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XCP Weekly Update #2 with Robert Ross
June 7th, 2015 by
Robert Ross Robert Ross is a Counterparty Foundation Community Director and the Director of FoldingCoin Inc. Each week Robert will bring you the news of what has been going on in the Counterparty communities and also touching base on the other Bitcoin 2.0 communities. You can find a complete breakdown of everything discussed on this show by going to this XCPassets.org news blog.
Thank you to ["Cyrus Youngman and the Kingfishers"](http://cyru...
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Let's Talk Bitcoin! #219 Understanding Payment Channels
June 6th, 2015 by
Adam B. Levine On Todays Show
Stephanie and Adam question Andreas about Microtransactions, Payment Channels and who holds the power in these new off-blockchain solutions.
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The Tatiana Show: An Interview with Lyn Ulbricht
June 5th, 2015 by
Tatiana Moroz Shortly after Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht was sentenced to life in a maximum security prison with no chance of parole, and an additional $183 million in fines, Tatiana spoke with his mother, Lyn Ulbricht.
In this interview, Lyn reflects on the experience of Ross's trial, and discusses his involvement in the Silk Road, the implications of the result of the trial, and the reaction of the Bitcoin community to his fate.
She and Tatiana also look ahead at ways that the community can suppo...
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SAFE Crossroads Podcast #1 What Is the SAFE Network, Anyway?
June 3rd, 2015 by
John Ferguson In This Episode
John Ferguson, the Simpleton of Project SAFE, introduces the SAFE Network so that most anybody can get the idea of what it's about, and why it matters. Also, suggestions are given about where and how to go about finding out what else you need to know to take advantage of this revolutionary technology that offers Secure Access For Everyone (S.A.F.E.).
Remember to listen for the magic word and redeem you LTB coin prize!
Links:
- safecrossroads.net [link](http...
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XCP Weekly Update #1 with Robert Ross
June 2nd, 2015 by Robert Ross Thanks for listening to the first episode of XCP Weekly Update! Here are the topics discussed in the episode:
Counterparty News - Update Blog HERE
- The support ticket system has been completely moved over to the Counterpartytalk.org forums and support.counterparty.io will no longer work. You can still send private tickets as explained in the provided link. A big thanks goes out to Counterparty forum user “Something” for tak...
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Let's Talk Bitcoin! #218 Wallets Talking to Wallets
June 2nd, 2015 by Adam B. Levine On Todays Show
- Matthew Zipkin interviews Chris Pacia, the main guy behind The Subspace Protocol, a new communications layer that would allow, among other things, individual user wallets to send payment requests directly from user to user. You can find this open source protocols Github Repository here
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Using Tokens Built on Bitcoin to Fix DRM and Morph Software into Property
June 1st, 2015 by Adam B. Levine One of the biggest pain points in software exists at the intersection of sales and the replicability of data. Digital Rights Management (DRM) hasn't been what you would call a great success. Too many others have already said it well for me to waste your time rehashing why DRM is a problem, but the outcome is relevant. DRM doesn’t work. At Tokenly, we're creating other options.
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EB81 – Nathaniel Popper: Digital Gold - The Inside Story Of Bitcoin
June 1st, 2015 by
Epicenter From the mysterious creation story, to the early development among a small group of cypherpunks, to the emergence of the Silk Road, the collapse of MtGox, to the entry of a tidal wave of VC money and the Silicon Valley elite, Bitcoin's short history has been action-packed. It's no surprise that this could make for a riveting story and NY Times journalist Nathaniel Popper's book 'Digital Gold - Bitcoin and the Inside Story of the Misfits and Millionaires Trying to Reinvent Money' is precisely...
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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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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
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