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Categories: General, Guest BlogThe Significance of Satoshi Square
January 25th, 2014 by
Visiting Author In light of Decembers' news out of China regarding the new restrictions which prevent Chinese exchanges from accepting the local Chinese currency (Reminbi), it seems appropriate to take another look at the significance of the Satoshi Square phenomena.Today we're pleased to share with you Ashe Whiteners' first interview for LTB, with the Catalyst of Satoshi Square. Read More
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The Bitcoin Miracle
January 18th, 2014 by Visiting Author Until today Let's Talk Bitcoin! has played host to various forms of analysis, thought and proposal but all of it very much non-fiction.We're very pleased to present our very first piece of fiction, courtesy of Martin Hursk about a situation that would have been received as fantasy a year ago, but now is the reality for many Bitcoin early adopters.
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Scaling Cryptocurrency With Ripple
January 16th, 2014 by
John Light The idea of Blockchains as the distributed record-keepers of cryptographic tokens is a paradigm-shifting one that we're still trying to understand the implications of. John Light has in fact thought about some of those implications, and in this piece connects the dots between Cryptocurrency and Ripple for a valuable look at what might be a better way to scale. Read More -
Krugman's Evil and Our Agendas
December 30th, 2013 by
Mark Matthews Suddenly it's not outside the realm of professionalism to call a piece of software "evil." Lately, it's not unusual to wish it to "die in a fire." If this sort of hyperbole is now the norm in the cryptocurrency discussion, we need to figure out what this colorful language says about Bitcoin- and about the people saying it. Read More -
Watching the Rise of a Currency
December 21st, 2013 by
Eddie J The journey from whim to experiment to currency has been fulfilled plenty of times in human history- from the earliest gold pieces to the representative currencies that came after. Is Bitcoin making that journey? If so, how far along does it still have to go? Read More -
7 Lessons - A Talk in Buenos Aires
December 19th, 2013 by
Tuur Demeester Bitcoin personality and LTB contributor Tuur Demeester returns to share his presentation from the Latin America Bitcoin Conference in Beunos Aires. With prices soaring and adoption growing, the people no longer ask "WHY should I invest in Bitcoin?" - the important question now is "HOW." Read More -
Emergent Networks and Falling Hierarchy
December 16th, 2013 by
Greatest Instruments Guest author The Greatest Instruments returns to LTB with a frank discussion of a real problem: our growing, decentralized, networked world of technology is anathema to the bureaucracies that came before it. Emergent networks are resilient, innovative, and threaten to change everything we know about governance... if we embrace them. Read More -
UPDATED-Call for New Shows
December 13th, 2013 by
Adam B. Levine Ever wanted to start your own Let's Talk Bitcoin!? Now's your chance! LTB is turning into a network in addition to the twice weekly show, and we're looking for promising teams and individuals to create the next generation of Cryptocurrency content!Full details, deadlines and prizes inside! Read More
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Busting Bitcoin's Bubble Bobbles
December 7th, 2013 by
George Ettinger "Bitcoin is a scam," cries every Google search. "It's a ponzi scheme! A pyramid scheme! A bubble! A tulip mania! It's every scam ever, all the time!" People are passionate about calling it names, and we're passionate about defending it- but rarely does either side use these terms correctly. What makes a ponzi a ponzi, or a pyramid a pyramid? What makes Bitcoins like tulips? It's time to know your enemy- and know yourself. Read More -
China's Interest in Bitcoin
December 2nd, 2013 by
Asif Punjwani When it's said that China is big on Bitcoin lately, it isn't simply a handful of investors or enthusiasts. The Chinese government itself is giving Bitcoin ample opportunity to get comfortable- something cryptocurrency buffs in the US simply cannot relate to. As Asif Punjwani shows, the People's Republic adopting Bitcoin could bring them a unique economic advantage. Read More -
Decentralized Exchange for Fun & Profit
November 27th, 2013 by John Light Even with all its established infrastructure and progress, Ripple is still a difficult product for many to make sense of. When you peel away the familiar trapping of a cryptocurrency, Ripple can be seen for what it really is; a nearly universal exchange for digital and traditional currencies. As returning guest author John Light shows us, the one universal currency is, in fact, Trust. Read More -
On Thick Ice
November 25th, 2013 by Adam B. Levine Cryptocurrency- mainly Bitcoin- has suddenly found secure footing in the business world. It's moving forward with ferocious momentum, hitting the mainstream in countries all over the world. Things are getting pretty comfortable for the blockchain and its advocates. "Comfortable," however, is still a long way from "safe." Read More -
Join LTB in Las Vegas Get 20% OFF
November 22nd, 2013 by
Mediabistro The holidays are here, and the whole team at Let's Talk Bitcoin are headed to Las Vegas for... Talking about Bitcoin obviously!Join Adam, Andreas and Stephanie at the Inside Bitcoins West conference for two days of panels, talks and meetups! We're in town for the Inside Bitcoins Conference Dec 10-11 and would love to see you there!
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New Alt-ZeroCoin Faster, More Private
November 18th, 2013 by Mark Matthews In the wake of Coinvalidation proposing strict approvals, blacklists, ZeroCoin's Matthew Green has made a bold statement; ZeroCoin, once just a Bitcoin derivative, will be streamlining proofs and increasing user anonymity, and ultimately launching an independent Altcoin. ZeroCoin is now placing itself squarely in the middle of cryptocurrency and Federal regulation, and a standoff may be imminent. Read More -
Big in China; What's Different Now?
November 16th, 2013 by George Ettinger Man, oh man. It's happening again. Prices are going absolutely insane. So Bitcoin is big in China, and now values are skyrocketing. What do we do? What does this mean? It's not time to bunker down for a crash... but it's not time to invest your life savings, either. George Ettinger gets into the complexities of Bitcoin's new "bubble." Read More -
DACs That Spawn DACs?
November 13th, 2013 by
Stan Larimer The automation of decentralized protocols like Bitcoin and Bitshares is what gives them their objectivity- their perceived "incorruptibility." With that automation and lack of corruptible human elements, however, comes vulnerability to interpretation and regulation. How do you set a foundation for an Autonomous Corporation that can keep flying high on autopilot? Read More -
The DAC Associated Press
November 11th, 2013 by
Daniel Larimer Building upon the concepts in his previous "DAC Revisited," Daniel Larimer deconstructs how content aggregators and news sites centralize their authority and resources, and what keeps them from achieving functional autonomy. How can such a service provider become truly decentralized, and will it be durable enough to persist? Read More
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