To kick things off this week, we'll be chatting about two news bits from opposite sides of the anonymity spectrum. On the bad side: one crypto-exchange, Melotic, is now requiring users to submit identification information. On the good side: the team behind Dark Wallet has just released another alpha version of the privacy-centric Bitcoin wallet.
Then later in the show, we’ll discuss a European clearing house that recently crashed for several hours and the Kraken …
Last week, one of the most respected men in Bitcoin, Andreas M. Antonopoulos, spoke before a Canadian Senate Banking Committee. He did a fantastic job explaining Bitcoin, answering questions, and offering advice for how Bitcoin should or should not be regulated. Today, we’ll be playing a few clips from the hearing and offering our own opinions. We might also have a few laughs at the expense of the lawmakers. Mr. Antonopoulos is one of …
In today’s shorter show, we’ll begin by sharing a bit about the world’s first blockchain wedding. Just last weekend, two lovers permanently embedded their commitment to each other inside of a Bitcoin transaction. Then later in the show, we’ll chat about some legal troubles recently encountered by Butterfly Labs. The company, which produces Bitcoin mining hardware, made many customers upset with painfully long product delivery times. Now, some of those mining speculators have gotten …
Today we have a special guest, Mr. Paul Puey, the co-founder and CEO of Airbitz. He will be telling us all about the Bitcoin directory that his company manages and the extremely user-friendly mobile wallet that will be released very soon. Then later in the show, just for fun, he’ll share a bit about his ketogenic diet and explain how it actually ties in with his passion for Bitcoin. Tune in for an awesome …
This week, just for fun, we’ll be sharing a bunch of Bitcoin facts and stats. What was Bitcoin’s peak market cap? How many coins are sitting on the most valuable address? When was the first block ever mined? Tune in for our perspective on all that and tons more. Then later in the show, we’ll be chatting about a bit of news. Greenpeace is now accepting Bitcoin donations and Square is currently working on a …
Last week, Apple announced all sorts of new products and services, one of which was Apple Pay. Apple lovers will now be able to make secure payments using their new iPhones and near-field communication. We're not huge fans of Apple, but there really are some benefits to the new system. The problem, however, is that Bitcoin offers many of the exact same features and lots more. Today, we’ll be chatting about the two payment …
Today’s show is a little different. We’ll be chatting about the hacker who gained control of Satoshi Nakamoto’s email account, but before we have our conversation together, each host will be sharing some thoughts separately. When we meet up again, we’ll chat about what the attacker has already accessed and accomplished, and we’ll try to predict what might happen with Bitcoin and Satoshi as a result of these events. This episode also includes some …
In today’s show, we’ll be talking about collapse of the US dollar. Lots of people think it will happen very soon and almost apocalyptically. We’re not so sure about that, but we will spend some time today chatting about how, when, and why it could happen. This conversation was spurred by the recent announcement by Amagi Metals, saying that they would no longer accept US dollars after 2016. Then later in the show, we’ll discuss …
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