In this interview, I speak with Raoul Pal, economist and investment strategist. We take an in-depth look at the state of the global economy, whether we are on the brink of recession and the role Bitcoin may play as a hedge against legacy markets.
Read MoreFor the fifth and final episode of ATM week, I speak to Hassan Khoshtaghaza the Managing Director at UK based SatoshiPoint. We discuss the difficulties faced when trying to grow an ATM business, the regulation and security requirements and looking for new territory.
Read MoreFor the fourth episode of ATM week, we have Bill Repasky from the law firm Frost Brown Todd. We discuss why the firm moved into blockchain services and the regulations regarding Bitcoin ATMs, including FinCEN and money transmitter licenses.
Read MoreFor the third episode of ATM week, we have Chris Yim Co-Founder & CEO of LibertyX. LibertyX was the company that launched the first Bitcoin ATM in the U.S. Now in 43 states we discuss their journey from starting out to operating in thousands of locations.
Read MoreIn the second episode of ATM week, we have Karel Kyovsky from General Bytes, the largest Bitcoin ATM manufacturer with 1,700 machines worldwide. We discuss competition, regulation, security requirements and The Lightning Network.
Read MoreThis week is ATM week! In the first of the series, I’m joined by Gil & Eric co-founders of Athena Bitcoin, one of the largest Bitcoin ATM operators in the industry. They share their insider knowledge on regulations & use cases, offering unparalleled insights.
Read MoreJohn Newbery quit his job & moved to NYC to take up a spot on the first Chaincode Labs Residency. After four weeks, his gamble paid off, and he was hired to work as a full-time Bitcoin developer. In this interview, John explains how he now focusses growing a Bitcoin developer community and the future of Bitcoin and Lightning.
Read MoreIn this interview, I speak with Matt Odell and Marty Bent from the Tales from the Crypt podcast and Rabbit Hole Recap. We discuss issuance, inflation and contentious forks, government regulation, podcasting and of course, stacking sats.
Read MorePieter Wuille is one of the most prolific and respected Bitcoin developers. He has the 3rd most commits to the Bitcoin codebase and is the person who proposed SegWit. In this interview, we discuss discovering Bitcoin, what Pieter is working on, and what the future holds.
Read MoreIn this interview, I speak with Alan Lane, Chief Executive Officer with Silvergate Bank. Silvergate have built a reputation of being the leading bank for cryptocurrency companies. We discuss the risks and rewards of providing banking for the industry.
Read MoreIn this episode, I speak to Zac Prince & Jeremy Welch from BlockFi and Casa. We discuss how both companies thrived in a bear market, why Bitcoin is more than a financial system and the importance of stacking sats.
Read MoreIn this interview, I speak with Nicholas Percoco, Chief Security Officer at Kraken. We discuss the secret world of hacking and how Kraken has become the most trusted exchange in the world by embedding strict security practices in the company DNA. We also cover:
Read MoreFor this interview, I travelled to New York to speak with Juthica Chou the COO at LedgerX who announced the first regulated physically settled Bitcoin futures contract. We discuss what it means to LedgerX, Bitcoin as a whole and if this is the end of Bitcoin’s volatility.
Read MoreIn this interview I speak with Saifedean Ammous, author of The Bitcoin Standard, where he teaches me about Austrian Economics. We discuss how free markets function, will there be a fractional reserve Bitcoin and whether Liverpool will win the league.
Read MoreIn this interview, I speak with Michel Rauchs from the University of Cambridge Judge Business School to talk about Bitcoin’s power consumption and its carbon footprint. We discuss mining efficiency, the energy mix, and whether Bitcoin needs to be inefficient to work.
Read MoreWhile I was in Boston, I sat down with Neha Narula, the Director at MIT’s Digital Currency Initiative. We discuss bugs in Bitcoin, Proof of Work being too risky and whether Bitcoin developers are ethical.
Read MoreIn this interview, I travelled to Boulder to interview the Mallers family: Brooke, Bill and Jack about Bitcoin & Cannabis. We discuss the Mallers family history in trading, how the Bitcoin space has changed, and their investments in the cannabis industry.
Read MoreIn this interview, I talk with Tadge Dryja, a research scientist at MIT’s Digital Currency Initiative and the co-author of the Lightning Network whitepaper. Tadge recently published a new whitepaper called Utreexo, a scaling proposal for Bitcoin aimed at minimising storage requirements needed to run the Bitcoin protocol.
Read MoreIn this interview, I chat with Brad Stephens and Spencer Bogart from Blockchain Capital. We discuss the early days of the firm, why Bitcoin is a better bet than other cryptocurrencies, Libra being a win/win for Bitcoin and searching for a unicorn.
Read MoreCharlie Shrem’s story is well known, from being a founder of BitInstant to his arrest, subsequent conviction and imprisonment. I spent a couple of days with Charlie and his wife Courtney to discuss his story and how his imprisonment affected both of them.
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