Podcast Episodes

How To Explain Cryptocurrencies And Blockchains To The Average Person

Episode 31

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Tired of having your friends and family say cryptocurrencies are a Ponzi s…

Published on 8 years, 2 months ago

From Blockchains To Mooncakes: Two Chinese Crypto Founders On The ICO And Bitcoin Exchanges Ban

Episode 30

Da Hongfei of NEO and Patrick Dai of Qtum tell us just how crazy China's ICO craze was getting, with mooncake companies, celebs and Ponzi schemers all jumping on the blockchain train. They also expla…

Published on 8 years, 3 months ago

Blockstack On Getting Independence From Google, Facebook And Amazon

Episode 29

Ryan Shea and Muneeb Ali, the cofounders of Blockstack, on how their tools enable users to control their own data, why the internet should have universal usernames but no company should control that,…

Published on 8 years, 3 months ago

The High-Speed World Of ICOs: Smith and Crown Discuss Cryptoeconomics And The Future Of Tokens

Episode 28

Brian Lio, CEO of cryptofinance research site Smith and Crown, and head of research Matt Chwierut discuss how they do their research, how they decide which projects to cover in-depth rather than just…

Published on 8 years, 3 months ago

How Bitcoin Solved This Serial Entrepreneur's Problems

Episode 27

Afghan entrepreneur Roya Mahboob has launched numerous companies, but it was a blogging platform that presented her with the problem of how to pay her (mostly female) users, 99% of whom did not have …

Published on 8 years, 4 months ago

Why November Will Be The Real Test For Bitcoin

Episode 26

Bitcoin core developer Eric Lombrozo and OB1 CEO Brian Hoffman debate whether SegWit2x is the best path forward, discuss who supported it and why, and whether the potential for a hard fork harms the …

Published on 8 years, 4 months ago

Listener Qs: Laura On Ponzi Schemes, Bubbles, Greed And More

Episode 25

In this episode, coming one day after the release of my Forbes cover story online, I answer listener questions, starting with my background, the history of the podcast, whether or not I trade or inve…

Published on 8 years, 5 months ago

Why Digital Currency Group's Meltem Demirors Is Concerned About The ICO Craze

Episode 24

The DCG director of development talks about why she thinks identity will be the first tangible application of blockchain technology that consumers experience, why DCG supports Ethereum Classic as an …

Published on 8 years, 6 months ago

'Bitcoin Oracle' Vinny Lingham On Why Bitcoin Is Overpriced

Episode 23

The Civic CEO and cofounder explains how his upbringing in South Africa and his experience at former company Gyft led him to launch a startup focused on identity. It was also at Gyft that he realized…

Published on 8 years, 6 months ago

ICOs: Why People Are Investing In This $380 Million Phenomenon

Episode 22

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Developers of new cryptocurrencies are raising gobs of money with little more than a white paper. Though re…

Published on 8 years, 7 months ago