affiliate  Stephan Livera links: Twitter: https://twitter.com/stephanlivera  Subscribe to the podcast: https://stephanlivera.com/  Email contact: stephanlivera@pm.me  1:00:17June 24, 2019SLP82 Alena Vranova - Data privacy in a digital ageAlena Vranova, Head of Strategy at Casa joins me in this episode to talk about the challenges we’re all facing with keeping our data secure, as well as what Casa are doing.  We talk:  Privacy horrors around the world #MyDataMyLife campaign What individuals can do to protect their privacy How businesses can change their practices Casa and their approach to customer data Alena Vranova links: Twitter: https://twitter.com/alenasatoshi  Casa: https://keys.casa/  Sponsor links: Kraken: http://www.kraken.com/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=stephanlivera  Unchained Capital: ium=Referral&utm_campaign=Affiliate  Stephan Livera links: Twitter: https://twitter.com/stephanlivera  Subscribe to the podcast: https://stephanlivera.com/  Email contact: stephanlivera@pm.me  55:46June 21, 2019SLP81 Dan Held - Why Bitcoin’s Security is FineDan Held, Co-Founder of Interchange rejoins me in this episode to talk about the long term security of Bitcoin as it transitions to transaction fee (away from block subsidy). We discuss whether this will be a problem, or whether Bitcoin will be OK.  Basic statement of the concern The modelling behind why Dan believes Bitcoin’s security is fine The increasing ‘weight’ of a bitcoin transaction How bitcoin usage will evolve in the future Value of Bitcoin conference reflections e.g. is Proof of Work wasteful or environmentally destructive Dan Held Links: Dan Held Twitter: https://twitter.com/danheld Bitcoin’s Security is Fine article: fbf5b4  Sponsor links: Kraken: http://www.kraken.com/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=stephanlivera  Unchained Capital: ium=Referral&utm_campaign=Affiliate  Stephan Livera links: Twitter: https://twitter.com/stephanlivera  Subscribe to the podcast: https://stephanlivera.com/  Email contact: stephanlivera@pm.me  58:05June 20, 2019SLP80 Richard Myers - Bitcoin Incentivised Mesh Networking with Lot49Richard Myers of Gotenna and Global Mesh Labs joins me to talk about a new way to improve mesh networking with the use of bitcoin payments to provide incentive for message and packet routing. We talk: What the problem is with the current set up of the internet and current mesh networking What the Lot49 proposal is How it works Risks and challenges to be faced What happens next Richard Myers Links: Richard Myers twitter: https://twitter.com/remyers_  Global Mesh Labs twitter: https://twitter.com/globalmeshlabs  Global Mesh Labs site: https://globalmeshlabs.org/  Lot49 Protocol Whitepaper: https://global-mesh-labs.gitbook.io/lot49/ Global Mesh Labs Telegram: https://t.me/joinchat/HvhpZhT_q4VYUgXm5hOFGA Sponsor links: Kraken: http://www.kraken.com/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=stephanlivera  Unchained Capital: https://www.unchained-capital.com/  Stephan Livera links: Twitter: https://twitter.com/stephanlivera  Subscribe to the podcast: https://stephanlivera.com/  Email contact (advertising queries or general feedback): stephanlivera@pm.me  57:14June 17, 2019SLP79 Misir Mahmudov - Bitcoin, Inequality & MoralsMisir Mahmudov (Bitcoin writer and working Operations at Adaptive Capital) joins me in this episode to talk: How he learned about Bitcoin and Austrian Economics Recommendations for listeners who want to learn more His thesis on the closure of the gold window and impacts on inequality Bitcoin and Morals The role of Satoshi Misir links: Twitter: https://twitter.com/misir_mahmudov  Medium: https://medium.com/@misir_mahmudov  Sponsor links: Kraken: http://www.kraken.com/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=stephanlivera  Unchained Capital: https://www.unchained-capital.com/  Stephan Livera links: Twitter: https://twitter.com/stephanlivera  Subscribe to the podcast: https://stephanlivera.com/  Email contact (advertising queries or general feedback): stephanlivera@pm.me  58:18June 15, 2019SLP78 Samourai Wallet - Welcome to the DojoA co-founder of the Bitcoin privacy focused wallet, Samourai Wallet, rejoins the show in this fantastic episode to talk about the many updates since last time on the show (SLP29): Getting funding from Cypherpunk Holdings Release of Dojo software - open sourcing Samourai Wallet server backend Collaboration with the nodl team for official Dojo Hardware Whirlpool (Coinjoin) mixing Other features and what to look out for - Stonewallx2, Stowaway, Ricochet Samourai Wallet Links: Samourai Wallet website: https://samouraiwallet.com/ Samourai Wallet Twitter: https://twitter.com/samouraiwallet  Samourai Wallet Telegram chat group: https://t.me/SamouraiWallet Sponsor links: Kraken: http://www.kraken.com/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=stephanlivera  Unchained Capital: https://www.unchained-capital.com/  Stephan Livera links: Twitter: https://twitter.com/stephanlivera  Subscribe to the podcast: https://stephanlivera.com/  Email contact: stephanlivera@pm.me  1:00:58June 10, 2019SLP77 Kalle Rosenbaum - Grokking Bitcoin: it’s not just for developersKalle Rosenbaum (author, developer and bitcoin consultant) joins me in this episode to discuss his new book, Grokking Bitcoin. We talk: The process of writing this book David Harding’s foreword Some cryptography basics Different Bitcoin transaction types How nodes communicate Bitcoin upgrades, and bitcoin forks Kalle Rosenbaum links: Twitter: https://twitter.com/kallerosenbaum  (40% DISCOUNT CODE: podsliv19) Grokking Bitcoin book: https://www.manning.com/books/grokking-bitcoin  Sponsor link: Kraken: http://www.kraken.com/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=stephanlivera  Stephan Livera links: Twitter: https://twitter.com/stephanlivera  Subscribe to the podcast: https://stephanlivera.com/  Email contact: stephanlivera@pm.me  47:41June 7, 2019SLP76 Vijay Boyapati - Bitcoin is not Paypal 2.0Vijay Boyapati, Bitcoin economic commentator, joins me to talk about: Monetary stages of evolution Merchant adoption of Bitcoin to receive payment - is it 2013 all over again?  Facebook Crypto Horizontal “Crypto” vs Vertical Bitcoin businesses Why Bitcoin is not Paypal 2.0 Vijay links: Twitter: https://twitter.com/real_vijay/  Bitcoin ‘Horizontal vs vertical’ thread: https://twitter.com/real_vijay/status/1128893146807488512  Stephan Livera links: Twitter: https://twitter.com/@stephanlivera  Subscribe to the Podcast: https://stephanlivera.com/  Email for podcast advertising enquiries: stephanlivera@pm.me  54:59June 3, 2019SLP75 Giacomo Zucco - There is only one Bitcoin (Newbie episode)Giacomo joins me again in this episode to explain for newbies why there is only one Bitcoin. We cover common points of confusion that newbies and outsiders to Bitcoin may not grasp: Forks of Bitcoin Semantics and word games Traps to avoid Giacomo link: Twitter: https://twitter.com/giacomozucco  Stephan Livera links: Twitter: https://twitter.com/@stephanlivera  Website: https://stephanlivera.com/  Patreon: http://patreon.com/stephanlivera  Tallycoin for Bitcoin/Lightning donations: https://tallyco.in/stephanlivera/  1:08:33May 31, 2019SLP74 Wiz - Bitcoiners vs ShitcoinersWiz, Bitcoin OG from Tokyo (and creator of the “Bitcoiner or Shitcoiner” browser extension) joins me in this episode to discuss his career, how to build your own ISP, and also, a new way to help mitigate social attacks on Bitcoin. We talk:  Importance of self sovereignty for Bitcoiners How with Lightning Network Bitcoin as foundational to the internet and society Jack Dorsey Links: Twitter account: https://twitter.com/@jack Square: https://squareup.com/ Cash App: https://cash.app/ Elizabeth Stark Links: Twitter account: https://twitter.com/@starkness Lightning Labs: https://lightning.engineering/ Lightning Labs Twitter account: https://twitter.com/@lightning Stephan Livera links: Twitter: https://twitter.com/@stephanlivera  Subscribe on iTunes: t=2  Subscribe on Android: https://subscribeonandroid.com/anchor.fm/s/7d083a4/podcast/rss  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/StephanLivera  Tallycoin (BTC/LN donations): https://tallyco.in/stephanlivera/  Website: https://stephanlivera.com/  52:08February 11, 2019SLP51 Dr Guido Hülsmann - Austrian Monetary Economics & Bitcoin Dr Guido Hülsmann, Senior Fellow of the Mises Institute, and Economics Professor at the University of Anger, France, joins me in this very special episode. We talk about government monetary intervention compared with a free market in money. We discuss many topics: The process of government monetary intervention and deterioration in quality of money Which kind of monetary intervention is worst? Interaction of reserve requirements with capital requirements How businesses and banking differ in a free market economy versus our fiat money economy The tendency towards one most saleable good or money, even within the cryptocurrency world Comments on 'stock to flow' ratio and hard money Dr Hülsmann's economics book recommendations for listeners Dr Guido Hülsmann links:  Website: http://www.guidohulsmann.com/ Guido Hülsmann's The Ethics of Money Production: https://mises.org/library/ethics-money-production  Murray Rothbard’s What Has Government Done To Our Money?: https://mises.org/library/what-has-government-done-our-money  Hans-Hermann Hoppe How Is Fiat Money Possible?: and-credit  Ludwig von Mises Theory of Money and Credit: https://mises.org/library/theory-money-and-credit  Huerta de Soto Money, Bank Credit and Economic Cycles:  https://mises.org/library/money-bank-credit-and-economic-cycles  Philipp Bagus In Defense of Deflation - https://www.springer.com/gp/book/9783319134277 Stephan Livera Links:  Twitter: https://twitter.com/stephanlivera  Website: https://stephanlivera.com/  Subscribe on iTunes: t=2  Subscribe on Android: https://subscribeonandroid.com/anchor.fm/s/7d083a4/podcast/rss  54:47February 5, 2019SLP50 Rui Gomes & João Almeida of OpenNode - Helping merchants take Bitcoin Lightning PaymentsRui Gomes & João Almeida (CTO, co-founder) of OpenNode join me in this episode to discuss why they turned down Roger Ver's $1.25M, as well as the vision of OpenNode in enabling Bitcoin & Lightning payments. Topics include:  Background on OpenNode Service structure and fees Rejecting Roger Ver's $1.25M offer and why Why OpenNode is Bitcoin-only Comparison of OpenNode with self-hosted BTCPayServer approach How users can set up Getting tech support Plans over the next year or so Growth markets for Bitcoin Lightning payment OpenNode Links: OpenNode invite link (affiliate link): https://app.opennode.co/join/1b454baa-b233-45c0-8f0a-13893d4ae960  OpenNode website: https://www.opennode.co/  OpenNode twitter: https://twitter.com/opennodeco  Rui Gomes Twitter: https://twitter.com/ruigomeseu  João Almeida Twitter: https://twitter.com/joaodealmeida94  Stephan Links:  Twitter: https://twitter.com/stephanlivera  Website: https://stephanlivera.com/  Subscribe on iTunes: t=2  Subscribe on Android: https://subscribeonandroid.com/anchor.fm/s/7d083a4/podcast/rss  49:07February 2, 2019SLP49 Marty Bent - Bitcoin content creation and curation, and 'mainstream' EconomicsMarty Bent, host of the Tales From the Crypt podcast, and editor in chief of Marty's Bent joins me in this episode. We talk about Bitcoin content creation and curation, and also touch on the shifts in thinking from 'mainstream' economics required to understand Bitcoin.  Marty Bent links: Twitter: https://twitter.com/MartyBent Marty's Bent Newsletter: martysbent.com  Tales from the Crypt Podcast: https://anchor.fm/tales-from-the-crypt  TFTC21 Podcast twitter account: https://twitter.com/TFTC21 Stephan Livera links: Twitter: https://twitter.com/stephanlivera Website: https://stephanlivera.com/ BTC/LN donation: https://tallyco.in/stephanlivera/ 48:34January 24, 2019SLP48 Nicolas Dorier and BTCPayServer - self hosted Bitcoin and Lightning paymentsNicolas Dorier, a Bitcoin developer, joins me in this episode to talk about the open source project he started, BTCPayServer. BTCPayServer allows you to start accepting Bitcoin payments with 0% fees & no third-party. It is built with security, privacy and censorship-resistance at its core.  We cover: Why Nicolas started BTCPayServer What BitPay did to drive Nicolas to start his own open source version Cost and ease of setting up BTCPayServer Hardware node products that can be configured with BTCPayServer built in Upcoming BTCPayServer features such as fiat exchange How you can get involved Nicolas Dorier & BTCPayServer links: Nicola Twitter: https://twitter.com/NicolasDorier  BTCPayServer website: https://btcpayserver.org/  BTCPayServer YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpG9WL6TJuoNfFVkaDMp9ug  BTCPayServer Github: https://github.com/btcpayserver/btcpayserver  BTCPayServer Twitter: https://twitter.com/BtcpayServer  BTCPayServer Slack: http://slack.btcpayserver.org/  Stephan Livera links: Twitter: https://twitter.com/@stephanlivera  Website: https://stephanlivera.com/ 50:56January 20, 2019SLP47 Giacomo Zucco - Custodial LN, Altcoins, Financialisation, Attacks on BitcoinGiacomo Zucco, well known Bitcoin advocate, Supremo of BHB Network, and bitcoin consultant/teacher joins me in this episode. We talk: His Bitcoin 'rage quit'! The recent trend of Lightning Network custodial wallets, and whether this is on net a good or bad thing Thoughts on altcoins - are some of them honest, good faith efforts? Might they be technologically interesting, but still not monetarily relevant? Bitcoin financialisation - Does Bitcoin need financialisation or does finance need Bitcoin? Attacks on Bitcoin that may come Giacomo links: Twitter: https://twitter.com/giacomozucco  Giacomo’s ‘rage quit’ thread: https://twitter.com/giacomozucco/status/1084411808734240769  The B: https://theb.foundation/  BHB Network: https://www.blockchainlab.it/  Stephan links:  Twitter: https://twitter.com/@stephanlivera  Website: https://stephanlivera.com/  Patreon: http://patreon.com/stephanlivera  Tallycoin (BTC/LN donations): https://tallyco.in/stephanlivera/  1:15:10January 15, 2019SLP46 Sjors Provoost - Bitcoin Core Dev, Hardware Wallet Support, FungibilitySjors Provoost (Bitcoin Core developer) joins me to discuss a range of topics:  Bitcoin Core Development and Review  Working towards hardware wallet support in Bitcoin Core Sjors' article, "A Crime on Testnet" - with privacy & fungibility implications Sjors Links:  Sjors Twitter: https://twitter.com/@provoost “A Crime on Testnet”: Episode Ad/Sponsor: BUIDL Bootcamp with Justin Moon Learn to code Bitcoin: https://buidlbootcamp.com/ 1:03:35January 8, 2019SLP45 Jeff Deist, President of the Mises InstituteJeff Deist joins me to discuss Bitcoin and the application of Austrian economics in understanding Bitcoin. Topics:  Market selection of money The potential for a hard money standard to restrict govt spending Why Austrian Economists are split on Bitcoin Why credit would be much tighter under a hard money standard The deflation and 'hoarding' argument - dispelled The educational strategy pursued by the Mises Institute Jeff's recommended Austrian economics books for Bitcoiners Jeff Deist and Mises Institute links: Jeff's Twitter: https://twitter.com/jeffdeist Mises Institute: https://mises.org/ Mises Institute Twitter: https://twitter.com/@mises 43:28January 4, 2019SLP44 Aleks Svetski, CEO of Amber - Blind Excesses, Crypto, BitcoinAleks Svetski (CEO, co-founder of Amber) joins me in this fiery episode  to talk about the blind excesses of 'Crypto' over the last few years and  more: - Crazy excesses that we saw over the last few years - STO's - Security Token Offerings - "Crypto Traders" - "Crypto Hedge Fund Managers" - Bitcoin as asymmetric bet - Dollar Cost Averaging - Amber and the service offering Aleks and Amber links:  - Amber website: https://getamber.io/ - Aleks Twitter: https://twitter.com/AleksSvetski - Article "A world full of Blind Excess": https://hackernoon.com/a-world-full-of-blind-excess-b7fb42357d43  Stephan links: - Website: http://stephanlivera.com/ - Twitter: https://twitter.com/stephanlivera  - Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/StephanLivera - Tallycoin (BTC/Lightning donations): https://tallyco.in/stephanlivera/1:02:29January 3, 2019SLP43 Jameson Lopp, Cypherpunk and CTO of CasaJameson Lopp, Cypherpunk & CTO of Casa, joins me in this episode to discuss a range of topics: What he's working on right now @ Casa "Who controls Bitcoin Core?", the article by Jameson 2018 Year in Review, thematically and by statistics Bitcoin storage and multi signature solutions Bitcoin helping enable individual sovereignty Grin & Beam  Maintaining privacy with a Bitcoin transaction Jameson Lopp links: Jameson's Twitter: https://twitter.com/lopp "Who Controls Bitcoin Core?": https://medium.com/@lopp/who-controls-bitcoin-core-c55c0af91b8a Jameson's Bitcoin Resources page: https://lopp.net/bitcoin.html Casa: https://keys.casa/ Statoshi: https://statoshi.info/ Stephan Livera links:  Site: http://stephanlivera.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/stephanlivera 53:52December 29, 2018SLP42 Adam Back, CEO of Blockstream - Blockstream Satellite, Tim May, Bitcoin PrivacyAdam Back, CEO of Blockstream, Cypherpunk & Cryptographer, and inventor of hashcash (cited in Bitcoin's whitepaper) joins me in this episode. We talk about the new update to Blockstream satellite, Tim May and Bitcoin Privacy. Topics: - Blockstream satellite background - How Blockstream satellite works - Making Lightning payments to deliver encrypted messages via satellite - The need for censorship resistance - Tips on setting up Blockstream satellite - Thoughts on Tim May's recent passing - Pay 2 End Point - Confidential Transactions and associated tradeoffs - Quantum Computing and Quantum Resistant Crypto - Other privacy improvements coming to Bitcoin - Technical Fundamentals of Bitcoin Adam Back & Blockstream Links: Blockstream satellite page: https://blockstream.com/satellite/ Elements Project page: https://elementsproject.org/ Adam’s website: http://adam3.us/ Adam’s twitter: https://twitter.com/@adam3us Stephan links: website: https://stephanlivera.com/ twitter: https://twitter.com/stephanlivera1:04:13December 17, 2018SLP41 Dhruv Bansal of Unchained Capital - Bitcoin Dust in the Machine, and Bitcoin Financial ServiceDhruv Bansal, Chief Science Officer of Unchained Capital joins me to talk about some of his data science analytical work on Bitcoin's blockchain, and also how Unchained Capital are thinking about Bitcoin financial services. We discuss how Bitcoin enables entirely different delivery of financial products and services. One example of this is the new feature, Collaborative Custody. Topics: - Blockchain as heat engine - How much 'dust' there is and how much it costs to move - Bitcoin Financial Services - How Unchained Capital differentiates itself from other crypto lending businesses - Collaborative custody - Bear market blues - Future vision of Bitcoin financial services Dhruv & Unchained Capital Links: Bitcoin Data Science Part 3: Dust in the Engine: he-engine-615dd51f49 Dhruv’s twitter: https://twitter.com/dhruvbansal Unchained Capital site: https://www.unchained-capital.com/ Stephan Links: Website: https://stephanlivera.com/ Twitter: http://twitter.com/@stephanlivera 1:05:44December 17, 2018SLP40 Vijay Boyapati - Why Credit Deflation is More Likely Than Mass InflationVijay Boyapati (Software Developer, Austrian Economist) joins me to discuss his 2010 article, "Why Credit Deflation Is More Likely Than Mass Inflation". Find out where economics commentators were getting it wrong immediately post the 2008 Global Financial Crisis, and ways to think about Bitcoin in the coming years. Vijay Links: Article discussed: http://libertarianpapers.org/articles/2010/lp-2-43.pdf Vijay's Twitter: https://twitter.com/@real_vijay Stephan Links: Website: www.stephanlivera.com Twitter: http://twitter.com/@stephanlivera Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/StephanLivera49:11December 16, 2018SLP39 Olaoluwa Osuntokun (Roasbeef), CTO of Lightning LabsLaolu aka roasbeef, CTO of Lightning Labs joins me in this episode to talk about some of the latest developments with Bitcoin's Lightning Network: - Lightning Summit (Adelaide, Australia Nov 2018) - AMP - Splicing - Probing - Wumbology (large channels) - Neutrino - Wishlist for changes in Bitcoin Core - What products/services should be built on Lightning - What's coming up for Lightning Labs - Outlook for Lightning Network over the next year - How you can get involved Laolu links: Twitter: https://twitter.com/roasbeef Github: https://github.com/roasbeef Lightning Labs: https://lightning.engineering/ LND Developer site: https://dev.lightning.community/ Stephan links: Website: https://stephanlivera.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/stephanlivera56:45December 11, 2018SLP38 Per Bylund - The size of firmsPer Bylund (Assistant Professor at OSU and Fellow of Mises Institute) joins me to discuss how some firms today are larger than what they would be under a free market. The impact of regulation and ways to assess competition in a market are discussed. We also touch on the confusion about scarcity and 'post scarcity'. Per Bylund Links: Per’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/PerBylund Per’s website: http://perbylund.com/ Per’s Books: https://www.amazon.com/Per-L.-Bylund/e/B00LMNLBCU Entrepreneur articles: https://www.entrepreneur.com/author/per-bylund Stephan Livera: Website: https://stephanlivera.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/stephanlivera50:39December 8, 2018SLP37 Rene Pickhardt - Bitcoin Lightning Education & Lightning SummitRene Pickhardt, a Bitcoin/Lightning educator, and rising star in the world of Lightning joins me to talk about the Lightning Network. We discuss: - How he got into Lightning - Involvement in the Pirate party - The recent Lightning Summit in Australia - Upcoming Lightning tech - Routing Rene Pickhardt Links: Rene’s Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/renepickhardt Rene’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/renepickhardt Rene’s Github: https://github.com/renepickhardt 57:34December 4, 2018SLP36 Justin Moon - Teaching Bitcoin HODLers to code @ BUIDL BootcampJustin Moon (Founder/Instructor, BUIDL Bootcamp), joins me in this episode to discuss how he came into Bitcoin recently and started doing presentations, Bitcoin application coding and now teaching Bitcoin development to students. We talk about non traditional paths to careers such as software development, and also talk through the structure of BUIDL Bootcamp. Justin links: BUIDL Bootcamp: https://buidlbootcamp.com/ Justin Moon Twitter: https://twitter.com/_JustinMoon_ Justin Moon Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLp4OswuHySZZ3zrVBIoDjg/videos Stephan: Website - https://stephanlivera.com/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/stephanlivera Patreon - http://patreon.com/stephanlivera59:36November 29, 2018SLP35 Pierre Rochard - Lightning Power Excel Plugin, Lightning ResidencyPierre Rochard (Noded Podcast, Nakamoto Institute, Bitcoin Advisory) joins me in this episode to talk about his new Bitcoin Lightning "Power" Excel Plugin, which allows you to tinker with Lightning right inside MS Excel! We also talk about his recent experience at the Chaincode Lightning Residency, and various other topics on what kind of work is needed in Bitcoin & Lightning. Pierre Links: Pierre’s Lightning Power Users: https://www.lightningpowerusers.com/ Pierre Rochard Lightning Residency write ups: ng-residency-ab4c29ce2077 Noded Podcast: https://noded.org/ Nakamoto Institute: https://nakamotoinstitute.org/ Stephan Livera podcast links: Website: https://stephanlivera.com/episode/35 Subscribe on Apple: 0 Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/StephanLivera Follow/Message me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/stephanlivera1:06:12November 24, 2018SLP34 Dan Held - Bitcoin Heroes, Villains, Survival, and CapitulationDan Held (Co-Founder Picks & Shovels) has been writing influential articles and joins me in this episode to share his perspectives on being in Bitcoin for 6 years. We discuss what the real narrative was around Bitcoin in the early days, and how some Bitcoin Heroes turn and become Bitcoin Villains. We also discuss how to survive in Bitcoin, as well as broader investment discussion on what 'capitulation' looks like in a Bitcoin bear market.50:46November 17, 2018SLP33 Kara Haas - Bitcoin & Crypto Audit and AccountingKara Haas, CPA joins me to discuss Bitcoin auditing and accounting. Especially in relation to Tether, there are many people confused about what an audit is, versus an attestation. And with the Bitmain IPO, some confusion on the correct accounting treatment for Bitcoin. As an accountant and auditor in the field, Kara is able to shed some light on this.52:14November 10, 2018SLP32 Rigel (CoinsureNZ), Relaying Bitcoin transactions with TxTenna for censorship resistanceRigel Walshe (aka CoinsureNZ) joins me to talk about his recent viral adventures in sending Bitcoin transactions without internet on the device itself. His recent stories lit up social media and showed real world usage of TxTenna, a collaboration between GoTenna (mesh networking) and Samourai Wallet (Bitcoin wallet project focused on privacy).37:42November 4, 2018SLP31 Bitcoin & Crypto eating the world, with Patri FriedmanPatri Friedman, MD of Zarko Investment Group and a leader in the seasteading movement joins me to talk about how Bitcoin & Crypto will enable greatly freer markets around the world. We talk about Bitcoin maximalism, Crypto parallels with the dotcom bubble, jurisdictional competition, seasteading and start up cities, law as technology, and more. We also discuss David Friedman's thoughts on Bitcoin & Crypto, and what Patri's late grandfather, Milton Friedman, would have thought on Bitcoin.52:49October 31, 2018SLP30 Bitcoin-backed loans and financial services, with Zac Prince of BlockFiZac Prince, Founder and CEO of BlockFi joins me in this episode to talk about the incredible benefits of Bitcoin as collateral for USD loans. We talk about the 'double whammy' of how it can be used to minimise capital gains taxes, and get an interest deduction on the use of funds. Bitcoin also makes it easier to provide global debt financing in countries where it has traditionally been difficult to operate USD lending.54:16October 29, 2018SLP29 - Samourai Wallet, Bitcoin privacy software that Silicon Valley would never buildOne of the pseudonymous founders of Samourai Wallet joins me in this exciting episode to talk about Bitcoin privacy techniques that are applied within the wallet and upcoming improvements to their Bitcoin wallet app. Anyone interested to learn more about how Samourai Wallet helps protect privacy will truly enjoy this episode.1:08:58October 25, 2018SLP28 - Cyphernode Bitcoin API, with Francis Pouliot and Etienne Larrivee of Satoshi PortalFrancis Pouliot and Etienne Larrivee (CEO Satoshi Portal and Lead Developer Cyphernode), join me to talk about their newly released open source Bitcoin self-hosted API allowing you to more easily build Bitcoin services and applications. This enables businesses and users to reduce their reliance on commercial Bitcoin APIs, while still offering advanced features and utilities.58:40October 22, 2018SLP27 - Turning Stranded Natural Gas Into Bitcoin Mining Hashes, with Steve Barbour of Upstream DataSteve Barbour (Founder, Upstream Data) joins me to discuss how he is turning stranded natural gas into Bitcoin mining hashes. His HashGen product uses low value natural gas to improve the economics for Canadian Oil and Gas facilities, while powering Bitcoin mining ASICs. In this discussion we also talk about the 'bitcoin energy use is wasted' narrative, and how bitcoin mining was centralised in the past, but is now decentralising.1:02:47October 20, 2018SLP26 - Building Bitcoin services to last, with Jeremy Welch of CasaJeremy Welch (Founder of Casa) joins me in this episode to talk about crafting a business around the concept of safely storing bitcoin. We talk about the ethos of Casa, designing services for a sovereign individual, securing top tier talent, and Casa products.48:10October 13, 2018SLP25 - Taking Bitcoin Lightning Payment, and 'earner adoption', with Sergej Kotliar, CEO of BitrefillSergej Kotliar, CEO of Bitrefill joins me to discuss taking bitcoin and lightning payments as an online merchant. We talked about the challenges and benefits of doing this, particularly in how lightning network simplifies the user experience and reduces errors. In the second part of the episode, we talk about 'earner adoption' - the idea that bitcoin's ecosystem can grow from people earning it.52:52October 2, 2018SLP24 - Wasabi Bitcoin Wallet & Bitcoin Privacy, with Adam Ficsor (nopara73)Adam Ficsor (nopara73), a Bitcoin privacy developer and CTO of zkSNACKs joins me to talk about his new wallet, Wasabi Wallet. We talk about: Privacy being for everyone Comparison with other privacy projects, such as Monero, or other Bitcoin mixing services ZeroLink framework How your Bitcoin Privacy can be broken How chain analysis works What Wasabi Wallet does to break chain analysis heuristics Upcoming Wasabi Wallet launch53:26September 27, 2018SLP23 - Economic Eras of Bitcoin, and Lightning Development, with Rusty Russell of BlockstreamRusty Russell, a well known and respected Bitcoin Lightning developer at Blockstream joins me in this episode. We talk about his article, The Three Economic Eras of Bitcoin, and discuss the Lightning Network for Bitcoin. Lastly, Rusty draws from his prior experience as a Linux kernel developer to contrast Linux development with Bitcoin and Lightning development practices and culture.1:09:15September 20, 2018SLP22 - Unnecessary crypto-tokens and Bitcoin/Lightning development, with Udi WertheimerUdi Wertheimer (Bitcoin software developer) joins me to discuss the use of unnecessary crypto-tokens, why some people do it, the use of non-crypto tokens in gaming, unnecessary blockchains, #reckless lightning development, and what he is looking forward to in Bitcoin and Lightning.57:48September 17, 2018SLP21 - Jimmy Song, Bitcoin Educator, Developer and EntrepreneurJimmy Song (Bitcoin Educator, Developer, and Entrepreneur) joins me in this episode to discuss his recent debate with Roger Ver, and in the second half we also discuss Blockchain skepticism. We separate the signal from the noise on 'enterprise blockchain' technology by discussing the true costs and difficulties involved, and then discuss some alternatives to 'enterprise blockchain'.52:20September 15, 2018SLP20 - Samson Mow, CSO of BlockstreamSamson Mow, CSO of Blockstream (leading provider of blockchain technologies) joins me in this episode to discuss a variety of topics: Bitmain IPO, mining centralisation Errors of cryptocurrency 'diversification' When it makes sense to use a blockchain, when it doesn't Why Blockstream builds mostly on bitcoin Blockstream products Cryptocurrency Data feed, and Liquid network Privacy Bitcoin Fee Market Samson's Hat sales and blog49:42September 9, 2018SLP19 - The Bitcoin Ecosystem, with Vortex (Jeffrey)Vortex (Jeffrey), a software developer and well known bitcoin YouTuber joins me in this episode to talk about the Bitcoin ecosystem. This interview is targeted for newbies to bitcoin, to help them understand the key components of the Bitcoin ecosystem. We also discuss: the Cryptocast network, the role of nodes in Bitcoin, Bitcoin development, his course Programming with Bitcoin, Fintech vs FinUI, and his outlook for the future.53:26September 8, 2018SLP18 - Pioneering Bitcoin/Lightning Payments in Australia, with Daniel Alexiuc (CEO Living Room of Satoshi)Daniel Alexiuc (CEO of Living Room of Satoshi) joins me in this episode to discuss how he is pioneering Bitcoin and Lightning Network payments in Australia, both on his website LROS, and also as a partner with Travel By Bit. We discuss: his viral video using LN to buy a coffee in Brisbane airport (May 2018), why blockchains aren't a good payment system, use of both C-Lightning by Blockstream and Lnd by Lightning Labs, crypto payment volumes increasing, use of BTCpay, and outlook for the future.29:38September 3, 2018SLP17 - Bitmain, Bcash, Facebook Crypto rumours, and reframing scarcity with Vijay BoyapatiVijay Boyapati (Software engineer, Austrian economist) and I discuss the coming Bitmain IPO, the economic errors behind BCash, rumours of Facebook entering Crypto, reframing scarcity, hard money in earlier times, and how Bitcoin might fare in a broader market crash.59:52September 1, 2018SLP16 - Keeping Bitcoin Simple, with Beautyon (Akin Fernandez)Akin (Beautyon_) and I discuss what led him to Bitcoin, his Bitcoin business Azteco, stances on Bitcoin and regulation, the importance of keeping Bitcoin simple, Open source software versus closed source software, and Samurai Bitcoin wallet.56:58August 29, 2018SLP15 - Intellectual Property, Bitcoin, and Internet Censorship, with Stephan KinsellaStephan Kinsella, Intellectual Property lawyer, and libertarian advocate joins me in this episode to discuss: His story with bitcoin Money as Sui Generis Good The imprecise application of Lockean property theory Why you can't own bitcoin, but it probably doesn't make a big difference anyway The harmful effects of patents and copyright 'Internet Censorship' as it relates to property rights and ownership of private social media platforms58:54August 17, 2018SLP14 - Lightning Hack Day, with Jeff Gallas of FulmoJeff Gallas is the Founder of Fulmo and lead organizer of #LightningHackDay. We talk about the community of pioneers who are building lightning applications, and related hardware. We also talk about the upcoming Lightning Hack Day on September 1st.42:07August 17, 2018SLP13 - Bitcoin as Ultimate Asset, with Fernando Ulrich, Austrian EconomistIn this episode, we talk through emerging market currency crises, and his new 5 part article series on Bitcoin as Ultimate Asset. We contrast differing monetary views, why it doesn't make sense to spend bitcoin right now, Medium of Exchange vs Method of Payment, and fallacies of 'Medium of Exchange only' cryptocurrencies.50:25August 16, 2018SLP12 - Bitcoin Mining and Energy, with Hass McCookHass McCook and I discuss the Bitcoin mining market and his recent research, "The Cost and Sustainability of Bitcoin". We cover key bitcoin mining metrics, bitcoin mining cost price ranges, the Bitcoin Price - Mining Hash Rate relationship, the evolution of bitcoin mining over the past 3 years, and compare Bitcoin mining costs vs Gold mining.1:01:42August 14, 2018SLP11 - Bitcoin's Decentralised Governance, with Pierre RochardPierre Rochard (co-founder Nakamoto Institute, co-host Noded podcast) and I talk through Bitcoin's Decentralised Governance. This is the process by which Bitcoin's rules are decided, implemented, and enforced without having a central authority. Some topics covered: The different parties involved Network Governance Bitcoin has no central authority Process of Research, Proposal, Implementation, Deployment, Enforcement Schelling Points1:21:12August 12, 2018SLP10 - Visions of Bitcoin and Transaction Batching with Nic Carter and HasuNic Carter and Hasu join me to discuss the multitude of changing visions of Bitcoin, and also a Transaction Batching analysis they performed. We discuss how the narratives and attitudes in Bitcoin have changed over time as different constraints surfaced. In the second half, we discuss bitcoin transaction batching, and more appropriate ways to think about the number of bitcoin transactions.52:33August 11, 2018SLP9 - Lightning UX and Routing, with Bryan VuBryan Vu, VP of Product at Lightning Labs joins me in this episode to sketch out a vision of what Lightning Network may evolve into. We discuss Lightning User Experience and Routing, and the benefits to users, merchants and exchanges.58:12August 11, 2018SLP8 - Bitcoin Monetary Evolution, with Murad MahmudovMurad and I explore a range of economic thought about Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies in a fascinating interview discussing the path to Bitcoin as 'monetary winner'. As a prolific writer and analyst in Bitcoin, Murad is very well read and articulate. We discuss: His articles, how Bitcoin is ushering in an era of unprecedented peace and prosperity, a framework for monetary Store of Value criteria, and more.52:51August 9, 2018SLP7 - Earning Interest on Bitcoin's Lightning Network, with Nik BhatiaIn this episode with Nik Bhatia, we talk about the potential for forming capital markets on top of Bitcoin and the Lightning Network, by calculating an interest rate (LNRR - Lightning Network Reference Rate) based on the routing fees earned in staking BTC to Lightning Network payment channels.48:18August 4, 2018SLP6 - Fiat Money as 'fad diet', with BitsteinIn this episode with Bitstein, we break down Paul Krugman's errors in his NYT "Transaction Costs and Tethers: Why I’m a Crypto Skeptic" column, as well as other topics: Mischaracterisation of what money's purpose is Krugman's 'nirvana fallacies' in money Why fiat money is an aberration and more akin to a 'fad diet' than bitcoin or gold are Why Everyone Is a Scammer and the Scammer heuristic Bitcoin Maximalism - is it descriptive or prescriptive? UNIX philosophy1:05:39August 3, 2018SLP5 - Bitcoin in Beijing and common errors in 'Crypto', with Neil WoodfineIn this episode with Neil Woodfine, we talk about the changing face of Bitcoin education and common errors in reasoning about Bitcoin and 'token economics'. Some topics we touch on: Bitcoin in Beijing Bitcoin education in the early days vs Bitcoin/Crypto education now Incentives of unnecessary tokens Bitcoin is not 'backed by' stored energy Intolerance of bitcoin versus it merely being a superior money Skin in the game of Bitcoiners versus other projects such as Ethereum55:41August 2, 2018SLP4 - Why Bitcoin and not the others, with JW WeathermanIn this collaboration episode with JW Weatherman, we talk about some of the reasons why Bitcoin is best, versus the altcoins. We also discuss some of the security flaws and problems with the design and execution of altcoins such as: Bcash, EOS, Ethereum, Ripple, Monero, Zcash1:08:52July 29, 2018SLP3 - Bitcoin Investment Theses with Pierre RochardPierre Rochard joins us in this incredible episode to discuss the case for investing in Bitcoin. Pierre shares insights and thoughts from his years of being in the Bitcoin space, and offers improved ways of thinking about Bitcoin investment.50:09July 29, 2018SLP2 - How Bitcoin "mentally captures" people with Vijay BoyapatiIn this episode with Vijay Boyapati, we discuss economics of Bitcoin. Most interesting is the concept that over time, more and more people are being 'mentally captured' by Bitcoin. Some other points discussed: Bitcoin progressing through stages of 'moneyness' Hype cycles of bitcoin HODL'ing as freeriding Confidence in Bitcoin1:00:42July 28, 2018SLP1 - Bitcoin as Sound Money with Saifedean Ammous, Austrian EconomistStephan interviews Saifedean Ammous, Austrian Economics Professor and author of The Bitcoin Standard. In this podcast episode we take a deep dive into the case for Bitcoin as sound money, and what is potentially the hardest money the world has ever seen.1:19:23July 23, 2018Stephan Livera PodcastBy Stephan LiveraJoin Stephan as he interviews the sharpest economic and technical minds in Bitcoin & Austrian Economics to help you understand how money is changing and evolving. This is one of the leading podcasts in the space, and listening to this show is one of the fastest ways to learn and get up to speed on Bitcoin. Starting in undefined…00:0059:491xSLP163 Cory Klippsten - Bitcoin’s Intransigent Minority, Swan Bitcoin & Bitcoiner VenturesCory Klippsten, CEO and Co-founder of Swan Bitcoin, GP of Bitcoiner Ventures joins me on the show to talk about: Taleb’s thought and applying it to Bitcoin The Intransigent Minority Swan Bitcoin Cheapest Auto DCA in the US Bitcoiner Ventures and what it’s about, and how to get involved Cory Klippsten links: Twitter: @coryklippsten Swan Bitcoin: SwanBitcoin.com Bitcoiner Ventures AngelList Syndicate:  https://angel.co/i/v7pGo Bitcoiner Ventures: BitcoinerVentures.com Article: Ten Million Bitcoiners: The Intransigent Minority Sponsor links: Kraken Unchained Capital SwanBitcoin Stephan Livera links: Show notes and website Follow me on twitter @stephanlivera Subscribe to the podcast Patreon @stephanlivera 59:49April 3, 2020SLP162 Matt D’Souza - Bitcoin Halving Analysis: Bullish for Competitive MinersMatt D’Souza CEO of Blockware Solutions joins me to talk about his team’s recent research piece on Bitcoin Halving and analysis from a mining perspective. In this conversation, we chat: Market participant profiles Miner electricity distribution Shut off and breakeven cost Mining Rigs Scenario Analysis Why some miners operate at a loss Difficulty adjustment dynamics Why Efficient miners welcome the halving Matt D’Souza links: Twitter: @mjdsouza2 Research: 2020 Halving Analysis Blockware: blockwaresolutions.com Sponsor links: Kraken Unchained Capital CypherWheel by CypherSafe SwanBitcoin Stephan Livera links: Show notes and website Follow me on twitter @stephanlivera Subscribe to the podcast Patreon @stephanlivera 56:24April 1, 2020SLP161 Titus Gebel - Bitcoin Citadels as Free Private CitiesTitus Gebel joins me to talk about Free Private Cities and how they relate to Bitcoin Citadels, a way for Bitcoin people to peacefully set up Bitcoin friendly cities. We talk: The problem with democracy and standard political activism Legal system Fee for service Benefits of lower cost and more certainty Dealing with poverty and pandemics How to get there Titus links: Twitter: @titusgebel Free Private Cities website: freeprivatecities.com Free Private Cities book: https://www.freeprivatecities.com/en/book/ Free Private Cities twitter: @fpcitiesinc Sponsor links: Kraken Unchained Capital SwanBitcoin Stephan Livera links: Show notes and website Follow me on twitter @stephanlivera Subscribe to the podcast Patreon @stephanlivera 1:11:36March 27, 2020SLP160 BTCxZelko - Protect Your Bitcoin Privacy With Ronin DojoBTCxZelko, Samourai Wallet community member co-founded the Ronin Dojo project, an easy to use Raspberry Pi / Odroid install script and UI to run your own Samourai Wallet Dojo. It’s an easy, cost effective way to run your own node backing your Samourai Wallet, which enables you to use Bitcoin over Tor, with coinjoining and best in class privacy features. Zelko and I talk: How he learned command line How he got into Bitcoin privacy techniques Recommended hardware for Ronin Dojo How to install it for yourself Zelko links: Twitter: @BTCxZelko Ronin Dojo Wiki: Ronin Dojo Wiki Ronin Dojo Telegram: Ronin Dojo TG Chat group Relevant prior episodes: SLP150 Samourai Wallet SLP138 Matt Odell SLP130 Ergo  SLP117 Pura Vida SLP78 Samourai Wallet SLP29 Samourai Wallet Sponsor links: Kraken Unchained Capital SwanBitcoin Stephan Livera links: Show notes and website Follow me on twitter @stephanlivera Subscribe to the podcast Patreon @stephanlivera 1:09:51March 25, 2020SLP159 Phil Bonello - Bitcoin Sovereign Individual Investment ThesisPhil Bonello joins me to talk about the book, The Sovereign Individual, and how it relates to a Bitcoin investment thesis. We talk: The Sovereign Individual book Black Magic of Compound Interest and Jurisdiction shopping What the book got wrong Investment theses around the book relating to: Media Education Remote Work Bitcoin businesses Censorship and Privacy Phil Bonello links: Twitter: https://twitter.com/PhilJBonello Sovereign Individual Investment thesis: t Sponsor links: Kraken Unchained Capital SwanBitcoin Stephan Livera links: Show notes and website Follow me on twitter @stephanlivera Subscribe to the podcast Patreon @stephanlivera 50:22March 20, 2020SLP158 John Lee Quigley - How Does a Bitcoin Price Crash Impact Bitcoin Miners?John Lee Quigley of MinerUpdate and Adaptive Analysis joins me in this episode to talk about the impacts of bitcoin price drop on Bitcoin mining. We talk about: What the key costs are for miners Who are the key players in bitcoin mining Miner trends Geographic dispersion Vertical integration Energy use John Lee Quigley Links: Twitter: @JohnLeeQuigley MinerUpdate: https://www.minerupdate.com/ Adaptive Analysis: https://adaptiveanalysis.io/ Sample: MinerMovements #7 - Matthew Mining Effect Sponsor links: Kraken Unchained Capital CypherWheel by CypherSafe SwanBitcoin Stephan Livera links: Show notes and website Follow me on twitter @stephanlivera Subscribe to the podcast Patreon @stephanlivera 55:50March 18, 2020SLP157 Andy Edstrom - Bad Options For the Fiat Debt Problem & Why Buy BitcoinAndy Edstrom, CFA CFP and author of “Why Buy Bitcoin” joins me to talk about: Learning about austrian economics after getting into Bitcoin Investor mindset Fiat Money Debt Problem and Bad Options for how we get out of it Why Buy Bitcoin book Andy Links: Twitter: https://twitter.com/edstromandrew Website: www.andyedstrom.com Book: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07XG2J3S9 Sponsor links: Kraken Unchained Capital CypherWheel by CypherSafe SwanBitcoin Stephan Livera links: Show notes and website Follow me on twitter @stephanlivera Subscribe to the podcast Patreon @stephanlivera 1:10:32March 13, 2020SLP156 Carlos Roldan - Satoshi's Games and LightniteCarlos Roldan, CEO & Co founder of Satoshi’s Games, joins me to talk about why he’s excited about Lightning powered gaming. We talk: Why he got into Lightning Bitcoin enabled gaming Making it multi platform and beautiful Lessons learned with Satoshi’s Place Schedule going forward with Lightnite Where you can get Lightnite Carlos Links: Lightnite: https://lightnite.io/ref=slp Twitter: @whiteyhat Satoshi’s Games: https://satoshis.games/ Satoshi’s Games Twitter: @SatoshisGames Sponsor links: Kraken Unchained Capital CypherWheel by CypherSafe SwanBitcoin Stephan Livera links: Show notes and website Follow me on twitter @stephanlivera Subscribe to the podcast Patreon @stephanlivera 48:36March 10, 2020SLP155 Clark Moody - Bitcoin Dashboard & the 1000 Year Bull RunClark Moody, Bitcoin OG and entrepreneur joins me to talk about his dashboard, which is a fantastic resource for learning about bitcoin and monitoring bitcoin statistics. This is a great episode to learn about useful concepts in Bitcoin and Lightning. We talk about: Clark’s history in bitcoin Why he started the dashboard Blockchain stats Node stats Mining economics S2F Output types Future directions Clark Moody links: Twitter: @clarkmoody Dashboard: https://bitcoin.clarkmoody.com/dashboard/ Sponsor links: Kraken Unchained Capital CypherWheel by CypherSafe SwanBitcoin Stephan Livera links: Show notes and website Follow me on twitter @stephanlivera Subscribe to the podcast Patreon @stephanlivera 1:05:10March 6, 2020SLP154 Nick @BTConometrics - Quantitative Bitcoin Analysis & S2F Cointegration StrengthensNick joins me to talk about how he tried to disprove PlanB’s Stock to flow model, but ended up finding out that it holds up. We also talk about cointegration, what that means, and some of Nick’s statistical work. We talk about: Professional background Background to S2F Cointegration and what it means Engle-Granger test Mean Reversion indicator Shitcoins riding Bitcoin’s coat tails Nick links: Twitter: @Btconometrics Website: https://btconometrics.com/ Article: -value-b2d9e61f68af Related episodes: SLP67 SLP86 SLP122 Sponsor links: Kraken Unchained Capital CypherWheel by CypherSafe SwanBitcoin Stephan Livera links: Show notes and website Follow me on twitter @stephanlivera Subscribe to the podcast Patreon @stephanlivera 50:06March 3, 2020SLP153 Philipp Bagus - What Most People Get Wrong About DeflationPhilipp Bagus, Professor Department of Applied Economics, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos - joins me to talk about why deflation is not what you typically hear in the mainstream financial press. In this conversation we talk about: The real causes of deflation Why deflation is not necessarily what causes recessions Distinctions between growth deflation, and bank credit deflation Contrasting life under a fiat money standard with a hard money standard Real world examples Philipp Bagus links: Website: http://philippbagus.com/ Twitter: @PhilippBagus Book: In Defense of Deflation Mises Profile: Philipp Bagus Other episodes you may like: SLP51 Guido Hulsmann SLP45 Jeff Deist Sponsor links: Kraken Unchained Capital CypherWheel by CypherSafe Stephan Livera links: Show notes and website Follow me on twitter @stephanlivera Subscribe to the podcast Patreon @stephanlivera 1:01:39February 28, 2020SLP152 NVK - CK-BUNKER and Bitcoin BackupsNVK (Coinkite) joins me to talk about a new project, CK-BUNKER, a DIY co-signer. We talk about what this is, how it could be used by bitcoin businesses or service providers. Separately, we also talk about backing up your bitcoins and making sure they’re safe for the years to come. We talk: CK-BUNKER How to use it Coldcard and secure elements Opendime Bitcoin Backups Stablecoins NVK links: Twitter: @nvk CK-BUNKER: https://ckbunker.com/ Coinkite: https://coinkite.com/ (use code: LIVERA for discount) TG: https://t.me/coldcard NVK prior appearances: SLP62 SLP101 Sponsor links: Kraken Unchained Capital CypherWheel by CypherSafe Stephan Livera links: Show notes and website Follow me on twitter @stephanlivera Subscribe to the podcast Patreon @stephanlivera 1:32:37February 25, 2020SLP151 Obi - Coinfloor Going Bitcoin Only & Bitcoin Audits (aka Proof of Reserves)Obi Nwosu, CEO and Co-founder of Coinfloor joins me in this episode to talk about his approach to the space. We talk about: Going Bitcoin Only and when an exchange should delist cryptocurrencies Proof of Reserves & Proof of Solvency Educating users of the exchange about Bitcoin Supporting grass roots bitcoin meet ups, conferences, organisations Advancing Bitcoin Obi links: Twitter: @obi Coinfloor: https://coinfloor.co.uk/hodl/ Coinfloor Bitcoin Audits: https://coinfloor.co.uk/hodl/proof/ Sponsor links: Kraken Unchained Capital CypherWheel by CypherSafe Stephan Livera links: Show notes and website Follow me on twitter @stephanlivera Subscribe to the podcast Patreon @stephanlivera 1:03:37February 21, 2020SLP150 Samourai Wallet - Make Every Bitcoin Spend a CoinJoinThe co-founder of Samourai Wallet, rejoins me in this episode to talk about the current state of bitcoin privacy techniques, and some exciting updates coming soon to Samourai Wallet. We talk: Creeping KYC and has bitcoin social culture regressed? Does taint exist? Coin selection algorithms. STONEWALL, and Solomon Stowaway / PayJoin Wallet fingerprinting and whether it’s an issue Mobile mixing Dojo and Ronin Dojo Thoughts on Lightning and Liquid Samourai Wallet links: Website: Samouraiwallet.com Twitter: @SamouraiWallet SW Telegram: https://t.me/SamouraiWallet SW Whirlpool Trollbox Telegram: https://t.me/whirlpool_trollbox SW Dojo room: https://t.me/samourai_dojo Ronin Dojo: https://t.me/RoninDojoUI Relevant Prior interviews: SLP29 with SW SLP78 with SW SLP117 with Pura Vida SLP130 with Ergo SLP138 with Matt Odell Sponsor links: Kraken Unchained Capital CypherWheel by CypherSafe Stephan Livera links: Show notes and website Follow me on twitter @stephanlivera Subscribe to the podcast Patreon @stephanlivera 1:53:56February 18, 2020SLP149 Waxwing - Is Consumerism at Odds With Privacy in Bitcoin? JoinMarket, PayJoin, SNICKERAdam Gibson (aka Waxwing), Bitcoin privacy advocate, and contributor to JoinMarket joins me to discuss his thoughts on the state of privacy in Bitcoin. We talk about: Why consumerism mentality may stop people from using privacy techniques Why blockchain analysis companies are probably over rated Schnorr Taproot and cross input signature aggregation CoinJoinXT SNICKER JoinMarket PayJoin Adam Gibson links: Mastodon: @waxwing Twitter: @waxwing__ Github: AdamISZ Blog: JoinMarket.me/blog JoinMarket:JoinMarket.me Github: https://github.com/JoinMarket-Org/joinmarket-clientserver IRC: #joinmarket on freenode Sponsor links: Kraken Unchained Capital CypherWheel by CypherSafe Stephan Livera links: Show notes and website Follow me on twitter @stephanlivera Subscribe to the podcast Patreon @stephanlivera 2:11:48February 15, 2020SLP148 Petek @RadarRayne - Bridging Art and Bitcoin with Stock to FlowPetek (@RadarRayne) joins me to talk about coming into Bitcoin as an artist, and creating Bitcoin art. We also chat about her experience working with PlanB on stock to flow inspired art pieces, her thoughts on women in bitcoin, and how some ideas were just ripe for being created! Petek Links: Twitter: @RadarRayne Sponsor links: Kraken Unchained Capital CypherWheel by CypherSafe Stephan Livera links: Show notes and website Follow me on twitter @stephanlivera Subscribe to the podcast Patreon @stephanlivera 56:19February 10, 2020SLP147 Pierre Rochard & Saifedean Ammous - Bitcoin as Savings Technology & Number Go UpPierre Rochard (Kraken, Noded Podcast, Nakamoto Institute) and Saifedean Ammous (Bitcoin economist and author of The Bitcoin Standard) join me to talk about Bitcoin as Savings Technology and Number Go Up technology. This point is often misunderstood, so listen in for discussion on: Cash balance Savings technology Number Go Up Stock to flow Lightning and Bitcoin developments Pierre Rochard Links: Twitter: @pierre_rochard Kraken Careers: Kraken Careers Kraken: Kraken.com Nakamoto Institute: Nakamotoinstitute.org Noded Podcast: Noded.org Saifedean Ammous Links: Twitter: @saifedean Site: https://saifedean.com/ Sponsor links: Kraken Unchained Capital CypherWheel by CypherSafe Stephan Livera links: Show notes and website Follow me on twitter @stephanlivera Subscribe to the podcast Patreon @stephanlivera 53:17February 7, 2020SLP146 Will Cole - Bitcoin Native Financial ServicesWill Cole, CPO of Unchained Capital joins me to talk about: Learning about bitcoin and austrian economics Bitcoin meet ups and the shifts over time Getting ready for a bull run Bitcoin and allodial title Wyoming Blockchain taskforce Unchained Capital vaults and loans Bitcoin as collateral Will Cole links: Twitter: @Willcole Unchained Capital: Unchained-capital.com Unchained Capital twitter: @unchainedcap Sponsor links: Kraken Unchained Capital CypherWheel by CypherSafe Stephan Livera links: Show notes and website Follow me on twitter @stephanlivera Subscribe to the podcast Patreon @stephanlivera 1:04:12February 3, 2020SLP145 Rahim Taghizadegan - The Zero Interest Rate Trap and social consequences of fiatRahim Taghizadegan, Austrian economist and author, joins me in this episode to talk about the problems with central banking, and social consequences of fiat money. If you enjoyed earlier episodes on Austrian economics, you’ll really enjoy this one! We talk: Why central banking is a problem What governments are enabled to do Capital structure of production Social consequences of fiat money How to escape the Zero Interest Rate Trap Rahim Links: Twitter: @scholarium_at Book: https://www.incrementum.li/en/book-the-zero-interest-rate-trap/ Website: scholarium.at Sponsor links: Kraken Unchained Capital CypherWheel by CypherSafe GiveBitcoin / SwanBitcoin Stephan Livera links: Show notes and website Follow me on twitter @stephanlivera Subscribe to the podcast Patreon @stephanlivera 1:03:06January 31, 2020SLP144 Steve Lee - Square Crypto and Supporting Bitcoin DevelopmentSteve Lee joins me in the first official Square Crypto podcast appearance! We talk about how he got into Bitcoin, and Square Crypto’s focus on supporting Bitcoin and Lightning open source development. We talk about: The Square Crypto team and their focus Lightning Development Kit BTCPayServer Zman Supporting bitcoin development UI and UX issues with bitcoin today Links: Steve Lee Twitter: @moneyball Square Crypto: @sqcrypto Square Crypto blog post Sponsor links: Kraken Unchained Capital CypherWheel by CypherSafe GiveBitcoin / SwanBitcoin Stephan Livera links: Show notes and website Follow me on twitter @stephanlivera Subscribe to the podcast Patreon @stephanlivera 1:01:40January 26, 2020SLP143 Eduardo Gomez - Bitcoin as a source of truth in VenezuelaEduardo Gomez, head of customer support at Purse.io joins me to talk about some interesting developments in Venezuela and bitcoin being used to transfer value across borders. We talk about: Eduardo’s background Bitcoin as source of truth Petro Stablecoins What’s needed in terms of tooling and education Bitcoin in Argentina Eduardo links: Twitter: @codiox Purse: purse.io Sponsor links: Kraken Unchained Capital CypherWheel by CypherSafe GiveBitcoin Stephan Livera links: Show notes and website Follow me on twitter @stephanlivera Subscribe to the podcast Patreon @stephanlivera 1:24:48January 21, 2020SLP142 Pierre-Marie Padiou - ACINQ & Phoenix Wallet: easiest non-custodial lightning wallet yet? Pierre-Marie Padiou is CEO and co-founder of ACINQ, building on Bitcoin’s Lightning Network. We talk about how ACINQ got founded and their very impressive new Lightning wallet, Phoenix. Phoenix represents a step forward in non-custodial Lightning wallet user experience and we talk about the tradeoffs that go into making this a reality. This episode is a must listen so you know how to best demonstrate Lightning for Bitcoin Lightning newbies or family/friends. ACINQ links: Twitter: @acinq_co ACINQ Website: https://acinq.co/ Phoenix Website: https://phoenix.acinq.co/ Github: https://github.com/ACINQ/ Telegram: https://t.me/phoenix_wallet Sponsor links: Kraken Unchained Capital CypherWheel by CypherSafe GiveBitcoin Stephan Livera links: Show notes and website Follow me on twitter @stephanlivera Subscribe to the podcast Patreon @stephanlivera 1:25:46January 18, 2020SLP141 American HODL - HODLer stories and Bitcoin CitadelsAmerican HODL of Bitcoin Twitter joins me to tell us his stories of Bitcoin HODLing, how he built up his conviction in Bitcoin HODLing, and where we’re going with this: Modern society and the impact of fiat money HODLer stories Spend and replace vs HODL Bitcoin Baby steps Bitcoin Citadels - will they be real? Links: Twitter: @american_hodl Sponsor links: Kraken Unchained Capital CypherWheel by CypherSafe GiveBitcoin Stephan Livera links: Show notes and website Follow me on twitter @stephanlivera Subscribe to the podcast 1:13:56January 14, 2020SLP140 Gigi - Bitcoin’s Gravity and 21 LessonsGigi, Bitcoin author and curator of bitcoin-resources.com joins me to talk about some of his recent articles and the recent launch of his 21 Lessons book. We talk about: The gravitational pull of bitcoin Key resources from bitcoin-resources.com 21 Lessons learned along the way Gigi links: Twitter: @dergigi 21 Lessons: 21lessons.com 21 Lessons - Amazon book: Amazon Bitcoin-Resources: Bitcoin-resources.com Sponsor links: Kraken Unchained Capital CypherWheel by CypherSafe GiveBitcoin Stephan Livera links: Show notes and website Follow me on twitter @stephanlivera Subscribe to the podcast 1:01:43January 10, 2020SLP139 Andreas M. Antonopoulos - Mastering Lightning & Using BTCPayServerAndreas M. Antonopoulos, world renowned bitcoin speaker & author rejoins me on the show today to talk about some of his latest projects and efforts in Bitcoin. We talk about: Mastering Lightning - new book coming Process on learning Lightning Network Challenges in LN today Using BTCPayServer to be a merchant Using RTL myNode Andreas links: Twittter: @aantonop Website: aantonop.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/aantonop Sponsor links: Kraken Unchained Capital CypherWheel by CypherSafe GiveBitcoin Stephan Livera links: Show notes and website Follow me on twitter @stephanlivera Subscribe to the podcast 1:07:10January 6, 2020SLP138 Matt Odell - Should Bitcoiners Coinjoin? Matt Odell, co-host of TFTC/RHR joins me in this episode to talk about coinjoin techniques and bitcoin privacy. We discuss: What sparked off the recent discussion on coinjoin Binance SG flagging a customer for using coinjoin What’s at stake Is there a tension between ‘white market KYC compliant’ bitcoin and ‘grey market agorism’ bitcoin? Action steps to take Matt Odell links: Twitter: @matt_odell TFTC/RHR: TFTC.io Ronin Dojo: Ronin Dojo Github Sponsor links: Kraken Unchained Capital CypherWheel by CypherSafe GiveBitcoin Stephan Livera links: Show notes and website Follow me on twitter @stephanlivera Subscribe to the podcast 1:03:04January 1, 2020SLP137 AJ Towns - Schnorr Taproot Tapscript BIPsAJ Towns, bitcoin core contributor @ Xapo joins me to talk about his recent work advancing the Schnorr, Taproot, and Tapscript BIPs. We talk about: What are Schnorr signatures? What is MuSig? What is Taproot, and what is Tapscript? Script changes Schnorr Review Club Benefits for Bitcoin and Lightning Upgrade path Activation AJ Towns links: Twitter: @ajtowns Github: @ajtowns Schnorr Taproot Review club and resources link: Taproot Review Github Schnorr BIP Taproot BIP Tapscript BIP Sponsor links: Kraken Unchained Capital CypherWheel by CypherSafe GiveBitcoin Stephan Livera links: Show notes and website Follow me on twitter @stephanlivera Subscribe to the podcast 1:32:03December 27, 2019SLP136 Alex Leishman - Bitcoin Socratic Seminars & River FinancialAlex Leishman, organizer of SF Bitcoin Devs and CEO of River, joins me in this episode to talk about his journey in Bitcoin and Austrian Economics, as well as talk about how to moderate and run a successful Bitcoin Socratic Seminar meet up. Listen in and get some tips on how you can run or participate in Bitcoin meet ups in your city! We talk: Ground rules What discussion takes place at a Bitcoin Socratic Seminar How the rest of the world can copy this model River FInancial Alex Leishman links: Twitter: @Leishman SF Bitcoin Devs: SF Bitcoin Devs River Financial: River Financial Sponsor links: Kraken Unchained Capital CypherWheel by CypherSafe GiveBitcoin Stephan Livera links: Show notes and website Follow me on twitter @stephanlivera Subscribe to the podcast 1:01:54December 23, 2019SLP135 Suheb - Manage Your Lightning Node with RTLSuheb, co-founder of RTL joins me in this episode to talk about tips on managing your Lightning Node with RTL. We talk: How Suheb got into Lightning His experience with the Lightning Torch Different personas for RTL - Node Operator, Merchant Channel Management Interface What’s coming next with RTL Suheb and RTL links: Twitter: @Suheb__ RTL: @RTL_app RTL Github: RTL Github Sponsor links: Kraken Unchained Capital CypherWheel by CypherSafe GiveBitcoin Stephan Livera links: Show notes and website Follow me on twitter @stephanlivera Subscribe to the podcast 1:00:18December 20, 2019SLP134 Rusty Russell - Lightning Multi Part PaymentsRusty Russell from Blockstream rejoins me in this episode to talk about a very exciting development in Bitcoin’s Lightning Network: Multi Part Payments. This is a new feature that will be implemented into the Lightning Network specification, and will be included in the new c-lightning 0.8.0 release. We talk about: Development work ongoing Multi Part Payments and how they change Lightning Network Payment Secrets Privacy on Lightning Network Outlook for Lightning Network in 2020 Rusty Russell links Twitter: @Rusty_twit BOLT specs: Lightning network specification C-lightning: ElementsProject/lightning Blockstream website: Blockstream.com Prior episodes with Rusty: SLP23 - Economic Eras of Bitcoin, and Lightning Development, with Rusty Russell of Blockstream SLP98 Rusty Russell and Joe Netti – Can Lightning Network Scale to a Million Channels? Sponsor links: Kraken Unchained Capital CypherWheel by CypherSafe GiveBitcoin Stephan Livera links: Show notes and website Follow me on twitter @stephanlivera Subscribe to the podcast 1:03:16December 16, 2019SLP133 Trace Mayer - Proof of Keys, and Bitcoin’s Battle on Two FrontsTrace Mayer, world renowned Bitcoin investor, writer and speaker rejoins me on the podcast to talk about Proof of Keys, an annual event for Bitcoiners to withdraw bitcoins from any third parties to keys they hold. In this episode we talk about: Proof of Keys Tools and best practices The battle for scarcity, and the battle for privacy Mises’ book, Bureaucracy Trace Mayer links: Twitter: @TraceMayer Proof of Keys: ProofOfKeys.com Bitcoin Knowledge Podcast: Bitcoin.kn Sponsor links: Kraken Unchained Capital CypherWheel by CypherSafe GiveBitcoin Stephan Livera links: Show notes and website Follow me on twitter @stephanlivera Subscribe to the podcast 1:03:17December 13, 2019SLP132 Christian Moss (Mandelduck) - Bitcoin Lightning gaming with ZebedeeChristian joins me in this episode to talk about his experiences building on lightning network, and his venture along Andre Neves and Simon Cowell with Zebedee, lightning powered games. We talk: How Chris got into Bitcoin app development Does Lightning belong in games? Zebedee approach to lightning game development Thoughts on Lightning Network more generally, and LNURL Links: Christian Moss Twitter: @MandelDuck Zebedee website: Zebedee.io Zebedee Article: Does Bitcoin in Gaming Make Sense? Sponsor links: Kraken Unchained Capital 21x.io GiveBitcoin Stephan Livera links: Show notes and website Follow me on twitter @stephanlivera Subscribe to the podcast 1:04:45December 11, 2019SLP131 Parker Lewis - Bitcoin is IntuitiveParker Lewis, Head of Business Development at Unchained Capital joins me in this episode to talk about a range of things: How he went from global macro hedge fund to bitcoiner What the Fed gets wrong A Hayekian appreciation for bitcoin His blog series, Gradually, Then Suddenly Bitcoin becoming intuitive Unchained Capital Caravan - open source & free multi sig Links: Parker Lewis Twitter @Parkeralewis Unchained Capital Website Unchained Capital Twitter Unchained Capital Youtube Caravan Demo Other relevant episodes: SLP113 Dhruv Bansal SLP97 Michael Flaxman Sponsor links: Kraken Unchained Capital CypherWheel by CypherSafe GiveBitcoin Stephan Livera links: Show notes and website Follow me on twitter @stephanlivera Subscribe to the podcast 1:17:16December 9, 2019SLP130 ErgoBTC - Tracking PlusToken Scammers with White Hat Bitcoin Chain AnalysisErgoBTC, a pseudonymous bitcoin ‘white hat’ privacy analyst joins me in this episode to talk about his journey tracking PlusToken scammers in their attempts to mix and dump 200k BTC. This is a must listen episode for bitcoiners to understand how your privacy can be impinged, and we also talk about tools and techniques for assessing and defending your own bitcoin privacy. We talk: How he got into bitcoin privacy analysis PlusToken scammers - what is the scale of it, and what did they do wrong In depth discussion on bitcoin mixers and bitcoin privacy Key takeaways for listeners, mixing products, exchanges on privacy Future of chain analysis ErgoBTC Links: ErgoBTC Twitter: @ErgoBTC Tracking the PlusToken Whale article: coin-laundering-and-its-impact-on-wasabi-wallet-787c0d240192 Sponsor links: Kraken Unchained Capital 21x.io GiveBitcoin Stephan Livera links: Show notes and website Follow me on twitter @stephanlivera Subscribe to the podcast 1:23:23December 4, 2019SLP129 Pascal Gauthier - Ledger, Bitcoin Security, and what to expect for 2020Pascal Gauthier, CEO of Ledger joins me in this episode to talk about Ledger Hardware Wallet devices. We talk: Pascal’s background in bitcoin Ledger device overview Privacy while using Ledger Multi signature Bitcoin-only devices? Future directions with Ledger devices Pascal and Ledger links: Twitter: https://twitter.com/ledger Website: https://www.ledger.com Sponsor links: Kraken Unchained Capital CypherWheel by CypherSafe GiveBitcoin Stephan Livera links: Show notes and website Follow me on twitter @stephanlivera Subscribe to the podcast 55:56December 2, 2019SLP128 Jan Čapek - Stratum v2 Bitcoin Mining ProtocolJan Čapek, co-CEO of Braiins and working at Slush Pool joins me to talk about this an upgrade to a Bitcoin Mining protocol, Stratum. Stratum V2 is the next generation protocol for pooled mining. It focuses on making data transfers more efficient, reducing physical infrastructure requirements for mining operations, and increasing security. In this conversation we get into some detail about: How Jan got into Bitcoin and Bitcoin Mining How the original Stratum protocol came about What is new about Stratum v2 Benefits of Stratum v2 Relation with BetterHash Bitcoin Pools generally Jan Čapek and Stratum Protocol Links: Stratumprotocol.org Braiins-OS.org Slushpool.com Twitter: @JanBraiins Sponsor links: Kraken Unchained Capital 21X.io (Previously Bitcoin Outlet) use code: LIVERA for 21% off GiveBitcoin Stephan Livera links: Show notes and website Follow me on twitter @stephanlivera Subscribe to the podcast 1:08:33November 27, 2019SLP127 Ben Perrin (BTCSessions) - Bitcoin beginner onboarding strategies Ben Perrin, host of BTCSessions YouTube channel joins me to talk about his experiences educating new Bitcoiners. Listen to this episode to get some tips on how you can spread bitcoin knowledge in a thoughtful way. We talk: How Ben got into Bitcoin and doing a YouTube channel Taking insights from his prior career as a teacher Helping beginners avoid common errors Bitcoin tools and wallets Running a bitcoin node and comparing node products Update from Bull Bitcoin and 21x Ben Perrin links: Twitter: @BTCSessions YouTube: BTCSessions Bull Bitcoin: BullBitcoin.com Bitcoin merchandise: 21x.io Sponsor links: Kraken Unchained Capital CypherWheel by CypherSafe GiveBitcoin Stephan Livera links: Show notes and website Follow me on twitter @stephanlivera Subscribe to the podcast 1:05:57November 25, 2019SLP126 Ben AskrenBen Askren, a recently retired pro Mixed Martial Artist and former Olympic Wrestler joins me to talk about how he got into Bitcoin and is now spreading the word about Bitcoin to his following! We talk: How he got into Bitcoin Common misconceptions Why we run full nodes in Bitcoin What’s next for him with Bitcoin Ben Askren Links: Ben Askren Twitter Funky Crypto Podcast Sponsor links: Kraken Unchained Capital Bitcoin Outlet use code: LIVERA for 21% off GiveBitcoin Stephan Livera links: Show notes and website Follow me on twitter @stephanlivera Subscribe to the podcast 50:18November 19, 2019SLP125 Thomas Voegtlin - Electrum Wallet: Bitcoin seeds, PSBT, Multi sig, LightningThomas Voegtlin, Founder of Electrum Wallet joins me to talk about how and why he started Electrum Wallet, one of the longest standing Bitcoin wallets (2011). In this interview we discuss a range of topics around the Electrum Server model, Partially Signed Bitcoin Transactions, Bitcoin seed formats (BIP39), Multi signature, Hardware wallets and the recent announcement of Lightning in Electrum. Links: Electrum website Electrum Twitter @ElectrumWallet Sponsor links: Kraken Unchained Capital CypherWheel by CypherSafe GiveBitcoin Stephan Livera links: Show notes and website Follow me on twitter @stephanlivera Subscribe to the podcast 1:14:30November 16, 2019SLP124 Jon Atack - Bitcoin Core ContributionJon Atack joins me to talk about his experience with open source software development, and to talk about the process of Bitcoin Core development and code review. We talk: Becoming a Bitcoin Core contributor How to best contribute Communication channels for development Priorities in Bitcoin development Funding for development Jon Atack Links: Twitter: @jonatack (https://twitter.com/jonatack) Github: @jonatack (https://github.com/jonatack) Bitcoin Core PR Review Club:  https://bitcoincore.reviews and  https://twitter.com/BitcoinCorePRs How to Review Bitcoin Core PRs: eview-bitcoin-core-prs.md How to Make Bitcoin Core PRs: e-bitcoin-core-prs.md Bitcoin Core Peer Review process: view “On Consensus” by the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF): https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7282 Sponsor links: Kraken Unchained Capital GiveBitcoin Bitcoin Outlet use code: LIVERA for 21% off Stephan Livera links: Show notes and website Follow me on twitter @stephanlivera Subscribe to the podcast 1:01:46November 12, 2019SLP123 Allen Piscitello - Sidechains & Blockstream LiquidAllen Piscitello, VP Product of Blockstream joins me to talk about Blockstream Liquid as a new model for inter exchange settlement, and the possibility of building out new financial infrastructure in a way different from the legacy financial system. We talk: Tradeoffs and differences between approaches of Lightning, Statechains, and Liquid How pegging Bitcoin in and out of Liquid works Features that Liquid’s blockchain has e.g. Confidential Transactions and Confidential Assets How Liquid can enable much faster inter exchange settlement with different tradeoffs How to get started developing on it What the future of bitcoin market structure could look like with Liquid adoption Allen and Blockstream Links: Blockstream twitter Blockstream website Sponsor links: Kraken Unchained Capital CypherWheel by CypherSafe GiveBitcoin Stephan Livera links: Show notes and website Follow me on twitter @stephanlivera Subscribe to the podcast 56:12November 8, 2019SLP122 PlanB - Responses to the S2F modelPlanB (Pseudonymous Bitcoin Quant) rejoins me in this episode to talk about the response to his seminal work, Modeling Bitcoin’s Value with Scarcity. There have been some responses to his Stock to Flow (S2F) modelling work, so we talk: The response to his articles and translations What cointegration is and why it matters Responses to PlanB’s modelling work Cash and carry trade Where to from here PlanB Links: Twitter: @100trillionUSD Medium Article: Modeling Bitcoin’s Value with Scarcity PlanB’s first interview: SLP67 PlanB’s second interview: SLP86 Phraudsta / Nick’s article: Falsifying Stock to flow as a model of Bitcoin value Hcburger1’s article: Bitcoin’s natural long term power law corridor of growth Sponsor links: Kraken Unchained Capital GiveBitcoin Bitcoin Outlet use code: LIVERA for 21% off Stephan Livera links: Show notes and website Follow me on twitter @stephanlivera Subscribe to the podcast 59:52November 4, 2019SLP121 Yan Pritzker - Intro to Bitcoin Mining (Beginner episode)Yan Pritzker, Bitcoin Author and previously CTO of Reverb joins me in this episode to talk about Bitcoin Mining, his book Inventing Bitcoin and give Bitcoin beginners an intro to Bitcoin Mining. We talk about: Whether a beginner should do Bitcoin Mining or use cloud mining How bitcoin mining works How the network stops cheaters Bitcoin mining attacks Common errors in thinking about Bitcoin Yan Pritzker Links: Yan Pritzker Twitter @skwp Inventing Bitcoin website Sponsor links: Kraken Unchained Capital CypherWheel Stephan Livera links: Show notes and website Follow me on twitter @stephanlivera Subscribe to the podcast 58:29October 31, 2019SLP120 Jack Mallers - Lightning & Identity, Olympus and ZapJack Mallers of Zap joins me to talk about the recent exploration of Lightning Network and Identity, as well as talking about his new service, Olympus, and Zap wallet development. This interview was recorded one day before the Lightning Conference in Berlin, Germany October 2019. Topics: Use of Lightning Node pub key as identity Complications with above The exposure that any Lightning business has to chain fees Future directions in Zap wallet development Jack Mallers; Twitter: @JackMallers Zap Website Sponsor links: Kraken Unchained Capital Bitcoin Outlet use code: LIVERA for 21% off Stephan Livera links: Show notes and website Follow me on twitter @stephanlivera Subscribe to the podcast 1:05:01October 28, 2019SLP119 Alex Bosworth - Submarine Swaps, Loop, HyperloopAlex Bosworth, Lightning Infrastructure Lead at Lightning Labs joins me to talk about what he’s working on: Submarine swaps, Lightning Loop and Hyperloop. We chat about the possibilities being enabled for Bitcoin’s Lightning Network. We talk: Submarine swaps and Loop Practical applications for Merchants, Exchanges, Users Routing on the lightning network Fees on the Lightning Network What people should be doing with Lightning Network Alex Bosworth Links: Alex Bosworth Twitter Lightning Labs Website LND Developer slack Sponsor links: Kraken Unchained Capital CypherWheel Stephan Livera links: Show notes and website Follow me on twitter @stephanlivera Subscribe to the podcast 1:03:28October 24, 2019SLP118 Mike Belshe - BitGo Bitcoin CustodyMike Belshe, CEO of BitGo joins me to talk about his journey with Bitcoin and the challenges BitGo faces in being the world’s largest Bitcoin custodian. We talk about: Coming into Bitcoin How secure storage evolved in Bitcoin over time Technological and Procedural techniques used today to enhance security Insurance Contentious forks The risk of government Future of Bitcoin Custody Mike Belshe links: Twitter: https://twitter.com/mikebelshe BitGo: https://www.bitgo.com SLP Bitcoin Custody Series: https://stephanlivera.com/slp-bitcoin-custody-series Sponsor links: Kraken: http://www.kraken.com/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=stephanlivera Unchained Capital: ium=Referral&utm_campaign=Affiliate Bitcoin Outlet: https://bitcoinoutlet.com/  use code: LIVERA for 21% off GiveBitcoin: https://givebitcoin.io/?grsf=d3nqrm Stephan Livera links: Show notes and website: https://stephanlivera.com/ Follow me on twitter: https://twitter.com/stephanlivera Subscribe to the podcast: https://plinkhq.com/i/1415720320 1:00:01October 18, 2019SLP117 Pura Vida - Learning about Bitcoin PrivacyPura Vida of the Lightning Hood team joins me to share his perspectives and journey in learning about bitcoin privacy and putting it into practice with tools such as Samourai Wallet and Nodl. We talk about: His journey of learning Bitcoin Privacy How to manage your Bitcoin UTXO set Coinjoining Why Post Mix is underrated Other privacy tips Pura Vida links: Twitter: https://twitter.com/Pura_Vlda Twitter: https://twitter.com/lightning_hood Sponsor links: Kraken: http://www.kraken.com/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=stephanlivera Unchained Capital: ium=Referral&utm_campaign=Affiliate CypherSafe: https://cyphersafe.io/product/cypherwheel/ GiveBitcoin: https://givebitcoin.io/?grsf=d3nqrm Stephan Livera links: Show notes and website: https://stephanlivera.com/ Follow me on twitter: https://twitter.com/stephanlivera Subscribe to the podcast: https://plinkhq.com/i/1415720320 1:08:20October 13, 2019SLP116 Taylor Helsper - Easy Bitcoin Nodes with myNodeTaylor joins me to talk about his project myNode which may be one of the easiest, cheapest and feature rich methods to run your own full node and connect to your own hardware wallet. We talk through the process, and some of the challenges that newbies face today, in setting up their own bitcoin full node. Taylor Helsper myNode Links: Twitter: https://twitter.com/mynodebtc myNode website:  http://mynodebtc.com/ myNode telegram: https://t.me/mynode_btc Sponsor links: Kraken: http://www.kraken.com/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=stephanlivera Unchained Capital: ium=Referral&utm_campaign=Affiliate Bitcoin Outlet: https://bitcoinoutlet.com/  use code: LIVERA for 21% off Stephan Livera links: Show notes and website: https://stephanlivera.com/ Follow me on twitter: https://twitter.com/stephanlivera Subscribe to the podcast: https://plinkhq.com/i/1415720320 57:31October 11, 2019SLP115 Trace Mayer - Bitcoin as Ultimate CollateralTrace Mayer, renowned Bitcoin investor, writer and speaker joins me in this episode to talk about a range of topics on jurisdictional competition in relation to Bitcoin, how best to learn, shifting perceptions on Bitcoin, whether there are any threats to Bitcoin, and this concept of Bitcoin as the ultimate collateral. Trace Mayer links: Twitter: https://twitter.com/TraceMayer Bitcoin Knowledge Podcast: https://www.bitcoin.kn/ Sponsor links: Kraken: http://www.kraken.com/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=stephanlivera Unchained Capital: ium=Referral&utm_campaign=Affiliate Stephan Livera links: Show notes and website: https://stephanlivera.com/ Follow me on twitter: https://twitter.com/stephanlivera Subscribe to the podcast: https://plinkhq.com/i/1415720320 1:05:14October 9, 2019SLP114 Gene Epstein - Moderating Bitcoin DebatesGene Epstein, Director of the Soho forum joins me to talk about his experiences in moderating debates in Bitcoin and Austrian Economics. We talk about some of the key points that Bitcoiners should consider from Ludwig von Mises and Murray Rothbard, and we also talk about the debate between Erik Voorhees and Peter Schiff, and the debate between George Selgin and Saifedean Ammous. Links: SoHo Forum: https://www.thesohoforum.org/ Gene Epstein twitter:https://twitter.com/GeneSohoForum Sponsor links: Kraken: http://www.kraken.com/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=stephanlivera Unchained Capital: ium=Referral&utm_campaign=Affiliate Ministry of Nodes Self Sovereignty Webinar: Webinar sign up: 3-november-2019/ Stephan Livera links: Follow me on twitter: https://twitter.com/stephanlivera Show notes and website: https://stephanlivera.com/ Subscribe to the podcast: https://plinkhq.com/i/1415720320 1:18:48October 7, 2019SLP113 Dhruv Bansal - Bitcoin Multisig & Hermit with Unchained CapitalDhruv Bansal, Co-Founder and CSO of Unchained Capital rejoins me in this episode to talk about some bitcoin open source contributions Unchained Capital are making, as well as Unchained Capital products and services. Learn more about multi signature, Shamir’s secret sharing, and how Unchained are applying Bitcoin to financial services. We talk: Multisig Vaults Open sourced multisig software Hermit - Shamir’s Secret Sharing Links: Dhruv Bansal: https://twitter.com/dhruvbansal Unchained Capital: https://www.unchained-capital.com/ Hermit blog post: https://www.unchained-capital.com/blog/a-hermit-emerges/ Unchained Capital Github: https://github.com/unchained-capital SLP Bitcoin Custody Series: https://stephanlivera.com/slp-bitcoin-custody-series Sponsor links: Kraken: http://www.kraken.com/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=stephanlivera Unchained Capital: ium=Referral&utm_campaign=Affiliate Stephan Livera links: Follow me on twitter: https://twitter.com/stephanlivera Show notes and website: https://stephanlivera.com/ Subscribe to the podcast: https://plinkhq.com/i/1415720320 Rate and Review the podcast: t=2 Orange Coin Good and other Merchandise @ Layer One BTC Store: https://layeronebtc.com/collections/stephan-livera-podcast Email contact: stephanlivera@pm.me 1:15:22October 4, 2019SLP112 - Wiz and Steve Jain - Bisq: Decentralised Bitcoin TradingWiz and Steve Jain (m52go) join me in this episode to talk about Bisq, a decentralised open source project that serves to enable zero KYC decentralised Bitcoin exchange around the world. We talk: How Bisq is decentralised Structure of Bisq How Bisq is developed Localising it for Japan and how this can be done for other countries BSQ token Links: Bisq Network: https://bisq.network, https://github.com/bisq-network/bisq, https://twitter.com/bisq_network, https://bisq.network/slack-invite Off-chain trade protocol (Bisq v2): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnTA3p-5v00 Wiz: https://twitter.com/wiz Steve Jain: https://twitter.com/m52go Sponsor links: Kraken: http://www.kraken.com/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=stephanlivera Unchained Capital: ium=Referral&utm_campaign=Affiliate Stephan Livera links: Follow me on twitter: https://twitter.com/stephanlivera Show notes and website: https://stephanlivera.com/ Subscribe to the podcast: https://plinkhq.com/i/1415720320 Rate and Review the podcast: t=2 Orange Coin Good and other Merchandise @ Layer One BTC Store: https://layeronebtc.com/collections/stephan-livera-podcast Email contact: stephanlivera@pm.me 1:02:51October 1, 2019SLP111 Bitstein - Satoshi Nakamoto Institute Bitcoin Crash CourseMy friend Bitstein aka Michael Goldstein rejoins me in this episode to talk about why he founded the Nakamoto Institute. We also talk through some of the highlights from the SNI Crash Course, which is a must read series of articles to improve your Bitcoin knowledge and understanding. Michael shares some incredible insight on Austrian economics, the cargo cultism of altcoins, and more. Links: Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitstein Crash Course: https://nakamotoinstitute.org/crash-course/ Literature: https://nakamotoinstitute.org/literature/ Noded: https://noded.org/ Sponsor links: Kraken: http://www.kraken.com/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=stephanlivera Unchained Capital: ium=Referral&utm_campaign=Affiliate Stephan Livera links: Follow me on twitter: https://twitter.com/stephanlivera Show notes and website: https://stephanlivera.com/ Subscribe to the podcast: https://plinkhq.com/i/1415720320 Rate and Review the podcast: t=2 Orange Coin Good and other Merchandise @ Layer One BTC Store: https://layeronebtc.com/collections/stephan-livera-podcast Email contact: stephanlivera@pm.me 1:06:06September 29, 2019SLP110 Neil Woodfine - Cerberus Protocol for Business Bitcoin StorageNeil Woodfine of Clavestone rejoins me in this episode to talk about the Cerberus Protocol. Cerberus is a protocol designed to be simple for businesses to use Bitcoin multi signature and self custody their bitcoins. We talk about: Why Cerberus Protocol Risks that bitcoin businesses face with bitcoin storage Balancing security with ease of use Walkthrough of the key steps in Cerberus Protocol Plan for future development Clavestone Links: Neil Woodfine twitter: https://twitter.com/nwoodfine Cerberus Protocol: https://cerberus.clavestone.io/ Cerberus Protocol Github: https://github.com/Clavestone/cerberus Clavestone: https://clavestone.io SLP Bitcoin Custody Series: https://stephanlivera.com/slp-bitcoin-custody-series Sponsor links: Kraken: http://www.kraken.com/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=stephanlivera Unchained Capital: ium=Referral&utm_campaign=Affiliate Stephan Livera links: Follow me on twitter: https://twitter.com/stephanlivera Show notes and website: https://stephanlivera.com/ Subscribe to set up your own ISP VPNs Bitcoiner or Shitcoiner browser extension Wiz’s work with Hive.one and setting up his projects, “Bitcoin Wizards”, and “Bitcoiner or Shitcoiner” How this can help mitigate social attacks Wiz links: Twitter: https://twitter.com/wiz  (Coming soon) Bitcoin Wizards: www.bitcoin-wizards.com Bitcoin Wizards twitter: https://twitter.com/Bitcoin_Wizards  (Coming soon) Bitcoiner or Shitcoiner? www.bitcoiner-or-shitcoiner.com Bitcoiner or Shitcoiner twitter: https://twitter.com/BitcoinerOrShit  Hive: https://hive.one/  Bitcoin-Only website: https://bitcoin-only.com/  Stephan Livera links: Twitter: https://twitter.com/@stephanlivera  Patreon: http://patreon.com/stephanlivera  Tallycoin for Bitcoin/Lightning donations: https://tallyco.in/stephanlivera/  Subscribe on iTunes: t=2  Subscribe on Android: https://subscribeonandroid.com/anchor.fm/s/7d083a4/podcast/rss Website: https://stephanlivera.com/  1:00:18May 28, 2019SLP73 Tamas Blummer - Rust-Bitcoin, Threats to Bitcoin & Bitcoin Data ScienceTamas Blummer, Bitcoin developer and entrepreneur with a long and respected background in Bitcoin joins me in this must-listen, wide ranging episode to talk about:  Rust-Bitcoin projects Threats to bitcoin: Soft fork threats and protocol ossification Incentivised re-orgs of Bitcoin’s blockchain Central Bank Digital Currencies and Negative Interest rates Bitcoin data science Liveliness measure Work with Adamant Capital Tamas Blummer links: Twitter: https://twitter.com/TamasBlummer  Github: https://github.com/tamasblummer  Medium blogs by Tamas: https://medium.com/@tamas.blummer/  Stephan Livera links: Twitter: https://twitter.com/@stephanlivera  Subscribe on iTunes: t=2  Subscribe on Android: https://subscribeonandroid.com/anchor.fm/s/7d083a4/podcast/rss Website: https://stephanlivera.com/  Patreon: http://patreon.com/stephanlivera  58:00May 23, 2019SLP72 Eric Voskuil - Fractional or Full Reserve Banking? and Jurisdictional ArbitrageEric Voskuil (lead developer of libbitcoin and Cryptoeconomics author) joins me to talk about his views on Austrian economics, Murray Rothbard, Fractional vs Full Reserve Banking. We also chat about “Jurisdictional Arbitrage” from his Cryptoeconomics github pages.  Eric Voskuil links: Twitter: https://twitter.com/evoskuil  Cryptoeconomics pages: Libbitcoin: https://libbitcoin.org/  Stephan Livera links: Twitter: https://twitter.com/@stephanlivera  Subscribe on iTunes: t=2  Subscribe on Android: https://subscribeonandroid.com/anchor.fm/s/7d083a4/podcast/rss Website: https://stephanlivera.com/  Patreon: http://patreon.com/stephanlivera  1:07:15May 20, 2019SLP71 Stephan Livera - Intro to Bitcoin Austrian thoughtOn listener request, I fly solo for this episode to give Bitcoin newbies and Bitcoin intermediate listeners an overview on 'Bitcoin Austrian' thought. Learn why students of the Austrian school of economics are well placed to understand Bitcoin: How money arises on the market as most saleable good Why Bitcoin isn't a scam 'Intrinsic value' Blockchains and social scalability Bitcoin and Austrian thinkers worth listening to and reading Make sure you share this episode with your friends who are struggling to understand Bitcoin!  Links:  Vijay Boyapati The Bullish Case for Bitcoin: ecc1  Nakamoto Institute Crash Course in Bitcoin Political Economy: https://nakamotoinstitute.org/crash-course/ Saifedean Ammous The Bitcoin Standard: ral/dp/1119473861 Mises Institute: https://mises.org/ Stephan Livera links: Twitter: https://twitter.com/@stephanlivera  Subscribe on iTunes: t=2  Subscribe on Android: https://subscribeonandroid.com/anchor.fm/s/7d083a4/podcast/rss Website: https://stephanlivera.com/  Patreon: http://patreon.com/stephanlivera  58:01May 15, 2019SLP70 Matt Odell - Putting Bitcoin into practice for noobsMatt Odell, Bitcoin podcast co-host of the Rabbit Hole Recap joins me in this fun episode to talk about ways Bitcoiners can put theory into practice. Along the way we chat:  Challenges in educating noobs Common pitfalls and scams Approaches to take going forward How to avoid scams to come in the future Matt Odell links:  Twitter: https://twitter.com/matt_odell  TFTC podcast: http://tftc.io/  Stephan Livera links: Twitter: https://twitter.com/@stephanlivera  Subscribe on iTunes: t=2  Subscribe on Android: https://subscribeonandroid.com/anchor.fm/s/7d083a4/podcast/rss Website: https://stephanlivera.com/  Patreon: http://patreon.com/stephanlivera  1:03:13May 6, 2019SLP69 Saifedean Ammous - How governments could kill Bitcoin and Bitcoin scenariosSaifedean Ammous, Bitcoin economist and author of seminal book, The Bitcoin Standard, joins me in this episode. We talk about some of his recent research: How governments could try to kill Bitcoin  Why fiat money hyperinflation is not that likely Why we can’t simply disregard gold Thoughts on stock to flow modelling Research Bulletins going forward Saifedean links: Twitter: https://twitter.com/saifedean  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/saifedean/  Research bulletin: http://saifedean.com/research  Stephan Livera links: Twitter: https://twitter.com/@stephanlivera  Subscribe on iTunes: t=2  Subscribe on Android: https://subscribeonandroid.com/anchor.fm/s/7d083a4/podcast/rss Website: https://stephanlivera.com/  Patreon: http://patreon.com/stephanlivera  1:01:47April 29, 2019SLP68 Joost Jager - Lightning Loop Out/In, and Lightning Network CriticismsJoost Jager, Lightning Network Infrastructure Engineer at Lightning Labs, joins me in this episode to talk about Lightning Loop Out and In. We also discuss some of the recent criticisms of the Lightning Network by Peter Rizun. We talk:  How Lightning Loop helps you manage inbound liquidity, or pay with BTC on chain to get outgoing capacity on a lightning channel Practical uses of Lightning Loop technology Some of the technicals behind how Lightning Loop e.g. hodlinvoice Thoughts and responses to Peter Rizun's criticisms of the Lightning Network Joost Jager links: Twitter: https://twitter.com/joostjgr  Loop Out post: -in-depth.html  Lightning Labs: https://lightning.engineering/index.html#home  Stephan Livera links: Twitter: https://twitter.com/@stephanlivera  Subscribe on iTunes: t=2  Subscribe on Android: https://subscribeonandroid.com/anchor.fm/s/7d083a4/podcast/rss Website: https://stephanlivera.com/  Patreon: http://patreon.com/stephanlivera  53:04April 20, 2019SLP67 Plan B (@100trillionUSD) - Modelling Bitcoin’s digital scarcity through stock-to-flow techniquesPlan B (@100trillionUSD), operator of a well known pseudonymous twitter account joins me for discussion on modelling the incredible value of Bitcoin. Don’t miss this discussion on data modelling, finance and investing in Bitcoin!  We talk: Influences in terms of Bitcoin Modelling Bitcoin’s digital scarcity Impact of the halving Challenges and problems with modelling Bitcoin Finance and Investing theory and practice applied to Bitcoin Plan B / @100trillionUSD Links:  Twitter: https://twitter.com/100trillionUSD  Modeling Bitcoin’s Value with Scarcity - ty-91fa0fc03e25 Stephan Livera links: Twitter: https://twitter.com/@stephanlivera  Subscribe on iTunes: t=2  Subscribe on Android: https://subscribeonandroid.com/anchor.fm/s/7d083a4/podcast/rss Website: https://stephanlivera.com/  Patreon: http://patreon.com/stephanlivera  1:01:57April 15, 2019SLP66 James O’Beirne - The truth about ‘power’ in BitcoinJames O’Beirne, Bitcoin Core Engineer at Chaincode Labs joins me in this episode to talk about the real nature of ‘power’ and control within Bitcoin. It’s not as simple as it might first seem! We talk about:  Differing conceptions of ‘power’ in Bitcoin Peer to peer network governance Bitcoin Core development Assume utxo James O’Beirne links: Twitter: https://twitter.com/jamesob  Github: https://github.com/jamesob  Chaincode labs: https://chaincode.com/  Discussed in episode:  2019 Draft Paper by Angela Walch: Deconstructing 'Decentralization': Exploring the Core Claim of Crypto Systems - https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3326244  WBD089 - Angela Walch appearance on What Bitcoin Did podcast - walch  Assumeutxo: 825.html  Stephan Livera links: Twitter: https://twitter.com/@stephanlivera  Subscribe on iTunes: t=2  Subscribe on Android: https://subscribeonandroid.com/anchor.fm/s/7d083a4/podcast/rss Website: https://stephanlivera.com/  Patreon: http://patreon.com/stephanlivera  57:45April 10, 2019SLP65 Nik Bhatia: Bitcoin Lightning Reference Rate and Node Accrual RateNik Bhatia CFA charter holder and Bitcoin-native financial theorist joins me for discussion on the Lightning Network Interest Rate (LNRR) - a concept on how Bitcoin Lightning Network participants can earn an interest through routing fees earned on the Lightning Network. We talk: Background on Lightning Network and LNRR Node Accrual Rate (NAR) How LNRR and NAR will change with coming Lightning technology Challenges to the concept as is How it will evolve over time Nik Bhatia links: Nik Bhatia twitter: https://twitter.com/timevalueofbtc  Nik Bhatia Medium page: https://medium.com/@timevalueofbtc  Article - The Lightning Network Reference Rate: e-98e41a9dadfa  Also discussed: BitMEX Routing Fee Economics - conomics/  Stephan Livera links: Twitter: https://twitter.com/@stephanlivera  Subscribe on iTunes: t=2  Subscribe on Android: https://subscribeonandroid.com/anchor.fm/s/7d083a4/podcast/rss Website: https://stephanlivera.com/  Patreon: http://patreon.com/stephanlivera  56:50April 4, 2019SLP64 Tuur Demeester - What is Bitcoin Worth? A Bitcoin Valuation FrameworkTuur Demeester, Bitcoin/Macro Investor and Writer, and Founding Partner of Adamant Capital joins us in a very important macro-economic and investment discussion on how to assess Bitcoin’s value through its past and into the future. Bitcoin Outlook and Phases Historical Bitcoin Valuation ideas New Bitcoin Valuation ideas  Bitcoin Full Reserve Banking Tuur and Adamant Capital Links:  Tuur Demeester Twitter: https://twitter.com/TuurDemeester  Adamant Capital Research Sign up Link: https://mailchi.mp/adamantcapitalfund.com/research_updates  Adamant Capital website: https://www.adamantcapitalfund.com/  Adamant Capital article “A Primer on Bitcoin Investor Sentiment and Changes in Saving Behavior”: ment-and-changes-in-saving-behavior-a5fb70109d32  Stephan Livera links: Twitter: https://twitter.com/@stephanlivera  Subscribe on iTunes: t=2  Subscribe on Android: https://subscribeonandroid.com/anchor.fm/s/7d083a4/podcast/rss Website: https://stephanlivera.com/  Patreon: http://patreon.com/stephanlivera  59:38March 30, 2019SLP63 LightningK0ala - Bitcoin and Lightning enabled online gamingLightningK0ala joins us to talk about his new Bitcoin Lightning powered online gaming venture, Koala Studio. We talk:  How he got into Lightning development Experiences with Satoshi’s Place What he’s doing with Koala Studio Future opportunities with Bitcoin Lightning gaming Wishlist for Bitcoin Lightning development Lightning K0ala and Koala Studio links:  Lightning Koala twitter: https://twitter.com/@Lightningk0ala  Koala Studio website: http://koalastud.io/  Koala Studio twitter: https://twitter.com/koalastud_io  Stephan Livera links: Twitter: https://twitter.com/@stephanlivera  Subscribe on iTunes: t=2  Subscribe on Android: https://subscribeonandroid.com/anchor.fm/s/7d083a4/podcast/rss Website: https://stephanlivera.com/  Patreon: http://patreon.com/stephanlivera  51:11March 28, 2019SLP62 Rodolfo Novak - Keeping Bitcoin CypherpunkRodolfo Novak, Founder of Coinkite joins me to discuss ways to keep Bitcoin in line with its true cypherpunk values:  Decentralizing Bitcoin’s communication networks Alternative methods of sending, receiving, verifying Bitcoin transactions Radio transmissions Coinkite and physical bitcoin products Rodolfo Novak links: Rodolfo Novak twitter: https://twitter.com/nvk  Coinkite: https://coinkite.com/  Coinkite twitter: https://twitter.com/Coinkite  Stephan Livera links: Twitter: https://twitter.com/@stephanlivera  Subscribe on iTunes: t=2  Subscribe on Android: https://subscribeonandroid.com/anchor.fm/s/7d083a4/podcast/rss Website: https://stephanlivera.com/  Patreon: http://patreon.com/stephanlivera  59:01March 27, 2019SLP61 David Bailey - Refocusing on BitcoinDavid Bailey, CEO of BTC Media (yBitcoin, Bitcoin Magazine, Let’s Talk Bitcoin Network) joins me in this wide ranging conversation about Bitcoin over the years, and Bitcoin media:  Journey over the years Getting into Bitcoin media Problems with ‘enterprise blockchain’ The ‘path back to Bitcoin’ for some people/companies Bitcoin Magazine and the switch to Bitcoin focus Bitcoin 2019 Conference - San Francisco June 2019 David Bailey links: David Bailey twitter: https://twitter.com/davidfbailey  yBitcoin: https://www.ybitcoin.com/  Bitcoin Magazine; https://bitcoinmagazine.com/  Let’s Talk Bitcoin: https://letstalkbitcoin.com/  Bitcoin 2019 Conference: https://www.bitcoin2019conference.com/  Sponsor link: Lolli - Earn Bitcoin When you Shop: https://lolli.com/  Stephan Livera links: Twitter: https://twitter.com/@stephanlivera  Subscribe on iTunes: t=2  Subscribe on Android: https://subscribeonandroid.com/anchor.fm/s/7d083a4/podcast/rss Website: https://stephanlivera.com/  Patreon: http://patreon.com/stephanlivera  58:01March 23, 2019SLP60 Askuwheteau & Ketominer of nodl - Plug and Play Bitcoin Lightning NodesAskuwheteau and Ketominer of the nodl.it team join me to talk about the ‘plug and play’ Bitcoin Lightning full node hardware they are creating. We discuss:  Bitcoin full node philosophy Why they started a company How to set up a Nodl device Comparison with other plug and play node products Future features coming Askuwheteau, Ketominer & nodl links: Askuwheteau’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/IAskuwheteau  Ketominer’s Twitter: http://twitter.com/Ketominer nodl Twitter: https://twitter.com/nodl_it  nodl website: https://www.nodl.it/  nodl official store: https://shop.lightning-solutions.eu Rise of the nodes medium post: article Stephan Livera links: Twitter: https://twitter.com/@stephanlivera  Subscribe on iTunes: t=2  Subscribe on Android: https://subscribeonandroid.com/anchor.fm/s/7d083a4/podcast/rss Website: https://stephanlivera.com/  Patreon: http://patreon.com/stephanlivera  1:01:37March 19, 2019SLP59 Christian Decker - Bitcoin Lightning Channel FactoriesDr Christian Decker of Blockstream, one of the world’s leading experts on Bitcoin and the Lightning Network, joins Stephan to talk in-depth about Bitcoin Lightning Channel Factories and Multi Party Channels. We talk about: Why Channel Factories might be desirable in the future Basic Overview Technical breakdown Risks Interaction with other Bitcoin/Lightning technology Technical Requirements Future Outlook on Lightning Network Christian Decker Links: Christian Decker Twitter: https://twitter.com/snyke  Christian Decker Github: https://github.com/cdecker  Blockstream: https://blockstream.com/  Scalable Funding of Bitcoin Micropamyne Channel Networks Paper: ble_Funding_Of_Blockchain_Micropayment_Networks%20(1).pdf  Stephan Livera links: Twitter: https://twitter.com/@stephanlivera  Subscribe on iTunes: t=2  Subscribe on Android: https://subscribeonandroid.com/anchor.fm/s/7d083a4/podcast/rss Website: https://stephanlivera.com/  Patreon: http://patreon.com/stephanlivera  1:02:03March 14, 2019SLP58 Chris Belcher - Defending Bitcoin PrivacyChris Belcher, Bitcoin Privacy OG (JoinMarket, Electrum Personal Server) joins me in this must listen episode on Bitcoin Privacy fundamentals. Chris talks about multiple ways you can be deanonymised, as well as countermeasures available. We then talk more broadly about Bitcoin Privacy techniques.  How your Bitcoin privacy can be broken Different mechanisms and tools to defend your privacy in 2019 Chain analysis and what it relies on JoinMarket Electrum Personal Server Chris Belcher links: Chris Belcher Twitter: https://twitter.com/chris_belcher_?lang=en  Chris Belcher Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/user/belcher_  Bitcoin Privacy Wiki: https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Privacy  JoinMarket Wiki: https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/JoinMarket  Electrum Personal Server: https://github.com/chris-belcher/electrum-personal-server  Stephan Livera links: Twitter: https://twitter.com/@stephanlivera  Subscribe on iTunes: t=2  Subscribe on Android: https://subscribeonandroid.com/anchor.fm/s/7d083a4/podcast/rss Youtube: riber  Website: https://stephanlivera.com/  Patreon: http://patreon.com/stephanlivera  58:13March 11, 2019SLP57 Alex Adelman, Founder of Lolli - How Newbies Can Earn BitcoinAlex Adelman, CEO and Founder of Lolli joins me to talk about How Newbies Can Earn Bitcoin. We'll be discussing:  Psychology around bitcoin today  Earning vs buying  Privacy & security in a custodial world  Merchant & consumer adoption  Self sovereign, personal banking  Alex Adelman and Lolli Links:  Alex Adelman Twitter: https://twitter.com/alexadelman  Lolli: http://lolli.com/  Lolli twitter: https://twitter.com/trylolli  Stephan Livera links: Twitter: https://twitter.com/@stephanlivera  Subscribe on iTunes: t=2  Subscribe on Android: https://subscribeonandroid.com/anchor.fm/s/7d083a4/podcast/rss Subscribe on YouTube: https://youtu.be/LMckDmlehyc  Website: https://stephanlivera.com/  Patreon: http://patreon.com/stephanlivera  55:34March 9, 2019Max Keidun & Roman Snitko of Hodl Hodl Bitcoin Exchange & Baltic HoneybadgerMax Keidun and Roman Snitko (CEO and CTO of Hodl Hodl) join me to talk: Why they started Hodl Hodl, a P2P exchange How Hodl Hodl is different from the typical Bitcoin exchange Education of users Volume trends Prediction market announcement Baltic Honeybadger conference 2019 Max, Roman, Hodl Hodl & Baltic Honeybadger Links: Max Keidun: https://twitter.com/keidunm  Roman Snitko: https://twitter.com/romansnitko  Hodl Hodl: https://hodlhodl.com/  Hodl Hodl twitter: https://twitter.com/hodlhodl  Baltic Honeybadger 2019: http://bh2019.hodlhodl.com/  Stephan Livera links: Twitter: https://twitter.com/@stephanlivera  Subscribe on iTunes: t=2  Subscribe on Android: https://subscribeonandroid.com/anchor.fm/s/7d083a4/podcast/rss Website: https://stephanlivera.com/  56:47March 2, 2019SLP55 Shinobi (Brian_Trollz)Shinobi (aka Bitcoin Twitter character @Brian_Trollz) joins me in this episode to discuss a range of topics:  Problems with using Litecoin for paying with things Confidential Transactions and the different approaches The push for smaller blocks Different approaches to scaling Problems with sidechains and drivechains Shinobi / Brian Trollz links: Twitter: https://twitter.com/brian_trollz  BlockDigest YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCb53lXz2IzEFT5JNHSbdvPg Stephan Livera links: Twitter: https://twitter.com/@stephanlivera  Subscribe on iTunes: t=2  Subscribe on Android: https://subscribeonandroid.com/anchor.fm/s/7d083a4/podcast/rss Website: https://stephanlivera.com/  57:14February 25, 2019SLP54 Justin Camarena of Bitrefill - Bitcoin Lightning & Channel ManagementJustin Camarena of Bitrefill joins me to talk about his journey with Bitcoin Lightning development and pioneering Bitcoin Lightning payments at Bitrefill. We discuss: Learning Lightning development Pioneering Lightning payment at Bitrefill in the #reckless early days Bitrefill Thor service Lightning Channel Management Thoughts on Lightning custodial wallets What Lightning Network can enable Justin Camarena Links: Justin’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/juscamarena  Bitrefill: https://www.bitrefill.com/  Bitrefill Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitrefill  Bitrefill Thor lightning service link: https://www.bitrefill.com/thor-lightning-network-channels/ Other links mentioned: Turbo Channels: ing-payments-with-unconfirmed-funding-8d640defa183  Alex Bosworth Channel Management talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HlPIB6jt6ww  Stephan Livera links: Twitter: https://twitter.com/@stephanlivera  Subscribe on iTunes: t=2  Subscribe on Android: https://subscribeonandroid.com/anchor.fm/s/7d083a4/podcast/rss  Website: https://stephanlivera.com/  49:40February 21, 2019SLP53 Andreas M. Antonopoulos - On Bitcoin MaximalismAndreas M. Antonopoulos (best-selling author, speaker and bitcoin  educator) joins me in this episode to talk about his views on Bitcoin  Maximalism as contrasted with a multicoin view. Andreas and I disagree  and present clashing visions. We also discuss other points such as  whether Bitcoin challenges central banking more specifically, or banking  generally. Andreas M. Antonopoulos links: Twitter: https://twitter.com/aantonop  Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/aantonop  Website: https://antonopoulos.com/  Episode Sponsor BUIDL Bootcamp: Website: https://buidlbootcamp.com/ Stephan Livera links: Twitter: https://twitter.com/@stephanlivera  Subscribe on iTunes: t=2  Subscribe on Android: https://subscribeonandroid.com/anchor.fm/s/7d083a4/podcast/rss Website: https://stephanlivera.com/  1:04:44February 18, 2019SLP52 Jack Dorsey & Elizabeth Stark - Bitcoin: Native Currency of the InternetJack Dorsey (CEO of Twitter & Square) & Elizabeth Stark (CEO of Lightning Labs) join me to talk about the vision of Bitcoin as native currency of the internet. Bitcoin's principles, resilience, and being 'of the internet' are what make it special. In this special episode we discuss: How Jack came to understand Bitcoin and view it as potentially the native currency of the internet Why everyone is so excited about the Lightning Network Lightning Torch Square and the Cash App Twitter & Bitcoin Future internet business models possible

worth trading tomorrow, if not today. This digital economy is setting new challenges for the crypto community as a lot of unverified information overwhelms users. It is time to shed light on the sources that are damaging the upcoming decentralized future.We would like to thank the team at Rateonium for their contributions to the design and implementation of the research and to the analysis of the result.To clarify, shilling is the digital activity of spreading information around a specific coin to trigger community excitement and, as a result, to make prices go up. When an information bubble is overheated and pops, the prices go down and the trust of (and in) the community might be lost. This essentially happens because bad actors are more interested in pumping and dumping than they are in creating sustainable investments.In the digital world information has become an asset. Information may help build bridges between communities, but it can just as easily make the walls of a fortress collapse. Despite the fact that crypto-communities are spread all over the globe, they are still unfortunately fragmented in small groups. Policy makers seem to be constantly adopting regulations that contradict each other, and other countries, all over the world. As Singapore continues blockchain propagation, China is taking the technology under control. The war between privacy coins ETH and EOS is still far from a happy end. Thus, unbiased and easily accessable information about crypto technologies is needed to engage more users and make the digital economy more stable.New to a crypto community participants are looking for absolutely every piece of information, from Whitepapers to One Pagers, official social networks available online and more to make a decision on which coin to invest in. This information is hard to extract and compare as because it is not structured. The number of Blockchain wallet users worldwide doubled in the last year and overcame 24 mln in 2018. As new investors enter the digital world, they are often relying on the format that used to be most common,  bloggers. Bloggers give an overview on risky assets with a high rate of return in a friendly way without complicated linguistic turnovers and specific terms. This is the best time (and easiest path) for shillers to enter the game and give advice to stack the odds in favor of the specific coin they are investing in and trying to push.Bloggers act as a third party that delivers unique content while sharing their experience and helping people to navigate through information. The most popular social network, Facebook, has more than 2 bln users. Youtube follows Facebook in popularity with 1.5 bln active users. Twitter only has 300 mln users, but it also benefits from greater interaction within the community.Based on our own research using YouTube analytics and personally approaching influencers for their services, we’ve compiled the following data in conjunction with sources that wish to remain anonymous:One of the most popular crypto blogs on Youtube is followed by over 300k users. On average a blogger is followed by 50k active users who are driven by the desire to find out where to invest. As anticipated, investing advice is delivered in a friendly way that is coupled with promises.Diving deeper, it appears that bloggers are spreading unverified information in a fruitful format to inspire crypto community to follow a coin and to invest in it. Why did they pick a particular coin if they don’t have expertise in financial analysis or the industry they are promoting? A video production is sponsored by a client, specifically a coin owner who ordered media coverage for a particular price. A blogger is available in social networks for further negotiations on price, length of the video, and additional features. Prices for a review start from $1000 and can reach $50,000 for a media campaign. Different packages for services are available depending on the options a client wants to have. Basic review videos on Youtube made by a blogger with 20k followers and an average of 2,000 views per video costs $4,000. A client is free to add animation and effects for $6,000 to make the project look more shiny.If a client wants a coin to be placed on other social platforms with more than 50k followers, the price might reach $25,000. This includes one full review video, sponsorship audio disclaimer removal, two 30 second placements at the beginning of two different daily crypto updates and 5 promotional tweets. A client might choose one platform where to advertise. Posts on Twitter cost $3,000 in a community followed by 3,500 users. This might seem like a fair price for expanding a community and helping a coin to trend, if bloggers complete the research that investment funds are doing on a regular basis. However, all that bloggers are asking for is a link to a project website and prepayment in a liquid currency.What was posted in the Internet will always be there. Bloggers do not monitor the project they shilled, however, and dead coins are tracked and listed on many websites. Bitpaction was announced to be a fully decentralized international blockchain assets exchange. Almost 15 thousand followers trusted and were likely to invest in the project, and it was recently listed as a scam. What made crypto wallet users invest in such a project? Excellent infrastructure, fast browsing experience, precise and simple interaction design, creates a comfortable trading environment for you.#BitPaction #ico #bitcoinhttps://t.co/frqaVkxx6kThe most advanced cryptocurrency exchange to buy and sell Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin, Monero, ZCash, DigitalNote, Ardor.#BitPaction @bitpaction https://t.co/feJn0WDRJdA sophisticated cryptocurrency exchange like no other. Smooth and elevated user expereince and user interface. Create a #Bitpaction account today and begin trading crypto. #BitpactionEXCHANGE #WorkingPlatform #BTS #Blockchain #BTC #Crypto #Exchange https://t.co/xHz3ZnQljVBitpaction exchange is online now!! https://t.co/GqDJzhXNP5 BTC, ETH, EOS, GEM, OCN, AE are available here. Come on and start your first step. More activities are preparing to launch later. #BitPactionHow could one resist the temptation to follow the project after reading such positive feedback? This tool is far more powerful and convincing than an article on a crypto media website as these bloggers have the same background.Have a look at the accounts – they are consistently promoting other coins that might be the next to be listed as scam coins. To protect potential investor from unverified information one is advised to go to websites that publish scam projects and see if these projects were reviewed in the blog that seemed so shiny at first glance. This easy step might save time, money, and trust in the crypto community. Crypto investors are trying to monitor new projects entering the market, although it’s hardly possible without rating systems based on blockchain technology to take the best of the data retrieved from user experiences.A recommendation system is a good source of information if it is not biased due to emotions, which social networks tend to be filled with. In order to make a decision on whether a coin is worth investing in or not, structured information is needed to be properly analyze the project.Rateonium is on its way to become a third party that connects companies and followers on a scalable feedback platform. The network eliminates social media effects that propagate shilling: here’s how.The network approves only reviewers who’ve tried out a project to post their feedback on the platform. Those users are motivated to share their opinion rather than to promote a project. The feedback is structured to provide a powerful tool for statistical analysis as the sample is representative to accurately reflects preferences of the audience. The rating platform has a particular scale of parameters such as date, location and other key criterias approved by a company for reviewers to assess a project. These parameters help to exclude emotional posts encouraging others to invest without conducting research. As a result the network becomes truly transparent and reliable for decision makers. Blockchain technology is used to guarantee protection of personal information with an encryption processes it uses and to redistribute rewards for providing feedback. When a review is submitted, a rating algorithm automatically generates tokens to transfer them to a user’s wallet from a company’s deposit. Rateonium provides the market with a solution to monitor reviews of a project that eliminates biased reviews. Verified users who bought a coin and proved it in the Rateonium platform by submitting anonymously their first-hand experiences of using, for example, an alpha service or communicating with a project team. There is a reward transferred inside the platform in Rateonium coins (RTO). Afterwards, project owner can analyse reviews to continue developing a project in respect to the given feedback.The insurance of trust concerning verified reviews made systematically and driven by economic desires to share real knowledge about a project is a key component of the crypto world. Rating systems based on blockchain technologies are able to eliminate information asymmetry for crypto investors, helping them to make a final decision based on data rather than on emotions.  Also, Rateonium systems could expand way further than the crypto world. It could make it possible to review companies registered on the platform from almost every industry ranging from oil manufacturers to high-tech corporations. If a company cares about the exponential growth of its community, there can be a place where the feedback coming from each client is heard and is taken seriously. Information is spreading way faster than consequences are taking place. Today’s profit converts into tomorrow’s loss. Be careful? Were you not responsible for people losing money? You were shilling these icos for profit the whole time. Stop trying to sound profoud. The only people listening to you don't know any better. You remind me of a home shopping network salesman trying to lure in granniesThe digital economy is accelerating with investment decisions based on data and verified information that was parsed from decentralized sources,. Only when we start seeing the whole picture, not just the aggregated bits that depict the huge potential of the project, will we become truly informed investors in this digital economy.All materials on this site are for informational purposes only. None of the material should be interpreted as investment advice.Terms of Services and Privacy Policy team@howtotoken.comTokens Distribution Program Advertise on Howtotoken 10,000 Question Challenge Blockchain Experts

breakdown we offer the basic premise of our pre-sale, and some basic charts and analysis of the outcome.With our public tokensale quickly approaching and the pre-sale concluded, we have compiled a breakdown of our public pre-sale. This is not a common occurrence, however in both the interest of transparency and pulling back the veil on these kinds of things which happens so rarely, we are publishing a breakdown of what the pre-sale was, how it performed (and underperformed ).The first part of this will be just a breakdown of the contract, offering, numbers, and overall process of running the pre-sale. Next, I will look into the data about the pre-sale including comparing crypto-fiat price as a real price and a perceived price while looking at how price and various events may have affected the pre-sale.This kind of debrief isn’t common, nor are we entirely sure this is a good idea, however at Proof we pride ourselves on engaging in an open business structure allowing our community and supporters to have an actual say in the running of the company. In fact, as a sidenote, we open sourced our business plan and summary here: an.md.Likewise, as it becomes more security-appropriate, we will be giving a full architecture rundown of the pre-sale over at our proof devblog.What is a ‘Pre-sale’?George Carlin once had a bit about the affix ‘pre’ and how utterly useless it is. In the case of a ‘pre-’sale the linguistic rules of Carlin once again apply. That said, the term ‘pre-sale’ is useful, albeit a tad cringe-worthy. Generally, a pre-sale has a discrete start and endpoint and occurs before another related sale of the same goods. But, then, why do a pre-sale at all?Most Token Sales, heck, most sales events in the financial world, have tiered sales schedules. Day-to-day customers don’t usually see these but they take on the shells of ‘private-offerings’, ‘dark-pool’, ‘wholesale’, and ‘Christmas Eve’. In some cases, they are held for bulk purchasers who will go on to be vendors of a product and in others they reward loyal customers with rebated purchases prior to the public.Most of the time, the machinations of a pre-sale are kept secret, its underlying contributors often being venture capital, commercial banks, or close supporters of a project. As projects move forward, open pre-sales have become more popular as they are an effective way to drum up interest and build community based projects. That said, this kind of practice has the potential of opening the doors scams and fraud. This is an underlying motivation as well for this write-up: by being open about the methodologies and outcomes of the pre-sale, we hope to set an example of transparency for pre-sales (and eventually token sales) moving forward.The Proof Pre-saleAs stated before, Proof is a company that owes its community everything. We hire, speak, fight, and work with our community everyday and have even made pivots from the opinions and observations of our supporters. In the same vein, we wanted to allow our community members who believe in the project to purchase our Proof Token first. Beginning with some of our oldest supporters, The Taas team who we have been speaking to and working with for over a year and who acted as our lead purchasers.Another reason for our less traditional, less insider-focused, pre-sale is that Proof is a developer-centric company. Although our business development capabilities are more than enough for operations (our dashboard has seen steady growth for the better part of a year), in many ways when we first began this initiative we had to spin up our marketing, partnership, advertising, and PR operations very quickly. Because of this, we have been exponentially building on these capabilities as the pre-sale carried on.Overall, although not an ideal way to carry out the most ‘profitable’ pre-sale, this method has allowed us to create an open and fair way for our community to purchase tokens based off their assessment of that token’s utility, the team’s verisimilitude, and the product’s growth rather than approaching direct sales to high net worth individuals, exploiting FOMO, or creating yet another pump-and-dump mechanism. It also gives us an interesting look at the organic progression of a token-sale.These rationales notwithstanding, we are aware that the number of actual data points here is relatively small, and any corollaries stated herein should be considered as hypothesis. However, we will be doing an even more comprehensive version of this after our public sale so the combination of these two documents, hopefully, can be insightful for anyone looking to venture into this fundraising technique in the future.Moving on, let’s talk about the Proof Pre-sale itself. Here are some hard figures:The TokenSymbol: PPTAvailable Supply: 295,257 TokensRe-issuable: NoTradable: YesMinimum Contribution: 10 ETHWallet Address: 0x3931E02C9AcB4f68D7617F19617A20acD3642607Token Address: 0x2469f31A34FCaAc0debf73806cE39B2388874B13The Pre-SaleDuration: 14th August ~ 21st September (Extended for RoadShow)Total number of purchasers: 274 AccountsTotal Tokens Sold: 112,387 TokensEther Raised: 5619.3356 ETHIn USD @ $296.55 / ETH: 1,666,414 USDAvg Purchase: 147.877 ETHThe pre-sale contract allowed for 295,257 tokens out of the total 2,362,062 Proof Tokens to be purchased at a 43% discount. Of these, a little under half or 112,387 tokens were purchased. From this, the Pre-sale raised a total of 5610.3356[…] Ether. In total, the USD price raised based on Ether prices as of 10 October 2017 was 1,666,414 US Dollars. In the second part we will address how the Ethereum price affected the sale.Purchaser BreakdownIn the interest of privacy, any information about purchases will only derive from actual press-releases and publicly accessible information (such as from Etherscan). No information from community channels, emails, or private messages will be shared here.Overall, tokens were issued to 274 accounts.Given that our pre-sale was handled via a smart contract, exactly matching where each contribution and what time (locally) each occurred is almost impossible. As you can see from the breakdown chart though, the pre-sale consisted of a few bit accounts and a very large number of small contributions (all 274 accounts are in the dataset but their proportion of the whole is so small it does not show up). This means that with our relatively steep barrier to entry (10 ETH), our sale consisted of mainly of large-cap purchasers buying in bulk.Likewise, if we look at the Etherscan chart (Which is truncated since it is generated starting from Late August due to a problem with registering our token which was resolved), located at: 6cE39B2388874B13We can notice an interesting development:Our token has been submitted to the etherdelta_2 contract. This means that people are exchanging the proof pre-sale token on a decentralized exchange. After further investigation, we noticed there were a little over 1000 tokens being traded on etherdelta. Although not useful for a flat priced sale, we will definitely be doing some stochastic analysis of our token in the future, lining up actions of the company with fluctuations of any prices on exchanges in order to help build a better model for blockchain company fundamental analysis.Although this wasn’t ideal for the exclusivity side of the sale, one of our ideals is ‘ownership’ so we allowed the Pre-sale token to be tradable from the outset. We will not be allowing tradability until the end of the public sale, however, since the Proof Pre-sale Token was never meant to hit exchanges and having the token tradable on purchase for the public sale would cause issues with accounting and getting the token on bigger exchanges. In the former case we sacrificed user autonomy for later gain. An uncomfortable but necessary compromise.Pre-sale TimelineThe Pre-sale started on August 14th and ended on September 21st. In the beginning we intended to end the pre-sale on September 15th, however, we expanded it to September 21st so that attendees of the d10e Kiev conference could purchase pre-sale tokens if they so wished. First, let’s take a look at a naive line chart of the sale (simply looking at transactions as line patterns). The prefix ‘tail’ before the lead purchaser spike is left over ‘test’ transactions we performed prior to the opening of the pre-sale.In this very simple chart showing just showing purchases plotted into a line graph, we can see that the initial purchase from our leads was the largest input which is unsurprising. As we moved forward, there was a bit of a gap in large purchase, followed by a significant number of smaller purchases until a few larger inputs came in. Now let’s look at a scatterplot with a date-time x-axis and the initial lead purchase removed:As you can see, we had some sort of purchase each day of the sale (for the sake of scale we have omitted the initial purchase of 870 ETH). Likewise, you can see that the highest concentration of purchases occurred between August 21st and August 30th while large purchases of 100 ETH or greater did not occur until the second half of the sale. Likewise, as the number of larger sales (40 ETH and above) grew, the concentration of smaller inputs had reduced.Given a limited amount of actual data points. I think it is safe to assume that as the number of purchasers wanting to place the minimum into the sale decreased and we hit the outreach threshold of our marketing and outreach while that threshold began to grant exposure to wealthier purchasers. Another interpretation of this as well could be that larger purchasers began to take notice at the tight cluster of smaller groups and decided to take the leap. And yet another interpretation could be that the Pre-sale simply dangled out there long enough for some people to take notice, which would make sense since this pre-sale lasted a bit longer than many others. Of course there is one more theory I think this sparse but clear data shows us that we will discuss in the Narrative section.Purchase/Gap ClusteringThe great philosopher Lisa Simpson once said, “It’s not the notes you hear, but the notes he isn’t playing” in reference to the late, great, (and fictional -ed) Bleeding Gums Murphy. In this spirit, the final bit of interesting data to mention isn’t the points themselves, but the gaps between them.Gaps can drive a team mad. Waiting for the next purchase, plugging away at ads and staring at conversion numbers, the space between each token being issued by the contract can create a bevy of conversations about messaging, outreach, and even conversations about pivoting a product itself. When things are moving fast, it feels like they will stay that way forever. When they slow down, you question every decision made up to that point including how you spoke to someone at a conference, an adjective on a product description page, and whether or not you should have even gotten out of bed that morning. In fact, the emotional rollercoaster of running any token-sale at all is very much akin to crypto-participation in general.Here are some base numbers about the gapping that occurred during the pre-sale:Minimum Gap: 0 hoursMaximum Gap: 37 HoursAvg. Gap: 2 HoursMedian Gap: 1Most Common Gap: 0 (101 occurrences)The reason to look at gaps for this kind of pre-sale is to measure it against exposure initiatives and to see what kinds of issues may be happening in the smart contract. For instance, there is a large cluster of long gaps (a large arrangement of plots high up at a specific time), this could mean a long string of errors in the smart contract, a possible MIM attack on the support sites, or a strong lack of interest.Luckily, the Proof Pre-sale had a pretty steady input of relatively large inputs (note that the sale minimum was at least 10 Ether, a not insignificant amount). Another point of note, when placing the Gap Chart and the Sales Chart over each other, Some of the largest token purchases occur after long gaps. What then follows is a fair number of descending larger-to-smaller purchases (characterized by the ‘descending ramp’ pattern seen in the naive line chart at the beginning of this document).Next up, the good stuff! We will be posting another post giving a little bit of a narrative to these numbers. We will be presenting a cluster analysis of the relationship between ‘perceived’ price and gaps while giving a better sense of the ‘perceptive value index’ of a token sale whose value is so tied to such a volatile currency such as Ethereum. We will also be aligning our pre-sale against others to see if there is any correlation between big news items, both foreign and domestic, and the purchasing habits of customers. Finally, the last part of the post will be our methodology and a warts-and-all assessment of our own pre-sale.BlockchainOne clap, two clap, three clap, forty?By clapping more or less, you can signal to us which stories really stand out.1601BlockedUnblockFollowFollowingTai KerstenFollowProof of FinTechUpdates on everything Proof160Never miss a story from Proof of FinTech, when you sign up for Medium. 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DeRose, one half of the abrasive and influential podcast ‘Bitcoin Uncensored’. It’s why he said it. That, and to make his co-host and partner in alleged crime, Joshua Unseth, laugh. “Sometimes the most honest thing you can do is tell a lie,” Unseth adds. That statement should cloud everything you’re about to read. First, a brief introduction. For those who aren’t familiar, Bitcoin Uncensored is a loosely defined podcast that’s part constant Soundcloud experimentation and part social media barrage. While maybe nothing on its own, ‘BU’ has coalesced into a (mostly) cohesive (and controversial) flavor of bitcoin intellectualism – one that is at once a rejection of the technology’s earlier Libertarian values and a supposed embrace of its more scientific merits. That’s not to say DeRose and Unseth think differently than the bitcoin maximalists of 2013, it’s just that they’ve developed a new way to espouse the message. Their claim to fame is that they tout this in a rather tasteless and increasingly offensive and visible way. (The duo was ranked number nine in our year’s-end, “most influential” reader poll). To many, though, the vote shone a brighter light on their more unsavory actions. They’ve been called misogynists, racists, anti-Semites and homophobes by the most well-known faces in the industry. (Many of whom refused to go on record about the subject). Before we continue, we’ll want to bear in mind this juxtaposition. To understand DeRose and Unseth, one must also understand bitcoin evangelists, a group that for years now has either been getting made fun of or ignored by most everyone that’s not a ‘believer’. Traditional financial institutions, large enterprises, venture capitalists – most have bowed out for a tangential industry, ‘blockchain’. And it’s this buzzword that has emerged as the central focal point of the BU universe. The problem, according to DeRose and Unseth, is that none of the bitcoin haters seem to know what a ‘blockchain’ is. That, and because it’s being used as a buzzword to secure funding rounds at the expense of the innovators who created it. (And they’re not alone in this claim.) To some, DeRose and Unseth have become something of a mascot for this crusade. And to those who are opposed, they’ve become another name on their Twitter block list. In the middle of this tug-of-war are the critics who allege that DeRose and Unseth instigate nothing more than bullying and harassment (and that acknowledging them at all amounts to “letting them win”). And there’s plenty of evidence to back this up. This article by blog Bitcoinist highlights some of the more colorful and unfriendly words they’ve used for notable investor-backed projects, including Zcash and thought leaders like Andreas Antonopoulos. In interview, DeRose didn’t see to have a firm stance on whether or not his actions constitute ‘trolling’. This is despite admitting to making harassing phone calls to people’s family members and creating (or encouraging) lewd gifs and memes that lampoon industry figures. Indeed, DeRose seems unable to see the human cost of these actions, preferring to emphasize his seeming belief that any engagement in the industry amounts to an entrance ticket into a kind of prolonged intellectual warfare. “I don’t know what trolling is anymore,” DeRose told CoinDesk. “Is any peer review trolling now? Is anything that is meaningful now considered trolling?” In his mind, this is what allows him to say, criticize someone’s appearance in a sexualized way, or attend an industry conference in disguise and antagonize its organizers. “What I’ve worked hard for is to have a culture where people are evaluated by their ideas and not as people,” he adds. In some ways, this is historically how the bitcoin and blockchain space has interacted with outsiders (see the development community’s sprawling mailing list and Twitter arguments, as evidence). Conflict definitely garners attention. DeRose and Unseth have even acknowledged the accusations about their behavior on their show, though when they do it’s often dismissive. In response to the topic of subjective morality on a recent show, DeRose quipped “I don’t think there’s anything worse than that.” The conversation quickly routs through discussion of the bible, sex crimes and how confrontation is sometimes the only way to make people face thought paradoxes they may not have previously considered. And as some of their favorite public targets have struggled – banks leaving the R3CEV private blockchain consortium, scammers running away with the money raised by initial coin offerings and The DAO hack and subsequent ethereum hardfork – the two have earned a kind of niche celebrity in the industry for forcing the conversation. Even their critics are increasingly acknowledging a difficult truth – they may be partly right. Jae Kwon, founder and CEO of the open-source blockchain platform Tendermint, has been in the line of fire of DeRose and Unseth before, but he’s more level-headed about the antagonism. Despite being the butt of some of their jokes, he said he shares some of the chagrin that their sprawling podcasts and social media firepower have helped give voice to. “I’m also frustrated by some of the things coming out of this industry under the umbrella of blockchain,” Kwon said. “The core of what they’re saying has a lot of truth to it.” He credits the rise of Unseth and DeRose to the anonymity afforded by the Internet itself, one that he said has created “subculture where trolling is promoted as the method by which one arrives at the truth”. And in the bitcoin space it’s only secured by the mythos surrounding the cryptocurrency’s pseudonymous creator, Satoshi Nakamoto, plus most supporter’s belief that technology can usurp social problems. If you have good technologically sound ideas, then it doesn’t matter who you are as a person, right? But sometimes it does matter, because there are more effective ways of changing the right people’s minds than via condescension and humiliation. “The approach they take – bullying and trolling – and their criteria, any proof-of-stake blockchain or fundraiser is a scam, are toxic and flawed,” he said. Kwon’s Tendermint co-founder, Ethan Buchman, agrees. “I suspect much of their effectiveness is lost due to the tactics,” Buchman said. To understand where this sentiment comes from, however, one has to go back to the most influential ‘Bitcoin Uncensored’ episode, featuring Perianne Boring, founder and president of the non-profit Chamber of Digital Commerce. Today, the narrative has been reduced to something like this – DeRose and Unseth coaxed Boring into appearing on the show to talk about blockchain. There, she, in the midst of forceful questioning, conceded that it was basically like the SWIFT secure financial messaging service, a comment the pair immediately and harshly criticized. Their point was essentially this: if blockchain is just like SWIFT, what would be the point of luring banks into spending vast amounts of time and money stripping their architecture? For many though, it wasn’t what was said, but how it was carried out (as well as subsequent discussion that found them emphasizing her physical appearance). On the audio, you can even hear how DeRose and Unseth know full well that they’re prepared to rip apart her ideas. “She didn’t learn anything from it because she was immediately put on the defensive. It was great for their ratings, but if they actually want her [and others] to learn something or have a positive impact, they need another approach,” Buchman said. Sure, you could say that standing on a soapbox and patronizing people isn’t always effective – but then again, the latest US election would just about prove you wrong. On a larger, sociological level, DeRose and Unseth have simply borrowed from President-Elect Donald Trump’s playbook. Stoke animosity, attack political correctness and the crowd goes wild. This can also be seen broadly in the many pro-bitcoin Twitter accounts that routinely retweet Trump rhetoric, unbecoming memes and other incendiary online content. Unseth’s former Twitter description, for instance, claims, “If you support me and @derosetech [Chris], then you also support @realDonaldTrump.” Part of the script is to willingly give ammunition to the haters. They know that defending themselves against trolls is a lost cause, because well, they play that game. The duo’s most ardent supports liken them to something like venerated court jesters, there to prove, as one blogger put, that the emperors have no clothes. “The bottom line is  –  any community that wants to evolve past bad habits and toxic over-optimistic utopian thinking will have to face ridicule and humor. Because it is often only when we speak in jest, that we are truly saying the truth,” Plutus.it’s Filip Martinka wrote. Others, like bitcoin developer Paul Storzc, use even more vaunted historical terms: “Not wanting to be misunderstood, the BU hosts aggressively reject the premise that ‘they must be understood’. They are only interested in the truth; and, in the spirit of Socrates and Sir Karl Popper, they deliberately stack the deck, so that it will be as *difficult* as possible for them to make their case.” The argument goes like this: So, what if Unseth (who’s not light-skinned) says he doesn’t like people of color, hasn’t his belief that bitcoin is the only blockchain with a circular economy promoted interest in how this might be successfully replicated? And who cares if DeRose brags about his love of escorts? His position that bitcoin is supported by regulatory arbitrage (the idea that government rules and restrictions give the blockchain its usefulness) is now a de-facto phrase. But many do care, just like they care about President-Elect Trump’s inflammatory rhetoric. Because the way people in power act and speak gives others an example, an excuse to act in the same way. In interview, Unseth and DeRose display a certain cockiness that can be palpable as well. Their worst quality, interruption – not only in the interview but at conferences (where they’ll lampoon speakers with question after question) – can be grating. Still, their passive aggressive questions and satirical statements are, many times, on point. And while they cast themselves as imbeciles, heroin addicts and ‘johns’, it’s only to mask real concern. “The secret truth is that we actually care about bitcoiners,” Derose said. Finally, a moment of clarity in an interview that all-too-often digresses into a swirl of jokes. To some, DeRose and Unseth are already sympathetic due to their ‘outsider’ status. According to Toni Lane Casserly, partner at BitNation, a blockchain-powered “decentralized borderless voluntary nation”, it’s best to view their offensive, in-your-face tendencies as a result of emotional baggage that they carry around. “They were placed in situations where people didn’t value them, where they were treated like they weren’t good enough or smart enough, and the way they’ve dealt with that is through humor,” she said. In some instances, though, it’s hard to laugh. As the saying goes, there’s a fine line between clever and stupid, and Bitcoin Uncensored certainly likes to cross that line. At stake in the whole narrative is the question of who is the real bully. Is it the hordes of bitcoin enthusiasts on Twitter who lampoon and attack their intellectual opponents in anonymity? Or is it the businesses and conferences that all too often lock out this dialogue for a PC or ‘business-friendly’ environment? In this light, one would be remiss not to mention the central characters of “The Big Short”, another set of outsiders who were attacked and ridiculed, only to be proven right. A core intellectual question here is, as Unseth and DeRose allude to, which is the greater harm? “When we started doing this show, it was obvious where the space was going. To us 2+2=4 and then there were a bunch of people in the space claiming that 2+2=15,” Unseth said. “If [people are] out there advocating people throw their money into toilets and we’re telling people that those are toilets, are we really the assholes?” It could be argued that both parties are guilty for the poor state of the dialogue. But then, there’s that line again. After all, I’m still here trying to figure out if the pair sends death threats to blockchain industry entrepreneurs, when DeRose finally admits to the action. Unseth quickly jumps to his defense. At its core, its this kind of camaraderie that is also key to their appeal. “It’s interesting, though, because these guys are known scammers,” he says, alluding that I’m trusting the wrong people. “I don’t mean to disrespect; just trying to validate,” I said. “You couldn’t disrespect us if you tried.” Bitcoin UncensoredBlockchain IndustryDonald Trumptrolling 1 News - 247 News - 247 Bitcoin - 1 Search You must be logged in to post a comment.

and Africa operations as the Managing Director of Monitise MEA. In 2017, Monitise plc was acquired by US-based a Fortune 500 financial services tech giant Fiserv Inc. After the Monitise-Fiserv acquisition, he left the company and founded Commencis. Commencis helps leading brands to grow and scale in digital by building purposeful products, powered by its Big Data, Analytics and Cloud solutions. Isbecer is also an active seed investor, he is a member of Galata Business Angels, Turkey’s first angel investor group. He has made over 40 seed investments in 11 different countries to date making him one of the most active investors in Turkey. After studying at Robert College in İstanbul, Firat received his Bachelor’s Degree from Galatasaray University, and his Master’s Degree in Geopolitical Studies from a joint programme by the Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne and the École Normale Supérieure in Paris. 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After graduating from Cairo University, Koike began her journalistic career as a TV Personality. She has written books and articles on Japanese politics and international affairs. Fireside Chat with Jenny Lefcourt (Freestyle) and Alice Lloyd George (RRE) Jenny Lefcourt is Partner at freestyle, one of the most successful SF based a seed-stage investor and mentor behind startups like Airtable, 9GAG, and Narvar. Alice Lloyd George is Partner at RRE, a New York-based venture capital behind companies like Venmo, BuzzFeed, and Business Insider. Jenny and Alice will share their experience working in the investment scene. Click for more information about Jenny Lefcourt and Alice Lloyd George Jenny Lefcourt brings 20+ years of technology start-up experience to her role as General Partner at Freestyle, a $90M seed stage fund in San Francisco whose partners are all serial entrepreneurs. Freestyle has has led investments in companies such as Airtable, Intercom, Patreon, Narvar, Wag, and Digit. 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She appears on Fox Business, was Forbes’ 30 under 30 (2016), and Marc Andreessen calls her “one of the unknown rockstars in tech.” Before joining RRE Alice worked in investments at Bridgewater Associates, and in a prior life lived in Beijing conducting research as a Brookings Institute fellow. Alice hails from the UK, graduated with a BA from Princeton, and began her career at The Wall Street Journal in Hong Kong, where she reported on business and politics across Asia. She is the founder and host of the hit podcast Flux, a series of conversations with founders at the frontier. You can follow her latest musings on Twitter @amlg23 Chika Terada (Sansan): Be your own rival Chika is co-founder and CEO of Sansan, and IT venture to provide business card-based contact management services. Sansan has now grown to over 6,000 corporate clients and 2.5 million individual users, making it the largest database of its kind in Japan. 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A passionate advocate for disruptive health solutions, Suna has steered Nightingale into an established growth company with over 60 team members and customers in over 20 countries. Since late 2015, Suna has raised over €40 million to bring Nightingale’s technology to global healthcare. Prior to Nightingale, Suna spearheaded pioneering business ventures in healthcare IT, serving as Chief Technology Officer at Fujitsu Finland. Immersed in the field of computational medicine, Suna has authored scientific articles on applying artificial neural networks in medical applications. Determined to make preventive medicine a concrete reality for all, at Nightingale, Suna has united expertise from a diverse range of different backgrounds to further push the boundaries of the health industry. Slush Tokyo and Recruit are bringing together big names from the Blockchain scene for an exclusive night by the Tokyo Bay. The speakers will cover diverse topics within blockchain with the panoramic Tokyo Bay skyline behind them. Get ready for compelling discussions as well as food, drinks and quality networking. Think beyond borders: why digital entrepreneurs from all over the world become e-residents of Estonia. Estonia is creating a borderless digital society for global citizens as the first country to offer e-Residency. In 4 years, the programme has attracted + 50,000 citizens from +160 countries and they have created +6,500 companies in Estonia that they can run fully online from anywhere in the world. If you’re already an e-resident and/or wish to know more about Estonia’s digital society, join this casual networking event with representatives of the programme and Japanese e-residents. Location : Jinnan Cafe (1 Chome-17-5 Jinnan Shibuya-ku Tokyo) Registration -56486857712 Executive Breakfast is a casual networking event with key thought leaders and decision makers across various industry sectors from all around the world. Free Entrance for all Slush Tokyo 2019 Executive Pass holders. Join us for good food, coffee, music and talks! Click me for more information. Art Session: Relax with the Art within You Art has the power to represent your life - come and have a fresh look at yourself. This session will allow attendees to experience art in a new way. It’s not about what other people think, it’s about what you feel about yourself and what you're doing. It’s about that moment of trying something -- if it looks good or sounds good, that is what art is all about. Let’s find out what the art world gives you in this one hour. Target: Those who are interested in art, those who want to enhance your creativity and self-consciousness, you! Serial Entrepreneur and Angel Investor. MSc, in Artificial Intelligence, from Tokyo University. Engaged in research on Recommendation Engine, Complex Network, Clustering. Won the Innovative Software Creation Program (Super Creator Award) under Information-technology Promotion Agency Japan (IPA) in 2005 and 2006. Started her first business to create the middleware which enables to develop iOS / Android / Feature Phone simultaneously, and sold the company to mixi.inc. Chairman & Co-Founder, Animoca Brands and Founder & CEO, Outblaze A technology entrepreneur and investor based in Hong Kong, Yat Siu is the chairman and co-founder of Animoca Brands, a company listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX: AB1) that leverages gamification, blockchain, and artificial intelligence technologies to develop and publish a broad portfolio of mobile products. Yat began his career at Atari Germany in 1990. In 1995 he moved to Hong Kong to establish Hong Kong Cybercity/Freenation, the first Asian free web page and email provider. In 1998 he set up Outblaze, an award-winning pioneer of multilingual white label web services. In 2009, he sold Outblaze’s services business to IBM, and pivoted Outblaze to digital entertainment services and products. Outblaze is now a conglomerate of companies focused on cloud, AI, blockchain, and smartphone software. Yat is the CEO of Outblaze, and he is a director for TurnOut Ventures, a partnership between Outblaze and Turner Entertainment that brought to prominence the hugely popular emoticon character Tuzki. In 2017 Yat set up the Dalton Learning Lab, an afterschool lab environment that supplements Hong Kong students with skills not emphasized by the local education system, including divergent thinking and design thinking. He is also the founder of ThinkBlaze, the research arm of Outblaze investigating socially meaningful issues in technology. Yat has earned numerous accolades including Global Leader of Tomorrow at the World Economic Forum, and Young Entrepreneur of the Year at the DHL/SCMP Awards. A classically trained musician, Yat is a member of the advisory board of BAFTA (British Academy of Film and Television Arts) and a director of the Asian Youth Orchestra. Panasonic: Game Changer Catapult Business Creation Open Dialogue Session An interactive session focused on people interested in the startup scene as a whole. Masa Fukata, the director of Game Changer Catapult will welcome Masahiro Kotosaka, Associate Professor, Faculty of Policy Management, Keio University, and Yuka Tanimoto, Senior Editor and Chief Producer of Event Production Group, Forbes Japan, to discuss innovation. We will also introduce the entrepreneur projects in collaboration with Avex and Keio SFC. Finally, we will demonstrate “cleaning as training” in order to share the new concept of housework. Target: startup company, involved health tech, electronic industry, you! Masa co-founded an internal innovation accelerator “Game Changer Catapult” in 2016, an initiative to transform ideas into reality to make the people’s wish through open innovation for a better life, a better world at the home tech division, Appliances Company in Panasonic Corporation. Also, he was appointed as Director in BeeEdge Co., Ltd. a joint-venture business incubation company with Panasonic, Scrum Ventures LLC, a US-based venture capital firm, and INCJ, Ltd.  He started his career in Panasonic, executed marketing communications for audio/video and digital imaging products, including launching of Lumix digital camera and DVD recorder with Hollywood film and music scene, after the participation of the international management program in Canada and the United States. Managed sports sponsorship contract including IOC and Organizing Committees of Olympic Games from 2004, technology operations and executing marketing strategy and communications, followed by a career as Director, Panasonic Canada Inc.  MBA, Kobe University, Japan. Associate Professor at Keio University, consultant and adviser to several start-up/multinational companies Masahiro Kotosaka is Associate Professor at Keio University. He is also a consultant and adviser to several start-up/multinational companies and was working for McKinsey & Company based in Frankfurt and Tokyo. He is an expert of strategic management of startups and international business of born global firms and spent four years running three profitable IT/Retail business before joining McKinsey. His recent publication includes The Element of Strategic Management (Toyo Keizai, 2018) and The Japanese Business in Evolution (Co-author, Routledge, 2017). Yuka Tanimoto earned an MBA in the U.S. in 2004 after gaining experience at a brokerage firm and serving as a financial and economic anchor for Bloomberg TV. She next worked as a newscaster for Nikkei CNBC and became the company's first-ever female commentator. After 2011, she became active as a freelance journalist. Through her career, Ms. Tanimoto has interviewed over 3000 VIPs from every corner of the globe including former British Prime Minister, Tony Blair, and Co-founder of Apple, Steve Wozniak, Lynda Gratton, and founder of Starbucks, Howard Schultz. She has also appeared on numerous television programs including“Vivit”（TBS TV）, "Sunday! Scramble" (TV Asahi), "Your Time" (Fuji TV), “Morning Cross” (Tokyo MX TV), and commentator work on "AbemaPrime" (Abema TV). She currently serves as a column contributor to the media, as moderator of the economic symposium, as a corporate advisor. In February 2016, she became Deputy Editor and Web Editor for Forbes Japan. In April of that same year, she also became a part-time lecturer at Atomi University. Yuka Tanimoto's literary works include “Active Listening The Art of Listening for Success”（Diamond, Ine.）,”Time Mastery of 1000 Top World Leaders”（Kadokawa/Chukei Publishing）, and “The Habits of Leaders Who Create Followers without Trying”（SB Creative）, “Why World Top Leader Get Partiality”(Discover 21) Aya originally became fascinated in the blockchain space for its potential to impact financial inclusion in emerging markets. In early 2013, she joined Kraken as Managing Director and has since worked to educate the public, VCs, and regulators on cryptocurrencies and blockchain innovation globally. As the Executive Director of the Ethereum Foundation, Aya leads the Foundation’s teams and supports the Ethereum ecosystem through core development and research activities, and educational efforts aimed at further expanding the world’s largest blockchain ecosystem. In 2019, she was appointed to the World Economic Forum’s Blockchain Global Council. Jun is the CEO & Founder of Omise, an online payment platform that provides online operations with a full-featured payment gateway, security & fraud protection models and cash management services —the complete infrastructure required to enable and streamline online commerce. He is a deep thinker and is no stranger to the startup world. Prior to founding Omise, he was involved in founding a series of tech companies in Japan. He brings over 16 years of professional experience in the technological field and has previously held several managerial positions. Jun has led his payment company through dramatic growth to become one of SEA’s leading online payment platform. He is passionate about delivering online payments for everyone and works to influence his team to do the same. After receiving his M.S. in Planetary Science from both Kyushu University and the University of Tokyo on a full scholarship, Takahiro joined Accenture, where he spent 5 years as a management consultant, specializing in retail and high-tech industries. Joining Recruit Next (Japan’s largest information company) Takahiro launched 4 businesses – leading two of them – including SUMO, a moving service and business for elderly people. Takahiro joined ispace in 2011 after an initial volunteer role and is now the acting COO. With one startup exit already under his belt, Ishigame cofounded Infostellar, a satellite-antenna sharing platform for small, low-orbit satellites -- what he calls "an Airbnb for satellites." Infostellars' cloud-based service StellarStation helps ground stations to make money during their downtime. For satellite operators, it allows them to contact their satellites more frequently, without building more costly stations. In September 2017, investors led by Airbus Ventures put $7.3 million in Series A Funding into the company, which was established with two other cofounders, including aerospace engineer and CEO Naomi Kurahara. Ishigame was selected as one of the honourees of Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia 2018. Future experience with LEXUS: The Concept of Value Changes In a world full of AI and big data which has dramatically evolved our lives with efficient services, we want to hear your ideas. In this session, we will talk about value creation in this new era by providing experimental value with the guidance of industry experts. So come and share your ideas! Rika lives in Silicon Valley and recently transitioned from the role Vice President of Strategy and Partnerships at Atheer into a role as Atheer's Advisory Board Member, and joined the founding team of a new Silicon Valley startup delving into AI (Artificial Intelligence) on the Edge (edge-computing).  She also is the founder of a not-for-profit helping women advance on corporate boards.  Born in Japan to a German mother and Japanese father, and trilingual in Japanese, German and English, Rika graduated from International School of the Sacred Heart in Tokyo and went to the US to attend Princeton University, and has worked internationally over the past two decades. She is a technology industry veteran and serves on the Advisory Boards to ventures in the Extended Reality (VR/AR/MR) ecosystem as well as AI startups, and is an active advocate for advancing women's leadership in technology and business across industry verticals and global lines. At Atheer she forged go-to-market programs with technology, OEM, and Solution Integration partners that built and delivered best-of-class Augmented Reality (AR) solutions for the Enterprise.  Having held leadership positions in strategy and business development disciplines at hardware/software and services enterprises and startup ventures globally - from NVIDIA, Sony, Accenture, American Express, china.com among others - Rika embraces the opportunity we have to shape the next 50 years of computing, and her work focuses on driving innovative experiences where human, digital, and physical intersect. Global Head of Brand Management and Marketing of LEXUS As the Global Head of Brand Management and Marketing, Spiros leads the development and deployment of Lexus’ brand strategy, metrics and research, global marketing communications, partnerships and activities throughout the brands worldwide network covering over 90 countries. He is also responsible for defining the future vision of the luxury brand in a time of rapid industry change. Prior to his current role, Spiros was the Head of Brand, Marketing, Consumer Experience and the Lexus Academy for Lexus in Europe overseeing 40 markets. He helped guide the brand to record levels of awareness and consideration. In addition, he has served as Director of Marketing for Toyota & Lexus operations in Spain as well as Head of Brand & Communication Strategy for Toyota Europe. Spiros has a track record of marketing and digital innovation having received several awards such as the Marketing Rising Star by the industry’s leading publication. He also serves as a mentor and coach for the MIT Enterprise Forum which supports promising start-ups. In addition, he is a board advisor to two start-ups in the Artificial Intelligence and Healthcare areas. He also acts a mentor for the US Marketing Academy and was recognized by the Wall Street Journal as one of the world’s most influential CMOs in 2018. In his free time, Spiros plays ice hockey, DJs, rides his motorcycle and cooks. Spiros has worked and lived in North America, Europe and Asia. He is currently based in Tokyo. Chief Business Development Officer of Axelspace Corporation Experienced Marketing, Branding and Corporate Access professional with extensive global financial sector exposure. At Daiwa Capital Markets, originated fundraising road shows, organised and hosted various corporate access initiatives. Prior to that, at Lehman Brothers, developed marketing solutions and worked as a strategic advisor to the business heads to increase revenue. Nurtured marketing and branding experiences at McCann-Erickon, Saatchi&Saatchi and Bartle Bogle Hegarty. Contributed in planning and executing integrated marketing communications to build Brand Equity for iconic brands, including P&G, Adidas, Levi’s, Unilever and Virgin Atlantic. Participated in Axelspace in August 2017 and serves as a Brand Manager. Tsune focuses on investment in mid/late stage venture investments in rapidly growing software companies. Tsune led WiL's investments in Auth0, Asana, and TransferWise and actively worked on investments in Automation Anywhere and BirdEye. Prior to joining WiL, Tsune was VP of Business Operations and Strategy at Evernote. Tsune spearheaded analytics and was instrumental in improving the company’s revenue growth and financial stability through a series of monetization efforts. He has also worked for Blue Ridge Capital, analyzing publicly traded internet companies. Tsune holds an MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business and a BA in Economics from the University of Tokyo. Hajime is an AI technologist leading 65+ deep learning researchers to help corporates in Bank/Insurance/Manufacturer/Internet Services/Medical/Pharmacy sectors with AI solutions at Cinnamon. Active investor and community contributor in Asia: Organized Vietnam FrontierTech Summit with 1500+ delegates. Also Partner at Zeroth.ai (AI Investment Firm), Founder Institute KL Local Director. Fred is the founder and chief architect of Ascent Robotics, one of Japan's leading AI startups. Ascent develops autonomous robots and vehicles by leveraging advanced machine learning algorithms inspired by theoretical neuroscience. The company raised $18M in Series A in 2018 and employs engineers and scientists from over 20 countries around the world. In addition to founding Ascent, Fred has also founded two other AI firms and chairs Decoded, a Tokyo collective of AI and machine learning experts. Zac’s experience includes leadership roles at multiple successful tech companies. He started initially in AdTech, where he was a part of two successful acquisitions, Admeld (Acquired by Google) and Sociomantic (acquired by DunnHumby). Prior to starting BlockFi, he led business development teams at Orchard Platform, a broker-dealer and RIA in the online lending sector, and Zibby, an online consumer lender. BlockFi provides crypto savings accounts and USD loans and the company has the most coverage of the US market, currently operating in 48 states and also the only lender to raise institutional capital – with a 50M credit facility from Galaxy Digital and investors including Fidelity, Galaxy Digital, Susquehanna, Akuna Capital, and ConsenSys Ventures. This stage is for everyone! If you have a cool idea or if you want to share some thoughts or a current project you're working on, this is your time to shine. Let’s take small actions here - an action that will give you a chance to explore infinite possibilities. A futurist with an artist's eye and an inventor’s mind, Monika Bielskyte prototypes culturally diverse, socially and environmentally engaged future world designs for the entertainment industry, technology companies, and cities/countries.  A large part of her time is devoted to research and strategy in the immersive media technology space (Augmented, Mixed, Virtual Reality and AI). Monika's work consists in connecting bleeding edge technological innovation with some of the world's most original creative visions. Mobile platforms such as Google Play and Android have reached global scale and are bringing billions of people online. They facilitate innumerable connections between users, developers and nonprofits that together create social impact around the world in areas such as health, education, financial inclusion and personal safety. Learn about the social impact needs and interests of global smartphone users to better understand this massive opportunity from a developer’s perspective. We will share best practices and real life examples that will help you build better social impact focussed apps and games. Let’s get creative! Social Impact and Accessibility Partnerships at Google Play Maxim Mai leads Social Impact and Accessibility Partnerships at Google Play. His mission is to amplify the positive impact created by apps and games in communities around the world and to empower their developers to find success on Android and Google Play. He also helps NGOs tap into Google Play to raise awareness and funds for their causes. Part of the Google Play team, Maxim is an expert on app strategy, distribution and revenue models. He has consulted top developers and startups in Europe and North America on how to build and grow sustainable mobile businesses. Maxim has been with Google for six years. Prior to joining Google Play, he worked with strategic online publishers to grow their advertising businesses. Pre-Google, Maxim worked in strategy consulting. He is based in New York City and holds a Bachelor of Commerce with First Class Honours from The University of Sydney. Co-Founder of Japan Israel Women’s Association (JIWA) Co-Founder of Japan Israel Women’s Association (JIWA) / Marketing Expert at Life is Tech, Inc Global division Alissa Miky is the Co-founder of the Japan Israel Women’s Association (JIWA). JIWA is a volunteer group that supports young people who wish to devote their energy to both work and home. The birth-rate in Israel is 3.11, and records #1 on the OECD. Furthermore, women’s social advancement ranking reached 9th place in OECD, and Israel’s percentage of women in high-tech industries is 35.5%, which is 1.4 times that of America's. Moreover, Israel excels at developing start-ups around the world and acquired 2.3 times as many funds as Japan in 2018. She believes that Israel’s philosophy, as well as their business strategy, will be the motivation for young Japanese people. She became interested in Israel when she worked at an Israeli trading company and met many Israeli people. There, she worked for the marketing, sales, and PR department as a new business development manager of EdTech, Health Tech, Connected Cars, etc. While she was at the Israeli trading company, she surpassed the sales record by twelve times the previous. Alissa Miky has received awards; Forbes JAPAN "100 women shining on earth" youngest recipient. Businesses Insider JAPAN "Game Changer" One of 46 people. Jason Smith is the Vice President of Business Development at Fundbox. In this leadership role, Jason is responsible for identifying and creating global partnerships to help Fundbox achieve its vision of building the world’s first AI-enabled B2B business capital platform.  As a growth leader, Jason brings a strong background and experience e-commerce, fintech, and technology into Fundbox.  Prior to joining Fundbox, Jason spent 13 years at payments and credit giant PayPal in various leadership roles. Most recently Jason was the head of PayPal’s Global Channel Sales business group which, under his leadership, scaled the business globally and grew revenue over 4X.  In addition, Jason was also a founding member of PayPal’s omnichannel business and a key member of the corporate development team where he was responsible for numerous investments, acquisitions, business development and sales initiatives across the eBay Inc. and PayPal portfolio.  Jason is a graduate of Washington State University. Firat Isbecer is an entrepreneur and an angel investor. Isbecer co-founded Pozitron, one of Europe’s fastest growing mobile banking, mobile commerce

apologizing to fans. “Me and my friends really hustled to get all this stuff together in a week,” she tweeted after offering a free download to six remixes of the new song. “I’m sorry if it’s not what you were hoping for but I’m trying my best here.”It is approaching four years since Charli last released an official studio album. During one of the many fruitless build-ups to a new LP, Charli once told Zane Lowe “the albums out in May (of 2017). I’m sure I’ll just get bored and leak the whole thing before then anyway.” So when clean-cut studio singles began mysteriously appearing online last summer, with still no album release in sight, the train to Charli’s career left the station and long since found its way off the tracks with Charli, her label and an alleged group of hackers all claiming to be in the driver’s seat.While touring her last album Sucker in 2014, Charli took on a BBC documentary project that chronicled her perspective as a feminist in the music industry. She conducted her own interviews, backstage at festivals and in between sets, employing herself as a full-time filmmaker while fulfilling the role of a full-time pop star. Halfway through the tour, Charli had enough of the pop circuit. She stepped down from her headline spot, citing a need to create in order to return to a place of happiness. The “Boom Clap” and “Fancy” era of her career that saw her break onto pop’s main stage ended abruptly, if not uncharacteristically by the genre’s lofty standards.But Charli didn’t waste time getting back on the horse. She had met SOPHIE, the then-illusive internet producer, at a writing camp in early 2015 and only two weeks after what would have been her final date on tour the duo released their first collaboration. Charli traded in school uniforms and guitar licks for black latex and synth hits. Fellow UK producer A.G. Cook and his PC Music associates (described as a sonic “critique of late capitalism” by Pitchfork around the time) were also enlisted in what appeared to be a makeover, but was more of a callback to the earlier stages of Charli’s career when her music was made for Myspace and London raves. “Vroom Vroom” sutured whiplash to sugar pop, throbbing drums blasted from a lavender Lamborghini, doppler effect and all.SOPHIE and PC Music helped Charli craft her next full-length album, XCX3–the shorthand placeholder name for the project, her third studio record. As 2016 came into focus, Charli revealed the album had already been finished. “I’m just gonna put it out and the music can do all the press for me,” she mused at the NME Awards in February. Less than a week later, an EP extension of “Vroom Vroom” was announced as the imminent release.The project debuted on a newly established record label owned by Charli called Vroom Vroom Recordings. The decision laid the groundwork for her aspirations beyond the role of singer/songwriter but with a barebones website, minimal releases from its signees (RIVRS and Cuckoolander) and almost no social media posts since the summer of 2016, Vroom Vroom Recordings falls somewhere between a neglected pet project and a music shell company needed to free Charli’s new sound.On the first episode of her Beats 1 radio show “The Candy Shop,” Charli described a segment dubbed the “Marmite moment” where she would play a song that she loved, but her friends thought she was crazy for liking. “This is a song that’s gonna split people’s opinion, you’re either going to think I’m an idiot or you’re going to think I’m a genius–obviously the right answer is genius.”Vroom Vroom, a hard-hitting four track EP, would be the Marmite moment of Charli’s career and there’s little to suggest her (proper) label, Atlantic Records, did much else but spit it out. “Vroom was not us trying to appease anyone,” she explained to The FADER months later. “I think my label got afraid and I think a lot of people were confused. But I just felt that I wanted to–I just wanted to do that.”The project’s biggest impact was on Charli’s fanbase. Listeners who began following after the film The Fault in Our Stars were likely tuned out. Devotees saw the change as exciting growth that was simultaneously grounded in her early career while PC Music fans praised the collaboration as deserved mainstream attention for their underdog sound. This new era of her career melded fans who not only enjoyed the Marmite, but wanted to injected it into their veins.Live performances in 2016 teased what sounded like the full length cut to Charli and Sophie’s collaboration (heavyweight producers Stargate and BloodPop were later confirmed to be involved as well). Unreleased songs like “No Angel,” “Taxi” and “Round and Round” had those in-tune with the new sound paralyzed in euphoria, awaiting an elctro-pop coup de grace that never came. Instead, they got treated to a track with Lil Yachty on Halloween.Ending the year with “After the Afterparty” was a reminder of Charli’s mainstream commitments. After eight months of unsupervised fun, the party was put on hold. Charli promised a May release date for her album while on the record with Zane Lowe and hummed about leaking it before then anyway.The next leg of the “After the Afterparty” press tour, about a month later, delivered a more concise stump speech. In an interview with Entertainment Weekly she revealed the Sophie-led album was still in the cards, but the live teasers like “Taxi” were now simply demos with no place on the project. Again, Charli slipped in the idea of a leak. “I don’t know how many (songs we recorded), but we did a lot. It’s cool because we can pitch them or leak all of them or whatever.”A month later, at the start of 2017, the goal posts to the album were still moving. Charli told Rolling Stone that half of the project would resemble the “After the Afterparty” sound, in what felt like a compromise with the label for a more feasible follow-up to Sucker.Charli didn’t pull any punches looking back on her previous LP soon after. “I made some rash decisions with Sucker,” she told Q Magazine the same month. “Like the song ‘Break The Rules.’ That song was so bad. I hate it… I was like, ‘Whoever sings this song is an idiot’… Cut to: four months later, it’s on my album and it’s my new single. I fucked myself.”The “half and half” directive would soon make a high-stakes debut on Jimmy Kimmel Live! where Charli performed “After the Afterparty” and a new track simply dubbed “Bounce.” With A.G. Cook—now her creative director—laid passed out on stage, Charli delivered a cheery but mellow performance of the former before letting loose on what felt like the main event. “Bounce” fired DJ hype lyrics and a radiant chorus through Cook and SOPHIE’s strobe light, rubber wrecking production, predictably unmarketable to the average late night talk show viewer while her fans watched on in awe.The TV spot was likely the first nail in the shelf to the SOPHIE version of XCX3 as both performances have been largely scrubbed from the web. A week later, back at the NME Awards, a familiar tale unfolded as Charli brushed off talk of a new single or any album-related info. Instead, she revealed a forthcoming mixtape produced by Cook. Between her rampant recording schedule and not wanting to let fans down, the project would parlay while the label weighed another delay to whatever was becoming of the album, post-late night market test. Frustrated by apparent pushback on the idea, Charli would tweet a week later, “You have no idea how fucking hard it is to just release a free fucking mixtape in 2017.”Number 1 Angel would see the light of day in March (for fucking free, no Number 1 Angel Recordings needed) with little external promotion. The sound combined Cook’s PC Music expertise with Charli’s pop affection. Tracks like “3AM,” “Roll With Me” and “Lipgloss” were a continuation of the sticky “Taxi” sound from the previous year, coupled with moodier romantic takes as a centerpiece. At times, Number 1 Angel sounded like a project put together in only a few weeks, but more importantly, it was Charli doubling down on the PC Music sound and honing in on a more fluid music identity.The prospect of a May album being released only two months after the mixtape hadn’t been officially ruled out, though it did seem unlikely. I reached out to Atlantic Records in April about any forthcoming press opportunities, hoping to gauge if an album was still in the cards, but was quickly spun onto more timely clients, mostly David Guetta.Charli’s next label-backed move was, however, already inked at the time. She mused on Twitter about a perfect world where she could tour with her friends and collaborators, including Cupcakke, Brooke Candy, Dua Lipa, MØ, Abra and Tinashe. A few days later, she was announced as the opener for Halsey’s upcoming fall tour, third on the ticket below PartyNextDoor.Shortly after the release of Number 1 Angel, a member of the team responsible for her go-to fan “update” account reached out to congratulate the pop star on the mixtape forray. The account, @Fckyeahcharli, had been in contact with the pop star herself on previous occasions, mostly since her career turn in Vroom Vroom, though they began posting updates during the Sucker era. The encouragement was met with what one of the posters thought was another scoop for fans.Charli revealed she had a WeTransfer file–the same service she used to release official music as recently as last month–that she planned to drop soon as well. @FckyeahCharli relayed the message to fans, who expected studio quality versions of “Bounce,” “Taxi,” “No Angel” and other XCX3 songs to be on the way. But with info of the WeTransfer now public, Charli went silent on the idea. Before the end of March, the first of hundreds of unreleased Charli XCX songs would begin appearing online.The infrastructure for sharing leaked pop music in the digital age has evolved in recent years. Lanaboards, a Lana Del Rey fansite, operated as ground zero for the singer-songwriter’s own infamous leak saga which resulted from a hacked hard drive in 2011. After Charli’s mixtape, talk of leaks escalated from the occasional murmur—typical of any major artist’s sporadic leakage—to fans suddenly showing off playlists with dozens of unreleased tracks, spanning multiple eras of Charli’s career.The expected album release month of May came and went as the leaks quietly bubbled beneath the surface. Charli presented a picture of label unity in a short interview with The FADER in mid-July, declaring she had no intentions to go independent–not that anyone had really speculated at that point, outside of of recap of label drama by The Guardian in March. Shortly after, she would return to unsupervised fun out in Tokyo with Cook and playing a DJ set for NYLON Japan, still showing off her SOPHIE collaborations before circling back for a proper single release in “Boys” to end the month. The song was a rare, non-PC-influenced track that Charli didn’t write herself (despite being crowned as songwriter of the year for the SESAC Pop Awards a few months prior). To compensate she was allowed the director’s seat for the video where she called back on her previous experience to help give the song a viral push (by way of GIFs) and praise from Laura Mulvey.With the Halsey tour looming, Charli acknowledged the leaked music for the first time in an interview with Gogirl!. She quietly revealed in the final sentence of the interview that her album wouldn’t be out until next year, “because people keep leaking it and I have to rewrite everything all over again”. When asked about the album delay on Twitter, Charli had responded in a since-deleted tweet, “Album not delayed. It’s just being released at the right time for me. Label fucking love me”. Hysteria reached a fever pitch while clean-cut, studio singles with SOPHIE’s imprint popped up left and right online (“I Wanna Be With You,” “Queen Lizzy,” “Down Like Woah,” “Can You Hear Me” and more).The leaked songs would be traded, sold and boasted about by fans on social media and pop forums in an electrifying and often toxic underground community, but the most valuable songs (“Taxi” and “No Angel”) had yet to surface. While seemingly anyone with a download of “Bounce” (the Kimmel-performed song and one of the earliest and easiest leaks to find) would anonymously claim to be a hacker with access to Charli’s Google Drive, the freshest leaks were often originally posted on Twitter via burner accounts, deleted once the audio files found their way into the fanbase nervous system.One of the more visible accounts, @1nt0th3d4rkn3ss (read “into the darkness”) appeared with leaks on August 20. The following day, Charli tweeted “i like the darkness,” an inconsequential message to those following the solar eclipse in the United States, but a firebomb of conspiratorial fuel for those whose only eclipse experience would be staring into a bright computer screen all hours of the night, refreshing forum pages— for what it’s worth, Charli is documented as not being in the continental U.S. during the day of the eclipse.Fans who shared songs via Google Drive that day claimed Atlantic Records was hot on the trail seizing their accounts. More outlandish claims and narratives about Charli, the label and the hackers were churned out as fast as fans could post their thoughts, minimal evidence rarely included, but ultimately (and surreally) any fan with an internet connection could get there hands on some of the very real fragments of XCX3 as well as troves of songs from the early stages of Charli’s recording career.@1nt0th3d4rkn3ss would upload songs to SermonCloud (an audio sharing website for clerical and religious material) a few days later before riding off into the digital sunset. With their hard drives full of unreleased songs, many fans felt they had won a battle, though not quite sure who they were fighting with or against.During the tour with Halsey a few leaks continued to spring up, mostly either snippets of unheard tracks or hard-to-find early career music. In November, Charli briefly addressed the leaks again in an interview with Noisey. “My email got hacked and people leaked most of (the album),” she explained. “So I think I’m just going to start again.”Fans perceived the rewrite as losing a project they deserved to have. Many would vow to boycott any new leaks in solidarity, while collective anger quickly turned toward the mysterious hackers and Fckyeahcharli, pointing to the WeTransfer incident as either an opening for hackers to attack or a botched opportunity for Charli to cleanly offload the songs herself (Fckyeahcharli denies Charli ever intended to share a WeTransfer file but confirmed that she communicated its existence).After finishing tour in November, Charli raced to release another mixtape before the end of the year. A week after the final tour date, she announced Pop 2, another A.G. Cook collaboration with an even more expansive list of guest features. Where Number 1 Angel seemed to pull in different directions, Pop 2 offered a tracklist of emotional helium molecules pinging off one another while still gracefully pushing the black latex balloon of a project into the sky. Charli had mastered the ability to cook with Marmite and while questions stirred on the outside, it was clear her studio time with Cook had an incredibly precise direction.In an interview with Vulture, Charli explained that she didn’t know when, or even if, she’d be putting out an album after Pop 2. A demo of the mixtape’s closing song had leaked during the Halsey tour and the final version (“Track 10”) exchanged an optimistic, dancehall vibe for a darker, sharp dismantling of the project’s sound. Her patented “It’s Charli baby”, usually a call for energy on tracks throughout her career, were the final words of the project, whispered above the buzzing hum of a neon light on its last legs, ready to shut off for good.As 2018 began, the leaks surprisingly continued. Those subscribed to the belief that Charli was spilling the goods herself had a harder time explaining why the continued drip would be beneficial to her own interests. Others pleaded into the abyss for the hackers to relinquish influence over her career. Songs that Charli teased from the studio as recently as January found their way online in the form of snippets a few months later, but still no sight of the most popular songs “Taxi” or “No Angel.”Leaked music emerged the same day Charli led the charge against former Recording Academy president Neil Portnow for telling women in music to “step it up” after the GRAMMYs. New songs would appear on sale for Bitcoin on the infamous Music Mafia website before Charli revealed she still had plans for the now distantly recorded tracks. “I see u guys tweeting about girls night out / no angel / bounce / etc and to answer ur questions – those songs are still very much alive and well and v important 2 me!!”In the meantime, Charli would score a spot on one of the industry’s hottest tickets, a Taylor Swift tour, while her innovative Pop 2 sound was praised everywhere from Pitchfork to the New York Times. “I like going to really weird clubs,” she told the Times in March. “So I guess I’m not going to do nice radio songs. Maybe that’s selfish. But it’s difficult to be convinced into something.”Unfortunately, her tour setlist included little more than radio songs from what felt like a past lifetime (“Boom Clap,” “Fancy” and “Break the Rules”). To compensate and renew affection for her previous XCX3 tracks, Charli planned a handful of side-hustle mixtape showcases which featured guest appearances from her diverse crew of collaborators. The shows were capped off with the previously leaked SOPHIE-produced song “Girls Night Out” and recent shows even included performances of “Taxi” and “No Angel” (which fans still believed were being held hostage by the hackers, only increasing demand for Charli to free them herself).When it came time to promote another label-approved single last month, Charli whipped up her five days of 5:00 am content promo. After including “exclusive music” alongside “remixes/fun stuff” in the announcement, fans let their expectations off the leash in the hopes of original XCX3 material. On the final day, Charli tweeted out a WeTransfer that included a set of remixes for “5 in the Morning,” not “Taxi,” “No Angel” or “Girls Night Out.”“I’m dropping new songs each month. Not each day,” she responded to sporadic fan outrage. “Brb going to scream into a pillow now.” Two days later, she announced an upcoming Spotify meet and greet in London, asking fans to DM her their favorite unreleased tracks for a chance to attend (“I know you’ve all heard them cause someone fucking hacked me, shout out to that person,” she reiterated while explaining the giveaway). The morning after the session, “No Angel” leaked online.The infamous track, in all its glory, did not pop up on Twitter, or behind a sketchy download link deep in the belly of a pop music forum. It appeared on the music website Fizy (a Turkish streaming platform) alongside another song called “Focus” that she recently performed live for the first time. Of the dozens upon dozens of leaks over the past year, the most iconic one was a classic industry gaff–an advanced copy of soon-to-release music quietly distributed and prematurely slipping free.A few days later, after a midweek release of her “5 in the Morning” music video, Charli hinted at an official release of “No Angel,” having finally been granted permission to fulfill her stans’ wildest dream. But the followers who had long demanded it the most could only feign surprise. Scrolling back through the eclectic timelines of fans celebrating the coveted song, still hoping for a copy of “Taxi” to appear and lamenting over WeTransfer files, it’s hard to picture anything but a career wedged between the the rock of a uniquely involved fan base and hard place of a clumsy record label slowly reissuing trust.At a recent Pop 2 show in London, Charli introduced her “Girls Night Out” finale by advocating everyone to “‘at’ my record label, they should fucking release this song”. The recognizable SOPHIE synths drummed the crowd and Charli drifted into the fog while friends and collaborators flooded the stage. She seemed to enjoy ending her Pop 2 shows this way, melding the performance into a single, chaotic rave. Out with her girls, on top of the world while gripping the microphone, her fans screamed out all the words to a song that has never been released.“Louder!” she demanded through the chorus, blending into the bobbing, neon silhouettes, the line between stage and crowd almost fully dissolved. “Sing it to me!” she shouted again, not ready to let go, her microphone still firmly in-hand. Receive the best in sneakers, fashion and street culture straight to your inbox! Receive the best in sneakers, fashion and street culture straight to your inbox! 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