Bitcoin, Blockchain, And The Technologies Of Our Future

Updates on all the latest crypto news, a recap of Blockchain week, and more!With @Zaphoid @ChrisPacia @DustinDry1st New Flexa app "Spedn" allows people to use crypto at Whole Foods, Nordstrom, Barnes and Noble, GameStop, and more!Price surge and crash: Up $1200 in 1 day, followed by biggest intraday drop in a yearYang's latest comments on crypto, and why he may not be the "crypto candidate" everyone hopes forBCH bug exploited at time of scheduled HardForkAddresses CSW claimed were his apparently doesn't belong to him after allTether resumes operations, but can no longer loan money to BitfinexBinance relaunches withdrawals after 7000BTC hack and exchange shutdownCryptopia goes into liquidation after hack earlier this yearXRP now available to NY coinbase customersTRON CTO fights back against embezzlement accusationsBitcoin pizza day coming up: featured on 60 minutes, and MSM again gets the narrative wrongAmazon granted patent for a proof-of-work cryptographic systemPoloniex “GeoFen

https://youtu.be/CFO5XBRsDtAWARNING: SPOILERSLet's be real, war is expensive. Without the ability to raise huge amounts of money through taxes, large-scale warfare becomes a lot more difficult. The amount of destruction caused by the wars in GoT required huge resources, and presumably the resources of all the people were leveraged through taxes to make this happen. What if they had Bitcoin? Would this scale of warfare have been possible if the money were protected? We're not sure this is a serious question, but we certainly discussed it in our GoT recap of the penultimate episode. At our GoT Blockchain Week celebration we had Crypto Brekkie, BitBoy, Crypto Euclid, Mystical Oaks, Will Pangman, Tone Vays, Chelsea Palmer, Young Dumb Crypto and more, and then we discussed the episode afterwards and all the implications that crypto might have for Westeros!Support the show

How can you earn passive income on your EOS while it stays staked in your wallet?The REX (Resource Exchange) just launched on the EOS blockchain, which is a decentralized, smart contract marketplace that allows you to earn interest on your EOS by lending your unused resources to others in the form of CPU and NET ("bandwidth"). Ashe Oro, cofounder of freedomproxy.org chats to me about what this means for EOS users!To watch the video version of this segment visit: https://youtu.be/PDY3Q6m18vMSupport the show

Too big to fail? @cz_binance mentioned a Bitcoin blockchain reorg yesterday, and it caused uproar in the crypto community. He's since taken the suggestion back. @Zaphoid and I chat live about what "Too big to fail" would mean for bitcoin, it's origins in the financial crisis of '08, and the Ethereum DAO bailoutTo watch the video version of this segment, visit: https://youtu.be/m73E3A576n4Support the show

Moments ago EOS burned 35 million EOS tokens, valued at over $170mil USD.They are reducincing inflation by 80%, which is a dramatic move. Ashe Oro, cofounder of freedomproxy.org, talks with me about what this means for the EOS ecosystem.To watch the video version of the segment, visit: https://youtu.be/7gWQ2t9c7aISupport the show

Just announced, Binance was hacked today, 7000 BTC stolen, which is around $40 mil.Earlier today CZ tweeted:"Have to perform some unscheduled server maintenance that will impact deposits and withdrawals for a couple hours. No need to FUD. Funds are #safu."Then 5 hours later this security breach update was released:https://binance.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360028031711-Binance-Security-Breach-Update"We have discovered a large scale security breach today, May 7, 2019 at 17:15:24. Hackers were able to obtain a large number of user API keys, 2FA codes, and potentially other info. ...The hackers were able to withdraw 7000 BTC ...The above transaction is the only affected transaction. It impacted our BTC hot wallet only (which contained about 2% of our total BTC holdings). All of our other wallets are secure and unharmed."Binance will cover these funds with their "SAFU fund" that was set up last year as a security measure for emergency situations like this.Withdrawals and deposi

Today I took my friend Tyler to the Bitcoin Banke (not to be confused with a regular bank, this one is much better) in New Hampshire, and the lovely people there gave him his first BCH! I took him to a patisserie where he made his first purchase, and he was blown away. Suffice to say, Tyler is a convert, and no longer a crypto skeptic :)Thanks Anypay.global for the crypto and the awesome afternoon!To watch the video version of this segment, visit https://youtu.be/1KrbkN3L9iISupport the show

Teaching people about Bitcoin can be really difficult, as the founders of the University of Louisville Blockchain Club have found. I visited their campus in Kentucky and we discussed how many students there are hesitant to get involved with Bitcoin, and why. But they discovered a pretty great marketing tactic that has helped them reach out to more people. Thanks for chatting with me, Tucker and Brandon!UofL Blockchain twitter: https://twitter.com/BlockchainUofLTo watch the video version of this segment, visit: https://youtu.be/xDLUCpxMA6USupport the show

The Crypto Lark interviewed me on his channel, here is part 1 of the interview where we talk about Institutional Investment and whether it's a Trojan Horse.Part 2 of the interview coming soon!Subscribe to The Crypto Lark here: https://www.youtube.com/user/larksongbird01To watch the video version of this segment, visit:https://youtu.be/S9q52xcRLiASupport the show

Australian taxation office cracks down on crypto usersWash trading exposed in new reporthttps://www.bti.live/reports-april2019/Fidelity released survey of 400 US institutional investors: - 22% already have exposure to digital assets- 47% view digital assets as having a place in their portfolios.Bitfinex commingling funds with Tether reserves: Bitfinex to launch $1billion token sale, Global Trading Solutions LLC suspected to be linked with bitfinex charges, Tether market peg stands strongCFTC chair: “The Commission anticipates new applications for clearinghouse registration resulting from the explosion of interest in cryptocurrencies; an area in which protection of the cryptocurrencies will be one of the highest risks.”Facebook Building Cryptocurrency-Based Payments SystemWashington State recognizes blockchain records as legally valid and enforceableBrave Browser reaches 1M monthly downloadsEOS REX (resource exchange) was launched meaning all voting EOS token holders can get passive incomeEOS resources just go

Applied Cryptography Consultant Peter Todd chats with CypherStreet's Naomi Brockwell about where the term "CypherPunk" came from, and how it might apply to people in Bitcoin today. Please check out more videos like this from Bruce Fenton and me on the new channel "CypherStreet".To watch the video version of this pordcast, visit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_Gtz2GZZggSupport the show

Nic Carter, a Bitcoin historian and partner at Castle Island Ventures, chatted with us at the MIT Bitcoin Expo recently. In an effort to make fun of the trite criticism of Bitcoin made by most pundits and mainstream journalists, he made a 12-sided die where each side represents one of these popular criticisms. We go through each of these responses.To watch the video version of this podcast, please visit https://youtu.be/-X1kjjo-8doPlease check out Bruce Fenton's and my new channel, CypherStreet! Lot of great interviews coming :) https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgLTYAZOR_giv_KGmSSoTMwSupport the show

Bitcoin Core developer Eric Lombrozo chats with Bruce Fenton about how decisions in Bitcoin are made. He explains the difference between Git, GitHub, and discusses how Bitcoin handles the danger of too much centralized power.If you'd like to watch the video version of this podcast, please visit: https://youtu.be/N3sYKCJ9Z1sPlease check out Bruce Fenton's and my new channel, CypherStreet! Lots of great interviews coming :)https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgLTYAZOR_giv_KGmSSoTMwSupport the show

The Satoshi Roundtable is often unnecessarily shrouded in mystery. It's a major conference event in the crypto space, where industry experts are invited to come together to network, discuss how to solve problems, and talk crypto. In Spring there was a spinoff event called the Sidetable, which focused on Securities. Satoshi Roundtable host Bruce Fenton discusses his takeaways from the event.Be sure to subscribe to the new cypherstreet channel that Bruce and I just launched!https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgLTYAZOR_giv_KGmSSoTMwSupport the show

The Weekly Crypto Recap:Get all your crypto news from the week in fun Friday afternoon recap, with Chris Karabats from SmartCash and Naomi Brockwell from CypherStreet!This week:Kraken delists BSV citing community support, and Bitforex releases statement saying they will not join the #delistbsv movementRakuten, Japan's answer to Amazon, opens its doors to cryptoCoinbase stakes coins for institutional investorsIMF and world bank launch "Learning Coin"Andrew Yang asks for clarity in blockchain regulationIBM Blockchain working with volkswagen, nestle, and carrefourFinCEN penalizes peer-to-peer bitcoiner for "unlicensed money transmission" from actions in 2012Bitcoin fees jump to nearly 1 year highUBS says it "may take 20 years for btc price to get back to $20k"To watch the video version of this track, visit https://youtu.be/-PFAj_cRF4oSupport the show

3 hours ago Binance announced that it would delist BSVhttps://support.binance.com/hc/en-us/articles/360026666152-Binance-Will-Delist-BCHSVSoon afterwards, Shapeshift announced that they would follow suit and delist bsv within 48 hourshttps://twitter.com/ErikVoorhees/status/1117842010793099265The threat of delisting has been simmering for a few days, after CZ tweeted this 3 days ago:https://twitter.com/cz_binance/status/1116563034476957699"Craig Wright is not Satoshi.Anymore of this sh!t, we delist!"It was in response to the bounty placed in Hodlonaut's head encouraging people to dox the account. There have also been many lawsuits coming from Craig Wright that many in the community disagreed with, and the response seems to be a mass movement of people coming together to ostracize bsv.As Erik Voorhees said, "Ironically both the real Satoshi and the fake Satoshi have brought us together"There is speculation that Kraken will also delist BSV, and we will keep you posted with any news on t

International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde said Wednesday that “disruptors” are having a clear impact on the banking sector, and cryptocurrencies are "shaking the system".The former Chief Economist of the Swiss National Bank Kurt Schiltknecht openly criticizes current monetary policy and the normalisation of negative interest rates in a major weekly newspaper, and says that cryptocurrencies are a possible solution for the economy.Chris Karabats are I discuss the economic effects of negative interest rates, and how Cryptocurrency might save us from an upcoming economic collapse.Huge thank you to Simon Lutz for translating a summary of the newspaper article from German via Twitter!https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1115580696918134784.htmlTo watch the video version of this podcast, visit https://youtu.be/MeWndRKioc0Support the show

We cover all the news in crypto from the week! With Chris Karabats from Smartcash, brought to you by Crypto Insider! For more crypto news, visit CryptoInsider.com!Assange's arrest: freedom of press in perilAssange receives nearly $30k in bitcoin donations since arrestEcuador decided to give up Assange to British authorities, conviently timed with the IMF's decision to grant Ecuador a $4.2 Billion loan.#WeAreAllHodlonaut: with the CryptoInsider team, Vlad Costea and Blakely JonesWright put a bounty on Hodlonaut's head for anyone who can dox them, and community responds in solidarity with Hodlonaut, with many changing their names and profile photos to match Hodlonaut'sCZ threatens to delist BSVhttps://cryptoinsider.com/craig-s-wright-puts-bounty-on-hodlonauts-head-bitcoiners-become-hodlonaut/PewDiePie joins crypto: will stream exclusively on dLive, a platform on LinoEdan Yago joins us to discuss MakerDao, transparency issues, and increase in the Dai stability feeConstitution removed from EOS

This morning Julian Assange was dragged out of the Ecuadorian Embassy in London and arrested in relation to a US extradition request for "conspiracy with Chelsea Manning".The allegation is that Assange tried and failed to help crack a password, and this is an allegation for which the Obama administration tried to find evidence for many years, without success. Snowden remarked "The weakness of the US charge against Assange is shocking", and previously Obama's DOJ refused to charge the same count, saying it endangered journalism. The DOJ has justified the prosecution of Assange by saying that his request for "more information" from Manning was criminal. That is what journalism is: asking for information from your sources. This is literally the criminalization of journalism. The only news outlet that captured Assange being dragged out of the embassy this morning was Ruptly, a subsidiary of RT. It is "inconvenient" that all other outlets left 2 days ago, and also "

Brought to you by CryptoInsider.com, please visit their website for more news!https://cryptoinsider.com/weekly-roundup-april-1-april-5/Join the conversation with Caitlin Long, Shawn Owen, and Chris KarabatsBitcoin price his $5000 for first time since November.https://cryptoinsider.com/checking-in-on-bitcoins-price-charts/We speculate on the causesBitMEX Compensates users affected by Auto-Deleveraging during unexpected bullrunHaters come back out of the woodwork when Bitcoin markets start moving againSome suspect $100 million buy order across Coinbase, Kraken, and Bitstamp was the catalyst for BTC’s breakouthttps://cryptoinsider.com/bitcoin-breaks-through-huge-resistance/The SEC releases long-awaited crypto token guidance. Caitlin Long of the Wyoming Blockchain Coalition talks us through itCall to action:Here are the 2 bills that Caitlin says viewers should send to their state representatives & senators to ask them to enact: (1) utility tokens aren't securities https://www.wyoleg.gov/Legislation/20(2)