Bitcoin Magazine Podcast
Episodes
Bitcoin Happy Hour #12: Debating a Circular Bitcoin Economy and BTC Mining Deep Dive
19 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today, Colin sits down with Cassie Clifton and Christian Keroles, two of BTC Inc.'s content creators and conference organizers, to talk about the rece...
Weekly Bits #11: On the Coast of El Salvador, Bitcoin Is Becoming the Standard
15 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Two coastal villages in El Salvador are living out the dream that many Bitcoiners envision: a circular bitcoin economy for those who have been ignored...
Bitcoin Happy Hour #11: Bitcoin Aesthetics and Conference Design
10 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today, Colin sits down with Tommy Marchesci and Pat Riley, two of BTC Inc.'s designers, to talk about their methodology, philosophy and vision for the...
Weekly Bits #10: Bitcoin's Potential 2020 Protocol Upgrades With Aaron van Wirdum
08 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Bitcoin's underlying consensus layer has gone two years without a hard or soft fork change — its longest such streak in history. On this episode of ...
Kiara Bickers on Clarifying Bitcoin
08 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Dave Hollerith talks with Kiara Bickers, author of Bitcoin Clarity: A Guide To Understanding Bitcoin. Bitcoin Clarity is different fr...
Trace Mayer on Monetary Sovereignty and Proof of Keys
24 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
For almost a decade, Bitcoiners from all across the world have celebrated January 3 as Bitcoin’s bonafide birthday. It was on that date in 2009 that...
Bitcoin Happy Hour #10: River Financial
20 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Colin and Christian are joined by Andrew Yang (no, not that one) of River Financial to discuss how the newly launched bitcoin exchange plans offer a c...
Weekly Bits #9: The Open-Source Mission of BTCPay Server
17 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The best of Bitcoin tends to come from projects that leave wealth accumulation and personal agendas aside to focus on building on behalf of the commun...
Guy Swann on Curating The Best Bitcoin Writing
16 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
"In Bitcoin, some of the best ideas occur when somebody has just taken the time to sit down and just really break down each concept in writing, and ar...
Bitcoin Happy Hour #9: Mining, (Mis)use and Media
13 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this week’s episode, Colin, Christian, Brandon and Michael discuss the current state of mining as we approach the new year, a provocative op-ed o...
Philip Gradwell on the Economic Data Behind Blockchain Analysis
10 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The work of blockchain analysis companies such as Chainalysis isn’t always welcomed by privacy advocates. However, if you're a Bitcoiner who cares a...
Weekly Bits #8: The Decentralization of Bitcoin Mining
10 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The bitcoin mining industry has always been dominated by China, but a growing trend of operations opening up in North America raises interesting quest...
Bitcoin Happy Hour #8: Political Gambits and Lightning Strikes Bitfinex
06 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Colin, Michael and Brandon gauge the ethical and political ramifications of Virgil Griffith's talk at the Pyongyang blockchain conference--with a surp...
Weekly Bits #7: The Gift of Bitcoin Giving
04 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
To celebrate the holiday season, this episode of the Weekly Bits podcast covers two programs focused on accelerating bitcoin-based giving. Peter is jo...
Bruce Fenton on the Bitcoin Foundation, Satoshi Roundtable and Scaling
02 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
"If we continue down this road where we have no privacy and governments and corporations know every single thing about us because of these surveillanc...
Catherine Coley on Launching and Operating Binance.US
25 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Dave interviews Catherine Coley, CEO of Binance.US. Binance is the largest global cryptocurrency exchange in the world, but they have...
Bitcoin Happy Hour #7: Sats for Chats and the Ethics of Hacktivism
22 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Bitcoin Magazine Happy Hour, Colin, Michael and Brandon look into the Lightning Network’s potential as a messaging applicat...
Weekly Bits #6: Reviewing Bitcoin's Best Hardware Wallets
20 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
As any good Bitcoiner knows, your BTC is only as safe as your private keys. So, to learn more about the different hardware wallet options out th...
Mati Greenspan on The Motion in Bitcoin Markets
18 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
“As master Yoda says, the future is always in motion.” -Matti Greenspan There will always be different takes on the news. Something like China's r...
Bitcoin Happy Hour #6: Starlink and the Marsian Case for Bitcoin
15 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Joined by BTC Media CEO David Bailey, Brandon, Cass, and Dave discuss Icelandic Bitcoin heists, the Unknown Fund and what SpaceX's Starlink could mean...
Derek Muhney on the Use Case for Bitcoin ATMS
13 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Derek Muhney, Director of Marketing and National Sales at Coinsource, joins to discuss the use case for Bitcoin ATMs. During our co...
Weekly Bits #5: Bitcoin Merch, Video Reviews and the Art of Filming Crypto
12 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Bitcoin Magazine's resident video and audio producer Grahm Petersen joins Peter Chawaga on the latest episode of Weekly Bits to offer some perspective...
Alex Gladstein on Blockchain and Tyranny Vs. Bitcoin and Freedom
11 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Dave talks with Alex Gladstein about the recent news that China and President Xi Jinping, have publicly expressed admiration for bloc...
Bitcoin Happy Hour #5: Moby Dick and Bitcoin Dogma
08 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Colin, Michael, Cass and Brandon dissect the lone whale market manipulation FUD, discuss the global bitcoin mining market and dive into Tuur Demeester...
Weekly Bits #4: Living on Bitcoin in Europe
06 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Bitcoin adoption may be growing every day, but it's still a challenge to live every day exclusively using BTC. On this episode, Peter Chawaga asks Col...
Bitcoin Happy Hour #4: Tony Hawk, Bitcoin in Asia and The Next Bull Market
01 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Tony Hawk is coming to Bitcoin2020! This week, the guys discuss getting Tony to Bitcoin 2020, the upcoming launch of the podcast series "Bitcoin in As...
Tom Bachar on PEI, The Bitcoin Rewards App
01 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
People will always need banking, but now, more than ever, we're beginning to see that people don't necessarily need banks. Emerging apps such as PEI o...
Weekly Bits #3: The WTV Takedown and How Darknet Markets Rely on Bitcoin
30 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this Bitcoin Magazine Weekly Bits podcast episode, editor Peter Chawaga and content creator David Hollerith add broader context to the takedown of ...
Inside the Darknet Market Seizure Made Possible by Bitcoin
24 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Dave interviews Jonathan Levin, Chief Strategy Officer at Chainalysis, the blockchain analysis firm that helped investigators take do...
Bitcoin Happy Hour #3: Lightning Conference Recap
22 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Bitcoin Magazine writers Vlad Costea, Colin Harper and Aaron van Wirdum converge on the Berlin Lightning Conference and talk about their takeaways, fa...
Weekly Bits #2: Signet and Bitcoin as a Savings Technology
21 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode of the Bitcoin Magazine Weekly Bits podcast, editors Peter Chawaga and Christie Harkin discuss the evolution of bitcoiners in r...
Weekly Bits #1: Gab, QuadrigaCX and the new Crypto Tax
15 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Introducing Bitcoin Magazine's Weekly Bits, a podcast that details the most impactful stories coming through our newsroom. Taking a closer look at the...
Bitcoin Happy Hour #2: IRS Guidance, Trouble w/ ETH, & Gab
11 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Wind down your work week with the Bitcoin Magazine Podcast Happy Hour, where members of the Bitcoin Magazine team digest the week's top news with easy...
Agatha Bacelar on Why Bitcoin and the Blockchain Will Be Agents for Social Change
10 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Dave Hollerith and Colin Harper talk with Agatha Bacelar. Bacelar is challenging long-time juggernaut, Nancy Pelosi, for California's...
Bitcoin Happy Hour #1: Bakkt, Crypto Ratings, EOS & Block.One
08 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Introducing the Bitcoin Happy Hour, where Bitcoin Magazine staff members digest the week's top news in crypto with easy uncensored conversation and lo...
Bitcoin Schmitcoin on Analyzing the Bitcoin Price and What A Healthy Market Looks Like
08 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Dave Hollerith talks with Nathan Hadley a.k.a. Bitcoin Schmitcoin, to hear what it's like to be a Bitcoin price analyst. Nathan discu...
Aleksandar Svetski On Why Bitcoin Is the Ultimate Contrarian’s Bet
26 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Bitcoin Magazine catches up with Aleksandar Svetski, CEO of the Bitcoin company, Amber. Aleksandar argues why now more than ever, B...
Francis Pouliot on Joining Liquid Network, Bitcoin Privacy and Scalability
19 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
On the first day of the 2019 Baltic Honeybadger conference, prominent bitcoiner and Bull Bitcoin CEO Francis Pouliot spoke with Bitcoin Magazine j...
Creating the Animated Series Bitcoin & Friends with Robert Allen
12 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, the guys talk about some of the bigger stories in the Bitcoin Magazine headlines (FATF Travel Rule, Bitmain’s Antminer 17 SOLD OUT,...
Energy Companies Are Missing Out On Bitcoin Mining
06 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the first ever Bitcoin Magazine Podcast's "Wingin' It", a light, off-the-cuff, sometimes humorous approach to all things happening around b...
Dr. Maxim Orlovsky on Storm and Bitcoin
30 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Bitcoin Magazine staff writer, Vlad Costea talks with Dr Maxim Orlovsky, a neuroscientist turned Bitcoin researcher, engineer and ent...
A Conversation with Crypto.com and Salt Lending from Bitcoin 2019
27 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Bitcoin is the best performing asset in the last ten years, but behind the price, there's a lot going on. In this episode, we cover the top news stori...
Coffee, Crypto and the Hodling Merchant's Perspective
14 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Sure, bitcoin is a store of value and a hedge against global debt and inflation. But what is it actually like for a merchant to transact with it day t...
Alex Gladstein and the Moral Case for Lightning
07 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We've all seen it: Our social media feeds suddenly inundated with ads related to products or services we had just been browsing for. In an increasingl...
Lolli's Alex Adelman on Earning Bitcoin and Democratizing Commerce
31 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Lolli CEO and co-founder Alex Adelman joins the Bitcoin Magazine podcast to discuss Lolli's rapid growth, democratizing commerce, dri...
Entiende Bitcoin feat. Max Webster (Ep. 15)
23 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Dave and Grahm get back to the news: Paying Taxes in Bitcoin, Trumps Deriding Bitcoin, and Iran’s “potential” mining industry. ...
A Conversation with Joel Comm and Gary Leland at Bitcoin 2019 (Ep. 14)
12 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, recorded at the Bitcoin2019 Conference, Dave and Grahm are joined by Joel Comm of the Bad Crypto Podcast and Gary Leland of Crypto Co...
FATF Guidelines and What They Get Wrong About Bitcoin feat. Simon Lelieveldt (Ep. 13)
05 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Dave discusses the new Financial Action Task Force (FATF) guidelines with Amsterdam-based regulatory consultant Simon Lelieveldt, who...
Being John McAfee (Ep. 12)
03 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
On today's episode, Dave and Grahm chat with the one and only John McAfee, currently living in exile in Cuba. They talk about freedom, Bitcoin, McAfee...
Facebook's Libra Might Not Be What You Think feat. Colin Harper (Ep. 11)
22 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Grahm and Dave invite Colin Harper from the other side of the office to discuss his recent article on the Libra white paper. The thre...
Relax, Man...Bitcoin's Security is Fine feat Dan Held (Ep. 10)
18 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Dave and Grahm cover the news: shadow banking, Binance’s spinoff company and explaining Bitcoin to your dad. Then they talk with th...
A Bitcoiner On Hong Kong's Anti-Extradition Bill Protests feat. Leo Weese (Ep. 9)
15 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Dave and Grahm talk with Leo Weese, a Bitcoiner and statistician living in Hong Kong about the anti-extradition bill protests in his ...
P2P Crypto Exchanges Still HodlHodling On feat. Max Keidun (Ep.8)
14 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Dave and Grahm cover the recent news and development happening around peer-to-peer Bitcoin exchanges. They talk with Hodlhodl’s Max ...
Speculating On Crypto's 4 Million Dollar Lunch with Warren Buffett (Ep.7)
05 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this supposedly short episode that went long, Dave and Grahm discuss Justin Sun's winning charity bid for a lunch with Warren Buffett. Joined by De...
Proof of Wrongs: Debunking Faketoshi feat. Jameson Lopp (Ep. 6)
03 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In today's episode, Dave and Grahm sit down with Jameson Lopp to discuss his recent Op-Ed "How Many Wrongs Make a Wright", a comprehensive investigati...
Bullish on Bitcoin | Bearish on Trade Relations with Jeffrey Tucker (Ep. 5)
28 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Dave and Grahm are back with news and price narratives around 2019’s top performing financial asset. The news includes mainstream media's Bitcoin FO...
Dan Held on Bitcoin's Quantum Narratives (Ep. 4)
20 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Dave and Grahm are back with the latest on news and narratives in the Bitcoin community. News includes Bitcoin's recent price spike, Blockstream's Liq...
Bitcoin Rationalism and Community Feuds with Kyle Torpey (Ep. 3)
14 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to The Bitcoin Magazine Podcast, your source for all the news, commentary and analysis driving the financial revolution that is Bitcoin. ...
Understanding Bitcoin Blockchain Forks with Aaron Van Wirdum (Ep. 2)
29 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to The Bitcoin Magazine Podcast, your source for all the news, commentary and thought leadership driving the financial revolution that is...
(Ep. 1) The Bitcoin Magazine Podcast feat. Jameson Lopp
15 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to The Bitcoin Magazine Podcast, the source for all the news, commentary and thought leadership driving the financial revolution that is Bitco...