The reason Bitcoin is likely to be important to the future isn’t about the technology, it’s about the modern world where money is abused for the benefit of the few and to the detriment of the many.
Bootstrapping Mobile Mesh Networks with Bitcoin Lightning
Richard Myers says the future of ad-hoc mesh networks for SMS messages and Bitcoin transactions on your smart phone is here, but it needs the Lightning network to succeed.
‘Be Your Own Bank’ and the ‘Luxury of Apathy’
The powerful idea and meme at the core of Bitcoin self-sovereignty is incredibly empowering but has an unspoken element that requires persistent competence and at least for some makes it more trouble than it’s worth.
‘We Need 30 Different Words for Censorship”, Feat. Andreas M. Antonopoulos
The rallying cry of the totalitarian is “He farted first”, but if both systems have produced similar outcomes, is there much of a difference?
Today’s wide-ranging discussion features Stephanie Murphy, Jonathan Mohan, Adam B. Levine and Andreas M. Antonopoulos
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.
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.
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.
Decentralization Philosophy – Does Crypto Still Need Catalysts?
Andreas M. Antonopoulos joins this week’s discussion of catalysts and CEOS in the world of blockchain projects, the organizational and organic structures of decentralization and to wonder whether crypto even needs Satoshi-like catalysts now that the fire of blockchain burns bright.
Mainstream Moments and the CompuServe of Crypto, Feat. Andreas M. Antonopoulos
With the price of bitcoin headed up again, the idea of blockchains and digital currencies has never been more palatable to the mainstream. We’ve seen this cycle before, but could this time be different?
DISCUSSION: US Crypto Taxes Are a Nightmare. Could These Proposals Help?
This week, the Let’s Talk Bitcoin! Show gathered to discuss the US tax treatment of “Virtual Currencies” and how scams find a home wherever opportunity exists, at least for a while.
Libre Not Libra – Thinking Critically About Facebook’s Blockchain Project
Years of jokes about “FaceCoin” and “ZuckBucks” have finally come to life – sort of.
Libre Not Libra – Thinking Critically About Facebook’s Blockchain Project
Years of jokes about “FaceCoin” and “ZuckBucks” have finally come to life – sort of.
What Are Lightning Wallets Doing to Help Onboard New Users?
Andreas M. Antonopoulos rejoins the crew for a look at advances in Lightning technology making new-user adoption easier at a tangible, but minimal cost.
Decentralization Philosophy Part 1 – From Buddha to the Conquistadors
Earlier this week, the Let’s Talk Bitcoin! Show gathered to discuss decentralization in blockchain projects, the historical context of decentralized organizations, the robustness it conveys but also the difficulties it engenders…
‘The Internet Was Illegal’ and Other Early Stories With Zooko Wilcox
In this wide ranging conversation, CoinDesk Reporter Leigh Cuen and early cypherpunk Zooko Wilcox discuss what crypto can learn from technology successes and failures in the 80’s and 90s’, and how in the future your perAI will be a lot like lawyers today.
Stone Bitcoins and Echoes From the Past
The best Sundays are for long reads and deep conversations. This time we’re reflecting on the past and taking a deeper look at one of the most interesting blockchain allegories that doesn’t involve technology at all…
DISCUSSION: How Can Public Blockchains Have Privacy?
On today’s show, we discuss the idea of true privacy on public, transparent blockchains and some of the ways it’s working (or not) in Bitcoin or related projects right now.
