Latest Blockstream Podcast Episodes
Blockstream Talk #11 - Bitcoin as a Medium of Exchange & the Democratization of Finance
Blockstream Talk - April 04, 2022 16:20 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratings@WatchdogCapital @brucefenton Watchdog Capital Chainstone Labs 1:02 - Meeting Bruce 2:32 - What role does Bitcoin have in improving the future? 8:24 - Is the current world environment is taylor made for Bitcoin? 11:36 - How did the Bitcoin narrative change over time? 15:45 - Bitcoin t...
Bitfinex Hack & Tether Use Cases in Emerging Markets with Paolo Ardoino - Blockstream Talk #10
Blockstream Talk - March 23, 2022 15:15 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 5 ratings@bitfinex @paoloardoino Bitfinex Follow Blockstream on Nostr: npub1jg552aulj07skd6e7y2hu0vl5g8nl5jvfw8jhn6jpjk0vjd0waksvl6n8n 01:07 Who is Paulo Ardoino? 02:14 Path to finding Bitcoin and working at Bitfinex 13:24 Reasons Bitfinex does not face downtime during high volatility 15:17 Bitfin...
Blockstream Talk #10 - Bitfinex Hack & Tether Use Cases in Emerging Markets with Paolo Ardoino
Blockstream Talk - March 23, 2022 15:15 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 5 ratings@bitfinex @paoloardoino Bitfinex 01:07 Who is Paulo Ardoino? 02:14 Path to finding Bitcoin and working at Bitfinex 13:24 Reasons Bitfinex does not face downtime during high volatility 15:17 Bitfinex being the most battle tested exchange 16:17 What is the Liquid Network value proposition ...
Bitcoin Privacy, Scaling Solutions, and Sidechains with Andrew Poelstra
Blockstream Talk - March 21, 2022 19:30 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsBlockstream Research Follow Blockstream on Nostr: npub1jg552aulj07skd6e7y2hu0vl5g8nl5jvfw8jhn6jpjk0vjd0waksvl6n8n 1:52 What is Blockstream researching? 4:12 Why is Bitcoin privacy important? 15:05 Is AI and Bitcoin on opposite sides when it comes to the goals of privacy? 21:02 - Is the curre...
Bitcoin Marketing & Argentina Hyperinflation with Fernando Nikolic - Blockstream Talk #9
Blockstream Talk - February 22, 2022 15:15 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratings@Blockstream @basedlayer Blockstream Follow Blockstream on Nostr: npub1jg552aulj07skd6e7y2hu0vl5g8nl5jvfw8jhn6jpjk0vjd0waksvl6n8n 1:42 - What challenges do you have marketing products that are ahead of their time? 8:32 - Do you think mainstream media is anti-Bitcoin? 11:39 - What are the...
Blockstream Talk #9 - Bitcoin Marketing & Argentina Hyperinflation with Fernando Nikolic
Blockstream Talk - February 22, 2022 15:15 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratings@Blockstream @basedlayer Blockstream 1:42 - What challenges do you have marketing products that are ahead of their time? 8:32 - Do you think mainstream media is anti-Bitcoin? 11:39 - What are the hardest parts of communicating Blockstream and Bitcoin to the public? 15:03 - Has marketing...
Blockstream Talk #8 - Fork Wars & The Biggest Innovations Happening in Bitcoin with Jonas Nick
Blockstream Talk - January 20, 2022 17:30 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratings0:44 - Introduction 1:35 - Biggest innovations happening in Bitcoin right now 4:11 - How long does a BIP take to get implemented into the Bitcoin protocol? 5:54 - What are Bitcoin's core principles? 8:32 - What off chain capabilities need to be deployed for Taproot to be considered successfu...
Fork Wars & the Biggest Innovations Happening in Bitcoin with Jonas Nick - Blockstream Talk #8
Blockstream Talk - January 20, 2022 17:30 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratings@blksresearch @n1ckler Blockstream Research Follow Blockstream on Nostr: npub1jg552aulj07skd6e7y2hu0vl5g8nl5jvfw8jhn6jpjk0vjd0waksvl6n8n 1:35 - Biggest innovations happening in Bitcoin right now 4:11 - How long does a BIP take to get implemented into the Bitcoin protocol? 5:54 - What are B...
Blockstream Talk #8 - Fork Wars & the Biggest Innovations Happening in Bitcoin with Jonas Nick
Blockstream Talk - January 20, 2022 17:30 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratings@blksresearch @n1ckler Blockstream Research 1:35 - Biggest innovations happening in Bitcoin right now 4:11 - How long does a BIP take to get implemented into the Bitcoin protocol? 5:54 - What are Bitcoin's core principles? 8:32 - What off chain capabilities need to be deployed for Taproot ...
Bitcoin Mortgages & Hyperinflation with Tuur Demeester - Blockstream Talk #7
Blockstream Talk - January 06, 2022 17:20 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 5 ratings@AdamantResearch @TuurDemeester Adamant Research Follow Blockstream on Nostr: npub1jg552aulj07skd6e7y2hu0vl5g8nl5jvfw8jhn6jpjk0vjd0waksvl6n8n 1:13 Meeting Tuur 3:02 How the global financial crisis made Bitcoin interesting 5:30 Impressions of the El Salvador Bitcoin Bond 8:15 Details of th...
Blockstream Talk #7 - Bitcoin Mortgages & Hyperinflation with Tuur Demeester
Blockstream Talk - January 06, 2022 17:20 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 5 ratings@AdamantResearch @TuurDemeester Adamant Research 1:13 Meeting Tuur 3:02 How the global financial crisis made Bitcoin interesting 5:30 Impressions of the El Salvador Bitcoin Bond 8:15 Details of the Bitcoin Bond in El Salvador 19:37 Path for emerging markets adopting Bitcoin 26:45 Wh...
Blockstream Talk #7 - Bitcoin Mortgages, Hyperinflation & The Democratization of Investing
Blockstream Talk - January 06, 2022 17:20 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 5 ratings0:00 Introduction 1:13 Meeting Tuur 3:02 How the global financial crisis made Bitcoin interesting 5:30 Impressions of the El Salvador Bitcoin Bond 8:15 Details of the Bitcoin Bond in El Salvador 19:37 Path for emerging markets adopting Bitcoin 26:45 What the world looks like if the Bitc...
Blockstream Talk #6 - Issuing STOs on Liquid, India Adopting Bitcoin & The Future of Capital Markets with Arnab Naskar
Blockstream Talk - December 23, 2021 15:00 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratings0:00 - Introduction 1:11 - Meeting Arnab 2:05 - What is STOKR 3:51 - Current capital markets being outdated and what the future holds for them 7:35 - What is an STO and their difference between ICOs 11:22 - Liquid being a good way to issue STOs 13:00 - Privacy on Liquid being important 14...
Blockstream Talk #6 - Issuing STOs on Liquid & the Future of Capital Markets with Arnab Naskar
Blockstream Talk - December 23, 2021 15:00 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratings@stokr_io @Arnab_Naskarr Stokr 1:11 - Meeting Arnab 2:05 - What is STOKR 3:51 - Current capital markets being outdated and what the future holds for them 7:35 - What is an STO and their difference between ICOs 11:22 - Liquid being a good way to issue STOs 13:00 - Privacy on Liquid being ...
Issuing STOs on Liquid & the Future of Capital Markets with Arnab Naskar -Blockstream Talk #6
Blockstream Talk - December 23, 2021 15:00 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratings@stokr_io @Arnab_Naskarr Stokr Follow Blockstream on Nostr: npub1jg552aulj07skd6e7y2hu0vl5g8nl5jvfw8jhn6jpjk0vjd0waksvl6n8n 1:11 - Meeting Arnab 2:05 - What is STOKR 3:51 - Current capital markets being outdated and what the future holds for them 7:35 - What is an STO and their difference...
Blockstream Talk #5 - Liquid for Bitcoiners with Moritz Wietersheim
Blockstream Talk - December 08, 2021 21:00 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratings0:00 Introduction 2:20 Criticisms of the Liquid network 4:49 What is Hyperbitcoinization 6:24 Why would someone use the Liquid network 11:33 Views of Tether and other stable coins in Panama 14:49 Reasons to have stable coins on Liquid 16:09 Self custodian on Spectre 17:41 Using Spectre wi...
Hyperbitcoinization & the Liquid Network with Moritz Wietersheim - Blockstream Talk #5
Blockstream Talk - December 08, 2021 21:00 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratings@SpecterWallet @MWietersheim Specter Solutions Follow Blockstream on Nostr: npub1jg552aulj07skd6e7y2hu0vl5g8nl5jvfw8jhn6jpjk0vjd0waksvl6n8n 2:20 Criticisms of the Liquid network 4:49 What is Hyperbitcoinization 6:24 Why would someone use the Liquid network 11:33 Views of Tether and other s...
Blockstream Talk #5 - Hyperbitcoinization & the Liquid Network with Moritz Wietersheim
Blockstream Talk - December 08, 2021 21:00 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratings@SpecterWallet @MWietersheim Specter Solutions 2:20 Criticisms of the Liquid network 4:49 What is Hyperbitcoinization 6:24 Why would someone use the Liquid network 11:33 Views of Tether and other stable coins in Panama 14:49 Reasons to have stable coins on Liquid 16:09 Self custodian on ...
Blockstream Talk #5 - Liquid for Bitcoiners
Blockstream Talk - December 08, 2021 21:00 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratings0:00 Introduction 2:20 Criticisms of the Liquid network 4:49 What is Hyperbitcoinization 6:24 Why would someone use the Liquid network 11:33 Views of Tether and other stable coins in Panama 14:49 Reasons to have stable coins on Liquid 16:09 Self custodian on Spectre 17:41 Using Spectre wi...
Blockstream Talk #4 - Financial Products on Bitcoin & The Future of Institutional Demand
Blockstream Talk - November 19, 2021 18:07 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratings0:00 Introduction 1:25 Jesse’s introduction 2:15 Jesse's journey from banker to bitcoin 4:32 Jesse trying to get banks to get involved in Bitcoin 10:50 What is BMN? 15:50 What is the future for BMN? 17:32 Paul Tudor Jones on investing in Bitcoin and Bitcoins network effects growing 20:39 ...
Blockstream Talk #4 - Financial Products on Bitcoin & Institutional Demand with Jesse Knutson
Blockstream Talk - November 19, 2021 18:07 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratings@BFXSecurities @KnutsonJesse Bitfinex Securities 1:25 Jesse’s introduction 2:15 Jesse's journey from banker to bitcoin 4:32 Jesse trying to get banks to get involved in Bitcoin 10:50 What is BMN? 15:50 What is the future for BMN? 17:32 Paul Tudor Jones on investing in Bitcoin and Bitcoin...
Financial Products on Bitcoin & Institutional Demand with Jesse Knutson - Blockstream Talk #4
Blockstream Talk - November 19, 2021 18:07 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratings@BFXSecurities @KnutsonJesse Bitfinex Securities Follow Blockstream on Nostr: npub1jg552aulj07skd6e7y2hu0vl5g8nl5jvfw8jhn6jpjk0vjd0waksvl6n8n 1:25 Jesse’s introduction 2:15 Jesse's journey from banker to bitcoin 4:32 Jesse trying to get banks to get involved in Bitcoin 10:50 What is BMN? ...
Blockstream Talk #3 - Lightning Network: Bringing The Digital Cash Narrative Back To The Forefront
Blockstream Talk - September 30, 2021 02:09 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsWelcome to Blockstream Talk #3 Our conversation today is with one of the worlds leading experts on the Lightning Network, Dr. Christian Decker. Christian is also known as "Dr. Bitcoin" because his dissertation was the first distributed computing PhD to focus explicitly on Bitcoin. His work on...
Blockstream Talk #3 - Lightning: Bringing the Digital Cash Narrative Back with Christian Decker
Blockstream Talk - September 30, 2021 02:09 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratings@Core_LN @Snyke Core Lightning Elements Project 2:27 - What is the Lightning Network, and what problems is it trying to solve? 5:29 - Limitations of the Lightning Network 7:22 - Existing protocols tackling the scaling problem 9:54 - The blocksize war 11:34 - How Lightning interacts with ...
Lightning: Bringing the Digital Cash Narrative Back with Christian Decker - Blockstream Talk #3
Blockstream Talk - September 30, 2021 02:09 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratings@Core_LN @Snyke Core Lightning Elements Project Follow Blockstream on Nostr: npub1jg552aulj07skd6e7y2hu0vl5g8nl5jvfw8jhn6jpjk0vjd0waksvl6n8n 2:27 - What is the Lightning Network, and what problems is it trying to solve? 5:29 - Limitations of the Lightning Network 7:22 - Existing protocols ...
Blockstream Talk #2 - Mining, STOs on Liquid & El Salvador´s Bitcoin Opportunity
Blockstream Talk - September 13, 2021 22:27 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratings2:17 What is going on in China? Is mining done for good? 3:10 Can Chinese investors still buy and sell Bitcoin? 4:46 How important is Chinese retail to Bitcoin price appreciation? 5:26 What was the motivation behind China’s latest crackdown? 7:06 Is the mining hardware supply chain at risk? 9:06...
Mining, STOs on Liquid & El Salvador's Bitcoin Opportunity with Samson Mow - Blockstream Talk #2
Blockstream Talk - September 13, 2021 22:27 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsJan3 Blockstream @JAN3com @Excellion Follow Blockstream on Nostr: npub1jg552aulj07skd6e7y2hu0vl5g8nl5jvfw8jhn6jpjk0vjd0waksvl6n8n 2:17 What is going on in China? Is mining done for good? 3:10 Can Chinese investors still buy and sell Bitcoin? 4:46 How important is Chinese retail to Bitcoin ...
Blockstream Talk #2 - Mining, STOs on Liquid & El Salvador's Bitcoin Opportunity with Samson Mow
Blockstream Talk - September 13, 2021 22:27 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsJan3 @Excellion 2:17 What is going on in China? Is mining done for good? 3:10 Can Chinese investors still buy and sell Bitcoin? 4:46 How important is Chinese retail to Bitcoin price appreciation? 5:26 What was the motivation behind China’s latest crackdown? 7:06 Is the mining hardware ...
Blockstream Talk #1 - Early Days of Bitcoin & Future Outlook with Dr. Adam Back
Blockstream Talk - August 26, 2021 00:18 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratings@Blockstream @adam3us Blockstream 01:20 Evolutionary History of Bitcoin and early attempts at creating electronic cash 11:38 What could have been Satoshi's thought process when designing Bitcoin 16:40 Bitcoin is not a prototype, it simply has a narrow pocket of design space 20:20 Bitcoi...
Early Days of Bitcoin & Future Outlook with Dr. Adam Back - Blockstream Talk #1
Blockstream Talk - August 26, 2021 00:18 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratings@Blockstream @adam3us Blockstream Follow Blockstream on Nostr: npub1jg552aulj07skd6e7y2hu0vl5g8nl5jvfw8jhn6jpjk0vjd0waksvl6n8n 01:20 Evolutionary History of Bitcoin and early attempts at creating electronic cash 11:38 What could have been Satoshi's thought process when designing Bitcoin 1...
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