Best Vlad Costea Podcasts (2024)

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S15 E44: Chris DeRose on Bitcoin Uncensored (feat. Jay Berg, Wayne Vaughan & Paul Sztorc) 3:40:16

10h ago3:40:16

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Bitcoin Uncensored cohost Chris DeRose makes his fourth appearance on the Bitcoin Takeover podcast! This time around, he dislikes the English language, hates materialism, and wouldn't even accept a free Supra! Three former BU guests join the reunion.By Vlad Costea

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Paul Brigner on Privacy Policy and Zcash's Partnership Roadmap 58:20

2d ago58:20

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Paul Brigner of the Electric Coin Company comes on the podcast to talk about his history in crypto, policy issues in blockchain and privacy tech, and Zcash's partnership roadmap into the future. Buy crypto from ATMs:https://coinatmradar.com/ Donate crypto!https://plisio.net/donate/wZs-Zxrg Buy subscriber NFTs!https://descentr.net/nft/ Start living …

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S15 E43: Sergio Demian Lerner on BitVMX, Rootstock & Layer 2s 1:14:31

7d ago1:14:31

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Sergio Demian Lerner is the architect of Rootstock, Bitcoin's first sidechain. Recently, he became interested in BitVM as an instrument to create trust-minimized sidechains. So he optimized the design & created BitVMX!By Vlad Costea

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S15 E42: Super Testnet & Shinobi on Bitcoin Projects That Suck 1:09:51

8d ago1:09:51

1:09:51

What are the Bitcoin projects that suck? In this episode, Super Testnet & Shinobi point out to lots of suboptimal features in CoinJoins, Lightning Network, Nostr, BitVM, and Bitcoin development itself. It's fun, it's educational & it's brutally honest!By Vlad Costea

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S15 E41: F/Dev (1440000bytes) on Joinstr & Bitcoin Privacy 1:53:44

23d ago1:53:44

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F/Dev, also known as 1440000bytes or simply "Floppy", is an open source developer best known for his work on Joinstr: a CoinJoin implementation for Electrum wallet. In this episode, he talks about Bitcoin privacy & his new job at LayerTwo Labs.By Vlad Costea

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S15 E40: Rijndael on Taproot Wizards & BIP420 1:46:51

28d ago1:46:51

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Rijndael is the CTO of Taproot Wizards – a group of bitcoiners who want to make Bitcoin magical. In this interview, he talks about why OP_CAT matters and what kind of features we should expect to see in Bitcoin once a covenant soft fork gets activated.By Vlad Costea

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S15 E39: Pete Rizzo on Bitcoin History, Journalism & Culture 1:53:28

30d ago1:53:28

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Pete Rizzo is a veteran Bitcoin journalist who still remembers the time when Bitcoin & crypto were the same undivided community. In this episode, he talks about why Bitcoin history matters & how he approaches journalism.By Vlad Costea

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S15 E38: Crypsi on Crypto Art & Cypherpunk Culture 1:32:51

30d ago1:32:51

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Crypsi is the representative of an art collective which expresses its anti-establishment ideas through physical paintings & collages, as well as digitally tokenized ideas. In this episode, he explains why memes are art & why memecoins matter.By Vlad Costea

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S15 E37: Marek Narozniak on MimbleWimble & Quantum Computing 1:08:08

1M ago1:08:08

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Marek Narozniak is a Polish physicist who works on a MimbleWimble implementation that can get added to Bitcoin via extension blocks to become a privacy layer. He also specializes in quantum computing, and busts some FUD about their threat.By Vlad Costea

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S15 E36: Eli Ben-Sasson on STARKs, Rollups & Privacy 1:06:14

1M ago1:06:14

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Back in 2014, Eli Ben-Sasson co-authored the Zerocash paper, which proposed a ZK SNARK system that creates anonymous Bitcoin payments. Around the same time, he also spoke about the compression benefits of zero-knowledge proofs – a full Bitcoin node can be synced within seconds just by verifying against a valid proof.More recently, he became interes…

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S15 E35: Nick Schteringart & Konstantin Wünscher on OpenDelta on Runes 1:03:10

1M ago1:03:10

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OpenDelta is a synthetic dollar (stablecoin) that's built on top of Bitcoin's newly-launched Runes protocol. In this episode, co-founders Nick Schteringart & Konstantin Wünscher discuss about how and why they built this.By Vlad Costea

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Digital Cash Rundown 158 with Crypto Lush: Samourai Wallet Arrested, Phoenix Wallet Leaves US 54:04

2M ago54:04

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Crypto Lush comes back on the Digital Cash Rundown to talk about the recent Samourai Wallet arrests, Phoenix Wallet and other Lightning providers leaving the US, and much more. Buy crypto from ATMs:https://coinatmradar.com/ Donate crypto!https://plisio.net/donate/wZs-Zxrg Buy subscriber NFTs!https://descentr.net/nft/ Start living on crypto:https://…

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Lorenzo Rey on Living All on Bitcoin in El Salvador 23:31

2M ago23:31

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Lorenzo Rey comes on the podcast to talk about his life living all on Bitcoin in El Salvador, why he does it, and how he's able to achieve this. Buy crypto from ATMs: https://coinatmradar.com/ Donate crypto! https://plisio.net/donate/wZs-Zxrg Buy subscriber NFTs! https://descentr.net/nft/ Start living on crypto: https…

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S15 E34: Charlie Lee on Privacy & MWEB (Mimble Wimble Extension Block) 1:19:53

2M ago1:19:53

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MWEB was activated on Litecoin's main net in 2022, providing a useful mix of privacy and scalability. It's a fascinating soft fork that's 100% compatible with Bitcoin. In this episode, Charlie Lee explains how MWEB works & why it matters.By Vlad Costea

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S15 E33: David Bailey on Bitcoin Maximalism & Ordinals 1:44:25

2M ago1:44:25

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David Bailey is the owner of Bitcoin Magazine. Ideologically, he is a Bitcoin maximalist who wants everything to happen on Bitcoin and get traded for BTC. During this episode, we also mint a special ordinal... which you can buy for 3.125 BTC!By Vlad Costea

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Big Block vs. Small Block Debate! Lorenzo Rey vs. Jeremy BCH 1:11:21

2M ago1:11:21

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Lorenzo Rey and Jeremy from the Bitcoin Cash Podcast go head-to-head in a debate on scaling, governance, and Bitcoin Cash vs. Bitcoin. Buy crypto from ATMs:https://coinatmradar.com/ Donate crypto!https://plisio.net/donate/wZs-Zxrg Buy subscriber NFTs!https://descentr.net/nft/ Start living on crypto:https://descentr.net/crypto Crypto services direct…

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S15 E32: Aaron Day on CBDCs vs Bitcoin 1:59:32

2M ago1:59:32

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Aaron Day has been a bitcoiner since 2012 – and in the aftermath of the scaling wars, he decided to support the big block camp due to ideological reasons. Today, Aaron is concerned that adoption might not catch up with the rise of CBDCs.By Vlad Costea

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Luke Parker on Serai DEX: Bringing Seamless Cross-Chain Swaps to Monero 56:57

2M ago56:57

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Luke Parker of Serai DEX comes on the podcast to talk about cross-chain swaps in the vein of THORChain, the Maya Protocol, and ChainFlip, and how bringing AMM DEX access to Monero unites the privacy ecosystems. Buy crypto from ATMs:https://coinatmradar.com/ Donate crypto!https://plisio.net/donate/wZs-Zxrg Buy subscriber NFTs!https://descentr.net/nf…

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Digital Cash Rundown 157 with Sterlin Lujan: Lightning Network Capitulation, ETHDam Recap 52:05

2M ago52:05

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Sterlin Lujan joins the Digital Cash Rundown to talk the Bitcoin-wide capitulation on the Lightning Network following the recent fee spikes around the halving, as well as a recap of the ETHDam conference. Buy crypto from ATMs:https://coinatmradar.com/ Donate crypto!https://plisio.net/donate/wZs-Zxrg Buy subscriber NFTs!https://descentr.net/nft/ Sta…

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Vlad Costea on Getting Cancelled by Bitcoin Maximalists and Bitcoin's Scaling Future 1:10:56

2M ago1:10:56

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Vlad Costea, Bitcoiner and podcaster, comes on the podcast to talk about getting cancelled by maximalists, new revelations on Bitcoin and its scaling future, and where we go from there. Buy crypto from ATMs:https://coinatmradar.com/ Donate crypto!https://plisio.net/donate/wZs-Zxrg Buy subscriber NFTs!https://descentr.net/nft/ Start living on crypto…

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S15 E31: Ray Youssef on NoOnes & Why Roger Ver Was Right 2:02:45

2M ago2:02:45

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Ray Youssef is the CEO of NoOnes, a P2P marketplace which enables people from the Global South to exchange bitcoin for gift cards or local currencies. As he describes it, NoOnes is the platform where "everyone eats" – meaning that all parties make advantageous trades that help them feed themselves and their families.Consequently, Ray is an advocate…

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S15 E30: Charlie Lee on Lightning & Litecoin 30:40

2M ago30:40

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Charlie Lee is the creator of Litecoin and the current managing director of the Litecoin Foundation. Some may also remember him as Engineering Director at Coinbase. But very notably, Charlie Lee is one of the earliest believers in the power of the Lightning Network and an investor in Lightning Labs.I've decided to invite Charlie on the Bitcoin Take…

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S15 E29: Tomek Kolodziejczuk on Bitcoin Film Fest 2024 & The European Halving Party 1:41:36

3M ago1:41:36

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Polish bitcoiner & libertarian Tomek Kolodziejczuk is co-organizing the 2nd annual Bitcoin Film Fest. In 2024, the event happens at the same time as the European Halving Party.In this episode, we talk about Bitcoin-related art, the current state of cinema, and why the halving (or halvening?) is such a major event.…

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Digital Cash Rundown 156 with Esteban Valdez: Roger Ver's Vengeance Tour 1:13:14

3M ago1:13:14

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Esteban Valdez comes back on the Digital Cash Rundown to talk about Roger Ver's second coming and the reactions, both positive and negative, as well as Coinbase integrating Lightning Network payments. Buy crypto from ATMs:https://coinatmradar.com/ Donate crypto!https://plisio.net/donate/wZs-Zxrg Buy subscriber NFTs!https://descentr.net/nft/ Start l…

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S15 E28: Deadalnix (Amoury Séchet) on Forking Bitcoin, Big Blocks & Scaling 2:43:06

3M ago2:43:06

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Amaury Séchet is the developer who forked Bitcoin to create Bitcoin Cash in August 2017. A year later, he became one of the first people to find out about the inflation bug in Bitcoin – yet he chose to not exploit it and collaborate with the Bitcoin Core devs instead.Deadalnix was also one of the first large blockers to figure out that Craig Wright…

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Was Bitcoin Hijacked? Roger Ver's Tell-All New Book and the State of Bitcoin Today 1:08:45

3M ago1:08:45

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Roger Ver, formerly nicknamed "Bitcoin Jesus" for his crucial role in the early industry, comes on the podcast to talk about his new book, Hijacking Bitcoin, and the current state of Bitcoin today, years after the block size wars. Buy crypto from ATMs:https://coinatmradar.com/ Donate crypto!https://plisio.net/donate/wZs-Zxrg Buy subscriber NFTs!htt…

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Digital Cash Rundown 155 with Scott Cunningham: SBF Gets Prison Time, Ross Ulbricht Turns 40 1:42:38

3M ago1:42:38

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Scott Cunningham (a.k.a. ScottCBusiness everyone) comes back on the Digital Cash Rundown to talk all the Sam Bankman-Fried sentence, Ross Ulbricht turning 40 in prison, Roger Ver's new Bitcoin book and a change of heart among prominent Bitcoiners, and a breakdown of living on crypto tools, including prepaid cards. Buy crypto from ATMs:https://coina…

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S15 E27: Adam Soltys & Cole on Coinos & Lightning Network 1:17:02

3M ago1:17:02

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Adam Soltys is a Canadian bitcoiner, best known for his work on Raretoshi – a marketplace for Liquid network NFTs. Cole is a marketer who likes the Lightning network. Together, they built Coinos: a custodial & newbie-friendly Lightning wallet.By Vlad Costea

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S15 E26: Roger Ver on Bitcoin 1:26:50

3M ago1:26:50

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As of 2024, Roger Ver has been in Bitcoin for 7 years and in Bitcoin Cash for 7 years. This episode is a reflection on his journey and an attempt to bring back one of the greatest Bitcoin advocates and entrepreneurs.By Vlad Costea

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A Harsh Critique of Layer Two Scaling by Justin Bons 1:12:43

3M ago1:12:43

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Justin Bons of Cyber Capital comes on the podcast to discuss his through critiques of choosing to limit the base layer of cryptocurrencies and instead push scaling off on to second-layer solutions. Buy crypto from ATMs:https://coinatmradar.com/ Donate crypto!https://plisio.net/donate/wZs-Zxrg Buy subscriber NFTs!https://descentr.net/nft/ Start livi…

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Digital Cash Rundown 154 with Paul Puey: Ethereum Foundation Under SEC Investigation! 22:52

3M ago22:52

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Paul Puey of Edge Wallet comes back on the Digital Cash Rundown for a quick chat about the Ethereum Foundation's investigation speculation, The Bitcoin X handle's scammy posts, and of course ETHDam promotion. Buy crypto from ATMs:https://coinatmradar.com/ Donate crypto!https://plisio.net/donate/wZs-Zxrg Buy subscriber NFTs!https://descentr.net/nft/…

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S15 E25: Nicholas Gregory & Tom Trevethan on MercuryLayer 1:12:33

3M ago1:12:33

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Thanks to the efforts of CommerceBlock CEO Nicholas Gregory and CTO Tom Trevethan, Statechains are now a reality on the MercuryLayer. Originally designed by Ruben Somsen, Statechains serve the purpose of transferring ownership of bitcoins in a private, scalable, and affordable environment. However, the original Statechain design requires the ANYPRE…

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Digital Cash Rundown 153 with Nicole Grinstead: Craig Wright Loses, HEX Dump Drama, ETH Dancun 1:17:27

3M ago1:17:27

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Nicole Grinstead joins the Digital Cash Rundown to talk the Craig Wright court case vs. COPA where he was declared to not be Satoshi Nakamoto, the drama surrounding HEX being dumped because of Richard Heart's comments, and the ETH Dancun upgrade scaling second-layers but not the base layer. Buy crypto from ATMs:https://coinatmradar.com/ Donate cryp…

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S15 E24: Bryan Bishop on BIPs, Webcash & Biohacking 1:54:12

3M ago1:54:12

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Bryan Bishop is a computer programmer who currently moderates the Bitcoin-dev mailing list and considers a position as BIP editor. In this episode, he talks about his work in Bitcoin, his Webcash experiment, and why he is an advocate of biokaching.By Vlad Costea

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S15 E23: John Carvalho on Lightning, Synonym & Bitcoin 2:11:15

4M ago2:11:15

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As the CEO of Synonym, John Carvalho has experimented with many Bitcoin layers & protocols – including OmniBolt, Lightning & sidechains. In this episode, he explains what lessons he's learned and why he believes in more conservative ways to scale Bitcoin.By Vlad Costea

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Digital Cash Rundown 152 with Kallisti: Monero and Nano Spam Attacks, Dogecoin Takes Off! 1:11:17

4M ago1:11:17

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Kallisti comes back on the Digital Cash Rundown to talk Monero and Nano's spam attacks, as well as Dogecoin's impressive on-chain metrics, and a general discussion on mass on-chain scaling's profitability. Buy crypto from ATMs:https://coinatmradar.com/ Donate crypto!https://plisio.net/donate/wZs-Zxrg Buy subscriber NFTs!https://descentr.net/nft/ St…

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S15 E22: Eric Voskuil on Libbitcoin & Bitcoin Culture 2:52:14

4M ago2:52:14

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Eric Voskuil is the maintainer of Libbitcoin & the author of Cryptoeconomics. In this episode, he offers details about the Libbitcoin incident that took place in the summer of 2023 and also criticizes some aspects of the cult of Michael Saylor.By Vlad Costea

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Pete Hill on CUDOS Building Web3 Cloud Infrastructure for the Future 50:54

4M ago50:54

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Pete Hill of CUDOS comes on the podcast to talk about the platform's ambitious plan to provide cloud computing infrastructure for the Web3 revolution, including a path to full decentralization. Buy crypto from ATMs:https://coinatmradar.com/ Donate crypto!https://plisio.net/donate/wZs-Zxrg Buy subscriber NFTs!https://descentr.net/nft/ Start living o…

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Digital Cash Rundown 151 with Madison Paiement: Nigeria Arrests Binance Execs, Demands $10 Billion 1:23:11

4M ago1:23:11

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Madison Payment of Edge Wallet come on the Digital Cash Rundown to talk about Binance executives getting arrested and a $10 billion fine being assessed in Nigeria, Coinbase going down and showing zero balances, and more. Buy crypto from ATMs:https://coinatmradar.com/ Donate crypto!https://plisio.net/donate/wZs-Zxrg Buy subscriber NFTs!https://desce…

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Reuben Yap on Firo's Lelantus Spark Release, Binance Delisting Threat 1:41:40

4M ago1:41:40

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Reuben Yap of Firo comes back on the podcast to talk about the new Lelantus Spark release, how Firo navigated the Binance delisting threat which already claimed Monero, and sparked a broader conversations on how privacy coins fit in the modern marketplace. Buy crypto from ATMs:https://coinatmradar.com/ Donate crypto!https://plisio.net/donate/wZs-Zx…

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Dash Podcast 213: AgeOfDoge on Payments Boosting Market Cap 1:07:04

4M ago1:07:04

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AgeOfDoge comes on the Dash Podcast to talk about the economics of adoption Dash (or any crypto) as a currency at a mass scale, without accounting for speculative price movements, through a series of calculations and graphs. Buy crypto from ATMs:https://coinatmradar.com/ Donate crypto!https://plisio.net/donate/wZs-Zxrg Buy subscriber NFTs!https://d…

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Digital Cash Rundown 150 with Vanessa Harris: Coinbase Commerce Goes Custodial, Zcash on Maya?! 59:18

4M ago59:18

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Vanessa Harris comes on the Digital Cash Rundown to talk about Coinbase Commerce's move to custodial-only payments for UTXO coins, as well as Zcash's announced grant to integrate into the Maya Protocol. Buy crypto from ATMs:https://coinatmradar.com/ Donate crypto!https://plisio.net/donate/wZs-Zxrg Buy subscriber NFTs!https://descentr.net/nft/ Start…

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S15 E21: Fiatjaf on Nostr, Drivechains & Why Lightning Sucks 1:55:36

4M ago1:55:36

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Fiatjaf is the creator of Nostr, a decentralized social media protocol which enables everyone around the world to communicate without censorship. Surprisingly, he doesn't agree with some existing Nostr software, no longer likes Lightning & promotes BIP300.Nostr Bitcoin and Lightning (00:00:47) Fiatjaf's creation Nostr, association with Bitcoin, and…

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Digital Cash Rundown 149 with Crypto Blood: TRON As Bitcoin's L2? 46:59

4M ago46:59

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Crypto Blood comes back on the Digital Cash Rundown to talk TRON becoming a Bitcoin L2 with an aggressive roadmap, Kraken demanding UK customers divulge their self-custody details, and Elizabeth Warren signing a certificate in honor of Satoshi Nakamoto. Buy crypto from ATMs:https://coinatmradar.com/ Donate crypto:https://plisio.net/donate/wZs-ZXrg …

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Digital Cash Rundown 148 with Mark Rizzn Hopkins: Monero Delisted from Binance, End of KYC? 1:25:31

4M ago1:25:31

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Mark Rizzn Hopkins comes back on the Digital Cash Rundown to talk about Monero's delisting from Binance, the end of verifiable KYC proving thanks to AI spoofing, and more. Buy crypto from ATMs:https://coinatmradar.com/ Donate crypto:https://plisio.net/donate/wZs-ZXrg Buy subscriber NFTs!https://descentr.net/nft/ Start living on crypto:https://desce…

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S15 E20: Bastien & Baudoin on Satochip, Satodime, Seedkeeper & Self-Custody 1:37:38

4M ago1:37:38

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Bastien and Baudoin are the creators and main promoters of Satochip: an affordable self-custody solution which makes use of the smart card technology to provide hardware wallet features. In this episode, they explain how Satochip works & why it's unique.By Vlad Costea

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S15 E19: Alexei Zamyatin on Build on Bitcoin and Layer 2s 53:55

5M ago53:55

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Alexei Zamyatin is an academic cryptographer who works on the Build on Bitcoin projects. His approach to scaling Bitcoin with second layers involves some unconventional methods, which he describes in this interview.Zero Knowledge Proofs and Rollups (00:01:21) Discussion of the development of layer two solutions, including zero knowledge proofs and …

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Dash, Freedom, and Sovereignty: Kanuuker on Living on Crypto 14:17

5M ago14:17

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Kanuuker comes on the podcast to briefly talk over his decision to live all on crypto: why he uses Dash, how he does it, what other people should try, and why it matters for freedom and personal sovereignty. Buy crypto from ATMs:https://coinatmradar.com/ Donate crypto!https://plisio.net/donate/wZs-Zxrg Buy subscriber NFTs!https://descentr.net/nft/ …

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Digital Cash Rundown 147 with Esteban Valdez: US Bitcoin Mining Crackdown! 1:47:09

5M ago1:47:09

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Esteban Valdez comes on the Digital Cash Rundown to talk about the recent data requirements for Bitcoin miners in the US, and a long talk about sovereignty and freedom with crypto. Buy crypto from ATMs:https://coinatmradar.com/ Donate crypto!https://plisio.net/donate/wZs-Zxrg Buy subscriber NFTs!https://descentr.net/nft/ Start living on crypto:http…

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S15 E18: Orkun Kilic on Citrea, The First ZK Rollups on Bitcoin 1:25:45

5M ago1:25:45

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ZK rollups are certainly promising, as they can bring scalability and privacy to Bitcoin. In this episode, Orkun Kilic talks about Citrea: the first protocol to enable ZK rollups on Bitcoin. He explains the advantages, the tradeoffs & why you should use.By Vlad Costea

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