Bitcoin News Weekly
23 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 9 years ago - ★★★★ - 8 ratingsBitcoin News Weekly brings you the all the news and events in Bitcoin and Crypto Currencies in a friendly format anybody can understand.Join our hosts Amanda Coolong and Mark Jeffrey to learn everything there is to know about Bitcoin.
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Episodes
Minecraft, Microsoft and Bitcoins oh my.
December 17, 2014 08:00 - 47 minutes - 16.7 MBMicrosoft announces that it now accepts Bitcoin. Minecraft + Bitcoin: official currency of virtual worlds? Is Bitcoin the World's IPO? Plus our guest, Jared Mimms (@JaredMimms) of Providence Solutions
US Marshal Auctions, Easier Mining and Jack Bicer
December 11, 2014 08:00 - 46 minutes - 16.4 MBThe winner of the US Marshals auction 48,000 Bitcoin is revealed. Bitcoin mining diffuclty has suddenly decreased. Dan Held leaves Blockchain.. Plus we're joined by Jack Bicer of Sekur Me
Dollars to Bitcoins, Banks hate Bitcoin, the Gold Bubble and Daniel Peled of GetGems.
December 04, 2014 08:00 - 1 hour - 21.5 MBCoinbase now allows users to deposit dollars for instant Bitcoin purchases Traditional banks step up closure of accounts related to Bitcoin businesses Is gold really just a 6000 year old bubble 'like Bitcoin' as Citigroup is now saying? Special guest Daniel Peled (@MrPeled) cofounder and ceo of GetGems.org
An interview with Halsey Minor
November 19, 2014 08:00 - 55 minutes - 19.6 MBThis week we're joined by Halsey Minor founder of CNET, Grand Central (Google Voice) and his newest endeavor Bitreserve. Halsey expounds upon his vision of cryptocurrencies and why they may be as important a revelation as the internet at large.
Happy Birthday Satoshi, Bitcoin est mauvais?, sidechain significance and Nick Sullivan
November 11, 2014 08:00 - 53 minutes - 18.9 MBThe historical context of Satoshi Nakamoto's birthday. Bitcoin seems to be less than welcome in France. What are sidechains and how do they change Bitcoin? How can Bitcoin go mainstream? Can hobbyist miners still make money? Our guest this week is Nick Sullivan (@gorillamania) of ChangeTip
Bitcoin Boulevard, Mining Madness and Crypto Banks with Charlie Kiser
November 04, 2014 08:00 - 53 minutes - 18.8 MBA Dutch neighborhood embraces cryptocurrency with Bitcoin Boulevard A new breed of supercomputers is taking bitcoin mining to new heights. The world is about to get its first cryptocurrency bank. Plus we're joined by Charlie Kiser CMO of Bitcoin Shop
Blockchain Radio, Lost Bitcoins, US Military + Bitcoins? and Micah Winkelspecht
September 30, 2014 07:00 - 57 minutes - 20.1 MBMr. Treasure Loses His Bitcoins! The US Military Command holds an 'informational meeting' with the Bitcoin industry Bitcoins broadcast over radio waves. Our guest this week is Micah Winkelspecht (@winkelspecht) of the newly funded company GEM.
US Bitcoin Regulation, Paypal and Square + Bitcoin? and Cailen Sullivan of ZenBox
September 23, 2014 07:11 - 54 minutes - 19 MBThe US federal government finally speaks up about bitcoin regulation. PayPal makes further strides with bitcoin. Mobile payments giant Square alludes to bitcoin support We are joined by special guest, Cailen Sullivan, co-founder and CEO of ZenBox
Moore's Law, decentralized wallet for iPhones and Marshall Hayner of Block.IO
September 17, 2014 07:00 - 53 minutes - 18.9 MBMoore's Law catches up with Bitcoin Mining iOS users get their first decentralized Bitcoin Wallet! Tim Draper and Peter Thiel (of Paypal) share widely varying opinions on cryptocurrency. PLUS our guest tonight is Marshall Hayner, here to talk to us about block.io
Back from the Burn, Silk Road, Ecuador and William Quigley
September 09, 2014 07:00 - 1 hour - 22.3 MBFormer Bitcoin Foundation Vice President Charlie Shrem pleads guilty to federal charges linked to the illegal drug website, Silk Road. Ecuador announces announces plans for its own digital currency, could it abandon the US dollar? Canadians are opting to get paid in bitcoin. We are joined by special guest, William Quigley of Clearstone Venture Partners.
Bottom Dollar Bitcoin, Where to Leave Your Wallet and Mike Rotman Takes our Bitcoins
August 19, 2014 07:00 - 1 hour - 21.3 MBWe look into the recent drop of BTC below $500 USD Shout you trusted a hosted wallet or store your bitcoins locally? Overstock.com's CEO mulls a cryptosecurity public stock offering. Mike Rotman (@mikerotman) host of Take My Bitcoins joins us for the show.
BNW 12: Downing Backing, New York Hinders and Will Wheeler Enables
August 12, 2014 07:00 - 47 minutes - 16.6 MBThe UK's 11 Downing Street gets behind bitcoin. Bitcoin adoption soars in emerging markets. The Bitcoin Foundation urges New York's Dept of Financial Services to "resist the constraints of administrative procedures developed in the era of postage stamps" Will Wheeler joins us from Expresscoin
BNW 11: Coinye No More, Ecuadorian Ban and Vitalik Buterin
July 29, 2014 07:00 - 56 minutes - 19.9 MBEcuador bans Bitcoin and plans its own digital money! Kanye West sues Coinye out of business. The price of Bitcoin dunks below $600 for the first time in months. Vitalik Buterin, co-creator of Ethereum joins us.
BNW 10: New York's BTC licensing, Reid Hoffman's investments and Tatiana Moroz
July 22, 2014 07:00 - 1 hour - 21.6 MBBlockchain.info release a MAJOR new version of its Android Wallet Reactions to New York's proposed regulations for a BitLicense ... basically, the pitchforks are out Reid Hoffman, Founder of LinkedIN announces that Bitcoin is his Five Year Investment Plan! Tatiana Moroz of TatianaCoin!
BNW 09: Debit Cards, Tax Shelters and Money Laundering???
July 14, 2014 07:00 - 21 minutes - 7.75 MBDebit cards and dollar-backed digital currency make it easier than ever to experiment with Bitcoin. Can you be charged for money laundering if Bitcoin isn't technically considered money? An island off the coast of France (Jersey) offers a bitcoin hedge fund AND an offshore tax shelter... All that, and more, on Bitcoin News Weekly!
BNW 08: David Moon of Spelunk.in, pizza extortion and California legalizes crypto-currency
July 01, 2014 07:00 - 1 hour - 21.6 MBDavid Moon of Spelunk.in joins us. Could Bitcoin's value reach $10k by next year? California legalizes digital currency. Vericoin announces a CryptoBank (the first bitcoin "savings" account). Extortionists target pizza joints, demanding bitcoin payments.
BNW 07: Marshall Hayner of QuickCoin and Bitcoin Fair
June 24, 2014 07:00 - 1 hour - 21.8 MBMarshall Hayner (@MarshallHayner), the creator of QuickCoin and founder of the Bitcoin Fair is our guest. Japan says it will not regulate Bitcoin! is this a wise move given all the trouble with Mt Gox? Coinbase addresses the ease-of-use issue on two fronts -- while making an endorsement some call irresponsible 2014 Bitcoin investments are ramping faster than Internet investments did in 1995 - was Marc Andreesen right?
BNW 06: Tim Parsa of Bitreserve.org
June 16, 2014 07:00 - 58 minutes - 20.6 MBThis week we are joined by Tim Parsa CEO of Bitreserve. Tim tells us all about his new endeavor Bitreserve and sticks around for the news and we talk about... Ghash.io exceeds the 51% hashing rate -- is this the Bitcoin Apocalypse that's been predicted? The Feds are auctioning off Silk Road's seized BTC -- does this mean that BTC has now been granted legal status? Is bitcoin burning a hole in your pocket? The list of things you can buy with bitcoin...including your own immortality!
BNW 05: Benson Samuel of CoinSecure
June 10, 2014 07:00 - 57 minutes - 20.2 MBThis week Benson Samuel head of CoinSecure.in joins the discussion. Apple releases a new virtual currency policy update at the WWDC this week -- but is it good or bad for Bitcoin? eBay's CEO remarks definitively that Paypal "will have to integrate digital currencies" Bitcoin moves a step closer to attaining lawful money status in California
BNW 04: Ryan Singer of CryptoCorp
June 02, 2014 07:00 - 1 hour - 22.5 MBRyan Singer, co-founder of CryptoCorp, talks multi-signature wallets, plus Bitcoin passes $650, do we need independent audits? and will BTC surpass Paypal? And Bitcoin's Achille's Heel.
BNW 03: Sean Percival, Jeremy Allaire's Circle and Richard Branson's investment in Bitpay
May 19, 2014 07:00 - 50 minutes - 17.5 MBThis week we welcome Sean Percival of 500 Startups to speak about his venture capital investments into the Bitcoin space and the basics of Bitcoin mining. We also discuss Bitcoin 2014 Amsterdam, Richard Branson and Jerry Yang's investments in BTC, the accessibility of Bitcoin to the public, Jeremy' Allaire’s ambitious new bitcoin endeavor Circle, the Chinese government's attempts to stifle Bitcoin and Sean introduces us to GoGo Coin and Coinalytics.
BNW 02: Kolin Burges, Winklevii, and Digital Hamsters
May 12, 2014 07:00 - 54 minutes - 18.9 MBThis week we bring you an interview with Mt. Gox Protestor Kolin Burges, news of the Dept of Homeland Securiity investingating Bitcoin Terrorists, the Winklevoss twins move into the bitcoin market, Brock Pierce's new tattoo, the FEC ruling on Bitcoin campaign contributions and Mark hosts an episode of Take My Bitcoins
BNW 01: Welcome to Bitcoin News Weekly
May 02, 2014 07:00 - 1 hour - 28.2 MBWhat is Bitcoin? Is it digital cash, digital gold, or digital land? BTC China Halts RMB Account Funding How to store Bitcoins in no other place but in your mind!