In this episode for Lightning Month, I talk with Dan Robinson from Paradigm. We discuss his criticism of HTLCs, why they are harmful and why packetised payments would be a better design for the Lightning Network.
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In this episode for Lightning Month, I talk with Peter Rizun from Bitcoin Unlimited. We discuss why Peter supports on-chain scaling and his Five Fundamental Flaws of The Lightning Network, including issues such as how small payments are not trustless and how high layer 1 fees impact layer 2.
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In this interview, I follow up with Andy Pag, who was part of my Mt. Gox series, following the news that he has stepped down as a coordinator for the creditors and sold his claim. Andy updates me on everything which has happened since we last spoke.
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In this episode, I talk with Chris Burniske, a partner at Placeholder and the author of Cryptoassets. We discuss why Chris believes in a market for tokens, the ethics value extraction, the evolution of equity deals and the pressure from maximalists.
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In the final part of my series of interviews relating to Mt. Gox, I talk with Andy Pag, creator and elected administrator of Mt. Gox Legal. We reflect on my conversations, the history of what happened between Jed and Mark, CoinLab and Brock Pierce.
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In the fifth part of my series of interviews relating to Mt. Gox, I talk with Brock Pierce, the architect of Gox Rising, a mission to support creditors, maximise revenues and relaunch the exchange.
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In the fourth part of my series of interviews relating to Mt. Gox, I talk with Kim Nilsson, the author of the report Cracking Mt. Gox, investigation into the timeline of hacks and use of Willybot by the exchange.
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In the third part of my series of interviews relating to Mt. Gox, I talk with the lawyer, Daniel Kelman, the architect of the civil rehabilitation plan for Mt.Gox creditors. We discuss this as well as the claims from Brock Pierce and Peter Vessenes.
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In the second part of my series of interviews relating to Mt. Gox, I talk with Mark Karpelès, the CEO of the now bankrupt Bitcoin exchange. We discuss how he acquired the site, how it was hacked and who is responsible for its collapse.
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In this episode, I talk with Bill Barhydt, the CEO of ABRA. We discuss their recent announcement whereby users of the app can use Bitcoin to trade stocks and ETFs and the complexity of building a global bank on Bitcoin.
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In this episode, I talk with JW Weatherman about scams and Bitcoin education. We discuss why the space is so rife with scams, looking at specific projects such as Litecoin and Ethereum, and we also discuss JW's online course 10 Hours of Bitcoin.
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In this episode, I talk with Venezuelan nationals, Alejandro Machado, Giancarlo Fiorella and Mauricio Bartolomeo about the political crisis in their home country. We discuss the recent protests and Juan Guaido declaring himself as the interim president.
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In this episode, I talk with Zooko Wilcox, Founder & CEO of Zcash. We discuss his history with Digicash, how he discovered Bitcoin, why he created Zcash and whether Zcash is a company, the founder's reward and user adoption.
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In this episode, I talk with legend of cryptography, Whitfield Diffie. Whit was working on cryptography long before Bitcoin existed, building the foundations for which Bitcoin relies upon. We discuss his history, Bitcoin and his views on privacy.
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In this episode, I talk with Bitcoin legend Peter Todd. We talk about the essence of Bitcoin, why it worked whether other attempts at digital currencies failed as well as key topics such as fungibility, lightning and why other projects are scams.
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In this episode, I talk with Andrew Torba, CEO of Gab.com. We discuss free speech, censorship, the First Amendment, the deplatforming of Gab.com by Silicon Valley giants and payment processors and why Bitcoin is free speech money.
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In this episode, I talk with Bitcoin Maximalists Matt Odell from Rabbit Hole Recap and Neil Woodfine from Blockstream. We discuss what we would like to see for Bitcoin in 2019, challenges Bitcoin companies face and Bitcoin education.
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In this episode, I talk with long-term Bitcoiner, economist and investor, Tuur Demeester. We talk about his recent Tweetstorm breaking down why he is so against Ethereum, discussing everything from proof of stake to reckless security.
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In this episode, I talk with Meltem Demirors, Chief Strategy Officer at CoinShaes. We discuss what happened for Crypto in 2018, the lessons we can learn and look forward to 2019 including what our Crypto New Year Resolutions are.
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