

The Last Trade E020: Building the Bloomberg Terminal for Bitcoin with Alon Shvartsman
Oct 6, 2023
Alon Shvartsman, an expert in building the Bloomberg Terminal for Bitcoin, joins the hosts to discuss the development of a new Bitcoin terminal and the value of fundamental metrics in understanding the state of Bitcoin. They explore changes in Bitcoin mining, Lightning Network, Bitcoin node distribution, and non-mainstream metrics available on the terminal. Building a Bitcoin terminal, the difficulty estimator in Bitcoin mining, and the importance of accurate data in the cryptocurrency industry are also discussed.
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Introduction
00:00 • 2min
Building a Bitcoin Terminal and the Value of Data
01:36 • 14min
Changes in Bitcoin Mining and the Lightning Network
15:34 • 11min
Bitcoin Node Distribution and Resilience
26:32 • 5min
Non-mainstream Metrics for Bitcoin
31:44 • 14min
Navigating the Noise: Building a Bitcoin-focused Terminal
46:01 • 17min
The Difficulty Estimator and Bitcoin Mining
01:03:10 • 5min
Understanding Expected and Unexpected Bitcoin Blocks
01:08:05 • 2min
The Importance of Accurate Data in the Cryptocurrency Industry
01:09:43 • 7min
The Evolution of Content Consumption
01:17:03 • 14min
Cognitive Dissonance in the Crypto Market and Building New Hedge Terminal
01:31:09 • 3min
Accessing Charts and Connecting with the Audience
01:33:39 • 3min