The Bitcoin Podcast

Latest Episodes:

The Bitcoin Podcast #280: Norm -- Lightning in a Box Oct 30, 2019

Show notes

A free-for-all that enter roundtable session between the patrons of The Bitcoin Podcast Network and Lord of the GPPs, Dee. It became a little controversial this episode as the roundtable attendees were stirring the conversation toward other issues in crypto, but for some reason Dee was centered on the conversation staying in the lane of "can Bitcoin go to $0?"

Norm M CEO Lightning In a Box is teaming up with Rick V of Crypto Cloaks for Build-a-node project. Lightning in a Box (LIAB) is quickly becoming the go to place for plug n play bitcoin and lightning nodes.

Enjoy!

Logos Press Engine includes Logos Podcast and Hashing It Out. Hashing it Out dives into the mechanisms and hardware of the technology that aid in making sovereign communities.

HIO Panels #2 - Scaling Ethereum - Nick Johnson and Kevin Sekniqi Oct 24, 2019

Show notes

On the second episode of Hashing It Out Panels, Corey moderates a discussion between Nick Johnson (lead developer of ENS) and Kevin Sekniqi (co-founder of AVA Labs) on the top of scaling Ethereum. We attempt to lay out the landscape of what that term even means, what the current bottleneck fo scaling is in decentralized systems, and how Athereum potentially affects these issues. There's quite a bit of back and forth, and plenty of subtlety for argumentation! Enjoy the listen and then chime in with your thoughts!

The Bitcoin Podcast #279: Cory Doctorow --Journalist and Author Oct 21, 2019

Show notes

This episode is all about the interview. It was a phenomenal one! Cory Doctorow is a journalist, author, and technologist. Know for his advocating and the freedom of expression on the internet; he is part of the EFF. Author of the book, "Down and out in the Magic Kingdom." A story know for the use of a digital currency called whuffies. Cory very eloquently illustrates the cases for cryptocurrency, as well as the current state of crypto, which leaves much to be longed for. Cryptocurrency is not painting the best picture as a community for who uses these cryptocurrencies. And, from an outsider looking in, that is a large barrier to entry. Cory is a longtime advocate for Open Sources Software, Privacy, and Internet freedom in general. Hates DRM(Digital Rights Management) all his books on his site for both audio and digital are DRM Free.

Enjoy!

Logos Press Engine includes Logos Podcast and Hashing It Out. Hashing it Out dives into the mechanisms and hardware of the technology that aid in making sovereign communities.

Dose of Ether #31 - Osaka DevCon recap Oct 18, 2019

Show notes

Evan Van Ness co-hosts with Lucian this week to discuss DevCon in Osaka, Japan. We talk about our experiences, joys, and frustrations with what has grown to be the premier event for people working and building in the blockchain ecosystem.

Hashing It Out #64 - Plasma - Kelvin Fichter Oct 17, 2019

Show notes

If you know the show, you know we are very keen to see Plasma implemented as a technology. To discuss the progress in the past year, we have the great pleasure of bringing on Kelvin Fichter, former Plasma researcher with OmiseGo and the Plasma Group. We talk about the advancements made, and how the specification is gradually coalescing into a singular vision. We also get into some more heady topics such as the nature of trust in society and the role language in trusting someone.

The Bitcoin Podcast #278: Benny Giang -- Cheeze Wizards Oct 17, 2019

Show notes

Blockchain and gaming...it should be a combination as powerful as peanut butter and jelly, or cheese and prosciutto, or hot sauce and popcorn...but it has been a slow take off for the melding of these industries. Corey and Demetrick discuss what some of the perks of the NFTs can offer up to the gaming industry and some scenarios in which cyrpto can be great for the gaming industry. Also, Corey interviews Benny Giang of Cheeze Wizards. Cheese Wizard blockchain battle royal game on Ethereum created by the same company Dapper Labs that created Cryptokitties in 2017

Enjoy!

Logos Press Engine includes Logos Podcast and Hashing It Out. Hashing it Out dives into the mechanisms and hardware of the technology that aid in making sovereign communities.

Just The Headers #72 Oct 12, 2019

Show notes

We read Cryptocurrency headlines. It used to be kind of serious...but only kind of. Now, we mainly try to take the news seriously because it is kind of redundant and have fun in that attempt. Welcome to the best crypto show you're going to hear for the rest of your life. You're welcome.

Hashing It Out #63 - Nano - Colin LeMahieu Oct 11, 2019

Show notes

Nano is providing a new approach to fee-less pure payments networks. We are privileged to speak with Colin LeMahieu, CEO of Nano to discuss their DAG voting-based consensus protocol, their accounts-blockchain model, and their NanoPoW for memory-hard PoW to replace fees in a network. Interesting stuff, and definitely a great conversation.

The Bitcoin Podcast #277 - Nicolas Dorier - BTCPay Server Oct 10, 2019

Show notes

In this episode Dee and Dr. Petty discuss the merits of using cryptocurrency as a payment system. This naturally leads to a discussion about scaling the Bitcoin Blockchain. Can crypto scale? That is the question. Also, Tim Cook doesn't like blockchains too much, let alone cryptocurrency. Well, Dee has some news for Mr. Cook about how the ole Federal Reserve functions. This week's interview is Nicolas Dorier. Nicolas has been a Bitcoin developer on Bitcoin Core and is the CEO of a BTCPay Server. BTCPay Server is an open-source payment processor to challenge BitPay in the Bitcoin payment market.

Just The Headers #71 Oct 08, 2019

Show notes