April, 2015 Archives
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Bitcoin Consumer Fair 2015
April 29th, 2015 by
Michael Pair Shownotes
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First, is a panel discussion with Eric Martindale of BitPay, Dmitry Murashchik of Mycelium, and Shawn Wilkinson of Storj.io. This panel was moderated by Stan Johnson. They explore several aspects and issues within the Bitcoin ecosystem.
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Adella Toulon-Foerster is the Vice President of Coin Outlet, a distributor of Bitcoin ATMs focusing on the needs of the under banked.
- Eric Martindale returns to talk about a history of BitPay and their new multi signature solution ca...
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Let's Talk Bitcoin! #208 Control and Responsibility
April 28th, 2015 by
Adam B. Levine On Todays Show
- Adam, Andreas and Stephanie discuss improvements, trends, advantages and weaknesses as they've experianced them over the last few years. As bitcoin clients go native and adapt to the environments which surround them, are we gaining or losing?
*This session was recorded the last week of March so some of the time refere...
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EB76 – Emin Gün Sirer & Ittay Eyal: From Selfish Miners To The Miner's Dilemma
April 27th, 2015 by
Epicenter Bitcoin's approach to solving the double spending problem is to make a collusion and attack on the network prohibitively expensive. One of the main factors that will determine Bitcoin's chance of survival in the long-term is whether the behavior that maximizes the profits of miners contributes to or sabotages the health of the network.
The game theory that determines this is complex and our understanding of it still incomplete. But research is increasing and two people who have been at the fo...
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P2P Connects Us Episode 17 - Meghan Murphy
April 27th, 2015 by
John Light On today's episode we're going to be talking about the recent Bittorrent Incorporated layoffs, the PopcornTime domain name suspension, crowdfunding for an immortal Library of Alexandria, and last but certainly not least, Meghan Murphy joins the show to talk about HandUp and their mission to help the homeless.Bitseed bitcoin full node hardwareokTurtles FoundationLet's Talk Bitcoin - "Gradual Progress"Bittorrent confirms layoffsuTorrent quietly installs cryptocurrency mining softwareBrian Hoffman ... Read More -
Bitcoins and Gravy #65: Men Will Be Angels?
April 26th, 2015 by
John Barrett On today's show I have the great privilege of speaking with Ian Panchevre. Ian is a political scientist from Yale whose primary studies include political theory and political psychology. Most recently, Ian has been researching the internal politics of the Bitcoin community. He's interested in both the "informal power networks" that have formed among miners and core developers, as well as the "formal power structures" like the Bitcoin Foundation. He will be self-publishing his research paper at ...
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Let's Talk Bitcoin! #207 - Unique Variations
April 25th, 2015 by Adam B. Levine On Todays Show
- Adam speaks with Eric, Brandon and John - three of the founders behind Grantcoin whose belief distribution, incentives and a focus on merchant adoption are needed to reach a truly globally relevant token. We talk promise, pitfalls and who gets to decide if automated mining isn't the thing.
Read More...Grantcoin is a way that people in their communities can participate in deciding where capital is going to flow... - Eric, Grant...
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Ghana's Dream Bitcoin Foundation Envisions Tools to Empower Young Minds
April 25th, 2015 by
Philip Agyei Asare My Name is Philip Agyei Asare. I am the founding president of Dream Bitcoin Foundation (DBF), a nonprofit organization that aims to empower young entrepreneurs in Ghana through education about entrepreneurship and cryptocurrencies. DBF's founders aim to stand on the leading edge of the liberty to which they are dedicated – for themselves and all of their fellow humans. We have developed a plan to bring about such liberty. For this, for this we need an office space to help us toward our goal of becoming a self-funding enterprise.
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Uncoinventional Bitcoin Bus Tour Day 7 Keene, NH and FreeTalkLive WageCan Interview
April 22nd, 2015 by
SovereignBTC In this Ucoinventional Bitcoin Bus Tour update, John and Cat share their experience from Day 7 where John visited Keene, NH to try and get sponsor decals on the bus and sat in on the Free Talk Live radio show for an interview with Franky Hu, CEO of WageCan. At the same time, Cat and the kiddos went to the New Hampshire Sea Coast for an unschool meetup. This update includes an excerpt from the Free Talk Live episode about Uncoinventional and WageCan.
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The Bitcoin Game #16 - Meeting Bruce Fenton and Scott Rose
April 22nd, 2015 by
Rob Welcome to episode 16 of The Bitcoin Game, I'm Rob Mitchell.
I was excited to talk to Bruce Fenton at the recent Texas Bitcoin Conference. It was a fun conversation, and I think it gives a good sense of Bruce as a person. He answered my questions about the exclusive Satoshi Roundtable Bitcoin retreat he organized, and filled me in about his impressive background in financial management. Our interview concluded with passionate exposition by Bruce. Note that we spoke before Bruce was elected ...
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Let's Talk Bitcoin! #206 Reflections with Bitcoins' First Felon
April 21st, 2015 by Adam B. Levine -
Uncoinventional Bitcoin Bus Tour Day 6 We Got the Bus and Then it Broke Down!
April 20th, 2015 by SovereignBTC Listen in as John and Cat share their account of picking up the bus and then the bus breaking down. The family gives the lowdown while stuck in traffic on the George Washington Bridge in NYC.
This update features an impromptu magic word for Aliana Elizabeth, John and Cat's three year old little girl.
LISTEN TO THE PODCAST TO LEARN THE MAGIC WORD AND EARN LTBc!
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EB75 – Paul Brody: Internet Of Things And The Democracy Of Devices
April 20th, 2015 by Epicenter As the cost of computing continues to plummet, the number of connected devices is increasing dramatically. In the future powerful computing capacity will be in billions of devices ranging from the lightbulb to the car door to new wearables. This new internet of things (IoT) will dramatically change our lives.
Paul Brody, a Technology Strategist and the former VP of Mobile and IoT at IBM, joined us for a discussion of where the IoT is going. We discussed their white paper on why a decentr...
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EP 64: Bitshares on the Open Road!
April 19th, 2015 by John Barrett This past week I had the privilege of sitting on my front porch and chatting with 3 great fellows from the Bitshares community, Brandon Lovejoy, Tim Fesenko and Rob Konsdorf. These guys are on a road trip, traveling around the region telling people about Bitshares. I learned more about Bitshares from these guys in 1 hour than I have in reading about Bitshares over the past year.
Hidden in each episode of Bitcoins and Gravy is a Magic Word. I know that it may sound absurd, but listen for the...
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Let's Talk Bitcoin! #205 Gradual Progress
April 18th, 2015 by Adam B. Levine On Todays Show
- Adam speaks with John Light about his projects and passions over the last year.
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P2P Connects Us Podcast and LTBCOIN Splitting Patreon Campaign
- [Petition to Withdraw AB 1326](https://www.change.org/p/matthew-dababneh-california-state-house-california-state-senate-save-buttonwoo...
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The Bitcoin Game #15 - Fun & Interviews at the Texas Bitcoin Conference Kickoff Party
April 15th, 2015 by Rob Welcome to episode 15 of The Bitcoin Game, I'm Rob Mitchell.
While I usually try to be extremely professional on my podcast, this episode from the Friday night Kickoff Party for the Texas Bitcoin Conference may expose a slightly different side of me. I went straight from Austin–Bergstrom International Airport to Maria's Taco Express, where the party was held. I arrived to the sound of live music and a large patio area completely packed with Bitcoiners.
I made my way through the crowd a...
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Uncoinventional Bitcoin Bus Tour Day 2, 3, 4 & 5 Conference Recap, Bus Lessons, and WageCan Use
April 15th, 2015 by SovereignBTC In this episode, John and Cat recap day 2, 3, and 4 of the Uncoinventional Bitcoin only bus tour. They talk about the troubles they ended up having booking a hotel on day 1, John's speech at the Free Your Mind Conference and Cat and Aliana's success converting vendors to accept bitcoin, John's lunch with the fine folks at WageCan, their lesson on the ins and outs of the bus, and their first experience using the WageCan bitcoin debit card.
Listen in to this goofy podcast that's as informati...
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P2P Connects Us Episode 16 - Steve Waldman
April 15th, 2015 by John Light On today's episode we're going to be talking about Uber accounts for sale on the darknet, the SELC policy proposal for p2p home rentals, an update on the California Bitlicense bill AB1326, and last but certainly not least, Steve Waldman joins the show to talk about cryptoasset valuation.Note: I am in a new recording environment and do not yet have my recording setup dialed in. Please excuse the inconsistent audio throughout this podcast recording.okTurtles FoundationBitseed Bitcoin EditionS... Read More -
Let's Talk Bitcoin! #204 Tectonic Reflections
April 14th, 2015 by Adam B. Levine On Todays Show
- Adam, Stepanie and Andreas speak with Olivier Janssens.
After his recent election he got a good look at the realities faced by the Bitcoin Foundation and shared them with the members. Olivier lays out his vision for what a functional and safe foundation would look like and there i...
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EB74 – Robby Dermody: Counterparty - Assets, Dividends And Decentralized Exchange
April 13th, 2015 by Epicenter In the crowded race to become the leading ‘Bitcoin 2.0’ platform, Counterparty has stood out by avoiding fancy crowdsales and instead building a platform that works. The protocol, which sits on top of Bitcoin and thus benefits from the security of its mining power, allows issuing assets, paying dividends or trading in a decentralized way. Over the past year, it has been the platform of choice for many crowdsales and is also what powers LTBCoin.
Co-Founder Robby Dermody joined us for a...
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Uncoinventional Bitcoin Bus Tour Day 1 Gift Card Troubles and Car Rental Headaches
April 13th, 2015 by SovereignBTC In this SovereignBTC podcast, John, Cat, Aliana, and Bill are at it again on their third Uncoinventional bitcoin-only cross country road trip. This time they are flying to the North East and picking up a converted school bus that will be christened The Bitcoin Bus!
Listen in as John and Cat recap their first day of travel which included the kiddo's first plane ride, an unfortunate gift card experience at Chile's that that had a bright side and led to the birth of a new bitcoiner, and final...
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