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Bitcoin Happy Hour #8: Political Gambits and Lightning Strikes Bitfinex Dec 06, 2019

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Colin, Michael and Brandon gauge the ethical and political ramifications of Virgil Griffith's talk at the Pyongyang blockchain conference--with a surprise drop in by BTC Inc's CEO, David Bailey, on why his arrest sets a dangerous precedent for anyone working in crypto. On a more positive political note, the team also discusses Bakkt CEO, Kelly Loeffler, and her sudden appointment to the U.S. senate. And they round out the happy hour by touching on why (if at all) Bitfinex's recent Lightning Network integration is a milestone for the Bitcoin industry.

Weekly Bits #7: The Gift of Bitcoin Giving Dec 05, 2019

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To celebrate the holiday season, this episode of the Weekly Bits podcast covers two programs focused on accelerating bitcoin-based giving. Peter is joined by Bitcoin Magazine associate editor Colin Harper to discuss two of his recent stories — the first dedicated to GiveBitcoin and its effort to help Bitcoiners evangelize the technology by sharing BTC with others, and the second to The Giving Block and its mission to focus Giving Tuesday on #GivingBitcoin to charity.

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GiveBitcoin Wants You to Give Bitcoin This Holiday Season

The Nonprofit Push to Make Giving Tuesday About Giving Bitcoin

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Bruce Fenton on the Bitcoin Foundation, Satoshi Roundtable and Scaling Dec 03, 2019

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"If we continue down this road where we have no privacy and governments and corporations know every single thing about us because of these surveillance devices we're all carrying around in our pockets, technology becomes our only hope really."

- Bruce Fenton

In this episode, Bitcoin Magazine staff writer, Vlad Costea, interviews Bruce Fenton, CEO of Chainstone Labs and Satoshi Roundtable.

Longtime Bitcoin advocate Bruce Fenton discusses his early days in Bitcoin, scaling debates, the pros and pitfalls of a purely Bitcoin maximalism and his outlook on privacy.

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Catherine Coley on Launching and Operating Binance.US Nov 25, 2019

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In this episode, Dave interviews Catherine Coley, CEO of Binance.US.

Binance is the largest global cryptocurrency exchange in the world, but they have avoided competing in the US until a few months ago.

To remain compliant with regulations, Binance.US is its own company. In October, during the time that Binance.Us launched, Binance captured 60 percent of legitimate cryptocurrency trading volume, their highest share of the global market since March.

In this interview, Coley explains how Binance.US happened, what it has been like to face competitive and regulatory hurdles launching a cryptocurrency exchange and what stage Binance.US is at now coming to the end of their first quarter.

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Bitcoin Happy Hour #7: Sats for Chats and the Ethics of Hacktivism Nov 23, 2019

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On this episode of Bitcoin Magazine Happy Hour, Colin, Michael and Brandon look into the Lightning Network’s potential as a messaging application, and they weigh the ethics of hactivist Phineas Fisher offering a $100k bitcoin bounty for information extracted from corporate giants like Halliburton and surveillance tech company NSO. Oh, and Bitcoin’s getting hammered just in time for the Holidays, so they talk about price too.

Weekly Bits #6: Reviewing Bitcoin's Best Hardware Wallets Nov 21, 2019

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As any good Bitcoiner knows, your BTC is only as safe as your private keys. So, to learn more about the different hardware wallet options out there, Weekly Bits host Peter Chawaga interviews Bitcoin Magazine reporter Vlad Costea about his recent series comparing the Trezor Model T, Ledger Nano X, BitBox02, Coldcard Mk3 and KeepKey.

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Part 1

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Part 3

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Mati Greenspan on The Motion in Bitcoin Markets Nov 19, 2019

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“As master Yoda says, the future is always in motion.”

-Matti Greenspan

There will always be different takes on the news. Something like China's recent endorsement of blockchain technology might seem bearish for human rights advocates but others might just as easily recognize it as an opportunity for sector growth and, perhaps, investing. For example, what happens if China unbans Bitcoin trading?

Mati Greenspan, the guest on today's show, comes to Bitcoin as a financial asset trader and portfolio manager. That means his thought process comes purely from a trading perspective. And, while Bitcoin plays a large role in Mati's portfolio, he also follows a lot of other types of markets including renewable energies and Biotech.

Dave posed the validity of a few different trading strategies and some of the latest narratives in the news cycle to hear what Matti had to say.

Until recently, Mati was the senior market Analyst for Etoro. Shortly after this interview, Mati announced that he has chosen to leave Etoro to pursue an independent blogging and newsletter project.

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Bitcoin Happy Hour #6: Starlink and the Marsian Case for Bitcoin Nov 16, 2019

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Joined by BTC Media CEO David Bailey, Brandon, Cass, and Dave discuss Icelandic Bitcoin heists, the Unknown Fund and what SpaceX's Starlink could mean for Bitcoin on Mars.

Derek Muhney on the Use Case for Bitcoin ATMS Nov 14, 2019

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In this episode, Derek Muhney, Director of Marketing and National Sales at Coinsource, joins to discuss the use case for Bitcoin ATMs.

During our conversation, Derek talks through all the general value and use cases for Bitcoin ATMs such as convenience and privacy as well as why Bitcoin ATMs are becoming more popular each year.

Weekly Bits #5: Bitcoin Merch, Video Reviews and the Art of Filming Crypto Nov 13, 2019

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Bitcoin Magazine's resident video and audio producer Grahm Petersen joins Peter Chawaga on the latest episode of Weekly Bits to offer some perspective on the Bitcoin merch industry, what it's like to film technical product reviews and increasing adoption through YouTube.

Watch some of the videos discussed and subscribe to Bitcoin Magazine's YouTube channel here.

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