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What's Happened Between Ukraine and Russia with Matthew Mežinskis - WBD544
Matthew Mežinskis is the creator of the Crypto Voices podcast and Porkopolis Economics website. In this interview, we discuss Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the refutation of justifications for the…
Published on 3 years, 4 months ago
The Corruption of Power with Maajid Nawaz - WBD543
Maajid Nawaz is a UK-based counter-extremism activist, author and content producer. In this interview, we discuss his membership of a fundamentalist pan-Islam political group, imprisonment in Egypt, …
Published on 3 years, 4 months ago
Fractional Reserve, Base Money & Bitcoin with Matthew Mežinskis - WBD542
Matthew Mežinskis is the creator of the Crypto Voices podcast and Porkopolis Economics website. In this interview, we discuss the definition of money, the importance of credit and fractional reserve …
Published on 3 years, 4 months ago
Who Needs Bitcoin? With Junseth - WBD541
Junseth is an OG Bitcoiner and the former co-host of Bitcoin Uncensored. In this interview, we discuss how the early days of Bitcoin mirror the issues we're seeing in the ecosystem today: over levera…
Published on 3 years, 4 months ago
Should Drivechains Come to Bitcoin? With Paul Sztorc - WBD540
Paul Sztorc is an independent Bitcoin researcher. In this interview, we discuss drivechains, his 2015 proposal that's the focus of BiP 300 and 301. Drivechains facilitate sidechains on Bitcoin, provi…
Published on 3 years, 4 months ago
A Progressive's Case for Bitcoin with Jason Maier - WBD539
Jason Maier is a teacher and progressive Bitcoiner. In this interview, we discuss his inspiration for writing a book setting out his case, as a progressive, for Bitcoin. The public narrative and FUD …
Published on 3 years, 4 months ago
The Current State of Bitcoin Mining with Harry Sudock - WBD538
There is a growing a powerful backlash against Bitcoin mining. In the past 2 months: New York's legislative assembly established a moratorium on mining based on PoW; Dick Durbin, the second highest r…
Published on 3 years, 4 months ago
All Bitcoin, No Fiat with Sahil Chaturvedi - WBD537
Hyperbitcoinization has long been discussed within Bitcoin circles. To some it is an inevitability, to others, it is a pipedream. Notwithstanding the differences of opinion, it is generally assumed t…
Published on 3 years, 4 months ago
How Crypto Replayed the 2008 Financial Crisis with David Morris - WBD536
David Morris is the Chief Insights Columnist at CoinDesk. In this interview, we discuss the contagion that has ripped through the crypto market, and how it mirrors the worst failings of the 2008 fina…
Published on 3 years, 5 months ago
Eurodollar & The Money Printer with Lyn Alden - WBD535
Lyn Alden is a macroeconomist and investment strategist. In this interview, we discuss the fundamentals of the current global economy: the Eurodollar system, central banks, money printing, debt, infl…
Published on 3 years, 5 months ago