NBTV: Your Money, Your Data, Your Life

There are 3 different types of consensus protocols:Classical, Satoshi's, and a new one released last year called AvalancheEmin Gün Sirer is a professor at Cornell and founder of Ava labs and he explains how each works, and the history behind them.The newest, Avalanche, was released anonymously last year by a group calling themselves "Team Rocket" ('Team Rocket' is a reference to Satoshi's enemy in Pokemon). They created an entirely new consensus protocol, that is now being experimented with by multiple groups in the crypto space, including Emin who is developing a protocol called "Ava" (I explain Ava in my next video).Watch the video version here:https://youtu.be/rNH0XhRoscUSupport the show

Back in 2014 I interviewed Joey Fiscella of Florin coin: A small alt coin where you could write messages to your loved ones that would be stored forever in the blockchain.Now 5 years later, Florin has transitioned to "Flo" with a really interesting use case, and you wouldn't believe the success they've had with some major organizations including Caltech and Tzero.To watch the video, visit: https://youtu.be/kEnPlBAq3-kSupport the show

Some baby tips from CEO of Sense chat Crystal Rose Pierce:When choosing a baby name, the first thing to do is make sure it's 12 characters, which is the length of an EOS wallet addressGet your baby involved early, ideally have her carry a crypto torch whilst still in uteroProof of Birth: Get her registered with a REAL identity on the blockchain, not one of these flimsy govt-issued identitiesThanks so much for chatting with me, Crystal! And congratulations to you and Brock for the arrival of your beautiful baby daughter Aurora! To watch the video version, visit: https://youtu.be/0A1xluO_94ISupport the show

The community has shown that we NEED a crypto alternative to Patreon. Too many people are being deplatformed, and payment providers have too much power. Crypto is censorship resistant, and is the obvious next step for those who believe in Freedom of Speech.Crypto-fuelled Patreon alternative "Bitbacker" was just acquired by Draper-backed startup "Flote". I chat with CEO Kingsley Edwards about how Flote is reimagining Social Media as we know it, and why censorship resistant money is important for content creators. Really exciting news for the Bitbacker community, and the crypto community at large!!Flote.app will be launching very soon! More details to come :)Support the show

Trader Cobb and I talk about the market movements over the past month, predictions for future trends, and some interesting coins and market opportunities that may have been overlooked.Support the show

2 Videos!Part 1: https://youtu.be/5hcApg3vjZYJustin Sun wins charity auction bid of $4.6 million for a lunch with Warren Buffett and 7 blockchain industry leadersPart 2: https://youtu.be/dh-i20UKcL0KIK:SEC sues KIK, things don't look good Australia cracks down on crypto tax avoidance schemes, as do many other parts of the world Samourai receives funding to fight bitcoin surveillanceLocalbitcoins removes cash in-person transactions from their platformScribd requests that many websites remove the bitcoin whitepaper after CSW files copyright claimBlock One to launch new social media platform called Voice, includes KYC identity confirmationFacebook's "globalcoin" will be tied to multiple currencies, and will be announced in JuneKomodo avoids $13 million theft by exploiting same bug as the hackersKodak launches blockchain "document management" systemCongressman Budd defends blockchain and also cryptocurrency in testimonyMarshall islands sets up non-profit to oversee SOV (their national digital currency)Support the show

Justin Sun bid 4.6 million dollars in a charity auction to have lunch with Warren Buffett. He said that he did it to support the Glide Foundation, because he's a longtime fan of Warren Buffett, and also because he wants to help be a bridge between traditional finance and crypto. He announced he will invite 7 blockchain industry leaders to the lunch with him. Buffett is a longtime Bitcoin skeptic, and has famously referred to Bitcoin as "Rat Poison Squared". What would I say to Warren Buffett if I were invited to the lunch? What would you say? To watch the video of episode, visit:https://youtu.be/uiCGPLvqt68Support the show

I caught up with the team from Humanaction.io while I was in Kentucky, and we talked about why freedom is a radical movement, and what they're doing to help the culture around it. Their store focuses on crypto and Austrian economics, 2 of my favorite things.To watch the video of the episode, visit https://youtu.be/AemWmNviwtoSupport the show

Watch the video version of the episode here:https://youtu.be/rvCT5WRfC4UA lot of people talk derisively about large companies in the crypto space and how this "centralization" of power is bad. The Crypto Lark invited me on his channel and we discussed what "too much power" means, and the difference between private companies and governments having that power.We also talked about Binance's new DEX and their efforts towards decentralization.Check out The Crypto Lark's channel here:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCl2oCaw8hdR_kbqyqd2klIASupport the show

SEC Commissioner Hester M. Peirce sat down with me at Consensus 2019 to talk about individual responsibility in the crypto space and not relying too heavily on the government's tick of approval."People have come to rely too heavily on what they see as an 'SEC seal of approval', and I always say to them, it's not that ... One of the best things we can do as a regulatory body is try to encourage skepticism."We talk about how regulatory bodies have been doing so far in keeping up with the crypto space, and the future of decentralization and how crypto is making us completely rethink regulation.Hester Peirce has been a strong supporter of crypto from within the SEC, and I'm very grateful for her time!To watch the video of this episode, visit: https://youtu.be/d7sZSpmluxYSupport the show