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Bitcoin Magazine Podcast

The Bitcoin Magazine Podcast is on a mission to stay on top of what"s happening with everything Bitcoin, guiding listeners through the major stories shaping the price, philosophy and community around the financial revolution. The show will also feature brief interviews from leading experts in the space.

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00:27:41

Weekly Bits #19: Quarantined

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2020/03/18

We're all quarantined! But don't worry, we're still bringing you the content you need in these critical (often boring) times. Sit back, relax, and enjoy our first quarantine episode. Colin Harper fills in for Peter Chawaga and is joined by Flip -- computer mastermind behind all things dot com over at Bitcoin Magazine. They discuss being quarantined, prepping, coin-mixing, the value of gold and other precious metals, and even their favorite quarantine recipes. Enjoy! Twitter Colin Harper -

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01:34:11

Amir Taaki on What Drives Bitcoin's Dissident Narrative

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2020/03/16

“The legacy of our civilization is a state based on a hierarchical system of control and specialization of labor, which leads to all of the modern problems we have. To create a different kind of society, that's free, where people have liberty and natural wealth, the emerging field of cryptography offers us power." -Amir Taaki With markets around the world plunging into a downward spiral, now is a great time to revisit the original reasons why people started working on Bitcoin. Amir Taaki was one of

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00:15:31

Weekly Bits #18: The Art and Culture of Bitcoin

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2020/03/11

Building on Bitcoin Magazine's Art of Bitcoin issue, Colin and Peter discuss the grassroots history of the Bitcoin logo, the power of artistic propaganda to convert precoiners and how Bitcoin's art world reflects the technology itself. The Art of Bitcoin Issue

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01:03:31

Yassine Elmandjra on Whether Bitcoin Should Correlate

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2020/03/09

What is Bitcoin? This question is constantly posed to us at Bitcoin Magazine. The truth is that the answer varies depending on who you ask. With the recent economic shock from the global spread of COVID19, now feels like the right time to revisit it. In this episode, Dave Hollerith talks with Yassine Elmandjra, crypto analyst at Ark Invest about whether or not Bitcoin does and should correlate to the stock market and global economy more broadly. Yassine doesn't claim to know what Bitcoin is, but he

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00:50:53

Brian Merchant on The Darknet's Fake Murder-For-Hire...

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2020/03/02

In this episode, Dave Hollerith interviews journalist and author, Brian Merchant, on a recent story he wrote about a darknet website that offers murder-for-hire services. Part hoax and part reality, Merchant's investigation into this scam marketplace led him into a world of white hat hackers, fake hitmen, murderous spouses and real-world victims. He explains that although this dark corner of the internet is essentially fake, it has drastically harmed the lives of innocent people and blurred the

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00:22:04

Weekly Bits #17: The Stories of Bitcoin Revisited

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2020/02/26

From 2012 to 2014, Bitcoin Magazine produced 22 print issues covering the burgeoning technology, its budding culture and potential impact. This week, Colin and Peter revisit some of those stories with updates, reflections and new commentary. The Stories of Bitcoin Magazine Revisited: Where Mainstream Media Gets Bitcoin Wrong Despite Utility, Bitcoin Cannot Fix Venezuela Infographic: Compromised Bitcoin Exchange Events

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00:52:53

Bitcoin's Solvency and Security with Coinfloor’s Obi...

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2020/02/24

In this episode, Dave Hollerith speaks with Coinfloor's Obi Nwosu and Blockstack's Muneeb Ali, two leaders who have run companies in the community since 2013. Coinfloor is the U.k.'s largest cryptocurrency exchange while Blockstack is a developer platform and network trying to build a new internet. Though different in what types of product they offer, both companies are taking innovative and even perhaps opposing strategies for how they can and should successfully leverage Bitcoin. Obi Nwosu

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00:24:53

Weekly Bits #16: Powering Corporate Open-Source...

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2020/02/19

As the world's most robust open-source digital ledger, Bitcoin has encouraged several corporations to fund the development of tools that can be accessed and leveraged by anyone. In this week's episode, Colin and Peter discuss this intersection of corporate self-interest and technical altruism. Resources: For Square Crypto, the Way to Bitcoin Mass Adoption Is Open Source Microsoft's ION Is an Open-Source Bet on Bitcoin Infographic: Who Has Funded Bitcoin Core Development?

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00:49:55

Paxful's Ray Youssef on How Bitcoin Unlocks Social Good

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2020/02/17

“I’ve come to believe charity depends on finding those people who can truly execute on the ground, those real-life angels. Bitcoin is one of the best things for these people because they can work with it. They are completely transparent, they don’t have to go through any of the financial hoops. Most of all, they can convert it to anything, anywhere. It’s beautiful.” —Ray Youssef, CEO of Paxful While speculation and "hodling" are store of value qualities mainly used for bitcoin in North America and

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00:24:04

Weekly Bits #15: Assessing Bitcoin As A Tool For...

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2020/02/12

In this week's episode, Colin and Peter evaluate Bitcoin's history as a technology that enables charitable giving. They discuss its effectiveness in response to natural disasters, the Bitcoin community's self-interested benevolence and the blockchain's prowess for facilitating a better kind of philanthropy. Resources: When Disaster Strikes Bitcoin Facilitates Organized Charity and Grassroots Giving The Potential and Reality of Bitcoin Charity Infographic - The Pineapple Fund's Unparalleled

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00:52:21

Matt Odell on Educating Bitcoiners

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2020/02/10

“Everybody has a bias, the important thing is not to Grandstand about having no bias. We see this with internet privacy in general, the narrative is framed by saying, some criminals are using it so let’s make the privacy worse for 99% of users who are law-abiding. That's problematic because at some point it's going to fall into the wrong hands.” —Matt Odell Bitcoin is a tool for financial freedom, but not everyone who buys it understands that this means it also comes with more individual

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00:21:10

Weekly Bits #14: Imagining The Bitcoin Citadel Future

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2020/02/05

Maybe you've seen the memes: Bitcoiners are fantasizing about fortresses fit for complete self-sufficiency and impregnable bag protection. But what really goes into the perfect personal Bitcoin citadel? And what does it mean to imagine a future in which Bitcoiners are siphoned off from the rest of society? Colin Harper joins the show to dig deeper into his Bitcoin Magazine cover story "The 7 Safest Havens for Establishing Your Bitcoin Citadel." Resources: The 7 Safest Havens for Establishing Your

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00:50:10

Lebanon's Financial Crisis & Bitcoin (Part 2):...

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2020/02/03

“While there is a reasonable use case for Bitcoin in the US, I would argue its a “nice to have versus a lot of other parts of the world like Lebanon where owning Bitcoin is almost like an act of survival to preserve your savings.” - Mark Saroufim In this two-part series, Dave Hollerith interviews members of Lebanon's diaspora migrant population to understand the country's current financial crisis and why Bitcoin is both an important asset for mitigating its risks as well as how it could play a roll

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00:26:28

Weekly Bits #13: How Do Bitcoiners Maintain Privacy...

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2020/01/29

In this week's episode, Peter is joined by Bitcoin Magazine staff writer Vlad Costea to discuss the latest cover story, "Maintaining Transaction Privacy in the Age of Government Analysis." The pair went over some Bitcoin privacy best practices, considered the honeypot risks of government-based transaction monitoring and examined the intersection of identity protection and user-friendliness. Resources Privacy Against Government Blockchain Analysis - Bitcoin Magazine Twitter Bitcoin Magazine Peter

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00:51:24

Lebanon's Financial Crisis & Bitcoin (Part 1): A...

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2020/01/27

“The next year or two is going to give very interesting examples of the role of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies in countries that are like Lebanon — where people, on the one hand, are well-educated, wealthy, and have access to information and on the other hand, are facing a banking crisis that has led a lot of them to distrust their banks.” -Mike Azar In this two-part series, Dave Hollerith interviews members of Lebanon's diaspora migrant population to understand the country's current financial

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Weekly Bits #12: What The Fed's Repo Market Pump...

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2020/01/22

The Federal Reserve has funneled roughly $500 billion into the repo market since September 2019 in what was originally pitched as temporary operations. Now, it wants to extend the same efforts to smaller institutions in an unprecedented extension of its influence over the economy. On this episode, Colin and Peter discuss Bitcoin Magazine's cover story about the Fed's actions and what they tell us about our financial system. If this reminds anyone of the climate before The Great Recession, then

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00:48:57

Mr. Pseu on Seeking A Bitcoin Education

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2020/01/20

In this episode, Dave Hollerith talks with A Boy Named Pseu (Phil Gibson). He is a libertarian writer and podcaster whose journey in understanding Bitcoin is more recent yet rooted by a longterm interest in Austrian economics and agorism. To test his understanding of what actually happened to Bitcoin in 2019, Pseu recently wrote a Medium post, "Bitcoin Is Dead." In it he argues why Bitcoin's growth stands out as uniquely different from how it has been portrayed by mainstream media outlets such as

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00:48:58

Bitcoin Happy Hour #12: Debating a Circular Bitcoin...

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2020/01/19

Today, Colin sits down with Cassie Clifton and Christian Keroles, two of BTC Inc.'s content creators and conference organizers, to talk about the recent Dan Held v Ragnar twitter debate about the virtues of hodling versus creating a circular economy. Cassie also answers all the questions about Bitcoin Mining and gives fantastic analysis about what to expect in 2020. Check out the episode on Bitcoin Magazine's YouTube Channel and don't forget to get your tickets to Bitcoin2020!

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00:24:07

Weekly Bits #11: On the Coast of El Salvador, Bitcoin...

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2020/01/15

Two coastal villages in El Salvador are living out the dream that many Bitcoiners envision: a circular bitcoin economy for those who have been ignored by the traditional banking system. On this episode of Weekly Bits, Peter is joined by staff writer Colin Harper to discuss his latest cover story on Bitcoin Beach, the program that is putting sats in the hands of those who need them with noteworthy success. Resources In El Salvador, Bitcoin Is Becoming a Standard - Bitcoin Magazine Twitter Bitcoin

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00:35:46

Bitcoin Happy Hour #11: Bitcoin Aesthetics and...

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2020/01/10

Today, Colin sits down with Tommy Marchesci and Pat Riley, two of BTC Inc.'s designers, to talk about their methodology, philosophy and vision for the art behind the Bitcoin 2020 conference and Bitcoin Magazine. Check out the episode on Bitcoin Magazine's YouTube Channel and don't forget to get your tickets to Bitcoin2020!

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