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Bitcoin And The Meaning Crisis
Professor John Vervaeke of the University of Toronto speaks at length about the crisis of meaning in the west that has resulted from our rejection of traditional institutions such as religion, government & civic organisations. This has manifested itself in skyrocketing suicide and other mental illness among other symptoms.
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Minicast Episode 1: What is HODL?
MINICAST EP 2 What Is HODL?The Minicast is a way for me to help people new to the space to understand terms and concepts in Bitcoin they are seeing for the first time in a concise and detailed fashion. Today I talk about HODL, a term that was coined in 2013 and is now...
Episode 38: Toxicity & Faith
Episode 38 Toxicity And FaithToxicity has been a topical subject as of late in the Bitcoin world, surrounding the supposed vitriol and shouting down of opposing views in the space by those in Bitcoin called “Bitcoin Maximalists”. In this episode, I explain why...
Episode 37: Podcasting Journalism & Punditry
Episode 37 Podcasting, Journalism & PunditryEvery podcaster in Bitcoin has to choose to be a pundit or a journalist. I struggle with this very question as I try to determine where I want the direction and my place in this space to go. As a journalist, to do it...
Episode 36: Bitcoin Patent Trolling
Episode 36 Bitcoin Patent TrollingStephan Kinsella is a registered Patent Attorney and Libertarian Activist who has been a passionate advocate for the abolishment of the patent system and its dangers to innovation and freedom. Today we discuss What is a Patent?...
Episode 35: A Socialist View of Bitcoin
Episode 35 A Socialist View of BitcoinBen is a Bitcoin Maximalist and European style Socialist. He hosts a YouTube program on the World Crypto Network where he teaches how to build everyday Bitcoin devices with cheap hardware. Today we discuss ...
Episode 34: The Legend Phil Zimmermann
Episode 34 The Legend Phil Zimmermann Phil Zimmermann is a cypherpunk and privacy pioneer. Audio Player Today we discuss Cypherpunks in the 90’s PGP the early years The fight with the State Department Hal Finney Hal Finney and Bitcoin Phil’s problems with...
Episode 33: Lightning Network Part 2
Episode 33 Lightning Network Part 2Pierre Rochard is the co-host of the Noded podcast and creator of the Lightning Network "Node Launcher". Audio Player Today we discuss What is Lightning Network Custodial vs. Non Custodial LN solutions Are there Scaling...
Episode 32: What the Boy From Bedford Did
Episode 32 What The Boy From Bedford DidPeter McCormack is the host of the What Bitcoin Did Podcast. Audio Player Today we discuss His Background in Marketing Difficulties of Decentralized Marketing Dealing with anxiety How he manages his Podcast Bucking the...
Episode 31: The Greatest Crypto Story Never Told
Episode 31 Th Greatest Crypto Story Never ToldToday I welcome Paul Rosenberg, cypherpunk, author and activist to talk about an unknown chapter in the liberty movement and cypherpunk history. The story of Bitcoin is inexorably intertwined with the story of the liberty...
Episode 30: Lightning Network Part 1
Episode 30 Lightning Network Part 1Today I welcome JW Weatherman of Twitter fame to talk about all things Lightning Network, 2nd layer and sidechains. This is a subject that I admittedly am woefully uneducated in and a month or so ago I decided to really start...
Episode 29: Bitcoin Ten Years in Review
Episode 29 Ten Years in ReviewToday I welcome the first repeat guest of the podcast, Economist Jeffrey Tucker to talk about Bitcoin, ten years in review. Over the past few months we have witnessed all the major ten year milestones in Bitcoins history from the...
Episode 28: Bitcoin’s Energy Use
Episode 28 Bitcoin's Energy UseToday I talk to Christopher Bendiksen about the massive misunderstandings and bad data floating around regarding Bitcoin’s energy use and its impact on the environment. Christopher works for Coinshares a firm offering private strategies...
Episode 27: Where I Messed Up
Episode 27 Where I Messed UpToday I talk about the mistakes that I have made in this space and the money I have lost. There is no substitution for experience, knowledge & I have learned so much in this journey, but most of my learning has come from the previously...
Episode 26: On Decred
Episode 26 On DecredIn this episode I talk to Marco Peereboom, Hacker, Decred new systems development lead and CTO of company zero about the Decred project and how it aims to upend the fiat paradigm and become a global currency. Decred is a hybrid proof of work/proof...
Episode 25: The Fee Market Problem
Episode 25 The Fee Market ProblemIn this episode I talk to Andrew Glidden Law Student at University of Berkeley School of Law and co-author of a paper for the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance. I came into contact with Andrew because he had responded to a...
Episode 24: The Lessons of Namecoin
Episode 24 The Lessons Of NamecoinIn this episode I talk about Namecoin, the first altcoin and its lessons for the Crypto space as a whole. Namecoin was the first “altcoin” and sought to create a decentralized DNS service, an internet that wasn’t controlled by ICANN...
Episode 23: Emily Coleman & The Stories That Bind Us
Episode 23 The Stories That Bind UsIn this episode I talk to Emily Coleman, Chief Marketing Officer for ShapeShift.io a platform that allows for quick swaps of over 30 cryptocurrencies and tokens. Emily talks about a topic that I am extremely passionate about, that...
Episode 22: Prof. William Luther Is Bitcoin Money?
Episode 22 Is Bitcoin Money?In this episode I speak with Prof. William Luther about the question of whether Bitcoin is money or not. In past episodes I have spoken to multiple economists who have made the case that Bitcoin does meet Mises Regression theorem for...
Episode 21: Luke Mulks The Future of Advertising
Episode 21 What Is Basic Attention Token?In this episode I speak with Luke Mulks, Head of Business Development for the Brave Browser and Basic Attention Token. Brave is a browser concept that makes privacy easy, their philosophy is to have it come baked into the...
Episode 20: The Litecoin Question
Episode 20 The Litecoin QuestionIn this episode I speak with Andrew Yang, a member of the Litecoin Community, founder of LiteSchool and COO of Blockfuse about the long term efficacy of Litecoin. In Episodes 16 with Kurt Wuckert Jr. and Episode 18 with Murad...
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