Bitcoin Magazine Podcast

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The Van Wirdum Sjorsnado - What is Miniscript - NADO 4 Jul 31, 2020

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In this episode of the Van Wirdum Sjorsnado, Aaron and Sjors dive into Miniscript and how it makes using Bitcoin Script much easier.

Helpful Links: https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/miniscript-how-blockstream-engineers-are-making-bitcoin-programming-easyer

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Music:

Song Title: Segwit Sounds

By: The NakamoTones

Album: Citadel Music

Produced by: Bitcoin Audio

FED Watch - "Inflation or Deflation" w/ Andy Edstrom- FED 17 Jul 30, 2020

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This week, @ck_SNARKs and @AnselLindner have our first guest on to FED Watch, @edstromandrew. Andy is the head of institutional at Swan Bitcoin and he comes on to the show to debate Ansel on if we will experience Inflation or Deflation moving forwards. Ansel is arguing that deflation is in our future while Andy makes the case for inflation.

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[Guest] Andy Edstrom @edstromandrew

Bitcoin in Asia - Bobby Lee on Bitcoin Cycles and the Current Macro Environment BIA 19 Jul 28, 2020

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Our guest this week is Bobby Lee. Bobby is a bitcoin and especially a China bitcoin OG as a cofounder and CEO of BTC China, later BTCC, China’s first bitcoin exchange, and presently the founder and CEO of Ballet (balletcrypto.com). He is always an insightful voice on the importance of Bitcoin and where it sits in the macro landscape. Our talk focuses on that macro landscape and the the cycles that bitcoin has followed to date. Recorded on July 27 as Bitcoin crossed $11k yet again, Bobby shares what he sees as likely points along this next bitcoin cycle, running companies in China amidst the always developing macro issues that come with that, verticals he’s worked in from exchange services to mining to hardware and more.

Bobby on Twitter @bobbyclee

The Van Wirdum Sjorsnado - Breaking Down Taproot Activation Options - NADO 3 Jul 26, 2020

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In the third episode of The Van Wirdum Sjorsnado, Aaron and Sjors break down and explain the different opinions and options available for activating Taproot and potentially future softfork upgrades. Helpful Links: Explainer article by Aaron discussing the different upgrade options: https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/bip-8-bip-9-or-modern-soft-fork-activation-how-bitcoin-could-upgrade-next Support the Show! Follow Bitcoin Magazine on Twitter @BitcoinMagazine Follow Aaron van Wirdum @AaronvanW Follow Sjors Provoost @provoost Music: Song Title: Segwit Sounds By: The NakamoTones Album: Citadel Music Produced by: Bitcoin Audio

FED Watch - "Market Liquidity and the Future of Bitcoin"- FED 16 Jul 23, 2020

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This week, @ck_SNARKs and @AnselLindner take a deep dive into the Feds balance sheet, discuss the latest out of Europe and hash out what could happen in the short term for Bitcoin.

Topics:

Review the FEDs Balance Sheet

Read Lorie Logan FED speech

EU passes Recovery Fund

Hash out Future Bitcoin scenarios

Useful Links:

Balance sheet YTD: https://www.federalreserve.gov/monetarypolicy/bst_recenttrends.htm

Fed Currency swaps 1 yr: https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/SWPT

Lorie Logan FED speech July 15th: https://www.newyorkfed.org/newsevents/speeches/2020/log200715

EU Recovery Fund: https://www.dw.com/en/unmasking-the-eus-massive-pandemic-recovery-fund-the-fine-print/a-54255523

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The Van Wirdum Sjorsnado - Explaining Taproot - NADO 2 Jul 17, 2020

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In the second episode of The Van Wirdum Sjorsnado, Aaron and Sjors break down and explain Taproot, the building blocks that make Taproot possible, and what it enables Bitcoin to do. Helpful Links: Taproot Explainer: https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/taproot-coming-what-it-and-how-it-will-benefit-bitcoin Support the Show! Follow Bitcoin Magazine on Twitter @BitcoinMagazine Follow Aaron van Wirdum @AaronvanW Follow Sjors Provoost @provoost Music: Song Title: Segwit Sounds By: The NakamoTones Album: Citadel Music Produced by: Bitcoin Audio

FED Watch - "Central Bankers New Magic Bullet"- FED 15 Jul 16, 2020

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This week, @ck_SNARKs and @AnselLindner take a deep dive on Japan and China, talk recent Altcoin pumps, and discuss mining fundamentals.

Topics:

Digital Yen CBDC (https://asiatimes.com/2020/07/could-digital-yen-deflate-japans-deflation/)
PBoC history
Lack of volatility in Bitcoin
Hashrate at all time highs
Will Altcoins eventually die?

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Bitcoin in Asia - Allocating a 6k BTC Fund of Funds with Mustafa Yilham BIA 18 Jul 14, 2020

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Our guest this week is Mustafa Yilham, Global Business Development at China based group Bixin. Mustafa was previously director of business development at Huobi and a partner at the Hong Kong based quant fund and finance firm Amber Group. Bixin is a major player in the mining space with over 300 MW and in the wallet space with one of the most popular consumer wallets in China and operates a bitcoin denominated crypto fund of funds of about 6k BTC. At Bixin Mustafa manages international allocation for that 6k Bitcoin fund of funds as well as its mining operation development outside of China and global partnerships. We discuss the differences between Asia and Western based hedge funds, risk management in allocating capital for Bixin’s varied business lines, the trends he is seeing in the mining space, particularly the decentralization of hash power outside of China, and more.

FED Watch - Savings Rates Soar- FED 14 Jul 09, 2020

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This week ck and Ansel sit down for a big update on recent news from the FED, all things macro, and tie in where Bitcoin fits into all of it.

Topics:

Economists are asking for UBI type recurring payments
NY Fed Says If Markets Continue Improving, "Fed's Purchases May Stop Entirely"
“Soaring saving rates
Stocks and Gold keep going higher together
Bitcoin Updates

Useful Links:

Savings rates explode across the globe: http://archive.vn/casaJ

Fed could slow down activity: https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/head-ny-feds-trading-floor-says-if-markets-continue-improving-feds-purchases-may-stop

Letter from economists asking for UBI: https://www.economicsecurityproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/emp_economists_letter.pdf

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The Van Wirdum Sjorsnado - Explaining New PSBT and RBF Attacks - NADO 1 Jul 08, 2020

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Bitcoin Magazine's Technical editor Aaron van Wirdum teams up with Bitcoin core contributor Sjors Provoost to explain Bitcoin one episode at a time. In the debut episode of The Van Wirdum Sjorsnado, Aaron and Sjors break down and explain Partially Signed Bitcoin Transactions (PSBT) and Replace By Fee (RBF) and some really tricky attacks that where recently discovered in Bitcoin.

Helpful Links:

PSBT Attack Vector: https://blog.trezor.io/latest-firmware-updates-correct-possible-segwit-transaction-vulnerability-266df0d2860

RBF Attack Vector: https://zengo.com/bigspender-double-spend-vulnerability-in-bitcoin-wallets/

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Music:

Song Title: Segwit Sounds By: The NakamoTones Album: Citadel Music Produced by: Bitcoin Audio