Podcast Episodes

CryptoQuikRead_281 - Unpacking Bitcoin's Assurances [Nic Carter]

Season 1

We make claims about Bitcoin's assurances all the time.  It is censorship resistant, it's open and permissionless, it's counterfeit proof, etc.  But are these things entirely true? When someone wants…

Published on 6 years, 4 months ago

CryptoQuikRead_280 - My Path to Bitcoin Maximalism [Ben Perrin]

Season 1

Today we read an excellent article by Ben Perrin (@Btcsessions) laying out an excellent argument that reveals #BitcoinMaximalism as the meticulous and thoughtful position it actually is.  Rather than…

Published on 6 years, 4 months ago

CryptoChat_018 - Investigating Bitcoin with Aaron Van Wirdum

Season 1

Today we have on the show one of the best journalists in the Bitcoin ecosystem, Aaron Van Wirdum!  We chat about his path to finding Bitcoin, his process in investigating protocol developments, socia…

Published on 6 years, 4 months ago

GuysTake_020 - How Bitcoin Could Bring Down the State

Season 1

Inflation, or manipulation of the money supply to the benefit of the politically well connected, is quite possibly the most pervasive frauds of modern society.  It creates multiple layers of compound…

Published on 6 years, 4 months ago

CryptoQuikRead_279 - Deflation & Liberty [Part 2 - Jörg Guido Hülsmann]

Season 1

"If Bitcoin's supply is expected to be endlessly deflationary, doesn't this ensure a never ending, economy destroying downward spiral?"
Today we conclude with Part 2, Hulsmann's incredible work on th…

Published on 6 years, 4 months ago

CryptoQuikRead_278 - Deflation & Liberty [Part 1 - Jörg Guido Hülsmann]

Season 1

When we think about the unmatched scarcity of Bitcoin as a monetary good (particularly after looking at @100trillionUSD's stock-to-flow model), it inevitably leads to an important question.  If Bitco…

Published on 6 years, 4 months ago

CryptoQuikRead_277 - Modeling Bitcoin's Value with Scarcity [100trillionUSD]

Season 1

The incredible model for predicting and assessing the value of the Bitcoin network by @100trillionUSD is analyzed in his exceptional article that we read on today's show, "Modeling Bitcoin's Value wi…

Published on 6 years, 4 months ago

CryptoChat_017 - Reminiscing with Car & Bird on a Crazy Year & a Changing World

If you haven't listened to the earlier episode where I went on the Friends Against Government Podcast, then you no longer have to miss out! A year later, we get back together & talk about what a craz…

Published on 6 years, 4 months ago

CryptoQuikRead_276 - More Immutable than Stone [Simon Lutz]

Season 1

We start today's show reading a short Twitter thread by @simonlutz21 which sparks a fun discussion about the presence of Proof-of-Work in nature, the awesome utility of immutability, and the power of…

Published on 6 years, 4 months ago

CryptoQuikRead_275 - Bit Gold [Nick Szabo]

Season 1

There were many precursors to the Bitcoin system, but IMO, none came as close to correctly defining the problem, & solving the key issues of trust as Nick Szabo's Bit Gold concept.  Reading another g…

Published on 6 years, 4 months ago