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Amor Sexton & Marco Santori: Siân Jones Interviews Inside Bitcoins London
25 Sep 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Siân Jones was recently in London for the Inside Bitcoins conference. She interviewed two people with extensive knowledge of regulation and how it sh...
Eric Larchevêque, Nicolas Baca & Thomas France: La Maison du Bitcoin in Paris
22 Sep 2014
Contributed by Lukas
La maison du Bitcoin is a dedicated Bitcoin center located in the heart of ”Silicon Sentier”, which is situated in the 2nd arrondissement of Paris...
Bastian Brand: The Intelligent Cryptoinvestor, Bitcoin Investment Whitepaper
15 Sep 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Bastian Brand is an investment manager at Pathfinder Capital. Pathfinder Capital is a London-based Venture Capital firm that focuses on frontier m...
Flavien Charlon: Coinprism – Colored Coins, Open Assets Protocol & Crypto Equity
08 Sep 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Flavien Charlon is the founder of coloured coin wallet Coinprism. Colored coins allow people and organizations to securely issue and trade real-world ...
Siân Jones & Thomas Spaas: Is Bitcoin Subject to VAT? (European Consumer Goods Tax)
01 Sep 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Thomas Spaas, director of the Belgian Bitcoin Association and an international tax lawyer in Antwerp, and our regulatory affairs correspondent Siân J...
Dave Carlson, Jez San, Marc Aafjes, Naveed Sherwani & Timo Hanke: CoinSummit London – Pannel: The Ever Changing Landscape of Bitcoin Mining
28 Aug 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s panel discussion is called “The ever changing landscape of Bitcoin mining” where moderator Jez San is joined by some of the most promine...
George Samman: BTC.sx, Bitcoin Derivatives, Recent Price Movements, Wall St and Regulation
25 Aug 2014
Contributed by Lukas
George Samman is co-founder and COO of the Bitcoin derivatives exchange, BTC.sx. George helps us get a broad understanding of derivatives as a financi...
Flavien Charlon, Gavin Wood, Richard Gendal Brown & Ron Gross: CoinSummit London – Panel: Decentralized Applications and Appcoins
21 Aug 2014
Contributed by Lukas
This episode features a panel discussion called “Decentralized Applications and Appcoins.” Flavien Charlon, founder of Coinprism, Ron Gross of the...
Edmund Edgar: Reality Keys – A Certificate Authority for Facts
18 Aug 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Edmund Edgar is the founder of Reality Keys. His startup won the Startup Challenge award at the Bitcoin 2014 Conference in Amsterdam. They are providi...
Andrew Turner, Michael Jackson & Olivier Janssens: CoinSummit London – Interviews
14 Aug 2014
Contributed by Lukas
CoinSummit London Conference Series – July 10 and 11, 2014 In this episode we talk to Olivier Janssens, a Bitcoin early adopter and investor, and hi...
Freya Stevens & Ira Miller: Coinapult – Locks and Letting the Bit Drop
11 Aug 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Coinapult’s CEO Ira Miller and marketing specialist Freya Stevens join us for a discussion about their company and plans for the future. We particul...
Adam Vaziri, Frank Schuil, Mark Lamb & Peter Smith: CoinSummit London – Panel: The Challenges of Operating a Bitcoin Business in Europe
07 Aug 2014
Contributed by Lukas
CoinSummit London Conference Series – July 10 and 11, 2014 This episode features a panel discussion called “The challenges of operating a Bitcoin ...
Gavin Wood: Ethereum & Ether Sale
04 Aug 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Gavin Wood joins us for an episode that is all about Ethereum. The uniquely ambitious Ethereum project with its turing-complete programming language i...
Jonathan Levin & Peter Todd: CoinSummit London – Interviews
01 Aug 2014
Contributed by Lukas
CoinSummit London Conference Series – July 10 and 11, 2014 Our second CoinSummit Episode is out! In it we have two fantastic interviews. In the firs...
Radko Albrecht: BitBond, Bitcoin Lending and the Changing World of Finance
28 Jul 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Radko Albrecht joins us to discuss his startup, the Bitcoin-based peer-to-peer lending platform, BitBond. We dove deeply into why Bitcoin-based peer-t...
Emin Gün Sirer, Garrick Hileman, Jeff Garzik, Jez San & Peter Todd: CoinSummit London – State of Bitcoin Keynote & “Will Bitcoin Last the Distance” Panel on Mining
24 Jul 2014
Contributed by Lukas
CoinSummit London Conference Series – July 10 and 11, 2014 We start our coverage of CoinSummit with Garrick Hileman, CoinDesk contributor & Econ...
Gabriel Mirón & Steven Morell: Steven Morell & Gabriel Mirón: NYDFS BitLicense Proposal, MEXBT, Moneero, Latin America
21 Jul 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Steven Morell and Gabriel Mirón join us to discuss the recent New York Department of Financial Services BitLicense proposal. Our regulatory affairs c...
Patrick Murck & Preston Byrne: Regulation Series by Siân Jones
17 Jul 2014
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is part of our coverage of the Bitcoin 2014 Conference which took place in Amsterdam from May 15 to 17, 2014. These interviews were condu...
Siân Jones: European Banking Authority Opinion, Regulation, Coinsummit London, COINsult
14 Jul 2014
Contributed by Lukas
The recent publication of a European Banking Authority opinion on “virtual currencies” has caused great concern among actors of the Bitcoin ecosys...
Bryan Skarlatos, Estaban van Goor, Jerry Brito & Luis Cuende: Regulation Series by Siân Jones
12 Jul 2014
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is part of our coverage of the Bitcoin 2014 Conference which took place in Amsterdam from May 15 to 17, 2014. These interviews were condu...
Tatiana Moroz & Wendell Davis: Tatiana Coin, EBA warning, Counterparty, User Created Assets
07 Jul 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Today we’re joined by two guests. Tatiana Moroz is a singer-songwriter, anti-war activist and a very active bitcoin enthusiast and evangelist. Recen...
Anthony di Iorio, Arthur Corry, Ethan Wilding & Michael Perklin: Bitcoin Decentral Toronto
30 Jun 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Topics covered in this episode: Anthony di Iorio (Founder Decentral, Founder Ethereum, Toronto Bitcoin Meetup, Executive Director Bitcoin Alliance of...
Adam Ludwin, David Bailey, Devon Gundry, Eric Rykwalder, Nic Cary, Rodolfo Novak & Roop Gill: Bitcoin 2014 Amsterdam
26 Jun 2014
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is part of our coverage of the Bitcoin 2014 Conference which took place in Amsterdam from May 15 to 17, 2014. Topics covered in this epis...
Mike Hearn: Lighthouse, Assurance Contracts, bitcoinj, Transaction Fees & Core Dev Team
21 Jun 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Today out guest is Mike Hearn who many of you are familiar with. He’s one of the first Bitcoin users and the developer of bitcoinj, a Java library u...
Adam Cleary, Frédéric Martin, Marco Peereboom, Nicolas Baca, Patrick Melton & Tamás Blummer: Bitcoin 2014 Amsterdam
19 Jun 2014
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is part of our coverage of the Bitcoin 2014 Conference which took place in Amsterdam from May 15 to 17, 2014. Topics covered in this epis...
Joel Dietz: Swarm – Crypto-Fundraising, Silk Road Sale, Google & Yahoo Track BTC
16 Jun 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Guest Joel Dietz talks about his new company Swarm, a very exciting cryptocurrency-based fundraising platform. Their idea is to provide a more efficie...
David Schwartz, Edward Karatov, Eiso Vaandrager, Jon Peters, Matt Tuzzolo & Richard Caetano: Bitcoin 2014 Amsterdam
12 Jun 2014
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is part of our coverage of the Bitcoin 2014 Conference which took place in Amsterdam from May 15 to 17, 2014. Topics covered in this epis...
Eddy Travia: Seedcoin, Apple App Guidelines, Startups, Virtual Incubation, VC’s
09 Jun 2014
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s show, we have Eddy Travia who joins us from Hong Kong. Eddy is co-founder and Chief Startup Officer at Seedcoin, a seed-stage virtual inc...
Bobby Lee, Charlie Lee, Filip Roose & Philippe Rodriguez: Bitcoin 2014 Amsterdam
05 Jun 2014
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is part of our coverage of the Bitcoin 2014 Conference which took place in Amsterdam from May 15 to 17, 2014. Topics covered in this epis...
Wendell Davis: Hive Wallet, Humint, DISH, Bitex.la
02 Jun 2014
Contributed by Lukas
On episode 22 we had Wendell Davis on, who is CEO of two Bitcoin startups. The first one is Hive, a popular and user-friendly Bitcoin wallet targeted ...
Brian Armstrong, JF Gallas, Jon Matonis, Marc Barach & Radko Albrecht: Bitcoin 2014 Amsterdam
30 May 2014
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is part of our coverage of the Bitcoin 2014 Conference which took place in Amsterdam from May 15 to 17, 2014. Topics covered in this epis...
Asher Tan & Levin Keller: CoinJar, Circle, German Bitcoin Sales Tax
27 May 2014
Contributed by Lukas
For episode 21 we had Asher Tan on CEO of CoinJar, a very successful Australian Bitcoin startup that offers similar services to Coinbase. We talked ab...
Patrick Byrne: Bitcoin 2014 Amsterdam – Keynote by Patrick Byrne CEO of Overstock.com
22 May 2014
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is part of our coverage of the Bitcoin 2014 Conference which took place in Amsterdam from May 15 to 17, 2014. To start off our coverage o...
Jorge Timon & Mark Friedenbach: Bitcoin 2014, Freicoin, Freimarkets & Sidechains
19 May 2014
Contributed by Lukas
We recorded episode 20 in Amsterdam the morning after the Bitcoin 2014 conference organized by the Bitcoin Foundation. Our two guests for the post-con...
David El Achkar: Bitcoin in the Middle East
12 May 2014
Contributed by Lukas
For episode 19, we had David El Achkar on as our guest host. He is a Bitcoin entrepreneur in Beirut and the founder of the Bitcoin Lebanon group. We t...
Meinhard Benn: Dark Wallet, Bitcoins for MIT, Bitcoin’s Limitations and Mining
05 May 2014
Contributed by Lukas
For episode 18, Meinhard Benn was on as our guest host, while Sebastien was enjoying a few days off. Meinhard is the lead software developer for Bitco...
Spin-Offs, Bitcoin Debit Card, BIP38-Cold Storage and Bitcoin Undone?
28 Apr 2014
Contributed by Lukas
After having guests on for our last few episodes, it was back to the original cast of Brian and Sebastien for an episode. Episode links: Spin-offs on...
Max Kaye & Stephan Tual: Ethereum and Decentralized Applications
21 Apr 2014
Contributed by Lukas
We had two excellent guests on. Stephan Tual is the Chief Communications Officer for the Ethereum project, founder of the London Ethereum meetup and h...
Joel Hampton: Spendr, Neo & Bee, Sidechains, Square
14 Apr 2014
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we have Joel Hampton on as a guest host, a rather nomadic entrepreneur, currently based in Sydney. His startup Spendr.io is building a site...
Jaron Lukasiewicz: Coinsetter
07 Apr 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Brian’s away on vacation this week so joining us as a guest host is Jaron Lukasiewicz, CEO of Coinsetter. We talk about IRS guidelines and what impa...
Siân Jones: All About Regulation, IRS Guidance, UK Statements, Isle of Man & More
31 Mar 2014
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s show we have Sian Jones as a guest host. Sian is a consultant at Coinsult and specialized in cryptocurrency regulation. She helps us get ...
Bitcoin Version 0.9, China Rumors, and Much More
25 Mar 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Topics covered in this episode: The new update of the core Bitcoin client to version 0.9 Strange rumors about a Bitcoin ban in China OKCoin and Bitst...
Jaron Lukasiewicz & Nir Halutzy: Inside Bitcoins Berlin 2014 – Opportunities and Challenges of Bitcoin Exchanges
20 Mar 2014
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is part of our coverage of the Inside Bitcoins conference which took place in Berlin February 12 and 13, 2014. This episodes features two...
Jonathan Levin: MtGox, Future of Bitcoin Exchanges, Xapo, Altcoin Inflation
17 Mar 2014
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s show we have Jonathan Levin on as a guest host. He’s an economist at Oxford University and co-founder of Coinometrics. Topics covered i...
Marcia Hoffman & Oliver Flaskaemper: Inside Bitcoins Berlin 2014 – Bitcoin and its Potential as a Tool for Change
12 Mar 2014
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is part of our coverage of the Inside Bitcoins conference which took place in Berlin February 12 and 13, 2014. This episode features two ...
Hiding in Plain Sight
10 Mar 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Topics covered in this episode: The curious story of Dorian Satoshi Nakamoto Recent transactions indicating MtGox may still possess large amounts of ...
Hans Henrik H. Heming, Jaron Lukasiewicz, Johann Barbie & Tamás Blummer: Inside Bitcoins Berlin 2014 – Conference Floor Interviews II
06 Mar 2014
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is part of our coverage of the Inside Bitcoins conference which took place in Berlin February 12 and 13, 2014. In this episode, we bring ...
Mt. Gox’s Lukewarm Wallet
03 Mar 2014
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s show we’ll talk about the Mt. Gox situation, covering : the history of recent events, the Crisis Strategy Document and what it means, t...
Alan Meckler, Andreas Schildbach, Elie Chevignard, Hubert Gertis, Josh Zerlan, Moe Adham, Philippe Rodriguez, Rafael Rodriguez, Stanislav Wolf, Thomas Hessler & Tuur Demeester: Inside Bitcoins Berlin 2014 – Conference Floor Interviews
26 Feb 2014
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is part of our coverage of the Inside Bitcoins conference which took place in Berlin February 12 and 13, 2014. This episode features a fi...
The Bitcoin ATM Wave Reaches US Shores
24 Feb 2014
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s show we talk about: Topics covered in this episode: Last weekend’s ‘Berlin, Texas Bitcoin Hackathon’ here in Berlin. The continued...
Bastian Brand, David Bailey, Eric Benz, Felix Weis, Gary Ubsdell, Joerg Platzer, Johnathan Brown, Matt Roszak, Max Gotzler, Onyx Ashanti & Tatiana Moroz: Inside Bitcoins Berlin 2014 – Live from Room 77
20 Feb 2014
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is part of our coverage of the Inside Bitcoins conference which took place in Berlin February 12 and 13, 2014. The night before the confe...
Johann Barbie: The Bitcoin Barbie
17 Feb 2014
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s show, we’re joined by Johann Barbie, founder of 37Coins, an SMS based wallet solution. Johann weighs in on the recent transaction malle...
The One-Man Protest
09 Feb 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Topics covered in this episode: Apple banning Blockchain.info’s iPhone app The breakdown and looming death of MtGox Auroracoin: A new and innovativ...
Dogecoin Sleds to the Olympics
02 Feb 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Topics covered in this episode: The arrest of Charlie Shrem – BitInstant CEO and ex-Vice Chairman of the Bitcoin Foundation The guy who’s taking ...
The Tiger’s Bit Of Cologne
26 Jan 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Topics covered in this episode: TigerDirect becoming the largest retailer to accept bitcoin The prospects of the mighty Google accepting bitcoin Marc...
Tom Cruise Fights to Protect the Blockchain
19 Jan 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Topics covered in this episode: A host of new businesses start accepting Bitcoin Coinye Coin gets shut down The FBI may sell Bitcoins seized from Sil...
Half-Man-Half-Fish Wearing Sunglasses
12 Jan 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Topics covered in this episode: Bitcoin ATMs as they pop up around the world Zynga starts accepting Bitcoin in some of its games A new service that a...
Our Predictions for 2014
04 Jan 2014
Contributed by Lukas
In our first episode of Epicenter Bitcoin, we make our predictions for 2014. From security to regulation to mainstream adoption, we discus 9 areas whe...
Regulation and the Future of Bitcoin
20 Dec 2013
Contributed by Lukas
In our pilot episode, we talk about the latest news in regulation. Specifically, we talk about the recent regulatory stories out of France, Switzerlan...