Latest Oolong Podcast Episodes
An interview with Halsey Minor
Bitcoin News Weekly - November 19, 2014 08:00 - 55 minutes ★★★★ - 8 ratingsThis 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
Bitcoin News Weekly - November 11, 2014 08:00 - 53 minutes ★★★★ - 8 ratingsThe 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
Bitcoin News Weekly - November 04, 2014 08:00 - 53 minutes ★★★★ - 8 ratingsA 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
Bitcoin News Weekly - September 30, 2014 07:00 - 57 minutes ★★★★ - 8 ratingsMr. 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
Bitcoin News Weekly - September 23, 2014 07:11 - 54 minutes ★★★★ - 8 ratingsThe 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
Bitcoin News Weekly - September 17, 2014 07:00 - 53 minutes ★★★★ - 8 ratingsMoore'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
Bitcoin News Weekly - September 09, 2014 07:00 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 8 ratingsFormer 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 b...
Bottom Dollar Bitcoin, Where to Leave Your Wallet and Mike Rotman Takes our Bitcoins
Bitcoin News Weekly - August 19, 2014 07:00 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 8 ratingsWe 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
Bitcoin News Weekly - August 12, 2014 07:00 - 47 minutes ★★★★ - 8 ratingsThe 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
Bitcoin News Weekly - July 29, 2014 07:00 - 56 minutes ★★★★ - 8 ratingsEcuador 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
Bitcoin News Weekly - July 22, 2014 07:00 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 8 ratingsBlockchain.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???
Bitcoin News Weekly - July 14, 2014 07:00 - 21 minutes ★★★★ - 8 ratingsDebit 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...
BNW 08: David Moon of Spelunk.in, pizza extortion and California legalizes crypto-currency
Bitcoin News Weekly - July 01, 2014 07:00 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 8 ratingsDavid 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
Bitcoin News Weekly - June 24, 2014 07:00 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 8 ratingsMarshall 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...
BNW 06: Tim Parsa of Bitreserve.org
Bitcoin News Weekly - June 16, 2014 07:00 - 58 minutes ★★★★ - 8 ratingsThis 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...
BNW 05: Benson Samuel of CoinSecure
Bitcoin News Weekly - June 10, 2014 07:00 - 57 minutes ★★★★ - 8 ratingsThis 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 clo...
BNW 04: Ryan Singer of CryptoCorp
Bitcoin News Weekly - June 02, 2014 07:00 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 8 ratingsRyan 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
Bitcoin News Weekly - May 19, 2014 07:00 - 50 minutes ★★★★ - 8 ratingsThis 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, Jere...
BNW 02: Kolin Burges, Winklevii, and Digital Hamsters
Bitcoin News Weekly - May 12, 2014 07:00 - 54 minutes ★★★★ - 8 ratingsThis 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 epis...
BNW 01: Welcome to Bitcoin News Weekly
Bitcoin News Weekly - May 02, 2014 07:00 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 8 ratingsWhat 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!