Bitcoin & Crypto Trading: Ledger Cast

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Beyond the Bitcoin protocol, with Matt Odell Oct 30, 2019

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Welcome to Ledger Cast, hosted by me, Brian Krogsgard (@ledgerstatus on twitter), and Josh Olszewicz (@carpenoctom). Ledger Cast is a cryptocurrency trading and blockchain ecosystem podcast. Ledger Cast is brought to you in partnership with Brave New Coin.

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The information in this podcast should not be construed as investment advice, it is purely educational material and you should always do your own research before buying.

In this episode, I talk to Matt Odell, the father of #stackingsats, about building beyond the Bitcoin protocol, from wallet interfaces, privacy features, coin management, Lightning, and more. Matt is a knowledgeable and longtime bitcoiner who was generous with his time and knowledge.

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Links and Notes

Tales from the Crypt podcast
Matt Odell on Twitter
Samourai Whirlpool mixer
Wasabi
Breez Wallet (and Matt's guide)
Zap
ACINQ Phoenix

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Music: "Oh, the chains" by Joel Madison Blount

Circle got Polonirekt Oct 19, 2019

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The information in this podcast should not be construed as investment advice, it is purely educational material and you should always do your own research before buying.

In this episode, Josh and I cover the news and dig into price discussion, including some promising moves from select alt coins, despite Bitcoin's lagging action.

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Links and Notes

Poloniex "spins out" of Circle
Fidelity offering crypto custody services
BNB burn
Forex writer blames Bitcoin's dump on child porn bust
The G7 does not like crypto
Breez wallet
Zap wallet

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Josh's articles on Brave New Coin
Josh's YouTube channel
Josh on Twitter @carpenoctom
Brian on Twitter @ledgerstatus
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Music: "Oh, the chains" by Joel Madison Blount

The IRS wants to know if you bought crypto Oct 11, 2019

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The information in this podcast should not be construed as investment advice, it is purely educational material and you should always do your own research before buying.

In this episode, Josh and I cover an absolute deluge of news. From two big things from the IRS, to announcements by the CFTC, SEC, and others, to Libra nonsense, and just about every major exchange has something going on. We cover as much as we can in this week's show.

Here's the episode:

Links and Notes

Libra Payment processors back out
- Global reg/concerns grow and continue
- Zuck testifying in congress
- Openlibra Controversy
Coinbase
- Mobile app
- Fees
- Down time
- 1.25% on usdc holdings
Binance
- 16% on stable holdings
- Listings continue on .US
- CZ & Larry - alibaba/alipay
Bakkt
- Volume low but increasing
- $5m first week
- BTC options coming
Bitfinex
- BFX $1T lawsuit alleging USDT manipulation
- NYAG says they don't need to compile docs
Quadriga widow pays $9m
Privacy coin delistings continue
- Josh's privacy coin article
- Monero hard fork Nov 30th
IRS tax "guidance"
- New question on 1040s about Virtual Currency
Ethereum
- MKR MCD
- CFTC: ETH = commodity
- DevCon
Bitwise ETF denied
- Went to final deadline
- SEC report used bitwise data against them
Josh's Q3 Bitcoin report

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Josh's articles on Brave New Coin
Josh's YouTube channel
Josh on Twitter @carpenoctom
Brian on Twitter @ledgerstatus
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Music: "Oh, the chains" by Joel Madison Blount

Crypto Plumbing, with Philippe Bekhazi of XBTO and Stablehouse Oct 04, 2019

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The information in this podcast should not be construed as investment advice, it is purely educational material and you should always do your own research before buying.

In this episode, I talk to Philippe Bekhazi, the CEO and Co-founder of XBTO, and CEO of Stablehouse. His businesses work on many different things. XBTO is a firm that trades, makes markets, and more, using all their own money. They are one of the top market makers in crypto and have been one of the earliest trading participants on both the CME and Bakkt platforms.

We talk about making markets, token economics, directional bias, and much more. It's really fun, and I think you'll enjoy hearing from someone deeply involved in crypto.

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Josh on Twitter @carpenoctom
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Music: "Oh, the chains" by Joel Madison Blount

Is Bitcoin in a bear market now? Sep 28, 2019

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The information in this podcast should not be construed as investment advice, it is purely educational material and you should always do your own research before buying.

In this episode, Josh and I talk about whether or not Bitcoin is in a bear market with the most recent price drop from around $10k down to $8k. We cover both the chart, and also other metrics like mining.

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Music: "Oh, the chains" by Joel Madison Blount

The Alleged ICO Extortionist Sep 20, 2019

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The information in this podcast should not be construed as investment advice, it is purely educational material and you should always do your own research before buying.

In this episode, Josh and I talk mostly news after a brief overview of price, altcoins potentially showing a bottom, and our own trading the last couple of weeks.

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Josh on Twitter @carpenoctom
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Music: "Oh, the chains" by Joel Madison Blount

Don't expect Bitcoin ETF approval soon, with Jake Chervinsky Sep 06, 2019

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The information in this podcast should not be construed as investment advice, it is purely educational material and you should always do your own research before buying.

In this episode, I talk to Jake Chervinsky about a variety of topics, particularly from his perspective as a lawyer. Jake is the General Counsel for Compound, though he appeared in the episode in a personal manner. I have followed Jake for a long time and always enjoyed his perspective.

We spend a good bit of the episode talking about the SEC's process for reviewing and approving (or not approving) ETFs. We also discussed more general exchange regulation, the smart contract landscape, and more.

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Josh on Twitter @carpenoctom
Brian on Twitter @ledgerstatus
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Music: "Oh, the chains" by Joel Madison Blount

There's a lot of Ethereum to sell Aug 23, 2019

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The information in this podcast should not be construed as investment advice, it is purely educational material and you should always do your own research before buying.

In this episode, Josh and I talk about some technical indicators, including Pivots, fibs, and pitchforks. We discuss them in terms of setting targets for Bitcoin in particular. We spend a good amount of time talking about how Bitcoin fits into the land of legacy markets. We talk about Ethereum's price and use cases (or lackthereof), the Chinese Ponzi selling lots of ETH, and more.

Find Josh and Brian elsewhere

Josh's articles on Brave New Coin
Josh's YouTube channel
Josh on Twitter @carpenoctom
Brian on Twitter @ledgerstatus
Ledger Status Learn course

Partner: Brave New Coin

Music: "Oh, the chains" by Joel Madison Blount

Bakkt is like ETF foreplay Aug 17, 2019

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The information in this podcast should not be construed as investment advice, it is purely educational material and you should always do your own research before buying.

In this episode, Josh and I talk about Asian ponzis, Bakkt, other news, and plenty about price. We primarily discussed Bitcoin, Ethereum, Tezos, Litecoin, EOS, XRP.

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