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Digital Cash Network

356 episodes - English - Latest episode: 17 days ago - ★★★★★ - 3 ratings

Documenting the global digital cash revolution. Podcasts, news videos, interviews, and more about the exciting world of cryptocurrency and blockchain tech, and guides on how to start living on crypto today. From the perspective of living on crypto since 2015.

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Digital Cash Rundown 11 with Naomi Brockwell: ETH Fees, Surveillance Bill, Doge Pump and More!

February 06, 2021 14:30 - 52 minutes - 48.4 MB

The one and only Naomi Brockwell joins the Digital Cash Rundown talk about the latest happenings in the cryptospace including the crazy scaling problems that Ethereum has encountered as it hits new price highs, as well as the crazy Wall Street Bets and Dogecoin pump, and what that means for the future finance. We also covered the new US big tech snitching bill, and what that promises to do for the wide adoption of decentralized tech. Finally, we talked about Naomi's new show with CoinDesk! ...

Josiah Spackman on DigiByte and Proof-of-Work Mining's Challenges

February 02, 2021 21:36 - 1 hour - 61.9 MB

Josiah Spackman, a.k.a. DGB_Chilling, comes on the podcast to discuss the particulars of proof-of-work mining, the various types of mining algorithms, with the drawbacks and benefits of each approach, in the context of recent 51% attacks. We go into just how fragile the security models are behind most prominent cryptocurrencies, particularly those which are purely GPU-mined or are not the dominant chain on their selected hashing algorithm. Finally, we go into DigiByte's multi-algorithm minin...

Dash Podcast 164: Developer QuantumExplorer on Dash Decentralized Digital Identities

January 30, 2021 20:54 - 1 hour - 89.4 MB

Samuel Westrich, a.k.a. QuantumExplorer, comes on the Dash Podcast to talk about the base structure for Dash Platform, the decentralized application layer of the Dash network, now out on testnet. We talk about Dash's unique main-chain-plus-sidechain approach to keeping the main network clean while application data is transmitted elsewhere, the power of decentralized digital identities, and ways to prevent username "camping" when Platform hits mainnet. Donate - Sponsors Thank you so much f...

How to Solve LBRY’s Problem of People Not Using the Token

January 27, 2021 17:24 - 35 minutes - 32.9 MB

LBRY and it's associated apps has seen a tremendous increase in user base over the past few years, with mainstream adoption on the horizon. But very few people still acquire and use the token that the blockchain actually runs on, except for when uploading files and receiving subsidies from the company behind the project. Why is this, and how do we fix the LBRY economy? Donate - Sponsors Thank you so much for listening! Please leave a tip if you enjoy the content, either here or via any of ...

Digital Cash Rundown 10 with Nicole Grinstead: Price Dump, Craig Wright Sues, 51% Attack and More!

January 24, 2021 21:42 - 1 hour - 85.1 MB

Nicole Grinstead, a.k.a. NrdGrl007, joins the Digital Cash Rundown to talk about the latest happenings in crypto including Craig Wright's recent suing spree on the Bitcoin Core developers for hosting the Bitcoin whitepaper. We also went over 51% attacks, Ethereum and DeFi and the challenges presented by ever-increasing fees, and censorship resistant platforms. Donate - Sponsors Thank you so much for listening! Please leave a tip if you enjoy the content, either here or via any of the crypt...

Are Older Cryptocurrencies Still Worth Your Time?

January 23, 2021 20:06 - 32 minutes - 29.9 MB

Cryptocurrency has undergone significant technical innovation and overhauls over the past decade, with newer projects coming out all the time. Some projects, such as Bitcoin, Ethereum, Dash, Litecoin, Monero, and others, have been around for a very long time. Is it still worth it to pay attention to older projects? Or is it best to let them die out and go with the new inventions? Donate - Sponsors Thank you so much for listening! Please leave a tip if you enjoy the content, either here or ...

Dash Podcast 163: Ernesto Contreras on Dash's Fast-Paced 2021

January 16, 2021 14:57 - 1 hour - 87.3 MB

Ernesto Contreras of Dash Core Group's business development arm comes on the podcast to talk about Dash's adoption growth, particularly in Latin America. We cover the rise of decentralized exchanges (DEX), problems and solutions to using crypto for remittances, rollout of Dash's usernames and contact lists, and, of course, the new CrayPay investment and integration courtesy of the Dash Investment Foundation. And of course, a special surprise at the end. Donate - Sponsors Thank you so much ...

Darren Tapp on Scaling Blockchains and Dash On-Chain to Mass Adoption Levels

January 12, 2021 23:27 - 1 hour - 69.4 MB

Dr. Darren Tapp, blockchain scaling researcher for Arizona State University, comes on the podcast to break down scaling research for blockchains, illuminating the limitations of growing a network on-chain, rather than off-chain through methods such as the Lightning Network on Bitcoin. We go through current research and how far scaling has proven to be able to go, as well as theory on how far it might be able to go in the future. Finally, we delve into what makes Dash unique in its rapid secu...

Digital Cash Rundown 9 with Crypto Blood: BTC/ETH Pump, XRP Bounce, ShapeShift DEX, and More!

January 09, 2021 15:26 - 1 hour - 61.4 MB

Crypto Blood comes on the podcast to talk about the latest happenings in the crypto universe including of course the significant pump in the major cryptocurrencies, Bitcoin and Ethereum, and many other random coins, including (surprisingly) Ripple, which had just crashed after being sued by the SEC. We talk the DEX explosion, including ShapeShift modifying its business model to go decentralized, and what that means for the industry. And a whole lot more. Donate - Sponsors Thank you so much...

Why Is Utility Not Always Valued in Cryptocurrency?

January 08, 2021 21:56 - 30 minutes - 28 MB

Like any technology or business, cryptocurrencies are supposed to be useful. The thought is, if something solves real-world problems for people cheaply and efficiently, the market will reward the technology by valuing it in the market over competitors which are objectively less useful. It doesn't always seem to turn out this way however, with some of the best projects buried at the bottom of market captialization charts, while inferior competitors are at the top. Or maybe, is there something...

Dash Podcast 162: Dash Developer Alex Werner on Platform "Evolution" Testnet Release!

January 02, 2021 20:06 - 1 hour - 106 MB

Dash developer Alex Werner comes on the podcast to talk about Dash Platform testnet release and what it means. We discuss what actually happens with Platform, how it works, why it's useful, and what kinds of things can be built on it, including an in-depth discussion on identity in the future. We also briefly touch on the Bittrex delisting and why that may have happened. Donate - Sponsors Thank you so much for listening! Please leave a tip if you enjoy the content, either here or via any o...

Luke Stokes on FIO and Solving Cryptocurrency Ease of Use

December 30, 2020 21:31 - 1 hour - 65.7 MB

Luke Stokes, Managing Director of FIO (the Foundation for Interwallet Operability), comes on the podcast to talk about ease of use for cryptocurrency, it's role in mass adoption, and how FIO plans to solve some of the biggest issues facing Bitcoin users today that keep it from wide adoption by average everyday users. We go into some tough questions on FIO's technical structure, how it works economically, it's adoption plan, and the prospects of getting the entire ecosystem under a single, un...

Digital Cash Rundown 8: Holiday Special: Crypto Christmas, Ripple Drama, and More!

December 24, 2020 22:41 - 2 hours - 244 MB

In this very special holiday edition of the Digital Cash Rundown, Kenn Bosak, Eléonore Blanc, and Naomi Brockwell join the podcast for over 2.5 hours of nonstop crypto chat. We cover the Ripple fiasco, why the company can expect repercussions from the SEC, and whether or not the SEC should even be doing this sort of thing to begin with. We cover the "self-hosted wallet" proposed crackdown, and non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and their dizzying use cases. We also cover holiday plans and how we wil...

Why Does the Price of Bitcoin and Cryptocurrencies Go Up?

December 23, 2020 02:20 - 35 minutes - 32.6 MB

As we come up to another bull market with Bitcoin breaking new all-time highs, everyone is talking about how cryptocurrencies will go up in value. While this is probably the case, why is it? What is it about cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and others that makes them increase in value over time? I analyze a combination of factors and break it down so that even people unfamiliar with the field will have a good understanding. Donate - Sponsors Thank you so much for listening! Please leave a tip...

Dash Podcast 161: Mark Mason on Dash's 2020 Wrap-Up

December 19, 2020 16:15 - 1 hour - 88.9 MB

Mark Mason joins the podcast to talk about all the exciting things going on at Dash at the end of 2020. We cover PR efforts, and how the old way of outbound PR is going away, and how the industry must adapt. We also cover marketing plans for 2021, including building an advertising "war chest" ahead of time to make sure Dash Platform, five years in the making, isn't missed by anyone. Donate - Sponsors Thank you so much for listening! Please leave a tip if you enjoy the content, either here ...

Nick Johnson of ENS on Decentralized Usernames and Domains for Cryptocurrency

December 15, 2020 18:50 - 38 minutes - 35.2 MB

Nick Johnson of ENS (Ethereum Name Service) comes on the podcast to talk usernames in cryptocurrency, and some of the challenges of first-generation naming services in the industry that he seeks to overcome. We went over the ins and outs of how ENS works, and how it can adapt to issues facing Ethereum such as scaling. We also talk about future possibilities, and what kinds of naming contracts can exist. Donate - Sponsors Thank you so much for listening! Please leave a tip if you enjoy the ...

Digital Cash Rundown 7 with Scott Cunningham: US Crypto Regulations, LBRY, and Alt Social Media!

December 12, 2020 16:05 - 1 hour - 97.5 MB

Scott Cunningham of Crypto & Things comes on the podcast to talk about the latest happenings in the cryptocurrency and blockchain world including recent attempts by US regulators to both regulate the issuance of stablecoins and ban self-hosted wallets, as well as LBRY's rise to prominence with wide coverage and a nice price bump. But most of all we go over the various alternative social media platforms and crypto-based services, talk about which ones work, which ones don't let you withdraw y...

Guy Swann on Bitcoin's Lightning Network and Off-Chain Scaling Possibilities

December 11, 2020 01:53 - 57 minutes - 53.1 MB

Guy Swann of Bitcoin Audible and the Shitcoin Insider comes on the podcast to give the ins and outs of the Lightning Network, the prime off-chain scaling solution for Bitcoin. We go into how the network itself works, what challenges it must overcome, and what new innovations have appeared since its inception that make it easier to use. We also go into the long-term why of scaling, and the trade-offs between on-chain and off-chain transactions. Donate - Sponsors Thank you so much for liste...

Alex Agut of HandCash on PayMail, Usernames in Cryptocurrency, and Decentralization

December 08, 2020 21:19 - 50 minutes - 47 MB

Alex Agut of HandCash comes on the podcast to talk about HandCash's username setup, as well as PayMail, the protocol running on Bitcoin SV that allows users to transact to each other similar to the way email operates. We go over the way both setups operate, where data is stored, who controls it, who can use it, and, most importantly, who can shut down and censor people they don't like, and what a user can do about it. Donate - Sponsors Thank you so much for listening! Please leave a tip if...

Dash Podcast 160 With Dash Core COO Robert Wiecko

December 05, 2020 15:49 - 1 hour - 74.9 MB

Robert Wiecko, COO of the Dash Core Group, comes on the Dash Podcast to talk about the exciting things coming up for Dash this year and next. We cover the next several releases, including Dash Platform MVP hitting testnet this year, and the release schedule for next year. We also talk about the immaturity of the cryptocurrency markets, Bitcoin's position, and how professionalizing the crypto industry as a whole can help Dash get noticed. Donate - Sponsors Thank you so much for listening! P...

How Dash Decentralized Autonomous Organization Governance Votes Turn Out

December 03, 2020 02:51 - 21 minutes - 19.9 MB

Recently, the Dash DAO (decentralized autonomous organization) completed another important governance vote between two proposals seeking alternate ways of improving its self-funding treasury system. In the end, the proposal by the main development team won, but by looking back and comparing past votes, we can see how the network doesn't simply vote to validate the requests of the main developers, but rather they make decisions based on a completely rational set of requirements, which doesn't...

Digital Cash Rundown 6 With Eléonore Blanc: Mandatory KYC Crypto, Libra, BCH Split, and More!

November 28, 2020 18:37 - 1 hour - 86.7 MB

Eléonore joins the podcast as we talk about new potential regulations in the US banning self-hosted wallets, the upcoming launch of Facebook's Libra coin as a stablecoin, the Bitcoin Cash split and it's crazy aftermath, Dash's governance history, and more. Donate - Sponsors Thank you so much for listening! Please leave a tip if you enjoy the content, either here or via any of the cryptocurrency addresses in my CoinTree link. You can also send a message with a CoinTree donation. I'd love to...

LBRY Bank Accounts Shut Down! CEO Jeremy Kauffman on Being Newly Unbanked (February 2020 Reupload)

November 26, 2020 04:13 - 45 minutes - 41.8 MB

In a LBRY exclusive, CEO Jeremy Kauffman speaks on LBRY's bank accounts getting shut down without warning or stated reason, including his own personal accounts and those of his family. We spoke about what this means for LBRY and more personally Jeremy moving forward, as well as the dangers of relying on centralized services. We also covered the "fake decentralization" phenomenon where platforms and services claiming to be blockchain-based are actually centralized, with some token blockchain ...

Luke Powell on Decred Governance, Hybrid Consensus, and New Decentralized Treasury

November 25, 2020 03:31 - 48 minutes - 44.6 MB

Decred developer Luke Powell comes on the podcast to talk about Decred's new decentralized treasury model to be deployed in its new release. We cover proof-of-work/proof-of-stake consensus hybrids and how they add an extra layer of security to the network in case of 51% attacks or other bad actors, as well as incentive alignment in cryptocurrency systems and beyond. Donate - Sponsors Thank you so much for listening! Please leave a tip if you enjoy the content, either here or via any of the...

Dash Podcast 159: Ryan, Rion, and Hilawe on Dash's Treasury Improvement Vote

November 22, 2020 00:29 - 1 hour - 89.4 MB

Dash Core CEO Ryan Taylor, as well as community members Rion and Hilawe, come on the podcast to discuss competing proposals to improve Dash's treasury system, including in-depth questions about the economic incentives likely to impact each. Proposal links: https://app.dashnexus.org/proposals/decision-vote-improve-proposal-system-mno-plan/overview https://app.dashnexus.org/proposals/decision-vote-improve-proposal-system-dcg-plan/overview Donate - Sponsors Thank you so much for listening! P...

Nithin Mani on Bitcoin SV, Scaling Cryptocurrency On-Chain, and Decentralization's Role

November 19, 2020 14:53 - 50 minutes - 47.2 MB

Bitcoin SV node implementation Xoken's Nithin Mani a.k.a. StoicHammer comes on the podcast to talk scaling cryptocurrencies, particularly on-chain. We talk the limitations, or limitation myths, of on-chain scaling, and the various trade-offs and optimizations that factor into these decisions. We also go into decentralization, and what level of granularity average users need to trust that their cryptocurrency experience is not centralized or liable to be censored. Donate - Sponsors Thank yo...

Why Social Media Today Sucks and How to Fix It

November 16, 2020 20:56 - 23 minutes - 21.8 MB

Social media networks today have lots of issues, whether with widespread censorship and "fact-checking," selling user data, using algorithms to manipulate behavior to start infighting and polarizing echochambers, or just a generally bad user experience. This diverse set of issues are all caused by the same overarching problem: misalignment of incentives. Here I go into detail on why social media sucks, and what we can do to fix it. Exclusive video version, including music and extra visuals,...

Digital Cash Rundown 5 with Kurt Wuckert Jr.: DCG IPO, PayPal Crypto Goes Live, BCH Split and More!

November 14, 2020 22:11 - 1 hour - 78.1 MB

Kurt Wuckert Jr. comes on the podcast to talk the latest happenings in Bitcoin and cryptocurrency. We cover Digital Currency Group's IPO and what the company's possibly sinister role is in the crypto ecosystem, PayPal crypto trading going live, Bitcoin Cash's upcoming split, Dash's upcoming "election", and the happenings in the Bitcoin SV ecosystem. Donate - Sponsors Thank you so much for listening! Please leave a tip if you enjoy the content, either here or via any of the cryptocurrency a...

Why Did the Latest Bitcoin Cash Fork Turn Out Differently?

November 11, 2020 23:21 - 1 hour - 59.6 MB

While not yet finalized, it appears like the upcoming Bitcoin Cash fork will leave Bitcoin ABC, the main development team's implementation, in a distant last place behind Bitcoin Cash Node, the "upstart" implementation. This is the third split involving Bitcoin Cash: first from Bitcoin, then Bitcoin SV splitting off, and finally Bitcoin ABC leaving. But why was this time different? Why did the established development team lose this one where they had won all the others? I explore this subjec...

Dash Podcast 158: Bob Carroll of Dash Core Group with a Development Update

November 07, 2020 03:40 - 1 hour - 92.3 MB

Bob Carroll, CTO of the Dash Core team, comes on the podcast to give a development update. We talk about Dash Platform testnet launch in late 2020, along with the DashPay coveted username wallet, and what are the next steps. We also talk about the comparison between different username systems for cryptocurrencies, and Dash Platform's prospects for smart contracts, tokens, and other applications. Donate - Sponsors Thank you so much for listening! Please leave a tip if you enjoy the content,...

Colin Aulds on Online Privacy, Bitcoin Self-Custody, and Cryptocurrency Adoption

November 05, 2020 18:37 - 1 hour - 56.4 MB

Colin Aulds of Privacy Pros, formerly known as BillFodl, and the Unhashed Podcast comes on the podcast to talk about privacy in cryptocurrency, from using VPNs to Faraday bags for phones and even hardware wallets. We also cover self-custody, and whether or not people should hold their own Bitcoin because of the risk of loss, or if they should trust other parties. Finally we go into the mass adoption of cryptocurrencies and at what level will the average grandmother ever be comfortable holdin...

Reuben Yap on Firo Rebrand from Zcoin, Marketing in Crypto, Privacy Going Mainstream

November 03, 2020 22:23 - 51 minutes - 47.7 MB

Project steward of Firo, formerly Zcoin, Reuben Yap comes back on the podcast to talk about Zcoin's recent rebranding to Firo and what that means for the future of the project. We talk about the role of branding and marketing in cryptocurrency, and why "just make better code" isn't enough. We also talk about privacy and its role in the society of the future, even if not necessarily the society of today. Donate - Sponsors Thank you so much for listening! Please leave a tip if you enjoy the ...

Digital Cash Rundown 4 With Collin Enstad: Central Bank Coins, BTC Fees, BCH Split, and More!

October 31, 2020 14:15 - 1 hour - 63.9 MB

Collin Enstad comes on the rundown to talk about the proliferation of central bank-controlled "cryptocurrencies" like JP Morgan coin and the digital yuan, Bitcoin's sky-high fees and Ethereum attempting to help scale it, Bitcoin Cash's interesting civil war, and a lot more. Donate - Sponsors Thank you so much for listening! Please leave a tip if you enjoy the content, either here or via any of the cryptocurrency addresses in my CoinTree link. You can also send a message with a CoinTree don...

David Bond on Avoiding Financial Censorship with Bitcoin, Digital Nomad Life

October 30, 2020 02:31 - 1 hour - 59.6 MB

Digital nomad and purveyor of digital products David Bond comes on the podcast to give his story on using Bitcoin to avoid financial censorship, which had affected his unique business when PayPal shut down his accounts and confiscated his money. We also talked about Bitcoin Cash, barriers to usage for cryptocurrency, and the unique properties of a digital nomad's life that makes cryptocurrency so useful for that specific user group. Donate - Sponsors Thank you so much for listening! Please...

Sergej Kotliar of Bitrefill on Living on Cryptocurrency and Building the Bitcoin Economy

October 27, 2020 16:23 - 55 minutes - 51.3 MB

Founder and CEO of Bitrefill Sergej Kotliar comes on the podcast to talk about building a circular economy so people are able to live entirely off of cryptocurrency. We talk some upcoming features and goals of Bitrefill which are attainable, and some which may prove difficult. Finally, we delve deep into which cryptocurrencies people actually use, why Bitcoin is still popular for spending, and what we can learn from user habits about what drives crypto adoption. Donate - Sponsors Thank you...

Dash Podcast 157: Spencer Kuzara on Dash's New Username Wallet and Social DApps

October 24, 2020 18:56 - 1 hour - 76.1 MB

Spencer Kuzara, a.k.a. Kodaxx, comes on the podcast to talk about the DashPay alpha, the new username-enabled Dash wallet in testing, as well as all the various DApps being built on Dash Platform, especially for social media. Donate - Sponsors Thank you so much for listening! Please leave a tip if you enjoy the content, either here or via any of the cryptocurrency addresses in my CoinTree link. You can also send a message with a CoinTree donation. I'd love to hear from you! Thanks to my re...

Can CipherTrace Really Break Monero's Anonymity?

October 22, 2020 02:52 - 28 minutes - 26 MB

CipherTrace came out over the past few months with claims to be able to reliably trace certain Monero transactions. Apart from an interview with key members of the Monero team, not much follow-up on these claims took place. I interviewed several experts from several different privacy-enhanced cryptocurrency projects: Francisco Cabañas of the Monero core team, project steward at Zcoin Reuben Yap, CTO of Beam Alex Romanov, and Electric Coin Company COO David Campbell. This is what they had to ...

Julian Chandra from LBRY/Odysee on Making a Censorship-Resistant YouTube Killer

October 20, 2020 19:17 - 19 minutes - 18.1 MB

Julian Chandra of LBRY comes on the podcast to talk about Odysee, the newest front-end to the LBRY decentralized content network, and how its streamlined interface can make the platform a true YouTube killer instead of another alternative site that struggles to get traction past its hardcore initial audience. We also talked about his former employer TikTok, and what the company got wrong in the end, and how Odysee intends to be different. Donate - Sponsors Thank you so much for listening! ...

Digital Cash Rundown 3 with Jessica Payne: OKEx, Encryption Crackdown, Twitter Censorship and More!

October 19, 2020 14:27 - 59 minutes - 54.8 MB

The third installment of the Digital Cash Rundown with Jessica Payne of Edge! We cover the OKEx withdrawal shutdown, the US government cracking down on encryption and privacy coins, Twitter and YouTube censoring creators, and a lot more. Donate - Sponsors Thank you so much for listening! Please leave a tip if you enjoy the content, either here or via any of the cryptocurrency addresses in my CoinTree link. You can also send a message with a CoinTree donation. I'd love to hear from you! Tha...

David Campbell on Zcash, Cryptocurrency Privacy, and Ciphertrace

October 15, 2020 14:09 - 43 minutes - 40.2 MB

David Campbell of the Electric Coin Company, the main development group for Zcash, comes on the podcast to discuss the coming privacy revolution in cryptocurrency, following much in the way that online encryption became mainstream. We also talked about Ciphertrace claiming to trace Monero transactions, as well as opsec required to actually stay private when transacting online. Donate - Sponsors Thank you so much for listening! Please leave a tip if you enjoy the content, either here or via...

Davinci Jeremie on YouTube Censorship of Crypto Channels and Bitcoin's Threat to the System

October 13, 2020 13:15 - 34 minutes - 32.1 MB

Crypto trader and YouTuber Davinci Jeremie comes on the podcast to talk about his recent banning from YouTube (thankfully short-lived) for undisclosed reasons, as well as the threat that cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin pose to the financial system and its backers. We also go over the risks of keeping coins on exchanges, some general long-term market predictions, and Pandora's Wallet, a tool for advanced traders trying to keep custody of their own funds. Donate - Sponsors Thank you so much fo...

Dash Podcast 156: Rion and Hilawe on Economic Incentives in Governance

October 10, 2020 13:37 - 1 hour - 64 MB

Rion and Hilawe come on the podcast to talk about governance and the effects of economic incentives on Dash masternodes' decision-making process, including a thorough discussion on Nakamoto Consensus and the role of miners in making key governance decisions. Donate - Sponsors Thank you so much for listening! Please leave a tip if you enjoy the content, either here or via any of the cryptocurrency addresses in my CoinTree link. You can also send a message with a CoinTree donation. I'd love ...

Francisco Cabañas of Monero on Ciphertrace and Cryptocurrency Privacy and Scaling

October 08, 2020 19:38 - 58 minutes - 54.1 MB

Francisco Cabañas, a.k.a. ArticMine, of the Monero core team comes on the podcast to discuss all things privacy, beginning with Monero's approach to obfuscating transactions by making privacy-enhancing functions mandatory as well as hiding transaction amounts. We also go into scaling and the concept of using an adaptive block size combined with a tail emission to permanently solve scaling issues, as well as Ciphertrace, the project that alleges it can track Monero transactions. Donate - Spo...

Brian Hoffman on OpenBazaar's Funding Situation and Cryptocurrency's Viability in Commerce

October 06, 2020 19:26 - 51 minutes - 47.4 MB

Brian Hoffman, CEO of OB1, the main development group behind decentralized marketplace project OpenBazaar, comes on the podcast to talk about the project's recent funding issues, as well as potential future as a more purely community-driven project. We also talk about the commercial viability of cryptocurrency for payments today, and what really happened with the great SegWit2x and block size debate issue of 2017. Donate - Sponsors Thank you so much for listening! Please leave a tip if you...

Digital Cash Rundown 2 with Josiah Spackman: BitMEX, Coinbase Going Apolitical and More!

October 03, 2020 15:35 - 1 hour - 58.5 MB

Josiah Spackman of the DigiByte community comes on to ramble about Coinbase's apolitical move, BitMEX's founder getting arrested, LiteBringer bringing 100k+ new transactions to Litecoin, and a whole lot more. Leave a crypto superchat! Donate - Sponsors Thank you so much for listening! Please leave a tip if you enjoy the content, either here or via any of the cryptocurrency addresses in my CoinTree link. You can also send a message with a CoinTree donation. I'd love to hear from you! Thanks...

Alex Romanov on Beam, MimbleWimble, Lelantus, and Privacy in Cryptocurrency

October 02, 2020 02:53 - 59 minutes - 54.6 MB

Alex Romanov, tech lead for Beam, comes on the podcast to talk about the exciting world of advanced cryptocurrency privacy. We discuss MimbleWimble and the unique scalability and privacy mix it provides, as well as unique benefits as well as challenges. We also talk Lelantus, and how paired with MimbleWimble it can provide the best privacy-focused user experience available. Finally, we cover auditability in otherwise completely private cryptocurrencies. Donate - Sponsors Thank you so much ...

Crypto Stache on Cryptocurrency for Gaming and Newbie Education

September 30, 2020 03:17 - 53 minutes - 49.6 MB

Cryptocurrency education Crypto Stache comes on the podcast to talk about breaking down the complex and new world of blockchain technology for non-technical users, some of whom may be of advanced age and not know how to copy and paste. He also covers blockchain gaming, and how this one area could be the key to mass adoption of cryptocurrencies by going to a much easier industry to crack into than financial services and everyday payments. Donate - Sponsors Thank you so much for listening! P...

Dash Podcast 155: Omar Hamwi of Dash Core Group Business Development

September 26, 2020 13:53 - 1 hour - 67.2 MB

Omar Hamwi of Dash Core Group's business development team comes on the podcast to talk about the ambitious plans to take Dash mainstream, starting with traders, and then to mass consumers and businesses. The FastPass initiative, as well as the upcoming ambitious Dash Platform, are the keys to this. Donate - Sponsors Thank you so much for listening! Please leave a tip if you enjoy the content, either here or via any of the cryptocurrency addresses in my CoinTree link. You can also send a me...

Omar Hamwi on Dash's FastPass Streamlined Ecosystem for Traders

September 22, 2020 14:34 - 38 minutes - 35.5 MB

Dash Core Group's Omar Hamwi comes on the podcast to talk about FastPass, the new initiative targeted initially at traders to maximize Dash's special features in order to optimize speed and efficiency, creating an experience unparalleled in crypto trading. Donate - Sponsors Thank you so much for listening! Please leave a tip if you enjoy the content, either here or via any of the cryptocurrency addresses in my CoinTree link. You can also send a message with a CoinTree donation. I'd love to...

Digital Cash Rundown 1 with Kurt Wuckert Jr.: UniSwap, ETH Fees, Dash FastPass and More!

September 19, 2020 20:24 - 51 minutes - 47.3 MB

First episode of the Digital Cash Rundown with special guest Kurt Wuckert Jr.! We chat about the Uniswap "universal basic income" distribution, skyrocketing Ethereum fees, Dash's new usability-focused FastPass initiative, Kraken and exchanges gunning for becoming the new banks, and Twetch's economics and new encrypted messaging feature. And as always, lots of smack-talking, shade-throwing, and honesty. Donate - Sponsors Thank you so much for listening! Please leave a tip if you enjoy the c...