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Desert Oracle Radio is a weekly road trip through the weird American desert from the publisher of Desert Oracle, the pocket-sized field guide published in Joshua Tree, California. Hear tales of mysterious lights, missing tourists, lost mines, venomous creatures, weird history and weirder people. Hosted by editor Ken Layne and featuring a cast of intriguing mystics, oddballs, scientists and artists, Desert Oracle Radio is your soundtrack for a desert night. The program is broadcast on Friday ...
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Learn the skills needed to explore the great outdoors with a human’s best friend, unleashed! Embrace the Free Range Dog mindset and enjoy the world with your dog, untethered from the apprehensions and concerns that often accompany those sharing the great outdoors with their dogs.
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Interviews with the most interesting leaders, founders and investors in the fields of Cryptocurrency, Decentralized Finance (DeFi), NFTs and the Metaverse.
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What does one do, in these bunker days of summer? Too hot to work, too hot to think, too hot to sleep, and time is running away. When it's too hot to walk the dog at night, you know you've made a tactical error in life: You're in the Mojave, in July, in yet another historic heat wave. Well, sit yourself down beneath the swamp cooler vent, and get y…
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Canaan Unveils Roadmap for Efficient, Eco-Friendly Bitcoin Mining
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In this episode , Zhibing (Tony) Li, the Vice President of Canaan Inc., provided insights into the company's mission and roadmap for developing innovative Bitcoin mining solutions. Canaan, a leading manufacturer of ASIC miners, is focused on transforming the future of Bitcoin mining through improved energy efficiency and environmental sustainabilit…
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Tonight we are celebrating the full moon and summer solstice, because it's a midsummer night's dream in the desert. Which means we're halfway to winter solstice, and only three months & change ’til Halloween. Maybe that's why we're talking about Puck of Pook Hill and homemade cranberry sauce. New soundscapes by RedBlueBlackSilver, who has a Bandcam…
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Why Bitcoin-Based NFTs and Meme Coins Are Unstoppable – Ordinals and Runes Expert Explains
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Known only as Leonidas, today's guest co-founded Ord.io, a platform that explores Bitcoin ordinals, and hosts TheOrdinalShow, where he discusses Ordinals and Runes. Additionally, he is a major voice for $DOG, a meme token based on the Runes protocol.By Bitcoin.com
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How UpRock Is Using AI, DePIN and Crypto Rewards to Attract New Users to Web3 in an Age Where Data Is the New Oil
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UpRock is a groundbreaking platform that merges blockchain and AI, allowing users to monetize their unused internet bandwidth. With a focus on democratizing data access and fostering an open AI ecosystem, UpRock is at the forefront of the digital revolution. The co-founders of UpRock, Jesse Adams (CEO) and Chris O’Connell (CTO), recently joined the…
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It's hot as hell and we're throwing everything in the hobo stew tonight: Desert-animal antics, Wild West extravaganzas, history's mysteries, William Shatner shot up into space, etc., etc. The soundscapes are by RedBlueBlackSilver and the rest is by your host & underpaid mail-order professional, Ken Layne. This is Episode #224, Slumgullion Stew. Sup…
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How to Stop the SEC From Weaponizing Regulations and Turning the US Into a Digital Desert – Interview With Debt Box After 'Monumental Victory' for Crypto Industry
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Schad Brannon is a Co Founder of Debt Box and Alexander Reay is the Group CSO. On Tuesday, a federal judge has ordered the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to pay over $1.8 million in its case against the crypto firm known as Debt Box. The penalty resulted from the SEC’s bad faith conduct in obtaining and defending an ex parte temporar…
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How to Power the Decentralized Artificial Intelligence Revolution – HyperCycle CEO Toufi Saliba
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HyperCycle was founded in October 2022 following discussions between CEO Toufi Saliba and Ben Goertzel, founder of SingularityNet, at the global AGI summit in 2021. The company focuses on developing a General Purpose Technology supporting a decentralized network for AI-to-AI communication, designed to scale with the worldwide demand for AI consumpt…
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How Kung Fu Legend Bruce Lee Inspired the TRON Anthem and Why Google Cloud Is Joining as TRON Super Representative Candidate - Justin Sun
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In this episode TRON founder Justin Sun comes back on the show to talk about his collaboration with the legendary composer Hans Zimmer on the TRON anthem, TRON's Bitcoin Layer 2 solution, stablecoins, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and more. Justin also reveals the fascinating philosophy behind the TRON anthem, inspired by the legendary Hong Kong Kun…
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Public-land managers in the US Southwest seem determined to drive the pinyon jay to extinction. A half-century attack on pinyon & juniper high-desert woodland has led to a 78% drop in pinyon jay populations just in the past 50 years. You can take action, and the Pinyon Juniper Alliance is a good place to start. The pinyon jay is the steward of the …
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Why Self-Custody Is Vital for Bitcoin Security- Casa CEO Nick Neuman
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Casa helps people store bitcoin and other digital assets by empowering them to own, secure, and manage their private keys safely and easily. Founded in 2016, the company helps its members take self-custody of their assets with multi-key vaults for greater protection against single points of failure, such as hacks, theft, and accidents. Nick Neuman …
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Tonight we're talking ravens, fishes & loaves, and the soul-crushing indoor indoctrination of the Empire's State Religion. Sir James George Frazer, Pliny the Elder and the Gospel Mark are all involved, whether they like it or not. (And the "Bible Friends" podcast mentioned on this episode can be found here.) Thanks for listening to the show, and fo…
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Why Oracles, Bridges, and VRF Services Are so Important to Bitcoin L2 dApps – Supra CEO Josh Tobkin
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Supra is a next-generation, vertically integrated blockchain ecosystem with powerful smart contracts, native Oracles, cross-chain communication, automation, and more into one unified, shared security infrastructure. Josh Tobkin is the Co-Founder and CEO of Supra. He recently joined the Bitcoin.com News Podcast to talk about the future of the crypto…
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Starting a Brokerage With B2Trader: Diversification Strategies for Brokers
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B2Broker is a global liquidity provider that combines numerous B2B services under its umbrella, including CRM systems, payment processing solutions, and advanced trading software solutions. Founded in 2014, B2Broker has constantly iterated on its strong foundation, adding new features and improvements to its liquidity and white-label offerings. B2B…
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Materia Medica: On expedition with botanist-surgeon John Milton Bigelow
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Dr. John Milton Bigelow did not shy away from hard work, challenges, or adventure. At the age of 46, he signed on as surgeon and botanist for the Mexican Boundary Survey, following the U.S.-Mexican War that fulfilled the gold-hungry manifest destiny of the Americans. This adventure took him through the Chihuahuan, Sonoran and Colorado deserts, wher…
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Standing With the Giants at Mariposa Grove
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Mariposa Grove was a sacred grove for millennia before it became part of the Yosemite Grant, lovingly tended by Yosemite Guardian Galen Clark for more than a quarter century. Sacred groves and forests are protected for their spiritual and ecological importance. Such groves are found today throughout India (home of more than a million holy forests),…
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How Nuklai Is Fueling the Next Wave of Artificial Intelligence - Matthijs de Vries
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Nuklai is a collaborative marketplace and infrastructure provider for data ecosystems. It is also a reservoir for community-driven data analysis. Nuklai brings data editors and the datasets of successful modern businesses into one ecosystem. Matthijs de Vries is the Founder and CEO of Nuklai. He recently joined the Bitcoin.com News Podcast to talk …
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Halving Price Expectations Need to be Reexamined Following Bitcoin ETFs, BTC Can Reach $250k This Cycle, Meme Tokens are a Gateway Drug for Retail Crypto – Lark Davis
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In this podcast, Lark Davis, a seasoned content creator in the cryptocurrency space, shares his insights and experiences. Having produced videos since 2017, Davis has seen the highs and lows of the crypto market. His content, which spans a wide range of topics from Bitcoin to altcoins and airdrops, aims to educate his audience about the ever-evolvi…
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The Old, Weird America: Full of Ghosts & Monsters
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On this Easter weekend, let’s do our best to bring back the ghosts, the supernatural. Let us recognize and respect the mysterious entities that come not from some imagined, distant star system in the cold lifeless vacuum of space, but from right here where we experience them! Backroads, mountains, spooky desert trails at dusk. Jesus loved wildernes…
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Understanding the Long Term Vision for the Diamante Blockchain Ecosystem - Chirag Jetani
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Diamante Blockchain stands at the forefront of blockchain innovation, committed to expanding the reach and utility of its proprietary network, Diamante Net. The mission is to harness the transformative power of blockchain to deliver unparalleled value and efficiency across industries. With a focus on security, scalability, and sustainability, the t…
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Understanding the Differences Between a Bitcoin ETF and a Bitcoin IRA - Chris Kline
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BitcoinIRA is on a mission to help Americans retire. In 2016, the founders had a vision that changed the American retirement landscape forever. BitcoinIRA brought the first cryptocurrency IRA to the world and has been the market leader since igniting the industry. Chris Kline is the co-founder and CRO at BitcoinIRA. He recently joined the Bitcoin.c…
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The pyramids of Guinness 12-packs at our High Desert grocery stores reminded us of St. Patrick's Day coming up, but the grey cloudy skies and green hillsides of the Mojave Desert this month are reminders that the old pagan tales are with us still, wherever the landscape is haunted and strange. And that supernatural entities always gather in their a…
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How to Start Your Own Brokerage or Exchange - B2Broker CEO Arthur Azizov and CDO John Murillo
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B2Broker is a premier provider of liquidity solutions, white-label platforms, CRM systems and advanced trading mechanisms. Founded in 2014, B2Broker has consistently added new features and tools to its expansive liquidity and white-label offerings. With the contribution of B2Broker’s sibling companies - B2BinPay, B2Core and B2Trader, the group deli…
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Creating a More Fair Ecosystem for Stakers and Validators With Bahamut Blockchain
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The Bahamut blockchain is an innovative EVM-based, layer 1 solution, renowned for its security, decentralization, and scalability. It uses the FTN coin for network operations, cross-chain functionalities, and rewards. Notably secure, Bahamut has passed CERTIK and HEXENS assessments and introduces a unique Proof of Stake and Activity (POSA) consensu…
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Developing a Keyless Crypto Wallet Utilizing Biometrics – KeychainX CEO Robert Rhodin
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KeychainX AG is a Swiss based crypto recovery company helping people access lost crypto since 2017. The company also has a patent pending keyless crypto wallet based on biometrics such as a fingerprint or your DNA. Robert Rhodin is the CEO of KeychainX. He recently joined the Bitcoin.com News Podcast to talk about the needs for developing keyless c…
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The storms continue, the wildflowers begin to appear, and Chantel our PCT through-hiker probably made it to the Canadian border without any kind of Mountain Monster getting her, which is good. Also: What is the Voice of the Desert? New soundscapes by RedBlueBlackSilver, written and hosted by Ken Layne. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/dese…
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From Learning Scientific Communism in the Soviet Union to Pioneering Fintech Entrepreneur – LHV Founder Rain Lõhmus
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Rain Lõhmus is the founder of LHV Group, a public financial company listed on the Nasdaq Tallinn Stock Exchange in Estonia. He recently joined the Bitcoin.com News Podcast to talk about his experiences with cryptocurrency ventures as well as the banking business. Rain shared the story of his early days, how he first got interested in cryptocurrency…
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Aleksandr Li: Understanding Pik-Swap and the Hybrid Decentralized Wager Platform
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N-PIK is an online gambling platform that utilizes its own PIK token, PLYP token to enable players to join raffles, as well as a comprehensive token-based economy to allow players to bet, wager, and win in the best games of skill and chance. The ecosystem's platforms are already licensed in Uganda and Kenya. Li Aleksandr is a Project Manager at Npo…
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Exploring the Capabilities of the Cross Finance Ecosystem
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Cross Finance is a next-generation digital ecosystem of cutting-edge payment solutions, bridging the worlds of banking and blockchain. CrossFi seamlessly integrates these two pivotal segments of the global economy into a unified ecosystem, offering unparalleled scalability and processing speed of up to 1 million transactions per second through the …
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Nothing is sacred unless we set it aside as sacred. As Americans rapidly abandon organized religion — and the formerly sanctified church and temple sites go up for sale as designer homes — where are the places that are truly sacred? The places set aside for contemplation, meditation, festivals, the rituals of life? There ain’t much. Not nearly enou…
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Where's the beautiful part, anyway? Well, start by walking about a mile past the last parking lot or dirt road or residential car-parts dump or informal halfway house or accidental pit-bull breeding farm, and keep going in the direction of the difficult terrain: the hills and the mountains and the boulders. Not the hills covered in radio relay towe…
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The Typing Life: Warren Zevon, 9/11 & the California Bloggers (With Matt Welch)
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Well here's an episode that fits with the past couple of episodes, as your host Ken Layne dredges up some tales from too many decades as a writer & whatever else. We got our newspaper/podcaster pal Matt Welch on the line to talk about the turn-of-the-century sensation that got everybody very excited for a little while: Weblogs! It sort of became a …
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Our old friend and mentor Mojo Nixon passed away this week, after playing a blistering set of rock 'n roll for his fans aboard a hillbilly cruise ship. Tonight, we remember the showman, songwriter and deejay who was a towering figure in American underground culture for a long, long time. RIP Mojo Nixon. With soundscapes by RedBlueBlackSilver. Suppo…
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Crypto Entrepreneurs Armando Pantoja and Robert Croak Launch the Cryptotrends Podcast
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Armando Pantoja (@_tallguytycoon): Armando Pantoja is a leading FinTech expert and entrepreneur with over 15 years in financial markets and software engineering, complemented by a decade-plus journey in the realms of crypto and Bitcoin. His career is distinguished by generating eight-figure exits in cryptocurrency companies, and he is recognized as…
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How Crypto ATM Operators Are Fighting Back Against Limiting Regulations in California - Cash2Bitcoin CEO Ayman Rida
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Established in 2016, Cash2Bitcoin.com is one of the largest and fastest-growing cryptocurrency ATM deployment services in the United States.By Bitcoin.com
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In the Future All Crypto Exchanges Will Become Decentralized - Justin Sun, Tron Founder and HTX Advisor
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In our latest podcast episode we were thrilled to have Justin Sun, the founder of Tron and advisor to HTX, as our guest. Justin shared his insights on a range of topics, starting with the impact of the US Bitcoin ETF approval on the crypto industry. We also explored the ongoing debate on the difference between decentralized and centralized exchange…
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