The Unhashed Podcast

The gang is back - on this episode of the Unhashed Podcast, we dig into ordinals & their effects on node costs and the blockspace market, and which arguments are and aren't compatible with libertarian leanings. We finish off by digging into the more crucial issue of taking a woman to starbucks and how it's the male version of a pixie cut. Also, food: does it need to be good?

On this week’s episode of the Unhashed Podcast: its all about FTX, the fallout, and an economic thought experiment about how we think about value.

On this episode of the Unhashed Podcast, Barclays bullish on Bitcoin mining, NYDIG raises more, Argentinian state-owned energy going to crypto mining, GBTC remains stubbornly cheap, CFTC may regulate cryptocurrencies, Strike raising more money despite us still not understanding what they do, Lightning Network continues to grow, Mashinsky was apparently up to same shady shit with Celsius apparently (whodathunk?), and Korean authorities finally taking action against Luna scammer Do Kwon.

On this episode of the Unhashed Podcast: Poolin is shrinkin', shady shit at Celsius started way sooner than most people imagined, and, Coinbase plays white knight for Tornado Cash and the 2nd amendment. Also, does the Tornado Cash arrests explain dev disappearances?

On this episode of the Unhashed Podcast: Bitcoin is no longer haram, shitcoins (and their participants) facing trouble left and right, people owed money by the platforms who screwed them also looking at a long road ahead. Oh, and perhaps Saylor needs Roche to drown the DC attorney general in litigation? Just an idea.On this episode of the Unhashed Podcast: Bitcoin is no longer haram, shitcoins (and their participants) facing trouble left and right, people owed money by the platforms who screwed them also looking at a long road ahead. Oh, and perhaps Saylor needs Roche to drown the DC attorney general in litigation? Just an idea.On this episode of the Unhashed Podcast: Bitcoin is no longer haram, shitcoins (and their participants) facing trouble left and right, people owed money by the platforms who screwed them also looking at a long road ahead. Oh, and perhaps Saylor needs Roche to drown the DC attorney general in litigation? Just an idea.

In this episode of the Unhashed Podcast, we blame the victim and defend why you should to! We also discuss a £1 penalty paid to CSW. Blackrock proves there is still interest in Bitcoin from institutional investors. AND PoS pools do not centralize in the same way that PoW pools. Find out why!

On this episode of the Unhashed Podcast, we talk Tesla selling their BTC, Peter Todd calling for tail emission, tortured geniuses, and how Ruben thinks we should just put the dev mailing list on a blockchain.

On this episode of the Unhashed Podcast, you (yes you!) can purchase Roger Ver’s purported debt to CoinFLEX, chaos in the crypto lending world, framing bitcoin as a two-good system, and the Pentagon’s well spent money on exposing bitcoin’s weaknesses.

On this episode of the Unhashed Podcast, we dig into rescinded Coinbase job offers, an academic discovers chainalysis, PayPal lets you withdraw BTC, Lightning Network scaling with game theory, and things not looking so hot over at Celsius.

On this episode of the Unhashed Podcast, Bryan and Mario talk volatility as a value prop, the “latest” news on MtGox creditors, “technologists” try to talk about bitcoin, Solana halting, Chipotle taking BTC, and seem extra delayed Luna shenanigans.

On this episode of the Unhashed Podcast, Do Kwon doubles down on the Luna scam, Raoul Pal tries to squirm out of accountability for promoting it, Gloria Zhao proposes a long-anticipated update to mempool policy, Adam Neumann of WeWork infamy aims to put carbon credits on the blockchain, and we assess the relative acting skills of different bored apes.

On this episode of the Unhashed Podcast, the Terra collapse aftershocks continue, bitcoin soft fork mechanisms get discussed, 44 of the world’s most powerful countries meet to discuss bitcoin adoption, Bitmex launches an air miles rewards program, and RyanAir bringing the twitter heat.

On this episode of the Unhashed Podcast, we cover the collapse of the Luna ponzi, every libertarian’s favorite centrally planned city, Saylor’s leverage, coinbase revenue woes, and Rusty Russell proposes an op code dedicated to our show. Thanks, Rusty!

On this episode of the Unhashed Podcast, we cram a lot in: exchange outflows, Fort Worth & 3 ASICS, Strike skepticism, financial porn, Fidelity boomer #bitcoin, trusted Zcash, El Salvadorean data, legal tender in CAR, clueless EU regulators, free speech, Mora et al, & SBF as a model man.

On this episode of the Unhashed Podcast, Mario and Ruben review Bitcoin 2022 in Miami, Musk’s move toward Twitter, Bitcoin as Nash’s Ideal Money, a token to track global electricity costs, Taro, Bitcoin Core (whatever that is), and more.

On this episode of the Unhashed Podcast, the gang talks Microstrategy smashing the buy button, the upcoming Bitcoin ESG fork, whether or not the Maldives will continue to exist, experiences vs accomplishments, and much more.

On this episode of the Unhashed Podcast, the gang is all back together again. We delve into a hubspot data leak, Malaysia eyeing legal tender BTC, sanctions against Russians, Terra purportedly buying $3 billion worth of bitcoin, and how black cats being less cute is why Chivo is offering discounted pet healthcare in El Salvador.

This week we're discussing our trip to London, coming down with covid, tech topics like RBF/miniscript/stealth addresses/spacechains, how the EU didn't quite ban PoW, how cloud mining is now incorporating physical theft, and regulation affecting Wasabi wallet.

After a combination of us doing the bare minimum prep work, technical issues, us attending a conference, and half of us catching covid, we're now finally filling the void with an epic 3-part technical conversation where Ruben is interviewed by Stewart Mackenzie to talk about sidechains. They discuss spacechains, drivechains, burning bitcoins, stablecoins, SNARKs/rollups, Simplicity, evil soft forks and more. Enjoy! We'll be back next week with our regular scheduling.

After a combination of us doing the bare minimum prep work, technical issues, us attending a conference, and half of us catching covid, we're now finally filling the void with an epic 3-part technical conversation where Ruben is interviewed by Stewart Mackenzie to talk about sidechains. They discuss spacechains, drivechains, burning bitcoins, stablecoins, SNARKs/rollups, Simplicity, evil soft forks and more. Enjoy! We'll be back next week with our regular scheduling.

After a combination of us doing the bare minimum prep work, technical issues, us attending a conference, and half of us catching covid, we're now finally filling the void with an epic 3-part technical conversation where Ruben is interviewed by Stewart Mackenzie to talk about sidechains. They discuss spacechains, drivechains, burning bitcoins, stablecoins, SNARKs/rollups, Simplicity, evil soft forks and more. Enjoy! We'll be back next week with our regular scheduling.

On this episode of the Unhashed Podcast, meet the co-hosts this March at Advancing Bitcoin, the Bitfinex hackers may have been caught, Trudeau goes financial authoritarian, and bitcoin institutional adoption plows ahead in USA and Europe.

On this episode of the Unhashed Podcast, Mario and Ruben discuss Russell O’Connor’s reframing of OPs APO+CTV, Bitmex Research’s address reuse statistics, Intel’s entry to ASIC manufacturing, no cap gains on small BTC transactions, and an attempted summary of HONK.

On this episode of the Unhashed Podcast, we ask if Bryan is scamming people with his NFT shilling, Facebook gives up on stablecoining, “solo” miners winning the lottery, and S2F being invalidated (yet again).

On this week's episode of the Unhashed Podcast, it's just Colin and Ruben, and they have a lot to talk about (not to mention the sizzling sexual tension as they do). What are the ethics of shilling (especially NFTs)? Craig Wright wants all the Satoshi BSV coins. Why have miners made the US their new home? And can quantum computers ever really live up to the hype? Do we want them to? All this and much more - listen now!

We're out this week, so we're airing an episode of Bitcoin Explained which had Somsen on as a guest to discuss Federated Ecash. Together with Sjors and Aaron they cover traditional Chaumian ecash, how it can be improved with federations, and how it can be combined with the Lightning Network for improved interoperability. Be sure to subscribe to the Bitcoin Explained podcast on your favorite podcast app for more excellent technical Bitcoin content.

On this episode of the Unhashed Podcast, Korean exchange Coinone restricts withdrawals to KYC’d addresses, Moxie Marlinspike of Signal App isn’t impressed by web3.0, mikeinspace cries wolf on Satoshi’s identity, Vitalik says 85 terabytes a year is just fine, and Mozilla’s fans don’t like crypto.

On this episode of the Unhashed Podcast, Mario and Mags interview Colin Sullivan, CEO of Mintgreen. We dig into the mechanics of bitcoin mining heat reuse, distributed heating systems, negative cost electricity, and possible future applications such as water desalination and waste-to-energy.

On this episode of the Unhashed Podcast, Kraken does NFT-backed loans, who is worthy of the title of Bearwhale, Dorsey doesn’t like web3.0, plastic surgery tips from a late Bogdanoff, Italian pizza history lessons, Binance burns a user’s withdrawal, and are stablecoins good for Bitcoin?

On this episode of the Unhashed Podcast, learn about Chinese Bitcoin mining continuing in secret, Ledn launching the world’s first Bitcoin Mortgage, Gwyneth Paltrow selling BTC to the Goop group, Russia (maybe sorta) banning Bitcoin, and NFTs just keep NFTing.

On this week's episode, we talk Facebook's triple rebrand, the Fed's tapering as it struggles to keep pump markets, Eth's difficulty bomb delay, and the latest shenanigans from Craig Wright.

On this episode of the Unhashed Podcast, India bans bitcoin (not really), Jack is resigning as Twitter CEO, crypto.com’s marketing moves, Snoop Dogg in the NFT space, Binance will list basically whatever token, and we dig into the long-standing twitter feud between Ruben and Lyn Alden.

On this episode of the Unhashed Podcast, Mario and Ruben talk BTC in El Salvador, Chivo woes, Volcano Bonds, Bitcoin vs Ethereum node costs, and Square’s TBDex’s attempt at decentralized reputation.

In this episode of the Unhashed Podcast, we talk taproot activation, our new international standard for weight measurements, man meat, and the latest China FUD.

On this episode of the Unhashed Podcast, a very special price analysis section, RarePepe sightings, Apple CEO Tim Cook owns bitcoin, Robinhood’s security breach, a look into bitcoin’s inherent volatility, and just a little dip into fees and security, truly the kumbaya topic of bitcoin twitter.

On this episode of the Unhashed Podcast Ledn Cofounders Adam Reeds and Mauricio Di Bartolomeo return after one year to take us through Ledn’s journey since last fall. We dive into USDC and BTC borrowing demand, growing bitcoin usage in LatAm and El Salvador specifically, where Ledn aims to go next, and how this November you could win 1 whole bitcoin just by referring new Ledn clients.

On this episode of the Unhashed Podcast, Mastercard talks crypto integration, what’s up with this unrealized capital gains tax idea, Motley fools goes full shitcoiner, Tesla possibly bringing back BTC payments, a record breaking RarePepe sale, and whether or not we really need the mempool in bitcoin.

On this episode of the Unhashed Podcast, Ruben explained half-aggregated sigs and the bitcoin core dev meeting, is Chainalysis good or bad for bitcoin, ETF approval inches closer, Square getting into mining hardware, and MintGreen looks to heat North Vancouver buildings with bitcoin miners.

In this episode, we chat with Big Al (@big_Al256) about his paper "Only The Strong Survive". In it, we take a deep dive into the world of DeFi, explore whats reallly behind popular metrics like Total Value Locked, and get Al's take on VC firms role in DeFi and Crypto as a whole.

On this episode of the Unhashed Podcast, Facebook services go down - but how do we know when bitcoin goes down? We also discuss Compound Finance threatening to make people pay their taxes instead of paying them back, Brazil looking to recognize BTC as a currency, Panama Papers 3.0, El Salvadorean bitcoin reserves, and coal power in China, followed by some twitterature and dietary lightning round questions.

On this episode of the Unhashed Podcast, a hamster has better gains than you, scamcoins are now spreading to cities with Miamicoin, why you shouldn't spread technology to North Korea, and you'll never guess what China has banned.

On this episode of the Unhashed Podcast, we talk Solana node troubles, Evergrande instability, Robinhood crypto withdrawals, how to pronounce Erdogan’s first name, and how Ryan Selkis hates when you don’t buy tickets to his events.

On this episode of the Unhashed Podcast, Colin and Mario go off our usual content track and interview Aella Girl, notable internet personality, constructor of insightful Twitter polls, and outspoken sex worker. Aella shares with us the experience of working at OnlyFans, dealing with stigma and taboos, and we explore the intersection of sex work and cryptocurrency.

In this weeks episode, the tit is moving (again) so Ruben Bryan and Colin walk through the finer points why DeFi insurance DAOs also need insurance, we give another toot to El Sal legal tender law, Tips on Twitter, and, finally, an analysis of the first live Dapp on Cardano testnet! Look out!In this weeks episode, the tit is moving (again) so Ruben Bryan and Colin walk through the finer points why DeFi insurance DAOs also need insurance, we give another toot to El Sal legal tender law, Tips on Twitter, and, finally, an analysis of the first live Dapp on Cardano testnet! Look out!In this weeks episode, the tit is moving (again) so Ruben Bryan and Colin walk through the finer points why DeFi insurance DAOs also need insurance, we give another toot to El Sal legal tender law, Tips on Twitter, and, finally, an analysis of the first live Dapp on Cardano testnet! Look out!

On this episode of the Unhashed Podcast, we talk Coinbase 2FA slipups, the normalization of Ethereum consensus failures, anti-bitcoin protests in El Salvador, and IMF & CCP critiques of bitcoin. Lastly, we encourage Colin to stop farting on people on planes.

After a special guest runs into an unexpected event, Colin Bryan and Mario are left wondering what they should talk about. It's a good thing Bitcoin is never boring. In this weeks *UNSCRIPTED* episode, we let Mario shill all his bags, including Blockstream's $3.2B valuation, Ledn's Proof of reserves, Coinbase's new phone support line and how a drug dealer got his BTC back from Swedish authorities using this one weird trick.

Description: On this episode of the Unhashed Podcast, we talk with special guest Steve Barbour of Upstream Data Inc. We learn about bitcoin mining, oil and gas wells, using stranded power, ASIC efficiency, heat re-usage, and more.

On this episode of the Unhashed Podcast, we talk AMC accepting bitcoin, infrastructure bill shenanigans, Ee-lawn Musque's take on mining energy mix, how ETFs might or might not track the BTC price, half a billion dollars in a DeFi hack, and then finish off with some movie reviews.

On this episode of the Unhashed Podcast, Ruben and Mario go on some detours. We talk AA+AB twitter drama, who has and hasn't gotten arrested among our hosts and guests, and go on a rant or two about generational wealth before tackling the ancient philosophical query: is calling someone a "whale" an insult?

On this week's episode of the Unhashed Podcast we talk about the latest in NFT weirdness with celebrity "Stoner Cats", how video game grinding is the original PoW, Blockfi's regulatory setback, ThorChains incompetency, the new EU proposal on crypto regulations, and more!