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Donations to Porkopolis Economics via BTCPay are appreciated: https://donations.porkopolis.io/ This is the one-hundred-sixty podcast episode from Crypto Voices. Show support appreciated: donations.cryptovoices.com Matthew and Alec are joined by a special guest: Ian Cain Ian Cain is a co-founder and executive chairman of the QUBIC Labs. Contents 00:00:00 Intro 00:01:16 Who is Ian Cain 00:04:12 Ian in Politics 00:17:06 Crypto in government 00:27:02 Bitcoin | Killer apps 00:31:50 Boston Blockchain Week 00:36:20 Community and Ecosystem 00:42:20 Global cities with crypto-friendly spaces 00:49:23 Alec's philosophical question 00:53:10 Older generation's approach to crypto and technology Show Sponsor: hodlhodl.com/join/cryptovoices Hosts: Matthew Mezinskis, Michel, Alec Harris Music: New Friend Music newfriendmusic.com/ Podcast & videos Bitcoin, privacy, cryptoeconomics & liberty Thanks for watching!

Donations to Porkopolis Economics via BTCPay are appreciated: https://donations.porkopolis.io/ This is the one-hundred-fifty-ninth podcast episode from Crypto Voices. Show support appreciated: donations.cryptovoices.com Matthew and Alec discuss current world topics, including the devaluation of the Argentinian peso and the Zero Trust Initiative. Also, Alec discusses his newest venture: havenX. Contents 00:00:00 Intro 00:01:16 Argentinian peso devaluation 00:12:05 Alec's havenX 00:17:08 Privacy in the government 00:19:50 Zero Trust Initiative within the Biden administration 00:21:37 havenX and its services 00:29:44 The next scam 00:35:49 Trial and Error within an ETF Show Sponsor: hodlhodl.com/join/cryptovoices Hosts: Matthew Mezinskis, Michel, Alec Harris Music: New Friend Music newfriendmusic.com/ Podcast & videos Bitcoin, privacy, crypto, economics & liberty Thanks for watching! https://porkopolis.io https://twitter.com/1basemoney Show content is not investment or financial advice in any way.

Check out show sponsor Coinkite: https://coinkite.com/ Donations to Porkopolis Economics via BTCPay appreciated: https://donations.porkopolis.io/ This is the eighty-third video installment from Porkopolis Economics, covering macro and money (and sports), from the creator of the Crypto Voices podcast, Matthew Mezinskis. Contents 00:00 Intro 01:01 Devaluation of the peso 03:15 Not enough devaluation 04:16 How does Bitcoin fit in? 06:21 Black market price of pesos valued in dollar terms Here, I review the Argentinian peso, the Black Market rate, and where Bitcoin fits in. Host: Matthew Mezinskis https://porkopolis.io https://twitter.com/crypto_voices Show content is not investment or financial advice in any way.

Donations to Porkopolis Economics via BTCPay are appreciated: https://donations.porkopolis.io/ This is the one-hundred-fifty-eighth podcast episode from Crypto Voices. Show support appreciated: donations.cryptovoices.com Matthew, Alec, and Michel are back together again for some commentary on the markets and issues in the Bitcoin world. Contents 00:00:00 Intro 00:05:30 Crime and Bitcoin 00:08:03 Nationalism in Today's World 00:17:30 Power Regression as of Dec 5th, 2023 00:28:02 Issues in Crypto Wallets 00:49:08 U.S. Federal Debt and China's Numbers 00:58:51 OpenAI News 01:02:00 The Funding Behind Signal 01:08:22 Implementation of iMessage on Android 01:13:35 Spamming the Blockchain Issues 01:17:30 Alec's Philosophical Question Show Sponsor: hodlhodl.com/join/cryptovoices Hosts: Matthew Mezinskis, Michel, Alec Harris Music: New Friend Music newfriendmusic.com/ Podcast & videos Bitcoin, privacy, crypto, economics & liberty Thanks for watching! https://porkopolis.io https://twitter.com/1basemoney Show content is not investment or financial advice in any way.

Check out show sponsor Coinkite: https://coinkite.com/ Donations to Porkopolis Economics via BTCPay appreciated: https://donations.porkopolis.io/ This is the eighty-second video installment from Porkopolis Economics, covering macro and money (and sports), from the creator of the Crypto Voices podcast, Matthew Mezinskis. Contents 00:00 Intro 00:59 Scenes from Torino 02:00 Mastering your craft 02:43 Jimmy Connors (5th) 03:15 Ivan Lendl (4th) 04:30 Pete Sampras (3rd) 05:25 Roger Federer (2nd) 06:14 Rafael Nadal (6th) 07:08 Novak Djokovic (1st) Here I review Novak Djokovic's incredible record-extending 400th week atop the ATP rankings at #1 coming off his record-breaking 7th ATP Finals victory in Torino. Host: Matthew Mezinskis https://porkopolis.io https://twitter.com/crypto_voices Show content is not investment or financial advice in any way.

Check out show sponsor Coinkite: https://coinkite.com/ Donations to Porkopolis Economics via BTCPay appreciated: https://donations.porkopolis.io/ This is the eighty-first video installment from Porkopolis Economics, covering macro and money, from the creator of the Crypto Voices podcast, Matthew Mezinskis. Contents 00:00 Intro 00:23 Review of regression trendlines 02:22 Review of 2021 boom 03:58 Review of earlier booms 04:37 Review of prior year 05:09 2-sigma down move 07:13 1-sigma moves 08:04 2-sigma up moves 08:55 Trendline out to 2030 Here I review the latest power regression trendline for the Bitcoin price, based on all the pricing data, from 22-May 2010, until today, 10-Nov-2023. Prior videos with further info: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBMDh9ly95Y https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LlrqnAwucmk Host: Matthew Mezinskis https://porkopolis.io https://twitter.com/crypto_voices Show content is not investment or financial advice in any way.

Donations to Porkopolis Economics via BTCPay appreciated: https://donations.porkopolis.io/ This is the one hundred fifty-seventh podcast episode from Crypto Voices. Show support appreciated: donations.cryptovoices.com Matthew interviews Aaron van Wirdum, journalist and editor at Bitcoin Magazine, and author of the upcoming Genesis Book. Contents 00:00:00 Intro 00:01:30 Explaining Bitcoin to others 00:07:12 Hyperbitcoinization 00:10:50 Bitcoin's utility 00:12:41 Physical cash growth 00:22:37 Cash, Bitcoin, CBDCs 00:31:15 European regulation 00:32:50 Bitcoin privacy 00:41:24 Bitcoin Amsterdam 00:43:23 New book! 00:49:02 Closing links Links for more info: https://twitter.com/AaronvanW Nostr: npub1art8cs66ffvnqns5zs5qa9fwlctmusj5lj38j94lv0ulw0j54wjqhpm0w5 https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1j7PDr7uTNsJs3CmCmtB0vLjmkKz4GOnQ https://bitcoinmagazine.com/authors/aaron-van-wirdum Show Sponsor: hodlhodl.com/join/cryptovoices Hosts: Matthew Mezinskis, Michel, Alec Harris Music: New Friend Music newfriendmusic.com/ Podcast & videos Bitcoin, privacy, cryptoeconomics & liberty Thanks for watching! https://porkopolis.io https://twitter.com/1basemoney Show content is not investment or financial advice in any way.

Donations to Porkopolis Economics via BTCPay appreciated: https://donations.porkopolis.io/ This is the one hundred fifty-sixth podcast episode from Crypto Voices. Show support appreciated: donations.cryptovoices.com Matthew and Michel interview Henrik Skogstrøm, founder and CEO of Torq (formerly known as LN Capital). The Torq platform is enterprise software for managing capital, channels, and routing nodes in a secure, automated, and trigger-driven way. Contents 00:00:00 Intro 00:01:08 Background on LN Capital (and Torq) 00:02:35 Open or closed? 00:03:12 Target market 00:05:14 State of Lightning Network 00:07:08 Which implementations? 00:07:56 Async? 00:08:24 Active customers? 00:09:00 Main features 00:10:23 Dashboard demo 00:18:10 LSP definition 00:18:50 LN econ vs. On-chain 00:21:05 Scaling Bitcoin w/ LN 00:24:20 Escaping to LN? 00:30:44 Routing node profit motive 00:32:08 LN landscape vs. On-chain 00:35:18 LN capacity 00:39:46 Data collection? 00:40:17 Scaling Lightning 00:43:56 Torq mid-term goals 00:45:50 LN econ vs. On-chain (again) 00:47:37 LN fees vs. On-chain 00:52:48 Closing links Links for more info: https://twitter.com/ohskogstrom https://twitter.com/TorqLN https://ln.capital/ https://twitter.com/ScalingLN https://scalinglightning.com/ Show Sponsor: hodlhodl.com/join/cryptovoices Hosts: Matthew Mezinskis, Michel, Alec Harris Music: New Friend Music newfriendmusic.com/ Podcast & videos Bitcoin, privacy, cryptoeconomics & liberty Thanks for watching! https://porkopolis.io https://twitter.com/1basemoney Show content is not investment or financial advice in any way.

Check out show sponsor Coinkite: https://coinkite.com/ Donations to Porkopolis Economics via BTCPay appreciated: https://donations.porkopolis.io/ This is the eightieth video installment from Porkopolis Economics, covering macro and money, from the creator of the Crypto Voices podcast, Matthew Mezinskis. Contents 00:00 Intro 00:20 Official dollar price (in ARS) 04:09 Bitcoin price (in ARS) 06:58 Black market dollar price (in ARS) 11:00 Mainstream doesn't call it "black" Here I cover the devaluation of the Argentine peso which occurred recently on 14 August. You may be surprised to know that there is a long-standing black market price for the peso, and you can actually back into this using the Bitcoin price (in Argentine pesos), as Bitcoin is one of the most liquid, free, and globally traded assets around the world. Prior videos with further info: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVKzQYtX1PY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5tJCGoU9yE Host: Matthew Mezinskis https://porkopolis.io https://twitter.com/crypto_voices Show content is not investment or financial advice in any way.

Donations to Porkopolis Economics via BTCPay appreciated: https://donations.porkopolis.io/ This is the one hundred fifty-fifth podcast episode from Crypto Voices. Show support appreciated: donations.cryptovoices.com Matthew, Alec, and Michel interview Matěj Žák, CEO of Trezor, the oldest Bitcoin hardware wallet manufacturer and champion of open-source tech. Contents 00:00:00 Intro 00:01:08 Background on Trezor 00:02:55 Open-source nature 00:05:12 Trezor clones 00:07:45 Self-custody trends 00:13:30 Current chip 00:19:38 Open-source chip 00:20:50 New products 00:22:10 Coinjoin implementation 00:28:00 Products continued 00:32:15 New chip continued 00:38:00 Bitcoin vs. Other 00:45:47 Ledger Recover 00:51:52 Customer issues 01:00:59 Prague follow-up Links for more info: https://twitter.com/matej_zak https://trezor.io Show Sponsor: hodlhodl.com/join/cryptovoices Hosts: Matthew Mezinskis, Michel, Alec Harris Music: New Friend Music newfriendmusic.com/ Podcast & videos Bitcoin, privacy, cryptoeconomics & liberty Thanks for watching! https://porkopolis.io https://twitter.com/1basemoney Show content is not investment or financial advice in any way.