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The Ether Review #41 - Martin Lundfall, Rage Against the Machine
October 13th, 2016 by
Arthur S. Falls What is the Ethereum Virtual Machine, what design trends and decisions influence its operation and what does that mean for Ethereum the platform?
Today we dive deep. There is a debate around whether the flexibility of the imperative paradigm of programming language design or the verifiability of the functional paradigm are more appropriate for the Ethereum Virtual Machine. Martin is in the functional camp which he believes can make Ethereum a more robust and powerful platform. The EVM itself ...
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The Crypto Show with the exclusive release of Cody Wilson's new book
October 12th, 2016 by
TheCryptoShow Tonight our good friend Cody Wilson joins the show to present his new book "Come and Take It". It's a history and philosophy of the Ghost Gunnner and the Liberator, not to mention Cody himself. Very interesting stuff, look for " Come and Take It" by Cody Wilson on Amazon. If you want to go through the trouble of sending us round trip postage we will gladly have Cody sign your book for you and send it back. Offer only good to The Crypto Show listeners. The Facebook live video with all of th...
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The Tatiana Show - Lyn Ulbricht After The Free Ross Appeal Oral Arguments
October 11th, 2016 by
Tatiana Moroz More than a year has passed since a federal judge sentenced Ross Ulbricht to life in prison without parole after he was convicted of creating and running the dark web marketplace known as Silk Road. On October 6th, 2016, Ulbricht returned to court to face a panel of judges to appeal his conviction, along with the issue of his receiving a life sentence. In oral arguments in a Manhattan courtroom Thursday morning, Ulbricht’s defense lawyer sparred with federal prosecutors over a range of iss... Read More -
152 - Tuur Demeester: Investing In Bitcoin
October 10th, 2016 by
Epicenter In 2012, a year after discovering Bitcoin in Argentina, Dutch economist Tuur Demeester became one of the first people to advocate investing in Bitcoin to a mainstream audience. Tuur joined us to discuss his thesis for investing in Bitcoin and how it has evolved over time. We also talked about the road ahead and how other cryptocurrencies and Ethereum compare as investment opportunities.
Topics covered included:
- How Tuur discovered Bitcoin in Argentina in 2011
- The case for investing ...
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The Crypto Show with Kim DotCom, Simon Dixon and Cody Wilson
October 9th, 2016 by TheCryptoShow Once again we had a network error but our secondary backup took care of that. Kim Dotcom joins us for an unedited version of his unforgettable history. Often what you hear of Kim, the best parts are on the cutting room floor of "60 minutes" or what ever other lamestream media has interviewed him. Kim spends a good deal of time expounding on the parts that normally get left out. Then we get into Megaupload 2.0 and Bitcache as well as Kim's vision to bring Bitcoin mainstream. Kim says that's ...
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The Ether Review #40 - Perianne, Don & Alex discuss The Muskoka Group
October 8th, 2016 by Arthur S. Falls Between August 24th-26th, a group of leaders in blockchain thought, business, and advocacy met at the Tapscott’s lodge in Muskoka, Canada.
The goal of the meeting was to discuss strategies of stewardship and governance of the blockchain space. Currently, the Chamber of Digital Commerce is the most prominent advocacy group.
Founder & President, Perianne Boring joined Don and Alex Tapscott, on the eve of the event to discuss their goals.
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The Crypto Show with Jose (Pimpo) Rodriguez VP of payments at Bitso
October 5th, 2016 by TheCryptoShow We talk with Jose of Bitso about the recent $2.5 million funding round for Bitso. We also talk about the remittances promise of Mexico and problems of integrating Ethereum after the DAO fiasco.
We also talk with Fred Constantinesco who is running a Bitcoin awareness program in called Bitcoin Awakens. His project has many charitable and training opportunities for experts and novices alike. The Cyberfunks Alliance produces immersive experiences to teach about digital currency technology by...
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The Tatiana Show - Doug Miller of Keep Key & Kristin Tate
October 5th, 2016 by Tatiana Moroz Tatiana and Josh interview Doug Miller of Keep Key & Kristin Tate. Topics include: "Gary Johnson, Youth, Libertarians and the Election 2016" "Do Your Votes Matter?" "The Importance of Security" "Why Hardware Wallets Like Keep Key?" -Doug has over 15 years of business development experience with expertise that ranges from early stage start-ups to large, international enterprise sales. Doug has also helped companies get ready for an IPO stage o... Read More -
151 - Ian Grigg: Ricardian Contracts And Digital Assets Prehistory
October 3rd, 2016 by Epicenter Before 2013 few people paid attention to Bitcoin and blockchain, yet even back in the 1990s a vibrant group of prioneers pursued the vision of financial cryptography and digital cash. One of these was financial cryptographer and software developer Ian Grigg, who today works as an architecture consultant for R3. Grigg joined us for a discussion of the history of the digital cash, Bitcoin and his work on Ricardian Contracts, which foreshadowed today's smart contracts.
Topics covered includ...
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The Crypto Show with John Ferguson & The Demon of DemonSaw Eijah. MaidSafe & DemonSaw 2 Great Tastes That Taste Great Together
October 2nd, 2016 by TheCryptoShow Tonight we talk with folks from two similar technologies working to put an end to the "Cloud". We start off with John Ferguson (MaidSafe Commentator) with latest on MaidSafe.
Then hacker Eijah aka Eric Anderson, GTA5 Dev as well as creator of DemonSaw and John Both talk about what these two technologies have to offer to the general public to keep Big Brother out of your business and #TakeBackYourData !!!!
For the FB live video with all of the behind the scenes commentary and extended aud...
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Let's Talk Bitcoin! #310 - Proof of Work and the Monument of Immutability
October 2nd, 2016 by
Adam B. Levine On Todays Episode of Let's Talk Bitcoin...
Andreas recently spoke to the Silicon Valley Bitcoin Meetup group about the power of proof of work, and how although the way we do it with Bitcoin is new, the concept itself is very old.
The first part of this episode is Andreas's talk, followed by audience Q&A
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The Ether Review #39 - Zooko Wilcox, Zcash and Cryptography in the 1990s
September 30th, 2016 by Arthur S. Falls Zooko Wilcox has more than 20 years of experience in open, decentralized systems, cryptography and information security, and startups. He is recognized for his work on DigiCash, Mojo Nation, ZRTP, “Zooko’s Triangle”, Tahoe-LAFS, BLAKE2, and SPHINCS. He is also the Founder and CEO of Least Authority. He sometimes blogs about health science.
In recent years, progress in the area of zero knowledge proofs has made it possible to construct a blockchain whose miners can verify transactions, o...
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The Tatiana Show - Edward Peter Stringham
September 29th, 2016 by Tatiana Moroz Tatiana interviews Edward Peter Stringham. Topics include: --"The Importance of Learning About Economics" --"Banks Working with Blockchains" --"The Denationalization of Money and Smart Contracts" --"Private Security, Police, and Incentives" -Edward Peter Stringham is the Davis Professor of Economic Organizations and Innovation. Stringham is president of the Society for the Development of Austrian Economics, former president of the Associati... Read More -
The Crypto Show with Brian Sovryn Decentralization and Altcoin vs Bitcoin
September 28th, 2016 by TheCryptoShow Tonight we talk with Brian Sovryn about multiple topics including the history of decentralization and Bitcoin vs Altcoins. A great talk very happy to have Brian on. This is an unedited version with all of the conversation between commercials left in. FB live video: https://www.facebook.com/thecryptoshow/videos/1841389949417710/
Original air date 9/28/16 on LogosRadioNetwork
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150 - Devcon 2 And The State Of Ethereum
September 27th, 2016 by Epicenter Last week the biggest blockchain-focused developer conference took place in Shanghai, China: Ethereum's DevCon 2. Epicenter show host Meher Roy was at the conference and brought back his impressions and insights for a comprehensive discussion of the current state of Ethereum projects and the Ethereum community.
Topics covered included:
- What Ethereum's developer conference DevCon 2 was like
- The big change in going from concepts to alpha version over the last year
- The continued lac...
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SAFE Crossroads Podcast #34, What's to Profit? with Nick Lambert
September 26th, 2016 by
John Ferguson In this Episode
Today we have an in-depth visit with Nick Lambert, COO of MaidSafe, covering a lot about where MaidSafe has been, where it's gotten to and where it's going. With the Bank to the Future equity crowd funding pitch in play, we dig in to find out how MaidSafe, as an open source, very altruistically oriented company, is likely to be profitable enough to invest in. This is a very well rounded, very informative coverage of MaidSafe and the SAFE Network, accessible to most anyone ...
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The Tatiana Show - Martina Bacikova Of Students For Liberty
September 26th, 2016 by Tatiana Moroz Tatiana and Josh interview Martina Bacikova of Students For Liberty. Topics include economics education, introduction to liberty, currency fluctuation, and upcoming European conferences. -Students For Liberty is a rapidly growing network of pro-liberty students from all over the world. Our mission is to educate, develop, and empower the next generation of leaders of liberty. We are the largest libertarian student organization in the world. We accomplish this through a strategy of empowerme... Read More -
The Crypto Show with Dale Brown of DTM & Rob Capili of RobHustle.com
September 25th, 2016 by TheCryptoShow Tonight we talk with Dale Brown of Detroit Threat Management. Dale's private protection company has replaced the government model a with a free market version that is not only more efficient but more accountable to the public. With all of the recent police shootings this private model seems to be a better option. The second hour we talk with Rob Capili aka Rob Hustle about his introduction to crypto and how he funded a video project with mostly Bitcoin. Similarly to Dale Rob is an activist ...
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Let's Talk Bitcoin! #309 - Risk Intolerance: Scaling Bitcoin with Core
September 24th, 2016 by Adam B. Levine On Todays Episode of Let's Talk Bitcoin...
Adam and Stephanie are joined by past guest John Ratcliff to learn about and discuss the current trajectory of Bitcoin Scaling as envisioned by the Core Development Team.
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Dash Across America: Nova Om - Victim to Victor - a Story of CPS Medical Kidnapping
September 23rd, 2016 by
SovereignBTC In this heartfelt exclusive interview, John Bush sits down with Nova Om, for a fireside discussion about bitcoin, unschooling, and the dramatic story of how her children were taken from her by CPS and how she ultimately overcame adversity, becoming a stronger woman and mother in the process.
You don't want to miss this touching story.
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