This is episode 66 of You, Me, and BTC, the planet's most entertaining Bitcoin podcast!
This week, we're discussing a DEA agent gone rogue. His name is Carl Mark Force IV, and he was allegedly able to scam Ross Ulbricht from the Silk Road, a cryptocurrency exchange called CoinMkt, and even his own employer, the US government. We'll chat about how he pulled everything off, how he got caught, and much more.
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This is episode 65 of You, Me, and BTC, the planet's most entertaining Bitcoin podcast!
We're joined by two very special guests today, Angela Keaton from Antiwar.com and Drew Phillips from Bitcoin Not Bombs.
Angela Keaton: Google Drops Antiwar.comFirst up today, Angela Keaton will share her story about Google's decision to disable AdSense ads on Antiwar.com. Google cited some decade-old, horrific - but honest - photos from Abu Ghraib prison in Baghdad …
This is episode 64 of You, Me, and BTC, the planet's most entertaining Bitcoin podcast!
Evolution Market CollapsesEvolution is one of the many Bitcoin dark markets that sprang up after the Silk Road was shut down. Unfortunately, the platform vanished just days ago. Many suspect that the market's administrators decided to run off with their users' funds, but no one is certain. The following recording took place just hours after collapse was …
This is episode 63 of You, Me, and BTC, the planet's most entertaining Bitcoin podcast!
We're kicking things off this week with some discussion about the Isle of Man. The small, self-governed island has long been an attractive center for tech and finance startups because of low taxes and a healthy digital infrastructure. It will soon have a regulatory framework for digital currencies, so some expect it to become a Bitcoin paradise, but we're …
This is episode 62 of You, Me, and BTC, the planet's most entertaining Bitcoin podcast!
Cody Wilson is a Bitcoin lover and cryptoanarchist with a number of well-known projects. He recently tried to become a board member of the Bitcoin Foundation and promised to completely dissolve the organization if he succeeded. He didn't win the election in the end, but we'll chat today about what might have fueled his attitude and whether or not we …
This is episode 61 of You, Me, and BTC, the planet's most entertaining Bitcoin podcast!
This week, we're chatting about a crazy new cryptoservice called Slur. It's still in development, but when it's done, it's supposed allow people to anonymously auction off secret information for Bitcoin. There will be all kinds of secrets for sale on Slur It's been dubbed Wikileaks 2.0 and the secrets likely to be found on the market include proprietary …
This is episode 60 of You, Me, and BTC, the planet's most entertaining Bitcoin podcast!
This week, we're chatting about two cyberhacks that tell an interesting story. For starters, a Chinese Bitcoin exchange called BTER had about $1.75 million dollars worth of Bitcoin stolen from a cold wallet. That's awful, right? Should this encourage us to start using Bitcoin less because it's so insecure? Probably not, because the second heist is even more shocking.
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This is episode 59 of You, Me, and BTC, the planet's most entertaining Bitcoin podcast!
As you probably already know, Ross Ulbricht was found guilty last week on all seven charges that he was facing. Today, we'll share some thoughts on the trial. Did Ulbricht even have a chance of escaping any charges?
We'll also spend some time reading the original warrant for his arrest and considering some tough moral questions. Ulbricht was allegedly willing …
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