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Curated by writer Kai Sedgwick. Hosted by Matt Aaron. Part of the Bitcoin.com podcast network.
Gabriel Cardona, founder of BitBox and head of developer.bitcoin.com is on the show. We talk about his world travels helping to inspire to developers and entrepreneurs to build on Bitcoin Cash.
China Update
Professional contrarian Derek Magill joins us to discuss Tether, American Express buying anti-bitcoin advertising, his thoughts on the Binance and Chainanalysis partnership and other hot topics in the crypto world.
Kevin travels all around the world to help run the Bitcoin.com mining pool. He has some stories to tell; insights that will make you think differently about the health of bitcoin.
We talk to traders, coders, business developers, entrepreneurs all the time. The vague question "How is bitcoin doing?" .. We tend to weigh part of our answer on the price even if the metric takes on (way) too much importance.
But sometimes we forget about the miners. A fundamental part of the ecosystem, how do they see Bitcoin and crypto?
Kevin Zhang, our mining operations manager at Bitcoin.com, gave us a unique perspective:
Why governments are inviting bitcoin miners to expand operations there
Surprising facts about renewable energy consumption and costs
Could bitcoin miners take away electricity from citizens who need it?
Metrics that Kevin uses to judge the health of the bitcoin ecosystem
Is mining too centralized?
Why investment in mining is fundamentally different than a hedge fund buying a lot of bitcoin
The opportunity cost of producing mining chips and Samsung
Jimmy Song is back. And a shady Russian exchange "pumps" in a (brilliant) PR stunt? Plus, ViaBTC did an ICO. Will it pave the way for more mining tokens?
"Mess with a bull, you get the horns." Erik Voorhees breaks down Wall Street Journal's poor and unethical journalism. Plus studies on exchange security and crypto adoption.
Laws don't have to be harsh to be bad: sometimes they just need to be vague, or ambiguous, or to not exist at all.
China Updates
Welcome to another action-packed week in the never-sleeping, never-slowing world of cryptocurrency. Unlike the legacy financial system, bitcoin doesn't clock off at 5pm or on weekends.
Is there finally clarity on the Satoshi Nakamoto mystery? Kelso sits in for Matt Aaron this week, and discusses how a wallet not touched for four years, containing hundreds of millions worth of BTC, is suddenly moving funds; BCH has an incredible stress test, and maybe there is finally hope for India's crypto enthusiasts; and much more news as well.
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