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BitPay interviewed me at Consensus this year about my involvement in Bitcoin and the evolution of the blockchain space over the years.Thanks James from BitPay for the interview!Support the show

The weekly crypto recap: Where we go over all the latest news in crypto from the week. With @Zaphoid, aka Chris Karabats from SmartCashThis week in the news:Julian Assange has been indicted on 17 counts of violating the Espionage Act. Freedom of the Press is in dire straits, a disastrous precedent for the First amendment. Charges: https://int.nyt.com/data/documenthelper/1037-julian-assange-espionage-act-indictment/426b4e534ab60553ba6c/optimized/full.pdf#page=1Japan seeks global response to Crypto, scrutinizes exchanges and hands out "crypto guidance" prior to G20Russian central bank considers gold-backed cryptoMontana passes bill to exempt utility tokens from securities lawsIRS says it will soon issue new crypto guidance re taxesLocalBitcoins bans buying in IranEU cracks down of coin mixers, while the EU central bank says "Crypto poses no threat to financial stability"Israel rules crypto is not money, but an asset subject to capital gainsAustralian employee faces jail for mining crypto at workVenezuela avoids sanctions by using Ruble and CryptoCSW files copyright for Bitcoin Whitepaper, while US Copyright Office Says It Does Not ‘Recognize’ Craig Wright as SatoshiVitalik proposes mixer smart contract on Ethereum to anonymize TransactionsDecentralized domain registry gets funding, claims to offer websites that can’t be taken down by government authorities or traditional domain providers. AT&T partners with BitPay: customers can now pay bills in cryptoThe creator of “Fortnite” teams up with a gaming platform built on crypto Firefox browser now includes an option to block cryptocurrency mining scripts on websitesPewDiePie's switch to dLive leads to 67 percent growth on the platformUsing Blockchain to track Vegan products & verify they are vegan: Game of Thrones star "Bronn" is onboard as an advisorFounder of liquidated exchange, Cryptopia, launches new exchange: “New Zealand's most advanced crypto trading platform”SEC goes after crypto ponzi schemeBitfinex has no customers in NYC, and questions why NYAG has the jurisdiction to go after themBinance's CZ sues Sequoia Capital Galaxy Digital rebalances portfolio, sells its shares in Block.oneTo ask any questions on the show, please visit https://bitbacker.io/powerchat/naomibrockwell/Thanks for watching!!To watch video version of this episodes, visit: https://youtu.be/ZlPEZ4WgeTASupport the show

Updates on all the latest crypto news, a recap of Blockchain week, and more!With @Zaphoid @ChrisPacia @DustinDry1st New Flexa app "Spedn" allows people to use crypto at Whole Foods, Nordstrom, Barnes and Noble, GameStop, and more!Price surge and crash: Up $1200 in 1 day, followed by biggest intraday drop in a yearYang's latest comments on crypto, and why he may not be the "crypto candidate" everyone hopes forBCH bug exploited at time of scheduled HardForkAddresses CSW claimed were his apparently doesn't belong to him after allTether resumes operations, but can no longer loan money to BitfinexBinance relaunches withdrawals after 7000BTC hack and exchange shutdownCryptopia goes into liquidation after hack earlier this yearXRP now available to NY coinbase customersTRON CTO fights back against embezzlement accusationsBitcoin pizza day coming up: featured on 60 minutes, and MSM again gets the narrative wrongAmazon granted patent for a proof-of-work cryptographic systemPoloniex “GeoFencing” Some Alts Because of SEC Security ScaresTo watch the video version of this episode, visit: https://youtu.be/7X6f6MwrMYQSupport the show

https://youtu.be/CFO5XBRsDtAWARNING: SPOILERSLet's be real, war is expensive. Without the ability to raise huge amounts of money through taxes, large-scale warfare becomes a lot more difficult. The amount of destruction caused by the wars in GoT required huge resources, and presumably the resources of all the people were leveraged through taxes to make this happen. What if they had Bitcoin? Would this scale of warfare have been possible if the money were protected? We're not sure this is a serious question, but we certainly discussed it in our GoT recap of the penultimate episode. At our GoT Blockchain Week celebration we had Crypto Brekkie, BitBoy, Crypto Euclid, Mystical Oaks, Will Pangman, Tone Vays, Chelsea Palmer, Young Dumb Crypto and more, and then we discussed the episode afterwards and all the implications that crypto might have for Westeros!Support the show

How can you earn passive income on your EOS while it stays staked in your wallet?The REX (Resource Exchange) just launched on the EOS blockchain, which is a decentralized, smart contract marketplace that allows you to earn interest on your EOS by lending your unused resources to others in the form of CPU and NET ("bandwidth"). Ashe Oro, cofounder of freedomproxy.org chats to me about what this means for EOS users!To watch the video version of this segment visit: https://youtu.be/PDY3Q6m18vMSupport the show

Too big to fail? @cz_binance mentioned a Bitcoin blockchain reorg yesterday, and it caused uproar in the crypto community. He's since taken the suggestion back. @Zaphoid and I chat live about what "Too big to fail" would mean for bitcoin, it's origins in the financial crisis of '08, and the Ethereum DAO bailoutTo watch the video version of this segment, visit: https://youtu.be/m73E3A576n4Support the show

Just announced, Binance was hacked today, 7000 BTC stolen, which is around $40 mil.Earlier today CZ tweeted:"Have to perform some unscheduled server maintenance that will impact deposits and withdrawals for a couple hours. No need to FUD. Funds are #safu."Then 5 hours later this security breach update was released:https://binance.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360028031711-Binance-Security-Breach-Update"We have discovered a large scale security breach today, May 7, 2019 at 17:15:24. Hackers were able to obtain a large number of user API keys, 2FA codes, and potentially other info. ...The hackers were able to withdraw 7000 BTC ...The above transaction is the only affected transaction. It impacted our BTC hot wallet only (which contained about 2% of our total BTC holdings). All of our other wallets are secure and unharmed."Binance will cover these funds with their "SAFU fund" that was set up last year as a security measure for emergency situations like this.Withdrawals and deposits will be frozen for 1 week, but trading will continue. As a show of support, Justin Sun has offered 7000BTC in USDT to cover Binance if needed, but it seems like the SAFU fund has things in hand.Will update you with more details as they become available!To watch the video version of the segment, visit:https://youtu.be/VsihQAQCq1QSupport the show

Moments ago EOS burned 35 million EOS tokens, valued at over $170mil USD.They are reducincing inflation by 80%, which is a dramatic move. Ashe Oro, cofounder of freedomproxy.org, talks with me about what this means for the EOS ecosystem.To watch the video version of the segment, visit: https://youtu.be/7gWQ2t9c7aISupport the show

Today I took my friend Tyler to the Bitcoin Banke (not to be confused with a regular bank, this one is much better) in New Hampshire, and the lovely people there gave him his first BCH! I took him to a patisserie where he made his first purchase, and he was blown away. Suffice to say, Tyler is a convert, and no longer a crypto skeptic :)Thanks Anypay.global for the crypto and the awesome afternoon!To watch the video version of this segment, visit https://youtu.be/1KrbkN3L9iISupport the show

Teaching people about Bitcoin can be really difficult, as the founders of the University of Louisville Blockchain Club have found. I visited their campus in Kentucky and we discussed how many students there are hesitant to get involved with Bitcoin, and why. But they discovered a pretty great marketing tactic that has helped them reach out to more people. Thanks for chatting with me, Tucker and Brandon!UofL Blockchain twitter: https://twitter.com/BlockchainUofLTo watch the video version of this segment, visit: https://youtu.be/xDLUCpxMA6USupport the show