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Epicenter Bitcoin
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Epicenter Bitcoin is a weekly podcast which talks about the latest news and developments in Bitcoin and crypto-currencies. Hosted by Brian Fabian Crain and Sébastien Couture
Episodes
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Bitcoin 2014 Amsterdam - Bobby Lee, Charlie Lee, Philippe Rodriguez, Filip Roose
From May 15 to 17, we attended the Bitcoin 2014 conference in Amsterdam. We had the opportunity to interview many speakers and attendees and talk about their projects and perspectives. In this series of interviews, we talked to: - Bobby Lee, CEO of BTC China - twitter.com/btcchina - Charlie Lee,...
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EB22 - Wendell Davis: Hive Wallet, Humint, DISH, Bitex.la
On episode 22 we had Wendell Davis on, who is CEO of two Bitcoin startups. The first one is Hive, a popular and user-friendly Bitcoin wallet targeted at Mac Users (and Android). His second startup, Humint, aims to help companies and brands issue their own cryptocurrencies - think loyalty points....
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Bitcoin 2014 Amsterdam - With Jon Matonis, Marc Barach, JF Gallas, Radko Albrecht & Brian Armstrong
From May 15 to 17, we attended the Bitcoin 2014 in Amsterdam. We had the opportunity to interview many speakers and attendees and talk about their projects and perspectives. In this series of interviews, we talked to: - Jon Matonis, Executive Director and board member of the Bitcoin Foundation -...
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EB21 - Guests Asher Tan and Levin Keller: CoinJar, Circle, German Bitcoin Sales Tax
For episode 21 we had Asher Tan on CEO of CoinJar, a very successful Australian Bitcoin startup that offers similar services to Coinbase. We talked about the plans with CoinJar, what we think of Circle’s new product and the recent price increase. Levin Keller, who is a board member of the German...
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Bitcoin 2014 Amsterdam - Keynote by Patrick Byrne CEO of Overstock.com
From May 15 to 17, we attended the Bitcoin 2014 in Amsterdam. We had the opportunity to interview many speakers and attendees and talk about their projects and perspectives. To start off our coverage of the event, we have the keynote presentation by Patrick Byrne…
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EB20 - Guests Jorge Timon and Mark Friedenbach: Bitcoin 2014, Freicoin, Freimarkets & Sidechains
We recorded episode 20 in Amsterdam the morning after the Bitcoin 2014 conference organized by the Bitcoin Foundation. It was a great event and we'll be releasing many interviews from that event over the coming weeks. Our two guests for the post-conference sit-down were Jorge Timon...
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EB19 - Guest David El Achkar: Bitcoin in the Middle East
For episode 19, we had David El Achkar on as our guest host. He is a Bitcoin entrepreneur in Beirut and the founder of the Bitcoin Lebanon group. We covered the following topics: The broken payment system in the Middle East His startup Yellow Pay BitPay raising $30m Moolah wallet provider allows...
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EB18 - Guest Meinhard Benn: Dark Wallet, Bitcoins for MIT, Bitcoin’s Limitations and Mining
For episode 18, Meinhard Benn was on as our guest host, while Sebastien was enjoying a few days off. Meinhard is the lead software developer for Bitcoin Brothers, a Bitcoin mining startup based in Berlin. We covered the following topics: Dark Wallet: Features, privacy and is this good or bad for...
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EB17 - Spin-Offs, Bitcoin Debit Card, BIP38-Cold Storage and Bitcoin Undone?
After having guests on for our last few episodes, it was back to the original cast of Brian and Sebastien for an episode. Here is what we discussed: - Spin-Offs: An Altcoin Bootstrapping Method - Is BitUndo a MAJOR threat to Bitcoin? (Brian: Looks like it. Sebastien: Don’t think so) - Xapo’s cool...
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EB16 - Guests Stephan Tual & Max Kaye: Ethereum And Decentralized Applications
There wasn’t a lot of news to cover this week, so we took most of the episode to dive deep into the topic of Ethereum and decentralized application. We had two excellent guests on: Stephan Tual is the Chief Communications Officer for the Ethereum project, founder of the London Ethereum meetup and...
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EB15 - Guest Host Joel Hampton: Spendr, Neo & Bee, Sidechains, Square
On this week’s show we have Joel Hampton on as a guest host. He’s a rather nomadic entrepreneur, currently based in Sydney, but about to head back to San Francisco. His startup Spendr.io is building a site to help people find high-quality, bitcoin-accepting businesses. The topics we cover include…
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EB14 - Guest Host Jaron Lukasiewicz of Coinsetter
Brian’s away on vacation this week so joining us as a guest host is Jaron Lukasiewicz, CEO of Coinsetter. We talk about IRS guidelines and what impact they may have on everyday Bitcoin use, China’s “crackdown” on Bitcoin and the effect on price, a new startup brings wallets to iPhones and Jaron...
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EB13 - Guest Sian Jones: All About Regulation - IRS Guidance, UK Statements, Isle of Man & More
On today's show we have Sian Jones as a guest host. Sian is a consultant at Coinsult and specialized in cryptocurrency regulation. She helps us get to the bottom of recent rulings and guidances about Bitcoin. The topics we cover are: - The IRS guidance on Bitcoin taxation and what it means - The...
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EB12 - Bitcoin Version 0.9, China Rumors, and much more.
On Today's show, we talk about: - The new update of the core Bitcoin client to version 0.9 - Strange rumors about a Bitcoin ban in China - OKCoin and Bitstamp raising $10m each and the business of Bitcoin exchanges - KnCMiners' first Scrypt mining product the Titan goes on preorders - The…
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Inside Bitcoins Berlin 2014 - Opportunities and Challenges of Bitcoin Exchanges
On February 12 and 13th we attended the Inside Bitcoins Conference in Berlin. After two months of podcasting together, it was the first time we met in person. We had lots of fun interviewing many people from the bitcoin community, attending interesting talks and capturing bitcoin at this unique...
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EB11 - Guest Jonathan Levin: MtGox, Future of Bitcoin Exchanges, Xapo, Altcoin Inflation
On today's show we have Jonathan Levin on as a guest host. He's an economist at Oxford University and co-founder of Coinometrics. The topics are: - Our meetups in Berlin and Lille - Jonathan’s thoughts on the vibrant London Bitcoin scene - The latest updates on the MtGox story - The future of...
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Inside Bitcoins Berlin 2014 - Bitcoin and its potential as a tool for change
On February 12 and 13th we attended the Inside Bitcoins Conference in Berlin. After two months of podcasting together, it was the first time we met in person. We had lots of fun interviewing many people from the bitcoin community, attending interesting talks and capturing bitcoin at this unique...
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EB10 - Hiding in Plain Sight
On today's show we'll talk about: - The curious story of Dorian Satoshi Nakamoto - Recent transactions indicating MtGox may still possess large amounts of bitcoin - Mark Karpeles' shady Past - Blockchain.info's acquisition of RTBTC - The new VAT guidance on Bitcoin in the UK Please support the…
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Inside Bitcoins Berlin 2014 - Conference Floor Interviews II
On February 12 and 13th we attended the Inside Bitcoins Conference in Berlin. After two months of podcasting together, it was the first time we met in person. We had lots of fun interviewing many people from the bitcoin community, attending interesting talks and capturing bitcoin at this unique...
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EB9 - Mt. Gox's Lukewarm Wallet
On today's show we'll talk about the Mt. Gox situation, covering : the history of recent events, the Crisis Strategy Document and what it means, theories on what really could have happened as well as the outlook for Mt. Gox, Bitcoin exchanges and Bitcoin in general. In addition, we'll talk about...
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Inside Bitcoins Berlin 2014 - Conference Floor Interviews
On February 12 and 13th we attended the Inside Bitcoins Conference in Berlin. After two months of podcasting together, it was the first time we met in person. We had lots of fun interviewing many people from the bitcoin community, attending interesting talks and capturing bitcoin at this unique...
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EB8 - The Bitcoin ATM Wave Reaches US Shores
**FEED UPDATE** Please be advised that we are changing hosting providers. You will need to make sure to re-subscribe to the new feed at http://podcast.epicenterbitcoin.com/feed/ to keep receiving new episodes. iTunes users should not have to do anything for this change to take effect. On today's...
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Inside Bitcoins Berlin 2014 - Live from Room 77
On February 12 and 13th we attended the Inside Bitcoins Conference in Berlin. After two months of podcasting together, it was the first time we met in person. We had lots of fun interviewing many people from the bitcoin community, attending interesting talks and capturing bitcoin at this unique...
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EB7 - The Bitcoin Barbie
On today's show, we're joined by Johann Barbie, founder of 37Coins, an SMS based wallet solution. Johann weighs in on the recent transaction malleability fiasco and helps us better understand what's really going on. We also talk about recent news out of Florida where two men where arrested after...
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EB6 - The One-Man Protest
On today's show we talk about: - Apple banning Blockchain.info's iPhone app - The breakdown and looming death of MtGox - Auroracoin: A new and innovative Icelandic cryptocurrency - BitWall's paywall experiment with the Chicago Sun Times - BitTag: A cool bitcoin price tag Please support the show…
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EB5 - Dogecoin Sleds to the Olympics
On today's show we talk about: - The arrest of Charlie Shrem - BitInstant CEO and ex-Vice Chairman of the Bitcoin Foundation - The guy who's taking on the US government to get his Silk Road coins back - New York hearings on bitcoin regulation - The latest bitcoin regulation news in France - BTC...
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EB4 - The Tiger’s Bit Of Cologne
On today's show we talk about: - TigerDirect becoming the largest retailer to accept bitcoin - The prospects of the mighty Google accepting bitcoin - Marc Andreessen's post comparing bitcoin to personal computers and the internet - BitCologne - The latest bitcoin ATM stories - Ethereum Update…
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EB3 - Tom Cruise Fights to Protect the Blockchain
On today's show we talk about: - A host of new businesses start accepting Bitcoin - Coinye Coin gets shut down - The FBI may sell Bitcoins seized from Silk Road - Skyhook announces a sub-$1000 Bitcoin ATM - French Senate holds Bitcoin hearings - Ethereum: what it is and what it means for the…
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EB2 - Half-man-half-fish wearing sunglasses
On today's show we talk about: - Bitcoin ATMs as they pop up around the world. - Zynga starts accepting Bitcoin in some of its games. - A new service that allows you to easily create your altcoins. - India changes positions on regulation. - GHash.io reaches critical mining power and how the...
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EB1 - Our Predictions for 2014
In our first episode of Epicenter Bitcoin, we make our predictions for 2014. From security to regulation to mainstream adoption, we discus 9 areas where bitcoin could face the most change. If you want to support the show, please tip us at http://epicenterbitcoin.com/tips. Epicenter Bitcoin is...
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EB Pilot - Regulation and the Future of Bitcoin
In our pilot episode, we talk about the latest news in regulation. Specifically, we talk about the recent regulatory stories out of France, Switzerland and China. If you want to support the show, please tip us at http://epicenterbitcoin.com/tips. Epicenter Bitcoin is hosted by Brian Fabian Crain...
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