

Crypto Voices
Matthew Mezinskis
Podcast covering diverse trends in Bitcoin and blockchain tech, decentralization, entrepreneurship, cryptoeconomics and liberty.
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Author note: All authors, whose content is featured on Crypto Voices, are contacted beforehand for permission, regardless of copyright or license such as Creative Commons. If you are an author whose work is reproduced here and you have not heard from Crypto Voices, it's because we couldn't find a way to contact you. However, in this situation your work was already licensed Creative Commons, and it was so great anyway that we just couldn't wait to turn it into audio and put it up!
Any questions, please write info@cryptovoices.com, we'd love to hear from you.
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Aug 13, 2021 • 1h
CV110: Larry White - 50 years after Bretton Woods collapse
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Matthew and Fernando interview expert economist and monetary historian Larry White on a post-gold world order, 50 years on.
This interview is part of Fernando Ulrich's series on his YouTube channel covering 50 years of the Bretton Woods collapse. Original video link is available here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=emXZAdyXIdw
Listen on to learn more.
Links for more info:
https://twitter.com/lawrencehwhite1
https://www.alt-m.org/author/white/
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Hosts: Matthew Mežinskis, Fernando Ulrich
Music: New Friend Music newfriendmusic.com/
Site: cryptovoices.com/
Podcast & Information
Cryptoeconomics & Liberty
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Show content is not investment advice in any way.

Aug 4, 2021 • 1h 5min
CV109: Uri - Early Bitcoin stories
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Matthew and Alec interview Uri, a true Bitcoin OG, who mined bitcoins with his buddies in 2009 alongside Satoshi.
Besides being an early Bitcoin adopter and miner, Uri brings some fierce principles of classical liberalism, privacy, and decentralization to the table. We discuss these issues, as well as some early Bitcoin stories.
Listen on to learn more.
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Hosts: Matthew Mežinskis, Michel, Alec Harris
Music: New Friend Music newfriendmusic.com/
Site: cryptovoices.com/
Podcast & information
Bitcoin, privacy, cryptoeconomics & liberty
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Show content is not investment advice in any way.

Jul 26, 2021 • 44min
CV108: Big Brother (and everyone else) is listening - Some ways to deal
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Matthew, Alec, and Michel discuss the perennial promise of privacy, how it's being bombarded on all fronts, for all of us, and what to do about it, if anything.
Essentially no "average" individual can tackle all the issues alone to reclaim their total and complete right to privacy without doing the cabin in the woods thing; however, there are efforts to be taken. But you gotta start somewhere. We discuss some small steps here.
Be well. Live well. Listen on to learn more.
Links for more info:
-https://www.oag.ca.gov/data-brokers?page=11
-https://techcrunch.com/2021/07/19/toolkit-nso-pegasus-iphone-android/
-https://www-vice-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.vice.com/amp/en/article/z3xqdw/samsung-washing-machine-app-requires-access-to-your-contacts-and-location
-https://youtu.be/jAEAyJOXP1U
-https://www.cnbc.com/2021/07/20/eu-to-tighten-rules-on-cryptoasset-transfers.html
-https://www.amazon.jobs/en/jobs/1644513/digital-currency-and-blockchain-product-lead
-https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-privacy-security-osint-show/id1165843330
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Hosts: Matthew Mežinskis, Michel, Alec Harris
Music: New Friend Music newfriendmusic.com/
Site: cryptovoices.com/
Podcast & information
Bitcoin, privacy, cryptoeconomics & liberty
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Show content is not investment advice in any way.

Jul 13, 2021 • 1h 2min
CV107: Charles Finfrock - Bitcoin as a Force for Good
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Matthew and Alec interview Charles Finfrock, Insider Threat Director at a large publicly traded company (his views discussed shouldn't be seen as representative of his employer), and former CIA case officer of 18 years.
Charles brings an intelligence background to the discussion, being one of those rare Bitcoin advocates from inside the halls of the US government for many years. Though not actively working at the CIA today, Charles's views may sound surprising to many based on his background; he is strongly in support of privacy and property rights in the new digital age, and believes Bitcoin will be a major force for good in the world. We discuss his views on Bitcoin, "virgin" coins, CBDCs, stablecoins, and scams.
Listen on to learn more.
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Hosts: Matthew Mežinskis, Michel, Alec Harris
Music: New Friend Music newfriendmusic.com/
Site: cryptovoices.com/
Podcast & information
Bitcoin, privacy, cryptoeconomics & liberty
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Show content is not investment advice in any way.

Jun 22, 2021 • 52min
CV106: Alec & Matthew - Smart Stuff, Inflation, Forensics & Privacy
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Matthew & Alec break down some recent developments including:
- Free tech vs. open tech
- Housing market
- States' rights in the pandemic
- Can you predict inflation?
- Monetary base vs. Price inflation
- Gold wars
- Alec on the Anom story
- Revisiting the ever-present meme of Bitcoin & crime (keeping perspective with what happens in fiat world)
- Is God on your team? Or better, are Philistines not on your team?
Listen on to learn more.
Links for more info:
https://www.haloprivacy.com/
https://cryptovoices.com/basemoney
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ANOM
https://www.wsj.com/articles/why-crime-could-kill-crypto-11624008655
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Hosts: Matthew Mežinskis, Michel, Alec Harris
Music: New Friend Music newfriendmusic.com/
Site: cryptovoices.com/
Podcast & information
Bitcoin, privacy, cryptoeconomics & liberty
Thanks for listening!
Show content is not investment advice in any way.

Jun 14, 2021 • 1h 8min
CV105: Todd Weaver - Purism & the Principle
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Matthew, Michel, and Alec interview Todd Weaver, founder and CEO of Purism. If you don't have a Purism laptop or phone, get one.
Topics discussed:
- Open source hardware
- Latest Librem products
- What is a Social Purpose Corporation
- Market strategies for putting the consumer before profit
- How Purism brings safety, security, and privacy to the user
- What are the big boys saying about Purism?
- How the competitive landscape is shaking out in open source hardware and software
Listen on to learn more.
Links for more info:
https://puri.sm/
https://puri.sm/products/
https://twitter.com/Puri_sm
Show Sponsor:
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Hosts: Matthew Mežinskis, Michel, Alec Harris
Music: New Friend Music newfriendmusic.com/
Site: cryptovoices.com/
Podcast & information
Bitcoin, privacy, cryptoeconomics & liberty
Thanks for listening!
Show content is not investment advice in any way.

Jun 8, 2021 • 1h 12min
CV104: Rodolfo Novak - Coldcard, Seed XOR & Bitcoin Treasuries
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Matthew, Michel, and Alec team up with Rodolfo Novak from Coinkite for a great ep on privacy and hardware wallets.
Topics discussed:
- ISP/ micro-ISP availability for retail
- Starlink
- Phoning home via web apps (don't)
- Ubiquiti / Unifi
- Coldcard
- Seed XOR
- Bitcoin Treasuries latest / future
Listen on to learn more.
Links for more info:
https://twitter.com/nvk
https://coinkite.com/
https://coldcardwallet.com/
https://seedxor.com/
https://bitcointreasuries.net/
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Hosts: Matthew Mežinskis, Michel, Alec Harris
Music: New Friend Music newfriendmusic.com/
Site: cryptovoices.com/
Podcast & information
Bitcoin, privacy, cryptoeconomics & liberty
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Show content is not investment advice in any way.

May 24, 2021 • 1h 8min
CV103: New Hosts, New Topics
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Matthew teams up with two new hosts for covering new topics and a different direction for the show. Stoked!
Michel from host4coins / nodl and Alec Harris from Halo Privacy will now join Matthew as regulars on the show. We'll move from being primarily focused on money and economics, to focusing on more topics around tech, privacy, and Bitcoin, as the new hosts bring lots of relevant expertise to the pod.
We'll go from simply getting you detailed info on the money supply and Bitcoin, to now providing you the latest and greatest on helpful products, privacy, relevant tech, networking, and more. And there'll still be, of course, some good money supply and Bitcoin chat.
In this first episode together we talk VPNs (even use in the long-term), Tor, containers, traffic blockers, Apple's Safari, DuckDuckGo, physical addresses, and a little money supply. And, sadly, Elon Musk.
Listen on to learn more.
Links for more info:
https://host4coins.net/
https://www.nodl.it/
https://www.haloprivacy.com/
https://link.medium.com/j2hJusXhsgb
https://link.medium.com/AVQ5LHqsrgb
https://twitter.com/crypto_voices/status/1392826475741683712?s=20
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Hosts: Matthew Mežinskis, Michel, Alec Harris
Music: New Friend Music newfriendmusic.com/
Site: cryptovoices.com/
Podcast & Information
Cryptoeconomics & Liberty
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Show content is not investment advice in any way.

Apr 2, 2021 • 1h 3min
CV102: Edan Yago - Sovryn
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Matthew interviews Edan Yago, contributor to the decentralized smart contract protocol Sovryn, utilizing RSK and Bitcoin.
Yago starts the discussion off with some very important historical lessons from his family life, how his family has been in the crosshairs of many tyrannical regimes, how they overcame it, why gold has been so important in war-torn countries, and how he helped protect his family even at a young age (by smuggling it!).
We move from the macro monetary and personal sovereign narrative to the micro and Bitcoin narrative with Sovryn for the remainder of the show. How it works, RSK's smart contract functionality, how the protocol is secured, how fees fit into it, and more.
We conclude with almost a strength, weakness, opportunity, and threat analysis for bitcoin and this new decentralized financial system in the world.
Listen on to learn more.
Links for more info:
https://twitter.com/EdanYago
https://sovryn.app
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Host: Matthew Mežinskis
Music: New Friend Music newfriendmusic.com/
Site: cryptovoices.com/
Podcast & Information
Cryptoeconomics & Liberty
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Show content is not investment advice in any way.

Feb 5, 2021 • 1h
CV101: Mikk Maal - Welcome to Estonia
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Matthew interviews Mikk Maal, co-founder and CEO of Comistar.
Comistar offers business advisory services and expertise to entrepreneurs and executives looking to develop a company in business-friendly Estonia. We discuss Mikk's consulting services and experience in Estonia, taxes, regulation, and Estonia's (first of its kind) crypto license.
We also take a stroll down memory lane, from the post-Soviet roots of Estonia's economy, to how and why they became such a force in tech and business today.
Listen on to learn more.
Links for more info:
https://ee.linkedin.com/in/mikkmaal
https://comistar.com/comistar-estonia/
https://comistar.com/
Show Sponsor:
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Host: Matthew Mežinskis
Music: New Friend Music newfriendmusic.com/
Site: cryptovoices.com/
Podcast & Information
Cryptoeconomics & Liberty
Thanks for listening!
Show content is not investment advice in any way.