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BYOB: Using Bitcoin to Be Your Own Bank
December 15th, 2014 by
John Light After the first time I heard about bitcoin, it took me almost a year of learning about the underlying technology before I bought my first coins. Part of the reason for the delay was because I wanted to first understand bitcoin, but after grokking the concept of “decentralized digital currency,” the main hurdle was availability. The options for purchasing bitcoins were slim at the time, limited to wiring money to online exchanges in foreign countries or sending concealed cash in an en... Read More -
Uncoinventional Living Tour West Day 15 Podcast Interview with Paul Puey CEO of AirBitz Wallet and Directory
December 15th, 2014 by
SovereignBTC In this podcast update, John interviews Paul Puey, Co-founder and CEO of Airbitz bitcoin wallet and business directory. They talk about how Paul got in to bitcoin, why he saw the need for a bitcoin business directory, the security and functionality of the wallet, and whats next for AirBitz.
Check out the AirBitz webstie here: http://airbitz.com
Download the wallet for Android Phones here: Android
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Bitcoins and Gravy #46 Interview in Kenya with BitPesa CEO & Co-Founder Elizabeth Rossiello
December 14th, 2014 by
John Barrett On todays show and thanks to one of our loyal listeners, I was able to finally meet up with Elizabeth Rossiello. Elizabeth is an American living and working in Kenya. She has worked as a microfinance analyst and investment associate since 2009. She is an expert in East African financial product development and she is the CEO and Co-Founder of BitPesa. BitPesa is the next logical step after mpesa and if you have no idea what Im talking about, then stay tuned because this is a great interview. ...
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Let's Talk Bitcoin! #169 Set Reconciliation and the Block with Gavin Andresen
December 13th, 2014 by
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Community Roundup #11
December 12th, 2014 by
Mike Johnson With Bitcoin Black Friday, Cyber Monday, and Bitcoin Giving Tuesday now behind us, many are starting to get back in to the swing of things here on the Let's Talk Bitcoin community.
The forums are abuzz with activity and we've seen a large number of improvements to the submission system on the website.
Perhaps you've been thinking about writing something for Let's Talk Bitcoin in the past. If you haven't taken an opportunity to do so, consider checking out the new submissions system. If...
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Let's Talk Bitcoin! #168 Paywalls, Tools and Tips
December 9th, 2014 by Adam B. Levine *Subscribe to the LTBn All Podcasts feedor the Let's Talk Bitcoin! show only feed and never miss an episode again.
On Todays Show
Stephanie interviews Doug Scribner, founder of WatchMyBit.com, a youtube-like service now in beta that lets content creators sell their videos directly to their audience directly, powered by basic bitcoin.
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Is War or Peace Good for Bitcoin?
December 8th, 2014 by
totteplott Peace is a beautiful thing. But so is innovation. War is famous for bringing forth true and rapid innovation and because Bitcoin, and especially blockchain technology, is famous for being on the forefront of innovation, the question becomes, is war or peace good for Bitcoin?
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Uncoinventional Living Tour West Day 14 Podcast A Few of Our Favorite Things
December 8th, 2014 by SovereignBTC On today's Uncoinventional Living Tour Podcst Update, the Blush Family is back home and John and Cat give some takeaways from the trip and recap their favorite moments.
Favorite City
Favorite Restaraunt
Most Useful Tool
Up and Coming Bitcoin Community
Favorite Drive
Favorite Podcast
Funniest Moment
Most "Uncoinventional" Moment
Share your favorite moments with us in the comments!
P.S. The image for this post was bought with bitcoin using a [Gyft](http://gyft.co...
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P2P Connects Us - Episode 7
December 8th, 2014 by John Light On today's episode we're going to be talking about the Open Bazaar Developer Network, the failure of consensus on the Stellar network, peer-to-peer video chat in the browser, and last but certainly not least, Aral Balkan joins the show to tell us about indie technology.P2P Connects Us Patreon pageOpen Bazaar Team DevelopingAnnouncing the Open Bazaar Developer NetworkSafety, liveness, and fault tolerance - the consensus choicesWhy the Stellar Forking Issue Does Not Affect RippleRipple L... Read More -
The Bitcoin Game #6 - Adam B. Levine
December 8th, 2014 by
Rob Hello, welcome to The Bitcoin Game #6. I'm your host, Rob Mitchell.
I spoke to Adam B. Levine a few weeks ago. We talked about his original Bitcoin podcast, The Daily Bitcoin, and why it morphed into Let's Talk Bitcoin, with Andreas Antonopoulos and Stephanie Murphy. In this interview, I found out how insanely early Adam wakes up each day, his takes on crypto crowd-funding platforms, as well as some of his grave concerns about potential U.S. governmental actions against crypto-projects ...
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Bitcoins and Gravy EP 45: Commissioner Gonzales talks Bitcoin Regulation!
December 7th, 2014 by John Barrett On todays show I stay right here in Nashville where I am privileged to be speaking with Tennessees top banking official, Commissioner Greg Gonzales. Commissioner Gonzales is the man responsible for overseeing the Tennessee Department of Financial Institutions. Commissioner Gonzales talks to us about how he is working to bring state legislators together, with payment experts and users, to examine the Opportunities and potential risks tied to new currencies... including of course everyones fa...
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Let's Talk Bitcoin! #167 A Miners Work is Never Done
December 6th, 2014 by Adam B. Levine *Subscribe to the LTBn All Podcasts feedor the Let's Talk Bitcoin! show only feed and never miss an episode again.
On Todays Show
Andreas, Adam and Stephanie dig into Proof of Work based, Bitcoin Mining! This wide ranging discussion covers the how and the why in both theory and practical application.
Sponsors for Episode 167
2014 Sponsor - KryptoKit
If yo...
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Uncoinventional Living Tour West Day 13 Podcast Interview with Jeff Klee CEO of CheapAir.com
December 5th, 2014 by SovereignBTC In this podcast update John interviews Jeff Klee, Founder and CEO of CheapAir.com, the first business to accept bitcoin for booking flights and hotels. In the interview, John and Jeff talk about CheapAir's founding, the importance of innovation, and how bitcoin is disrupting the travel space and the world as a whole. Jeff also hints at a major announcement that will surely make waves in the travel and Bitcoin space.
The Uncoinventional Team wants to thank CheapAir.com for their support of...
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P2P Connects Us - Episode 6
December 4th, 2014 by John Light On today's episode we're going to be talking about Uber's communications challenges, Ripple Labs' party in San Francisco, two new P2P services that I think you should know about, and last but certainly not least, Paige Peterson joins the show to tell us about Project SAFE.http://www.buzzfeed.com/bensmith/uber-executive-suggests-digging-up-dirt-on-journalistshttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/nicole-campbell/what-was-said-at-the-uber_b_6198250.htmlhttp://www.buzzfeed.com/johanabhuiyan/uber-is-investig... Read More -
Beyond Bitcoin - 22 - BitAssets and the Austrians
December 4th, 2014 by
Arthur S. Falls Austrian economics is one of these impenetrable black boxes that you hear referenced occasionally but that has little meaning for many people. Recently I was perusing Cameron Harwick's blog, Thrica where I periodically go to soak up some free market goodness, and I found myself re-reading a post entitled Hayek vs. Rothbard on Free-Market Money. The article and the comments illucidate many interesting and relevant ideas that can not only help us understand cryptocurrency but also show that the...
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Uncoinventional Living Tour West Day 12 Podcast Midwest Bitcoin Food Desert Gyft to the Rescue
December 2nd, 2014 by SovereignBTC John and Cat recap their time in Kansas City talking with family and friends about bitcoid and relying heavily on Gyft to get by on meals in another bitcoin food dessert. John and Cat also bring the recorder along as they buy a couple starbucks drinks with bitcoin using Gyft. If you haven't used Gyft yet, you'll be surprised at just how easy and fast it is to use.
For your first bitcoin gift card purchase with Gyft, use coupon code UNCOIN14 and get $5 back on your first $25 purchase!
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Let's Talk Bitcoin! #166 Productivity and Leadership in Decentralized Networks
December 2nd, 2014 by Adam B. Levine *Subscribe to the LTBn All Podcasts feedor the Let's Talk Bitcoin! show only feed and never miss an episode again.
On Todays Show
Andreas, Adam and Stephanie speak with Anthony Di Iorio (In August) about KryptoKit, Rushwallet, Ethereum and Decentral
Then, Stephanie and Adam get...
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Bitcoins and Gravy EP 44: SolarCoin & a CandleLitDay!
November 30th, 2014 by John Barrett On todays show I travel all the way to Cyprus the island country of about 1 million people basking in the sun and surrounded on all sides by the Mediteranean Sea. I have the pleasure of speaking with Mario Neocleous about the bright future of my all time favorite altcoin, Solarcoin. I also speak with Ivana Mladenovic Neocleous about her Luxury natural Soy Wax Candles and her retail business CandleLitDay that is now accepting Solarcoin payments!
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[Solarcoin.org](http://Solarc...
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