Bitcoin Magazine Podcast

"If we continue down this road where we have no privacy and governments and corporations know every single thing about us because of these surveillance devices we're all carrying around in our pockets, technology becomes our only hope really." - Bruce Fenton In this episode, Bitcoin Magazine staff writer, Vlad Costea, interviews Bruce Fenton, CEO of Chainstone Labs and Satoshi Roundtable. Longtime Bitcoin advocate Bruce Fenton discusses his early days in Bitcoin, scaling debates, the pros and pitfalls of a purely Bitcoin maximalism and his outlook on privacy. Twitter: Bitcoin Magazine (@BitcoinMagazine) Vlad Costea (@TheVladCostea) Bruce Fenton (@brucefenton) Sponsors: Celsius Network - Enter "BITCOINMAG" to get $10 off any deposit over $200 Etoro DISCLAIMER: The following content is for informational purposes only. You should not construe any such information or other material as legal, tax, investment, financial, or other advice. Nothing contained in this presentation constitutes a solicitation, recommendation, endorsement, or offer by BTC Media, The Let’s Talk Bitcoin Network, or any third party service provider to buy or sell any securities or other financial instruments.

In this episode, Dave interviews Catherine Coley, CEO of Binance.US. Binance is the largest global cryptocurrency exchange in the world, but they have avoided competing in the US until a few months ago. To remain compliant with regulations, Binance.US is its own company. In October, during the time that Binance.Us launched, Binance captured 60 percent of legitimate cryptocurrency trading volume, their highest share of the global market since March. In this interview, Coley explains how Binance.US happened, what it has been like to face competitive and regulatory hurdles launching a cryptocurrency exchange and what stage Binance.US is at now coming to the end of their first quarter.  Resources: Binance to  Block All US Users, Launch Regulation Compliant Spinoff Site Binance.Us and Tagomi Partner to Offer Institutional Liquidity and Access Twitter: Bitcoin Magazine (@BitcoinMagazine) Dave Hollerith (@DsHollers) Catherine Coley (@cryptocoley) Sponsors: Celsius Network - Enter "BITCOINMAG" to get $10 off any deposit over $200 Etoro DISCLAIMER: The following content is for informational purposes only. You should not construe any such information or other material as legal, tax, investment, financial, or other advice. Nothing contained in this presentation constitutes a solicitation, recommendation, endorsement, or offer by BTC Media, The Let’s Talk Bitcoin Network, or any third party service provider to buy or sell any securities or other financial instruments.

  On this episode of Bitcoin Magazine Happy Hour, Colin, Michael and Brandon look into the Lightning Network’s potential as a messaging application, and they weigh the ethics of hactivist Phineas Fisher offering a $100k bitcoin bounty for information extracted from corporate giants like Halliburton and surveillance tech company NSO. Oh, and Bitcoin’s getting hammered just in time for the Holidays, so they talk about price too.        

  As any good Bitcoiner knows, your BTC is only as safe as your private keys. So, to learn more about the different hardware wallet options out there, Weekly Bits host Peter Chawaga interviews Bitcoin Magazine reporter Vlad Costea about his recent series comparing the Trezor Model T, Ledger Nano X, BitBox02, Coldcard Mk3 and KeepKey. Wallet Reviews: Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Follow Bitcoin Magazine on Twitter @BitcoinMagazine Follow Peter on Twitter @PeterChawaga Follow Vlad on Twitter @TheVladCostea  

“As master Yoda says, the future is always in motion.” -Matti Greenspan There will always be different takes on the news. Something like China's recent endorsement of blockchain technology might seem bearish for human rights advocates but others might just as easily recognize it as an opportunity for sector growth and, perhaps, investing. For example, what happens if China unbans Bitcoin trading? Mati Greenspan, the guest on today's show, comes to Bitcoin as a financial asset trader and portfolio manager. That means his thought process comes purely from a trading perspective. And, while Bitcoin plays a large role in Mati's portfolio, he also follows a lot of other types of markets including renewable energies and Biotech. Dave posed the validity of a few different trading strategies and some of the latest narratives in the news cycle to hear what Matti had to say. Until recently, Mati was the senior market Analyst for Etoro. Shortly after this interview, Mati announced that he has chosen to leave Etoro to pursue an independent blogging and newsletter project.  Twitter: Dave Hollerith (@DsHollers) Mati Greenspan(@MatiGreenspan) Full disclosure: Etoro is a sponsor of this show, but this interview is not an ad or financial advice. 

Joined by BTC Media CEO David Bailey, Brandon, Cass, and Dave discuss Icelandic Bitcoin heists, the Unknown Fund and what SpaceX's Starlink could mean for Bitcoin on Mars. Follow us on Twitter! @bitcoinmagazine @DavidFBailey @DsHollers @Brandon_D_Green @bitcoincass

In this episode, Derek Muhney, Director of Marketing and National Sales at Coinsource, joins to discuss the use case for Bitcoin ATMs.  During our conversation, Derek talks through all the general value and use cases for Bitcoin ATMs such as convenience and privacy as well as why Bitcoin ATMs are becoming more popular each year.     

Bitcoin Magazine's resident video and audio producer Grahm Petersen joins Peter Chawaga on the latest episode of Weekly Bits to offer some perspective on the Bitcoin merch industry, what it's like to film technical product reviews and increasing adoption through YouTube. Watch some of the videos discussed and subscribe to Bitcoin Magazine's YouTube channel here. Follow Peter on Twitter @PeterChawaga Follow Grahm on Twitter @GrahmPetersen

In this episode, Dave talks with Alex Gladstein about the recent news that China and President Xi Jinping, have publicly expressed admiration for blockchain technology. This news spiked the Bitcoin price at the beginning of November, but Gladstein is weary for what China's public praise could mean for cryptocurrency in general. Gladstein recognizes that blockchain technology by itself is really just a mechanism for control and surveillance of financial data. He believes from a human rights perspective that the real value of the blockchain comes from decentralization, which is essential to Democracy. He states that Bitcoin is the greatest example of a decentralized blockchain and that in the wrong hands, this technology would be used as a tool for tyranny instead of freedom.  In China, It's Blockchain and Tyranny vs Bitcoin and Freedom Twitter: Dave Hollerith (@DsHollers) Alex Gladstein (@gladstein) Sponsors: Celsius Network - Enter "BITCOINMAG" to get $10 off any deposit over $200 Etoro Haven - Get $5 in Bitcoin, Litecoin or Zcash DISCLAIMER: The following content is for informational purposes only. You should not construe any such information or other material as legal, tax, investment, financial, or other advice. Nothing contained in this presentation constitutes a solicitation, recommendation, endorsement, or offer by BTC Media, The Let’s Talk Bitcoin Network, or any third party service provider to buy or sell any securities or other financial instruments.

Colin, Michael, Cass and Brandon dissect the lone whale market manipulation FUD, discuss the global bitcoin mining market and dive into Tuur Demeester's Bitcoin Reformation article. Check out the video on YouTube!