The Bitcoin Podcast

On this episode of BlockChannel, Mckie and Dee sit down with James Wo, President of Huiyin Blockchain Ventures (HBV). HBV is a venture capital firm under their China based parent company, Huiyin Group. They've secured $80million to begin investing in bitcoin, ethereum, and other blockchain-based technologies, with hopes to accelerate bitcoin adoption in and outside of China. James gives us insights into HBV's vision for companies they wish to invest in, investments they've made thus far, and his thoughts on bitcoin in general. There are some great insights on the Chinese perspective of bitcoin, a very educational episode. Show Links: Huiyin Blockchain Venture: http://venture.huiyin.com Bcoin: http://bcoin.io Popchest: http://popchest.com Brave Browser: http://brave.com Show Sponsor(s): Bcoin Hackathon: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/bitcoin-for-your-thoughts-a-blockchain-hackathon-tickets-31053781697 Purse Android App: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=io.purse.app

Coming back to the show, Alena Vranova will no longer serve as the CEO of SatoshiLabs. In her first media appearance since that decision, we dive into what is next for her. Alena will start working independently and will focus exclusively on her new business ideas related to Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. The main plan for the first half of 2017 is to develop the TREZOR 2 into a full product, ready to ship to you! BUT, that ain't what we's about this week.

On this episode of BlockChannel, McKie, Dee and Dr. Petty hangout and chat with Marco Cuesta of FirstBlood.io. FirstBlood is a P2P betting platform for e-sports that is built on Ethereum smart contracts. Marco and his team are looking to bring e-sports straight to the 22nd century, and make it easy to bet (legally) with your friends in your favorite games like DOTA and Counter-Strike. Hangout with us as we learn the ins and out on bringing more diverse communities to the Ethereum ecosystem. Links: FirstBlood: https://firstblood.io/ FirstBlood Careers: https://firstblood.io/careers/ Monolith Ventures: http://monolith.ventures/ Intro/Outro music "Brunch" by Faruhdey: https://soundcloud.com/faruhdey/brunch Purse Bcoin Hackathon: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/bitcoin-for-your-thoughts-a-blockchain-hackathon-tickets-31053781697 Purse Android App: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=io.purse.app

Ethereum is all-the-rage within the crypto community and with ConsenSys fueling the fire, things are looking mighty bright. Amanda Gutterman from ConsenSys joins Corey, to discuss decentralizing the world. ConsenSys wants to help Devs build DAPPs that handle peer-2-peer transactions based on reputable information on the Ethereum Network. DAPPs are decentralized applications built on blockchain technology. The Ethereum Network is a blockchain built for storing decentralized information. With all that said, you gonna learn today!

Frank Jones is a software QA engineer who first became interested in bitcoin through our merchandise manager Dillon. After being introduced to the potential and scoping out blockchain tech, he is ready to accept wisdom from Dee. Strap in for another episode of 'On-Ramping' with Dee!

On this episode of BlockChannel, hosts Steven McKie and Dr. Corey Petty interview 21.co Founder/CEO, a16z partner, Trump's rumored pick as the next Head of the FDA, and Indian American, Balaji Srinivasan. Balaji educates us on his education/work history, current initiatives at 21.co, Gartner Hype Cycles and their effects on Bitcoin and Ethereum, ZCash, and much much more. So, sit down, grab some tea, and get ready to learn as we are #blessed to have Balaji take time out of his day to educate us and our viewers. Links: 21: https://21.co 21 Tasks App: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/21-earn-bitcoin/id1170661423?mt=8 Ethereum: https://ethereum.org ZCash: https://Z.cash Intro/Outro Music "Good Money" by Faruhdey: https://soundcloud.com/faruhdey/good-money Purse/Bcoin HackReactor Hackathon: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/bitcoin-for-your-thoughts-a-blockchain-hackathon-tickets-31053781697 Purse Android App: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=io.purse.app

On this episode of BlockChannel, McKie, Dee, and Petty sit down with Andy Milenius and Kenny Rowe of Maker. Maker is a company working to create decentralized markets for exchanging digital assets, as well as a "stablecoin", a fixed asset pegged to a particular store of value. They give us the lowdown on how stablecoins, and Maker, can help assist to improve the Ethereum DAPP (Decentralized Application) ecosystem. Links: MakerDao: makerdao.com Maker Market: mkr.market/#trade/W-ETH/MKR Gnosis: gnosis.pm Augur: augur.org Intro/Outro Music "In the Cut" by Aaron London (feat. Masego): Aaron\_london – Inthecut Show Sponsor: Purse.io Purse Android App: play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=io.purse.app

When I dove down the rabbit hole of Bitcoin in late 2013, Andreas' YouTube talks and podcasts pulled me further in. He swings by the show again to tell us a bit about the current scene of crypto and to talk a bit about his new book, The Internet of Money. In addition, in a few days we'll be in DC to celebrate Equibit and the opening date of their official ICO! Matt McKibbin swings by the show to talk a bit about it. If you want to participate sign up here - https://ico.equibit.org/

On this episode of BlockChannel, hosts McKie and Dee are joined by Matt Liston, Chief Strategist of Gnosis. Gnosis is a decentralized prediction market that can be used to make money by predicting the outcome of future events. Sound futuristic? Impossible? It's not. Join the boys as they share the ins and outs of Gnosis, the implications of prediction markets on society, their TO plans Token Offering, and how Matt believes Ethereum will grow and mature in 2017. You won't want to miss these knowledge bombs. So, sit back, relax -- we're bout to drop something fierce. Links: Gnosis: gnosis.pm Augur: augur.org uPort: uport.me WeTrust: wetrust.io Maker: makerdao.com Intro/Outro Music by Faruhdey:@faruhdey Show Sponsor: Purse.io

There’s something to be said about the bitcoin industry providing a physical onramp to cryptocurrency. That is in essence what On-Ramping with Dee provides to people — a familiar experience. This week another person in the hotseat, Joshua Sharon!