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A Message to The Bitcoin Foundation
January 3rd, 2016 by
John Barrett In this sermon the right Reverend Johnny preaches about the evils that exist in todays world and about the path that we must follow if we hope to find redemption.
A good life is not about fame and fortune and it's not about wielding power or controlling others. We must have the strength of character to fight the good fight and to fight as Peaceful Warriors against hierarchical structures that shroud themselves in opacity and persuade people to tithe.
Life should be about putting your love...
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Holiday Bitcoin Song: Let It Grow!
December 22nd, 2015 by
John Barrett Let It Grow
To the tune of:
Let It Snow
By Jule Styne & Sammy Cahn, 1945Lyrics by John Barrett
Copyright 2015 RJM Publishing
BMI – Nashville, TennesseeOh the currencies they’re all crashing
While my bitcoin friends are stashing
Deflation is all we know - so
Let It Grow, Let It Grow, Let It GrowWhile the bankers are busy cryin
And the Wall Street crooks are fryin
My stash will be building - so
Let It Grow, Let It Grow, Let It GrowA...
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Bitcoins and Gravy EP #74: BitLunch & Bitcoin Music 2015
December 20th, 2015 by
John Barrett On today's show I head over to Tenn 16, one of East Nashville's great little eateries where I meet up with Melvin, Aaron, Kate and Bob of the New Nashville BitLunch meetup group. During lunch we talk about the youth unemployment crisis here and abroad, the miserable failure of a Vancouver bitcoin ATM machine, the prestigious Vanderbilt University Computer Science Department and everything else bitcoin related. The BitLunch meetup group is a revolving group of great folks who enjoy getting togeth...
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Episode #73: Distributed Consensus on Cannabis Genetics
August 2nd, 2015 by
John Barrett On today's show I interview Kevin McKernan the Chief Scientist at Medicinal Genomics and Courtagen Lifesciences. Kevin talks to us about everything from the Human genome project gone bad to free market regulations and testing in the Cannabis field, families moving to Colorado to help their children get relief from epileptic seizures, the opiate crisis in America and how Bitcoin blockchain technology is helping us move toward personalized medicine and away from the dangers inherent in one size fi...
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EP #72: Bitcoin: The End of Money As We Know It!
July 19th, 2015 by
John Barrett On today's show I interview film producer Torsten Hoffman about the release of his new Bitcoin Documentary, Bitcoin: The End Of Money As We Know It which recently picked up two awards at the Freedom Fest in Las Vegas. In the words of Calvin Tran, this important documentary is: "Dynamic and filled to the brim with hard-hitting history. There’s electricity in the pace, a kineticism in the narration, a fervor in the subject matter and the high-stakes world of finance. It is a rapid film that ca...
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Bitcoins and Gravy #71 The Bitcoin Trader - Venzen speaks!
July 5th, 2015 by
John Barrett On today's show I travel to the remote coastal village of Krabi in Thailand to speak with Bitcoin Trader Venzen Khaosan. Venzen is a market analyst and trader with over 6 years of experience in stocks, forex and commodities trading. After completing school, he studied anthropology at the University of Cape Town, South Africa and became interested in the pre-14th century Indian Ocean trade routes that connected Southern African Gold supply with South East Asian porcelain and bead industries. This...
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Bitcoins and Gravy #70 Bitsapphire & the Moonstone Wallet!
June 7th, 2015 by
John Barrett On Today's show I am privileged to be speaking with Taulant Ramabaja, the CEO of Bitsapphire. Bitsapphire aims to change the face of how society works through the development of Distributed Autonomous Corporations (DAC's) and applications which utilize this revolutionary technology. We also talk about the Moonstone Wallet - a free crypto wallet that allows transfers and trades among Bitcoin, BitAssets (like bitUSD and bitGOLD), User-Issued Assets (UIA), and other tokens without the need to go th...
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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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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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Bitcoins and Gravy #67 Brain Wallets Explained!
May 11th, 2015 by
John Barrett On today's show I am thrilled to be talking with Nick Pudar in Detroit, Michigan. Nick takes us on a journey to a place that very few people even know exists. That place is the brain wallet where it is now possible to store a small or a large amount of bitcoin wealth in your memory. We talk about Entropy, Diceware, bathtubs and 50 million, billion Jupiter water balloons. Nick does a fantastic job of helping us understand the true dangers of bitcoin brain wallets and the true value of them as we...
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