The Bitcoin Podcast

Corey Petty, Demetrick Ferguson, Jessie Santiago
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Dec 22, 2016 • 41min

On-Ramping with Dee: Episode #1

Introducing a self-serving NEW show under The Bitcoin Podcast network wherein each episode Dee tries to take another human being, cold, and convince them to try bitcoin and answer any questions they may have. His first guest is his own sister! So, if this episode doesn't have any chemistry, it's their own damn fault! Welcome to the new series and enjoy!
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Dec 18, 2016 • 1h 14min

TBP105 - Music Industry 2.0

For many people, music is what’s on the radio, and for some, music is therapy, a drug, and life itself. So yes, it is important to talk this week about how exactly blockchain means for Music. Nowadays people just expect blockchain technology to fix everything, but sometime between then and bedtime, the blockchain has made patching up the music industry its creative outlet. his week, we start by having the Co-founder of Ujo Music, Mr. Jesse Grushack on to tell us a bit more of this topic.
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Dec 11, 2016 • 1h 18min

TBP104 - Currency to a Wider Public

This episode is a behind the scenes unveiling for life after a purchased bitcoin. While browsing my Twitter feed I came across an entrepreneur who was trying to find more info using blockchain in his country. His country just happened to be Cambodia, which stands as the 15th most corrupt nation in the world. Perhaps it was fate which made us meet Rithy Thul, co-founder of Smallworld Cambodia. In addition, our special guest this week is Stephen Pair who has over 20 years of experience building software systems in the financial and telecommunications industries. He is the co founder and president of BitPay! Say Whaaa!
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Dec 4, 2016 • 60min

TBP103 - A Jack of All Trades

Lots to talk about this week as Marcello denounces his support for Augur over the lack of compassion the CEO has for a former employee who now fears for the safety of his life. In addition, a federal judge orders Coinbase to turn over bitcoin user data (audience gasps!) and since we love the boys over at Lawnmower.io, we invite their mentor Jack Tater on the show. Jack runs a leading market research firm, GEM Research Solutions, which provides market research services to all size businesses in numerous industries.
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Dec 1, 2016 • 38min

BlockChannel Episode 3: Zero Knowledge, the Future of Privacy

On this weeks episode of BlockChannel, host McKie and Dee interview creator of ZCash and cryptopgraphy legend, Zooko Wilcox. Dr. Corey Petty, host of The Bitcoin Podcast joins us as well in this interview as a guest host as we dive into use cases for zero-knowledge proofs, and encrypted messaging. Zooko even shares tips for "young, hip and fresh developers" to join the ZCash developer community. This episode is a must listen for anyone whose knowledge of ZCash is...zero. ZCash Official Site: https://Z.Cash Zcash RPC API documentation: https://github.com/zcash/zcash/blob/master/doc/payment-api.md Zero-Knowledge Messaging (Encrypted Memo Field): https://github.com/whyrusleeping/zmsg/ Intro/Outro: "Wednesday Interlude" by Umai Listen on Spotify: https://play.spotify.com/album/4dxrz5i766MZP8FibvqpeI?play=true Listen on Apple Music: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/cheap-sunglasses/id1175146156?i=1175147116 The Bitcoin Podcast: https://thebitcoinpodcast.com
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Nov 30, 2016 • 1h 24min

TBP102 - Building Bridges Initiative

ARK is launching its own Blockchain which aims to be a Bridge between other Blockchains such as Bitcoin, Lisk, Ethereum, Waves etc. and is aiming to help make the adoption process of Crypto Currencies move even faster by allowing users to use multiple blockchains in only one place, ARK. They provide users with innovative use cases through the development and integration of technologies that power the blockchain universe. Highly flexible and adaptable, ARK is a secure platform designed for mass adoption and will deliver the services that consumers want. Our guest today is Mike Doty who sees digital currencies as a means to promote a fair, decentralized economy dates back to the late 90s.
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Nov 27, 2016 • 55min

TBP101 - World's First Supernode Infrastructure

Coming back to the show is CEO Chris Horlacher! EDC is the company behind Equibit, a peer-to-peer securities registry that works alongside bitcoin and Bitmessage to deliver a complete investor relations service to private issuers. But, the epic and unpredictable adventures of John McAfee have taken their most startling turn yet: McAfee has been hired as the company’s chief security officer! However there was alot of miscommunication - Equibit issued a clarification to their previous press release to clarifying that McAfee would be only an adviser to the company’s board and not an actual employee. McAfee even said: “I regret the confusion." Also discussed amongst the boys: Is Morgan Stanley about to part ways with its banking brethren and R3?
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Nov 20, 2016 • 1h 29min

TBP100 - Thai Gone Wild

100 episodes. 100 EPISODES! Milestone! This week we chat about Segwit and the ongoing story that the U.S. government filed a civil petition yesterday in federal court seeking disclosure of all Coinbase U.S. customers' records over a three year period. What does this mean for you? Also, joining us in the studio is porn legend Keni Styles! Be careful Googling the name, you’ll get an eyeful. This episode will give you the most unique perspective into the financial struggles of being unbanked in the digital era.
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Nov 13, 2016 • 1h 25min

TBP99 - Blockchain Supercomputer

Shh, enough bitcoin noise. What‘s happening on the Ethereum Network? Alex Leverington from the Golem project joins Corey and Dee to talk about distributed computing. WTF is distributed computing? Listen to the episode and find out, duh. You’ll hear Corey in his element talking about coding and programming, which gives him the upper hand in this almost interrogation like interview.
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Nov 11, 2016 • 42min

BlockChannel Episode 2: Making Bitcoin Great, with Javascript & Brave

On this week's episode, your boys McKie and Demetrick are hanging out with the creator of Javascript, former leader of the pack at Mozilla (ever used Firefox?), and now the CEO and Founder of our new favorite web browser, Brave, Brendan Eich (no big deal, I think we're on a roll - anyways). Enjoy some soulful jams from our friend Faruhdey, relax, kick back, and learn you something. Brave Website: http://brave.com. Twitter: @Brave Coinbase: http://coinbase.com Bcoin: http://bcoin.io StandardJs: http://standardjs.com/rules.html Intro/Outro Music: https://soundcloud.com/faruhdey/there-are-monsters

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