Crypto Voices

Matthew Mezinskis
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Sep 28, 2017 • 1h 18min

Trace Mayer: Bitcoin Investing, Economics, Humility & Integrity

Crypto Voices: Episode 17 Show support appreciated: 35iDYDYqRdN2x6KGcpdV2W1Hy3AjGje9oL Matthew & Fernando interview Trace Mayer. Trace is a longtime Bitcoin investor and advocate, investing in companies such as Kraken, BitPay and Armory. We discuss a variety of broad and interesting topics, such as Bitcoin pricing, non-cash flow asset pricing, Bitcoin's future role as a risk-free asset, the economics of crypto coin supplies and forks, network security and the scaling debate, gold bugs hating on Bitcoin, Bitcoin as a tangible vs. corporeal asset, Bitcoin's role as a Giffin good vs. Veblen good (or both?), and a bit of the legal landscape for good measure. Links to topics discussed in show: http://www.bitcoin.kn/ https://twitter.com/TraceMayer https://glacierprotocol.org/ Show Sponsor: https://shapeshift.io 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.
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Sep 25, 2017 • 9min

Solid BitCoin Consolidation Finally Bears a BitCoin Breakout

Crypto Voices: Article 45 Show support appreciated: 35iDYDYqRdN2x6KGcpdV2W1Hy3AjGje9oL Category: Investment Author: Trace Mayer Originally published: 19-Dec-2011 Published at: RunToGold (also check out Bitcoin Knowledge Podcast at bitcoin.kn) Source: http://www.runtogold.com/2011/12/solid-bitcoin-consolidation-finally-bears-a-bitcoin-breakout/ 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 Trace Mayer's piece 'Solid BitCoin Consolidation Finally Bears A BitCoin Breakout'. 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.
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Sep 22, 2017 • 1h 9min

Robert Wiecko: DASH Core Team Project Manager

Crypto Voices: Episode 16 Show support appreciated: 35iDYDYqRdN2x6KGcpdV2W1Hy3AjGje9oL Matthew interviews Robert Wiecko. Robert is the Project Manager of the DASH Core team. We discuss a variety of features and functions on how the DASH currency works in the blockchain economy, including the role of the core team itself, their decentralized treasury and self-funding system, the role of masternodes, the role of miners, the autonomy of the network, incentives, and whales. Robert also invites anyone in London to come to their first DASH Conference, this Sunday, 24 September. Links to topics discussed in show: https://www.dash.org/ https://www.dash.org/forum/ https://www.dash.org/team/ robert@dash.org 12.1 update does affect transaction malleability: https://www.dash.org/update/ Show Sponsor: https://shapeshift.io Hosts: Matthew Mežinskis, Fernando Ulrich Music: New Friend Music newfriendmusic.com/ Site: cryptovoices.com/ Podcast & Information Cryptoeconomics & Liberty Thanks for listening!
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Sep 13, 2017 • 1h 21min

Rodolfo Novak: Opendime & Bitcoin Scaling

Crypto Voices: Episode 15 Show support appreciated: 35iDYDYqRdN2x6KGcpdV2W1Hy3AjGje9oL Matthew and Fernando interview Rodolfo Novak. Rodolfo is a Bitcoin entrepreneur from Brazil who has founded a variety of interesting and important projects such as BTC Look, Opendime, and Coinkite. He is based in Toronto. We discuss Opendime; after this, the majority of the discussion focuses on the various technical and economic arguments in the Bitcoin scaling debate, how Bitcoin is run, and what Bitcoin is. One of the most technical shows we have done, though we do still cover the economic sides. Good shouts from Rodolfo on the technical front. Links to topics discussed in show: http://rnvk.org/ https://opendime.com/ https://coinkite.com/ https://twitter.com/nvk Nakamoto on nodes and altruism: https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/pipermail/bitcoin-dev/2015-August/010238.html Thoughts on authenticity of above link: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1166153.30;imode Show Sponsor: https://shapeshift.io Hosts: Matthew Mežinskis, Fernando Ulrich Music: New Friend Music newfriendmusic.com/ Site: cryptovoices.com/ Podcast & Information Cryptoeconomics & Liberty Thanks for listening!
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Sep 6, 2017 • 60min

Jeffrey Tucker: Theory, Practice & Optimism on Bitcoin

Crypto Voices: Episode 14 Show support appreciated: 35iDYDYqRdN2x6KGcpdV2W1Hy3AjGje9oL Matthew and Fernando interview Jeffrey Tucker. Jeffrey is an author, economist and thinker. He is director of content for the Foundation for Economic Education, Chief Liberty Officer of Liberty.me, research fellow at the Acton Institute, policy adviser of the Heartland Institute, founder of the CryptoCurrency Conference, and author of many books, including Bit by Bit: How P2P is Freeing the World, and also It's a Jetsons World: Private Miracles and Public Crimes, as well as thousands of articles appearing in both scholarly and popular press. We discuss Bitcoin's role in the current political climate, its monetary aspects, its (possible) role in shadow economies, and some of the latest activities Jeffrey is working on, including starting a crypto hedge fund. Links to topics discussed in show: https://fee.org/donate/ https://liberty.me/ https://twitter.com/jeffreyatucker http://www.jeffreytucker.me/ Show Sponsor: https://shapeshift.io Hosts: Matthew Mežinskis, Fernando Ulrich Music: New Friend Music newfriendmusic.com/ Site: cryptovoices.com/ Podcast & Information Cryptoeconomics & Liberty Thanks for listening!
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Aug 24, 2017 • 59min

Helio Beltrão: Monetary & Investment Theory of Bitcoin

Crypto Voices: Episode 13 Show support appreciated: 35iDYDYqRdN2x6KGcpdV2W1Hy3AjGje9oL Matthew and Fernando interview Helio Beltrão, founder and president of Instituto Mises Brasil. Helio is a successful entrepreneur and investor. Helio discusses his interpretation of Bitcoin as money and as a digital good. We explore Menger, Mises, Hayek & Ferguson and classical liberal economics, such as spontaneous order versus design. He also proposes looking at Bitcoin based on the "Progression Theorem": estimating the likelihood of Bitcoin eventually becoming a generally accepted medium of exchange. Also we look at other attributes and its potential (and hurdles) in disrupting the current financial system. Links to topics discussed in show: http://mises.org.br/ Hosts: Matthew Mežinskis, Fernando Ulrich Music: New Friend Music newfriendmusic.com/ Site: cryptovoices.com/ Podcast & Information Cryptoeconomics & Liberty Thanks for listening!
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Aug 21, 2017 • 35min

Governance in Blockchain Technologies & Social Contract Theories (II)

Crypto Voices: Article 44 (Part II) Show support appreciated: 35iDYDYqRdN2x6KGcpdV2W1Hy3AjGje9oL Category: Market & political Author: Wessel Reijers, Fiachra O'Brolcháin, Paul Haynes Originally published: 21-Dec-2016 Published at: Ledger Journal Source: http://www.ledgerjournal.org/ojs/index.php/ledger/article/view/62 Narrator: Crypto Voices cryptovoices.com/ Production: Mama Studios www.mamastudios.eu/ Music: New Friend Music newfriendmusic.com/ Thanks for listening! This recording is a reproduction of author Wessel Reijers, Fiachra O'Brolcháin, Paul Haynes's piece 'Governance in Blockchain Technologies & Social Contract Theories'. 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.
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Aug 18, 2017 • 54min

Erik Voorhees: Bitcoin Business & Adoption

Crypto Voices: Episode 12 Show support appreciated: 35iDYDYqRdN2x6KGcpdV2W1Hy3AjGje9oL Matthew and Fernando interview Erik Voorhees of ShapeShift.io. Erik is a serial entrepreneur in the Bitcoin and digital asset space. We discuss the changing landscapes in Bitcoin and digital assets over the years, scaling, and their potential to disrupt money (and perhaps gold) and banking as we move forward. Erik also discusses some of his latest ventures. Links to topics discussed in show: https://shapeshift.io/#/coins https://prism.exchange/login https://www.saltlending.com/ Hosts: Matthew Mežinskis, Fernando Ulrich Music: New Friend Music newfriendmusic.com/ Site: cryptovoices.com/ Podcast & Information Cryptoeconomics & Liberty Thanks for listening!
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Aug 15, 2017 • 39min

Governance in Blockchain Technologies & Social Contract Theories (I)

Crypto Voices: Article 44 (Part I) Show support appreciated: 35iDYDYqRdN2x6KGcpdV2W1Hy3AjGje9oL Category: Market & political Author: Wessel Reijers, Fiachra O'Brolcháin, Paul Haynes Originally published: 21-Dec-2016 Published at: Ledger Journal Source: http://www.ledgerjournal.org/ojs/index.php/ledger/article/view/62 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 Wessel Reijers, Fiachra O'Brolcháin, Paul Haynes's piece 'Governance in Blockchain Technologies & Social Contract Theories'. 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.
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Aug 9, 2017 • 1h 1min

George Selgin: Money, Banking & Bitcoin

Crypto Voices: Episode 11 Show support appreciated: 35iDYDYqRdN2x6KGcpdV2W1Hy3AjGje9oL Matthew and Fernando interview Dr. George Selgin of the Center for Monetary and Financial Alternatives at the Cato Institute. Dr. Selgin relays a variety of interesting and pertinent information regarding money's origins, its use-cases, its store of value, its regulation among central banking, and how Bitcoin fits into the picture. Links to topics discussed in show: https://www.cato.org/people/george-selgin https://www.alt-m.org/author/selgin/ Hosts: Matthew Mežinskis, Fernando Ulrich Music: New Friend Music newfriendmusic.com/ Site: cryptovoices.com/ Podcast & Information Cryptoeconomics & Liberty Thanks for listening!

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