In this interview, I talk with Tadge Dryja, a research scientist at MIT’s Digital Currency Initiative and the co-author of the Lightning Network whitepaper. Tadge recently published a new whitepaper called Utreexo, a scaling proposal for Bitcoin aimed at minimising storage requirements needed to run the Bitcoin protocol.
Read MoreIn this interview, I chat with Brad Stephens and Spencer Bogart from Blockchain Capital. We discuss the early days of the firm, why Bitcoin is a better bet than other cryptocurrencies, Libra being a win/win for Bitcoin and searching for a unicorn.
Read MoreCharlie Shrem’s story is well known, from being a founder of BitInstant to his arrest, subsequent conviction and imprisonment. I spent a couple of days with Charlie and his wife Courtney to discuss his story and how his imprisonment affected both of them.
Read MoreIn this interview, I chat with commissioner Brian Quintenz from the CFTC. We discuss the unique challenges in regulating the Bitcoin Futures markets, whether the current US government’s regulations are outdated and the history of the CFTC.
Read MoreIn this interview, I chat with Udi Wertheimer. We discuss Bitcoin maximalism, twitter beef and toxicity, the future of Bitcoin and the benefits of competition, Ethereum developers and whether businesses should use blockchain.
Read MoreIn this interview, I chat with Caitlin Long, co-founder of the Wyoming Blockchain Coalition, about Facebook’s venture into cryptocurrencies with Libra Coin. We discuss interest payments, regulations, and why Libra will be good for Bitcoin.
Read MoreIn this interview, I chat with Jeremy Welch, the founder of Casa. What started as a conversation about the ad tech industry and privacy evolved into a much broader discussion about how Bitcoin may be a civilisation change.
Read MoreIn this interview, I chat with quantum physicist turned hardware wallet developer, Dr. Stepan Snigirev about the quantum threat to Bitcoin. Stepan explains the weird world of quantum mechanics, the status of quantum computing and the threat to Bitcoin.
Read MoreThis is a special episode of What Bitcoin Did, a panel recorded live at the Oslo Freedom Forum hosted by The Human Rights Foundation. Bitcoin Around the World discusses use cases and issues with Bitcoin in countries such as Iran, Nigeria, India, Hong Kong, China and The Philippines.
Read MoreIn this interview, I chat with Bitcoin Maximalist Giacomo Zucco about Brexit and why he thinks it will be good for the UK. We discuss why decentralised political power is better for democracy, free markets and the benefits and pains of Brexit.
Read MoreIn this episode, I talk with Jimmy Song about the myth of the blockchain revolution. Jimmy explains what a blockchain is, why the only real use case is money, the problem with Ethereum and why Gigameg blocks won’t work.
Read MoreIn this episode, I talk with Phil Potter, who was Chief Strategy Office at Bitfinex and co-founder of Tether. We discuss the Bitfinex hack, challenges of getting banking services, history of Tether and the difficulty of auditing reserves.
Read MoreIn this episode, I talk with Travis Kling, Chief Investment Officer at Ikigai. We discuss how the traditional financial markets work, including quantitative easing, fiscal policies, Bitcoin’s relationship with these markets and concerns with tokens and smart contract platforms.
Read MoreIn this episode, I talk with Andrew Poelstra, Director of Research at Blockstream about some of the exciting new tech coming to Bitcoin. We discuss Schnorr Signatures, Taproot, Graft Root and Confidential Transactions.
Read MoreIn this episode, I talk with Bitcoin Core developer Luke Dashjr. We talk about 300k blocks, why 85% of people need to be running a full node for Bitcoin security, and what happened with SegWit2x and UASF.
Read MoreIn this episode, I talk with Jill Carlson, Alejandro Machado and Jamaal Montasser from Open Money Initiative about the reality of Bitcoin within Venezuela. We discuss their research, design approach, how people are using money in Venezuela, and how Bitcoin can help.
Read MoreIn this episode, I talk with Daniel Buchner from Microsoft about why Microsoft is building its decentralised IDs using the Bitcoin Blockchain. We discuss the culture at Microsoft, how decentralised IDs work and the ethics of using the Bitcoin blockchain for non-financial transactions.
Read MoreIn this episode, I talk with Adam Back from Blockstream & Core Developer, Bryan Bishop. Following the Binance hack of over 7,000 Bitcoin and subsequent discussion around block reorgs, Adam and Bryan explain what they are and why deep reorgs are bad for Bitcoin.
Read MoreIn this episode, I talk with Chris DeRose & Junseth from the Bitcoin Uncensored podcast. The two acrimoniously split but agreed to put the band back together and come on my show to discuss the history of the show, Bitcoin, scams, pressure and narratives.
Read MoreIn this episode, I talk with Tuur Demeester from Adamant Capital about his new Paper: Bitcoin in Heavy Accumulation. We discuss evidence from the blockchain, historical data, risk analysis, how accumulation happens and the fundamentals which drive Bitcoin’s price.
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