Best Digitalmoney Podcasts (2024)

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Bitcoin's Impact on War, Geopolitics, and the Treasury System with Matthew Pines 1:19:45

2+ y ago1:19:45

1:19:45

In a Nutshell: Matthew Pines says trying to speculate and reason about the future evolution of geopolitics and state relations in the absence of Bitcoin is extremely difficult. "In fact, it's probably one of the things that stresses all world leaders out and economists and hedge funds. Everyone's trying to predict how the global system is going to …

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Bitcoin, the Climate Crisis, and Financialization with Margot Paez (aka jyn urso) 1:25:31

2+ y ago1:25:31

1:25:31

Margot Paez says the financialization of the US economy is one reason why it’s been difficult to take decisive action on climate change. She views Bitcoin “as a very important tool in this whole process because it exists outside of the system. And it’s also kind of an attack on the existing financial structures because it takes away a centralized p…

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Bitcoin's Connection to Religion, Metaphors, Belief Systems, and Being a Force for Good with Mark Stephany 1:14:30

2+ y ago1:14:30

1:14:30

In a Nutshell: This was a thoughtful, introspective, and heartfelt conversation with Mark Stephany. As a doctor, he's been on the frontlines of the culture war that's flamed up around Covid and vaccines. As the son of a priest and a nun, he's explored and questioned the meaning of religion and the power of myths and metaphors. As a person concerned…

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The Politics of Bitcoin with Dennis Porter 1:23:38

2+ y ago1:23:38

1:23:38

In a Nutshell: People tend to get triggered when you talk about the politics of Bitcoin. Bitcoin is a technology but it is also a political protest statement in the sense that it is separating money from state and it gives you the option to opt-out. Whether you are left, right, center, up, down, sideways, progressive, libertarian, non-labeled, or T…

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The Philosopher Kings of Bitcoin with Andrew Bailey, Bradley Rettler, Craig Warmke, and Troy Cross 5:15:01

2+ y ago5:15:01

5:15:01

In a Nutshell: One of the beautiful things about Bitcoin is its interdisciplinary nature. To really “get” Bitcoin, you have to have at least a working knowledge of a wide variety of disciplines. That’s one reason why I love talking to academic philosophers who are also Bitcoiners. They have frameworks to help us understand the expansive and interco…

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Making the Progressive Case for Bitcoin with Nicole Dobrow 1:19:36

2+ y ago1:19:36

1:19:36

In a Nutshell: Bitcoin is for everyone including people who align with progressive values. A growing group of progressives see Bitcoin as a tool for furthering social justice and leveling the economic playing field. Nicole passionately shares why people with progressive values should adopt Bitcoin now to ensure they don't get left behind as the wor…

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The Expansive Nature of Bitcoin with Troy Cross 2:27:20

2+ y ago2:27:20

2:27:20

In a nutshell: Troy Cross and I discuss philosophical angles related to Bitcoin including what Plato and Aristotle would have thought of Bitcoin, how to influence skeptics of Bitcoin, a new proposal to incentivize green mining, and why Troy does not regret paying 5 bitcoin for a pair of Alpaca socks. Guest: Troy Cross, Professor of Philosophy and H…

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What Financial Advisors Should Think, Feel, and Do About Bitcoin, Crypto, and DAOs with Steve Larsen and Adam Blumberg 1:10:18

2+ y ago1:10:18

1:10:18

In a Nutshell: The tentative embrace of Bitcoin and other digital assets by advisors and institutions was one of the biggest stories in financial services this year. As more professionals clear the emotional (“It’s a scam!”) and educational (“I don’t get it.”) hurdles, now we have to overcome the operational hurdles. The story of 2022 could very we…

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Bitcoin is Big Tent Money with Matt Hanzelka 1:05:39

2+ y ago1:05:39

1:05:39

Guest: Matthew Hanzelka, the Pastor of Community Care at Peace of Christ Church, just outside of Austin, Texas. Matt has a Bachelor's Degree in Financial Planning from Texas Tech University and a Master's Degree in Divinity. He's also a U.S. Air Force Reserve chaplain, a hospital chaplain, and a Bitcoiner. Insight: NGU tends to drive mainstream con…

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How Bitcoin Changes You and the World Around Us with Christian Keroles 53:36

3y ago53:36

53:36

Insight: Who you are when you start your Bitcoin journey and who you become as you go further and further down the rabbit hole could be two very different people--in a good way. People get attracted to Bitcoin for many different reasons. But one passion that unites many advocates is the belief that Bitcoin is pointing us towards real solutions to l…

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Bitcoin and Your Practice: Where Does it Fit? 29:08

3y ago29:08

29:08

For the second year in a row, I was invited to speak at the Bitcoin for Advisors conference produced by Coindesk as a member of the FA Advisory Board. And I think I can sum up my main message as a panelist in two words: Don't wait. A confluence of socioeconomic and political factors continues to drive up the price of bitcoin. If a year ago you woul…

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Why Buy Bitcoin with Andy Edstrom 1:26:55

3y ago1:26:55

1:26:55

Guest: Andy Edstrom, CFA®, CFP®, a financial advisor at WESCAP Group, where he manages more than $300 million for high-net-worth families. Andy is also an advisor and board member of Swan Bitcoin, and the author of a great book called Why Buy Bitcoin. Insight: At the top of the Bitcoin funnel, there are an almost endless number of entry points that…

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Equality, Sufficiency, and What is Money with Andrew Bailey 56:40

3y ago56:40

56:40

Guest: Andrew M. Bailey, a professor at Yale-NUS College, where he teaches classes and conducts research on money, philosophy and politics. He is one third of the Resistance Money Bitcoin Research Collective alongside Bradley Rettler and Craig Warmke, both of whom are past guests on this podcast. Insight: Bitcoin can be many things to different peo…

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Understanding and Positioning Bitcoin for Financial Advisors with Justin Castelli 56:48

3y ago56:48

56:48

Guest: Justin Castelli, an executive at Onramp Invest, which is a technology company that provides access to crypto assets for registered investment advisors. He's also the founder of RLS Wealth, which is an RIA firm in Fishers, Indiana. And he's the co-founder of The AGC, which is an organization that connects financial advisors across the globe t…

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Using Philosophical Frameworks to Answer "Big" Questions About Bitcoin with Bradley Rettler 51:24

3y ago51:24

51:24

Episode: Bradley Rettler, Assistant Professor of Philosophy University of Wyoming. Insight: Bitcoin's practical applications can appeal to folks across a wide spectrum of social, political, and economic thought. But from a philosophical perspective, the most important question to ask about Bitcoin might be: How can it make people happier? Answering…

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Bitcoin and Crypto Solutions for Financial Advisors with Chris King 50:04

3y ago50:04

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Episode: Chris King the Founder and CEO of Eaglebrook Advisors, which provides independent financial advisors with seamless, secure, and compliant access to Bitcoin and digital assets through their proprietary separately managed account platform. Insight: The Bitcoin conversation is mainstream and it's difficult for financial advisors to avoid it. …

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Why Advisor Jim Crider Allocates 5 - 20% of His Clients' Portfolios to Bitcoin and Related Assets 35:23

3y ago35:23

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Jim Crider, CFP® and CEO of Intentional Living FP discusses what led him down the Bitcoin rabbit hole and why he now allocates 5-20% of his clients' portfolios to Bitcoin and Bitcoin-related companies.

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David Z. Morris on Unpacking the Signifiers and Presumptions That Define Bitcoin Culture 58:19

3y ago58:19

58:19

Episode: David Z. Morris is the Chief Insights Columnist at CoinDesk. Previously he was a staff writer for Fortune and Breaker magazines. David also has a PhD in Communication and Media Studies from the University of Iowa. Insight: To its growing base of users and enthusiasts, Bitcoin is many things: a global currency, a store of value, a payment s…

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How Bitcoin Connects with Austrian Economics and Libertarian Politics with Professor Steve Horwitz and Jeremy Keil 1:07:56

3y ago1:07:56

1:07:56

Episode: Steve Horwitz is an American economist of the Austrian School and currently the Distinguished Professor of Free Enterprise in the Department of Economics in the Miller College of Business at Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana. Jeremy Keil, CFP®, CFA, CIMA®, is a retirement-focused financial planner with Keil Financial Partners and th…

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Digital Asset Investment Solutions for Financial Advisors with Dan Eyre 45:15

3y ago45:15

45:15

Episode: Dan Eyre, co-founder of Blockchange, the world's first digital turnkey asset management platform for financial advisory firms, family offices, hedge funds, outsourced CIOs, and private banks. Insight: Twenty-five years ago, many people thought that giving your credit card number to that new online book seller was crazy. Online banking and …

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A Philosophical Conversation About Bitcoin with Professor Craig Warmke 59:39

3+ y ago59:39

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Episode: Craig Warmke is an assistant professor of philosophy at Northern Illinois University. We discuss how Bitcoin sits at a unique intersection between philosophy, fiscal policy, economics, computer science, game theory, and the meaning of money. Insight: The deeper you dive down the Bitcoin rabbit hole -- especially on social media -- the more…

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How to Advise On and Use Digital Assets as an Investment with Financial Advisor Matt Kolesky 57:16

3+ y ago57:16

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Episode: In 2010, Matt Kolesky's interest in Bitcoin led him to join an online mining pool. Not long after, he was buying bitcoin at Mt. Gox. Today, as President at Arbor Capital and Director of Arbor Digital, Matt helped create our industry's first true digital asset SMA. Insight: A year or two ago, many of your clients might have thought you were…

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Bitcoin: Financial Advisors Must Respond to It 1:06:35

3+ y ago1:06:35

1:06:35

Episode: Recently I was a guest on the Wicked Pissah Podcast, where I talked to hosts Chris Boyd, CFP® and Jeff Tomaneng, CFP® about how my lifelong interest in finance and tech led me to investigate bitcoin's potential as digital money and a store of value. Today's episode is a rebroadcast of that show. Insight: I believe that our global financial…

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Bitcoin Discussion for Skeptical Financial Advisors with Meg Bartelt, Ronnie Colvin, and Adam Blumberg 53:16

3+ y ago53:16

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Episode: Joining me for this panel discussion on Bitcoin are: Meg Bartelt, CFP®, MSFP of Flow Financial Planning Ronnie Colvin, CFP®, AIF® of ColeFP Wealth Management Adam Blumberg, CFP® of Interaxis Academy Insight: Bitcoin can lead you down some very twisty rabbit holes. But as an advisor, learning the basics will allow you to answer the most com…

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Case Study: How and Why Northland Wealth Allocated Bitcoin for Its HNW Clients with Arthur Salzer 38:29

3+ y ago38:29

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Episode: Arthur Salzer, the Chief Executive Officer & Chief Investment Officer of Northland Wealth Management. Insight: Is investing in bitcoin right for your clients? You won't know for sure until you make an effort to learn about what's really happening in the digital money space and examine how bitcoin may or may not align with your clients' lon…

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What is DeFi? with Lex Solkolin 45:51

3+ y ago45:51

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Episode: Lex Sokolin, a futurist and entrepreneur working on the next generation of financial services. He is the Global Fintech Co-Head at ConsenSys, a blockchain technology company building the infrastructure, applications, and practices that enable a decentralized world. Insight: The entire financial infrastructure is being rebuilt from the grou…

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Bitcoin is Digital Social Justice with Tyrone Ross 1:01:09

3+ y ago1:01:09

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Episode: Tyrone Ross, Chief Executive Officer at Onramp Invest. Insight: Bitcoin is much bigger than just its market valuation. The technology behind the world's top cryptocurrency has created a platform that allows folks to send and receive cash instantly. That might not seem like a big deal to your typical client. But to the millions of folks in …

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Deflation and the End of Fiat with Pierre Rochard and Morgen Rochard 1:05:42

3+ y ago1:05:42

1:05:42

Episode: Guests Pierre and Morgen Rochard, "The first couple of Bitcoin," discuss deflation and the end of fiat currencies Insight: Central banks in the US and around the world are almost unanimous in trying to target some level of annual inflation, often in the 2% range. Why? Today's guests say we should target annual DEFLATION, which in turn will…

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Genesis Episode: The Tectonic Shift in the World Financial System 3:34

3+ y ago3:34

3:34

There are inflection points in history where major changes move from being probable to being inevitable. And I believe we are at such a time right now with the world financial system. Just like tectonic plates move slowly over time, then snap all at once, I think we’re in a situation now where the world is quickly moving to a new system because the…

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EP36: Buy, Borrow and Die: Bitcoin Style 45:26

5y ago45:26

45:26

I am in a financial position that may seem somewhat unusual to you. You see, the IRS rewards me for my real estate investments by taxing me less. If, on the other hand, I keep my income in the bank, or invest it in traditional equities or bonds, the IRS shows me no mercy! Admittedly this is by design. I am a real estate professional. One of the gre…

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EP35: Cryptocurrency and Asymmetric Risk with Teeka Tiwari 52:34

5y ago52:34

52:34

Up to 10 percent of my liquid assets are in very risky stuff—specifically digital assets and startups. A lot of people people think I am being irresponsible—particularly because I have a captive audience with whom I have influence. Now if I was shooting at the hip and telling you to put all your money in this stuff, I would understand. But even hig…

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EP34: Bull Markets in the Least Ugly Economy in the World! 1:11:01

5y ago1:11:01

1:11:01

I am a lousy trader. I’ve said it before and I fully recognize this fact. That’s why, I try very hard to stay focussed on investing rather than trading. Nevertheless, I still get trapped in behaviors that I invariably regret. For example, you may know that I am a believer in bitcoin. I truly believe this will be one of the best investments of my li…

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EP33: Crypto thaw and Crypto Law 47:09

5+ y ago47:09

47:09

This past week or two got a lot of people excited. Bitcoin broke through $5K and seemed to be headed to $6K. The usual bulls were out stomping on the grave of the crypto bears. But then the New York Attorney General filed a complaint against Bitfinex, one of the largest crypto trading platforms. It had to do with a stable coin called Tether and how…

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EP32: The Separation of Money from State 1:05:04

5+ y ago1:05:04

1:05:04

It’s funny how long lasting paradigms perpetuate without question for centuries without being questioned. It used to be in most places, specific religions were mandated by the government to its people and heretics were persecuted. Of course that still exists in many parts of the world but the point is that a large part of the world does not see tha…

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EP31: Blockchain, Crowd Wisdom, and AI with Cindicator 42:04

5+ y ago42:04

42:04

As the story goes, in 1906, the great statistician Francis Galton observed a competition to guess the weight of an ox at a country fair. Over 800 people entered that contest. Galton, being a numbers guy was curious about how the crowd faired with its guesses. What he discovered was that the average guess, 1,197lb, was extremely close to the actual …

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EP30: Dentacoin? What? 50:59

5+ y ago50:59

50:59

Let’s talk about some things happening in the crypto space right now. Nasdaq launched real-time information on two new indices linked to the crypto asset market —Bitcoin liquid index (BLX) and Ethereum Liquid Index (ELX) were both incorporated into the Nasdaq platform on February 25th. This is sort of like the Nasdaq composite with the end goal to …

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Ep29: Power Ledger: Peer to Peer Energy 41:14

5+ y ago41:14

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We’ve had a lot of high profile folks on the show lately that represent the “bitcoin maximalist” crowd. In other words, they believe that bitcoin is the only worthwhile blockchain and that every other project/token out there is a “shitcoin”. There is all sorts of terminology for this—the bitcoiner, the multicoiner, the nocoiner, and then there is t…

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Ep28: Does Crypto Need Rules? 45:57

5+ y ago45:57

45:57

I’ve been off the air for a while with Consensus Network through the holidays. The good or the bad news is that there isn’t a lot of movement in bitcoin prices. Infrastructure continues to grow and projects continue to develop throughout crypto winter. Even though prices aren’t moving dramatically, the technology and laws around it are. My guest to…

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27: Crypto 202 with Chris Coney 1:07:06

5+ y ago1:07:06

1:07:06

We are in a bear market with cryptocurrency. There is no doubt about that. How long will it last? I have no idea.However, one day a bull market shall return just as the dotcom’s did after the bubble burst in the late 90s. Then we will see the blockchain versions of Amazon and Apple skyrocket in value. In the meantime, it is winter.Now is the time w…

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Ep26: Weekly Cryptocurrency News 12/19/18 12:23

5+ y ago12:23

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Consensus Network Weekly Cryptocurrency News 12/19/18 Cryptocurrency Market Capitalization: $125 Billion Bitcoin Price (Coinbase): $3791 Crypto Come Back or Dead Cat Bounce? Bitcoin was up just under 7 percent this week. According to theblockcrypto.com, senior market analysts believe that this might be the result of traders closing out short positi…

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Ep25: Nic Carter and the REAL Value of Blockchain 50:52

5+ y ago50:52

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I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but people are overusing the word blockchain. In fact, a recent article I read exposed twelve publicly traded companies that reaped huge valuation rewards simply by adding the word “bitcoin” or “blockchain” to their name. Now listen, this technology that is coming through is special. I have no doubt about it. But eve…

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Ep24: Weekly Cryptocurrency News 12/12/18 14:30

5+ y ago14:30

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Consensus Network Weekly Crypto News 12/12/18 Cryptocurrency Market Cap: $111 Billion Bitcoin Price (Coinbase): $3463 SEC Decision on Bitcoin ETF Set for February The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has postponed their decision on a bitcoin ETF again to a final deadline of February 27, 2019. The ETF in question is the one everyone was exci…

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Ep23: How to Scale Bitcoin with Samson Mow 50:48

5+ y ago50:48

50:48

If you follow the crypto world like I do, it seems almost a little bit ridiculous sometimes with all of these personalities threatening each other and massively volatile digital asset prices. My friend Teeka Tiwari calls these conflicts the “nerd wars” and thinks we should ignore the noise. I tend to agree in the larger scheme of things. However, I…

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Ep22: Weekly Cryptocurrency News 12/5/18 18:07

5+ y ago18:07

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Consensus Network Weekly Crypto News 12/5/18 Cryptocurrency Market Capitalization: approx $124 Billion Bitcoin Price (Coinbase): $3713 SEC Meets with VanEck SolidX/CBOE to discuss bitcoin ETF…Again We have been talking about this bitcoin ETF for some time now that involves a couple of major players including the Chicago Board of Options Exchange (C…

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Ep21: The Conservative Investor’s Case for Bitcoin 57:11

5+ y ago57:11

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One of the favorite words in crypto-Twitter these days is “Institutional”. What does that even mean? What is the big deal about these institutional investors coming in and why in the world do we care? There has been big money in the crypto markets for a while in the form of hedge funds, family offices, and wealthy individuals—all of which tend to h…

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Ep20: Weekly Cryptocurrency News 11/28/18 13:41

5+ y ago13:41

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Consensus Network Weekly Crypto News 11/28/18 Cryptocurrency Market Capitalization: $138 billion Bitcoin Price (Coinbase): $4196 Bitcoin Upturn or Dead Cat Bounce? Bitcoin broke through the $4000 level and flirted with $3500. Today, everyone is getting excited because the market is up. In fact, bitcoin is up almost 20 percent since yesterday. I’m n…

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Ep19: Hunter Horsley with Bitwise Management on Buying the Market 1:07:08

5+ y ago1:07:08

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There is blood in the streets of blockchain and I won’t be surprised if there is more. I suspect that it will get worse before it gets better. This whole thing started out with a consolidation and an uncharacteristically low volatility in crypto. The question was whether it was going to break up or break down. For those of us looking solely at the …

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Ep18: Institutional Interest in Cryptocurrency with Michael Moro 52:54

5+ y ago52:54

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It used to be that bitcoin was just for quirky libertarian computer scientists but somehow the virus has spread gradually into big money. How something that was never advertised goes from nothing to over $100 billion market cap in 10 years and ushers in an entirely new digital currency asset class is mind-boggling to me. So, it is particularly inte…

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Ep17: Weekly Cryptocurrency News 11/14/18 10:37

5+ y ago10:37

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Consensus Network Weekly Crypto News: 11/14/18 Cryptocurrency Market Capitalization: $188 billion Bitcoin Price (Coinbase): $5588 Bitcoin Bloodbath! Bitcoin prices fell by almost 10 percent today all the way down to $5555.34 on Coinbase. Listeners of this podcast heard Tyler Jenks with Lucid Investments last week hint at some of the chart analysis …

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Ep16: Leveraging your Crypto with Fiat Loans: Zac Prince of BlockFi 50:25

5+ y ago50:25

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As bitcoin, blockchain and other distributed ledger technologies become more mature, you will see a lot of the same financial models as you do for traditional assets like real estate and stocks—models that have been around for a long time. For example, the earliest recognized futures trading exchange was the Dojima Rice Exchange established in 1710…

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