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Uncoinventional Living Tour West Day 11 Podcast Bitcoin Rising in the Mountains of Denver
November 28th, 2014 by
SovereignBTC In this podcast update, The Blush Family made it safely through the snowy mountains just in time for their 6PM Liberty on the Rocks Screening of Sovereign Living Episode 4. After the screening, John interviewed Stephen Macaskill, CEO of Amagi Metals, a precious metals broker that sponsored our tour. After the meetup, Cat and John grab pizza at Pizza Republica, one of the first bitcoin accepting businesses in Denver. John uses a Coinkite terminal for the first time and interviews the manager o...
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Community Roundup #10
November 28th, 2014 by
Mike Johnson One thing that is always striking to me is the level of activity we are seeing in the Let's Talk Bitcoin community. Not only can you find a wide range of new topics ready for comment, but we've seen several new members that you should take a moment to welcome to the community!
If you haven't yet joined, I'd like to take a moment to extend a personal invitation to you. Please sign up and join the Let's Talk Bitcoin community, shoot me an email: [...
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Uncoinventional Living Tour West Day 10 Podcast Freezin' Our Satoshis Off In Colorado
November 25th, 2014 by SovereignBTC In this podcast update, John and Cat are having a treacherous time as they make their way through the Colorado Mountains on their way to Denver, CO for more bitcoin antics. The Blush Family ends up stranded in a small Colorado town but made the most out of it when they find an awesome Chinese Restaurant and a really cool hotel. Listen in as the couple recounts the accidents and rough conditions they encountered along the way and how social media and peer to peer technology helped them through ...
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Bitcoins and Gravy #43: Shooter Jennings and BCRMedia.com
November 24th, 2014 by
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Uncoinventional Living Tour West Day 9 Podcast Viva Las Vegas, The Crepe, and a Series of Unfortunate Events
November 23rd, 2014 by SovereignBTC In this podcast update from the road on the Uncoinventional Living Tour, Cat and John, along with Aliana and Bill, share their experience doing Las Vegas on Bitcoin. The podcast includes a series of unfortunate events that occur at the Vegas Hotel and on the way to Colorado, the Blushes family fun on the strip and Fremont Street, and an interview with Alex Alexandrof, owner of The Crepe, the BTC friendly establishment where Cat and John hosted their Vegas meetup. Enjoy this authentic recountin...
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The Bitcoin Game #5 - L.A. Bitcoin Meetup with Brock Pierce & Micah Winkelspecht
November 23rd, 2014 by
Rob Welcome to episode five of The Bitcoin Game. I'm your host, Rob Mitchell. In this episode I present an uncut "fireside chat" between Bitcoin Foundation board member and longtime digital currency entrepreneur Brock Pierce, and Gem CEO/founder Micah Winkelspecht. Their conversation is followed by an audience Q&A (apologies for the sound quality of the audience questions).
This was a Los Angeles Bitcoin Meetup event held at the beautiful new Gem headquarters in Venice Beach, California, on Novem...
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Uncoinventional Living Tour West Day 8 Podcast Seven Days in California on Bitcoin Only
November 21st, 2014 by SovereignBTC In this podcast update from the road, John and Cat recount the past 7 days they spent in California using bitcoin only. They share their story of dining on bitcoin and setting up waiters to receive bitcoin tips, the highly successful San Diego Meetup at City Tacos, the lack of bitcoin accepting restaurants in L.A., and more.
CHECK OUT THE RESTAURANTS WE CHECK OUT IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA:
City Tacos - https://airbitz.co/biz/5932/city-tacos-san-diego/
Pangea Bakery Cafe - https://airbitz....
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Jason King Responds to Sean's Outpost Transparency Questions
November 20th, 2014 by
Adam B. Levine This is an open letter written by Jason King, founder of Sean's Outpost in response to Ben Doernbergs' recent questions on the topicIt can be very uncomfortable to be criticized. Especially in the context of what we have accomplished here at Sean's Outpost. My first impulse is to be extremely defensive. After all, we have accomplished so much. Sean's Outpost is active pretty much everyday. We are the largest provider of meals to the homeless in Escambia County Flori... Read More -
Uncoinventional Living Tour West Day 7 Podcast John Bush Libertopia Speech Freedom Cells Mutual Aid Society
November 19th, 2014 by SovereignBTC The Day 7 Uncoinventional Living Tour West podcast features John Bush's speech at Libertopia Festival on Freedom Cells, a peer to peer mutual aid society. In the speech, John explores four areas he believes are necessary if we are to find liberty in our lifetime.
- Education
- Creation and Promotion of Alternative Institutions
- Freedom Cells
- Diplomacy
What is a Freedom Cell?
In his speech, John offers a framework known as freedom cells which just might be a viable non-...
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Let's Talk Bitcoin! #163 - Easy Blockchains and High Finance
November 18th, 2014 by Adam B. Levine -
Bitcoin Adoption in Developing Countries May Take Longer Than Expected
November 18th, 2014 by
Tawanda Kembo I live in Zimbabwe and have been a Bitcoin evangelist here for about a year now. Although conventional wisdom tells us that Bitcoin is likely to have higher adoption in developing countries than in developed ones, the reality is very different. In this article, I explore the reasons for slow adoption in developing countries. Finally, I suggest solutions for improving the situation.
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Uncoinventional Living Tour West Day 6 Podcast Catherine Bleish Speech on Bitcoin Travel
November 17th, 2014 by SovereignBTC On this sixth day of the Uncoinventional Living Tour West, Catherine Bleish delivers a speech at the Libertopia Conference in San Deigo, CA on Bitcoin Travel. She covers the ins and outs of using bitcoin to get there, stay there, eat, and play.
ALSO RECORDED AT LIBERTOPIA AND COMING UP AS PART OF OUR DAILY TOUR UPDATES:
[John Bush speech on Freedom Cells, a decentrlaized mututal aid society enhanced with blockchain technology.](http://letstalkbitcoin.com/blo...
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Uncoinventional West Journal - Grand Canyon Pit Stop, Long Mountain Drive
November 17th, 2014 by
Catherine Bleish Our third day of travel for the Uncoinventional West Coast Tour was a slow day compared to the previous two days of hard driving. We woke up at our hotel, Quality Inn, in Flagstaff and enjoyed a decent breakfast that included scrambled eggs and sausage.
We try to select hotels that serve hot breakfasts so we cut down on our bitcoin expen...
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Uncoinventional Living Tour West Day 5 Podcast Street Artists Get Airbitz Wallet and City Tacos Interview
November 16th, 2014 by SovereignBTC On day 5 of Uncoinventional Living Tour West, Cat inspires a duo of street artists to set up an AirBitz bitcoin wallet and accept BTC in exchange for their paintings. Later in the evening, John sat down with Jerry Torres, owner of City Tacos, a North Park taqueria that proudly accepts bitcoin. Jerry told us why he values bitcoin and thinks it's a worthwhile move for any entrepreneurial venture.
VISIT CITY TACOS IN SAN DIEGO! https://airbitz.co/biz/5932/city-tacos-san-diego/
LISTEN TO T...
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On Monetization: Profit in a Decentralized Future
November 15th, 2014 by
Ryan Walker Ryan Walker discusses the conundrum of profit in an industry that is all about eliminating cost and cutting out the middleman.
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