QuadrigaCX, you know the story: Dead CEO, $190 million of customer’s funds missing, mismanagement, conspiracy. But where are we now in terms of making crypto clients whole?
Lightning Network Messaging, Political Expediency and What Crisis Has Revealed
In a time of increasing censorship aimed towards protecting us, is truly private messaging possible? Why are we using “data driven” approaches when we know the data is wrong? Juggernaut’s John Cantrell and HRF’s Alex Gladstein help us see what the crisis has revealed.
CoinDesk Live: How This ‘Legal Wrapper’ for DAOs Could Democratize Venture Capital
A limited liability autonomous organization is the next chapter of capital formation, Aaron Wright and Priyanka Desai of OpenLaw explain.
Fighting Scams and Preaching Bitcoin in Botswana, Feat. Alakani Itireleng
On this final episode of the Bitcoin in Africa series, we join Anita Posch as she travels to Botswana and speaks with Alakanani Itireleng on bitcoin’s present and potential future in the “original home of the honey badger”
Fighting Scams and Preaching Bitcoin in Botswana, Feat. Alakani Itireleng
On this final episode of the Bitcoin in Africa series, we join Anita Posch as she travels to Botswana and speaks with Alakanani Itireleng on bitcoin’s present and potential future in the “original home of the honey badger”
CoinDesk Live: Understanding Our Digital Personas feat. Alex McDougall
“If we don’t fix the data paradigm…we don’t really have free will,” says Alex McDougall of Bicameral Ventures.
Bram Cohen: ‘Getting Rich Is a Terrible Metric of Success’
CoinDesk reporter Leigh Cuen sits down with Bram Cohen, author of the BitTorrent protocol and CEO of Chia.
Bitcoin Maximalism, Entrepreneurs and COVID-19 in Zimbabwe (Part 5 of a Six-Part Documentary Podcast Series)
On this episode, we’ll join Anita Posch in Zimbabwe as she speaks with Tongayi Choto, a software developer, entrepreneur and a bitcoin maximalist.
If Bitcoin Works in Zimbabwe, It Works Everywhere (Part 4 of a Six-Part Documentary Podcast Series)
On this episode, we join Anita Posch as she discusses bitcoin’s potential with a self-described “digipreneur” and teacher in Harare, Zimbabwe.
Coronavirus Second Order Effects and Improving on Bitcoin With BitTorrent Creator Bram Cohen
BitTorrent creator and Chia CEO Bram Cohen joins the hosts of Let’s Talk Bitcoin! To discuss the limitations of Satoshi’s approach to Nakamoto consensus, how he believes it can be improved and the lasting impacts of coronavirus lockdowns.
Miner Perspectives on Bitcoin Halving 2020, Part 1 of a New Podcast Series
Hosted by CoinDesk Research Analyst Christine Kim, the first episode of the Bitcoin Halving 2020 podcast series is about the impact of bitcoin’s third halving on the concentration of miners in China.
Using Bitcoin in Zimbabwe, Part 3 of a Six-Part Documentary Podcast Series
In the third episode of the six-part series about Bitcoin in Africa you will hear from two early bitcoin adopters based in Harare, the capital of Zimbabwe.
How MakerDAO’s Stablecoin Survived the Crash, Smart Contract Bugs and Full Decentralization
How do DeFi stablecoins actually work, and what happened during the sudden, precipitous drop in crypto prices earlier this month? On today’s show Andreas M. Antonopoulos leads us through a very interesting system and how it survived ‘Black Thursday’.
Disruption, Money and a World of Change, Feat. Niall Ferguson
CoinDesk’s Michael Casey speaks with author, historian and Hoover Institution senior fellow Niall Ferguson about our disrupted world, inevitable crisis and what it could mean for money.
Hyperinflation and Zimbabwe’s Multi-Currency Reality: Bitcoin in Africa Podcast, Part 2
After three weeks of listening, recording and talking bitcoin (BTC) in Africa, podcaster Anita Posch is back in part 2 of her six-part documentary podcast series. Presented in audio and full written transcript formats.
Hyperinflation and Zimbabwe’s Multi-Currency Reality: Bitcoin in Africa Podcast, Part 2
After three weeks of listening, recording and talking bitcoin (BTC) in Africa, podcaster Anita Posch is back in part 2 of her six-part documentary podcast series. Presented in audio and full written transcript formats.
Bailouts, Bitcoin, Disruption, Failures and Hope
From Boeing to Bitcoin in this week’s discussion we’re talking about our disrupted reality, the politically expedient path forward, why it almost certainly won’t work, the alternatives to it, what this means for bitcoin and what you can do to help.
Bitcoin in Zimbabwe – Part 1 of a New Documentary Podcast Series
After three weeks of listening, recording and talking bitcoin in Africa, podcaster Anita Posch shares her experiences in part one of this new six-part documentary podcast series.
How Crypto Is Fighting Coronavirus: Hacks, Info, Perspectives
Hacks, perspectives and info on coronavirus from the crypto community at large. Have something to add? Tweet @CoinDesk #CoronaEfforts
‘Anything That Can Be Decentralized Will Be Decentralized’ 6 Years Later
After one of the most challenging weeks in recent memory we’re talking about a new consensus driven approach to DeFi oracles and revisiting Johnston’s Law (anything that can be decentralized will be decentralized) with the man who coined the phrase so many years ago.