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Lightning Network Messaging, Political Expediency and What Crisis Has Revealed
In a time of increasing censorship aimed towards protecting us, is truly private messaging possible? Why are we using "data driven" approaches when we know the data is wrong? Juggernaut's John Cantrell and HRF's Alex Gladstein help us see what the crisis has revealed.
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Coronavirus Second Order Effects and Improving on Bitcoin With BitTorrent Creator Bram Cohen
BitTorrent creator and Chia CEO Bram Cohen joins the hosts of Let's Talk Bitcoin! To discuss the limitations of Satoshi's approach to Nakamoto consensus, how he believes it can be improved and the lasting impacts of coronavirus lockdowns.
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Bailouts, Bitcoin, Disruption, Failures and Hope
From Boeing to bitcoin, in this week's discussion we're talking about our disrupted reality, the politically expedient path forward, why it almost certainly won't work, the alternatives to it, what this means for bitcoin and what you can do to help.
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'Anything That Can Be Decentralized Will Be Decentralized' 6 Years Later
After one of the most challenging weeks in recent memory we're talking about a new consensus-driven approach to DeFi oracles and revisiting Johnston's Law (anything that can be decentralized will be decentralized) with the man who coined the phrase so many years ago.
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Decentralization Philosophy – Does Crypto Still Need Catalysts?
Andreas M. Antonopoulos joins the show this week to discuss the organizational and organic structures of decentralization and to wonder whether crypto even needs Satoshi-like catalysts now that the fire of blockchain burns bright.
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Mainstream Moments and the CompuServe of Crypto, Feat. Andreas M. Antonopoulos
With the price of bitcoin headed up again, the idea of blockchains and digital currencies has never been more palatable to the mainstream. We've seen this cycle before, but could this time be different?
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DISCUSSION: US Crypto Taxes Are a Nightmare. Could These Proposals Help?
Nobody likes taxes but for U.S.-based blockchain users things can be particularly awful. This week we discuss U.S. tax treatment of "virtual currencies" and how scams find a home wherever opportunity exists, at least for a while.
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Libre Not Libra – Thinking Critically About Facebook’s Blockchain Project
Years of jokes about “FaceCoin” and “ZuckBucks” have finally come to life – sort of.
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What Are Lightning Wallets Doing to Help Onboard New Users?
Andreas M. Antonopoulos rejoins the crew for a look at advances in Lightning technology making new-user adoption easier at a tangible, but minimal cost.
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Decentralization Philosophy Part 1 – From Buddha to the Conquistadors
Earlier this week, the Let's Talk Bitcoin! Show gathered to discuss decentralization in blockchain projects and the historical context of decentralized organizations.
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