Bottomshelf Bitcoin
80 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsPutting Bitcoin knowledge within everyone's reach, join Josh Humphrey as he interviews developers, authors, makers and thinkers in the Bitcoin space.
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Episodes
Bitcoin and Cypherpunk Christianity with Hodlberry [Episode 68]
January 12, 2022 16:00 - 1 hour - 40 MBHodlberry joins me again to discuss his recent article in Bitcoin Magazine and how Bitcoin is compatible with the Christian faith, and how mainstream Christianity has lost it's counter-culture, cypherpunk traditions. Follow Hodlberry on Twitter - https://twitter.com/hodlberry Discussed: https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/christian-invest-bitcoin/ - Original TGC article https://bitcoinmagazine.com/culture/bitcoin-christians-are-called-money-truth - Hodlberry's response https://bi...
Austin Jones of Atlas Arms - [Episode 67]
October 06, 2020 13:00 - 1 hour - 42.7 MBAustin Jones of Atlas Arms joins me to talk about their project, the Dagny Dagger and how Bitcoin has played a part in their funding. We also talk about the loss of wilderness and frontier, his prior work in the space industry and how government regulations and contracts stifle innovation, especially in the weapons industry. Follow: Austin on Twitter - https://twitter.com/swordforgideon Atlas Arms on Twitter - https://twitter.com/atlas_arms_org Atlas Arms website - https://atlasarms.org...
Bitcoin ETF (End the Fed) w MrPseu - [Episode 66]
September 22, 2020 21:51 - 1 hour - 55.3 MBPhil Gibson aka Mr.Pseu joins me to discuss his road to Bitcoin via a series of podcast hops and a stint in the bcash camp, and his new single "ETF" out now on Citadel21. Follow: Twitter - https://twitter.com/mrpseu Article/Single - https://www.citadel21.com/etf-economic-earworms-of-the-sound-money-revolution Music - https://etf615.com Phil's Main Site - https://pgibs.io Referenced: Part of the Problem w/ Dave Smith - Scott Horton - Guy Swann's take on Sally Mayweather article - ...
Hodlberry [Episode 65]
August 29, 2020 20:05 - 1 hour - 53.6 MBHodlberry joins me to discuss how he got into Bitcoin, how it changes you, and we review the sad tale of the Liberty Dollar. Follow Hodlberry on Twitter - https://twitter.com/hodlberry Discussed: Bitcoin Banner - https://twitter.com/hodlberry/status/1279602552250777603?s=20 Locha Mesh - https://locha.io Liberty Dollar - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberty_dollar_(private_currency) -------- Support the Show: https://twitter.com/bottomshelfbtc - Twitter https://bottomshelfbitcoin.com...
Haseeb Awani on SIM swaps [Episode 64]
July 13, 2020 21:01 - 1 hour - 43.9 MBHaseeb Awan joins me to discuss his history with Bitcoin ATMs as well as SIM swaps and how his company Efani protects their customer from SIM swapping. Follow: Haseeb on Twitter - https://twitter.com/haseeb Efani on Twitter - https://twitter.com/efani Efani website - https://efani.com Referenced: Efani blog - https://www.efani.com/blog/ -------- Support the Show: https://twitter.com/bottomshelfbtc - Twitter https://bottomshelfbitcoin.com/donate - Donation page https://bottomshe...
DiverterNoKYC on Mining for the Streets [Episode 63]
June 24, 2020 16:31 - 1 hour - 38.2 MBDiverterNoKYC joins me to talk about his report "Mining for the Streets" - using Bitcoin miners in your home for acquiring Bitcoin without bending the knee to KYC. We discussed: -Diverter's story -Why no KYC -Mining goals for home mining -What miners / where to get them -How to insulate them for sound and heat -What flavor crayons are best Follow Diverter: Twitter - https://twitter.com/diverternokyc Keybase - https://keybase.io/diverterbtc Mining for the Streets - https://keybase....
Jeff See on Facing the State [Episode 62]
June 18, 2020 13:00 - 1 hour - 49.8 MBJeff See and I discuss using the Socratic method when dealing with the State. While this theoretically works in any non-violent offense, we discuss it in the frame of potential future laws about KYC'd Bitcoin. Twitter - https://twitter.com/defundthestate_ Referenced: Never Talk to the Cops - https://t.co/U4XMSAgJdc?amp=1 Defending Against the State discord channel - https://discord.gg/UGA73p Example audio commentary - https://t.co/6wxT874KsY?amp=1 -------- Support the Show: https://t...
Brian Harrington on Bitcoin Spending [Episode 61]
June 09, 2020 21:25 - 1 hour - 54.9 MBBrian Harrington joins me to talk about spending Bitcoin and involving Bitcoin in your family budget process. We also talk about pushing back on the theft of taxation by using Bitcoin, what the Jesus said about taxes and government, the power of local meetups and more. Follow Brian: Twitter - https://twitter.com/brainharrington Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKmSF6eFkqyXQNX1TUudbmw Web - https://brianharrington.org OC Bitcoin Network: Web - https://ocbitcoin.network Twitte...
Matt Odell on Taking Back Your Privacy [Episode 60]
June 02, 2020 00:56 - 1 hour - 111 MBIn this episode Matt Odell and I discuss how the state uses your phone and computer to take in massive amounts of data to use against you in the future, and what steps you can take to reduce the amount of data they have on you on your phone, your computer and physical appearance. We also discussed focusing on what you can do positively instead of waiting for politicians to solve problems for us. Matt Odell: Twitter - https://twitter.com/matt_odell RHR - https://tftc.io Tutorials - https:...
Bitcoin Sign Guy discusses Urbit and Bitcoin [Episode 58]
May 25, 2020 17:10 - 1 hour - 49.9 MBBitcoin Sign Guy joins me to talk about the work he is doing with the Urbit project, a simplified operating system designed to make running servers and decentralized applications easy for the common man. We discuss the architecture and current capabilities of Urbit, as well as how it could be used with Bitcoin in the future. Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitcoinur Urbit: ~pindet-timmut Resources and Referenced: Urbit Site - https://urbit.org Urbit Documentation - https://github.com/urbit...
Bitcoin Sign Guy discusses Urbit and Bitcoin [Episode 59]
May 25, 2020 17:10 - 1 hour - 49.9 MBBitcoin Sign Guy joins me to talk about the work he is doing with the Urbit project, a simplified operating system designed to make running servers and decentralized applications easy for the common man. We discuss the architecture and current capabilities of Urbit, as well as how it could be used with Bitcoin in the future. Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitcoinur Urbit: ~pindet-timmut Resources and Referenced: Urbit Site - https://urbit.org Urbit Documentation - https://github.com/urbit...
Clory Klippsten of Swan Bitcoin [Episode 58]
May 11, 2020 22:18 - 52 minutes - 35.3 MBCory Klippsten, CEO of SwanBitcoin joins me to talk about his journey to Bitcoin and how the SwanBitcoin interface seeks to simplify the process of KYC-buying Bitcoin through automation of both purchase and withdrawal. We discussed the peace of mind that comes with automated DCA and the importance of educated users about Bitcoin, as well as the regulatory landscape for Bitcoin in America. SwanBitcoin - https://swanbitcoin.com Twitter - https://twitter.com/swanbitcoin Cory Twitter - http...
Cory Klippsten of Swan Bitcoin [Episode 58]
May 11, 2020 22:18 - 52 minutes - 35.3 MBCory Klippsten, CEO of SwanBitcoin joins me to talk about his journey to Bitcoin and how the SwanBitcoin interface seeks to simplify the process of KYC-buying Bitcoin through automation of both purchase and withdrawal. We discussed the peace of mind that comes with automated DCA and the importance of educated users about Bitcoin, as well as the regulatory landscape for Bitcoin in America. SwanBitcoin - https://swanbitcoin.com Twitter - https://twitter.com/swanbitcoin Cory Twitter - https://...
Marty Bent on Great American Mining [Episode 57]
May 06, 2020 19:31 - 56 minutes - 42.4 MBMarty Bent joins me to discuss Great American Mining, a company making use of waste gas from oil fields to power bitcoin mining here in the USA. We talk about mining costs and variables, the importance of decentralizing mining and the power of incentivizing one of the most politically powerful industries to fight for Bitcoin. Marty: Twitter - https://twitter.com/martybent Tales from the Crypt - https://tftc.io Great American Mining: https://gam.ai Twitter - https://twitter.com/gamdotai...
Scott Sibley, creator of SHAmory Bitcoin board game [Episode 56]
April 30, 2020 02:33 - 34 minutes - 21.2 MBThis week I'm joined by Scott Sibley to talk about his forthcoming board game SHAmory, that helps teach concepts of Bitcoin mining in a way that is fun and easy to understand. Scott also talks about how his background in Ed Tech helped him create something that doesn't over-complicate the message so anyone can play, even if they know nothing about Bitcoin. Scott was even nice enough to throw in a discount code for Bottomshelfers good through the end of 2020! Just put in bottomshelf10 at chec...
Guy Swann on the failures of government intervention [Episode 55]
April 22, 2020 03:18 - 1 hour - 58.7 MBGuy Swann of The Cryptoconomy and I discuss how government meddling causes the economic fragility we saw in 2008 and we're seeing again now, as well as how the money printing they use to try and fix it only makes it worse for the next crash. Follow Guy: Twitter - https://twitter.com/thecryptoconomy Web - https://thecryptoconomy.com Referenced: Leonard Read's 'I, Pencil' - https://anchor.fm/thecryptoconomy/episodes/CryptoQuikRead_123---I--Pencil-Leonard-E--Read-e2ndqm Hayek's 'The Use o...
Covid Chats [Episode 54]
March 21, 2020 06:05 - 1 hour - 50 MBThis week I have three quick interviews with Bitcoiners in various places. Brian Lockhart from the greater Seatle area, Beefsteak Josh from NYC, and Marshall Long who is working on 3d printed masks to hopefully help relieve the growing shortage. Twitter: Brian - https://twitter.com/brianlockhart Josh - https://twitter.com/awayslice Marshall - https://twitter.com/ogbtc Referenced: ScholarshipsPlus Btcpay https://pay.btccitadel.org/apps/3fwsL281sb7MdkuEP2NCadb8FzU2/pos End Corona...
Lightnite with Carlos from Satoshi's Games [Episode 53]
October 31, 2019 15:13 - 51 minutes - 33.5 MBThis week I chat with Carlos from Satoshi's Games to talk about the upcoming release of Lightnite, a battle royale style video game that makes use of Bitcoin and will hopefully bring Bitcoin into the gaming culture. Follow Lightnite: Web - https://lightnite.io Twitter - https://twitter.com/lightnitegame Medium - https://medium.com/lightnite Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/lightnitegame/ Referenced: Satoshi's Games - https://satoshis.games Fortnite World Cup - https://techcrunc...
All about nodes with Pierre and Ketan [Episode 52]
October 24, 2019 16:52 - 1 hour - 82.4 MBThis week is a double header about nodes with Pierre Rochard and Ketan Gulabdas from Ministry of Nodes. We talk about various ways to run a Bitcoin node and why you should. Pierre: Twitter - https://twitter.com/pierre_rochard BitcoinACKs - https://bitcoinacks.com/ Node Launcher: Github - https://github.com/lightning-power-users/node-launcher Medium Tutorials - https://medium.com/lightning-power-users/windows-macos-lightning-network-284bd5034340 Node Launcher + Zap - https://medium.com...
Guns N' Bitcoin with Ragnar Lifthrasir [Episode 51]
September 05, 2019 13:00 - 52 minutes - 48.8 MBRagnar Lifthrasir joins me to talk about his project Guns N' Bitcoin, helping bitcoiners and gun owners understand both. We talk about their pistol and hardware wallet case, the similar natures of gun and bitcoin communities and the new GnB podcast. Ragnar on Twitter - https://twitter.com/ragnarly Guns N Bitcoin on Twitter - https://twitter.com/gunsnbitcoin Guns N Bitcoin official site - https://gunsnbitcoin.com GnB Podcast: https://gunsnbitcoin.com/podcast-home/ Referenced: Operation Chok...
Bitcoin content and more with Marty Bent [Episode 50]
August 26, 2019 13:00 - 57 minutes - 53.5 MBI hung out with Marty Bent at BitBlockBoom in Dallas for episode 50(!) and we talked about his Bitcoin origins, creating content and more. Marty on Twitter - https://twitter.com/martybent Marty's Bent - https://tftc.io/martys-bent/ Tales from the Crypt - https://tftc.io/tales-from-the-crypt/ Hayek's "Use of Knowledge in Society" (text)- https://mises.org/library/use-knowledge-society Hayek's "Use of Knowledge in Society" (audio) https://cryptoconomy.life/2019/05/29/hayeks-use-of-knowled...
Conner Brown on Bitcoin's (lack of) Intrinsic Value [Episode 49]
August 01, 2019 15:58 - 1 hour - 56.8 MBConner Brown joins me to talk about his recent article on Bitcoin's lack of intrinsic value, and how using non-moneys for stores of value degrade their primary uses. Conner on Twitter - https://twitter.com/_connerbrown_ Conner's article on Medium - https://medium.com/coinmonks/bitcoin-has-no-intrinsic-value-and-thats-great-e6994adbfe0f Conner's article read on The Cryptoconomy - https://anchor.fm/thecryptoconomy/episodes/CryptoQuikRead_249---Bitcoin-Has-No-Intrinsic-Value---Thats-Great-e4...
LN Cast with DJ Seeds [Episode 48]
July 06, 2019 01:32 - 53 minutes - 49.7 MBDJ Seeds, creator of LNCast.com and TFTC.io, joins me to talk about better podcasting revenue models, specifically with LNcast, a pay-per-episode podcatcher running on lightning and BTCPay. We talk about the traditional methods of podcasting advertisements, various details of RSS and get a little bit into the new tftc.io site with lightning payments. Follow DJ: DJ on Twitter - https://twitter.com/dj_seeds LNCast on Twitter - https://twitter.com/lnpodcasts LNCast - https://lncast.com TFT...
Non-KYC Bitcoin Gift Cards from Rise Wallet [Episode 47]
June 26, 2019 20:43 - 55 minutes - 50.9 MBI'm joined in this episode by Miljan of Rise Wallet to discuss their mobile software wallet and gift card based bitcoin purchasing. We also dig in to what features make a wallet easy for onboarding new users. Give it a listen! https://twitter.com/risewallet - Rise on Twitter https://risewallet.com - Rise's website https://www.risewallet.com/locations - Where to buy right now https://www.risewallet.com/terms - Rise's ToS https://twitter.com/BottomshelfBTC/status/1135201716406771713 - My...
Bitcoin Fiction (The Signal / A Libra Future) [Episode 46]
June 20, 2019 12:00 - 19 minutes - 18.1 MBJust me this week reading some Bitcoin fiction. I read a story I wrote called 'The Signal' and a thread from @obiwankenobit about a dystopian Libra future. ObiwanKenobits - https://twitter.com/obiwankenobits Obiwan's Thread - https://twitter.com/ObiWanKenoBit/status/1141408826731593728 Reddit post of Bitcoin future - https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/1lfobc/i_am_a_timetraveler_from_the_future_here_to_beg/ Support the Show: https://lncast.com - LN Cast (lightning powered podcasting...
A Trip to Bitville with The Bitcoin Rabbi [Episode 45]
June 11, 2019 13:12 - 1 hour - 57 MBThe Bitcoin Rabbi joins me to talk about his great new children's book, "Bitcoin Money" Bitcoin rabbi on Twitter - https://twitter.com/thebitcoinrabbi Bitcoin Money - https://bitcoinmoneybook.com Bitcoin Money on Amazon - https://www.amazon.com/Bitcoin-Money-Tale-Bitville-Discovering/dp/0578490676/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=bitcoin+money&qid=1560180719&s=gateway&sr=8-1 Tuttle Twins and the Creature from Jekyl Island - bottomshelfbitcoin.com/kidsbook Cryptoconomy on Debt and Usury - https://anchor.f...
Final Message and an Adversarial Mindset with Matt Odell [Episode 44]
June 06, 2019 03:54 - 1 hour - 89.2 MBI sat down with Matt Odell to talk about his latest project Final Message, adversarial thinking, hopes and fears for the future, non-KYC Bitcoin, multi-sig and more. Don't forget to check out LN Cast to drop some sats on TFTC and this podcast as well. Follow Matt: Twitter Final Message Tales from the Crypt Non-KYC Bitcoin Rise Wallet Azteco Fast Bitcoins Multi-Sig CASA Unchained Capital Electrum Personal Server Privacy Wallets Wasabi Samourai Hardware Wallets Trezor Cold Ca...
Janine Roem on #DeleteCoinbase and Revision-controlled Journalism [Episode 43]
March 19, 2019 15:56 - 1 hour - 86.3 MBJanine Roem joins me to talk about the recent Coinbase-HackingTeam debacle and the community's response with #deleteCoinbase, as well as her ideas for revision-controlled journalism. Read Janine's thread here https://twitter.com/J9Roem/status/1100876184999596054 ----Janine https://twitter.com/j9roem - Twitter https://t.co/4Sggw8Drp7 - Janine's blog ----Block Digest https://twitter.com/blockdigest - Twitter https://t.co/3fjlDiCJdU - Audio feed https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCb53lXz2I...
JW Weatherman's 10 hours of Bitcoin [Episode 42]
March 08, 2019 14:00 - 1 hour - 89.3 MBJW Weatherman joins me to talk about 10 Hours of Bitcoin and Mathbot.com. We also discuss state propoganda, education and crypto scams along the way. ---JW---- https://twitter.com/jwweatherman_ https://10hoursofbitcoin.com https://mathbot.com ------ Referenced: https://mises.org/library/anatomy-state - Murray Rothbard's "Anatomy of the State" https://mises.org/library/human-action-0 - Ludwig Von Mises' "Human Action" https://mises.org/library/ethics-money-production - Guido Hulsmann ...
Lightning Torch with Hodlonaut [Episode 41]
February 26, 2019 14:00 - 59 minutes - 55.4 MBSpace cat Hodlonaut joins me to talk about the lightning torch aka the LNTrustChain. We also discussed custodial v non-custodial wallets, shades of maximalism and having a diverse community while maintaining consensus. ---- Referenced Hodlonaut - https://twitter.com/hodlonaut Take the torch - https://takethetorch.online LN Torch video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89TSOayiqtA Bitpiggys from JDG(fartface2000) - https://www.bitpiggys.com/ Bitrefill Thor - https://www.bitrefill.com/thor-...
FUDbustin-21m Cap [Episode 40]
February 21, 2019 14:00 - 49 minutes - 45.6 MBClark Moody and I roll the FUD dice and discuss the 21million Bitcoin cap. Bitcoin Supply schedule - https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Controlled_supply Miner underpay - see note under chart at https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Controlled_supply#Projected_Bitcoins_Long_Term Bitcoin Private secret premine - https://coinmetrics.io/bitcoin-private/ Zcash inflation bug - http://fortune.com/2019/02/05/zcash-vulnerability-cryptocurrency/ FUD dice 2 - https://quinsolo.com/product/fud-dice/ new sponsor Bi...
Alex Hardy's Take on Bitcoin [Episode 39]
February 07, 2019 13:00 - 38 minutes - 35.3 MBAlex Hardy joins me to talk about his Bitcoin origins, his Proof of Take newsletter, the importance of reputation in the space and more. Follow Alex Twitter Proof of Take Support Bottomshelf Bitcoin Tally Coin donation Donation page Bottomshelf Morale Patch Bitcoin Merit Badge Patreon Tuttle Twins Sponsors Anchor Patchion ----- Music Credits: Morning Ritual by L'Indecis Listen on Soundcloud Chillhop Records Listen on Spotify Fatherhood by Joakim Karud Purch...
Locha Mesh Networks with Randy Brito [Episode 38]
January 31, 2019 02:38 - 1 hour - 59.6 MBRandy Brito is back with updates from Venezuela, including a new project under development called Locha. Locha aims to create mesh networks from open source software and low-cost hardware that can be made wherever you live. Links Locha BitcoinVenezuela Randy Brito Locha Telegram Randy on Episode 19 Support Bottomshelf Bitcoin Tally Coin donation Donation page Bottomshelf Morale Patch Bitcoin Merit Badge Patreon Tuttle Twins Sponsors Anchor Patchion ----- Music Credits: M...
Justin Moon’s BUIDL Bootcamp [Episode 37]
January 24, 2019 16:30 - 1 hour - 66.9 MBJustin Moon and I hung out in Austin to talk about Bitcoin, Bitcoin businesses, Buidl Bootcamp, and forming community with other Bitcoiners Follow Justin Twitter Youtube Buidl Bootcamp Bitcoin Book Club Learn Python Codecademy's Python Course SoloLearn Python Other References BlockSci Support Bottomshelf Bitcoin Tally Coin donation Donation page Bottomshelf Morale Patch Bitcoin Merit Badge Patreon Tuttle Twins Sponsors Anchor Patchion ----- Music Credits: Morning Ritu...
FUDbustin' - Small Blocks [Episode 36]
January 16, 2019 17:41 - 38 minutes - 35.3 MBAnother Fudbustin' episode, this time on Small Blocks. I not only talk about the benefits of small blocks over large, but also why we have a block size limit at all. Satoshi and Small Blocks History of Consensus Forks from Bitmex Research Complete Satoshi from Nakamoto Institute Speculation on Why Satoshi created the limit Garzik's Oct 3 Patch Other episodes referenced Scaling Debate with Clark Moody Ethereum Centralization with StopandDecrypt BCash checkpoint problems Ethereum I...
Fudbustin' - Deflation [Episode 35]
January 10, 2019 13:00 - 46 minutes - 43.4 MBFUD Bustin: Deflation We're busting the FUD that Bitcoin's deflationary policy is a bad thing in this week's episode Nic Carter's FUD dice BIS paper on deflation Bitcoin Wiki Deflationary Spiral Does Hoarding Really Hurt Bitcoin? I'm Hoarding Bitcoin Spending During Deflation HODL waves Support Bottomshelf Bitcoin Tally Coin donation Donation page Bottomshelf Morale Patch Bitcoin Merit Badge Patreon Tuttle Twins Sponsors Anchor Patchion ----- Music Credits: Morning Ritu...
Bitcoin is Ten with Clark Moody [Episode 34]
January 03, 2019 13:00 - 1 hour - 50.8 MBI chat with Clark Moody about Bitcoin's first ten years, and where we're going in the future. Follow Clark Clark's site Bitcoin and the Interplanetary Frontier Twitter Picks and Shovels Other References Bitcoin Podcasters Episode 7 with Clark Moody Nic Carter's FUD dice Jim BTC SmarterEveryDay video on orbital mechanics Seveneves book Support Bottomshelf Bitcoin Tally Coin donation Donation page Bottomshelf Morale Patch Bitcoin Merit Badge Patreon Tuttle Twins ...
Jeff Vandrew on Bitcoin retirement acccounts and Quickbooks integration [Episode 33]
December 27, 2018 23:50 - 47 minutes - 30.3 MBJeff Vandrew, attorney and CPA, joins me to discusses his practice and setting up investment accounts to allow them to include Bitcoin as well as his recent work on creating a Quickbooks integration for BTCPay Server. Follow Jeff Twitter Jeff’s site Referenced Quickbooks integration BTCPayServer Bottomshelf Episode with Nicolas Dorier – BTCPay and gives context for why Bitpay is bad BUIDL Bootcamp from Justin Moon 10 year Celebration in New York Support Bottomshelf Bitcoin Tally Co...
A Christmas Message from Bottomshelf Bitcoin
December 24, 2018 06:59 - 30 minutes - 17.9 MBThis is an episode that’s not about Bitcoin. It’s about Christmas. References from the Bible ESV Bible The Fall of Man Exodus Luke 2 (birth of Jesus) Mark 14-16 (Crucifixion and Resurrection) Bible Project Summary Videos Creation and Fall of Man Exodus Part 1, Part 2 The Birth of Jesus from Luke 2 Acts (part 1) Other Prophecies that Jesus fulfilled ———- Music: a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTY0UZwCG8Q>What Child is This – Kaleb Brasee The First Noel – string quartet...
Vijay Boyapati is still bullish on Bitcoin [Episode 32]
December 18, 2018 08:00 - 51 minutes - 35.4 MBI talk with Vijay Boyapati about his article “The Bullish Case for Bitcoin”, as well as his time at Google and the recent Bcash Hash War. Follow Vijay Twitter Medium Stories The Bullish Case for Bitcoin Bitmain’s BCH bags Support Bottomshelf Bitcoin
David Levine on Market Cycles, Geopolitics and Long-term Optimism [Episode 31]
December 11, 2018 08:00 - 58 minutes - 37.2 MBFollow David: ParanoidBull account David’s personal account Odin River on Medium Other References: Peter Thiel debate Thread on David’s views about Bitcoin Support Bottomshelf Bitcoin
Dan Held on Interchange and PoW Efficiency [Episode 30]
October 09, 2018 08:00 - 37 minutes - 24.4 MBDan Held talks with me about Interchange, a project that Picks & Shovels is working on as well as his recent article on how Proof of Work is actually efficient. Follow Dan: Twitter Medium PoW is Efficient Picks and Shovels: Main site Twitter Harmony CSV standard Recommended Other Podcasts: Noded Bitcoin Podcast Bitcoin & Markets Tales from the Crypt The Cryptoconomy Citizen Bitcoin Support Bottomshelf Bitcoin
Austin Storms talks Bitcoin mining [Episode 29]
September 18, 2018 08:00 - 1 hour - 55.2 MBAustin Storms talks to me about mining Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. We talked about the progression of mining hardware and the nature of mining in various regulatory environments. Follow Austin Twitter Stories Quebec changes stance on Bitcoin Mining Bitmain announces Rockdale facility UpstreamData – Bitcoin Mining with flared methane Upstream Data and Steve Barbour on Twitter Quants – by Scott Patterson LaurentMT Laurent on Twitter oxt.me – blockchain explorer Part 1 – Grav...
Vortex on Bitcoin education and CryptoCast Network [Episode 28]
September 05, 2018 00:28 - 1 hour - 49.8 MBVortex joins me to talk about his new channel CryptoCast Network, as well as his project Programming with Bitcoin, a C# workshop focused on how to work with Bitcoin. Follow Vortex Twitter TheOneVortex.com CryptoCast Network CryptoCast main site Twitter Instagram Programming with Bitcoin Programming with Bitcoin site Nicolas on Twitter Other Jimmy Song’s Programming Blockchain LearnCS PluralSight FreeCodeCamp on Youtube Logos by Nick – awesome graphic design channel with Inksca...
Jameson Lopp on OpSec in the physical world [Episode 27]
August 28, 2018 08:00 - 55 minutes - 37.9 MBJameson Lopp joins me to talk about OpSec and making yourself a hard target. We also discussed his work with CasaHodl. Follow Lopp Twitter Mastodon Github Medium Earn Lopp’s Projects Physical Bitcoin attacks Lopp.net statoshi.info CasaHODL Stories Reflections Upon a SWATting Wikipedia article on Swatting Swatting script kiddies Root cause of swatting? Forbes list of Crypto Rich (targets) Support Bottomshelf Bitcoin Patreon Donation page Tuttle Twins —– Music Credits: M...
Dhruv Bansal [Episode 26]
August 23, 2018 03:23 - 1 hour - 47.5 MBDhruv Bansal of Unchained Capital comes on the show to talk about how hodlers can turn long term investments into short term opportunities via cryptoasset-backed lending. Follow Dhruv
Adam Gibson on UTXOs and Fungibility [Episode 25]
August 14, 2018 08:00 - 1 hour - 67.8 MBFollow Adam Gibson Twitter Mastodon Github Blog JoinMarket JoinMarket JoinMarket on Github Fungibility Tech Greg Maxwell on CoinJoin CoinJoin Samourai Wallet OXT.me Wasabi Wallet HD Wallets Coin Shuffle from Tim Ruffing Greg Maxwell on Confidential Transactions Pay to Endpoint explained by nopara73 Non-Bitcoin Privacy Monero Vuvuzela Chaumian Mix Networks Other Noded episode on UTXOs and coin control Support Bottomshelf Bitcoin Patreon Donation page Tuttle Twins —–...
Pierre Rochard on governance and social signaling [Episode 24]
August 07, 2018 23:18 - 1 hour - 45.7 MBPierre Rochard comes on the show to talk Bitcoin governance, social signaling, Schelling points, and institutional money. Pierre Pierre on Twitter Debt jubilee tweet Pierre on Medium Bitcoin Governance Bitcoin Acks Bitcoin Advisory Noded Bitcoin Podcast Satoshi Nakamoto Institute Other The Bitcoin Standard by Saifedean Ammous Mastering Bitcoin by Andreas Antonopolis Noded Episode with John Newberry about Bitcoin code process Jimmy Song about Segwit2x failure Support Bottomshelf...
Lightning Network Reference Rates with Nik Bhatia [Episode 23]
August 01, 2018 08:00 - 1 hour - 44.5 MBNik Bhatia comes on to talk about his ideas on the Lightning Network Reference Rate and Bitcoin-native finance. We also touched on the blockchain credit ratings and the CFA Charterholder’s exam including cryptocurrencies. I also gave a little speech on Bitcoin independence at the end, so listen through for a rare moment of eloquence. Nik Bhatia @timevalueofbtc on Twitter Nik on Medium The Time Value of Bitcoin The Bitcoin Risk Spectrum Observations of Lightning Fees Nik’s thread on CFA...
Ethereum Centralization with StopAndDecrypt [Episode 22]
July 10, 2018 08:00 - 1 hour - 38.5 MBStopAndDecrypt joins me to discuss the trend towards centralization in the Ethereum network, and the importance of full validation. We also reveal that his is not in fact WhalePanda. StopAndDecrypt @stopanddecrypt StopAndDecrypt on Medium on Reddit Ethereum Centralization Issues Ethereum Blockchain has exceed 1tb (listen) Sharding Centralizes Ethereum (listen) Lopp’s Challenges of Building on Ethereum (listen) Other StopAndDecrypt’s Hard Fork tweet The 2038 Problem Bitcoin Timesta...