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Bitcoin Economist Saifedean Ammous talks about Bitcoin as a store of value. Jul 23, 2019

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<div class="powerpress_player"> <audio class="wp-audio-shortcode" preload="none" style="width: 100%;" controls="controls"><source type="audio/mpeg" src="http://media.blubrry.com/bitcoinruntogold/p/www.satoshisdeposition1.com/podcast/BTCK-262-2019-07-23.mp3" /><a href="http://media.blubrry.com/bitcoinruntogold/p/www.satoshisdeposition1.com/podcast/BTCK-262-2019-07-23.mp3">http://media.blubrry.com/bitcoinruntogold/p/www.satoshisdeposition1.com/podcast/BTCK-262-2019-07-23.mp3</a></audio> </div> <p class="powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links"> Subscribe: <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=301670981&mt=2&ls=1#episodeGuid=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bitcoin.kn%2F%3Fp%3D1887" class="powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_itunes" title="Subscribe on Apple Podcasts" rel="nofollow">Apple Podcasts</a> | <a href="https://subscribeonandroid.com/www.bitcoin.kn/feed/podcast/" class="powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_android" title="Subscribe on Android" rel="nofollow">Android</a> | <a href="https://www.bitcoin.kn/feed/podcast/" class="powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss" title="Subscribe via RSS" rel="nofollow">RSS</a> </p> <p>Saifedean Ammous explains what people mean when they say Bitcoin is a "store of value". <p><a href="https://twitter.com/saifedean">Dr. Saifedean Ammous</a> is a premier expert in the world on the economics of Bitcoin. In 2018 he published <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Bitcoin-Standard-Decentralized-Alternative-Central/dp/1119473861">The Bitcoin Standard</a>. <p>He is an associate professor of economics at Adnan Kassar School of Business and a foreign member of the Center on Capitalism and Society at Columbia University. <p>He holds a Ph.D. in Sustainable Development from Columbia University. <ul> <li>A Week With Saifedean Ammous - <a href="/2019/6/saifedean-ammous-monetary-history/">Part 1</a> - Monetary History</li> <li>A Week With Saifedean Ammous - <a href="/2019/7/saifedean-ammous-censorship-resistance/">Part 2</a> - Censorship Resistance</li> <li>A Week With Saifedean Ammous - <a href="/2019/7/saifedean-ammous-economic-calculation/">Part 3</a> - Economic Calculation</li> <li>A Week With Saifedean Ammous - <a href="/2019/7/saifedean-ammous-time-preference/">Part 4</a> - Time Preference</li> <li>A Week With Saifedean Ammous - <a href="/2019/7/saifedean-ammous-store-of-value/">Part 5</a> - Store of Value</li> </ul> <p><h2>Resources</h2> <ul> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/saifedean">Saifedean Ammous</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Bitcoin-Standard-Decentralized-Alternative-Central/dp/1119473861">The Bitcoin Standard</a></li> <li><a href="https://monetary-metals.com/gold-economics/lexicon/?mmdesc=stock-to-flow-ratio#stock-to-flow-ratio">Stock to Flow Ratio</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/adam3us">Dr. Adam Back</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.techopedia.com/definition/14316/hashing">Hashing</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Difficulty">Difficulty adjustment algorithm</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.bitcoinmining.com/">Bitcoin Mining</a></li> <...

Bitcoin Economist Saifedean Ammous on time preference. Jul 16, 2019

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<div class="powerpress_player"> <audio class="wp-audio-shortcode" preload="none" style="width: 100%;" controls="controls"><source type="audio/mpeg" src="http://media.blubrry.com/bitcoinruntogold/p/www.satoshisdeposition1.com/podcast/BTCK-261-2019-07-16.mp3" /><a href="http://media.blubrry.com/bitcoinruntogold/p/www.satoshisdeposition1.com/podcast/BTCK-261-2019-07-16.mp3">http://media.blubrry.com/bitcoinruntogold/p/www.satoshisdeposition1.com/podcast/BTCK-261-2019-07-16.mp3</a></audio> </div> <p class="powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links"> Subscribe: <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=301670981&mt=2&ls=1#episodeGuid=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bitcoin.kn%2F%3Fp%3D1887" class="powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_itunes" title="Subscribe on Apple Podcasts" rel="nofollow">Apple Podcasts</a> | <a href="https://subscribeonandroid.com/www.bitcoin.kn/feed/podcast/" class="powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_android" title="Subscribe on Android" rel="nofollow">Android</a> | <a href="https://www.bitcoin.kn/feed/podcast/" class="powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss" title="Subscribe via RSS" rel="nofollow">RSS</a> </p> <p>Saifedean Ammous talks about time preference and how that has influenced civilization throughout history. <p><a href="https://twitter.com/saifedean">Dr. Saifedean Ammous</a> is a premier expert in the world on the economics of Bitcoin. In 2018 he published <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Bitcoin-Standard-Decentralized-Alternative-Central/dp/1119473861">The Bitcoin Standard</a>. <p>He is an associate professor of economics at Adnan Kassar School of Business and a foreign member of the Center on Capitalism and Society at Columbia University. <p>He holds a Ph.D. in Sustainable Development from Columbia University. <ul> <li>A Week With Saifedean Ammous - <a href="/2019/6/saifedean-ammous-monetary-history/">Part 1</a> - Monetary History</li> <li>A Week With Saifedean Ammous - <a href="/2019/7/saifedean-ammous-censorship-resistance/">Part 2</a> - Censorship Resistance</li> <li>A Week With Saifedean Ammous - <a href="/2019/7/saifedean-ammous-economic-calculation/">Part 3</a> - Economic Calculation</li> <li>A Week With Saifedean Ammous - <a href="/2019/7/saifedean-ammous-time-preference/">Part 4</a> - Time Preference</li> <li>A Week With Saifedean Ammous - <a href="/2019/7/saifedean-ammous-store-of-value/">Part 5</a> - Store of Value</li> </ul> <p><h2>Resources</h2> <ul> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/saifedean">Saifedean Ammous</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Bitcoin-Standard-Decentralized-Alternative-Central/dp/1119473861">The Bitcoin Standard</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monetary_sovereignty">Monetary Sovereignty</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_preference">Time Preference Definition</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacques_Barzun">Jacques Barzun</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keynesian_economics">Keynesian Economics</a></li> </ul> <p><h2>Show Notes</h2> <ul> <li>00:00:46 - Welcome & Intro.</li...

Bitcoin Economist Saifedean Ammous about economic calculation. Jul 09, 2019

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<div class="powerpress_player"> <audio class="wp-audio-shortcode" preload="none" style="width: 100%;" controls="controls"><source type="audio/mpeg" src="http://media.blubrry.com/bitcoinruntogold/p/www.satoshisdeposition1.com/podcast/BTCK-260-2019-07-09.mp3" /><a href="http://media.blubrry.com/bitcoinruntogold/p/www.satoshisdeposition1.com/podcast/BTCK-260-2019-07-09.mp3">http://media.blubrry.com/bitcoinruntogold/p/www.satoshisdeposition1.com/podcast/BTCK-260-2019-07-09.mp3</a></audio> </div> <p class="powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links"> Subscribe: <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=301670981&mt=2&ls=1#episodeGuid=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bitcoin.kn%2F%3Fp%3D1887" class="powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_itunes" title="Subscribe on Apple Podcasts" rel="nofollow">Apple Podcasts</a> | <a href="https://subscribeonandroid.com/www.bitcoin.kn/feed/podcast/" class="powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_android" title="Subscribe on Android" rel="nofollow">Android</a> | <a href="https://www.bitcoin.kn/feed/podcast/" class="powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss" title="Subscribe via RSS" rel="nofollow">RSS</a> </p> <p>Saifedean Ammous discusses economic calculation, Austrian economics, hard money, the gold standard and liquidity. <p><a href="https://twitter.com/saifedean">Dr. Saifedean Ammous</a> is a premier expert in the world on the economics of Bitcoin. In 2018 he published <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Bitcoin-Standard-Decentralized-Alternative-Central/dp/1119473861">The Bitcoin Standard</a>. <p>He is an associate professor of economics at Adnan Kassar School of Business and a foreign member of the Center on Capitalism and Society at Columbia University. <p>He holds a Ph.D. in Sustainable Development from Columbia University. <ul> <li>A Week With Saifedean Ammous - <a href="/2019/6/saifedean-ammous-monetary-history/">Part 1</a> - Monetary History</li> <li>A Week With Saifedean Ammous - <a href="/2019/7/saifedean-ammous-censorship-resistance/">Part 2</a> - Censorship Resistance</li> <li>A Week With Saifedean Ammous - <a href="/2019/7/saifedean-ammous-economic-calculation/">Part 3</a> - Economic Calculation</li> <li>A Week With Saifedean Ammous - <a href="/2019/7/saifedean-ammous-time-preference/">Part 4</a> - Time Preference</li> <li>A Week With Saifedean Ammous - <a href="/2019/7/saifedean-ammous-store-of-value/">Part 5</a> - Store of Value</li> </ul> <p><h2>Resources</h2> <ul> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/saifedean">Saifedean Ammous</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Bitcoin-Standard-Decentralized-Alternative-Central/dp/1119473861">The Bitcoin Standard</a></li> <li><a href="https://monetary-metals.com/gold-economics/lexicon/?mmdesc=stock-to-flow-ratio#stock-to-flow-ratio">Stock to Flow Ratio</a></li> <li><a href="https://mises.org/library/economic-calculation">Economic Calculation</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludwig_von_Mises">Ludwig von Mises</a></li> <li><a href="https://mises.org/library/human-action-0">Human Action</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chartalism">...

Bitcoin Economist Saifedean Ammous on censorship resistance. Jul 02, 2019

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<div class="powerpress_player"> <audio class="wp-audio-shortcode" preload="none" style="width: 100%;" controls="controls"><source type="audio/mpeg" src="http://media.blubrry.com/bitcoinruntogold/p/www.satoshisdeposition1.com/podcast/BTCK-259-2019-07-02.mp3" /><a href="http://media.blubrry.com/bitcoinruntogold/p/www.satoshisdeposition1.com/podcast/BTCK-259-2019-07-02.mp3">http://media.blubrry.com/bitcoinruntogold/p/www.satoshisdeposition1.com/podcast/BTCK-259-2019-07-02.mp3</a></audio> </div> <p class="powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links"> Subscribe: <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=301670981&mt=2&ls=1#episodeGuid=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bitcoin.kn%2F%3Fp%3D1887" class="powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_itunes" title="Subscribe on Apple Podcasts" rel="nofollow">Apple Podcasts</a> | <a href="https://subscribeonandroid.com/www.bitcoin.kn/feed/podcast/" class="powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_android" title="Subscribe on Android" rel="nofollow">Android</a> | <a href="https://www.bitcoin.kn/feed/podcast/" class="powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss" title="Subscribe via RSS" rel="nofollow">RSS</a> </p> <p>Saifedean Ammous discusses the role of censorship resistance in Bitcoin's value proposition. <p><a href="https://twitter.com/saifedean">Dr. Saifedean Ammous</a> is a premier expert in the world on the economics of Bitcoin. In 2018 he published <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Bitcoin-Standard-Decentralized-Alternative-Central/dp/1119473861">The Bitcoin Standard</a>. <p>He is an associate professor of economics at Adnan Kassar School of Business and a foreign member of the Center on Capitalism and Society at Columbia University. <p>He holds a Ph.D. in Sustainable Development from Columbia University. <ul> <li>A Week With Saifedean Ammous - <a href="/2019/6/saifedean-ammous-monetary-history/">Part 1</a> - Monetary History</li> <li>A Week With Saifedean Ammous - <a href="/2019/7/saifedean-ammous-censorship-resistance/">Part 2</a> - Censorship Resistance</li> <li>A Week With Saifedean Ammous - <a href="/2019/7/saifedean-ammous-economic-calculation/">Part 3</a> - Economic Calculation</li> <li>A Week With Saifedean Ammous - <a href="/2019/7/saifedean-ammous-time-preference/">Part 4</a> - Time Preference</li> <li>A Week With Saifedean Ammous - <a href="/2019/7/saifedean-ammous-store-of-value/">Part 5</a> - Store of Value</li> </ul> <p><h2>Resources</h2> <ul> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/saifedean">Saifedean Ammous</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Bitcoin-Standard-Decentralized-Alternative-Central/dp/1119473861">The Bitcoin Standard</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludwig_von_Mises">Ludwig von Mises</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chartalism">Austrian Economics</a></li> <li><a href="https://bitcoin.org/en/glossary/unspent-transaction-output">UTXO</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Full_node">Full Node</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metallurgical_assay">Metallurgical Assay</a></li> <li><a href="https://bl...

Bitcoin Economist Saifedean Ammous on monetary history. Jun 25, 2019

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<div class="powerpress_player"> <audio class="wp-audio-shortcode" preload="none" style="width: 100%;" controls="controls"><source type="audio/mpeg" src="http://media.blubrry.com/bitcoinruntogold/p/www.satoshisdeposition1.com/podcast/BTCK-258-2019-06-25.mp3" /><a href="http://media.blubrry.com/bitcoinruntogold/p/www.satoshisdeposition1.com/podcast/BTCK-258-2019-06-25.mp3">http://media.blubrry.com/bitcoinruntogold/p/www.satoshisdeposition1.com/podcast/BTCK-258-2019-06-25.mp3</a></audio> </div> <p class="powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links"> Subscribe: <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=301670981&mt=2&ls=1#episodeGuid=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bitcoin.kn%2F%3Fp%3D1887" class="powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_itunes" title="Subscribe on Apple Podcasts" rel="nofollow">Apple Podcasts</a> | <a href="https://subscribeonandroid.com/www.bitcoin.kn/feed/podcast/" class="powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_android" title="Subscribe on Android" rel="nofollow">Android</a> | <a href="https://www.bitcoin.kn/feed/podcast/" class="powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss" title="Subscribe via RSS" rel="nofollow">RSS</a> </p> <p>Bitcoin Economist <a href="https://twitter.com/saifedean">Saifedean Ammous</a>, author of <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Bitcoin-Standard-Decentralized-Alternative-Central/dp/1119473861">The Bitcoin Standard</a>, talks monetary history, hard money, polymaths, geopolitics, and how money is a very human issue. <p><a href="https://twitter.com/saifedean">Dr. Saifedean Ammous</a> is a premier expert in the world on the economics of Bitcoin. In 2018 he published <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Bitcoin-Standard-Decentralized-Alternative-Central/dp/1119473861">The Bitcoin Standard</a>. <p>He is an associate professor of economics at Adnan Kassar School of Business and a foreign member of the Center on Capitalism and Society at Columbia University. <p>He holds a Ph.D. in Sustainable Development from Columbia University. <ul> <li>A Week With Saifedean Ammous - <a href="/2019/6/saifedean-ammous-monetary-history/">Part 1</a> - Monetary History</li> <li>A Week With Saifedean Ammous - <a href="/2019/7/saifedean-ammous-censorship-resistance/">Part 2</a> - Censorship Resistance</li> <li>A Week With Saifedean Ammous - <a href="/2019/7/saifedean-ammous-economic-calculation/">Part 3</a> - Economic Calculation</li> <li>A Week With Saifedean Ammous - <a href="/2019/7/saifedean-ammous-time-preference/">Part 4</a> - Time Preference</li> <li>A Week With Saifedean Ammous - <a href="/2019/7/saifedean-ammous-store-of-value/">Part 5</a> - Store of Value</li> </ul> <p><h2>Resources</h2> <ul> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/saifedean">Saifedean Ammous</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Bitcoin-Standard-Decentralized-Alternative-Central/dp/1119473861">The Bitcoin Standard</a></li> <li><a href="https://monetary-metals.com/gold-economics/lexicon/?mmdesc=stock-to-flow-ratio#stock-to-flow-ratio">Stock to Flow Ratio</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_Newton">Isaac Newton</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludwig_von_Mises"&...

Founder of BTCPay Nicolas Dorier on merchant adoption. Apr 02, 2019

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<div class="powerpress_player"> <audio class="wp-audio-shortcode" preload="none" style="width: 100%;" controls="controls"><source type="audio/mpeg" src="http://media.blubrry.com/bitcoinruntogold/p/www.satoshisdeposition1.com/podcast/BTCK-257-2019-04-02.mp3" /><a href="http://media.blubrry.com/bitcoinruntogold/p/www.satoshisdeposition1.com/podcast/BTCK-257-2019-04-02.mp3">http://media.blubrry.com/bitcoinruntogold/p/www.satoshisdeposition1.com/podcast/BTCK-257-2019-04-02.mp3</a></audio> </div> <p class="powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links"> Subscribe: <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=301670981&mt=2&ls=1#episodeGuid=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bitcoin.kn%2F%3Fp%3D1887" class="powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_itunes" title="Subscribe on Apple Podcasts" rel="nofollow">Apple Podcasts</a> | <a href="https://subscribeonandroid.com/www.bitcoin.kn/feed/podcast/" class="powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_android" title="Subscribe on Android" rel="nofollow">Android</a> | <a href="https://www.bitcoin.kn/feed/podcast/" class="powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss" title="Subscribe via RSS" rel="nofollow">RSS</a> </p> <p>Founder of BTCPay <a href="https://twitter.com/NicolasDorier">Nicolas Dorier</a> on <a href="https://www.weusecoins.com/en/merchant-tools/">Bitcoin merchant adoption</a> and why it is an important <a href="https://www.weusecoins.com/the-seven-network-effects-of-bitcoin/">network effect</a>. <p>About the episode. <p><h2>Resources</h2> <ul> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/NicolasDorier">Nicolas Dorier</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/BTCPay">BTCPay</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/metaco_sa">Metaco</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Consensus">Consensus Rules</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.ledger.com/">Ledger Wallet</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/CoinJoin">Coinjoin</a></li> <li><a href="https://azure.microsoft.com/">Microsoft Azure</a></li> </ul> <h2>Show Notes</h2> <ul> <li>00:00:00 - Welcome & Intro.</li> <li>00:01:01 - How Nicolas Dorier got into Bitcoin.</li> <li>00:02:31 - Dorier tells us about BTCPay and some history with BitPay.</li> <li>00:06:21 - Dorier explains how important merchant adoption can be.</li> <li>00:07:46 - Dorier explains the difference between BTCPay and BitPay.</li> <li>00:12:10 - Does BTCPay integrate with lightning network?</li> <li>00:13:36 - Dorier shares one of his favorite war stories from being in the Bitcoin world.</li> <li>00:15:58 - Dorier gives his advice to listeners.</li> </ul> </p></p></p>

Bitcoin Core Developer and Crypto Entrepreneur Jonas Schnelli explains full nodes and hardware wallets. Mar 26, 2019

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<div class="powerpress_player"> <audio class="wp-audio-shortcode" preload="none" style="width: 100%;" controls="controls"><source type="audio/mpeg" src="http://media.blubrry.com/bitcoinruntogold/p/www.satoshisdeposition1.com/podcast/BTCK-256-2019-03-26.mp3" /><a href="http://media.blubrry.com/bitcoinruntogold/p/www.satoshisdeposition1.com/podcast/BTCK-256-2019-03-26.mp3">http://media.blubrry.com/bitcoinruntogold/p/www.satoshisdeposition1.com/podcast/BTCK-256-2019-03-26.mp3</a></audio> </div> <p class="powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links"> Subscribe: <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=301670981&mt=2&ls=1#episodeGuid=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bitcoin.kn%2F%3Fp%3D1887" class="powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_itunes" title="Subscribe on Apple Podcasts" rel="nofollow">Apple Podcasts</a> | <a href="https://subscribeonandroid.com/www.bitcoin.kn/feed/podcast/" class="powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_android" title="Subscribe on Android" rel="nofollow">Android</a> | <a href="https://www.bitcoin.kn/feed/podcast/" class="powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss" title="Subscribe via RSS" rel="nofollow">RSS</a> </p> <p>Bitcoin Developer and Crypto Entrepreneur <a href="https://twitter.com/_jonasschnelli_">Jonas Schnelli</a> explains why <a href="https://bitcoin.org/en/full-node">full nodes</a> are essential, explains what a <a href="https://shiftcrypto.ch/">BitBox is, and gives his advice for listeners. <p>About the episode. <p><h2>Resources</h2> <ul> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/_jonasschnelli_">Jonas Schnelli</a></li> <li><a href="https://shiftcrypto.ch/">Bitbox</a></li> <li><a href="https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin">Bitcoin Core Github</a></li> <li><a href="https://dev.to/aikedejongste/shrink-your-bitcoin-blockchain-with-pruning-5b4e">Pruning</a></li> <li><a href="https://bitcoin.org/en/full-node">Full Node</a></li> <li><a href="https://bitcoin.org/en/glossary/simplified-payment-verification">SPV or Simplified Payment Verification</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Hardware_wallet">Hardware wallets</a></li> <li><a href="https://lightning.network/">Lightning Network</a></li> </ul> <h2>Show Notes</h2> <ul> <li>00:00:00 - Welcome & Intro.</li> <li>00:01:14 - Why Schnelli became interested in bitcoin and what his contributions to the project have been.</li> <li>00:02:56 – Schnelli explains what pruning is and what SPV means.</li> <li>00:04:46 – What is the difference between a full node and an SPV node?</li> <li>00:05:31 – Schnelli explains what the mempool is and how it works.</li> <li>00:06:31 – Why is it so important to run a full node?</li> <li>00:08:37 – Schnelli tells us about BitBox.</li> <li>00:09:46 – What are the problems that can pop up with customized hardware?</li> <li>00:12:36 – The reason why bitcoin is so strong.</li> <li>00:13:46 – Schnelli tells what he sees as the most exciting thing happening it bitcoin.</li> <li>00:14:41 – Schnelli explains what else could be possible to build on top of bitcoin and lightning network.</li> <li>00:15:33 – Schnelli gives his advi...

Bitcoin Core Developer Jorge Timón explains Confidential Transactions Mar 19, 2019

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<div class="powerpress_player"> <audio class="wp-audio-shortcode" preload="none" style="width: 100%;" controls="controls"><source type="audio/mpeg" src="http://media.blubrry.com/bitcoinruntogold/p/www.satoshisdeposition1.com/podcast/BTCK-255-2019-03-19.mp3" /><a href="http://media.blubrry.com/bitcoinruntogold/p/www.satoshisdeposition1.com/podcast/BTCK-255-2019-03-19.mp3">http://media.blubrry.com/bitcoinruntogold/p/www.satoshisdeposition1.com/podcast/BTCK-255-2019-03-19.mp3</a></audio> </div> <p class="powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links"> Subscribe: <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=301670981&mt=2&ls=1#episodeGuid=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bitcoin.kn%2F%3Fp%3D1887" class="powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_itunes" title="Subscribe on Apple Podcasts" rel="nofollow">Apple Podcasts</a> | <a href="https://subscribeonandroid.com/www.bitcoin.kn/feed/podcast/" class="powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_android" title="Subscribe on Android" rel="nofollow">Android</a> | <a href="https://www.bitcoin.kn/feed/podcast/" class="powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss" title="Subscribe via RSS" rel="nofollow">RSS</a> </p> <p>Bitcoin Core Developer <a href="https://twitter.com/timoncc">Jorge Timón</a> explains Confidential Transactions and how <a href="https://blockstream.com/">Blockstream</a> is making a difference. <p>About the episode. <p><h2>Resources</h2> <ul> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/timoncc">Jorge Timón</a></li> <li><a href="https://blockstream.com/">Blockstream</a></li> <li><a href="https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin">Bitcoin Core Github</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/markfriedenbach">Mark Friedenbach</a></li> <li><a href="https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/freicoin/">Freicoin</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demurrage_(currency)">Demurrage</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.weusecoins.com/gregory-maxwell-bitcoin-expert/">Greg Maxwell</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/CoinJoin">Coinjoin</a></li> <li><a href="https://blockstream.com/liquid/">Liquid</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smart_contract">Smart Contracts</a></li> <li><a href="https://bitcointechtalk.com/what-is-a-bitcoin-merklized-abstract-syntax-tree-mast-33fdf2da5e2f">MAST</a></li> </ul> <h2>Show Notes</h2> <ul> <li>00:00:00 - Welcome & Intro.</li> <li>00:00:56 – How Timón got involved with bitcoin.</li> <li>00:01:56 – Timón explains Frycoin and why it was unique.</li> <li>00:04:49 – Timón gives a high-level explanation of what Blockstream is doing with confidential transactions.</li> <li>00:06:26 – Timón gives some use cases of these confidential transactions.</li> <li>00:10:11 – Timón explains how MAST could play into this.</li> <li>00:11:29 – Timón gives his advice to newcomers to the bitcoin space.</li> </ul> </p></p></p>

Cypherpunk CTO of Casa Jameson Lopp tells the story of being swatted and how he has disappeared. Mar 12, 2019

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<div class="powerpress_player"> <audio class="wp-audio-shortcode" preload="none" style="width: 100%;" controls="controls"><source type="audio/mpeg" src="http://media.blubrry.com/bitcoinruntogold/p/www.satoshisdeposition1.com/podcast/BTCK-254-2019-03-12.mp3" /><a href="http://media.blubrry.com/bitcoinruntogold/p/www.satoshisdeposition1.com/podcast/BTCK-254-2019-03-12.mp3">http://media.blubrry.com/bitcoinruntogold/p/www.satoshisdeposition1.com/podcast/BTCK-254-2019-03-12.mp3</a></audio> </div> <p class="powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links"> Subscribe: <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=301670981&mt=2&ls=1#episodeGuid=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bitcoin.kn%2F%3Fp%3D1887" class="powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_itunes" title="Subscribe on Apple Podcasts" rel="nofollow">Apple Podcasts</a> | <a href="https://subscribeonandroid.com/www.bitcoin.kn/feed/podcast/" class="powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_android" title="Subscribe on Android" rel="nofollow">Android</a> | <a href="https://www.bitcoin.kn/feed/podcast/" class="powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss" title="Subscribe via RSS" rel="nofollow">RSS</a> </p> <p>Cypherpunk CTO of <a href="https://keys.casa/">Casa</a> <a href="https://lopp.net/bitcoin.html">Jameson Lopp</a> tells the story of being swatted and how he has disappeared. <p>About the episode. <p><h2>Resources</h2> <ul> <li><a href="https://lopp.net/bitcoin.html">Jameson Lopp's Website</a></li> <li><a href="https://medium.com/@lopp">Lopp's Blog</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/lopp">Lopp's Twitter</a></li> <li><a href="https://statoshi.info/">Statoshi.info</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.bitgo.com/info/">BitGo</a></li> <li><a href="https://keys.casa/">Casa</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.ethereum.org/">Ethereum</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cypherpunk">What is a cypherpunk?</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swatting">"Swatting"</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.howtovanish.com/">How To Vanish</a></li> </ul> <h2>Show Notes</h2> <ul> <li>00:00:00 - Welcome & Intro.</li> <li>00:00:46 - Who is Jameson Lopp?</li> <li>00:01:41 - Lopp’s background before Bitcoin.</li> <li>00:02:24 - Lopp explains why he sees himself as a cypherpunk.</li> <li>00:03:36 - How Bitcoin has influenced Lopp himself and why Bitcoin is his favorite.</li> <li>00:08:11 - What Lopp is doing at Casa.</li> <li>00:11:16 - Lopp tells the story of how he was “swatted” and how it forced him to adjust his behavior.</li> <li>00:14:54 - Trace Mayer explains how difficult it is to maintain privacy of your information and how important it is.</li> <li>00:19:46 - When Lopp thinks the crypto work will be finished and what he is most excited for in the future.</li> <li>00:21:36 - Lopp gives advice to the listeners.</li> </ul> </p></p></p>

Bitcoin developer Bryan Bishop discusses Bitcoin development. Mar 05, 2019

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<div class="powerpress_player"> <audio class="wp-audio-shortcode" preload="none" style="width: 100%;" controls="controls"><source type="audio/mpeg" src="http://media.blubrry.com/bitcoinruntogold/p/www.satoshisdeposition1.com/podcast/BTCK-253-2019-03-05.mp3" /><a href="http://media.blubrry.com/bitcoinruntogold/p/www.satoshisdeposition1.com/podcast/BTCK-253-2019-03-05.mp3">http://media.blubrry.com/bitcoinruntogold/p/www.satoshisdeposition1.com/podcast/BTCK-253-2019-03-05.mp3</a></audio> </div> <p class="powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links"> Subscribe: <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=301670981&mt=2&ls=1#episodeGuid=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bitcoin.kn%2F%3Fp%3D1887" class="powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_itunes" title="Subscribe on Apple Podcasts" rel="nofollow">Apple Podcasts</a> | <a href="https://subscribeonandroid.com/www.bitcoin.kn/feed/podcast/" class="powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_android" title="Subscribe on Android" rel="nofollow">Android</a> | <a href="https://www.bitcoin.kn/feed/podcast/" class="powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss" title="Subscribe via RSS" rel="nofollow">RSS</a> </p> <p>Bitcoin developer <a href="https://twitter.com/kanzure">Bryan Bishop</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/tracemayer">Trace Mayer</a> talk about technical aspects of Bitcoin and Bitcoin development.</p> <p>About the episode. <p><h2>Resources</h2> <ul> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/kanzure">Bryan Bishop</a></li> <li><a href="https://building-on-bitcoin.com/">Building on Bitcoin</a></li> <li><a href="http://opencurrency.com/">Open Currency</a></li> <li><a href="https://lightning.network/">Lightning Network</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/NickSzabo4">Nick Szabo</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hal_Finney_(computer_scientist)">Hal Finney</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Wei_Dai">Wei Dai</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/adam3us">Adam Back</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/BitDNS">BitDNS</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Secp256k1">Secp256k1</a></li> <li><a href="https://github.com/bitcoin/bips">BIPS</a></li> <li><a href="https://github.com/lightningnetwork/lightning-rfc">Bolts</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schnorr_signature">Schnorr signatures</a></li> <li><a href="https://diyhpl.us/wiki/transcripts/scalingbitcoin/tokyo-2018/edgedevplusplus/sighash-noinput/">SIGHASH_NOINPUT</a></li> <li><a href="https://ledgerx.com/">LedgerX</a></li> </ul> <h2>Show Notes</h2> <ul> <li>00:00:46 - Welcome & Intro.</li> <li>00:01:14 - How Bishop got in to Bitcoin.</li> <li>00:03:39 - What kind of technical debt have we seen with Bitcoin and how difficult is it to work with consensus critical code?</li> <li>00:10:16 - Bishop explains what is happening in bitcoin development.</li> <li>00:12:01 - Bishop explains what is coming down the pipeline with BTC development...

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