May, 2015 Archives
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Charles Hoskinson: Thoughts on Ross
May 30th, 2015 by
Charles Hoskinson Original post from http://hoskinsoncharles.blogspot.ca/2015/05/thoughts-on-ross.html
From time to time, I enjoy investing an afternoon considering politics and the state of affairs here in the United States. Our country is the first hyperpower forcing all other nations to consider us in whatever policy happens to be the day's grock. This reality is divorced from ethical or moral metrics and the war on drugs is no different.
For whatever reason (religious, practical, dystopian, etc), po...
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Let's Talk Bitcoin! #217 The Bitcoin Block Size Discussion
May 30th, 2015 by
Adam B. Levine On Todays Show
Stephanie, Andreas and Adam speak first with Bitcoin Foundation Chief Scientist Gavin Andresen about the Bitcoin Block Size debate, where it came from, why it matters and what he thinks we should do about it.
During the second half of the show, Bitcoin Developer and outspoken block size i...
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Bitcoins and Gravy #69: Grantcoin is Here to Empower!
May 30th, 2015 by
John Barrett On today's show I have the privilege of speaking with the three founders of the Grantcoin. Grantcoin is a global alternative currency distributed by a non-profit organization, The Grantcoin Foundation. Their mission is to incentivize a sustainable economy and environment. Grantcoin is sold on exchanges and given as grants to people, businesses and organizations that are making the world a better place. Friends this is a lively interview where we push technology to it’s limits by using Skype i...
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The Bitcoin Game #18 - Jeremy Gardner & Adam Hayes
May 29th, 2015 by
Rob Hello, welcome to episode 18 of The Bitcoin Game, I'm Rob Mitchell.
In today's show we start with a presentation by Jeremy Gardner, who co-founded the College Cryptocurrency Network and is Director of Operations at Augur. In his talk, Creating a Sustainable Blockchain Ecosystem, Jeremy gives his views on blockchains now and into the future.
Then we turn to experienced market trader and economist Adam Hayes, who presents *What Factors Give Cryptocurrencies Their Value: An Empirical Anal...
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The Tatiana Show with guest Pamela Morgan
May 29th, 2015 by
Tatiana Moroz Meet Pamela Morgan - Tatiana's favorite Bitcoin lawyer. On today's installment of The Tatiana Show, Pamela gives a clear introduction to the concept of decentralized law and unlocks the mysteries of "smart contracts." Pamela also talks about the importance of multi-sig security for online accounts and other developments in technology designed to prevent theft, corruption, and embezzlement. She also delves into topics of related to today's legal systems, such as decentralized, international jury ...
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Script Kitty aka First Person Hacker
May 27th, 2015 by Adam B. Levine Basic premise
UPLINK, updated for modern systems and set in an expandable deadnauts style interface native to head mounted displays and basic virtual reality. Here's a recent example from Technolust: Thought Crimes in a more dystopian setting than I imagine.
Introduction, Setting & Feel
The game starts simply at a scratche...
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The Tatiana Show: Dealing with Sociopaths
May 27th, 2015 by Tatiana Moroz Today's guests on The Tatiana Show, Julia Tourianski and Gigi Bowman, talk about sociopaths in the Liberty and Bitcoin movements. Tatiana describes her own experiences with Galt's Gulch and PANDA, and the disappointment and disillusionment that came with those experiences. Together, they discuss what we can do as a community to make it easier to come forward about these people.Video Version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KqQW5a4dJMk
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Let's Talk Bitcoin #216 A Look at Ledger
May 26th, 2015 by Adam B. Levine On Todays Show
- Matthew Zipkin interviews Thomas France, CEO of Ledger Wallet, an inexpensive bitcoin hardware wallet available now
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Credits for Episode 216
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EB80 – Joseph Poon & Tadge Dryja: Scalability And The Lightning Network
May 25th, 2015 by
Epicenter Since Gavin Andresen's proposal to increase the Bitcoin block size, how Bitcoin can scale to accommodate higher transaction volumes has been heatedly debated among developers. One of the most promising long-term options to allow near infinite scalability is the Lightning Network. Joseph Poon and Tadge Dryja, the co-authors of the whitepaper, joined us for a discussion of scalability and how the lightning network could allow massive numbers of off-chain transaction in a trustless way.
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Bitcoins and Gravy #68: Are Cryptocurrencies & Appcoins Doomed?
May 24th, 2015 by John Barrett On today's show I speak with Daniel Krawisz, one of the founders of the Nakamoto Institute. Daniel and I discuss the merits and the pitfalls of Cryptocurrencies, Altcoins and Appcoins. What’s an appcoin? Well I guess you’ll just have to listen to the episode to find out now won't you? We also discuss Bitcoin's cypherpunk and crypto anarchism Roots.
Halfway through the interview we get to hear my new single, Crypto (The Official Cryptocurrency Song) with vocals by our very own Rasta Mon J...
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Let's Talk Bitcoin! #215 Innovation On and Around the Blockchain
May 23rd, 2015 by Adam B. Levine On Todays Show
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Matthew Zipkin interviews Melanie Shapiro, CEO of Case Wallet, an advanced bitcoin hardware wallet coming soon.
- Adam B. Levine chats with Gideon Greenspan, CEO of CoinSciences and creator of the CoinSpark protocol, a colored-coins style layer built on top of bitcoin that allows new and different abilities and weak...
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Uncoinventional Bitcoin Bus Tour Trouble with the Bus on the Final Leg Home
May 22nd, 2015 by
SovereignBTC This is the final update from the Uncoinventional Bitcoin Bus Road Trip! In this podcast you'll hear about the trials and tribulations that took place on the final leg of the trip. It was a rough and rocky road home but the Blush Family made it back and finally have the bus at home in Central Texas.
Sorry for the delay in getting this podcast out. Listen to the podcast and learn how rough the final days of the trip were. After this podcast, we will return with another regular season of ...
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The Soul of Bitcoin - The Tatiana Show
May 20th, 2015 by Tatiana Moroz Tatiana Moroz is a pioneer, a musician and an entrepreneur. Join her this week on The Tatiana Show to talk about the possible futures for the Soul of Bitcoin - does it belong to banks or people?
On todays show:
John Light and Chris DeRose. In this thoughtful discussion Tatiana, John, and Chris debate the merits of regulation and way...
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Let's Talk Bitcoin! #214 - Refreshing Perspectives
May 19th, 2015 by Adam B. Levine On Todays Show
Thanks to Rob from the Bitcoin Game for recording content on todays show, live at the Texas Bitcoin Conference.
- We listen in on the Bitcoin in Latin America Panel, featuring Chris & Danny of the Crypto Show as Moderators
The Panel Features:
- Helena Margarido
- Guillermo Peña Pantin
- Pablo Gonzalez
- Jose Rodriguez
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P2P Connects Us Episode 18 - Kyle Drake
May 18th, 2015 by
John Light On today's episode we're going to be talking about the ongoing war on p2p exchange, a Filipino safe haven for ridesharing companies, cryptocurrency and earthships, the Ethereum Olympic release, and last but certainly not least, Kyle Drake joins the show to talk about Neocities and the permanent web. Time Magazine: "Report Finds Airbnb May Contribute to San Francisco’s Housing Woes" Airbnb rentals cut deep into SF housing stock, report says SF Board of Supervisors... Read More -
The Tatiana Show with Guest Catherine Bleish
May 18th, 2015 by Tatiana Moroz Hey everyone! I started doing the Tatiana Show on Liberty.me a couple months ago. I got the OK to take the audio and share it here on LTB. I hope you like it! This week's guest is Catherine Bleish, an unschooling mom who has travelled with her husband and kids across America, spreading the word about bitcoin and freedom. On this episode, I talk with Cat about the Bitcoin Bus and how their journeys have evolved over the past three years.
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EB79 – Rodolfo Novak: Coinkite And The Feature Factory
May 18th, 2015 by Epicenter Started in May 2013, Coinkite has by now almost advanced to senior citizen status in the short-lived Bitcoin startup space. CEO Rodolfo Novak joined us for a discussion about what drove their initial interest in Bitcoin, why they initially focused on providing 'bank-like' services and how they've transitioned to powering the infrastructure of countless Bitcoin startups with their API. We also discussed multi-sig and the business strategy they pursued that allowed them to be profitable and no...
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Let's Talk Bitcoin! #213 Undertow
May 16th, 2015 by Adam B. Levine On Todays Show
Stephanie, Andreas and Adam discuss the recent FINCEN settlement with Ripple and its implications both for the protocol and the cryptocurrency space as a whole.
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The Bitcoin Game #17 - Yoshi Goto, Nicolas Courtois & Shawn Wilkinson
May 14th, 2015 by Rob Hello, welcome to episode 17 of The Bitcoin Game, I'm Rob Mitchell.
In this episode I speak with Yoshi Goto of BitMain (maker of the AntMiner), outspoken cryptographer Nicolas Courtois, and Storj creator Shawn Wilkinson. These interviews took place at the 2015 Texas Bitcoin conference. Nicholas Courtois and Shawn Wilkinson were both speakers at this conference, while Yoshi Goto has presented at other Bitcoin events.
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Let's Talk Bitcoin! #212 Hypercapitalsm and the Austrian Approach
May 12th, 2015 by Adam B. Levine On Todays Show
Thanks to Rob from the Bitcoin Game for recording content on todays show, live at the Texas Bitcoin Conference.
- Austin Fatheree shares his idea for "Hypercapitalism" and how it's possible with available technologies rightnow. He lays out his plan to tweak our concept of capitalism, change the incentives and empower the wor...
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