Crypto Voices

Crypto Voices: Episode 41 Show support appreciated: 35iDYDYqRdN2x6KGcpdV2W1Hy3AjGje9oL Matthew and Fernando interview Jameson Lopp, professional cypherpunk. We start asking Jameson 'what is Bitcoin?'. We explore some of his prior writings, and get his latest perspectives on difficult topics (in the world of Bitcoin) such as roadmaps, scaling, technical upgrades, and consensus. We take some time to unpack the idea of bugs in the code and the human factor involved in dealing with them if and when they surface (and preventing them). We explore his new non-custodial, cryptoasset key-storing service Casa, and some of the features and benefits he and his partners will offer. We discuss some economic and risk-topics surrounding Bitcoin and other cryptoassets (such as ICOs). We close with his latest (brief, more philosophical) thoughts on the risks Proof-of-Work and Proof-of-Stake. Links for more info: https://twitter.com/lopp http://lopp.net/ https://statoshi.info/ https://keys.casa/ https://www.coindesk.com/nobody-understands-bitcoin-thats-ok/ Show sponsor: https://hodlhodl.com/ Hosts: Matthew Mežinskis, Fernando Ulrich 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.

Crypto Voices: Episode 40 Show support appreciated: 35iDYDYqRdN2x6KGcpdV2W1Hy3AjGje9oL Matthew and Fernando interview Dr. Lawrence White, professor of economics at George Mason University and senior fellow at the Cato Institute. This is a continuation of sorts of our very first episode/guest with Dr. George Selgin (who has worked closely with Dr. White over the years, and originally studied under him). Dr. White is an expert in monetary and banking history. He begins with a broad overview of fractional reserve banking, his views according to the modern free banking school, and their differences with 100% reserve Austrian economists. We discuss the development of monies over time, and the various reasons why Bitcoin diverges from this blueprint, such as its prior, non-monetary use cases and fixed supply. We explore why academic experts look askance at Bitcoin. Dr. White gives a primer on the economy and banking reserves through the lenses of a gold standard, fiat standard, and bitcoin standard. We talk a bit about the current global financial system, and the optimistic (yet cautious) role he sees for Bitcoin in it. We conclude with the archetype of "Blockchain Dan" (a path which Fernando and Matthew are arguably on), and reflections from Dr. White on the monetary enthusiasm of undergraduates over the years. Finally, he reveals he is working on a new book comparing gold and bitcoin! Links for more info: https://twitter.com/lawrencehwhite1 https://www.cato.org/people/lawrence-white https://www.alt-m.org/author/white/ https://mason.gmu.edu/~lwhite11/biography.html https://mises-media.s3.amazonaws.com/rae9_2_5_4.pdf?file=1&type=document https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rk6N8PIf0g Show sponsor: https://hodlhodl.com/ Hosts: Matthew Mežinskis, Fernando Ulrich 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.

Crypto Voices: Episode 39 Show support appreciated: 35iDYDYqRdN2x6KGcpdV2W1Hy3AjGje9oL Matthew and Fernando interview Zooko Wilcox, co-founder of the Zcash cryptocurrency protocol and CEO of the Zerocoin Electric Coin Company. Very interesting and broad discussion on the various social and economic implications of privacy. Zooko explores the numerous reasons for privacy coins, where Bitcoin has taken us with its success, how he hopes Zcash can take us further, why it's needed, and how privacy coins can effect society. We explore some straw men (dark markets) in terms of their analog comparisons today. We discuss other use-cases for privacy coins. We discuss some facets of the Zcash team and protocol, including some of the reasoning behind establishing a company to launch the currency. He notes the importance of security audits. He addresses the open questions on improving Bitcoin versus improving other coins (such as with privacy upgrades). Zooko concludes with some reflections on DigiCash, as well as some lessons on the importance of not resting on laurels in building this technology for the future. Links for more info: https://twitter.com/zooko https://z.cash/ https://www.imf.org/~/media/Files/Publications/WP/2018/wp1817.ashx https://www.coindesk.com/how-bitcoin-helps-afghan-girls-achieve-financial-freedom/ Show sponsor: https://hodlhodl.com/ Hosts: Matthew Mežinskis, Fernando Ulrich 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.

Crypto Voices: Episode 38 (Part II) Show support appreciated: 35iDYDYqRdN2x6KGcpdV2W1Hy3AjGje9oL Matthew (Fernando had to jet after Part I) interviews Paul Sztorc, computer scientist and founder of Bitcoin Hivemind and Drivechain protocols. This episode is part II of II. In Part II we discuss some of Paul's recent writings and updates on the Drivechain protocol, and how Bitcoin can scale via sidechains. Related to this we discuss Bitcoin maximalism versus altcoin development. As for Drivechain, Paul's prediction market Bitcoin Hivemind (discussed in Part I) would be a key component of this new protocol, but the idea is that developers, businesses, and enthusiasts from any blockchain or scaling project could operate on Bitcoin (on- and off-chain) under the same 21 million coin protocol. We also discuss thoughts on some of the politics of Bitcoin, and how sidechains could emerge eventually via soft fork, hard fork, futures market, or a new protocol entirely (said paths are not mutually exclusive). Links for more info: https://twitter.com/truthcoin http://bitcoinhivemind.com/ http://www.drivechain.info/ http://www.truthcoin.info/blog/ https://youtu.be/tzaVt7uN4p4 https://youtu.be/gUbGT70wy5k Show sponsor: https://hodlhodl.com/ Hosts: Matthew Mežinskis, Fernando Ulrich 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.

Crypto Voices: Episode 38 (Part I) Show support appreciated: 35iDYDYqRdN2x6KGcpdV2W1Hy3AjGje9oL Matthew and Fernando interview Paul Sztorc, computer scientist and founder of Bitcoin Hivemind and Drivechain protocols. This episode is part I of II. We discuss Paul's journey into prediction markets, and their potential in a decentralized market using Bitcoin; how a prediction market works and some of its features; governance and affecting political change via prediction markets; building prediction markets on Bitcoin versus other protocols (such as Ethereum); finally, we begin discussing the importance of Bitcoin sidechain protocols as they can/should relate to prediction markets, and Paul's protocol Drivechain specifically (more on this next week). Links for more info: https://twitter.com/truthcoin http://bitcoinhivemind.com/ http://www.drivechain.info/ http://www.truthcoin.info/blog/ https://youtu.be/tzaVt7uN4p4 https://youtu.be/gUbGT70wy5k Show sponsor: https://hodlhodl.com/ Hosts: Matthew Mežinskis, Fernando Ulrich 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.

Crypto Voices: Episode 37 Show support appreciated: 35iDYDYqRdN2x6KGcpdV2W1Hy3AjGje9oL Matthew and Fernando interview Jeremy Gardner, co-founder & managing partner at Ausum Ventures. We discuss Jeremy's history at Augur and his current view on the platform for the future; his thoughts on ICOs in general and the state of the market today; his thesis on which and how many decentralized protocols there will be in the future; his interest in venture and what he and his team are focusing on at Ausum VC; the price-stable coin Basecoin; the future of regulation around these protocols; and some book recommendations. Links for more info: https://twitter.com/Disruptepreneur https://twitter.com/AusumVentures https://www.ausum.vc/ https://distributed.com/ https://www.blockchainedu.org/ http://www.augur.net/ http://www.getbasecoin.com/ Show sponsor: https://hodlhodl.com/ Hosts: Matthew Mežinskis, Fernando Ulrich 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.

Crypto Voices: Article 48 Show support appreciated: 35iDYDYqRdN2x6KGcpdV2W1Hy3AjGje9oL Category: Markets & political Author: Andreas Antonopoulos Originally published: 12-Mar-2014 Published at: Andreas M. Antonopoulos Source: https://antonopoulos.com/failure-is-an-option/ Narrator: Crypto Voices https://cryptovoices.com/ Production: Mama Studios http://www.mamastudios.eu/ Music: New Friend Music http://newfriendmusic.com/ Thanks for listening! This recording is a reproduction of author Andreas Antonopoulos's piece 'Failure is a fundamental component of business evolution'. The author's original work is licensed under Creative Commons CC BY 4.0. In addition, Crypto Voices did receive express permission from the author to reproduce this content in audio. However, the author does not necessarily endorse the manner of reproduction, nor has verified its recorded accuracy as it relates to the author's original material. Crypto Voices is grateful to work with such authors in this exciting industry.

Crypto Voices: Episode 36 Show support appreciated: 35iDYDYqRdN2x6KGcpdV2W1Hy3AjGje9oL Matthew and Fernando interview Paul Puey, founder and CEO of mobile blockchain wallet Edge. We discuss lots of security topics in Bitcoin and other crypto assets, specifically regarding the average user’s concerns. Paul details his history in tech and how we got into Bitcoin, as well as why he decided to found Edge (formerly known as Airbitz). We cover the current differences between the newly branded Edge wallet versus Airbitz, and the longer-term plans for the company under the Edge brand. We cover a good deal of time on the exchanges, how their business model differs from wallet providers, security versus utility versus risk, how they work together, fees, and some of the challenges of centralized entities (exchanges) in crypto versus more decentralized ones, such as client-side wallet providers. We discuss some of the technical, longer-term prospects for Edge, such as when and how multi-sig will be usable and easy for the average user (across crypto assets, not just in Bitcoin). Also, will the future of crypto use wallets? We further do some speculating on more philosophical questions, such as will all bitcoin in the world eventually be lost (or stolen)? Paul has some cautious views on the Lightning Network, which tandems with their more crypto-agnostic efforts and company direction. Links for more info: https://twitter.com/paullinator paul@edgesecure.co https://edgesecure.co/ https://edgesecure.co/developer/ https://airbitz.co/ Show sponsor: https://hodlhodl.com/ Hosts: Matthew Mežinskis, Fernando Ulrich 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.

Crypto Voices: Article 47 Show support appreciated: 35iDYDYqRdN2x6KGcpdV2W1Hy3AjGje9oL Category: Investment Author: Henry Brade Originally published: 9-Jun-2016 Published at: Medium Source: https://medium.com/@Technomage/10-good-reasons-to-buy-bitcoin-now-9c5438893df9#.bdi9txje1 Narrator: Crypto Voices https://cryptovoices.com/ Production: Mama Studios http://www.mamastudios.eu/ Music: New Friend Music http://newfriendmusic.com/ Thanks for listening! This recording is a reproduction of author Henry Brade's piece '10 Good Reasons To Buy Bitcoin Now'. Crypto Voices did receive express permission from the author to reproduce this content in audio. However, the author does not necessarily endorse the manner of reproduction, nor has verified its recorded accuracy as it relates to the author's original material. Crypto Voices is grateful to work with such authors in this exciting industry. Podcast & Information Cryptoeconomics & Liberty Thanks for listening! Show content is not investment advice in any way.

Crypto Voices: Episode 35 Show support appreciated: 35iDYDYqRdN2x6KGcpdV2W1Hy3AjGje9oL Matthew interviews Henry Brade, co-founder and CEO of Prasos. Matthew and Henry discuss a good variety of current Bitcoin topics, from adoption to regulation. Henry details the Prasos model and a few of their key services, including Coinmotion and Denarium. Henry overviews how he got into Bitcoin, including his pre-Bitcoin days as a poker player, and how some of his political and economic views have changed since getting into Bitcoin. He provides some hindsight on the Bitcoin scaling debate. We spend a lot of time discussing the business and political environment in Northern Europe surrounding Bitcoin, and how companies do face headwinds from regulators, in spite of the clear benefits of Bitcoin and blockchain. He speculates on a "regulated versus cash" economy emerging in the future digital world, much as it has been in the past analog world. Henry concludes by detailing all their new and improving services, including a crypto investment fund. Finally, Prasos is hiring! They are looking for great developers for their Lightning integration. Contact Henry and the team for details. Links for more info: https://twitter.com/Technom4ge https://prasos.fi/ https://coinmotion.com/ https://denarium.com/ FI: https://bittiraha.fi/ FI: https://bittimaatti.fi/ Show sponsor: https://hodlhodl.com/ Hosts: Matthew Mežinskis, Fernando Ulrich 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.